It wasn't the grayish-white color of the undead that carried the aura of death. Instead, it reflected the silver light of the moon. At first glance, it felt like these Kulun Trolls were nocturnal animals with "night vision" pupils.
The five Trolls stood in a row as though they were guarding something. After they stood up, they looked straight at Lot's group, and one of them spoke.
"You are not allowed to enter this place."
He spoke in perfect Troll language, so Lot and Kuzkatz could understand him. Gruul didn't seem to be interested in what he said. He stood beside Lot and scratched his head. From time to time, he would look at Carolina as though he was curious about how she released her magic.
Facing the Kulun Trolls' inexplicable behavior, Carolina didn't act rashly. At this moment, she subconsciously looked at Lot. The latter squinted his eyes as though he was thinking about something. Then, he suddenly said in a cold tone, "The thing that you were guarding seems to be gone."
At this moment, many things felt a little strange to him. It was not normal for him to start a conversation with these trolls whom he had never met before.
Not to mention how long these Trolls had stayed here, just based on the secretive nature of this place, it was definitely not an ordinary place!
The Trolls' expressions were indifferent, and their eyes were filled with hostility and vigilance. But when Lot said this, they immediately widened their eyes!
"Leave this place!
Or else — "
"Or else what?
The thing that you were guarding is gone, isn't it? "
Lot's tone was full of ridicule, but it made Carolina feel so unfamiliar that even Kuzkatz turned his head to look at him strangely.
The atmosphere suddenly fell into silence.
The Kulun Trolls seemed to have a better temper compared to other Trolls. Surprisingly, they didn't react to Lot's sarcastic remarks. Instead, they looked at each other as though they had decided on something. Then, one of them suddenly took a step forward and said, "Stranger, leave this place!"
A dagger suddenly appeared in his hand. It was exactly the same as the mural and the appearance in his memory. But the bright blade had some traces of rust. It was obvious that it hadn't been maintained for a long time.
"Threat of force?"
Many raised his hand, gesturing for the other party to calm down, but it seemed that the other party did not have any intention to go overboard, merely staring coldly at Many. Many then turned to look at Carolina, gesturing with his eyes not to say anything, before taking a step back and saying, "I'm here to seek help. I hope you can answer my question."
The other side was silent. Although the five trolls outnumbered many teams, with Gruul standing beside them, these five people seemed so small.
Seeing that the other party did not give a reply, Many continued, "I hope that you can help me treat my broken leg. You can choose the conditions."
He pulled up his trousers slightly, revealing the wooden prosthetic leg of his right leg.
The Kulun Trolls stared blankly at Many's right leg, as though they didn't understand why he would make such an irrelevant request. To them, it seemed that preventing anyone from entering the room behind them was the only thing they should be concerned about.
The ancient contract allowed them to stand guard here. Countless memories of the Kulun troll's appearance flashed in their minds. But strangely, these memories were not as painful as the memories of Nerios surging into their minds. Instead, it was as though some shackles had been removed from their minds, allowing these memories that they could not recall to fill their minds.
This was the place where the 'blade' was hidden in Valencia's words!
Many vaguely saw that there weren't only five Trolls guarding this place. On the contrary, when the black-clothed man arrived, the surroundings were filled with Kulun Trolls!
Moreover, there were countless activated Magic Arrays blocking the stone doors!
If they wanted to enter the final 'secret chamber', they would need to pass through the stone door for quite a distance. This was the last scene that Many saw in that flash of memory.
The number of Kulun Trolls in front of him was no longer as shocking as in his memories. Their leather armors had faded, and their daggers had long rusted. Their mission had also ended with the incident that happened many years ago!
Only now did Many know the general purpose of this temple. After the black-clothed man left, the entire temple had become a forbidden area … and was used to house the unknown blade.
This information suddenly surged into his mind, but there were only a few scattered fragments. As for the name, specific use, and origin of the mysterious blade, Many knew nothing … But a doubt immediately hovered in Many's mind.
How did Elder Valencia find the blade?
There were Kulun Trolls guarding this place, and they didn't look weak enough to allow a Stealth Profession to pass through. How did Valencia manage to touch the blade that was guarded by the Kulun Trolls?
These questions would probably never be answered, but many exploration teams that weren't here for treasure officially requested to trade with the Kulun Trolls when they saw the grim expressions on their faces.
"Leave this place, stranger."
After thinking for a long time, the Kulun Trolls repeated what he said just now.
This repeated answer didn't discourage Many. He thought for a while and seemed to have decided to give up. He turned around and was about to say something to Carolina, but at the next moment, his body suddenly froze!
As if he suddenly thought of something, Many suddenly turned around and reached out his hand … From his Space Ring, he took out a black object.
This was the object that he took from the enchantment at the snowy mountain — the black sword hilt.
He took out the sword hilt and held it in his hand.
This made him look a little ridiculous. There was no blade on the pitch-black sword hilt in his hand, and it looked like he was holding a ridiculous cross. The Kulun Trolls didn't seem to understand what he was trying to do. They just stood there quietly and scanned the people in front of them with vigilance.
Carolina suddenly felt that the atmosphere wasn't right … The moment Many turned around, his actions seemed to be different from before … That kind of decisive and hidden aura didn't seem to be something that Many should have.
Although Many stood in the same place, he was struggling with all his might!
This feeling was very strange, as if there was a voice in his ears that kept hinting at him, but he couldn't hear the voice. He just felt that he should be like this … At the same time, his body was uncontrollably standing in the same place!
After taking out the sword hilt, nothing strange appeared around them. After standing there quietly for a minute, everyone realized that there seemed to be nothing unusual here.
However, as if he was instigated by a voice, Many suddenly raised the sword hilt uncontrollably and pointed it at the Kulun Trolls in front of him.
His body suddenly began to tremble slightly, and a few cracks suddenly appeared on the ground beneath his feet … It was as if an inexplicable force was suddenly expanding outwards, causing the entire ground to shatter with a buzzing sound!
At this moment, Many who had his back facing Carolina suddenly became unusually cold!
His face suddenly became very strange. Both of his eyes were slightly squinted, and his eyeballs kept rolling as if he was about to faint. From time to time, they would roll up slightly, but the corner of his mouth was curled up, looking like a smile yet not a smile, with an indescribable sinister feeling!
Many of the faces had two completely different expressions on their upper and lower parts!
This situation was really too strange, and the Kulun Trolls didn't understand what was going on. However, they instinctively raised the long daggers in their hands and bent down, preparing for battle.
"Crack …"
The sound of something suddenly breaking was heard.
Faint purple light instantly poured into the sword hilt, and in an instant, thin cracks appeared on the sword hilt along the places where the palms touched it!
This wasn't Many's first time doing this. He had previously tried to pour dark energy into it, but this scene had never happened before.
A faint white light shone out from the crack on the sword hilt, but it wasn't dazzling. The strange expression on Many's face didn't disappear, but became even stranger instead. His eyes were tightly shut, and the corner of his mouth was slightly cracked, as if he was extremely excited about what was happening. He even licked his lips with the tip of his tongue, and let out a joyful low roar like a bloodthirsty demon …