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Chapter 95 Demonic Ruins
The kobold tribe surrendered, and Loren casually grabbed a young kobold.

The little dog-headed man was almost scared to death.

"Sir, please spare me! I'll be very obedient, woof!"

"Tell me, is there a ruin in your territory?"

"Ruins?" The little dog-headed man was a bit confused when he heard this.

At this moment, a female kobold quickly stepped forward, "My lord, what you are talking about should be the ancient ruins, located in the southeast of the kobold territory."

She was the mother of the little dog, and fearing her child would be killed, she had no choice but to step forward.

Loren had no intention of killing them.

As kobolds, they are stronger than ordinary humans, but their combat strength is still inferior to that of a novice knight.

In the Elf Kingdom, apprentice knights are not allowed to go to the battlefield.

These kobolds, who are not even as good as novice knights, pose no threat.

"Take us there."

The female kobold dared not disobey and had no choice but to lead the way.

“How much do you know about this site?” Loren asked.

The female kobold looked nervous. "My lord, I only know that the inside of the ruins is very dangerous, but I've never been inside before. It's always been a forbidden area..."

"Forbidden place?"

"Yes, General Iser forbids anyone from entering."

Led by the kobolds, Loren arrived at the entrance to the ruins.

The entrance to the ruins is a huge iron gate.

Strange runes were engraved on the iron gate.

Hela looked at Loren in surprise, "There really are ruins? How did you know?"

Loren did not answer.

Loris, on the other hand, was already used to it.

Loren always seems to know information that others don't.

More than where Loren's information came from, she was more concerned about what was inside the ruins.

"Have you discovered some new treasure?"

"Who knows."

Loren didn't know whether the secret techniques recorded in the ruins could be considered treasures.

He only knew that the secret technique must be extremely valuable.

"Let's wait a bit and rest. We'll explore the ruins tomorrow afternoon."

Loren needs to wait for new information.

[Daily information has been updated]

[Intelligence 1]: You have arrived at the demonic ruins in the kobold territory. These ruins were built by an ancient demon lord. The deepest part of the ruins is engraved with the secret method to summon demons. You can consume blood and magic to summon demons.

[Intelligence 2]: The Demon Ruins are divided into four areas: the outer layer, the middle layer, the inner layer, and the deepest part of the ruins.

[Intelligence 3]: There are many sleeping gargoyle sculptures on the outer layer of the ruins. Once they sense the presence of living beings, the gargoyle statues will awaken. The awakened gargoyles are nearly as strong as high-ranking knights.

[Intelligence 4]: The middle level of the ruins is a constantly changing maze path, which can be solved by using the demon's eye on the wall.

[Intelligence 5]: A demonic vengeful spirit is bound in the inner layer of the ruins. Its strength is comparable to that of a high-ranking Earth Knight. Only by killing the demonic vengeful spirit can one reach the deepest part of the ruins.

This site is more complex than I imagined.

The five intelligence reports only provided general information.

According to intelligence, there is no danger in the outer and middle layers of the ruins.

The gargoyles are only comparable to high-ranking knights, and Loren and the others can deal with them easily.

The middle level of the maze was also hinted at through intelligence.

The maze can be solved by reading the murals.

The only thing to watch out for is the evil vengeful spirit inside the ruins.

They are comparable to high-ranking Earth Knights, and the three of them alone are probably not enough.

Furthermore, it is unknown whether there are even more powerful enemies deep within the ruins.

In short, you can start by exploring the outermost layer of the ruins.

Loren led Loris and Hela into the ruins, with Lilia skipping and hopping behind him.

Lilia becomes extremely timid whenever she explores such dark mazes or ruins.

"Loren, why don't we send Little Deer to guard the gate outside?" Lilia suggested.

Loren ignored her.

Lilia clung to Loren's clothes, her heart pounding with fear.

Loren walked at the front, using a light spell to illuminate the area.

Loris was astonished. "How did you do that?"

She stepped forward and pried open Loren's palm, only to find that there were no special items inside.

Hela looked surprised. "You're a wizard?"

"A wizard!?" Loris's eyes widened as she looked at Loren in disbelief. "I knew something was off about you! When did you become a wizard?"

"Huh? Didn't I tell you?"

"No! It must have been when we went to the Ice Crystal Maze last time! No, maybe even earlier!"

Loris was furious.

No wonder she always felt that Loren's strength was not quite right.

It turns out that besides being a knight, this guy is also a wizard!
Loren thought about it carefully.

How could he remember that Loris knew about this?
Forget it, it's not important.

Now that things have come to this, there's no need to hide the wizard's identity anymore.

Becoming a wizard is not so easy.

Even if Loris has wizarding talent, she probably won't be much better off.

She is clearly more suited to the knight route.

Hela still couldn't believe it. "I've heard that wizards only exist on distant human continents, and the conditions for becoming a wizard are extremely demanding."

"Wizards aren't that magical, are they? Don't you sea creatures use magic too?"

“How can they be the same?” Hela explained, “We sea creatures are blessed by the ocean and are born with an extremely high affinity for water magic.”

