RNP Chapter 3399: Temple of Death
Chapter 3399: Temple of Death
Chapter 3399: Temple of Death
"I'm looking forward to our next meeting being in a safe and peaceful place, but don't take risks just to run into me."
Xia De reminded her again, and the girl with glasses smiled embarrassedly. It seemed that he knew she would not listen.
"Hero holding the fire, have you found the flame through the secret method in your time?"
Sister Belen also asked at this time. She had just been sitting by the fire without moving, and because Shad couldn't see her eyes, he thought she was meditating.
Xia De shook his head regretfully:
"I tried to sense the flames near the snowy mountain, but it was similar to the situation in the wilderness. I could sense that the flames were in that area, but I couldn't tell their exact location. My nun said that the flames were probably in a seal somewhere, so we are still looking."
Sister Belen nodded slightly, without commenting on it. Finally, Miss Liad held the beagle that seemed to like her very much, and whispered to Xia De:
"Can I really leave here?"
"If something unexpected happens, remember to sincerely repent and apologize. As for other things, I will do my best to help you. But I still hold the same view as before. The great ones should not care much about what you did, and even if there is a punishment, they will not pay special attention to you.
If God doesn't want you to leave, then most likely He won't let all of us leave. You are just included."
Shade took Miss Violet's hand and said:
"After all, tomb robbing is not a serious job. Don't do this kind of thing again after you get out this time."
Miss Liad nodded quickly. She had offended the "God of the Grave" and she didn't even dare to approach the cemetery anymore.
Xia De then remembered that she had said last time that her sister still needed her financial support to go to school, so she looked at the Witch Emperor beside her. The sixteen-year-old girl could tell what Xia De meant just from the look in her eyes:
"No problem, it's just the support for two people. Although the level is a bit low, the experience and knowledge about tombs and exploration is still useful."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
The flaxen-haired girl hurriedly stood up and thanked her, but Miss Violet just nodded slightly and didn’t say much.
"Speaking of which, Shade, what have you been up to lately? Is there anything I can help with?"
She asked Xia De again, looking at the cat lying on Xia De's lap:
"Before we set off for the destination, please tell me your recent story in one last breath. Just keep it brief. I know you are worried about the time paradox."
"recent."
The scent of perfume on Miss Violet's flesh puppet is the same as her own, but she definitely didn't bring any perfume with her when she came to the Gravestone Wasteland this time, so the smell is very faint.
"Recently, I have been looking for the snowy mountains near the First Flame, waiting for a wonderful drama to be performed. However, the actors have not been decided yet, and there is no script yet. I am waiting for the protagonist of this drama to appear. Now I only know one of the actors, and she is actively preparing."
"Isn't that clear?"
Theresa couldn't help but say, and Shade nodded:
"A very good fortune teller around me said that the script might be related to a miracle left by a certain god. It is a combination of seven small stories. One of them involves resurrection from the dead, but it didn't work."
That is the story of the sixth day—
[On the sixth day, the poor mother brought her dead child to see the gods in a cave at night. She longed for a miracle of resurrection by the fire, but the gods did not give her such a fate. Instead, they helped the mother bury the child.]
"In fact, it is still possible to succeed in resurrecting from the dead."
Miss Liad, who was by the fire, said, and seeing that everyone was looking at her in surprise, she put the beagle she was holding by the fire and let it lie next to its mother:
"I know that the worlds of the living and the dead are strictly isolated. I also know that if the dead really were to be resurrected, it would not represent a miracle but a disaster. But there is one exception, and it is related to the gods here."
She spoke very cautiously, and even Violet was curious about what she would say:
"The god of the grave is the guardian of the grave. What does this have to do with the resurrection of the dead?"
Miss Liad carefully explained:
"For us witches, it is very easy to judge whether a person is dead or not. Whether the soul is still there and whether the mental power is still active are all evidence. But for ordinary people with a larger base, it is difficult for them to judge whether a person is really dead or just pretending to be dead.
In the past, there were many cases where buried people crawled out of their graves by themselves, or suddenly opened their eyes during the mourning ceremony. Ordinary people thought it was a miracle, but some knowledgeable people knew that it was just a state of suspended animation. In some areas, there is a tradition of keeping the body for seven days to prevent the living from being discovered in a state of suspended animation.
She pointed to the ground:
“The God of the Grave is the guardian of the grave and also the guardian of the dead. If there is a living person in the coffin being buried, and the resting ceremony of this great person happens to be performed, then the living person will be immediately ejected from the coffin and wake up.
