Chapter 362: Walking at the Boundary of Life and Death
The starry curtain of the night was torn open.
The sky suddenly became clear, and dazzling light poured down.
Once again, it was the unchanging daytime. Except for the clouds floating in the sky, there was no difference from countless other days.
The sun always hangs in one place.
Below, the fortress's gate.
Alka and others have arrived here. In addition to them, all those who attended the meeting yesterday have arrived.
Those who come here are those who are determined to join this action.
Rekai, Taluun, Chanaris.
These three powerful men who had reached the fifth stage of strength stood at the door and looked at the others.
Ruikai took a step forward, looked at everyone and said, “I believe you should have read the information yesterday. There are three target points, from right to left.
The three of us will lead our respective teams. "
"Let me introduce myself. I am from the Holy Machine Church. In battle, I can exert sufficient combat power. I am good at fighting one against many, and when facing a powerful enemy, I can also have enough means to delay it.
But in a one-on-one fight at the same level, you'd better not get close to me because in that situation, I may not be able to stop myself."
After saying this, he pointed his right hand towards the Silent Saint and introduced:
"This Taluen is from the Holy Mother Church. She cannot speak, so it is difficult to communicate with strangers. She is very powerful and has the ability to use holy light. She has a strong and targeted killing power against those special undead with half the power of the dead.
It can also protect others during battle.
The last one is a mermaid from the Seed of Life, a cultivator. In this swamp covered with seawater, he can exert a strong fighting power. In the battle, he can also bring some benefits to his teammates. "
Ruikai briefly explained to everyone the areas in which the three of them excelled and their abilities.
“Now, you can choose your captains according to your abilities and strengths.
Each captain needs two stage 4 players and one stage 3 player."
"Choose now."
Ricky did not ask about everyone's privacy, but left the choice to them, allowing them to choose the captain based on their respective circumstances.
I have to say it is indeed a good idea.
In this operation, there was basically not much ability for everyone to collaborate with each other.
There is no mutual understanding.
There was no guarantee that they would continue to cooperate after the action, so I did not rashly ask for any confidential information.
But it also requires everyone to face it rationally. I think at this time no one will act recklessly and put their lives in danger.
Chanaris just looked at Julia eagerly and waved at her.
Julia thought for a while and walked towards her. Seeing this, Chanalis smiled and held Julia's hand.
Alka turned to look at Xiadaiti: "The two of us will go to the Saint's team."
Xia Dai nodded, and the two of them came behind the Silent Saint.
The Silent Saint also smiled and nodded at the two of them.
It is obviously much freer to act together with people of the same faith and the same church.
Porro naturally had to come to Ruikai.
Ruikai looked at Pororo and couldn't help but reach out and pat Pororo's arm.
After all, Porro is tall, so he can only take pictures in this place.
"You look really strong, you must be the Storm Champion under Poseidon, right?"
Pororo nodded, then measured the muscles of his right hand.
As the muscles pumped, electric patterns appeared on the shoulders.
Looking at this scene, Ruikai nodded with great satisfaction.
“What a good team.”
You should know that the Church of Poseidon is the largest church in this world. After the world was shattered, it was mainly relying on Poseidon's ocean to connect the broken fragments together.
Naturally, his believers, as well as himself, have extremely powerful advantages in such a world.
This is the world of the ocean.
The so-called Storm Champion is naturally an extremely powerful fighter in the church.
He must be a strong one at the same stage.
Gilliana also came to Alka and the others: "We are teammates again this time."
Xiadaiti looked at Gilliana and smiled, and the two hugged each other.
There are acquaintances of Xia Daiti and the other two, as well as members of the Church of the Virgin Mary who have a good relationship with the Flower Fairy.
Gilliana would naturally choose their side.
Moreover, they have worked together before and have built up a basic trust between them. By forming a team, they can help each other better.
Once everyone was chosen, the three teams were formed.
In addition to the mermaid like her, Julia's team also had two other members, the young man who presided over the meeting yesterday, and another unknown member of the Holy Machine Church.
In addition to a member of the Holy Mother Church, there was another person on Porro's side who was not sure if he was a member of the church because his attire did not seem to have any obvious features.
But from his temperament, I could tell that he must be a good fighter, but he was a little gloomy. He was also very silent, and I almost never saw him speak.
“Now that we have divided up, let’s each start our actions and return immediately after completing our goals.
There will be a team to meet us at the border area.”
Standing on the city wall, the Furna gardener nodded to the special team below.
Pick up your flower scepter and wave it gently.
