[Western Fantasy] The mystery of life and death

The entire dark hall was filled with a strong sense of repulsion, and the echo of the triple reverberation was still reverberating in the deep hall. Loka felt dizzy and drowsy. He pushed the cast iron trolley amidst the strong repulsion and driving force walk out the gate.As soon as he came to the door, there was a loud bang behind him—the door closed.

Lorca suddenly shuddered.Immediately his mind became clear.Lorca's mental power is already powerful and extraordinary, and the short-term stupor soon passed. He looked back at the closed door, feeling a bit anxious in his heart.He was unknowingly controlled by mental power just now.

At this time, a group of patrolling guards walked in the secret passage.He stopped in front of "Fick", saluted neatly, then walked past him and continued patrolling.Loka knew that it was inconvenient to stay here at this time.Doubts lingered in his mind, and the wheels of the small cast iron cart rolled across the ashlar ground.Following the instructions of the previous manager, Lorca walked towards the passage leading to the area where the inferior servants collected dirty clothes.Amidst the monotonous sound of rolling wheels and his own slow footsteps, Luoka's face was solemn, his inner thoughts were one after another, and various flashes of thoughts, doubts, intertwined and collided fiercely.

Is your identity exposed now? Can "Fick" still appear on Thorn Cliff openly?

It seems that it has not been exposed for the time being, but Mason has been alarmed. It is the best time to leave quietly before everyone notices.

right!It's now!go!quick!Evacuate quickly!

But Lorca always felt that he had missed something important.

Why did Mason let himself go like this?Loka felt that in that hall, his induction and mana were greatly restricted. Mason could completely trap him there, but why did he just expel him in the end?

Lorca felt that what Mason said seemed to have some deep meaning. The reverberation of the triple voice carried a spiritual impact, as if it had been echoing in his mind. Even now, he was a little dizzy from the vibration of the echo.

"There you will go, too, all, together! Under the teeth of Caprico! All the world! No one escapes, nor the light of the Temple Mount, all!"

The echo in my mind oscillated repeatedly, so that I kept thinking of leaving immediately.stay away!Get out of here!The farther the better!

Wait, why do you have such a strong desire to escape?

Lorca glanced at the small cart in front of him while thinking.When he found the trolley, it happened to be parked by the gate, and "Fick" came in to help "Mr. Murphy" clean and change his clothes.After he entered the hall, he was restrained as soon as he saw Mason.There was no chance to communicate with him under the guise of "Fick".And these changed clothes, water basins, everything was placed "just right", completely in line with the tasks that "Fick" should complete.Could it be that the capricious "Mr. Murphy" habitually accepts these arrangements?But everything that seemed normal made him feel extremely weird, especially after he and Mason had such a violent conflict.

Lorca's gaze stayed on the helmet, which was dropped to the ground by Mason before.After a fierce battle, he experienced a series of intense emotional ups and downs. He had already thrown these trivial matters to the sky. At this moment, he remembered that the manager had specially instructed him to restrain his breath in front of "Mr. Murphy".This set of armor has the function of covering up the breath of life.And if even the helmet is discarded, how can such a big flaw be covered up by then.

The small trolley that suddenly appeared, the changed clothes, the used water basin, and even the helmet that was discarded before, the small trolley happened to be parked by the gate, all of which fit perfectly with the identity of "Fick".

Mason's crazy and surly behavior and the meticulous arrangement in front of him created a strong sense of disobedience.

Lorca paused and looked back at the gate that had disappeared into the darkness.

He felt more and more strongly that he had missed something.

The aftermath of Mason's mental power is still reverberating in his spiritual world, so that the amplitude of the reverberation is intensified amidst the intense ups and downs of emotions——

"There you will go, too, all, together! Under the teeth of Caprico! All the world! No one escapes, nor the light of the Temple Mount, all!"

The ripple-like echoes made Luoka dizzy even more. Luoka rubbed his temples in pain. He could hardly think, and more and more intense thoughts kept flooding in his heart, leave immediately!stay away!Even the Temple Mount is not safe, go as far as you can!

Luoka's spiritual world was like a storm falling on the sea for a while, setting off raging waves, and every roar turned into a thought-"Go!"

