Divine Flame Crystal

Chapter 149 The Academy's Bell Tower

"The exploration of the library has finally come to an end. Although there are still some regrets, the seal is not something I can touch now." Walking out of the dormitory, looking at the dazzling sunlight, Xingluo thought a little depressed.

Next to the library is the ancient bell tower, which is said to have stood there since the founding of the school. The bell for classes and breaks is heard from here. Everyone has become accustomed to it, but Xingluo feels that this bell tower is a bit eerie.

"I've wanted to go up there for a long time. Since I'm leaving soon, I might as well take a look around and see what's there." Xingluo tried to push the wooden door of the bell tower. "It won't open. No wonder no one comes here. It turns out it can't be opened at all."

He took out his student ID and placed it on the wooden door. The magic circle on the door lit up slowly like the meridians in the human body. He pressed it lightly and the door opened with a creaky sound. A cold wind blew out from the tower. Xingluo shivered involuntarily. He thought he was already a great magician, so he didn't hesitate this time. He turned on the magic shield and walked straight in.

"This is the academy, there shouldn't be much danger."

But as soon as Xingluo entered, he felt a flash before his eyes, as if a white shadow flashed by, which scared him. He quickly opened his eyes wide and covered the shadow with his mental power.

However, the area covered by the mental power was blank, with nothing there, as if everything just now was some kind of illusion. "No, I'm a great magician, how could I have hallucinations? Even if I did, there must be something interfering with my mental power." Xingluo made a brief judgment and came to a conclusion.

Xingluo gritted his teeth, snorted coldly, and walked inside. Then he cast several kinds of protective magic. It was obvious that he was still afraid of death. When he just walked into the bell tower, he heard the door behind him slam shut with a bang.

"There's something weird in here. No wonder it's listed as one of the forbidden areas in the academy. It's enough to scare people to death." Xingluo was also shocked.

For some reason, the lighting magic didn't seem to work here, and the surroundings were still dim, making it difficult for him to see clearly. Relying on the protection of space magic, he was no longer afraid and walked upstairs.

This is a spiral staircase made of wood. It makes a creaking sound when you step on it. It is covered with dust and the corners are covered with spider webs.

When Xingluo put one foot down, perhaps because of his weight, he broke a section of the old stairs. He quickly retracted his foot and stepped over it, walking up. At this time, a bell suddenly rang. Xingluo was startled by the bell before he put his foot down, "Is the get out of class over?"

Xingluo wiped his forehead in shock and said, "I didn't expect a small bell tower to be so eerie." He took a deep breath and climbed several steps in a row, moving away from the broken stairs.

The bell tower was very high. Xingluo observed the surroundings while climbing. He always felt that a pair of eyes were staring at him. He thought of the white shadow when he entered the door, "Could it be this?"

His mental power continued to spread out, but he had not discovered anything. "This place seems a bit weird. Both mental power and magic power can only extend to the surrounding area of ​​the body." He tried unwillingly several times, but still could not expand. It seemed as if something was imprisoning here.

Xingluo slowed down his steps. He was a little hesitant, not knowing whether he should continue going up. As he walked towards the top of the bell tower, his magic power and mental strength became increasingly stagnant, and the magical elements here became increasingly thinner.

Curiosity finally overcame fear, and Xingluo walked up, pulling out a knight's sword and muttering, "This place doesn't seem to be very friendly to magicians."

Xingluo, wearing a robe and holding a sword, looked a little weird, but he couldn't care less. "Besides, no one is watching. Is there really no one?" Xingluo's mind seemed to be hypnotized, and he kept replaying the white shadow when he entered the door.

He held the sword and continued to walk upwards. At the same time, he communicated with several life-saving magic scrolls through his mental power. He now regretted coming to this broken bell tower. "This place is so shabby, I guess there is nothing valuable here. Why did I come here? Hey..."

He looked down and saw a pitch-black abyss. He didn't know how high he had climbed. He only vaguely remembered the location of the bell. Although he hadn't heard the bell for a long time, he still subconsciously crawled towards the place where the bell disappeared.

After an unknown amount of time, he began to feel a little dry in the mouth. “That’s not right. I’ve been climbing for so long, why haven’t I reached the top yet?”

He was startled, and then realized that his mental power, magic power and physical strength were all declining. This process was very slow, so he didn't notice it at first, and it seemed that something was interfering with his consciousness, so he didn't realize it until now.

Xingluo's mental strength was somewhat scattered, and he even had a difficult time standing. When he was about to activate the magic scroll in the ring, he broke out in a cold sweat. He didn't know when the connection with the space ring had been cut off.

