Chapter 1193 - The Cage and the Watcher (1/2)
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hao Ren was rooted to the spot. He had thought of many possibilities, but it never crossed his mind that the aristocratic family who once lived in the mansion was a group of demon hunters!
What amazed Hao Ren, even more, was that these demon hunters had broken off with the demon-hunter organization and mingled with an otherworldling.
Hesperides also could not believe what she heard. “It’s impossible! If the journal and the voices are true, then these demon hunters are defectors! It has never happened before.”
“Demon hunters are extremely united and loyal to their organization. Even if there is a quarrel among them, it will not turn into a defection.” Vivian said, shaking her head gently. “At least until we lifted the bondage of the innate hostility, they never have defected, let alone bringing a group of demon hunters to help an otherworldling remnant like Hercules.”
Something the echo from the past said earlier came into mind. Hao Ren said, “Wait a minute, didn’t we hear a demon hunter it in the mansion said that Hercules drew power from the divine artifact and freed them from the bondage? Is the bondage here the innate hostility?”
It suddenly dawned on Vivian. “Ahh, that’s what it means. What is that divine artifact?”
“It possesses the power of Battie. Somehow it has lifted the innate hostility of a group of demon hunters, and sealed a bad guy inside it.” Lily said as she scratched her head and wagged her tail restlessly. “That thing sounds weird.”
Hao Ren, silent, looked up at the tower, which was still rock-solid standing in the alien dimension. It was built of stone and painted with white mortar, and had slender windows with iron-textured frames. Looking at these details and recalling the words he had just heard, Hao Ren realized that this was a magic tower.
It was a magic tower disguised in a secular architectural design.
“The echoes we have heard so far seem to follow us,” Hesperides said. “We heard the voices no matter where we went, and they were about the turning point of some major event.”
“Maybe someone deliberately set these up as a hint to us. Or it may be that any living person steps into this dimension would trigger the magic that has been preserved for hundreds of years. This phenomenon often appears in ruins,” Vivian said while nodding her head.
“That tower,” Hao Ren pointed, “could be the venue of the turning point.”
They quickly found the way to the tower. Walking on the path between the main building and an annex, they came to the back of the mansion, where it could be a small garden, but the flower beds and stone pots had only gray sand and semi-crystalline substance in them. The tower was right at the end of this little garden.
Lily took up her courage and strode toward the tower. Suddenly, she heard a fierce quarrel in the air.
A stately male voice said, “That’s enough, Sivir! Your research has become more and more dangerous. If you still keep doing it, sooner or later, you will step into the darkness on the other side.”
Then came the young female voice. “I know what I am doing, Master Mohabben. I respect your knowledge, but despise your cowardice—have you not seen the wonderful sight on the other side? It is not empty in the darkness, except—”
“Except madness, what do you want to find?” Mohabben’s voice became louder than before. “You should have heard your mentor say countless times before you complete your first test of adulthood. There are many mysteries in this world, but the mortals could understand not every mystery. Some secrets are the twisted world of taboos, and some lead to the dark side of the universe. You are now standing only a step away from the dark side of the universe! From now on, you must no meet Hercules anymore, and you are not allowed to touch that divine artifact again. I want to forever—”
The voices came to an abrupt end.
Hao Ren looked at Hesperides. “It seems just like what you said, as soon as we come to a spot where a major event has occurred before, we will trigger the space-time memory here.”
Lily came before the tower, sniffling to confirm that there was nothing suspicious in it, she then pushed open the door, which looked heavy-looking, oak-iron bars door.
As soon as the door swung open, Hao Ren seemed to hear voices, trivial whispers, intermittent quarrels, and casual chats, as if there were hundreds of invisible people hiding nearby whispering while pointing in his direction. These interweaving whispers were so vague that he could not hear any meaningful things.
It was not until a dozen seconds later that these whispers gradually faded away except a sporadic sound coming from the vicinity. Looking at the dark entrance of the magic tower, these whispers that came from nowhere sounded creepy.