Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1326 - 1260: Temple Knight
Huang Yi and the others didn’t have flight capability, so they had to find another way to climb the cliff.
"Have you noticed that the stream water, after flowing here, has become much lighter than the black sea water at the foot of the mountain?" At this point, Thunder God suddenly stared at the reverse-flowing waterfall and said.
Everyone looked at the color of the reverse-flowing waterfall carefully. The waterfall was indeed lighter than the sea water in the black ocean, like clear water diluted in ink, slightly translucent.
"The lighter color might indicate that the weakening effect is also reducing. King Abi, release a soul to test it," Huang Yi turned and said to Abigail.
Abigail nodded, stretched out her hand for a moment, and released a soul in shackles, instructing it to enter the stream.
The soul jumped into the stream, its expression slightly pained, but no other changes occurred.
It was quickly swept to the edge of the cliff, then suddenly surged upwards along the reverse waterfall, being carried to the top of the cliff and disappearing from sight.
"The stream is indeed weaker; in a short time, it won’t kill the soul. We can enter the water and let the reverse waterfall carry us to the top of the cliff!" Abigail said.
Next, everyone jumped into the stream!
Upon touching the stream water, everyone’s skin stung slightly, constantly suffering damage, but the effect was limited and wouldn’t threaten life for a while.
They lay down, letting the stream carry them to the edge of the cliff, then surged upwards with the reverse waterfall. The scenery around them descended rapidly as they were pushed higher and higher!
Finally, their view broadened as they were swept to the top of the cliff, entering a new area.
This was a huge lake, where streams from the foot of the mountain converged to form this lake.
The color of the lake water had returned to normal, no longer as black as the ocean at the mountain’s foot. However, the lake surface was slanted, flowing gently towards the mountain top like an inclined mirror.
"Rumble~" At this moment, a burst of noise suddenly came from the distant forest by the lake shore, with faint sounds of human shouting.
Everyone turned their heads to look; the forest seemed shrouded in a cloud of demonic Qi, seemingly very dangerous.
"Let’s go take a look," Huang Yi said, swimming to the lake shore and quickly heading to that area.
After a swift journey, they finally saw some figures.
In a meadow ahead, a group of soldiers was gathered, wearing gold soft armor lining, chainmail greaves, and swords hanging at their waists.
Some soldiers radiated strong auras of righteousness. However, many were injured, sitting on the ground resting and occasionally looking towards the forest with expressions full of dread.
The forest they were watching was filled with black demonic Qi, accompanied by intense noise and screams from within, with injured soldiers in tattered armor stumbling out occasionally.
"Thirty-second squad, charge! We must break through this forest quickly and reach Hell’s Gate to rescue Lord Assassin!" At this moment, a person on a tall horse, seemingly a leader, shouted orders.
After his words, a squad of soldiers came before the forest, tidied their armor, donned their helmets, and held thick shields in front of them, charging into the demonic Qi-ridden forest with a fearless spirit, disappearing from sight.
Soon, waves of noise accompanied by screams emanated from the forest.
Not long after, a soldier with two large holes in his armor stumbled out of the forest, shouting with effort, "The forest is too terrifying; we can’t break through!"
After shouting, he fainted to the ground.
"Damn it! Thirty-third squad, prepare to charge!" That leader cursed and issued another command loudly.
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Seeing this, Huang Yi roughly understood. These soldiers seemed to be heading to a place called Hell’s Gate to rescue someone named Assassin, but were blocked by this strange forest, losing troops without breaking through.
This seemed like a support-type mission!
"Let’s go and see if we can help them," Huang Yi said to the others, openly dissolving their concealment and approaching the soldiers.
Soon, some soldiers spotted Huang Yi and his group, raising their weapons and surrounding them.
A sound of hoofbeats arose as the leader on a tall horse came over, circling around them, and asked from above, "Who are you?"
Huang Yi said calmly, "We’re a group of adventurers. You seem to be in trouble. Why not tell us, maybe we can help solve it."
The leader pursed his lips, looked at the forest shrouded in demonic Qi, and said slowly, "We are Temple Knights tasked with ensuring the security of Purgatory’s perimeter. Recently, someone ventured into the Hell’s Gate at the forest’s end, and we soon heard Lord Assassin’s screams, indicating danger. Lord Assassin has guarded Hell’s Gate for years, responsible for purifying the souls of those entering. If he dies, the consequences would be severe. But upon arriving here, we’ve been blocked by this forest. It is filled with Refinement Trees very harmful to souls. Normally, our Temple Knights’ armor can defend against this soul damage, but this forest has been demonized, occasionally shooting demonic Qi at us. We’ve sent many soldiers, but all failed and were injured. Do you have a way to lead us through this forest?"
This speech was essentially a quest—Huang Yi and others were to lead the Temple Knights through the forest to Hell’s Gate to rescue Assassin.
"We can give it a try," Huang Yi said to the Temple Knight leader, then turned to the others, "Let’s enter the forest separately to explore. If it doesn’t work, retreat."
The Temple Knight leader nodded, saying, "The forest’s Refinement Trees will severely harm your souls. I’ll provide you with some Temple Knights’ armor. Wearing it will protect your soul, but it won’t block those magic arrows. Be careful."
Afterwards, Huang Yi and the others each donned a set of Temple Knights’ armor and, with the eyes of the world upon them, entered the strange forest together.
