Time goes back more than ten hours.
Old Tang, who was crying every day but not on earth, was groping forward in the subway tunnel. The green mist surged toward him like a tide. He could not see the road or the people.
To be honest, Old Tang didn’t have much culture. This lack of culture only refers to Old Tang and not Norton. However, when he saw the green mist coming from all directions, Old Tang’s first feeling was that the Japanese evil leader Asahara was still alive. , came here to release poison gas again, I couldn't help but be filled with righteous indignation, and immediately... ran away in a mess.
But there is no exit, and all the tunnels go back and forth. No matter how you go, you will eventually return to the original platform. Old Tang also tried to turn around and leave, but somehow the end of the upward stairs is still the starting point.
This place is like the labyrinth where the Minotaur was imprisoned in Greek mythology, leaving him spinning in circles.
Although Old Tang has the bloodline of the King of Bronze and Fire, he is different from Norton. If Norton controls the body, he can see through the alchemy formation hidden in the tunnel at a glance, and then break the maze with a wave of his hand.
But Old Tang couldn't do it. He didn't know how to do alchemy, and the knowledge about alchemy in his inherited memories was pitiful. During his days at the Nadutong headquarters, he studied "Polymer Materials and Engineering."
If you let him do experiments with Yanling, it can be said to be talent application, but if you let him break the formation, it is professional mismatch.
So he could only move forward little by little in the maze.
Old Tang's hand touched the stone wall beside him, and he shuddered slowly and forcefully, as if a devil's hand was grabbing his throat.
He has tried all methods, including releasing the word spirit on the spot or summoning Norton to possess him, but the results are not satisfactory.
The majestic Dragon King Norton seemed to be dead and there was no movement at all, and without Norton's possession, Old Tang could only release a word spirit of Black Sun's level at most.
Totally ineffective.
As for the higher-order Zhulong and Laiyin, he has not yet fully mastered them. It is not impossible to use them. However, although Old Tang has usurped the bloodline, he does not have too strong control over the elements. He can use them when he is not possessed by Norton. Whether that kind of high-sequence word spirit can blast away this weird space is not yet mentioned. Old Tang probably has to send it first.
All methods were ineffective. Old Tang could only use the stupidest method to explore step by step to find an exit.
Just like that, when Old Tang came to the platform for who knows how many times, the situation suddenly changed.
There was a rumbling sound in the darkness, and then a light came on.
A brightly lit train was approaching him at great speed.
The ground shook slightly, and dazzling lights shot out from the deep tunnel. The train entered the station and made a harsh sound as it rubbed against the rails.
It stopped in front of Old Tang. The carriage had a square head and square head, painted in red and white, and had the sign "Black Stone Tomb of the Eight Kings" hanging on it.
The car door opened and it was dark inside.
Old Tang looked at the train, then at the dark, endless tunnel, and hesitated.
Judging from his years of experience watching horror movies, you cannot get into this ghost car!
But as far as the current situation is concerned, Old Tang has no other choice.
Although it seemed that he was walking from one platform to another, as long as he kept walking, he would hopefully find the exit, but in fact he knew very well that he was just doing useless work.
Starting from this platform and then returning to the original place, if this continues, even if the Dragon King's long lifespan is exhausted, it is unlikely that he will be able to find an exit.
In this case, the train in front of you is the only variable.
Although Old Tang has no culture, he can still do it with basic common sense and reasoning. Judging from the bounty hunter's decrypted thinking, the train represents the passage between the two stations. As long as you get on the train, you should be able to go there. New site.
Moreover, this car is very stubborn. It seems that it is here to pick up Old Tang. It will not leave until Old Tang gets in the car.
After thinking about it, Old Tang chose to get in the car.
Instead of sitting around and waiting for death, it is better to seek change and change.
This was something Gu Bei had said to him many times during his travels.
Gu Bei once said to Old Tang that there are only two ways to break the situation in this world.
One is to remain unchanged in response to all changes.
One is that changes should remain unchanged.
The situation has not changed now, so Old Tang must take the initiative to seek changes.
The train was the only change that Old Tang saw in this endless cycle of mazes.
Old Tang cautiously stepped onto the subway. The iron door creaked slowly shut behind him, and he entered the dark tunnel.
I don’t know how long the train drove in the dark, but the train creaked and stopped on the platform.
The platform is extremely old, with a concrete floor and green tiles on the corners. The whitewashed walls are peeling off badly. There are several shocking large characters painted in red on it, "Fushouling Station", and there is a date next to it, 1977.
The platform was lit only by a single incandescent lamp and was covered with cobwebs.
