The sun is high

The last few rat priests and guards have been compressed in a small corner. As the power of the running rats continues to increase, there are only a few rats that can be dispatched and commanded by the rat priests, and along with a large number of rat tides As they continued to advance, they lost their final space to struggle.

Although one deadly spell after another is still cleaning up the surrounding rat swarms, with the support of the running rats and the tough orders issued by General Bernhardt, the boundless rat tide gradually converges into a terrifying The huge waves swallowed up the mutated plants in the garden, devoured the corpses of the dead defenders, assimilated and cleared away the rats as the last line of defense, and then stepped on the dark green flames released by the rat priests and Those scurrying dark electric lights were advancing towards the magic barrier built by multiple priests.

When the blind rats died and disappeared, they created large clouds of dense magical mist. These thick white fogs floated, almost completely blocking the vision of a large area.

However, it was outside this floating magical mist that Weilin, who had escaped from the entanglement of the plants with the help of the rats, regained her footing. In the Law Committee, all spellcasters must learn compulsorily. , the engraved special magic began to be quickly constructed.

The magical "brain spikes" specially used for targeting enemy spellcasters and for continuous protection rituals were constructed in the blink of an eye. With the completion of the two magic lines, a translucent spike with a magic capacity far exceeding the usual was created. With Weilin's will, she stabbed towards the deepest part of the thick fog.

The moment she hit the target, she felt as if her head had hit something hard - this was the inevitable result of the "Brain Spike" magic, because the essence of this magic was to use The caster's magic and spirit directly collide with the target!

However, the results of this initiative are very significant.

Although several of the rat priests were still pouring out their magic, the individual responsible for maintaining the protective ritual was temporarily stunned when he suffered the "brain spike". At this time, the rat swarm Finally finding a breakthrough point, the running rat that had arrived nearby did not miss this opportunity. Although it did not understand magic, it could find the weakest point of the enemy's defense through its own instinct.

It lightly jumped over a ring of green fire that spread close to the ground. Before it landed, three long tails with sharp barbs and sinister magic were twisted together, like a spiral sword. Stab hard at the point in its field of vision where the magic barrier is the most fragile and thin.

The protection was completely broken.

Shuge did not take advantage of this opportunity to shoot Hound's Fang bullets at the gathered targets. Although in this case, one bullet was enough to kill them all, there are currently only two Hound's Fang bullets left. , only two of the wolf fang tattoos on his wrists are still colorful.

There is no way to refill these bullets in a short period of time, so he must leave a margin for other enemies and accidents that may appear next.

Now, his attention has been completely attracted by his summons.

After devouring the blessings from the gods in the bodies of multiple rat guards and priests, the magic power in the running rat reached its peak again, and this time, the changes were no longer limited to the expansion and growth of the body. Through the interaction between the two sides, With the magical connection between them, Xiuge successfully captured a strange idea of ​​his summoned object among the extremely confusing messages.

It feels a little itchy on the head.

In fact, Shuge did see that there seemed to be some strange lights and shadows on Snicki's head, but the magic mist kept shaking, so Shuge couldn't see clearly.

Soon, as the second "brain acupuncture" hit the target, the rats swarmed these last resisters, and the blessings of the gods in their bodies were naturally ruthlessly taken away by Snitch.

After receiving Xiuge's order, the Running Rat immediately returned to his side. It was obviously very uncomfortable, and its thoughts and ideas were also very disordered. It was obvious that those forces were having a continuous impact on it.

Shuge saw that Snitch was constantly "scratching" his head with his claws and tail, and on both sides of his head, there were vaguely "growing" two translucent magic horns...

So Shuge quickly stopped Snicki's movements. He carefully observed the style of the two horns and found that these were the strange features unique to the Mother Goddess of the Earth.

However, these two horns are not entities. They seem to be just some kind of phantom condensed by a high concentration of magic power. Snitch's claws and tail can even pass through them, and the fur connecting the two horns is It is still smooth and smooth, and there is no abnormality.

"You'd better leave it alone."

Weilin walked over on the path in the garden. She handed over the revolver that Shuge had thrown down before. At the same time, she suggested: "I don't know much about the subject of magical creatures, but at present, it seems that it It should be in a very 'critical' period, and any misstep may cause some irreversible damage."

After listening to Wei Lin's words, Xiuge had no choice but to forcefully issue orders to the running rat that kept moving around, and then used two ordinary tricks on it that could suppress the senses in a short period of time, so that it could It barely calmed down, but even so, its constantly wagging tail showed that it didn't really feel comfortable at the moment, and that force was constantly stimulating it.

The entire underground garden has been completely destroyed, and as the running rats relaxed their suppression on the level of power, the rats that were forcibly drawn over have now stopped. They either stay in place blankly, or fight with each other. His own kind burrowed into the inconspicuous darkness together, and only some of the rats that had been completely assimilated by the power came closer again.

Xiuge was very satisfied with the results of this "incorporation", but unfortunately, this was already the limit of the number of rats that Snicki could control. If all the rats in the entire underground world could be controlled and absorbed by it, Then Shuge is equivalent to having a terrifying army of rats.

He refilled the revolver with bullets, then put it on his back, patted the blood-stained clothes on his body, and looked up at the huge cave at the end of the underground garden.

Xiuge did not think that the battle was completely over, because he felt that the defense in the underground garden was somewhat weak. The power of the rat priests and guards was not as strong as imagined, and the magic power in their bodies was even a little empty, like It was like something had taken it away.

