Chapter 552: Killing Two Birds with One Stone

Realizing that the [Duel Cage] could not last too long, Ethan left behind a time clone without hesitation, and his real body instantly disappeared.

When he reappeared, he was already standing in the basement of the castle.

When he rushed to the pool of red liquid, the air around him seemed to be suppressed by a heavy pressure, and there were fully armed knights all around, and their armor reflected a cold light under the dim candlelight.

The leader was Pacia, the patriarch of the Sheffield family. He recognized Ethan at a glance and shouted nervously: "Be alert!"

The knights immediately drew their swords, and their shields made neat clanging sounds on the ground.

However, Ethan frowned slightly when he saw this scene, and before the knights made any moves, the swords were already unsheathed.

Several sharp sword auras burst out almost at the same time.

"Swish!"

"Ah..."

The dozen or so shield riders at the front, along with their heavy shields, were instantly cut in half by the invisible blade, like a fragile vase falling to the ground, shattered into pieces, blood and metal fragments mixed and scattered on the ground.

The knights behind saw this scene, all with horror on their faces, and their steps retreated involuntarily. Some of them even lost their weapons and fell to the ground, making a crisp crash.

Ethan saw that they had made way, and he glanced around coldly. He did not continue to embarrass them. His figure flashed and flashed to the side of the pool. He saw that his wrist shook lightly, and he slashed out several sharp sword auras again.

"Bang!"

The heavy stone slabs at the bottom of the pool shattered, revealing a deep staircase passage, and the red pool water instantly poured down, flowing down the stairs, making a "splashing" sound.

Ethan did not wait for the water to recede, but directly started the ascension posture. He was as light as a feather and quickly jumped down.

The staircase passage was extremely long, extending diagonally downward, hundreds of meters deep. The air became increasingly cold and humid, and various magic traps were set up around it.

Flames and venom came from all directions, but for Ethan in the ascension state, these were completely insignificant. He let these dangerous magic elements hit his body, but he was unharmed.

After a rapid descent, he finally reached the end of the stairs.

This is a spacious and strange underground space. The walls around are made of black stone, and the surface is coiled with vines that crawl slowly like living things, exuding a disgusting smell. The air is filled with the smell of decay and dampness, mixed with a faint smell of sulfur, as if this place has been immersed in volcanic ash for a long time.

A dark green pool of water gathered on the ground, and black rotten matter floated on the water, like the remains of some ancient creatures, emitting a corrosive smell. Complex runes and strange patterns covered the floor, with a faint red light between the runes, accompanied by a low humming sound, as if telling the taboos and dangers of this place.

Countless small squares were carved out on the stone walls around, and glass jars were placed in the squares, with green liquid and still-beating human hearts in the jars. The beating of these hearts was synchronized with the rhythm of the red light, and each pulse brought a strange tremor.

In the center of the room stood a statue about three meters high. The statue's image was distorted and deformed, and its face was destroyed beyond recognition, but its hands were raised high, as if holding a crystal clear crystal heart in dedication.

This crystal heart exuded a strange light, and as it beat, it seemed to be breathing silently. Every slight contraction caused the surrounding air to tremble slightly, as if it was distorted by some invisible force.

Ethan narrowed his eyes slightly, and anyone could tell at a glance that this crystal heart was the original body.

So Ethan walked slowly towards the statue, with a sneer on his face, raised the sword in his hand, and prepared to cut it down with one sword to end it all.

However, at the moment when the sword was raised, his wrist suddenly stopped, and the blade hung in the air, and it didn't fall for a long time.

"Huh? Just died like that?"

Ethan didn't do it because he felt pity, but... just a moment ago, everything outside suddenly ended.

The goblin suddenly stabbed his chest with his hand like crazy, pulled out his heart and threw it in front of Ethan.

Although the time clone didn't know what it meant, he still chopped the heart into pieces at the first time.

Once the heart was destroyed, the goblin's body quickly lost its vitality, rotted, withered, and withered like a flower in an instant. The speed of decay was jaw-dropping.

At the same time, the "buzzing" sound emitted by the crystal heart became more rapid, as if conveying some kind of message.

"Master, he is begging for mercy from you, saying that he can be loyal to you wholeheartedly, just ask you not to kill him." Catherine explained at the right time.

"With all my heart?" Ethan smiled.

Ethan certainly couldn't believe what the boy said, but he had to admit that the boy was really capable and it would be a pity to kill him.

Perhaps it would be better to keep him to deal with the Eye of the Ancients than to kill him directly.

Thinking of this, Ethan walked forward to take the crystal heart, but the heart was buzzing again.

"What is he talking about?" Ethan asked Catherine through telepathy.

"He said he couldn't leave here. This statue and the alchemy array below are the key to maintaining his immortal will. If he leaves, he will die."

Ethan got a headache when he heard that the other party was difficult to control.

Logically speaking, since he couldn't control it, there was no point in keeping it.

But thinking that the members of the [Ancient Eye] in the Land of the God of War had not been dealt with, Ethan was reluctant to kill him.

After all, he could enter the Land of the God of War and was strong, so it was really appropriate to use him to deal with the [Ancient Eye].

Even if it failed, the Ancient Eye would definitely retaliate by looking for people from his family. It would be a good thing for both sides to fight to the death.

Thinking of this, Ethan slowly put away his sword.

"Catherine, use the Super Eagle to notify Papalia to remove a statue from Maro City and send it to the Sheffield Family Castle within three days."

"Oh!"

...

Three days later, Lanchester escorted a statue of Ethan to the Sheffield Family Castle.

Ethan personally stared at a goblin and moved the statue into the secret room under the pool.

Yes, this goblin was Valenciunas.

After watching the process of his heart transplant, Ethan was very glad that he didn't kill him before.

This kind of super fighter with absolute weaknesses is rare in a century!

"I have done what you said. Now you can rest assured!" Valenciunas said calmly.

"I feel that you don't seem to be very happy. Please don't be so. As I told you before, I not only did not harm you, but I helped you. Otherwise, you will die sooner or later!" Ethan replied seriously.

"Then thank you!"

"Haha!" Ethan smiled: "No need! However, I want to warn you that it is best not to play any tricks.

You may not know what this statue means. I can tell you clearly that as long as you make a slight move, it will immediately give you a fatal blow. Do you understand?"

"I understand!"

"That's it! Now you can set off to the land of the God of War. When you solve those bastards, you will be free!"

"What if I solve them and you don't fulfill your promise?"

"You should go and inquire about my reputation before asking this question! And, do you have any other choice?"

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