Volume 1 The Mystery of the Shadows Chapter 35 Ruins
After a nightmarish scene of destruction, Archer Blaze lost consciousness in excruciating pain.
In the chaotic darkness, she felt heavy, and her ears were filled with noisy sounds: the sound of fire burning the air, the sound of stones crushing in the soil, the sound of intimate conversation between men and women, and ...... Nevenmor's muffled whisper.
I don't know how long it took for her to regain consciousness from the darkness, and the first thing she felt was a strong tender sensation in her leg - she felt like her right leg was broken, or worse than it.
Slowly opening her eyes, she found herself lying among a pile of broken stones, with a small metal jug the size of a fist in her ear, the lid of which had been lifted from the wall to reveal a glass cover, from which a small piece of gentle fluorescent yellow light emanated.
It was the high-level equipment of the Audric army, the Light Pot, which housed several special alchemy creatures, which were glowing eyeballs, but would fall asleep in the smallest confined spaces. When they need to wake up, they only need to lift the lid, and the eyeballs will fall into the illusion of getting out of trouble when they see anything outside the glass cover, and the lighting effect will be quickly achieved.
Who opened the light pot for her?
With the help of the searchlight from the light pot, Archer surveyed the surroundings and confirmed that he was in the corner of a dilapidated house, surrounded by the vast remains of a pale building.
As a shelter, this underground-like area is not seen by daylight, and there is only more than ten square meters of activity space. She didn't know where she was buried, but luckily there were several half-human-high black holes around her, which might serve as a gateway to the outside world.
Archer tried to get back to his feet but was unsuccessful. Her injuries were worse than expected, not only did she have a torn waist and abdomen, her right leg was broken, her left shoulder seemed to have been smashed by a collapsed building, and she lost sensation in half of her arm. Fortunately, she found that some serious wounds had been bandaged.
Who did it? Archer furrowed his eyebrows in confusion, and at that moment, there was a slight sound, as if the soles of his shoes were stepping on gravel, and in this extremely silent and small space, this movement was tinged with a hint of horror.
Archer held her breath and forced herself to sit up, and almost at the same moment as she sat up, a pair of large strong hands reached out of the hole facing her, and pulled several stones asideβ
The first thing that appeared in her field of vision was a pair of horns, then an iron-blue helmet and eyes under a mask.
The moment Archer saw the Goller Berserker, the Berserker spotted her.
The first to break the silence was Archer's chanting.
It is unknown why this strange berserker is in the grotto, but she must kill her enemies with little to no action.
Like Archer, the Berserker who was swept into the ground by the Honkai Streets did not expect to encounter the Odriks...... He was cruising the streets nearby, but the ground suddenly trembled, and then the entire street was flooded by the debris of buildings like landslides.
Seeing that a blazing fireball had taken shape, the berserker emerged from the cavern, holding the shield in front of him with one hand and throwing the hatchet at the sorceress in front of him with the other.
The fire bolt struck the shield in a small wave of air, but it also knocked down a lot of fine stones and dust, and the Berserker's short axe spun and slashed into the wall behind Archer, the blade ripping open the muscle of her left shoulder and splattering with blood.
Archer snorted in pain, raising her right hand to chant the next spell that would take shape quickly, but the terrain was too unfavorable for the mage to fight, and the berserker took two steps and rushed in front of her, swinging his shield and smashing it in her face.
Neither as a magician nor as a noble lady, Archer had never suffered such a forceful blunt blow, and she felt only black in front of her eyes, nearly losing consciousness in the excruciating painβher head was squeezed violently between the cold iron shield and the hard wall, and a warm liquid flowed into her eyes on her forehead.
The Berserker interrupted her chanting and pressed his shield against her head, then pulled out a second hatchet from his waist and slashed cleanly at Archer's right forearm, which chopped off her slender arm.
"Ahh
Archer's drowsy mind was suddenly awakened by the unprecedented pain, and she screamed in pain, glaring at the berserker, but unfortunately her left hand was unconscious, and her right hand had been severed, and she was powerless to resist.
"Lady Oderick ......"
Removing the shield from the side, the Berserker panted as he looked down at Archer, and even a wisp of saliva came out of his mouth and got on his brown shaggy beard due to his rapid breathing.
