The black stone pillars that appeared at the end of the horizon were obviously not natural. They were magnificent, tall, and surrounded by a desolate and ancient atmosphere. Each stone pillar seemed to be thousands of meters high, and its shape was extremely regular. All of them were rigid cuboids, and each looked exactly the same size. Hao Ren's excellent eyesight allowed him to see the details of the stone pillars from such a distance. He saw that the black surface of the pillars was not smooth, but there were many mysterious patterns etched on them. The style of the patterns was something he had never seen in any world. If he had to describe it, it was slightly similar to the text used in the temple of the goddess of creation.
The magnificent stone pillars were so tall that the clouds hovered halfway up the pillars, and their huge size had probably disturbed the weather within a certain range. A large amount of swirling mist could be seen on the upper half of the stone pillars as if there were many cyclones there. Below the waist of the stone pillars, there were bright electric arcs jumping between the pillars from time to time. Each electric arc spanned several kilometers or even more than a dozen kilometers. As the airship gradually approached the stone pillars, Hao Ren heard rumbling thunder coming from the direction of the "Stonehenge."
And the aura of the goddess of creation was getting more and more obvious. He had experienced several illusions of the goddess of creation and had personally touched related artifacts and relics, so he had some ability to judge this aura.
"What … is that?"
Hao Ren looked at the Stonehenge in the distance and did not bother to hide his lack of common sense.
"You don't know about the Jailor's Pillars?" Sir Morian looked at Hao Ren in amazement. "As the guardian of the temple, you don't know about them?"
"The Jailor's Pillars?" Hao Ren frowned. "I … really don't know. It's hard for me to explain the reason to you, but I know nothing about many things in this world. You can think of it as some kind of ancient power that hinders my cognitive function. In short, I need your help to explain."
It was a lame excuse he came up with on the spur of the moment. He believed that similar curses or mind magic must exist in this world. Even if they did not exist, he could use the secret power of the ancient times to fool them. But he did not expect that the old knight did not care about the real reason: Morian and Veronica had reached a consensus. As long as Hao Ren was on their side, they could ignore all the abnormalities of the ancient guardian. So Morian only pondered for a moment before he said, "Legend has it that the Jailbreak Pillar was personally placed into the earth by the goddess of creation."
"The goddess of creation?" Hao Ren's eyes widened. "What for?"
"Used to suppress the first rebel, the evil giant Lockmarton," the old knight said. "The Jailor's Pillars can be seen in many places in Collow. They stand tall in the earth and mountains, and are nailed deep into every energy node of the world. Lockmarton was once locked in the depths of the earth by these pillars. It was not until he broke the earth and escaped that the pillars lost their light. But even so, the Jailbreak Pillar is still a powerful miracle in this world. They have unparalleled power of Order. Even when the tide of Chaos came, these pillars never collapsed. "
The old knight added a short story. "It is said that the founding monarch of the Kingdom of Fire, the King of Fire, led the legendary Crimson Fist to rise in the west of the continent. In the middle of the expedition, they suddenly encountered the tide of Chaos. They climbed to the top of the Jailbreak Pillar in the middle of the western desert and survived. The King of Fire stood on top of the pillar and looked around. He had an epiphany and found the secret to taming the desert. Later, he built a great career."
Hao Ren nodded as he listened. But in fact, he did not hear much. All his attention was attracted by the pillars.
Was that a sealing device built by the goddess of creation?!
Hao Ren was a little excited at first, but he quickly calmed down. He realized that the pillars were still a little different from the temples he had seen in Coldpath. Although they were large, they lacked a pure aura. Hao Ren was afraid that they were not necessarily built by the goddess of creation, but there was no doubt that they carried divine power. So these things were at least related to the goddess of creation.
The existence of the Jailbreak Pillar in Collow was something that had never been seen on planets like Holletta or Tannagost. These magnificent creations could only have been built before the fall of the goddess of creation, when the First Borns and the guardians had not fallen.
So these sealing devices were certainly not suppressing the crazy First Borns or the guardians.
