Chapter 404: Beyond Time

Weeds that can reach above a person’s knees entangle under giant trees, and snake-like vines weave giant webs in the treetops.

There was still a barely visible ray of sunset light leaking through the trees, but this scarce light could not quiet the entire forest. From the very beginning, Lin Qi could hear the calls of deer and birds.

As the carriage gradually approached, the cries of the animals became fainter. The faint cries were pulled away by an invisible force, like the whispers from hundreds of years ago, empty and unreal.

The abundant magical wind washed over Lynch, and the boiling magical wind made him reveal a little bit of his figure. When the flames rose in the open space and the tall shadow of a human figure stood in it, many humans reflexively fired at the vision, but the bullets were burned to ashes before they got close.

The beastmen who were spying on the team scattered in an instant, and some unlucky ones who got too close were affected by the oncoming heat wave and turned into nothingness in an instant.

The respectful or shocked gazes of human beings could not disturb Lynch. He didn't care. He cared more about who the visitor was. It didn't matter even if these people thought he was a wizard's trick.

Lynch examined the carriage carefully, and the lizard man could confirm that the young man sitting in it was a human.

He wore a silver crown, a wolf's cloak, and a coat trimmed with gold thread.

He looked like a budding noble, his pride and complacency almost overflowing.

There were two teams of knights guarding one side of the carriage decorated with gems and silver threads. Their armor was completely different from that of the Sons of Manawe that Lynch had seen before, and seemed to be outdated by an era.

Most of the knights Lynch knew wore plate armor, and these knights also used iron plates as shoulder pads to connect chain mail and wrist guards.

The eleven knights guarded the carriage firmly in the center, and it was obvious that they were experienced in many battles.

When the knights found a ball of fire blocking their path, they did not panic.

When the luxurious carriage was about to approach Lynch, a knight who might be the captain of the guard rode his horse closer to the flames first. His serious eyes were filled with lingering suspicion and vigilance. A sense of responsibility drove him to do his duty in the face of the inhuman vision.

"In the name of Yurik! Here is the son of Queen Otilian, the only legitimate heir to the empire, the crown prince designated by God Yurik. His Highness Windface is here. Tell me your name! Why are you standing in front of the ruler of Ostland?"

"I thought the Elector of Osterland was His Excellency Count Taschenick." Eugen couldn't help asking, but received a cold glance from the other party.

"Shut up! You nameless pariah! His Highness Windface is the Elector of Ostland appointed by the Queen."

The crowd at the back burst into intense discussion.

"Who is Queen Otilian?"

"Who knows? I only know old Magnus, who was giving a speech in the great square of Altdorf three months ago."

"Otilian? The 'Winter Queen' who is called Yurik's wife? Every Ostren person will never forget her son, hahaha~"

"I just bought some 'winter cocks' from Wolfenburg a few days ago. Haven't you heard the story of the Winter Prince? Haha~"

"I remember Prince Winter! Look~ Prince Winter, the ruler of Ostland, his heart is colder than the biting cold wind!"

Another booing cry followed, but unlike the common language of the Empire, he used ancient grammar, which distorted the meaning of the same words: "Look! Prince Winter, the ruler of Ostland, his cock is as small as a carrot!"

"Hahaha~ Who knows why the prince put this ancient saying on his carriage six hundred years ago for public display?"

"Because that idiot can't understand the ancient language of Osterland! Haha~"

Lynch easily integrated the information. There was indeed a nobleman in the car, and he had been involved in a scandal. During the "Era of the Three Emperors", his mother had invaded the Territory of Ost.

Apparently, the Osters have the temper of a bull, just like their emblem.

People's discussions made the captain of the guard draw his sword, and the prince who heard the discussions in the carriage also blushed.

"I am the master of Ostland. The entire Ostland must obey my will! Guards! Take down this rude mob!"

Unfortunately, he could not do as he wished, because Lynch believed that this phantom from hundreds of years ago should not continue to exist.

When Isil's energy is abundant, such a phenomenon will occur. Time will freeze, space will become disordered, and the characteristics of the area will tend infinitely towards the chaotic devil realm.

He took a step forward, and a shadow of fire rose into the sky, covering the tiny carriage and humans.

The godlike flames calmed the noble and his servants, like a basin of cold water that extinguished their anger.

This allowed them to think about the words of the people.

The abnormal time and characters made some knights aware of something, and even the furious prince gradually reacted.

By the time Lynch gave the reminder in a low voice, they understood everything.

"Leaving this world, a phantom from six hundred years ago."

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The lizard man did not put any power into his voice, but just a simple reminder was enough to wake the group of people up.

This era is no longer their era, and their existence is not real life forms. They are just a silhouette from the other end of time, frozen here by Isild's power.

The faces of humans aged abnormally quickly. In the blink of an eye, they turned from young and middle-aged men into old men. In the blink of an eye, only shriveled skeletons were left under their armor and robes.

A cool breeze blew by, carrying the dust created by time into the dense forest.

Lynch carefully sensed the situation in this area. There must be a reason for this. The surge in Isil’s energy would not appear in ordinary places for no reason.

He concealed his presence and walked towards a direction based on his intuition. The archmage also hurriedly got off the carriage and followed closely behind him.

They all discovered the source of the anomaly here.

After walking through the sparse shadows of trees and across patches of weeds for only a few hundred meters, Lynch discovered the ruined elven temple.

The statue of the goddess Lilith has been cracked, and the guide stone in the temple emits an emerald green fluorescence. Magic symbols bind its crystals, but now the magic symbols are broken.

"We arrived just in time. The leak only happened a few months ago. It would have summoned demons in a few more days." The archmage thankfully checked the magic that concealed the temple, busily constructed new concealment magic, and added some magic symbols on the guide stone from time to time.

Lynch stared quietly at the broken statue.

A series of blurry illusions appeared before Lynch's eyes. He saw himself trapped in darkness, and then flames leaked out of the darkness.

Perhaps this is a reminder, a foreshadowing of a certain future, but Lynch never delved into such mysterious things. He believed more in sharp weapons and powerful strength.

(End of this chapter)