Chapter 326
For a moment, a white, eye-blinding light prevented their eyes from seeing .
Angele and Lyn had stepped into the gate, which felt like passing through a gargantuan ball of slime with their bodies then soaked in a strange, sticky fluid .
They regained their consciousness after several seconds .
On the other side of the gate was a patio of average size . Overall, the place looked to be worn out as there were withered plants remaining on the ground .
At the central part of the patio, there was a fountain which contained no water . The walls of patio were of great height that Angele had no idea what was going on outside .
The sky was gray, the sun blocked by the thick clouds . A rotten, musty smell spread into the air .
Both Angele and Lyn were standing near the patio’s entrance .
He then used his biochip to scan the surroundings .
"Stay alert . Something is not right . "
"Understood . " Lyn nodded but then rubbed her temples . "I do not know why but I am feeling dizzy—I want to sleep—There might be an ancient magic circle that prevents outsiders from entering the garden here . "
"Feeling sleepy?" Angele was surprised; he quickly read through Zero’s report .
‘No peculiar forcefield…no hypnotic gas…I need to check this place myself . ’
Angele walked to one of its walls and observed the entirety carefully .
The walls of the patio were dirty and damaged; the engravings on the surface of the walls were decaying .
Most of them had already lost their original shape .
Angele walked along the gray walls slowly and touched a few of these engravings carefully with a confused expression .
The texture of the engravings was soft and elastic . When he applied pressure on one of the engravings, it bounced back immediately .
"That is unusual . Lyn, you should…" Angele turned around; what he saw surprised him .
The rank 2 wizard, Lyn, was standing there with both of her eyes closed . She was still breathing, nonetheless, as it seemed like she was under a sleep-like state .
"Lyn?" Angele had gone so much as to increase the volume of his voice with energy particles, yet she did not wake up .
He retreated several steps away, but Lyn continued to follow him as though she was sleepwalking .
Angele’s countenance soon turned serious . He raised his hands and moved her eyelids up .
Lyn’s eyeballs were rolling around rapidly, and her pupils were contracting .
He put his finger into her mouth and acquired a sample of her saliva .
"Monti…lion…scrying…" Angele spoke the incantation aloud and pointed in the air with his finger .
A small, dark red magic circle appeared on his fingertip .
In a blink of an eye, the magic circle disappeared and the saliva sample on his finger turned blue .
"So she’s having a queer dream . " Angele’s brow furrowed .
Since she was not in a life-threatening situation, he decided to go check the fountain first .
This water fountain had a white finish and had three tiers .
Angele stood beside the fountain and looked down . The only things he could see were white bones and dried mud . The bones were covered with black leaves . It looked like this place had been abandoned years ago .
Suddenly, a tinge of red flashed in his eyes, but it was blocked by the base of the fountain .
Angele quickly walked to the other side—he was surprised .
There were three teenagers lying shoulder-to-shoulder on the ground . The girl’s face was covered in dried-up blood . Their condition was similar to Lyn’s .
Angele frowned . ‘It seems like I will have to fall asleep in order to find the true location of the garden, but I’m not affected by the mysterious power here…’
He turned around and saw that Lyn was still following him .
She was wearing a long, loose black robe with a white outfit that looked like a swordsman’s suit . There was a pair of brown leather gloves on her hands . The tight chest piece showed the outline of her magnificent chest . The long, white battledress failed to cover her slim legs .
Lyn was wearing a black ponytail; her face was clean and pretty . Although she was sleeping, there was still a serious expression on her face .
Angele raised his hand . He could easily touch the girl if he wanted to .
He swallowed hard but then realized something not right .
"Wait!" Angele suddenly bit his own tongue . The pain woke him up .
"Something is distracting me…" He quickly turned away from Lyn and started surveying the surroundings once more .
On the other side of the patio was a hallway, which emerged out of the shadows, leading to the endless darkness .
Angele noticed that on the black walls of the hallway, there was an enormous spiral engraving which looked like a compass with a radius of one meter .
He quickly stepped into the hall and stood in front of that wall .
The engraving looked like a normal spiral pattern, not releasing any energy wave .
However, Angele discovered, to his surprise, that he could not turn away from the engraving after looking at it for the first time . He just stood there and stared at the center of the spiral pattern .
About 15 minutes later, he still had not found any helpful information .
Suddenly, he noticed that a petal from a black flower dropped to his feet .
"The black rose?" Angele turned around and looked at the direction where the petal came from .
No Comments Yet
Post a new comment
Register or Login