Wizard, I Have Another World

Chapter 61 Relics

"The city guard?"

Karl opened his mouth:

"Why don't you tell me?"

His voice was filled with curiosity, but the others showed no interest, clearly knowing exactly what had happened.

"There's nothing to say," Jacqueline shrugged, her voice forlorn.

"The Yin energy erupted in Pit 2. The root cause is an underground Forgotten City. The city guards obviously don't want the news to leak out, so they arrested all the survivors in the vicinity, including the Whisperers of the Wind."

"The Forgotten City?" Karl frowned.

"What is this?"

"The Forgotten City..." an elderly man with gray hair interjected from the crowd, speaking slowly:

"Legend has it that before the Crimson Moon was shattered and before the Moon Goddess fell, there were many holy cities on the land of this world."

"Only those who are devout and exceptionally talented are qualified to enter and receive God's blessing."

His voice was somewhat peculiar, carrying a natural aria quality that easily drew the listener into the story, allowing them to savor the legendary tales of a distant era.

"Until the celestial bodies meet..."

"When the gods fell, the holy city sank underground, which is what we now call the Forgotten City."

"His name is Mond, a learned man who was a bard for a time in his youth, and he always talks in a mystical way," Jacqueline began.

"To be honest, I don't know what the Forgotten City is either, but Hal of the city guard values ​​it highly."

"So..." Karl pointed forward:

"Are we risking our lives to pave the way so that the city guards can easily enter the Forgotten City?"

"good."

A blond man nodded, placed one hand on his chest, and bowed slightly.

"It's a pleasure to meet you, Dunlop of the Shadow Alliance."

"Legend has it that the Forgotten City holds the secrets of the gods, and Captain Hal suspects that he wants to steal the gods' authority."

"He's not the only one who wants to steal the authority of the gods." The aged bard Mond shook his head, reaching out to touch the stone wall beside him, his eyes filled with complex emotions.

"The fact that this road exists means that someone once walked it, but unfortunately their remains have all been incorporated into the rock."

"Those who blaspheme will surely be punished by Heaven!"

"I'm not interested in anything from the Forgotten City." Karl stroked his chin.

"I just want to know, how can I leave?"

The room fell silent.

Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment.

"leave?"

Jacqueline sighed:

"There are at least two full-fledged knights outside, and dozens of fully armed squires, and there is only one way out."

"Unless you can unite with the people in the other tunnels, there might be even the slightest chance."

There is more than one secret passage leading to the Forgotten City, but they are not connected and therefore cannot communicate with each other.

Even if they make contact, without a knight to lead them, there is only a slim chance.

The likelihood of failure remains high.

The people in the room looked blank, clearly having resigned themselves to their fate, or having tried to resist but only met with despair.

"what!"

Screams came from ahead.

Jacqueline's expression changed, and she strode forward.

It wasn't that she was overly enthusiastic; rather, it was her turn to scout ahead, so naturally she needed to understand the situation.

Karl looked at Xiao Nan and Lyon.

He can leave whenever he wants; he just needs to find a secluded place to hide in the fragments of the divine realm.

At worst, I can come back in a few months.

At that time.

Whatever the city guards were going to do, it should all be over by now.

But what about Xiaonan and the other two?

Take them into the fragments of the divine realm?

This is impossible!

Putting aside the fact that Karl has never tried bringing live animals in before, and doesn't even know if it would work, he wouldn't bring them in even if it were possible.

The fragments of the divine realm were his greatest secret, and he would never let a second person know about them.

"Uncle."

Xiao Nan's face turned pale:

"What should we do?"

Yes!

What should I do?

…………

Every night, everyone would have a period of rest.

It wasn't because the city guards were merciful, but because the underground energy was so dense during this period that scouting would result in heavy losses.

Let them take the opportunity to rest and recharge.

"Whoosh!"

Carl stood up.

"Uncle." Still half asleep, Xiao Nan heard the noise and struggled to open her eyes.

Where are you going?

"I'll go check ahead," Karl said.

"Take a break."

"oh."

Xiao Nan nodded, closed her eyes, and fell asleep.

Scouting the way was no easy task; he had to be on guard against danger at all times, and he was already exhausted.

Nobody paid any attention to Carl.

They were all taking the opportunity to rest.

"clatter……"

In the pitch-black tunnel, only Karl's footsteps could be heard.

"Hiss..."

A strange noise came from ahead, as if something was approaching.

"Snapped!"

Carl snapped his fingers.

Light spell!

A blinding light suddenly appeared, illuminating the entire area. The creatures in the darkness were clearly not used to such a strong light and retreated one after another.

"Well……"

Karl hesitated for a moment, then strode forward.

Since we'll be scouting the route tomorrow, let's check the road conditions ahead first; perhaps we can find a secret passage for the Tibetans.

If possible, he doesn't intend to abandon Xiao Nan and the other person.

The subterranean creatures' fear of light was beyond Karl's expectations.

As they proceeded, all creatures within the area illuminated by the light frantically dodged and did not launch any attacks.

This made his exploration easier.

"Snap!"

A sharp crack made Karl stop in his tracks.

Beneath his feet was a section of white bone that he had broken by stepping on it; judging from its shape, it was probably a human shinbone.

"Leg bone?"

He frowned slightly, then continued walking forward.

As they ventured deeper, they encountered more and more skeletons along the way, and even found several complete sets of remains.

This doesn't make sense!

Various strange creatures roam the tunnels. Even if there are remains of people from the past, they will be devoured by them. Moreover, no one has been here for hundreds of years, so even if there are bones, they should have decomposed long ago.

now……

"No other creatures? The skeletons are still there?"

Carl looked up ahead, his expression turning serious, a sense of foreboding rising in his heart.

continue!

The light source created by the Light spell floated overhead, illuminating everything around as if it were daytime.

I don't know when, but the sounds of the aliens wriggling and climbing were no longer in my ears.

Only more and more skeletons remain.

There was almost no room to stand.

As he turned forward, his field of vision suddenly opened up dramatically, and the scene before him made Karl gasp for breath, almost unable to maintain the casting of the Light spell.

Before us lies a plaza the size of several stadiums.

The square was littered with corpses.

Countless skeletons, some running wildly, some roaring angrily, some brandishing weapons, seemed to freeze a scene from the battlefield.

Like,

A group of people were fighting when they were suddenly stripped of their life force by some being. Time and space stopped, and the remains remained in their last pose before death.

War rages!

A murderous aura filled the sky!

Dead silence and terror!

……

Karl's eyes narrowed, and an extremely dangerous yet yearning emotion emanated from the fragment of the divine realm.

And the direction...

On the front lines of the battlefield.

That city shrouded in yin energy!

The Forgotten City!

This was the first time Karl had sensed emotional fluctuations emanating from the fragments of the divine realm; the fluctuations were monotonous yet remarkably clear.

It is both fear and desire.

Karl's eyes flickered, and he slowly took a step back.

He didn't know what the fragment of the divine realm craved, nor did he want to know. He only knew that the existence that could make it feel dangerous was definitely not something he could approach in his current state.

"Snap!"

I stepped on bones again.

The sound wasn't loud.

It was like an invisible ripple, quietly emerging on the battlefield, turning all the bones in its path into ashes.

"call……"

Ashes were scattered, covering the entire battlefield.

"Ding!"

In the dead silence, the sound of something falling was particularly striking.

Carl instinctively turned his head to look, and saw a round ring rolling freely on the ground amidst the ashes.

(End of this chapter)