Whispering Poems

Chapter 3213 Theresa and the Funeral Objects

After realizing that he was in a tomb, he suddenly felt tired and sleepy. Xia De knew that this was not his body's true reaction. If he really dared to sleep here, he would never wake up again.

He yawned, and then coughed because of the stench of the decayed corpse. He fumbled in the narrow coffin with both hands, but fortunately he did not find the "roommate". He only touched a metal bracelet, but it was just an ordinary item.

Then, he endured the negative state of weakness and mental fatigue and sensed the space, and then he determined that he could not get out directly by "Raglai's Leap". Then he wanted to use "Fossil to Mud", but found that he was in a tomb and all spells were restricted. Although it was not completely impossible to cast spells, the effect of casting spells was reduced quite dramatically.

Fortunately, even though he was extremely tired now, the stranger still had a strong physique tempered by a few drops of divinity. It was indeed difficult to exert strength when curled up in a small space, but he still used his feet and body to hit the coffin board again and again.

Then, the sound of "bang bang bang" continued to come from underground. About half a minute later, a hand reached out from under the black ground with grass sprouts behind the tombstone. Soon, Xia De crawled out of the soil with the bracelet, breathing heavily.

After leaving the tomb, the feeling of physical weakness and mental exhaustion slowly subsided, and the restricted spellcasting ability almost returned to normal, but Shad could still feel that this world was suppressing his power.

"Is this the place where life and death are at stake? No, it's just somewhat similar."

He didn't bother to observe the environment, and leaned against the tombstone to breathe several times of the damp and rotten air to recover. After leaving the tomb, the stench became more obvious, and the air around him was extremely cold. This was not a place where a living person could stay for a long time.

At this time, he finally took a look around. Darkness was the main tone of the surroundings, and a light white mist was lingering in the darkness. In the mist, densely packed tombstones of various types stood on the wasteland. They were not facing the same direction, nor were they arranged neatly. Instead, they were like a handful of rice grains scattered casually, randomly located in any corner that could be seen. Moreover, the distance between the graves and tombstones was quite close. Shade even suspected that some coffins would touch each other underground.

The tombstones were endless, but most of them were lit with white candles that were about to burn out, or kerosene lamps with broken lampshades and glowing crystals of unknown materials were placed in front of the tombstones. Although these light sources prevented the world from falling into complete darkness, they also created a more terrifying atmosphere:

"The name 'Tombstone Wasteland' actually has a literal meaning."

Xia De temporarily put the golden bracelet he had found in the grave into his pocket and continued to observe his surroundings. Under his feet was black soil with gray-green grass sprouts, and the tombstone he was leaning against was made of marble. The humidity in the light white mist was particularly heavy, and the stench of decay in the air was definitely the stench of corpses. Xia De was used to smelling this smell in the morgue in Yuewan last summer.

He did not explore the surroundings first, but simply checked to make sure there was nothing else in the tomb, and then turned to the front of the tombstone to check the words on it. Unfortunately, there was not a single letter on the marble tombstone, only a mark of the moon carved out slightly above it, as if it had been chiseled with a chisel.

"Then this time the partner will be"

He took his hand off the tombstone and continued to look around, expecting the light of a bonfire or torch. But at this moment, his ears moved and he heard a faint sound of "bang bang bang" coming from underground. Shade followed the sound and looked towards the group of tombstones not far to the left of his "grave".

"Wait, my companion this time is not buried here either - Heart of Stone!"

The breath of death and the mist seriously hindered the perception and transmission of sound, but Shad still sensed the heartbeat of the living below the ground. This at least ensured that no zombies would jump out to surprise him after he opened the coffin.

After walking quickly towards the source of the sound, the knocking sounds for help from the ground became more obvious. Xia De took out a toy from his pocket and turned it into a shovel to dig, but when the shovel touched the ground, it made a clang and sparks flew. The recoil force almost made the shovel slip out of Xia De's hand.

He felt that the black soil under the grass was actually a layer of steel:
"That's not right. When I dug it out just now, wasn't the soil in a normal moist and soft state?"

The cries for help from underground are becoming weaker and weaker. The loss of physical strength and the weakening of the soul can easily make the person in the coffin fall into a complete sleep.

So Xia De stabbed the shovel into the soft-looking soil again, and this time the shovel handle broke directly.

"Moonlight Greatsword!"

