The Mifik Plain, located at the western end of the continent, has a warm temperature of spring all year round, but there are many wild animals and monsters, so although the climate is suitable for living, few people choose to put down roots here.

Deep in the north of the plains is where the ruins are.

On the periphery of the ruins are dilapidated arches that still show the majesty of antiquity, and the surrounding walls are covered with dust from the accumulation of time and green vines clinging to the clinging green vines, and occasionally some animals make noises nearby, but none of them will approach the ruins.

There was a momentary distortion in the air, but then it regained its calm, as if it were just an illusion. It's just that if you look closely, there seems to be something transparent in the air, and from this blurred edge, it looks like a giant.

This "giant" is the machine that Rheins has played a little trick to temporarily hide his appearance.

“…… There is no machine to monitor. In the machine's operating room, Rheins, with her eyes closed and her head slightly bowed, frowned and said, "And since the detection techniques have not been erased or affected...... They didn't do anything on the periphery, so let's remove the disguise. ”

The machine revealed its original iron-gray appearance, and at the same time, step by step, it entered the entrance that was wider than the machine.

"They have traces of processing...... Even the traces of the previous time we had been here were obscured by some deliberate new dust. ”

Reins still had her eyes closed. Although the machine can obtain the outside world, it is a picture that has been processed by the machine, and there is a certain degree of distortion. She uses her own way to detect her surroundings so she can stay in the operator room without going out. However, in order to be able to achieve the same effect as she saw with her own eyes, it would be very brain-draining.

It wasn't until the machine entered the ruins that she opened her eyes.

"Are you alright?" Apaya reached out and touched her forehead, "Do you have a headache?" ”

"It's nothing, it'll be fine in a while...... Put your attention to the front. ”

Although the silver-haired mercenary was not discouraged by her lover, she could not let her own emotions interfere with their mission, and she could not refuse to tell the information because of such a tantrum, which would put both of them in a dangerous situation.

The reckless engineer waited to get back and had a way to clean it up.

"The mechanism of the ruins has been cleaned up by our previous battle, and there should be no more guards." Apaya said as she adjusted the information on the screen, "According to Hermiria, Rossos shouldn't be able to set other traps in the ruins—because the magical atmosphere in the ruins is too strong to affect the normal operation of the machinery. ”

The machine they were riding on had been equipped with a set of armor plates that defended against mana, so the impact was greatly reduced. But Rhines didn't think they could just relax, after all, if this place had been entered by Roses, it would have been impossible not to do anything.

"Either they'll make a little magic trap, or they'll put magical beasts here." She whispered, "This environment of the ruins...... Enough to make the power of the monster two or three times stronger than usual. ”

In front of Apaya, there were all operating platforms, and in order not to affect his movements, Reins placed a cushion in the space to the left of his chair and sat directly on the cushion.

She didn't want to crouch there or stand bent over.

"Just confirm where they moved, destroy that altar and get out of here." Reins leaned herself lightly against the edge of her chair, "Don't care what they've done...... Something foreign will eventually be repelled by the ruins. ”

She even wanted to rest a little, she didn't sleep well last night. One is physically exhausted and the other is ...... She was angry and drove Apaya to the sofa in the living room, and although the other party obeyed without complaint, she was worried that the sofa would make him sleep uncomfortably and affect his state the next day.

As a result, in the morning, the other party seemed to be quite energetic, but she was so sleepy that she needed to secretly drink a pick-me-up potion.

"Otherwise, might you use disguise?" Apaya's voice came from above her head, "Now that we've confirmed that the mechanism that would have removed the magic barrier in the ruins hasn't been restored, a little camouflage can also avoid unnecessary battles." ”

"Hmm." Rhines reminded herself of God, "The sooner you get there, the better." ”

Reins poured the magic of camouflage into a piece of paper, which could be operated by Apaya as long as he activated a fragment of the crystal nucleus inside the machine to supply energy.

Not only the appearance, but also the smell of the machine, and the roar of the machine can be isolated within a certain range.

And Apaya's judgment was correct. They did encounter a few mutant creatures along the way, and their jaw-length fangs and sharp, ominous-glowing claws showed off their attacking prowess.

With their disguise, they carefully bypassed them - thanks to the large type of ruin, otherwise it would have been very difficult to walk through the ruins, not to mention bypassing the monsters.

"Don't continue on the main path." Rhines said a little lazily, "I can feel a different atmosphere in the northeast corner, go over there and have a look." ”

Apaya listened to her judgment and found her way in the gloomy corridor, and as they advanced, they could no longer encounter the beasts.

"Rossos should have arranged a lot of demonic beasts in the direction of the trunk." Reins tilted her head slightly, "But it should be a little bit right here, unless ......"

"Unless what?"

