Chapter 96 Quagmire

Jibeiyar looked confused and asked us: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with the temple of the pagan gods?"

"The problem is big." A beautiful voice suddenly appeared above our heads.

I heard that it was Yeyue's voice, but everyone else was shocked. Adepana even put the arrow on the bowstring directly, thanks to being held down by Saint Malfianna. With a bang, Yeyue jumped down from the canopy of trees above our heads. "You actually want to go to the temple of a pagan god!"

"Can't we go there?" Jibeiyar asked Yeyue who suddenly appeared.

"If you want to be cursed by pagan gods, you can try it." Yeyue swam to me and wrapped me up with her tail, leaning her body behind me. "Master, are you going to meet that pagan god?"

I pulled Yeyue in front of me. "Do you know a pagan god?"

"You should have heard of it. The reputation of pagan gods is not good among us."

Jibeiyar asked anxiously: "How much do you know? Tell us everything, okay?"

"I don't know much, but there seems to be more than one pagan god in the legend. But there should be only two living in this large forest area, and their reputations are equally bad."

I'm a little surprised. It is said that Yeyue is a descendant of the divine race of the Eastern Religion, but her race later became more prosperous in Europe. So what is paganism to her? "Yeyue. You seem to be a combination of different sects, right?"

Yeyue laughed. "This world only cares about strength. Both the Eastern Divine Cult and the Western Divine Cult are very large groups. Although both sides do not want the other to exist, no one can do anything to the other, so everyone has to avoid sharp conflicts and maintain peace. Although no matter Both Eastern and Western religions can be considered pagans, but they generally don’t call each other that way. After all, you still have to maintain some basic courtesy towards a powerful group. But some sects themselves are relatively small. So they are excluded. , this is the real so-called paganism. And their earth god is the so-called pagan god."

The Son of the Night asked: "Are those like Vina and the Contract Goddess considered pagan gods?"

"No, they are not pagan gods." Yeyue explained: "A religious series does not necessarily belong to the same aspect. For example, the Temple of Light and the Temple of Darkness, although they are clearly hostile forces, they all belong to the same religion. Divine religion series. The gods and monsters in the East are actually subordinates of the same religious system, but they are just hostile to each other. Moreover, a divine religion series usually has some auxiliary peripheral gods or alliance-style religious series. For example, Chinese Taoism and Buddhism were originally two systems. But later they merged into one system. The current Heavenly Court and the Tathagata gods are just a series of two power groups, and they are not considered pagans. Except for In addition, Chinese Taoism in Japan also has some branches such as Shintoism, which are also considered a series. In Europe, there are various minor gods around the God of Light. They are all under the same system and are not considered pagans. . What is truly called paganism can be said to include many, or it can be said to include only two."

"How come there are so many and there are only two?"

"One of these two religions is a religious religion in Egypt. The other is a miscellaneous religion. All Egyptian gods, including Anubis, the god of death, are called pagan gods. This sect has its own characteristics in various sects. Hostile. The other is not a complete sect, but a collection of sects. Some small sects that are not connected with each other are unwilling to be in the same series as the big sect, so these small sects are collectively called paganism. In fact, these paganisms are not They are not necessarily related to each other, they are just unwilling to merge with large religious sects. Because they are not mainstream sects, they are generally unified and called miscellaneous sects. In fact, they are originally unrelated sects."

"Do you know what's going on with these two sects here?" This is probably what Jibeiyar is most concerned about. "Can you tell us?"

Yeyue nodded: "There are many sects in the South American jungle, but if you say you are looking for a temple, there can only be two. Those who are able to build temples are generally relatively large religious sects. Many alien sects All religions have no temples. I know the two religious sects in this forest that have temples."

I asked Yeyue very strangely: "How do you know about them?"

Yeyue said with some sadness: "We are abandoned descendants, and our status is actually very embarrassing. Although we later became the incarnation of demons in Europe, it is still an acknowledgment. At least we can be regarded as a member of the system. Part. Even if the Temple of Light rejects us and the Temple of Darkness does not accept us, we are still considered a part of the European divine system. During the time when our race was struggling to survive, we also had conflicts with those oppressed divine religions. There are some connections. And the two major religious sects in this forest happened to have had some interactions with Asian religious sects."

The Son of the Night asked: "Which two sects are they?"

"One is called the Mayan Cult. Although this sect is not as powerful as the Egyptian sect, it is still relatively famous. If they had worked harder back then, they would have hoped to become the third largest sect. The other sect It’s called the Imoda Cult, and when translated, it should mean dark, and its nature is similar to the Dark Temple.”

Jibeiyar suddenly shouted: "The place we are looking for is the Imouda Cult. Do you know where their temple is?"

Yeyue shook her head: "If you are looking for the Mayan temple, I can still help. The name of the Imouda sect means darkness and concealment. Their temple must be very secretive. I can There is no way. And according to the customary way of the gods. Usually if it is called a temple, it must be an underground building. "

"You mean underground?"

"Those who symbolize justice or light, such as the Temple of Heaven or the Temple of Light, generally like to build their temples on mountains or high places. If conditions permit, they can simply build their temples in the sky like the Temple of Heaven. As for divine religions such as the Temple of Darkness or the Demon Realm. Usually They like to build their buildings underground. Some of them are covered by magic, so if you don’t get out from the inside, you won’t be able to find them outside.”

