When Chen Feng entered the Woma Temple, he immediately received a prompt about changing the Main Quest. He touched the Return Scroll in his robe, which finally put his mind at ease.
"This way!" Seeing that Chen Feng had followed inside, Magic God led the way from the front. She seemed to have been here before, as she immediately found the stairs to the next level.
When they entered the first level of the Woma Temple, a thick stench of blood assaulted their noses. The entire air was filled with the unique rank odor of fresh blood.
"Let's go." Magic God fanned her hand awkwardly in front of her nose, then picked a direction and led them running.
Seeing the direction Magic God was leading them, Chen Feng felt somewhat surprised. In the early days, Legend of Mir had not even had a large map. Veteran players like them had already trained themselves to determine their approximate location using only the minimap.
They could reach their destination in those maze-like maps with their eyes closed.
Yet Magic God had come here for the first time and had easily found the correct route to the lower level.
Thinking of the Mana perception that covered most of Baqi City, Chen Feng felt somewhat enlightened.
But the more he thought about it, the more something felt wrong. They had traveled all this way without seeing a single monster.
Soon, they reached the second level, but the same thing happened there. Like the first level, the second level contained no monsters at all. Only the stench of blood had grown even thicker.
When they reached the stairs to the third level, Celestial Master, who had been silent all this time, finally moved.
He took out a talisman and infused it with Mana. The talisman spontaneously caught fire in midair, then erupted into a cloud of smoke that completely enveloped Chen Feng and the others.
Before long, the smoke dispersed, and Chen Feng found that their bodies had become somewhat illusory.
The other three had long since developed perfect teamwork. Once Celestial Master finished casting his spell, they slowly began walking toward the next level.
As soon as he stepped onto the stairs leading down, the intense stench of blood made Chen Feng unable to breathe. It felt as though he had entered a sea of blood.
Below was a spacious hall. Torches covered the walls around it, while the floor was littered with the corpses of half-beastmen, leaving not even a place to put one's feet.
On an altar at the very center of the hall, an Orc Hero was shouting loudly, as if praying to something. He then removed his armor, picked up a broken blade from the altar, and plunged it into his own chest.
"Stop him! We can't let the sacrifice succeed!!!" Celestial Master hurriedly shouted when he saw what the Orc Hero was doing.
Magic God immediately waved her hand. An invisible ripple spread outward, and the Orc Hero on the altar suddenly froze.
The torches beside the altar illuminated the confusion on his face perfectly.
But not long afterward, the Orc Hero suddenly revealed a ferocious expression and thrust the broken blade toward his chest again.
Yet Magic God immediately took control of him once more, making him reveal that bewildered expression again.
"Hurry! Don't let him die. Something's wrong here—my Temptation Light is having trouble taking effect!" Magic God spoke to her two companions immediately after acting again.
After Magic God's Temptation Light failed for the first time, Holy War and Celestial Master realized that something was wrong. The two of them had already leaped forward, preparing to restrain the Orc Hero.
In that brief moment, the Orc Hero's expression changed repeatedly. As Celestial Master ran, he chanted an incantation, then pointed at the Orc Hero from a short distance away.
Dozens of pillars of light appeared out of nowhere, trapping the Orc Hero in their midst. But just as the pillars were about to land, the Orc Hero's head suddenly exploded.
The unexpected development left everyone stunned. Celestial Master stared dumbfoundedly before turning to look at Magic God behind him.
Magic God felt somewhat embarrassed under his gaze and said irritably, "The interference was too strong. I accidentally used too much force!!! Stop staring! Be careful, something might come out!!!"
With the Orc Hero's death, the blood on the ground seemed to be drawn by something. It rapidly flowed toward the center of the altar and was absorbed completely.
The stench of blood in the air also suddenly vanished.
Immediately afterward, a towering figure appeared out of thin air at the center of the altar.
Curved horns, bat wings covered in bone spurs, thick backward-jointed hooves, and a tail covered in barbs all unmistakably revealed his identity—the Woma Cult Master.
The Woma Cult Master slowly opened his eyes. His emotionless gaze swept over the four of them.
When the Woma Cult Master's gaze passed over him, Chen Feng felt as though his breathing had stopped. Even his heartbeat gradually slowed.
"Roar!!!" Just when Chen Feng thought he was going to die, a mighty roar erupted from Holy War's mouth, directly snapping him awake.
"Run, Xiaoyao! Run, now!!!!"
Awakened with a start, Chen Feng immediately broke into a cold sweat. He realized how naive he had been. He had actually thought that having three powerful allies around would let him easily pass through a Master Grade world.
Besides, this script was wrong. When the Woma Cult Master appeared, shouldn't it have gone: Flame Slash, Assassination, Soul Fire Talisman, Poisoning Technique, Inazuma, and Ice Roar?
And then, bam, bam, bam—the Woma Cult Master would have been defeated.
Why was there so much fear in Holy War's voice?
The Woma Cult Master glanced unhappily at Holy War, who had let out that roar, then gently waved his right hand. A surge of evil energy instantly spread throughout the entire third level of the Woma Temple.
The stairs leading back to the second level were directly covered by a mass of black energy.
Then Chen Feng received a system prompt.
Ding. The space you are in has been sealed by energy. No form of teleportation is possible. Please leave this area as soon as possible.
The sudden prompt left Chen Feng stunned for a moment. He hurriedly took out the Return Scroll from his robe, only to discover that he could no longer use it.
Seeing the grim expressions on Holy War, Magic God, and Celestial Master as they faced the enemy, Chen Feng suddenly began to panic.
Chen Feng did not know that the reason the Orc Army's attack on Baqi City had involved only four Orc Commanders was that the King of Half-beastmen had already died.
The dozens of Orc Commanders under him had fought fiercely for the throne, and in the end, those four had benefited from the conflict.
The Three Dragon Guards drove the Orc Army into the deepest part of Woma Forest, the place where White Sun Gate would later be located. They then prepared to cross the snowy mountains and return to the Divine Dragon Empire.
However, the Fire Dragon's rampage forced them to use a treasure carried by the Baqi City general during the development of new territory to seal it away.
That battle was also what allowed them to break through once more, greatly increasing their strength.
The snowy mountain passage collapsed because of the Fire Dragon's rampage as well, leaving the Three Dragon Guards stranded on the Marfa Continent.
Only later did the Crimson Moon Demon lead its many subordinates in invading the Marfa Continent, where the armies led by the Three Dragon Guards fought them to mutual destruction.
At this moment, Holy War, Magic God, and Celestial Master had yet to reach the peak of their strength. Even if they joined forces, they might still not be a match for the Woma Cult Master.
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