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He looked at the exquisite model in front of him. The model was made of clay and built the scene from the first to the tenth floors of the Blood King's Cemetery. Each scene was scaled to a certain scale, and the size of the things in it was clear. On the ninth and tenth floors, apart from the layout of the maze, there were also some miniature models of the maze beasts made of clay, and the color represented the number of beasts.
For example, yellow was ten, red was a hundred, black was a thousand, and so on.
As a result, the number of vicious beasts in the maze was naturally clear at a glance. The model of each floor could be disassembled independently to facilitate his observation and thinking. On this table, there was another model, but this model could not even be called a semi-finished product. It only had one corner, barely able to see a few stone pillars that supported the dome, and then there was nothing else.
However, there was a small sign inserted into the model. On it was a number, eleven. This represented the eleventh floor of the maze. All the models on the table were made by him. From observing and recording to creating, he had personally completed every process. Including the eleventh floor maze that he had just started to create, he had only made a corner. That was because even he had only circled around the exit of the eleventh floor. If he wanted to make a complete model, he would need to expel all the creatures in the ruins on that floor.
It was easier said than done.
He was Eric, the commander of the Fire Lion, known as the general of the Fierce Lion. Ever since Aligo took over the defense of the Blood King's Cemetery, the cemetery had been suppressed several times. People only saw Aligo's bravery and decisiveness, but they didn't know that his hands were not only holding swords, but also good at making models.
Now that the tenth floor of the cemetery was temporarily under the control of the Fire Lion, Eric was not satisfied. He planned to attack the eleventh floor in the near future. His plan was to suppress the relic creatures on the twelfth floor, so that the Fire Lion could be at ease for a while. He could even transfer the defense to the original Jingjiao Deer Corps, and the Fire Lion could be transferred out of the cemetery so that it could participate in the war with the Shadow Duchy.
The war of nations was the stage that Eric yearned for.
At this moment, someone knocked on the door.
In order to deal with emergencies, Eric moved his office and residence to the eighth floor of the cemetery. Now was his rest time. All the soldiers who were familiar with him knew that Eric didn't like to be disturbed in his private time. Something must have happened to disturb him now. He raised his head and said, "Come in."
The door opened, and a messenger walked in. "Reporting to General, someone requests an audience."
Eric narrowed his eyes and said, "How long did you stay inside the Meteor Fire Lion?"
"It will be five years after this month, General!"
"Very well, tell me, soldier." "Have you, Eric," said Eric, "King You, Feng, Have Have Have said."
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"Oh?" Eric was a little surprised. Andy was his deputy. He Have To say Hand Had to Brother. He. "Liu Brother., King, Chen Chen Go Go Chen, and of Million, He of Chen of Of Has Have Year. He gestured, and the soldier delivered a letter and an identity document. Eric first looked at the identity document. The golden seal of the two lions on the document was so eye-catching that it could not be ignored. With this seal alone, no wonder Andy had to be careful.
After that, he opened the letter. After reading it, Eric whispered, "It\'s him? What is the Second Prince\'s favorite doing in the Blood King\'s Cemetery instead of staying in Iron Spear Ridge at this time … "
"Let Andy bring someone in."
The messenger heaved a sigh of relief and was curious at the same time. Not only did Eric not blame him, but he was also willing to meet him. This was beyond his expectations. Originally, the soldier had been prepared to be scolded, but now he was in a much more relaxed mood. He saluted and left. Not long after, Allen walked into the office. Beside him was naturally Young Bai.
Eric looked at him, then at Bai, and then said, "Lord Allen is the first Earl to be personally honored by the Great Emperor since he sat on the throne." It\'s a pity that I had a military order to attend the ceremony in the imperial capital. I didn\'t expect Lord Allen to come to the Blood King\'s Cemetery today. This is really surprising. I think Lord will be happy to tell me why he didn\'t go to Iron Spear Ridge and came to the cemetery instead. "
Allen looked at the Fierce Lion General. He originally thought that since Eric had the name of the Fierce Lion, he would definitely be a rough and forthright person. He didn\'t want this general to be handsome and imposing, but it was far from that name. He smiled and said, "I thought General Slin had made it clear in the letter."
Eric shook the letter and said calmly, "General Slin only confirmed that your identity was not forged. As for your purpose, he said it would be more convenient for you to say it yourself."
Allen didn\'t mind. Slin couldn\'t have deliberately set him up at this point. The reason why he wrote this was probably related to Eric\'s temper. He didn\'t hide it and said directly, "I want to continue improving myself, so I want to take a look at the cemetery. This should be a good place to train."
"Pretty much what I guessed." Eric spread out his hands and said, "But Lord Allen, you should know that we, the Fire Lion, must guard the cemetery. If your training causes the vicious beasts to go berserk, I don\'t think you and I can bear the responsibility. "
Allen nodded and asked, "Which floor is the Fire Lion currently guarding?"
"Tenth."