At this point, Archer's appearance looked miserable, but the dislocation of his left arm and the rupture of his right arm did not affect the Berserker's rising reproductive impulses - according to the aesthetic standards of most Gollers, as long as Archer's chest and lower body were kept, even if all the limbs and head were cut off.
Archer watched as he grabbed his moon-white robe, the collar to the placket torn, revealing a large patch of snow-white skin and a dark blue pattern.
Looking at the pattern on Archer's chest, the berserker couldn't help but be stunned, and in this momentary distraction, a silent arrow pierced his neck.
The Berserker roared, the pain at the height of his fighting intent and desire for destruction, and he grabbed Archer by the hair and threw her aside, then turned to find the sneak attacker.
Hill Manvenlin crouched at the entrance to a cavern, his second arrow on the string.
The berserker picked up his hatchet and threw it at the silver-haired woman, then lunged at her. At the same time, wisps of cold air shot at him with black arrowheads, piercing his round shield, helmet, and head, and the huge head bursting like a watermelon.
After swinging the dragonhorn bow and smashing the spinning hatchet, Silver Ji stepped over the carcass of the berserker and quickly approached Archer's side, crouching down to examine her injuries.
"General Hill...... Where are we? β
Archer's vision was a little blurry, and his left eye was stained with sticky red blood.
Ciel shook his head and said in a very tired tone, "I don't know. β
After a pause, she said, "The fight between Nevenmor and the Lady of Mystery caused a great shock, and this shock destroyed a large part of the streets, turning all the buildings in this area into ruins, and the wreckage of the complex was distorted and mixed together by strange spaces, so it is very likely that we will be buried inside the ruins. β
Archer even took a breath of pain that hurt her heart, and she could only clench her teeth and breathe slowly, her face looking unusually pale.
"Do you see the others?"
"I woke up with you alone, and after tending to your wounds, I tried to explore up the cave tunnel, but I didn't meet anyone and didn't find an exit." Hill reached out and brushed the silver hair from his forehead behind his ear, "I can't confirm how much time has passed in Jiling, we must hurry up and enter the pillar of light." β
A faint sense of despair rose in Archer's heart, and she knew that it would be difficult for her to regain her mobility, and that the chances of continuing to search for Terella's heart were slim.
Hill examined the scratch on Archer's left shoulder, which was not shallow, and the skin was open at the point where the axe blade had been hooked, but it could be treated for now. She didn't pay too much attention to the broken arm, but focused on the pattern on Archer's chest.
The long-solidified dark blue paint sits just above the heart, forming a vertical eye filled with chaotic lines in the sockets, forming an eerie picture with a strong primitive style.
Hill silently pulled at Archer's shirt and didn't ask any questions.
"You're in a bad situation, Athena." She said to Archer, "Although I can stop the bleeding for you for a while, if it drags on for a long time, there is a good chance that you will die." β
Archer leaned against the stone pile, looked up with great difficulty, and said, "But we can't give up ......"
Hill tore off all the tattered cloak, then pulled out the dagger from his waist and cut it into strips, tying them to Archer's severed arm and other wounds.
"You need to rest, I'll go find a way out."
She carefully bandaged the wound and whispered.
Archer noticed dark blood stains in the cracks in the armor on Hill's chest, which looked new, most likely because the wound had been oozing blood.
"Why did you accept this assignment, General Hill?" She couldn't help but ask.
Hill raised his eyes to look at Archer, was silent for a while, and said, "Because of His Majesty's promise." β
Archer didn't know what His Majesty Cavendish had promised to Silver Ji, but she couldn't ask more.
In one way, Hill Manvenlin has an inextricable feud with the Blaze family, because Hill's father was killed by the Archduke Blaze.
The deeper reason for this is not clear to Archer...... In any case, at this moment she is not the daughter of the Grand Duke of Blaze, but the court magician Athena.
"I've checked most of the caves, and they're basically dead ends or leading deeper underground." Ciel finished dressing and turned her head to look at the berserker's corpse on the ground, following the footprints he had stepped on, her gaze resting on the entrance to the cavern, "Maybe the direction this Gole came from will lead to the outside world." β
Hill took some small pieces of bread from the pouch he was carrying, and removed the water bladder from his waist. She tore the bread into flocculent pieces, dipped it in water and fed it to Archer's mouth, and ate some of it herself.
