Chapter 712 Shadow falls into the underworld

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 712 Shadow falls into the underworld

Since the paladins suddenly rushed out of the portal, Modra's men who were guarding here were completely unprepared. They didn't even expect that the portal would suddenly open, and they were caught off guard.

A total of more than a dozen men in black were quickly eliminated. The paladins must have been very powerful this time, and not a single person was left alive.

Pei Renli checked the identities of these people and found that only one was a shadow spirit and the rest were humans.

As for where this place is...

Anyway, you will know when you go out.

They briefly explored the cave, which looked like it had been turned upside down, and climbed up along the passage out.

As before, the passage seemed to be connected to a building, and Pei Renli, who got out of the passage, discovered that the layout here was exactly the same as the workhouse, except that there were no beggars resting here, and all the layout was opposite to the workhouse.

The paladins confirmed that there were no living people in the building, and Perrenli walked to the window on one side and looked outside.

This time it was completely different from looking out from the workhouse.

The land in front of me is a sight I have never seen before. The dark clouds in the sky are billowing, and below is an endless vast plain with blue-gray grass and twisted black trees. The sun shines in the sky, but it cannot dispel the shadow that envelopes it.

The gray shadow on every stone and grass stem is like the sun being cast through a black filter.

The originally prosperous town of Brindou has disappeared, replaced by a wide and smooth road, winding northward along the barren land.

There is a large camp about five or six hundred meters away, with some buildings scattered among it. The rest of the place is full of large and small tents. Torches and campfires are burning, competing for space with the ubiquitous shadows, fierce

The wind whipped the lonely trees and blue-gray grass, making a hunting sound.

Pei Renli almost pressed against the window and looked in other directions with his eyes wide open.

In the west, a raised black stone hill is an active volcanic crater. Red and black magma gushes out of it and rushes into a narrow ditch. The hot red and black smoke has shrouded the sky for many years, like a gray cloud.

The sky is torn from it.

A huge stone bridge spans the lava river, and the east-west road intersects with the road heading north just seen. To the north of the bridge, a tall tower stands majestically, casting a shadow that covers the camp seen before.

That tower is too high and too big.

The whole body is completely dark, but it is definitely not the result of being built or decorated with black marble. It is like a black hole that can absorb all the light around it. When it stands in the field of vision, it seems to suck away the souls together.

The top of the tower is almost inserted into the thick dark clouds. There is a round tower at each corner, and the main tower in the center has a huge dome, like a terrifying and terrifying flower of darkness blooming.

Pei Renli opened his mouth and was about to call others to come over and take a look. Eve didn't know when she came to Pei Renli's side, looked at the tower and murmured:

"Forging the Dark Tower, I remember it, it stands in the shadow world..."

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The Shadow Realm can also be said to be the Shadow Plane and the Shadowfell Underworld. It has many names, but they all point to the same place.

As the Demon King, Pei Renli is fixed in his own plane and is usually unable to teleport across planes. It seems unusual to come to the shadow plane.

But in fact, this is normal, because the shadow plane is actually the opposite of the mortal world, and the two together form a complete plane, so Pei Renli was not actually transported across planes.

To put it figuratively, the mortal world and the shadow plane are like the front and back of a piece of paper. Pei Renli just passed through a hole in the paper and ran from the front to the back. In fact, he was still in the original plane.

among.

Legend has it that the Shadow Plane is connected to the realm of the God of Death, and mortal souls will enter here and merge into the River of Souls. This is a legend with no evidence at all, and there is always controversy about how the soul is integrated into the River of Souls.

But the first half is true, the shadow plane is really connected to the sanctuary of death, and there is even a god of death living directly in the shadow plane.

The portals leading to the Shadow Plane are almost all natural and were later artificially reinforced. Currently, no mage has mastered the skill of building portals here at will.

These natural portals may appear anywhere. Most of them will only open for a few seconds and then disappear without a trace. Generally, only very occasionally will creatures enter the shadow plane by mistake.

However, when and where the portal will open, you can predict it through prophecy spells. When it opens, use spells to fix it, and you can make a permanent portal. (Although not many people have this ability)

And although it is the backside of the mortal world, the Shadow Plane itself is also connected to other Shadow Planes, and some people even travel across planes through the Shadow Plane.

So even though it's just like the world in a mirror, the total area of ​​the Shadow Plane is actually the sum of all the mortal worlds, which is much larger than any one mortal plane.

The shadow spirits, shadow hounds, and shadow hunter bats we saw before are all products of the shadow plane.

Due to the characteristics of the Shadow Plane, there may be creatures from all planes of the multiverse world gathered here. They may come here intentionally or accidentally enter by mistake. If you are lucky (or not), you may even be there.