But as far as I know, wizards are almost omnipotent, far more powerful than sea creatures.

"You must have some misunderstanding about wizards."

The so-called omnipotence should be Hela's view of the entire wizarding community.

Some wizards excel in combat, some in alchemy, and some in potion-making... all of these require extremely high talent and demanding conditions.

Take Loren as an example.

After obtaining divine power, his wizarding talent can be described as unparalleled.

However, his current strength is far inferior to that of an ordinary formal wizard.

Because the only third-circle spell he mastered was plant growth.

He also had almost no involvement in the fields of potions and alchemy.

Hela's misunderstanding likely stems from the fact that the wizards she encounters are all extremely powerful beings like Celia.

"Shh, stop chatting for now, did you hear anything?"

Lilia looked panicked and clung tightly to Loren. "Wh...what's all that noise, Loren? You can't scare the little deer!"

"Look at those statues!" Loris exclaimed. "They're moving!"

Loren had noticed the statues long ago, but he had never said anything about it.

He only spoke up to warn the statue when he noticed it starting to tremble.

“Be careful, these statues might not be so easy to deal with,” Loren warned.

He had limited information, only knowing that the gargoyles were as strong as high-ranking knights.

But what if these stone statues possess other special abilities?

Even when you have overwhelming strength, you must never let your guard down.

The gargoyles on the outer layer of the ruins came to life.

A total of sixteen!
Hela continuously summoned water columns, impacting the gargoyles in mid-air.

Loris raised her longsword and unleashed a burst of fiery battle aura to attack.

Like her, Loren drew her sword to meet the enemy.

Although using tricks like fire arrows or freezing touches could easily resolve the battle.

However, Loren did not want to let go of this hard-won opportunity for real combat.

A close, evenly matched battle will allow him to advance to Earth Knight faster.

Anyway, the gargoyles don't seem to be very strong, and even if they are injured, Millie can treat them.

After successfully defeating the sixteen gargoyles, Loren and his companions rested briefly before continuing their journey.

The interior of the ruins is larger than I imagined.

The pitch-black environment was unsettling.

After a full day of exploration, we finally arrived at the middle level of the ruins.

The middle layer of the ruins is a constantly changing labyrinth.

According to intelligence, the key to solving the maze lies in the murals on the walls.

Loren illuminated the murals using a light-illuminating technique.

The mural depicts a complete pattern.

As the maze changes, the patterns on the walls also change accordingly.

At this point, you need to stop and wait for the complete mural to reappear before proceeding along the wall.

With hints, the maze is easy to solve.

Reaching the middle level of the ruins, this is where the real challenge of exploring them begins.

After passing through the maze, Loren and the others encountered another large door, from which emanated an astonishing aura.

Based on the intelligence, Loren immediately assessed the situation inside the door.

Bound evil spirits and vengeful spirits!

[Daily information has been updated]

[Intelligence 1]: You are exploring the Demon Ruins and are about to reach the inner layer of the Demon Ruins.

[Intelligence 2]: The evil spirits bound in the inner layer of the ruins are powerful and fear the power of the holy light.

[Intelligence 3]: The evil spirits are bound to the entrance to the deepest part of the ruins and can never leave.

[Intelligence 4]: Evil spirits and vengeful spirits kill outsiders, absorb their souls, and strengthen themselves.

[Intelligence 5]: There is a demon altar at the deepest part of the ruins. The altar is engraved with a magic circle to summon demons. By casting a secret spell through the magic circle, powerful demons can be summoned and contracted.

According to intelligence, Loren was unable to find a way to deal with the vengeful spirit.

The four of them, along with Fran and the Peanut Elf, are equivalent to six Earth Knights.

Fighting vengeful spirits is too risky.

The Elf Queen is currently leading her troops into battle, and Loren certainly can't ask her to show up and help.

If you want to defeat the vengeful spirit, you'll probably have to use the Dragon Summoning Flute.

But using the Dragon Summoning Flute in this kind of situation is really a waste.

This is Loren's life-saving tool.

He doesn't want to use it lightly unless absolutely necessary.

After thinking for a long time, Loren decided to go in and give it a try.

After all, the evil spirits and vengeful spirits are bound at the entrance to the deepest part, so perhaps we can wear them down.

"Let's open the door first, but be careful, it's dangerous inside."

Loris and Hela nodded gently.

Lilia followed Loren nervously, not daring to utter a sound.

Loren slowly pushed open the door.

At the deepest part, directly opposite the entrance, was a vengeful spirit solidified into a physical form, bound together by countless others.

It lay on the ground, pale and weak, motionless.

"Don't be fooled by its appearance!" Loren warned. "Let's use ranged attacks to wear it down and see how it goes."

Almost at the same time.

Hela unleashed a jet of water at the vengeful spirits.

Loren unleashed a flaming arrow.

Lilia then threw out a magic ball.

Peanut the Great Elf and Fran emitted a beam of luminous green energy.

Despite being attacked, the vengeful spirit remained motionless, appearing extremely weak.

It's still pretending!

With strength comparable to a high-ranking Earth Knight, how could he be so weak?

It's waiting for its prey to approach!

(End of this chapter)