The high-level priest's mutated tyrannosaurus had a pair of deformed, mutated giant claws that were three meters long and swept towards Griffith one after another. This giant beast is very tall. When its claws sweep from top to bottom, the sound is astonishing. It is like two heavy giant axes, and it is like a sharp knife array, giving people the power to crush anything with one claw. oppression.
Griffith barely avoided it, took out a bottle of slowing potion, and threw it at the feet of the terrifying beast. Brown smoke billowed, and the Tyrannosaurus's legs were immediately tangled in mucus. However, its huge body and astonishing strength ignored the restraints and broke through with brute force with just a slight delay.
Ghoul, come on!
Seeing that the slowing potion was ineffective, Griffith commanded the three ghouls following him to swarm forward.
After receiving the order, the ghoul's eye sockets, fangs, and claws burst out with red flashes at the same time, and its attack speed was more than three times faster than usual. They bit and clawed at the Tyrannosaurus's legs, carving deep wounds on the dragon's skin and spurting out disgusting black blood.
The ghouls have been strengthened... Griffith noticed that the mystery he controlled seemed to be strengthening. However, before he could think about it, the sound wave came down like a tsunami.
"Ouch——!"
The Tyrannosaurus opened its mouth and let out an earth-shattering roar.
Heartbreaking!
Just as he was about to distance himself, Griffith suddenly felt that his legs were as stiff as lead, his head was dizzy and in severe pain, and he almost lost the ability to move. The ghouls that were besieging the tyrannosaurus were swept away by the sound wave, and they all fell into a state of paralysis and stiffness, falling from the giant beast.
The Tyrannosaurus rex swept away with his claws and broke a ghoul into two pieces. He opened his mouth and swallowed it, chewing it with big mouthfuls.
Blood splattered everywhere, and the sound of cracking bones could be clearly heard. The wounds previously torn open by the ghouls also began to heal quickly with chewing.
Are all the troll lords strengthened by the Stairway of Eternity so tyrannical? Griffith relied on the resistance of the war knight to escape the negative effects of the roar and ducked behind a rock.
"Griffith, find some more human shields!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a bolt of lightning shot down from a high place.
Erza found a sniper position and pierced the Tyrannosaurus' side with her spear. The huge body of the Tyrannosaurus was knocked to the ground, and a big hole was opened in its belly. You could vaguely see something inside that was surging like boiling water and might burst at any time.
The power of Erza's projection was amazing, and it really damaged the Tyrannosaurus.
At this moment, Griffith felt himself wrapped in an indescribable spiritual energy, burning! The material surging in the Tyrannosaurus' body was escaping, and part of the lost spiritual energy was absorbed by Minos.
The tyrannosaurus suddenly went crazy and got up regardless of the serious injury. Having just received a blow powerful enough to kill several mountain monsters, it not only showed no intention of retreating, but instead swooped in the direction of Erza!
While it sprayed indescribable filth from the wound, it waved its terrifying giant claws, leaving Griffith alone and rampaging up the steep hillside.
Erza turned her hand over and held the second spear in her hand, throwing it towards the Tyrannosaurus. The blow knocked one of the beast's arms away, but it couldn't stop it.
Griffith on the side was holding the Judgment and wanted to support him. However, the Tyrannosaurus did not attack in a straight line, but turned at surprising angles during high-speed sprints, making it impossible to grasp the angle and time of the attack.
Physical attacks don't work, so what about evil powers!
Griffith raised his right hand and pointed at the unstoppable Tyrannosaurus.
"Tremble under the power of death's coils!"
A group of dark green substance between liquid and gas condensed on the bone ring, and began to stir as if it was alive. However, this powerful evil energy did not shoot at the Tyrannosaurus immediately. Instead, it swirled around the fingertips with strong repulsion.
Somewhere in the dark, Griffith had a premonition of a very powerful crisis - not only could the death coil not stop the monstrous Tyrannosaurus, but it would also strengthen it!
Could it be that the evil energy of Minos and the power of the troll come from the same source... Griffith had no time to switch to other abilities in one thought. He subconsciously changed his direction and pointed towards the stitching monster lying on the ground.
"Stand up, Stitches."
Dark green evil energy roared out. At the same time, Erza's shield shook violently. The terrifying giant beast's sharp claws tore through layers of shields and opened a crack in the breastplate.
