Chapter 296 These statues are actually made of living people
The three of them walked forward cautiously for about an incense stick of time, and then they saw some ruins scattered on the ground. Judging from the remaining huge stone pillars and exquisite carvings, this place should have once been a magnificent building complex.
In this ruin, there are many strange-shaped "statues".
Most of these statues are human-shaped, with various shapes. Some are running, some are kneeling and praying, and some are holding weapons high. But without exception, each of them has an expression of extreme fear and pain on their face, which is so lifelike that it is creepy.
"These statues...the carvings are incredibly lifelike." Chu Xuanyi approached the nearest "statue" and marveled. "Look at the expression on the face, the texture of the muscles, they're just like real people. It's just that the material looks a bit strange, gray."
As he spoke, he reached out his hand to touch it.
"Don't touch it." Xiao Yu's cold voice stopped him in time.
Ah Jiu, who had been following quietly behind, tugged at the corner of Xiao Yu's clothes and whispered, "Brother Xiong Xiong, they are not stones."
"It's not a stone." Chu Xuanyi was stunned for a moment, then his face changed suddenly as if he thought of something.
He pulled out a sharp dagger from his sleeve and carefully scraped the arm of the "statue".
A layer of grayish-white stone powder was scraped off, revealing the skin texture underneath, which was completely lifeless and as stiff as rock.
"This... this isn't petrification." Chu Xuanyi's voice trembled. He looked at the hundreds of "statues" scattered across the ruins, his eyes filled with horror. "Some force has instantly drained away all their life and time, trapping their souls forever within these shells."
He suddenly raised his head and looked at the fog of time that they had escaped from before.
"It's the power of the mist of time. This place was once shrouded in the mist of time."
This discovery sent a chill down everyone's spine.
In other words, these are not statues at all, but living people who lived on this observatory a long, long time ago.
They may be living a normal life one moment, and the next moment they are frozen in this desperate state forever without any ability to resist.
What kind of terrifying power could cause such a tragic scene.
Xiao Yu's expression also became extremely solemn. He walked to a collapsed stone tablet and brushed off the dust on it, revealing some blurry ancient characters.
These characters were too old, and many of them were incomplete. Xiao Yu could only recognize a few of them.
"Xuan Yi, come and take a look."
Chu Xuanyi hurried over, squatted down and identified it carefully, his brows sometimes furrowed and sometimes relaxed.
After a long time, he let out a long sigh and translated in a dry voice.
"...Tianshu... has fallen... the foreign demons... have arrived... the criminals... have let the wolf in... the divine blood... has dried up... we... who are guarding... have failed... our ancestors..."
Although it was intermittent, the information revealed in it made Xiao Yu and Chu Xuanyi's hearts sink.
"The Tianshu Observatory wasn't lost, it fell. It was breached from within." Chu Xuanyi's eyes were filled with shock. "The inscription mentions 'evil demons from outer space' and a 'criminal' who let the wolf into the house. If I'm not mistaken, a horrific betrayal and war took place here in the past."
Xiao Yu's eyes instantly became sharp, "Evil demon from outer space."
He was not unfamiliar with this word.
At that interrupted wedding, the "devil's voice" that resounded through the heavens and earth, and the terrifying existence that wanted to slaughter all living beings as a betrothal gift, were undoubtedly the "evil demon from outer space" mentioned in the inscription.
"Looks like we've found the right place." Xiao Yu's voice was icy. "Here is the front line against that thing."
"But now there's only ruins and a bunch of...poor people left here." Chu Xuanyi smiled bitterly and shook his head. "The Tianshu guards back then were completely wiped out, and even the observatory was smashed to pieces. What can the three of us do here?"
The enemy was too powerful, almost incomprehensible.
Just when the atmosphere fell into silence, Jiu suddenly took a step and walked towards the center of the ruins.
"Ajiu." Xiao Yu followed immediately.
Ajiu walked around those lifelike "statues" and finally stopped in front of a huge round stone platform that looked like an altar.
This stone platform is the best-preserved building in the entire ruins. It is engraved with intricate and mysterious star patterns, but now it has become completely dim and covered with thick dust.
"Brother Xiongxiong," Jiu turned around, "the white line that brought us here ends right here."
The thin line of energy that guided them through the turbulence of space was now like a fish returning to its nest, slowly diving into the ancient altar and disappearing.
"You mean, this is the real entrance." Chu Xuanyi also followed.
He walked around the altar, knocking and touching, and finally set up a small detection array, but the result disappointed him.
"It's strange. This altar, besides being made of a very hard material, doesn't have any energy fluctuations or any secret doors. It's just an ordinary piece of stone." Chu Xuanyi was puzzled. "Ah Jiu, are you sure the string went inside?"
Ah Jiu nodded very confidently, "Yes, I saw it go in."
Xiao Yu didn't say anything. He stood quietly in front of the altar, his eyes fixed on an inconspicuous groove in the center of the altar.
The shape of the groove is very strange, like a teardrop, or an inverted pupil.
He pondered for a moment, then suddenly turned around and looked at Ajiu.
"Ajiu, come here."
Ajiu didn't understand what was going on, but still walked to his side obediently.
Xiao Yu raised his hand and gently brushed the corner of Jiu's eyes with his fingers.
"Don't be afraid."
He whispered something, and then, in the astonished eyes of Ajiu and Chu Xuanyi, he put his index finger to his mouth and bit it, and a drop of blood with a hint of gold in it seeped out from his fingertips.
He dripped this drop of blood steadily into the pupil-shaped groove on the altar.
"Buzz."
The ancient altar let out a dull roar, and a dark red light lit up in the pupil-shaped groove. It quickly spread along the intricate star patterns on the surface of the altar, lighting up the entire stone platform in the blink of an eye.
"Fuck, what's going on."
Chu Xuanyi was startled by this sudden change and subconsciously wanted to set up a defensive formation, but the ground under his feet was shaking so violently that he couldn't even stand steadily.
"Your Highness, is that blood or explosives? Why does it feel like you're going to tear this place down?" He shouted at Xiao Yu while trying to maintain his balance.
Xiao Yu's expression was more solemn than ever before. He pulled Ajiu into his arms, his eyes fixed on the altar that was undergoing strange changes.
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