Cataclysm King

Chapter 330 Tomb Guards

Ji Xun took out the yellowed piece of straw paper.

On the paper there are only some landmarks, mountains and terrain drawn like graffiti, and a crossed coordinate point.

 This is the reward drawn from the previous "Waren City Rebel Camp".

Moreover, the special items produced in the S-level difficulty dimension are definitely not ordinary.

Ji Xun had previously suspected that it was the tomb of Augustus.

Now it seems that it is not the case.

 At least it’s not the tomb of Alduin, the last emperor of Talon, the Mad King.

But the coordinates on this map point to the depths of the Rune Highlands.

 Now that it is confirmed that the Rune Highlands is the location of the tombs of the Talon royal family, what else can be found in this place?

Ji Xun felt that even if it wasn’t the ancestral mausoleum mentioned in Chujiu, there was a high probability that it had some direct relationship.

Ji Xun guessed that the places marked on the map might be impossible for outsiders to return to.

"This should be what happened after our Xinhuo went to the Eastern Wasteland. There is no record at all in the classics passed down by the palace."

 He has collected enough information.

"Um."

She also felt a familiar sense of tacit understanding lingering in her heart.

 The three of them did not dare to walk too fast.

Moreover, this is an intelligence blind spot, and Ji Xun doesn't know what he will encounter.

This kind of top card master cares about things, which is definitely unusual.

 After eating, the three of them took a short rest and set off.

He added: "But you may have to go and see what it is to confirm."

Just like the previous mausoleums, the tomb anti-theft ban targets outsiders and will not harm the blood descendants of Augustus.

Chujiu can fight back and forth with the new seventh-level king Arthur, and he has the qualifications to go deep in this highland; not to mention there is a Miss Meathead who has mysterious methods.

"If there are such dense undead monsters, there should be a top undead warlock who once used the 'Undead Scourge'. I'm afraid there was a fierce battle on the Rune Highlands back then, and I don't know who took action."

 His previous role as an intelligence dealer was not just to get into the trial team of the Royal Academy.

  But this is not necessarily the case for the ninth day of the lunar month.

“Xiaonan, do you know how the Talon Dynasty collapsed? And how did the “Mad King” Alduin die? "

“I think this matter has something to do with Xiaonan’s ancestors. After all, your ancestors killed the Angel of Protection.”

 It was a smooth journey.

“How do I know the arrangements of my ancestors? My mother didn’t explain it to me clearly. She always asked me to understand it myself.”

“I don’t know~ My mother never told me. It’s just that it was said that several outer gods awakened, and then the empire collapsed. Sister Chujiu, what about you?”

 But now the strength of the three of them is completely sufficient.

Ji Xun also specially observed Nanjing, the successor of the high priest, and looked at her blank look, obviously not knowing.

Ji Xun became more and more interested in that period of Talun history.

Chujiu also nodded: "Yeah."

Master Jamil was a top card maker thousands of years ago. He was able to make a master key to unlock slave collars, and his skills in spells are evident.

 Fortunately, there is Nan Jing's five-eyed civet. This disaster's super spiritual sense allowed the three of them to avoid those dangerous areas.

Upon hearing this, Nan Jing blinked and immediately became interested: "Okay~"

As the excavation of the Old World deepens, the history that was submerged in dust gradually emerges.

 The most important point is Chujiu’s bloodline.

The three of them walked and chatted along the way.

 This may be a "special pass".

Since you have come to the Rune Highlands, you have to look at what the map is pointing to.

  In the past, when I was looking for someone, I might have to carefully consider the risks of exploration.

 In her eyes, it is rare for good friends to get together, and adventure together is something worth looking forward to.

They are all trustworthy old friends. Ji Xun said directly without leaving a trace: "The coordinates are one hundred and seventy kilometers northeast, but the information around that coordinate is currently blank. The adventurers from the Southern Continent are there. Some high-level undead monsters were discovered outside.”

There are a large number of undead monsters in the Rune Highlands. The deeper you go, the higher the level of the undead monsters.

As she spoke, she tilted her head and asked, "Sister Chujiu, what do you think?"

"I'm not sure. But judging from the current situation, Talon's collapse may not only be due to the outer gods, but also the decay of the royal power. I worked with the Dragon Rebel Army before and talked about that period of history. They said The collapse of Talon was directly related to "Mad King" Alduin's stupidity and cruelty. Otherwise, he would not have gone to the imperial tomb to destroy the coffin to prevent his resurrection."

