Chapter 366 Anna and Death (1)

Go back one day in time.

The eve of Varona's ascension as queen.

Gu Qingshan just returned from the ocean and returned to the mountain villa.

Su Xueer is still on the wrong path of fate.

at dusk.

The border between the Holy Kingdom and Fuxi.

A barren town.

Although the church in the town is a bit shabby, it is fortunate that there is an elderly priest stationed there.

Over the years, the doors of the church remained open, rain or shine.

But today, the doors of the church are tightly closed.

The curious townspeople inquired about it, and only then did they know the reason.

With a history of nearly a hundred years, the large candle-lit ceiling that creaks when the wind blows has finally come to an end.

It fell from the ceiling.

The ceiling smashed two rows of seats and almost hit the elderly priest.

As a result, the church can no longer be used.

Maybe it's to fix the benches, maybe it's a fright that needs a rest, in short, the old priest announced that the church is temporarily closed.

The door rumbled shut, separating the inside and outside of the church into two worlds.

Inside the quiet church.

The old priest's voice suddenly sounded.

He said in a hoarse voice: "His Royal Highness Anna, you are a genius in the history of the Medici family, and the only patriarch who has fully mastered ancient techniques."

"The old man thinks that you are already the strongest among the past generations of Patriarchs, so there is no need to take this adventure again."

Opposite him, the beautiful red-haired girl said, "No need to persuade me any more, I have to give it a try."

Anna.

Anna is here.

She was carrying a large backpack, standing in the church in a dusty manner.

The old pastor said bitterly: "The family has produced many outstanding heirs in the past, and each of them exhausted their wisdom and did not wake up the god of death."

"Several family heirs even committed suicide in front of the Shenmian Treasure Box, just for the Death God to show up to meet."

"But no matter what method you use, there is still no response from the Shenmian Treasure Box."

"For a long time, only the first-generation ancestors have opened it."

"His Royal Highness Anna, this treasure box is an ominous thing. The old man advises you to go back quickly."

"Stop talking nonsense, I am the head of the house, and the head of the house must come and try it once, this is the rule!" Anna said with her arms crossed.

The old pastor sighed: "There are no more people in the family. For the inheritance and continuation of the family, your more important task is to ensure the safety of your own life."

Anna nodded and said, "You're right. I don't think I'm better than the ancestors. I just want to quickly end this inheritance mission."

The old priest was slightly startled.

Anna said: "I never felt that I was better than those ancestors in history. I also cherished my life. As the head of the family, I came here just so that I will have no regrets in retrospect."

"……So this is ah."

The old pastor carefully looked at her expression and found that she really didn't have any hope, so he was relieved.

He was afraid that Anna couldn't think of it, and would have to spend some huge price to try to open the inheritance treasure box.

The Medici family can no longer afford any losses.

"But—I see your appearance, Your Highness, why are you in a hurry?" the old priest asked cautiously.

Anna said: "Nonsense, this is over soon, I have to go back immediately!"

She clenched her fists and said, "I've learned all the ancient techniques, I'm not the me I used to be, I'm going to kill the Pope!"

"His Royal Highness Anna, I believe in your ability."

The old priest smiled and seemed very relieved.

"Last question, Your Highness," he said.

"you say."

"Are there any items in your backpack that you are going to use to wake up the god of death?"

"Hey, the bags that girls carry are for themselves, of course, why are they for the god of death?"

"Hahaha, okay, please come in."

The old priest went somewhere in the church and lit a torch.

He held the torch in one hand and pressed the hidden mechanism with the other.

Slight vibration.

The ground of the church sank, revealing an ancient secret passage.

call!

A violent overcast wind rushed out of the secret passage and raged in the church.

The old priest turned around and stood on the side of the tunnel.

"His Royal Highness Anna, be careful with everything."

The old priest handed the torch to Anna.

"It's alright, alright, you guard the outside, I'll go in and have a look, if it doesn't work, I'll quit, I won't force it," Anna said.

Holding a torch, she faced the wind and walked into the secret passage without looking back.

The old priest watched Anna's back and said with emotion, "Your Highness has finally grown up."

Anna walked along the tunnel.

After a while, the tunnel became steep, almost straight down.

The steps extending to the depths of the darkness appeared at Anna's feet one step at a time.

The surroundings became damp and cold.

