Facing such a perilous situation, the moment the door was pulled open, Sheyan immediately leapt backwards with a loud cry even though he didn't suffer any injuries. At the same time, he violently bit his lips and spat out a mouthful of blood! It looked like he was sent flying by a huge invisible force.
After he fell, he rolled a few rounds before pretending to be unconscious, allowing fresh blood to drip from his lips. If one were to examine carefully, they would definitely discover a flaw. But Sheyan determined that the Metals professor was in such a fanatical state, other than Fanu's safety, he would definitely disregard his own life! Hence, he dared to take a gamble.
Indeed, his gamble paid off. Only Phelps rushed forward to check on his injuries. Instead, the Metals professor hurriedly rushed forward to peek into the bar. He didn't have the slightest intention to care about Sheyan's life or death. After confirming that there were no more traps, he led the way in. Only Fanu turned back to take a look, using an emotionless voice to ask Phelps.
"Is he still alive?"
Phelps nodded. Fanu's following words were concise and to the point.
"Carry him, enter."
When everyone entered the bar, they couldn't help but sigh at the craftsmen who built this place. Drinkers of various races, gorgeous waitresses, dwarven beards, ale foam, copper kettles, old-fashioned candlesticks, and even leftover bread, chicken legs, and sauces on the table! Everything was so lifelike, as though the lively atmosphere was still present, as though the aroma of the food and ale was still present. It made one feel as though they had returned to the Norse legends, where gods roamed the world and all races coexisted.
A pity, these were all carved out of stone.
Carved out of ice cold stone.
Time seemed to have frozen at this moment.
All the joy and singing froze ….. for ten thousand years!
After a simple search, they finally found the only path.
That was to follow the stone staircase at the side of the bar. This staircase revolved around a huge stone pillar. That stone pillar was incomparably sturdy, one look and it felt as though it could pierce through the stone walls, the air, the dome of heaven, even everything!
Everyone walked to the second floor and saw a spacious hall.
The hall was extremely spacious, at least half the size of a football field. The surrounding stones were glowing with a strange ashen color, giving off an indestructible feeling. Apart from the entrance door, everything else seemed to be completely sealed. In the center of the hall, there was a line of mysterious and powerful words engraved on the ground. Although Sheyan did not understand the words, he could feel a sense of awe and mystery from the pattern. Just looking at the words gave him a solemn feeling that made his heart and blood flow involuntarily accelerate.
"This, this is ancient Hebrew." Sheyan, who was pretending to be unconscious, was supported by Phelps. Thus, he could hear Phelps exclaiming softly, "It's said that the Dead Sea Scrolls used this language to write the history of Christianity!"
"Lust ….. is man's ….. original sin, lost sheep ….. if, if ….. don't return, you will use your flesh and blood to cleanse the filth of this place."
Fanu who was beside the Metals professor slowly translated those words. Instead, the Metals professor completely ignored him, continuing to ascend the spiraling stone staircase. However, he was blocked by an incomparably sturdy stone door behind the pillar.
On both sides of the stone door, there were two statues erected. They were exquisite dwarven sculptures, their height exceeding 3 metres. The carvings were extremely lifelike, even their beards and hairs could be clearly distinguished. One of them was holding onto a shield with a mysterious emblem, while the other was raising up a massive warhammer. Simultaneously, their eyes were filled with fury, as though they were about to engage in battle at any moment.
In the middle of the stone door, there was an extremely clear hole.
There was only one meaning.
A meaning that could be clearly expressed even after tens of thousands of years.
Key.
Worth mentioning, above the keyhole, there was a line of ancient Hebrew engraved on it.
Sheyan continued to pretend to be unconscious, but his ears could hear Phelps muttering and softly translating.
"Speed, courage, these are the only ways to open this door."
"Benevolence is my intention."
"But those who overestimate themselves will fall into the abyss of despair and agony."
"Lust ….. for eternity!"
The Metals professor shut his eyes, but when he opened them again, he sneered as he took a step forward, lifting up his cloak.
It was a cloak with a metallic texture!
