On top of the barren mountain, there was a cluster of buildings made of black lava.
The monotonous colors and the barren mountainous terrain made the buildings appear dead silent.
Even from afar, they could tell that the place was an abandoned building.
Broken stones were everywhere, and the mottled walls were covered with cracks. All the painted buildings were covered by floating volcanic ash.
Gondola hovered in the sky for a while. After making sure there was no danger, Angor and the others jumped down.
The buildings stretched from the waist of the mountain all the way to the top. Compared to a city in Goldspink Empire, this place was probably the size of an ordinary village.
Just like what they saw before, the buildings were dilapidated, weathered, and dead.
As the fire elements in the air were very active, Juvenile Fire Demon Gregory quickly used these jumping flames to explore more than half of the area.
"No signs of life. But there are many skeletons," Gravu explained as he led Angor to a long, winding street that led to the top of the mountain.
The street that was covered in volcanic ash was filled with skeletons. They were in different postures and had died in different ways. Some of them fell on their heads, some had their skulls caved in, and some had their bones separated.
The spine of one of the skeletons near him was completely shattered, as if it fell from the sky and broke into pieces.
"They all died in different years. This one is at least 500 years old, but this one is about 200 years old." Bobota casually pointed at the two skeletons in front of him. They seemed to be close friends who had died at the same time.
"Most of them are Abyss natives. Only a small number of them are demon — no, half-blood demons," Gravu added.
Angor didn't know much about the Abyss, so he didn't see too many clues.
But as a traditional noble, he had to learn how to appreciate art. Architecture was also a subject of study. The buildings here were obviously different from those in Demon City. They were full of curved lines and reliefs. These reliefs rarely had any religious meaning. Most of them were decorative patterns.
They weren't as delicate as human countries, but they were much more detailed than those in Demon City.
Besides, the buildings here were small, and the gates were similar to those of ordinary people.
Therefore, all the signs indicated that this place was probably a town of aboriginals before it was abandoned.
"If this is the place where the aboriginals of the Abyss lived, then why are the skeletons here so strange? Not only did they die in different ways, but they also died at different times … It's as if they died somewhere else and were moved here."
Because these skeletons had been dead for too long, many clues had already disappeared. It was hard to determine if this was the first scene of death.
"Did you find anything about this place?" Angor asked.
Gregory said, "Some of the carvings say that this place is called Manotan. However, I've never heard of this name. As for other clues, I don't have any. "
"Looks like we didn't find anything even if we found a man-made structure." Bobota sighed. How could he leave without knowing where it was?
"Well, it's not like we didn't find anything. At least we can confirm that this place used to belong to Abyss natives."
He paused and looked at Gregory. "I read in a book that the natives of the Abyss lived on the surface of the Abyss, right?"
Gregory nodded. "Yes, there are some powerful natives who occasionally appear in the inner layer, but I've never heard of natives building settlements in the inner layer... Furthermore, according to the records of the Abyss Freezing Treaty, the natives' residences are basically limited to the surface layer of the Abyss, or even the outermost region."
"The Abyss Freezing Treaty?"
"The Abyss Freezing Eye drafted the treaty, which mainly restricts the offense and defense of demons and aboriginals. However, not many demons would abide by it, "Gregory explained.
"The Abyss Freezing Eye again? He sure has a lot of free time." It was Bobota who spoke. Since the Abyss Lord wanted to take over the Abyss Freezing Eye's power, Bobota knew something about the Abyss Lord.
Gregory rolled his eyes at Bobota and looked at Angor. "You asked about the settlement of the natives. Are you saying this place is the surface of the Abyss?"
Angor nodded.
"That's possible. But I don't know much about the surface of the Abyss. Lady Orucia might know something, but she's not awake yet."
"It's fine. Let's keep going. Maybe we'll find something later. "
Since he didn't find anything useful here, he didn't linger around. Instead, he drove his Gondola to the southeast.
They didn't see any volcanoes or lava along the way. Perhaps it was because they had entered a "former civilized area". They only saw rolling hills or endless wilderness.
