The members of the expedition did not believe in wizards at all.
Even if there were, it was impossible for them to be as powerful as described in movies or literary works. If they were really as powerful as Gandalf, they could just go home and have a better life!
"I haven't seen my ancestors' people enter Purgatory for many years. When I see you, who look like me, I feel very close to you. In a place like Purgatory, it's very scary to have no roots. It means that there's no one to take care of and rely on. I have to struggle to survive every day! " The strange underground man sighed. According to him, he felt especially happy when he saw Philip, Reynold, and Archbishop Nero. It was as if he had seen the light of life. The strange underground man kissed the golden cross in Archbishop Nero's hand affectionately. "Although our family has perished, we, the abandoned people of God who were born in Purgatory, have never forgotten the glory of God …"
"My child, God will never abandon his people. Even if he suffered all the hardships and temptations of the devil during his lifetime, God will definitely take his soul away at the last moment and place it in the holy Kingdom of God!" Archbishop Nero smiled and stroked the head of the underground weirdo who had lowered his head.
"What's the name of your ancestor? Maybe we have recorded his deeds! "Silver Spoon Wise Man Jehan asked.
"My ancestor's name is Nicolas. Because it's been too long, we have lost the records of his life among our people. Only a part of his deeds in Purgatory were left behind, passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation." The strange underground man said a name.
However, the name Nicolas was almost meaningless.
In Europa.
There were probably hundreds of thousands of people named Nicolas. This was as common as the names in the Rabbit Dynasty, such as Jun, Guo, Hua, and Ming. There were also many people named Nicolas in history. Judging from the time, the expedition did not find a Nicolas who met the conditions mentioned by the strange underground man. Even the memory of Silver Spoon Wise Man Jehan did not find a relevant person.
"You can be called Čepes." The strange underground man also told them his name.
"Spike?" As a wise man, Jehan immediately thought of the meaning behind the name.
"Does Čepes mean spike? This is the name given to me by my deceased mother. She died without telling me the meaning of the name! However, I can now understand a little of what she meant. In our camp, there is a kind of thorn tree. Its trunk is straight, very hard, but not lacking in tenacity. Our city lord, Ozzie, would chop down a batch of thorn trees, sharpen one end, and then place the captured prisoners on it. This way, the miserable prisoners would have the thorn tree pierced from their buttocks to their throats, and then come out from their mouths … Ozzie the Impaler, this is our city lord's name and nickname. Mother gave me the name 'thorn stick', probably because she wanted me to grow up to be as powerful as Ozzie, to be able to rule over a region! " The underground weirdo Tappeshi untied a necklace of dog teeth and shells from his neck and kissed it affectionately.
"What a cruel method!" The Gryphon felt that Ozzie's act of piercing people with a wooden pole was a little too extreme.
"Chrysanthemum, I like it!" said Don Quixote.
"I think it would be perfect if we could put them on the barbecue rack and have a sumptuous barbecue feast sprinkled with spices and a big barrel of beer!" Pan Sha nodded in approval. At the same time, she expressed that there was still room for improvement.
"Damn gay and damn perverts, stay away from me!" The griffin almost vomited.
"I suddenly found that Griffin's buttocks are very big!" Don Quixote laughed.
"I don't know what they taste like!" Pan Sha looked up and down.
"Fuck, I thought you were friends, but you want to fuck me!" Griffon was very disappointed. This kind of life, he really didn't know how to make friends!
"That's enough …" Even Jonathan and Remiga, who were listening, felt goosebumps all over their bodies. Can't we talk about this when we get back? What time is it now? Why are you still doing this?
Fox quietly pulled Lin Dong aside.
She asked the question in her mind, "Don't you think he trusted us too easily? How could this Čepes tell us everything as soon as he saw us? If he was a fool, it wouldn't be strange. But obviously, in a damn place like Inferno, fools can't survive! What is his purpose in doing this? "
Enoko Kazama also came over, "I think he might be trying to trick us into trusting him, then bring us to Özy the Impaler and sell us like slaves! Maybe when we let him sell us, we'll even help him count the money! "
Lin Dong laughed and asked, "Do you think Philip, Nero, Reynold, Thomas, and Bloody Mary can't see it?"
Fox didn't doubt that Philip and the others were collectively stupid, "Did they also beat us at our own game?"
"First of all, what Čepes said is very suspicious," Lin Dong nodded.
"What's suspicious?" Griffon shook her head, "I think he perfectly explained all the information we needed!"
"That's why it's suspicious. A stranger, a stranger who has lived in a place like Inferno for so many years, actually used the shortest time to clear himself of suspicion. He used an almost perfect answer and took the initiative to get closer to us. This can't be explained by a bit of ancestral bloodline! Let's make a hypothesis. If he really felt close to us when he saw us, he wouldn't have approached us so easily. Instead, he would first observe us until he felt that we were completely harmless, then he would carefully test us! " Lin Dong paused, "Unless he has enough strength to protect himself and is confident that he can leave safely if we turn against him, he wouldn't have dared to come to the Broken Bridge."
"Is he strong?" Griffon couldn't estimate the strength of this Čepes.
"What do you think?" Lin Dong asked.
