Chapter 325 - Chapter 324: Chapter 308: The Ancient Secrets (2/2)
Chris calmly stood in place and looked at the other three around him.
Lilian took a deep breath and immediately looked at her father, asking, “What on earth is going on? It felt like I just fell into a bottomless pit.”
Yeager, who was squatting on the ground, also stood up and asked with a frown, “What exactly happened just now?”
“The situation is like this.”
Byrne explained the situation to everyone, and after listening, everyone turned their eyes towards the periphery of the black clouds that were gradually dissipating before taking note of the environment inside the island.
Yeager exclaimed in shock, “What a vast space!”
The underground space inside the island was wide and boundless, seemingly extending to the dark abyss at the end. The towering vault supported the entire space, with a faint light from the outside world emanating from the hole in the middle.
The light cast mottled shadows through cracks and holes from unknown depths, painting the walls a pale and mysterious hue.
The ground was covered with ancient stones and decaying ruins, mercilessly showcasing the ravages of time.
The members of the Fischer family felt a desolate presence permeating the air as if time had stood still in the underground space, forever imprisoning this area in the distant past.
Occasional faint echoes nearby, like ancient murmurs, spread out and reverberated throughout the immense underground space.
In the distance, one could vaguely see some blurry structures, seemingly relics buried by time or unknown buildings from a distant era. This vast and open underground space appeared like a frozen ancient legend, filled with many unsolved mysteries.
Yeager took a deep breath and said, “This seems to be a relic, right?”
He immediately turned to Byrne with excitement and said, “Congratulations, Your Excellency Byrne! You may very well complete the promotion ceremony right here!”
Lilian also showed joy, while Chris had a less obvious reaction, though happiness still seeped through the depths of his eyes.
Every member of the Fischer family hoped that Byrne would continue to live, and they certainly didn’t wish for that man to leave just like that.
Lilian immediately said, “This is indeed a relic, and it is also one that is well known to people, the remains left by the so-called false gods. Just now I heard a person who claimed to be ‘Time Stasis Stone’ say so.”
Upon hearing about the existence of the “Time Stasis Stone,” Byrne was immediately taken aback and said:
“Wait, did you just say ‘Time Stasis Stone’? You heard the voice of ‘Time Stasis Stone’ here?”
He had a strange feeling as if the people from the Alchemy Council were suddenly connected to the other people in reality, a sensation of unreality.
Lilian nodded seriously, noticing that her father’s mood wasn’t quite right.
“Hmm.”
She quickly recounted her recent experience.
After listening, Byrne took a deep breath and quickly said, “You might have all forgotten, but I have told you before that the ‘Time Stasis Stone’ is a member of the Alchemy Council.”
“Back then, Viscount Bast was also a member of that Alchemy Council…”
“He used to sell extraordinary materials from the Aphotic Sea and the Spectral Sea, I never thought that he would be trapped here… Although I have known him for a long time, I still don’t know whether the ‘Time Stasis Stone’ is actually a person.”
Byrne fell into deep thought. The people from the Alchemy Council were not to be trifled with, and suddenly encountering the “Time Stasis Stone” here, he didn’t know whether it was a good or bad thing.
However, regardless, the goals they absolutely had to accomplish now seemed to be only two.
The first thing was to find the treasure that the Lord of the Lost wanted.
And without a doubt, the second thing was to complete his own promotion ceremony.
“Let’s go, to find what we are looking for.”
The group continued on their way. The black clouds would immediately recede when they met the flames, like living creatures.
The ancient ruins were grand and empty as if slumbering in the arms of time. The majestic remains of the old walls lay across the ground, exuding the aura of ancient years. The four members of the Fischer family could feel the glory and grandeur of the past from within the towering ruins.
Old stone pillars were embedded with symbols of ancient cultures, displaying the splendor of bygone days. The silent stones showed dazzling marks of civilization, along with numerous totems and murals eroded by wind and sand, allowing a glimpse into the prosperous scenes of the past.
Byrne looked at the squares and streets hidden among the ruins and couldn’t help muttering to himself, “It’s like a city.”
“Why would they build a city here?”
The faint winds that continuously echoed within the ancient ruins broke the tranquility, as if transporting the four back to an ancient and mysterious era.
Soon they saw a massive crystal wall blocking the way, on which were depicted two incredibly large gods.
The first deity had an androgynous appearance, holding a sword and shield in each hand, clad in powerful-looking full armor.
On the other side of the wall, there was another god, weaponless, with eyes emitting a silver-white glow and a frail body aflame with fire.
Lilian immediately exclaimed in astonishment, “Those are the images of two false gods… Order and Redemption!”
Byrne analyzed, “It seems like the two false gods are confronting each other. Could it be they once fought here? Or did the people in this ancient city witness their battle?”
Everyone was startled upon hearing this, suddenly feeling that it was a possibility.
Could it be that this ancient city was indeed once a battlefield for gods?
Just then, something that stunned the four members of the Fischer family happened—the two massive murals started flickering with light, and finally, two silhouettes of the gods emerged in mid-air.
Their colossal figures, towering a hundred meters high, stood facing each other in the air, and they even began to speak!
“You know, the end is coming…”