Elena shook her head: "I can't tell... the owner of this ruin hid the traps too well. Unless they've been triggered, you can't see them at all."

Celia nodded. "I can't tell either... Anyway, let's keep going and find the way to the next level."

"it is good."

Although the surrounding environment was strange, the fortress made of ice walls and forest threads made the two feel a little more at ease.

At that moment, Ross appeared quietly without Celia's knowledge.

He watched the two men walking nervously forward and casually pushed the weapon rack next to him.

Bang!

A long spear fell to the ground, startling the two girls. Elena instantly manipulated the puppet to unleash a spell, attacking them.

Ross had already disappeared and appeared in another direction.

"The level of stimulation is still too low; it doesn't meet the standards for a horror scene. I need to add some excitement."

Ross found it quite amusing to watch the girl's heart race as she faced the terrifying scene.

He stopped throwing things and prepared to cooperate once the scene began to unfold.

"I'm not some kind of devil, I just make it more immersive for young girls."

Rose's figure slowly disappeared.

On the other side, Celia saw the fallen spear, thought for a moment, and then called Elena over to take a closer look.

"The weapons on this rack seem pretty good: spears, swords, staves, bows... they have it all, but I wonder if anyone has left any marks on them..."

Elena glanced at the bow on the weapon rack, her eyes filled with longing, then shook her head: "Nothing in this ruin is easy to get, I dare not take it."

"I don't dare either."

Celia didn't take the staff either.

Because the staff was inlaid with a mid-level magic crystal and its magic power had been almost completely depleted, even with the small world protecting it, the staff was of little use.

Taking it might trigger a trap, so it's better not to take it.

Celia looked up and around, then glanced at a door on the left. "Let's go this way and take a look."

"it is good."

The two hid inside the ice block and slowly made their way to the door of the room.

A cluster of ice spikes condensed on the ice wall.

Poke poke.

Squeak!

The door opened.

"It seems we can't get through the ice wall..."

"It's alright, I have a solution. Just loosen your control over the forest for a bit."

"it is good."

Celia took out a [Softening Spell] scroll and activated it. Under her control, the ice wall quickly deformed, slowly becoming a long strip to fit the size of the door frame. After they and the puppet entered, it returned to its original shape.

Something strange was about this place, and they had to be careful.

"Although it's a bit troublesome, I feel very safe."

Celia smiled, but the smile vanished the next second.

In front of the room, there was a fireplace, a painting, a middle-aged nobleman in the painting, and a weapon rack on the right, with a long spear lying on the ground.

She immediately came to the back, and the ice wall parted slightly, allowing her to reach out and grab the doorknob.

Not moving.

"Ha ha……"

A soft laugh came again, as if mocking them.

Celia stared at the smiling portrait and whispered, "Elena, I have a bold idea."

"What?" Elena was startled by the fright.

"How about we smash that annoying portrait?"

Elena paused for a moment, then nodded emphatically.

"I think it's possible! But we need to be careful with our defenses."

"Yes, let's use that move!"

"it is good!"

The two quickly activated the [Load-Bearing Wall].

Then, in the reserved gap and observation hole, Celia condensed an ice bow, nocked an arrow, and aimed it at the portrait.

The portrait is still smiling.

Celia released her grip, and the crystal arrow flew swiftly, striking the portrait hard.

Bah!

The portrait was instantly covered in frost, and the frame was shattered.

Celia reached out and shook hands.

"broken!"

The entire portrait was destroyed instantly.

With the destruction of the portrait, the already gloomy room instantly became even darker.

The chandelier on the ceiling flickered incessantly, then went out with a "snap".

Fortunately, the darkness did not affect their movement or their ability to observe and sense things.

As darkness descended, a cold wind blew in.

The wind blew stronger and stronger, as if it would overturn them along with the shield of the earth.

But Elena used the steel and wood spikes connected by the forest to firmly lock the floor, and no matter how the cold wind turned into a raging storm, it did not shake.

Boom!

A sudden clap of thunder boomed, and the tinkling of chandeliers came from the ceiling.

The sound of the collision was much more rapid than before.

The next moment, the chandelier suddenly fell and exploded in mid-air, forming countless metal fragments that flew towards the Earth Shield.

