Bulwark of Light

Chapter 583 Pluto and the Judge (big chapter)

In the long and narrow corridor, a relatively not so dim glow bloomed.

This time, there is no large amount of black water pouring in here.

This also means that the other side connected by this [door] is not the Styx when it came.

This is both good news and bad news.

For Gu Shen...

He even hoped that he could leave the Heihe River directly, climb over the Heixue Mountain, return to the main control boat, and join the "encirclement and suppression" team of Meng Xiao. He is very aware of his physical condition. Under such circumstances, it is not a good choice to be brave .

but.

This time, the [door] that can move forward was opened, which is already a blessing in misfortune.

Gu Shen didn't dare to gamble.

My own judgment on the law of this maze is only a guess after all. If the judge closes the [door] again, maybe he wants to find the next opportunity... and he will need to hack a thousand times. At this moment, time is life. Meng Xiao, who was in a dangerous situation, got out of trouble before him, so when the time comes, he and Mu Wanqiu may have to confess here.

"Walk?"

Mu Wanqiu looked a little uncertain.

She couldn't see whether the [door] was good or bad, but she could hear the answer from Gu Shen's tone earlier.

"Walk."

Gu Shen adjusted his breathing, and walked into the [door] first.

……

……

The world behind the [door] is unexpectedly calm and open.

even……

bright.

This place turned out to be an extremely magnificent underground palace, with towering stone pillars, carrying the gloom, spreading layers and layers in the distance, with no end in sight, only gauze-like mist swirled in all directions.

The dim, pale, cold candlelight was held up by the bronze figurine with both hands, like a tribute, offered high.

Looking from afar, wisps of pale will-o'-the-wisps are densely arranged, floating in the air, swaying with the mist, these bronze lamps are like the curtain-raisers whose lower body grows and takes root on the stone wall, just like the "comers" "shows the vastness and dilapidation of this underground palace.

"This was once a complete 'ancient relic'..."

Mu Wanqiu followed Gu Shen, and stepped out of the [door]. She looked at the scene in front of her, lost her mind for a moment, and murmured softly.

There was a rustling sound behind him.

She turned her head slightly.

I saw the [door] behind him slowly closing unconsciously.

Gu Shen's guess in the maze was correct.

Even if there is no [Judge] to take action, the broken stone wall will repair itself...

Presumably, the ancient text on the stone wall of the maze has changed at this moment.

This also means that even if the exit stone wall is smashed at this moment, it will not be possible to return to the previous place.

But... She didn't plan to go back either.

"I heard that the investigation legion has a very small chance of coming into contact with the so-called 'ancient relics' when performing missions beyond the Great Wall." Gu Shen said: "Have you encountered it?"

"I have encountered it before...but it is completely incomparable with this one in front of me."

Mu Wanqiu held the knife.

She said slowly: "No matter how far the history of Wuzhou goes, it will only last 600 years... I think you know where we came from 600 years ago."

600 years, looking at the long river of time, but with a flick of a finger.

But for humans on the five continents...

But it has been all the years of reading books.

"It's not so much an 'ancient relic,' but rather 'evidence that humans lived 600 years ago.'"

Mu Wanqiu's voice was very soft, "Most of the 'ancient ruins' encountered outside the fortress are buried with bones, which are the proof that human beings have migrated to the five continents. We still can't imagine what kind of journey it is, the only thing we can know , that is, many people died on the way of migration... The continent of the [Old World] underwent crustal movement, and their bones were covered, buried, and settled together with the rocks. Over the long years, they melted into fossils. Every discovery 'Ancient ruins' are all excavations of history from 600 years ago."

Gu Shen looked at this huge and magnificent palace.

"Mr. Turing has conducted related research."

When he was resting in the cemetery, he read the relevant secret report, and slowly said: "In the ancient era when the order collapsed, the homeland of mankind was completely destroyed... At that time, no one knew where a safe habitat was. , They tried to build different homes in the [Old World] during their trek, but they were all destroyed. Before the giant wall was built, they thought they were safe."

