However, just when Guo Zong was very worried.
Bang!
The sound of neat and heavy footsteps was heard, and Guo Zong turned his head to look behind him.
Eleven blood knights appeared behind the deep blood pit, leading a group of heavily armored knights armed from head to toe and holding spears.
They lined up in a long, neat row, like a guard of honor welcoming guests.
At this time, Hedley and others continued to advance with unstoppable force, and the zombie guards who came to block them along the way were like garbage and were swept away in an instant.
As they got closer and closer to the blood pit, they still did not encounter any obstacles.
Shiyao became more and more uneasy, and she couldn't help but remind him.
"We've penetrated so deep, but these monsters are still indifferent. What kind of trap have they set?"
"Humph! Now that things have come to this, what does it matter if it's a trap? I will go through mountains of swords and seas of fire. I want to see what tricks they can play."
Dimlock's eyes were full of arrogance, without any fear at all.
Shi Yao was also quite shocked when she heard what Admiral Dimlock said. At this moment, she felt the gap between herself and Dimlock, which was not only a gap in strength, but also a gap in temperament and mentality.
…
A moment later, Shiyao and the others arrived smoothly in front of the deep pit of blood. Colonel Aluko and the others were locked in a cage hanging on the cross.
Above the deep pit of blood, there is a road extending from the wall, passing through the cross to the other side.
Above the castle opposite the Blood Pit, there is a protruding observation tower, on which sits Melon, wearing a gorgeous golden star-studded robe and a triple crown on his head.
Next to Mellon stood a solemn guard knight, and in front of him knelt several older captives.
If you look closely, you will find that several of the captives are translation scholars brought in by various alliances.
At this moment, each of them showed an expression of extreme fear on their faces. That fear was not only the fear of death, but more of a spiritual fear.
"General Dimlock!"
Aluko and other captives shouted excitedly.
Amilang and other members of the Gray Scorpion were also delighted to see Baikatu and others.
"Very good."
Instead, Colonel Guo Zong and others saw Shi Yao and shouted anxiously.
"Shiyao, hurry up, this is a trap."
…
Shi Yao and the others looked at their companions who were so close to them, and instinctively wanted to rush up and rescue them.
But they did not act rashly, because on the opposite side of the blood pit, rows of blood knights stood there leading their troops.
They are not just for show.
However, what puzzled Admiral Dimlock and others was that they had all come here, but the other side remained indifferent. What on earth did these monsters want to do
Boom!
Just then, something strange happened. Pillars rose up from the base of the cross standing in the center of the deep pit of blood.
These pillars fit around the cross so that a circular arena is formed at its halfway point.
"What do these monsters want to do?"
Baikatu said with a frown.
Shi Yao looked at the scene and said in a deep voice.
"I'm not sure, but don't you think the current scene looks a bit like a gladiatorial arena?"
"You mean to say that these monsters want to challenge us in a one-on-one duel?"
Although Lieutenant General Hedley found it ridiculous, the current situation was really similar.
"Take a look first."
Colonel Dimlock also found it very strange, so he did not act rashly.
However, at this moment, King Mellon's shriveled face showed a creepy smile, and he slowly stood up from the throne.
He looked down at Dimlock and others like a god, then opened his mouth and made a jerky and unstandard sound.
"Dear guests from afar, welcome to Qianyin Kingdom."
Although Melon's voice was not very loud, it was clearly heard by Shiyao and the others. What shocked them even more was that the other party was speaking their language.
“Can this guy speak our language?”
Baikatu looked as if he had seen a ghost. This was the first time he saw creatures from another world being able to talk and communicate.
Dimlock said with his eyes narrowed.
"The first example of an intelligent being capable of communication."
In fact, if you look closely at Dimlock's expression, you can see a gleam of brilliance in his eyes.
At this moment, he was thinking in his mind about the possibility of capturing the other party alive.
You have to know that the Three Alliances have been exploring the alien world for so long, and this is the first time they have encountered life forms with which they can communicate.
