Indeed, just like what Joseph had said, the Humerus Wyrms were not assassins. When they appeared, they were usually full of menace and death aura. If it was a large Humerus Wyrm Legion, it would definitely be hard to hide their aura. Not to mention the Legendary powerhouses of the expedition, even the Archmages and Warriors, or even an ordinary person, would definitely be able to detect the abnormality.
After hearing Claus and Joseph's opinions, Hoffman turned to look at Lin Li, and asked, "Master Felic, what do you think?"
"I have no objections," Lin Li said straightforwardly. Now, this mausoleum, or rather, the so-called mausoleum, had piqued his interest more and more. The Whispering God, the Heart of Stars … What other shocking discoveries would there be if they continued to explore?
The four major forces quickly reached a consensus on the issue of continuing to explore the mausoleum. Without further ado, they immediately regrouped and set off after leaving the room. Along the way, under Angelano's guidance, the team broke the magic traps and magic gears one by one, and successfully passed through the long corridor that was full of danger. They finally reached the entrance to the next floor.
However, the path to the next floor was surprisingly long, and the team had been circling and moving downwards continuously. They finally stepped out of the door of the passageway after an estimated drop of more than 1,000 meters. However, when the first group of people who went out to explore the path saw the scene outside, they could not help but stand dumbfounded at the gate.
It turned out that the fourth floor of the mausoleum was not a man-made building like the previous three floors. Instead, it was an extremely large and dark canyon. No one knew if it was man-made or naturally formed. The door that they walked out of was located on the stone wall at the bottom of the canyon. When they cast the Illumination Spell to the left and right, they saw steep cliffs on both sides.
However, only the others were surprised. Lin Li had even seen an underground world like Osric's mausoleum. Naturally, he was not surprised by this underground canyon. However, the gloomy canyon was filled with a massive death aura that was even denser than that of the Shadowglen near Alanna. This immediately reminded Lin Li of the Humerus Wyrm Legion mentioned in the log, and he could not help but be cautious.
The expedition team walked out of the tunnel and immediately formed a defensive formation as soon as they came out. The leaders of the four major forces also gathered together again and looked at the depths of the canyon hidden in the darkness, but none of them made any suggestions to continue advancing. That was because the aura of death in the canyon made the powerhouses who were at the peak of the Legendary-realm feel oppressed and even fearful.
In particular, when everyone cast illumination spells to illuminate their surroundings, they couldn't help but gasp when they saw the scene in front of them. The area around the entrance was relatively clean, but a little further along the canyon, there was a large number of eerie white bones. It was simply a path of bones. Those skeletons did not belong to the High Elves, humans, or other intelligent races. They clearly belonged to some kind of behemoth.
"This … should we continue?" Klaus was already feeling a little hesitant. It was clear that the danger in this canyon had completely exceeded his expectations. With such a strong death aura, only God knew what kind of Undead creatures would be born. Even if it was just a Humerus Wyrm Legion, it would definitely not be a small one.
There would definitely be some risks in exploring the ruins. However, if the risks and benefits were obviously not proportional, it would be foolish to insist on taking the risk. That was what Klaus thought, and so did the others. No one would be willing to do a losing business. The scene in front of them was obviously filled with great danger. In such a strong death aura, there might even be terrifying Undead creatures that had never appeared in Anril.
Their worries were not unfounded at all. After seeing a monster like the Whispering God, who would still treat Brahere as a kind person? This lunatic was even crazier than Highlord Osric. God knew what other crazy things he had done. It was completely unimaginable to ordinary people.
"Master Felic, what do you think?" Hoffman was also a little troubled. Although he knew that the mausoleum of the High Elves was extraordinary, everything that happened after entering was still beyond his expectations.
Before Lin Li could say anything, Angelano, who was hiding behind Lin Li and shivering, interrupted impatiently, "Fe … Felic, I think we should go back first. This place is too scary …" To him, other than his own Alchemy Colossus, being beside Lin Li was the safest place. He was almost sticking to Lin Li's body.
Actually, Lin Li was also a little hesitant when he saw the scene in the canyon. However, he was not willing to leave just like that. Hence, after a moment of hesitation, he said, "Let's observe the situation first." As he spoke, he pointed the Helios' Scepter forward, and cast a Warlock's Eyes. He flew straight into the depths of the canyon.
Seeing Lin Li's actions, the others immediately came to their senses. No matter what kind of danger was hidden in the canyon, they had to see what was in it first. If it was not worth the risk, they would naturally leave without another word. However, if there were really huge benefits in it, they had to carefully calculate the gains and losses. Hence, the other mages followed behind Lin Li and released their Warlock's Eyes one after another.
A group of invisible Warlock's Eyes swept past the eerie skeletons on the ground, passed through the dark and long canyon, and finally arrived at an extremely wide area. At this moment, all the mages of the expedition who had released the Warlock's Eyes could not help but gasp after receiving the feedback from the Warlock's Eyes.
In that wide area, apart from a large number of skeletons of giant beasts, there were also many tombs scattered around. What was especially eye-catching was the larger and more extravagant tomb in the center. Judging from the various gorgeous decorations outside the tomb, it clearly belonged to the High Elves' royal family. More importantly, through the Warlock's Eyes, the mages could also feel an extremely large mana wave coming from the royal tomb. It was probably coming from the extremely precious funerary objects in the tomb.
Although Lin Li didn't know what the burial items were, based on the massive mana fluctuations, he could imagine that once he excavated this tomb, he would definitely obtain a huge harvest. That discovery made everyone's breathing quicken, and no one mentioned leaving anymore. Instead, they controlled the Warlock's Eyes to carefully observe the tomb, hoping to find some valuable clues.
