Sunders stared at the dark tunnel in front of him. The tunnel slowly lit up, and a strange ripple came from it, trying to envelop him.
Sunders was surprised to see the source of the ripple.
He raised an eyebrow and muttered to himself, "Interesting."
He didn't resist the ripple. Or rather, he couldn't do anything in this narrow tunnel.
When the ripple covered his entire body, he heard a majestic voice echoing in his ears.
"Honor my name and seek my traces. "
Following the voice, Sunders saw a large number of "treasures" appearing in the dark tunnel in the distance. "Treasures", as far as he was concerned.
Manuscripts of legendary wizards, lost experiment tools, mysterious alchemy creations, and precious materials.
Sunders' eyes glinted with greed. However, it quickly faded away and was replaced by a contemplative look.
Perhaps because Sunders did not move for a long time, the door in the distance slowly closed. When the door was closed, Sunders heard someone sighing in his ear, as if they were regretting Sunders' decision to stay here.
Sunders sighed and returned to reality with a flash of light.
He was standing on top of the Void Tower.
Not far from him was Orucia, who was lying in the air, seemingly sleeping. Many people were dancing around Orucia, who seemed to have lost their minds.
Clearly, these people were also experiencing the same "temptation".
Sunders took several steps back. He knew that if he stayed any closer to Orucia, he would also lose himself in the illusion. Even though there were too many false elements in the illusion, and an illusion Magus would be able to see through it with a single glance. However, the voice that reverberated in his ears was able to block out all memories and construct an illusory dream.
That voice was irresistible. Even someone like Sunders might end up dancing like the others if he stayed any longer.
So, Sunders stepped back.
"As expected of a Phantom Master. You returned to reality so quickly." Monkey's voice came from behind. "What do you think of the illusion?"
Monkey was the first to arrive at Orucia's side, but he was also the first to leave. He knew how difficult it was to deal with the illusion.
"'Treasure's Temptation' is an illusion that's only at truth-finder level. It has a lot of loopholes, but that strange whisper will make it hard to escape. However, compared to this illusion, I'm more curious about the pitch-black tunnel. I've observed it carefully, and the tunnel itself doesn't seem to be an illusion. "
"Of course it's real. Once you pass through that pitch-black tunnel, you'll reach the True Spirit's lair." Meng Qi's eyes flashed with an unfathomable light. "Once you enter the True Spirit's lair …"
Suddenly, screams could be heard from afar.
Sunders looked back and saw the bodies of several wizards exploding. Their souls were also sucked into the strange shadow floating above Aurucia's body.
"This is the result of trespassing into a true spirit's lair." Meng Qi sighed.
The strange light that appeared on Olucia's body was actually the true spirit of a demon god's descendant. However, while the true spirit seemed to exist in reality, it did not. It existed in a different dimension.
That dimension was the domain of the Lord of Flameless. As its descendant, Olucia was granted the right to absorb the true spirit into her domain.
"As for the voice, it's the power of Olucia's true name," Meng Qi continued. Monchi continued, "The power of truenames deprives Magi of their ability to judge their surroundings. They can only be tempted by illusions and enter a truesoul's nest. Then, they will be killed by the truesouls hiding in the nest and their soul energy will be absorbed. This is what Olucia is doing right now. "
"Using both the true spirit and the true name at the same time?" Sunders frowned. "Sounds like an unsolvable trap."
Anyone who tried to attack Olucia or approached it would be dragged into the lair. Even if they could resist the temptation of the true name, they would only be thrown out of the lair. They would not be able to do anything to Olucia.
"It's not really unsolvable."
"Can you do it, Mister Monkey?"
Monkey nodded, then shook his head. "I can't. But someone can. As long as we can stop the true name and destroy all the tunnels leading to the lair, it won't be able to do anything. Besides, we can prevent the true name from being discovered by the demon god. "
Sunders blinked. He recalled what Flora told him before coming to Abyss Plane.
More than 30 years ago, Flora learned something from a heretic who escaped from Song of the Deep. The heretic claimed that Song of the Deep found a secret treasure. According to the heretic, the treasure had something to do with the true name of a demon god.
