Whispering Verse

The stranger sighed. He felt that his biggest feeling during his adventure in the first three months of 1854 was not that he knew the power of the earth, but that he understood love and marriage.

When foreigners are in their hometown, let alone getting married, they don’t even understand what love is. After coming to this world, he understood love under the guidance of Luvia. And I saw so many stories in the Randall Valley, and at the end, I met my first friends again. He had many things to say to Luvia, to Dorothy, to Lesia. By the end of the night, he wanted to go see the sunset with them and talk about the meaning of life.

Of course, as for the meaning of life and the feelings of love, we still have to wait until we have nothing to do before thinking about it. At this time, there is no extra time for Xia De to waste.

In the entire main tomb, except for the astonishingly large coffin and stone tablet in the center, the only remaining movable item is the key placed in the center of the top of the coffin.

Since Sister St. Perry said that Mr. Lyman left Shad a gift, it must be this key.

After picking up the ordinary-looking stone key, Shade's senses almost immediately noticed that there was a keyhole on the wall opposite the entrance to the tomb.

It is quite strange to say that with Shade and Iluna's perception ability, it is impossible not to detect the abnormal keyhole in such a relatively small space. But it was only when Shade picked up the key that he could feel the existence of the keyhole.

Not only that, when Shade touched the key itself, he also felt that this ordinary stone key was also confirming himself.

[If you are not the one who touches the key, the key will have no power. This is a special item created by relying on the magic of the Butterfly God. 】

"She" reminded softly, and Shade immediately thought that only the power of the old gods who were proficient in illusions could perfectly hide the keyhole.

So Shade and Iluna went to the deepest part of the tomb and inserted the key into the keyhole. After a click, a door popped open in the wall.

The space behind the door is not very large. It looks like a naturally formed underground cave. The only thing that exists in the cave is a spring filled with black mud.

"This is."

The girl with long brown hair was startled and hurriedly pulled Shade back a step:

"Crazy Earth? No, the power is stronger than any Crazy Earth we have encountered. Is this the entrance to the Heart of the Earth?"

Iluna keenly sensed the most original power of the earth. When she even took the initiative to listen, she once again heard the irregular and huge heartbeat that could only be heard in a deep meditation state.

"It seems as I thought. Before his death, Mr. Lyman and his wife made their cemetery the only guardian of the physical world's normal entrance to the Heart of the Earth."

Feeling the vague attraction of divinity, he looked back at the sarcophagus:

"Is this a gift? If I hadn't come here in person, I'm afraid the intruder would have to face more than just illusions."

Iluna immediately thought of the scene of the coffin exploding and undead creatures jumping out of it, and she frowned slightly:

"Judging from your last description of the Stone Mirror Demon Goethe, its combat effectiveness is not weaker than that of the Guardian. I am afraid that for so many years, I have never faced the Guardian head-on, not only because I prefer to play conspiracies, but also because the only The entrance, even it cannot be safely entered.

Yes, for so many years, the legend of the Heart of the Earth in Randall Valley has been circulating. The location of the Night Temple is not very hidden. The way to enter here is to reach the top of the mountain. It is not completely impossible to find it, but I have never heard of it. Someone has entered, and even the guardians may not be able to pass through here safely. "

"If you explain it this way, it makes sense that the crazy land in the cave was not solved by the guardians when Miss Benanis and I first came. They usually do not use this passage to enter and exit at all. From the heart of the earth.”

Shade said.

Iluna also looked at the coffin with great admiration:

"Although it relied on the power of the old gods, this matter was, after all, led by an ordinary man in the Fifth Era. It is really amazing. If his deeds can be known to people, our church will at least give him a posthumous canon. of honor.”

"The God of Butterflies: Thousand-Eyed Phantom Butterflies."

Shade thought more. It was obvious that the power of the old god was inextricably related to the ancient god [Mother Goddess of the Earth]. But it happened that her dependents followed the man back to the material world, and it happened that after her death, her dependents became the guardians of the Heart of the Earth.

It is difficult to say whether there is a possibility of deliberate arrangement by God. But if you think about it this way, a series of events in the Fifth Age [Worm Cave] had a different meaning from the beginning. Therefore, Shade did not intend to consider this possibility, because even if the guess was verified, it would not cause any Impact.