Of course, all of these conjectures must have a major premise: the ancient legend that Morian mentioned must be accurate, and these pillars were indeed some kind of prison facility.
As Hao Ren pondered, the three airships gradually approached the magnificent Jailbreak Pillar.
The black stone pillars stood on the ground like towers of heaven. As they got close enough, their scale became more and more shocking. The width of these pillars was simply beyond the concept of 'stone pillars'. When they got close enough, each side of them was like a wide vertical cliff in front of them, and the airships were like birds flying over the edge of the cliff, inconspicuous and pitiful.
Huge electric arcs jumped over the airships, and a strange buzzing sound came from all directions. On one side of the airships, the stone walls of the Jailbreak Pillar were engraved with huge ancient runes. Hao Ren saw that the runes were still flowing with blue light.
These things were still working.
Amid the thunder and buzzing sound, Hao Ren had to raise his voice and shouted at Sir Morian. "Are we going to fly directly under the Jailbreak Pillar? Is this okay? "
"It's safe under the stone pillars. They are the safest place in the world!" The old knight also raised his voice. "Don't be scared by the thunder above. They are just the sound of conversation between the stone pillars. The power of the goddess of creation will not hurt her children!"
While the airships carried Veronica and her team through the magnificent spectacle of the Jailbreak Pillar, another team traveled through the dense jungle in the south of the kingdom.
With a loud bang, an ancient jungle monitor lizard that may have lived for hundreds of years fell from a high altitude. Its internal organs were all ruptured the moment it hit the ground. This monster might have been the jungle lord of a considerable area around it, but now it had become a pool of lifeless flesh and blood, and soon, it would become food in the cauldron.
The one who was entitled to be the first to enjoy it was the noble alpha.
Lily, wearing a wolf skin cloak, came up and kicked the body of the jungle monitor lizard. After confirming that it was dead, she waved to the people behind her. "Wolf pups, tear up the meat. Gnolls clear the open space and make a fire to cook. The rest of you, do what you need to do. We will spend the night here."
The wolves in the jungle howled, and a dozen black wolves appeared out of the shadows beside Lily. These demonic wolves first bowed their heads to show respect to Lily, and then swarmed up to gnaw on the iron-like skin of the giant beast. Further away, the gnolls in tattered clothes with stone rings on their fangs screamed, pushed and shoved each other, and began to carry out the alpha's order to clear the surrounding bushes and weeds and prepare a huge bonfire.
The other magical beasts also had their own things to do: the demonic apes had to climb the giant trees, stand guard, and pick the fruits; the imps had to spread out, collect smaller prey, and clean up the less dangerous elements; the stupid bear monsters could not handle the complicated work, so they were responsible for the safety of the camp, preventing the weaker members of the herd from being harmed by the forest 'natives'.
The natives here included the primitive beasts and magical beasts living on the continent, as well as the Servants of Chaos that had recently appeared in increasing numbers.
Amidst the majestic Magical Beast Army, a small group of pathetic humans stood out.
These humans were once the crew of the Sacred Hammer, the glorious members of the Sanctum investigation team. They were still wearing the white sacred emblem armor unique to the Theocracy or various styles of monk robes. But this time, they could not maintain their usual demeanor and temperament. These people were cold and tired, their armor was broken, and their clothes were dirty. Everyone looked like a defeated soldier who had just retreated from the battlefield. Even the leader of the team, Calaxus, could only stand in the soil with his beard unkempt. His favorite monk robe had three huge cuts on it.
According to the "alpha" girl, the team had experienced a "slightly bumpy airship landing". During the landing process, everyone performed well and was emotionally stable. Most importantly, they landed on the ground with both feet.
Well, this explanation didn't seem to alleviate the frustration of the investigation team members.
But Calaxus felt that the current situation was already a blessing in disguise: at least everyone was still alive. The terrible storm that had befallen them was like the end of the world. There was no record of the storm in any ancient book. Obviously, it was an abnormal riot of the power of Chaos. Everyone had to thank the goddess of creation for protecting them to be able to escape under such circumstances.
Of course, they also had to thank the alpha for her help, although she did charge for it.
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