novellk Chapter 1621 Questions and Doubts
Chapter 1621 Questions and Doubts
“Coming here again really makes me feel a lot of emotions.”
Lei Xiao stood deep in the dungeon of the light elves' ruins, looking at the mottled elven throne in front of him and the ancient wall not far away engraved with longbows and sun emblems, his face full of sighs.
When I first came here, I was just a weak being who had just walked out of the Demonic Shadow Forest. The surroundings were full of crises and uncertainties.
When he came here for the second time, he was still surrounded by powerful enemies, especially the unfathomable Black Abyss Brotherhood.
Today, he has broken through numerous thorns and led the human race to stand at the top of the second-rate forces.
But everything is far from over. The first-class forces with unfathomable backgrounds are the most terrifying.
"No matter what, I have come a long way with other strong men and have made great progress in the trials of blood and fire. There is no doubt about that."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly and looked at the powerful men standing behind him.
In addition to Shirley, the first to bear the brunt are Jasmine, Phil, Lila, Kayla, Peyton, Hollis, Bruce, Lux, Glenn, and Lance, a total of ten half-step seventh-level powerhouses.
Among them, it goes without saying that Lance, the commander of the ancient human knights, has become Lei Xiao's subordinate after Lei Xiao became the master of Graythorn Castle.
During these few days, Lei Xiao has used the "Amethyst of Contract" to successfully subdue Lila, Hollis and Glenn, and they have become his new subordinates.
As for Jasmine and Fei'er, although Lei Xiao has not yet started to subdue them, after a series of life-and-death battles side by side, they have long been inseparable. The two have already proved everything with their actions.
The same went for the last four half-giants, who had long since followed Lei Xiaoma's lead, and it was only a matter of time before they could be subdued.
In other words, including himself and Xuan Ji, Lei Xiao mobilized a total of 12 half-step seventh-level strongmen this time. He did not summon strongmen from other second-rate forces, but only ordered other strongmen to be on standby at any time.
After all, this relic came from the ancient light elves, and the light elves are a first-class force standing at the top of all races. If the news gets out and attracts the other party's attention, it is likely to bring a lot of trouble.
In addition, behind Lei Xiao are 8 main subordinates, including Itadori, Louise, Nanxing, Nanyue, Yecang, Chaoyan, Erza, and Sarah.
Over the past few days, eight of them have successively completed their promotions and successfully entered the hall of sixth-level powerhouses.
After successfully advancing, it goes without saying how excited everyone was and how grateful they were to Lei Xiao. Lei Xiao had also distributed enough star-upgrading potions to the eight of them, enough for them to reach the peak of the sixth level and catch up with the progress of the current main force as soon as possible.
The only thing that worries Lei Xiao is Jiang Xi, who is still in the process of advancing.
Logically speaking, Jiang Xi, as the ancestor of the Yuebai tribe, is gifted, and with the support of a series of top-level magic potions provided by Lei Xiao, he should have completed the promotion long ago.
However, according to Jasmine's analysis, Jiang Xi had failed to advance once before and died because of it, which must have left a lot of shadows, so it was reasonable for him to be cautious.
"From Jasmine's perception, Jiang Li is only one step away from successfully advancing. For now, we should focus on this ancient ruins. Perhaps after we finish exploring the ruins, we will be able to get good news from Jiang Li."
Lei Xiao nodded slightly, then looked at Zhao Yan not far away, raised his eyebrows and said, "At that time, it was you who accidentally touched the mechanism by chance, which led us to discover the secret room deep in the underground city. This time, it will be you who will open the secret room."
"As you command, Lord Lord!"
A spirited and crisp voice was heard, and Chao Yan patted his chest and put on an expression that he thought was mature and steady.
You know, her current strength is enough to rival the most powerful old monster in the magic tower, which is something she had never dared to think about before!
The most important thing is that now that my strength has been improved, I naturally have to let the lord see a brand new me!
