Seeing that the bloody corpse was completely dead, the surrounding soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
It was just some old-looking soldiers and the cavalry commander who couldn't help scolding them:
"What are you afraid of!"
"Master Ascetic No. 67 has told us the result!"
“Never question an ascetic!”
"What the adults say will definitely come true and they will not deceive us."
Um?
Lin An sheathed his sword and turned to look at the cavalry commander who was speaking, a strange movement flashed in his eyes.
Long before, he had heard this group of people mentioning Ascetic No. 67 repeatedly in their words.
Why did these soldiers' words seem to mean that his actions were predicted?
In other words, they knew the future direction in advance.
Feeling wary, Lin An looked at the silent ascetic calmly.
The thin ascetic in gray robe looked at the soldiers expressionlessly and said calmly:
"We won't lie."
After that, without even looking at Lin An, he flew away barefoot.
Xiong Hanzi, who was standing next to Lin An, was stunned when he saw this, and started to complain directly to the team:
"Damn it, these ascetics are so arrogant?"
"I was beaten like a dog by the bloody corpse just now, but now I just ran away like there was no reaction?"
"Who are these people in this secret realm!"
Seeing the ascetic leave directly, Zhang Tie couldn't help but glance at the fortress in the distance:
"Captain Lin, this world is so fucking evil."
"Did you hear it?"
"Do these people mean that we have been "seen" by others?"
Somewhat worried.
He thought of the cycle of incidents in the deserted village, and subconsciously thought of the abilities gained by these ascetics.
Damn it, these crazy people can't tell fortunes, can they?
Lin An also thought of this and looked at the man who looked like an army general.
Just as he was about to make up an excuse to enter the city, the general at the head of the soldiers adjusted his standard armor, raised his hands respectfully and said:
"This Lord Ascetic."
"I see there is no mark on you. Are you a new ascetic?"
"How about returning to Fortress No. 9 with us for certification?"
Listening to the general's nondescript remarks, Lin An gave him a slightly strange look.
Number, certification.
It doesn't sound like a word that would appear in an ancient setting at all.
Combined with the abnormality of the blood corpse, he has basically determined that the background of this secret world is definitely not that simple.
Has the world on the technological side encountered some kind of disaster and regressed back to ancient society?
And the human survivors rely on the "ascetics" to fight against the blood corpses?
What happened in this secret world...
While thinking.
Lin An nodded.
The general's words just saved him from making up excuses.
He had originally planned to sneak into the royal city and obtain the secrets of this secret realm from the higher-ups.
Go to Fortress No. 9, is it the one behind everyone?
Listening to this number, it sounds like something like a shelter.
Lin An was extremely interested in what the general meant as ascetics with the ability to predict.
So far, he has only encountered Yun Lin with similar abilities.
Information revealed from these people.
Could it be that the so-called ascetic No. 67 has the ability to predict direction.
If this is the case, then you should be careful with your actions.
Accepted two tasks at the same time.
Among them, the task issued by the doomsday system is to eliminate all ascetics.
....
War Fortress No. 9.
Amidst the dense and dry sound of gear rotation, the thick iron gate about forty meters high slowly pulled upwards.
After observing the fortress up close, Lin An couldn't help but sigh.
Magnificent, huge.
Just this copper and iron wall, which is seven or eight meters thick, is enough to be breathtaking.
Judging from the productivity observed so far, Lin An had a hard time imagining how the humans in this secret realm could build such behemoths.
"Team Lin..."
"It's covered in crusted blood scabs, it feels like it's half a meter thick..."
While the city gate was open, Xiong Hanzi touched the city wall and smashed it in the mouth.
This pulp is so sour and refreshing...
The general who was leading the way bowed slightly and saluted Lin An in a respectful tone:
"This ascetic master, dare I ask for your name?"
"This is your first time entering the fortress, and you are qualified to open the side door for you."
After that, the sound of the churning of gears suddenly stopped, and pairs of neatly arranged soldiers appeared behind the door, forming two teams.
From what he could see, Lin An was more surprised by the structure inside the fortress than the outside.
People, all people.
Just like a giant maze, the fortress was actually filled with layers of defense systems.
On each huge loop-shaped structure, there are densely packed square holes like honeycombs.
A large number of humans poked their heads out or walked around.
It looks like a dormitory honeycomb building in a modern factory.
The interior of the entire fortress is black, bronze-toned, and almost devoid of any other color.
In the center of the fortress, a giant bronze sculpture about a hundred meters high stands.
The sculpture, made of pure bronze, depicts a Buddha-like man holding a baby in his arms.
He holds the baby in his right hand and holds a knife in his left hand, looking full of solemnity and love.
"Captain Lin, who the hell is this?"
curious baby.
Xiong Hanzi looked up at the sculpture and sighed.
Since entering the secret realm, he really has ten thousand questions to ask.
With everyone leading the way, Lin An looked at the sculptures while walking.
After a while, he shook his head hesitantly, indicating that he didn't know.
"not sure."
"The shape is like Buddhism and religious style. But the appearance is completely different from the Buddha statues that can be seen in the real world."
"Buddha statues in the outside world all have lop-eared, first-born Buddha statues, and are gilded and carved."
"But this..."
A giant sculpture that occupies almost half of the field of view, looks like an ascetic.
Weight loss and sadness.
And holding a baby...
Is there such an allusion in Buddhism?
There should be none, right?
Guanyin is also a crane holding a baby basket in its mouth and standing in front of Guanyin with its wings spread.
Smiling to himself, Lin An felt that he was overthinking.
How could the idols in the secret world be the same as the real world?
This is not the earth.
While thinking, the general led him through the "inner wall" that suddenly became shorter.
There was a roar of people.
The noise reached my ears.
It's like walking into a busy city.
After entering the inner city, Lin An saw a large number of humans in front of him.
"Master Lin, the inner city is ahead."
The general responsible for taking him to receive the number explained softly and motioned for the soldiers to clear the way.
During the push, Lin An's eyes narrowed.
I saw.
The crowd was crowded and seemed to be watching some kind of performance on the platform.
On a platform surrounded by a large number of people, ten humans wearing ascetic robes stood on it.
"Wow-la"
On the platform, the first person on the left suddenly lit a flame.
The bright yellow flame swayed and squeaked on his fingers.
"I want to ignite my ambition!"
