Chapter 1146 Unable to Leave

"We are different."

"Demon Hunter" Naifei said indifferently: "We have the protection of the Lord."

Probably remembering that the "Lord of War" sent God's punishment twice before and after on the grassland, the guide nodded unconsciously.

next.

The team starts to move forward.

They go deep into the ruins.

As they went deeper, Xifa could clearly see through the "prayer light spot".

Most of the houses made of stone slabs in the ruins have collapsed, even those stone pillars and steles still standing.

It was also covered with vines and moss.

Weeds are all over the place. These tenacious plants occupy the ground of the ruins and thrive in the uninhabited houses.

The architectural style here is simple, and most of the stone utensils are still preserved, thus telling the past of the city to the people of later generations.

But most of the wooden utensils are decayed, and even some iron utensils have long been rusted.

Naifei casually picked up a rusty iron spear in the grass, observed it, and found that the spear had nothing to recommend it from material to workmanship.

This may be because they are currently on the fringes of the city.

Those who live here are the people at the bottom of the city.

Possibly even slaves.

Naturally, there will not be too good materials and craftsmanship.

Next to some houses, they also found some tombstones and coffins.

The tombstones had eroded the vegetation so badly that they were covered with dark gray moss.

Thick white hairs visible to the naked eye grow on the surface of these mosses.

The guide of the 'Black Cloud' tribe said: "This is a moss that only appears in cemeteries."

"And, usually where these mosses appear, there are ghosts and living corpses."

Naifei nodded, keeping the team on their toes.

Then he looked at the coffin behind the tombstone.

These coffins were not buried in the ground.

Instead, it is directly exposed to the ground.

There were iron chains tied to the coffin, but those iron chains were already rusted, and many of the iron chains were severely corroded and broken in large pieces.

There are many tombstones and coffins here.

There are even four or five coffins next to some houses.

It's hard to imagine.

The residents of the city actually put the coffins directly outside instead of placing them in the cemetery.

Such a weird custom made it difficult for Naifei to accept.

when passing a house.

Nephi suddenly felt something.

He tilted his head.

A spear shot out of the house.

past the tip of her nose.

next second.

In the house, behind the coffin, in the grass.

One figure after another appeared.

These people are naked, with bright feathers or grass rings on their heads.

They all have white or red markings on their bodies, especially their faces.

Their faces were painted pale with white paint, but around their eyes and mouths there were circles of black paint.

It makes them look very scary.

These seem to be people living in the ruins, with weapons more primitive than nomadic tribes.

Most of them are wooden spears and spears, and even the scimitars in their hands are made of stone and bones.

They didn't make any sound, they were as quiet as dead corpses, but they all aimed their weapons at the uninvited guests like Nefer.

Naifei raised her hand and made a warning gesture, but did not take any action, but looked towards the guide of the 'Black Cloud' tribe.

The guide immediately took out the dried meat, took a bite, chewed it, and finally swallowed it, saying that it was edible.

Then he put the dried meat slices on a stone and gestured repeatedly, inviting these weirdos to taste them.

These ruined residents look at me and I look at you.

The last one was very old, the old man with phalanxes on his ears babbled and said something.

After a while, a strong man came out.

Carefully approach the food that the guide placed on the stone.

He picked it up, sniffed it cautiously, and then licked it with his tongue.

Then take a small bite.

Chew and swallow.

Then he backed away slowly and said something to the old man, who nodded.

Seven or eight children rushed over, grabbed the food from the man's hand in twos and started to share.

The old man came up, gestured again, and spoke in difficult language.

Xifa frowned slightly, feeling that the language used by the old man was a bit like the 'language of the dead'.

But not all, otherwise, it should be able to cause some supernatural reactions.

At this moment.

The guide whispered to Nefei: "My lord, they seem to use a language that has long been lost."

"It seems to be the language used by the great men who built this city before."

"I've only scratched the surface."

Then he tried to communicate with the old man.

Xifa slightly pondered: "Could it be that they are using the language of ancient Balam?"

At this time.

The guide said intermittently: "They call themselves 'Mogu' or 'Mogu', and I don't recognize their pronunciation."

"In short, their ancestors were residents of the city."

"Even after the city was turned into ruins, their family still did not leave."

"It's just that their ancestors originally lived deep in the city, but as time went by, the environment in the city gradually became worse."

"They can only gradually move to the periphery of the city. By their generation, they have already lived on the edge of the city."

"My lord envoy, they asked you if you were an envoy sent by the empire to receive them."

"Their ancestors said that when the nobles left, they promised to come and fetch them."

Nai Fei shook his head: "Tell them, the ancient Balam Empire has long since disappeared."

The guide nodded and said while gesticulating. After many times of communication, the residents of the ruins understood what the guide meant.

When they heard that the empire had disappeared and no one came to fetch them, the long-standing spiritual pillar of these people suddenly collapsed.

One by one either lost their souls, or burst into tears.

Only those kids don't know what's going on.

They were scrambling and even wrestling for the little food left.

The gangster said to the guide again: "You tell them that although the ancient Balam Empire has disappeared, the great 'Lord of War' will rule this land."

"If they are willing to believe in the 'Lord of War', then they will be welcomed by the church."

"They can get out of this damn place and live in a civilized world."

"Their children will not have to worry about food and disease."

The guide nodded, and after another communication, he said.

"My lord, they said that they are willing to believe in the 'Lord of War', but they cannot leave this city."

"They said they were cursed."

"The curse comes from the pyramids deep in the city."

"If they leave the city, they will die in a very painful way, and after death, their souls will return to the pyramids."

"Be one of the undead keepers of that pyramid."