The guide and the liaison envoy immediately declined the invitation. The former, in particular, had moved to a position far from the entrance without realizing it. If it wasn't for the soldiers to stare at, they would have fled long ago.
Rosser didn't choose to wear that weird suit, "I don't have to, just keep one as a spare."
"Are you sure?" Sean frowned.
"The resistance and self-healing ability of God's Punishment Warriors is much stronger than that of mortals, and ordinary evil plagues and poisons are ineffective against us. I don't think a disease that can make mortals suffer for ten years can threaten the body of God's Punishment. And this is also the most common thing in the ruins." She shrugged, "On the contrary, this kind of jumpsuit will make my movement inconvenient and reduce my perception. Wearing it in an unknown environment will undoubtedly tie my hands and feet, so I still avoid it. Besides, if we're really in a dilemma, we have a spare set of clothes so that people outside can rescue us, even though it's very rare."
This is a very good reason. The Witch of God's Punishment can only rely on vision and hearing to perceive the environment, so she also relies on it. Hundreds of years of training allowed them to even judge the moisture and flexibility of the soil by the sound of footsteps on the ground, which Akima had already seen on the road.
Because of this, for ordinary people, it is just a protective suit that slightly covers the ears and eyes, and the impact on the God's Punishment Witch is probably much more serious.
"But what if... it's really a god's curse?" Akima worried.
Rosser smiled just like the previous smile, with a hideous corner of his mouth, "Let's not say whether a leather coat can resist the gods, if there is, let it come at me. I would like to see, when After millions of Taquila are buried in the fertile plains, what more can the gods curse us!"
"I see," Sean nodded after a moment of silence, "Then let's go."
Akima took a deep breath, followed behind the guards and got into the stone gate.
The interior of the ruins was not as wet as imagined, and the sand infiltrated from the entrance occupied most of the passageway. At first, everyone could only hunched forward, but as they went deeper, the passage became more spacious. Although it is still descending, the slope is much gentler.
Within the lighting range of the torch, it can be seen that the stone walls on both sides were severely damaged. Rosser, who was at the forefront, chopped and slashed with an axe, clearing the way for everyone. If it wasn't for the God's Punishment Witch to clear the way, it would probably take more than half a day for this section of downhill alone.
"It's true that this place has been abandoned for a long time, but it's not exactly like what Naf said, because the team was cursed and closed," Sean said suddenly, "At least for a while, it should be crowded. "
"What did you see?" Rosser asked curiously.
"There is a torch slot on the wall." He pointed to the waist of the wall, "The pattern on the chiseled surface is much clearer than that on the wall, which means that the two were formed far apart. If they are only temporarily sheltering from the rain, they don't need to go every ten years. Step, just leave a torch on the wall?"
There is no doubt that torch slots are only necessary if frequent and prolonged access is required.
"Oh, let me just say, as long as there are treasures, how can the local lord not be interested?" Rosser sneered, "The mortal guide is not necessarily lying, but the rumor itself has been processed."
"What I'm worried about is whether the things His Majesty asked us to look for are the treasures in his mouth..." Sean pondered, "If there are many sources, how many have been transported away in the past 100 years, and where have they been transported to? According to His Majesty, that is the key to creating the brilliance of the sun, and we must not let it fall into the hands of others."
"These questions can only be concluded after Miss Akima leads us to the first source," Rosser's body suddenly paused, "...I think we are not far from the target."
The soil underfoot finally receded, revealing the stone steps buried below.
The speed of the group of people suddenly accelerated a lot.
After about two quarters of an hour, the ground illuminated by the firelight in front was suddenly engulfed by darkness, as if there was a black wall there that cut off everything.
"That's..." Akima said in surprise.
"Big hole," Rosser walked into the darkness with a torch, and disappeared without a trace.
Next is Sean.
"Please watch your steps," the soldier in charge of guarding the rear reminded.
"Well," Akima took a deep breath and walked towards the darkness. Before agreeing to His Majesty Roland, she always thought that she was not lacking in courage, but now it seems that she has a big gap compared to Sean and Rosser. . Perhaps it was this gap that made her never make up her mind to leave Sleeping Island.
"To put it bluntly, it's just cowardice."
Nightingale's words echoed in his ears again.
But this time, it is no longer a simple irony, but a different meaning.
Darkness enveloped her.
After about a few breaths, her eyes re-adapted to the inextricably thick darkness, and the torches of the two people in front of her also reflected in her eyes again, but the fire seemed to have shrunk a lot, leaving only a dim circle of orange. red.
"Is this the bottom layer of the ruins?" Rosser looked around, while a faint echo came from above his head, "It's not too big, it's no more than 200 paces horizontally and vertically."
"Can you see the border?" Sean asked.
"This is nothing to us at all. As long as we stay underground for hundreds of years, we will either adapt to the environment or become completely blind."
At this time, Akima understood the meaning of the other party's reminder of the "big hole". After entering here from the passage, as the space suddenly expanded, the firelight lost the reflection of the stone wall, so it appeared much dim. In addition, there is a certain angle between the crossing and the cave, so the person walking in front seems to have disappeared suddenly.
"How far is the source from us?" Rosser looked back at her.
Akima hurriedly took out a coin from her pocket, and the green light instantly occupied her entire field of vision! From the dome to the feet, countless emerald light spots flowed cheerfully, depicting the outline of the entire ruins. It seemed to be an imaginary world. The dark underground that had never seen the edge became clear and clear. Under the outline of the light spots, she could even see the shape of each floor tile!
The surrounding walls were engraved with bizarre fluorescent murals. It was a scene that she could not describe in words. The content was crazy and chaotic, and it was definitely not from the hands of humans. Below the mural, there are rows of iron cages, inside which are piled up like mountains of bones. I don't know how many lives were imprisoned here and then died in despair.
About a hundred paces away from them, the ground sank, forming a huge pit. A dazzling beam of light rose from the pit, complementing the coin in her hand, but many times brighter.
It was the first time she had seen such a spectacle!
"Aqima?" Seeing that she didn't answer, Sean also turned around, "Are you okay?"
Akima couldn't help feeling a little dry in her throat, she licked her lips, and replied with difficulty, "We... have arrived."
"Ah? Did you mean the source was found?" Rose spread out his hand. "Where is it?"
"We are now... in the Source."
the witch whispered.