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In the pitch-black hall, only a beam of white light shone down from the dome, illuminating the cold marble floor. Several black-robed corpses were strewn all over the floor. Fresh blood flowed out from the sword wounds on their necks and flowed along the circular grooves on the marble floor, forming a strange symbol. The scarlet blood flowed slowly, making this scene look like the evil ritual used to summon demons in legends.
When the blood completely merged together, it suddenly seemed to have a life of its own. It flowed against the current and extended to the center of the magic circle, converging into the body of the elegant creature above the magic circle. In the next moment, the white wolf seemed to have gradually awakened from a long slumber. Its body began to move. Then, starting from its head, its snow-white fur began to roll backward, as if a fur coat was being peeled off. First, a beautiful girl's head was revealed. Her long hair was as dazzling as black sandalwood. Then, it was followed by a pair of delicate shoulders and milk-white skin. Her delicate curves were revealed to everyone as the fur fell off her body bit by bit.
The girl's flawless body finally appeared in front of everyone. Her eyes were tightly closed, as if her soul was trapped in an eternal dream. Only the slight rise and fall of her chest proved that the eldest daughter of Échis had not truly died. There was quite a commotion in the hall, and some people even breathed heavily.
Ko Hua's eyelashes shook slightly, like the stamens of a flower that had just bloomed. Then, she opened her eyes, revealing a pair of silver eyes that were hazy. She got up from the ground lazily, and her long hair that was scattered on the ground was tied up, like a black waterfall flowing against the current. The girl raised her head and looked at the people in front of her with confusion.
"Who are you?" The voice was cold and charming, but it was so cold that it was frightening.
Dim Ko Hua, the legendary eldest daughter of Échis, the ruler of the Proud Moon, and also one of the twelve wolves of the Twilight. It was rumored that she had died in the battle of Babel Fortress. However, at this moment, this famous name in history was no longer a symbol that could stop children from crying. She had returned to the land of Wohnde and awakened from her eternal slumber.
Arreck took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement in his heart. He stepped forward and said, "Lord Ko Hua, we are all followers of the Truth."
"Oh," Ko Hua said softly, "I see. You welcome me back because you want to reactivate the Twilight, right?"
"Yes."
"But I'm still weak. I can't help you."
"It's okay, my lord. We have plenty of time. When you break free from the seal, under the influence of the Great Demonic Tide, your power will slowly return to its peak. "
Ko Hua was a little embarrassed, "But I don't want to."
Arreck and the high-ranking members of All For One around him were startled and looked at her suspiciously.
The girl lowered her eyelids slightly, as if she was a little scared, and replied crisply, "I don't want to participate in the war anymore. Mother promised me that that was the last time I ran before the Twilight. I gave my life for mother, so I should be free now, right? " She raised her head and looked at the others with misty silver eyes, "Can I leave?"
There was a dead silence in the hall.
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'The fourth mark:' Fidessol's judgment is not necessarily accurate, but from the day of the signing, it has always been our only reliable choice. 'The fourth mark increases the bloodline attribute of the holder by the equivalent of 5% of a certain attribute.'
When the frozen stone door was pushed open, a gust of cold wind blew straight in, making everyone shrink their necks. Brando only then recovered from his thoughts. The fourth mark was a skill he obtained from the second seal of The Fool's talent. It came from the Wisdom Dragon Crystal. This skill was a bit useless to him. Bloodline was the main attribute of a spellcaster, but his profession was a warrior. The advanced Templar Knight and the future Guard of Frost Earth had nothing to do with magic.
He raised his head, and a valley of ice and snow appeared in his vision. The cold wind whistled in the valley, and the blowing snow and ice made the visibility less than five meters. This was the lower area of the White Canyon. Inside was a glacier from the Twilight War era caused by the body of the fallen Milos, the habitat of the Frost Devourer. However, Brando immediately felt a little strange. It was reasonable to say that when the Twilight Twins died, the king of the Frost Devourer, 'Frostfang', should appear nearby. This was the setting in the game, but it was different here.
Outside the valley, the north wind was biting cold, but there was no trace of living creatures.
"Be careful." Brando tightened his cloak, and had to remind everyone to be vigilant.
The exit of the Cold Walkway was located halfway up the mountain. The team slid down the steep ice wall and came to the bottom of the valley step by step. However, the monsters they imagined did not appear. The valley seemed to be empty, except for the visible world covered with ice and snow and the whistling of the wind. Veronica and the others, who had been warned in advance, looked at Brando as if they were asking. This made him a little embarrassed, but it was not easy to explain, so he kept quiet.
"Most of the things recorded in the literature have a certain age," Veronica took the initiative to explain to him, "The location of the monster's nest is not fixed. Thousands of years is enough for them to wander to other places."
"Yes, there is indeed such a situation in the literature records." Shido nodded. She was an expert in this field.
