Under Lady Gloom's precise control, a large magic pattern gradually took shape in the air. Complex lines and runes shuttled through the air, forming a complex three-dimensional array in the air more than two meters above the ground. As the energy nodes were lit up, the three-dimensional array gradually turned from virtual to real, forming a weird structure with a large top and a small bottom.
Hao Ren was not familiar with the magic circles of Collow, so he could not see anything special about the array. But the Sanctum monks were wide-eyed as if they were looking at a spectacle that they had never seen before. Hao Ren could not help but come up to Calaxus. "Hey, Uncle."
Calaxus was so focused on Lady Gloom and her magic circle that he did not even notice that Hao Ren and Lily had come. He turned his head and breathed a sigh of relief. "Oh, it's you guys. I was just about to send someone to look for you."
"Oh, we came here when we saw the commotion." Hao Ren waved his hand. "By the way, is she preparing a dimensional portal? You all look rather surprised. "
Calaxus turned his eyes back to the magic circle in the air. "I have no idea what she is doing. I have seen a lot of things, but I have never heard of this kind of magic! She used her mental power and magical energy to construct this thing. She did not use any spellcasting materials or incantations. This way of controlling magical energy was as if she was a magical creature herself. Do you know anything about Lady Gloom? "
The high-ranking monk's answer was unexpected, but Hao Ren could not answer his question. "I don't know. You know, I am also an outsider. The first time I met this woman was in the palace of Rudolph III. She is an inner court knight of the royal family of Taros. That's all I know."
"An inner court knight? This is definitely not the work of an inner court knight. "Calaxus' brows knit together." I have never heard of anyone letting a sage-level mage be a spy. "
While they were talking, Lady Gloom's magic circle was ready. The magic circle in the air was full of energy and began to hum. Blue light surged inside the magic circle, making it hard for people to believe that it just appeared out of thin air. Lady Gloom exhaled, put down her hand, and thrust the long crystal staff into the ground. Lady Gloom's strength was so great that the blunt crystal staff sank more than half a meter into the ground. A large number of blue lines and magic runes suddenly spread out from where the staff and the ground connected, forming a rune array that echoed the three-dimensional magic circle in the air in the blink of an eye.
The upper half of the staff shattered, turning into a large number of crystal fragments that scattered on the ground, forming a ring of crystal nodes.
Lady Gloom took two steps back and pointed to an intersection point of the rune system on the ground. "Mr. Calaxus, put your holy seal here. It is a fragment of Asurmen. After being catalyzed, it will serve as a 'beacon' to guide us to Sanctum."
It seemed that Lady Gloom was trying to convince the high-ranking monk to cooperate with her better. Lady Gloom gave a rare detailed explanation.
Calaxus stopped thinking. He took a deep breath and put the crystal fragment in his hand on the energy node.
The next moment, the entire magic circle glowed brightly.
All the streams of light pointed to the crystal that Calaxus had placed. The crystal buzzed and rippled with energy. As the ripples rippled, the streams of light gradually deflected and connected. Between the magic circle in the air and the magic circle on the ground, a door made of a large number of intertwined light rays gradually took shape.
There were some faintly discernible floating shadows behind the door. It seemed to be another continent in the distance.
However, the image was shaking very violently, and it was mixed with black stripes and spots, as if it was suffering from a great disturbance.
Calaxus was surprised to see the portal being built. He did not expect that the passage that the mysterious woman mentioned was just a portal. He did not expect that the portal could be built in the current situation of the storm of Chaos.
"Sanctum!" A church knight whispered. "It is indeed Sanctum. It is the mountain near Louen. I have been there."
"The gate can last for four hours, so you have plenty of time to think about it. But if you want to pack your luggage, you'd better hurry up," Gloom said without raising her head. Her voice sounded a little tired. It seemed that it was a great challenge for her to cast this special 'space magic'. "There's only one chance. Even if you don't go, I'll definitely go to Sanctum."
"There is no need to think about it." Calaxus took a step forward and then looked back at his followers. "Compatriots, we have no choice. We have no choice but to stake everything on this."
