Chapter 202 (2/2)

“Alright, let’s enter.”

The three of them progressed forward.

As they passed through the security hall, a long and winding corridor appeared. There were magnificent statues on both sides of the corridor, and the ground was made entirely of black jade. It was a sight to behold.

“This is what an underground palace should feel like,” Link said with a smile.

“This is merely the beginning,” Vance spoke with pride.

As they walked along the corridor, they could feel that they were walking along a slight upwards slope which brought them higher towards ground level. After two whole rounds, a huge copper door appeared right in front of them. The door was at least 30 feet in height and 24 feet wide. Glorious scenes where the God of Light created the world were inscribed on both sides of the door, giving the door an intense historical and epic presence.

Celine was pleasantly surprised at the sight, as she stared at Vance once more. “I did not think that you had such good taste.”

Link agreed.

Vance felt extremely satisfied.

The door was left ajar, and they passed through it without any obstructions. Behind the door, was an extremely spacious hall that was more than 2000 square feet. The ground was carved out of obsidian, and in order to maintain the stability of the hall, 20 thick pillars each the width of two adults were built. Similarly, intricate statues were carved into each of these statues for aesthetic purposes.

The three of them progressed, using the pillars as cover. After around 60 feet, they heard voices in front of them.

“Master, is this fine?”

From the voice, one could easily tell that it was magic swordsman Dorians.

But wasn’t he the master of the underground palace? How could there be another one? Who exactly was this master? The three of them were puzzled.

At that moment, a crisp voice sounded.

“Joint magic rune lubricated level 89%, beneath expectations. Number two, restart!”

“Yes, Master.” Dorians voice once again sounded as brushing sounds followed.

As they listened to the conversation, an incredulous look overcame all of their faces. They had gotten it wrong the whole time. Dorians was never the master of this palace. This true master of the palace was the magic puppet, while Dorians was merely her servant. It suddenly all made sense. How could Dorians face a Level-7 Magician without any fear, and why he would be such a cheapskate and be willing to stay in this palace despite being a strong magic swordsman?

The thing that was keeping him here was not the wealth, but the magic puppet!

Link then looked at Vance. “Nana is your creation. Why is it not listening to you?”

Vance helplessly laid out his hands and said, “I have no idea as well. Four hundred years ago, Nana was merely a magic puppet that I created. How could I know that things would turn out like this?”

“Then, can you still give her an order?” Link asked.

Celine also looked at Vance expectantly. As long as there was a chance for her to avoid battling with this magic puppet, she would take it.

Vance said regrettably. “I’m afraid not. I don’t look like who I was 400 years ago at all. Furthermore, before I was imprisoned, I had set Nana into a state of slumber. Now that she has awakened, I’m afraid that something must have happened.”

Four hundred years was a long time. It was true that many things could have changed.

Link took a deep breath before saying, “Then I guess there is no other way. Let’s do this. I will commence the ambush while Celine helps me defend against any unprecedented attacks.”

“Got it.” Celine stood in front of Link as she spoke with resolve.

Link then started concentrating his mana. He was about to cast the Level-6 Titan’s Hand spell.

Link could cast the spell in 0.5 seconds. This was already considered an extremely fast speed. However, the moment he started concentrating mana, the magic fluctuations broke through the veil of their concealing spell. Nana’s voice then echoed through the hall.

“Intruder alert! Threat level: 3 stars!”

Following which, a young girl with an exquisite appearance and huge, clear eyes appeared.

Celine was extremely cautious of Nana. The moment she saw Nana, she instinctively activated her Level-6 bloodline spell, Obsidian Shield. This spell was extremely special, as it would not interfere with other spells that were being cast at the same time. Furthermore, it could also be activated instantly. After activating this spell, Celine then triggered the Crimson Edelweiss spell. Link had given the bracelet a mana retention ability which allowed mana to be stored and thus allowed the spell to be cast instantaneously whenever Celine willed. Hence, within 0.1 seconds, the Level-6 Obsidian Shield was covered by another Level-5 crimson forcefield.

The moment these two spells took form, Nana’s attack arrived.

A figure appeared right in front of the Crimson Edelweiss spell. She rushed into the forcefield, ignoring the burning heat from the forcefield. Although the heat seemed to have no effect on her, the forcefield seemed to have lowered her speed greatly.

However, her speed was still fast by normal standards. The dagger in her hands then struck like a venomous snake, piercing through the Edelweiss spell before piercing through Celine’s second layer of defense, the Obsidian Shield. It was about to hit Celine’s body anytime soon.

This was not an attack that took advantage of the weak points in the spell. Nana merely used brute force to break through two high-level defensive spells.

Link was horrified. How can she have such destructive offensive power!