"Sardes …" Lucien confirmed Rhein's judgment from the magic feedback.
The former grand cardinal of the Orvarit parish and the ambitious schemer had lost his body and soul under God's Arrival, leaving only the mysterious pieces, but he had a lot of secrets, such as why he could use God's Arrival, what he got in the Realm of Gates, how he escaped from the monster, how he cooperated with the Angel King, and what the mysterious pieces were exactly.
Rhein smiled. "I entered the Realm of Gates to track him, but I lost track of him after I encountered the monster. However, when I completely gave up and was ready to focus on solving the mysteries of the monster, I accidentally discovered his traces. Fate is truly unpredictable."
"I believe that the most important thing for us right now is to go to Thanos' laboratory and figure out the secrets of the monster." Lucien was eager to track "Sardes' pieces" too, but this was the Realm of Gates where dangers were everywhere. He had to keep his focus on the direction without being distracted.
Rhein did not object. In a self-mocking smile, he said, "You're the one who opens the gate. I'm worried that I'll be haunted by misfortune."
Lucien was of a mind to say that they were almost the same, like he was the one who opened the gate when he encountered "Ivan". To put it in professional terms, both of them were too unlucky. However, on second thought, Rhein opened the gate and found "Mountain Paradise", which was much stronger than him. So, he nodded his head and said, "Alright. At the very least, the target that I encountered after I opened the gate was still within the range of escape."
Peace was restored on their way. The terrifying monster seemed to have forgotten the two of them. However, when they approached Thanos' laboratory, Rhein suddenly paused and asked in confusion, "The traces left by the mysterious pieces again …"
Sardes only had the mysterious pieces left, and he was incapable of erasing his traces and scent. It was only natural that he was sensed by the people who entered the same hall. However, in the Realm of Gates, it depended on probability to enter the same hall!
"Is Sardes' destination also Thanos' laboratory?" It was a coincidence that they met once, but now that they met twice, Lucien had to guess that they were going the same way, and the only reason for that was that they had the same destination!
Rhine kept his elegant smile. "It's very possible. I've always been curious about what happened to him. Since he was able to use God's Arrival without any reason, perhaps the secret is hidden in Thanos' laboratory."
In the three grey halls that followed, as they expected, they discovered Sardes' scent and traces in one of them. They were even more certain of their speculations.
Several minutes later, Lucien and Rhein were standing before an ordinary black gate.
"Is Thanos' laboratory behind the gate?" Rhine was not very confident about his calculation ability. He asked for confirmation from Lucien, the expert.
Lucien nodded solemnly. "Mr. Rhein, be prepared. There may be great dangers inside. My Host Star of Destiny has been warning me."
"Yes. The laboratory of a top sorcerer must be guarded." Rhein's title was' Observer ', and he had abundant adventures.
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when a black gate nearby suddenly moved and uttered a slight noise.
Lucien and Rhein had been wary of intruders. They were about to attack subconsciously, but after the slight noise, the gate was still tightly closed without any sign of opening, as if it were just their hallucination.
"I smelled Sardes." As a prince of vampires, Rhein had particularly keen senses about the scent of living creatures.
"He wants to come in?" Lucien said subconsciously. "No, he just left this place."
In the last hall leading to Thanos' laboratory, Lucien and Rhein also found traces of Sardes, so they thought that he had already entered the laboratory. But who knew that he had gone to the other side? Also, he deliberately turned around and made a noise?
"Is he luring us there and ambushing us?" Rhein speculated what Sardes' purpose was.
Lucien shook his head. "Is it necessary? Can't he just ambush Thanos' laboratory? This is where we have to go. "
Suddenly, Lucien had an inexplicable premonition. So he took out his crystal ball and cast Astrology. Unexpectedly, he got a vague result. "Follow Sardes …"
"What?" Lucien and Rhein looked at each other in surprise.
"Should we follow him? After three minutes, we should return no matter what happens. We should not delay the exploration of Thanos' laboratory. " The sorcerers of the school of astrology all agreed with the results of their prophecies. So, Lucien proposed such a suggestion.
After completing the general theory of relativity, his abilities in Astrology had been significantly improved. He was as good as a level-one 'Prophet'.
Rhein thought for a moment and fell into weird silence. Then he nodded his head. "Okay."
Therefore, the two of them carefully pushed open the gate that made the noise. As they expected, they found the remaining scent of Sardes. Then, following his scent, they passed two gray halls in a row and stopped before a black gate that looked nothing out of the ordinary.
Lucien, who had been calculating the coordinates, suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Behind this gate is also Thanos' laboratory!"
"We've come back after a round?" Rhein was amused. Had he been tricked by Sardes?
Lucien shook his head. "This should be another entrance."
"Sardes wants to lure us in through this entrance?" Rhein's smile was gone. The few legendary items on his body were ready. Then, he pushed open the black gate warily.