"Stronger than Don Quixote and the others?" Griffon asked tentatively.
"Make a guess," Lin Dong said, indicating that Čepes was much stronger than Don Quixote and Panza.
"Then he is stronger than me?" Griffon was shocked. He had taken genetic potions and strengthening potions, and then he took the Meridian Strengthening Pill!
"If I'm not wrong, Čepes is stronger than Reynold. If they fight, except for Thomas, Bloody Mary, and Nero, only Vergil and Amon of the Ascetics can fight him to a draw!" Lin Dong's words not only scared Griffon, but also Fox and Enoko Kazama.
"How is this possible!" Griffon felt his heart rate rise to 368. This underground weirdo Čepes looked ordinary, but he was so terrifying. Thomas, Bloody Mary, and Nero, even if they were ranked in the global rankings, they would still be in the top 30.
An ordinary underground barbarian could easily be ranked in the top 50 in the world.
What about the governor above him, Özy?
Wouldn't he be able to conquer the whole world?
Moreover, Özy was not the strongest in Inferno. There were even more powerful lords above him …
Lin Dong's expression was very serious, "I want to remind you that at any time, do not face the enemy alone! Also, you may have felt it, but you just didn't say it. I can feel that the blood energy in your body is stronger the deeper you go into Inferno. There seems to be an invisible force here that makes it boil, and you have unconsciously increased your strength. I don't know if Čepes is an exception, but there is a very strong blood energy in his body, and he controls it very cleverly. It is so hidden that you can't feel the existence of the blood energy in his body. If everyone in Inferno is like this, you have to be very careful. Don't be killed instantly by someone who suddenly explodes with blood energy! "
Fox was stunned and activated the blood energy in his body, "I thought it was a sign of my breakthrough. So it is the power of Inferno that makes it boil?"
Enoko Kazama did not have blood energy, but she frowned, "I did not increase my strength, but I feel that the Qi in my body is suppressed."
"It is not suppression, but a completely different system does not match." Lin Dong nodded, "In fact, the East and the West have such a reaction, but it is very subtle and hard to notice. In the West, many things in the East are ineffective, such as fortune-telling, which are not applicable in the West. In the East, many things in the West are the same, such as astrology, which is ineffective for Easterners. When we enter this Inferno, the Qi in our body does not improve at all, and it does not flow as actively in our meridians as usual. So, you will have the illusion that it is suppressed! "
"As long as it is not suppressed or weakened!" Enoko Kazama was happy to hear this. One of her trump cards was Qi, and if it was weakened by the power of Inferno, it would be very dangerous for her to explore.
"If there are many people like Čepes in Inferno, what should we do?" Griffon could not imagine that if Čepes was a normal person in Inferno, he would see thousands or even more powerful Inferno natives. He would not know what to do. If that happened, he might really be captured and locked in a cage as a slave or an ornamental animal.
"There should be people stronger than him in Inferno, but he can't be a normal person!" Lin Dong smiled, "Would a normal person dare to walk over from the Broken Bridge and take the initiative to communicate with strangers to gain trust?"
"Then what next?" Griffon wanted to continue exploring, but he was worried that he would be locked in a cage and treated like an animal by the natives.
He could not imagine one day in the future.
He would be captured by the natives of Inferno, offered to the lord of the city, and then locked in a cage for countless people to watch as a visitor from the outside world. There would even be children who treated him like a monkey and directly handed him bananas …
Lin Dong shrugged his shoulders, "I'm only responsible for helping the beauty out of trouble!"
As soon as he said this, Griffon's face became more bitter than a bitter gourd.
However.
Lin Dong then added, "If the reaction of the fans is fast enough, they should be able to keep up with my footsteps!"
Griffon was ecstatic, and he immediately bowed, "Lord God, I think as a brainless fan, I can be a little more brainless!"
Don Quixote and Panza also came over to join in the fun, "Lord God, we are good at polishing shoes and flattering people, is there anything we can do here?"
The furious griffin gave each of them a kick on the buttocks. "Get lost, all of you. That's my job, okay? You're all ambitious, bad friends who want to climb up the social ladder at any time. Getting to know you guys is really the mistake of my life!"
They were fooling around on this side.
The conversation between Philip, Reynold, Archbishop Nero, and Čepes was also over.
After some conversations and repeated discussions, the expedition team decided to accept Čepes's kind invitation and go to his camp to rest. As for Philip's third camp, it was not far from here. Why had Čepes never heard of this problem? Everyone pretended that the third camp had never appeared and quietly ignored it.
If not for the fact that they were eager to explore the truth of Inferno and had enough manpower, the expedition team might not have agreed to the invitation.
But now!
Under the cover of a smiling face, no one could tell what a person's heart was like.
Before leaving, Philip deliberately came back and said to Lin Dong in a low voice, "The road ahead may not be easy. Mr. Wood, if you need anything, please let us know, you are our most important guest!"
"Don't worry, the wonderful journey has just begun, I will slowly enjoy it. The name Inferno is not very good, but it may be a very interesting place!" Lin Dong did not want to say it, this was the kind of dungeon he wanted. If the challenge could be a little more difficult, such as a castellan or a lord at any time, that would be more in line with his wishes.
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