"You need to regain a little stamina." Hill placed the water bladder in Archer's hand.
She glanced at the red flower on Archer's right shoulder and fell silent.
Noticing Ciel's gaze, Archer's eyes flickered and he whispered, "I wonder if Nevanmor is still alive." β
"It's okay." Hill said calmly.
There was a hint of weakness and exhaustion on her face, but her eyes were still as bright as owls in the night.
"We can't give up, can we?"
After the destruction of the large complex in the tomb, Arthur Liszt was also buried deep in an underground cavern, and with the help of transfiguration, he transformed into a fierce venomous snake covered in scales, and walked through the crevices of the rocks, only to emerge from the ruins and return to the void of the stars.
After transforming back into human form, he leaned weakly against a broken wall, stitched the wounds all over his body with medium magic [flesh stitches], and then completely lost his strength.
Flesh sutures can only repair external injuries and do nothing to damage the damaged visceral and vascular tissues under the skin. Arthur managed to barely escape from the ruined streets with all his might, and he really couldn't make up for the lost limbs and severed trachea.
Studying poisonous magic to the extreme, he suffered not only physical trauma, but also a black haze was born in Arthur's heart for the Lady of Concealment and the Sage rank she represented.
"Perhaps...... Should I try to learn a forbidden spell first? β
He muttered to himself in a badly leaky voice, and the dark color in his eyes became even more intense.
I don't know how the battle between Nevenmor and the Lady of Mystery will turn out, Arthur is very resistant to thinking about this at this time, deep down he has given up his curiosity about the depths of the tomb, and just wants to find a secluded place to hide, wait for the three days to run out, and then return to Slom.
He's already starting to miss his magical spire.
I don't know if it was because of the excessive blood loss or some other reason, Arthur suddenly felt the temperature around him become very low, and he couldn't help but shiver.
"No, this breath is ......"
He raised his head and found that there were silky white snowflakes falling in the sea of dark blue stars, how could there be snowflakes in the void?
In a small space above his head, the formless and insubstantial void suddenly condensed into a block of ice, and the ice gradually formed edges and corners, turning into a lifelike ice sculpture, as if there was an invisible knife silently carving.
Under Arthur's shocked gaze, the ice sculpture came to life from the form of a dead thing, its godless eyes turned into beautiful and deep blue eyes, its delicate body rendered the complexion of a human, and its frozen hair transformed into a long flowing blond hair.
The blonde beauty with a demure temperament wore a familiar sky-blue dress, and she floated in mid-air, a holy white mist overflowing between her gestures.
"Anna?"
Arthur watched the Winter Saintess, who was also a member of the Council, condense and be born from the void, but a trace of extremely grotesque conjecture rose in his heart.
"It's not counter-magic...... Even the void can be frozen, it's absolute zero! He looked up at the Winter Maiden in disbelief, "Have you been promoted to the Grand Magus?" β
Anna Christer didn't answer the Poison Ring's question, she spread her palms, her brow furrowed slightly, and stared at the wisps of cold mist on her white fingertips with a confused gaze.
"My time was frozen a day ago, and the gears of time were just beginning to melt...... "what would happen if that meant that?" β
Hearing her muttering to herself, Arthur's heart became more and more convinced that she had been promoted to the rank of Sage. The forbidden spell [Absolute Zero] is the ultimate in frost-based magic, and only the lowest temperature in the world can freeze the void and time.
"It's strange, my heart ......," Anna closed her eyes and pointed a finger to her eyebrows, "No, there seems to be something more here." β
Arthur's face was constantly changing, he stared at the Winter Maiden, and said slowly, "What have you been through, Anna?" β
The Winter Saintess was silent for a while, then lightly opened her lips and exhaled a wisp of cold air, saying, "Time is returning to the right track, and I gradually remember something. β
She looked down at Arthur Liszt, a look of concern on her face, "Are you alright, Arthur?" β
Arthur shook his head and said with a gloomy expression, "Not very good, I think it will take me a long time to recover from my injuries." β
Anna's body slowly floated from mid-air, and she half-crouched beside Arthur, holding out her fingers, and her fingertips spat out a trace of white frost, and the frost drifted to the tip of his nose, burrowing into his nostrils with the air.
