Cataclysm King Chapter 200

 Chapter 200 The Holy Grail and the Statue of the Hero

Ji Xun had always felt that this mysterious archer felt inexplicably familiar.

 Like I've seen it somewhere.

Then he pretended to be dead so smoothly, thanks to the archer who shot several arrows to lure away the monster.

Ji Xun guessed at that time that this person probably knew him.

 He himself doesn't have many friends.

 Thinking about it later, I realized that the only one who had such strength who was below level 4 was Chujiu.

 It's been a long time since I last saw her, and I was surprised that she would appear in this extrdimensional space.

Moreover, Nanjing's mother specifically asked him to come in this time, so she might have known about it.

After all, Chujiu's true identity is still the princess of Oran's remnants.

There may be some unknown secrets involved.

Now looking at the familiar power of ice law exposed in that punch, Ji Xun also confirmed that it was that old friend.

He thought that the reason why Chujiu didn't identify himself before was because he had some concerns.

 Or maybe a little more.

 She didn't know how to face her old friend.

 After all, at Rose Manor, Ji Xun had witnessed Chujiu's mother die under the siege of the Lion Heart family.

The hysterical grief is still before my eyes.

His life has undergone a big change. Chujiu has a cold temperament, and he probably can no longer be happy about this world.

 Old friends meet, Ji Xun wants to chat a few words.

 But now is not the time to reminisce.

 “Boom!”

 The cloaked man sneaking behind him appeared from nowhere.

 But judging from his vicious methods, he was originally going to kill him with one blow.

 I just didn't expect that Chujiu was so strong that he could block this move.

The man in the cloak saw that the situation was not good and retreated violently to distance himself.

Only then did the three of them see clearly that it was a hunchback with a strong aura of death lingering all over his body.

Ji Xun looked at it but his pupils shrank, and he guessed the identity of this person: "Hunchbacked old man?"

 He had met Lao Duan several times before as an undercover agent of the Silver Moon Sect, and he was somewhat familiar with this guy.

Now looking at the hunchbacked old man in front of me, the unique sinister aura of the gravedigger is exactly the same. Isn't he that guy?

Ji Xun originally thought that the "big shot" who entered the secret passage would be the one to attack.

I didn't expect that he was from the Silver Moon Sect!

 At the same time, he was greatly puzzled: "Hey, that's strange, how did this guy get in?"

Ji Xun was sure that Lao Duan definitely did not follow the three of them in.

 Ambushing here in advance is obviously earlier.

Thinking about it, this guy can only follow the "big man" in.

 But the three of them have so much unique information and Jia Yu's special abilities, it's not easy to find this place.

This old man actually came before them.

How did that guy do it?

 Normal methods are simply impossible.

Ji Xun's thoughts changed and he suddenly thought of something: "No! This guy is not from the human camp, but a 'defector'!"

 He instantly figured out one thing: not all adventurers who enter the extradimensional space are from the human camp.

This situation is not uncommon in other-dimensional spaces such as "camp mode" and "competitive mode". After adventurers enter, there may be two or even multiple hostile camps.

 The Silver Moon Sect and the Demon Clan believe in the same old god—Arachne, the "Lord of Dreams and Joy."

Hunchbacked Old Duan was originally on a different path from the human camp because of his beliefs.

 So, his intelligence source is most likely the devil camp's spies in Ironforge!

 The tasks he received were also different from others.

This can also explain why Lao Duan was able to follow the "big man" and come here first.

The reason he is taking action now is probably because he doesn't want anyone to ruin his good deeds.

 Originally, I wanted to kill these troublesome guys in a sneak attack, but I didn't expect them to be so strong.

After thinking about this, Ji Xun suddenly felt that his thoughts suddenly became clear.

However, looking at the hunchbacked old man retreating safely under Chujiu, he also muttered in his heart: "The speed at which these Silver Moon cultists have become stronger is really exaggerated."

The destructive power of the punch just now was beyond the reach of ordinary third-level card masters.

