novelonline Chapter 3309 Death Artifact
Chapter 3309 Death Artifact
Chapter 3309 Death Artifact
It paused for a moment before sighing again:
"Yes, the exit itself is a temple of the 'Ancient God of Death'. I don't know what its current status is, but in my ancient memories, if you want to use that passage, you need to offer three sacrifices: a device related to the ancient god, the heart of the living dead, and finally the reason why you must return to the world of the living.
That is the token or symbol of your return, and everyone must present it."
The four people had different expressions, but at least Shade understood everything that was needed this time. The "Heart of the Living Dead" was also an item needed to open the special ability of [Soul Cemetery]. Shade had used two of them before.
The one of Stone Oxenfurt, which he used to summon Lady Hela Oxenfurt back to help Shad, who was very troubled by his love life at the time, answer his questions (1688);
The heart of the living dead that the church gave to him after the Green Lake incident, which was obtained during the "sea return" in Coldwater Port, was consumed by Shad in exchanging "Sloss Edwards (the second-generation Lord of Evil)" for the soul of the dying little girl "Laster Edwards".
The appearance of each "Heart of the Living Dead" is always accompanied by a tortuous and bizarre story, but Shade feels that it should not be difficult for him to find another one. As for the devices and beacons related to the ancient gods, these two are even simpler.
The two burial objects brought them such useful information, and Shade didn't know whether the giants were deliberately helping them.
Next it was Shad's turn. Although Shad wanted to ask more about the secrets of the gods here, he asked another question first:
"Do you know who I am? You just saw me use Moonfire."
"I don't know anything, next one."
The giant answered almost immediately, and Shade hurriedly stopped him:
"Then let me change the question. What else do you know about the god of this place? Just tell us what you can. We are worried that we will be watched by the god, so we want to know more about him. I already know that his throne is where the gate to death is sealed, so the undead in the wasteland cannot move forward."
"Three burial objects."
"Ok."
Xia De handed over three more, and this time the team was left with only the golden scepter and a golden bracelet.
“The legends and stories about these ancient gods were not secrets at all when I was alive. They were common sense and part of the ancient mystical system of our time.
It is a well-known fact that the power of the [King of the Grave] comes from the oldest god of death. However, around the time when the ancient god left, some changes occurred in the church of this god. They began to promote the use of gold products as burial objects. In the previous era, the [Church of the Gravekeeper] did not have this tradition. Their holy objects in the past were only shovels. "
Xia De had a vague guess in his mind:
"Apart from the changes in mortal believers, are there any other changes?"
The corpse giant on the throne affirmed:
"Yes, it seems you have grasped the point. The statue of this god also has golden rings, bracelets and armlets. In fact, you don't need to ask me. There should be statues of old gods left over from ancient times in this wasteland. If you can come across them and see them, you will understand."
“But what caused this change?”
Shade asked, and the giant on the throne shook his head:
"I am only a witness to that period of history, not a close confidant of the gods. Besides, Son of the Moon, don't you have your own speculation?"
The tools that can be valued by the old gods and even shown in the statues can only be related to the ancient gods. Since the time node is around the departure of the "ancient death god", it is easy to make a guess:
"The old god [God of the Grave] has obtained a ring, bracelet or armlet of an ancient god, and that artifact is crucial to controlling this country or enhancing the power of that god."
[Outsider, you have learned some secrets about the old god "King of Skeletons" (2/3): The old god inherited a golden artifact from the "Ancient God of Death" and took control of this country.]
"Her" voice proved that Shade's guess was completely correct, so he smiled. He felt that he had found the pattern. The secrets here needed to be learned from those individuals who were strong and ancient enough, so there was only one last task left.
He looked at Sister Belen again, motioning her to continue questioning.
Since the giant has a flame in his hand, maybe he knows more about the flames that were split off in the Second Era. Shade thought Sister Beren would ask this, but he didn't expect her to ask:
"Do you have any other advice for this fire bearer?"
Xia De looked at the nun in surprise, but the nun still had no expression on her face. The giant was silent for a moment and did not ask for any burial objects from the living people:
"I don't have any advice for him. He has already walked his own path. He can't turn back now that he has embarked on this path. But... I have a story to share with you."
