Chapter 166: Canossa's Ultimate Combat Power
“They are all dead.”
Canossa took a quick look and found no signs of life in these "people", so he made a judgment.
There were several hundred people at the steps of the altar.
Perhaps because the temple was sealed, the remains were well preserved. Moreover, judging by their attire, these hundreds of people were not even from the same era.
But their postures were very consistent, all facing the huge statue not far away, prostrating themselves and worshiping devoutly.
Ryan guessed: "This should be the believer of General Morogos..."
"Um."
Hearing this, Canossa also nodded.
If you don't know the ancient Monk language, you can't enter this temple. And judging from the appearance of these people, they must be believers.
And at this time,
Perhaps it was because Ryan and the other man walked in and created some air currents, and suddenly, the corpses closest to them collapsed, and in the blink of an eye they turned into tiny pieces and dissipated in the air.
Although both of them were startled by the strange sight, after watching for a while they realized there was no danger and they breathed a sigh of relief.
…
Canossa's gaze did not linger on the corpses of the believers, but looked at the huge stone statue on the steps.
This distance was enough to take in everything on the altar. At this glance, she saw something and exclaimed, "That's..."
At this moment, Ryan saw her clenched fists and her body trembled slightly, obviously she was extremely excited. This lady, who had always been gentle as a spring, suddenly became emotionally excited as if boiling. What did she see?
"Crystal of divine power!"
Canossa finally exclaimed.
Isn't this why we took such a big risk to come to the "Forest of Ashes" ? !
Now that the legendary crystal of divine power is right before her eyes, how can she not be excited.
"Ah? Really?"
Ryan's eyesight was far inferior to Canossa's. Only after hearing her exclamation did he look carefully.
The most eye-catching thing is naturally a huge stone statue, about one hundred meters high, wearing a helmet, simple armor, and arms full of muscles, giving people a feeling of bursting power.
The stone sculpture is standing on cloud-patterned stone, holding a spear in one hand and a three-headed python with its bloody mouth open and biting people ferociously in the other.
Ryan had heard about this myth from the Coleman people. It was the story of how the god Morogos subdued the three-headed snake "Banderas" and saved the believers from danger.
In front of this giant statue, there is an altar, and on the altar there is a fist-sized blood-red crystal core that is glowing brightly.
Legend has it that the ancient demon god would bestow his most devout believers with his own "crystal of divine power" to help them comprehend the power of laws beyond that of mortals.
Canossa was naturally so excited because he saw this blood-colored crystal.
Ryan couldn't understand how mysterious this thing was yet, but in Basel's words, this was a treasure that even the "Ten Legends" would risk their lives for!
…
Around the statue, there are eight finely carved stone pillars with a diameter of about two meters, on which sit eight "gargoyles".
They were monsters from hell in myths and legends, bald like vampires, with strong and well-developed muscles, huge bat-like wings on their backs, and a pair of curved devil horns on their foreheads.
They are not living things. Legend has it that they are alchemical products created by high-level demons to guard tombs or temples...
Moreover, there was not only that crystal, there was also an ivory bone spear floating in the air on the altar!
Ryan took a look at the crystal, then set his sights on the bone spear. Comparing it with the posture of the statue, he couldn't help but wonder: "Could that bone spear be the artifact used by General Morogos?"
…
And Canossa's gaze naturally fell on the blood-colored crystal core and could not move away.
But out of caution, she did not step onto the stairs immediately.
Because both of them discovered that none of the corpses crawling on the ground stepped onto the stairs. They didn't know whether it was out of reverence for the gods or some special rules.
But the two of them turned around again and didn't find anything unusual.
The blood-red crystal was placed quietly on the altar, as if within easy reach.
If you want to get it, you always have to step onto the stairs, even if it is dangerous, you have to try.
But Ryan always felt that something was wrong with this temple, but he couldn't put it into words, so he cautiously reminded: "Mrs. Canossa, be careful. I think there is something strange here..."
"Um."
