Be a lord in the world of Indian mythology

Chapter 68 A Narrow Escape

Vijay suppressed his unease, remaining outwardly calm, and slowly nodded. At the same time, he turned to Bim, who was extremely nervous beside him, and instructed him: "You stay here, supervise the team, and guard the supplies and vehicles."

"Wait here for us to come out."

If they hadn't come out, there wouldn't be much to say, but is it really necessary?

At least at this moment, Vijay did not feel the threat of death, only a slight sense of resentment.

Now that the situation is under control, Vijay can tell how terrifyingly strong he is just from his strange demeanor.

Without Delanvila to restrain him, relying solely on himself would be no less dangerous than going on an expedition!

Despite this, Vijay felt a chill in his heart.

But at this moment, he seemed to have no choice but to comply.

Soon, the five caravan members who were called out were pushed forward, their faces pale, and forced to follow Vijay and Fannumu step by step toward the cold stone temple.

Mu walked at the very front, his eerie tentacles, resembling the hands of an infant, constantly wriggling and scratching at the ground, making him appear somewhat unsteady on his feet. Yet, his steps were exceptionally firm, radiating an impatient greed from within.

Vijay deliberately lagged behind by two steps, subtly blocking his view in front of him.

In this way, if any danger arises, the target will be the first to be attacked, giving him enough time to react.

Approaching step by step, we finally arrived at the entrance of the stone temple again.

Vijay composed himself and looked inside with wide eyes.

Under normal vision, it was still absolute darkness, and nothing could be seen.

With the blessing of faith yoga, he clearly saw some different things.

Deep within the temple, countless tiny sparks floated, and in the center of these sparks was a bottomless, slowly rotating purple vortex.

Within the vortex, a faint emotion could be emanating from within.

It wasn't anger, it wasn't cruelty, but joy.

It was as if it was welcoming them into its embrace.

An irresistible temptation creeps into the mind along with one's gaze, making one involuntarily want to step forward and plunge into that warm yet eerie darkness.

"not good……"

Vijay shook his head violently, forcefully breaking free from the mental temptation, and instantly sobered up.

Is that what you see?

He turned his head and saw that his eyes were completely absorbed in the scene, his gaze unfocused, as if he had lost his mind. He involuntarily took a step forward, as if he had forgotten everything.

Those servants, who were already filled with fear and hesitation, did not see the temptation in the temple, but they could feel the pressure emanating from the god suddenly weaken.

Almost out of survival instinct, they immediately seized the opportunity, slowing down one after another, their eyes darting around, quietly preparing to turn around and run away at any moment if things went wrong.

Just as Vijay and his group were about to step onto the stone temple steps and enter the spot where Delanville and his seven companions had disappeared, a sudden change occurred!

"Ugh!"

A piercing roar erupted from the darkness above the steps!

Immediately afterwards, several disheveled figures suddenly stumbled out of the darkness at the temple entrance!

It's Dranvila! Sada! And another soldier who miraculously survived!

The three men had disheveled hair, were covered in wounds, their steel armor was shattered and stained with blood, their faces were ashen, and their eyes were filled with extreme fear, as if they had seen the most terrifying thing in the world.

The other three soldiers remained forever in that darkness, never to emerge again.

"An evil god! It's an evil god!"

Delanvila practically screamed, his voice hoarse and broken, "This temple... is alive! It's alive!"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in everyone's ears.

At the same time, in Vijay's Faith Yoga vision, the stars in the stone temple instantly converged into a giant heart!

At this moment, the entire silent stone temple seemed to truly come alive!

An invisible spiritual fluctuation suddenly spread.

"Whoa!!"

The remaining caravan servants were instantly terrified, as if their lives had been instantly ripped from their bodies by this shockwave, and their withered flesh lay scattered on the ground.

They were then blown into the air by the invisible gale whipped up by the fluctuations.

The mist in the sky was also dispersed by this wave, and brilliant sunlight poured down.

But there was no time to appreciate the long-awaited sunshine. Vijay awoke from his daze, focused his energy in his lower abdomen, and began to breathe deeply into the ground.

He suddenly turned to the side, grabbed Sada who was about to be blown away by the terrifying shockwave, and pulled him behind him, protecting him firmly with his body!

"Crouch down!"

Almost at the same time, Mu was also awakened by this sudden change, his hands trembling, as if he had been completely enraged!

