Casting spells

Chapter 244 The Land of Shadows

"Asshai, the land of shadows?"

Zhang Cheng repeated this strange yet somewhat familiar geographic term in a low voice, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.

The reason is very simple. Although in the entire story of A Song of Ice and Fire, there is almost no mention of the Land of Shadows, or the name of the city of Asshai, but in fact, no matter whether it is the Land of Shadows or Asshai, Both are the most incredible places that people say by word of mouth, and they are also the most southeastern part of the known world and the birthplace of dragons.

It is said that it is shrouded in black shadows all the year round, and it is impossible to tell when it is day and when it is night. The land is covered with hideous and unusable ghost grass, and it is difficult to grow any decent crops.

The water there, too, was an unbelievably black color, so dark that even in the harsh midday sun it would not reflect an iota of light.

As for the water, there are a few blind and twisted strange fish that no one but a madman would want to eat.

It can be said that in such a harsh living environment, almost no normal life can survive, and even domestic animals will die without exception before reaching the real shadow land.

The bachelor known as "Magician" Marwyn once mentioned in a report that the death of these domestic animals is likely to be related to the black river, which may be full of some terrible magic and curses.

And Asshai is the only port city standing on the edge of the normal world and the shadow land. It relies entirely on passing merchant ships to maintain its own operation. Foreign merchants bring food, slaves, and drinking water to exchange gold and gems with the locals. Once the trade is interrupted , the famine will break out in an instant.

Although it took two full years to go back and forth from the free trade city of Pentos, and had to face terrifying storms and sea monsters on the way, it still couldn't stop the merchants' desire for wealth.

Some of them are just to make huge profits, and some are to buy some special products that cannot be bought in other places, such as dragon eggs.

The three dragon eggs that Daenerys got were bought from the legendary city of Asshai.

Of course, none of the above is the most important thing. The most important thing is that Asshai is currently the only place in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire that has no definite origin history, especially all the buildings in the entire city are the same as the towering tower and the fortress of Dragonstone Island , all of which use similar black masonry. If anyone asks the natives about the origin of Asshai, they will tell you that this city existed from the beginning of the world until the day when the world was destroyed.

In Asshai, magic has never been a mysterious thing. People living here include wizards, wizards, alchemists, moon singers, red god priests, black alchemists, necromancers, cloud mages, fire warlocks, and blood witches. , Priestess, Nightcrawler, Black Goat, Pale Holy Child and believers of Night Lion, etc., a large number of guys with supernatural powers.

If there is any place in the world of A Song of Ice and Fire that still retains a large amount of magical inheritance that has never been cut off, it must be Asshai.

For a while, Zhang Cheng had the idea of ​​going to Yaxia to communicate and learn with those magic users, but it was a pity that he didn't work hard afterwards.

He never expected that when he was about to leave, a person who claimed to be from Asshai would suddenly appear, and this person even pretended to be a housekeeper and lurked by his side for nearly half a year.

Derry maintained a cautious defensive posture, and while continuing to extract the energy stored at the bottom of the tower, he responded with a smile: "That's right! To tell you the truth, my goal from the beginning was the towering tower, but I didn't expect you to see through it The real use of it, so I had to take the risk of seizing the energy to prevent it from being completely consumed by you."

"What do you need so much energy for?" Zhang Cheng narrowed his eyes and asked with a half-smile.

"Sorry, this is my business and has nothing to do with you. If possible, can I trouble you to step back a little? Too close a distance will make me nervous. I believe you should be very clear. Once the huge energy under your feet has an accident, the result will be How serious it will be." Derry issued a warning calmly.

Clearly, he was fighting back in exactly the same way.

It's as if both countries have nuclear weapons and can ensure mutual destruction. No one with a little sense will choose to launch a real war against each other.

But it's a pity that Derry underestimated the madness of the other party, and even underestimated the horror of a person who regards gaining power as his lifelong pursuit.

The corners of Zhang Cheng's mouth were slightly raised, showing a chilling expression, and then he gently tossed the gleaming violet bottle forward.

"Damn! How dare you!!!!" Derry roared in panic.

He couldn't believe it. Why did this young man who looked smart and rational in front of him make such a crazy move? Isn't he afraid of dying together?

Maybe he doesn't know exactly what the strange energy contained in the water is, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't understand what terrible accidents will erupt when two completely different energies are mixed together.

In order to prevent the terrible scene from being staged in front of him, he didn't care about maintaining the operation of the magic ceremony, and opened his arms to try to catch the water bottle that fell from the sky.

