Chapter 114 What Can Attract Forest Owls?
"I tried all my methods but couldn't trigger the mechanism and wake up the sleeping Gribby?"
Watson looked at the ashes of firewood under the huge deer head, the broken blade of the sword, the broken lead bullets... and the large piles of dry bones scattered on the surrounding ground.
The flesh and blood of these unknown dead people had long since rotted away, leaving only the filthy bones stained with traces of dried rot. When you get closer, you can smell an indescribable smell.
Watson squatted down and carefully observed the pile of corpses scattered under the bronze wall... They should have come from different eras when they were alive. Some of the clothes had long been decomposed by nature, and the corresponding bones were broken into dregs and almost pieced together. There is no complete human body.
The only difference between the four skeletons is that the calcium in their bones has not been completely lost, they are still a little brittle and tough, and their clothes are also relatively intact... Judging from the yellowed stacked high fronts, they should be From the time of the Four Georges.
But Watson found that the causes of death of these four skeletons seemed to be very similar. The third and fourth ribs on the left side of the sternum were partially missing, and they were hollow-like, as if there had been a column deep inside. The ground pierced into their body cavities... After all, behind these two ribs is the location of the human heart!
He looked at the size of the hollows in the chests of the four skeletons, and he already knew it in his mind. He looked up at the still complete left horn of the huge deer head, and looked at the sharp protrusion at the top.
"Nelo, has this deer head ever attacked you?"
Nello replied: "This is something that has never happened before. I have said it before. No matter what methods we tried, even if we poured mana directly into the deer's head, the deer capital remained indifferent, as if it was just an ordinary person. Tong’s statue.”
Crowett interjected: "But... Mr. Nello, isn't this big deer head just a statue?"
Watson and Nello looked at each other and smiled. Both of them knew very well that although the deer head in front of them was indeed a statue, it was not just a statue. It was the third largest door in the underground pyramid space/the stag in the sky. The counterfeit of the Gate...is related to the future of our religious order/my path to promotion in Mansu.
Watson looked at the huge golden broken head in front of him. The moth inside his skull was vibrating its scales for a long time, and the faint whisper sounded in his ears again.
"Oh! Is this the temple of Grebe? I didn't expect that in the waking world, there are still mortals who would choose to believe in this injured elk. Is it because they hope to gain the privilege of the gate?"
"Oh no, this is just a poor imitation, a mortal artifact trying to imitate the named one. Even the magic power that once had the charm of Gribi inside has been withdrawn... and the effect of retelling the riddle has been lost. "
"Come closer and let me take a closer look at the last remaining riddle in this badly damaged statue."
The moth inside the skull whispered like this, and it was like Watson talking to himself in the bottom of his heart. He approached the bronze wall in a trance and reached out to touch the broken teeth of the huge deer head's maxillary bone like a broken knife.
The scaled wings of the moth inside the skull vibrated on their own, and the scaly moth's mana quietly seeped out from the palm of his hand and sank into the huge deer head... Watson seemed to have seen the last activation of this imitation Stag Gate decades ago. scene.
"What attracts the many-winged wood owl?"
The four visitors holding torches couldn't help but glance at each other when they heard the riddle slowly spoken from the Head of Gribi. Then the eyes of the other three were focused on a visitor with sharp eyes as sharp as a knife.
Under the gaze of everyone, the visitor just frowned tightly and said, "Owls... will only gather where the warriors fell, where the heroes ended, on their corpses."
However, when the leader of Grebi heard this answer, he made no move. It seems that he is just waiting silently, waiting for them to give the correct answer,
"What's going on?!"
"Did you not tell the whole story, boss?"
"..."
The visitor who spoke was silent. He was the closest to the head of Gribi. His sharp eyes had already caught a glimpse of the faint stimulant mist leaking from the top of Gribi's horn. At the same time, he also felt the inside of the huge deer head. He is leaking a trace of the blade magic power that he is most familiar with, trying to arouse the fighting spirit of those who come.
He knew that the leader of Grebi was not waiting for the correct answer. The correct answer was not just verbal words, but needed to be proven by actual actions!