The significance of this is self-evident.
"How did he speak our language?"
Shi Yao asked in shock and confusion.
"He must have learned it on the spur of the moment. If you listen carefully to his pronunciation, you'll find that it's not very standard. And one of the people kneeling on the observation deck is our accompanying language expert."
Hedley was very sensitive to the key point and said in a deep voice.
"Such a terrifying learning ability, should we respond to him?"
Shi Yao couldn't help but ask in astonishment.
"I'll do it."
Admiral Dimlock then took a step forward alone.
Immediately Mellon's eyes fell on Dimlock.
"Respectfully, King Mellon, we do not wish to be your enemy, so please release our companions."
Dimlock responded in a deep and powerful voice.
"Do you think that's a childish lie?"
Mellon responded with less than standard words.
Although Shiyao and the others heard it intermittently, they still roughly guessed the meaning that the other party did not believe what they said.
"Then there's nothing to talk about."
Admiral Dimlock's eyes flashed with a fierce look, and he replied bluntly.
"You can save your treasures if you want. We will fight three duels. If you can win two games, you can take all the treasures with you. But if you lose, you have to leave everything behind."
Melon said in a low voice.
When Dimlock and the others heard Mellon's words, they all looked suspicious. They didn't expect that the other party really wanted to compete with them.
"Can you trust what this old guy says? Don't be fooled."
Baikatu asked warily.
"You think everyone is like you Gray Alliance, talking nonsense. The natives here believe in God and the chivalric code."
Shi Yao said in a cold voice that although they are working together now, it does not mean that their relationship is very good.
You have to know that Shiyao and his men were previously besieged by Baikatu, and many people died.
"Humph, can reputation be used to make a living? Only idiots would believe that."
Baikatu replied disapprovingly.
"Okay, stop arguing! I think Dimlock is feasible. You see, the other party's subordinates are all knights. And King Mellon is also a legend in this world. His promises should be credible."
Hedri interrupted Baikatu and Shiyao and said to Dimlock.
After listening to Hedley's words, Dimlock spoke to Mellon calmly.
"We agreed."
"Very good, Donilu!"
Melon directly clicked on a blood knight.
Suddenly, a Blood Knight holding a red spear stood out from the eleven Blood Knights. Donilu first turned around and saluted Mellon, then walked towards the arena in the center of the Blood Pit.
Shi Yao looked at the blood knight who appeared and said with a slight movement of her eyes.
"That Blood Knight has surrounded and attacked us before. He is very powerful."
"I'll do it."
Baikatu twisted his neck, looking eager to try.
At this time, Admiral Dimlock stretched out his hand to stop Baikatu and analyzed in a low voice.
"Don't rush in, let's analyze it, best of three! If I'm not mistaken, the opponent shouldn't send out the strongest player in the first game. If we can send someone who is not the strongest and win the first game, then I can go all in in the second game myself."
"Then I'll do it."
After listening to Dimlock's words, Hedri sighed and said.
"Are you okay with the injuries on your body?"
Dimlock turned his head and looked at Hedri and asked.
If Hedley was in a state of complete victory, he would definitely not be worried. But now he has lost his weapon and is injured.
"It has to work no matter how bad my condition is, I'm still better than the two of them."
Hedley said helplessly. If Shiyao could convince their masters at the beginning, he wouldn't have to go out in person. That kid's fighting ability is stronger.
Baikatu and Shiyao wanted to refute what Hedley said, but they didn't say anything in the end. They were not as strong as Hedley, and even if Hedley was not in good condition, they were not sure they could beat him.
"Okay, then you'll play in the first game."
Admiral Dimlock hesitated for a few seconds before agreeing.
Then Hedley drew out an exquisite sky-blue sword, on which was embedded a P3 triangular atomic module.
"Wait, I'll lend you this Blade of Greed."
Dimlock pulled out the red long sword on his waist and handed it to Hedley. At least his sword was from the Cube Atomic Module P2, so it would have a higher lethality.