Very obviously, he wasn't willing to delay any longer, and wanted to use his own strength to forcefully break through. But in the next second, the Metals professor's expression changed drastically, crying out involuntarily.
"What, there's actually a powerful arcane interference generator here! I can't use all my active abilities! "
Hearing this, the rest turned pale with fright, as they successively encountered the same situation. At the same time, the Metals professor seemed to have triggered some mechanism. At the back of the tunnel, an enormous dwarf statue with glaring eyes suddenly dropped down. One could tell that the sculptor's craftsmanship had reached a nearly perfect level, even the texture of the beard fluttering in the air was vividly portrayed. The statue held a golden metallic warhammer in its hand, which coincidentally blocked off their path!
The path ahead was impassable!
Their path of retreat was cut off!
Following closely, the warhammer emitted an indescribable radiance. It had the extremely condensed nature of a laser, but wasn't as glaring and invasive. It gave off a warm feeling, like the warm winter sun. One could clearly see the radiance shooting out from the warhammer, before it rapidly refracted around the entire hall. Although the refraction process passed through the bodies of the people present, it didn't cause any harm.
After the radiance shot out, the warhammer of the dwarf statue lost its golden luster, and once again reverted back to its stone appearance. Although the statue was extremely lifelike, it had lost its soul and spirit, and looked like a lifeless statue. But even so, the Symbiosis sect's path of retreat was completely cut off. Firstly, they had no way to deal with this enormous dwarf statue. Furthermore, under such circumstances, even if they had a way, they wouldn't resort to brute force unless they were forced into a corner.
After a short period of time, the corners of the hall that were refracted by the radiance started to exhibit abnormalities. They started to emit fine and condensed radiance, like a searchlight shining into the air. Because the radiance was exceptionally soft and bright, it formed a luminous cloud in the middle of the hall. At this moment, the environment was like walking into a pitch-black room, but the ceiling of the room had sunlight shining through a hole. At that moment, the dust particles in the air could be clearly seen.
"What's that? Dragonfly? " Suddenly, Deke pointed towards the sky and asked suspiciously. Under the illumination of that radiance, one could clearly see some flying objects floating in the air. Moreover, there were more and more of them. From afar, those objects looked like dragonflies. However, they possessed a unique laziness and leisure. With a flap of their wings, they could slowly float and glide in the air for a long time.
The Metals professor's eyes emitted a blazing radiance, he couldn't help but shout out.
"That's the key to opening the door!"
As more and more of these things appeared, everyone could clearly see that those fluttering in the air were indeed ancient metal keys. These keys were of different sizes, long and short. Most of them were brown or copper in colour. Behind the keys, there was a pair or two of dragonfly like transparent wings. This should be the main reason why they could float in the air.
Fanu fished out the sheepskin scroll, carefully examining it.
"According to the scroll, the dwarves and goblins loved to set up a defence system called: Metal digestive system. This defensive design concept is quite advanced, so much so that many archmages who like to study ancient civilisations appreciate this design concept very much. So much so that they set up similar defensive methods and formations in their own Wizard Towers. It's worth mentioning that among these archmages, Dumbledore is one of them. "
The Metals professor gently nodded.
"Our journey here, is very similar to the storyline where Harry Potter and the rest went to retrieve the philosopher's stone. Obviously this scroll isn't wrong, Dumbledore had borrowed the concept of the metal digestive system's defence system. What we are facing now, is obviously the original complete version from ten thousand years ago!"
Fanu kept the sheepskin scroll, pondering deeply.
"In the original plot of the movie, the key that could open the door was hidden among the flying keys. Harry Potter used his ability as a hunter to ride on the broom next to him and catch the key that opened the door. However, the other keys became angry and caused a lot of scratches to Harry. But in this place, we don't even need a broom to grab hold of the key … … according to the hints of the door, after grabbing hold of the key, we must quickly open it. Furthermore, we must have the courage to face death! "
At this moment, Deke suddenly frowned and interrupted.
"Don't you guys feel, the light in the air has dimmed a little? My eyes are especially sensitive to light, so it should have dimmed a little. " If you like this work, you are welcome to come to qidian.com to vote. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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