As he continued to slow down and change the direction from before, the ti-yong roared in frustration.
I tapped him on the neck to calm him down and looked down intently.
Its present location is a vast plateau to the west of Seintea.
The ruins of Cabolissa clearly remembered the place as it was a part of the main story.
‘The terrain was like a deep pit….’
It would not be difficult to find because the terrain was not small and quite large.
And as soon as I thought I could find it.
In the middle of the field, the terrain suddenly protrudes and enters like the crater of a gentle volcano.
“Let’s go down.”
The belt dragon landed in the middle of the pit and got off his back.
It looked a little small from above, but when I went down, the protruding side was so high that it completely obstructed my view.
‘Let’s see…’
I looked around and found the entrance to the ruins, raising my extra senses to the maximum.
I didn’t have to look long. Soon, the thing I was looking for with a huge magical energy in the distance came into my sight.
There is a rock embedded in the slope with a slightly awkward feeling.
‘That’s it.’
Me and Ashel moved closer to the rock.
It was a long and wide rock, reminiscent of a stone gate, and in the center of it were three fist-sized mana stones in a triangular shape.
Two are emitting a soft golden light, but one has only a transparent light because one half is broken.
I looked around the half-broken manastone and touched it with my hand. And I gave it a little bit of force.
‘Well.’
It doesn’t even move.
Even though half was broken, the magic stone was firmly embedded in the stone gate and did not move.
I pretended nothing was wrong and let go of my hand and said to Ashel.
“Take this out of the blemish.”
“·······Oh, yes.”
Perhaps she also felt the powerful magical energy felt inside the rock, and she was preoccupied with it, then stepped forward at my words.
Then, the broken manastone was easily pulled out of the blemish.
Biting her back again, looking at me with a puzzled look, I shoved the magic stone I had brought into the blemish.
Although the size was not correct, the magic stone was attached to it like a magnet as soon as it touched the blemish, and soon the magic power felt from the rock stirred like a simmering fire, and even the magic stone was dyed golden.
I backed away from the vibrating rock and said to Ashel.
“Inject magic into the rock.”
After a moment’s hesitation, Ashel put her hand on the rock and energized it.
Then, her blue and golden magic mixed together, and the rock began to split open on both sides.
coo coo.
Even in the story of the game, this place was a ruin that failed to enter when it was first discovered because of a single broken magic stone.
If there are any ruins, you can just break into them, but this place wasn’t that kind of ruins.
Soon, an inner passage was revealed. It was not dark because there were glowstones in the ceiling.
“let’s go.”
Ashel, who had been staring at the inside of the aisle with a bewildered face at my words, turned around as if a little startled.
Until now, when I was searching for mysteries, if I found a place like this, it must have been because I always left it outside and went in alone.
However, this place was a ruin that came only for Ashel. I haven’t explained anything to her yet.
I took the first step, and Asher followed me silently, as always, without asking anything.
‘It’s wide.’
I walked through the wide passage, feeling the cool air touching my skin.
And what I quickly reached was a much larger space with a magic circle engraved on the floor.
Like the underground scenery seen in Overlord Castle, there were magic stones everywhere, a line connected with magic, and a magic circle in the middle.
Me and Ashel fixed their gazes on the top of the magic circle.
It was because something translucent blue was wriggling in the air. Like a spirit, or a spirit body.
Knowing what it was, I waited patiently.
Should I say that I am a guide rather than a guardian of the ruins?
He was the one who was in charge of guiding the ordeal prepared in the ruins, created by the owner of the ruins.
Soon he took proper shape and changed into that of an old man.
– How much is this? Finally, someone has arrived!
A very excited voice echoed in my head.
He grinned and looked at me and Ashel, who looked surprised, and continued.
– Welcome, adventurers! This is the place where the great great sage Cabolissa arranged for his descendants. And you who have found this place are worthy of the ordeal. There are a total of two trials prepared, and if you choose one of the two and pass the trials, a reasonable reward will await at the end.
As he said, I looked at the two entrances located on one side of the space.
Ashel followed me one beat later and shifted her gaze.
– The entrance to the left is an ordeal, the entrance to the right is a test of strength. If you fail the ordeal, you will lose your life, so choose wisely. If you do not want to challenge the ordeal, you can leave the ruins right now.
I fixed my gaze on the right entrance.
an ordeal of mental strength.
This was an ordeal in which the challenger had to pull out the painful memories that he had, push his mind to the limit, and overcome the anguish and suffering.
It could be said that it was similar to the hallucinations that Ashel had suffered from monsters in the past.
The only difference is that the degree will be much higher than it was then.
However, this was an ordeal to the end, and if Ashel herself has a firm will, she can somehow overcome it. It was like that in the game too.
‘If you fail, you lose your life.’
It was a big risk to take, but I didn’t worry about it because I believed in it.
Because I have the soul of a king, it’s an ordeal and mental attacks won’t work.
I was thinking of just escaping with Ashhel in a situation where I was still driving.
Of course, there may be other dangerous devices in this ruins, but I’ll have to take that level of risk.
“Enter the right entrance, Ashel.”
Having said that, I walked to the entrance on the right.
Ashel suddenly followed us with a look of bewilderment, and the guide floated around and followed us.
Inside the entrance, another magic circle covered the entire room and was engraved, but the magical power felt was much greater.
– You have chosen the trial of mental power. Then let the ordeal begin right away.
At that time, the guide generated magical power, and the magic circle that responded to it emitted a bright light.
“······································································!
At the same time, Ashel, who was staggering, immediately fell to the floor. His consciousness was blown away by the activated magic.