"I froze some of the inflammation in your body for you." Anna said earnestly, in a gentle tone as always, "But doing so will lower your body temperature a little." β
Arthur nodded in thanks, he glanced at the Winter Maiden, and said in a complicated tone, "I didn't expect you to be able to master absolute zero...... The kingdom's youngest High Magus is outdated, and perhaps I should call you the youngest High Magus. β
Anna smiled helplessly and whispered, "Don't say that, I'm still a member of the council." β
She paused, and her gaze suddenly became solemn: "I met a sage in the tomb of Ji who held the lawlessness in his hands, and it was precisely because she was cornered that I was forced to freeze my time with half a [absolute zero]. β
"Void Sage? It seems that she is a lady of secrecy. Arthur said thoughtfully, "Is it the first thing you encountered that mad woman......
The sapphire eyes of the Winter Saintess showed a puzzled look: "Could it be that there are other sages in the Ji Tomb?" β
"Haha, yes, this place is crazy." Arthur laughed in an ugly voice, with a deep self-deprecation in his smile, "That's a sorceress in a black cloak, and she holds the Earth Forbidden Spell [Earth Caress." β
"The Archmage of the Nature?" Anna's eyes flickered slightly, as if she remembered something, "I may have seen this sage you said. β
At this, she furrowed her slender eyebrows again, as if something had crept into her eyebrows.
The forbidden spell that person has in his hands is not only [Earth's Touch], but also [Eternal Resonance Worm].
"If you do encounter these two Sages, I have to tell you that they are most likely already doomed." Arthur pointed to the ruins beneath him, "The female archmage, who calls herself Nevenmor, has been buried in the ground along with the Lady of Secret. β
Listening to Arthur's words, Anna looked at the endless ruins beneath her feet, as if she could still feel the power of the riot remaining in the air, and she tried to imagine what kind of amazing duel Nevenmor and the Lady of Secret had been.
The Winter Saintess stared at the huge pillar of light in the distance and said lightly, "If they are still alive, they will definitely appear in the depths of the Ji Tomb." β
Deep in the ruins.
The Lady of Secrecy regained consciousness from the darkness, and she felt the chaotic power of the void in every vein of her body, the irritable energy that made her feel painful, and the power of her origin alone lost its vitality, as if it had been stripped of flesh and blood.
"It's so heavy......," she muttered to herself, barely opening her eyes, and found herself lying in an extremely small, spherical space, about the size of a refractive dome, surrounded by rubble.
A cute candle with a pink flame was stuck in a stone brick, the characteristic candle flame she had in her pouch.
By the light of the candle, the Lady of Secret discovered the source of the weight on her body: the Archmage Neven Morr, who had indirectly caused all this tragedy, was pressing on her body, and the black hood had already slipped off, revealing "her" face.
"Levi David?"
The Lady of Crypt stared at the familiar face in shock.
She never imagined that Nevenmor was not only not a woman, but also a scholar of the academy who had several relationships with her...... The most incredible part is that he can actually enter the Ji Tomb, and his real identity is still a great mage!
For a brief moment, her grace and quiet personality were forgotten by the Hidden Lady, and Nevenmor's true face had a great impact on her.
"How could it be ......," the Lady of Concealment muttered, her expression very rich.
Flora, the glamorous Templar assassin and black-hearted businesswoman, is completely mad, and at the moment she wants to curse and kill.
Levi, still unconscious, lay on top of her, his head slid off her shoulders to the ground, so that his face was only a few centimeters away from hers.
Breathing in the warm breath of Levi's nose, Flora looked at his face closely, unselectively, and realized that her veil had fallen off at some point......
"It's so hot......"
She snorted a little uncomfortably, staring at him with wide eyes, but she had no strength or ability to move her body.
At first, Flora glared at Levi through gritted teeth, but it didn't take long for a crimson blush to appear on her face.
The blush is not because of a special affection for him...... Although she is over 30 years old, Flora is obsessed with all kinds of secret knowledge, and she does not deal with men very often, and such ambiguous physical contact is almost never experienced.
