Vol 2 Chapter 30: Inside the cave
"Is this the secret room where the sculptures are stored?"
Xiao Nan used the fire escape to ignite the lamp hanging on the wall. Under the dim light, she looked around in this cave, which was about 50 to 60 square meters.
"I sensed it and found that this place is terrible."
Ryo Shimazaki sat cross-legged on the ground with his eyes closed, as if he was perceiving something. After a long time, he stood up and said
"And the outside is like a labyrinth. If you come in like an ordinary person, you will probably get lost in it soon."
"Fortunately, my ability teleportation can solve this problem, but if you can't perceive where the sculpture is, it's useless."
Xiao Nan nodded in agreement. Just now, she used the paper escape technique to investigate, but she lost contact within a few seconds. It was exactly the same as the previous feeling of using the paper clone to enter the **** cave.
No, maybe this place is also somewhere in a cave...
And just when she was considering whether to leave first, she heard Ryo Shimazaki's voice.
"Looking here, it seems that there are still words left by the old man."
Glancing at him, Xiao Nan noticed a line of words carved on the innermost wall.
She walked over, carefully stroked the dust away, revealing the original content, and after staring at it for about two seconds, she bowed her head and muttered.
"It doesn't look like a common language in the ninja world. I've never seen such a language."
But thinking about it, if she guessed correctly, this place was left over from thousands or even tens of thousands of years ago, and it is normal for the language at that time to be different from the current common language.
However, contrary to Xiaonan's expectations, Ryo Shimazaki made a solemn appearance. He squinted at the words, and said with an unbelievable look on his face.
"The knee of the Buddha was flooded, and the Lingyun Grotto was set on fire..."
? ? ? ?
Xiao Nan opened his mouth, but finally gave up the plan to get to the bottom of it now, but said:
"Literally speaking, it means that the lake will rise and submerge the temple, and then the flames will burn the Lingyun Grottoes? Was this place originally called Lingyun Grottoes?"
Shimazaki Ryo still maintained that shocked expression, shook his head, "Maybe it's the name of the ancient times."
"Is this a warning from ancient times?"
"Maybe it's even a prophecy..."
"Anyway, let's go to other places first..."
Ryo Shimazaki put his hand on Xiao Nan again, and with a flick of his figure, he appeared in another cave.
The interior of this cave is more empty than the previous one, and after lighting the lights, they also found a stone sculpture in the corner.
This obvious difference naturally caught the attention of the two of them, so the two of them quickly approached.
This stone sculpture looks like a monk, and his hands are folded as if he is chanting sutras. The whole stone sculpture looks lifelike, almost like a real person.
"Is this...a statue left in ancient times?"
"Maybe... I heard that in ancient times there were some monks who chose to sit in a vicious place to suppress evil. I think this stone sculpture is also for this purpose."
Ryo Shimazaki and Konan saluted the stone statue in unison. Afterwards, they looked over the sculpture to the wall behind, and found that there was a large concave pit on it, like a place to store something.
"Something... is missing..."
Shimazaki Ryo swallowed and said with difficulty
"Something...? What?"
Xiaonan realized that Shimazaki Ryo's identity may be more complicated than he thought, and he may even have a deep connection with the temple lineage.
If this is the case, he can know the ancient script and possess various incredible abilities.
"Sculpture of the Demon King... It was supposed to be suppressed here forever by the monks! How could it be gone?!"
Xiao Nan remembered what the members of Shichibukai said to him before—
A mysterious organization attacked the members of the Shichibukai who guarded the demonic energy, resulting in the eight major demonic energy getting into the hands of Hanzo, and it is very likely that there are demons in that organization.
Her face sank and she whispered, "Maybe it was stolen by someone!"
"Stolen...?" Shimazaki Ryo said to himself, and then decisively denied, "Impossible! This place should be guarded by the fire unicorn guarding the demon king sculpture... Wait..."
He suddenly realized as if he had figured out something.
"Fire unicorn! I understand, is the monster that attacked our village a fire unicorn, but why did it become like that? It's like a monster!"
"Could it be affected by the power of demonic energy?"
"Magic?"
Seeing Ryo Shimazaki's puzzled appearance, Xiaonan explained, "One of the powers of the demon king in ancient times. Once you get it, you can use part of the power of the demon king, but it will also become cruel under the influence of the demon."
"Impossible, from what I understand, the fire unicorn is a noble beast, and it will not be easily controlled by the devil. In fact, he was asked to guard the devil statue because it will not be affected by the devil's whispers. ."
"And... the strength of the fire unicorn shouldn't be so weak..."
"If it is a real divine beast, it is definitely not inferior to the existence of the tailed beast, but that monster did not show the power to destroy the world at all."
"So many years have passed, and no one can tell what happened. Even the immortals will gradually grow old and lose their strength. No matter how magical the fire unicorn is, it is still a creature, and as long as If it is still a living creature, it cannot escape the erosion of time. UU reading www.uukanshu.com”
"..." Shimazaki Ryo was silent, and after a while he sighed, "Maybe so, but..."
"But the disappearance of the Demon King sculpture is definitely a matter of life and death in the ninja world! We must get it back as soon as possible!"
However, Xiao Nan just looked at him indifferently, "Maybe you have to tell me your identity and your magical teleportation ability first."
"...Well..." Ryo Shimazaki was about to speak, but his expression suddenly changed, as if some terrifying existence was pointing a knife at him.
In an emergency, he couldn't stop sweating, and without waiting for Xiao Nan to ask, he grabbed her hand and used the ability of teleportation to leave the cave.
After making sure it was a safe place, he let out a long breath and collapsed to the ground.
Only then did Xiaonan realize that Shimazaki Ryo's back was wet...
Could it be that the fire unicorn is back?
Xiao Nan thought to himself
To be able to make Ryo Shimazaki so frightened, the only culprit who destroyed his village was the one who thought about it.
so she asked
"Is it a fire unicorn?"
However, no one answered her, Shimazaki Ryo just seemed to be nervous.
"I can't believe...I can't believe that the monster actually exists..."
"What monster?!"
Xiao Nan pricked up her ears. Now she is extremely keen on every piece of information from the Demon Race.
Because she knows that as a demon who wants to rule the world, there is no doubt that it is the enemy of herself and Nagato.
"The people of the pillars... According to rumors, the vampires who fell asleep after the Demon King was sealed... Unexpectedly, they actually exist, and they are in this cave!"