Allen looked at the table again. His gaze swept across Eric\'s model and stopped at the eleventh floor model in a corner for the longest time. Then he said, "How about this, I promise that the relic creatures will not enter the tenth floor." If one appears on the tenth floor, I will be happy to accept the general\'s military punishment. At the same time, I will provide the general with the layout of the maze in the cemetery below, as well as the information of the creatures, including their characteristics, quantity, and so on, in exchange for the conditions for me to enter the maze. Of course, I also need the general to provide me with supplies. Is the general willing to accept this condition? "
Eric laughed, "Since Lord Allen has put it this way, it would be unwise of me to refuse. However, I have to add that the Lion Slayer Army is not responsible for your life. "
"Alright."
Eric said happily, "Then Lord Allen, please follow me."
The two left the general\'s office and strolled around the eighth floor of the cemetery. The original layout of the maze had been demolished and changed into a few streets. Eric explained as he walked. He told them which street provided food supplies, which blacksmiths were the best, which mercenary group could hire guards, and so on. However, Allen had come to the cemetery to improve himself, so he had no intention of hiring guards. Gojoseon and the Devil\'s Praise were almost indestructible, so blacksmiths were of limited use to him. In the end, only the shops that provided food and even medicine supplies were the most useful. Eric also specially introduced him to a few old shops that had been operating in the cemetery for many years. Allen paid attention to them one by one. On the way, they bumped into three or five mercenaries and adventurers. Allen asked, "Are there still adventurers in and out of the cemetery now?"
"Yes, but very few." Eric said, "Most of the adventurers have left. First, the ferocious beast riots scared many people. Second, the invasion of the alien races. These young people want to help the empire, so they all rushed to the frontline. However, in my opinion, their hearts are good, but the war between nations cannot be taken lightly. If they refuse to join the army, they will most likely be stopped and sent away by the frontlines. "
"It\'s useless to have soldiers who don\'t listen to orders."
Allen deeply agreed. Originally, if he wanted to use the battle to nurture the battle, Allen could go to the frontlines and not worry about there being no battles. However, as Eric had said, once he entered the battlefield, he would not be able to carry out this training according to his own will. After weighing the two sides, he chose the Blood King\'s Cemetery. After all, this stage was more free.
On this day, Allen stayed on the eighth floor of the cemetery for the night to replenish his food and water. The next day, Eric personally escorted him to the entrance to the eleventh floor. The entrance to each level of the labyrinth was separated by a bronze gate. In between the gates, there was a spiral staircase leading downwards. There were soldiers guarding the staircase leading to the eleventh level. Ellig had even arranged a security team to guard the entrance. The soldier opened the door for Allen. After the door opened enough for people to pass through, Allen looked up and saw that the door was dark. A breeze blew through the door, but it was unexpectedly dry and refreshing. There was no dampness in the ground at all.
Eric handed Allen a necklace with a droplet-shaped crystal on it. The general said, "This is a Starlight Stone. It will emit light when stimulated with Origin Energy." In a place like the maze, the brilliance of the Starlight Stone is enough to illuminate your surroundings. But remember, the light will also attract the attention of the creatures in the ruins. When you need to hide, remember to take off the necklace. Without the supply of Origin Energy, the Starlight Stone will no longer emit any light. "
"This is a personal gift."
Allen didn\'t stand on ceremony and put the necklace on his neck. Sure enough, after injecting a trace of Origin Energy, the droplet-shaped crystal began to shine. White dots flickered in the crystal like stars in the night sky. No wonder it was named Starlight. He looked at Bai and said, "Let\'s go."
Bai nodded.
The two of them walked into the labyrinth. When their figures disappeared from the light, Eric made a gesture. The soldier slowly closed the door, and the general whispered to the dark world behind the door, "Take care."
When he turned around and left, the door was completely closed.
At first, it was completely dark, but a moment later, a glimmer of light gradually lit up in the darkness. The glimmer of light gradually spread out like a gentle breeze, forming a hazy ball of light. Allen and Bai were in that ball of faint light. Just like Eric said, the light of the Starlight Stone was not strong, but in the dark maze of the cemetery, it was enough to illuminate everything around Allen. Whether it was Allen or Bai, as long as there was a little light, they could see very far and clearly.
Allen first looked around. They came in from the entrance of the maze, walked through a corridor that was less than 100 meters long, and entered a hall. The environment of the hall was like the model that Eric had made, with a dome supported by stone pillars that were so thick that it would take several people to hug it. There were no decorations on the stone pillars, and the size of the hall was limited. At least with Allen\'s eyesight, he could see the end of the hall at a glance.
After coming out of the corridor, a dark walkway ran through the hall, leading to an arched door at the end. Apart from a few broken stone pillars, gravel, and broken pillars rolling on the ground, there was nothing else worth paying attention to in the hall. There were no creatures in the ruins, and there were no decorations either. The hall was surprisingly simple. Allen walked along the walkway, and Bai followed behind him. Deep underground, and in such a dark place, even Allen could not relax. However, Bai looked much more natural. To the young man, he could not be more familiar with such an environment.