He did not answer the questions of his subordinates, but silently activated the Soul Body Blade Aspect, exuding a high-spirited atmosphere, mixed with the high-level Blade Aspect mana leaked from the head of Gribi, and spread secretly to the surroundings.
The double fusion of the influence of the two blades was enough to make the passionate power of the crowd silently penetrate into the hearts of these subordinates. The rage and resistance were like pea seeds that absorbed sufficient nutrition and were planted deeply into their hearts, quickly taking root and sprouting. growing up healthily.
A man with unhealed scars was the first to be hit. His expression immediately darkened, "Is this deer's head broken? Why didn't he open the door when he heard the answer?!"
A visitor whose head was shiny and reflected the light of the torch also had a look of impatience on his face. Heat waves rose up on his body and made his clothes rustle. He shouted angrily: "Hey boss, did you answer the question wrong? ! This question should be within the scope of your blade cultivators’ knowledge, don’t you even know this?”
"Aix, what's your attitude?! Do you even dare to question the boss's words?!" the man with a feminine face like a delicate woman retorted.
"Ask me what's my attitude? Yacus, you damn faggot, don't think that if you have an affair with the boss, I, Aix, have to let you go. Let me tell you, I have tolerated you for a long time. You are not a man." Female freak!"
"Oops -" Yacus let out a high-pitched scream and threw the torch in his hand to the ground.
But in the next moment, the anger in his heart was replaced by a surge of eager appetite under the violent vibration of the cup. He stretched out his slender tongue and licked his bright red lips, looking as if he were looking at food. Looking at the muscular man in front of him with firm and tight flesh, he swallowed hard and let out a sinister laugh that penetrated people.
Ax was horrified by this gaze that seemed to be filled with greed. The iron-clad straight man in his heart would never allow him to surrender. He was the first to lose control in the high-spirited atmosphere, unable to restrain the unreasonable surge of anger. The torch moved in front of his face as if to block the opponent's sight, but he suddenly opened his mouth and exhaled, and the hot breath spurted out from his mouth, enveloping the fireworks in front of him and turning it into a ball of scorching fire!
This fireball containing the power of casting exploded in Yacas's face, igniting his silky hair like a waterfall, and even burning his carefully maintained face. Only charred flesh and blood remained.
"Ahhhhhh!!! How dare you burn my hair and my beautiful face!!!!" Yacas let out a shrill scream, unable to suppress the rage in his heart any longer, his eager appetite had already consumed him. He captured, his flesh tongue extended to a foot long, the sharp forked front part licked the flesh of the face, first rolled a mouthful of still fragrant barbecue into his belly, and then his two round eyes welled up as bright as wine. Blood red color.
He summoned the shadow of beauty and wine, intoxicated Aix's senses with the gentle environment, took advantage of the opponent's moment of confusion, took out a sharp dagger with his backhand, and struck directly at the opponent's weak throat. And go... Even if you are a caster who is as tough as steel, your throat cartilage cannot withstand this blade-like dagger given to me by the boss! ! !
Tear apart, the blade-like dagger really easily cut open the skin at the opponent's throat, and blood as bright as rubies spurted out, splattering onto Yacas's newly scorched and tender face, and onto the corners of his mouth. Smelling the fiery fragrance, even the teeth unconsciously grew sharply, turning into hollow sharp teeth that were perfect for drinking blood from the neck.
"Ahhhhhh!!! Yacus, you damn bitch——"
Before Aix could finish his words, the man who had fallen into the cup of hunger had already pounced on him. His sharp canine teeth dug into his injured neck, greedily sucking the hot blood and tasting the fragrance like thick soup. .
"You're just looking for death, Yakas, you dare to swallow my blood directly!!!"
Ax suddenly grabbed the neck of the neither-male nor female monster in front of him, and roughly tore it off from his body, even a large piece of flesh and blood at his throat was torn off.
He silently recited a spell that was like being struck with iron felt, and his body deformed like a forged weapon. The skin on his throat rolled up and covered the wound. His bones made a crackling sound. His body suddenly rose several feet tall, and his arms and The flesh and blood of his chest and thighs also expanded violently like inflated air, and a cold metallic light flowed through his skin, as if he was wearing a heavy giant armor.