Here we see dead gods, as well as monsters that have long since disappeared without a trace in the mortal world, and even the gods are afraid of them.

"The above is the current situation. I think we should be careful and explore the situation outside first."

Since Eve's condition was not good, Perrenli gave Varela and a group of paladins a brief talk about the Shadow Plane.

"How much do you know about this place?"

"Not at all. I only read it in books. How could I have the chance to come here?"

The most likely person to know is Eve, but she is in a trance now and has not recalled anything more. She is currently resting by the wall with Anna.

"The camp under the high tower may be Modra's arsenal. I guess the weapons he will build will be continuously transported to the various lords of Ranchi Pavle through the portal, but the scale of the camp is not small. If you want to stay here

Once you find him, you can't act roughly."

Paladins are indeed brave and fearless, but they are not fools.

There seemed to be at least a few thousand people in the camp. There were only a dozen of them in total, and they rushed towards them looking for death.

"What do you suggest?"

"There are many travelers in the shadow plane, so I plan to pretend to be a traveler and go there to see the situation. If we want to completely eradicate the cancer of Mordra, the current manpower alone may not be enough, and we may need to mobilize more people.

many."

Originally thinking that what he needed to deal with was just a gangster who was smuggling weapons, Varela could immediately mobilize a total of twenty paladins and forty priests, plus a large number of temple guards.

This level of combat effectiveness is quite sufficient. After all, it is not a frontal battlefield.

As a result, I didn't expect that their foundation was in the shadow plane, and the camp seemed to have thousands of people at least. There wouldn't be any splash if they put their hands on it.

Perrenli and Varela were trying to reason with the facts, but they actually wanted to act alone reasonably.

Eve obviously knew about the tall tower standing in the center of the camp, which should have a lot to do with her lost memory, and she didn't seem to want to let someone unfamiliar with it like Varela know.

In addition, it is actually very awkward to act with the paladin.

In battle, they are the strongest shields and sharpest swords, but when exploring, the principles of the paladin make some of Perrenli's methods difficult to expose.

Therefore, Perenli hoped that Varela and the paladins would guard the portal here and send people back to call for support. Perenli and the other three would take the opportunity to go to the camp to see the situation and take care of Eve's matter first.

As for Modra?

Whether the grandson dies or not has nothing to do with Perenli. He is just one of the clues for Eve to regain her memory. Now that she has a clearer clue (the tower), there is no need to chase him.

Varela agreed with Perrenli's suggestion. She nodded and said:

"It will take time to transfer manpower, I'm afraid it will take several weeks, and the procedures will be very cumbersome."

They came here with the official approval of Ranchi Pavle, otherwise a large number of people from the temple entering a sovereign country would be regarded as a threat.

After all, this is also a group of armed forces that are not managed by the royal power.

To bring in more manpower, we need to communicate with Ranchi Pavler about the necessity. Obtaining permission obviously takes time, and then we can allocate manpower from the Order Country. After all this work, it will take a few weeks.

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And this little time is enough for Pei Renli and the others to handle their own affairs.

Then I heard Varela say:

"I'll go with you. Just let my colleagues guard this place."

Pei Renli still underestimated this senior's integrity.

Because in Varela's view, Pei Renli and the others were accidentally involved and had little to do with this matter. Letting them sit safely in the back at risk was not an option for Varela from the beginning.

within the optional range.

What's more, these three people are still her junior students, and she will not ignore them regardless of circumstances or reasons.

"But……"

"I know what you are worried about. Don't forget, I am also an adventurer."

Although paladins are very respected, if adventurers are asked to choose teammates, they are unlikely to choose them.

Mainly because the standards of the paladin are too restrictive.

For example, you cannot lie, you cannot do anything that violates justice and the law, you cannot even pretend to be evil on the surface, etc.

Of course Varela knew that Perrenli was worried about this, she smiled and said:

"I have much more adventure experience than you. I will try my best not to make any noise, so you can rest assured."

There is no room for sand in the eyes of the paladin, and the evil-killing method will drag teammates into danger, especially in a place like the Shadow Plane, where all kinds of ghosts are available.

Varela's meaning is very clear, I will pretend to be blind and deaf and won't cause you any trouble.

This actually has certain risks. It may violate the code of the paladin. In serious cases, the paladin's power will be withdrawn, and he will need to make atonement before he can have a chance to return to the path of the paladin.

When the conversation came to this point, Pei Renli didn't want to refuse too forcefully. He looked at Eve and saw that she had no objection. Pei Renli had no choice but to say:

"Okay, but I have to change the color of your armor and find a cloak or something. We have to keep a low profile."

I hope that having a paladin in the team will not become a fatal flaw. Although Varela has always been the most reliable person, Perrenli is still a little worried...
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