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"boom--"
The heavy stone wall rotated slowly, rubbing against the ground and making a harsh and unpleasant sound.
With a solemn expression, Otilia pushed open the stone wall engraved with the "Pure White Gate" logo, and suddenly a dazzling white light flashed into her pupils.
She subconsciously squinted her eyes, intending to activate the "Insight of the Light" to allow her vision to quickly adapt to the strong light, but she found that no matter how she called upon her spirituality or how she made it fluctuate, it could not have any effect on the outside world.
At the same time, she also noticed that the moment the stone wall was pushed open, the lighting ball floating beside her was instantly extinguished, like a bonfire that was doused with water.
It was as if, in this white light, all spiritual powers...had lost their effect.
So she could only stand there, stay alert, and wait for her eyes to adjust themselves to the strong light environment.
After a few dozen seconds, the vision gradually dimmed, and the whiteness gradually faded away and gathered in the center of the vision. Because of the sudden strong light, everything in sight was covered with a layer of green gauze.
What unfolded before her eyes was a rather spacious stone chamber.
The overall shape is square, about ten meters square, the ground is flat and clean without any debris.
And the only thing that exists in this stone chamber... is the source of white light.
"!"
At this moment, the shock and coldness on Ottilia's face could no longer be maintained. Extreme astonishment emerged from that fair and beautiful face, and the pupils of her blue eyes shrank into a dot.
She saw a door.
Strictly speaking, it is a rectangular frame suspended in mid-air, condensed from pure white light.
The platinum-colored flame was released from the outer periphery of the rectangular door frame-like shape, and it kept burning, rising, and lingering as if it was leaping for joy. Finally, it gradually faded, extinguished, and dissipated three or four meters away from the main body of the pure white door.
Under the endless platinum flames, Ottilia felt for the first time how insignificant her own power was. She would be reduced to ashes if she was even slightly licked by the agile flames.
This is the gap between man and God.
Standing in front of this pure white flaming door, she couldn't help but feel the urge to kneel down and worship. She barely managed to restrain herself from bending her knees and maintaining a standing posture.
what is this?
What is the connection with the great "Pure White Gate"?
Is there anything I can do?
Otilia's mind was full of these questions.
Fortunately, she was strong-willed after all. Even after losing the power of the Soul-Silent Sorcery, she did not completely stop thinking. She immediately adjusted her mindset and began to observe the stone chamber carefully.
Soon, she saw a "Pure White Gate" logo carved on the very high ceiling.
The only difference between this logo and the standard universal version is that in addition to the central rectangle and the surrounding radial lines, the outermost part is framed by a circle of just the right size.
And above this sign, there is a number engraved——
"0".
As a senior deacon directly under the Final Church, Otilia's status and authority were second only to the seven great elders, so she immediately recognized the meaning of the "Pure White Gate" logo with a circular frame:
It represents the "inverted tower" of the final church!
The church of the Last Vatican is located in the center of the headquarters of the Last Kingdom, and the "Inverted Tower" is a huge space dug under the church to store various extremely valuable and rare material resources.
For example, some high-level spiritual items looted from ruins, seeds of edible crops that are not infected by rust... and so on.
The "Inverted Life Tower" is divided into six floors according to the conditions and quality of the materials stored and contained. The lower you go, the more precious and rare the materials contained, and the higher the security standards.
As a senior deacon directly under the Final Church, Otilia has the authority to enter the first five floors of the "Inverted Rebirth Tower". However, she has no right to enter the last and deepest sixth floor.
Only the Grand Elder and the currently vacant Pure White Pope have the authority to enter.
Each floor of the "Inverted Tower" will have the "Pure White Gate" logo with a round frame engraved on the main area, with numbers written on it: "6" represents the first floor, "1" represents the sixth floor, and so on.
So this place... is actually underneath the Final Church Cathedral, inside the "Inverted Tower"? Is the top of my head the headquarters of the Last Kingdom?
And this platinum flame door in front of us is a precious material stored in the "Inverted Rebirth Tower"?
