In response to Elvin's question, the man who was as tall as a shadow remained silent. Even the expression on his face did not change at all.
He only maintained his "please" gesture, just like those rigid stone sculptures.
In his spiritual perception, this was an empty shadow. There was no feedback of any power, and there was no spiritual fluctuation unique to the soul.
Even if he was standing in front of the three of them, he was like a complete mystery, whether it was the literal meaning or the real situation …
After taking a deep look at the mysterious man's translucent face, Elvin gave a look to his two companions behind him. He took the lead and walked in the direction he was pointing.
The man's shadow walked beside them. Every step he took was as precise as a ruler. Elvin, who had the "Data Analyzing Vision", had the most right to comment on this.
Tap … tap … tap …
The three of them and the shadow walked along the heavily eroded stone steps step by step until they reached the first platform.
Kacha kacha —
The white statues that seemed to be carved out of marble opened their eyes one after another. The eyes of the stone sculptures turned slowly. In the middle of the pure white, a transparent pupil grew out of nothing.
The head turned at different angles, projecting its cold stone-like gaze onto the three of them at the same time.
"Live … Alive?"
After standing here for who knew how long, the seemingly ordinary stone sculptures actually "came to life". It made Milan, the sorcerer, feel like she had lived for a long time.
In such a ventilated and humid place, your facial features have already been eroded to the point that you can't see clearly, okay? Even if it's a stone golem, it can't be so careless, right? Where's the supernatural aura? Runes? There must be a power supply system, right?
At this time, the broken statues on the ground that he saw in the first two original halls, "Kingdom" and "Foundation", once again appeared in his mind. It turned out that the pirates did not deliberately destroy the "cultural relics", but these "cultural relics" could really kill people!
Although he could not understand the principle of these "living" statues, the world of witchcraft could not be judged by common sense. He could only push all the blame to a certain school of witchcraft.
Kacha kacha …
While they were still in a daze, the "living" statues had already stepped down from the stone pedestals and raised all kinds of weapons in their hands.
At this time, the man's shadow did not seem to see anything. He walked straight into the array of statues and passed through them.
"Wanna fight?" Gary raised the long sword in his hand that had almost turned into a sawtooth due to the excessive use of Berserk, and was about to step forward to open a path.
"Wait!"
Standing in front of this building, Elvin's spiritual premonition was so clear that it could directly transmit information.
He felt …
Without needing the guidance of the man's shadow, he took a step forward.
What happened next shocked Milan and Gary!
The "living" statues actually took the initiative to move their weapons away, opening a path for Elvin.
However, when Milan and Gary wanted to follow, they were blocked by the formation of the statue warriors. The short-tempered Gary raised his sword and was about to attack, but he was stopped by Elvin.
"Since the owner of this place does not allow it, you guys should stay here for the time being. I will follow that … mister to visit the owner of this place."
Judging from the behavior of the man's shadow and the "monsters" along the way, it was obvious that someone had deliberately arranged all of this. Elvin guessed that the reason why the owner of this place treated him differently was probably because of the inexplicable spiritual premonition in his heart.
Coincidentally, he also wanted to know the answer to the mystery that had always attracted him!
Only Milan and Gary were left, and they no longer insisted.
There were more than two hundred statues on the three levels of the grotto, and each of them was at least at the level of a late-stage Novice. The flood of statues was enough to completely drown the three of them.
Milan could only say:
"Okay, be careful! Oh yeah, take this. "
She threw the bronze key that she had been keeping to Elvin. After all, the key pointed in this direction during the divination, so it might be useful later.
"Call us if there's any danger, boss!"
He waved his hand to reassure them.
When Elvin turned around, he subconsciously touched his waist pouch. Although he did not sense any danger, he still needed to be vigilant and have a backup plan.
Advancing along the path that the statue warriors made way for, they climbed up the stair-shaped grotto. On the third level, which was also the highest level, they entered the largest grotto.
As if abiding by some strict rules, all the statue warriors stopped outside the grotto, allowing Elvin to enter freely.
Pop —
As if breaking through an invisible membrane at the entrance of the grotto, Elvin took a light breath. He felt as if he had suddenly arrived at a high-standard laboratory with constant temperature and humidity. Even without the door, it still firmly blocked the humidity and sea breeze from the outside world.
He looked up and saw that the man's shadow was already waiting for him here.
Not daring to run around, Elvin continued to follow behind him.
Although there were no lamps here, a soft light from an unknown source filled every inch of the grotto. It was not as dark as he had imagined.
Other than that, what he saw along the way was that many things in the grotto were relatively well-preserved. There were not too many traces of the ravages of time.
