In Roddy's vision, the world appeared in two states.
On one side, there was an illusion in his mind: Ducal, the witcher, was carrying the red Devil's Strike on his back, whispering to the only King of the High Elves, Abaddon, about the "inheritance". There were light sources powered by arcane energy on the surrounding bookshelves. The whole "Book Room" was as bright as an outdoor room under the sun. The stone floor was so bright that one could even see the reflection of the shadows on the floor. On the floor, there were heavy books that had been thrown away. On the cover, there were still flashing magic waves and complicated arcane mageweaths.
On the other side, there was the current state of the "Book Room" under the light from the ring in his hand. A thick layer of dust had completely covered the floor. Pieces of rusted armor could be seen on the decaying corpses. The stone table where Princess Eve was buried was still the same as in the illusion. The few books scattered on the floor were almost in pieces.
There was nothing surprising about this. But what made Roddy's back break out in a cold sweat was … a rustling sound suddenly came from beside him.
Such a sound was definitely not made by mice or other small animals. So, Roddy immediately raised the short bow in his hand and pointed the arrow on the arrow stand to his side. But when the light from the ring shone on him, Roddy was completely stunned.
A body lying in a pile of waste paper slowly turned its body.
"Who is it?!"
He asked aloud. Because his voice was rather loud, the cold and empty Ancient Records Room could even hear buzzing echoes.
Roddy could no longer care about what Abaddon and Ducal were talking about in the illusion. He immediately opened the "Surrounding People Status Bar" and confirmed that there was a living … human in this secret room that had been sealed for more than 700 years.
When the other party slowly got up and pushed aside the hair that was covering his face, revealing a face that Rody was not unfamiliar with, Rody could not figure out what was going on in front of him.
When Roddy turned his head, the stone table in the illusion had already slowly closed. Many strong and fierce Orcs rushed in through the door of the secret chamber that was not closed. King Abaddon, with his sword drawn, had already begun the last battle of his life.
The witcher, Ducal, did something that left Roddy dumbfounded: he raised his palm and released a shockwave of terrifying power!
The sound of the explosion and the shockwave toppled the bookshelves in the room, and a large number of Orcs who had just rushed in were killed!
"Old friend, you might have to guard this place for a very long time …"
Ducar said to Sakya, who was following beside him. Then, they rushed out of the secret chamber together. King Abaddon had finished off the remaining orcs. Together, they rushed out of the palace in a blaze of fire.
In the illusion, the door to the secret room gradually closed, which also meant that the quest notification had completely ended.
In the past, this scene would have shocked Roddy greatly. How could a witcher use magic? And how could it be so powerful?
But at this moment, he had no time to think about such questions. His dull eyes stared at the woman in front of him, and the two did not speak for a full three to four seconds.
Then, it was Akasha who broke the silence. "I'm not … dreaming, right?"
When Akasha's hoarse voice came out of her mouth, no one knew what kind of emotions were mixed in it.
Completely defeated by fear, she had given up all hope of survival last night. She even fainted because of her weakness and hunger. So when the door of the secret chamber opened and woke her up, Akasha completely treated it as a dream and an illusion.
But everything was so real: footsteps, breathing, light. Even though she had only been imprisoned in the darkness for more than ten hours, Akasha felt that everything had been separated from her by ten thousand years.
When she struggled to get up and saw the bow and arrow pointing at her, there was no longer any fear in her heart, only indescribable gratitude and joy.
Akasha could even feel that her originally weak body had exploded with unimaginable strength. She struggled to stand up and wanted to open her mouth to say something, but only felt that she could not stop the tears from flowing down her cheeks.
Roddy looked at the woman in front of him in a daze. There was only one question left in his mind: Why do I always meet her in such a desolate place?
The last time was in the secret passage of Hollier City. She was covered in blood and on the verge of death.
He kindly saved her, but she left without saying goodbye and even left such a funny message on the bar.
And this time … Roddy did not know what to say. How did she enter such a top-secret place? What's more, his face was so pale that he thought he had met a vampire at first glance …
But when he saw the 30% HP above her head, he knew that this woman was probably in trouble again. But Roddy was not here to be a Lei Feng. After confirming that the other party did not have any intention to attack, he turned his head to look around and walked towards the stone table. While looking for the switch, he whispered, "How did you get here?"
"There, there was a big snake chasing me, and I fell from above."
