novelonline Chapter 2392 Sand Sea Worm
Chapter 2392 Sand Sea Worm
Chapter 2392 Sand Sea Worm
The fire continued to flicker in the moonlight until Granny Siamnode suddenly spoke:
"About to arrive."
So the pace of several people unconsciously quickened a little, because the moonlight was getting brighter and brighter, so even from a long distance, Xia De could already see the huge worm lying in the sand sea.
From a distance, it looked as tall as a raised sand dune. But when you get closer, you can see that more than half of the sandworm's body is buried in the sand.
Shade had no idea whether this thing was dead or not, but it looked very similar to the doomsday monster that was transformed from the body of Professor Drake sealed in [Disaster Card: Gravel Worm].
Even though the thing was motionless, the size of the insect body was enough to make people feel fear. As the group approached in silence, Shade saw that at the front of the huge insect body was indeed a pale head that looked like a giant.
The chin of the head was buried in the sand with silver light, and in the open mouth was a stone door that fit tightly with the mouth, as if the mouth was forcibly opened by the door. Fortunately, the two eyes on this dead head were closed. If they were open, even if he was sure that the thing was dead, Shade would never approach it.
The appearance of the giant worm obviously frightened the others, but under the leadership of Xia De, everyone continued to move forward slowly until they came close to the worm's head.
Miss Knight and Miss Sandel didn't even dare to look up, and Shad tried not to look at the head, but put his hand directly on the other's cold and pale face.
【died. 】
"She" gave very clear investigation results, and Xia De was finally relieved.
So he took out a handful of gold rings and a golden crown from the supplies he brought with him - these were what Granny Siamnode and the others had found from the ruins. After throwing the precious metals on the ground, a flame lit up with a popping sound, and then the blazing bonfire illuminated the warm and comfortable camp.
Perhaps because Shade used a lot of precious metals this time, the quality of the camp was also very high. The burning bonfire provided warmth for everyone on this cold night. Five soft small mats were placed around the bonfire, and further out were two single-person tents nailed to the sand.
A circle of not very high but very thick wooden stakes surrounded the camp. Two ropes, one above and one below, were wrapped around all the stakes in turn, leaving only the entrance and exit of the camp, thus defining the boundaries of the camp.
The tired people found their own places to rest, and Miss Knight could sit down easily even in her armor. She took off her helmet, revealing her pale face under the unusual moonlight.
Even if she was just an ordinary person, she had experienced so many things in this desert and survived. Her resistance to this strange light was basically the same as that of an ordinary ring warlock. Five people gathered around the bonfire, and the crackling flames pulled their shadows in different directions.
Mia probably felt the light, so she poked her head out from between Shad's buttons again. The furry cat head looked a little funny on Shad's chest, but this time Shad didn't push it back.
After a short rest, Xia De, who was in a hurry, was the first to help Shamian stand up:
"I don't know how long the darkness will last, let's act quickly. You guys continue to rest here, I'll try to open the door first."
So Granny Sienod nodded to Shade, Miss Meister just smiled, and Miss Knight and the mermaid were still recovering themselves.
The camp that Shade had set up was right in front of the head, at the edge of the shadow cast by the huge head due to the moonlight, so it only took him a few steps to reach the door. The strange and twisted mental interference contained in the insect corpses even made Shade a little dizzy.
He confirmed that the pattern on the old stone door was roughly the same as Miss Sandel's description, and then took out the prepared "key" to open the door.
"Dadi - a little statue Vanessa sent."
As soon as the cat-shaped clay statue appeared, it really attracted Mia's dissatisfied cry. But before it tried to stretch out its claws, the statue was pressed against the door by Shade.
The small clay statue was then silently "swallowed" by the stone door, and the strange patterns on the door were lit up by a quarter.
"Moon - flawless moonstone, Light - damaged ancient sacred emblem."
The next two items were also "swallowed" by the door as expected, and the patterns on the door were then three-quarters lit up, leaving only the items symbolizing the "sun".
Xia De had originally prepared for Mia, but now that he saw that the door was actually swallowing up the symbol, he didn't dare to let Mia go:
"What if the door handle swallows up Little Mia too?"
But since he had come this far, Shade couldn't just give up the mission, so he looked down at the cat:
"I pluck a few of your cat hairs, Mia, will you have any problem with that?"