Fannu let out a furious shriek!

The sound was like the roar of a wild beast from the earth.

The next second, countless pinkish tissues, like a baby's hand, surged wildly and shot into the sky!

His entire body seemed to be expanding continuously, completely exposing himself to everyone!

Countless tiny, pink hands, as delicate as a baby's, suddenly stretched out, spreading wildly like vines, and finally all wrapped around a giant fleshy egg.

And the huge pupil that had been exposed finally revealed its true form; it was indeed the eye of the Brahma, but this eye was not his whole being.

When his body swelled to several meters tall, the scattered infant arms were no longer disordered, but instead contracted and merged layer by layer, transforming into taut, muscular giant arms that extended from all sides of the fleshy egg, coiling and supporting it, allowing the Brahma Eye to fully reveal his true form—a bizarre being with a giant egg as its body, a thousand arms as its limbs, and a single eye as its soul.

Judging by its appearance alone, Mu looks more like a terrifying monster than the Demon Vine and the Flying Leopard.

Judging from their sheer presence alone, they far surpass Delanville!

Although he hadn't seen any other examples, Vijay felt that this guy could at least crush a full-fledged Delanville like a chick!

This should be a realm that surpasses even Mohayoda the Warrior and Attilata Ruihou, a realm even greater than Moharata the Hero!

This also put Vijay's suspicions to rest for a moment.

Even if the Brahmins possess divine favor and receive blessings from the gods, what gives them the right to rise above the Kshatriyas, who command tens of thousands of warriors?

It turns out that they not only had gods, but also these outrageous Brahmin slaves.

At this moment, Mu has no energy left to pay attention to his surroundings.

Above the temple before us, it seems that an invisible giant is being born.

The heart within the stone temple beat powerfully, allowing the boundless starlight to reveal its enormous, invisible wings.

He also seemed to be enraged by the Brahma's eyes, which were so close at hand.

The outstretched wings folded together, as if trying to catch something.

With a furious glare, hundreds of enormous arms simultaneously streaked through the air, brazenly meeting the invisible force erupting from the stone temple.

Two forces, not of this world, collided violently.

A silent shockwave emanated from the stone temple and exploded wildly in all directions.

The air distorted, the thick fog rolled back, the mud on the ground boiled violently, and even the space itself seemed to ripple.

The soldier who managed to escape didn't even have time to scream before he was crushed into a cloud of blood and foam by the first wave of energy, leaving not even a bone behind.

Vijay was also squeezed hard by the two terrifying forces, his chest tightened, and he almost suffocated.

But Thaksin's yogic perception was fully activated in the moment of life and death, countless danger signals flashed in his mind, and at the same time, a weak gap was clearly marked between the collision of forces.

He acted almost instinctively, gripping Sada's body tightly and using all his strength to squeeze into the crevice.

"Crouch down! Stay close to the ground!"

The next moment, a violent energy storm completely engulfed the area where the two were.

Vijay's clothes were torn into flying shreds, and his skin was cut by the airflow, leaving fine, bloody gashes. Excruciating pain swept over his entire body.

But he stubbornly held on, protecting himself and Sada firmly in a relatively safe area.

Sada opened her eyes wide and looked at Vijay, whose armor had been torn apart by the storm and whose body was covered in wounds while protecting her. Just as gratitude welled up on her face, her vision was blurred by the violent tremors.

Just then, Delanvila suddenly looked up and let out a roar that shook the wasteland.

He knew that in such a fierce battle, no one could survive alone.

Rather than waiting to die, it's better to fight to the death.

"Indra above!"

Delanvila's muscles bulged, his wounds burst open and bled, but he was completely unaware of it. Like a berserker who had burned out his life force, he charged straight towards the center of the clash between the power of the Brahma Eye and the Stone Temple amidst the raging waves of air.

He intends to use his mortal body to forcibly tear apart the god-level battlefield!

"Bang!"

A deafening explosion, like glass shattering, rang out.

The last remaining strength in Delanvila's body erupted with a roar, actually disrupting the balance between the two forces.

The out-of-control blast surged again, violently hurling Vijay and Sada away with overwhelming force.

Like kites with broken strings, the two flew through the air in an arc before crashing heavily into the bottomless swamp behind them, instantly swallowed by the black water.

The caravans left behind in the distance were terrified and tried to escape, but the old servant Bim remained calm.

