Abyssal Chronicles-Chapter 136 - 137: Truth or Fiction
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The specific location of the Demon Temple has always been a question that the Asumos Church has longed to figure out.
To completely crush the Abyssal Demons and save the world from their threat, the root of the Abyssal Demons’ birth, the Demon Palace, must be destroyed.
For centuries,
The church has launched countless exploration missions to find this ancient palace shrouded in a mysterious barrier.
However,
Whether it was aerial reconnaissance or sending adventure squads deep into the Winter Forest, all attempts ended in failure without exception. Many times, adventurers sent into the forest would fall to the Abyssal Demons’ attacks, like the recent case of the Eighth Hero, Pix, who ventured into the forest.
Exploring the Winter Forest was undoubtedly a life-or-death mission, but the interest in exploring it has always been strong among the members of the church.
Why?
Because of the generous rewards!
If the specific location of the Demon Temple was found, the explorer would receive endless wealth, honor, and an elevated position within the church, even on the continent! The Pope would grant countless cultivation resources and aid in breaking through to the eighth rank!
Even without finding the exact location, those who contributed to the exploration mission would still receive great rewards.
With great rewards come great efforts,
That is why, within the church, there has always been strong interest in exploring the Winter Forest, especially for a seventh-ranked hero like Cabane.
Huh?
What if they encounter a Demon King-ranked beast during the exploration?!
There are only three Demon King-ranked beasts in the Winter Forest, and the forest is so vast, who says they will definitely encounter one?!
Cabane’s heart had always thought so,
As a rough man, he had always been looked down upon by everyone in the church. He was eager to have a chance to prove himself, and finding the exact location of the Demon Temple would undoubtedly be the best opportunity! Therefore, when he heard the conversation at the neighboring table, Cabane’s ears perked up instantly!
-’Really, I’m not lying! I really went to the Demon Temple before!’-
The Demon Temple?!
He’s been to the Demon Temple?!
Cabane’s eyes narrowed slightly, a trace of doubt appearing on his face.
In fact, over the years, there have been no shortage of people who have "claimed" to know the specific location of the Demon Temple and used this to commit fraud. So, whenever he heard such words, Cabane always held a full sense of vigilance, and basically, these people were just spouting nonsense as he had suspected.
However,
This time, it seemed a bit different?!
Hearing their confident and excited words,
Cabane couldn’t help but have a thought,
’Could it be true? Has he really been to the Demon Temple?!’
If it’s true,
Wouldn’t this be a tremendous opportunity?!
Thinking about this, Cabane put down his bottle of wine and stood up abruptly. Under the astonished gaze of his fellow Asumos Church companions, the Seventh Hero charged straight to the neighboring table!
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"Hey?! Who are you?! Wait?! A member of the Asumos Church?!"
The black-haired middle-aged man who was narrating his legendary experiences to his drinking buddies showed displeasure when he saw Cabane suddenly barge in.
However,
Upon sensing the terrifying Saint-ranked aura emanating from Cabane, the man immediately withered and dared not say anything more. He had no choice but to let Cabane kick his drinking buddies out of the room.
After driving away the onlookers,
Cabane suddenly sat down in front of the middle-aged man and immediately asked in a serious tone,
"How do you know the location of the Demon Temple?! Have you been there?!"
Hearing this,
The middle-aged man was at a loss for words, not directly saying anything, but looking at Cabane with a strange expression,
As if to say,
Who the hell are you?! Why should I tell you?!
To this, Cabane gave a cold smile and took out 5,000 crystal coins directly from his spatial ring, tossing them in front of the middle-aged man,
"Answer my questions honestly. If I’m satisfied, all of these are yours!"
"..."
Seeing the purple-glowing crystal coins, the middle-aged man couldn’t help but feel moved.
After hesitating for a moment, the man gave a slight nod,
"Well, what do you want to ask?"
Seeing the other party’s cooperation, Cabane smiled slightly,
"First of all, what’s your name?"
"Jace, former captain of the Black Fox Mercenary Corps..."