"It's a shame...... He looks like he's only in his twenties, right? She couldn't help but smile bitterly and said self-deprecatingly, "It's actually a reaction to a man so much younger than herself......"
"I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of." A voice came from above her, "In my eyes, you're just children. β
The sudden sound woke Flora from her bewildering reverie, and she turned her head to look in the direction from which the voice cameβ
A sexy woman in an ice-blue dress sits by a candle, she looks less than half the length of a candle, with pointed ears and scarlet pupils, and her skin is a mysterious dark blue.
In addition to the mismatch in the color of the hair, this face ......
"The Shadow Queen?" Flora said in a lost voice.
Terella sat on the raised brick, swaying her calves slightly, her lips pursed, and the corners of her mouth turned up: "Little Girl of the Secret Keeper, I remember your name is Flora, right?" β
Looking at the miniature queen in front of her, Flora immediately remembered Aorako's book of prophecy, and when she asked what special people had entered the tomb, she replied that it was the owner and ......
Flora couldn't help but glance at Levi, the young bachelor was indeed someone she knew.
And Terella can naturally be regarded as the owner of Jiling, but why did it become like this?
"Why are you still alive?" Flora's pupils twitched slightly, and she asked in a breathless voice, "This is your mausoleum...... Have you been living in your own grave? β
Tyrella pulled back her long ice-blue hair, seemingly disappointed by the question, and said, "No, I came in from outside. β
Flora was confused by this answer, but the nature of the Keeper of Secrets made her curious about the hidden history behind the incident.
"I am an old woman who has lived for more than a thousand years." Instead of playing with her hair, Terella folded her legs and held her chin and said, "Aren't you curious about the secret to staying young?" β
Flora, who was full of questions, was stunned and didn't react for a while.
"No...... That's not what I want to ask......" She subconsciously struggled for a moment, unable to push Levi away from the pressure on her body, "Hmm...... Actually, I wouldn't mind learning the secret of staying young forever. β
On second thought, it's also a good thing to avoid wrinkles and age spots.
Terella smiled and said, "I don't know what the secret is. β
The atmosphere became a little awkward, and Flora was silent for a few moments before she recovered from her faint disappointment, coughed lightly, and said, "Are you really Terella Cleopatra?" β
Terella raised an eyebrow, looked down at her calmly, and replied, "Probably half of them." β
Flora frowned and said, "Half? I don't understand. β
"Young Keeper, you look quite immature." Tyrella licked her lips, narrowed her eyes, and said, "Didn't you come to the tomb to find secrets?" If you want to know the answer, you might as well see it with your own eyes. β
Flora was not annoyed by Terella's subtle sarcasm, and after thinking about it, she realized that it was imperative to regain her strength, but it was not an easy task.
"Your Origin Power is tied to the Void, which is in keeping with the style of the Templar disciples." "But that doesn't mean you can absorb the power of nothingness at will. β
She paused, and then said unceremoniously: "Now you are not only filled with nothingness, but also the source of your strength has been destroyed, I'm afraid it feels hard to even move your fingers, right?" β
Flora didn't speak, she acquiesced to Terella's conjecture, and even felt that the Shadow Queen was speaking too tactfully.
The inability to move the body, or the power of nothingness in the body, will improve over time.
But for her, the real irreversible damage is the collapse of the rank. At this time, she still has the power of origin, but this power is already rootless, and it can only be consumed but cannot be restored...... When her strength is exhausted, she is no different from a mortal.
Thinking of this, Flora glanced at Levi in annoyance.
"Levi's Void Tolerance is not as good as yours, so he will be in a coma for a little longer, but it won't take long for him to wake up." "Instead of digging into my secrets, think about how to convince him not to kill you." β
"You know him?" Flora's eyes narrowed, keenly picking up a clue from her words, "Or maybe you and Levi are a group of people, so you're trapped here together?" β
Terella said noncommittally, "I could have left you alone and left here. β
Gazing at Terella's body, Flora realizes that the Shadow Queen may be in some special state and needs to use Levi's Davy's powers to achieve some kind of purposeβa high possibility.