 Obviously not long ago it was only a second-order level.

But Chujiu, an old friend, has never disappointed anyone in combat, and Ji Xun doesn't worry too much.

 What he considered more was the difficulty of the plot itself.

After glancing at the tombstone out of the corner of his eye, since Lao Duan appeared to stop him, there must be something behind him that he could not disturb.

What the enemy wants to prevent is what they want to do.

The purpose suddenly became clear.

 Obviously the three of them thought of going together.

In this blink of an eye, Chujiu's whole body suddenly condensed with wisps of cold air, and then the whole person turned into cold air and dissipated.

 Looking again, the whole person had teleported dozens of meters away.

 Then he punched Lao Duan.

　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 The sound of ice cracking is crisp and clear.

This time, the phantom of the demon **** appeared behind Chujiu. The punch that contained the power of the demon **** directly smashed Lao Duan into pieces of ice.

However, Ji Xun knew that Lao Duan would not be killed so easily.

He and the mushroom-headed Jia Yu next to him looked at each other and rushed towards the corridor behind the tombstone without hesitation.

Ji Xun has completely transformed into a werewolf, running as fast as a ghost.

But in a blink of an eye, he had arrived at a large cave again.

As soon as he arrived here, Ji Xun immediately knew why Lao Duan had attacked them just now, because there was a hexagram formation that was emitting light!

Ji Xun saw the demon camp's teleportation array last time in "Battle of the Outpost". When he saw the runes lighting up on this formation, he immediately thought of what it was: "Space Teleportation Array!"

Maybe he thinks he can't defeat the NPC inside. Is Lao Duan planning to send demon helpers over?

What's even more bizarre is that just now Chujiu was clearly seen smashing Lao Duan Bing into pieces, but there is an identical hunchbacked man in a cloak next to the teleportation array.

Without waiting to think about it, Jia Yu on the side said: "It's too late to stop it. The teleportation array has already started to operate."

Ji Xun frowned as he listened.

The helper who can allow Lao Duan to teleport must be some kind of troublesome high-level demon.

 “Let's go! Let's go in first!”

Since he couldn't stop it, he changed his mind, ignored the teleportation array, and rushed deep into the cave.

This time his purpose was to find the Holy Grail, not to kill any monster.

Let's first confirm whether the Holy Grail is in the Tomb of Heroes.

Chūjiu and Jia Yu had the same idea, and they also rushed in.

This cave under the Holy Spirit Mountain is not a specially built mausoleum, and there are no secret passages.

Ji Xun and the others soon followed the footprints and arrived at a huge space.

 There is a large amount of luminous moss growing on the rock walls here, and the visibility of the entire space is very high.

 A strange stone sculpture that is a hundred meters high comes into view.

The stone statue holds a shield in its left hand and a spear in its right hand. It is covered in tattered armor. There are holes all over the body. Even under the helmet, it is empty.

The carving is very skillful and seems to be filled with deep emotions.

 The story and pictures came out at once.

As if his flesh and soul had been hollowed out by the devil, he still stood proudly with his iron will and did not fall.

 At a glance, people can see a tragic feeling of the end of a hero.

When Ji Xun saw this statue, he instinctively determined that it was the epic hero Galen written on the tombstone.

 But as a mausoleum of an epic hero, it only has one statue and no other burial companions. It seems too simple.

Ji Xun is quite interested in the story of the Holy Knight Galen, but currently he is also more interested in the Holy Grail.

 The three people's eyes were immediately attracted.

 Because there is a shining cup at the foot of the statue.

The Holy Grail is not big, and is made of mithril. It is engraved with exquisite and mysterious rune carvings, which are simple and mysterious.

　　Enlightenment revealed the name, which is [Sismark Holy Grail]!

 “It's really here!”

Ji Xun looked at what he was looking for before his eyes, and his pupils suddenly shrank.

That Holy Grail is exactly filled with a cup full of liquid that shines with holy light.

This is the legendary "holy water of life" that can instantly cure all diseases, eliminate various negative conditions, and repair the loss of life span!