He then looked at Hao Ren and Lily. "Alpha, and this … Mr. Landlord, although we have not known each other for a long time, but —"
"Say no more." Hao Ren waved his hand and pulled Lily forward. "I was going to help. The safety of Sanctum is related to the survival of the entire world of Collow."
A commotion came from outside the crowd. Lily's personal guards of the alpha had also squeezed in. They looked at Lily expectantly and wanted to follow her.
"Come with me," Lily said with a wave of her hand. "The more the merrier!"
The magical beasts immediately started to make a ruckus, expressing that the alpha wolf was right.
The Sanctum investigation team was like a group of refugees. All the supplies had fallen into the Chaos along with the sinking of the Sacred Hammer. The remaining supplies and supplies from Fort Raven were in the dimensional bags of Calaxus and the other deputy leader. Hao Ren and Lily's luggage were thrown into the dimensional pocket. The beasts' supplies were even simpler. They brought some food with them and ate along the way.
So after a short ten minutes of preparation, the team regrouped in front of the portal and began to pass through the portal under Lady Gloom's command.
As soon as they entered the portal, Hao Ren felt dizzy. His six senses and five senses were thrown into disorder. He saw countless bizarre images flashing before his eyes. Endless darkness and streams of light appeared in his vision, which was almost identical to the illusion he had when he fell into the Cassouin Grand Temple.
This was definitely not an easy teleportation. Either Lady Gloom's magic was like this, or the interference of the Storm of Chaos was beyond imagination.
But this uncomfortable process did not last long. Hao Ren only felt dizzy for a dozen seconds before he felt a flash of light around him, and his vision stabilized again.
He realized that he was standing on a small hill, and there were beams of light appearing around him one after another. Every time a beam of light flashed past, a dizzy Sanctuary Warrior or Magical Beast would fall out and vomit all over the place.
It seemed that he was in good condition.
Finally, Lily also fell out of the portal. The husky maiden was also dizzy. She landed on all fours. It took her a while to remember that she could walk upright. She got up and staggered to Hao Ren's side. Before she could speak, Hao Ren pushed her back. "If you want to vomit, look over there!"
After a while, a few bear monsters also carried a large cage through the portal.
In the cage was the strange and mysterious monster. Even Hao Ren could not tell what this thing was. Before finding out its origin and secrets, Calaxus felt that he should not release or kill the Shadow of Nightmares. So they had to bring the monster along.
Lady Gloom, who was responsible for maintaining the spell, was the last one to pass through the portal. Compared to the others, the mysterious woman did not seem to be affected at all. She walked steadily out of the portal, and the light around her dissipated. She then glanced at the others. "The interference is strong. Maintaining the portal is the best we can do."
"It's … it's enough." Calaxus bent over, panting, and waved his hand. "I didn't expect it to work."
After a few moments, the soldiers of the Sanctuary investigation team finally recovered and discovered the abnormality in their surroundings.
They were indeed in Sanctum, but it was no longer the hometown they were familiar with.
"Is this … Sanctum?" A church knight stood on the top of the hill, looking at the horizon in the distance. His voice was full of disbelief. "Goddess bless us … The power of Chaos has eroded to this extent?"
Dark clouds hung low, and shadows surrounded the hill, shrouding it in a layer of darkness. Dirty yellow light was rolling on the horizon, and the natural sunlight had already faded into a faint spot behind the clouds. Through the gaps between the dark clouds, a thin glimmer could be seen, which should be the eternal barrier of Order over Sanctum. But the barrier seemed to have almost disappeared in Hao Ren's eyes.
Looking around from the top of the mountain, all that could be seen was shrouded in a haze. Some blurry markets were spread out lifelessly. The cold lights seemed to be suffused with the color of dusk. There was no vitality at all.
This was the legendary holy land of the secular kingdom of Collow. It was the last miraculous place left by the goddess of creation in the world: the Sanctum.
It had been eroded.
"This is indeed Sanctum." Calaxus was stunned for a long time when he saw the shocking scene. But he was mentally prepared, and with a strong will as a high-ranking monk, he forced himself to calm down. "It should be near Louen, some distance from Fidelinopolis. But the exact location is not certain. "
Everyone's eyes fell on Lady Gloom, waiting for the mysterious woman to speak.
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
