Gudong! Gudong!
A small stone rolled on the hillside, getting faster and faster, and immediately flew out of the cliff, and fell into an abyss that seemed to have no bottom and was shrouded in clouds and mist. There was no echo for a long time.
boom!
There was a dull impact, followed by a scream.
The muscles of Ava's whole body tensed, and he slammed into it suddenly. An ogre on the opposite side stumbled and fell into the cliff immediately, his body was smashed to pieces.
"Damn... I didn't expect there to be an ogre here!"
He cursed fiercely, and looked at the bottomless cliffs on both sides, the mountain road where he could only walk alone, especially the howling wind, which almost made his whole body staggered, and his expression became even more serious. snow white.
"Where is that damn ruin?"
Awa cursed, and suddenly saw a bunch of thick smoke rising from the mountainside, he breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, there is no need to explore, I hope this time there will be a discovery!"
…
"Did you find it?"
Wu Ming quickly rushed to the place where the thick smoke rose, looked at Beatrice, and asked in surprise.
The previous few suspected ruins brought him only disappointment, and there were sporadic encounters with ogres, which made the whole team a little restless.
Although those ogres were not very powerful, relying on the steep terrain of the Eagle's Nest Mountain Range, it still brought them some trouble.
"I've already seen it, I can't go wrong this time, Master!"
Beatrice was quite confident and authentic.
She is of blue blood, and is a descendant of King Thaler, the maker of this scroll. Wu Ming also believed in this hidden connection. When the team members arrived, he immediately said, "Take us to have a look."
The ruins that Beatrice discovered were in a valley, and just going there required going through several very steep mountain paths.
The entire entrance to the valley is covered by a layer of vines, if you are not very careful, you will not be able to find it at all.
"Indeed... the terrain here is very similar to the map on the scroll."
After entering the valley, Wu Ming looked at the surrounding environment, unfolded his own scroll, and compared them, his eyes suddenly brightened.
"Master, look!"
Beatrice pointed to a symbol on it: "This emblem...is exactly the same as the Thaler symbol on the map!"
"There are also traces of artificial excavation on both sides!"
Jack used his giant sword to push aside the moss and soil, and made a judgment: "The rocks here have been carved. To do this in the Eagle's Nest Mountains, only the conqueror can afford the manpower and material resources needed!"
Following the directions on the map, Wu Ming and the others quickly found a cave, and after some exploration by Marlette, they sent out a secret signal of 'everything is safe'.
"Let's go!"
Wu Ming and the others lit torches and entered the cave one after another.
The entrance of the cave is very narrow, and only one person can walk in, and they have to turn sideways, but the further they go in, the space becomes bigger and bigger, the ground is very dry, and in the end it suddenly becomes a path paved with stone slabs.
"My lord, look!"
There was excitement in Mallette's voice, pointing around: "I found them!"
Under the light of the torch flame, Wu Ming immediately saw eight stern-looking stone knights in armor.
Their expressions are resolute, the lines of their faces are lifelike, they hold big swords and look straight ahead, like loyal guards.
On the chests of the eight statues, there are also letter emblems, representing different meanings.
"Humility, honor, sacrifice, valor, compassion, spirit, honesty, justice...these eight virtues of ancient knights, how many knights can truly achieve them now?"
Wu Ming sighed.
"Here is another line of small characters...in ancient Xikanglai..."
Karitan squatted down and looked at the inscription in front of the stone statue: "Translated, it means... Only by passing the test of the king's road can one obtain the real inheritance."
"Road of the King?"
Mallette looked at the statue in front of him with some amusement, "Is it just relying on them? Eight big fools who can't move? Haha... The road of kings has been trampled under our feet."
Click! Click!
Just after he said this, a sudden change occurred!
The huge stone statue turned its neck, and suddenly all stared at him, and a long stone sword fell down with great force.
boom!
Wu Ming's figure flashed, and he grabbed Marlette by the collar and retreated quickly.
The huge stone sword hit the ground, revealing a small pit. A layer of stone skin on the sword's body also fell off amidst the splash of earth and rocks, revealing a deep and sharp luster like steel.
Click! Click!
The eight stone knights moved slowly as if they had their own lives.
"Is this... a puppet? Activate life? Or something of a vow? A magic that can be preserved for thousands of years..."
Carita murmured, her eyes shining brightly, as if seeing a god she believed in.
boom! boom!
The stone statue moved, each step felt like a small earthquake.
Although I haven't tried their power, they are obviously not inferior to ordinary knights! No! Even powerful knights may not be their opponents. Coupled with the defense covered in rocks, I am afraid that it is a squad of knights. If they fight head-on, they will be torn to pieces by them!
"What to do? My lord?"
Jack stood in front of him: "Retreat out of the cave first?"
