A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

Finally, it used the tip of its tail to pierce through the core.

"Safe!" Levy smiled sweetly, and the police lion's mission went smoothly.

Nia is growing healthily today as well. Bray has arrived at his destination.

"The Prophet's Tomb" is said to be a cemetery, but it doesn't resemble a cemetery at all.

The buildings, arranged in a certain way, give the impression of being more like a maze.

Bray still remembered his adventure in "The Prophet's Tomb," even though he had forgotten who he had come with.

But it must be said that what he experienced here was particularly unforgettable.

After all, Bray's first encounter with Whiteface was inside this ruin.

“But why does this place look so old?” Bray frowned, observing the buildings from a distance.

Because the space around the "Prophet's Tomb" is distorted, even dust cannot get in, so the ruins have always been excessively new.

However, the ruins that now stand before Bray are unlike any other ruins, bearing the marks of time.

Simply put, it was covered in dust and dirt.

Bray even borrowed a prop from Nicol Bolas to blow up space because of this distorted space.

It was supposed to be a loan, but in the end, it was never returned.

Moreover, it seems that Bray was suddenly and inexplicably pulled into the ruins.

After a minute of contemplation, Bray tried to move forward.

He walked for a long time, but he still didn't encounter the distorted space he had encountered before.

This place has become a very simple ruin.

"Uh..." Bray slowly walked into the complex of buildings, then looked completely bewildered.

Wait a minute, does this mean I have to navigate through this huge, maze-like complex of buildings...?

After Bray blew up these distorted spaces, he came directly to the gate of the "Prophet's Tomb".

Now that this distorted space is gone... he's going to walk on his own?

With a look of utter despair, Bray was forced to explore this maze-like place on his own.

Because the buildings are arranged in a very messy way, it is easy to get lost here, so Bray can only choose to use his Mind's Eye.

The problem is that being cunning is exhausting, and you can't keep using it forever.

“It’s going to be several more days away. I suspect that guy is doing it on purpose,” Bray muttered.

Hakumian doesn't have the ability to teleport either, meaning he also had to walk there on his own.

However, Hakumyo is able to see through everything, so all the mazes are useless to him.

In comparison, Bray is at a disadvantage.

He could only stroll through this maze-like complex of buildings with the mindset of a tourist.

Due to the severe accumulation of dust, every step Bray took left a clearly visible footprint on the ground.

If you wipe it with your finger, you can still pick up a thick layer of dust.

Nevertheless, the architectural style of this site cannot be concealed; it possesses a beauty imbued with the charm of history.

Because Bray had been to the Second Age, he knew very well that the buildings in this ruin were designed with a strong ancient human style.

At that time, human architecture emphasized "solidity" and "practicality," and just standing nearby would give people the illusion that war was about to break out at any moment.

Bray also discovered that many of the buildings here had patterns carved on their walls that alluded to the story of the Ten Craftsmen.

However, if Bray didn't know this history, he probably wouldn't have noticed.

Previously, he couldn't understand these pictures at all, but now he's able to pretend to be a historian.

However, simply looking at the pictures is not enough to know the full picture of the event at that time.

Bray did not come into contact with the Ten Craftsmen during his travels in the Second Age...

He may have had contact with them, but at least he himself was unaware of it.

"..." Bray suddenly stopped walking.

He looked down and saw that there were many fragments of the magical colossus at his feet, with scattered pieces of armor lying all over the ground, as if they had been put into a paper shredder.

What is a Magic Colossus? It's a statue made of a stone-like material, except that this statue is aggressive.

Based on its previous combat strength, it should be at the level of an S-class monster.

These colossi were all shattered by the sword, by the white-faced man's sword with its uneven blade.

If it were any other weapon, Bray wouldn't be able to make a good judgment, but with a sword, he could make a judgment with absolute certainty.

Despite the fact that all the cross-sections were too perfect, Bray could still tell from the details that the sword he was using was a defective one.

That guy with the white face, he didn't find a shortcut either, he still had to keep hacking away with his sword.

That's very realistic.

Bray assumed that Whiteface could also teleport and was already sitting deep inside the ruins, like a final boss waiting for him to defeat him.

I never expected that this "BOSS" would also walk.

As expected, the inability to teleport is something every Breclas is in the same boat.

"Boom! Boom!!!" As Danbre silently complained about Whiteface's behavior, a loud boom suddenly rang in his ears, and the dust on the ground was shaken so violently that it was visible to the naked eye.

The walls began to glow with a scarlet light, as if warning those standing in the middle of the buildings.

"Kill them." A deep, thunderous voice rang out above Bray's head.

The voice wasn't human; it had a distinctly mechanical quality, quite different from Nick's almost natural voice.

But clearly the designers didn't intend to consider whether it resembled a human; rather, the more ruthless the better, and the more sufficient the warning to intruders.

But is this ridiculously childish warning even meaningful? It looks like they're going to wipe out all the intruders. What's the point of warning them if the intruders are already dead?