After pondering for a moment, Flora suddenly smiled and said to Terella, "I don't understand why you're here, but I think we can make a deal. β
"Interesting." Terella's expression was very calm, and she couldn't tell if she was moved or unmoved, "What do you want?" Do you know what I want? β
Being pressed for too long, Flora felt a little tightness in her chest, she tried to swallow a mouthful of saliva, and said with difficulty: "In a short time, I still have the rank of Sage, this is my bargaining chip...... As for what I want, it's not [Heart of Terella] or anything else in the Himereung. β
Terella was not surprised by her answer, as if she had been waiting for her to say so.
"The Secret Keeper wants nothing more than more secrets." Terella smiled, "I can tell you a part of my story, you're sure to enjoy it." β
Flora felt her heart pound, as if she had a morbid excitement. She looked Terella in the eye and asked urgently, "So what do you want me to do?" β
"Instead of Levi, do what he has to do." Terella chuckled and smiled seductively.
She suddenly narrowed her eyes, smiled and said, "Oops, he seems to be awake...... It's been discovered. β
Levi suddenly moved his body, and Flora, who was suppressed by him, subconsciously let out a soft snort, and then blushed uncontrollably.
"It hurts."
Levi reached out and pressed his forehead, he braced himself on the ground and tried to stand up, only to come to his senses to find the enemy lying under him - his hand reacted faster than stunned, and directly grabbed the Hidden Lady's neck.
Unable to move, Flora felt suffocated, but could not resist.
Levi stared at her face, a look of surprise in his eyes: "Flora? β
But the strength in his hands did not decrease, and he did not seem to care about the identity of the Hidden Lady, and only wanted to kill her.
"You don't need to rush to kill her." Terella said calmly, "Of course, it doesn't matter if you kill her. β
Completely awake from the foggy state, Levi glanced at Terella and said coldly, "It's only a part, but I heard what you were doing. β
Terella spread her hands and said, "I wasn't going to hide it from you. β
Levi stared into Terella's eyes with a cloudy expression, and just as Flora was about to suffocate completely, he finally let go of his hand, leaned back, and sat down on the other side of the sphere space.
Flora, who had survived, breathed greedily and gasped for air.
Levi sat gloomily for a moment, not saying a word. He would never tolerate Neveonmor's identity being exposed, and with the exception of Nephitali, who had signed the contract, even Terella's knowledge was deeply disturbing.
After calming down a little, he found that his connection with the "Demon Palace" had become very weak, as if it had been affected by the space riot, and the magic power he could mobilize was very limited, but fortunately this connection was gradually recovering with the passage of time.
Singing a [flesh stitch] to close the through wound in his chest and back, Levi stared at Flora, his brain spinning rapidly.
As a black market merchant, Flora turned out to be the keeper of the Temple of the Void and a powerful warrior of the Origin...... It was indeed unexpected, but it was not enough to justify his sparing of the Hidden Lady.
In fact, Levi was neither averse nor opposed to Flora's deal with Terella. He had been forced into the tomb of Himere, and he was more interested in erecting a powerful image of Nevenmor in the hearts of everyone than helping Terella get his heart back.
After all, the benefits promised by Terella seemed illusory and unbelievable, and he had no reason to fight for them.
"Both of you need a little time to regain your strength, so why don't you take this opportunity to talk." Terella said leisurely.
"Why don't I turn her into a corpse before she regains her strength?" Levi said with a sneer.
He had already noticed that Flora was not capable of action at all, and that it would take longer to recover the power of the Origin, so he was not in a hurry.
"It's come to this, I don't need to fight you,"
Slowly but with difficulty, Flora moved herself ten centimeters upwards so that she could lean against the curved stone wall and be able to watch Levi speak.
"Why should I trust you?" Levi said.
Flora's expression was complicated, she looked into Levi's eyes, and said, "Because I was going to prevent everyone from entering the pillar of light, but now things are out of my control. β
Levi didn't speak, just stared at her quietly.
Flora sighed and explained, "I have been prophesied that if too many people enter the depths of the tomb, it will cause dangerous changes in the tomb...... But I didn't know what the specific danger was, so I chose to stay around the pillar of light and assassinate. β
Listening to her answer, Levi pondered for a moment and said, "Whether it's true or not, it's just your objective reason - we just fought to the death once, and subjectively you still have a reason to be my enemy." β
Flora sneered and said, "So do I have a reason to fight you again?" I think you know better than anyone else that I lost to you, Archmagister Nevenmor. β
At this moment, Levi heard this title, and there was no trace of pride and accomplishment in his heart, only a strong sense of irony.