Brando nodded in agreement, but in fact, he knew that he did not get the information from any literature at all. However, Veronica's words gave him another possibility. Contrary to their guess, the Frost Devourer had not left, but might not have come here to build a nest. After all, this was game time. Before the opening of this dungeon, the Disciples of the Black Flames had not yet begun to invade this temple. In fact, there were very few people in Erouine who knew about this ruin.
If that was the case, this path would be much safer. That being said, Brando's heart was still faintly unsettled.
In the game, the lower level of the White Canyon was not the first area to be discovered. The players first defeated Shitah and entered the Holy Cathedral of the Hibernator from the main entrance. After defeating the Disciples of the Black Flames according to the standard process, they began to explore the fork in the temple. Then the Spiral Hall was discovered, and in turn, they entered this glacier, and finally found the Cold Walkway and the underground entrance to the Holy Cathedral. Some things in the dungeon could be permanently changed. As the order of entry was different, the challenges encountered may also be different.
He was thinking about this issue when there was a commotion at the back of the team. He turned around and found that it was the huntress Peya and her brother who had awakened.
"Brando." A voice came in his mind. Needless to say, this was the voice of the Elven Lady Saint-ausol. Brando raised his eyebrows, faintly feeling that Saint-ausol was not the only one in the spiritual world.
"Eh," Saint-ausol's voice was a little surprised, "You noticed? It seems that you are much sharper than before. The potential in your spiritual power and blood is slowly being unearthed. Compared to the hothead at the beginning, you have changed a lot. "
Brando knew that she was talking about the days when he had just left Bucce. From that time until the events under the silver mine in Schafflund, he had never noticed that there was another soul in his spiritual world. He was indeed too slow.
"So who are these two?" There should be two spiritual forces next to Saint-ausol, but even if he did not ask, he could vaguely guess the identity of the other party.
"It's Angeline and Iven. I don't need to introduce them to you."
Both Angeline and Iven were one of Saint-ausol's personal Knights. The former was once known as the Dragon Queen, and was probably the most famous female Dragon Knight in the history of the Mist Elves, and the latter was the commander of the Whispering Woodland Guards. Unlike the fake Orthlyss, this was a real expert with a bow.
"Hello, my name is Brando, and I am currently the successor of Lady Saint-ausol."
"Hello, Mr. Brando."
"Hello." The first was a gentle male voice, and the second was a cold female voice. Their answers were also concise and to the point. Their voices were full of unique characteristics, and it was as if one could roughly understand their personalities just by listening to them.
Brando suddenly remembered that Saint-ausol once said that the Hunter siblings had her keepsake. If that was the case, then the elder sister and the younger brother both had one each. This was strange. How many Rings of the Wind Empress had ended up in Erouine's hands? Logically speaking, the Ring of the Wind Empress was a national treasure of Saint-ausol. Even if it was lost, it should have ended up in powerful countries such as Cruz or Fanzin. After all, only the nobles of these countries had the financial resources and heritage to collect this level of Divine Equipment.
"It's a little strange."
"Strange?"
"How many Rings of the Wind Empress have ended up in Erouine's hands? Including the one I have, there are already three."
"You forgot about Williams's ring. It's now in Maynild's hands." Saint-ausol teased.
"That doesn't count." Brando shook his head.
The Elf lady then explained, "I asked Elven. The siblings' ancestors should be the descendants of the Miirna people and the Highlanders who were expelled from Saint-ausol."
Brando suddenly understood. This made sense. The Miirna people had a lot of connections with the Mist Elves. Perhaps they stole the ring and escaped. Of course, it was hard to investigate this. After all, it was something that happened thousands of years ago.
"So, she and her brother are both your inheritors?" He asked.
"Mr. Brando, they have the potential. But for now, the siblings' strength is still too weak. If it wasn't for His Majesty, we wouldn't have taken the initiative to wake up today. "The one who answered was Elven, but Brando felt that Angelique also nodded.
"Unless they're in danger?"
This time, Elven didn't answer. Only Angelique nodded again. Brando understood that Peya was lucky not to die in the ice river. It seemed that it was the Dragon Queen's doing. But what about her brother, Yaruta? Metisha and the others had examined him. Yaruta was seriously injured, and even if he was treated in time, his chances of survival would not be more than 30%. But miraculously, the wound was left at least one to two weeks ago, and it looked like it had healed naturally without receiving any treatment. Could this also be the work of the Heroic Souls of these Elven Sages?
Of course, this was not impossible. After all, he had experienced it once in Bucce. At that time, he had activated his Unyielding Talent and was in a coma. He should have died anyway, but Saint-ausol the Wind Empress saved his life.
But there was still a question.
"Why was Peya's brother under the glacier? Wasn't he with Arreck and the others?"
"That's what I wanted to tell you, Brando," the Elf lady replied, "I'm afraid no one can understand his experience."