However, there is a glimmer of enlightenment swaying among the turbulent waves, sinking and floating with the beating of the huge waves, but it is never extinguished.

No, none of this is right, why is there such a strong desire to escape?

Suddenly, the "Teardrops of Dreams" clinging to the chest stretched out a piece of tranquility and peace, soft but vast, calming down the turbulent and chaotic emotions.In Luoka's spiritual world, the wind and waves gradually stopped, and the world became clear.

He can still clearly feel the aftermath of Mason's mental power, but it will no longer be affected.

Lorca realized that Mason was trying to influence his spiritual world.

Mason is strongly urging himself to leave?Why?

Why would he say "All, will meet! Under the teeth of 'Caprico'!"

"Capriku"?I just went to "feed" it yesterday, and apart from getting more and more irritable, there is not much abnormality.

"Capriku"?

Loka's gaze became serious and determined, and he put on the iron helmet.Quickly adjust the breath of the whole body to the state of "Fick".Push the trolley to move forward in the passage, walking steadily, exactly the same rhythm as "Fick".

After handing over the trolley in the low-class servant area, "Fick" came to a place where no one was around, and felt that no one was approaching, and then re-entered the mountain's secret path and went straight to the water pool where "Caprico" was fed.

This time, I came to the pool of "Caprico" without any missions. With the character of "Fick" who is greedy for life and afraid of death, it is absolutely impossible to happen.Therefore, even though Loka was anxious, he still remained cautious. He removed the heavy armor of "Fick" in a corner, hid the armor, and then entered the secret passage leading to the pool.In the secret passage, Loka carefully sensed whether anyone was approaching, and at the same time lightly and swiftly ran all the way to the gate of the "Capriku" tribute platform.

As soon as he entered the semi-circular platform, Loka immediately restrained his breath."Fick" was also ordered to feed "Capriku" yesterday.Everything looks as usual here, with twelve huge braziers that are always burning brightly on the edge of the wide semi-circular platform.But there is a different feeling in the air today than in the past.

The trailing bloodstains on the ground have not yet dried up.From the bloodstains, Lorca sensed the remaining breath of life of Abelson, Berkege, and Grund. He even noticed the familiar weak mana fluctuations in the air.During the preparatory elder training period, Abelson often gave advice to Lorca, so he was very familiar with Abelson's mana traits!

Lorca followed the dragging bloodstains to the edge of the platform, and magic runes were engraved on the bronze brackets holding the brazier.These twelve evenly distributed braziers form a defensive formation.The bottom of the brazier bracket where the bloodstains stayed was stained with bloodstains in the shape of fingerprints, and Abelson's mana could be sensed more clearly here.

Lorca touched the bronze bracket lightly, sensing the energy of the formation, and ventured into a meditative state.

In his meditation world, the twelve braziers are turned into twelve towering giant pillars, and the magic runes are shining like the reliefs of the giant pillars. The flow seems to be a small magic circle, and he can only recognize that it is the rune of the secret method of Alanti. The formation is very ancient, and Loka remembers that there is no such usage recorded in the existing ancient books of Alanti.

Lorca released a slight amount of mana to integrate into the energy flow of the defensive formation.This formation exudes a certain kind of strong aura, forming a unified energy, so that the entire mountain space above the water pool is maintained in a stable barrier.Loka found that the small magic circle in front of him was subtly integrated into the energy flow of the formation, and was slowly neutralizing the unique energy of the formation. As time went by, the unique aura of this formation would become weaker and weaker.The energy of the entire formation is also slowly disappearing.Over time, this formation will become superficial.

Lorca quickly ended his meditation state because he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.As soon as he opened his eyes, the surrounding mountain walls began to tremble slightly.Lorca immediately left the edge of the platform and retreated to the gate. He knew it was the movement of "Caprico".

"Caprico" has been getting more and more restless lately.

Lorca retreated into the secret passage in doubt and locked the door.

Elder Abelson's bloody, haggard body reappeared in Lorca's mind again. His rickety arm, like a dead branch, was lifted up with difficulty, and his fist was clenched tightly against the center of his chest.Even if it is carried and dragged, it will stick tightly to the chest and will not move.

