The 148th Road

Ashu Rufate soon found himself lost.

It is actually a bit embarrassing to admit that this matter is because when Ash Rufate woke up from Brassian, he knew that he was a person with rich experience in wild survival. It is difficult for a person with rich experience in wild survival. This is not to say that they are gifted, but that this type of person has long had the experience of getting lost, and one of them is to make road signs.

In some fairy tales written for children, warriors often travel through mazes that are difficult for mortals to cross, find legendary treasures (or kill legendary evil creatures). In fact, this maze does not exist - because as long as anyone knows how to make signs, he will never get lost - no matter how bad he can return from the same path.

But now Ashu Rufate found that he was indeed lost. Not only could he not find the direction to move forward, but he could not even return the same way. He left signs at every intersection, but the problem was that he could not find the way back at all.

I don't know what's going on - in short, this place is full of passages, rooms, furniture made of the same material, and the same luminous silver-white metal. Every room is the same, every passage is the same, and even every intersection is exactly the same. You can't tell whether you have ever been here.

Asu Ruffat finally stopped when he bypassed the fortieth intersection. He was now completely sure that he had lost his direction and balance. And worse, the ring on his hand no longer shines, and the spiritual connection between the gods and him was completely interrupted. After giving him his final mission, they seemed to have broken contact with him.

Damn, what should I do? It seems that I can't find the way at all. Ashu Rufate has given up his efforts to find the way again. He has understood that this place is definitely not as harmless as it seems. He may take the wrong path, but he will never be able to find the way back for no reason, let alone completely lose his direction after wandering around for a long time.

This is not an ordinary place! Although there is seamless metal around it, and although there is no moving thing, Ashu Rufate can guess that there must be some eyes observing his every move at this time.

Is it the Guardian? Or...

Ashu Rufate had held the Withering Sword in his hand. He had now discovered that this unheard of luminous silver-white metal looked thick, but in fact the texture was not particularly hard - because the Withering Sword could easily mark the marks on it.

What to do? He began to think about it and decided that a test should be carried out. So Ashurufate cut out a road sign at the intersection and moved forward like before. This time he seemed to be searching, but in fact he firmly remembered that he had turned several turns. After passing three intersections in a row, he began to return the same way along the direction of his memory. After three turns, the place where he left the first road sign after he got lost - the walls here have become smooth and neat, and there is no sign at all.

Sure enough, the road signs will disappear... Although I don't know how to do this, it is obvious that some secret force controls everything here.

If there was an enemy wielding a sword at this time, Ashu Rufate wouldn't mind a big battle. However, he had no special good way to deal with such an opponent who was hidden in a secret place and could not find his target.

What should I do to find it? Ashu Rufate brings his sword and continues to move forward. But this time, his speed slows down. It is obvious that this lurking enemy will never jump out to compete with him head-on. But even with his transcendent senses like Ashu Rufate, he cannot find where this mysterious enemy is hidden.

In fact, there is indeed no place to hide here. As mentioned earlier, there is the same silver-white luminous metal everywhere. If something is hidden, it can be seen at a glance. Therefore, the hidden opponent must have some special way to hide his whereabouts.

No... maybe it's not that simple. Ashu Rufate looked at the wall. If the hidden opponent had the ability to repair such metal walls (it's well known that destruction is ten thousand times easier than repair), perhaps he had more mysterious power. Maybe he didn't need to observe Ashu Rufate with his eyes. Perhaps Ashu Rufate's efforts to find the other party were futile.

What should he do if he can't find the other person at all?

Wait, if this is regarded as a maze... Ashu Rufate stopped and looked around. The maze that could really trap mortals is definitely not the kind of maze that remained motionless. Because if it was a maze in the ordinary sense, it might be able to deal with people who were inexperienced and unprepared, but it would never stop people who were truly experienced or prepared. In fact, there are too many ways to deal with this maze, and these methods only require normal intelligence to think of them.

Without considering the factors of traps, the maze that can truly stop others' curiosity and even trap uninvited guests is the kind of "variable" type. No matter whether this change is artificial or magic, only by changing the structure of the maze at any time can the trapped person completely lose the ability to judge his or her own position.

