The Whispering Verses Chapter 548: Dark Door
"Unfortunately, the only special coin left is the blood money in my hand."
Xia De reminded.
"It doesn't matter. I have made great achievements this time. It should be no problem to apply for relics from the church."
Eluna said happily.
After that, the three of them set off to the basement. Shade first put all the relics transported this time back behind the hidden wall in the basement. As for the harvest of ordinary items, that is, the [Future Man] card made of unknown metal. After Luvia's inspection and confirmation that it was indeed an ordinary item, Shade caught it in Miss Feliana's possession. Use it as a bookmark in your notebook.
In the circular space behind the hidden wall, it was determined where the ancient **** of space [Primary Crack] stood. After being unable to put down the door, Shade formally determined the location of the door leading to the [Dark Dungeon].
The entrance to the basement is behind a staircase on the first floor, with the steps to the west of the basement and the hidden wall to the opposite east. At this time, Shade was standing in front of the north wall of the basement holding [Origin Darkness]. Under the gaze of the cat on his shoulder and the two girls beside him, he threw the cards into the air.
The newly installed gas lamp is very bright, but under this light, the playing cards are not affected by gravity and fall. Instead, they float towards the wall in front of them until the back of the playing cards is completely attached to the wall.
Xia De stretched out his finger, pointed at the card, and said softly:
"Darkness!"
A strange halo radiated from the surface of the cards as his fingertips touched them. At the same time, thin white mist floated out from the gap between the back of the card and the wall, climbing along the wall.
Shad took [Original Darkness] away from the wall, but the white mist did not disappear. Instead, it became denser and denser, until it completely turned into a white mist door that made it impossible to see the wall behind it. After a few seconds, because no one entered, the white mist disappeared and the wall returned to normal.
"No problem, now this is the entrance to the space [Dark Dungeon] left behind by the ancient **** [Fu Xing's Darkness]."
Xia De patted the wall, and it looked normal.
"Unlike the normal entrance, you do not need the [Dark] Spirit Rune to enter this door. You only need to put your hand on the wall and recite the incantation. The incantation is like this"
Xia De coughed:
"May the darkness protect me in the shadows."
White mist appeared again between the palm and the wall, and the white mist door was formed.
Leaving Mia outside, the three of them walked in together. As expected, behind the white mist door was a space completely shrouded in white mist.
[Outlander, you have entered the "dark dungeon". 】
"Take a step here and you can enter the [Dark Dungeon]. It is a special area of almost unlimited area opened up by the great one. It can even be directly called the 'Shadow Realm'. The internal terrain of the dungeon is similar to a maze, and the prison is The shadow of any creature except gods and gods in the form of saints."
Xia De recalled the information he got from the leaves, stretched out his hand and waved it in the air, and the mist wrapped around his hand:
"The correct entry conditions are to find the location of the door and possess [Darkness]. The correct way to use it requires a relic called 'Black Robe Fragment'. But because of the special nature of this door, we don't need it."
Luvia looked around curiously. Iluna had entered the [Judge’s Court] before, and Shade had experienced many similar places. Only she came to the white mist for the first time:
"What's the use here?"
"Under normal circumstances, we can only see our own shadow through dungeons."
With Shade's words, the surrounding white mist dispersed slightly, and three bronze trap doors appeared on the ground. On the trap door, the names of the three of them were written in the common language of Delarion, which was easy to distinguish.
"Because we entered together, we can see everyone's dungeon, but in fact, we can only open the door that belongs to us."
"Our shadow? Is there another us in the dungeon behind the door?"
Eluna asked curiously, and only Shade, who knew the information about the [Dark Dungeon] through the Father of the Infinite Tree, could give such detailed knowledge.
Their "other self" is far less convenient than the voice in Shade's ears. Even if they enter here, they can only know that this is the [Dark Dungeon] and know nothing else.
"No, no, you can think of it as, well, it's hard to describe, it's probably like us in the mirror. It's exactly the same, but it doesn't really exist."
Shad explained, Iluna still didn’t understand, but Luvia showed a clear expression:
"We are recorded by darkness."
"That's almost the meaning. Going to the depths of the dungeon to face oneself, talk to oneself or even fight with oneself can allow people who enter here to see themselves better, which is helpful for learning some thaumaturgy that requires a strong heart. . But the most important thing is that even an out-of-control ring warlock can gradually recover from the process of losing control as long as he has not completely lost his mind and met himself in the dungeon."
"Multiple available reversals of loss of control? This is quite interesting."
Luvia commented.
In fact, this is no longer interesting. Among the three spaces that Shade can currently fully use, namely the time corridor, the space maze and the dark dungeon, the dark dungeon's role in reversing the out-of-control state can be ranked second.
"Of course, this is just meeting yourself. With someone's hair, blood, part of their soul and real name in hand, you can also open someone's dungeon. Talk to him to get information, or defeat him to get his It is possible to use partial memories or even thaumaturgy or spells, but if you do this, you will also inherit the other party's negative emotions. This impact is very large, and generally it is not worth doing for the sake of strength. "
"It sounds like the dungeon left by the ancient gods is like a specimen room in the dark, recording the specimens of all life that has ever appeared."
Eluna gave an inappropriate example, but she frowned in confusion:
"However, I seem to have heard of similar places."
"What?"