As that cold voice echoed, several buildings opened like hatches, and three or four colossal magical statues emerged from them.

The shadows of the colossi overlapped, completely covering Bray.

Then Bray was shocked, stunned.

If it were a magical colossus, Bray wouldn't be too surprised, but if this colossus were a size larger than the ones on the ground, it would be outrageous.

This is taller than a building.

Because Bai Mian had previously traversed this path and chopped down all the guardian magic colossi like cutting cabbages, the defense level here was suddenly raised by one level.

Of course, after the defenses were raised here, Whiteface found this thing rather troublesome, so he drove away using Time Stop.

So it was Bray who came later who suffered the loss.

Bray, of course, was unaware of the details; he could only look up and watch as several colossal magical statues charged toward him.

There's a saying that when fighting a large enemy like this, the battle is directly related to size.

These giant statues seem to be trying to teach Bray this profound truth.

Therefore, Bray had reason to believe that these colossi were ridiculously powerful.

“Something feels off.” Bray gave a blank look.

He came to the "Prophet's Tomb" to find the white-faced guy, not to clear the game.

But why does Bray now have the illusion that he's playing a level-based game designed by Nicolas Porras?

"What kind of monsters and demons are these..." Bray muttered helplessly.

Aside from the fact that they lack any concept of magic, these magical colossi are far more powerful than some of the Silver-ranked beings.

Because the power of the Magic Colossus was so great, and it was also equipped with firearms, its design was as outrageous as it could possibly be.

Bray could only sigh and say, "Truly a colossus that guards the 'Prophet'."

But he was also curious about where the "prophet" got so much time to prepare all this messy stuff.

The "Prophet" committed suicide shortly after becoming an Aragami, in order to avoid the inability to commit suicide after the Honkai began.

"BOOM!!!" The giant arm slammed into the ground, while several beams of light swept towards the mine from all directions.

Bray, expressionless, slipped through the gap and ran up the fallen arm.

Most of the colossi had been slain by Bray, leaving only this last one.

The sword dragged from the colossus's fingertips down to its shoulder.

The moment Bray raised his sword from below, the colossus's arm was cleaved in two.

However, the colossus does not feel pain, so even if it is severely injured, it will not be hindered from its offensive.

The colossus's attacks were simple and brutal: it smashed things with its fists and bombarded them with its light cannons.

Although it was simple and crude, it was quite effective; it's estimated that most people would die if they came.

If you don't understand the concept of silver-tier monsters, many of you really can't beat these colossi.

To be honest, even Bray himself had a hard time fighting it.

Bray braced himself on the severed end of the colossus's arm and jumped downwards, while the colossus seized the moment and unleashed a beam of light.

The colossus's head had no facial features; to be precise, it was more like a bunker housing this giant cannon.

Moreover, the giant cannon can adjust its attack method, mastering both scattered and concentrated bombardment.

Countless missiles, representing cutting-edge technology, swept across the colossus along with the light cannons, striking the mines.

"Boom!!!!!!!!!!" In an instant, fireworks burst forth between the buildings.

Although these fireworks are extremely dangerous, they are also undeniably beautiful.

However, such a grand attack did not have any substantial effect.

The most threatening beam cannon was severed from its node by Bray's sword before it could hit.

No matter how fancy or elaborate this light cannon is, it is essentially made of magic, so it is quite easy to deal with.

The remaining bombings were actually all caused by missiles.

Unfortunately, these missiles missed the mines and instead served as a springboard for the giant to leap onto its head.

"..." After the black smoke dissipated, Bray appeared on the giant's head, the tip of his sword already pressed against it.

Now that we've already stepped on the head of the Magic Colossus, there's only one answer left.

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The dust was thrown high into the air and lingered for a long time without settling.

The battle is over, and there's no need to go into too much detail about the final blow.

Because the process was so simple, it was just a matter of one sword strike.

Now, Bray's sword is stuck in the ground, and he is sitting cross-legged.

He closed his right eye and began to rest.

Fighting these behemoths had really exhausted him.

Dodging missiles and laser cannons is indeed very mentally taxing; one can't always do things like that.

Behind Bray, several colossi were reduced to rubble, and the invaluable magic stones inside were shattered by Bray's merciless sword strike.

Including the pile of rubble that Bai Mian chopped down when he passed by earlier, the nearby rubble could be piled up into a mountain.

It's not a mountain built up to the extent of a fake mountain.

After resting enough, he slowly stood up from the ground and continued to grope his way forward.

Using his Mind's Eye intermittently, Bray was still able to find the entrance to the ruins.

At first, Bray didn't notice anything strange about the arrangement of the ruins, but as time went on, he began to realize something.

The arrangement of these buildings forms five patterns.

The five patterns still hold a vague memory, each corresponding to a pattern representing the meaning of the five rings.

To see it clearly, you need to look down from a high altitude.