"Is this here?" Hex came to the entrance of Volmtorre's lair and sniffed. The strong smell of beasts wafting from the cave really made her have the urge not to go in.

Elena actually had the same idea as Hex, but she didn't have a strong reaction to it. In fact, as a servant of God, she has endured no matter how dangerous or bad the smell is, so a smell of this level is

She could also act more calmly. But since she is a servant of God, she will not let the gods she serves rush into such an unclean place, so before Hex had time to make a statement, she

Lena then used her own power to directly change the structure of the wolf god Volmutore's lair.

After all, the reason why Volmtorre created such a beast's cave as her so-called "temple" is not because she has a beastly mind as a forest wolf, but because she has an unnatural cave deep inside.

The outer wall of the core area of ​​the Dragon Tomb buried deep in the mountain.

Because Ruby had gone to the dragon to ask for its dragon purification and cured Selenir's trauma, the dragon left freely after completely losing its last life-sustaining energy. And with the dragon

With the disappearance of its influence, the Dragon's Tomb, which once threatened the entire mountain range, finally stopped expanding and quickly began to shrink. Therefore, Ruby's behavior not only eliminated the Dragon's Tomb's influence on the material world, but also saved it.

The life of the wolf god Volmutore. After all, after the Dragon Tomb is no longer a threat, Volmutore will no longer have to burn his own godhead to suppress it. In other words, Volmutore only needs to take care of himself here.

With a little rest, she can slowly recover from her weak state. With a little help from outside forces, she may even have the chance to become a truly independent God of the Wilderness and continue to exist.

Of course, on the surface, this matter seemed to be solved perfectly, but in fact, through Ruby's narration, both Diana and Hex noticed some unreasonable details in this matter.

The first is Selsande, the heir of the Golden Dragon King, who is attached to the skeleton of the crystal dragon. Not to mention whether its identity is true or not, but judging from the details of his image and power shown to Ruby in the end, it should be

There is no problem. But the question is...how did it die? And how did it die here? And where did it go in the end?

Hex came here to investigate this matter, and the last problem was the most serious thing in Hex's view, because Thelsander did not leave the mountain after transforming into a ghost dragon, at least this time

The holy guards who had been monitoring this area in the sky for a while did not notice such a ghost dragon flying into the sky. But just when the golden dragon transformed into a ghost dragon, the undead spirit seeped out of it.

The breath was indeed captured by the holy guards in the sky. The golden dragon had indeed become an undead species, and judging from the concentration of its breath, it was absolutely impossible for it to fly back to its hometown of Sky Heights, because

It has even become so weak that it cannot withstand the purifying irradiation of the moonlight.

Ruby told Diana about this matter after she returned, and then Diana exchanged information with Elena. Afterwards, both Elena and Diana took this issue seriously. After all, no matter what

Although it is weak, Selsande is also a real giant dragon, and he is also the bloodline heir of the Golden Dragon King, so even if it is so weak that it is about to disappear, it is still a dragon-level ghost dragon after all, and such a powerful one

Even if undead creatures appear in the mortal world, even if they are not malicious, they will unconsciously have a bad impact on the mortal world and various living creatures. The same is true for dealing with undead creatures that were born in the mortal world due to accidents or came from the underworld.

It is also the duty of the gods, so the movements of this ghost dragon will naturally attract Elena's attention.

However, according to the later exchange of information between Elena and Yell, it was learned that all the holy guards in this area from yesterday to now have never observed the presence of such a huge undead species, let alone one that can fly.

It has come to the sky. But Ruby will not lie. She saw with her own eyes that Selsande transformed into a ghost dragon and then flew away from the Dragon Tomb. Although Ruby was not sure that it flew straight into the sky on the spot, at least it was

It flew elsewhere. But the problem is that after Selsande left, he disappeared without a trace. No one, including the leader of the Holy Guard, Yell, found any trace of the giant ghost dragon, not even a tiny trace.

Everyone found it strange to find that Selsande, who had transformed into a ghost dragon, did not exist at all. For this reason, Elena and Diana reported the matter to Hex, who happened to be summoned to deal with it. After all, in the final analysis

, a ghost dragon whose whereabouts are unknown is more worrying than itself, especially if the other party is not an ordinary undead species, it will make everyone feel a little uneasy.

Creatures like dragons themselves do not actually belong to this world. In fact, the dragons in Hiltia are also a special species created by Severna. However, the dragon species itself is created with a certain purpose just like the natural elves.

was created, so the nature of the dragon species itself is not important. Based on this factor, there are many kinds of creatures called "dragons" in the entire world, so it is not that kind of thing.