This tyrannosaurus' attack also has armor-piercing properties!
Erza faced the giant beast, rolled backwards to avoid the fatal attack, then charged up her legs, leaped into the air, and pierced the spear in her hand into the Tyrannosaurus's eye socket while spinning.
With such a blow to the head, even a legendary creature would be killed instantly. However, after piercing the hard armor and eyeballs, and the spear piercing the Tyrannosaurus's brain, what came along the gun barrel was a rotten viscosity like sinking into swamp sludge.
The Tyrannosaurus Rex didn't hesitate, and swung its huge gleaming claws towards the Huntress.
Seeing that it was inevitable, a bone chain shot out diagonally. Erza stretched out her hand to grab it, and immediately followed the retracted bone chain and left.
The Stitch Monster Gulatoni is healed by the power of Deathwrap! It first followed Griffith's will and threw a bone chain to hook back to his teammates, and then rushed forward with a swaying huge body, brazenly withstanding the giant beast's attack.
Minos reported: "Minos has absorbed a large amount of source matter and detected high-level undead spiritual energy ripples. It is recommended to absorb it and reorganize the army."
A strange aura permeated the space between heaven and earth. The shrill, gloomy aura accompanying the living corpses has weakened a bit, and has been replaced by an active, prosperous life energy that is almost crazy.
At the same time, Griffith gained some occult knowledge.
Death Coil has become more powerful. The Dark Arrow, which possesses the power of death, can heal undead creatures, and can also cause great damage and terror to non-undead creatures. The life energy lost from hits taken by the enemy will heal the Death Knight.
Griffith didn't have time to reflect on this new strength, and stood sideways, raising Judgment.
The barrel has been loaded with an abyssal bomb designed to combat mythical creatures.
"boom--!"
The sound of gunfire echoed in the night sky, and flames, smoke, and an unstoppable barrage of dark-brown projectiles erupted, exploding into a swirling psychic vortex at the Tyrannosaurus's legs.
The Tyrannosaurus rex's right leg was broken by this shot, and its huge body fell to the ground.
The rampaging beast finally stopped. However, the broken section of the right leg was squirming like a ball of sticky pus, adhering to the wound, and even sprouting numerous granules that were waving wildly.
These sprouts became more and more crazy, and actually grew into long tentacles, whipping like vines in the strong wind. These tentacles also rolled up the remains of ghouls on the ground, quickly corroding and absorbing them.
Even if it was beaten to this extent, this giant beast could still gain self-healing energy from devouring it.
"Griffith, stay back,
"I'm going to burn it to ashes!"
The throwing spear in Erza's hand was wrapped in a buzzing silver arc of light, and she threw it roaringly towards the Tyrannosaurus.
There was a hoarse buzz in the air.
The Tyrannosaurus' newly repaired body instantly disintegrated into broken powder. The weirdly swollen flesh was also cut through with one blow, and the tentacles and bones were torn apart.
The huge monster disintegrated under the attack. It raised tentacles of nightmarish terror to capture the Huntress, but a second glowing arc had already followed.
The blow ignited the beast. The torn wounds were cauterized, the extraordinary firepower overwhelmed the body of the Tyrannosaurus, and the speed of damage suppressed self-healing.
Finally, the monster's body began to dissolve, dripping with a sticky substance, like a burned-out candle melting.
Suddenly, strange black blood exploded out of its belly and spurted out. The Tyrannosaurus rex let out a long wailing sound and tried to cover the hole in its belly with its forelimbs, but its greasy internal organs turned into liquid and leaked out from the gaps in its claws.
On the eve of destruction, the face that could no longer be seen clearly on the tyrannosaurus howled in pain:
"If my warriors were not recruited by Commodus, how could they end up in such a situation."
High Priest Venosis trembled and stared in the direction of Griffith:
"Look at what you have done, strangers, the ancient eggs are about to hatch,
"The Blood God will devour this world!"
…
"The sorcerer Kilaka, pay your utmost respect to the powerful apostle!"
The former elder of Jilapakasa, now Kiraka, knelt down on the ground and knelt down repeatedly to the victorious Griffith. Almost all the trolls who followed High Priest Venoxis to evacuate were wiped out, and he was the only one who survived.
