The cold, sticky air mixed with the strong smell of rust and rotting seaweed suddenly poured into the lungs, replacing the decadent and sweet silence in the royal tomb.
The deafening sound of the collapse was replaced by the whistling sea breeze and the never-ending crashing of waves.
The four members of Mark's team were like torn sacks thrown ashore by huge waves, and fell heavily on a cold and slippery reef.
The severe pain coming from all over their bodies almost made them faint, and Enzo couldn't help but let out a suppressed groan of pain.
The sky was leaden gray, with thick, dark clouds hanging low, as if within reach.
The biting cold rain mixed with the salty sea breeze fell on my head.
Before my eyes was the turbid sea water with rolling white foam, boundless and extending to the blurred boundary between the dark clouds and the sea level.
They struggled to raise their heads and look around.
The rugged black reefs, like the fangs of a giant beast, pierce the sea surface ferociously, extending to the steep and slippery cliffs covered with dark green moss behind.
The cliffs tower into the clouds, appearing eerie and depressing in the wind and rain, blocking all possible access to the inland.
Here, it is at the foot of a cliff, beside the raging waves.
Monica was the first to stagger to her feet, the identification circle in her wine-red pupils flickered and swept across everyone.
"Fortunately, they are all alive... Although they are seriously injured, they are not dead." Monica's voice was hoarse and full of fatigue after surviving a disaster.
"Damn, I was almost crushed by that damn thing... Where is this? The beach?... Ugh..." Enzo wanted to curse, but his internal injuries were aroused and he spat out a mouthful of sour water with a fishy smell.
Mark shook his head to dispel the buzzing in his mind and the lingering bloody illusions.
The roar of the collapse of the Tomb of the Undead King seemed to still be ringing in his ears, and the terrifying pressure of the Blood God's projection's world-destroying blow was imprinted deep in his soul.
He took out an intermediate healing scroll from the gap in the starlight and first gave everyone a self-healing aura.
Looking around again, on the left are surging waves and towering sharp reefs, and on the right are cliffs reaching into the sky.
However, they didn't expect that the teleportation array would throw them into such a desperate place.
I don’t know how far this place is from Osborne Town.
Actually, there is no other sea area near the Lily Kingdom except for an inland sea that winds its way into Anchor Bay City a hundred miles away.
Moreover, the coastal areas within the Lily Kingdom are mostly beaches and plains, so there shouldn't be any place that can match the cliffs in front of us.
"Let's find a way. We can't waste time here." Mark gritted his teeth and stood up straight despite the pain. The cross necklace on his chest was slightly hot.
He rubbed his temples and forced himself to calm down, his eyes sweeping over the nearly vertical cliffs and the narrow reef below that was constantly washed by the waves.
There is no way out.
It’s a pity that there is no professional with star and moon magic in the team, so it is impossible to determine their location.
No, Xiao Mu does have one... but unfortunately it can't speak and probably doesn't have any relevant skills.
While Mark was still thinking about how to lead Mark's team out of the predicament and find a way back.
Monica was close to the cliff, and her fingers deftly pushed aside a thick layer of damp and cold moss.
She paused. "Mark! Look at this!"
The moist and black rock wall does not have natural textures, but several artificially carved indentations.
The lines are simple and twisted, with the familiar Lumi rune style, faintly echoing the patterns on the black box that opens the giant bronze door!
"Lumi Rune... Could it be the Hall of Resurrection that Osares mentioned?" Mark was cheered up and dragged his injured body closer.
Enzo and Anna also forced themselves to gather around.
"This is the magic circuit of the magic circle..." Monica whispered, her fingertips sliding across the cold rune lines, "It needs a key to activate it. It should respond to the black box, or... that token!"
She looked at Mark.
Mark immediately took out the diamond-shaped token from the secret compartment of Osares from the gap in the starlight.
The dull mithril surface of the token now exuded a faint, almost imperceptible chill amidst the damp, cold air and the fishy smell of the sea breeze.
Almost at the same time, the cross necklace on his chest suddenly shook violently!
The cross necklace actually began to absorb Mark's magic power.
Colorful black light spurted out uncontrollably, and all the black light sprayed onto the diamond-shaped token!
“Buzz!”
When the diamond-shaped token inexplicably changed into the same material as the cross necklace, an invisible energy wave swept across.
The rock wall covered with rune marks suddenly lit up!
It was no longer a cold, dead object, but a strange suction force came from it.
The thick layer of moss collapsed and dissolved inward in the rune light, silently revealing a low, bottomless hole that was only wide enough for one person to pass through.
The dark entrance of the passage exudes an aura that is even more ancient and pure than the Hall of Darkness, yet equally chilling and dead.
The entrance seems to be here!
Just as everyone was attracted by the entrance, the scroll of "The Advent of Holy Light" in Mark's arms suddenly sank, and the icy coldness suddenly intensified, almost freezing his chest!
The star-like metal wires on the surface of the scroll were spinning wildly, and a cold, deadly aura seeped through the fabric. It was completely different from the damp and cold sea breeze around it, carrying a malice that corroded the soul!
"Damn it! What the hell is this!" Mark didn't hesitate and subconsciously mobilized the power of the colorful black light in the cross necklace on his chest to cover and wrap the scroll in an attempt to suppress it.
The colorful light and the icy silence suddenly collided!
“Sizzle—”
It's like boiling oil dripping into ice!
An illusion instantly penetrated Mark's mind.
In the endless void, the God of Brilliant Holy Light, who symbolizes order and life, stands side by side with the God of Shadow and Darkness, who represents chaos and nothingness!
Between the two enormous divine bodies was the suspended pale skull, which pulsated slightly, like a beating strange heart!
Just seeing this broken picture made Mark feel a sharp pain in his consciousness!
The illusion was fleeting.
The scroll calmed down temporarily under the suppression of the colorful black light, but the cold and dead feeling only became more dormant.
Monica's pupils constricted as she stared at the scroll intently, her tone more serious than ever before: "The thing inside it... has been stimulated! The seal is loosening! This thing must not get out of control, otherwise it may attract a being that we can never contend with!"
As an appraiser, Monica knows the greatness and beauty of knowledge.
But I also know the dangers hidden behind knowledge.
As a mortal, unless you are willing to accept the assimilation of knowledge.
Otherwise, there will only be backlash!
"What should we do? Throw it away?" Enzo looked at the "Chapter of the Holy Light" in Mark's hand with some strangeness.
Wasn't this supposed to be the Record of the Advent of Holy Light? Why did he sense a dark aura?
"It's better not to have such thoughts. With Mark's cross necklace, we can suppress it, but if we throw it away, it might immediately summon the projection of its existence to us!" Monica warned.
"Then we'll find someone to seal it when we have the chance! Let's explore the ruins first and then return as soon as possible!"
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