Mechanical Alchemist Chapter 269: The myth of eye sacrifice

Su Lun also did not expect that the ancient ruins of the Cursed Valley would actually be involved in the ancient secret of the collapse of the Dawn Era.

If this is really the "God Burial Place" that Mr. Jing said, the danger is on the one hand, and on the other hand, he is really interested in going to see it.

Without much delay, Su Lun and Yuta climbed up the 100-meter-high broken wall and immediately took in the outline of the giant tree.

Su Lun had seen it before because of the vision shared by the black crows, but his expression remained normal.

But Yuta was shocked when he saw it, "This... is really [God Burial]!"

The tree crown covers the sky and the sun, like a huge island in the sky.

The sun shines down from the top, illuminating a dreamlike scene.

I don’t know where the water comes from, but there is a white water waterfall hanging on the giant tree. The water of the waterfall falls for thousands of meters, and the roar of the water can be heard from a distance. . The light casts a colorful rainbow under the waterfall, like a ribbon.

Su Lun looked at the flying creatures that occasionally passed by on the tree crown, and his eyes were slightly stern.

That was not a "bird", but a huge flesh-winged deformed monster like an airplane.

Looking at the big tree, Su Lun had an inexplicable feeling in his heart: The giant tree was at least five hundred years old and had obviously formed its own ecological circle. Could there be some very terrifying monster hidden in the strong necromantic energy all year round?

But my thoughts were still racing, the fog came over again, my clear vision was blocked, and my eyes were once again hazy with fog and shadow.

"Let's go over and have a look."

Su Lun greeted.

Jutta also nodded.

The two jumped down from the city wall.

The giant tree in front of them looks like a big mountain. They are now on the south side of the tree, while the people of the Luying Royal Legion are on the north side.

Although [Bury the Gods] is a divine skill, it is naturally not easy to be broken. Su Lun plans to go and see how far those guys have discovered it first.

.......

The two crossed the city wall, and the terrain had a slight slope. It looked like dirt ground, but it was already covered by the roots of the giant tree.

Here, ruins and broken walls can be seen everywhere, and they are all very huge.

Su Lun roughly estimated the proportions of the building and guessed that the average height of the "aboriginals" who once lived here should be more than five meters.

On average, they are much taller than those ice giants now.

Because he had been attacked by the [Human Face Rotten Flower] before, Su Lun became very careful and would scan almost everything with the Eye of Omniscient.

The two of them did not encounter any danger.

While walking, Su Lun suddenly stopped.

When he looked at Jutta, his eyes were slightly different after he got off the city wall, as if he was often distracted.

Su Lun thought she was being affected by the increasingly strong necromantic aura and had been contaminated unknowingly, so she asked: "Yuta, did you notice anything wrong?"

Youta glanced at him and knew what Su Lun was asking again, so he shook his head.

"I'm fine. On the contrary, I feel much better than before."

She seemed to feel something else. She hesitated for a moment, and then said in an uncertain tone: "It seems that after walking into the scope of this giant tree, being protected by the ancestors of the tribe, those negative effects are getting weaker and weaker. ..."

"Is it getting weaker?"

When Su Lun heard this, he found that he did not feel this way.

Considering that this giant tree was transformed by the ancestors of the Daru tribe, he also felt that what Yuta said seemed reasonable.

Out of caution, Su Lun carefully checked Yuta's condition again. It was indeed better than before, so he didn't worry too much.

.......

The two continued to go deeper and discovered more and more scattered buildings among the entangled roots.

Among the dirt and grass, there are some huge rusted weapons, such as axes, shields, helmets, armors, etc., but most of them are corroded and out of shape.

Su Lun also collected some precious metals that could be refined and reused and took them away.

The harvest from land reclamation is indeed good.

The metal fragments along the way alone are probably worth several million liso.

The two planned to bypass the roots of the giant tree and go to the north to see what the people of the Luying Holy Judgment Legion were doing.

But on the way, a relatively complete building caused the two of them to stop.

.......

"Mr. Sullen, look over there!"

When Yuta saw it, he discovered the stone pillar hidden in the tangled roots.

Then, they got closer and discovered that there were many huge stone pillars twenty to thirty meters tall. There are also distinctive domes in the ruins. It doesn't look like a private house, but like a temple-like building.

Su Lun and the two happened to be passing by, so they took a closer look.

The entrance was covered with vines. Jutta nimbly got in first with the magic lamp, followed closely by Suellen.

The space inside is not too small, but because it is entangled with tree roots and does not see light all year round, the hall is cold and damp.

Su Lun sensed that there was some soul fire that was not too strong hidden in the dark corner. Looking at the shadows that occasionally passed quickly in the darkness, they seemed to be lizard-like deformed monsters, about twenty or thirty of them.

The monster didn't come looking for trouble, and Su Lun didn't plan to clean it up.