After destroying.

Those false and broken homes have become ancient relics.

It's kind of funny to say...

Because the wheel of history is rolling over human faces, but it has not been completely rolled over... The collapse of order is happening all the time, and the broken source quality is still hitting the huge wall.

How do you know that after many years, today's Wuzhou will not be reduced to the "ancient relic" in the population?
"Although this palace is dilapidated, it should not be as old as 600 years."

Gu Shen squatted down.

He lightly twirled a little soil, and rubbed it slowly with his fingers vigorously.

"Is it divination again?"

Suspicion flashed across Mu Wanqiu's eyes, she followed Gu Shen's example, squatted down, and picked up a little dust, but the judge didn't notice anything, and refused her request to come closer and take a sniff.

"The evidence is the 'Bronze Man Lamp' hanging on the wall."

Gu Shen didn't raise his head, and said slowly: "The Li family in Nagano has collected many similar bronze lamps... So I know very well that the bronze lamps here are not authentic, they should be some kind of carefully imitated counterfeit, just used to continue the fire .”

"Fake? How is it possible?"

Mu Wanqiu raised her eyebrows: "The magnificence of this palace is simply appalling... What a majestic person is the owner who built this palace, how could he use fakes?"

"Because there are only four genuine ones, and they are not sealed items, they are scattered all over the world."

Gu Shen smiled and said: "The history of authentic copper figure lamps may not be as long as 600 years, let alone these fakes... I guess this palace was built by the king of Hades 20 years ago."

He spoke lightly.

Mu Wanqiu was puzzled, "How can you be sure?"

"..."

Of course Gu Shen couldn't say it, because he was the new king of Hades, and the fire of fire between his eyebrows was familiar with this palace.

He could only briefly mention it in a concise and concise manner: "Divination...is not necessarily accurate, you can understand it as a guess with a high probability."

Don't ask, asking is divination.

Mu Wanqiu still has a lot of questions, but when she heard the word divination, she had no choice but to give up.

"You also know that Pluto is not a popular figure... He is indeed called the hero of the previous generation, but what he does will be supervised by the other supreme gods."

Gu Shen said slowly: "If you want to build this underground palace unknowingly, you are doomed to be unable to search for genuine bronze lamps... In this case, using a 'fake' is not a shameful thing, after all, it is helpless. Act of."

He is too aware of the difficulty of searching for the four bronze lamps of joy, anger, sorrow and joy.

With the guidance of the wishing technique, coupled with Li Shihao's ruthless investment, it took nearly a year to find only two.

The former Pluto would not dare to act like this.

With the supervision of the highest officer, if he wants to find "authentic products", he can only do it quietly and personally. This is almost a matter of finding a needle in a haystack.

"Pluto..."

Hear this familiar appellation.

The old dream in Mu Wanqiu's mind seemed to repeat itself again. She subconsciously looked towards the end of the long palace, and a faint urge to pay homage arose in her heart.

It's just that this impulse was quickly suppressed by her.

She knew that her [judge] had a special affection for Pluto.

But Gu Shen beside him... seemed to have no reverence for Pluto.

You must hide your own dream well.

She suddenly asked again: "Since the 'Bronze Man Lamp' is used, the year and month can be distinguished... What did you do with the dust just now?"

"Sense the spiritual breath."

Gu Shen stood up and clapped his palms, "Don't you notice it's strange?"

Mu Wanqiu frowned slightly.

Her mental strength has always been sharp.

But the dust that was just picked up was not unusual.

"I... didn't notice the problem."

"No problem, that's the biggest problem." Gu Shen said, "How long will it take to build such a huge palace with only Pluto alone... But in this dust, there is not even the slightest extraordinary aura. It has been dusty for so many years that you misjudged it as an 'ancient relic', isn't this the biggest problem?"