Hedley did not act pretentiously. He immediately took back his spare sword, the Water Blue Blade, took over the Blade of Greed, and walked alone towards the arena in the center of the deep pit.
…
Qianyin Holy Land.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi walked all the way inside.
The two walked very slowly, partly because they were checking things along the way for fear of missing out on anything particularly valuable.
Another reason is the fear of triggering some mechanism.
As they walked, Shen Qiu and the other person came to an area where there were piles of lifelike statues of beautiful women.
These statues are just like real people in terms of body proportions and facial features. They are extremely beautiful and even give people the illusion that these beautiful statues are like living people.
"It's so beautiful. The craftsmanship is really good! It seems that King Qianyin understands art."
Yun Xiaoxi looked at these beautiful statues and couldn't help but praise them.
After listening to Yun Xiaoxi's words, Shen Qiu turned his head and took another look at the statues, and a prompt popped up on the bracelet.
"Living figurines."
He had a strange look on his face and spoke to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Do you know what these statues are made of?"
"Isn't it made of mud?"
"These are all made by living people. There is a living corpse inside each statue. If you don't believe me, you can split one open and see." "Ah? No way, so evil?"
Yun Xiaoxi was also startled, and then moved away, with no interest in getting closer.
"Nothing strange."
"But isn't this the holy land of Qianyin Kingdom? Why are these placed here?"
"Is the so-called holy land really a holy land? Or is it the king's holy land alone?"
Shen Qiu replied with a smile.
"Uh, that Mellon is playing such a perverted game?"
"It's not him, it should be the previous king. Look at these statues, they are piled together. They are not normally placed like this."
"Now that you mention it, it really looks like these statues were cleaned out, just like sweeping up garbage."
Yun Xiaoxi replied with sudden enlightenment.
"Well, forget about these statues, let's go inside."
Shen Qiu continued to move forward.
Yun Xiaoxi hurriedly followed, not daring to stay in this statue area. These lifelike statues of beautiful women were extremely creepy.
Just as they walked in a few dozen meters, they saw a series of shelves in front of them.
There are pieces of armor hanging on these racks. The most eye-catching one is the red armor similar to the one worn by the Blood Knight. A triangular atomic module is embedded in the chest of the armor.
In addition to these armors, there are also many gorgeous swords, spears, axes and other weapons.
However, many of these weapons do not have atomic modules embedded in them, and most of them are ordinary weapons.
But with so many pieces of equipment hanging here, it still gives people a very strong visual impact.
“A lot of equipment.”
Yun Xiaoxi exclaimed as she looked at the equipment.
Shen Qiu went forward and checked them one by one. There were very few equipment with modules, and the levels of the embedded modules were not high. The highest level was the red armor equipment.
As for the gene module, I haven't seen any along the way.
Shen Qiu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Yun Xiaoxi walked up and asked curiously.
"What's wrong? You don't look very happy. Are these things not good?"
"There aren't many valuable equipments, but that's normal. The monsters in this Qianyin Kingdom are uniformly armed. It's unlikely that they would leave their weapons here to rot. Most of them would use them for their own use."
"Maybe there's something better out there. Isn't this the end yet?"
"Well, by the way, your equipment isn't very good. This set of red armor is great. Do you want it?"
Shen Qiu looked at Yun Xiaoxi and asked.
Yun Xiaoxi looked at the sturdy armor and shook her head and replied.
"This suit of armor is too big. I can't support it with my body. And it looks like heavy armor. Even if I can put it on, it will affect my speed."
"Yes, then I will collect these valuable equipment first."
Shen Qiu took out the mechanical capsule and threw it on the ground, then started to stuff the equipment embedded with the atomic module into it.
Shen Qiu finished it in just a few minutes. He put away the mechanical capsule and continued to walk inside with Yun Xiaoxi.
Soon they saw a large number of transparent bottles, jars and utensils.
