The Divine Hunter Chapter 16: Living in Hades
The end of the dark cave.
In front of an inconspicuous oval stone door.
Regis lowered his voice and finally emphasized to the demon hunter beside him,
"Roy, remember my words and be careful what you say and do."
"Okay, Regis, my ears are about to get calloused, I promise I won't forget it!" Roy squeezed the five ancient coins in his hand.
The barber doctor took a deep breath, took out a basalt engraved with runes from his herbal medicine pocket with trembling fingers, and put it into the depression in the center of the door.
It fits perfectly.
Boom
The stone door shook and rose upwards, dust spread out from the cracks in the door, and gravel rained down from the top of the cave, which was bounced off by a red and gold shield and shattered.
A cold breath that froze the blood came to my face.
The two men's breaths froze, their bodies stiffened, and then they quickened their pace and walked into the darkness.
The interior of Hades is much larger than the outer caves, with towering pillars connecting the domes, bifurcated intersections, underground rivers, and suspended stone bridges dotted with dripping stalagmites and fluorescent cave plants everywhere. Down below, every height has its own unique view.
The breeze blowing from nowhere caressed the witcher's cheek, bringing a clammy chill.
The temperature here is obviously several degrees lower than outside.
In addition, Roy's pendant vibrated like a mouse in a mousetrap. The surrounding chaotic energy was surprisingly abundant and worked in a wonderful way, creating a lot of wonders
On a dark stone wall, water exuding glazed white light gurgled from bottom to top regardless of gravity, and rose to the top of the cave, meandering between stalactites...
More splashes of water create clusters of colorful transparent corals in the sky
For more than a thousand years, the energy field in the Shadow Elder's body has transformed the underworld where he lives beyond recognition.
Silent all the way, Regis led the witcher through a waterfall that flew upwards, and then through an arcade as exquisite as a work of art, before arriving at the end of the trip.
The core of Hades.
A rough and empty stone hall, with nothing else but a few stone pillars and a few oil lamps tied with iron chains hanging from the ceiling.
But as soon as they stepped into it, an indescribable feeling of suffocation strangled their throats. The shapeless air suddenly became extremely thick, and they had to work very hard to maintain smooth breathing.
Their hearts beat unusually fast, as if they had exercised a lot and exerted too much energy.
Thump thump!
Dark and silent.
But Roy knew that there was a pair of cold eyes monitoring their every move
The Shadow Elder, just like its name, lies quietly in the shadows.
He composed himself, and following Regis's demonstration, he humbly bowed, lowered his face, and raised the sacrifice with both hands.
Huh
A gust of wind blew in the stone hall, and the oil lamp hanging in mid-air was suddenly pushed to sway by an invisible force. At the same time, the flame was ignited, and as the iron chain swayed, the flames were like will-o'-the-wisps floating in front of the tomb.
唰
Roy palmed lightly.
The ancient coins disappeared.
When he raised his head, his pupils reflected a thin profile.
Sick, cold, and old.
Wearing only a dark-brown animal skin battle skirt, not a single hair can be seen on the bare upper body, and the exposed skin shows a dead gray-white color, with ugly scars crisscrossing it like those after healed burns.
The nails on its withered hands are more than ten centimeters long, hanging down on both sides of its body like gray-white plant roots. A ring-shaped brass necklace on its chest exudes ancient magic.
And that face is covered with traces of time, the forehead lines and nasolabial folds are especially obvious, the lips are incredibly thin, and the deep eye sockets contain a pair of yellow-black eyes that do not contain any emotion, as cold as a corpse that has just emerged from the grave. The mummy crawled out.
The demeanor, appearance, and temperament all read "Keep strangers away and no disturbance allowed."
Shadow Elder
Age: 2200
Identity: Great Elder of the Shadow Tribe
Life:?
Magic:?
Attributes:
Power:?
Physique:?
Agility:?
Perception: 20
Will: 30
Charm: 10
Spirit:?