Immediately, vines began to spread out from under everyone's feet, and then three flowers grew out. The huge flowers enveloped all the members of the three teams.
The flowers that completely wrapped the three people regrouped and shrank back into the water, going under the vine layer.
The vines are connected in the sea water below the vine layer and move forward quickly.
Alka and Shadaiti leaned against the petals.
Since the Silent Saint was just sitting quietly nearby, the two of them didn't think of chatting with her, so they could only look at Gilliana next to them.
"What is this thing? It should be able to take us directly to the border between life and death, right?"
Gilliana nodded at Alka's question. "Only a gardener can do this. It's a blessing from the flower fairy. With the help of plants, one can move quickly in the land of spirits."
After listening to his explanation, the two nodded.
“How long will it take?”
If we travel the normal distance from the fortress to the edge of the border between life and death, it will take about 2 to 3 days.
Gilliana said, "It will probably only take half a day."
"That's pretty fast." Xia Daiti said.
After chatting for a few sentences, several people leaned on the edge of the flower, feeling the shaking caused by the movement of the flower.
After an unknown amount of time, Alka suddenly asked.
"I have a question that I have not figured out. If you don't mind, can you tell me why the flower fairy has to revive during this period of time?
It seems like you are not well prepared. This should be a very important event, right?"
Alka never figured out the problem, nor did he get any information related to it.
You have to know that this is the resurrection of an old god.
But the feeling given is that the entire land of spirits is not sufficiently prepared, even the flower fairy herself.
It seems that due to some force majeure, we have to choose to hastily recover at this stage.
Hearing this, Gilliana was silent.
They looked at Xia Daiti and then at the Silent Saint.
"Fortunately, this place can be considered mine, otherwise I don't know how to answer you."
After saying a few casual words, Gilliana began to answer Alka's questions.
Seeing that the Silent Saint seemed to be unconcerned, it was obvious that she knew the reason.
"Before you left, my god had already met the conditions for revival."
Hearing this, Alka's mind began to recall.
According to what he saw, there should be one more treasure of the [Holy Grail] level missing.
No, it doesn’t seem right if you think about it carefully.
What he saw at that time were spots of light that appeared in sequence from strong to weak according to the size of the treasures.
So after he saw the golden light for the last time, he suddenly stopped.
Thinking about it now, he probably didn't have time to see it completely to the end, as the flower fairy had already retracted the revealed runes.
Therefore, the divine essence of the flower of heaven that he had obtained was actually the last piece of the puzzle for the revival of the flower fairy.
After briefly thinking about it in his mind, Alka continued to listen to Gilliana's story.
"But what my god said at the time was that it would take about two years to slowly prepare for the ceremony. He would not begin to revive until it was completely safe."
At this point, Gilliana looked at Alka and the others and said, "That's why we spent a lot of money to invite you to help us clean up the cultists in our group.
By the way, help us clean up those cunning rats outside."
Hearing this, Alka suddenly realized.
Indeed, the Fragrance Land at that time behaved unusually generously, and even with a hint of eagerness.
Now that I think about it, he must be eagerly waiting for the revival of the god he believes in.
"Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. We even deliberately revealed a hint of weakness to attract those evil cults that had ideas about our God to show up.
However, not long after, for some unknown reason, the God became serious and told us to start resuscitation immediately.
Therefore, everything was not prepared in time, resulting in half of the place collapsing and chaos inside. Moreover, those cultists seemed to have made an appointment and rushed over at the same time.
Even before my god began to revive, the undead at the border of life and death had already begun preparing for a large-scale, all-out attack."
After listening to Gilliana's account of the entire incident, Alka nodded. It seemed that they didn't really know the details of the entire incident.
Perhaps we can only know the reason after the flower fairy fully recovers.
Just as everyone was chatting like this.
Half a day passed quickly.
The people who were resting in the flower bud felt the flower shaking violently. The direction of the flower's shaking changed, and it was obvious that it had reached its destination.
Then the flower slowly rises upwards.
A huge flower emerged from the water and bloomed.
Alka and the other three walked out from the pistil.
"Well, is it just us?"
"Others should be closer to their goals."
As Alka said this, he suddenly felt the touch of Xiadaiti next to him.
Turn your head and look .
The place where they were at the moment was actually on a cliff. There were vines at the foot of the cliff, hanging down into the swamp water below.
They were on the edge of an island.
Because it is a cliff, their place is well hidden and they can look down from a high place.
At the limit of their vision.
About three or four kilometers away from where they were, they could see a large group of undead gathering into a long line, moving towards the distance.
There were a large number of undead souls of all kinds, and the endless stream of undead souls connected the boundary between life and death like a pipeline.