But the problem is...
The number on the ceiling of this stone chamber... is actually "0"? !
There are only six floors in the “Inverted Rebirth Tower”, and the smallest number is “1”, so where does “0” come from!?
Chapter 478: Ruins Shelter (Part )
"Swipe brush-"
The monster, covered with reddish-brown mottled marks, jumped between the trees. Its sharp and huge claws left shocking scars on the gray-white tree trunks, and wood chips flew everywhere.
This monster did not look like a person moving in a prone position. Its two sturdy arms were supported on the ground, and its explosive muscles were so huge that they were deformed.
But the part below the waist was cut off, leaving only a bloody spine that swayed like a tail, maintaining the balance of the entire horrible body.
"Flame's Dawn, Fire Spirit!"
The thin orange-haired girl pointed with her bare hand, and a red-orange light spot lit up in the air more than half a meter in front of her. Then a "pillar of fire" as thick as a bowl gushed out from the bright spot and pierced straight towards the half-bodied ghost that was approaching at a very fast speed.
"boom!--"
The pillar of fire hit the left shoulder of the evil spirit right away, and immediately a scorching flame burst out. The scorching air waves hit the surrounding trees and burned them, leaving behind a large number of charred branches and leaves.
"Puff-"
In the gradually dying firelight, the charred body fell from the top of the tree trunk and smashed heavily on the ground where the tree roots were twisted. The shattered and unrecognizable body was still twitching.
"Sure enough, the evil spirits here are much stronger..."
Hill's face showed a solemn expression. He waved his hand and threw out a fireball as big as his head, which hit the evil ghost that was still showing signs of struggling. The violent explosion completely put an end to the monster.
Her body was surrounded by three nested starlight rings, with countless complex runes and patterns flowing and changing in the gaps between the rings, and the colorful light was shining brightly.
Compared to the amplifying rings that were cast around Julian and the others last night, these three starlight rings were much smaller, with a diameter of just over two meters, and the light they emitted was relatively weaker.
"And the further you go in that direction, the higher the chance of encountering a more powerful demon...
"There is indeed something wrong with this place. I don't know what the coordinates indicated by the 'True Creator' mean, and what the 'Pure White Popes' of all generations are pursuing..."
She muttered a few words with a heavy heart, turned her head and looked to the side, her tone changing to respect and concern:
"Master 105, is it okay for you to keep this magnification?"
Qi Ji held the back of his head with both hands. When he heard Hill talking to him, his face was full of comfort and leisure:
"Oh, don't worry, I won't feel any pressure if it's just you."
"That's it..."
Hill withdrew his gaze and continued to trek towards his destination with Yao Lingwu.
Even while she was on the road, the three circles did not disappear, and always framed her body steadily in the center.
Looking at the petite figure in the long cloak in front of her, she couldn't help but feel a myriad of emotions.
Now the spiritual power enhanced by the three rings is not just three times that of last night, but five times!
With such a multiplier increase, she even felt that apart from the types and complexity of the spells she mastered, she was already on par with the "Mage" in terms of combat capability and output firepower!
One must know that his "real level" was just that of an "apprentice" at the end of his career, two realms behind the mage. How could he have been so easily bridged by 105?!
This strange and extraordinary power is unimaginable, not to mention the "Silent Soul Wizard" system of the Last Kingdom, even if it is combined with the "Mage" system bestowed by the "True Creator"!
Where does 105's ability come from? Is it a power system in the "other world" that he is not aware of, or is it a blessing from the "real creator"?
Hill was totally at a loss to figure it out.
"But... the price of gaining such incredible power is to lose almost all combat ability?"
She recalled the performance of 105 from last night till now, and found that this messenger of the "true creator" had indeed never fought personally even once, and she herself had admitted that she was not good at fighting.
Thinking of this, Hill was a little worried about letting 100wu lead the way. After all, that was the most dangerous position... But she herself could not lock the direction of the destination, and could not take the risk on behalf of 100wu.
So she could only be more vigilant to prevent the cloaked girl in front of her from getting hurt.
