623 The Realm of Gates (1/2)

Around 'Saint Ivan', 'Aleksy', 'Uriel', 'Felix' and the 'angel of light' appeared one after another. They had arrived earlier than Douglas, Fernando and the other legendary sorcerers, but they never entered it.

Belkovsky, what are we going to do?” Aleksey addressed 'Saint Ivan' with the name of Belkovsky, the current pontiff in the north. He talked as if he were equal to the guy.

The gold eyebrow of 'Saint Ivan' was furrowed, and his blue eyes that carried certain yellowness observed the grey pathway behind the Furnace of Souls carefully. He said, ”I suspect that the monster is still inside. Also, without the pattern of coordinate changes left by Maskelyne and Viken, there is no telling where to go and where to find them at all. We can only try our luck.”

He was somewhat scared, as if he had encountered certain things when he explored the entrance earlier. He dare not take the risk even though he could perform God's Grace.

”Then, should we relocate the Room of the Holy Spirit first?” The eyes of 'Felix' were also focused on the grey pathway. He did not look at the entrance that was enshrouded in the illusionary ripples at all, as if he were not interested in what was inside.

After a brief silence, 'Saint Ivan' said, ”However, I suspect that the Congress of Magic dared to explore the Temple of Spirits because they found Maskelyne's or Viken's last belongings. After all, Viken's nest was on the border of Holm, and Hathaway was there when the Grand Cross lock was broken. If they find the items of those legendary sorcerers and learn how to enter the 'Chamber of Immortality', the dream of all the saints in history will never be fulfilled.”

As he talked, he glanced at the pathway that was enshrouded by the illusionary ripples.

Before 'Uriel' and the rest of them talked, 'Ivan' continued, ”So, Mikhail and I will go in, and you will relocate the Room of the Holy Spirit. He's a projection based on Geno's item of godhood. It won't be a problem even if he dies inside. As for me, I'm strong enough to return safely.”

Mikhail was the 'angel of light.'

”Alright, Belkovsky, don't be careless. We don't know exactly what Maskelyne and Viken encountered yet and why they never came out.” 'Uriel' said in a low voice.

He wasn't so sure that Maskelyne was already dead. After all, the further one pressed into the Temple of Spirits, the weirder the flow of time would be. One day at the edge equaled five days outside, and one day around the Furnace of Souls equaled to approximately a week. It should be terrible inside. Although those legendary sorcerers had been missing for a thousand years in the world outside, they probably had only lived a hundred years inside the 'Realm of Gates'.

Ivan smiled. ”What happened to them must be beyond our imagination. We cannot determine their status even though we prayed and performed prophecy with their personal items. However, the people of the Congress of Magic are leading the way for me. I'll be able to exit in time should there be any danger.”

After a brief discussion, 'Ivan' and the 'angel of light' passed the Furnace of Souls and entered the grey pathways, and the saints including 'Aleksey' returned to the Room of the Holy Spirit, in case the reinforcements of the Congress of Magic traced back to them.

The Furnace of Souls resumed the previous silence. At this moment, the Lich King, with the weird gems spinning around his head, appeared from the wall and stared at the entrance that Lucien and the rest of them entered.

After a while, a transparent ghost flew in. He was wearing a black robe that had glamorous, red patterns on it. ”You're not going in?”

Judging from his attitude and his tone, it was not hard to tell that he was equal to the Lich King. He was exactly the Wraith Lord, another dominator at the peripheral area of the Temple of Spirits.

”I will never make it out if I go in.” Said the Lich King in a hoarse voice. His previous fury after Lucien broke in had died down.

The Wraith Lord said with an unpredictable voice. ”Are you not scared that the Lord will punish us after he wakes up?”

By the lord, he was clearly referring to the mysterious existence of the World of Souls.

”Hermes and Crosos are tracing them. We need to stay on alert in case more enemies break into the temple.” The needle-like redness was flashing coldly in the Lich King's eyes.

The Wraith Lord floated. ”Yes. Now that Chilaps has been killed by the enemy, the defense at the periphery will be too weak if we also go in.”

The two legendary specters looked at each other and hid around, waiting for the 'survivors' to come out from inside and taking precautions against other experts who might break in.

...

The dome was grey, the floor was grey, the wall was grey, the torches were grey, and the fire on them was also grey. Lucien could not see any other colors except from himself, as if he had come to an unreal world.

Having no time to examine why the fire kept on burning, Lucien flew forward in a hurry. After a few seconds, he saw a closed black gate, which was particularly eye-catching in the world of greyness.

Compared to the magnificence of other parts of the Temple of Spirits, the black gate which was only 2.5 meters tall made Lucien feel very close, as if he were back to Holm.