Skills:
High-level vampire regular abilities (all lv10)
Blood Domain (Passive: The Shadow Elder can control the blood of creatures in the domain at will.
Shadow Coil (Passive: Its long life allows it to see and master the deepest darkness and chaos in the world. These darkness are locked in this emaciated body. It can release it at any time, The target is trapped in it, neither alive nor dead, unconscious.
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Leader (Passive: On the bloodline tree of high-level vampires, the Shadow Elder is at the apex. With just a thought, he can force all vampires, low-level and even high-level, to come immediately to respond to his orders. No violation.
Immortality (passive): It will not decay over time, but will become stronger and stronger until it becomes an extraordinary body.
……
"lien...tohn..." (vampire language)
Regis's respectful speech interrupted the demon hunter's observation.
In front of the leader, his limbs and voice began to tremble uncontrollably, his expression struggled and cowardly, trying hard to show his humility, and he did not dare to look directly at the human figure in front of him,
“gesap…drang…inpll…ttaweng”
The Shadow Elder replied briefly, his voice low, impatient, and as rough as steel rubbed on sandpaper, but the rhythm of his speech was very strange, with a pause for a second between each word, as if he was worried about it. Speaking out is a painful ordeal.
As the words fell.
A swirling black smoke emerged from the transparent air and flew towards Regis.
Suddenly, the poor barber doctor suffered, and the black smoke froze it. Its body was arched back like a cooked prawn, twitching and trembling, and its dull face flashed from time to time. There was a trace of suppressed pain, and his pupils turned white, as if he had lost consciousness.
The elder looked at the demon hunter coldly.
"The murderer, say your last words."
Pfft, pfft...
A huge pressure from the inside out suddenly enveloped the witcher.
He felt a sharp sting that penetrated into his bone marrow, and tiny drops of blood like rice grains came to life, uncontrollably burrowing out of his skin and crawling all over his cheeks.
"Let go of Regis and I can take you home."
Roy, covered in blood, said this bluntly.
The voice is calm and unhurried.
Straighten your back and look at it with neither arrogance nor arrogance. The blood of the Supreme Being does not allow him to lower his head.
"Tha...tan...you know my home?"
Roy's pupils condensed, and the figure flashed out of thin air like a ghost, very close to him. In his slightly open mouth, the fine white teeth were only a few centimeters away from him.
"During the rendezvous between the heavens and the earth fifteen hundred years ago, you and several tribes were involuntarily transported to this world."
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The chaotic energy and air fell into stillness.
The burning flames in the oil lamp solidified into red gems.
The shadow elder closed his mouth and glanced at Regis, who instantly got rid of his restraints and collapsed to the ground with relief, breathing heavily.
Immediately, the elder's black and yellow eyes turned to Roy's calm and sincere face, and he spoke a few words in jerky common language.
"How do you, Witcher, prove it?"
Roy breathed a sigh of relief. At this moment, he was finally sure that his plan was feasible.
The shadow elder cannot refuse the "temptation to go home".
He began to briefly describe the core,
"I, possess the long-lost ancient blood of the Ain El clan, and I have a certain degree of space power. As long as I get the time and space coordinates of your hometown, I can open a path for you. to it"
For some unknown reason, the demon hunter’s voice suddenly stopped.
When the shadow elder's eyes suddenly became sharp, he snorted with displeasure, and the air folded in layers like a broken mirror, reflecting the ghostly light.
But this time, it didn't happen.
Roy nodded inwardly and finally said the four crucial words
"Gateway to the World."
唰
The invisible force pulled a drop of blood from Roy's face and flew to a protruding finger.
The Shadow Elder took it into his mouth.
In an instant, a terrifying light bloomed in the cloudy eyes, black flames ignited, and the old and terrifying face almost touched the demon hunter's face.
"The blood of the ancients, the blood of time and space."
"You didn't lie."
"Tell me immediately...specific plans!"
Roy took a deep breath, and after careful consideration, he spoke.
Chapter 16 Living in Hades