"No!"
Carita's voice was sharp: "This is an ancient ceremony! Do you understand the oath? Once the eight knights are activated, it represents the beginning of the inheritance. Once they withdraw, they will no longer have the opportunity to inherit."
"I don't think they're just a bunch of 'trial officers'!"
Ava firmly grasped the long sword in his hand: "They seem to be more interested in how to tear us apart."
call!
Almost as soon as the words fell, the heroic knight in the lead slashed at him with a sword, and Jack swung his big sword to resist.
when!
The sound of violent gold and iron clashing made the eardrums of everyone in the cave vibrate.
Amidst the bang, Jack flew upside down, the giant sword in his hand broke in two, and blood flowed from the tiger's mouth.
"Be careful! Their strength is great, and the long sword must be forged with blood steel!"
Jack half leaned on the rock wall, watching the approaching guardian statue, and reminded loudly.
"Blood steel?"
Of course Wu Ming has heard of this kind of steel. It is rumored that it is the best material for forging armor and long swords in the entire Sear Continent. In terms of treasure, it is even higher than Mithril and Gold Essence.
Sure enough, Wu Ming seemed to see a few crimson lights flashing through the shadows of the great swords wielded by those knights.
"Is the test of the conqueror so difficult?"
He licked his lips, but his expression became more excited.
After all, the more difficult the test, the greater the benefits obtained after passing it.
The battle formation formed by these eight puppet statues used blood-steel mixed swords, and the stone armor on their bodies must also be protected by mysterious powers, which can resist the power of spells.
Such a difficult test, even if a team composed entirely of knights and mages is enough, what kind of secrets are they guarding
"Beatrice!"
Wu Ming slowly drew out the Longxin Longsword, the sharp blade shone with blue light in the darkness.
Beatrice stepped forward cautiously and handed him a small water bladder.
Wu Ming unplugged the plug, poured out the blue blood inside, and poured it on the blade.
'I've researched this scroll, and it's likely to be left over from the conquerors. Judging from the text left by Thaler I, this scroll is obviously intended to be passed on to descendants... The authentication rule must be blood! '
He thought silently in his heart, waving the blue blood-dripping long sword, and his whole body fell into the road of the king like the wind.
Swish!
In the next instant, the eight long swords arrived almost instantly.
Although these stone statues seem to move slowly, their arms are dancing like wind wheels, and their swords are like lightning.
"ah!"
Seeing that the eight swords stabbed out almost simultaneously, locking Wu Ming's front, back, left, and right directions, Beatrice and Caritan, who were watching the battle outside, screamed almost at the same time.
Crackling!
From Wu Ming's body, there was a sound like popping beans.
His whole body shrank in an instant, as if he had transformed from a young man into a child, and he was not much thinner than a piece of parchment. Like the wind, he rushed out from the most unlikely gap.
Whoosh!
Immediately, Wu Ming grew stronger again, his right hand stabbed quickly, and the right hand of a statue knight holding a sword fell off, and the cut surface was as smooth as a mirror.
"This is… "
Ava's eyes lit up: "The bone shrinking technique that adults only mentioned once?"
"Secret technique?"
Jack looked at this astonishing scene and didn't know what to say.
He is a knight. Knight William has not been baptized and is just an ordinary person.
But for a knight like him, if he were to duel with an adult, his head might fall to the ground before he could make the second strike.
"With the ultimate skill, can it have such a powerful power?"
Jack's eyes lit up, as if he had discovered a sunny avenue.
"drink!"
Wu Ming let out a loud shout, his body's energy and blood burned, and his reaction speed and strength soared in an instant.
His dragon heart sword slashed down vertically and collided with the two blood-steel long swords, which produced a suppressive effect, knocking the two stone statues to the ground.
"As expected of Thaler's saber!"
Looking at the Dragon Heart Great Sword which was fighting head-on with the Blood Steel Sword, but there was no gap at all, Wu Ming gave a sigh of relief, and rushed into the remaining knights with complete relief.
"Sword Skill - Whirling Dance!"
His whole body seemed to have turned into a hurricane, and the dragon heart long sword was hidden in the endless wind blades, cutting off several stone arms one by one.
bang bang!
Tens of kilograms of stones fell to the ground, making a dull and loud noise. In the end, there was only a pile of stones left in place.
"Master... you are really..."
Karitan stared blankly at this scene, with a dumbfounding expression on her face: "I just deduced that, to pass the King's Road, you just need to show the corresponding virtues you possess to the statue!"
"It's too much trouble to do this, I like the easier way..."
Wu Ming let out a breath of white air.
Only then did Beatrice realize that he also had several shallow injuries, she immediately exclaimed, and stepped forward to bandage Wu Ming.