There was a new clue, Griffith was slightly surprised. With this information, it is possible to identify the anonymous author.
He turned the page and continued reading:
"Hughes repeated these words while twitching. The kind-hearted Iletia called the professors and put him to sleep with a requiem spell.
"I haven't been in the mood to focus on my studies for the past few days. The miserable and weird look of Hughes can't be forgotten in my mind. The Forest of Whispering? I know this place. Strange horns, teeth, claws? What are these?
"In the days that followed, Hughes kept repeating his words until he died.
"Homon Watts' power can't heal his injuries?
"At night, I tossed and turned in bed. As soon as I closed my eyes, Hughes's broken body and bloody face kept reappearing in my mind, accompanied by the strange sentence: On the dark mountain peak, The Whispering Forest, strange horns, teeth, claws, they are coming.
"I couldn't sleep no matter what. So I went to see Professor Tiberion. He is the most respected professor in the college, and one of the people who expected and helped me the most. With his erudition, he might be able to know something. What.
"Professor Tiberion saw me coming and entertained me warmly. But when he found out that I was asking about Hughes, he became cold. I could clearly feel that there was a deep look in his eyes. Deep fear, as if I wished I could drink some forgetfulness potion on the spot.
"'I don't know much about Hughes. Don't delve any further.' The professor said as he took out an exquisite collar from the bookcase and handed it to me.
"'What's this?'
"'A gift from an old friend. If you sense danger, put this collar on," the professor said. "I have been traveling around and happened to pass by his private residence. The situation in that mansion is simply...incomprehensible. .'
"'What does it mean to not be able to understand something?'
"'The scene was beyond my comprehension as an occult scholar. The entire mansion, from master to servants and animals, were all dead, corroded by a liquid I had never seen before, or rather turned into liquid, and mutilated. The earth was abandoned and disintegrating on the ground. There was an unspeakable stench there. It was in such a place that I found the last words of my old friend and this collar.'
"The professor was shaking and sweating when he said this. He rested for a while and continued.
"'In his final note he wrote: Strange horns, teeth, claws. Okay, put these things away, don't be too curious. It's getting late, you go and rest.'
"I returned to the dormitory and looked at the beautiful silver necklace on the bed. At that time, I didn't know the professor's intention. It wasn't until a long time later that I realized one thing - the professor knew that curiosity was constantly attracting me, Nothing can be stopped.
"Finally, I made up my mind to go to the Whispering Forest in person to look for the black mountain peak that Hughes had seen. Otherwise, my heart would not be at peace.
“I hired some adventurers and folk husbands from nearby towns, everyone strong, healthy, and calm, to embark on this daring expedition.
"With their help, we found an altar on a black peak in the Whispering Forest. It was a high platform with seven stone pillars. The stone pillars were carved with terrifying totems that I had never seen before. From the outside, it is not apparent what evil purpose these horrific things were created for.
“There are deep and winding passages under the stone pillars, and we explored there.
"The exploration went on for a long time, and twisted and chaotic monsters attacked us. However, with the cooperation of my magic spell and the adventurer's sword, although we lost four people and a civilian husband was missing, we finally succeeded in entering a A tightly guarded space.
"The place is very empty and made of materials I have never seen before. It is completely different from the ruins outside. The walls are extremely smooth, showing sharp angles one after another.
"At this time, a bloody object rolled down next to me. The object was like human limbs, torso and head, which were kneaded into a ball of flesh.
"After everyone's identification, we discovered a horrific fact. This lump of flesh is the missing civilian husband.
"'Oh my God, what turned him into this?'
"Suddenly, a shadow appeared in the corner.
"To this day, I don't know how to describe this object. It is a mass of liquid dripping, ferocious and twisted. The flesh seems to have a long and pointed head like a wolf, but it seems not to have one. On the piece of meat There are large and small mouths and things like fangs scattered around. I don’t know what they are.
"This indescribable object suddenly appeared in the corner and killed a powerful adventurer instantly. Others howled wildly and ran away, and some tried to attack it, but failed.
"And I ran away along the passage I came from. The indescribable object caught up with me and bit my throat. The collar the professor gave me worked, and the attack did not kill me.
"I fell off the cliff. It took a long time for me to wake up from the disaster and finally found my way home. I found Professor Tiberion and told him all my experience. The memory of this terrible experience was written down.”
Tiberion, a familiar name mentioned in the article. Griffith realized that the owner of the note was not too far away in his own time. At the time when the author wrote the notes, Tiberion was still serving as a professor rather than a principal. Based on the name of Miss Iletia that appears in the article, it is hoped that the identity of the author of the notes can be found out through the assistance of Sonia and Galadia. of.
Behind this record are two finely drawn maps.
The first map clearly showed the path leading from the dark peaks out of the Whispering Forest. As long as you compare the commanding heights with nearby things, you should be able to find the way out.
The other map is about the tunnels in the ruins. After identification, Griffith found his location. Going down from here, not far from the passage, there is a secret room that holds the sacred artifacts. Besides this, there are many other halls and rooms.
Sacred weapon? Secrets? And such a good thing!
If Galadia were here, she would definitely be very excited. Isn't this the rhythm of falling off a cliff, finding a secret treasure, pretending to be a pig, eating a tiger, and killing everyone! Galadia, look, the protagonist of the story is about to take action!
Griffith immediately rushed there. Now, he dared not go back and face the terrifying shadows and bats. He was almost unarmed and had to replenish his equipment immediately. If you can easily get some rare holy artifacts, this adventure on the verge of life and death will not be too bad.
Or, if it really comes to the last moment, he can still shout Miss Elf's name, resist, struggle, and save some dignity for himself.
