[Western Fantasy] The mystery of life and death

At this time, most of the energy of the high-level people in the secret realm of Alandi was used to deal with the more and more intense and frequent psychic turmoil.The investigation of the theft of the treasure house has no time to take care of it for the time being.

The balance of spiritual energy in the Duoluo Mountains-Winti Basin area is on the verge of being broken, and it is almost split into a net.There is always the danger of a major crack in the ground.The ruling king Augusta and the Presbyterian Church personally inspected the guard.Gabriel, the High Priest of the Gale Wind Clan, and Albina, the High Priest of the Mirror Lake Clan, urgently evacuated all the Gale Wind Clan and placed them at the foot of Mount Huiyue.

The daily affairs and search operations in the secret realm are under the full command of Prince Palmer.Libetas, the high priest of the Huiyue clan, also personally participated in the investigation and search.Perhaps for checks and balances or surveillance, the ruling king Augusta asked Elder Abelson to assist her.Although not public, they have all quietly merged the search for Mason and the search for Lorca into the same thing.

The members of the investigation team who had the accident that day have fully recovered.Many of them have followed Lorca since they were teenagers, and their relationship is very deep.One after another, they took the initiative to petition to enter the dangerous restricted area of ​​Jinghu-Imeki Luoshan to search and rescue.

Prince Palmer and Elder Abelson analyzed several highly probable areas in the northern foothills of the Imakei Mountains.It is recommended that the search team carry a large number of mirror dream crystal beads and weapons into the caves within this range to search.This speculation is very reasonable.The interior of the cave is intricate, and it is a hidden place that is very suitable for performing witchcraft.

【Northern Foot of Mount Imeki - Karst Cave】

The interior of the mountainside at the northern foot of Yimeijiluo Mountain is far more ravine than the exterior of the jagged rocks, and there are many strange rocks.Numerous forked roads extend to countless deep and hidden caves, full of cracks in rock formations, sometimes suddenly encounter abrupt cliffs, and sometimes accidentally fall into a narrow abyss.The interior of the entire Yimeijiluo Mountain may be a huge three-dimensional maze formed by nature.There are also magical beasts such as giant cave scorpions hidden in it.This is the most dangerous place in the secret realm.

But at this moment, the spiritual energy is turbulent everywhere in the secret realm, and the rocks of Yimeiji Luoshan are crumbling everywhere, as if they will collapse at any time.The cave is more dangerous than ever.

There has been no progress in the search, and Palmer personally led the team into the winding and deep cave in desperation.This made Altai very annoyed by his paranoia.Palmer is not up to the level of a high-level priest in terms of physical combat ability or magical sensitivity.Even though the investigation team was full of experts when setting up an ambush for the flame lizard that day, in order to ensure Palmer's safety, Loka and Altai, who had been at odds with each other, rarely agreed. They didn't even allow Palmer to ambush Enter silently.Altai felt that this was also the reason why Palmer regretted it unceasingly. He seemed to hate himself for not having the strength to help Lorca when he needed it most.

Altai couldn't help cursing in his heart, damn it, Loka, an eyesore, is really the source of Palmer's pain, the source of all troubles.Even if this guy is not dangling in front of his eyes, it is still unstoppable.Palmer, Trista, everyone looked for him like crazy.Altai didn't dare to set foot in the cave here, but Palmer rushed into the cave without consulting him.

Altai pushed away the guard who reported the situation to him, and immediately chased into the dark cave. The ground trembled continuously under his feet, and fine gravel fell from his head from time to time.Altai deployed a defensive barrier while running.The light of his defensive enchantment also illuminated a range of darkness.

In the dim vision, as far as the eye could see, several guards were walking among the rocks.Palmer's slightly slender figure was at the end of the pedestrians.

"Your Highness!" Altai's thick voice echoed in the cave.

"Your Highness, please wait a moment! Please be careful!" Altai shouted to Palmer's back in the darkness.Palmer stopped when he heard the sound, and the guards in front also stopped, waiting to join him.At this moment, there was a sudden rumbling, and the earth trembled violently.Large chunks of rubble fell from the roof of the cave. "Not good!" Altai hurriedly rushed over, but Palmer's figure was still separated by the falling rocks. He heard the continuous sound of falling stones from the opposite side, mixed with screams one after another. Several people were injured.

"Your Highness!" Altai roared and rushed towards the hard rock.He could only faintly hear the guards on the opposite side shouting "Your Highness!" His heart felt as if he was being burned by a flame.He punched it bitterly, shaking off some fine sand.Altai resisted the urge to split the rock with his giant sword, so as not to cause a bigger cave collapse.

