In the gray effect of Time Stop, silver brilliance suddenly glowed, and a vintage hourglass flew out of Rhein's pocket. Full moon, half moon, crescent moon, and other patterns were engraved on it!
As part of the silver sand flowed inside, the effect of Time Stop was suddenly gone, and the sand itself turned into powder.
As expected of the Observer with a rich collection!
However, at this moment, 'Douglas' had already performed 'Eternal Blaze'. Lucien, who had recovered from the slowing and solidification, only had the time to inject his will and his blood power into the Shield of Truth, allowing it to stand before him and Rhein.
Boom!
The terrifying heat quickly vaporized the gray tiles and the ripples of the void created by the Shield of Truth. The storm of energy that seemed to be able to destroy the world blew Lucien back together with the shield.
After only several seconds, the strange feeling that Lucien and Rhein were in different worlds was gone. The ripples of the void around were falling apart, and the small and sacred 'Shield of Truth' showed the miserable traces of being swept by the storm. It seemed that it would be completely destroyed very soon.
Lucien's' Robe of Grand Arcanists', on the other hand, sensed the heat and the storm of energy that leaked in. 'Elemental Skin' was activated and 'Magic Absorber' was activated, swallowing and resisting the damage crazily.
Suddenly, Rhein's red coat emitted vague black light that was like the deepest and heaviest night, making people feel awed and amazed subconsciously.
The black light spread out and slightly twisted the heat, the storm of energy, and the storm of neutrons that leaked in. In the meantime, his body became blurred and enshrouded Lucien like a hazy mist, moving him into 'dreams'.
In the unimaginably bright light and high temperature at the core of the explosion of 'Eternal Blaze', the Shield of Truth, Lucien, and Rhein were quickly vaporized, but it was like waking up from a sweet dream.
'Real Dreamland'! 'Night Travel'! The two greatest talents of vampires!
The tumbling explosion destroyed the entire hall, tearing the surrounding gray walls and black door into pieces. Drops of blood-yellow liquid dripped from the hall and the door, quickly vaporizing.
When the explosion subsided, the gray walls nearby squirmed as if they had a life of their own, repairing everything on their own. Not long after, the place looked exactly the same as before, except that the silver magic patterns on the ground were gone.
…
In another gray hall.
Suddenly, the figures of Rhein and Lucien appeared in the empty air. With a loud thud, the two of them couldn't control themselves and fell to the ground, causing pain all over their bodies.
"I'm not dead? He actually withstood a hydrogen bomb! " The pain made Lucien truly feel that he was still alive. In his delight, he did not use "Eternal Blaze" in his heart but used the name that he was most familiar with, "hydrogen bomb"!
"Cough." Rhein's hair was somewhat messy, but he insisted on covering his mouth with a white handkerchief. It was not until a long time later that he stopped coughing violently and regained the ability to talk. "The 'Eternal Blaze' that you created is truly a spell that suppresses the spectres. Although I'm blocked by the Shield of Truth and 'Night's Commendation', I'm still weirdly weakened. I probably won't be able to use much strength in the next hour or two."
It was only because of the vampire prince's high recovery ability. If it were any other vampires, their skin would've been festered and couldn't be healed for a long time.
"Night's Commendation?" Lucien glanced at Rhein's red coat, on which deep and peaceful darkness was still flowing. It seemed to be the famous legendary leather armor of the vampires, which had fallen from a level-four perfect legendary item to a level-three high rank epic one for some reason. Without the defense that it brought, Rhein and himself would've been more seriously wounded.
Thinking about that, Lucien looked at the Shield of Truth in his hands. The surface of the black, delicate shield with bright patterns was riddled with deep scratches and holes caused by vaporization. It was obvious that it could not be used for now.
Lucien was more or less relieved. It seemed that it was not completely damaged, or he would've been heartbroken. 'Shield of Truth', a high-level legendary item of special defense, could not be replaced at all!
"As expected of the Shield of Truth. If it were any other level-three legendary item, it would've been completely vaporized." Rhine cautiously looked at the black door around him. According to his previous experience, the monster would not appear in the gray hall out of thin air. Instead, it would meet the target when the door opened. Of course, this could also be the monster's bad taste.
Touching the uneven surface of the Shield of Truth, Lucien said, "It's mainly because its defense mechanism is different from other weapons that it survived."
He added in his heart, That's why we survived.
'Eternal Blaze' was an area attack. Spells might not be able to dodge to the edge.
While talking, Lucien took out a small, complicated alchemical cabin from his magic pouch and threw it in front of him.
The dark golden hut quickly grew in size and soon became a magic laboratory with a complete structure and a complete alchemy platform.
"A portable alchemical platform?" When Rhein regained his mobility, he observed the magic laboratory curiously.
Lucien nodded. "We've made all kinds of preparations for the adventure in the World of Souls, such as what we should do if our equipment is damaged …"
This time, Lucien would not spend a long time looking for materials to repair his magic items like last time when he was forced to enter the alternate dimension. Instead, he had picked all the materials according to his equipment.
"But there's no time for us to stay. The monster will come at any moment." Rhein was not as weak as a moment ago. At least, he could unfold the bat wings on his back.
With a smile, Lucien found the necessary materials to repair the Shield of Truth and threw them into the portable magic laboratory. Then, he put the damaged Shield of Truth on the alchemical platform and sent the repair procedures and requirements into the laboratory through the telepathic bond. In the end, he said, "Please, Pittsburgh."
