Soon, they reached another fork in the road.
Compared to the previous one, this one had more cracks on it. Fallen rocks blocked most of the path. Judging from the cracks on the walls, they could only tell that this was a fork in the road.
The left path was still passable, but the right path was completely destroyed.
Seeing this, Vaey, who had been arguing with Dorcas all the way, suddenly felt his heart drop.
"Why is it another fork in the road?" Wa Yi thought to himself. Could it be that Dorcas was right?
The Magic Array at the fork had collapsed, and rocks were rolling down. The energy was very complicated, so there were many variables here. It was very possible that Adanis had set the trap there.
Vaey thought about Dorcas' powerful intuition and began to doubt himself.
However, after their careful inspection, they did not find anything wrong with this fork in the road.
Still confused, they kept moving forward. They didn't run into any more forks in the road. Just as Vaey was about to relax, a weak voice came from their Spirit Bond.
"Mi-Mister, look at this …"
It was Kal-El.
Kal-El hadn't said anything since they left the Hall of Wise Men. Instead, he was holding a Photostone in his hand. At first, Kal-El was reading a book in the Hall of Wise Men. The others didn't bother him since he was so absorbed in reading. Besides, he also sent Veluriyam to protect Kal-El, so he wasn't in any danger.
However, Kal-El didn't seem to be reading the book anymore. Instead, he was recording their journey with a Photostone.
These recordings were invaluable first-hand information for an adept like Kael who loved to explore ruins.
Everyone looked at Kale, and Dorcas asked, "What's wrong?"
Kael took out an image-recording stone and played the recording in front of everyone.
The Shadow Recording Stone recorded the scene when they were inspecting the fork in the road.
They didn't find anything wrong with it. From the Image-Recording Stone, there didn't seem to be any problems either.
"What's wrong with this?" Dorcas only looked at it briefly before asking Kal-El. He didn't think Kal-El could find anything.
"At first, I didn't think there was a problem either, but my lord, look here."
Kael continued to play the image from the photostone. They left the fork in the road, and not long after, the image started to change 360 degrees.
The reason for this was because Kael wanted to record every detail along the way, from the top to the ceiling, down to the ground, and so on. That was why the image kept changing.
Even though he would feel a little dizzy if he was used to watching it, Kael would freeze every image and analyze it one by one. This way, he wouldn't feel uncomfortable, and he wouldn't have to worry about missing any details.
Not long after the image on the photostone played, Kael clicked "pause".
Then, as they continued to move forward, Kael would pause every once in a while. He paused three times in a row.
And during the three pauses, the perspective was the same: facing the fork in the road.
From the image, it was facing the fork in the road. But if they were brought into the environment at that time, their backs were actually facing the fork in the road.
Because of this, they didn't see any changes after they left the fork.
To be more precise, the fork in the road itself didn't change. What changed was that the perspective was different, so the content was different.
And the "content" here was the cracks on the wall.
Moreover, the cracks didn't just affect one wall, but three. In other words, the three walls at the fork in the road. They were perpendicular to each other, forming an angle.
When they were close up, they saw the cracks on different walls. At first glance, there wasn't anything strange about it.
However, when Kael placed the "vision" in front of them, the cracks on the three walls connected together as if they were flat surfaces, forming a "picture".
Kael noticed this pattern, so he took the initiative to speak.
"This pattern doesn't seem natural … … But I can't tell what it is, so I wanted to ask my lord." Kael said.
This so-called "pattern" was indeed a little confusing at first glance.
It looked like a teardrop, with a long point at the top and an oval at the bottom. But the "point" at the top was a little too curved … … Or rather, it was "enchanting".
Looking at it from the other side, it looked like a tadpole.
They couldn't tell what the pattern was yet, but judging from the smoothness of the lines, it was definitely not natural. Kael, who discovered the pattern, did it by accident. But judging from the result, no one else noticed it. Kael deserved the credit for discovering it.
Dorcas praised, "Not bad. You're still not as good as me, but you're much better than the other apprentices here."
There were only two apprentices here. Dorcas was praising one while stomping on the other. Kael didn't know how to respond. He could only smile awkwardly.
Vael didn't want to argue with Dorcas. He looked at Angor. "Mister, do you know what this is?"
Since Angor and Black Earl had been observing the pattern, Vael didn't dare to ask Mister Kael.
Angor hesitated for a moment before pointing a finger in the air. The pattern on the Shadow Stone floated in front of everyone.
The pattern on the Shadow Stone was fixed. They could see some abnormalities, but they weren't as clear as Angor's illusion.
Angor fiddled with the illusion several times and adjusted it to a special angle. The top was a semicircle, while the bottom was a long, enchanting curve.
Next, Angor reached out his hand and pointed at the semicircle.
At this moment, when the crowd looked at the pattern again, they saw something.
"Is this a creature with a tail?" Vael asked.
The top half of the circle was the head, while the bottom half was the body and tail. Angor pointed at the center of the circle as if adding the finishing touch, which made the pattern look more like a "creature".
"Yes, it does look like a creature with a tail. But there shouldn't be any eyes on the wall, right?" Dorcas looked at Angor.
"There isn't, but —"
Before he could finish, Angor thought of something. "Let's go check it out."
"What's wrong?" The others were confused, but they still followed him.
Angor explained while walking, "If I'm not mistaken, the eye of this pattern is a broken magic array energy node."