"Jace? That’s a pretty common name. So, Jace, do you really know the location of the Demon Temple?"
At this,
The middle-aged man named Jace nodded affirmatively,
"Yes."
"How did you find out? Have you really been there?"
"Yes, I have been there. It was during the time when the Abyssal Demons attacked the Galros Fortress. My gambling friends and I had to enter the Winter Forest to find treasures to pay off our gambling debts. We wanted to find some rare resources or ancient treasures left behind by our ancestors. After searching for five days, we somehow passed through a barrier and saw the, the temple..."
...
...
After the conversation had ended,
Jace had told Cabane everything he had seen and experienced. Then, the somewhat greedy middle-aged man locked his gaze on the crystal coins on the ground,
"Now that I’ve told you everything, what about the money?"
However,
At this moment, Cabane didn’t respond to him immediately but thoughtfully stared at the man in front of him.
Indeed,
This man’s descriptions of many situations in the eastern part of the forest were almost identical to the records in the church, and with this guy’s initial sixth-ranked strength, he should have indeed entered the Winter Forest. However, not encountering any Abyssal Demons for five days and even somehow finding the Demon Temple seemed a bit unrealistic?!
Although he was eager to learn the specific location of the Demon Temple, Cabane was not so impulsive.
The doubts in his heart suppressed his impulse,
"But this is only your side of the story?! What about your adventure companions? I want to see them?!"
"They, they were attacked by Abyssal Demons on their way back and died."
"Really? All of them died?"
"Yes."
"Only you were left…"
Unconsciously, a strong doubt appeared in Cabane’s eyes,
"Although your story sounds convincing, I won’t believe it just from your words alone. Do you have any evidence to prove that you’ve really been to the Demon Palace?! If you can’t convince me, don’t even think about getting this money."
"This, this... I do have..."
After hesitating for a while, seemingly under the influence of the power of money, Jace nodded and carefully took out a small piece of stone from his bundle, handing it to Cabane!
This
What is this?!! My goodness!!
Upon receiving the stone,
Seeing the ancient runes recorded in ancient books on the stone, feeling the traces of time on the stone, and the strong atmosphere of the Shadow Power contained within, Cabane’s face changed drastically, as if he had been struck by lightning. He was stunned,
"Is this a fragment of the Demon Temple?!"
"Yes, yes, I secretly picked it up from the ground at that time."
Jace said nervously,
"So, is this enough evidence now?"
"Enough, enough!"
Staring intently at the fragment in his hand, Cabane excitedly said,
It seemed,
This time, it was like a pie had fallen from the sky!! As long as he takes a locator to record the exact coordinates, he would gain countless honors!! With this, no one would dare to underestimate him again!
Then,
The Seventh Hero excitedly patted Jace’s shoulder,
"You just said that you still remember the way, right?! A path with fewer Abyssal Demons!"
"Yes, yes, sir, what are you...?"
"Take me there!"
"Eh?! Are you serious?!"
"Yes, as long as you take me there! All these are yours!"
Saying this, hundreds of thousands of crystal coins were taken out by Cabane from his spatial ring and thrown onto a nearby table!
Under the temptation of money,
Jace finally nodded,
"Fine, I’ll, I’ll take you there..."
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...
After discussing the specific departure time,
Cabane excitedly left the room, ready to inform his teammates about this matter. Thinking about his glorious life after his success, Cabane’s face showed an unprecedented smile,
As the door closed again,
Only Jace was left in the room,
And at this moment,
A strange blue-gold light suddenly emanated from Jace’s body~
As the light dissipated, Jace, who hadn’t gotten drunk, inexplicably closed his eyes and fell to the ground...
However,
Soon,
The black-haired middle-aged man opened his eyes again and struggled to get up from the ground. But now, Jace’s eyes no longer held the greed and ecstasy from before, only a strong sense of confusion. Looking at the scene in the room, the middle-aged man scratched his head with a strange expression,
’Strange, how did I end up here? Did I, I, I sleepwalk again?’
