Just became an evil god and was summoned by the saint

At the same time, Elena slowly frowned, as if she was in great discomfort.

Celia felt the resistance coming from the forest silk getting weaker and weaker.

The ice wall began to push, like a thick, mobile fortress, enveloping them and slowly moving inward.

Elena broke out in a cold sweat; it seemed that the Moving Forest Silk had taken a heavy toll on her.

Celia said, "You haven't found the knack for moving it. Use your mental power to feel the effect of the spell, relax, don't try to move it, just let it stretch freely, treat it as a free-flowing spell, don't worry about it, let me handle it."

Elena nodded, her expression gradually relaxing.

She watched in shock as Celia moved the thick ice wall fortress.

"Most people can only control one or two layers of defensive spells around themselves, and making the spells follow their movements is already the limit. Why can Celia move such a thick ice wall, and with her own spells supporting it... and so easily?"

The Mage's Hand is a little-known mental spell. Elena, who had no idea how Celia did it, was filled with admiration and envy after her initial shock.

"Just a sorcerer from a remote border town, yet so powerful. No wonder the elven race has gradually had its territory swallowed up by human empires over the past five hundred years; the magical talent of humans is terrifying..."

Elena felt that her view that the decline of the Elven race was entirely the fault of the Holy Court was somewhat hasty.

After crossing the swamp trap area, the two quickly arrived at the trap mechanism that was still firing arrows continuously.

Celia blocked the arrow holes with thick ice, then went behind the trap mechanism, removed the power crystal, and kicked the mechanism over.

The girl said fiercely, "I told you to keep shooting, shoot and shoot, try shooting one more!"

shhhhhh!

The sound of arrows piercing the air came from afar, and the smile on the girl's face was reflected on Ross's face.

Rose: "You wouldn't be happy if I actually shot you."

I'm late, I haven't been in the zone lately...

Chapter 230 It's Lord Ross, we're saved!

In the first room of the castle, Celia and Elena suffered greatly.

The ice wall was patched up so much that it was almost as bad as the protective array of the Southern Border City.

Fortunately, they ultimately managed to withstand all the trap attacks.

The cost was that more than half of the magic power was consumed, and the mental energy was greatly depleted.

Celia was fortunate that she had unintentionally formed a combo with Elena, which greatly enhanced the ice wall's defensive capabilities. Combined with her own sudden inspiration for "Mending," she was able to achieve roughly the same level of defense with minimal magic consumption, thus withstanding the relentless bombardment of various traps.

"If it weren't for the combination of ice and nature magic, and the spell of mending that he had learned, he would be lying down by now."

Elena sat down on the ground without any decorum and kicked the magic mechanism covered with runes hard.

"Go ahead and keep going if you dare!"

"Stop talking, stop talking," Celia said, pulling her back.

Celia was scared.

Who could possibly have traps spread throughout the entire hall, all interconnected? If you dismantle one, another will be triggered, as if it would never end.

Even the magic crystals that provide the magic power are high-quality mid-grade magic crystals, allowing it to bombard relentlessly, seemingly unstoppable until it dies.

Most of the traps even have protective runes, making it impossible for them to remove the magic crystals. They can only destroy them by force or wait for the magic power inside the crystals to be completely consumed. Only a small number of the traps can be forcibly removed directly.

Elena looked at the magical mechanism on the ground, which had been affected by other traps but was still intact, and said, "I wonder what these machines are made of. They're so powerful. Shall we dismantle them later?"

Celia said, "Why not just take them all? These magical artifacts are covered in runes. If we're not careful, we might accidentally trigger the runes and ruin the materials and the machines."

"Taking the whole thing away would be too much..."

The smallest magical artifacts are half a person's height, and the largest are larger than two people combined.

A total of twelve machines were successfully dismantled by them.

These magic crystals went into the pockets of Celia and Elena respectively.

The machine is too big to carry or disassemble, but the Magic Crystal can be used anytime.

"Let's go ahead and see if we can get a license token. If we can get past these disgusting traps, everything will be fine."

After resting for a while and recovering some of their mental and magical energy, the two set off again.

This time, they were more cautious, but they still couldn't avoid the sudden trap.

For example, when you enter a corridor, a trap suddenly appears on the ceiling behind you, even though the trap should have been triggered a little further ahead...

For example, after walking through the corridor and turning a corner, a statue hidden at the corner suddenly activates and stabs them...

And when they discovered a trap in advance and were dismantling it, the floor below suddenly opened, causing them to fall down into a dense array of metal spikes... Fortunately, both of them reacted quickly and laid down an ice wall in time, thus preventing them from being stabbed through the heart.

In this situation filled with traps, the two passed through three or four halls, two corridors, and a staircase, finally arriving at a staircase that Elena had sensed.

In fact, if Elena hadn't pointed it out, Celia would have already gotten lost amidst all sorts of unpredictable traps, completely unaware of where she was.

"This castle is also a huge maze, with all sorts of traps that distract you and make you lose your way. It's disgusting," Celia said, looking back at the path she had come from.

She's no longer able to guarantee she'll be able to go back.

