Although it was called a black hole, it was really a black hole.
The walls of the cave were mostly made of bricks, which were different from the Starlight Stones outside. They were a kind of precious Li Mi Stone. Li Mi Stone could be used to craft array disks, which could contain most mid-tier magic arrays, as well as some simple high-level ones.
Any material that could contain a high-level magic array, such as beastskin, stone, or magic materials, was extremely expensive. Li Mi Stone was the only thing on the walls.
If Angor could see the difference in the stones, so could the others.
Apart from Black Earl and Angor, the others all wanted to take a look, but they were too embarrassed to say it out loud. Dorcas was the only one who didn't care about shame at all. "How about you guys go ahead first? I'll dig up some stones and come back."
After Dorcas gave his opinion, Kal and Wai were eager to give it a try.
But before they could say anything, Angor spoke in a plain tone, "If you want the magic array to backfire on you, go ahead. But you'll have to wait until we get to the exit. I don't want to die with you. "
"There's a magic array hidden inside?" Dorcas was confused.
"What else? You built a tunnel with Li Mi Stones to look rich? "Angor was a little speechless.
The runes here were the same as those on the Starlight Stones outside. They were slowly hidden inside the stones as time passed. No one could tell that there were runes on the surface.
But the runes here were much more complicated than the ones outside. Otherwise, they wouldn't have used Li Mi Stones to fill up the tunnel.
The magic array here had to interact, entangle, and deceive the magic array of the entire underground maze. It also had to maintain a dynamic balance to ensure the safety of the tunnel.
Once the stones here were pried open, even if there was only one, it could cause an avalanche of destruction.
Besides, these Li Mi Stones were already engraved with runes. Even if they were refined again, they wouldn't reach the highest quality, which meant they weren't worth much.
There was no need to cause an avalanche of magic arrays just because of a small benefit. It was fine if the avalanche only affected a small magic array on the outside. But if it affected the magic array of the underground maze, it would cause a huge commotion.
After hearing Angor's explanation, the two kids felt lucky that they did not ask. Dorcas was still as shameless as ever. "Ah, what a shame. Why don't we pry a few of them away when we come back? By then, even if there's an upheaval, it won't matter. "
"If the entire Garden of Labyrinth is affected, there will be more collapses. Many adventurer teams will die in the process. You can do whatever you want, but you'll have to bear the consequences yourself. "
While he only mentioned the adventurer groups, he also mentioned the traveling merchants and the Bilos Family behind them.
Even if the Bilos family wasn't a colossus, it wouldn't be a problem for them to deal with Dox.
As for them not being able to discover that Dorcas was the culprit? That was impossible. If they really did it, the death toll would be so great. As long as a normal person's soul was born, it could be used as a medium for the Prophet Wizards to find the culprit.
Unless Dorcas had something like Angor's Bloody Night Shelter, which could prevent Prophets from prying into his secrets. However, such items were extremely rare. They might not even be found in large auctions in Supernatural City. It was unlikely that Dorcas had one.
Of course, Dorcas knew what Angor meant. He wasn't afraid of a single Bilos Family wizard. However, if an entire family worked together with a Prophet Wizard to deal with him, he would be in trouble.
It wasn't worth it to do such a thing for a few worthless stones.
"What a bummer … I thought I'd get something good as soon as I came in. But it was all a dream. "Dorcas sighed.
Angor glanced at Dorcas. "Maybe there's something better down there."
"I don't think there's anything good down there after all these years. If there is, it's probably in a very dangerous place. At most, those monster materials are good, but you told us not to touch the monsters if we can … Ah, I don't think I'll get anything good this time. "
Angor and Black Earl exchanged a tacit glance and took note of Dorcas' words. Based on their previous experience, this sentence should give them inspiration.
"Material gains can't compare to spiritual riches," Angor said casually. It sounded like chicken soup for the soul, but he was actually hinting Dorcas to not forget the reason why he came here in the first place.
He wanted his inspiration to break through and become a talent ability.
As a matter of fact, Dorcas was only one step away from achieving this goal. Once he broke through, no material gains could compare to this "spiritual riches".
"You don't mean it, but I somehow agree with you." Dorcas laughed. He didn't know why he agreed with Angor's words at all.