"Their altar has things that the monsters don't dare to approach." Her eyes narrowed, "These monsters don't have too high thinking skills, so they will listen to their instincts - stay out of danger. ”

When it comes to the dangers that Warcraft will be afraid of, coupled with being in the ruins at the moment, it is almost instantly associated with the crystal nucleus.

The crystal nucleus that originally had more energy in the ruins was taken away by her, and the rest of it would not cause the fear of the demonic beasts, so she didn't need to use her brain to know that this was of course Rosso's hands and feet.

It didn't take them long to reach the room of the anomaly that Rhines had spoken of, and in the middle of the empty room was a stone altar with a gray hedron floating on it. The perimeter of the altar is also inlaid with a staggering number of crystal nuclei, which seem to be used to provide energy for the altar.

"I'll go out and have a look." Reins stood up from the cushion, "This kind of altar...... I can't look at the magic circle up there that way, I'll be affected. ”

Appaya nodded, handing her a communication headset.

"Be careful."

Reins nodded, took the headset and hung it on her ear, and then teleported herself outside. She approached the altar, and the magic circle around the crystal nucleus made her face sink at the first sight.

“…… That's not a good situation. Reins said into the headset, "I should know...... After we've counted Rossos so many times, it's time for them to start fighting back. ”

Appaya's nervous voice came from the headset.

"What's wrong?"

“…… This circle was supposed to have the effect of gathering souls. Reins frowned, "Soul gathering is used for other purposes...... You see, soul wounding beasts can scratch souls, right? Scars on the soul can heal on their own, but it will take longer. But since there are demonic beasts that can hurt the soul, of course, there will also be means to tear the soul apart. ”

As if thinking of something unpleasant, Reins pursed her lips and turned the subject back.

"The Soul Gathering Circle was supposed to be used to bring broken souls together and promote their healing. Once the human soul is torn apart, even if there is still a pitiful possibility to survive, it will become an unconscious walking corpse; And if it is already dead, the torn soul cannot return to the goddess. ”

She walked around the altar and saw a bundle of purple hair next to the crystal nucleus.

"They made some modifications to the circle, using Seven's hair as a medium to channel his brother's memories here." Reins pursed her lips, "Although it is because No. 7 is most concerned about his brother, there are still some steps missing that we don't know, so we have to go back and ask them personally." This damn No. 7 has long been exposed in front of Roses' eyes. ”

"Hmm......" Appaya pondered, "so just destroying the hair can solve it?" ”

“…… Although it should have been so, yes. Reins sighed, "But...... We are calculated. The moment the hair or crystal nucleus is destroyed or taken away, the trap they have laid inside the ruins will be activated. ”

Even though she couldn't see Apaya's expression now, she could imagine that the other party was frowning at the moment.

"As far as I'm guessing right now...... At the very least, it will inspire those monsters to block our path, and it will also suppress teleportation-type magic. Rhines carefully felt the magic that was circulating in the magic circle beyond the soul gathering effect and linked to other locations, "There are also some traps...... But these shouldn't have much impact on non-magical existences, and the main restrictions are on magic, so they probably thought that only me or other Fili would come over, right? ”

While she was still trying to discern, the sound of a machine coming towards her interrupted her train of thought, and she turned to look back to see that the hatch of the operator's room had opened, and Apaya was coming out of the machine.

"What are you doing out there?"

"Didn't you just say that teleportation magic can also be suppressed?" Apaya leaned against the side of the hatch, "You can't go back to the operation room for a while, can you?" ”

Reins could not refute his words, because they were.

"Now that you've made sure that there won't be any impact on the machinery, then after you dispose of the hair and hedrons, go straight back to the operation room, and we'll try to rush out directly." Apaya looked back at the outside of the room, "Actually, I still want to see if I can just break the wall of the ruins......"

"That will be damned." Reins rolled her eyes, "Trust my professionalism in this area. The dwelling that was once stayed by the gods was helpless if there was a certain amount of damage during self-preservation or fighting, but if the human dared to deliberately destroy it, the soul would be cursed. Even I can't help that curse. ”

Appaya shrugged, looking regretfully abandoning the idea.

"That is, Roseos is a bunch of outlaws, so he dares to do something here." Reins scoffed, "Wait and see, nothing good will happen to these people." ”

Reins stood at the front of the altar and stared at the crystal nucleus and hair for a moment, then laughed.

"Since you're going to trigger the trap...... Let's play something big. ”

She took out a dark red bag, swept away the crystal nucleus and hair, threw a orb onto the altar, and ran quickly into the operation room.

"Hurry up, Apaya." She said cheerfully, "Otherwise, it won't be easy to leave in a while." ”

Although Apaya didn't understand what was going on with her sudden good mood at this time, it didn't stop him from doing what she said. As soon as the machine left the room, a loud explosion was heard behind it.

The silver-haired woman beside him even hummed a certain tune happily.