The ground was full of milky white figures. They looked like they were stuck in a quagmire. All of them were in a struggling posture. They stretched out their hands towards the top with horrifying expressions. Three figures appeared on the narrow bridge above. The leader was a strange man wearing an explorer's suit. His face was almost completely covered by his beard and long hair.
Behind him was a relatively short girl with white hair and a black cloak behind her. At her feet was a talking ball machine.
At the end of the team was a pale crocodile. Its tall body looked a little embarrassed at this time. It walked step by step with a broken spear in its hand.
What is this place?
Turning around, Linnai discovered that she had already stayed in this so-called Tower of Eternal Life for a month. Here, she saw many unimaginable buildings, as well as countless treasures.
Of course, there were also people who died for these treasures.
But the deeper she went, the more she felt that the Tower of Eternal Life was wrong. Horn said that no one had climbed to the top of the tower so far. So how did the people who came here know that there would be the Spring of Eternal Life at the top of the tower?
What puzzled her was not only this, but also the various mechanisms and monsters in the tower, as well as the statue of the archangel. They seemed to be preventing people from climbing the tower. Those who claimed to be the door openers disappeared completely after reaching the top. Moreover, there was no food supply.
However, just as Reina was thinking, Mr. Crocodile's gasp caught her attention.
"Are you okay?"
Reina glanced back and found that Mr. Crocodile looked a little strange. The wound on its body was obviously healed by her magical ring, but why did it still look like it was in pain?
Mr. Crocodile suddenly fell to his knees. His left hand was on the ground and his right hand was holding the spear. "I … I'm fine."
But it didn't look like it was fine. It was clearly a big problem.
Horn stopped and looked back at Mr. Crocodile. Then he stroked his beard and said, "It can't go on. Although the wound is healed, the loss of the body has not recovered. This is not something that can be recovered in two or three days."
"Nonsense! I can still … cough! "
Mr. Crocodile tried to stand up, but his legs shook and he suddenly fell down again.
Reina was silent. Suddenly, Horn patted her shoulder and brought her to the side. He whispered, "I know you don't want to leave it behind, but you know the situation now. I can't control the situation. If that monster appears again, we won't be able to save it."
Horn's words made sense. Reina looked at Mr. Crocodile.
He continued, "Of course, we won't leave it behind. After we get the Spring of Eternal Life, we'll definitely go back and split some with it. Then, we'll leave together. For now, let's find a safe place for it to rest. That's the best way. "
Reina was worried about leaving Mr. Crocodile here. She didn't know if it was safe nearby.
Horn looked at Mr. Crocodile and said, "You may not be able to see it, but it's very old. It's about the same age as a human being in his nineties."
Reina was a little surprised.
"It can't be."
"It's true. The reason why the crocodiles are strong is that no matter how old they are, as long as they have a full meal, they can burst out with the power of their prime. So, it gives people the illusion that crocodiles don't have old people. To judge the age of a crocodile, you have to look at its teeth."
Hearing this, Reina turned her head and carefully observed Mr. Crocodile's mouth. It was missing some teeth, and some of them were seriously worn.
"Okay."
In the end, she agreed with Horn's method.
"But, I have to tell it."
After that, Reina walked toward Mr. Crocodile.
"Hey! Wait … Hey ~ "
Horn shook his head, sighed, and followed him.
"What! No! I want to go too! "
Sure enough, as Horn expected, this big fool didn't agree with the idea at all. Just as he scratched his head and felt a headache, Reina suddenly said, "Are you afraid that we won't come back?"
Mr. Crocodile shook his head and said, "No, no, if I don't get the Spring of Eternal Life with my own hands, then everything is meaningless."
He suddenly grabbed his head, knelt down, and cried bitterly.
"He, he can't hold on any longer …"
He finally said the real reason why he came here. The crocodiles have a very long life span, at least three or four hundred years, but the average magic creature doesn't have such a long life span.
When he was injured, he was rescued by a very weak race, the Cotu tribe. It was a rabbit-person who escaped when he heard that his home was destroyed by the boar-people.
During the recovery time, he had been with Mr. Crocodile.
Reina and Horn could imagine what happened next, and it was the same as what they thought.
But the life span of the Cotu tribe was comparable to that of humans …
Mr. Crocodile knew that one day, they would be separated forever, but seeing the other person grow old little by little, and he didn't change, he was afraid. It was like two people who agreed to run together, but the other person ran faster and faster, and he could only watch her back gradually disappear.
So he came here.
"I completely understand your feelings. This world is too unfair. Why can creatures like dragons live for thousands of years, and why can't some creatures live for even a hundred years? It's too unfair."
Horn said angrily.
To Linnai, a hundred years was something that was out of her reach, so she didn't understand how the two of them felt.
However, she still patted her chest and promised to bring back two portions of the Spring of Eternal Life. In the end, Mr. Crocodile compromised. At Horn's suggestion, the two handed their luggage to Mr. Crocodile for safekeeping.
Reina thought that this would reassure Mr. Crocodile, so she put down a lot of things.
"Then let's go, it's time to go to the top."
Horn said.
After saying goodbye to Mr. Crocodile, the two continued to climb the tower and finally came to the entrance at the top.
It was a huge head, very huge. It opened its mouth, and the tongue that stuck out was a huge bridge connecting its throat.
Strangely, there were four bigger colossi standing around. The colossi were holding tridents against the head, and they all had angry expressions on their faces.
The atmosphere was extremely majestic, and for some reason, such a bright place gave Reina a gloomy and terrifying feeling. A chill that pierced the spine came from the bottom of her feet. Her instincts told her that this place was very bad!
However, Horn suddenly turned his head, looked at her and said, "This is the entrance to the top of the Tower of Eternal Life, the underworld."
Horn smiled and said, "We're almost there! This is all thanks to you taking care of those angels. "
"Angels?"
Reina froze for a moment.
"No, I'm talking about the monsters that look like angels."
Horn seemed to have something to hide, and then urged, "Let's go, don't worry about these small things, victory is in front of us."
He excitedly led her towards the entrance.
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