This was probably the last obstacle before his inspiration broke through.
Even Kal and Wai already noticed something, but Dorcas still couldn't figure it out.
As the saying went, the person involved was the most confused, while the bystander was the clearest.
No one reminded Dorcas. Even if they did, it wouldn't necessarily help him break through the obstacle. It might even lead to a bigger obstacle. The only thing Dorcas could do was to wake up on his own and break through the obstacle on his own.
From the feedback of his spiritual perception, if there were no accidents, this trip to the ruins might really be the last chance for him to get a foot in the door.
…
Before this, they thought the black hole wouldn't be too long. But when they started walking, they realized that the black hole was crooked and twisted. Sometimes it spiraled up, and sometimes it fell straight down. It was quite a long journey.
Plus, it was dark around them, so they didn't dare to use their mana recklessly. They didn't want to trigger a backlash. Therefore, they had to walk for a full ten minutes before they saw the end of the black hole.
There was no light at the end of the black hole as they expected. Instead, it was a magic array used for hiding.
There were two ways to crack it. Due to the fact that the Magical Array was not of a high level, the first method could be used to crush it with mageweaths. The second method was to use the mageweath layout of the underground church to temporarily restrain the Magical Array.
Apparently, the Demon Cult disciples all used the second way.
Angor could have used both methods, but he still chose the second one. The first way was to break the magic array by destroying its structure, while the second way wouldn't destroy the magic array. It would only temporarily disable it.
Angor was a pragmatic person. He didn't want to do something unnecessary just to show off his rune knowledge.
After easily restraining the magic array, a "door" appeared in front of them.
It looked like a "door" at first, but when he touched it, he realized that it was actually a large object that blocked the entrance.
And it was quite heavy. Angor used his bloodline projection arm, but he could only push it slightly. By "slightly", it meant that Angor felt like he pushed it a little, but it didn't move at all.
"What kind of bloodline did you get? Why is it so weak? And why does it look like a human's arm? "Angor's action couldn't fool Dorcas." Mermaid? Or … none of the other humanoid bloodlines? Did you get the bloodline of a wizard? "
"Why don't you assume that I didn't get any?"
"Impossible!" Dorcas shook his head. Angor was already a wizard, but he didn't get a bloodline? That was almost impossible.
"If you think it's impossible, just pick one random answer and believe it. By the way, I'll leave this to you, Redsword Wizard with infinite strength. "
Angor didn't bother to explain. His bloodline projection was a secret.
It didn't seem to be working well, but it was the most suitable for him. Besides, he could only control the green patterns easily when using his bloodline projection.
Dorcas muttered a few words, then walked forward and began to push on the object of resistance.
It had to be said that this object was rather heavy, and it had the effect of diluting supernatural force. Probably only Magi who relied on bloodlines like Dorcas would be able to use brute force to move it.
While Angor watched Dorcas push the object, he heard Dark Earl's voice in his mind. "You really didn't activate your bloodline?"
Angor kept a straight face. "You're curious about that too, sir?"
Dark Earl didn't answer.
Angor continued, "Since you're curious, I'll give you an answer. I did activate my bloodline, but it's not a strength-type one. It's something else."
A thin layer of mist covered Angor's body, which prevented people from seeing his expression. The mist also prevented people from using Word of Truth.
Dark Earl had to rely on himself to determine whether Angor was telling the truth.
"Is it true?"
"If you think it's true, sir, then it's true," Angor said in a plain tone.
"So it's true, then," Dark Earl said with certainty this time.
Angor sighed in his mind. He was trying to act mysterious, but it didn't seem to work in front of Dark Earl.
Dark Earl was indeed one of the top wizards in the southern wizardry region. He didn't need to use any spells to determine if Angor was telling the truth or not.
This was the difference between knowledge and experience.
Angor didn't mind being guessed correctly. Dark Earl couldn't figure out that Angor had a bloodline projection anyway. Angor only smiled and didn't answer.
Meanwhile, Dark Earl was staring at Angor's gloved right arm with his "nostrils". No one knew what he was thinking.