ˆ “.”

 This is to prepare for going to the coordinates on the map.

Chujiu looked at the map, his expression also lost in thought: "You mean, there must be clues about the ancestral tomb of Augustus here?"

 From glory to collapse, in his eyes, this is the fate of a dynasty where countless personal fate lines converge.

The "world" of this size makes people feel very addictive just by deducing it.

It so happened that there was a descendant of the royal family here and a direct lineage of the high priest.

 They know so much that other people cannot possibly know the secrets of history.

  But unfortunately, they had an illegitimate daughter, and neither of them received the complete high priest inheritance.

 They don’t know much about that period of history.

 In the end, after piecing together some fragmentary information, Ji Xun also deduced the general collapse of the dynasty.

 The three of us walked for most of a day on the road of more than 100 kilometers.

Although the map is simple, fortunately, the key landmark locations are accurately described.

Ji Xun and the others finally approached the coordinates pointed to on the map.

As we walked, we were surrounded by a tall forest filled with dense fog.

The branches are bare and as black as ink, looking like a monster with teeth and claws in the thick fog.

The vegetation on the Rune Highlands has been polluted by the aura of the undead all year round, and it is basically so lifeless.

 The three of them were not surprised.

This place is already very close to the coordinates, and Ji Xun doesn't dare to be careless.

 He guessed that even if it was not an ancestral spirit, it must be somewhere special.

 So pay attention to your surroundings along the way.

 Fortunately, the perception of the three of them is very sharp, and Miss Meathead's psychic is also there, so they have avoided the danger that most adventure groups are likely to be wiped out.

 But even with all the care, something went wrong.

While walking, Ji Xun discovered a problem and stopped.

Chujiu saw him stop, and immediately realized something, and asked alertly: "What's wrong?"

Nan Jing was a little late-minded. He looked around with his big and smart eyes, but he didn't find anything unusual.

 There are no monsters and no pollution.

 I didn’t notice any difference from the previous journey at all.

Ji Xun looked thoughtful and said calmly: "We are lost."

"be lost?"

 This statement made both Chujiu and Nanjing a little surprised.

The three of them are all of high rank, so it stands to reason that they would never make such a low-level mistake as getting lost in an adventure.

What's more, after they thought about it, they found no problem and everything was normal.

 But since it was Ji Xun who said it, the two women also looked at it seriously.

But if they just get lost, it's not a big trouble for them.

Nanjing turned his head to look at Ji Xun and asked curiously: "How did you find out?"

"The flat stone next to your left foot is what I placed before. We have never gone back, but this stone has appeared repeatedly. In other words, there is either a space problem and we are back to the previous place; Or our perception is interfered with."

Ji Xun is also very strange, and he definitely did not go the wrong way in terms of senses.

Since the Rune Highlands has been determined to be the location of Augustus's imperial mausoleum, he did not dare to be careless from beginning to end.

  Along the way, he kept counting his steps to calculate the distance, and also used various reference objects to determine the direction.

 Even taking into account that subjective consciousness is disturbed by some mysterious factors, physical marks are left along the way.

 Theoretically, it is absolutely impossible to get lost.

 But the facts are right in front of us.

 I tried several methods, but I still got tricked.

 Perception didn't notice anything unusual, but a small stone mark made things weird.

But his tone was calm, which is a good thing in a sense.

 The mysterious power that can affect the perception of three people at the same time has a very high legal level.

 This means that they have found the right place.

Hearing what Ji Xun said, Chujiu's expression did not change at all. He looked around with cold eyes, sensing something.

 Originally, I was lost, and the atmosphere was a little serious.

But at this moment, Nan Jing’s voice sounded a beat slower: “Where is the stone?”

The little girl with a round head instinctively lowered her head to see which mark Ji Xun mentioned.

 But I glanced around and still didn't see it.

I was stunned for a moment, and then I realized something.

 She took half a step back and saw the stone under her feet.

Ji Xun saw this scene, his eyebrows moved slightly, as if he was smiling.

This girl with a round head is too proud of her breasts, which blocked her view just now. She looked down and didn't see the stone at the tip of her toes.

Rao is the ninth day of the nine of his expressions. At this moment, the corner of his mouth also contains a touch of laughter.