If this is really the temple fief that Pluto built for himself, then naturally he doesn't need to lay bricks and tiles himself.

However, the broken palace in front of him did seem to have suffered some major change.

Like...a certain war.

The blue bricks here have been broken, and there is an aura of silence in all directions, but there is no trace of "war" in the air...

Blood, bones, corpses, fragments of essence, scattered spirits.

These are the proofs of the "dead".

But... the huge palace is empty.

It is cleaner than the land washed by heavy rain.

Mu Wanqiu looked at the dead and silent palace in front of her, and subconsciously expressed her feelings: "It's as if someone has cleaned this place..."

Yes.

It was clean here, as if it had been cleaned by someone.

But at the bottom of the Styx River, how could people come?

She shook her head, dismissing the absurd thought.

"Go on?"

Mu Wanqiu looked at Gu Shen.

Gu Shen, on the other hand, looked towards the end of the hall, lost in thought.

At the end of the main hall, at the far end where countless veils of mist sway, and ghostly fires, there is a small spot of light burning.

That is the devil's deal with himself.

It will provide itself with an eternal guide, pointing to the source of the spiritual poison of the Doru River disaster.

The source of this moment points directly to the depths of Hades Palace.

Gu Shen noticed that the guy living in his ruler hadn't spoken for a long time, since he rejected the last deal, that guy fell into a long silence.

But silence does not mean disappearance.

Without the black and silver seal, the devil would see every move in the outside world.

Gu Shen's mental strength has recovered a bit, he parted a strand and sank into the space of the ruler, wanting to take a look at the current situation of this guy, but what he didn't expect was that at this moment, the spiritual space of the ruler of truth was unprecedentedly bright. Dark and clear.

Where the light is bright, it is extremely dazzling.

In the dark, a dense fog.

In the farthest distance, be it the throne or the black shadow, they were all submerged in the thick mist.

Gu Shen's spirit continued to sink, and finally he came to the dividing line between darkness and light. He looked towards the direction where the Devil's Throne stood, thought for a while, and said in a deep voice, "I know you've been watching...I have a question I want to ask you .”

Waited for a while, no response.

This time, in the darkness, nothing came.

It's not the same as ever before.

In fact, whether it is rejection or consent, it is a kind of information transmission.

But at this moment, what Gu Shen got was the ultimate emptiness, nothingness.

He was not reconciled, and continued: "Maybe we still have a chance to trade, you can put forward a condition you want."

It was still dead silent.

The devil sat in the endless fog, no matter what Gu Shen said, he didn't respond, the fog was too quiet at this moment, the devil seemed to be half asleep, and he didn't pay attention to Gu Shen at all.

Such dead silence also made Gu Shen dispel the idea of ​​continuing the conversation.

He recalled the words that the devil had said to him before he stepped into the [door].

It said that behind the [door], there is an existence that is more terrifying than Meng Xiao, much more terrifying——

After all, this is alarmist talk.

Or...is it true?
Before leaving the ruler, Gu Shen said seriously: "I want to know what happened in this palace. When you reach the end, what will you encounter? If you change your mind, you can always find me."

After Gu Shen left.

The dense fog dispersed slightly, revealing the towering and majestic Dark Throne.

The devil sat lazily on the throne.

It never fell asleep, nor did it doze off. During the previous conversation, it had always maintained this posture, staring at Gu Shen playfully and silently through the black mist.

……

……

Mu Wanqiu felt something strange about Gu Shen.

After he finished asking, this guy stood still, his mental power suddenly restrained... This is the characteristic of spiritual immersion in sealed objects.

Although she is very curious about Gu Shen, an S-rank, Mu Wanqiu still has a high sense of morality.

When Gu Shen was in a coma earlier, she didn't take the opportunity to search for her belongings, but such things...in fact, it often happens in disaster situations.

