It was a transparent crimson crystal, very similar to the magic core in the ruins of the maze. It was also a vertical spindle. However, it was much smaller, only about half the height of a person.
However, when Elena entered the secret chamber, she found that the back of the relic had changed its shape from a soft and smooth arc to a sharp right angle. Looking down from the top of the relic, it looked like a quarter of a circle that had been cut by a cross.
Like the magic core, it was floating in the air without any support, which was enough to prove its extraordinariness.
"Is this the thing that decides the fate of human beings?"
Elena was full of doubts, but at the same time, she felt indignant towards the gods.
According to Pasha, no one knew how the relic appeared in front of people. From the moment it appeared, it had been firmly connected with the fate of human beings. If it was lost, everyone, including witches and common people, would die instantly. In order to protect the relic, countless people had fought bloody battles and died on the battlefield against the demons. However, the gods had never given them any instructions, as if they were just silently enjoying everything until the final winner was born.
This kind of trick was disgusting.
"Are you ready?" Zoey asked. "When moving the relic, don't empty your mind, and don't try to connect with the gods. Do you remember what Pasha told us?"
"Don't worry. I remember." Elena nodded. "I'll count to three. What do you think?"
Pasha made a gesture of "yes".
"Three, two, one..." The two held the relic and walked out slowly. Although it could float in the air, it was not as light as a goose feather. When Elena touched it, she felt her arm sink. Even though she was a member of the God's Punishment Army, she still felt very tired.
If Pasha had not told her, she would have thought that she had regained her senses that she had lost for hundreds of years.
This "feeling of fatigue" was spiritual.
The relic was trying to connect with them.
Elena shook her head. She wanted to get rid of the distracting thoughts, but she suddenly realized that she could not empty her mind. In this case, she had to let her imagination run wild.
What should she think about? A man... or delicious food... or a soft bed?
"What you want is feeling." A voice suddenly crept into her mind. "Comfort, pleasure, pain, coldness, and heat. And I can give you these." Relax your mind and look at me … "
What are you looking at? No, that's not right! Elena's eyes widened. Who's talking? Could it be the relic itself?
She turned to look at Zoey, only to find that the latter's eyes had already lost their luster, like a shell without a soul.
Damn it, what was going on? Pasha didn't say that such an accident would happen!
[Don't worry, she's just following her heart's desire and fusing with me. "
Let her out!
"I can't do it. Or you can come in and take her out..." The voice gradually changed from a hoarse voice to a soft female voice. Elena couldn't even tell whether the relic was talking to her or she was talking to herself.
Take her out?
For a moment, Pasha's advice flashed through her mind.
[Never connect with the gods. "
But she couldn't just watch Zoey disappear. A body that had completely lost its soul couldn't stay active for long. She had to pull Zoey back!
"Just look at the relic?"
Elena took a deep breath and stared at the crimson crystal.
The latter's outline twisted, and then she was shrouded in darkness. When her sight returned to normal, she found that the world around her had completely changed.
It was an indescribably spacious hall, infinitely high and infinitely far. The dome was a deep starry sky and a huge Crimson Moon. The magic power on the surface of the Crimson Moon was like boiling lava. Four huge paintings fell quietly, surrounding her in the center.
The hall, the Crimson Moon, and the paintings all gave people a sense of extreme magnificence. Although she had heard of such an incredible scene from Pasha, it was the first time for Elena to see it with her own eyes.
"Zoey! Where are you? "she shouted.
But no one answered her.
There was nothing in the hall except the paintings.
She forced herself to calm down and looked at the paintings.
However, after only one glance, Elena felt cold sweat on her back. Someone was also watching her in the paintings!
One of them was a demon in exquisite armor. Its pupils were shining with terrifying red light. It stood up from the throne and walked toward her step by step.
The other painting was of a huge eyeball. What was terrifying was that there wasn't only one pupil in the eyeball. Instead, there were several pupils that bloomed at the same time in a triangular formation. Every single one of them was like a big mouth that was about to devour someone.
She couldn't help but take two steps back. She encouraged herself in her heart, "It's just a moving painting. There's nothing to be afraid of."
However, this thought only lasted for less than a breath's time.
Suddenly, six or seven black tentacles stretched out of the two paintings and lunged at her. At the front of each tentacle, there was a small palm!
Before Elena could react, she was caught red-handed!
The tentacles dragged her back and forth, refusing to give in to each other, as if she were a rare trophy. Hanging between the two paintings, Elena felt that her body was about to be torn apart. The unbearable pain made her scream out loud.
"Wait... pain?"
Not until then did she realize that she had returned to the appearance of a witch.
Unexpectedly, the last experience before death was to be pulled in half. Elena felt the sharp pain in her mind and her consciousness became blurred. "That's good... at least I don't have to die empty-handed as a God's Punishment Warrior."
However, the scene in the third painting seemed to be a little different.
She saw the body of the God's Punishment Warrior she had chosen fell on the ground and Zoey was dragging her to the secret door...
"What happened? Didn't I merge with the relic at all?"
At this moment, the hall suddenly fell apart. The Crimson Moon, the painting, and the tentacles all disappeared without a trace. The long-lost pain also stopped... Elena blinked her eyes and realized that she was back in the library.
"Is this... a dream?"
"What dream? You really piss me off. "Zoey gnashed her teeth." What did Pasha tell you before? Don't connect with God! I clearly emphasized it to you in the beginning! "
"But I saw you lose your mind..."
"I also saw you being swallowed by the relic!" She interrupted angrily. "That's just an illusion created by God! If I hadn't dragged you out of the room, I'm afraid you would have been trapped in there forever. "
Elena could not help but think of the demon and the giant eye in the huge painting, as well as the tentacles... Were they all illusions created by God? She vaguely felt that something was wrong. Pasha had never really touched the relic, so it was normal that she did not mention it. However, she had personally felt everything shown in the relic. It was not an illusion at all, and it had nothing to do with God. The moment she noticed the person in the painting, the person in the painting also noticed her.
"What should we do next?" Betty interrupted.
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