"The message Luvia gave me didn't make it clear, but can we really enter here with just the two of us?"

Iluna asked worriedly. The worry was naturally because of what the black mud represented:

"If it's not enough for the two of us to enter, then you can go alone. I'll be waiting here for you. You don't have to worry about me."

"It seems that Luvia didn't tell you what I gained in the fifth era."

As he spoke, Shade took out the stone box he carried with him. After opening it, the black stone was trembling slightly.

"It senses the true nature of the Heart of the Earth. This stone is much more useful than the stones we each hold."

"This is. Oh, you actually got this! Not long ago, Mr. Granger told me that the fragments of the Heart of the Earth are difficult to collect. Look, the church also gave me a small fragment. The small fragment is not Be aware of the heart of the earth.”

Iluna said, taking out the small bottle containing the stone. Shade also had a smaller fragment in his hand, which was given to him by the Guardian.

"So, the church wants you to master the power of the earth?"

Shade asked, and Iluna nodded sadly:

"Yes, but unfortunately I don't seem to have much talent."

"She" seemed to smile in Shade's ear.

"However, the power of the fragments of the Heart of the Earth can cure the symptoms of petrification caused by the filth flowing out of the earth. It is the same perfect treatment as the elixir made with your Holy Grail, but it requires the power of the fragments to be permanently consumed."

Iluna carefully collected her pieces:

"So when the Holy See gave me the fragment, it also meant giving me a chance."

"Since small fragments cannot trigger the power of the earth, what about large fragments?"

Shade asked again, gesturing to Eluna to touch the black stone in the stone box. Iluna then reached out and touched it. At the moment of contact, golden light burst out from her fingertips and the surface of the stone. Unfortunately, Iluna still could not break through herself:

"It still feels a little worse, but the power contained in these fragments is indeed not comparable to that of small stones."

"That's why I asked Luvia to inform you to come here too."

As he said that, Shade stretched out his hand to her:

"Let's go together. The power of this stone is beyond my imagination. It can protect more than just me."

"Oh well."

The two held hands together, and then jumped into the dark spring together.

Shade had the experience of jumping into black mud before, but this time he did not encounter the same dark and suffocating feeling as last time. He and Iluna grabbed the black stone at the same time, and the stone began to emit a dazzling golden light after they were stained with black mud.

Not only that, when the two people completely entered the black mud, the stone became heavier and heavier, so that the two people holding the stone gradually seemed to be dragged downwards by the stone.

The golden transparent shield repels the black mud around it and protects the sinking two people. In the process of sinking, Shade's spatial perception told him that they were not going downward in a spatial sense, but passing through a special environment that could not be explained by his current knowledge. They were moving in the same direction as in space. Move deeper into the center of the earth.

The whole process didn't take long, not even a minute. The two people, keeping their heads down, feet up, and holding the heavy stone with both hands, saw the fiery red light appearing deeper.

The desire for divinity in Shade's heart had now reached a level that was almost beyond his control. He knew that what he wanted was ahead of him.

The fiery red light got bigger and bigger, and after breaking through that layer of light, the two people who fell from the sky fell together on the hot and hard ground.

"oh!"

Iluna covered her head and supported the ground to stand up, but immediately felt that her hands were almost burned.

He and Shade helped each other stand up, and then looked at the scene in front of them in surprise with him.

Simply put, this is a magma lake in the center of the earth.

Above the head is a dark rock formation with stalactites hanging upside down, and in front of it is a completely enclosed magma lake in the center of the earth. The magma lake is surrounded by a circle of standing stones about ten meters above the magma level. This is also where Shade and Iluna appeared.

Fiery red magma, or a substance that looks similar to magma, is surging in the lake in the center of the earth, and the high heat it brings constantly impacts the two people wearing winter clothes.

The loud noises shocked the soul, and the strange fiery red light made the eyes and brain feel uncomfortable at the same time.

In addition to vision and hearing, what had a more serious impact on Shade and Iluna was the power of the magma lake itself. Just feeling that ancient and stable power with your heart makes your whole body feel like it's about to turn into stone. The scenery created by ancient power and natural power makes the mortal body instinctively want to prostrate and worship.