The gate was slowly opened, and a splendid laboratory appeared before them. Mysterious patterns, models, weird magic circles, solemn divine power circles, and broken mirrors that were embedded on the gray walls were everywhere.
The laboratory was the size of the Nekso Palace. There were many aisles that led to different rooms. Debris was scattered on the ground.
However, such a laboratory was shocking because there were traces of damage everywhere. It was as if a legendary battle had taken place here, and it was only because of the strong defense of the laboratory that the whole place was not destroyed. Even so, most of the patterns, magic circles, and divine power circles had been erased, and the alchemy platform had been razed to the ground.
Pure and scorching light flowed around the laboratory, which was the boundary of the defense. However, in front of Lucien and Rhein, there was a way to pass the defense. It seemed to be a secret channel established by predecessors.
"Sardes wants to save us the time to destroy the defense?" Rhein walked into the laboratory.
Lucien followed him and observed the environment. "But his scent is gone here."
"Leave him alone for now. There should be experiment records in other rooms that are not destroyed," Rhein said calmly.
At this moment, the door of one of the gray rooms was opened.
Because this place was similar to other places in the Realm of Gates, it was difficult for spiritual power to spread behind the door. They could not discover who was coming out. So, they dispersed and were ready to attack.
Inside the gray room …
Banham, the 'Original Fire', took a long breath in relief and gnashed his teeth. "I'm finally back … Lucien? Evans? Natasha? Orvarit? I will not let go of you. You made me lose all my legendary items. I didn't completely perish because I didn't want to use them! "
As for Derek, who gave him a critical strike in the end? As for Douglas, he subconsciously chose to forget him because the gap between them was too huge.
"After I return to the Holy City, I'll apply for a legendary item from His Holiness." Thinking about his future arrangements, the 'Original Fire' opened the door and was ready to leave.
After killing so many legendary experts, the Church had collected a lot of legendary items. The 'Original Fire' should be compensated for his loss.
Hardly had he opened the door when the projection of the Original Fire's Host Star of Destiny suddenly bounced, giving him a great sense of danger. In the meantime, his pupils constricted violently, as he saw a handsome man in a double-breasted suit standing inside the 'main laboratory'. The man was smiling at him gently with a monocle on his face.
This kind of attire, this kind of gentlemanly demeanor, should not appear here, but in a banquet hall full of toasts!
"Lucien? Evans … "The 'Original Fire' moaned in his heart, almost suspecting that he was hallucinating because of his hatred and longing.
Then, with his abundant battle experience, he turned into five shadows and fled without any hesitation. Every shadow was using 'chaos teleportation'.
"Space Staff." Broken light was condensed into a glittering staff in Lucien's hands. As he pointed forward, all the space waves in the laboratory were calmed down, and the 'Original Fire' retreated from the void. He quickly cast a spell, "Fire of Substitution!"
All of a sudden, his whole body turned into a ball of pale white flame, sealing Lucien's surroundings.
His real body blinked to the entrance of the laboratory and opened the door in delight.
However, his face was frozen when the door was opened, because it was still Thanos' laboratory behind the door, except that it was Lucien who was standing at the center. Evans turned into a handsome man in a black shirt and a red coat. With a smile on his lips and vague moonlight in his silver eyes, he bowed gracefully.
"Are you satisfied with the Real Dream?"
Banham, the 'Original Fire', stopped in shock. Lucien's voice came from his back, "I'm very curious about why you are here. If you choose to accept my magic restriction, I might consider letting you live."
Before him was Thanos' laboratory, and behind him was still Thanos' laboratory. The 'Original Fire' did not know which side was real and which was a dream anymore.
Hearing Lucien's words and looking at the delicate pocket watch in his hands, the 'Original Fire' changed his expression quickly. Finally, he nodded and said, "Alright, you can use magic …"
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when his face was twisted, and his eyes were bloodshot. Grabbing his neck hard, he roared in disbelief, "Why … Why?"
Sensing that his vibe was changing rapidly, as if a powerful being was about to arrive, Lucien had a bad feeling and simply cast the spell, "Vengeful Gaze!"
Lucien's left eye was crimson and translucent. A ray shot out of it and hit the 'Original Fire' who hadn't completely changed yet under the enhancement of 'Hand of Uncertainties'.
At the same level, and he had just recovered, 'Hand of Uncertainties' was activated. The crimson ray pierced through the layers of defense and passed through the forehead of the 'Original Fire' who was struggling in chaos.
Rhein also turned into countless bats and lunged at the 'Original Fire' who had fallen to the ground, completely covering him.
After the black bats dispersed and condensed back into Rhein, there was nothing left on the spot. The will that tried to arrive failed.
"Who could it be?" Lucien looked at Rhein in confusion.
Before Rhein replied, noises came from Thanos' laboratory again, and a familiar air spread out.
"Sardes? The mysterious piece? "
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