Chapter 249 Danger, Opportunity
Crown and the other man were bent over, leaning on their knees with their hands, breathing heavily.
The straight-line distance from here to the crater is not far, but both of them have consumed a lot of physical strength and energy.
The evil in this polluted land is obviously different from the evil god that Crown encountered in York Town. York Town showed strong spiritual pollution, while the spiritual pollution here is not very strong, but it can give people strong psychological hints.
The creatures that set foot on this land move closer to the crater and absorb its vitality. The vitality of the organisms in this area is also lost very quickly.
The purpose of the evil god of Yorktown is to distort living things and transform them into servants of the evil god. The evil creatures here suck the marrow out of their prey's bones and devour everything they have.
Fortunately, Clown believed that the creature was far from reaching the level of an evil god, otherwise they would have been turned into dust after close contact with the meteorite.
Looking at the gradually changing terrain boundary in front of him, Clown's breathing gradually became even, and his consumed strength began to slowly recover.
"How are you now? Can you walk?"
Nick shook his head and responded breathlessly: "I need to recover for a while."
He took out a bottle of holy water and drank it, then lay down without any image: "Just now I felt that if I lay down I would never be able to stand up again, but now I don't have that feeling anymore.
What should we do next? The airship crashed and we couldn't contact the Archbishop in time."
I thought today's mission was an exploration mission with relatively low risk, but I didn't expect it to turn into a life-and-death escape in the end.
"It seems that the monster hidden in the meteorite has no ability to walk on its own and can only move around in this abnormal area. So don't worry about it for now. Just hold on and wait for help."
Klauen sat on the ground and summoned a golden wall. When he released the golden light, he felt a lot of feedback and now he had to confirm the actual situation.
[Golden Light Mantra: 53173/100000; Level 2]
Fortunately, it was not a complete failure. I consumed a large amount of Sunfire Fluid and increased my proficiency by more than 3,000 points. Although I took a great risk, I finally got out alive.
Unfortunately, the airship crew and the two accompanying priests became food for the evil creatures for unknown reasons.
Crown found a shadowy spot, crossed his legs, and began to visualize the Golden Light Mantra.
He cleared his mind and looked at the bright moon. Then he found that there were many more points of light of different colors above the full moon, like snowflakes that could not be cleared from a TV, accompanied by a "crackling" noise.
'The influence of that thing has not yet ended.'
Enlightenment came to his mind, and Crown lost his mind to visualize. They were not far away from the meteorite now, so they could not relax at all. They had to get away from it as soon as possible and then try to get rid of its influence.
He opened his eyes and prepared to call Nick to leave immediately.
He saw that Nick had sat up, staring at the crystallized and twisted grass in a daze.
He took a step forward and checked his teammate's eyes. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other person's eyes remained rational.
Nick sighed slightly, pointed ahead and said:
"I was given a psychological hint just now. Fanny is calling me to enter it again.
After I got rid of this suggestion, I checked my condition and found that I was spiritually polluted, not seriously but very hidden. You also felt this pollution, right?"
"Yes, let's go, leave as soon as possible, the farther the better."
I don’t know if it’s because they will be psychologically influenced when they get close to this area, or if they are affected because they have been marked by evil creatures, but in any case, the farther they run, the safer they will be.
The two determined the direction and left quickly.
A funnel-shaped band of light rose in the crater.
The light bands rolled and twisted, showing different colors every second. The branches of the crystallized tree also lit up with colorful phosphorescence, which was magnificent and evil.
As Crown and the other person walked further away, the light band returned to the meteorite, and all the strange phenomena immediately disappeared without a trace, as if everything just now was just a dream.
Crown and his companion ran wildly all the way, and the trampled weeds and thorns told of someone who had just passed by.
The two men came to the mining area, entered and asked for two war horses.
Watt, the person in charge of the mining area, was full of confusion. He wondered what the two bishops were doing to make him so embarrassed.
The bishops' hair and faces were covered with a layer of dust that shone in different colors. Their clothes were also dirty, and their pants were torn by something.
Crown described the topography and plant features of the meteorite area and instructed, "Pass the order on. A strong pollution source has been found in the southwest of the mining area. No one is allowed to enter that polluted area."
"As you command, sir."
Watt realized that the bishops had gone to the contaminated area. What he never expected was that two bishops were almost killed by the source of pollution.
"We must take it seriously, that area is very dangerous."
Nick gave another warning, and then the two bishops mounted their horses and marched towards the city of Hamers.
After returning to the central church of Sanctuary, Nick said, "I'm going to prepare the purification ceremony and praise the Lord of Fire. We still have a few copies of the high-level materials stored. I'll find two for you."
Clown shook his head: "Not for now."
