Chapter 340: A Grand History, A Mighty Corps (1/2)

“You are saying that we have arrived at the ruins?”

“Are you guys joking with us?”

“Are the ruins actually buried under all that mud and silt?”

Ayrin, Stingham and the others were full of doubt as they looked at black uniform wearing referees before them.

Upon arriving at the designated area, what greeted them were not lofty and magnificent barracks, but patch after patch of marsh littered with stunted shrubs.

“This is a Distorted Light Barrier?” Liszt quietly muttered as he rubbed his chin. His expression slowly turned serious.

“Distorted Light barrier?”

A fierce fighting intent emerged in Rinloran’s eyes as he heard Liszt’s words.

He had once read about them in an ancient text.

The Distorted Light Barrier was defensive barrier during the Era of the War with Dragons. As the name implied, these barriers utilized light to conceal things within. In general, these barriers were only set up by powerful and large corps ranked at the dragon slaughtering level.

To be a dragon slaughtering level corps meant that there were at least two arcane teams within the corps which were capable of killing dragons!

Naturally, there would be shocking defences and traps within, ones which perhaps would be even more powerful than them!

“Look over there. It’s actually an even higher level barrier. It’s a Mirroring Refraction Barrier!” Carter exclaimed as he nodded his head in a direction.

“A frog?”

Ayrin’s eyes widened as he looked in the direction Carter nodded and saw a frog hidden amongst some grass.

“It is indeed a Mirroring Refraction Barrier,” Liszt nodded in agreement. Afterwards, he turned and looked inquiringly towards the nearby referees.

“You are correct mister Liszt. This is a Mirroring Refraction Barrier,” a referee wearing a yellow crystal helm amplification artifact answered.

“Teacher Liszt and Carter, what is a Mirroring Refraction Barrier?” Ayrin asked foggily.

“It is a kind of defensive barrier which is able to form selected images and scenery. The illusions created by Mirroring Refraction Barriers are much more realistic and difficult to see through than those created by Distorted Light Barriers as the former is mimicking something which is actually occurring elsewhere whereas the latter is creating its own image.”

“It’s a skill for concealment?” Ayrin’s eyes widened as he asked, “So Teacher Liszt, what you are saying is that the ground before us is not actually patches of marsh, it is just an illusion to prevent us from seeing what is within?”

Liszt nodded as he replied, “Correct. If we take several more steps forward, we should be able to enter the barrier and see the true form of the barrack ruins.” He continued, “Naturally, this barrier only works in one direction. This allowed for guards inside to see of enemies outside long before they reached and discovered the location of the barracks. In the past, we might have already been attacked by this point.”

“We can just walk into it?” Ayrin’s eyes narrowed as he observed his surroundings even more closely, yet to his complete shock, he still couldn’t see or sense any of the barrier’s arcane energy fluctuation.

At this moment, two shrill whistles rang out in succession in the distance.

Upon hearing the whistles, the referee wearing the yellow crystal helmet immediately said, “The Dragon Breath and River Bend teams have also arrived, so let us make our way in and begin the competition.”

“It’s about to start?!”

“We must win!”

Ayrin and the others were full of fighting intent as they closely followed the referees into the marshes before them.

After several steps, they all abruptly felt as if they had plunged through a thin veil of water.

They all froze as their eyes were assaulted by a wave of bronze!

“What a massive barracks!”

For the time being, everyone was too shocked to speak.