Both of them came to the arched door, which was covered with dust. There were some patterns on it, but they could not be seen clearly. Allen pressed on the door, and the door shook, but it was not locked. Therefore, he pushed the door, and in the silent underground world, even the weakest sound would be amplified infinitely. Therefore, the bronze door was pushed open with a series of groans. The noise was so loud that even a deaf person could hear it. Allen believed that even if the creatures in the ruins were in a deep sleep, they would be woken up by the noise.
Choking dust fell from the door, and Allen made a hand gesture, and quickly passed through the door with Bai. As soon as they got out of the arched door, Allen immediately stopped. In the light of the Starlight Stone, he saw that both of them were standing on a platform. The platform was connected to the arched door, but there was nothing in front and on both sides. There was only a stone staircase on the left that extended into the darkness below. Allen was stunned. This was different from the upper levels of the maze.
The upper levels of the maze, no matter how complicated the obstacles were, were always on the same plane. The eleventh level was obviously not as simple as a plane maze. However, with the light of the Starlight Stone, Allen and Bai's vision was limited, and they could not see through the thick darkness below. Allen shrugged. "Maybe we should light a fire."
Bai nodded silently.
A moment later, a stream of fire cut through the darkness, rising from the platform at the entrance, and crossed hundreds of meters in the void. Finally, it hit a wall, exploded into a circle of fire, and disappeared. However, that was enough for Allen. When the stream of fire flew, the flames lit up the places it passed by, allowing Allen to see many undulating staircases, platforms of different sizes, giant stone pillars connected to the dome, semi-enclosed corridors, countless doors, and independent rooms built with four walls.
These things formed a three-dimensional maze, and what Allen saw was only a corner of the maze. Most of the places were still in darkness. Apart from seeing the layout of the maze, he also saw some fluorescent lights that were different from the stream of fire. The fluorescent lights were floating, and they must be the eyes of some relic creatures.
"This place is surprisingly big," Allen said.
Then, both of them began to walk down the staircase, and the platform behind them was gradually drowned in the darkness, and eventually disappeared completely.
The maze on this level was so vast, and the darkness was so deep that the light that Allen and Bai were in was only a dot of light in the deep darkness. It was like the fluorescent lights dancing in the wild on a summer night, so weak that it seemed like it would be extinguished at any time. In the darkness, the dot of silver light was constantly moving. Occasionally, it would stop, but it would take longer to move.
When they walked down the stairs, Allen realized how complicated this maze was. The undulating staircases, the tunnels or caves that appeared at any time, and the ubiquitous arches and secret rooms formed a complex three-dimensional transportation network. It seemed that all the roads were unimpeded, but they didn't know where the road under their feet would eventually lead. The two of them could only feel their way forward, just like at this moment, they were walking on a broken road. On the left side of the passage was a building that looked like a house, and on the right side was the void. However, looking down with the help of the light, they could vaguely see the square and other buildings below in the darkness.
This was an extremely large space, and Allen couldn't imagine how glorious this level of maze would be when it was exposed to the light. It was like an underground city, even more magnificent than Taryn's isha.
In the blink of an eye, they came to the end of the road, and a dry fountain appeared in their sight. There was a sculpture in the middle of the fountain. However, only the lower half of the sculpture was there, and its upper half was in the dusty fountain. After going around the fountain, there was a staircase that led to the platform on the upper level. However, it extended to the left and right in the middle of the staircase. One led to the bottom, and the other led to the unknown side in the darkness.
"Sh * t." Allen shook his head. "Let's take a break. We'll start a fire and have something to eat. We'll think about what to do next."
When he entered the graveyard, he never thought that the 11th level would be like this. It was a three-dimensional maze that looked like a city, and it seemed impossible to pass through it quickly. Bai picked up some broken pieces of wood nearby and built a simple bonfire. Allen flicked his finger to release a stream of Heavenly Fire, and the fire burned immediately. The fire drove away the darkness. When the fire lit up, Allen seemed to hear a series of faint noises in the darkness. It sounded like something was screaming when it was attracted by the fire.
Allen took out a piece of charred wood that was as thick as a finger from the fire. He used it as a pen to draw the route that they had taken earlier on the ground. Even with Allen's photographic memory, he had to think about every small part of the route he drew because the route was too complicated. Bai took out some bread and water and passed them to Allen. He took out a water bottle and drank a few mouthfuls. He then wiped the water off his face and looked around cautiously.
Allen put down the charred wood and tore the bread in half. He then gave one half to Bai. The young man shook his head. "I don't eat this."
"Don't be picky at a time like this. You won't have the strength if you don't eat." He forced the bread into the young man's hand.
Bai swallowed the bread while clenching his teeth. He then said, "I can eat a few days later after I eat one meal."
"What's wrong with that? When I was your age, I had to eat a few meals a day," Allen said casually.
Bai opened his eyes wide and looked at Ellen with an almost reverent gaze. "Father, you're even so good at eating," he said.
Obviously, the young man had misunderstood something. Allen felt a little awkward. He laughed awkwardly but did not explain. Suddenly, a strange noise came from the front. It sounded like rocks falling. Allen's eyes became sharp. Bai twitched his nose and then grinned, revealing two sharp teeth. The young man's golden eyes looked into the darkness. Both of them felt that there was a creature approaching them.
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