However, although this girl had a good idea, she just took two steps with her head held high, but was caught on the collar of her clothes by the corner of the throne in the same position as before. She staggered and was pressed firmly on the hidden mechanism next to the throne, just like she was at that time.
"Hehe, Lord, if I say that I just deliberately recreated the scene at that time, would you believe it?"
Chao Yan shook her head, her fair face full of embarrassment and awkwardness.
"It seems that apart from your strength, you have made progress in other aspects. It can't be said that you have not made any progress, but it should also be said that you have not made any progress either."
Lei Xiao smiled helplessly, and then signaled the other strong men who came here for the first time to look at the location of the wall. In any case, this girl successfully opened the secret room.
Along with the dull and age-old sound of gears turning, the ancient wall not far away with a longbow and sun emblem engraved on it rose up, making the secret room behind it slowly appear in front of everyone.
Seeing this scene, whether it was Jasmine and Fei'er, or Lila and Hollis and others, they all couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.
I have to say that the design of this secret door is indeed extremely ingenious, and there is no clue at all from the outside.
The secret room behind the stone wall was a small room of only a dozen square meters. It looked empty and had no decorations. However, there was an extremely dim magic circle on the ground that was slowly rotating, emitting faint red, yellow and blue light.
It was not difficult to tell from the extremely dim light that the magic circle had been completely cracked, just like an opened shackle, and the only thing left was to remove it.
"It is indeed the triple magic restriction of the Light Elves! It is said that only the core members of the royal family of the Light Elves have the means to break this technology."
Jasmine's starry eyes widened and she blurted out.
After saying that, Jasmine looked at Shirley, who was standing respectfully beside Lei Xiao, with a sigh on her face.
I have to say, there are really many hidden talents around this guy. He can actually open this special ancient magic circle, which is something that even the forest elves can't do.
"Okay, let's go over there."
Lei Xiao smiled faintly and took the first step.
When they arrived at the door of the secret room, Lei Xiao nodded to Shirley again.
Next, it is naturally time to completely remove this shackle.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Shirley understood, and as she waved her staff, a melodious chanting sounded.
Not long after, accompanied by a crisp "click" sound echoing in the secret room, the already dim triple magic restriction completely fell apart, turning into countless energy particles that dissipated at a high speed.
As the voice sounded, Lei Xiao's Rolandel had already appeared, and the other strong men also looked ready for battle.
The last time Shirley used the magic circle to break the formation, a lot of golem puppets appeared out of nowhere, so Lei Xiao would not be careless this time.
However, until the magic circle completely disappeared, there was no movement around, and the secret room was left empty.
"Hmm? There doesn't seem to be any sign of a summoning circle appearing."
Jasmine held the staff in both hands, looking ready to strike. She asked with a puzzled look on her face, "To be more precise, there were no other signs at all. What exactly was the object protected by the triple forbidden magic array just now?"
"It's a bit strange indeed. Logically, since the 'lock' has been opened, the 'door' or something behind the 'door' should be revealed."
Shirley also frowned slightly, looking extremely puzzled.
"Could it be that the magic circle that subsequently revealed the "door" has become ineffective due to its age?"
Fei'er pondered for a moment and said thoughtfully.
"There is such a possibility. No matter what, we can't come here in vain."
Lei Xiao nodded to the warriors and ordered, "Let's go in and explore. Tiger Stick and the others will stay here to guard."
After hearing Lei Xiao's command, a group of half-step seventh-level strongmen approached the secret room cautiously, while subordinates who had just been promoted, such as Yuji, were dispersed and on guard outside the door.
Although these former main subordinates also wanted to stay with Lei Xiao, their current strength was limited and they could only guard the rear for Lei Xiao.
However, since everyone has obtained enough star-upgrading potions, they have secretly made up their minds to return to Lei Xiao's side as soon as possible and not hold Lei Xiao back.
After stepping into the secret room, Lei Xiao looked around.
