Tulip Palace was one of the eight underwater palaces built by the Duons to house their gods.
Both the Duons and Dugons feared the palaces of their gods. Ever since the palace was built, no one dared to approach it for fear of disturbing the gods' rest. This was why Tulip Palace had been sitting quietly at the bottom of the sea for countless years.
Following Shan's lead, Angor's group traveled across several seas until they reached a beautiful palace surrounded by giant seaweeds.
"So this is Tulip Palace." Shan paused and looked around. "Huh? The two Witches aren't here?"
Just like the settlement Angor saw at the bottom of the trench, Tulip Palace was also covered by some kind of barrier. Eight giant stone pillars were erected outside the palace, each of which had a burning flame on top, illuminating the entire place as if it was daytime.
Because of this, they could clearly see the beautiful palace that was piled up with various colored corals.
"Previously, we escaped from the secret door at the back of the palace because the two witches blocked the outside of the Tulip Palace. But now, it seems that they have left?" Shan's expression showed anxiety: "Could it be that they have captured Shiliew?"
"Let's go in and see." Angor told Keely to stay calm. "I'm going in first. Help me protect my body."
Keely created a flame barrier around Angor's body.
Angor's soul left his body and dashed into the palace. As a form of energy, his soul could easily pass through walls as long as it didn't encounter any special protection. With his speed and the unprotected walls, Angor soon finished exploring the palace.
As he was about to leave, he sensed a faint energy fluctuation coming from somewhere in the palace.
He moved to the spot where the fluctuation came from, which happened to be right below the center of the palace.
"Is there something down there?" With this question in mind, Angor tried to go deeper into the palace. But he was stopped by a layer of energy. He decided to change his location. First, he dived into the ground and slowly approached the center of the main hall.
This time, he didn't run into any obstacles and successfully reached a completely sealed underground chamber.
Angor didn't know how long it had been since someone came here. The entire place was covered in dust. At the top of the secret room, there were a few luminous fluorites, which made the secret room not too dark. There was nothing in the secret room, but through the dim light, he could clearly see some kind of pattern on the floor.
He used the sequence of gravity to remove the dust.
When he saw the patterns on the ground, he frowned. Those familiar runes, those familiar formulas, and those mana-source grooves used to keep the runes running … Was this a short-distance teleportation array?
He took a closer look and saw a simple map beside the portal. There were several points marked on the map, each with a name under it. The outermost point, which was where Angor was now, was Tulip Palace.
Apart from that, he also saw eight other palaces, including the "Scythe Palace", "Eye Slayer Palace", and "Crystal Palace".
Was this the Teleportation Array to the other palaces?
He tried to put a magic crystal into the slot, which was left on the edge of the slot. As expected, the teleportation array was activated. Apart from Tulip Palace, the other seven palaces also lit up.
Angor didn't plan to explore the other palaces. He took the magic crystal and left the secret room.
This was the first time he used Soul Scan, and he didn't expect to find something unexpected. According to Shan, the Duos built eight palaces for the gods to rest. They must be the eight palaces on the teleportation map.
Angor didn't expect that the eight palaces also had short-distance teleportation arrays.
Perhaps he could use the arrays to calculate the distance and direction, which would save him some time to reach the Altar of Demise.
With that in mind, Angor arrived outside the palace.
Angor returned to his body and shook his head. "There's no one inside. But I think there was a fight here."
Shan looked a little disappointed. "What should we do then? Shiliew isn't inside. No one can find her. Even if we want to find Nausica, we need Shiliew's help. "
Angor was also frustrated. He didn't feel good about losing his lead here.
"There's a way. But I need to check it out first," Keely suddenly spoke up. Under Shan's hopeful gaze, Keely entered the Tulip Palace.
Soon, Keely found a broken part of the palace.
She walked to Angor and carefully examined the broken pieces on the ground as well as the energy ripples coming from the broken beams. "It's a recent battle."
Keely patted Luna's head. "I'll leave it to you."
With that, she stepped back and stood beside Angor. The black cat hopped around and sniffed the broken walls.
"You said Luna can find people using her pheromone?" Angor still remembered how Keely and Luna broke into Sunders' manor and threatened him on a rainy night half a month ago. According to Keely, Luna could find people using her pheromone.
"Yes. But most of the pheromone here is gone. If you want to find people, you'd better find some body fluids left behind, "Keely said.
Angor looked at Luna again and rubbed his eyes. He saw a black cat with three eyes behind Luna. And if he wasn't mistaken, the cat had nine wagging tails.
"Nighttime Ferocious Cat?" Shan whispered the name.