 But his intuition also told him that this kind of item, which was far beyond the difficulty of the current plot, was definitely not so easy to obtain.

And when he saw the Holy Grail, Ji Xun glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw a gorgeously dressed corpse next to the Holy Grail.

 “The princess of the Kingdom of Delan? How could she die here?”

Ji Xun looked at the mummy wearing a gorgeous gem dress and guessed something.

The details of the robe have "Holy Cross emblems" everywhere.

 This is the family totem of the Delan royal family.

And the "three-headed goat snake gryphon" on the golden cane is the demon **** believed by humans in the Kingdom of Delan - "The Lord of War and Destruction" Akris!

Ji Xun had seen the description in Master Ronan's manuscript before, so he guessed the identity of this corpse at a glance.

 Epic heroes and royal princesses?

  Could it be that the one who carved the monument outside was the princess and not some of the retinues?

 Sacrifice for love or what?

 Seeing the scene in front of him, Ji Xun thought of too many stories at once.

 But every one is sad.

Jia Yu on the side knew more, and murmured: "The demon **** pointed to by the high-ranking sequence [J of Spades - God of War] that disappeared in history actually appeared here."

Ji Xun was slightly surprised when he heard this statement.

 The Kashi civilization has been broken down countless times, and its inheritance has long been fragmented.

 To this day, not all sequences of the fifty-two spiritual pathways have been passed down completely.

 The complete sequence of detailed records in the entire federation is only about twenty or thirty.

There are also many sequences that only have names, incomplete career cards, and even the names are unknown.

 The [J of Spades-God of War] sequence of the War Path is a legend that only exists in textbooks. No one has seen it, and no one knows what this way is.

 It has been dated for at least several thousand years.

However, the demon **** that the Delan Dynasty believed in was actually the demon **** that [J of Spades] pointed to?

Didn't it mean that the demon gods in those fifty-two epic source cards are the source of the card master's power? How come they have become old gods?

 What is the situation?

This seems to involve some high-end secrets.

 Ji Xun and Chujiu obviously couldn't figure it out.

Jia Yu's "mobile library" guessed their doubts and took the initiative to explain: "This is because the divinity is out of control. For too long, no human card master has been able to fuse that sequence of source cards, or some fused super If the level card master loses control and becomes distorted, the restriction of the demon mark on the demon will be weakened. When the divinity is out of control, it will pollute intelligent creatures, and then there will be 'believers' and the old sect. If the faith is not destroyed, the gods will not die, so no matter what In the history of civilization, there are always some shadows of the old gods, and they cannot be exterminated. This is the reason."

 That's it.

This topic suddenly became a bit out of scope.

 Ji Xunting is not aware of the seriousness.

Saying that, the mushroom head added: "And it's not just this one. Various signs indicate that Arachne, the "Lord of Dreams and Joy" believed in by the Silver Moon Sect, is very likely to be the [Queen of Plum Blossom Q-Moonlight] The demon **** he was pointing to was a sequence that had been dated for tens of thousands of years, so there was no evidence to directly prove this inference. I'm just speculating.”

Ji Xunting's eyes twitched inexplicably.

 This is very interesting.

The source of the old gods turned out to be the demonic mark of an out-of-control divinity?

 But this is not the time to chat about this.

 The Holy Grail was right in front of them, and the three of them did not dare to make any rash move.

It wasn't just intuition that told them that getting close to the Holy Grail was fatally dangerous.

 It was because a knight wearing golden armor and brown hair suddenly walked out from the corner in front of him.

Ji Xun looked at the Holy Cross emblem on the armor and guessed that he was a "royal member" in front of him. He thought he was a top noble such as a prince.

 It's not surprising either.

Only such a big shot would make a strong man like the white-robed mage Gan Luobi willing to serve as a bait.

The golden knight looked at Ji Xun and the others who suddenly broke in, and instantly drew out the big sword in his hand, and asked in a cold tone: "Who are you? Why are you here?"