This place is only a dozen square meters, and it already seems a bit crowded when the group of half-step seventh-level strongmen around come in. This is under the premise that all the half-giants have transformed into human form.
Originally, when the triple magic restriction was functioning normally, this place seemed extremely mysterious, but after the magic circle was broken, it seemed to be no different from an ordinary room.
After some careful perception and investigation, all the strong men frowned.
There were no energy fluctuations or signs of unactivated magic circles here. Apart from a thick layer of dust, there was nothing special. Even the polished smooth walls had no cracks, as if it was just an ordinary ruins room.
"Could it be that this place was not completed back then, and it encountered a blank era?"
Hollis stroked his chin gently and said thoughtfully, "Could it be that there was nothing here originally?"
"It's unlikely. Given the strictness of the elves, they must have arranged everything before deploying the triple magic ban."
Fei'er shook her head slightly and denied it: "There must be some clues here, or it may be as Shirley said, or it may be because of some other reason that the original "door" has been hidden."
"Sister Fei'er is right. You can't put a lock on the door without even preparing the door or the things inside it, right? That doesn't make sense at all."
Jasmine's reaction was also very quick this time. She said confidently, "It seems like we must have overlooked something."
After hearing what Fei'er and Jasmine said, Hollis regained his concentration and began to investigate carefully.
But the area of this room is extremely limited. Even in human form, it is easy to see the end at a glance, except that the ceiling cannot be touched.
As he thought this in his heart, Hollis subconsciously raised his head and looked towards the top of the secret room. He was suddenly startled and blurted out to Lei Xiao: "Lord, look!"
Following Hollis's gaze, Lei Xiao looked up, but did not find anything special. Hollis, on the other hand, clearly looked as if he had made a new discovery, and was still pointing diagonally upwards at the wall.
"Is it possible to see something only at a certain angle?"
Thinking of this in his mind, Lei Xiao hurriedly walked to Hollis's side and looked up again.
This time, in the direction Hollis pointed, Lei Xiao indeed saw a transparent triangular outline with some exquisite patterns engraved on it, which looked like part of a huge door.
This area is located below the ceiling and appears on the opposite wall. If you don't look carefully, it is easy to miss it.
"This looks like the top half of the giant gate, but why is only a portion of it shown?"
Lei Xiao pondered for a moment, and soon he understood.
Currently, Hollis and I were standing directly opposite each other and looking at it, and only then was part of the transparent outline revealed.
Does that mean that as long as other people stand around him and look at the area around the transparent outline, the entire door will be revealed?
Having guessed this in his mind, Lei Xiao did not hesitate and immediately gathered everyone in the room, especially those with petite figures like Jasmine and Fei'er, and specially arranged them to the front of the team.
Sure enough, when everyone looked towards the opposite side, a complete outline of a door appeared on the wall that was originally empty.
At the moment when the entire outline of the door appeared, accompanied by a flash of dazzling golden light, an ancient wooden door appeared in front of everyone.
"So this is the hidden 'door' in the secret room!"
Seeing this scene, everyone's face was filled with surprise.
"Strange, the pattern engraved on this door is something I have never seen before. It doesn't seem to come from the light elves."
Jasmine couldn't help but blurt out after looking him up and down.
As a forest singer of the forest elves, although she had almost no contact with the light elves, she still learned a lot of information about this distant race through some documents.
"Indeed, the patterns on the wall carvings we saw along the way are indeed very different from the patterns on the door."
Fei'er obviously noticed this immediately and echoed, "This door doesn't seem to be the creation of the ancient light elves."
"Ah? If it wasn't created by the ancient light elves, why would this door appear behind the triple magic restriction?"
Hollis's resolute face showed even more confusion, and he said with a puzzled look.
“There’s something really weird here.”
Lei Xiao remembered the dark elf statue standing in another area during the previous exploration, and immediately said to everyone: "Anyway, since a new road has appeared, let's go in and figure it all out." (End of this chapter)