"Hmm? They're still here? " Xiao Ling, who was about to take out her gun again, saw the figures of Elementary School Dog and Mr. Loneliest. The two of them were charging at her from two different directions at high speed. "Hmph … Were they hesitating for a few seconds just now … Or were they discussing tactics?"
If the two of them did not show up, Xiao Ling might have suspected that they were up to something. But now, she was not worried at all.
After a few seconds of conscious waiting, Xiao Ling took out her psionic weapon and started moving again …
…
On the other hand, Wang Tanzhi was flying further and further away under Tuparese's guidance …
He was held in the giant crow's claws and soared in the sky for more than ten minutes. They gradually approached a mountain in the distance.
When they got close, the shadow of a building appeared in the vast clouds.
It was a temple as big as a city. The gate alone was twenty meters tall. Every brick that made up the temple was pure white, a stark contrast to the gray sky.
Not long after, Tuparese flew to the gate of the temple and placed Xiao Tan firmly on the ground.
"Uncle." Although he already knew the other party's name, Xiao Tan did not change the way he addressed Tuparese. "Is this our destination?"
"The next part of the journey …" Tuparese replied as he transformed from the giant crow back into the black-robed old man. "… will require us to walk."
"I say … Uncle." Xiao Tan continued, "Let me ask you first. What you want me to do … Will it take a long time?" He looked a little anxious. "When I was flying in the sky just now, I saw a signal from my companions in the distance. I think one of them must have encountered —"
"It won't take long." Tuparese interrupted Xiao Tan. Obviously, he was not interested in what Xiao Tan was going to say next. "Just follow me."
Xiao Tan heard this and sighed. "Sigh … Alright."
Now that things had come to this, it was impossible for him to go back on his word. This was because his current location was already very far away from the ruins of the White Nation. If he wanted to rely on his own strength to return … it would probably take a very long time. He might as well help this old man with his business first, and then let him send him back. It would be faster.
Just like that, he followed Tuparaeson through the temple's gate and slowly walked forward.
After passing through the door of the white building, Xiao Tan was quickly shocked by the marvelous scenery inside. The high cliff-like walls and the sky-like dome were all formed in one piece. They were as white and smooth as the outer walls of the temple. Even the road under his feet was made of flawless white stones. It almost made people forget that the building was built on top of a mountain.
The decorations in the temple were also shocking. There was an "inverted" fountain that bloomed like a tree crown, giant wall carvings that "poured" down like a waterfall, and even the braziers used for lighting were like the Olympic Games' sacred fire altars …
In short, everything here looked "exquisite beyond compare", but also "simple beyond description". It was truly an uncanny workmanship that was difficult for anyone to do.
"We're here." After walking briskly for seven or eight minutes, Tuparaeson brought Xiao Tan to a stone door and turned around to speak.
"Oh …" Xiao Tan had noticed the stone door from quite a distance away.
The door was more than ten meters tall, and it was closed at the moment. The surface of the stone door was carved with the image of a crow. On the crow's head, there was also a large eyeball.
"Let me guess …" Feng Bujue, who was still lingering around, came behind Xiao Tan again. He looked at the scenery in front of him and said, "There are probably three doors like this, right?"
"There are a total of three doors like this in the temple. My two brothers and I each guard one door …" Two seconds later, Tuparaeson explained to Xiao Tan, "Logically speaking … mortals are not allowed to enter the room behind the stone door."
"Yes, yes …" Xiao Tan nodded in response.
He was not like Feng Bujue, who would steal the NPC's lines at the drop of a hat, or lead the NPC to speak instead of being the host. Xiao Tan would usually patiently wait for the NPC to finish speaking before expressing his opinion.
Of course … sometimes, even after he had listened to a long paragraph of information, he would not be able to express his opinion.
"But …" Tuparaeson continued, "With the current situation … it doesn't matter if we break some rules."
"With the current … situation?" Xiao Tan asked in confusion.
Tuparaeson showed a rare expression of disappointment and replied, "My master, who is also the master of the temple, the Goddess Neva … She went missing after a war many years ago. In order to find the Goddess, my brothers and I have almost flown all over the world, but … to no avail. "
"Oh? That king's curse is quite effective, "Feng Bujue immediately responded when he heard the NPC's words.
Xiao Tan thought for a few seconds and continued, "Yes … Uncle, I don't mean to offend you … But, could it be that your Goddess Neva is already dead …"
"Impossible." Tuparaeson interrupted Xiao Tan again. "The Goddess is still alive, we can be sure of that." He raised a hand and pointed to the surroundings. "The entire temple is attached to her divine power … If she is no longer in this world, then everything in the temple will become ordinary … The spring water here will dry up, the fire will be extinguished, and the stone walls will be engraved with the marks of time."
"I see," Xiao Tan replied.