Erza picked up a precipitated extraordinary characteristic crystal from the disintegrated Tyrannosaurus remnant and threw it to Griffith:
"We cannot delay, Commodus's pursuers will arrive soon."
Kiraka respectfully asked for instructions: "If the two apostles want to go to Zulhakar, I may be able to contribute a little."
"Tell me about it." Griffith nodded. After coming to the south, he always wanted to recruit a troll army of his own.
After receiving permission, Kiraka said:
"Zu'Haka's location is very dangerous. There are powerful guards and traps at the only entrance. There are poisonous rivers and miasma surrounding the city wall outside the entrance. Even tens of thousands of warriors will be useless if we attack there.
"The four territories guarded by High Priest Venosis, High Lord Vimayek, High Warlord Ekirum, and High Witch Doctor Yeklik control the water flow. Only by destroying them can we attack Zulhakar. city wall.
"However, there is not only one way to enter Zulhakar."
Having said this, Kilaka paused, and then continued:
"Four high-ranking lords imprisoned a creature named Qizen Iza. This is an ancient flying snake, trying to steal the throne of the Blood God.
"Its body has been destroyed long ago, but the remaining will is still wandering in the wilderness. Every time a high-ranking lord falls, Chizen Iza's soul will become stronger. When all the guardians have fallen, it will break free Cage, tear open Zul'Haka's barrier, and go to the sacred staircase of eternity to absorb divine power.
"At that time, Your Majesty the Mighty Apostle, you can enter Zulhakar through the gap in the wall there."
Griffith and Erza looked at each other. This voice claiming to be the ancient blood wizard Cen Iza once tried to contact him.
Kiraka cannot be trusted. However, the option of just killing four troll lords instead of destroying the entire territory can be considered. If the big flying snake can break through Zul'Haka's barrier, Griffith and Erza can seize the power of the Eternal Staircase one step ahead of Commodus.
With this power, Griffith and Erza can defeat Commodus, stabilize Lin Neng, and complete their promotion.
Griffith thought for a while and in principle could accept Kiraka's suggestion. Now, the combat power he has on hand is somewhat stretched.
Kiraka asked cautiously: "There are some warriors among my people who may be able to help you, whether..."
"Kiraka, is there a summoning array here?" Griffith asked.
"We don't have such power, sir," the troll replied, "but if you need to summon some powerful warriors, sir. There are some mutated pterosaurs and other flying creatures in the mines not far from here. We can go There."
…
Commodus's pursuers were getting closer and closer.
Griffith could already feel their powerful psychic ripples. When he arrived at the Eastern Mine, ready for a fight, he saw an unexpected sight.
The green mineral veins are infected by something unknown, and just approaching it makes people extremely uneasy. The sea of clouds rolled, and the howling wind in the forest was distorted into a strange flute sound, indicating the tragic consequences of being involved in this ancient secret realm.
This place is under the jurisdiction of the high-ranking lord Vimayek.
It's like a slaughterhouse here.
A body with its head missing and its flesh and blood hollowed out was hung inhumanely on the ruins. The civilians who had no time to escape were left with only empty skins, like a pile of torn oranges, folded and stacked together, making it impossible to identify them. .
"This is too evil." Even Erza could not accept such a tragedy. "It is indistinguishable from your corpse tide."
Griffith's face was calm, but his heart was restless. The truth, there are some hints but it is not clear yet. The path to the truth he seeks seems to lie ahead. Even with such a horrific tragedy in front of him, he still couldn't suppress his eager heart.
Many answers seem to be getting closer and closer, and they can be found in this ancient lost city buried by plants and time.
A crazier and more reasonable answer was growing in his heart, but his human reason did not allow him to tell it.
Countless lives were lost in the melee. Blood has been shed and we cannot go back without an answer.
Looking forward, after eternity of wind erosion, these ancient civilizations are still intact, which is confusing.
At the edge of this dangerous and strange world, the smoke-filled, barbaric and ancient lost civilization is lurking in countless ugly and dangerous places, and is surrounded by dangers.
"Right here." Griffith pressed his painful head. He felt like he was losing his mind.
In this strange mine in front of us, there is still an indescribable terrifying existence that roars at human reason.
There is something mysterious there, and it was entrenched here a long time ago.