With an amused expression on her face, Terella interjected, "The reason the Keeper fights is only about secrets and knowledge, if there is no conflict of interest between you, why is there any need to fight and kill?" β
Flora glanced at Terella and said calmly, "All I swear to protect is the secrets of the Temple, and I don't mind cooperating with a Sage to explore the depths of the Himeling. β
Levi was silent for a while, and said, "Forgive me for refusing, even if I don't kill you, I won't cooperate with you." β
Receiving a cold response, Flora rolled her eyes despite the lady's demeanor.
Tyrella tapped on her knee in imitation of Levi's habit, and suddenly said, "I know very well that you don't care about our agreement, Levi. β
Levi did not deny Terrela's words.
Terrella looked into his eyes, and her languid eyes suddenly deepened.
"When you were in Slom, you described to me the destruction of the Emerald Silk, whether it was a burning meteorite, a crimson shadow, or a whisper of 'destruction', I remember it very well." She said slowly, "Although you never admit it, I think your purpose in coming to Oderick must have something to do with these things. β
Levi frowned and said, "Can you please not talk about me here?" β
He didn't want Flora, who seemed to be friend or foe, to hear his secret, even if Terella had intentionally or unintentionally avoided some of the details...... Even if she doesn't tell it completely.
Flora listened quietly to their conversation, and while the content seemed to have nothing to do with Himereung, the mysterious demise of Emerald Silk also intrigued her.
"Talking about secrets in front of the keepers, I don't think you need to worry too much." Terella said calmly, "They've been stingy when it comes to sharing secrets. β
Levi glanced at Flora, temporarily disagreeing with Terella's claims. In fact, he never mentioned his true purpose or plans to Terella.
"Believe me, Levi, the group of people you're looking at haven't left a record in any literature." Terrella whispered, "Their origins go back thousands of years, and I can provide you with very valuable clues. β
For a very brief moment, Levi's gaze froze slightly, and then returned to normal. He narrowed his eyes to hide the change in his expression and said, "That's the benefit you mentioned?" β
Tyrella didn't answer, but smiled noncommittally. She turned her head to Flora and said, "As for you, young keeper, I can tell you the secrets of the Dome. β
"The Dome?" There was a look of shock in Flora's eyes, "With all due respect, it has fallen in the middle of the Burning Plains, and I have searched for its remains in the ruins near Lookout City many times, but nothing has been found. β
"There are only the ruins of the Tower of Babel, and the true Temple of the Dome will never fallβ" Terella seemed to remember some distant past, and her eyes became a little ethereal, "it still stands above the dome." β
The Dome Hall, the last palace and mausoleum of the King of Kings, is the greatest secret and treasure for thousands of years...... It was definitely a big bargain, and Flora thought she couldn't refuse any of Terella's requests.
For Levi, Saladin's palace, while attractive, was not a very important option, and what he could not refuse was the clue to the fire of destruction...... It took him nine years, but he never got close to the group of people, but if it was the Shadow Queen, he might really be able to lift this heavy veil.
"As a bonus chip, I'll tell the truth about the heart of Terrella and why Saladin did itβLevi's has heard or guessed most of the story, of course."
Terella learned the word "chips" from Levi's mouth. Her expression became serious, and her scarlet eyes showed a rare look of rage.
"And what I need you to do is to find my true heart and put it back into my body...... I just want to be resurrected in my own body and tear Saladin's poor tombstone to pieces! β
("After a closer look, I noticed that Levi Davy was very good-looking...... Note: This line does not enter the official record. βThe Hidden Record)
("Absolute Zero: Cold Frost is a forbidden spell, pointing to sexual magic, created by Arsenal.") Creates a wisp of extremely cold aura that condenses the essence of frost out of thin air, releasing a low temperature that is enough to freeze time and the void. The caster needs to nurture at least one wisp of extreme cold in the Demon Palace. βThe Forbidden Spell)