"It's really... a huge army." Xia Daiti murmured.
Alka looked at the number of troops.
Suddenly he frowned, turned to look at Gilliana and asked, "How many such transport routes are there?"
“Four.”
“Is every one of them like this in size?”
Gilliana shook her head, her expression also somewhat serious.
"The latest intelligence we received not long ago did not have such an exaggerated number as it is now. It was much less than this at that time."
"That means Life and Death Junction has accumulated a large number of troops at the border? Damn it, it can't be..."
Several people had bad thoughts.
He turned his head and looked at the Silent Saint who was just behind him.
The Silent Saint looked at the three people, shook her head slightly, and gave them a reassuring expression. Then she gently waved her hand and walked towards the area where life and death meet.
Looking at this situation, the three of them were a little worried.
But obviously, the fortress might have already discovered and prepared for it, so they didn't need to worry too much.
Follow the Silent Saint and walk forward.
Soon they passed through the woods on the island, and in front of them was a wasteland, which was completely different from the emerald green forest here.
The area was filled with gray-black plants, and each plant looked a little shabby, as if it was about to wither.
Even the land looked gray, black and cracked.
Even on such a land, there are still some dying plants.
It makes people feel that the environment here is extremely weird.
Even the sky was surrounded by a dark hue.
It was as if a wall separated the inside and the outside.
Several people watched in silence.
Then he followed the saint into the area of life and death.
As soon as you pass through the film, a sweet smell comes from the air, and the sweetness seems to be mixed with a strange smell.
The environment, the smell, and even the feeling on their skin made them extremely uncomfortable here.
"Do you have any weird feelings, like something is watching us?"
Xia Daiti, who had keen senses, seemed to have discovered something wrong and asked.
Alka nodded, but he was not very clear about this feeling. Only when he sensed it carefully could he clearly perceive it.
As for Gilliana, she hardly felt that way.
The Silent Saint in front turned her head and looked at Xia Daiti, slightly surprised.
Seems surprised that a third-stage person could have such keen perception.
Then he gave everyone a reassuring look.
The energy of holy light appeared in the palm of his hand, and it was gently spread and touched everyone.
The strange feeling was gone, and even the very uncomfortable tactile sensation produced by the surrounding environment disappeared.
Although it still feels uncomfortable, it is much better than before.
The entire island is in the shape of a slope.
Passing through the gray, dry, and cracked area, they entered the swampy area again.
This area truly reveals the appearance of a swamp.
For the entire Zehai, although they are called Zehai, they are only somewhat similar to a swamp.
There is just a layer of vines staying below the sea surface.
There is still a certain difference between it and a swamp.
But the area in front of them was completely different. Above the vines, there were various green grasses floating above.
You can even see the roots of some short branches exposed.
Beneath the emerald green plants, there are some grayish roots and a strange smell.
The plants floating above made it difficult for everyone to see the situation below clearly.
This is the real swamp, exactly like a swamp.
The saint walked in front.
Alka and others followed closely behind. Xiadaiti had already spread out faint silver ripples, exploring the surrounding situation at any time.
The swampy area was really difficult to navigate.
Some plant roots floating on the surface are like real land, except that they are soft and can be walked on.
But if you are not careful, you might miss a step and suddenly fall down.
The water below was extremely murky, making it difficult to see clearly what was happening below.
When walking, it is easy to be accompanied by some plant roots below.
After walking a few steps, Alka looked at the various plant roots and vines entangled around his legs and frowned in annoyance.
Walking in this place is really a test of patience.
Moreover, they are already on the right path after the Saint and Xia Deti made the distinction.
Just stepped on it.
Gurgling mud bubbles emerged from the water.
Then a broken skull floated up from the water, swaying in the murky water.
Looking at the skull, Alka just pushed it aside in annoyance.
The light suddenly gathered at Xia Daiti's fingertips and was thrown out as she shook her fingers.
There was a terrible hissing sound in the bushes.
A thin emerald green snake, about arm-long, rolled over.
There was a small hole in his body, and dark blood was flowing out.
The blood that flowed out gave off a disgusting stench.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be an undead creature with a mixture of rotting corpses and green plants.
The saint simply waved her hand lightly, and a faint holy fire ignited on the corpse, burning it to ashes with a slight sound.
The little incident did not affect the progress of the crowd.
Still keeping silent and alert, he continued to move forward.
The entire swamp was silent.
Except for the sloshing sound of their feet walking in the water.
And the ripples created by their actions.
In the silence, countless undead spirits seemed to have set their sights on him.