Seeing Vijay sink, he immediately grabbed several thick ropes and swung them with all his might toward the mud pit, roaring hoarsely:

"Master! Grab the rope! Quick!"

Vijay was not unconscious in the mud.

His will to survive jolted him awake just before he was swallowed by the mud. He grabbed the delirious Sada with one hand and swiftly grabbed the flying rope with the other.

The rough rope cut into his palm, but he dared not relax for a moment.

He raised his head and looked one last time in the direction of the stone temple.

All that could be seen was that the Brahma Eye used countless giant arms to forcefully hold back the temple door that was about to close, forcibly stuffing its enormous pupil into the dark depths of the stone temple. Half of its body was outside and half was embedded in the temple, as if it were devouring the territory of the alien god.

In the eyes of Xin Yoga, the starlight emanating from the stone temple was gradually being suppressed by the dazzling golden light emanating from Fan Nu Mu.

Is this guy really going to win?

Vijay's vision went black, and he completely fainted.

I don't know how much time passed.

A drop of cool, sweet spring water gently dripped into Vijay's chapped lips.

The cool sensation slid down his throat, waking him from his hazy consciousness.

Vijay suddenly opened his eyes, immediately sat up, and looked around warily.

He found himself lying on a smoothly moving carriage, with dry straw beneath him. His wounds had been simply bandaged, and he was surrounded by the surviving members of the caravan, all still shaken but at least alive.

The car wasn't bumping through the mud, but driving on a flat, solid surface.

"Bim!" Vijay exclaimed in surprise, "We're out? We're out of the swamp?"

Bim, who was holding the reins and driving the carriage, turned around immediately upon hearing the sound, his face a mixture of joy and shame: "Master, you're finally awake! Thank Brahma, we're completely out of the Misty Swamp!"

"You're out of the swamp?" Vijay was stunned. "How long was I unconscious?"

"For a full five or six hours," Bim whispered. "We fled during the battle, not daring to look back the whole way. It wasn't until dawn that we found ourselves standing on dry ground."

Ignoring his aching body, Vijay's first question was, "Where's the eye?"

It wasn't that I had any particular fondness for this guy, but after all, he represented a Brahma priest.

Before I've shown any signs of rebellion, this guy is definitely better off alive!

If he dies in the swamp, he will have no way to explain himself when he returns to Harappa City...

Oh, right, Sadah!

Vijay straightened up, turned his head and saw that the man was still unconscious, sleeping on another oxcart.

It can be considered that a witness has been left behind, but the testimony of Sada alone is far from enough.

Upon hearing this question, Bim's face immediately showed a hint of embarrassment and unease: "Shiva, Master! We were only focused on escaping and didn't dare to go any closer..."

Vijay glanced at the still-shaken expressions on the faces of the team members in the car and immediately understood.

It's impossible to get these terrified people to turn back and help Fan Numu now!

"Can Mu catch up?" Vijay felt that the victor of that battle should be Fan Numu, but would he come looking for him after winning, or rather, would he even need to come looking for him?

"Master, I left some markers along the way," Bim said hastily, not disappointing Vijay.

Vijay understood what Bim meant, but he needed some time to think it over carefully.

"Then let's stop here and rest for a while, and wait for him to catch up," Vijay could only instruct.

Looking around, Vijay lowered his voice and quietly asked, "Bim, now that we're out of the swamp, how far are we from the cannibal tribe?"

Bim's face immediately showed embarrassment, his head almost hanging to his chest, and his voice was so soft it was like a mosquito's hum: "Master, I don't recognize this place."

"Don't you recognize it?" Vijay sat bolt upright. "Didn't we already cross the swamp and reach the other side?"

He looked up and around.

What comes into view is a vast, flat grassland, with lush green grass and low hills scattered in the distance, dotted with sparse trees. When the wind blows, the grass ripples like waves, creating a peaceful scene.

Compared to the hellish swamp before, it was like two different worlds.

"No, not entirely correct." Bim shook his head vigorously, his tone utterly certain. "The secret path I followed with my old masters led us out of the swamp and immediately into an endless, rocky wasteland. The wasteland was filled with jagged rocks, and looking up, you could see a towering mountain reaching into the clouds, with layer upon layer of peaks. And those legendary, most terrifying cannibalistic tribes lived in that rocky wasteland!"