Nanjing looked at the strange looks between the two of them, and a blush instantly spread on her pretty face. In a panic, she explained in a superfluous way: "I just didn't notice it just now."

Ji Xun couldn't help but chuckle after all.

He actually discovered it when they reunited in the tent at the Wailing Valley Camp.

Nan Jing's figure is plumper than last time he saw it. His waist is still slender, but his chest is getting bigger and bigger.

At an age that was originally upright, youthful and romantic, her figure was like a pomelo in autumn. As time went by, she gradually gained a bit of maturity.

 But she exuded a pure aura unique to a girl.

This contrast gives this girl with a round head a unique cuteness. Hearing this, Nan Jing also knew why he was laughing, cast a resentful look, and whispered in a low voice: "Mr. Ji Xun, you are making fun of me~"

Ji Xun smiled and shook his head.

Not an outsider, he raised his eyebrows and glanced again, and said truthfully: "It's pretty good. Xiaonan is getting more and more beautiful."

"ah?"

At this time, when they first met, Nanjing would definitely not dare to accept these words.

 But now he has experienced many life and death adventures, and has long since died.

 Besides, she could also hear that Ji Xun was really praising himself.

Far from being awkward, the atmosphere has a warm and pleasant feeling that only close friends can have.

Hearing this, the girl with a round head suddenly lost her resentment in her eyes. She tilted her head and stared at Ji Xun's expression seriously.

 Then he grinned.

The pear dimple sunk slightly, revealing her cute little tiger teeth. She responded playfully: "Thank you for the compliment~"

Ji Xun smiled but said nothing.

On the side, there was a rare hint of softness in Chujiu's sharp crystal eyes.

 The serious atmosphere of being lost was diluted by these few words from Nanjing.

But after coming back to their senses, the three of them also have to solve the dilemma in front of them.

 After observing, there was no danger, so they continued walking.

Ji Xun is very familiar with the principles of various mazes.

Now that he has accumulated a lot of knowledge, coupled with his super deduction ability, ordinary mazes do not pose a threat to him at all.

Besides, there is enough food in the storage ring, so it is impossible to die from sleepiness.

 In his opinion, the danger was never the maze itself, but other problems.

　　It seems like we have returned to the time in "Grand Cemetery Labyrinth". Chujiu and Nanjing are obviously stronger, but they are very patient and act as Ji Xun's followers.

 With such two powerful partners, Ji Xun also focused on solving the problem of getting lost.

 Leaving various marks along the way.

 Attempt various solutions.

　This walk lasted nearly half an hour.

 The three of them were worried that the monster had not appeared, so they kept wandering around in the dense foggy forest.

 Suddenly, Ji Xun stopped again: "It's strange that it's an irregular cycle?"

 After walking around for a few times, he also confirmed some rules.

That means there is no pattern.

The area of ​​​​this forest is far less large than the maze of the cemetery, and there are no traces of any artificial mechanisms.

 So it’s not a “moving maze”.

How was it done?

And what’s even more weird is that the three of them tried all kinds of methods and failed to notice what mysterious force interfered with their perception.

 This is what Ji Xun is most confused about.

 Theoretically, it is absolutely impossible for such an irregular maze to exist in a limited space.

 At least it won’t leave him without any clues at all.

 Either there is something wrong with the space laws in the forest.

 Or human intervention?

Ji Xun deduced the two most reasonable situations.

 Intuition makes him prefer the latter.

That means there is some kind of "mysterious will" in this forest.

 It artificially changed some paths, making the forest maze "irregular" and inducing the three of Ji Xun to get lost.

 The purpose is not to trap and kill them, but to prevent them from approaching the area with coordinates on the map.

Thinking of this, Ji Xun's expression became slightly weird.

　　Why does it feel like

A boring prank by some "ancient will" to have some fun in his long life?

 Eh, that’s right!

Ji Xun had an idea flash in his mind.

This Rune Highlands has not seen any living people for thousands of years. It has been trapped for too long, so there may not be some undead souls who are not mentally normal.

 “Is it some neutral undead?”

  Ji Xun went to the secret realm of Xia Mucheng.

There are many high-level undead souls there who have been trapped in the time loop for thousands of years, and most of them are neutral.

 No malice, just trapped.

 Perhaps this is indeed the case.

Ji Xun stopped to think. Chujiu and Nanjing did not disturb him and stood beside him quietly.

