Chapter 484: Demon-Proof Fortress
Inside the Church of Our Lady of the Return in the City of Return.
As the believers in the prayer hall left their seats one by one, Brave at the top closed the holy book in front of him, and then hung it around his waist with the chain above.
Although he was previously a Wheatear Knight, he now temporarily serves as the pastor of this church.
For believers like them, the change of identity is so natural.
After all, they are priests first and knights second.
After the believers had left one after another, Brav came down and sat down on the chair at the end of the prayer hall, where Alka was sitting and waiting.
"Sorry to have kept you waiting."
Hearing this, Alka just smiled and prayed to the Virgin Mary.
After a few pleasantries, Brave's expression turned serious and he began to say, "After two months of low-frequency attacks, the demons' offensive has gradually picked up, although it is still at a lower frequency.
The target you asked us to pay attention to has appeared frequently in the Anti-Magic Fortress recently."
Hearing this, Alka couldn't help but turn his head and look at him: "Kaland the Slayer?"
This was exactly the target he asked Brave and his men to pay attention to in the anti-magic fortress.
You should know that during the months when the demon offensive broke out two years ago, this demon was seriously injured by Greyvan.
As a result, in the past two years, Alka had almost no news about him, and only knew sporadically that he would sometimes appear on the edge of the city walls.
His main purpose is to harass people and he rarely appears in a certain place where fighting is fierce. It is obvious that he is also hiding.
And witnesses said he was not in good condition.
At that time, Alka just asked Brav and the others to keep an eye on him, after all, his strength had not yet reached the sixth stage.
According to the strength standards at that time, if you were in the anti-magic fortress, it would be easy to be in great danger.
After all, it was the closest place to the crack, with almost no space or other restrictions. It was also the place where the battle was the most brutal, and no one could pay attention to Alka under the powerful offensive.
Add to that the Devouring Mouth, and how much the demon now wants to kill Alka.
If he went to that kind of place without reaching the sixth stage, it would be tantamount to seeking his own death.
So Alka never went there once. During the two years, most of the places they would go to defend were concentrated in the surrounding fortresses, such as the Demon Hunting Fortress.
Unexpectedly, his strength had just reached the sixth stage, at least after the anti-magic fortress had the ability to protect itself, he heard the news of this demon.
It was hard not to make Alka feel like this was a trap or something.
At this time, Brave also said: "It's a bit of a coincidence. According to the damage Grayfar caused him, he couldn't recover so quickly.
And based on his active performances in recent times, we can see that his strength has obviously declined, and he has very obvious scars on his body.
He is not in a good condition, and it is clear that his current activity is not his intention. After all, demons are reckless, but none of the demons at this stage are stupid. They can only be described as crazy at best. "
In simple terms, it's about seducing Alka, which is a bit like seducing Alka's past targets.
Alka leaned back in the wooden chair and couldn't help thinking.
Do you want to go over?
The main problems have to be overcome.
After he knew the process information of repairing the world, he had already been thinking about some things he needed to do.
And this anti-magic fortress must be visited.
That's a place you can't escape from.
Watching Alka thinking, Brav waited quietly beside him without disturbing him.
After a while, Alka seemed to have figured it out and said, "Let's go, but our destination is not Kalande, but to see where the battle is most intense.
By the way, let’s take a look at what they are trying to do.”
Hearing this, Brave nodded without giving any advice or saying anything else.
Because Alka is different from them.
And Alka himself knew that he had a trump card that could ensure that he would not put himself in mortal danger.
That is, he can accept the strength of dreams, and now the strength of his dreams has risen to around the middle of the seventh stage.
Still rushing towards the eighth stage.
Once he received it, he couldn't understand how he could be killed in an instant with his strength and treasure.
Moreover, he was only on the city wall. As long as his target was not on Kalande for the time being, he was unlikely to be tempted to go to an extremely dangerous area.
And above the fortress, there are too many powerful people around.
If Alka's power in accepting dreams reaches above the seventh stage, he will still be under fatal threat in this situation, so there is no point in him hiding or not.
That's right, demons never really die.
The worst possible outcome would be Alka's physical death and his soul returning to the dream world.
"I'll go alone." Hearing this, Brav looked at Alka with surprise.
Then I thought about it and understood it.
After all, Xia Daiti and his men’s strength had not yet reached the sixth stage, and that place was indeed too dangerous for them.
Because if you can't target Alka, targeting Alka's teammates is also a very good choice.
