Embarrassment of Golden Dragon Tails

It was a wide, pitch-black door.The door is tightly closed, with two leaves facing each other, very thick and without any carvings. On the dark door panel, two symmetrical silver runes shone with the soft light of the torch.Right in front of the gate is an open hall where seven passages converge.And behind the gate, Tails could clearly feel the strong breath of death—deeper than all the previous ones, exuding a different taste of death.

The dust on the ground is not thick, and there are no footprints.It seems that Hill and Sally didn't come here.

It only took half a day for Tails and Vera to come here from the intersection of the two corridors.In this small half day, apart from finding paths and bypassing some small traps, most of their time was spent delving into those murals and runes, and looking for traces of Hill and Sally.

Along the way, Tails and Vera only encountered a few small-scale organs and spell traps.Although they are very delicate, in general, the temple is well preserved, but the security is not heavy.When Towers laughed at the simplicity of the trap, Vera replied: My dear servant, this is the interior of the temple, do you think those priests are willing to waste their time on avoiding traps?

What surprised Tais more than the traps were the numerous skeletons.The prison that Tails encountered underwater was not the only one. There were a large number of remains of strange creatures in the three prisons of different sizes.Human skeletons are not uncommon in the dark passages and rooms of the temple.Some of the skeletons were distorted and looked very hideous; while some looked very ordinary.It seems that there must have been some unknown past in this temple.

To Tails' disappointment, he failed to find many attractive treasures in these rooms.Except for the furniture that couldn't be carried away, the plain bottles and jars, and the parchments that couldn't read a word, Tails only found a few gems.

Faced with Tais' resentment, Vera smiled, put away all the parchments he thought were valuable, and told Tais: The priests of the Lord of Shadows are not keen on collecting wealth, so don't expect to find anything other than gems. nice one.

In Tails' dismay, they finally came to this gate.

"For humans, this door is really big. Despicable mage, I don't think the height of humans needs such a big door. Could it be that giants often visit here?" Looking at the runes that exuded the breath of death, Tal Si asked Vera, who was casting the detection spell, disdainfully, "Did you find anything?"

"Nothing. As far as I know, the giants are extinct. My dear servant, you are too much poisoned by adventure novels." Vera's slender eyes were smiling, and he slightly raised his head, looking at Tars golden-brown eyes, and replied, "However, this is the temple of the Lord of Shadows. Perhaps, the priests of the Lord of Shadows have a way to invite their skeletons to come as guests. Have you seen those murals? Those sacrifices. Judging from the murals, those The priest brought almost all the species. Look here..."

Vera pointed to the shining runes on the gate, "My dear servant, do you know the meaning of these two runes?"

Obviously, Tails didn't know, he shook his head.

"I don't know the meaning of most of the runes here, except for these two." Vera's fingers traced the shape of the runes, outlined them in the air, and whispered in a low voice, "The one on the left represents the ubiquitous Death; while the one on the right represents the supreme sacrifice. In the temple of the Lord of Shadows, the only place where these two runes are held at the same time is the main hall, which is where the altar is. If there is really an artifact here, Then, it must be here. As for this door, the reason why it is so huge is firstly to show the majesty of the Lord of Shadows, and secondly, to facilitate the transportation of those huge sacrifices."

Tails's pupils contracted slightly, "You mean...for example, a young dragon?" Tails' voice was very dry, and the word "young dragon" swirled in Tails' throat for a long time before he uttered it with difficulty.

"Yes. According to the "Book of Shadows", the more powerful the creature, the stronger the power brought by the sacrifice." Vera quietly looked into Tais's eyes, "Tals, the dead are gone , no matter what happened in the past, it is a foregone conclusion. Think about it now, you know, Ender is still waiting for you at home."

"Uh...Okay." Tails sighed and rubbed his forehead, "You're right. What should we do now? Go in and have a look? Or, go to Hill and Sally first?"

"Sally is not in danger of life. As for Hill, the high priest of the Lord of Shadows, if something happens in his own home, it would be a big joke." Glittering in the light. "All roads lead here, and sooner or later they will find them. Now, my dear servant, open this door first."

After casting a protective spell on himself, Tails vigilantly tried to push the door open.The door creaked faintly and remained motionless. "How to open it? Lockpicking? Despicable mage, there is no lock here. Try flame strike?"

Vera and Tails tried almost all methods, but all failed.

"It seems that the "Book of Shadows" is right. The gates of death and sacrifice can only be opened by special methods." After thinking for a while, Vera frowned and said, "Sill must know, so It's been a long time, and he still hasn't found it here."

Tails shrugged, "There are seven passages here, I think we should wait here. Despicable mage, when I pushed the door just now, it moved. Can you get a crowbar?"

"Crowbar?" The corners of Vera's mouth curled up, "Tals, how about I give you a strengthening technique, and then, you smash it?"

"What? Did I hear you right? Mage." Tails raised his golden eyebrows, raised his head, and stared at Vera with lowered eyelids.

Vera smiled and ordered: "Yes, my dear servant, knock it open. If you can knock it open, I will consider giving you a month's worth of herb stew."

"..." Tails secretly rolled his eyes, added a barrier to himself under the strengthening technique, gritted his teeth, and bumped into it resignedly.

One, two, three.

The door creaked slightly and opened.

Tails and Vera looked at each other.That's it?There is no precise door lock, and there is no mechanism, so... it's open?Tails could hardly believe it, that wasn't the case in those adventure stories!

A strong breath of death gushed out like a tide, engulfing Tails and Vera.This breath was extremely cold, and Tails couldn't help shivering.The dim light of the torch can only illuminate an area about six feet away, and the surrounding darkness seems to be endless.

"Vera." Tails called tentatively.The voice echoed in the darkness, the echo was very weak, it seemed that this place was not wide.

The flame arrow illuminated the front, and the bright light strip pierced the deep darkness.With the help of the light of the flames, Tails could clearly see that this was a very long and narrow hall. Right in front of Tails, a seven-story altar about ten feet high stood quietly.In the middle of the altar, an egg-shaped object stayed there quietly, exuding a strong, unprecedented death breath.

Artifacts... Artifacts of the Lord of Shadows...

With just one glance, Tails can tell.That natural sense of repulsion is so strong that it doesn't need any other discrimination.Too strong repulsion brings too strong attraction.No need for vision, Tails walked forward following the breath of the shadow.

One step, two steps, three steps...one foot, two feet, three feet...

Getting closer.

Not six feet from the altar, a cold hand grabbed his wrist.Vera's voice sounded in his ears, urgent and deep, "Tals, danger."

The moment he heard those words, something happened around him.The ground under Tails' feet collapsed instantly, and the whole person sank down.The thick darkness turned into substance, and an iron plate pressed him down forcibly.

not good!trap!Tails was eager to escape, but his limbs seemed to be filled with lead, and he couldn't make it in time.Before falling to the bottom of the trap, a pair of arms embraced him, and the invisible barrier kept him suspended in the air, preventing him from falling.The torch had been left on the top, and with the help of the twilight of the crystal ball, Tails saw: This is a trap ten feet deep and nine feet square, with two-foot-long spikes all over the bottom and walls of the trap. Thousands of years later, their sharp tips are still shining coldly, and they themselves are suspended above these spikes, in a precarious situation.

"Tals, don't panic." Vera's voice was soft and firm. "The darkness can't hurt you, you can't transform here, I'll keep floating, you get us out."