There is good news and bad news.
The good news: He left the previous location and arrived at a new location, which at least meant that this maze had an exit and was not an endless loop.
Bad news: The train stopped after delivering him to a new platform. It seemed that this was the terminal, but this was not the exit.
Old Tang stood on the platform, thinking about whether to leave the platform and move forward.
According to normal logic, his best choice is to move forward, because it is impossible to find the exit if he stays where he is. The exit has to be found, and it will not come to the door by itself, so if he wants to leave here, he has to leave. Departure continues from the platform.
But Old Tang also felt a little uneasy.
What if he started from the platform he was on now and started circling again like before?
What if he leaves his current position and later returns to his previous position?
What if the terminal station is not the exit but the starting station is the exit? What should I do if the train starts again after I leave?
Old Tang stood on the platform and hesitated for a long time, and finally jumped onto the rails and followed the rails into the tunnel.
If you move forward, there is at least a glimmer of hope to find the exit, but if you stay still and wait for rescue, you may really give up on yourself.
Old Tang is never a character who gives up easily.
Therefore, we must move forward and keep moving forward. "As long as you don't stop, the road will continue to extend."
Old Tang walked in the darkness, with the leader's words of wisdom echoing in his mind. He was filled with pride and was no longer afraid of any monsters hidden in the darkness. He strode forward to explore.
After walking forward for some distance, Old Tang suddenly couldn't touch the tunnel wall and fell onto a pile of cinders.
He raised his head and saw only the golden starlight drifting in the infinite darkness. He could not see the top or the walls. Walking into this huge space was like an ant crawling into St. Peter's Basilica late at night.
Those golden stars looked like fireflies. Through their dim light, Old Tang could see dozens of parallel railway tracks underground. The railways turned into spider web-like structures here. They were originally designed to store military subways, which were fully loaded with heavy equipment. All that remains of the tank is its rusty tracks.
Is this the end of the subway?
This should also be the end of the maze.
Old Tang groped forward over the sleepers. Fortunately, the dragon's blood gave him strong physical fitness. Otherwise, even such a small amount of exercise would have left him panting.
He saw a man-made rock wall, which was full of traces left by machinery. Adjacent to the rock wall was a spindle-shaped cement platform, which was as deep into the railway tracks as a trestle entering the sea. It was probably used for trains to stop for maintenance. .
Old Tang climbed up the platform and ran to the stone wall, groping and patting it.
Damn it, it didn't look like there was a door at all. Looking at such a thick stone wall, he was probably inside a big mountain at the moment.
Drilling a passage in this rock wall is an astonishing amount of work. Old Tang doesn't think that he can dig a hole similar to the outside world with his three-legged cat skills and half-hearted speaking skills.
Speaking of which, it seems that I just went out to eat, so why am I walking through a maze and digging holes now?
Old Tang felt a little tired just thinking about it.
Damn it, you should check the almanac before going out today... shouldn't you go out like this today?
He was heartbroken.
At this time, a yellow light on the rock wall came on, flashing slowly.
Old Tang was pleasantly surprised, wondering if he had accidentally touched some mechanism that opened the door.
He tried his best to raise his head to see the light flashing high up, but it was too high and he couldn't see clearly. The thick rock wall began to shake, and cracks appeared from top to bottom.
Old Tang looked a little ugly.
The opening of the maze door is like the Twelve Golden Saints opening the Wall of Sighs, making people feel like Hades will pop out of it.
And...why does this crack look familiar?
The entire rock wall was full of cracks, pieces of gravel fell down, and dust filled the air. Old Tang covered his face with one hand and backed away step by step, while waving away the dust in front of him with the other hand.
The yellow light shook as if it were about to fall, and the rocks around it peeled away.
Old Tang looked up and suddenly felt a biting chill in his heart...
That yellow light is looking at him!
How can a lamp see people?
What an evil and strange look!
Before he could turn around, the rock wall completely collapsed, and something snake-like swam out of the crack, with scales like it! Those yellow lights are the eyes of the giant snake!
Old Tang's mind twitched, and he finally remembered why the cracks on the wall looked familiar to him, because they were not cracks at all, but the dragon scales that he had seen on Norton before, which were constantly opening and closing. And this so-called rock wall is naturally not a rock wall, it is the creature closest to the gods since ancient times...
No, they were always the gods themselves.
This is a giant dragon!
Old Tang's heart beat loudly and made a thunderous sound. This was not nervousness or fear. After all, he was also of Dragon King blood. Although his soul level was not qualified, the purity of his bloodline was there before. He would not be scared to death by other Dragon Kings. Pants.