Angor didn't mind. He was already trying his best to control himself by paying attention to his right arm. The other high-level Extraordinary beings all looked at his right arm at first glance. For example, the Master of the Ice Valley, Odklas, the Witch of Resurrection, Balalaika, and the Abyssal Wind Dragon, Fafnir, all looked at his right arm first.
Angor suddenly thought of his "friends" from the Abyss. How were they doing? Would they still be able to get along when they met again?
Angor shook his head to clear his mind and looked at Dorcas.
He wanted to see what Dorcas' bloodline looked like.
It was said that "Red Sword" had the speed of teleportation and the power to cut through mountains. From the description, excluding the exaggerations and the bonuses from the bloodline itself, Dorcas should have transplanted the bloodline of an Astral Beast.
Maybe it was a Void Behemoth. After all, speed was usually the weakness of giant beasts. Void Behemoths were an exception.
However, Angor still underestimated Dorcas.
Dorcas didn't activate his bloodline at all. All he did was twitch a vein on his arm, and the thing blocking the exit slowly moved away.
As the barrier was removed, the scene behind them was revealed.
It was a clean and cramped room.
After checking the passage and making sure there was no danger, the group entered in a single file.
The room was as clean as it could be. It was completely white without any filth. Only the barrier was there. The resistance was an ordinary stone cabinet that was connected to the wall.
Why was it so hard to move an ordinary stone cabinet? Because it was connected to the room itself, and the room was connected to the magic array of the underground maze. They couldn't even use their spirit power to see through the walls. With the magic array's help, it was normal for the cabinet to be difficult to move.
There was no furniture in the room, but there was still a path leading to it.
However, it wasn't a way to go down. Instead, it was an upward staircase against the wall.
"There's no staircase. Maybe this is a basement? Or maybe the exit is at the top? "Angor wondered as he walked up the stairs.
The others quickly followed him.
Dorcas was the only one who was searching the cabinet. Unfortunately, there was nothing inside. There was some dust at the bottom of the cabinet though. Angor guessed that there used to be something inside the cabinet. It was just that time had turned everything into dust.
Dorcas, who didn't gain anything, sighed and pushed the stone cabinet back to its original state.
He was sure that the Travellers would come after them. Angor didn't allow them to set up traps, but he was the one who pushed the cabinet away. Why should he let them enjoy it? So, the narrow-minded Dorcas pushed the cabinet back again.
Next, Dorcas patted the dust off his palms to get rid of the remaining pheromones and walked up the stairs.
The first thing he saw was a long corridor. The group was standing by a window in the corridor and looking outside.
Dorcas thought he found something important. He walked up and saw nothing outside the window. It was just a small alley. The wall on the other side was mottled, but it wasn't damaged.
"Did you find anything?" Dorcas couldn't see anything, so he had to ask.
Angor glanced at Dorcas and answered his question. Right now, he would answer Dorcas's questions as long as they weren't nonsense. Perhaps Dorcas's casual words would give him some inspiration.
"Two things. First, see where I'm pointing? There's some green liquid at the base of the wall. My spirit power can't penetrate the window, but I think it's some monster's bodily fluid. And it's fresh. "
This also meant that there should be demonic creatures nearby.
"Second, the wall is mottled, but it's not damaged. I can also see some energy pipes."
Dorcas asked, "What does that mean?"
"It means we've gone around the surface of the underground maze and entered the real depths."
There weren't many magic arrays on the surface. Most of them had already collapsed over time. The deeper parts of the maze were protected by giant magic arrays. The buildings here were made of supernatural materials. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to stand for tens of thousands of years.
"The true depths … What will be waiting for us here?" Kale's eyes were filled with excitement.
"Who knows? Maybe we'll run into a bunch of monsters when we get out, "Dorcas said, trying to dispel Kael's adventurous spirit.
But Carl didn't listen to the two.
Both Angor and Count Black heard him. Angor's relaxed body tensed up again.
He could ignore other people's words, but he had to take Dorcas's words seriously even if he was just joking.
If there really was a large group of monsters, it would be better to be careful. The deeper parts of the underground maze were cleared out before, but that happened many years ago. Monsters would grow stronger after so many years.
Who knew if they would run into a wizard-level monster as soon as they stepped out of the door?
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