On the other hand, I was still standing still.
However, I feel the memories of the past rushing in my head like a tidal wave.
‘Five······.’
It’s roughly like this.
All the painful memories that I have experienced in my life so far pass vividly. And it amplifies negative emotions to the limit.
However, aside from the fact that there were no difficulties in my gamchang life, which had been very flat, there was no effect on my mind because of the spirit of the king.
I feel only the novelty and the passing memories are coming to an end, but what followed were the unknown memories.
“···········?”
······What is this?
I was running away to death, bleeding so dark. Being chased by some pursuers.
A burning village, people screaming, and me standing blankly in the middle.
Confused by unknown memories, I soon realized it.
This isn’t before I possessed it, it’s the memory of the real owner of this body.
Irregular and messy fragments of memories float to the surface and then sink again.
I narrowed my brows and recalled the memories of the past.
However, the memories that had already passed were quickly blurred like a dream and could not be recalled.
– Ho, how are you holding up?
The guide smiled as he looked at me standing there.
– But if you keep holding on like that, you’ll go crazy. Come on, lose your mind like your comrades. This is not an ordeal designed to be overcome in the unconscious mind, not to be endured with a sane mind.
“Hey.”
I stopped talking to him and said.
“The hallucination magic you’re casting now, can’t you increase the intensity even more?”
– ······yes?
“You can’t come up with all your memories. Hurry up before you forget.”
He looked at me like a madman with a confused look.
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unknown memories.
I hurried to the guide to see if the magic would come back again if the strength of the magic got stronger, but the answer I got was disappointing.
– This, the robbery is not something I can control because it’s just activating the already engraved formula. No, why are you doing this better than that…?
Oh shit.
I clicked my tongue and scratched my head.
The memories that had now completely disappeared were only sparsely remnant of fleeting moments.
‘What was it?’
It was different from the feeling of fainting that I had experienced last time in Actipole.
instinctively knew. It must have been the memories related to the original owner of the body…
It’s a pity that the memory ended here.
There’s no reason to know this body’s past, but anyway, it’s the body that I possessed, so I had no choice but to be curious.
I was immersed in my thoughts as I recalled only the fragments of the faint memories that remained, and then looked up.
– Was there something wrong with the magic? There’s no way that could be the case… But it doesn’t make any sense to resist with pure mental power…
“hey.”
I asked the guide, who was spinning around my head and behaving wildly.
“Anyway, is this the end of the ordeal?”
– ·········.
The guy groaned with a mental wave as if displeased, and made a sound of pain, and finally answered reluctantly.
– Yes… you passed the ordeal. It’s the first time I’ve seen such a bizarre case.
It ended up being so simple.
Since there is the soul of the king, it was expected from the beginning, so there was no excitement.
He turned his gaze to look at the fallen Ashhel.
I passed, but it would take quite some time for her to overcome the ordeal and wake up. That’s how it was in the game.
‘It took about half a day.’
When she challenged the ordeal in the game, she was at a lower level than now.
The higher the level, the easier it would be to pass the ordeal, but it wouldn’t be any worse anyway.
Now all that’s left is to wait in vain.
I approached Ashel.
She turned over, lying on the floor, lying flat on the floor, then moved to the corner wall of the road and sat with her back.
The guide, who was looking at the scene in wonder, asked me.
– A very strange person has come in. Do you have any more questions about the ordeal? Your colleague is losing his mind…
It seemed that my carefree attitude reflected strangely.
As a guy, he would have thought of me only as an adventurer who accidentally entered the ruins without knowing anything.
I asked the guy.
“I’ve passed the ordeal, do I deserve what you said?”
– Hmm, yes. However, even your companions have come out with the results. If you leave this place alone, the ordeal is null and void.
Of course, I couldn’t go out on my own, leaving Asher alone.
Rather, if she doesn’t pass the ordeal, she should be prepared…
“If I leave this space, will the effect of the hallucination magic be dispelled?”
– right.
“Then if I force a colleague who has not yet passed, is it against the rules?
– Of course it’s a violation! Once you take on the ordeal, no one can interfere. In that case, I will punish myself.
The guide shouted sternly.
I stroked my chin and looked at his level.
【Lv. 83]
fairly high level.
He could be called a spirit body, but it wasn’t just a soul. In the first place, you can’t see it.
Judging from the energy I felt, it was mixed with magic…
The source of power was not the energy of nature, but only magical power, and I wondered if the spirit was absurd.
‘Maybe if we fight, we will fight with magic?’
If Ashel fails her ordeal and is prevented from escaping, then she will have to fight.
It’s difficult to open a shield, so if a battle breaks out, is it best to destroy it with a surprise attack?
Whether or not he knew what I was thinking, the guide had his arms crossed with a solemn expression on his face.
I spoke to him again.
“I’m bored, but let’s talk.”
– story? Hmm, good. I’ll give it to you at the end of the day.
He said that, but he seemed more excited.
As for the reaction in the beginning, I must have been stuck here alone for a very long time.
In any case, if you become close like this even a little and build up your vigilance, it would be much easier to make a surprise attack later when you need it.
Of course, he was the only person I could talk to, so I was really bored and talked to him.
– The last challenger came over 100 years ago, apparently. There were five people in total, and they were annihilated by challenging the ordeal of force.
– I don’t know what it is like in the present age, but the great Cabolissa-sama was the greatest wizard of his day…
······· However, I quickly got tired of the man’s tremendous amount of chatter and kept my mouth shut.
Even if I tried to dig up information about the ancient times, there was no useful information.
Time passed that way.
Somehow the excessive blabbering was also a mind torture