He wanted to try to use the Golden Light Mantra to remove the pollution first, maybe he would get some unexpected results.
"Okay, if you need anything just let me know. I'm going to prepare for the ceremony."
Nick knew that his friend had a special physique and could make potions to remove pollution, so he didn't say much.
The two separated, and Crown returned to his room, sinking his consciousness into the sea of consciousness.
As he expected, there were countless phosphorescent spots in his sea of consciousness, and these spots were constantly approaching the three "stars" in his sea of consciousness.
There are more or less some light spots attached to the hourglass and the fire cube.
The only thing that was not contaminated was the gold and silver crystal ball representing the Golden Light Mantra. The crystal ball radiated two different lights, and the phosphorescent spots that were close to it were slowly purified.
If we leave that highly polluted area, we will not suffer from continued pollution, and perhaps we can achieve self-purification simply by relying on the will of light.
Clown breathed a sigh of relief, as this proved that he was not completely defenseless against the unknown evil creature inside the meteorite.
It's still too weak. If I had the strength of a silver level, or a Sun Thunder Seal, I might be able to inflict serious damage on that evil creature.
Crown rubbed his temples to relieve his tired spirit, and then began to visualize the Golden Light Mantra.
The bright moon shone silently, and those phosphorescent dots came to disturb him again. He suppressed his discomfort and continued to visualize...
Two hours later, Crown finished his meditation, stood up, stretched his arms and legs, and took a short rest.
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Now when he visualized, the colorful phosphorescent spots had decreased a little, and each time he completed a cycle of visualization, he would feel some warm current spreading into his body.
He summoned a golden wall and checked his proficiency in the Golden Light Spell, and found that it had reached 53,489 points.
Yes, two hours of visualization will increase my proficiency by more than 200 points compared to normal circumstances. If I can ensure my own safety and go to the polluted area once a day, my proficiency in the Golden Light Mantra will increase rapidly.
The contaminated area was dangerous, but it might also be an opportunity. Crown began to think about the possibilities.
The Sun Thunder Seal requires warm jade, which cannot be obtained in a short period of time, so the most realistic option is to advance to silver.
He still had some molten fire potions in his hand, and taking sun essence could also improve his proficiency in breathing techniques. He felt that it would not be difficult to raise his flaming breath to the critical point in a short period of time.
When a creature advances to silver, it will gain all-around improvement and should be able to fight against the evil creatures in the meteorite.
Crown decided to wait for the Archbishop to come and test the depth of the evil before executing his plan.
Before that, he only needed to use up the molten potion in his hand.
Having determined the goal, his body relaxed a lot. He continued to visualize the Golden Light Mantra, first purifying the pollution remaining in his body, and then swallowing the proficiency that came to his mouth.
. . . .
Rhine City, Holy Flame Cathedral.
Flanders stood at the window, watching the people hurrying by in the church.
On the day when the strange astronomical phenomenon occurred, he dispatched two airships to participate in the search.
One of the airships has returned. After discovering the contaminated area from afar, they came back immediately to report. The area is 120 kilometers away from Rhine City, in a remote mountainous area.
Another airship headed for Hammers, which was closer to Rhine City, but no news came back.
Two days have passed and they will get assistance from Hammers City, so there is no reason for anything to go wrong.
He tried to comfort himself, but the archbishop's foreboding feeling grew stronger.
Unable to wait here any longer, Flanders called his personal guard and ordered:
"Notify all bishops who remain in the city to come to an emergency meeting."
"As you wish, Archbishop."
Soon, all the bishops who could be present gathered in the church meeting room.
Flanders stood up and said in a deep voice: "My dear bishops, after the strange astronomical phenomenon occurred in the early morning two days ago, I immediately dispatched two airships..."
He briefly explained his arrangements and subsequent feedback, and then said, "I will go to Hamers City immediately. During my absence, Cavendish and Daniel will jointly take charge of the church affairs."
Savazzi stood up and said, "Archbishop, I am willing to go with you, so that I can have more people to take care of me."
Flanders shook his head. If his guess was correct, a third-level transcendent would not be able to help much.
"I can do it alone. Please maintain order in Rhine City."
After arranging everything, Flanders left immediately.
Cavendish was a little worried. His son-in-law was working in Hamers City, and he didn't know if he was safe. If he got into trouble, his daughter...
As the sun sets, the roar of airships fills the sky above Hammers City.
In the office, Nick was delighted, thinking that reinforcements had finally arrived!
Crown also heard the noise of the airship. After he finished the visualization cycle and walked out of the room, he found Nick waiting at the door.
"Let's go to the landing field. It must be the Archbishop.
Now we can know what kind of monster is lurking there."
(End of this chapter)