Angor took a step forward and found himself in a new world. The small hill of rocks that they had seen before had disappeared. It was as if they were in two different worlds. Instead, they were looking at a shallow pool.
The pool was so shallow that it could only reach up to their ankles. However, the reflection of the water was much clearer than the Starfall Sea outside.
The starry sky above his head was perfectly projected onto the pond that was a few hundred meters wide.
Angor stepped into the pool and felt as if he was stepping on a sea of stars. The ripples created by each of his steps were shattering the undulating stars.
The ripples extended all the way to one side of the pool.
A small pavilion that looked like a Stargazing Pavilion stood above the sea of stars. There were no walls in the pavilion, only twelve thin pillars holding it up. Looking through the gaps in the pillars carved with demonic patterns, one could see several figures standing still in the pavilion.
Rein was standing at the center of the pavilion, while Sunders was standing at the edge. The old man was looking at Angor with his deep eyes. The starry sky above his head was reflected in his eyes, which shined brightly.
"You're here." Sunders didn't ask anything else. He nodded and led Angor into the pavilion.
Angor didn't get a good look at the pavilion from the outside. Now that he was inside, he realized how luxurious and luxurious the pavilion was. Runes of stars were everywhere, which reminded him of the extravagance of an ancient astrologer.
Apart from Sunders and Rein, there were two other wizards in the pavilion. "Fire Walker" Filo and "Revenant's Redemption" Angor had met them before. The former was a resident wizard of Sleepless City, while the latter was Sunders' best friend.
Angor knew them, but he didn't act like he was familiar with them since he had changed his appearance. He simply nodded at the two of them, a polite greeting based on the fact that they were strangers.
Filo and Ness didn't know who the red-haired man was, but Sunders had high hopes for him. Tree Spirit accompanied him here, and even Rein came to greet him with a smile. They knew that this man was as strong as them, but there had to be something special about him.
"This is my friend. He's here to help me solve the mystery of the nightmare creatures. Let's skip the pleasantries and get to the point. "Sunders looked at Rein." I need to clear the area. "
"Clear the area? One or all of them? "
"Everything," Sunders said without hesitation.
Before Rhine could reply, Ness interrupted, "Old friend, are you really going to clear the place? I still want to see how you're going to display your might. "
Dennis put his hand on Sanders' shoulder as he spoke. Sunders shook off the old man's hand. "The two of us are enough to clear the place."
Ness frowned. "But there's no need to clear them all. If there's no one in the three observation pavilions, they might attack."
"Even if they do attack, it'll be hard for them to hold on with just the few people in the Star Pond. There's no difference between a few more people and a few fewer people. " Sunders was right. There were three observation pavilions in total, each of which was guarded by a powerful wizard. Although they were meant to suppress monsters, they were not really useful.
If all the monsters in the ruins were to move, no matter how many people there were, they would still have to run.
Their biggest role now was to warn each other and prevent some monsters from escaping from different directions. Also, they could observe the frequency of parasites and live threads.
"Yeah, but it's better to have more people …" Ness mumbled. But he knew he could not object since Sunders had already made up his mind.
Nessie also noticed that Rhine had started to send a voice transmission to the other two guardian wizards, asking them to leave for now. Nessie couldn't do anything about it.
As for "Fire Walker" Filo, he did not object at all. He had witnessed how Sunders fought his way out of Sleepless City. Of all the people here, Sunders was probably the one who knew the most about the monsters. If Sunders said no, no one else would.
While listening to Rhine's voice transmission, Angor glanced at the two pavilions in the distance. One was in the southeast, while the other was in the northeast. They formed a triangle with the pavilion in the west.
The guardian wizards in the other two pavilions were the white-haired old man, Wallace, and … a silver-haired old lady with a kind smile.
The old woman sensed Angor's gaze and looked at him with a smile. She held a cup of flower tea in her hand and offered it to Angor.
"Iron Granny …" Angor muttered her name in his mind.
He didn't expect Iron Granny to come to the ruin as well. Someone told him that Iron Granny hadn't left The Tributary for years. Now that even she had appeared, it seemed to mean that the ruins had reached an extremely dangerous state.
While Angor was still pondering, Rhine spoke to Sunders again, "I've told them. They'll leave right away."
Rhine paused and put on a serious look. "Wait a moment. I'll leave as well. You have to be extra careful after I leave. Don't get careless and don't wander into the ruin carelessly. Even if you really want to, don't take him with you. "
Sunders nodded with a strange look. He knew Rhine was worried about Angor's safety. But he knew that even if he died, Angor would still be alive and well.
Those nightmare creatures had a natural class barrier. Even Yorkshire, who threatened Angor in Sleepless City, wouldn't dare to do anything to him.
Still, Sunders wasn't going to tell Rhine about this. He nodded. "I understand."
Rhine glanced at Sunders and the red-haired man who was acting lazily. He took a deep breath and said, "Be careful. Even if you don't find anything, don't do anything reckless. "
With these final words, Rhine led Filo and Ness away from the Star Pond.
"What's on your mind?"
"I didn't think Iron Granny would be here." Angor spoke without thinking.
"That's just one of Iron Granny's clones."
A clone? Angor looked at Sunders in confusion. He didn't see anything strange.
"That's a spell she created herself. It's both a clone and her real body. Right now, it's her clone guarding the ruin. Her real body is still in The Tributary. However, she can switch between the two bodies at any time when she's in danger. "Sunders looked a little envious.
Iron Granny's ability meant that she had multiple lives. As long as one of her clones was still alive, she would never be defeated.
Angor nodded. So it was a cloning spell she created herself. The real body and the doppelganger could be interchangeable, so it was no wonder that he couldn't see any clues.
"I think Iron Granny recognized me."
"That's normal. Iron Granny is much stronger than you think. Anyway, let me show you around the ruin first. "
Sunders paused. "But before that, there's one more thing."
Sunders looked at a corner of the pavilion and saw Tree Spirit standing in the shadow, pretending that he didn't exist.
Sunders didn't say anything, but Tree Spirit knew what he meant.
"Are you sure? I'm not going to spy on you. I'm just — "
Sunders didn't change his look.
Tree Spirit lowered his head in frustration. "Fine, fine."
While mumbling, Tree Spirit walked out of the ruin helplessly.
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