After calculating around the altar for a few minutes, Lin Yun determined that this altar had no effect on the entire array. Its only effect was to make the Black Iron Beastmen level up faster, it had no effect on humans.
Because of this, this altar had been able to exist in the Radiant Fort for an unknown amount of time. Even if the Black Iron Beastmen tore down the entire Radiant Fort, they wouldn't be able to damage this altar in the slightest.
Lin Yun waved his hand, and his mage army moved out. The group of mages surrounded the altar, and in less than three minutes, the altar was completely dismantled. A pitch-black hole could be seen at the bottom of the ten-meter-tall altar. Looking down from the hole, one simply couldn't feel how deep the passage was. The dense Abyssal aura was transforming into a thin mist that kept spreading out.
On the other side, when Wagner saw Lin Yun suddenly summon his subordinates, he immediately shrunk his head and entered his room, not coming out. But then, he promptly came out of his room and quietly moved towards the next room.
'Damnit, why did Mafa Merlin suddenly summon all his subordinates? Is he going to start a war again? 'No good, I have to hurry up and hide, lest he drags me into battle. Hiding in my room definitely won't work, I'll just hide on the side. Hey, he definitely won't be able to find me this time.
'I'm only an 8th Rank Archmage, I can't beat those muscle-brained Beastmen without my subordinates …'
Wagner laughed mischievously as he stealthily took a detour to the next room, but he hadn't even taken two steps when a shadow fell from the sky.
A loud explosion echoed, and the earth fiercely shook. Wagner looked at the red-skinned Beastman carrying a warhammer and awkwardly smiled.
"Eh, Xiuban, right? Why are you blocking my way?"
Xiuban had an impatient expression as he reached out and grabbed Wagner's collar.
"Damned b * stard, you actually dared to make Lord Xiuban personally invite you? Pah, no, I'm scolding you. Lord Merlin said that he was going to explore some ruins and asked me to invite you along."
Wagner twisted his body awkwardly, but wisely didn't ask if he could put him down first before he was invited.
At this distance, facing this monster in Beastman skin, Wagner understood that crushing his head would be as easy as crushing an ant. Thus, he couldn't say anything to provoke this Beastman, who clearly didn't find him pleasing to the eye.
After being carried by Xiuban to the center of the Radiant Fort, Lin Yun glanced at Wagner.
"Alright, the time is up. Let's go in. Kurumu, William, guard the Radiant Fortress. If anyone invades, kill them immediately. Don't worry about anything else."
Wagner originally wanted to ask, but when he heard Lin Yun's murderous words and looked at the group of mages with butchers' temperaments, he wisely didn't say anything and obediently followed behind.
But as he looked at the pitch-black passage that seemed to lead to the Abyss, Wagner shrunk his neck, unwilling.
Lin Yun led Reina, Xiuban, Anderfa, the puppet, and Wagner into the passage, while William and the mage army guarded the Radiant Fort.
After entering the passage, Lin Yun immediately cast a dozen Mage Eyes, Detect Mana, Detect Life, and Detect Undead, one after the other.
The results were surprising. There was no mana reaction, and there was no sign of life or the Undead.
But after walking down the stairs for a while, Lin Yun understood why there were no defensive measures.
Three forks suddenly appeared in the slanted passage. Lin Yun frowned and controlled the three Mage Eyes to enter these three passages.
But something unexpected happened. After the Mage Eyes flew a dozen meters, Lin Yun's perception sharply declined, and the things he could see through the Mage Eyes rapidly blurred. After flying over twenty meters, the Mage Eyes thoroughly lost their perception.
The three Rock Puppets also had the same result. After twenty meters, the connection was completely cut off, but the faint connection let Lin Yun know that the three Rock Puppets hadn't disappeared, but rather that there was a serious disturbance in the passage.
There was only one way to go in: choose a passage and go through this seemingly ordinary maze that didn't use any magic.
And this seemingly simple maze completely cut off mages' chances of using spells.
Lin Yun waved his hand, and a few pieces of paper appeared in front of him. Lin Yun held a quill and rapidly made some calculations on the paper. With the assistance of the Magic Array, the data on the paper was extremely concise, and they were all crucial data.
After a minute, Lin Yun walked towards the left passage with large strides.
