novelraw Chapter 538: 56: The Approaching Enemy
Chapter 538: 56: The Approaching Enemy
Chapter 538: Chapter 56: The Approaching Enemy
Thus, the Tower of Oblivion, which was almost unsolvable for the Magic World in the past, was treated as a hidden instance by the players and easily conquered; there were even multiple walkthroughs posted on forums.
The reason for its Challenge Level being set at forty was because players below level forty who entered would suffer from permanent skill forgetfulness. To recover, one would have to complete a series of rather troublesome task chains.
“You may temporarily forget some of your abilities, but don’t worry, as long as you leave that area, your abilities will return to normal.
There might be some minor tests inside, but there won’t be any great danger, just find the exit as quickly as possible…”
After listening to Anvis carefully introduce the precautions for entering and exploring, the two players were ready to enter the stone column.
Orbins was left outside, but upon learning that the two were going to enter for exploration, he took out several Secret Magic Tools, also entrusting them to the two to carry, planning to fully detect and analyze the parameters of that special force field.
On the other hand, Prince Lanno was not to be outdone.
He had heard of the players’ uniqueness, but aside from Anvis, no one was willing to waste an exploration spot of the Radiant Secret Realm on a foreigner, and he naturally couldn’t find one at the last minute either.
But since he could find this place, he also had other preparations.
Out of caution, Lanno did not plan to enter himself. After a low discussion with the remaining three companions, he took out something resembling a Mechanical Core and installed it on one of the young companions’ Mechanical modules.
Then, with a flash of blue and white light, a special hexahedral shield wrapped around the companion’s Mechanical Armor.
The young man, too, stepped forward, ready to join the two players in exploring the stone column.
After all, being from the Royal Family, Prince Lanno had quite a few valuable assets.
In Anvis’s perception, the shield bore traces similar to Rule Power, but it was far from the true Rule Power. Quite an interesting technology, although still very imperfect at present.
“Is this something that has spread from the Magic Council?”
“Yes.”
Anvis exchanged a covert glance with Orbins and immediately made some guesses. Prince Lanno himself, or the power he represented, seemed to have some cooperation with the Continent Magic Council.
Anvis himself was only mildly interested in such things, as he had obtained a great deal of High Elf Civilization’s cutting-edge Alchemy knowledge from the Tower Spirit Pomiya of the Floating City.
Even without the Eternal Core to unleash its full power, it was sufficient for everyday use, such as clearing out the riff-raff.
Moreover, the issue of the missing Eternal Core was also about to be compensated for.
Glancing at Orbins, Anvis said no more, simply watching as the three figures successively disappeared into the stone column.
Knowing the inside story of the oblivion area here, he was not optimistic about the hands arranged by the Prince for a test of character.
At this moment, the three from Team Xia Ye Yinghuo, who had entered behind the stone column, began to survey their surroundings.
The environment behind the stone column showed no anomalies, but was extraordinarily empty, like a desolate wilderness shrouded in a dim fog.
Looking in any direction, there was no end in sight, and light from an unknown source illuminated the surroundings. At the feet of the three, a winding black stone path stretched endlessly into the murky fog.
“Wow, my panel indeed shows that I have a special negative status on me now.”
After checking the new status named [Forgetting] on her panel, Xia Ye Yinghuo exclaimed in surprise.
“No big deal, Anvis already told us the task hints earlier.”
The Last Dragon Descendant also noticed the anomaly in himself, but he did not care and planted a silver-gray rod into the ground, letting the metal rod collect the environmental information of this place.
Before entering here, Anvis specifically mentioned the Forgotten Force Field of this area. The Elf still trusts what Anvis says.
Based on his analysis, he and Anvis should still be on the same camp, and the contents of the Radiant Secret Realm change with each opening, so there is no possibility that they were intentionally brought here to be sent to their deaths.
While the two players were whispering to each other, a follower of Prince Lanno watched them from the side, somewhat unable to understand the words of these foreigners.
However, as a student of Pamir Academy, he also had his own pride. Seeing the two players dawdle, he did not greet them but started off on the path by himself.
In his view, these foreigners would ultimately be useless, and their strength was not formidable. Since Prince Lanno did not instruct him to look after them, it would be best to let them perish here on their own.
.….….
“Let’s also get ready. The Radiant Secret Realm is open for seven days, and only a day and a half has passed. The enemy should have already entered by now, and we need to think of a way to save ourselves.”
In the Tower of Oblivion, even though they did not personally enter, Anvis and the others began to prepare the area on this level, ready for the enemy’s attack.
Although Lanno personally felt it would not be easy for the enemy to reach here without their key in hand, it was ultimately harmless to be prepared.
“I remember you tossed a coin in the hall earlier, and now you have made some discoveries, haven’t you?”
While setting up a Magic Power suppression and Space Confinement Array in a corner of the hall, Lanno remembered Anvis’s strange action from before.
“See for yourself.”
Anvis did not hide anything and directly copied the information he had obtained earlier for Lanno. After reading through it, the latter also frowned a bit.
“Songxing Secret Sect; I’ve heard of this cult’s name. They are an ancient organization documented since ancient times, whose upper ranks were not human.
But it’s still unclear how many of their followers have infiltrated the Secret Realm. The safest method is to delay them as long as possible below, and then we take the opportunity to climb to the top of this tower, making use of the environment for defense.”
“Moreover, since we can find ways to repel the enemy, then the strongest among us likely have their own lifesaving trump cards as well.
After being attacked by the enemy, they should also try to gather together, which will also help us.”
After calming down, Lanno immediately analyzed the situation.
“What’s most important now is to figure out the enemy’s plan and find a way to pass the message to the Empire’s high command. With our identities, their attack on us, risking the wrath of the entire Gloria Empire, surely has some terrifying purpose.”
Anvis agreed with Lanno’s analysis.
He was also paying attention to the progress of Xia Ye Yinghuo and the Last Dragon Descendant. According to his observations, the two had already covered nearly half the distance. The ‘little games’ that tested their conscience on the remaining path shouldn’t be too difficult for them either.
However, there was bad news now—the enemy had arrived, faster than Anvis had anticipated.
In the midst of Rock Temple’s airspace, space suddenly twisted slightly, and a blurry figure in a dark green hood appeared in mid-air.
Under the vigilant watch of everyone indoors, the gaze of this figure swept around the room and finally focused on Prince Lanno.
Simultaneously, a grating imperial tongue sounded in the room, rough as a millstone grinding on a mill.
“Do you know? There are two kinds of things in the world: those which the Divine favor and those which the Divine despise.”
“Lanno Luo Augustine, you have partaken in the latter!”