"You mean the eye is an energy node? But if you're sure, you don't have to go back and check it again, do you? "Dorcas asked.
Angor frowned. "I read about some cases in books. When a magic array is damaged, if there is still energy left in the damaged part, it will accumulate at the energy node and crystallize."
"Crystallize … You mean energy crystals? Magic crystals? "Dorcas was somewhat puzzled." You want to run back just for these magic crystals? Why are you stingier than me? "
Angor didn't bother to answer. Vael helped him, "You're the one who only cares about money. You only think about magic crystals as money. You never thought that magic crystals are crystals too!"
"Crystals …" Dorcas was surprised. He quickly realized what Vael meant.
A crystal meant a facet. As long as the facet was smooth, it could reflect light and show images. It was a special mirror!
In other words, they probably passed by a hidden mirror.
Now Dorcas understood why Angor came back so suddenly. If it really was a mirror, they had to solve the problem first.
They retreated very quickly, and soon they saw the fork in the road.
Looking from afar, it was indeed the same as the image recorded by the Kael Imagestone. The patterns on the three walls formed a strange pattern due to the three-dimensional angle.
When they saw the pattern, a strange feeling suddenly pervaded their surroundings.
"Be careful." The Dark Earl reminded him through the Spirit Bond. At the same time, he returned to Wa Yi's body. This was also a form of protection for him.
Naturally, no one dared to be careless. They secretly prepared defensive spells while searching for any signs of abnormalities in their surroundings.
However, they didn't find anything. All the strange feeling, including the strange feeling, came from the cracks on the three walls.
"What a sneaky place." Dorcas looked at the cracks and cursed. "Are you sure there's an energy crystal inside, Angor?"
"Basically." Angor still didn't give him a clear answer.
But right now, uncertainty was no longer important. The strange atmosphere around them was enough to tell them that something was wrong.
They didn't notice the problem before because they didn't know what it was. At this moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the cracks on the three walls. Naturally, a problem arose.
"What should we do?" Dorcas asked.
"Break the wall and take the crystal out," Angor said.
Dorcas was going to say "leave it to me", but before he could, Angor spoke, "I'll do it. The magic array here is broken, but there's still danger lurking inside. If we don't handle it properly, we'll be attacked by the energy around us."
Dorcas swallowed the words he was about to say.
Angor walked to the wall and followed the direction of the cracks to locate the energy source.
"Be careful. I feel like —"
Before Angor could finish, he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"Good observation skills. But this is as far as we can go. Clownfish, you promised that you wouldn't be discovered. Now I see it's just a joke. "
The voice was cold and indifferent. It sounded like it was coming from all directions. And they knew who it was.
"Adanis!" Angor called her name.
"Hmph. So that old bastard agreed to work with you. However, he should have told you that I hate this name. "After Adanis finished speaking, she raised her voice and said," Clownfish, what are you waiting for?! "
As soon as she spoke, the walls around them began to ripple. They were supposed to be broken, but now, they were showing the appearance of a mirror.
Everyone quickly reacted. According to the Sage's advice, they couldn't stay in the mirror area. Now was not the time to think about resistance. They had to leave the area as soon as possible.
They only had two choices. One was the path they had taken before retreating, and the other was the path they had come from, which was the direction of the Sage Hall.
After weighing the options, they chose to go to the Sage Hall without hesitation.
They still hadn't reached the place where Black Earl cut off the scent. If Angor was right, Adanis must have set up another trap ahead. Therefore, a strategic retreat was the best choice at the moment.
However, when they wanted to retreat, they found a transparent water wall that was hard to see with the naked eye blocking their path.
Standing behind the wall was Adanis, who was glaring at them coldly.
They didn't see the wall when they came here, which meant Adanis must have set it up after they left.
The water wall completely blocked their path.
If it was just an ordinary water wall, they could just find a way to destroy it. But Adanis had appeared behind the water wall, which meant that the water wall was a mirror medium.
No matter how hard they tried, they would only fall into the mirror without causing any damage.
The Sage mentioned that Angor could go through the mirror with his bare hands, so he might be able to destroy the passage between the mirror and the outside world.
However, the Sage didn't know how to do that.
Also, the stronger the caster of the mirror medium, the harder it would be to destroy it. Behind this wall of water stood Adanis, an existence that even the Wise Sovereigns of the Mirror Realm had to avoid.
Without a doubt, they couldn't destroy the wall.
Since the water wall couldn't be destroyed, their only choice now was to continue moving forward along the path they had taken before.
When they changed their path, Adanis didn't say anything or stop them.
If they kept moving forward, there would be more "surprises" waiting for them.
They knew there was something wrong with this path, but they had no other choice.
While running, Angor kept looking at Dorcas.
"Don't tell me, I know. I've already prepared a plane passageway. Tell me and I'll use it. "
Dorcas now knew Angor well enough to run away from a plane passageway.
He was going to be Angor's follower from now on anyway, and he believed Angor would reimburse him for the materials.
Angor opened his mouth but didn't say anything. He did want to tell Dorcas to prepare for the final step so that they wouldn't fall into a trap.
But now, Dorcas was already answering him … which made him feel a little frustrated.
Just as they were moving forward quickly, a voice suddenly rang out in the surrounding space, and this voice even had its own echo.
"I told you not to call me a clownfish. I'm the Mermaid Princess. If you keep calling me that, I'm going to call you something else too! "
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