Aix looked at the little chicken-like Yacas struggling in his hand, but he didn't expect that at this moment, the other person would dare to stick out his tongue and lick the blood remaining on his lips... In his heart His anger was as raging as an oven! ! !
His body surface heated up rapidly, his skin turned as red as molten metal, and the surrounding air began to twist and wave. His right arm was extremely hot, and it was clearly visible that bright blood like iron liquid was flowing inside the blood vessels!
The blood on Yacas's lips burst into flames, crackling like metallic liquid that reached its ignition point. His stomach cavity continued to swell like a ball filled with gas, directly bursting the buttons of his clothes, and his snow-white round belly was bulging. Exposed to everyone's sight, the bright orange brilliance like a flame can clearly be seen in the smooth and delicate skin!
With a bang, the belly of the person captured by the cup's desire exploded, and the grilled stomach slices, grilled large intestines, grilled raw intestines, grilled small intestines and other charred food residues wrapped in the residual flames all exploded and spattered, spraying moxa. Kes covered him with a blanket, leaving him bloody and bloody.
Aix laughed cruelly in the flesh and flames. He smiled as if he saw himself harvesting the secret treasure of this trip, harvesting a lot of money, advancing to a higher level, and now able to roam freely in the blazing heat. In the ocean, swimming in the warm magma, the pungent sulfur smell was sweeter than ever before. Inhaling the nose and pouring into the lungs made the brain sober... He couldn't help but open his mouth and happily After drinking the hot and scalding lava, my stomach felt warm and my whole body felt very comfortable!
But why does the lava taste so salty, so much like the taste of my own blood? !
Aix shook his head violently in an attempt to wake up. In a daze, he seemed to see an unusually sharp dagger stabbing into his mouth, cutting off his tongue.
Pieces of naturally ripened raw meat slices as thin as cicada wings were put into the mouth of a beautiful woman, who chewed them with big mouthfuls and gave a thumbs up in admiration.
Aix felt that everything seemed a little wrong, but the next moment his mind returned to the warm ocean and the hot magma. The steaming heat made him tremble. He only felt that his mind was rising unprecedentedly, and every time he thought, he could burst out a spark of inspiration... He unconsciously wanted to sigh out loud, but he felt that words could not express his inner joy, so he could only keep shouting in his mind.
"Ah! Praise the great Day Furnace! Is this the grace you bestow?!"
"Ah! Thank you, the first and oldest Day Furnace! I can enjoy the beauty of heat!!!"
"Ah! Thank the God of Ending Night and Unchanging, who recreated the Day Furnace with fire, so that I can be reborn in the flames!!"
Yakas looked at the strong meat man who had sunk into the environment of inner desire under the influence of his cup-like magic power. He just smiled slightly and swallowed hard... Sure enough, the flesh and blood containing secret power tasted much better, and the taste was much richer than those low-level blood food! But the meat tongue slices have been eaten, what should I eat next?
"Is it the fragrant and chewy roasted ribs? Or the plump and juicy ribs? Or the thick and tough one..."
He looked at the meat man's waist and abdomen below, and when he thought of the delicious and nutritious parts of the ingredients, his body couldn't help but tremble with excitement, and a certain part of his body was excitedly raised high.
Saliva once again flowed down from the corner of his mouth, dripping along his chin where the new pink flesh had broken through the charred skin.
"The most delicious part should be saved for last... Let's have some bursting meatballs to whet our appetite, and then a bowl of sticky and sweet tofu pudding."
Yakas smiled grimly, gesturing with the dagger in his hand to take out the fresh ingredients.
Then, a blade of a higher level than the dagger in his hand pierced through his chest, and the cruel and sharp magic power attached to the blade completely twisted his heart into a ball of chopped flesh and blood.
Yakas let out a muffled cry of pain. Even though he had a strong vitality, he could feel that the light in his head began to waver because of the injury from this blow. He looked at the familiar blade that came out of his chest, turned around in disbelief, and looked at his lover.
He pointed at the beast with a body like a blade armor, and his voice was full of despair of betrayal, "Glias, you..."
His lover just smiled, "Sorry, it seems that Aix is not enough."
In the original work, Grillby's riddles actually only have five categories: moth, lamp, cup, revelation, and secret history, but according to the setting of this work, there should be nine categories of riddles