Only the torch in his hand emits a faint light, illuminating a small area.

Anna walked for more than an hour, and the steps under her feet continued to extend downward.

She stopped, a little impatient.

"When will this go, I can't afford to delay it."

After saying this, Anna tightened her backpack.

She jumped high and leaped straight down into the darkness.

Behind her, a pair of wings made of flames fluttered with all their strength, illuminating the entire dark abyss.

The hot air whistled, supporting Anna and falling down slowly.

The wind blew through his long hair and whistled away from his ears.

With the blazing light of the fire feathers, Anna could see the rocks, steps, and fleeing bats along the way.

She avoids these obstacles without compromising her speed.

Such a flight speed is dozens of times faster than walking down steps.

After half an hour.

Anna reached the bottom of the abyss.

It's dark and silent here.

The torch is about to go out.

Anna held it up so she could see all around her.

A black door appeared at the end of the tunnel.

The door was so huge that Anna raised her head only to see a word etched into the metal on the top of the door.

"Death is sleeping here, and the dead can be seen."

Ana looked at this sentence and was fascinated for a while.

In history, there have been some extremely powerful heroes who explored some clues and discovered the secrets of the Medici family.

They sneak in here alone.

But no matter who it is, as soon as he comes to this door, he will die immediately.

Every strong man fell into eternal sleep.

Only members of the Medici family can safely enter the temple.

Despite this, throughout the ages, the Medici family has not succeeded in awakening the god of death.

How many extremely smart clansmen tried their best, and finally put their minds on the sentence at the door.

They tried to wake up the sleeping god by suicide.

The result is still not working.

Anna wouldn't do that.

Holding the surrogate contract, she cleared her throat and spoke solemnly to the black metal door.

"I, the Contractor of the God of Death, the master of the new generation of the Medici family, Anna Medici, asks to enter the temple!"

The substitute contract seemed to sense something, and it suddenly became extremely cold.

rumbling—

The black metal door opens.

As soon as Anna walked in, the door quickly closed again.

It was dark all around.

A suffocating silence hangs over here.

This is the temple of the sleeping god of death.

Anna held out a finger.

"Snapped"!

A small flame emerged from her finger, illuminating her beautiful face.

Anna flicked her fingers lightly.

The flames flew up in the air and skyrocketed into a raging fire.

The fire light illuminates the entire temple.

Anna looked around.

Although she had already learned about it through the family's records, Anna couldn't help being a little shocked.

There are twelve human-shaped stone sculptures as high as ten floors.

Twelve human-shaped stone sculptures hold dark scythes, symbolizing the authority to drive away demons, slay evil spirits, and protect all beings.

The head of the human-shaped stone sculpture wears a thin dog-head mask, which means devouring the unclean body of the dead and purifying the soul.

Black Crow and Inu God are the servants of the god of death, the gods who spread sleep and death.

These statues are the dead dog god.

Twelve human-shaped stone sculptures stand on the left and right, surrounding the high platform in the center of the temple.

It was a lonely high platform that looked a bit like a lighthouse, but there were no steps to go up.

This is a typical building of the Church of the Dead.

Every holy church, in which only the place where God has come, can be built in this way.

This is the stage where the god of death comes.

No believer is allowed to climb the high platform, because it is the high place of God, and mortals cannot violate it.

This is described in the family literature.

The Death God's Sleeping Treasure Box is on the stage of descent.

If someone successfully awakens the god of death, then the god of death will appear on the high platform, open the sleeping treasure box, and bestow incomparably precious treasures.

Anna walked to the bottom of the high stage.

She looked down.

There were deep scratches, burnt gray, black old blood on the ground.

There were even a few dead bones in the corners.

These are the efforts made by the inheritors of the Medici family in order to beg for the death of the gods.

Anna raised her head and looked up.

The descending altar is directly held in the sky by the cylindrical stone body, and there are no steps to go up.

This symbolizes the separation of God from the world.

For thousands of years, the high platform has been silent, and there has never been any miracle.

Anna came to the high platform and made a prayer with her hands.

The ceremony begins.

Anna took a deep breath and recited the inheritance mantra aloud.

"The arbiter of good and evil."

"A guide to guide the soul."

"The hermit who keeps the secret of death."

"God of sleep and death."

"I, the descendant of the Medici family, stand here and ask to meet you."