There was a genuine excitement in his heart.
The aura of the giant dragon was raging. Feeling this powerful aura, a desire suddenly emerged in Old Tang's body.
That was the desire to eat, he wanted to...eat her! ?
Old Tang was shocked and at the same time a little puzzled. Why did he suddenly feel hungry?
The new Dragon King, Old Tang, still didn't know that he was kept in the dark by everyone. No matter his senior Norton, his brother Gu Bei or his friend Chu Zihang, they didn't tell him about devouring the advanced bloodline of the same kind.
The latter two are worried that Old Tang will be too powerful to control the bloodline and cause mutations, while Norton is purely selfish.
The advancement of Dragon King is different from the advancement of lower bloodlines such as second generation and third generation. It is not a pure promotion of bloodline, but also accompanied by the sublimation of soul and consciousness. Norton naturally does not want Old Tang to take this benefit, so he I didn’t tell Old Tang.
But now it makes no sense to say this. For the first time, Old Tang saw the so-called "dragon" with his own eyes.
Even if I have seen Norton in the sea of consciousness many times before, no matter how many times I see it in my soul, it will never be as shocking as seeing it with my own eyes.
Old Tang admired the lines on the dragon's body and became wary.
Dragons are beautiful, strong and mighty.
But it's also dangerous.
Of course he knew what a dragon meant. With his current strength, if he met a dragon, it would be nothing more than a meal, and it wouldn't be enough to fill his teeth.
Old Tang was about to retreat when a voice suddenly came to his mind: "Boy, give me your body and I will help you deal with him."
It's Norton! ?
Old Tang was overjoyed, but suddenly he felt something was wrong.
He called Norton countless times along the way, but received no response. Now he encountered a giant dragon, and Norton singled him out and asked to be a coolie?
I'm afraid this matter is not that simple.
Moreover, although Norton didn't say it, Old Tang knew that this guy didn't have any good intentions towards himself and Gu Bei. After all, this was the most cruel Dragon King in Gu Bei's mouth. Now that he was taught to others, he could only be humble. If it was true, If given the chance, he wouldn't mind making himself and Gu Bei suffer.
There's no way I'm rushing to help.
There is weirdness.
Old Tang was thinking in his mind, but he did not refuse completely. He stared at every move of the dragon in front of him and slowly backed away. If he could successfully escape, then everything would be fine. If not, then he would have to let Norton out.
However, the dragon's next move was completely beyond Old Tang's expectations.
The dragon's snake-like long neck suddenly shrank, its claws dug at the ground, and it carefully shrank into a corner.
He lowered his head until it was almost touching the ground, looked at Old Tang warily, and let out a low roar in his throat.
Ah?
Old Tang was a little at a loss and stopped retreating.
Is it worth it?
Do you observe the ants carefully before you trample them to death?
There is no need to think about where to eat. To Old Tang, this dragon is about the same size as a piece of meat on a skewer. It only takes one bite, and there is no need to chew it slowly. Just swallow it.
With such a big meat skewer, Old Tang felt that the dragon would need 20 skewers to make it half full.
Norton was still asking to take over his body in the sea of consciousness, and Old Tang frowned, thinking about the dragon's unusual behavior pattern.
Dragons are not wild beasts, they are completely intelligent creatures. Any books about dragons that mention dragons always use the human "he" and "she".
So after all, their behavior patterns have been thought through and have meaning.
The dragon's golden eyes shrank slightly, like the look of a cat boy.
Old Tang was stunned and suddenly understood what the posture of this thing looked like.
It’s just a cat! A giant cat as heavy as a humpback whale!
The giant dragon swam its long neck and slowly approached Old Tang. Old Tang stood upright, like a pencil stuck on the platform.
The dragon approached Old Tang and slowly opened his mouth. His sharp teeth were like clusters of spears. His long black tongue licked Old Tang's body from top to bottom. Then he opened his mouth and spat out two words that even Old Tang would not have thought of even if he killed him. Character:
"elder brother!"
Old Tang was confused. He didn't know when he had a younger brother, an ancient dragon. Although he was of the blood of the King of Bronze and Fire, he was not the dragon, the King of Bronze and Fire! ?
Could it be that it belongs to this guy Norton?
But it seems that Norton really has a younger brother. I heard from Gu Bei that his name seemed to be Constantine. Could it be this guy?
Old Tang didn't have the chance to recognize Norton, who was yelling in the sea. To him, this guy seemed to be an angry disciple. He looked at the giant dragon in front of him, thought about it, and shouted hesitantly:
"Constantine?"
The dragon blinked, confused.