However, after discovering the tomb, Lin Li immediately had a lot of doubts. According to the mausoleum design map provided by the Glittergold Trade Union, shouldn't Prince Brahere's coffin be placed on the lowest floor? Even if there was no design map, according to general practice, no one would place their coffin on the middle floor of a seven-story mausoleum.
However, if the tomb was not Prince Brahere's, which High Elven royal family would it belong to? Burying two royals in a royal mausoleum was not in line with the etiquette of the High Elves. Such a joint burial was extremely disrespectful to both Prince Brahere and another unknown royal family member.
Of course, it was actually very simple to determine the identity of the owner of the tomb. Wouldn't it be obvious just by looking at the tombstone in front of the tomb? However, there were many people who could think of this, but none of them could translate the High Elves Print on the tombstone.
Although the pronunciation of each character in the High Elves Print might not be difficult for mages, and even Archmages had not come into contact with the magic spells of the High Elves Print before, it was a completely different matter to understand the meaning of those characters when they were connected.
In the language of the High Elves, a word in one sentence might have a different meaning in another sentence. Hence, knowing how to pronounce these characters did not mean that one could understand the meaning of the inscription on the tombstone. Even with Lin Li's research on the High Elves Print, he could not translate the inscription on the tombstone.
However, Lin Li knew that in the Tower of Dusk's team, he was not the first in terms of research on the High Elves Print, especially outside of the field of magic. Hence, he turned his head to look at the side, only to see that Basel's lips were moving slightly as if he was mumbling something. Feeling a sense of anticipation, he asked, "Master Basel, can you translate the words on the tombstone?"
Hearing Lin Li's question, Basel shook his head slightly, and said, "I can't translate all of those words. I can only guess a small part of the meaning, and it might not be accurate."
Having a small part was better than not knowing anything at all. Lin Li was a little disappointed when he saw Basel shake his head, but he immediately perked up when he heard the latter part of the sentence. He hurriedly asked, "Can you tell me about your speculation?"
"Immortal, king, rest in peace. This place … The Immortal King sleeps here?" Basel first translated the meaning of some words, and then read them together twice. However, he got a translation result that even he could not believe.
"The Immortal King sleeps here!" The result of the translation gave Lin Li a great shock. Could that tomb be the tomb of the Immortal King? However, it didn't make sense. Although the Immortal King was also a member of the royal family of the High Elves, his status was countless times more noble than Prince Brahere's. He could even be called a god of the High Elves. Given the status of the Immortal King, how could he only have such a tomb in Prince Brahere's mausoleum?
More importantly, what kind of strength did the Immortal King have? Wasn't he said to have reached the realm of gods? Even the Dragon of Destruction, Azardas, one of the most powerful Dragon Aspects, was killed by the Immortal King. Even if the Immortal King could not really achieve eternal immortality, and even if he died from serious injuries in the battle with Azardas, it didn't seem like he should be buried here so quietly.
Deep down, Lin Li did not believe that the Immortal King would be buried in that tomb no matter what. However, why would there be words like "The Immortal King sleeps here" on the tombstone? Even if there were some discrepancies in Basel's translation, the tomb should have something to do with the Immortal King.
Considering the great danger that might exist in the canyon, Lin Li probably wouldn't consider taking the risk if it was just a treasure trove, no matter how precious it was. However, since it involved the Immortal King, Lin Li couldn't help but be tempted, regardless of whether Basel's translation was correct or not.
The existence of the debris of the stars, the last words of Norfeller's former master, the statue of the Immortal King in the Scar of Death, and the inexplicable inheritance in the Sky Castle gradually formed a question in Lin Li's mind. He wanted to know what kind of connection the Immortal King had with him. Lin Li couldn't think of an answer, but he concluded from experience that anything that was related to the Immortal King would most likely be related to him. Sometimes, Lin Li even wondered if the Immortal King was involved in his sudden arrival from the Endless World.
Hence, regardless of whether the Immortal King was really buried in that tomb, Lin Li had already made up his mind to find out.
As for whether the Immortal King was really buried in that tomb, the others actually had similar opinions as Lin Li. After all, be it in historical facts or in various myths and legends, the Immortal King was already a god-like figure. Moreover, with the Immortal King's status in the High Elves, he wouldn't die so quietly, let alone be buried with the other royal families.
However, regardless of whether the tomb was real or fake, the massive mana wave that was emitted from the tomb was real. There was no need to consider anything else. Just the treasures buried in the tomb made everyone present agree on the idea of withdrawing.
Hence, the leaders of the four major forces of the expedition soon reached a consensus on their next action: advance, cross the canyon, and excavate the tomb!
However, there was still a problem when the team set off. According to the agreement that they had discussed outside, the pathfinding team in front was originally composed of a group of people from the Mithril Alliance and the Caesar Family. However, now, Joseph felt that the combat power of the Mithril Alliance had yet to recover. Hence, he refused to let his people join the pathfinding team according to the previous agreement.
Joseph wasn't spouting nonsense. Among the four forces, they were the only ones who didn't use Life Potions to treat their injuries. Hence, the injured had indeed not recovered much combat power yet.
However, in this case, only the people from the Caesar Family were left in the pathfinding team. Due to the fact that he owed the Tower of Dusk a favor, Claus was too embarrassed to ask the people from the Tower of Dusk or the Glittergold Trade Union to fill in the gap. Hence, he had no choice but to accept it.
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