Seeing Derry's slightly clumsy movements, a sneer flashed in Zhang Cheng's eyes, and he suddenly centered on himself, releasing biting ice around him.

Snapped!

In the blink of an eye, everything within a few meters was frozen in place by white frost, and Delhi was no exception.

Taking advantage of the moment when he couldn't dodge, Zhang Cheng drew out the magic sword hanging from his waist, and pierced the opponent's heart with a puff.

His attack was fast and accurate, and the opponent couldn't move at all, so he easily achieved his goal.

Feeling the severe pain in his chest and the loss of vitality, Derry's eyes widened as if he couldn't believe that he was killed so easily, without even being able to cast a powerful spell.

Zhang Cheng did not pull out the sword in a hurry. Instead, he took out the handkerchief he carried with him, wiped the blood gushing from the corner of Derry's mouth, and said with a half-smile, "You know, you committed at least three fatal crimes today." mistake.

First, you should not be too eager to extract energy. If I were you, you would choose to steal bit by bit. This may be a little slower, but it is difficult to be discovered.

Second, you shouldn't continue to maintain the magic ritual after seeing me. Doing so is like a target. I have several ways to kill you.

Third, you shouldn't threaten me with an energy explosion, because I don't care, what does it matter to me if the whole Old Town is blown up to the sky?Do you think I will be injured and killed in the explosion?No, I guarantee that no matter how big the explosion is, it won't hurt me at all..."

Chapter 245 The Secret of Towering Tower

"Don't... don't be complacent! Even if I die, someone else will complete this task in my place. Please remember, what you are facing is not just me, but a powerful organization. Not to mention death For people like us, it's never the end, it's just a short stay, a rest, and I'll stand in front of you in another attitude soon..."

With the continuous loss of vitality, Derry finished speaking intermittently and did not know whether it was a threat or a warning, and slowly swallowed his last breath.

Just when his pupils began to dilate, a strange smile suddenly appeared on Zhang Cheng's face, and then he drew out the magic sword suddenly, bringing out a touch of bright red.

This red color is not blood plasma or internal organs, but a vague shadow, a soul that has just been dragged out of the body.

Different from the souls of ordinary people he had encountered before, Derry's soul showed a strange and dangerous dark red color. Even without any tests, Zhang Cheng could feel an extraordinary energy fluctuation.

After discovering this, his eyes revealed a frenzied light, without saying a word, he directly wrapped his left hand with magic energy, and inserted it directly into the chest of the soul.

moment!

A high-pitched and piercing voice broke out centered on the soul!

"Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaat!

Derry's tone was full of panic and panic, constantly struggling to get rid of the shackles of the soul arrester.

But unfortunately, no matter how hard he struggled, he couldn't counteract the gravitational force that couldn't be described in words, and it was this gravitational force that blocked his connection with the land of shadows, Asshai.

"Hehe, weren't you arrogant a few seconds ago, hinting that you would come back to trouble me? Why are you so scared now?" Zhang Cheng sneered and sarcastically, while forcibly tearing off a small fragment from the soul and pinching it in the palm of his hand. .

You must know that the soul is the most important and essential thing of a person. Once it is injured, it will be catastrophic. Among other things, the sensitivity of [-] times more painful than physical torture is enough to make most normal people collapse on the spot .

No surprises!

Feeling a part of himself being ripped off, Derry let out a louder and more painful cry than before.

Zhang Cheng ignored this unlucky guy who was suffering a lot, and tested the soul fragments in his hands with different energy attributes. After a while, he found that this thing was actually biased toward negative energies, such as death, shadow, etc. Has a strong resonance.

Holding this small fragment that constantly released dark red light, he couldn't help muttering to himself: "Interesting...even the soul has been eroded. Is this the result of some kind of magical transformation, or is it the result of living in the A side effect of the Shadowlands?"

At the same time, Derry, who had personally experienced the horror and pain of his soul being torn apart, finally stopped howling, trembling all over his body, suppressing his fear and anger, and begged in a low voice: "Let me go! As long as you let me go!" Let me tell you a secret!"

"Oh, what's the secret? Let me tell you first." Zhang Cheng raised the corners of his mouth with great interest.

"Do you want to know about the origin of this towering tower and who was the original builder?" Derry undoubtedly knew very well that he had no room for bargaining right now, so he took the initiative to reveal some of the secrets hidden in his heart.