Part of the hall collapsed, and the rest was about the size of a football field. The magic light source could illuminate most of it.

Su Lun also saw several incomplete statues. Much like what he had guessed, most of these statues showed simple horn helmets and weapons, with exposed muscular upper bodies. It should be roughly what those giants looked like back then.

He was studying the statue, but at this time, Jutta next to him discovered something and whispered: "Mr. Sullen, there is a relief here!"

"Relief?"

Su Lun also looked in the direction Yuta pointed and saw several large stone slabs with textures in the collapsed corner.

He wanted to find some written records along the way to see what the ruins of this giant city were like.

Unfortunately, it has never been found.

He also guessed that the ancient giant civilization in this city may be similar to the current ice giants, and they did not have their own writing.

Now that he heard about the relief, Su Lun was also looking forward to it. He is proficient in archeology and naturally knows that some ancient civilizations may not have writing, but reliefs are an important means of recording events.

The two walked over, and Su Lun looked at the content on the relief.

As he expected, this was the relief sculpture originally used by this giant city to record events.

Due to hundreds of years of humidity, the reliefs have been severely corroded and many places are blurred.

The reliefs are scattered everywhere, but Su Lun's current brain development is very efficient in processing these scattered information. Even if you can't see everything, you can still guess the general content.

He saw that it was a recorded incident of some strong giants killing monsters.

"It seems that this giant tribe should have known that the 'God Burial Ground' was sealed here for a long time?"

Su Lun looked at the monster images on the murals that were obviously not creatures of this plane, but more like aberrations or undead, and guessed something.

But there is another problem:

The Daru people once encountered a catastrophe that was close to genocide here.

How did this giant city that was once underground collapse long before that?

...........

"Mr. Sullen, here is another piece!"

"There is also a piece here..."

"And here..."

"...."

In the dark hall, Su Lun looked all the way, and Jutta also helped him find many stone slabs hidden among the root vines.

Originally, he thought that the reliefs were mostly documentary stories,

But later,

But I saw some "mythical stories".

For example, a glowing giant killed a sun monster in the deep sea;

Another example: a certain supreme **** shed blood on his knees, and the giant race was born...

The plot of the story seems absurd, almost like listening to a myth.

But Su Lun was not surprised either.

The giants have belief in gods.

If you have faith, it is possible to myth something.

Alchemists are a very special group of people, they have no belief in gods. Therefore, they usually have a neutral attitude towards ordinary gods, and even have a slightly critical eye.

Some preachers collect faith in order to create gods, and use some magic or alchemy to create certain "miracles" to deceive ordinary people into believing in them.

Therefore, many of the myths circulating now may be true or false, but it does not necessarily mean that they must have happened in ancient times.

Su Lun originally thought that there was no information worthy of attention from the contents of these murals,

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He was attracted by the contents of a fragmented relief sculpture.

This is obviously another slate from a fairy tale, but Su Lun can't look away.

Because, this experience made him feel inexplicably familiar!

.......

On that relief, there is a man with a halo behind him, a man riding a horse.

Probably a god.

He found a "spring" guarded by giants.

The two pointed at the spring water, as if they were talking about something.

Then the content of the mural is broken.

The content on the other half of the mural is very bloody. The man with the aperture only has one eye left, which is still bleeding. He was then hung upside down from a tree and pierced with a spear.

Then, something like a "symbol" seemed to fall from the tree, and there was an expression on his face as if he had found a treasure?

"This..."

Seeing this one eye, Su Lun unconsciously thought of the scene where he sacrificed an eye in Storm Manor and obtained the [Eye of Omniscient].

Although most of the content of the mural was missing, a strange guess came to his mind at this moment: "The **** in this mural couldn't have sacrificed an eye and then dropped something from the tree. In exchange?"

Su Lun looked familiar at the "symbol" that fell from the tree.

A bit like a rune?

He now knows a lot about this world, but he has never heard of the second ritual that requires the sacrifice of eyes.

Is it possible that this mural is related to the Eye of Omniscience?

Unfortunately, the relief is blurry and incomplete, and no other useful information can be found.

Thinking of this, Su Lun frowned slightly.

If you can find the complete mural in China, you may know what this "myth" is.

.......

No other useful murals were found in the dilapidated hall, so Su Lun and the two planned to leave.

Unexpectedly, at this time, I actually heard rapid footsteps outside.

It sounded like someone was running fast.

There are also some subtle sounds of armor touching.

Jutta's hearing was sharper than Su Lun's, and she was immediately startled: "There is someone nearby!"

The two looked at each other, silently silently reaching out and hiding among the vines.

Not long after, they saw the source of the sound in the distance.

That was a group of more than ten armored sergeants, chasing several huge gray wolves.

"A warrior from the Gray Wolf Tribe?"

Su Lun immediately recognized that those gray wolves were not monsters, but Daru tribesmen who transformed into beasts.