As he was about to take action, the cat, as if it understood what Shade said, immediately began to struggle, obviously not willing to contribute its beautiful fur.
It was probably really angry this time, and even spit out a few small sparks that were not very threatening at Xia De, which were then slapped away by Xia De.
Sparks floated in the cold night wind towards the stone door in the mouth of the huge head. When it touched the surface of the stone door, it was absorbed like the three symbols just now.
Then, all the patterns on the door lit up, temporarily interrupting Xia De and Mia's "fight".
The man and the cat turned their heads to look, and saw that in the increasingly bright light, the stone door slowly rose, as if it was retracted into the flesh of the upper jaw of the huge head. On another slender stone tablet rising from below, beautiful carvings emerged:
[In the 358th year of the Fifth Era, the second Earth Witch of this Era sealed the desert worms here.]
[After the seal is opened, it can be reactivated by activating the stone tablet. If it is not necessary, you are not allowed to enter or leave the worm without permission. ]
[This dangerous creature is not recorded in the data. Wherever it passes, it turns into an irreversible desert terrain. After killing it with my colleagues, its stomach still contains an untreatable pollution source. In order to prevent leakage, it is specially sealed.]
[Behind the door is a dangerous place. If the pollution effect weakens after thousands of years, you can try to enter and destroy the source of pollution. If you are not accompanied by any Earth Witch, please do not perform this dangerous operation. If you force your way in for some reason, you must have at least five people with you. ]
The following records a ritual that requires five people to perform together in order to temporarily isolate the strange influence within the insect's body.
The great witch who lived in the early Fifth Era did not leave her specific name, but she was undoubtedly a demigod. The words she left on the stone tablet, which seemed to be carved with a sword or a knife, still made Xia De, who was also proficient in swordsmanship, feel a stinging pain on his skin as if it was pressed by the tip of a sword.
He tried to reach out and touch the stone tablet, but unfortunately he did not receive the reminder of "obtaining the witch's remnant".
After stuffing Mia back into his chest, Shade looked at the scene behind the stone tablet. It was the inside of the giant worm's body, but it looked more like the entrance of a cave. Nothing could be seen in the dark passage, and Shade did not feel too strong a polluting force.
He tried to go around the stone tablet and took a step inside, but after feeling it for a while, he retreated back:
"It's very similar to the power of the worm I saw at Doomsday, but not exactly the same. At least at the entrance, the impact is not that great. Could it be that thousands of years have really wiped out the power of the corpse, or is it that the abnormal light of the sun has dissolved its own abilities?"
He did not try to go deeper into the worm alone, but returned to the camp outside the door. His companions had seen that the door had been successfully opened, and Shade explained to them the contents of the stone tablet:
"I suspect that when the Earth Witch was fighting this worm, the compass fragments she was carrying were swallowed by it. Of course, there are other possibilities. But now it seems that we have to enter the worm's stomach to take a look."
"The stone tablet says that five people are needed?"
Miss Sandel asked hesitantly:
"There are indeed five of us, but Miss Knight."
"The ceremony is very simple. Of the five people, only three are actually needed to maintain the ceremony, and the other two are to complete the symbols of the other two corners of the pentagram. In fact, four people can also do it, but in this case, the fourth person will have to bear more pressure."
"I'll go with you."
Miss Knight, holding her helmet, took the initiative to speak. Everyone guessed that she would make this choice, so Xiade pointed to Granny Siamnode and Miss Meister:
"Then the three of us will be responsible for maintaining the ceremony. Miss Sandel, you and Miss Knight just follow us. If we really can't hold on any longer, we will retreat. Unfortunately, the seal has only opened an entrance, and we can't break the outer skin of the insect. Otherwise, it might be more convenient for us to enter directly from the tail of the insect."
"We don't understand the ancient witch's seal, so let's just follow the normal process. Let's go now and don't waste time."
The rested old elf said to the people around the fire:
"This ritual requires five people, and we happen to have five of us. I never believe in coincidences in this world, and this is really the end of the journey. No matter how many of us can finally take the 'Heart of Oasis' out, this is our destiny. So, no matter what happens later, remember that taking the 'Heart of Oasis' out is the most important thing."
"Mother-in-law, don't say that."
said the sentimental mermaid, knowing that what Granny Siamnod meant was that there might be a sacrifice.
The old elf shook his head, and everyone stood up from the fire and headed towards the open "giant" head.
(End of this chapter)