This is not a blessing from the gods, but the god of the grave does not accept the invasion of the living into his world. Therefore, this is considered by ordinary people without knowledge to be a resurrection of the dead. "
"So why weren't we bounced straight back into the real world?"
Theresa held her face in her hands, but it was obvious that being placed in a coffin was not the same as entering this land of the dead.
The "resurrection of the dead" that Miss Liard mentioned is of course not "resurrection of the dead" in the strict sense. Strict resurrection of the dead should be a soul that has reached the end and is pulled back to the real world. Shade has only seen two such examples, Ms. Marilyn Handel who was exchanged by Joy Barton, and Rust Edwards who was exchanged by his own brother.
"Among the followers of the God of the Grave, there are indeed magic arts related to detecting the dead."
Sister Belen also joined the conversation at this time:
"But the God of the Grave is, after all, a god who protects the dead. Among this god's magic, there are very few that are related to the living."
The underground space where the five people are currently located should be part of an underground mausoleum. According to the hound, almost all large mausoleums underground in the Tombstone Wasteland can be connected to each other. After observing the surroundings, Miss Liad believes that the current location is the main tomb chamber of this underground mausoleum.
The Hound did not recommend that people explore underground, and Shade and the witches certainly had no intention of doing so. He knew very well that if he really entered the huge world under the wasteland, he would most likely come into direct contact with the deepest secrets related to the god.
But now the most important thing is to send the girls away first. His "safe time" is almost up. If there is a chance later, he can turn around and come back.
They did not rest here for too long. After recovering the physical strength lost along the way and a little of their spirits, they set out together to face the last leg of the journey.
After passing through the narrow corridor of the tomb, they soon came out of an ordinary-looking tomb. Since they were returning to the surface from underground, they did not need to use a shovel to open the sealed tomb entrance.
Looking into the distance at this time, the dark shadow of the Temple of Death was already standing in the depths of the mist. That was their final destination.
The boat was called out again, carrying them quickly towards the shadow. The boat slid on the mist that was like the calm water surface. Everyone was very nervous, but they did not encounter any attacks during the rest of the journey.
The buildings in the fog became clearer and clearer. All the people on the boat stood up and looked there solemnly. Even the cat looked over there curiously.
Black iron fences surrounded the temple building, and gray mist flowed between the ancient metals like the falling curtains of the dead.
The entire temple inside the fence looks like a living thing growing out from deep in the earth. There are no lines or runes on the surface of the wall, but the cracks caused by years of erosion are enough to prove its antiquity.
The area of the temple building does not seem to be very large, and it does not have the grand style of the temple that Shade imagined. Compared with the current concert hall in Vestal Forest and the former Temple of Time, this temple of the god of death is even a little shabby.
But although it occupies a small area, the feeling it gives to the people on the boat when it appears in the field of vision is in no way inferior to any scenery in this wilderness.
The ancient temple has stood here for who knows how many tens of thousands of years. The horror and weirdness of death and the sacredness and solemnity of the gods are perfectly integrated in this kingdom of the dead.
The building itself had a strange power. Staring at it, Shade even had the illusion that his soul was about to leave his body and become a real dead person. Then he realized belatedly:
"Approaching this temple itself will result in instant death."
Fortunately, everyone here has a very high resistance to instant death. Even Miss Liad, who is at the lowest level, has a resistance to instant death far exceeding the normal level of the same level because of her profession.
The boat stopped when it was still some distance away from the fence outside the temple, because a clearly visible gravel path appeared in the wilderness where there was no road before. They walked along the path between the tombstones and arrived in front of the fence after more than 30 steps.
This temple of the ancient god seems to have merged with the wasteland. When you look at it from a distance, you can feel a sense of oppression, but when you get closer, it feels like just an ordinary building.
Miss Violet said that the "iron" fences seemed to be made of soul gold, and Miss Liad prayed at a rapid speed. The hounds snuggled together and followed Shad. Theresa looked at the building inside the fence with a shocked look on her face, and Sister Belen said nothing.
The fence gate at the entrance is in the shape of a stone arch. The style of the arch is simple, but it has the holy emblem of the [Ancient God of Death].
As for the gate itself, it was locked with a black chain and a large metal lock. Theresa originally wanted to ask Shade if his lock-picking ability could open this kind of lock, but she didn't expect Shade to pick up the shovel on his back and hit the chain hard -
Bang!