Although the Beizhou military has strict military discipline, this is only for the extraordinary in the legion, each other's comrades.

If encountering outsiders, the extraordinary people in Beizhou would not be merciful.

However, what means did this guy escape from Meng Xiao's pursuit?
Mu Wanqiu was also lost in thought.

What puzzled her even more was Gu Shen's understanding of Hades and Styx's information...

It is said that the homeland of Pluto 20 years ago was in Dongzhou.

Gu Shen made great efforts in the cemetery incident, maybe he was connected with that Pluto, and he came to this calamity, maybe he was instructed by Pluto... These explanations are completely reasonable, but Mu Wanqiu Vaguely feel wrong.

After Nightmare on the Styx.

She used her S-level authority to investigate a lot of Pluto's information. This is the top secret, and it should not be known by anyone, even S-level... But Pluto was confirmed dead 20 years ago. And the most excluded one in the highest seat.

She found a small amount of information in the Beizhou database.

Twenty years ago, that Pluto passed through the huge wall of Beizhou Fortress and left Wuzhou.

Then it disappeared into the [Old World].

In the end, the news of death came back.

20 years later, no one knows how he came back...

Until now, he has not appeared in front of the world, let alone a second appearance.

By accident, a wild and unconstrained idea popped into Mu Wanqiu's mind.

Is it possible that Pluto died long ago?

And the one in front of him is the real Pluto?

She subconsciously looked at the blazing flame burning between Gu Shen's brows, and she had a vague expectation in her heart...

In the previous battle of Yuanjia, although the two sides fought a battle, their abilities did not develop.

Her judge, and Gu Shen's blazing fire, have never really met each other.

If your [judge] has a feeling for Styx, then it should also have a feeling for Hades——

"……Ah."

After a moment.

Mu Wanqiu's eyes were disappointed, and immediately revealed a self-deprecating smile.

The judge didn't have the slightest interest in the ray of fire between Gu Shen's eyebrows.

Also.

Even if Pluto has passed away, Gu Shen is unlikely to be the successor. It is said that this kid was taken care of by the Fuyin and Bai families of the Gu family, and he is a promising candidate for the two War Gods. If he really wants to be related to a certain kind of fire, he should It is the fire of fighting.

Mu Wanqiu didn't know.

At this moment, Gu Shen's mental strength is unprecedentedly weak, and he is still blocked by the "Golden Cuff of Fighting", so it is a blessing to be able to squeeze out such a small strand.

Just when she was disappointed, the faint flame flickered suddenly.

The judge behind her gave a slight snort, as if attracted by something, subconsciously leaned over, and stretched out a finger, about to touch Gu Shen's brow.

"...?"

At this moment, Gu Shen returned to normal.

At the same moment, Mu Wanqiu wanted to control the envoy, and the judge who stretched out his finger, before he could touch Gu Shen's brow, suddenly turned into a phantom, as if blown by a strong wind, and then drifted away faintly.

"Let's go."

He looked at the white mist drifting in front of him strangely, and then looked at Mu Wanqiu: "What's wrong?"

"nothing……"

Mu Wanqiu quickly changed the subject: "Have you used divination again?"

"That's it."

Gu Shen scratched the center of his eyebrows, always feeling something weird.

……

……

The palace left by Pluto is really huge.

And it was very dark.

These bronze men holding lamps in their hands and raising them above their heads, with half of their body fused with the stone wall, looked extremely strange... Their existence seemed to prove that the owner of this palace did not hate "light" as in the legend.

After all, Pluto himself is also the "God Throne" holding the fire.

The meaning of his existence is also to dedicate light and hope to the human race that is different from other gods.

The exploration of this palace went smoothly, and Gu Shen held the cross pendant tightly throughout.

But the mental fluctuations from the pendant were always stable.

