The road sign creaked and swayed in the wind. The sky was still dark. Angele had not seen any light at all since he woke up. It was gloomy.
Angele slowly took out the metal bow from his back. He nocked a black arrow on the bowstring and slowed down his pace. This was not any of the paths he had taken during his investigation over the past few days. Logically speaking, he had basically walked around the manor for the past few days.
Time passed quickly. Finally, it was time for the garden to open, just like the squirrel said.
"Since everyone is here, I'll go straight to the point." Then I won't waste any more words. "The old man stood up and said in a deep voice.
Angele sniffed the air and smelled something fishy, it almost smelled like fish in the sea.
"Sure." The man in the black robe nodded. His voice was hoarse, and Angele could not tell if it was a man or a woman.
Angele noticed that there was an entrance to the garden in front of them. The garden was surrounded by rusty black fences. The gate was half open, and it was the end of the path they had been walking on. From the outside, one could vaguely see the tall trees and flowers inside.
The sign was pointing to the Moon Gin Garden. The sign was no longer there, and there was only a bloody word on it. The scarlet handwriting was unusually fresh. It seemed to have been written not too long ago, and there was even a bit of blood flowing down.
"I'm fine with it," Angele said in a light tone.
"We've been walking for 15 minutes, and we're already in the gap. Be careful, "Messi said in a low voice.
"Finally, we're here." He heaved a sigh of relief and got off the bed. After putting on his hunting clothes, he quickly picked up the bow and dagger on the table and carried them with him. He then fixed the wrinkles on his clothes.
The white flame landed in the center of the glowing red cross.
It was deadly silent outside. Not only were there people talking, but there were also no birds chirping and insects chirping. There was not a single person in sight.
Unknowingly, the blood-red color in the sky gradually faded and disappeared. As the four of them advanced, the sky finally returned to normal.
"Alright, let's go. We'll enter the gap before 10 o 'clock. Before we enter the garden, we'll need to work together to get the resources," Messi said in a deep voice.
He walked to the door and opened it. There was already a figure standing in the corridor on the right. It was the black-robed man. He was also tidying up his robe and seemed to have just woken up.
What made him feel strange was that the closer he got to the manor, the fewer animals and insects he saw. Even the trees and grass gradually withered. By the time he reached the black and broken walls of the manor, the surroundings were already bare stones. There wasn't even a single blade of green grass.
Angele rested in the room for a while and started meditating.
Messi's granddaughter seemed a little nervous. Her grandpa tightened his grip on her hand and she relaxed a little. The two of them walked out of the door first.
For acolytes, meditation techniques were not restricted. The only difference was that it depended on the ideology of the organization. But the actual effect was not much different. Apart from the basic requirements of aptitude and rank, what determined whether an acolyte could become a Sorcerer or not was the accumulation of knowledge and comprehension. Of course, Water of Asu and defensive spells were also indispensable. Therefore, Ramsoda Academy taught all of its meditation techniques to its apprentices from the very beginning. The meditation technique was not that important. After all, the acolytes could only meditate according to the corresponding level.
Angele listened to their conversation and realized that they already knew about the garden. He was the only one who didn't know much about it. Angele decided to listen and observe. He wanted to know more about the garden first, so he didn't have any objections.
* WOO * The strange phenomenon disappeared after the noise. The only thing left was the gate of the garden.
The hallway was dark. Angele scrunched his eyebrows and nodded slightly. They closed the door and walked down the stairs one after another.
The five of them walked forward without saying a word. Once they were out of the town, they quickly returned to the fork in the road.
"Easy, let's move together. Let's enter the gap together. The Moon Gin Garden is full of danger. If someone activates the trap alone, we won't be in danger, "Messi said.
The man in the red robe glanced at Angele, but he didn't say anything.
Messi chanted several incantations in a low voice and a white flame appeared on the tip of his index finger. The flame was not big, and it burned quietly, emitting a faint green smoke. Messi flicked his finger.
When Angor walked out of the door, he noticed that his two horses were sleeping soundly on the ground. It seemed like all the creatures in the town were killed by the man in the black robe. Angele had heard of sleeping powder before. It was good for mortals, but it could only help people with strong Stamina.