Under the escort of hastily assembled ghouls and suture monsters, Griffith and Erza entered the mine. They were ready for a fierce battle, but strangely, there were no strong guards here, only some frightened and almost crazy troll civilians.
"Here, my lord.
"Pterodactyl riders are the best messengers. They will risk their lives to convey your will."
Kilaka came to some restless pterodactyls and found some frightened trolls, forcing them to serve.
Erza took some crystals and parchments that recorded messages and gave them to the trolls, asking them to take them outside in several directions to summon reinforcements.
"What's going on here?" Griffith asked the trolls.
What came back to him was a jumble of fragmented and confusing answers. The extremely frightened troll survivors took a long time for Kiraka to extract some valuable information——
While Griffith and Commodus were fighting and chasing Venosis, a group of powerful humans and monsters rushed into the Eastern Mines. The high-ranking lord Vimayek fought with them, but could not resist, so he could only retreat deep into the mine with his most trusted subordinates.
"Go and get my reinforcements." Griffith let go of the pterosaur rider and turned to walk deep into the dark mine. "Let's go see what's hidden down there first."
…
Deep in the mines of the troll empire in this underground world, there is actually a ruin that is buried even deeper.
The solid gate was shattered and damaged by the terrible force, and the reliefs all over the rock walls and domes were within reach.
Lying on the ground was a disintegrating giant beast. Judging from the scattered clothing and items, this should be the high-ranking lord Vimayek. He has been killed and his extraordinary characteristics have been taken away.
"Griffith, we should get out of here." Erza felt more and more uneasy as she walked away. When she discovered the murals on the rock wall, she instinctively didn't want to look at them.
"Kiraka cannot understand these words," the magician read boldly for a while, becoming more and more frightened. "These things are not mentioned in the proverbs of our ancestors."
Griffith looked up. At first, the mural's graphics were incomprehensible and its text incomprehensible. However, after a while, he felt that his Chosen One brand became hot, and some occult knowledge poured into his brain.
The mural shows a strange, petal-like creature enveloped by something huge and unimaginable:
"Our time is up. For centuries we have benefited from the infinite power granted by the end of reincarnation. We know that the price will be paid, and we think that the price is something we can bear, or we can find some way to avoid it.
“We can’t afford it, and we can’t hide.
"The price we paid was everything. In an instant - faster than we had time to react, let alone prepare a countermeasure - the capital was... gone. Where once was a thriving colony, there was now nothing but death and nothingness. Invincible Of the powerful fleet, now only the dead souls and wreckage are left. Everything was swallowed up by the end.
“Everything was taken away by the virtual realm.
"As if it wasn't bad enough that our empire was destroyed overnight, a massive energy entity began to materialize. After absorbing the consciousness of our channelers, it became infinitely more powerful, and now it stalks the nebulae in search of more prey.
"What did we do..."
Griffith unconsciously became obsessed with the murals. Certain memories and knowledge that seem to not exist are being reorganized in the abyss of consciousness, trying to climb up.
At the end of the mural, the petal-like creatures arrive in a new world.
"What's left of the Empire is led by the Archbishop. A powerful psychic who foresaw the end, he leads the few survivors to a world unmarked by the Hollow.
“This is an extremely wild and desolate place that is not suitable for survival.
“The empire’s survey team once established an outpost under an ice sheet, and now, this will be the last place where our surviving tribesmen live.
"First, we have to change our physical form."
This is the truth...
That night, what His Majesty Aurelius said to me was actually not crazy...
I have to do something!
Griffith was greatly shocked and felt a little unreal for a while. He walked along the mural, forgetting even the danger.
Suddenly, he saw a black shadow moving beside him.
A creature with wings on its back left the darkness and stood under the mural, staring at Griffith as he approached.
"Griffith de Ravenel, you came later than I expected," the creature said. "Those who tried their best to delay you and protect you still failed to prevent you from coming here. ."
Erza flashed past and stood in front of Griffith, pointing the spear in her hand at the creature in front of her:
"Who are you?"
"I am, well... I have to think about this question..."
The creature took off its black crow helmet, revealing pale skin and black hair like night:
"Cassian Rorschach, Nightborne,
"Let's end this endless reincarnation." (End of Chapter)
