Chapter 96: The Swamp

Jibeyal asked us in a vague way, "What's wrong, is there any problem with the pagan temple?"

"It's a big problem." A beautiful voice suddenly appeared above our heads.

I heard that it was Ye Yue's voice, but everyone else was shocked. Adepana even put the arrow on the bowstring, thanks to being held down by St. Marfiana. With a rumbling sound, Ye Yue jumped off the canopy above our heads. "You actually want to go to the temple of pagan gods!"

"Can't you go there?" Jibeyal asked the night moon that suddenly appeared.

"If you want to be cursed by the pagan god, you can try it." Ye Yue swam to me and wrapped me up with her tail, and leaned her body behind me. "Master, are you planning to meet that pagan god?"

I pulled Yeyue in front of me. "Do you know the pagan god?"

"It must be heard that the reputation of pagan gods is not good for us."

Jibeyal asked anxiously: "How much do you know? Can you tell us all?"

"I don't know much, but there seems to be more than one pagan god in the legend. However, there should be only two who live in this large forest area, and their reputation is as bad as it is."

I was a little surprised. Yeyue was said to be descendant of the Oriental Divine Cult, but her race later became more prosperous in Europe. So what is paganism for her? "Yeyue. You seem to be a complex of different sects, right?"

Ye Yue laughed. "This world only talks about strength. The Eastern Gods and the Western Gods are both huge groups. Although neither side wants the other to exist, no one can do anything to each other. Therefore, everyone has to avoid sharp conflicts and maintain peace. Although the other party can be considered pagan for both the Eastern Gods and the Western Gods, everyone generally does not call each other that way. After all, they still need to maintain some basic politeness to a powerful group. However, some sects themselves are relatively small. Therefore, they are rejected, and this is the real so-called pagan. And their earth god is the so-called pagan god."

Ye Zhizi asked, "Are those like Vina and the Contract Goddess considered pagan gods?"

"No, they are not pagan gods." Ye Yue explained: "A divine series is not necessarily in one aspect. For example, the Temple of Light and the Temple of Darkness, although they are clearly hostile forces, they all belong to the same divine series. The gods and monsters in the East are actually subordinates of the same religious system, but they are only hostile to each other. Moreover, a divine series generally has some auxiliary peripheral gods or alliance-style religious series. For example, Chinese Divine and Buddhism, they were originally two systems, but later they merged into one system. The current Heavenly Court and Tathagata gods are just two groups of forces in a series, not pagan. In addition, Chinese Taoism also has some branches of Shintoism in Japan, which are also considered as one series. In Europe, there are various small gods around the God of Light, and they are all under the same system, and they are not pagan. Those who are truly called pagan can be said to include many, or they can only include two."

"How come there are many and only two?"

"One of these two religions is the divine religion in Egypt. The other is the mixed religion. All the gods of Egypt, including the god of death, are called pagan gods. This sect is hostile in various sect series. The other is not a complete sect, but a collection of sects. Some sects that are not connected to each other are unwilling to become the same series as the big sects, so these small sects are unified as pagans. In fact, these pagans do not necessarily have connections with each other, they are just unwilling to merge with the large sects. Because they are not mainstream sects, they are generally called mixed religions. In fact, they are originally some sects that are unrelated to each other."

"Do you know what these two sects are doing here?" This is probably the question that Jibeyal is most concerned about. "Can you tell us?"

Ye Yue nodded: "There are many sects in the jungle of South America, but you say you want to find a temple, so there are only two. Those who are capable of building temples are generally larger gods. Many pagans do not have temples. I know both gods with temples in this forest."

I asked Yeyue strangely: "How could you know them?"

Ye Yue said sadly: "We are abandoned descendants, and we are actually very embarrassed in status. Although we later became the incarnation of demons in Europe, it is also a kind of recognition. At least we can be regarded as a part of the system. Even if the Temple of Light rejects us and the Temple of Darkness does not accept us, we are still a part of the European God System. During the period when our tribe was struggling to survive, we also had some connections with those God Cults in oppressed positions. Moreover, the two great God Cults in this forest happened to have had some interactions with the Asian God Cult."

Ye Zhizi asked, "Which two sects are they?"

"One is called Maya God Cult. Although this sect is not as powerful as the Egyptians' divine religion, it is also a relatively famous one. If they had worked harder back then, they would have hope of becoming the third largest sect system. Another divine religion is called Imoda God Cult. The translation of the meaning should be dark, and its nature is similar to the dark temple."

Jibeyal suddenly shouted: "We are looking for the land that is the Imoda God Cult. Do you know where their temple is?"

Ye Yue shook her head: "If you are looking for the Mayan Temple, I can help. The name of this Imoda God Cult means darkness and concealment. Their temples must be very secretive, and I have no choice. And according to the customs of the gods, usually if they are called temples, they must be underground buildings."

"You mean it's underground?"

"Those who symbolize justice or light like to build their temples on a mountain or high place, and those who have the conditions simply cultivate to the sky like the heaven. However, the temple of the Dark or the Demon Realm usually like to build their buildings underground. Some of them have magic to cover up, and they can't find them if they don't come out and connect to the outside."