On both sides of the aisle, the first thing that attracted Elvin's attention was the cylindrical culture tanks made of ceramic material. Most of them were taller than a person and were neatly arranged. There were at least a hundred of them.
Although from Elvin's point of view, these equipment from hundreds of years ago might be a little outdated, it still gave him a sense of déjà vu as he stepped into the "Resident Evil" set. He could not help but lighten his footsteps.
But out of curiosity, Elvin purposely tiptoed to look inside the culture tank that had been opened. It was dark and dry, and he could no longer tell what had been cultivated in it.
But when he thought of the tenacious vines and roots, the "frogmen" that looked like frogs and fish that walked upright, and the giant lizards with bone crowns, Elvin guessed that the strange "creatures" that he had never seen in the outside world should have come from this place.
The man and the shadow continued to move forward, neither fast nor slow.
Along the way, there were huge biological specimens, cabinets that stored information (most of them were ordinary parchment papers that had been exposed to the air for a long time and had long rotted), various functional compartments, herb storage, and other living and working facilities.
It was the luck of the ceramic facilities that did not exist in the beginning. Other than a very limited number of things that were well preserved, most of the things in this area had rotted over the long years.
But now was not the time to be curious. Elvin followed the shadow closely. Finally, when he reached the end of the grotto, he saw the "owner" of this place.
Well, as expected, it was the former owner.
It was a tall man, wearing the same wizard robe that the shadow was wearing. There was also a large hardcover book that was spread open on his lap. Obviously, this was just an ordinary secular book. The words on the pages that had not been processed by witchcraft were completely blurred.
It looked like there was no disguise or trap. It was like an old man who had accidentally fallen asleep while reading on a deck chair in the afternoon and never woke up again.
From Elvin's angle, he could see that only a layer of skin was left on the man's face that had completely turned green and black. It was proof that the man had long passed away.
Looking up at the shadow that led him in, he saw that he seemed to have finally completed his final mission. He showed a relaxed smile to Elvin, then turned into light particles and completely disappeared.
From the beginning to the end, he did not say a word.
For some reason, although the two of them did not have any similarities apart from their robes, Elvin had a strong premonition that the shadow and the person on the chair must be the same person.
Even when he saw the winding snake tail of the "owner" of this place exposed from under the wizard robe, he had the same feeling.
The tail that was wrapped in dark green scales was not as shriveled as the upper body of a human body. Instead, it had a cold iron color. Compared to a body of flesh and blood, it was more like a steel pillar.
"Is this a Naga?
No, this should be a powerful wizard who had undergone bloodline modification! "
Elvin's accumulated knowledge was enough for him to make a judgment that was closest to the truth. The shadow was most likely the wizard's appearance before he underwent bloodline modification.
However, the truth no longer held any meaning to the dead or the living.
Perhaps it was because he was too close to his final "goal."
Hiss —
Suddenly, Elvin felt the bronze key in his pocket become hot. Caught off guard, Elvin shook it off and dropped it to the ground.
Ding —
"You're obviously telling me that your lock is on this' Naga '!"
Although the "owner" of the ruins had not shown any malice toward him along the way, he could never let his guard down in this world.
If he was in the martial arts world of his previous life, he would have to bow three times and kowtow nine times to show his sincerity when he saw the remains of a senior master.
However, this was not popular in this world. Hmm. Elvin carefully took out his … scabbard.
For the sake of caution.
Elvin opened his Data Analyzing Vision and Spiritual Vision. He combined a series of practical knowledge that he had crammed into in the "Shadow Library", such as "The Hundred Common Curses", "The Self-cultivation of an Adventurer", "The Rules of a Wizard's Adventure", "How to Elegantly Open a Coffin", "Wizard Tower Strategy Collection" and so on. After repeatedly confirming that there was no problem with the "Naga".
He used the scabbard to gently poke the only place on the corpse that had an extraordinary aura.
Kacha!
An exquisite bronze box fell to the ground. It matched the bronze key lying beside it in terms of style and material.
Looking at the "Naga" again, there was no longer any extraordinary aura on him.
Obviously, this ancient wizard was not very wealthy. At least, it was true when he died. Since there were no other extraordinary items, Elvin did not want to disturb his sleep.
At least in terms of respect for the dead, Elvin had more bottom lines than most people in this world.
After carefully inspecting the box using the whole set of procedures summarized by the predecessors in the "Rules of a Wizard's Adventure", Elvin picked up the bronze key that had returned to normal temperature and carefully opened the exquisite bronze box.
Kacha —
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