"We found no trace of any other family members."

Alexandra's voice came slowly: "We can't be sure whether they have completely 'disappeared' or... something else happened."

"You'll find out once you go in and take a look."

Xiuge took a look at the huge cave in front of him that exuded a wild atmosphere: "No matter what, the core of the secret ritual is inside. Even if it comes, we can't go back."

Upon hearing this, Wei Lin's expression immediately became subtle.

She always felt that there was something wrong with this sentence, as if if she said it, she would suffer some unspeakable and strange misfortune.

However, at this time, Xiuge had already taken the lead towards the darkness. She sighed helplessly, picked up the magic crystal to replenish her magic power, and followed quickly.

…

On both sides of the entrance to the cave, there were two stone statues with very vague images. Xiuge looked at them carefully and concluded that the two stone statues should actually be two guards. However, due to the age, the details of the stone statues were unclear. It was already difficult to see clearly. Even the face was only a vague outline. It was impossible to tell whether the two stone statues depicted humans or the kind of mice that once believed in the Mother Goddess of the Earth.

And just as Xiuge had guessed before, what was set up here was not a real cave at all, but a hall with the entrance door disguised as a cave.

You could even call it a small temple.

Because here, he saw many structures that were impossible to use in conventional buildings, such as huge stone pillars and ceilings made of a mixture of magic crystals and ordinary stones. They were transported from somewhere and directly embedded in the walls. A huge mural...

To use his own past professional words, everything here obviously carries a "narrative" function.

Every detail, every structure and part has not been wasted. Their age is so old that no one can identify it. Both Shuge and Xiuge can smell an ancient atmosphere in it that does not belong to today's human civilization. This kind of The breath is somewhat similar to the scene Xiuge experienced in the dream of the rats.

"It's spectacular."

Weilin looked at everything around her greedily, and she was so excited that she jumped a little.

She can be sure that all the traces in this mysterious hall are important evidence that can shock and shock the entire past history of Van En. Those traces will not deceive people. Any professional magic scholar only needs to take a second look or look at them. When they use the magic for trace identification, they will definitely find that the age of these stone pillars and murals has far exceeded the limits of human understanding of the past, and this discovery can deduce an inevitable result.

That is to say, before the humans of Van En took a firm foothold and learned to record history, there had been one or more highly developed and extremely prosperous civilizations, and these civilizations must have been the source of the lost magical knowledge.

Xiuge was also observing everything around him.

Just like all the intelligent civilizations he knew, the builders who originally built these stone pillars left images of various shapes on their surfaces. They were definitely not human. Some were like wild beasts in the forest, and some were tiny. Just like house mice, there are also some that have the characteristics of multiple known magical creatures at the same time... But without exception, they all obviously have extraordinary intelligence, they have gorgeous clothes, and they have all kinds of utensils in their hands. or weapons.

The further you go, the fewer the number of stone pillars.

And the animal carvings on the surface of the stone pillars have gradually become more concrete - they are no longer a mixture of various land animals, but are gradually becoming the same.

Shuge began to find familiar animal images.

Cat, dog, cow or deer.

Of course, lizards and snakes can also be seen.

"The murals depict various animals... I have never seen any of them, but I can see that they are similar to some of the animals in Van En today."

Wei Lin lowered her voice, as if she was worried about waking up the residents in these ancient paintings: "Dragon lizards, earth dragons and snakes, their images have not changed much. Maybe there is a blood relationship between them?"

"These animals are all facing the same direction. It looks like they are coming to worship the gods. They don't interfere with each other, and they are special..."

Wei Lin hesitated, but still said the word: "Pious?"

Xiuge agreed with the other party's statement and responded: "Judging from the name and title, Mother Earth is an important object of belief for all land animals and civilizations. It is completely understandable that such murals appear. Perhaps the painter at that time wanted to It shows the state of countless animals worshiping Mother Earth in ancient times."

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pointed to the stone pillar beside him: "The carvings on the stone pillars are different from those in the murals. These images are obviously individuals from certain civilizations. They should all have their own language and characters, and have established their own Tribes and even nations.”

Wei Lin glanced at the distribution of stone pillars thoughtfully, and then asked: "The deeper you go, the fewer the number?"

"That's right."

Xiuge nodded lightly: "As if to express closeness and distance, these images that can be carved on stone pillars have a higher status than the animals in the murals, and the further in, they are different from the gods they believe in. The closer they are, the higher the status of the country and tribe..."

As he spoke, Xiuge quickened his pace and walked to the front of these stone pillars. He saw an extremely tall pillar standing alone here, and on it were carved many rats.

Priests wearing bone helmets, rat warriors armed with various weapons, other rats domesticated for various purposes... Just by looking at this pillar, you can barely catch a glimpse of the world that is mainly composed of rats. The richness and complexity of civilization.

Snitch followed Shuge quietly. While enduring the "itch" on his head, he raised his head and blankly observed the familiar and unfamiliar images on the stone pillars. When it saw that When being attacked by the three-tailed giant rat as a war beast, it became obviously a little excited and let out a series of chirping sounds.

"Look hard, study hard...this is your goal, you know?"

Xiuge smiled and warned, then turned his head and looked into the deepest part of the hall through the magic vision of the messenger in the mirror.

He saw that in the middle of the innermost wall of the hall, there was an open door. It was dark and lightless. Even with the help of the Mirror Messenger, he could not see anything.

But he was convinced that that was the destination.