"What should we do with our mission?"

"Then don't care about my business." Ye Yue pulled my arm and said, "The mission is yours and not my master's. You need to worry about it yourself."

I patted Yeyue and told her not to talk nonsense. "Jibeyal, look at this... it's not that I don't want to help, but that I don't have much time. Your mission is obviously very complicated. It's already been quite time-consuming to complete my own mission. If you help you find the temple of the Imoda God Cult, it will be too late."

"I understand." Jibeyal nodded in frustration and said, "I will not make things difficult for you anymore. We will do this task ourselves, but can we follow you before we do the task? Anyway, we don't know where the Imoda Temple is. If it happens to be in a straight line, we might be able to meet it."

I smiled and said, "To be honest, I don't have much hope for this, but I wish you can find it. As long as you don't affect my mission, you can follow it as much as you want. I don't mind, and I'm looking for a landlord this time, maybe I know the damn dilapidated temple you are looking for."

"Really? Thank you so much."

"You're welcome." I turned to Ye Zhizi and said, "Let's pack up now?"

Soon, I extinguished the campfire and brought the necessary guys to the road. I left the mount of Steel Claw and Ye Yue by my side. I originally wanted to bring Bailang with me, but this guy's fur was too long, and it was still white. The wet and muddy ground in the tropical rainforest was not suitable for his gorgeous fur.

Just like what cocoa beans told me before leaving, we entered the second area of ​​the forest - the mud area, within less than five kilometers. This area has no obvious dividing line with the forest outside. We just feel that the air humidity is getting higher and higher, and the ground is getting softer. It is really painful to move forward on the mud-like ground. The surrounding trees are covered with dense moss, not to mention being a support point, it is impossible to grasp them with strength. The smooth and soft ground is completely free from force, and no matter how you push it, you can't push your body forward.

Jibeyal and the others gathered together and gave up walking completely. I tied a rope on the steel claws and dragged them behind. Jibeyal and they could grab the rope and climb. The huge soles of the steel claws finally showed its advantages. The flippers used to deal with water are still effective in the mud. The huge claws with webs can provide enough support on the ground to ensure that the steel claws will not sink too deep, and those sharp claws can be deeply inserted into the trunk of the rotten tree to provide enough adhesion to ensure that we move forward. In addition, the tentacles on the back of the steel claws are like traction ropes, and they can pull us forward as long as they wrap around the nearby big trees. Finally, the steel claws are used to reduce resistance in the water and smooth scales to help us slide in the mud. Although this is dirty, it is good at speed.

In this mud, large creatures are almost unable to survive unless they have the characteristics of steel claws. However, in this large creature extinction area, there are an astonishing number of insects, small animals, and small birds. Flying bugs don’t care about the mud, and birds don’t care about the conditions on the ground. They only care where the bugs are. Small animals can usually walk on the ground with their wide feet without any danger. Or simply jump from one tree to another like an orangutan.

Although this is a paradise for miniature animals, it is not that there are no big guys here. We discovered large animals less than three kilometers deep.

Steel claws were pulling Jibeyal and the others forward, and Ye Yue suddenly noticed that there was movement in the mud beside her. I followed her instructions and looked over. "Nothing!"

Ye Yue stared at that direction for a while and shook her head: "It's probably because I'm dazzled."

Ye Zhizi leaned over and asked, "What have you seen?"

"I don't know, maybe I've read it wrong."

Ye Yue suddenly remembered something and said, "Guardian. Could it be the guardian of the jungle?"

"What's it?"

Ye Yue thought for a while and said, "What should I say? This is a very strange creature, and they are not exactly the same. This creature is usually a semi-energy body. If necessary, they can transform their own form to any shape at will. So they are very adaptable to the environment. This kind of thing usually lives deep in the jungle and is a natural forest guard."

“Are they strong?”

"It's not strong enough, it's very troublesome. They like to engage in sudden attacks. If you are unfortunately ambushed, it's very troublesome. The energy of these things allows them to move quickly in the forest, but we can't chase them. And once it has attacked anyone, it will keep chasing them as long as it doesn't work."

Santa Marfiana suddenly whispered to us: "The mud on the other side seems to be moving."

I looked at it myself and looked carefully and found that a ball of mud was moving slowly there. I couldn't tell if I didn't pay attention. This ball of mud was approaching us.

"He is really a guardian." Ye Yue immediately recognized this thing.

"What should we do?"

"It must be killed at once, otherwise it will attract a lot, and their spirit of never giving up will annoy you."

Berserker Licard complained: "This thing is a half-energy body, how do I attack it?"

Saint Swordsman Lauder said: "Maybe the magic of St. Marfiana may be possible."

Santa Marfiana immediately asked Ye Yue: "How much level is this thing? My magic damage may not necessarily kill it in seconds."

Ye Yue directly denied their plan. "I guess you can't kill it with one blow. The damage of this creature's physical attack and magic attack was halved, and its life itself was not very good."

"Or why we'll try together?" Ye Zhizi asked.

I said to Yeyue: "Where is your petrochemical?"

Ye Yue said a little embarrassedly: "This thing is the only creature that is not afraid of petrochemical technology, I can't do anything about it."
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