Under the effect of the bottle of recovery potion bestowed by the "True Creator", Hill's body was almost tireless. He walked continuously for several hours in the complex and dangerous gray wilderness without stopping for a moment, but he did not feel tired at all.
However, the density of evil spirits in this area is so alarming that one would be attacked by evil spirits almost every ten minutes or so.
Although her strength was infinitely close to that of a "magician" and no casualties had occurred for the time being, this seriously slowed down the group's progress.
"It seems that we won't be able to get there before dark."
Qi Ji looked up at the sky and saw that the gray-white light that penetrated through the weak points of the lead-black clouds was gradually dimming. He was afraid that it would soon be plunged into darkness.
"Master 105, shall we set up camp in the woods and rest?"
Hill asked seriously. Once it gets dark, the environment will become extremely unfavorable to us.
After all, even if he had the spell of night vision, it would consume physical and spiritual strength to use it, while the evil spirits did not need to pay any price to see in the dark.
There are only two of us on our side, and it is unlikely that we can build a decent camp in time... Besides, there are only two of us, and 105 are non-combat auxiliary and technical personnel. It will be useless even if we give them a fortress!
Qi Ji glanced back at her, as if he saw the worry in her heart, and chuckled:
"Don't worry, we'll find shelter a little further ahead."
"what?"
Hill looked at her in confusion, but she didn't explain and just kept walking forward, so Hill tactfully didn't ask any further questions.
The two walked for about another hour. The sky was getting darker and darker, and the light in the field of vision was soon decreasing to the point where the scenery could not be seen with the naked eye.
Along the way, there are more and more trees with reddish-brown rust on their bark... and the area covered by the rust is gradually expanding.
Hill suspected that if he went a little deeper, he would have a chance to see the evil spirits in plant form.
This shows how high the concentration of the rust curse is in this area... She herself didn't feel anything unusual in her body, as if this curse really couldn't infect the human body at all.
After killing several waves of attacking evil spirits, the endless gray-white forest suddenly became sparse, and the view became empty.
In this sparsely wooded area, you can vaguely see a few... collapsed and scattered bricks and stones?
"Hey, is this a ruin?"
Hill reacted immediately.
Chapter 479: Ruins Shelter
Chapter 2 will be updated later.
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"If we walk a few more steps, we can see some relatively intact architectural ruins," Qi Ji said, dragging the rune compass in one hand, "which should serve as our shelter tonight."
"It turns out that the adults have already discovered it!" Hill praised.
Ten minutes later, several relatively well-preserved buildings appeared in front of the two.
"This ruin... must have been quite large before it was abandoned, but now only this much is visible. The rest was either completely weathered and buried, or destroyed in an unknown turmoil in the past."
Hill made a brief observation:
"Preliminary judgment...it has been abandoned for at least a hundred years, right?"
Judging from the shape, height, and size of doors and windows of those buildings that are still intact, the original inhabitants of this ruin should also be humans?
It's a pity that they have endured so many years that she finds it difficult to judge whether the ruins became ruins because the indigenous people migrated collectively for some reason, or were simply wiped out by the harsh environment.
Endless history, endless past, endless glory, dreams and hopes, all that remains are these ambiguous and vague ruins, buried by ashes and sand.
As she was filled with emotion, she first noticed a very tall building with a pointed roof. It looked a bit like a church, with a large structure and solid walls, and a tall and thick wall outside.
However, the iron gate of the wall had long been completely rusted and damaged, while the stone gate of the building itself was well preserved.
"Let's stay here tonight." Qi Ji looked at the church-like building, seemed to have discovered something, and said.
Hill certainly had no objection to the decision of the messenger of the "True Creator". He quickened his pace, took the initiative to walk to the door of the church, and pushed the three-meter-high double doors with both hands.
"Long——"
The double doors that had been sealed for who knows how long were slowly opened one by one, making a thunderous sound as they rubbed against the ground. Dust and the smell of decay poured out from the dark cracks, mixed with the smell of death and decay.
"brush!"