Some glass jars are filled with special liquids and soaked with various biological tissues.
However, due to incomplete preservation, it can be seen that many biological tissues have turned black, or have been eroded by evaporation of water.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi just took a quick look, and had no intention of touching it, so they continued to walk inside.
Not long after, the two arrived at the deepest part of Qianyin Holy Land.
There are rows of bookshelves here, filled with books.
And the bookshelves are arranged in a circular shape.
Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi were stunned when looking at these bookshelves. It was not because they were shocked by the scale of these books, but because they felt these books and furnishings were very familiar.
"Shen Qiu, do these bookshelves look familiar to you?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked uncertainly.
"It doesn't look familiar. Don't you think the furnishings here are almost identical to those in the library of the cathedral? Even the style and color of the bookshelves are the same."
Shen Qiu narrowed his eyes and said.
"Well, it seems to be true after what you said. What's going on?"
Yun Xiaoxi reacted immediately.
"I'm not sure. Let's not talk about that for now. Let's go inside and take a look. If both sides are the same, it proves that there is an altar inside."
Shen Qiu's eyes flickered and he said with a little excitement.
"good!"
Yun Xiaoxi responded immediately.
The two kept walking forward, and soon they came to the depths of the bookshelf.
Facing you, you can see an altar made of multiple layers of boulders, with the entire altar painted with messy golden hieroglyphs.
In the raised area in the middle of the altar, there is also a square black metal box, but the surface of this metal box is very smooth, without any stripes or lines.
There is also a column on the right side of the altar, on which is placed a purple book. The surface of the book is engraved with an eye-shaped sun pattern and incomprehensible words.
The cover of this purple book is exactly the same as the book on evolution in Shen Qiu's hand, but it is not clear whether the contents are the same.
"Shen Qiu, there really is an altar, and the things on it are exactly the same as what we took away before!"
Yun Xiaoxi's mind was a little confused.
Shen Qiu stared at the box on the altar and the things on the pillar. His expression kept changing. After a long time, he spoke.
"I have a wild guess."
"What guess?"
"The box and book in our hands were originally supposed to be here. Because the theory of evolution in my hand is signed by Mellon. If I'm not mistaken, it should be Irene who replaced the things on it and took away these two things in our hands."
"What's that thing on top? A fake?"
"It's possible that they are fakes, but it's also possible that they are not fakes, but something else, because they look like they are made of very high-quality materials."
"I see. Then should we take the things from the altar?"
"Take it, there might be a surprise. But I don't think it's that easy to take. I feel like there must be a deadly trap here."
Shen Qiu narrowed his eyes and observed the altar carefully. He instinctively felt danger.
"What should we do then?"
"It's actually very simple. Since Irene didn't take the object directly before, but replaced it with something on top before taking it away, then the triggering device is most likely underneath the object. We just need to follow Irene's old trick and replace the object, and it will most likely work."
"But shouldn't Mellon's things be more valuable? Wouldn't it be a loss for you to replace them?"
"It's not the same as calculating who is more valuable. Irene replaced things because she measured from her own perspective, but our standards are different. Maybe her things are more valuable to us. Another point is that we have already taken the most core things of Mellon's things. The remaining things are not very valuable to us. We can definitely give it a try."
"All right"
After hearing Shen Qiu's analysis, Yun Xiaoxi felt that it made sense and stopped stopping him.
Shen Qiu then took out the mechanical capsule, activated it and threw it on the ground. He took out the theory of evolution from it, turned around and said to Yun Xiaoxi.
"I need your help."
"Well, you say!"
"Let's do the experiment with the books on that pillar first. If nothing goes wrong when we get closer, you can stand on the opposite side of the pillar and receive the books."
"I see."
"Let's go"
Shen Qiu took Yun Xiaoxi and walked towards the pillar carefully.
The two walked very slowly, always paying attention to their steps, fearing that something might go wrong.
Fortunately, she managed to reach the pillar smoothly in the end, and Yun Xiaoxi then slowly went around behind the pillar.