Ji Xun glanced at the black threads twisting the space on this guy's big sword, and thought to himself: Does this guy know the secret technique?

He responded calmly: "We are the reconnaissance guards of the Kingdom's Falcon Legion. We were ordered by Master Ganluobi to investigate the traces of the Demon Vanguard. We just followed a mole and came here."

These words are all true, but they avoid some key points.

As he spoke, Ji Xun also took out the rune mark of Master Ronan, which could prove his identity as a "demon-slaying hero".

 The golden knight saw the magic mark and really believed it.

　　Although he felt that these three people were suspicious, there was something else more important in front of him. He asked in a deep voice: "Has the devil discovered this place?"

"Yes! We confirmed that that person is the devil's minion!"

Ji Xun perfectly played the role of a loyal warrior of the kingdom, and added: "We have already fought with him just now. But what's worse is that the man has set up a teleportation array, and it seems that he wants to teleport the devil."

 Hearing this, the Golden Knight's face changed drastically, and he already knew that it was too late.

 He rolled his eyes, and before he had time to ask any more questions, he took out a piece of identity emblem and said, "I am Sann!"

Ji Xun looked at the pattern on the mark and recognized it at a glance. It was indeed a prince.

The nobility hierarchy of the Teresa dynasty was also very strict. There were five golden olive branches on the coat of arms, which was the "fifth son of the king".

He protected his chest and saluted: "I have met His Highness the Fifth Prince!"

Ji Xun's performance was not unnecessary, but the most reasonable way he could think of to get the Holy Grail.

The hidden plot of this Cataclysm level 4 war mode is definitely not so easy to pass.

 According to the nature of the will of the extrdimensional space, it cannot be a crushing game for adventurers.

Even if someone like Chujiu, who far exceeds the combat power of a card master of the same level, comes in, there will inevitably be equivalent risks.

 The Holy Grail must be taken.

 But now that the hunchbacked old man has summoned reinforcements, it is impossible for Ji Xun and the three of them to fight two enemies at the same time.

 And the fifth prince in front of him is definitely not weak.

The current situation is unclear, and having multiple helpers will give you a better chance of winning.

 But the fifth prince Sarn was not stupid. Seeing these three guys appearing here was suspicious, so he directly ordered: "Go and stop those demons!"

Enlightenment also appeared immediately: " level opportunity plot trigger: intercept the demon reinforcements; you and your teammates need to block the reinforcements sent by the demon clan to the hero's tomb. Additional exploration degree +20%, mission completion merit +20,000;"

An opportunity plot appears again!

And just by looking at the combat achievements rewarded by the mission, you already know how difficult the mission is.

Ji Xun responded without hesitation: "Yes!"

With that said, the three of them turned around and walked out.

 It must be stopped.

But it's hard to say whether it can be stopped or not.

Ji Xun and the other three didn't want to try their best to complete the task, nor did they think they could stop them.

 But the reinforcements from the Demon Legion were far beyond expectations.

Not long after the three of them returned to the tunnel, "boom" and "boom" sounds came from the entire cave.

In the blink of an eye, the scorching dragon's breath burned the three people whose clothes were burnt, forcing them to retreat in embarrassment.

This is not all a disguise, but the enemy is really too strong.

Not only the hunchbacked old man, but also the fourth-level level disaster [Viscount Yuri of the Red Dragon] is here!

  Four more dragon-born demon commanders who can also take on human form accompanied them.

Even though there are only six enemies in total, Ji Xun and the others cannot stop them head-on with their combat power.

The fifth prince Sarn originally wanted to get the Holy Grail, but he didn't expect that the enemy would attack so soon.

 He also quickly retreated.

Ji Xunye then noticed that there seemed to be an area with a very strange field within a hundred meters of the Holy Grail.

When Sann walked over just now, it was obvious that there were some black lines in space surrounding his body.

Like what kind of ability is needed to resist something?

 This is also the most important reason why Ji Xun and the other three did not dare to grab the Holy Grail before.