"Come in with me first," Tuparaeson said as he took a few steps forward and reached out to push the stone door open.
This skinny old man actually used one hand … to push open the huge stone door that was ten, four, and one meter in height, width, and thickness respectively. Moreover, it looked like he did it effortlessly …
"Hmm … He looks like a human, but in terms of strength, he appears to be in the form of a crow." When Feng Bujue saw this, he said, "Very good … Ignoring the fact that he might have other special powers, just his physical strength alone is already very strong."
Since this NPC might help Xiao Tan deal with the players from the Corn Team in the future, Brother Jue's desire to watch the show was very strong. Naturally, he hoped that this NPC would be as strong as possible. That way, the show would be interesting to watch.
Creak … creak … creak … creak … creak …
When the stone door moved, it created a rumbling sound.
Several seconds later, Tuparaeson pushed open the stone door with a gap of about one meter. He raised his hand to signal for Xiao Tan to enter. "Please."
Xiao Tan glanced into the door before following the man in.
Behind the stone door was a cylindrical room. There was not much in the room except for a white stone altar placed in the middle of the room. The top of the altar was shaped like a bird's claw, and the claw was holding a round sphere.
The sphere was about two meters in diameter, and it looked like a bright red crystal ball. There was a black dot in the shape of a pupil in the middle of the sphere, and it was constantly trembling.
"Actually … I don't have a name." That was the first thing Tuparaeson said when he entered the room.
"Huh?" Xiao Tan was startled.
"I'm talking about the evil dog …" Tuparaeson began to narrate in a storytelling tone. "The Goddess Neva used her divine power to create three black birds, which are me and my two brothers …"
"It seems like he's going to talk for a long time … I wonder if Xiao Ling and the others will be okay …" Xiao Tan might appear to be listening patiently, but he was actually very worried about his teammates. It would have been fine if he did not see the signal flare, but if he did, he would definitely feel uneasy. At that moment, he was able to remain calm because according to the team tab … his teammates were all still in the 'living' state.
"… We are respectively guarding the three all-seeing eyes of the goddess — the Eye of Tuparaeson, the Eye of Amosos, and the Eye of Melontix." Tuparaeson was still talking. "The Goddess Neva did not give us names because she believed that … as noble creatures created by God, we should have the right to choose our own names. But … my brothers and I don't really care about that, so we just used the name of the three eyes. "
"Tsk … That's too unambitious." Hearing this, Feng Bujue commented, "What a waste of the goddess' good intentions. If I were you guys, I would definitely come up with a combination like 'Ace,' 'Sabot,' 'Luffy,' or 'Hades,' 'Poseidon,' 'Zeus,' or something like that."
Obviously, NPCs did not have this kind of chuunibyou mentality and shameless behavior awareness. Even if they did, it would not be called 'ambitious.'
"For thousands of years …" Tuparaeson continued, "We have been incarnated as kind and benevolent preachers, but we have also been regarded as demons who raised their butcher's knives. Under the wings of God, we have witnessed the rise and fall of several dynasties, the passing of countless lives, and we have also learned many truths that humans will never understand … "He paused for a moment." Until one day, a human 'king' in golden armor came to the temple … "
At this point, there was a flash of disgust in Tuparaeson's eyes. "He thought he was better than any king in history, so he came to this inviolable divine realm and tried to ask for eternal life from God." He shook his head. "But in the eyes of the goddess and us, he is no different from other mortals … The power in his hands is just an illusion of nothingness, the wealth he has accumulated is just useless metal, and his consciousness and behavior are as shallow as other mortals, or even worse …"
"So, we are finally getting to the point …" Feng Bujue deduced from the man's tone and expression that he was going to give a detailed introduction of the scenario.
Tuparaeson did not disappoint him. "When King Shafenos first came to visit, he was conquered by Goddess Neva's beauty. He lost his rationality almost immediately and wanted to grab the goddess's hand to confess his love. But a god's body is not something that humans can touch. Before the king could get close, he was knocked to the ground by the divine power.
But this did not wake him up … His desire to possess the goddess had even surpassed his desire for eternal life … It made him forget his original intention of coming to the temple. From that moment on, he had already sent himself down a path of destruction.
From then on, he came here again and again to make his promise to the goddess …
On his second visit, he had already killed his first wife and all the children that they had. On his third visit, he killed all his concubines, children, and treasurer. On his fourth visit … he had already killed all those who opposed his madness.
But every time, King Shafenos returned empty-handed because a god would not give herself to a mortal, much less a mortal like him.
So, this maddened mortal waged war on the divine realm.
This war did not last too long … Even though by then, the three of us were already getting old, it was still easy for us to deal with the human army.
In seven days, the war was over. Before the mortal army reached the foot of this mountain, they were already defeated by us.