Since becoming a magician, he seemed to have never been so weak and helpless. Now he was even worse than an ordinary person. He tightened the sword in his hand and found that the sword had become heavy, making it difficult for him to hold it steadily.

Xingluo wanted to retreat. His strong curiosity finally dissipated temporarily in the face of life. He wanted to retreat down and leave this strange place. Just as he was about to turn around, a white shadow suddenly appeared in front of him, face to face. He was so scared that he reflexively dodged to the other side of the wall.

A somewhat shrill laugh was heard, and it sounded like a hoarse female voice.

"Female ghost?" Xing Luo was startled, and hurriedly mobilized his remaining magic power and mental strength to fight back, but the laughter was shrill and sharp, like a devil's sound entering his ears, eroding his brain, endlessly.

He finally couldn't hold on any longer, and with a "wow" Xingluo spat out a mouthful of blood. His blurred vision finally allowed him to see the white shadow clearly. It was a woman, with a pale face without a trace of blood, but lips that were a little creepy red.

From under the white robe, he could vaguely see a pair of equally pale feet. "It has feet? It's not a ghost? Or it's a ghost with feet?" Xingluo had just spit out a mouthful of blood and was already injured. No matter what the opponent was, he was in danger. "Although I still have some trump cards, I don't know if I can get through the current difficulties."

This "female ghost" looked at Xingluo and suddenly started to speak, as if they had not communicated for a long time. Her words were mumbling and inaudible. Then intermittent mental fluctuations were transmitted from Xingluo's mind.

"Who are you?" Xingluo forced himself to remain calm and spoke.

"Me? I I...I."

Xingluo was a little depressed. He couldn't understand what the other party said, and his mental fluctuations were like "I" for a long time but nothing came out.

Seeing that the other party didn't seem to intend to continue screaming, Xingluo relaxed his tense nerves and asked gently, "Where is this place?"

"here?"

"Yes, here, why can't I get out?"

Xingluo was secretly delighted to find that the other party had stopped stuttering. This was a good sign. He continued to communicate with the other party using his mental power, while not daring to move his body, as he was afraid of irritating this being who had not seen humans for a long time.

"This is a bell tower, it will ring." Some weak waves came over from the other side.

……

As the communication continued, Xingluo discovered that this "female ghost" seemed to have some problems with her thinking. Some slightly complicated questions would convey a chaotic wave. He had no choice but to ask her some simple questions step by step.

"What's your name?"

"What's its name? Can it be eaten?" Xingluo felt a bit overwhelmed when she heard the answer. She could relate many of her questions to eating, as if the other party only knew how to eat.

"Then what do you usually eat?" Xing Luo regretted asking this question. When the other party took out half a bone of some unknown creature from his arms, he instantly felt deeply frightened.

The spirit that had just relaxed became tense again.

Xingluo felt it a little bit. This bone was extremely hard, with a metallic luster on it, and a row of neat tooth marks on it. "The teeth must be very strong to be able to bite such a hard bone."

He looked at the other person with a little more fear, and at the same time spoke more gently and with a kinder attitude. He was afraid that the other person would pounce on him and bite him. He didn't think he was harder than the bone in her hand.

The most important thing is that he is now extremely weak. The opponent's speed is almost comparable to teleportation. His mental power can only capture a trace of afterimage. "The white shadow I saw when I entered the door is probably her." Xingluo felt a little tricky.

Xingluo looked at the other person's still childish face, and said as kindly as he could: "Brother is a little tired, I have to go downstairs, I'll come to see you next time, okay."

Xingluo saw that the other party didn't seem to react. When he was about to go down, a white shadow flashed by and the other party blocked his way. He opened his mouth and was about to scream again. Xingluo hurriedly said, "Wait, I have food!"

This sentence really worked. The other party suddenly closed her mouth and looked at him hopefully. "Damn it, I can't communicate with the ring now. What can I give her to eat?"

Noticing Xingluo's hesitation, the white shadow seemed to be about to make another move. Xingluo hurriedly handed the long sword in his hand to the other party, "This is delicious, you try it."

Obviously, Xingluo had no other options, so he hurriedly threw the senior knight's long sword out. The opponent didn't seem to care about the sharp blade and grabbed it. When the white and thin little hand was about to touch the blade, Xingluo couldn't help but sweat. Then he saw a shocking scene, "He caught the blade with his bare hands without any damage."

The "female ghost" picked up the sword, looked at it, sniffed it, and then took a bite. Her white teeth seemed to be no different from those of humans, but the moment she bit the sword, a crisp "crunch" sound was heard.