"No problem, master. It should be repaired in half a day." A cheerful voice came from the 'magic laboratory'.
Rhein's lips twitched. "So, it's an alchemical life that specializes in supporting the refinement."
"Pittsburgh is the brother of Pinocchio, the tower guard. It's an alchemical life that Mr. Klaus and I developed together. As long as it's not seriously damaged, it can even repair legendary items. It can save sorcerers a lot of time, especially when they are on an adventure. "Lucien introduced Pittsburgh. He was rather upset when he mentioned Klaus.
Rhein put the handkerchief in his pocket and asked in confusion, "Pittsburgh is Pinocchio's brother. Do they have the same surname?"
"Hehe." Lucien certainly wouldn't admit that he named it that way because of his dry humor.
Shrinking the 'magic laboratory' and putting it back into his storage bag, Lucien raised his head and looked at the gray hall that remained unchanged. He began to collect the environment parameters and calculate the current coordinates to determine his location. In the meantime, without the Shield of Truth, he naturally did not turn into a legendary Knight again. Instead, he put back the Sword of Truth and prepared to face the dangers later with magic.
Suddenly, Lucien's face changed. "This place is very close to the last location that Mr. Maskelyne recorded. Are we so deep into the 'Realm of Gates'?"
"It's a sad coincidence. Under such circumstances, I couldn't control the direction of the night travel. I once hoped to reach the Furnace of Souls, but as it turned out …" Rhein opened his hands gracefully, expressing his apology.
"You've been listening to 'Arcana Voice', too?" Lucien smelled the air of 'Arcana Voice' from Rhein's style of writing.
While talking, he examined a black gate with magic and was about to push it open.
Rhein combed his silver hair and chuckled. "What an interesting show. Lucien, are you going to the last location that Maskelyne left?"
He had learned the calculation method of the change of coordinates from Lucien.
"Yes. To reach the entrance from here, we have to pass through at least fifty gray halls. It's barely possible that we won't run into the monster in such a long distance. With our current status, I'm afraid that there's no chance for us to escape from it." Staring at the black gate before him, Lucien said, "In that case, we might as well go to the location that Mr. Maskelyne intentionally left. Chances are that we can find records, relics, and other things. Then, we can discover the secrets of the monster and fight for the slim hope!"
The more difficult, dangerous, and desperate the situation was, the more determined Lucien would be and would not give up. Even if he had to die, he would die while grasping the opportunity instead of surrendering to fate!
"I'm going to choke the monster!" Lucien cheered himself up in a low voice. Exerting 'Hand of Magic', the gate was slowly opened.
Lucien saw a cluster of haze. Behind the gate was not a gray hall but a gray wilderness that was full of tombstones of the same color!
The wilderness was gloomy, quiet, and boundless, like a real world of death.
"There may be surprises behind the gate …" Rhein repeated the content on the paper excitedly. As expected of a man who was known as' Observer ', he was interested in all kinds of weird things. "It seems that behind the black gate, there are not only gray halls but also worlds that look like alternate dimensions. There must be all kinds of precious items and unimaginable dangers inside."
Lucien's lips twitched as if he had a toothache. "What a mysterious world. However, this wilderness full of tombstones is very similar to the 'Land of Rest', the demiplane of the Lord of the Undead, Vicente."
"Perhaps the worlds behind the gate are all kinds of places of death. Chances are that we can even see the 'forgeries' of the nine levels of hell." Rhein speculated.
Lucien was about to step forward, when he suddenly thought of something and asked in confusion, "If the monster can locate us accurately, why hasn't it caught up with us after such a long time?"
"When I was hunted by the monster earlier, I had no chance to catch my breath at all and had to summon the power of the Primordial Ancestor. Hehe. Perhaps it was dealing with other people at the same time and couldn't free itself … It's possible that there was only one monster." Rhein recalled the situation earlier.
"Then, let's find Mr. Maskelyne's' legacy 'as soon as possible." Lucien enhanced himself with a layer of space defense with the Space Staff and flew into the world full of tombstones.
… …
In the gray hall that was intact, Douglas and Fernando blinked out. Both of them were in a mess, but they were still normal.
"There are no anomalies when I transform into Lucien, and there are barely any loopholes when I transform into Benedict III. It seems that a very mysterious monster is hiding here." Fernando was still as aggressive as before, not frustrated at all by the hasty escape.
Deep in thought, Douglas said, "However, the strength it carried out was only slightly higher than 'Ivan' when he performed God's Grace and not as strong as Benedict III. Otherwise, we wouldn't have been able to escape in one piece."
Although he had never fought Benedict III, he had fought Benedict II. Without God's Arrival, the two popes should be on par with each other.
"We were panicked just now too, or we wouldn't have run away so blindly. We could've fought a battle quickly and found an opportunity to evacuate to the entrance." Fernando evaluated his previous performance and was not satisfied with himself.
Calculating the coordinates, Douglas opened a gate with magic. "There's still time to return. Leave a mark for Lucien."
Although he believed that Lucien could barely survive the attack of a monster close to the demigod level, he still tried to save him.
The gate was opened. It was sunny behind the gate, but there was no sign of life at all. Seven headless dwarfs carried the gray coffin into the forest.
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