Jutta's expression on the side changed even more, and his fangs and claws immediately transformed into a beast.

However, she was not impulsive, but stared around with stern eyes. She naturally knew that there was a very powerful human legion nearby, and taking rash actions would not solve the problem at all except death.

Several gray wolves were chased in a panic, two of them had **** holes pierced by spears, and they could not run fast even on complex terrain. The other few refused to abandon their companions and escape. It seemed that sooner or later they would be overtaken by the sergeants behind them.

Su Lun was not in a hurry to take action, but focused on some details.

“That’s weird, what does the red cloth mean?”

He saw something strange. Each of those armored sergeants had a piece of red cloth wrapped around their arms.

Su Lun thought it had some special effect, but upon identification, it turned out to be an ordinary [blood-stained cloth]?

Although he didn't think about it, he didn't think about the abnormality that he couldn't see.

Kill Soul Search, the effect will be more direct.

He is a descendant of the Isaac lineage, and it is impossible for him to watch the Daru tribesmen being killed, both emotionally and rationally.

The black crow flew in the sky and saw no other pursuers.

Su Lun was also relieved and glanced at Yuta beside him, and the two rushed out in tacit understanding.

.......

The team of pursuing sergeants were all royal elites, and they were obviously wary of being attacked by surprise.

As soon as Su Lun and the two set off, they were discovered immediately.

Moreover, looking at the combination of one person and one white wolf, the leader's expression changed, and he immediately shouted: "Send the signal!"

Su Lun knew he had been recognized.

I killed the hunchbacked old man in the Gray Wolf tribe before and left some people alive.

Obviously the news has spread.

So as soon as the sergeants saw him, they immediately prepared to call for reinforcements.

But Su Lun would not give them this chance.

His feet stepped on the air, making "pop-pop" explosions in the air, and he also used spatial displacement during his rapid advance.

The dash + spatial displacement made him look like a ghost, and he rushed into the enemy team in the blink of an eye.

Although the leader is only a third-level major officer, his armor is the standard equipment of the Royal Legion, and the defense is super strong. It was almost impossible for Su Lun to kill them instantly.

But it was impossible for him to just watch this group of people send out signals.

Just when the man rushed over, Su Lun pinched the surgeon with both hands and took off his clothes at the same time.

"Just in time to try out my new breeding ability!"

He grasped the void with his fingers and said to himself: "Spiritual Alchemy·Shadow Killing Technique!"

.......

The elite team apparently also obtained information about Su Lun's spatial displacement methods.

So, with a tactical gesture from the leading major, more than ten people immediately dispersed and fled. They had no intention of fighting head-on and took out signal transmitters at the same time.

As long as anyone can send out a signal, high-level professionals will immediately lead a team to reinforce.

Hold on for a moment, and the danger will be resolved.

However, something they never expected happened.

All they saw was that the figure suddenly teleported and appeared in the crowd, just preparing to fight...

Suddenly!

Without any warning, everyone froze there!

As if they suddenly lost control of their bodies, they found that they could no longer sense the existence of their bodies.

Everyone was frightened.

"No, it's mind control!"

The leader discovered something and tried to use his willpower to break free from control.

But how could Su Lun give him a chance?

The witch can get through any gaps in her hair, so this armor with super strong defense is completely useless.

He had already tried it on Yuta many times on the way here, and he was already familiar with the use of [Psychic Tentacles].

The purpose of taking action is to kill people.

As he rushed into the crowd, a strange scene happened.

While the bodies of these armored sergeants stiffened, they each drew out their short daggers without hesitation. Then he actually poked it into the gap in his helmet.

The next moment, the sharp blade penetrated into the brain from the eye socket without any obstruction.

More than a dozen people, without any resistance, turned into more than a dozen corpses in an instant.

The third-level captain still tried his best to resist, his trembling arms trying to prevent the sharp knife from piercing.

Su Lun slapped the end of the knife handle with his palm and sent him away.

On the other hand, the remaining enemies who were far away were entangled by Yuta and the returning gray wolves, and had no chance to send a signal.

.......

After a while, the battle ended.

Su Lun harvested the soul fragments of this group of people.

Only then did he know what the red cloth wrapped around these people's arms was for.

Juta's feeling before was correct.

This giant tree will indeed protect the Daru people.

If other races break in, they will be strangled by the ubiquitous vines and monsters. The group of people from the Luying Royal Legion had suffered a big loss before.

The cloth stained with the blood of the Daru people has the effect of temporary shelter.

And Su Lun's previous guess was correct. There were many cursed spaces here because of the previous wars.

Those members of the Lu Ying royal family solved many problems and discovered that this city contained some "ancient secrets".

Now those people have brought a [Forbidden Object] and are destroying the last super-cursed space that caused them heavy casualties.

Su Lun guessed through the intelligence that the huge cursed space may be related to the truth of the war that year.