Akasha's heart was completely filled with the joy of surviving a desperate situation. Whatever Roddy asked, she answered instinctively without thinking. She did not even have the slightest bit of vigilance.
And the most important thing was … she did not know that the guy in front of her was Roddy who had saved her life before.
Rody frowned and asked more detailed questions. However, he did not raise his eyes from beginning to end.
Akasha stood there at a loss, but she answered all his questions truthfully. She even clearly told him about how she escaped from Hollier City. In the end, she did not forget to say that she would find a chance to go back and return the money …
With that, Rody roughly understood how unlucky the other party was. She had escaped to join a group to make a living but was crushed by a herd of beasts. She had wandered aimlessly and still managed to come to these ruins. After being chased by the Snake King, she still managed to escape by falling into this secret chamber. Even Rody did not know how to describe her 'luck'.
But he did not have much interest in Akasha. At this time, he only wanted to complete the mission as soon as possible. Seven minutes had passed since he entered the ruins. If he did not hurry, he was afraid that he would not be able to get out.
"Got it … Here."
"Click."
Roddy found the switch and directly opened the stone table. The internal structure of the table was not mechanical. There were no gears or hinges. It was completely driven by a complex arcane array. Even after 700 years, the energy contained in it was still enough for the stone table to open by itself …
Akasha saw that Roddy did not ask any more questions, and the excitement in her heart gradually subsided. She raised her arm and tried to wipe her tears. When she opened her eyes again, they were instantly wide …
The stone table in front of Roddy slowly opened from the middle. A soft orange light radiated from the inside, even illuminating the entire "Ancient Records Room" …
Akasha involuntarily covered her mouth — in the light in front of her lay an elf quietly. She had a beautiful appearance and a serene expression, as if she had just fallen asleep. But as an unexpected intruder, she had no idea … that the last princess of the High Elves was buried in the sarcophagus in front of her.
She also did not know that 700 years had passed.
Roddy frowned. He, who thought that he would see a pile of bones, was also stunned.
The Princess Eve in front of him was no different from the one 700 years ago in the illusion. Even the bloody bandage on her chest was bright red!
"Time Stop Enchantment."
After seeing the complex magic runes inside the stone table, Roddy said this with difficulty, and his tone was full of disbelief.
The Magicians of the human kingdom had reached a "bottleneck" in the study of "arcane magic". Among them, the most controversial topics were "time" and "space". But looking at the scene in front of him, Roddy could not help but sigh … Such a problem that the high-level human Magicians had debated endlessly was solved in the era of the High Elves.
It was definitely not flattery to say that the High Elves had "reached the peak of arcane magic"!
Roddy stood quietly in front of the stone table, looking at the elf who seemed to be asleep in front of him, just like Dukal stood here 700 years ago. Although he did not know this Princess Ivy, nor did he know the complicated story between this High Elf and Dukal, the only feeling he felt now was not the joy of completing the task, but absolute peace.
Watching the person he loved die in his arms, Roddy had experienced this kind of pain once. But because of this, Roddy could deeply understand how precious the opportunity he had grasped was today, half a year after his rebirth!
"I will cherish all this."
He raised his hand, as if afraid to wake the princess up, slowly grasped the book placed beside her, and gently took it out.
But the moment the book left the enchantment, black and red smoke suddenly rose from the book, completely entangling Roddy's body like a chain, and instantly tightening!
"Ah —"
Roddy did not expect such a change in the profession advancement task. The chain was impossible to defend against, almost instantly penetrating his body through the leather armor, followed by a bone-piercing pain, causing Roddy to cry out in pain, directly lying on the ground!
"Click."
The stone table, as if it had completed some kind of mission, slowly closed on its own. Everything that happened 700 years ago seemed like a dream, all the joys and sorrows completely disappeared with the muffled sound of the closing, as if that period of history was also frozen in time with the enchantment …
And in the stone room, only Roddy's pained gasps could be heard, and Akasha stood there like a fool. After the light from the stone table disappeared, Roddy's ring shone diagonally on the head of a Beastman corpse on the ground. The light was so frightening that it made Akasha shiver.
This series of changes made her speechless. She almost cried as she asked, "You — how are you?"
But not waiting for Roddy to answer, the entire stone room began to tremble slightly, and a lot of dust leaked out from the cracks of the stone floor above, faintly … they could hear muffled sounds like thunder from the ground.
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