"Everyone, get ready," Messi suddenly said. "We're almost at the gap."
Messi walked to the gate of the garden and pointed at the gap.
"You … You're really …" The man in the red robe looked at the man in the black robe and stopped talking.
"This is my last chance. You know my situation can't get any worse," Messi said helplessly. "The Moon Zither Garden was originally a resource point of the ancient Magi, and it's filled with danger. If I had a choice, I wouldn't have brought her in. But now, perhaps dying in there is better than staying outside …" He glanced at the girl, and a trace of sadness appeared in his eyes.
The man in the black robe nodded at Angele. Angele couldn't see the man's body shape under his oversized robe.
The five of them slowly walked down the street.
Angele hesitated for a second and followed the people in front of him.
The man in the red robe nodded. "I'm fine with it."
The sky turned blood-red, and the entire sky turned blood-red. The intense red light dyed everything the same color.
Angele and the others felt a bit depressed.
The five of them walked slowly along the deserted path. No one spoke. There was only the sound of heavy, nervous breathing and the rustling of grass under their feet.
Messi and the man in the black robe were the last to enter the inn.
"Ha." The man in the black robe sneered. He did not say anything and was the first to enter the inn.
"We're here," the man in the red robe suddenly said.
"Alright, I've checked the gap. It should last for about one and a half hours. You can enter now," Messi said in a low voice. He looked a bit tired.
Angele checked the items in his pouch and followed the others out of the inn.
The sky was gray, but it was still bright. There was no sun, and there were only dark clouds.
"I don't know where you all got this information from, but since we've all found this place, we'll need everyone's cooperation for the opening of the garden. There are only five of us, so it won't be easy for us to successfully take out the treasure from there."
He looked around and saw that everyone had their attention on him. Then, he cleared his throat.
* * *
Angele did not talk much with the others. They just nodded at each other when they walked in and out of the inn. They were not familiar with each other. Almost everyone would go out alone every day, and no one would try to pry into someone else's privacy. Angele was not an exception. He would go to the Moon Gin Manor every day to check the terrain and the environment. The others were probably doing the same thing.
Angele walked to the outer wall several times, but he could still feel the strange atmosphere. He did not want to enter the garden by himself. He just wanted to check the outer wall using the chip to see if he could find anything. However, the chip did not find anything.
"Alright, old man, no one wants to listen to your nonsense. We all know how dangerous the Moon Gin Garden is. Just get to the point!" The man in the black robe interrupted.
Angele was a bit alarmed. He remained calm and walked into the garden.
* DING *
"You're right. Those who are brave enough to come here should be mentally prepared," the man in the red robe said. "Messi, are you sure you want to bring your granddaughter with you?" He glanced at the girl in the brown hunting suit.
"I put some sleeping powder in the well yesterday, so they won't wake up for the whole day," the man in the black robe responded.
The others didn't say anything, but their expressions became more and more solemn.
"What's going on? Why is it so quiet? "The man in the red robe asked.
Messi and his granddaughter looked at the road sign and walked to the left. It was the path that led to the Moon Gin Garden.
Angele walked to a table and sat down. There was some milk and some biscuits on the table. He ate two biscuits and stopped.
In the void, a circle of red ripples suddenly spread out, and a red fluorescent line in the shape of a cross instantly appeared in the air where the finger pointed, like a cross. It was the same height and width as the iron gate of the garden. It took up the entire entrance.
The others followed after him. Angele glanced at the road sign and his heart skipped a beat.
Angele slowly got up from the bed and looked out of the window. The sky was grey, giving people a very unclean feeling. The forest outside the window was deadly silent. Not even birds were chirping.
Time ticked by. The five of them did not stop and kept moving forward. The path ahead was perfectly straight. There were fewer and fewer weeds on the ground.
Slowly, Angele noticed that the sky was turning red.
Time passed by peacefully in the hotel.
The chip was just a tool. It was not omnipotent. Angele's five senses were enhanced, but he still could not find anything. It meant that the Moon Gin Garden was much more mysterious than his current level. Therefore, he could only wait in the hotel obediently.
"Of course." The man in the black robe nodded.
The man in the red robe and the girl were already sitting in the living room on the first floor. They were slowly drinking the hot milk that was served to them.
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