268 – 256.Desert Ruins-1
“Bern! It’s a big deal! “Big deal!”
“Umm… ?”
After meeting the devil, his mind became confused and his sleep was disturbed.
Because of that, I woke up much later than expected, and it wasn’t even my intention to wake up.
I woke up to Renee’s urgent voice and rubbed my eyes.
“What’s going on?”
“Morx has left the village!”
“What… ?”
The whole picture was like this.
I was sleeping soundly, so Renee decided to head to Grandmother Morks’ residence alone.
It was a visit to check on her physical condition, and no matter how many times I called her, there was no answer from her.
She wandered around the village, thinking she was going for a walk like she always did, but Grandma Morks was nowhere to be seen.
Even if you ask nearby elves, only more testimonies say that they could not even witness it.
So, Renee went into Mrs. Morks’ house in a rather extreme way, and she found a table and letters lying around.
“This is the letter I just told you about. “I read the contents first, but the first line said that I was leaving the village, so I thought I should tell Bern right away.”
“Good job. “Let’s read the entire letter first and then make a decision.”
“Yes!”
I took out the letter from the already opened envelope.
A letter made by writing with pigment from large leaves and petals.
After a while of being impressed by the eco-friendly letter, I quickly began reading the contents.
The content of the letter was concise.
The opening line was an apology, saying that there was a place I had to go to in a hurry due to unavoidable circumstances.
They did their best to retrieve our memories, but they did not directly give us the information we wanted.
Apologizing repeatedly for that, she wrote in detail about the ruins in the desert on her letterhead.
The location of the ruins, gimmick, and even how to enter were provided, but the content inside the ruins was not written at all.
‘What on earth were the mummies and vampires I mentioned before I lost consciousness? ….’
[There may have been restrictions such as being forced to lose consciousness or memory if he or she spoke or wrote about what he saw at the ruins.]
‘Hmm, it’s credible.’
Although I couldn’t find out everything, I was satisfied with the information I got so far.
It would be more thrilling to see for yourself the secrets of the shrouded ruins.
I carefully placed the letter in my arms.
I wondered if I should go look for Grandma Morks, who had suddenly disappeared, but there was no need to.
After being fully prepared, I decided to go straight to the ruins.
***
“Pitch-black stone structures that do not match the desert…… Ah! “Sir, I found it!”
A dark-colored stone pillar sticking out from the yellow sand.
Hades, who was carefully manipulating his teeth, started jumping up and down.
Just as Grandma Morks had told us, there was a building that was emitting a strange energy.
“Good job.”
“What should I do next?”
“I’m waiting for a moment. “I will solve the gimmick.”
As I approached the stone pillar, I touched the stone disk embedded at the top.
Geugeeueu-!
A disc that rotates smoothly without the need for force.
I checked the contents of the letter and adjusted the position of the original plate accordingly.
Once the upper part was finished, the work was stopped, and when the stop was finished, the work was continued on to the original plate at the bottom, a total of 3 times in succession.
“Okay!”
Even though I was proud to finish the work, no changes came.
But this was just a trick.
“Hades, would you like to shoot any magic at that place?”
“Towards the sky?”
“Yes.”
“I’m not sure, but it’s my master’s order, so I’ll follow it!”
Hades smiled in repentance and created his magic circles one after another.
You can easily create a single fireball and blow it away, but Hades continuously creates high-level magic circles.
I guess it has accumulated because I have been working in broadcasting and not been able to use proper magic.
[Shouldn’t you stop it?]
‘Let’s leave it alone. Being a lich, mana regeneration is fast, and…… Should it collapse?”
As soon as he finished speaking, Hades’ 8 consecutive spells were unleashed.
Magic made up of various elements rushed toward the empty space I had pointed at.
Magics of incredible power were poured out at once, but strangely, the space trembled and the magic disappeared in an instant.
It literally disappeared as if it never existed from the beginning.
“What the hell is this…?” ?”
“Okay, I’m sure this is the place.”
Unlike Hades, who was embarrassed, I smiled in satisfaction.
I feel sorry for her, but I knew from the beginning that magic wouldn’t work.
Meanwhile, I felt a hint of popularity behind us.
When I turned my head, I saw Yang Girl, sweating profusely.
“Ha… ! Ha… ! The magic disappeared midway… ?”
“It looks like there is nothing on the outside, but there are ruins over there that are our destination.”
“Is it covered by an invisible shield?”
“That’s right.”
After nodding, Hades, who had been dumbfounded, began to express his emotions.
“But, my lord! “I don’t understand how my magic could be blocked so easily!”
“You don’t have to be so discouraged. Because you are not lacking. “If I had done it, the result would have been the same?”
“Is this a protective shield created by some magic god?”
“It’s not a magic god, but it was probably created by a much stronger being than that.”
I touched and knocked on the top part of the stone pillar.
Then, the area I was hitting caved in and the stone pillar began to vibrate violently.
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At the same time, changes came to the surrounding environment.
Ruins that appear in the middle of an empty desert.
The exterior of the ruins was shaped like a pyramid, matching the image of a desert.
“Oh, oh oh!”
“The ruins really existed!”
“Then you thought I was lying?”
“Meeet?! “I didn’t mean it that way!”
“I know. “I meant it jokingly.”
“Phew! I thought you were angry…….”
Unlike other people, Meryl does not get angry or upset even when pranks are played.
Instead, she couldn’t tease her often because an unknown sense of guilt was constricting her heart.
However, if you alienate her, she becomes sad inside, so she becomes cautious in many ways when dealing with her.