 This fifth prince seems to know some secrets about this hero's tomb that outsiders don't know.

Ji Xun and the other three also retreated to the prince's side in a tacit understanding.

  It looks like he is protecting the royal family, but in fact he wants to use his force to contain the enemy.

 The two sides confronted each other.

　　【Red Dragon Viscount·Yuri】In his adult form, he is more than three meters tall, covered in scales and armor, and looks ferocious. His whole body exudes the pressure of a high-level demon that makes people breathless.

It looked at the Holy Grail that was so close in front of it, and didn't take the humans in front of it seriously at all.

A sharp shout sounded like an order to grab the Holy Grail.

The demon leader beside it kicked the ground, and the figure quickly rushed towards the Holy Grail under the statue of the hero.

 However, seeing this scene, Prince Sarn not only did not stop him, but a sneer flashed across his eyes.

Before the other people on both sides could understand what this weird atmosphere was about, they suddenly heard a "pop" sound, like the sound of flesh and blood hitting the ground heavily.

 Everyone looked at it intently, and their eyes froze.

But when he saw that the demon leader who had just rushed over ran within a hundred meters of the Holy Grail, he suddenly seemed to have stumbled and fell to the ground.

 But it is a third-level demon leader after all, and it wants to struggle to get up.

 The strange thing is

Even though the veins in its limbs bulged due to the exertion of force, it could still only lift its body bit by bit with difficulty.

It was as if an invisible giant mountain was pressing down on it, unable to stand up at all.

There was another "pop" sound.

This demon leader was pushed to the ground by the strange force, and he couldn't hold back a mouthful of scarlet blood before he was squeezed out.

　Once you fall, you will never get up again.

Looking at the increasingly smaller breathing arc in its chest, it feels like being entangled by a giant python, but whenever it exhales, the breathing space becomes even smaller.

This strange scene made everyone's eyelids jump.

This is a dragonborn with amazing strength, but he can't even stand up?

How terrifying is the pressure in that field?

Ji Xun saw the space threads lingering around the demon leader's body, and instantly understood something: "There is a field similar to the [Golden Ball of Power] in that area!"

He has personally experienced the terrifying and weird gravity on the golden ball.

 With this level of realm, it's not that easy to get the Holy Grail.

The enemy went to mine, which also let Ji Xun and the others know the danger.

Chu Jiu on the side looked solemn, while Jia Yu, the mushroom-headed man, seemed thoughtful, as if observing something.

 But what they have to face now are several demons staring eagerly in front of them.

Now both sides know that the Holy Grail cannot be taken easily, so they can only kill the enemy first and then consider other issues.

 The good news is that with the arrival of Yuri, the most powerful demon at present, the Red Dragon, to the Tomb of Heroes, the pressure on Ironforge will be much less.

 At least the white-robed mage Gan Luobi did not have to die, and everyone could still get out alive.

 But the bad news is that this higher demon is what they have to face now.

Red Dragon Yuri was not polite, he opened his mouth and sprayed out a puff of dragon flame.

 Saen's golden fighting spirit burst out, and he rushed over with his sword in hand.

As Ji Xun expected, even if it is a chance plot, there will never be no chance of winning.

 The strength that this prince unleashed was no weaker than a fourth-order level disaster.

 What Ji Xun and the other three have to do now is to ensure that they do not die in a fierce battle.

The two sides were not polite at all, and they were fighting together in a blink of an eye, and the battle became intense in an instant.

However, although Ji Xun and the others looked embarrassed, they still had some confidence.

Chūjiu's ice ability can restrain the flame dragon's breath.

Coincidentally, Ji Xun's advanced second-level fusion professional card gave him the ability to control [Hellfire].

Although it is not much, the fire damage resistance is very high.

So the attack methods of those dragon-born demons are not too outrageous for them.

And the mushroom-headed Jia Yu.

Ji Xun thought that since he knew Chujiu, his identity was a bit subtle.

This guy's methods are definitely more than what meets the eye.

 (End of this chapter)

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