Chapter 702: 702
Meanwhile, the Odi had mixed feelings about the most recent developments . They had lost more than half of their so-called invincible army and for the first time in centuries, they had prisoners yet had managed to let them escape .
The silver lining was that among the runaways there was at least one person able to understand their language . Gaakhu had decided to prioritize speed over stealth since disabling the cameras would reveal her position anyway .
Unbeknownst to her, it had allowed the Odi to notice how she checked every sign before deciding where to go .
"This solves all of our problems . " Jiira said . "We only need to preserve this monkey and the youths to have full access to the outside world . It's time to take out the trash . "
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Lith's group moved along the corridors, being forced to explore them all in search of a way to reach the floors below . While their companions were unconscious, Lith had shared with Phloria the Golems' dying words .
She was glad to know they had an edge over their hidden enemies and shared Lith's amazement at his ability to understand the dead language even though he was unable to read it .
'Could his Death Vision curse and the near-death state of those wretched creatures be the explanation for the phenomenon?' Phloria thought . 'I hope I'm wrong, otherwise it might mean that Lith's condition is even worse than what the Professors assessed . '
The place was completely empty, but thanks to the reinforced glass windows, they could watch inside each room and Phloria could use her Forgemaster spells to look for dimensional runes .
The underground labs were completely different from those on the upper level of Kulah . They were all clean, with no chains nor cells . Each room was full of a mix of magic and machinery, the Odi's signature technique to overcome the limits of ancient runes .
The labs were designed to host a full research team but only two specimens at the time . Clearly, they used them to perform the perfected procedures on the Odi or just to fine-tune the last details .
They found both an elevator and the stairs, but being cramped in a confined space with the risk of the Golems Warping with them was a no go, so they preferred to take the stairs to reach the lower floor .
'Anything useful, Solus?' Lith asked while opening the keycard locks one after another .
'Nope, but stay on your guard . I'm surprised that the Odi haven't used their meat shields more nor did they move to face us . After centuries of practice and with their ego, they should believe to be unbeatable . ' Solus replied .
Lith was pondering about her words when a more pressing problem arose . There were two corridors in front of them, one to the left and the other to the right, and above each one of them multiple tags were hung .
Both corridors branched into many others and since no one was able to read the Odi language nor the room had windows, the floor was akin to a maze to them .
"What do we do now?" Lith asked everyone, Solus included . The Golems had warned them about a green array and prompted them to reach the basement, but that information had become pointless .
"Open these goddamn doors one by one and as soon as we find a dimensional rune, if there isn't that noxious gas on the other side we leave, period!" Neshal said .
Phloria had many objections to leaving behind her soldiers, the Professors, and the Assistant . Not because it would have been an utter failure on her personal file, but because after all the time they had spent together, she considered them almost as friends .
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