If this is the defense of the Blood God to block the uninvited guests, then this is definitely the type here.

To deal with this kind of maze, normal practices such as "making road signs", "walking against the wall", and "stretching the length of the line" are not feasible. In fact, the only way to crack this maze!

Ashrufate walked to a corner in front and looked at the metal wall. He took a deep breath, then swung the Withering Sword and stabbed deeply into the wall. As his sword twisted and turned, a large piece of metal was cut off by him.

Although the long sword is not as good as a shovel, it can at least make do with it.

In just a few minutes, Ashu Rufate dug out a large hole in the wall that was enough for one person to drill through. As he thought, there was another room opposite.

Ashu Rufate walked forward, roughly attacking all obstacles in front with his long sword. If you can't find the way through the winding maze, you will definitely not make a mistake when you walk along the straight line.

He dug up another wall. The view ahead changed slightly. For the first time, he saw something beyond the silver-white glowing metal - it seemed to be a warehouse, piled up with rows of dark red chaotic armor. It is also a reward usually given to believers by the Blood God.

Deep in the warehouse, you can see some huge brass-colored breastplates placed on some brackets. Ash Rufate has seen this breastplate - he has seen it before in the Blood Tooth Lord, who is the Demon Prince, and of course those bloodthirsty maniacs.

Is this the Blood God's warehouse? Well, although it sounds incredible, it's normal to think about it carefully. Even the mortal armor craftsmen have a much greater chance of "making according to specifications" than the "tailor-made". So it's not outrageous to say that the great god has made the armor but has not yet met a suitable partner.

Well, the only problem is that this warehouse has no doors.

But this was not a problem. Ashu Rufate advanced along the straight line, kicked away the armor that was in the way, and dug through walls again. This time he finally waited for the reaction.

The voice of the Blood God that could not even be called "language" sounded again in Ashu Rufate's mind. However, although the sound was not language, for some reason, Ashu Rufate could still clearly understand his meaning.

The Blood God asked Ash Rufate to leave, and at the cost, he was willing to return the Star Ke to him.

"It's too late." Ashu Rufate said to the front. "You should have asked it earlier!"

The requirements should be made under any circumstances - this is the basis of negotiations. This is deeply reflected in any aspect. The terms of peace talks before the war are completely different from those after the war. Before the wild sage Garunas launched a war against Tiberius, the conditions proposed were only very tolerant "keep neutrality and do not support the Northern Alliance". But after the war, his request became "cede land, reparations, and neutrality". This was not because he went back on his word, but because the situation was different.

Before the full war with the Lord of Blood Tooth, this condition was enough to make Ash Rufate abandon the camp of the three great gods, and he might even be grateful to the Blood God for his generousness, but now, the situation is different.

Because the capital that both parties have at this moment is completely different.

Ashu Rufate continued to move forward, and another wall appeared in front of him, and then he continued to use his sword to open the way. He clearly felt that the voice of the Blood God was mixed with some additional information, but he could not understand this information.

After this wall, a long passage appeared again in front of him. Ashurufate stepped in, and in a daze, he suddenly felt that he had come to a huge castle.

This feeling is wonderful and cannot be expressed in words. His eyes clearly told him that he was walking in a corridor made of silver-white luminous metal, but he felt faintly standing on the wall of a very magnificent castle.

If this state must be described, Ash Rufate felt that his body and soul had been separated, his body was still in this material world, and the soul entered another world. That's why he felt such an incredible thing.

The structure of this castle is not exquisite, but it is really magnificent. Walking on the city wall alone, I found that the city wall was beyond imagination. It was not a city wall, it could be a racecourse. The width and length here were enough to accommodate three or five horses for equestrian competitions.

And this magnificent castle seemed dead, and Ashu Rufate could not see anything that could move except himself.

Ashu Rufate turned his head. In the material world, he only saw silver-white walls, and in the spiritual world, he saw a wilderness. This wilderness was covered with red soil, as if the land was washed by blood.
Chapter completed!