Amon nodded and said, "I'm ready, but can I take a break?"
Goddess Mu Yun smiled: "You are also tired these three days, you can't eat any food in the underworld, drink a sip of water there, even the water droplets condensed by the water element magic, you really need to rest and do something Get ready... I'll come back at dusk, you can't go forward here alone, don't go in first by yourself."
She disappeared after speaking, leaving Amon alone in this gloomy canyon. The light is very dim, and there is no sound nearby, but I can always hear some sound from a very far away place, but it is not real. The huge cave formed by the cliffs in front of it was dark, and it was unknown how deep and far it went, like a huge mouth that was about to swallow people in at any time.
Standing here, the hairs all over his body subconsciously stand on end, waves of indescribable chills go straight to the marrow of the bones, the boundless fear does not depend on human will, no one can not be afraid! Yin Nanna just left, only telling Amon not to move forward. That cave seems to have a strange power to suck people's souls in. No matter who stands here, they will involuntarily struggle backwards, just wanting to stay away as much as possible.
The two sides of the black cliffs retracted inwards, like a huge shadow rushing towards the face, there is a sense of oppression that makes people breathless, once they turn around and retreat, they will involuntarily run faster and faster, and never have the courage to return to this place.
Amon suppressed the wild idea of retreating in his heart. He had a feeling or just a guess that Goddess Mu Yun did not go far away, but was watching him from somewhere. She deliberately left him here, as long as he retreats, I am afraid that he will not have the courage to come back alone, so it is not considered that the goddess has broken her promise. It seemed that she really didn't want to take him into Hades, and created all kinds of trials and obstacles.
Amon cleaned his body among the rocks under the cliff, then sat down to rest, took out the secret meat floss from his backpack, made a pot of thick soup, and drank it slowly, not only to satisfy his hunger, but also to use this action to clear his heart The almost irresistible sense of terror in the middle, the dreadful atmosphere in the surrounding environment is constantly impacting the depths of the soul.
He had indeed been prepared, with the bone hidden under his ribs. Amon already knew that even a god like Yin Nanna could not sense its existence. In the strange space in the bone, there are not only important things that he must carry with him, but also food and drinking water. If he falls into the underworld, it will be enough for him to last for a long time. Even the sacred stone in the staff is taken out and placed in the bone. inside.
After eating, he began to close his eyes and practice the basics of divine art meditation, but he felt that the environment was very wrong. There was always an inexplicable force disturbing the soul in the cave in front of him. It's not that his concentration is not deep enough, on the contrary, the more focused and profound his meditation state is, the clearer and stronger he will experience the power of disturbance.
This seems to be a kind of magic, but it is not any kind of magic that Amon knows, and it is not mentioned in the ancient books left by the old lunatic. The range covered by this power is so large, there should be a huge magical array, arranged with the help of special environment and other things, its effect seems to be able to control and manipulate people's spirit, making people fall into an unknown world inexplicably. In a world where you can't see the edge.
The sun can't reach here, but you can feel the change of the weather, the shadow of the sun outside the canyon is moving westward, the ray of sky light is getting darker and darker, and the gloomy atmosphere is getting thicker and thicker, so thick that it can hardly be melted away. When the darkness reached an extreme, it didn't continue to get dark here. Amon opened his eyes, and with the help of the divine detection technique, he was able to see the surrounding scenery, but it was all black and white without color.
He closed his eyes again and continued to rest, not wasting a chance to recover his strength. After an unknown amount of time, Amon suddenly seemed to be frightened by something. The power of the power suddenly burst out silently from the huge cave, and something "something" came out!
Looking up, there was indeed a figure floating out of the cave, wrapped in the darkness, it was unrecognizable, and at the same time, a voice came into Amon's mind: "Who are you? How dare you stand in front of the gate of the underworld of Queen Erebi?" stay!"
The sound made people feel like something cold and slippery was attached to the bone, which made people shudder, but Amon felt a little strange. The other party seemed to be neither a god nor a ghost, it should be a living person! Detecting the magic can sense his existence. This person didn't restrain his breath deliberately, and his body is real, but he can't sense anything more. Amon only feels that the other party is unfathomable, and the realm of the magic is far superior to his own. .
Amon tried his best to keep calm and not make his voice tremble, and bowed deeply: "My name is Amon, and I am following the goddess Mu Yun. I want to enter the underworld to see my dead relatives."
The man's voice suddenly became sharper: "Nonsense! How did Goddess Mu Yun come to the realm of King Erebi?"