"What?"
"Elven's perception was isolated for a period of time, until just now."
"To what extent does it take to isolate Lord Elven's perception?" Brando asked keenly.
"It's not difficult, that teacher of yours can do it."
"That is to say, it requires at least the power of the Extreme Realm?" Brando's heart skipped a beat. The entire Holy Cathedral of the Hibernator should not have such a powerful existence. "Does he know anything himself?" This time he asked Yaruta.
"I've asked, the child himself doesn't know, or he feels like he's having a dream. Half asleep, he vaguely remembers a voice guiding him forward or something." Saint-ausol hesitated for a moment, "But he did mention a blue shadow."
"A blue shadow?" Brando narrowed his eyes slightly, "Metisha told me the same thing."
"Hmm?"
"Those Cruz people told her, or told Freya." Brando murmured. He looked up, the wind and snow in the glacier ahead was weaving, but the vague feeling hidden behind the fog was a thousand times clearer at this moment. He was almost certain that something was leading them here.
But it was definitely not the Frost Knight King.
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In the dark hall, a pin drop could be heard.
Until Arreck broke the silence, he replied:
"I'm afraid not."
"Why?" Ko Hua looked at the people in front of him, somewhat puzzled, "Mother has already promised me, why are you stopping me?"
Arreck frowned, he never expected to encounter such a situation. Échis' eldest daughter, the ruler of the Proud Moon, the first wolf to bring disaster and war, was bargaining with him here like a naive little girl, asking him why he wanted to start a war? Shouldn't that be her duty? If it wasn't for the fact that there was no trace of hypocrisy in the other's pure and flawless silver eyes, he would almost think that this lord was joking with him.
But the plan had already reached this step, there was no backing down or giving up.
Arreck exchanged glances with the All For One believers around him, then turned back and replied, "Because you are Échis' daughter, this is your duty. Judgment Day is coming, and you are the first wolf to wake up from the dusk."
"But I don't want to." Ko Hua replied timidly.
"I'm afraid it's not up to you, Lord Ko Hua." Arreck sighed and replied gloomily.
The girl was frightened by him and took a step back, but a red light net immediately flashed behind her, causing her to bump into it. This was some kind of magic seal. She struggled a little in panic and found that she couldn't break free. Being sealed for a long time had caused her strength to drop by many levels. If it were in the past, she would only need to blow a breath to break this kind of seal. But now, she couldn't do anything.
She turned back and looked at the others with some fear, "What do you want to do?"
But at this time, Arreck had already taken out a black crystal ball from under his robe. "I didn't expect it to come in handy. To be honest, I don't want to owe those guys a favor." The Duke shook his head and raised the crystal ball. When Ko Hua saw that thing, her expression immediately changed. She stared at the annoying human in front of her with wide eyes and shouted in panic, "That's my soul fragment, why is it in your hands!?" The girl's face was pale and she almost trembled.
Arreck's expression didn't change, but he respectfully replied, "Please forgive this one's offense, Lord Ko Hua."
"No!"
…
Brando was talking with Saint-ausol when he suddenly remembered something. He stopped talking and seemed to have fallen into his own thoughts. The elf lady in his spiritual world was keenly aware of this silence and asked, "What's wrong, Brando?"
"Nothing, I just thought of something." Brando pondered for a while before answering.
"What is it?"
"One of Échis' daughters is resting in this temple."
"Dim Ko Hua, Échis' eldest daughter, didn't you mention it before?"
"Is that so?" Brando shook his head indifferently, but he was thinking of something else. Ko Hua had the title of "Double Goddess" in the game, because the battle between the players and her would repeatedly go through two stages. In these two stages, Ko Hua's temperament would also repeatedly switch between a pure and innocent girl and the evil eldest daughter of Échis. To be honest, the kind Ko Hua had a lot of fans among the players, but this in itself wasn't surprising. Most of the boss battles in The Amber Sword were strange, and there was more than one boss with dual personalities. But the reason why he thought of this was because some people thought that Ko Hua's evil state wasn't her true nature.
Among the players who had experienced Ko Hua's battles, there was a saying that when Ko Hua was in her evil state, she was actually being manipulated.
But this saying didn't have any basis, and Brando once thought that it was just a self-deception by those fanatical fans. But he suddenly thought of the voice that had led everyone to the temple, the blue shadow, and couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine. That thing had signed some kind of contract with Shitah in a certain era, but even Shitah himself couldn't tell what kind of existence it was. Who was it, and what was its purpose?
Brando could only think of the title of the Awakening God.
But what was the Awakening God, and why did it summon them here?
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this might be a trap.
But unfortunately, there was no room for retreat now, or else as long as Arreck activated the star-shaped gem in his hand, everyone would turn to ashes with the forest.
"What kind of bad luck is this?" Brando was a little speechless.
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