At this moment, Luoka understood the true meaning of Elder Abelson's last gesture. He thought that Abelson was just saying goodbye to himself, but at that time he was a little strange, because this gesture was often used by Aranti warriors before going out to fight. Promise, clenched fists and raised to the center of the chest, which means—to live up to the mission and the entrustment!

Loka's eyes were sour, and tears rolled down his face.Suddenly, Loka froze.He realized that there was a great irrationality in it——

Today was the first time he had seen Elder Abelson after his disappearance. The only communication between them was a brief eye contact before Elder Abelson was escorted into the hall.Elder Abelson merely hinted that he should not act rashly.

Why did Elder Abelson signal him with such gestures?He was completely ignorant of what Elder Abelson was about to do.

After the armored guards escorted their group into the hall, the steward dragged him away immediately.

When Lorca entered the hall alone again, he was restrained when he first discovered the three of Abelson, and was then isolated by the space enchantment set up by Mason. When the armored guard woke up and cleaned the hall, he could not see him at all!Did Abelson know he was there, but who else would he be signaling to?

—— Live up to the mission, live up to the entrustment!

Who entrusted him with the mission?

In an instant, all kinds of questions gathered together, and all kinds of strange feelings I saw after entering the hall intertwined and collided, and merged into a bright lightning that shook my heart——

Loka thought of an amazing possibility!

Whether it was the three of Abelson or the armored guard who fell unconscious, after waking up, they all knew that one of them must be in that hall.Even without a trace, the armored guards did not dare to neglect at all, and saluted the air towards the altar.

So, Abelson's gesture was actually - a tribute to Mason!

Lorca recalled that Mason was standing behind him.He speculated that Mason seemed to be doing something from the sound of the fine metal slapping on his side. At that time, he had secretly accumulated some strength to resist the pressure around him, and he was able to turn his head slightly. Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of Mason slowly lowering his arm. , seems to be slowly retracted from the elevated position to the head.At that time, he was still wondering, what on earth was Mason doing?

God!Lorca thought, what a fool I am!This action of Mason is a very familiar etiquette.However, in that environment at that time, he didn't think about it at all.

Mason was slowly lowering his arm from his forehead at that time, so he should have raised his hand to the center of his forehead before, which is the highest etiquette of the Aranti tribe to pay tribute to the heroic soul.

In other words, Mason was silently responding to Elder Abelson's promise at that time—to live up to the mission and trust!

Loka remembered that the ancient magic circle embedded in the defensive formation had never appeared in the existing Alandi classics.Then, it is very likely that it is the inheritance of knowledge from Moris, the ancestor of Shadow Moon Aranti thousands of years ago.

They are teaming up!

Elder Abelson used the last moment of his life to fulfill Mason's entrustment - to destroy the defensive formation and release "Caprico"!

At that time, the overall defensive formation of Thorn Cliff will collapse from the inside. In the face of the crushing size and destructive power of this colossal monster, Timothy's palace, the army he has painstakingly managed for many years, and the powerful The army of magicians will be crushed like tiny ants.

So Mason urged himself to go quickly...

The clear understanding turned into a warm current that washed away Luoka's soul, and Luoka was overwhelmed with grief and joy for a while.He went deep into the enemy's cave to save Mason, but Mason, who was trapped in the abyss of hell, was still protecting himself!It turned out that Mason hadn't been swallowed by monsters, he hadn't lost his heart!Mason has been struggling in the treacherous and treacherous situation, and even joined hands with Elder Abelson to fight back in desperation.

Suddenly, Loka felt a sharp fluster in his chest, and Mason's eyes closed and standing quietly in the blazing white flame emerged in his heart, without any dodge or defense, there was a faint desire to be relieved in the calmness relieved.

They've known each other for years, and Lorca again realizes that Mason knows far more about himself than he does about Mason.

Mason deeply understands Loka's brotherly friendship with his comrades-in-arms for many years, his love and responsibility for his tribe.Under the guidance of many suspicions, Lorca once connected Mason with the sudden change in the battle of the Doro Valley. The majestic sword that Mason suffered was more bearing the grief and indignation of Lorca's loss of his comrades.

Therefore, when they met again in front of the blood of the clansmen, Mason's behavior was evil and cruel, and Luoka almost believed that he had become an inhuman monster. Ka's anger forced him to use the strongest killing move.

Lorca already understood Mason's true intentions - he wanted to die...