Naturally, Canossa did not dare to be careless, and nodded with a frown.
But having come this far, she naturally couldn't turn back.
"My family has been searching for the power crystal of the 'God General Morogos' for hundreds of years, and now we finally found one. Even if I have to risk my life, I will not give up..."
She changed her previous contemptuous look and said this in a serious manner.
Turning around, she said to Ryan, "Doctor Ryan, please go to the entrance of the temple. If anything happens, run away as far as you can. I don't want to implicate you."
“…”
When Ryan heard this, he knew that she had made up her mind and couldn't say anything more.
But he didn't expect that this lady, who was obviously a wealthy businessman, would be so persistent in the path of transcendence. Since he knew that she had been in the pit for two months, Ryan guessed that she would never give up, even if her life was in danger.
That persistence obviously has another story.
Although Ryan didn't know how strong Canossa was, he could guess from her previous statement that she had practiced the secret technique of [Mighty Demon] to the "Godly Strength Realm" that she was definitely not weak.
Before leaving, he said one last thing: "Mrs. Canossa, if there is any problem, please withdraw and discuss it later."
Canossa nodded calmly: "Okay."
Ryan said nothing more and walked out.
But he didn't go far, but just stood outside the bronze door, where he couldn't advance or retreat, so he would have room for choice if anything really happened.
…
Because several magical light sources were placed in the temple before, it no longer looks completely dark.
Ryan looked at the delicate figure and stepped onto the stairs decisively.
For fear of touching the mechanism, she did not dare to walk too fast and moved forward step by step.
But at this moment, several pairs of red eyes suddenly appeared in the darkness!
Sure enough, the expected crisis occurred.
"not good!"
Ryan saw it clearly, and it turned out that the eight gargoyles that were guarding the statue before had come to life!
"The legend is actually true?"
Ryan's eyes trembled violently. He really thought those things were dead stone sculptures, but he didn't expect that they were actually living things.
At this moment, it was obvious that Canossa had already noticed this. She made a decision in an instant, and planned to quickly grab the "divine power crystal" and leave the altar.
At this moment, his feet accelerated and his figure turned into a phantom and flashed past.
But!
The same black shadow is faster than her!
The gargoyle flapped its wings and flew away, so fast that people couldn't catch its shadow. With one claw, it pressed Canossa, who was as fast as a flash of light, to the ground!
With a loud "bang", a man and a monster fell heavily to the ground.
Ryan watched Canossa being knocked to the ground in one blow, and he began to worry about her. "What a fast speed! Legend has it that gargoyles are incredibly fast, and their alchemical bodies are invulnerable to swords and can fly... This is not easy to deal with."
Moreover, this is just one gargoyle, and there are seven more heads on it!
But obviously, Canossa dared to explore these underground city ruins alone for several months without dying, so he must have the ability to save his life.
At the moment when she was stopped by the gargoyle, Ryan suddenly saw her fighting spirit burst out, and a dazzling golden light illuminated most of the temple, like the sun, scorching and dazzling.
Ryan's eyes widened, and he was shocked: "She... actually has such a strong fighting spirit!"
This was the first time he saw Canossa's Dou Qi overflowing, and also the first time he saw such a strong Dou Qi. It was stronger than the Dou Qi of any fifth-level strongman he had seen before!
Looking again, after the outbreak of fighting spirit, Canossa's whole body was as if cast in gold, and every inch of skin exposed outside the cheongsam was shining with golden metallic luster.
"It is indeed like this! It turns out that this golden body is the 'Divine Strength Realm' of the [Mighty Demon God]'s secret technique!"
Ryan looked at Canossa's golden body and immediately matched it with Marfa's bronze body when he compared it with it.
He never imagined that such a delicate woman would actually take the extraordinary path of violent hand-to-hand combat and be of a very high level.
But when he saw her golden body, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief. Although Canossa's skin color was not as dark as Marfa's bronze golden body, at least it was definitely not something that an ordinary fifth-level person could hurt her.
