Chapter 473 - Aether Monument 1 (1/2)

Wheeing! Roar!

Immediately, after the immense explosion and flame which swept through the dungeon, a piece of stone fell from the ceiling.

Once the heat and the flames receded, a hemispherical bluish veil appeared.

It was the shield that Luke had made.

Luke’s hand managed to build up a shield for him and his men at the right moment.

He wondered if he would be able to do it since the stone dolls all seemed to have a mana of an 8th circle wizard.

Most of the shields which he made during the explosion in the dungeon were broken, yet, it still managed to block.

‘Kuek, I don’t know who made those things, but they are terrible!’

If he could, Luke would have captured one of the stone dolls to analyze it.

However, Luke wasn’t able to do anything as such as all the dolls had self-destructed.

“Is everyone safe?”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Fortunately, there seemed to be no casualties, all thanks to Luke’s response.

However, he couldn’t feel calm. The situation was much worse than before.

The passage of the dungeon collapsed due to the explosion.

As if that wasn’t enough, there was a huge crack in the ceiling, and the stones kept falling from above.

Even if a chain collapse occurred, they would all die.

‘Was he aiming for this?’

Perhaps the self-destructing stone dolls were to destroy the dungeon and kill the intruders.

Luke wasn’t sure if the one who was making it happen was Rudolf or a third person.

‘Huh, my head’s hazy, but I can’t stop and think here.’

Luke tried to use teleport magic.

When he entered the dungeon, he wasn’t able to use it as they didn’t know the exact coordinates of the dungeon.

However, the sneaky smile on Luke’s face soon turned into a fluster when using magic.

Strangely, he couldn’t find out the coordinates of the dungeon ruins.

‘What? How is this…?’

Luke who was confused looked around.

It was because he could see an unusual flow of energy through the dungeon which was blocking the movement of teleport.

Perhaps, the ancient fairy wizards used all their skills to prevent the unauthorized access into their dungeon.

‘Then Teleport Scrolls will be useless. Analyzing the wavelength will take some time…’

Luke, who frowned, ordered his men.

“Step back to a safe place!”

Listening to the orders, Philip and the other men hurried back to the dungeon.

However, hiding in the dungeon couldn’t be an alternative.

The dungeon was strong on the inside, so it wouldn’t collapse, however, it was the same thing as getting blocked inside.

‘But, there should be a passage out of the prison, or we are doomed.’

Luke was convinced, but he couldn’t help but feel troubled.

‘Should we really dig through a place where magic can’t be used? No, if I do something and the ceiling falls down, withstanding the fall will be tough by saving others.’

No matter what side they chose, they were in a huge mess.

Because of the mess they created outside, the Imperial Army would be waiting outside.

‘If I run into Rudolf after losing power, it is the end. In the end, analyzing the wavelength will take time.’

Flustered, Luke’s eyes turned towards the stone gate he had been a while back.

The stone gate on the right side of the dungeon which the jailer called as tiresome.

He pointed to the stone gate.

“Open the gate. Maybe there is a passage to the ground.”

Still, it was true that it had been troubling Luke since the first time he saw it.

At Luke’s words, the men approached it.

However, even with a push or an aura covered sword, it didn’t open.

“I think this is made with the same materials as the stone doll?”

Philip judged that because he fought the stone dolls a moment back.

Luke, who kept looking at the stone gate, agreed.

No magic circle or device, yet it had a similar power and working to that of a doll.

“But there has to be a limit to absorption. Let’s keep pushing.”

Luke’s party persistently hit the stone gate.

Fortunately, the results they wanted had come. After hitting for about a dozen minutes, the thick stone gate got broken with the constant use of Aura.

Phat!

Luke, who made a magic torch for himself and his men walked inside the stone gate.

“Be careful everyone. I don’t know what is on the inside.”

Tap tap.

As he looked around carefully and entered, a short walk and a large cavity appeared in the underground.

In the center of the cavity was a three-meter high stone monument. And small stone statues were weirdly placed around the huge monument.

The number of small stone statues, which seemed to be kneeling in front of the huge monument seemed to have gone past 100.

“A monstrous statue which resembles a fairy… please tell me that they don’t move!”

Philip responded to Count Ferrero who was anxious seeing too many stone dolls.

“No way. If you are anxious, should we smash them in advance?”

“No, leave them. We will get tired while doing it.”

Instead of destroying the statues, the two decided to hold their energy.

On the contrary, Luke who was looking at the stone statues seemed interested.

‘Aren’t these very similar to what I saw on the southern continent?’