Suddenly, flames burst into flames in the fireplace, and thick smoke billowed from the chimney, spreading toward them.

And the weapons on the weapon rack, moving on their own without anyone controlling them, the bow shooting arrows that were both real and illusory, the staff condensing into a tornado, the swords having wind blades appearing...

The entire sixth floor erupted into chaos at that moment.

All attacks were building up, attempting to wipe out the intruders in one fell swoop.

After the trap was activated, Celia quickly scanned everything that was moving with her mental power, her expression grave: "The entire room is a giant trap."

Elena worriedly said, "One layer of Earth Shield might not be enough."

"Then let's have two floors!"

When the second layer of the [Load-Bearing Wall] was unleashed, the condensed attacks finally left their grasp. A whirlwind carrying flames transformed the entire room into a tornado of fire, illuminating the entire space.

A massive gale, carrying flames and metal fragments of unknown origin, relentlessly battered the Earth's Shield.

The first layer of the Earth Shield began to tremble.

Celia was horrified by what she saw.

"An attack of this strength wouldn't be able to withstand even ten layers of ice walls. A fourth-tier spell wouldn't be much different, would it?"

Elena was also terrified: "Are the sixth level really that scary? What about the seventh and eighth levels? Wouldn't they reach the strength of fourth-tier spells?"

Ross's figure appeared beside Celia.

Celia quickly asked, "Lord Ross, is the trap above stronger than level four?"

Ross shook his head: "No, the reason it's this strong is because you chose not to follow the strategy and instead chose to destroy the portrait and go all out."

"If the above also makes this choice, will the spell strength reach the fourth tier?"

"It's covered."

"...I understand why you said that when you came."

I need to finish this quickly; I'm not really in the zone while writing this...

Chapter 242 Even Gatling guns aren't this outrageous!

boom!

The entire sixth floor exploded violently, shattering the second floor's [load-bearing wall] of Celia, and even cracking the ice wall behind it.

Fortunately, it was blocked.

As the final wave of attacks ended, the entire sixth floor slowly began to light up.

The vanished chandelier reappeared, radiating a blended light.

The fireplace, weapon rack, portrait... everything that had been used for attack slowly reappeared in the smoke and dust of the explosion, returning to its original state.

But the terrifying feeling was gone, and the whole room felt warm and cozy under the lights.

The portrait of the smiling middle-aged nobleman was just an ordinary smile, without giving people a sense of horror.

"it's over?"

Celia looked around warily.

Nothing seemed amiss.

Just in case, she raised an ice wall around herself and Elena, holding a scroll in her hand, ready to raise the Earth Shield at any moment.

Elena looks pretty much the same.

She held a staff, and a faint emerald green light emanated from the puppet's hands, ready to unleash magic at any moment to defend against attacks.

Squeak—!

Suddenly, they heard the sound of a door opening behind them. The two of them tensed up and turned around to see two large doors slowly opening behind them.

Behind the main gate is a familiar staircase leading to the upper floor.

Both men breathed a sigh of relief.

"Although the short-term attacks are very violent, I still prefer it here to the slow, relentless bombardment down below," Celia said with a smile.

Elena nodded, then shook her head: "This kind of all-out attack is good, but it's easy to get out of control. If it weren't for the combination techniques, we wouldn't have gotten through this so easily."

"Before we go to the seventh floor, let's check if there are any treasures on the sixth floor!"

"it is good!"

The two carefully searched the sixth floor.

Half an hour later, they reappeared at the doorway, their faces beaming with smiles.

Elena exclaimed, "This really is a stronghold of magic crystals! Not only are there many intermediate magic crystals, but we even found a high-level magic crystal!"

Celia nodded: "Besides magic crystals, other materials appeared on the sixth floor, which was an unexpected bonus."

They searched the entire sixth floor and found the hidden high-grade magic crystals. Then, with Ross's guidance, they found the most, most, most concealed treasure chest—

A piece of thread material hidden inside various weapons on a weapon rack.

Yes, all the weapons on the weapon rack are hollow, with many threads inside. These threads are exceptionally tough and strong, and cannot be broken even with force.

Furthermore, its magical properties are also very strong.

Celia immediately realized its purpose—to draw runes on clothes and turn them into comfortable battle robes.

She didn't recognize the material, and neither did Elena.

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