"Then what about our mission?"

"Then don't worry about my affairs." Yeyue took my arm and said, "The mission is yours and not my master's. You need to worry about this yourself."

I patted Yeyue and told her not to talk nonsense. "Gibeyar, look at this...it's not that I don't want to help, but I don't have much time. Your mission is obviously very complicated. It has already taken quite a lot of time to complete my own mission. If I help you find Imoda again, It’s too late to teach the temple.”

"I understand." Jibeiyar nodded frustratedly: "I won't embarrass you anymore. We will do this task ourselves, but can we follow you before we do the task? Anyway, we don't know Yimo. Where is the temple? If it happens to be in a straight line, maybe we can meet it."

I smiled: "To be honest, I don't have high hopes for this, but I hope you can find it. As long as you don't affect my mission. You can follow whatever you want, I don't mind, and I want to The land seekers might know the damn ruined temple you’re looking for.”

"Really? Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." I turned to the Son of the Night and said, "Shall we pack up and leave now?"

I quickly extinguished the bonfire in the camp and took the necessary guys with me to get back on the road. I only left the mount Steel Claw and Ye Yue with me. Originally, I wanted to bring Bai Lang with me, but this guy's fur is too long, and it's still white. The wet and muddy ground in the tropical rain forest is not suitable for his gorgeous fur.

Just like Coco Bean told me before leaving, within five kilometers we entered the second area of ​​the forest - the swamp area. There is no clear dividing line between this area and the forest outside. We just feel like the humidity is getting higher and the ground is getting softer. It was a real pain to move forward on the muddy ground. The surrounding trees are all covered with dense moss. It is impossible to hold on to them to borrow strength, let alone use them as a support point. The smooth and soft ground is completely forceless, and no matter how hard you pedal, you can't push your body forward.

When Jibeiyar and the others gathered, they gave up walking completely. I tied a rope to the steel claw and dragged it behind. Jibeiyar and the others could grab the rope and climb along. The huge soles of Steel Claw finally showed its advantage. The fins used to deal with water are still effective in the mud. The huge claws with webs can provide enough support on the ground to ensure that the steel claws will not sink too deep into the ground, and those sharp claws can deeply 'insert' into the ground. The rotten tree trunks provided enough adhesion to keep us moving forward. also. The tentacles on the back of the steel claws are like pulling ropes. As long as they wrap around the nearby trees, they can pull us forward. Finally, the streamlined shape of the steel claws used to reduce resistance in the water and the smooth scales help us glide in the mud, which is dirty but has good speed.

In this swamp, unless there are features like steel claws, it is almost impossible for large creatures to survive. But in this area where large creatures are extinct, there are an astonishing number of insects, small animals, and small birds. Flying bugs don't care about the mud, and birds don't care about the condition of the ground. They only care about where the bugs are. Small animals can usually use their wide feet to walk on the ground without falling. Or simply jump from tree to tree like an orangutan.

Although this is a paradise for microscopic animals, that doesn’t mean there aren’t big ones here. We had just penetrated less than three kilometers when we discovered large animals.

The steel claws were pulling Jibeiyar and the others forward, and Yeyue suddenly noticed movement in the swamp next to them. I followed her instructions and looked over. "There's nothing!"

Yeyue stared in that direction for a while and shook her head: "Maybe I was dazzled."

The Son of the Night came over and asked, "What did you see?"

"I don't know, maybe I saw it wrong."

Yeyue suddenly remembered something and said: "Guardian. Could it be the guardian of the jungle?"

"what is this?"

Yeyue thought for a while and said: "How should I put it? This is a very strange creature, they are not exactly the same. Such creatures are usually semi-energy bodies, and they can transform themselves into any shape at will if necessary. So they are very adaptable to the environment. This kind of thing usually lives deep in the jungle. It is a natural forest guard."

"Are they strong?"

"It's not that strong, it's just troublesome. They like to make surprise attacks. If you are unfortunately ambushed, it will be very troublesome. The energy nature of these things allows them to move quickly in the forest, but we can't You can't chase it. And once it attacks someone, it will continue to pursue it as long as it fails."

St. Mafianna suddenly whispered to us: "The mud over there seems to be moving."

I took a look at it myself, and if I looked carefully, I could indeed see that a ball of mud was moving slowly there. You really couldn't tell it if you weren't paying attention. This ball of dirt is closing in on us.

"It's really a guardian." Yeyue recognized this thing immediately.

"what should we do?"

"You must kill it at once, otherwise it will attract many, and their never-giving spirit will annoy you to death."

Berserker Rikard complained: "This thing is a semi-energy body. How can I attack it?"

Holy Swordsman Lauder said: "Saint Malfianna's magic may be able to do it."

Saint Mafiana immediately asked Yeyue: "What level is this thing? My magic damage may not be able to kill it instantly."

Yeyue directly rejected their plan. "I guess you won't be able to kill it with one strike. The physical and magical attacks of this creature will do half damage, and it has quite a lot of life itself."

"How about we try together?" The Son of Night asked.

I said to Yeyue: "Where is your petrification?"

Yeyue said with a little embarrassment: "This thing is one of the only creatures that is not afraid of petrification. I can't do anything with it."

I took out eternity. "Then I'll have to do it."