novelraw Chapter 554: 72 The Road Ahead
Chapter 554: 72 The Road Ahead
Chapter 554: Chapter 72 The Road Ahead
“Hmm… I don’t mean to say we shouldn’t use equipment now. Just… don’t rely too much on their power.”
Yalanis stomped her foot in frustration; she wasn’t sure how to explain to Anvis. As the captain of the Frostwind Knight Order, she wasn’t adept at verbal disputes.
Of course, the girl thought that the dangerous situation Anvis referred to meant the unknown enemies within this secret realm; Anvis was also very aware of this.
“Anyway, as long as you understand what I mean. Whether it’s summoned creatures or alchemy demon statues, they can be manipulated by enemies. Only the sword in your hand will not betray you.”
“I will.”
Anvis nodded with a smile, putting an end to the topic.
To quickly end a discussion, one doesn’t need to express the opposite opinion, but rather to agree with the other person’s stance with a sincere expression.
He wanted to enhance his own strength, which indeed is closely related to external objects.
Yalanis’s path is completely different from his; she, his older sister, is on the path of the knight, the path of the heart. Similar to those in the War Profession System who use everything to hone themselves, forging themselves into the strongest sword, achieving a state of clarity and transparency of mind.
It is a path filled with brambles, but also a direct and bright path to the source, one that most protagonists and Children of Destiny take.
And he, a mage with an extremely intricate mind who calculates this and that all day long, can almost bid farewell to that path.
Anvis is well aware that this is exactly where he falls short of Yalanis.
His entire strength is built upon the Ancient Secret Scripture, and although his combat power is formidable, he has never had a path truly his own.
The young Anvis from his past life was the same, effortlessly reaching the Seventh Rank through his bloodline powers, but still lacking his own path, immersed in magic research.
In this life, he is still facing the same issue.
Among high-rank professionals, a widely circulated saying goes: “Bloodline determines the lower limit, the path determines the upper limit.”
If one’s bloodline power is strong enough, it’s okay to not find one’s own path, just that the pace of strength increase will be slower, perhaps requiring a few more centuries of hard work.
Anvis, relying on the Ancient Secret Scripture, managed to forcefully bypass the constraints of hard strength increase, but the issue has shifted to the advancement of his Prophet level.
The speed of advancement was too fast, resulting in his severe lack of familiarity with the path of the Prophet.
It was a feeling of confusion, completely different from before the Eighth Rank when one simply needed to meet the requirements of Destiny Power, as if there was no path ahead anymore.
Anvis had learned about the Grey Mist’s methods of attempting breakthroughs and roughly knew the various conditions needed to break through to the Ninth Rank Prophet.
But he just couldn’t find that ‘feeling’.
In this respect, the Ancient Secret Scripture couldn’t help him; he had to find a way on his own, to find that path unique to himself.
“Let’s go find the others first, see how the situation is in the Radiant Secret Realm. We could also meet up with Landon and the rest along the way.”
At that moment, Prince Lanno stepped forward, his blue and purple mingled eyes carrying a harmless, sun-like expression, and he proposed his idea in a negotiating tone.
Seeing the hidden forces under Anvis’s command, in his heart, he quietly raised Anvis’s threat level by a notch.
If they ever fell out in the future, the best course of action would be to control Anvis’s body at the first instance; otherwise, his own side would inevitably suffer huge losses.
“Lord Anvis, Lady Yalanis, what do you think?”
“I have no objections.”
Anvis was still pondering the path of the Prophet and didn’t care about the Prince’s attempt to take the lead. Considering Lanno’s identity as the Empire Prince, Yalanis didn’t intend to oppose him over such a trivial matter either.
So, for the time being, Lanno took over command of the team, and the group began exploring the ruins.
Since the Secret Realm had shrunk to the size of a city, with their strength, they quickly investigated the current situation.
The Temporary Alliance’s attack on the Central Tower was massive. With the guarantee of a High Rank Prophet and the Third Princess Starlight herself leading by example, the vast majority believed in the prophecy and prepared to follow her suggestion to take the Core Tower, nipping the threat in the bud.
However, not everyone participated in the action, and a small group remained to hold the rear position, leaving themselves a way out for rest and reorganization in case the main force failed to capture the tower.
Along the way, Amphis and his group rejoined with Landon and others. Everyone gathered to discuss the next target.
“I’m well aware of the style of the Prophet by the Third Princess’s side; he would never personally enter the fray unless absolutely necessary, preferring to command from a safe rear position.
The most likely cause of this current situation is that, in his prophecies, the rear position is not safe.”
With the newly obtained intelligence, Prince Lanno quickly drew a conclusion.
“All High Rank Prophets are more or less the same; regardless of their own strength, they tend to guide events from the shadows and never personally intervene.”
Yalanis, too, spoke up, but her tone was slightly disdainful, seemingly disapproving of the Prophets’ modus operandi.
“In that case, let’s head to that tower as well. We can’t let Her Highness fight this battle alone.”
Hearing his older sister’s straightforward assessment of the Prophet, Anvis chuckled awkwardly; that was out of consideration for safety, right?
Nonetheless, heading to the tower was not an issue. The actions of the Priests must be stopped—their significant investment suggests they are after something substantial.
“We agree.”
Landon, acting as the temporary leader of the trio, spoke. His insights qualified him for this position, thanks to Dark Raven’s presence.
The only pity was that he seemed to have not found what he was looking for.
Anvis expressed deep regret over this.
Once the target was confirmed, everyone immediately sprang into action.
They met no obstacles along the way, quickly returning to the front of the high tower.
The surroundings were filled with the cracks of bombardment and the traces of Magic destruction. Some buildings that were originally near the tower had been flattened by the shockwaves.
The flow of elements in the air was extremely chaotic. A black substance of unidentifiable original form was piled up on one side of the tower, still unconsciously wriggling about.
The tower door was now wide open, with faint but intense Magic fluctuations perceivable within.
Without further ado, after adjusting themselves to their strongest states, everyone cautiously entered.
The first floor was covered with blackish-green viscous blood debris and shattered Demon Statue Fragments, mixed with many pale green dust particles decomposed by Magic, and light black ice crystals.
After a quick observation, the group swiftly ascended to the second floor.
“Who goes there?”
Upon reaching this floor, two Professionals guarding the passageway quickly stopped them. After Prince Lanno stepped forward to reveal their identities, the two informed the group of the latest situation.
Initially, with the help of everyone’s trump cards, they quickly captured two floors. Then, a large number of enemies poured out from the upper level corridors, led by three exceptionally powerful and strange entities, who completely stalled the group.
Theoretically, if they went all out, they could eradicate these three oddities at a certain cost.
However, due to the enemy’s earlier targeted attack on the Conservative Party, there was mutual wariness amongst the group, and they dared not entrust their safety to others at this moment.
The enemy also seemed to be wary of something, engaging more in distractions than in a full-on assault.
With both sides having their reservations, the situation resulted in a stalemate.
At present, the Third Princess and others were using the third floor of the high tower as their stronghold, engaging in fierce combat with the enemies from the upper floors.