Chapter 93 Canyon Shrine
"You're not hurt?"
Laura, who was originally studying the mural, came forward and showed concern when she saw Xia Yu coming back.
"Of course, who do you think I am?" Xia Yu raised his head and boasted.
Hearing this, Laura rolled her eyes and ignored him, but Xia Yu spoke again.
"I'm going to the Canyon Shrine to deal with Himiko. It might be a little dangerous there. Why don't you stay in the palace? There are Storm Warriors here, so it's pretty safe."
Hearing this, Laura shook her head and said, “I’ll go with you. Although I may not be able to help you, I don’t want you to face danger alone.”
"Himiko is a real evil spirit. I'm afraid I will fall into her hands. Do you still want to go?" Xia Yu threatened.
"certainly!"
This answer was decisive. Seeing this, Xia Yu stopped advising and waved to the storm warrior beside him, indicating that he should continue to move forward.
The Canyon Shrine was located in an ancient temple on the top of a mountain, which was in turn built behind the Imperial Palace. Therefore, they had to first pass through the Imperial Palace to reach the ancient temple, and then pass through the entrance of the ancient temple before they could finally reach the shrine.
Although it looks complicated, it actually doesn't take long. No matter how complicated it is, it is just a building built thousands of years ago and does not have so many twists and turns.
And with the Storm Warrior leading the way, they arrived at the temple entrance in almost no time.
There was also a never-ending storm at the entrance of the temple, and there were several storm warriors guarding it, as if they were waiting for their queen to be reborn.
However, when they saw their companions coming over with two humans, they were still stunned and seemed a little confused.
But this doubt did not last long, because Xia Yu walked forward with a smile.
Not long after, the Storm Warrior who was guarding the temple here could not escape his clutches. I don’t know if it was an illusion, but the storm in the canyon seemed to be even stronger.
As the group continued to move forward, the weather became unpredictable. The weather on the outskirts of the deserted island was still normal, with only occasional heavy rain.
But the closer we got to the island, the weirder the weather became. After we passed through the storm area, it began to snow heavily. The storm mixed with the heavy snow flew wildly, tearing everything apart like a cold knife.
However, the storm warriors are not living people, so they cannot feel the cold. Xia Yu and Laura are protected by magic and are not affected by the bad weather at all.
After crossing the stone bridge and heading towards the shrine, it didn't take long for the Storm Warriors to lead them to the shrine on the top of the canyon.
It is called a shrine, but in fact it is just a row of dilapidated buildings. Perhaps in the Yayoi period, it was the sacred and inviolable residence of gods, but now it is just a relic of the old times with the passage of time.
The evil spirit Himiko, who had not appeared all this time, seemed to have sensed something, and the thick and dark clouds suddenly flashed with silver lightning.
"boom!!"
The next moment, the light from the lightning illuminated the dark mountain top, and the thunder like the roar of a giant beast resounded through the heaven and earth.
A silver-white lightning suddenly struck down from the sky and hit the rocks hard. Under this heavy blow, the rocks collapsed and fell rocks.
"Tsk, you're still standing here, raging in vain."
Seeing the lightning strike down the boulder, Xia Yu disdainfully raised his hand to the sky in an international friendly gesture.
Although Himiko seems to be able to control the power of heaven and earth, she is actually not precise and cannot even kill someone accurately. She can only use the power of heaven and earth to defeat the enemy.
Whether it is a storm or a tsunami and lightning, they are all area attacks. Himiko's power is not so much about controlling the power of heaven and earth as it is about borrowing the power of heaven and earth, or the most superficial kind of borrowing.
However, despite this, Xia Yu and others still covet this ability. Although they are not weaker than Himiko, none of them can borrow the power of heaven and earth.
After finding the method from Himiko's memory, they can also have a reference by analogy.
The lightning in the clouds was still flashing, but it was only raging helplessly. After a moment, the lightning gradually subsided.
The blizzard was getting stronger and stronger, but it did not affect their progress at all .
After a moment, the mountaintop shrine was in sight, with many corpses dressed in ancient costumes scattered around it. They were once citizens of the Yamatai Kingdom.
"Oh! Great Queen, fill the vessel I brought you!"
After reaching the top of the mountain, a faint shouting voice came along with the wind. Xia Yu silently pulled Laura to hide behind a stone pillar and looked at the shrine altar in the distance.
From a distance, one can see a group of people surrounding an altar, on top of which kneels a figure dressed in gorgeous ancient robes.
The figure wore an intricate golden sun crown and had white geisha makeup on his face, making him look like an ornately carved doll.
At this moment, the figure placed his hands in front of his abdomen, and a hint of anger appeared on his broken face.
But Matthias was still shouting prayers to himself, and in front of him, a middle-aged man was kneeling on the ground trembling, wearing a white kimono made of coarse linen, which looked a bit disgusting.
The man was Whitman, who had been motionless since being captured. Matthias was still shouting prayers fanatically. In his opinion, all of this was the most standard ceremony for Himiko's successor.
"Xia Yu, are we going to rescue Dr. Whitman?" Laura asked after seeing what happened next to the shrine altar.
Hearing this, Xia Yu shook his head and said, "It's too late ."
As if to confirm his words, the next moment, Himiko, who was like a puppet, suddenly stood up from the altar, and her pale skin shattered and fell off, revealing the dry flesh inside.
"ah--!"
A shrill scream came from Himiko's mouth, and a blue halo suddenly emerged from her already dried body, and then quickly spread.
The Solari members who came into contact with this aura, including Mathias and Whitman, suddenly knelt down trembling, their flesh and blood rapidly shrank and dried up, as if all their vitality had been sucked out.
All the living people present turned into old men in their twilight years in just a few seconds. Matthias looked down at his dead hands with trembling hands, and looked at Himiko blankly before his death.
"My Queen, why..."
But Himiko couldn't answer him, because after he chose the wrong target, she had already decided to kill him.
Matthias took his last breath unwillingly. After running around for Himiko for more than ten years, he finally died at the hands of his queen.
After absorbing some vitality, Himiko's skin gradually recovered. She widened her eyes, which were emitting a faint blue light, and looked in the direction of Xia Yu and others.
"ah--!"
There was another shrill scream, and the next moment, about a dozen storm warriors suddenly climbed up from the cliff. They were the only remaining storm warriors who were not controlled by Xia Yu.
These storm warriors gathered in front of their queen to guard her, holding spears and short swords, their bloodshot eyes revealing endless bloodthirstiness.
"Oh my, I've been discovered."
Xia Yu walked out from behind the stone pillar, waved his hand to signal Laura to stay there, and then asked the storm warrior who accompanied him to protect Laura.
Then he walked forward alone, looked at Himiko who was gradually recovering with a wanton and arrogant smile and said.
"Don't think you're the only one with subordinates. Come out, my black...bah, Storm Troopers!"
As soon as the words fell, the storm warriors with green eyes glittering climbed up from the cliffs, they also held their samurai swords and maces.
When the two sides met, a murderous aura gradually spread. Xia Yu stretched out his hand and waved his finger, saying, "Kill!"