The king fled back to his own kingdom and wanted to make a comeback …
The goddess was furious. She personally descended to the white kingdom and sent down divine punishment. But … after she left, she never returned.
When my brothers and I went to look for her, we only saw a stretch of dead ruins. The goddess … was nowhere to be found.
In the years since then, we have been using the power of the 'three eyes' to search for traces of the goddess in the world, but … "
At this point, Tuparaeson sighed deeply, "Alas … We are not gods after all. Our lifespans are limited … I can feel that my life is nearing its end. Perhaps my brothers can stay in this world for a little longer, but it shouldn't be too long … "He looked deeply at Xiao Tan," Young man, I can see that … you are not an ordinary person. The fact that you were able to take a part of the monster I created is excellent proof. "
"Eh? So, the bread man was you … "Xiao Tan finally realized what was going on.
"Are you willing to help me … to find Goddess Neva?" Tuparese asked, minding his own business.
"Aha! Finally, we can accept the mission. "Feng Bujue understood that the question in front of him was the trigger for the mission.
"Hmm …" Xiao Tan thought for a few seconds, "Uncle, I really do have something else to do …"
"Yo!" Feng Bujue was instantly amused, "You've learned how to bargain, kid. Not bad!"
If Brother Jue was here, he would not have agreed immediately. He would definitely think of ways to force the NPC to show his bottom line and gain more benefits.
However … Xiao Tan did not think too much about it. He just felt that there was no clue about this, and it might be troublesome. It would not be good if it delayed the team battle.
"As long as you promise … to help us find the goddess," Tuparaeson said, "I will immediately help you finish your unfinished business."
"Eh?" Xiao Tan was startled. "Are you serious?"
"Of course," Tuparaeson said, "Tell me … what do you want me to do for you?"
…
At the same time, in the ruins of the White Nation.
Under Xiao Ling's conscious control, the distance between her and the enemy had shortened to about 100 meters.
At that moment, [Elementary School Dog] and [Loneliest When I Miss You] had already taken out a shield-type weapon to protect their heads and hearts. Although this would affect their speed of pursuit, they did not dare to put down their shields … because Xiao Ling's attack was ridiculously accurate.
Brother Gouzi and Brother Lonesome couldn't understand … How could the petite girl in front of them shoot so accurately without even turning her head?
Well … the few people in the Underworld Frontline naturally knew about this.
The first special effect of Moon Slaughter, "New Moon" (Based on the shooter's wishes, the trajectory of the bullet will be automatically calibrated to a certain extent), and the first special effect of Falling Star, "Star Orbit" (Based on the shooter's wishes, the trajectory of the bullet will be automatically calibrated to a certain extent) were both bug-like effects. As long as Xiao Ling's muzzle was roughly aimed at the target, the bullet would not be too far away …
Of course, this also had something to do with Xiao Ling's own prediction. It did not mean that she could achieve this effect by simply moving her hands behind her back and firing randomly.
During this' escape ', Xiao Ling estimated the speed of the enemy's advance and left a safe space for herself. Then, as she fired continuously, she figured out the enemy's reaction pattern.
From 800 meters to 100 meters, every time the distance was shortened, Xiao Ling would gain more information. After paying the price of 700 meters, she could now "look back every ten seconds, and then shoot blindly for ten seconds in a row with an 80% hit rate."
Furthermore, as long as Xiao Ling wanted to, she could increase the distance between herself and the enemy at any time … However, she would not do that easily.
First of all, the distance of 100 meters was more advantageous for her. After all, her Sorcery Weapon had unlimited ammo and would not overheat. At this distance, she could continuously suppress the enemy with a considerable amount of firepower, causing the enemy to lose Stamina Points and Life Points.
Secondly, the reason she created this situation was not only to 'gather information about the enemy', but also to 'set up a psychological trap'.
Why would Brother Gouzi and Mr. Loneliest continue to hold their shields even though they knew that they would be at a disadvantage? The reason was simple … because the distance between them and the enemy was shrinking.
Xiao Ling played this psychological trick beautifully. If the distance between the two parties didn't decrease at all during the chase, or if the distance between the two parties was widening, then the two of them might just give up on the chase, or simply run away …
She wanted them to think that 'just a little bit more, just a little bit more and we'll be able to catch up' so that she could maintain this subtle control …
"Brother Gouzi …" After running for a while, Mr. Loneliest turned to his team leader, who was about 10 meters away from him, and said, "We can't go on like this …"
"What do you think?" Elementary School Dog asked straightforwardly.
"You should have a rough idea of the enemy's speed … If we carry the shield, we won't be able to shorten the distance," Mr. Loneliest said.
"So …" Gouzi said again.
"Let's give it a try!" Mr. Loneliest said. His tone was serious and determined.
"Hmm …" Gouzi thought for two seconds. "Okay! We'll listen to you! "
When he finished, the two of them … did the same thing …
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