Seeing the sudden relief on his expression, Miss Wanzitou said, "Mr. Ji Xun, did you discover something?"

 She was not panicked at all.

In case you are trapped, you can always go to the underworld and get out.

Ji Xun expressed his guess: "It is not the maze that traps us. It may be some 'ancient will'."

 He wasn't sure what it was.

 Everything has spirituality, ancient relics, dead spirits, and even conscious flowers and plants.

Upon hearing this, Chujiu and Nanjing understood something on their expressions, and immediately became alert.

Unexpectedly, Ji Xun suddenly spoke: "Senior, we are adventurers. We followed the treasure map and came here. No offense intended."

Thinking that the will was neutral, he tried to communicate.

I also told the truth. Only in case the other party is interested in communicating can we follow up.

 But after saying this, there was no movement at all.

 There was still deathly silence all around.

Ji Xun frowned slightly.

 There are only two results.

 Either you guessed wrong.

 Either the "ancient will" doesn't want to pay attention to it.

Ji Xun thought of this, and another thought flashed through his mind. He looked at Chujiu beside him and suggested: "Chujiu, why don't you show off your demonic power?"

Chujiu understood it tacitly and nodded: "Yeah."

She also guessed that whether this labyrinth was a restriction or something else, it was most likely left by the ancestors of Augustus.

 Your own bloodline identity may be the only key.

As she spoke, her expression suddenly became stern, and behind her, an ice witch with a crown on her head appeared.

At the same time, the overbearing cold air also spread to all parts of the forest.

 【Q of Diamonds - White Queen】is one of the two exclusive extraordinary sequences passed down by the Augustus royal family for countless years.

Ji Xun thought that three thousand years had passed. The "ancient will" didn't know people, so it should have recognized this professional ability.

 The fact is exactly what he thought.

The will came faster than expected!

Just the moment after Chujiu showed the phantom of the devil, a hoarse soft cry rang out.

Ji Xunyi rejoiced: "It really does exist!"

It was just a guess.

Now that the existence of the "ancient will" has been confirmed, the current situation suddenly becomes complicated.

Nanjing and Chujiu beside them also looked cautious.

Just then, in the dark forest, a rickety figure slowly walked out of the mist.

"people?"

Ji Xun was also slightly surprised.

 In other words, a creature in human form.

The old woman in front of me looked like a living corpse crawling out of a grave.

The black and gray robe on his body has long been in tatters, and there is a deadwood crutch standing on it. His exposed skin is pale and withered, looking like it is on the verge of decay, and his eyes are as dim and blue as a ghoul.

 But when she raised her head and looked at Chujiu, a touch of vitality emerged.

　　　sometimes not.

Ji Xun calmly observed the mysterious old woman who suddenly appeared.

 Looking like a dead spirit, but also like a living person, with no "qi" on his body.

The old woman looked at the phantom of the demon behind Chujiu, and then at Nan Jing, who was carrying a large scroll behind her and was already in battle mode. She stared blankly for a moment before she seemed to remember something and murmured to herself: "Master Nan's inheritance Oh, it seems like it’s been too long. It’s been a long, long time.”

Hearing this, the three of them all looked startled.

Does this person recognize that Nan Jing is a descendant of the high priest line?

Ji Xunxuan felt no hostility at first, and his heart dropped.

 The most important thing is that no matter who the old woman in front of you is, she has the thinking of a normal person and should be able to communicate.

Just when Ji was thinking about how to speak, something unexpected happened.

The old woman stood there for a moment in a daze, and her memory seemed to be restored intermittently.

 She looked at Chujiu again, with a touch of solemnity and humble respect on her face.

Then she let go of the crutch in her hand, straightened her tattered clothes, and knelt down solemnly under the astonished gazes of Ji Xun and the others: "I am the guardian of the ancestral mausoleum. I pay homage to Your Majesty. "

 This is an ancient court ritual!

Ji Xun and the other three were stunned by this scene.

Being knelt down by a being who didn't know how strong he was and how many years he had lived, Chujiu was stunned on the spot, even a little at a loss.

 The ceremony of kneeling and worshiping has been abolished since the collapse of the Oran Dynasty more than 200 years ago.

Even for a knight, the highest courtesy is to kneel down on one knee.

However, the old woman in front of her made a very elegant kneeling ceremony towards her.

 (End of this chapter)