"He's not talking nonsense, I really brought him here!... Neti, the gatekeeper of Hades, please inform Hades." Mu Yun's voice came from behind again, and she had already appeared and passed Amon to In front of the gatekeeper of the underworld named "Nati".
In a strange dark world, Mu Yun's figure is the only scene with color and light, which is not integrated into this gloomy world. Neti bowed deeply and said, "Goddess Mu Yun, it's really you, but your sister won't welcome you into her divine realm."
Mu Yun said coldly: "It's a matter between gods and spirits, you just need to report it."
Netti bowed again, stepped back and disappeared into the darkness. The voice of Goddess Mu Yun sounded in Amon's mind again: "Amon, I deliberately left you alone in this gloomy place. If you can't keep your soul under the environment, you will also get lost in the underworld after entering the underworld. Where. Ahead is the underworld of Anunaki, the domain of my sister Erebi."
The voice of the goddess contained a kind of strange information magic. Amon not only heard her words, but also a series of explanatory information in the words were printed directly into his mind—
The so-called Anunnaki is not the name of a certain god, but a group of gods, or a pantheon. Anu, Enlil, Marduk, Mu Yun that Amon knew, and Erebi, the master of Hades ahead, all belong to this god system. Mu Yun also vaguely explained another kind of information, such as the legend that Enlil is the uncle of Marduk and the grandfather of Goddess Mu Yun. These are not relatives in the human world, but an expression that ordinary people can understand. What is the real situation is not clear to Amon, and the queen of the underworld, Erebi, is really Mu Yun's sister.
The scope of the gods of the Anunnaki pantheon is very wide, including the vast territories of the kingdoms of Assyria, Hatti, and Baron. As for what God's Domain is, Mu Yun didn't explain much. The complicated information made Amon a little confused. If he guessed correctly, Mu Yun asked him to lead the surviving people of Duke Town back home to establish a kingdom, and also to establish her own God's Domain. Anyway, there is another Goddess' domain in front of her, so if you go in and have a look, you may find some clues.
Neti came back quickly, like a shadow emerging from the darkness, and once again came to Goddess Mu Yun and said, "Master Erebi Pluto, you are allowed to bring people into her divine domain, but when you pass through each portal , you have to leave one thing on your body, this is the rule of the underworld."
Mu Yun looked resentful and embarrassed: "I know this rule, but I didn't expect her to do this with me. This is humiliating another god!"
Neti said cautiously: "I'm just passing on a message. If you don't want to, you don't have to go in."
Mu Yun seemed to be irritated, and said proudly: "As a god, I have made a promise, and of course I must fulfill the promise."
Neti turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation: "Then come with me!"
The gatekeeper of Hades led the way, and Amon followed Goddess Mu Yun and entered the strange unknown world. When the footsteps cross the dividing line where the cliffs close together, it seems that they have suddenly crossed the boundary between yin and yang in the world, and all the surrounding scenery disappears in an instant.
A boundless darkness, maybe it cannot be described as darkness, because there is nothing to see, and naturally there is no sense of light in the eyes. Running the detection magic to the limit, except for the Nei Ti in front of him, he couldn't sense anything around him, and Amon even felt as if he had disappeared.
The only thing his eyes could see was Goddess Mu Yun, who seemed to exist independently in this void world.
Entering the first portal, although Amon couldn't see Netti, he could sense that he stopped in the darkness not far away, turned to Mu Yun and said, "Goddess, please take off the crown."
The golden crown woven into a wreath-shaped gold thread on Mu Yun's head seemed to be taken away by an invisible hand and disappeared somewhere, and then they continued to move forward.
Amon felt as if he was walking in the void, he didn't know where to step, there seemed to be no concept of time and space here, and he didn't know how long he had walked, the induction of detecting magic suddenly changed, as if wearing an invisible barrier. At this time, Netti stopped again and turned around and said, "Goddess, please leave your magic staff." Afterwards, Mu Yun disappeared out of thin air with the green ivy in her hand.
The second portal to enter the underworld is not completely dead. Although you still can't see anything or hear any sound, people seem to have died, but in this environment, you can experience the existence of the soul more clearly. Countless thoughts came from all directions and entered Amon's mind, which were the wishes and desires of all kinds of people in the world.
These are not sounds or images, but all kinds of ideas directly refracted into the mind, including people's fear of death, inquiries about the world of the undead, pleas for trying to stay in the world, and regrets expressed for the fulfillment of wishes And resentment...blah blah blah. Amon suddenly realized that this should be the prayer and supplication of mortals to the gods. Because Erepi is the queen of Hades, most people pray to her like this.