Keely nodded. "That's right. Luna is Nightwalker." She paused a little and continued in a soft voice, "Luna is the only gift my mother gave me."
Angor finally remembered what a Dreadful Night Cat was. It was said to be a messenger of the night and one of the favorite pets of ancient witches. It was highly intelligent, had sharp senses, and could be trained in many ways. However, it was difficult to tame and cultivate them. There were only a few of them, and they could easily turn against their owners.
Due to the increasing number of explorations in the recent ten thousand years, all kinds of strange and easy-to-cultivate pets appeared, which made the Dreadful Night Cat a symbol of the past. Only a very small number of Magi who loved cats would choose to raise a Midnight Savage Cat.
"Don't be fooled by how small it is now. In fact, Luna has been cultivating it since my mother was young. It's been more than fifty years. "Keely's tone was gentle when talking about Luna. It was as if she was looking at her mother through Luna.
"It's not easy to train a pet. It usually takes hundreds of years to make a pet obey the will of a wizard." Shan sighed. "I used to have a pet too. It was a silver wolf. However, he died in an accident, so I haven't raised any magic pets since. Before I become a wizard, I don't plan to raise any magic pets. I'll just focus on Gank. "
Shan suddenly looked at Angor. "Mister Angor, I heard from Nausica that you have a pet too."
"Don't call me 'mister'," Angor said without showing any emotion. "You're much older than me."
Shan rolled her eyes and pouted.
Angor glanced at the sleeping bird in his bracelet. "Toby isn't my pet. He's my closest relative. It's eating and sleeping now, just like a pig. "
Angor was complaining, but his tone sounded intimate. It was obvious that they were very close.
While they were chatting, Luna suddenly jumped down from the pile of rubble and used her spirit power to control a blood-stained rock to land in front of Keely.
"Got it!" Keely's eyes lit up.
Luna meowed a few times. Keely frowned as if she had discovered something. Then, she began to talk to Luna quickly.
After a while, Keely turned to him and said, "Luna only found one person's blood, but it smelled the scent of four people."
Shan: "Four people? Apart from Shiliew and the two witches, did Jebra send more reinforcements? "
Keely narrowed her eyes. "That should be it. People like Jebra will use all kinds of dirty tricks. Let's go. Luna already knows where they are. "
Hearing Jebra's name, Keely immediately stepped out of Tulip Palace as if she was on steroids.
Angor was going to tell Keely about the teleportation array, but he decided against it. They didn't need it anyway.
After leaving the Tulip Palace, Luna gave them directions and they immediately took action.
During the chase, they sent away several robbers. Finally, after half a day, they found the owner of the bloodstain.
"There are two Meraid's Swords about eighty kilometers away from us. And the blood Luna smelled is also coming from that direction, "Keely said.
"Then it must be the two witches!" Shan said angrily.
Both Angor and Keely frowned when they saw the owner of the blood stain.
They didn't see Shiliew here, but the two people standing not far away, including the owner of the bloodstain, they had met once before.
"Isn't that Angor and Keely?" The woman whose body was covered in vines raised an eyebrow. "What are you doing here? You're not here for this, are you?"
The woman waved her silver sword in front of them.
She sounded relaxed, but she was looking at them cautiously, especially when she was looking at Angor. The two girls both showed serious expressions. The scene of Angor attracting tens of thousands of flying fishes was too shocking. Even if they were strong enough, they would never be able to move such a large group of flying fishes as if they were taking a walk in the park.
"Sinehowze and Carveline …" Angor called out their names in a low voice. To his surprise, the two witches Shan kept talking about were them.
"It's them, it's the two witches who trapped us in the Tulip Palace!" Shan also shouted at this time.
"Oh, it's you!" Sinehowze also recognized Shan's face. "We were kind enough to let you and the other woman go, and you came looking for us? Angor and Keely aren't your friends, are they? "
Sinehowze pulled the trigger behind her back as she spoke. Wisps of strange smoke rose from her palms, but they didn't spread out. Instead, they merged with her palm.
Carveline stood in front of Sinehowze in her soft blue dress. She looked like a guard, but in fact, she was blocking the view of the others.
Shan didn't answer Sinehowze's question. Instead, she asked angrily, "Where did you take Shiliew?"
"Shiliew? You mean that curly-haired girl? "Sinehowze shook her head." Who knows? "
Sinehowze looked at Angor. "You're not here for her, are you?"
Before he could answer, Keely suddenly chuckled. "Cut the crap. Serving Jebra means you're willing to be a dog that wags its tail and begs for mercy. Take them down and we'll talk later! "
While speaking, Keely began to release sparks from her body. The flames didn't stop there. Instead, they went straight for Sinehowze and Carveline.
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