At this moment, the gargoyle attacked again, and the man and the monster fought fiercely in an instant.
"Clang", "clang", "clang"...
It was not like the dull sound of a hammer hitting flesh, but rather the clanging sound of two pure metal statues touching each other. Ryan felt his eardrums vibrate violently.
In the head-on confrontation, Canossa was not afraid at all and did not lose the upper hand.
But...gargoyles can't be killed!
Unless you have the ability to smash it, it is impossible to kill it!
Moreover, there was not just one gargoyle, but eight!
In just that moment, after seeing one gargoyle unable to do anything to the "invader", three more flew down from the stone pillar.
The situation instantly turned into one against four.
Although Canossa still held his own, he was obviously struggling.
There are four monsters above her head staring at her covetously. If she forces her way in like this, she will have no chance of getting the "Crystal of Divine Power"!
After just one touch, Canossa obviously understood that as long as these alchemical monsters made of iron and non-iron could not be destroyed, they would continue to attack tirelessly.
Eventually, after his fighting spirit is exhausted, he will definitely fall into danger.
As soon as she changed her mind, she wanted to withdraw first.
But at this moment, two more gargoyles flew down.
This altar is easy to climb up but difficult to climb down!
The six monsters completely blocked Canossa's retreat, not giving her any chance to leave the altar!
…
Looking at the scene before him, Ryan finally realized how exaggerated Canossa's combat power was.
But...it's no use!
No one expected the situation to take a sudden turn for the worse and become so dangerous in the blink of an eye, leaving no one with any chance to react.
The combat power of each of these gargoyles is no weaker than that of a top-level fifth-order transcendent. The key is that they are immortal and indestructible, and are completely tireless.
This kind of enemy would probably be exhausted to death even if the "Ten Legends" came!
…
The situation suddenly became a matter of life and death. With one against six, no matter how fast Canossa reacted, there was no way he could completely avoid the attacks.
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang…
The sound of punch after punch was like the sound of bells, echoing throughout the entire temple.
Although those gargoyles could not break her golden body, the heavy punches they threw at her still caused her golden fighting spirit armor to vibrate violently.
She knew that if she continued to endure, she would surely die!
At this moment, Canossa was also extremely decisive. She let out a delicate cry, and suddenly her whole body and golden fighting spirit doubled again. And upon closer inspection, there was actually a trace of blood-colored steam mixed in the golden fighting spirit.
After the outburst of rage, Canossa's strength increased significantly again. The gargoyle that was previously in a close fight with her was actually knocked back dozens of meters by just a punch and a kick from her!
"Is this a desperate secret method?"
Ryan could see that Canossa's sudden surge in strength was related to the red steam!
He could smell the strong smell of blood clearly even from such a distance!
But……
The gargoyle that was knocked away stood up quickly again, its speed, strength, and defense intact as before!
At this time, it was obvious that Canossa also felt that the situation was hopeless. She had not yet smashed the gargoyle after her outburst of rage, and if she continued to waste time, she would surely die.
Then she knocked away several gargoyles that were blocking her way and prepared to rush out towards the bronze door.
Ryan naturally saw it clearly and prepared to evacuate.
But at this moment, a despairing scene appeared...
With a "click" sound of the mechanism, the huge bronze door slowly closed!
…
Ryan thought to himself that something was wrong. He knew that if the door was closed, Canossa inside would surely die!
At this time, he did not hesitate to say the prayer for opening the door again in the ancient Monk language.
But... it did not stop the bronze door from closing.
“Crack!”
The door closed several times faster than it opened. In the blink of an eye, the huge bronze door closed again, tightly sealing off everything in the temple, making it impossible to hear any sound!
"Damn it! Why did the door suddenly close?!"
Ryan tried many times, but the bronze door seemed to be locked with a password, and the original "password" suddenly became invalid.
what to do?
Ryan's eyes flickered and his brows were furrowed.
Although he was safe for the time being, now that the bronze door was closed, Canossa inside would not be able to escape and would be doomed...