Shade thrust the tip of the silver sword into the ground, but even a spiritual weapon couldn't penetrate the soil:

"Wait a minute, this wasteland is protected by something."

At this moment, Xia De felt that there was light approaching him in the fog that was diffused in the darkness. It was not the faint light of a candle or a broken oil lamp, but the red flame made him feel the familiar warmth in this strange world.

As soon as he turned around, he saw two figures approaching him among the tombstones, one of them holding a flame light source, and the other holding a shovel. Xia De immediately waited with his sword in hand, and the two figures running out of the fog discovered him at this time.

The figure holding the lantern was wearing a dark grey robe, his skin was as white as fragile porcelain, he had a silver eye mask that looked like a crown on his face, and his hair was as dark black as ink.

If she wasn't a little shorter, Shade would have thought Sister Defulin had come here as well. When the lady who looked a little older than Sister Defulin approached, Shade was very sure that she was also a nun holding fire. He could feel the power of the first fire in the kerosene lamp she was carrying.

As for the witch who was following the nun, carrying a brown school bag and holding a shovel—

"Shad!"

The young girl with round-framed glasses and long golden hair tied into a pigtail shouted in disbelief. After a moment of hesitation, she immediately tried to rush over the tombstone in front of her, but was grabbed by the sleeve by the unknown nun:

"Be careful, the living people we detected should still be underground."

Xia De then said several words in succession:
"Lost Lake, Sunless Sea, Tower in the Mist, Boat and Dragon, Emperor with Sword, God on the Tower, Boy Fishing."

This time, the blonde girl broke free from the nun's hand and rushed over to hug Shade:
"Shad!"

"Teresa!"

The future president of the Sekses Higher Medical School and the niece of the Witch Queen Violet, met Shade again. After two years, the girl with glasses had not changed much, and still looked like a freshly graduated student.

She hugged Xia De tightly and refused to let go, and Xia De also hugged her. He found that he was not very surprised by this reunion. When he parted with them in the Lightless Sea last time, Xia De knew that there would definitely be a next time they met.

It's just that the location of this reunion is not romantic at all, and now is obviously not a good time to reminisce:
"Teresa, do you have any way to dig up the ground? There are people underneath."

The girl with red eyes finally let go of Xia De. She looked at Xia De carefully after a long absence and explained:

"The Tombstone Wasteland is protected by the 'Tomb King'. Conventional forces cannot destroy tombs that do not belong to you. Use this, only this, to dig up other people's graves."

As she spoke, she was about to dig the ground with the shovel in her hand, but Shad snatched the shovel from her and did the work himself.

The warm and bright light source also moved closer at this time. From the corner of his eye, Shad saw that the nun who had lagged behind Theresa just now also came to the position behind the tombstone, holding a kerosene lamp to illuminate him. The strange nun did not ask any questions, and there was no expression on her face.

At this time, the ordinary-looking shovel that Xia De was holding actually pierced into the ground. Then, as Xia De dug hard, he soon dug out the coffin board of the rotten coffin in the soil.

The shovel in his hand broke at this moment, and the lower part with the shovel fell into the soil and turned into gravel, but the half of the wooden stick in Xia De's hand was fine.

“Disposable.”

Theresa reminded him, grabbing Shad's arm with one hand and lifting up with the other hand. More than ten coffin nails popped out at the same time, and the coffin lid, which had just revealed a corner, also popped up with a bang.

The lamp held by the unknown nun illuminated the inside of the coffin, so the girl with short flaxen hair curled up inside could see the three people standing on the edge of the grave. Although her eyes were still open, her consciousness was already quite blurred, so Theresa bent down and pulled the girl out of the coffin.

"It's not safe here, let's go back immediately."

The nun spoke to Shade for the first time since she appeared. Although the language she used was different and the characters were different, the cold feeling she had when she spoke was really similar to that of Sister Develyn. Of course, at this time, the language people used was taught in the academy courses of the Sixth Era, so Shade had no problem communicating with them.

The nun held up a lantern and led the way. Theresa supported the half-conscious girl and tried to follow her, but she did not forget to remind Shade:

"Look for burial objects in the coffin. There must be gold objects. At most one, at least none. Take a look and follow us. Don't fall behind."

Xia De quickly found a very thick gold ring in the coffin. The ring was made very roughly and the ring surface had peeled off and could not be found, but at least it was pure gold.

PS1: The picture in this chapter is "Tombstone Wasteland".

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