Getting closer to the "spot of light", the outline of the magnificent main hall located at the end of the darkness gradually appeared, and the bronze lamps gradually went out. These fake human lamps still took root on both sides of the stone wall, but the lamps in their hands had already disappeared. The light was gone, and the main hall at the end of the line of sight was shrouded in black mist... Both Gu Shen and Mu Wanqiu's expressions became very solemn.

"What's the result of the divination?"

"not too good."

"I suggest avoiding this main hall..."

Gu Shen put away the tight pendant, and halfway through speaking, he sighed helplessly: "Well, there is nothing in this ghostly place, we only have one path to choose."

He really had no choice, the location of the "light spot" showed that it was in the direction of the main hall.

The devil's deal looks like a bargain.

But in fact, the route to find the "spot of light" is extremely tortuous.

And this Pluto palace is completely different from what I expected when I set foot here.

It was empty, as if it had been cleaned by someone!
The only thing of some value should be the "fake bronze lamps" on the wall, but these lamps are also integrated with the stone wall, so they can't be taken away completely, they can only be damaged.

No disaster, no bad luck.

There is no chance and good luck.

No... To be precise, calamity and ominousness should all be left in the main hall.

Mu Wanqiu also observed carefully along the way, she wanted to find the connection between her judge and Hades... This palace may provide a lot of clues, but it's a pity that it is really too clean.

There are no clues to speak of.

She knew very well that she had to go to the main hall.

"I have a question." Mu Wanqiu asked softly, "Where are the [doors] we opened in the 'Maze' earlier?"

The stone walls here are far stronger than the maze.

She can't destroy it.

Not to mention Gu Shen in a weak state.

Obviously... the construction of this underground palace was done with great thought by the palace master. After the [door] was closed when he came, there was no [door] to open here.

So where are the other spaces?
"I'm not..."

Gu Shen spoke subconsciously, and then stopped before the next two words blurted out with a little guilt.

He was silent for a moment, squinting and looking at the main hall in the distance: "If you use the method of elimination... it can only be there."

In a closed space, there should be at least one [door].

It's been explored here.

In the main hall, there must be a 【door】.

The two looked at each other and slowly groped towards the darkness.

"We will fight later...you can hide behind me."

Mu Wanqiu glanced at Gu Shen, who was breathing weakly, and took the initiative to walk in front, speaking lightly.

"It's really touching, a reliable teammate."

Gu Shen sighed.

He smiled, did not try to be brave, walked behind silently, and at the same time regained his dignity.

Two fingers pressed on the center of the eyebrows.

The blaze is very weak, there is only one wisp... His current situation is indeed not suitable for doing it.

Just like this, the two entered the dark main hall one after the other.

Hanging beams and cross-logs, the light gradually goes out.

The wind lingered, and everything was silent.

Gu Shen squinted his eyes, his mental strength was actually under great pressure... little by little he returned to his body.

And in the dark.

"Crack" sound.

Mu Wanqiu in front of her suddenly stood up.

Her mental strength was also oppressed, and in the darkness, her eyesight was also shrouded in mist. She was walking forward smoothly, but suddenly bumped into something hard.

"!?"

Mu Wanqiu, who was mentally tense to the extreme, directly pulled out the long knife.

The saber was unsheathed, and a cold light erupted.

This brief moment of light.

It illuminates this barren hall that has been silent for an unknown number of years.

At this moment, Gu Shen saw one after another sitting in the dust, rusted and broken armor and broken bones.

And in front of Mu Wanqiu, there was such a tall corpse standing silently.

Precisely.

is hanging.

The neck of this corpse was skewed, pierced by a long and thin silver thread, and its feet were one meter above the ground. At this moment, it was slightly shaken by the wind, making a slight sound of bones breaking.

The moment the sword light was unsheathed, the whole hall returned to silence.

"Crack, click, click."

The sound of broken bones came and went, like a tide, enveloping the two of them.

Followed by.

Pairs of scarlet pupils lit up in the darkness of the main hall.

(End of this chapter)