After both of them arrived at the designated location, they couldn't help but look at each other and nodded.
Then Shen Qiu pointed the evolution level in his hand at the purple book placed above.
Yun Xiaoxi's heart was in her throat when she saw this scene. You know, this behavior is very risky.
Shen Qiu then gave Yun Xiaoxi a look to start, and with the speed of a single man for more than 20 years, he pushed up the Theory of Evolution in a flash, pushing the purple book directly off the pillar.
Yun Xiaoxi quickly reached out to catch the falling Theory of Evolution.
After doing all this, the two stood there motionless, looking around.
However, the holy land was quiet and everything was normal.
After confirming that there was no problem, Shen Qiu and Yun Xiaoxi both breathed a sigh of relief.
"Here, take a look at this book. Is it the same as your book on evolution?"
Yun Xiaoxi returned the same way and handed the purple book to Shen Qiu.
Shen Qiu took it and opened it to read. Although he couldn't understand the words on it, from the patterns and handwriting, it was obvious that the two books were different. It was a pity that he couldn't understand it very well.
However, at this moment, the ring on Shen Qiu's hand emitted light again.
The entire purple book lit up, and for a moment Shen Qiu was a little dazed and immersed in it.
"Can Shen Qiu understand it? What is this book about?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously.
However, Shen Qiu did not answer Yun Xiaoxi's words. He was like a bookworm, reading the book with great concentration, turning the pages continuously.
Seeing this, Yun Xiaoxi did not disturb Shen Qiu and just stood beside him.
Time passes by little by little.
When Shen Qiu came to his senses, the book in his hand had turned to the last page.
He closed the book.
Yun Xiaoxi, who was in a daze at the moment, heard the sound of a book closing and asked happily.
"Shen Qiu, have you finished reading it?"
"Well, how long have I been watching?"
"It took quite a long time, almost an hour. Did you understand the contents?"
"I understand. This book is also called Evolution, but its author is not Mellon, but Irene!"
Shen Qiu explained to Yun Xiaoxi.
"Ah? What's the difference?"
"If Mellon's theory of evolution explains various forbidden experiments, then Irene's book is more about the flower of eternity. And Irene has been working hard to study and solve the side effects of the flower of eternity, and the purple flower of eternity is the final product."
"What does that flower do?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously.
"That purple eternal flower is a special variety that Irene and Melon jointly researched. Its effect can suppress the side effects of regular eternal flowers. But the price is that those who eat it may lose immortality and power, so it was hidden in a box by Melon."
"Oh, it's the antidote!"
"It's not completely an antidote. It should have other effects, but we haven't researched them yet. But one thing is clear."
"What?"
"If we give this flower to Melon, he might regain some of his sanity and become weak, which would make it easier to deal with him."
Shen Qiu said after pondering for a while.
"Uh, but isn't that flower your mission reward?"
Yun Xiaoxi was slightly stunned and asked.
"Of course we don't have to do this. If we are strong enough, we can kill them by force."
"Ah? So should we feed Melon or not?"
"Let's talk about this later. There's still one thing left on the altar."
Shen Qiu said as he stared at the items on the altar.
"Uh, the one on the altar doesn't seem that easy to get? I remember that the cathedral was triggered and released a lot of bugs in the end."
Yun Xiaoxi said with lingering fear.
"Yes, I know."
Shen Qiu nodded slightly, then walked to the mechanical capsule, took out the purple eternal flower from it and weighed it.
Then he took out the compressed biscuits and weighed them in his hand, then opened the package and broke off some.
"Shen Qiu, what are you doing?"
Yun Xiaoxi asked curiously.
"Although the mechanism technology of this era is relatively crude and not very sensitive to weight. But just in case, I still put things of equal weight back into the box to restore the box to the same weight as much as possible. As for the key, it may have been put in later, because if the key has been in the box all the time, then how can the door in front be opened?"
Shen Qiu gave a brief explanation.