In the minds of ordinary people, the middle passage was the one leading downwards, and if they were a bit smarter, they would first think of the left passage. But as long as they had this kind of doubt, the probability of choosing the left passage would be a lot smaller. The middle passage and the right passage would have the highest chance of being chosen.
Lin Yun put away the paper and quill, frowning. The master of these ruins had the ability to see through people's psychological blind spots, similar to the Eye of Truth.
When facing a maze that wasn't a magic maze, most mages would be inclined to rely on their own judgment. If not for the entire Radiant Fort's structure and arrays, Lin Yun might not have chosen the left passage.
But after combining all the data and clues, as well as the angle, position, and length of the passage, the left passage was the only one that could lead to the bottom of the Radiant Fort.
The amount of calculations required was simply astronomical. An Artisan without the Magic Array would need at least a day to be sure, and that was on the premise that they had the complete data of the Radiant Fort and its arrays.
It was just the first passage, and it seemed simple, but it was the most difficult choice.
Moreover, he didn't need to think to know that the other two passages definitely had fatal dangers.
Cold sweat trickled down Lin Yun 'forehead. He was now even more certain that these ruins were Bill George's ruins. Only that guy, who had experienced countless tribulations in the first half of his life, could arrange such a seemingly simple but extremely dangerous maze.
Lin Yun summoned a Mage Eye and the Rock Puppet to scout ahead, but he still felt uneasy and opened a Hell Gate to summon an Imp, forcefully controlling it to scout ahead.
Anderfa and the others didn't understand why Lin Yun suddenly became so cautious, to the point that it was a bit excessive.
But after following Lin Yun for so long, they understood that there were very few situations that could make Lin Yun so cautious. They didn't dare to breathe loudly, and even the most simple-minded Xiuban obediently kept his mouth shut and followed behind.
They didn't go far before they reached another intersection. There were still three paths, and Lin Yun carefully calculated for a dozen minutes before figuring out that the correct path was on the right.
Wagner followed with a puzzled expression. He couldn't understand why three simple choices would take so long, and even after the calculations, he still had to cautiously use three different methods to scout ahead.
'Isn't this too cautious? Wouldn't it be fine to summon some Elemental lifeforms to scout ahead? If there was any danger, they would be able to retreat even if they chose the wrong path. Mafa Merlin is really too cautious. Mage Eyes and the Rock Puppet aren't enough, yet he still takes the risk of opening a Hell Gate to summon an Imp.'
They walked through seven intersections, and when they encountered the same three tunnels on the 8th time, everyone was used to it and took the initiative to stop, waiting for Lin Yun to calculate the correct path.
After the calculations, Lin Yun still cautiously released a Mage Eye and the Rock Puppet to walk a few dozen meters ahead.
There was still no danger in this passage, and the rocks on both sides were reinforced with runes. It didn't look any different from the previous passages.
At the very least, the Mage Eyes and the Rock Puppet couldn't see any difference.
But Lin Yun acted as if he was facing a great enemy. He forcefully controlled the misbehaving Imp to walk twenty meters ahead and scout ahead.
There were no changes after walking through seven passages, but there was a sudden change at this time. When the Mage Eyes and the Rock Puppet walked over, there were no changes.
But when that Imp walked over, some of the solidified runes in the passage suddenly changed. The originally ordinary solidified runes were rearranged and combined into new runes. In an instant, the passage was covered in dense Fire Rays.
Streaks of scarlet rays that were as thick as a pinky finger instantly formed a dense net.
The most frightening thing was that there wasn't just one of these Flame Rays, but several dozen of them every ten centimeters.
The Imp with a face full of malice and saliva dripping from its mouth was pierced by three Flame Rays, and a burnt smell spread through the passage. A large amount of purple blood sprayed out, but it was instantly evaporated by the Flame Rays.
How could the Imp stay where it was when it was suddenly attacked? It only moved a little and its body passed through the net of Fire Bolts, but it looked like it was cut into countless pieces by a sharp blade, instantly shattering.
Then, a large amount of purple blood sprayed out was completely evaporated by the Flame Rays. Even the Imp's body turned to ashes in an instant.
Lin Yun slightly frowned, a trace of understanding flashing in his eyes.
Sure enough, this was Bill George's style. The first half of this guy's life was full of tribulations and bitterness, he loved to make people unknowingly fall into a trap and die with surprise.
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