“Anyway, the shield that blocked that countless magic has been lifted, right?”
“Yes. “Unlike before, it would collapse easily to the point of futility now.”
“Then, my lord! Give me a chance to make up for it… !”
“No. “Our goal is to acquire the stone tablets, not to destroy the ruins.”
“I see… ….”
Hades was quite disappointed.
If he had known this would happen, he should have instructed him to use basic magic from the beginning.
Then at least her pride would have been preserved.
While wondering how to make Hades feel better, Meryl approached Hades and gently grabbed her shoulder.
“You can’t destroy the ruins, but you can defeat any number of enemies, such as monsters that come out from inside the ruins! “Wouldn’t that be enough to make up for it?”
“Wow, if that’s definitely the way… !”
Hades was looking at me with a look in his eyes as if asking for her permission.
At best, Meryl took the initiative to help her, but she can’t kick this opportunity away.
“I will allow the use of magic within the ruins. Instead, magic that has the power to damage a building is prohibited.”
“I understand!”
“Meh! Good for you!”
Hades expresses her gratitude to Meryl for her help.
Meryl said it wasn’t a big deal and she waved her hand, but Hades grabbed her hand and she was happy with him.
Looking at the two people who became friends in an instant, I naturally smiled, but only for a moment.
I scratched the back of my head as I remembered their identities.
‘It is the friendship between the last lineage of Kpeterios and the Demi Lich… ….It’s a relationship that couldn’t coexist in the first place.’
A lich, the lord of the divine beasts and undead who wields unique divine power.
The mummies and vampires that might be inside the ruins were undead.
That’s why these two who could deal with the undead were brought in, but a completely unexpected scene was created.
[It’s also a meeting that couldn’t have happened without you.]
‘…… Was my intervention in the story really the right thing to do?’
[Are you still not able to get over that worry? Now, just brush it off.]
‘Sorry, I decided not to think about it, but it keeps coming back to me.’
[Every time that happens, think of the faces of those who became happy thanks to you and feel proud of yourself. Especially since this body is one of them, be proud of it!]
‘Ahahahaha, that would be good.’
Prah’s Comfort After gathering myself together, I looked at the ruins.
At least now was the time to move forward, not to look back.
Just as I was about to take a step forward towards the ruins.
“My lord, I am offended, but I have one question.”
“Huh?”
I was about to take the lead when Hades asked a question that made me stop.
When I turned my head, I saw Hades touching the stone pillar.
“What is it?”
“Didn’t your lord manipulate this pillar to release the shield?”
“Yes, I did.”
“By what principle was the shield released?”
As a lich who became immortal to endlessly accumulate her knowledge, she was curious about the gimmick of the stone pillar.
But unfortunately, I couldn’t give her a satisfactory answer.
“I don’t know either. “I just knew how to unlock it.”
“Then do you know how to activate the shield again? “If I just know that, I will be able to use it as I realize the principle.”
“That… “I’m not even sure.”
“Hmm.”
Hades began to examine the stone pillar without asking any further questions.
While she was investigating for a while, she let out a loud voice as if she had discovered something.
“There is a hole behind the stone pillar!”
“Couldn’t it have been formed by weathering due to being neglected for a long time?”
“To say that, the shape of the hole is neat. Plus, the inside of the hole is strangely moist and soft.”
“The hole is moist and soft?”
The stone pillar was far from moist and soft.
This was something that could never have happened, so I checked the hole that Hades had discovered.
A hole large enough to fit two fingers.
I just stuck my index finger in to see if what Hades said was true.
“Wow… !”
The hole was indeed soft on the inside but strangely sticky.
It was like a living creature.
“It’s fascinating.”
“Couldn’t there be a shield activation button at the deepest part of the hole?”
“I can’t say there is no possibility… What?!”
It was when I tried to put my index finger further in to see if there was a button or something.
Suddenly, a sticky liquid poured out from the hole and drenched the area around the pillar.
“Master!! Was it a poison-spraying trap?”
“If it’s poison, I’ll purify it!”
“Da, don’t come closer!”
Hades and Meryl were startled and tried to help me, but I shouted to them to stay away.
The two responded in a restless manner, so I responded in a calm tone.
“The liquid just sprayed is not harmful. “Stay away just in case.”
“Oh, I understand.”
“Okay… ….”
Hades and Meryl step back little by little.
I was satisfied seeing the two from a somewhat distant distance.
Rather than that, I stared at the two pillars.
“Sigh… ! Sigh… ! Joe, more… !”
A very subtle breathing sound can be heard from inside the stone pillar.
After catching that sound, I closed my mouth and twisted my lips.
‘I never would have guessed that someone was inside the stone pillar.’
[What?! Well, then the act of turning the disk of the pillar or poking the hole…… !]
‘…… ‘Let’s stop looking into it.’
I was completely caught off guard.
This world is currently being ruined by foreign media.
Therefore, it was not surprising that there was a living being inside the structure that was thought to be a simple device.
The hole in the stone pillar is probably the same as the hole in the penance room that I saw in a small book for adults.
With that in mind, I stood up.
“Okay! “I don’t mind, so let’s go to the ruins now.”
“Ha, but…” !”
“If you keep doing this and the shield is created again, you might not be able to enter again, right?”
“I see.”
“Come on, let’s go!”
I headed towards the ruins, pushing Meryl and Hades on their backs.
The woman in the pillar…… I decided to erase it from my memory.
Because there is a strong possibility that he is a vampire.