Capítulo 341: Chapter 341: A Stone?
It seemed that Viserys's initial speculation was not wrong. These were not monsters, but living beings, though perhaps they could no longer be called humans.
They had lost their sanity, completely controlled into ravenous monsters, devouring anyone who dared to uncover the mysteries of this lost civilization.
However, what concerned Viserys more at the moment was something else.
"These people are different from the black-haired monsters outside... they were likely soldiers of Valyria in their lifetime."
Viserys noticed the armor they wore. Although it was tattered, it was still more resilient to the ravages of time than ordinary clothes.
Black fog lingered around them, reminding Viserys of the black fog he had infused into Bessie and Mia.
Could it be that they were also infused with this black fog during their lifetime?
Who did this?
Their lord? Or the gods of Valyria?
Balerion, Meraxes, or Vhagar?
Or was it something else that Viserys didn't understand yet? He knew nothing about all of these.
But now Viserys was in trouble. The neatly arranged Valyrian soldiers were heading towards the place where he and Mia were hiding.
They were directly in the path of the patrol.
"Were they really... once human?"
"How did they become like this?"
Mia, lying next to Viserys, was clearly still in disbelief.
Because those black-haired monsters had completely lost their humanity, leaving only a desire for flesh and blood.
If these people were once soldiers of Valyria, then what about the monsters wandering around the outskirts of the city, the wolves that could walk upright, the fish that could run on land, the monsters in the blood-red river...
Could it be that they were all once animals?
The only surviving creatures on this lost continent were clearly divided, from animals to human rulers.
"If they were indeed soldiers of Valyria, they must have been controlled by something."
Facing the imminent danger, Viserys's voice remained calm. He glanced at the Valyrian soldiers coming in their direction, took a deep breath, and spoke in a low voice.
"There are two choices now."
"Mia."
Viserys turned his head to look at the girl next to him, and Mia also looked up at him with bright eyes, her gaze firm.
The rest, naturally, didn't need to be said.
The silver-haired youth nodded slightly.
"Alright, I understand."
With a snap, he suddenly grabbed the girl's shoulder, and in an instant, the two of them turned into a cloud of black fog and disappeared on the spot.
The next second, the monster guards who had patrolled to the place where Viserys and Mia had just landed paused slightly, a clear look of confusion on their faces, although it was not very clear under the black hair.
Then, like a machine, they paused for a while before continuing on their way, patrolling the palace in the same old way.
Not long after Viserys and Mia disappeared, they appeared in a side hall of the grand palace.
The architectural style of Valyria was somewhat special, it could be said to be a collection of styles from all over the world, incorporating the strengths of all the civilizations they had conquered, their buildings all appeared in this city.
Moreover, Valyria's stone carving technology was extremely advanced, which was one of the things that the Varys' Tiger Party hoped to obtain on this trip.
Even after experiencing a terrifying doomsday disaster and hundreds of years of time, many buildings in the Valyrian capital were still preserved.
Viserys and Mia explored the dimly lit side hall carefully with the faint moonlight outside.
Fortunately, there
were no monsters in this side hall, but they also didn't find anything valuable. Most of it was Valyrian-era artifacts, adorned with gems and gold, and the rest was mostly decayed.
These items, even a few pieces taken out casually, would be priceless treasures.
However, compared to money, Viserys was more interested in other things, and he couldn't carry so many things.
Then the two of them left the side hall and continued to explore along the corridor, passing through a garden that was already overgrown with weeds and in ruins.
Fortunately, there were no monster patrols here.
The two of them passed through the garden, following a path straight into a half-broken tower.
"This seems to be where the master of this palace used to rest."
The interior of the half-collapsed tower was luxuriously decorated, with decaying magnificent carpets and tattered silk.
The two of them explored carefully, but then encountered a black-haired monster squatting on the ceiling.
It was clearly different from those controlled Valyrian soldiers, rather similar to the monsters on the outskirts of the city.
It seemed that this black fog was very precious and not everyone was eligible to have it. Those Valyrian soldiers patrolling inside the palace were also the personal guards of a major family that once lived here.
Perhaps this family was stronger than the Targaryen family, after all, among the forty noble ancient families of Valyria, the Targaryens were always the 'underachievers'.
The monster let out a strange cry and then pounced. It seemed that she didn't expect a living creature to come here.
Although Viserys and Mia were caught off guard, they still successfully dealt with it.
Fortunately, the noise caused by the monster was not very loud and did not attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers outside.
The second floor of the broken tower had a spacious bedroom, and at the entrance of the foyer was a metal emblem that seemed to be a family crest.
It seemed to depict a person herding sheep, Valyria was originally a semi-nomadic tribe.
Although Viserys didn't recognize this pattern, it didn't prevent him from searching in this room.
The bookshelves in the room had decayed, and the books on them had become extremely fragile due to time.
Viserys carefully searched for potentially valuable books and then carefully collected them.
On the other side, Mia was also searching for something in the room.
The bedroom was spacious and elegantly decorated, the fireplace was cleaned, and apart from a lot of accumulated dust, there was nothing else. In the middle was a bed large enough for three people, but it had already collapsed.
"Hmm?"
At this moment, Mia noticed that there seemed to be a dark box under the collapsed bed.
"What is this?"
Then the girl went over and opened the box, reached in and touched it, then paused slightly.
Because she felt like she had touched a...
Round, large stone?
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