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Naples was originally a colonial city of the ancient Greeks.

At that time, the remains of a quarry where slaves worked, as well as the remains of sewers and water tanks built by the Romans in later generations, are still preserved in the vicinity of the old town as underground ruins of this era, and even the ruins of underground warehouses for storing grain and alcohol from the Middle Ages still exist here.

Although many places, such as the underground ruins of the old town, have been turned into tourist attractions in Naples, some of the more important ruins with magical significance have been sealed and hidden by the witches of Naples without being made public.

The ruins of this part are basically concentrated in Santa? Rukia region.

Is it a face to the Bay of Naples, containing Santa? Areas for tourist attractions such as Port Rukia and Egg Castle.

Led by Diana, Noah, Erica and Liliana entered a second-hand clothing store in the area, and were wordlessly led to the depths of the store by the proprietress who matched the store.

This proprietress is also a witch who belongs to the "Bronze Black Cross".

And deep inside this store, there is an entrance to an underground ruin.

On the uncovered ground, a four-corner cave leading to the underground ruins was displayed in front of Noah and his party, and the scene of the stone staircase extending to the underground could be clearly seen by anyone, and the traces of mana fluctuating around the cave could be faintly detected.

Needless to say, it was caused by the barrier placed around the entrance to the ruins.

"This is the temple of Hera, and the entrance to the underground ruins of the 'Pillar of Hera' is stored." Diana explained to Noah while the proprietress walked to the entrance to do some kind of work.

"Originally. The Temple of Hera is a place that no one other than witches can enter, and even Lily has only entered a few times. Usually guarded by witches affiliated with the Bronze Black Cross, there are also enchantments around it to defend against intruders and prevent mana leakage. Please wait for a moment until we have unlocked the barrier before entering. ”

Originally, enchantments like this had the function of identifying friend and foe, and anyone who had been approved by Diana could understand guò.

However, the resistance of the spell that can be called a foul in the "God Slayer" is not flexible enough to choose whether to resist the spell that touches it or not, whether it is a beneficial or non-beneficial spell, once it is touched, no matter what it is, it will be erased by the domineering.

If you let Noah approach without first lifting the barrier. Then the entire enchantment will collapse because of Noah's physical touch, and then the enchantment will have to be rebuilt.

Rather than that, it is better to unravel one of them first, so that the "God Slayer" can be cleared, so that if you want to rebuild the barrier, you only need to repair the unraveled part.

After the witch who acted as the proprietress unlocked the barrier, Noah, Erica and Liliana, led by Diana, walked down the stone steps of the entrance together.

And after Noah and his party entered the underground ruins. What you see is a slender passage like a waste tunnel.

If you go back to BC, it was supposed to be a quarry, so it looks like an abandoned tunnel.

But. This is not the case with the large number of murals carved all over the walls.

It was a mural painted with simple and plain lines.

If it was carved by a person from the Stone Age, some people might believe it.

And on this there are many snake-like creatures depicted.

Some are large snakes with their long bodies entrenched and curled.

Some are hydras with several heads.

Some are snakes with bat-like wings.

Others have claws and fangs, not so much snakes. It's more like a dragon creature, but at the end of the day. Dragons are also snakes.

There are all kinds of snakes depicted on the walls.

In addition, there are some line drawings of cows, birds, pigs, and lions.

Just let someone with a bit of magic come and check it out. Then you will be able to recognize that all these creatures are symbols of the Earth Mother Goddess.

The period in which these frescoes were carved is probably after the reign of the Roman Empire.

"Previously, this underground ruin was a secret shrine underground for shrine maidens who served the goddess of the earth." Liliana, who was walking next to Noah, whispered to Noah.

"Since the patriarchal Christianity became the state religion, the shrine maidens who used to serve the feminist goddess of the earth and the divine power were regarded as witches, and they fled underground, and in order to protect their wisdom, they built this kind of underground temple for the purpose of conveying information."

"These murals on the wall depict the posture of the goddess of the earth, the object of the witch's worship, right?" Erica whispered as she looked at the murals here.

"In the ancient world, the shrine maidens who served the goddess Mother Earth were the prototype of modern witches, and with the spread of Christianity in Europe, they lost their faith since ancient times, and they were also suppressed and resisted, and in the process, the shrine maidens who were supposed to be sacred were persecuted and turned into feared and taboo beings, that is, witches, right?"

Liliana nodded with a somewhat complicated expression, thinking that she was also saddened by what happened to her ancestors, right?

Then, Diana, who was walking in the front, suddenly spoke.

"Here we are."

Almost at the same time, Noah and his party reached the end of the stone steps, stepped on the flat ground, and reached the depths of the underground temple.

What appeared in front of Noah's eyes was a vast open space like an altar.

On the ground are depicted snakes and dragons that are the same as the mural just along.

In addition to this, there are also some ancient words and patterns that symbolize the meaning of magic, like a huge magic circle, covering the entire floor of the clearing.

In the center of such a magic array-like clearing, there was a pitch-black stone pillar.

It is a thin cylinder made of black stone that resembles obsidian.

The height of the cylinder is about two meters, and the surface is carved with a line drawing that resembles a large snake, and although it is only a clumsy carving, it has a magical power that can attract the viewer's attention.

And on such a cylinder, whether it is Noah, Erica, or Liliana, they can sense a huge mana gradually condensing.

"This is the Pillar of Hera." Diana shook hands and prayed as if she were on a pilgrimage, and her expression was quite reverent.

"Hundreds of years ago, the witches of Naples, our ancestors, discovered this pillar in Greece and painstakingly moved it to this place, so that we can see the symbol of the gods we once served, as we do now."

Hearing this, Liliana also shook hands and prayed like a devout believer, and even Erica, who was not a witch, closed her eyes.

Only Noah frowned as he looked at the 'Hera Divine Pillar', which was constantly fluctuating with huge mana.

"Hum!"

At this moment, in Noah's pocket, an object suddenly vibrated violently, and also released a huge amount of magic power, echoing throughout the space like ripples.

"Buzz!"

At the same time, the "Hera Divine Pillar" also seemed to be in response, and the whole body shook, and the huge mana that had already gathered on the stone pillar fluctuated like boiling water.

"How... What's wrong?! Erica, Liliana, and Diana were taken aback.

Noah quickly pulled an item out of his pocket.

One is the same as the Hera Pillar, which is made of obsidian and depicts the head of a woman with hair all over the snake.

It is the Stone of Gorgon.

"Hum!"

At this moment, Athena's "snake" and Hera's "snake" resonated violently, causing the "Stone of Gorgon" and "Hera's Pillar" to release an extremely large amount of magic at the same time, turning into substantial ripples that reverberated in the surrounding space.

"Is that the Stone of Gorgon?!" Diana was worthy of being an ancient witch, and at a glance she recognized the body of the badge in Noah's hand and exclaimed.

"Not good!" Erica and Liliana understood what was going on, and cried out.

"Athena's "snake" resonates with Hera's "snake", and if this continues, not only Athena, but even Hera will appear!"

Noah's eyes froze, he clenched the 'Stone of Gorgon' in his hand, and said without hesitation.

"Let's withdraw first, Diana, you can find a way to suppress the mana on the 'Hera Pillar'!"

"It's... Be! Diana hurriedly responded.

Noah then clicked on his toes with Erica and Liliana, and his body quickly retreated, leaping up the stone staircase and charging towards the ruins. (To be continued......)