Chapter 1406 - The Grand Temple (1/2)

Almost immediately after Hao Ren and his party stepped on the ramp leading to the grand temple, the giant statues all stopped at the same time. Then, there was a sparkle on the surface of the huge, peculiar jellyfish body in the sky. Vivian’s electromagnetic shield began to crack, and in the intense energy hedging, the electromagnetic shield disintegrated at a visible speed.

The giant statues regained coordination instantly. As if enraged by the invaders’ blasphemy, they began to rush madly in the direction of the grand temple. The huge, rickety figures destroyed every obstacle that stood in their way; ancient houses and towers were overthrown; the solid stone floors were crushed to powder. The footsteps of those giant statues thundered through the city, and even the high ground of the grand temple shook slightly.

“The stone army is going mad!” Lily yelled. “Mr. Landlord, are you sure these guys aren’t going anywhere near the grand temple?”

Hao Ren said nothing. In fact, he was not 100% sure of his guess. He then pulled Lorrisa and Hessiana, who were a little dazed, and said, “Go inside the grand temple first. At least the building looks solid. Even if the statues are coming to us, we can fight them for a while around the walls of the grand temple.”

Hessiana, who did not have much experience dealing with this kind of battle, was especially nervous at the time. “You sure? If you’re not, Lord Vivian will be taking a risk with you!”

“Don’t worry, I’ve dealt with more dangerous things than these,” said Hao Ren with a laugh, “and even if I can’t stop so many stone soldiers, I can still get you all out of this place – there’s nothing in the world that can stop an inspector.”

The entire central temple was built on a raised platform above the city. Several pyramid-shaped architectural bodies and rectangular palaces scattered among the pyramids made up this magnificent ancient architectural complex. The raised platform was not ‘natural terrain’, but a skeleton on the head of Ertos. There was no such thing as ‘natural terrain’ in this city built on top of the beast.

This terrain also led to a long ramp around the grand temple, with numerous steps that marked the boundary between the temple area and the surrounding common urban area.

The statues stopped at the ramp, as Hao Ren had expected.

The stone guardians were converging from all parts of the city. They gathered at the foot of the grand temple, looking like a black sea was formed below the ramps. They were now furious like a living creature. They jostled, swayed and even ‘vented’ by demolishing nearby buildings, but in the end, none of the statues made it past even the bottom step of the temple.

“Phew… That’s a pretty good guess,” Hessiana said, as she wiped the sweat off her face and glanced at ‘Rollie’ on Hao Ren’s back. “How’s the cat?”

“She was kicked by the statue, but I gave her some cookies from the goddess. Guess she’s healed now, just a little weak,” Hao Ren said as he turned his head to look at the cat girl. She was sleeping on his shoulder, and her fluffy ears resting on his face. “Hmm… It looks like the medicine is working.”

“Landlord,” said Lily, tugging Hao Ren’s arm, “what do you think there will be in that grand temple?”

Hao Ren looked up. The yellow pyramid at the end of the ramp was towering above, and the top of the pyramid pointed straight to a huge whirlpool at the boundary of this space as if it was the one that attracted the destruction of the lost city.

“I don’t know,” he shook his head, “but we’re already here, and we must at least look into it. The city looks like it was destroyed by the crimson moon, but Vivian doesn’t remember what happened here, so our investigation may be the only hope to help Vivian recover this memory.”

“Aww,” Lily nodded and looked at Vivian flying in the air. “Battie is really a troublemaker…”

Without being disturbed by the statues, they soon arrived at the gate of the central pyramid of the grand temple.

Unlike the previous ‘small’ temple, this central temple was much better built with superior materials. The gate was still standing strong and intact, like a serious soldier guarding the secrets of the great pyramid.

Vivian landed, looked around and frowned slightly. “There is no statue here…”

“Isn’t it good?” Lily’s thinking is simple. “And landlord just said, those statues are coming from the surrounding temples. This temple in the center of the city is a forbidden area for them.”

“Even without the guardian statues, there should be decorative sculptures,” said Vivian, shaking her head. “That’s the most basic part of the temple—at least according to the architectural style of the city, there must be sculptures inside the temple.”

“Yes, there’s,” said Lily, pointing to the top of a nearby palace. “There’s a big dog’s head over there.”

Vivian rolled her eyes and said, “I’m not talking about that! And that is clearly a wolf head, okay!”