When Sunders came to Abyss Plane, he learned from Samantha that Song of the Deep was indeed carrying a treasure related to the demon god's true name.
"Someone can break the trap? You mean …" Sunders looked at Nereus, who was standing beside Monkey.
"Yes, it's me." Nereus gave Sunders an elegant smile, as if the vicious look in his eyes was just an illusion.
Monkey nodded. "Nereus has something that can suppress a demon god's true name. With his help, we should be able to break through Orucia's defense."
At this point, Meng Qi said meaningfully, "However, if Nereus was to release the Nameless Scroll and was interrupted or met with an accident, he would need a buffer period of half a year to restart the Nameless Scroll a second time. I don't want my plan to go awry because of some personal reasons. "
Of course, Sunders knew what Meng Qi was trying to say.
Earlier, Sunders wondered why Monkey was talking to him instead of paying attention to Aulusia. So Monkey was worried that Sunders would ambush Nereus while he was using the so-called "Nameless Scroll".
Sanders's lips curled into a mocking smile.
"If no one does it, Mister Monkey, you don't need to worry."
Not only did Sunders mention Nereus, but he was also blaming Monkey for not doing anything when Nereus ambushed Orucia.
Nereus' smile slowly disappeared. Monkey's expression couldn't be seen because he was wearing a mask. However, judging from his aura, Sunders could tell that Monkey wasn't happy about it.
Sunders didn't mind Monkey's reaction because he was telling the truth. Angor told Monkey a lot of information, yet Nereus ambushed him without any hesitation. Monkey didn't try to stop Nereus either.
Sunders didn't want to talk about their opinions. Even if he wasn't the one who got hurt, attacking Angor was still a slap to Sunders' face. It was like a thorn in Sunders' heart. He could still maintain his composure when he didn't mention it. But once he did, Sunders wouldn't back down.
"I'll compensate Angor. He'll have one chance to enter both Frost Aura and Moon Emblem."
Sunders wasn't the only one who was surprised by Monkey's words. The other wizards who heard it were also surprised. Especially Levitta, who quickly took out her clipboard and began to edit the previous message. Earlier, Monkey said that he would give Angor the highest reward for Moonfrost Moon, which everyone knew was a choice between Frost Aura and Moon Emblem. But now, Monkey said that Angor would get one chance to enter both items. In other words, he was giving Angor the highest reward in Moonfrost Moon again!
The highest reward of the Moonfrost Moon was extremely attractive to official Magi! Even truth-finder adepts would be able to benefit immensely from it!
Therefore, after everyone was surprised, they were envious, as well as jealous and scheming.
After Meng Qi finished speaking, he paused for a moment. "Also, I can let bygones be bygones for what you did before."
What I did before? Everyone was puzzled, not understanding the inside story.
However, he knew that Monkey was referring to the incident where he killed two wizards from Gravity Forest with Lustre Nightmare.
"After all, Angor is fine now." Monkey glanced at Angor, who seemed to be busy studying Aulucia's soul. Fafnir, on the other hand, gave Monkey a cold glare as if he was warning Monkey to stay away from Fafnir.
Sunders considered for a moment and smiled. "Helping Mister Monkey with your plan is part of the agreement. Why would I interfere? Just like Kanter and I, we also came to help, didn't we? "
Monkey gave Sunders a thoughtful look and turned to Nereus. "It's your turn."
Nereus nodded and took out a parchment scroll bound by golden strings.
Sunders sensed a mysterious aura coming from the scroll. It had to be the "Nameless Scroll".
He and Flora had guessed that the treasure Song of the Deep got that was related to the demon god's true name was a Mystery item. Now, it seemed to be the case.
However, a Mystery item that only worked on a "demon's true name" was rare. Or could it be that this "Nameless Scroll" actually had an effect on everyone's real name?
If it was the latter, it would be terrifying. Even though Monkey mentioned that the scroll had a half-year cooldown period, it was still very useful.
While Sunders was pondering, Nereus had already reached the edge of Aulucia's soul. He untied the golden strings binding the scroll and released a mysterious aura into Aulucia's safe zone.
Very quickly, the mysterious aura flew back from Olucia's side and entered the Nameless Scroll, disappearing without a trace.
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