"Those skeletons in that town … I think it's a bit strange. Wouldn't it be too troublesome if someone moved those skeletons there? If it wasn't an outsider, did they appear there on their own? "Bobota was confused.
No one could answer Bobota's question.
Half an hour later, they saw a second town built around a hill.
However, just like Manotan, this small town named Shuitan was also abandoned and covered with a large number of skeletons.
They didn't find anything else.
Next, they encountered a few more deserted aboriginal settlements, but they were basically the same as before. The only difference was the type of skeletons.
What surprised them the most was that they saw human skeletons.
And there were more than one.
Judging from the bones, these human skeletons weren't very strong when they were alive. Most of the skeletons didn't contain any energy, which meant they were probably low-level apprentices when they were alive. Of course, they could be mortals as well. But mortals rarely showed up in the Abyss.
Also, this place had to be somewhere on the surface of the Abyss.
Low-Level apprentices wouldn't go to the inner layer of the Abyss. In fact, they rarely went to the second layer of the Abyss. Most of them only wandered around the surface of the Abyss.
Which meant this place might be a subsidiary space on the surface of the Abyss? Or a void continent?
As he pondered, they saw another abandoned city in front of them.
Maybe it was his curiosity that got the better of him. Angor didn't expect to find any of these cities since he didn't know where they were.
But this time, Gregory brought them a pleasant surprise.
A skeleton wearing a tattered wizard robe was lying in front of them.
This was what Gregory found in this city called "Gystan".
"There are some human skeletons inside, but this skeleton has an iconic emblem. I thought you might recognize it, so I brought it out." Gregory pointed to the side of his wizard robe, where there was a very unique emblem.
It was a golden witch's flower.
Witch's flower was an alchemy material that looked like a rose. Its color was black and red, which made it look like a seductive witch. Potions and perfumes that used it as the main ingredient were mostly used to fix the skin. Witch's flower was a must for some potions that maintained one's appearance. Since it was highly sought after by witches and was mostly used by females, it was called "Witch's Flower".
Angor knew about Witch's Flower. However, he never heard of an organization that used a golden witch's flower as their emblem.
Angor looked at Bobota. Bobota had spent a lot more time in the wizarding world than he did, so he might find something useful.
Bobota looked at the emblem for a while and said with uncertainty, "I think I've seen this emblem somewhere before. It seems to be the symbol of an adept organization, but I don't think it's from the southern region."
"Not from the southern wizarding region?" Angor looked at Bobota. "Are you sure?"
Bobota shook his head. "I just have an impression. I can't be sure."
Angor frowned and looked at Gregory. "Are there any abyssal natives in other phase planes?"
Gregory nodded. "Yes. But just like the Barren Plane, according to the Abyss Freezing Treaty, these natives live on the surface of the abyss."
Angor rubbed his forehead. "If there are natives in other phase planes, we're not in another one, are we?"
Bobota didn't know what a "phase plane" was, so he gave Angor a confused look.
Angor briefly explained the layout of the abyss and looked at Gregory, hoping to get an answer from the demon noble.
Gregory hesitated and shook his head. "I don't think so. The only way to go to another phase plane is through a phase gate. The phase gates are all guarded by demon lords, so we should still be in the Barren Plane. "
If he hadn't gone to another Phase Plane, then could this skeleton have come from another Phase Plane?
But how did he pass through the Phase Plane to come here?
Angor couldn't figure it out. He had no choice but to keep going.
This time, they flew for almost an hour before they saw a new cluster of buildings. Like before, Gregory went to explore excitedly. Angor frowned and looked at the town on the wasteland.
It wasn't the largest building they saw, but it still gave Angor a strange feeling.
"What's wrong?" Bobota looked at Angor.
Angor looked at the edge of the wasteland through the rain. "I just feel that the calling is getting closer. Maybe it's right here in the wasteland."
…
"Mister! I found two corpses! "
He suddenly heard Gregory's voice. "You're right, Master.
Angor didn't think much of it at first. But soon, he heard Gregory's second voice. "Fresh corpses! And they're human! "
Angor exchanged a look with Bobota and jumped off the boat without hesitation.
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