Its story is not very long:
"In the heyday of the kingdom, although the population was not as large as that of the pointy-eared people, we could still compete with the prosperous elven empire with our individual strength. But in pursuit of greater power, the kingdom dug underground, and those sage giants who were trying to find the remnants of the mythological era found a strange black oil.
After drinking a small amount of this black oil, it can stimulate the giants' soul power to the greatest extent. After being prepared as a magic potion, it can even permanently enhance the soul power. Although the side effect is that the skin on the body turns a light black, this is a tolerable side effect. "
It looked down at the four living people:
"The Giant Kingdom thus gained great power, and once became the most powerful kingdom in the main material world and even in all the sub-planes. But as the kingdom grew stronger, the plague quietly spread among the giants. Humanity turned into pus on the surface of the body, and then turned into sticky pus and flowed out of the body.
As a result, the giants lost their minds and became monsters with black pus on their bodies, which triggered a siege by various tribes and sects led by the Pointy Ears Empire. I still remember that war, countless light guns, fireballs and storms fell from the sky, and the densely packed little men united to defeat the giant kings one after another, until I was suppressed here as one of the giant kings. "
This was a typical disaster caused by the outbreak of "Human Ichor". Although the Human Ichor in the Sixth Era only had the power to seduce the Chosen Ones of Darkness, it sounded really powerful in the Second Era.
“That’s my story. There is no free power. Everything has a reason and everything has a price.”
This was its warning to Xia De, and Xia De nodded slightly to indicate that he had remembered it.
Finally, only Miss Liad was left. She didn't expect that she would actually have a chance. After taking a step forward, she didn't know what to ask. After thinking for a few seconds, she asked softly:
"I was thrown in here because I robbed the church of the owner of this place. No, I didn't do it on purpose. I was deceived. I originally thought it was just an ordinary catacombs."
She asked with hope but also a bit of fear:
"Do you think I still have hope of getting out of here?"
The giant actually let out a deep laugh:
"A burial object. Everything is possible. If your companions are willing to help you, you do have hope of leaving the country. But everything has a price. Even if they are willing to help you for free, what price will you pay for it?"
Xia De put the last burial object in the bag on the steps. At this point, of the seven burial objects they had taken out, the only one left was the scepter he was carrying.
Miss Liad pursed her lips, not knowing what to say, but at least she knew she was not doomed.
The nun, Miss Violet, and Shade were all satisfied with this "adventure". The matter here was over, and the team was going back to the gravekeeper's hut. Shade expressed his gratitude again and took the initiative to say goodbye to the giant, but the giant asked instead:
"Let me ask you a question. If you answer this question, I can tell you a simple way to leave the mausoleum and save you some time. What happened to the Human Pus, the evil demon that corrupts human nature, in your time?"
Miss Violet took over the conversation:
"It broke out about three hundred years ago, and the plague-stricken area was wiped off the map by a great witch. Unfortunately, when the witch's demon-hunting tactical team entered the scene, the damn thing had already disappeared, and it has not appeared in the following three hundred years."
Xia De also spoke up:
"I saw it two years ago. It was targeted by something even more terrifying. I'm afraid it will have to hide for many years until it is found by that enemy. Although it is still terrifying to mortals, the era of giants and evil spirits is over, and it no longer has the power it once had."
The giant nodded and said nothing more. As a low rumbling sound was heard, a small piece of floor tiles on the side of the throne platform disappeared, revealing the entrance to the underground secret passage.
So the four of them went in, with Shade walking in the end. Before entering the secret passage, he turned around and looked at the giant with his head down. The giant was as silent as a real corpse. It had long died with its kingdom, and this was its grave.
Before leaving, Xia De asked one last question:
"You just called me 'Son of the Moon'. Do you really think I am 'Son of the Moon'?"
The giant seemed quite reluctant to answer this question:
"Some people probably think so, some people really think so, and some people just dare to think so."
"I see. Thank you."
After finally expressing his gratitude, he also went into the secret passage. In the empty tomb, only the giant king’s sigh remained:
"Eternal silence is about to arrive."