Altai kept leaving marks along the road to avoid getting lost, and began to explore other ways out to see if he could get around.Under the dim light, the jagged and strange rocks are like strange beasts dormant in the shadows, and the surroundings gradually become silent. Except for the occasional sound of falling gravel, nothing can be heard. There are strange rocks and rugged mountains everywhere. .The scene in front of him didn't change all the way, and Altai walked anxiously for a long time before he gradually felt something was wrong.He walked for a long time, and there was nothing but strange rocks everywhere, he just kept finding the marks he had made.There is nothing unusual around.

No matter what kind of fork in the road, Altai found that he still returned to the original pile of rubble that separated him from Palmer.There is a strange silence all around.Altai felt a weird viscous feeling in the surrounding air, which made him slightly difficult to breathe.The shadow of the strange rock in front of him moved, and when he took a closer look, it turned out to be a figure, which turned out to be Loka!

Loka came out from the shadow of the boulder, his uniform was covered in blood, his handsome face was expressionless, and he walked towards Altai, getting closer and closer.Horrified, Altai raised his huge sword and slashed at him. He clearly hit him, but felt as if he hit air.The figure in front of him also instantly disillusioned.But Altai felt the sharp pain from the wound on his face.He covered his face in pain and stepped back, suddenly feeling a coldness behind him.Turning around suddenly, he suddenly saw Loka's face again, and Altai slashed out with his sword bitterly.At this time, he found that the strange rocks around him were moving, and he suddenly realized that there were people standing around him, all of them were Lorcas. Come together slowly.

"Ah! Ah! ——Go away! Go away!" Altai frantically waved his giant sword in horror, and suddenly heard a scream, which was Palmer's voice. Palmer stood in front of him, and Palmer stared at him with wide-eyed eyes in disbelief. There was a deep wound from his shoulder to his abdomen. He looked at Altai with a face full of shock, his knees softened and he knelt down on the ground, and then With thick reddish brown blood gushing out from the wound, he fell down in a pool of blood.

When the giant sword fell to the ground, Altai dared not face the tragedy in front of him, "No! No! Your Highness! No!" Oh my god, what did he do just now, to kill Palmer with his own hands!Altai wished he could chop himself into pieces with the giant sword.

Suddenly, the ground under his feet shook violently again.Altai was in a trance, he inadvertently raised his mana to deploy the protective barrier, large and small gravels kept falling all around, Altai's stern face had been scratched in several places.He just let the gravel rocks hit him, and he only hoped that this hopeless darkness could bury him here.

"My lord! My lord!" Altai woke up in a daze, and saw several high-ranking guards surrounding him. He recognized that they were all personal guards responsible for protecting Palmer.With the help of the guards, he stood up, and there were only scattered rocks of various sizes in front of him, and there was no Palmer in a pool of blood.

"Your Highness," Altai was shocked, and he looked around suspiciously.

"My lord, His Highness was injured, and there was a sudden earthquake. We are about to evacuate."

There was a crackling in the darkness, it was Palmer's voice. "Altai, are you okay?" Palmer asked.

Altai ran towards the direction of the sound. Palmer was sitting with his back against the rock. His leg was injured, and several accompanying priests were treating him. "Altai, what's wrong with you?" Palmer's voice remained calm.

"Just now..." Altai noticed that Palmer shook his head seriously, signaling him not to continue.

After a little treatment, Palmer has stopped the pain.With Altai's help, he stood up slowly.He pushed back the others, stood close to Altai, and whispered in Altai's ear: "You saw it too?"

Altai supported his slender and straight waist, and for a moment, many indescribable feelings filled his chest, and Palmer's breath in his ears also carried the warmth of the world.He just felt that the real soft touch of his hands made him feel that he had returned to the world he could control, and everything was back on the track he could control.

"Altai, everyone saw some illusions just now, what did you see?"

Altai said vaguely, "I saw that everyone was injured, and Lorca was also injured."

Palmer gave him a sideways look.Altai felt a little guilty, and he wasn't sure if he believed it.

"Have you ever wondered why?" Palmer asked quietly.The breath he spoke made Altai feel itchy, but for some reason it also made him enjoy it.

Palmer pondered, "In order to stabilize people's hearts, I told them that it was caused by a psychic mutation. But I think it may not be the case. I heard Elder Abelson say that hallucinations will appear when entering the territory of the devil's eye. Visions are the deepest fears of the heart."

Altai felt a chill in his heart, and the strange lunatic with purple eyes appeared in his mind.