There are no obstacles from mutated creatures along the way. It seems that the nests they guard are concentrated in the outer passages. It may be that the environment inside the ruins is not to their liking.
Soon, Griffith arrived at the storage hall marked on the map.
This place is indeed extraordinary. The walls, floors and dome are all made of materials he has never seen before. They are smooth and white. They look like daylight without lighting, giving people a pleasing feeling.
However, there are no sacred objects or magic items here, so it is empty enough for mice to run away. The only furnishing was a mirror at the end of the hall, which looked familiar.
etc! Could this be the teleportation mirror that Pepper Ranch had seen? Griffith was overjoyed. He rushed over and knocked on the mirror for a while, but it didn't move at all.
Before he could worry about why he didn't ask Pepelanci how to use it, a small light spot on the ground attracted him.
It was a small piece of red gemstone, round and smooth, as if it had been clotted with blood. The moment Griffith touched the gem, certain knowledge entered his brain.
"Blood runes. These runes can condense spiritual power and construct the form of blood spells; the user can cast spells by calling the runes stored in his spirit."
This is a kind of rune knowledge similar to the frost rune!
"Minos, what's going on? What is this stone?" Griffith asked in a low voice.
The weapon spirit of the bone ring responded faintly:
"This is a lost Philosopher's Stone. It is unknown who created it. The passage of time has exhausted its energy. Minos did not master the technology of charging. However, through the knowledge gained from it, now you Blood Spell - Flesh Golem and Blood Bat Storm abilities are now available.
"Unlike the primary frost spell, Blood Puppet and Blood Bat Storm are powerful spells that consume two blood runes each time they are cast."
I'm saved, I'm saved!
Griffith almost cheered. The Blood Bat Storm spell is an excellent escape skill. The practical implementation of this spell has given him unprecedented mobility. Even if its reliability is questionable, he already has a way to deal with the siege. Escaped.
At this moment, slight footsteps came from the passage. Soon, a man wearing a black cloak appeared in the darkness. He held a torch in his hand and held a dark dagger.
Demon Hunter Captain Karius.
"Hey, soldier, you're still alive~" Karius noticed Griffith appearing in a daze in the hall, "We are the only two alive now, right? Do you need help?"
Griffith stared at the witcher, making no answer or action.
"I have entered similar ruins before," Karius continued, "Same dark and strange, with no written records. There, I found——
"this!"
Two black shadows unknowingly appeared at Griffith's feet, entwined with his shadow.
The trainee knight's body trembled, and then his pupils lost their luster.
"How childish." Karius walked forward with a smile. "Don't you suspect that my conversation is just to make you lose your guard? It only takes a few seconds for the black shadow to paralyze its prey. It doesn't work. How long will it take before you are transformed into a lifeless puppet?"
Griffith stood expressionless in front of Karius, showing no reaction to his words.
"Oh, I almost forgot, you can't speak anymore!" Karius patted the trainee knight on the shoulder, "Go ahead and explore the way. There are dangers hidden everywhere in this damn place."
After receiving the order, the puppet turned around obediently and walked towards the inner room. Karius kept a few steps away, looking at the surrounding walls as he walked.
Suddenly, the apprentice knight Griffith who was leading the way suddenly dwarfed and dissolved like a burned candle.
"What!" Karius didn't expect this scene. Before he could understand the situation in front of him, a substantial murderous intention had already filled the air.
In the panic, he saw that the trainee knight had appeared behind him.
The cold air in Griffith's hand swirled, condensing into an ice-blue throwing spear, pointing directly at Karius.
The murderous aura was as turbulent and noisy as the tide of the ice sea, and the phantom of a wildly roaring mountain monster even appeared behind the trainee knight.
The sharp spearhead seemed to swallow up all warmth and vitality, and then brought death that eroded the bone marrow.
Karius only had time to block it with his dagger in front of his chest, and a heavy blow and tearing sensation came from his chest at the same time. His whole body flew backwards and was pinned to the ground like a butterfly specimen.
Blood foam spurted out of his throat and blocked his lungs.
The strong sense of suffocation and pain strangled the demon hunter's remaining sense. His body convulsed violently, and blood and foul-smelling liquid gushed out from under him.
Finished? Griffith held another newly condensed throwing spear and looked at the witcher lying on the ground from a distance.
Through the blood rune he had just mastered, he successfully used his own blood to quickly create a puppet, which replaced himself before Karius emerged from the darkness, thus attracting Karius's shadow attack. . He himself went around to the back and carried out a sneak attack. After the puppet was controlled, Griffith quickly cut off the supply of mental power.
The puppet that lost its energy supply could no longer maintain its form and disintegrated in front of Karius. At the same time, Griffith flashed out from behind and threw a frost spear at the witcher.
In order to ensure the death of the demon hunter with strange abilities, after knocking down the enemy, Griffith aimed at the fallen Karius from a distance and threw an ice gun.
"puff!"
The ice spear penetrated the witcher's body.
Karius lay motionless on the cold ground. The air was filled with an unbearable stench, and in the dim light there seemed to be liquid flowing out from under the body.
Griffith waited cautiously. It can be seen that this demon hunter is not only an instructor of Beacon Academy, but also a ruthless Sequence 7 Extraordinary. What's even more troublesome is that Karius has the ability of black magic, and the shadows that can control creatures are completely beyond Griffith's cognition.
Karius was indeed dead, and a beautiful crystal of extraordinary characteristics began to precipitate on his body, tempting Griffith to pick it up.
Griffith felt terribly guilty. Under the current situation, he should escape as soon as possible, but without weapons in his hands, even if he escaped from the ruins, he wouldn't be able to run far in the strange corrupted forest. Therefore, he had to search for some weapons and supplies from Karius. The corrupted feather sword is still on Karius's body.