Don't think that the demons won't do this. After all, they will even make great efforts to attack the City of Return.
This kind of behavior, which involves paying a price with almost no gain in return, shows that they are capable of doing anything.
After saying goodbye to Brav, Alka returned to the building.
He told everyone about some of the conversations he had with Brav.
"You're going to the Demon-Proof Fortress alone?"
Alka nodded, and then assured, "Don't worry, I will definitely stay on the city wall. I mainly want to go and see the intensity of the battle in that area.
I will not take any dangerous steps towards Callander. Don't worry, the people around me will remind me."
Hearing this.
The crowd who originally wanted to dissuade him couldn't help but nodded.
It's already the sixth stage. It would be a bit too cowardly to be timid when all the treasures except the crown are basically collected.
Eventually, you will have to face the devouring mouth.
There's no point in running away.
No matter where.
Seeing that no one had much objection, Alka chatted with everyone for a while and started to clean up.
The next morning, he followed a convoy to the front line.
Walking quietly all the way.
There are no demon ambushes and no wild monster attacks.
Alka, who was rarely quiet, came to the gate of the anti-magic fortress.
Look at the exaggerated building in front of you.
In other words, this can no longer be called a building, it is a mountain.
This is a man-made mountain that is arranged in front of him.
From the surrounding environment, it can be seen that these three peaks are obviously not naturally grown, but artificially constructed. Then, on top of these peaks, a magnificent fortress was built relying on part of the peaks.
The main gate at the back alone is more than ten meters high, and there are small gates of various sizes next to it for people to pass through.
The gate was wide open, because this was the road to the rear, and all kinds of goods and wounded were constantly being transported in. Behind them, both sides of the gate were filled with all kinds of supplies and tents.
These things are obviously not enough to be transported into the fortress, which means that the space inside the fortress is a bit tight.
Alka walked through the middle road and looked at the supplies and tents on both sides.
Inside were some resting soldiers and mercenaries, most of them wearing bandages.
It was obvious that all the people living here were wounded soldiers, and they were all out of danger and were recovering. They were actually recovering right here.
Alka looked at the injuries of these soldiers and felt that they should not affect the battle, they just needed rest.
One cargo vehicle after another was moving automatically on the road. The road leading to the interior of the fortress alone was large enough for three transport vehicles to drive side by side.
There are still piles of goods around that have not been delivered.
Many members of the Church of Our Lady and Seed of Life were standing at the gate and around it, apparently undergoing testing.
The security here was extremely tight. Before Alka even got close to the gate, soldiers and personnel at least a few hundred meters away from the gate had already noticed him.
The eyes cast upon him were more or less scrutinizing and evaluating.
"Master Arka?"
A guard next to him suddenly shouted.
Hearing this, Alka turned around and looked over.
Looking at the guard, he suddenly remembered that this should be a soldier who had been in the Demon Hunting Fortress and might have come here for rotation.
"Master Alka, you actually came here."
Although he greeted them, he did not come over rashly because he had his own tasks to do.
Instead, the captain next to him exchanged a few words with him and walked over with a weapon in hand.
Looking at Alka, he said, "You are Lord Alka."
"You can't call me an lord, I am indeed Alka."
He looked at Alka and nodded respectfully, then said, "This should be your first time here. Do you need me to take you to where the Holy Mother Church is stationed?"
Hearing this, Alka nodded and said, "Thank you."
"It would be a pleasure, my lord."
As he spoke he gave some orders to his team members and then led Alka towards the gate.
After arriving at the gate, he stepped aside and said to Alka, "Please accept the inspection. This is a necessary procedure."
Alka nodded and walked straight up.
The one who examined him was a guard with pointed ears who was wearing an emerald green robe with dark green vines on his body.
He looked at Alka and nodded politely.
Then he took out an emerald green crystal and gently placed it on Alka's chest.
Alka could clearly feel some kind of fluctuation scanning him.
In an instant, one can feel that this is some kind of fluctuation that repels the aura of the abyss, and it is an internal scan.
After scanning it, the soldier looked at the crystal in his hand and gave Alka a strange look.
"What's the problem?" Alka asked.
The guard shook his head. "No, it's better to say that there is no problem at all. There is no aura of the abyss on you."
After all, he was in the World Scar, and he was fighting demons. It was a bit strange that there was no trace of the abyss in his body. It was so clean that it was outrageous, as if he had just arrived in this continent.