Only lizard-like things with large wings are called "dragons", and among them there are many ethnic groups that are essentially dragons but have unique civilization and wisdom like mortal creatures.

Giant dragons are also not necessarily super huge guys, but the origin of their name is indeed due to their huge size, because the first giant dragon in the world was the Crystal Dragon King Serandia.

The legendary original home of all creatures with the same name was actually her lair, but it was taken out by her to provide housing for all creatures.

However, although the so-called dragon kings among the giant dragons may not all be as huge as her, their power is still well deserved, because these so-called dragon kings have all been given some powers related to the world of Hiltia by Severna.

The ability of the Dragon King is equivalent to an administrator in the world framework, or it can be said to be equivalent to a gardener. They are used to daily monitor some operational changes in the world and prevent the occurrence and repair of various accidents.

Error or troubleshooting.

Of course, this kind of workload that seems huge on the surface cannot be done by a few Dragon Kings. The entire group of dragons are actually the gardeners of this "garden". Based on the scope of the work,

The influence also resulted in the dragon kings receiving gifts of power from the origin of the world. And if the metaphor is based on theory, it is how powerful the world of Hiltia is, and how powerful the dragon kings are. This reason is also

As a result, although the giant dragon and the Dragon King are both things arranged by Severna, in some respects they have abilities similar to those of the Supreme God. Although they are still far behind compared to Severna himself and Hex.

Far, far away, but the strength of the dragon kings has reached the level of ordinary gods, and to some extent, the power they display can even be compared with Severna.

Many branches of these gifts of power are semi-permanent feedbacks, so many abilities can be passed on to the children of the Dragon Kings through blood. In other words, Selsande, the heir of the Golden Dragon King, is likely to have the same characteristics as his father, the Golden Dragon King.

Can control the power of "the earth".

Although they both have the attribute of "earth", there are obvious differences between the Golden Dragon King and the earth elves in terms of strength and quality. Although the earth elves like Kana have "impure origins", they have been transformed by Desmo and Sai.

Weiner's later intervention still resulted in him becoming an orthodox earth elf with "good roots and a bright future". The essence of Karna is the core of the earth, which is an independent individual bred from the magic power of the earth, although it also relies on the magic power of the earth to maintain it.

But in fact, the source of the power of the earth elves is themselves. Just like the concept of human magicians, the magic power consumed by magicians in using magic also comes from themselves. The magic power from the outside does not go through "special treatment".

It cannot be used directly, and the power of the earth elves is similar to this.

But this situation is different from the Golden Dragon. Due to its special relationship with the world, all the power it uses comes from the origin of the world. Simply put, if the Golden Dragon King has that intention, it can completely make the entire continent directly

Sinking to the bottom of the sea, or tearing the continent into countless small islands. Of course, this description may be a bit exaggerated, but there is actually nothing wrong with it, because the real power of the Dragon Kings is to use or guide the operation of the origin of the world.

and flow, although they cannot forcibly interfere with the operation of the world, there is still no problem in using force.

The essence of why the dragons can use the power of the world so smoothly is that their essence, whether it is soul or flesh and blood, has been accepted by the origin of the world, so what should be the success is that their descendants also have some corresponding connections.

Therefore, the descendants can more or less achieve similar abilities.

The bloodline of the Golden Dragon King is an ability related to the earth. This may not have any impact on the gods, but it is quite terrifying for the creatures living on the earth. Because ordinary natural changes are harmful to humans.

It is as terrifying as "divine punishment", so if Selsande, who has transformed into a ghost dragon, does something destructive, it will be as unimaginable as the end of the world for the humans living nearby.

This may also be a headache for Hex, because she is also worried about how long the son of the Golden Dragon King can remain conscious after becoming an undead species, because once it loses its consciousness and completely becomes an undead creature,

, then the scale of the disaster it can cause is absolutely earth-shaking. Of course, this also depends on how powerful it can be, and if the interference is not deep, Hex can actually suppress the opponent's destruction by force, but this

The premise of everything is to find the whereabouts of Selsande first.

After leaving the city, Hex ordered Yael to bring all the holy guards stranded in this area to completely surround the entire mountain range, because from the traces, Hex also felt that Selsande had never been here.

This mountainous highland may not even be too far away from the Dragon's Tomb, but Hex is currently at a loss to do anything about this matter, so he had to first come to the declining Dragon's Tomb to investigate.