As for taking away those dismantled trap magic devices... never mind.

Celia chose to surrender.

Once they reached the central tower, the surrounding traps had been cleared. Celia remained vigilant, waiting for Elena's confirmation while her spells were ready to be cast at any moment.

She has become extremely nervous and easily frightened.

Elena looked at the stairs leading to the second floor, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Celia, why don't we go back and rest for a bit?"

Celia frowned: "That won't do. What if we have to start all over again from the outside next time we come? Although our magic is almost depleted, we're not completely out of options yet. We need to find some valuable treasure. Even a bunch of magic crystals is... quite valuable."

She originally wanted to say that magic crystals were worthless, but she had a bunch of intermediate magic crystals on hand, each of which could be sold for one or two gold coins. In total, each person could get twenty or thirty gold coins on this trip, which was not bad.

Faced with such malicious ruins, Celia was content with whatever she gained and dared not be greedy.

She just wants to go home.

Already honest.

But Elena wasn't behaving herself yet.

She looked at the stairs with eager anticipation: "I have a feeling that once I get to the second floor, I'll be able to obtain the teleportation token."

"Generally speaking, places like stairwells are guaranteed to have even more terrifying traps and entry conditions. I... am already gone."

Celia didn't want to continue.

She burned out.

She just wanted to leave.

Why not just relax and meditate during your vacation instead of exploring new ruins?

If you want to explore ancient ruins, you can go to those older ruins that have guides available!

Elena looked at the burned-out Celia and said, "Celia, how about I give you my magic crystals and stay with me one last time? Please, I'll do anything!"

"Then I want to go back..."

"except this!"

"..."

Just as Celia was considering whether to abandon her teammates and leave, Ross's chuckled voice came: "Go ahead, Elena is right. After entering the second floor, the ruins will give you a token. Next time you come, you will appear directly on the second floor."

Celia instantly revived: "() Okay!"

She stood up and called to Elena, "Let's go!"

Elena froze, the words she had prepared stuck in her throat.

But seeing that Celia was willing to go up with her, she quickly followed.

As Celia reached the top of the stairs and was about to lift her leg, Ross's voice came from behind her.

"Don't walk in the middle, walk on the right side, and stop after going up ten steps."

Celia's eyes lit up, as if tears were glistening in them.

It's Lord Ross! We're saved!

She thought that Rose would no longer send down any 'oracle' to guide her through this ruin.

She had long since given up on the idea of ​​praying to Ross for a 'divine oracle'.

Ross's mention of a 'save point' on the second floor was already incredibly helpful information.

did not expect!

"Thank you, Lord Ross!"

As the girl turned to remind Elena, a smile appeared on her lips, and her pretty face radiated with joy, as if she had received divine favor, leaving Elena stunned.

That relaxed and serene smile made her feel like she was basking in a spring breeze, and her mood seemed to improve along with Celia's smile.

"Elena, follow me, keep to the right... Can you hear me, Elena?"

"Huh? Oh, I can hear you, I can hear you."

"That's good. I've received a response from the gods and I know which way to go. Stay close to me!"

"Ok!"

My touch is slowly coming back!

Chapter 231 Pure Malice

"Press the hidden button under the escalator."

"Go back two steps, then continue forward from the middle carpet for twelve steps."

"Stop, don't fight back. Let the flames spray freely; they won't hit you."

"Alright, let's move on. This time it's three squares."

"Stay to the left, keep your hand on the escalator the whole time, you must hold on for the entire duration..."

"..."

Following Ross's instructions, Celia gradually became confused.

She had only one reaction—

Is this a route that a human could come up with?

How the hell do I know if I can get to the second floor without getting hurt by following this route?

Was there a prompt?

Celia didn't know.

Ross chuckled and said, "There is a hint. Although the owner of the ruins is full of malice, he did prepare a path without getting hurt. From the moment you entered, there was actually a path to get here without getting hurt. It's just that you chose to rush through."

Celia: "..."

Ross continued, “The clues to this route are scattered throughout many rooms. The route you’ve taken only has half of the clues. Oh, by the way, some of these clues are hidden in traps and mechanisms, some in the ceiling lights, and some in floor cracks, the bottom of vases, and the ashes in the fireplace.”

Celia fell silent again, dumbfounded.

You might as well just say you don't want people to go up unharmed!

It's too ridiculous.

Ross said, "Actually, only the central tower is this troublesome. The other spires are only half as annoying as the central tower. If we explore more, we'll eventually gather all the clues."

Celia: "...I think charging in might be a good idea."

Ross smiled and shook his head: "You can't get up there. If you try to force your way up, the attacks you encounter will only get stronger until you can't take it anymore."

Celia was somewhat skeptical: "As long as we make thorough preparations, we can definitely hold our own. For example, we can use a hundred Tier 3 defense scrolls or something."

"Is that so? If you charge straight up from the first step, the attack from the last step is equivalent to the power of a fourth-tier single-target spell. Can you withstand it?"

"Maybe...it's possible?"

But whether blocking it will result in serious injury or even death is unknown.