But it was obvious that Alka had not just arrived here.
But he also learned about Arka from the guards next to him. In this anti-magic fortress, everyone except the new recruits and soldiers who came to rotate from other fortresses farther away had heard of the name Arka.
He didn't know how to be sure.
"Let me do it." A voice came from behind the Seed of Life member.
What came over was a figure dressed in the style of the Church of Our Lady.
The person who came was a woman.
He has long, smooth golden hair, and a very recognizable and conspicuous metal eye mask on his face, which is covered with religious patterns.
She was wearing a dazzling metal armor, with a long sword of a different style on each side.
On her head she wore a metal laurel wreath made of wheat ears, with a brown gem in the center.
Alka recognizes her.
That long golden hair and metal eye mask are so recognizable.
About six or seven years ago, Alka sought help from the archbishop on the Twin Islands, wanting to borrow a treasure related to Qiu.
Aka remembered that when he left the church, he saw the Holy Blade Saint and several Wheat Ear Knights praying in the church.
At that time, he remembered that he saw two gold and one orange treasures on this girl, a total of three treasures, and her strength had reached the sixth stage.
And now Alka blinked slightly.
The girl's strength has almost reached the perfection of the sixth stage, and it seems that she may break through to the seventh stage at any time. The treasures on her body have also become three gold and one orange.
Compared with Alkabi, the only thing missing is an orange treasure.
"Holy Blade Saint." The Seed of Life member said respectfully, and then made way for her.
The Holy Blade Lady looked at Alka and smiled: "We met many years ago, right? I still remember you."
Alka nodded, "When we were at the Twin Islands."
Hearing this, the saint's smile did not diminish. She raised her right hand, which was covered with a thin metal soft armor.
There was even some blood and scratches on it, and judging from the freshness of the blood, it seemed that she had just finished fighting for less than half an hour.
"Let me introduce myself. My name is Annafil."
Alka reached out his hand and shook hers briefly, saying, "Alka."
Annafil nodded and said, "You have no problem. Are you going to the Virgin Mary's residence? Come with me."
Arka nodded when he heard this, then turned to look at the guard next to him and said, "Thank you for your help."
The captain of the guard nodded quickly and said, "It's okay."
Then Alka followed Annafil into the fortress.
Once inside, he found that the space inside the fortress was much larger than he had imagined.
You can even see a large training ground around, where soldiers are doing warm-up exercises.
There were soldiers coming and going around, talking to each other, and the place was filled with an atmosphere of killing. The thick smell of blood wafted from afar and could not be dissipated at all.
And once he entered the fortress, Alka could clearly feel that the solidification of space here weakened and almost disappeared in an instant. It was as if he was outside the scar of the world and could open the door of space at will.
I only heard Annaphiel in front of me say: "This is the most chaotic node in the entire world. Because of the scar of that world, it is extremely chaotic here.
The space is abnormally weak, and everything is chaotic and disordered. Demons can also exert their greatest strength here, and the same treasures can also play a better role here, without too many constraints. "
Alka nodded in agreement with Annafil's words, he had obviously sensed it.
He could already clearly feel how easy it was for him to control the elements around him.
Although elements are chaotic and active, it also means that they are easier to mobilize, control and master.
The same is true for space.
Alka even felt that in this place, even the barrier to the dream world became less thick.
Although it makes no difference to others.
Here the demon gets stronger, but he will only get stronger.
Alka couldn't help but smile.
Going further in, after passing some stone buildings that blocked the view, Alka finally saw the towering watchtower and city walls.
It should be a city wall facing the devil, but it is actually fifty or sixty meters high. Can it be considered a city wall?
It is equivalent to rows of high-rise buildings, tightly fitted together.
It almost blocked the sunlight to a certain extent, causing the fortress to appear a little dim.
The watchtowers were even taller, and Alka could see an extremely exaggerated gem above their heads.
He could even feel the power from the Virgin Mary on the gem, but it was not just the power of the Virgin Mary.
After careful feeling, it seems that the power of the four gods has gathered here.
By the way, it also slightly stabilized the chaos within the fortress, so that there would not be a complete lack of order due to natural forces.
That is to say, the chaos that Alka just felt was only within the fortress, and he felt the environmental changes under the intentional control of the four gods.
If that happened outside the fortress, the level of chaos would be unimaginable.
In that case, the demon's location might be only slightly higher than the Abyss Road.
In contrast, I wonder if the use of treasures will still lead to higher classes.