After walking through the bright and airy avenue transformed by Elena, Hex and Elena suddenly encountered an armored soul in a wide area of ​​​​the cave, and the other party was guarding the soul with a weapon.

In front of the two of them, although she seemed to want to strike first and attack directly, she was so frightened that she froze in place for some reason and did not dare to move.

"Oh? This is... the holy guard of the wolf god Wormtorre?" Hex muttered as he looked at the other person.

"No, Master Hex, she is a divine warrior of the God of the Wilderness. Although she is a little close, she is still far behind the holy guards of the temple." Elena corrected her respectfully: "This is just a person who is here.

The human soul that was barely preserved due to the intervention of the God of the Wilderness. Although she has the ability to touch matter due to the intervention of the God of the Wilderness, she is still essentially a wandering soul composed of the remaining soul essence of life, and is very fragile.

...So please put away your aura of divine power, she is about to collapse..."

After Elena's reminder, Hex decisively restrained his aura. After all, when she just arrived here, she had released her divine power to sense the entire area. For this reason, the aura of divine power on her body was very strong. In addition,

Akanos is now just a fragile wandering spirit, so even the divine power that humans can withstand has become an unbearable pressure for the wandering spirits.

The person standing in front of the two of them was naturally Akanos, who had just become a divine warrior. The main reason why she was recruited by Volmtorre was to help him protect the Dragon's Tomb. Although the power of the Dragon's Tomb has begun to fade now.

, but Akanos did not hesitate to still stick to his post to prevent all kinds of impermissible external forces from entering.

When Elena interfered with the Wolf God's lair, Akanos had already sensed that someone had entered the "Wolf God's Temple" without authorization. However, because she was too low-level as a wandering spirit, why?

Although Akanos has retained as complete a consciousness as possible, he does not have many senses, so she still cannot feel how powerful the two people in front of her are. She is only concerned about the divine power emanating from Hex that brings to her body.

The damage is still very sensitive.

Elena also saw the extent of her pain, so she decisively reminded Hex, because she felt that if Hex slowed down for a while, the wandering spiritual warrior would definitely be wiped out. Then she

She walked up and greeted Akanos politely. In addition, she had heard about Akanos from Diana before she came, so she took out a token and gave it to Akanos.

Identification.

This is a tuft of hair on the tail of Volmtorre. Although it exudes a subtle beast smell, there is also a trace of the wolf god's breath. Akanos judged that this was given to the other party by the wolf god, because if

If it is pulled out forcibly, the hair will be just a bunch of ordinary animal hair. But Akanos was also a human before. Although she has now become a subordinate of the wolf god Volmutore, she still doesn't know what is in front of her.

What kind of existences are Hex and Elena, but seeing that they have similar auras to Volmutore, they just regard them as visitors who are also gods, and take the initiative to take them to the end of the cave.

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This is the center of the "temple" that Volmtorre is proud of, and Elena deliberately did not interfere with any changes in this space. After all, this is Volmtorre's private territory, so she has no

You will not do anything without permission. However, except for a high platform paved with rough boulders and a pile of thatch with a rotten smell, there are no other decorations in this space, so but

From the first glance, it doesn't feel much different from an ordinary beast's den. It's just cleaner than a real beast's den.

However, even though it is at the deepest end of the cave, there is still some faint light here. There is an unextinguished bonfire piled up with stones placed near the entrance of the "temple", but judging from the freshness of the stones,

It should have been done recently. If Elena guessed correctly, it should have been done by the divine warrior Akanos.

Elena pulled Akanos to the bonfire and started talking to her, and tried to get some information about her from her mouth. Hex, on the other hand, swaggered directly to the dark side of the deepest part of the "temple"

He walked to the edge of the smooth painted wall, and then walked directly through the wall to the back under Akanos's gaze.

Behind this wall is naturally the interior of the Dragon Tomb, which is where Ruby healed Serenir before. However, after everything returned to peace, the place was also dark again, so Hex casually

A light source illuminated the entire inner space of Dragon Tomb.

There are actually no useful clues inside this oval-shaped sealed space, because even if there are any, they will have been changed or offset by Ruby's large-scale spell structure. The only ones that can have some investigative value are these embedded in the

Of the various dragon bones in the tomb walls, the most eye-catching one is naturally the crystal dragon skeleton that was dropped on the top, which is the female adult crystal dragon that Ruby said Thelsande possessed before.

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To be continued...