Shad and Luvia both looked at her, and Iluna smiled sheepishly:
"When I was training in the Holy See, I heard old priests talk about the situation of [Church of Dawn], that is, [Church of Light and Darkness]. I seem to have heard of such a saying that [Church of Dawn] controls It is a normal way to make the out-of-control ring warlock, but the conditions are very harsh. If there are no specific spiritual runes, complex rituals are required."
"The Church of Dawn also controls the way to the [Dark Dungeon]!" Valley
Luvia understood immediately:
"Xia De said that the [Blood Spirit School] has almost found the [Creation Delivery Room]. Therefore, the space left by the Thirteen Ancient Gods does not have to be discovered with the appearance of the chosen ones. Those ancient rings The Warlock Organization may have mastered some of them. Speaking of which, the Prophet Association seems to have a strange statement."
Luvia frowned slightly, not knowing what she was thinking of. Shade thought more. He confirmed some time ago that most of the power of the old gods came from the departed ancient gods. Then the power of the righteous gods may also come from the ancient gods. Therefore, [Mr. Dawn], the [God of Light and Darkness], most likely inherited the power of the ancient **** [The Walking Dark], so the church can enter the [Dark Dungeon].
Thinking about it this way, the responsibilities of the five righteous gods seem to correspond to the main vocations of the ancient gods.
"That's pretty much it about this place. We don't have anyone we want to see now, so let's go see ourselves, maybe we will gain something. The time here is synchronized with the outside, and there is a door deep in the dungeon that can leave. ”
Xia De said to the two girls, and then squatted down first, trying to open the door with his name engraved on it.
But he didn't expect that as soon as his hand grasped the handle, the door actually collapsed into gray dust in the white mist.
He stared dumbfounded at the only metal door handle left in his hand, and then the door handle gradually dispersed into dust and dissipated in the white mist.
"Why do you feel that if anything happens to you unexpectedly, I won't be surprised?"
Luvia said with a smile, squatting down and opening her door. Under the trap door was a deep staircase. Although the white mist drifted down, it was not as dense as the ground. Therefore, you could see some murals carved on both sides of the wall. It appears to be a woman holding a baby.
Eluna also opened her own door, and there was also a deep staircase below. The mural next to the door also showed a woman holding a baby.
"Look, we're all normal."
The seventeen-year-old girl said.
"Well ladies, who wants to give me some hair and blood? I want to go down and have a look too."
He looked at Luvia, who smiled:
"Xia De, don't even think about it."
He looked at Iluna again, who shook her head slightly:
"That's not okay, Shade, girls always have their own secrets."
They all walked down their own dark staircase, the trap door closing behind them. Shade couldn't get close to the two trap doors and could only watch them melt into the mist.
"Really, how could my door collapse?"
He was very dissatisfied.
[Probably related to your use of divinity. 】
Her voice said softly.
"It is indeed possible."
Xia De looked at the white mist in front of him:
"Compared with time, space, balance and the white mist left by the witch, the functions here are equally interesting. The self in the darkness, the specimen room of mortal things, the dungeon, I think you should have some additional information there, right?"
[Outlander, when you touch the doorknob, you gain additional information. 】
[Sacrifice a drop of divinity and gain the opportunity to go deep into the dungeon once a month. 】
[Sacrifice a powerful soul stained with darkness and gain a chance to go deep into the dungeon. 】
Xia De didn't know what a "powerful soul" was, but soul trading was strictly prohibited. Regardless of whether it is in the black market, the academy, or other channels, once the transaction of souls is discovered, the church has unlimited law enforcement and killing powers.
Furthermore, in the Sixth Age's ring magician system, there are already quite few thaumaturgy and incantations that simply use souls. These are things that you can't buy even if you want to.
"But what are the chances of going deeper into the dungeon?"
[The dark dungeon is composed of a vast space, and under normal circumstances, only the shallow level of the dungeon is entered. Deep in the dungeon, some terrible things are imprisoned. The shadows of demons from the Third Age, demons older than that, monsters that only exist in the subspace, and unknowable humanoid relics are all in deeper layers. In addition, there are some secrets of ancient eras buried deeper in the dungeon. After each sacrifice, you have three hours to explore. Knowledge, strength, relics, wealth, as long as you come out alive, you will definitely gain something. 】
"Dungeon crawler? Ancient evil? Sounds very dangerous."
Xia De said, looked around, then took a step back, walked out of the wall and returned to his basement:
"Sacrificing other people's souls is something that I can't do unless I really meet a bad person."
He picked up the cat that was sniffing on the ground:
"I wonder if [Church of Dawn] will do this. At most, the church only knows about sacrificing divinity, and will not get information about sacrificing dark souls. However, divinity can actually be explored once a month. If someone is lucky enough to open the [Dark Dungeon] once a month by accident, it would be very interesting.
Right, Mia? ”
She was chuckling again for some reason.
He walked out of the basement holding the lazily squirming cat, but when he was standing on the steps, Shade suddenly turned his head and looked at the wall of the basement:
“According to this trend, there won’t be more and more ‘doors’ at No. 6 Saint Teresa Square, right?”
No one answered his question.
"But fortunately, my house is big enough. Even if there are thirteen, ahem, twelve doors, it is still enough to accommodate it."
Thinking in his mind, Shade left the basement and was about to close the window. It seemed to be raining outside. But when closing the window, he was very careful not to stand in the window for fear of being struck by lightning.