185 First Remnan (2/2)

”Yes.”

Although she had suspected it, his answer still left her more surprised. Her own eyesight was also not too bad, being able to see up to 20 yards away. Wanting to compare, she asks, ”How far can you see?”

”A few hundred yards.”

”How is that possible!?”

Lilith's jaw dropped, while the palace guards became shocked. Zorbek turned around in surprise and noticed the soft grey glow in Leon's eyes.

”I'm using a special technique.”

A light bulb seemed to have lit up in the heads of Zorbek and the palace guards when they heard Leon's answer. To think that such a method to see in the dark was possible? They immediately mistaken the grey light in Leon's eyes to be that of the metal attribute.

Leon noticed their expressions and warned, ”I advise you all not to attempt at whatever it is you're all thinking right now.”

However, his warning came a tad too late.

”AHH! My eyes!”

One of the palace guards cried.

”Urgh…” Leon wanted to facepalm.

The palace guards were all earth-users. There was no way they could use [Spirit Eyes] with earth elemental energy. It was akin to throwing dirt into their eyes.

”Nooo! I can't see!” The palace guard said fearfully with his eyes shut tightly.

'Ha! What can you see with your eyes closed?' Lilith quietly thought as she took pleasure in the palace guard's suffering. On this trip thus far, these palace guards had been sneakily giving her ill gazes. It's good for them to suffer a bit.

Leon inspected the palace guard, before he assured, ”Don't worry, the pain is only temporarily. You'll be fine after a while.”

True to his words, the palace guard recovered after a short moment.

”I-I'm fine…? Thank god I can see again…” The palace guard exclaimed, not that he could see much in this place anyway.

”Don't do it again. My [Spirit Eyes] isn't something you can replicate with awakening cultivation.” Leon stated.

”Let's continue. There's a building to explore.”

Fifty yards ahead of them, he had discovered a half-buried building sticking out of the incredible tough ground, but not as tough as the building itself. It was made from an unknown composition of alloys.

The only way to enter was through the large broken windows, but the group did not enter immediately.

There were engravings on the building's exterior for the group to study. Upon closer look, it turned out to be runic inscriptions.

Leon was dumbfounded. Just how advanced was this ancient civilization in runic inscriptions? Even a building exterior could be engraved with runes.

”There's some sunstones on the ground.” A palace guard discovered.

”Pack it. We must bring back all the relics we find.” Zorbek said with half focus as his mind seemed to be preoccupied by the previous matter.

For an instance, his eyes glowed with azure light before disappearing, but no one seemed to notice. He resumed focus on the present task at hand with a satisfied smile.

Continuing their inspection, there were several empty sockets on the exterior.

”Could the sunstones be placed into these sockets?”

Another palace guard attempted to socket the sunstone as they appeared to be of matching size.

However, his hand was quickly grabbed and stopped by Zorbek.

”What are you thinking? What happens if the sunstone suddenly gets powered by the runes and light up? Do you want to attract an army of ants over to swarm us?” Zorbek admonished. Leon also looked over with a disapproving gaze.

”I'm sorry, Captain!”

The palace guard broke out into cold sweat at his thoughtless mistake.

”Let's look inside.” Leon said, seeing there was nothing else they could gain from outside. None of them understood runic inscriptions.

”Yes, your Highness.”

One of the palace guards nearest to the broken windows, was the first to enter upon hearing the command.

However!

The palace guard flew back out a few moments later, tackled by a soldier ant that sneak attacked him!

Snap! Snap! Snap!

The ant made several attempts to bite off his head!

Gripping the mandibles with both his hands, the palace guard struggled on the ground as he wrestled with the ant. The soldier ant was too heavy for him to free himself!