Chapter 1430 - Vivian’s Coffin (1/2)

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation  Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Letta runes were something new to the Lily of this space and time. She had never seen any magic, curses, runes, or supernatural beings other than herself so far. Everything before her eyes was an eye-opener. So when Hao Ren put his hand on the Letta runes, the “werewolf” maiden quickly approached him, staring and waiting to see if there were any changes to the symbols.

The Letta runes twisted as soon as Hao Ren’s finger came into contact with them. They evaded his fingers the way an animal would avoid fire. The dark-red blood marks moved and faded on the stone and ice. A sizzle and a plume of pungent black smoke later, the powerful characters burned and disappeared silently.

Lily looked on, wide-eyed.

The distortion of the runes on the stone wall was only the beginning. Following the rubout of the suspected magic-circle node by Hao Ren’s magic-immune physique, a stream of air suddenly formed in the small cave and spun rapidly, rolling up the snow and ice shards in their surroundings. Soon, it developed into a cold whirlwind, which almost blinded both their visions. Accompanying the tornado were red luminous lines and words that were coming out of the dark stones. There also seemed to be phantoms and mist between the lines and text. The entire cave suddenly expanded and became many times larger than before. Grotesque images along with the crying as well as the howling of ghosts frantically twirled around Hao Ren and Lily. The dark stone wall softened and rippled before wraith-like creatures burning in black flames crept out from beneath it, only to fall to the ground and shatter. There was even a creature that looked like a bone dragon, poking its head out from the ceiling above. But before the bone dragon could let out a roar, it broke and turned into ashes in the wind. It vanished within a few seconds once it touched the ground.

Are these wraith guards that protect Vivian during her hibernation, an effect of the legendary blood magic? Hao Ren thought to himself.

Their sudden appearance startled Hao Ren a little. He could now faintly feel what kind of person the gentle and diligent “housewife” was before they met—she was the terrifying creature that human parents often talked about to coax their kids to sleep. At that point, the “werewolf” girl was on all fours, baring her fangs and looking threateningly at her surroundings. She growled, and the muscles in her body convulsed.

“Relax. These things are not a threat anymore.” Hao Ren quickly appeased the husky who was about to lose control of herself. “I’ve just disabled the alarm system. All you see are their broken pieces.”

It was just as Hao Ren said. He had defeated the alarm system in the cave. Had the wraith guards come out earlier, they would have been in trouble. But Vivian probably sealed the wraith guards with blood runes to avoid hurting the innocent. The wraith guards would only be activated under certain conditions, which played right into Hao Ren’s hands. He just needed a little bit of contact with the runes to create a chain reaction that would completely destroy the wraiths.

The horrifying vision in the cave went away as quickly as it came. In just a matter of a few breaths, everything in their surroundings had come down, and the real face of Vivian’s place of hibernation revealed itself.

The small cave had widened in just a short time and was now several times bigger than before. The stone walls and low-hanging icicles were all magical illusions. After they all vanished, the cave was really just a rectangular stone chamber. There were coarse marks of corrosion and cutting on the walls. Vivian had to be the one who created them before she hibernated. At the end of the chamber was a flat boulder with a sarcophagus lying silently above it.

That was the only thing in the chamber.

“It seems that this is indeed her place of hibernation.” Hao Ren could not help but sigh.

Just as Lily was about to calm down, the sight of the creepy tomb made her hair stand on end. “Big Brother, is this where your friend sleeps?”

Hao Ren nodded and walked up to the sarcophagus. “She just likes to sleep in such places.”

Lily was stupefied. Cold sweat ran down her back when she saw Hao Ren pace around the sarcophagus. “Wait a minute! What are you doing? That’s a coffin!”

“I’m opening it and waking her up of course!” Hao Ren said without looking at her.

Lily woofed and bounced two meters back. “You’re going to dig a grave! You’re a tomb raider! Have you been fooling me all this time?”

Hao Ren finally figured out what the husky girl was thinking. He looked at her and forced a smile. “What are you thinking? My friend is sleeping in this coffin. Can’t you see my honest face? Is this the face of a tomb robber?”

Lily looked suspiciously at Hao Ren. Apparently, she was not convinced.

Hao Ren helplessly spread his hands out. “Look at the empty chamber and ask yourself; do you think anyone would want to plunder a tomb this poor?”

Lily looked around and finally figured that what Hao Ren said did make sense.

“In that case, you’re not a tomb raider then.” The husky moved forward cautiously. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier. My gosh, there are actually people who like to sleep in coffins in this world. How long has your friend been dead?”

Hao Ren almost choked and coughed his lungs out. Right when he was about to correct the husky maiden, the sarcophagus suddenly shook.

The two of them were wide-eyed, and they observed it quietly. The sarcophagus shook again, and this time, it was so violent that the cover began to tremble and slide to the side.