Chapter 33: Quickly Transmigrate! Strategy for the Viking Son of Fortune (XIV)
The stone door slowly opened, revealing a hidden library behind it.
Rows of bookshelves stretched as far as the eye could see, filled with dusty books and scrolls.
The air was filled with the smell of old paper and leather. "Looks like we've found it."
Zeus looked at the magnificent scene in front of him, and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. However, just as they were about to step into the library, something strange happened. The originally peaceful bookshelves suddenly began to move, and the ground began to shake. The entire library seemed to come alive, trapping them inside...
The floor of the library began to shake violently, and the bookshelves fell like dominoes, making a deafening roar. Feng Ziang and Zeus dodged left and right in the narrow passage, and were in a desperate situation.
"careful!"
Zeus was quick-witted and quick-handed, pulling Feng Ziang in front of him and avoiding a huge rock falling from the sky.
"What the hell is this place!"
Feng Ziang was still in shock, looking at the doomsday-like scene before him, his heart filled with fear.
"It seems we have triggered the ban here."
Zeus calmly observed the surrounding environment, trying to find a way to escape. "Prohibition? Do you mean magic?"
Feng Ziang stared at Zeus with eyes wide open in disbelief. "In this era, everything is possible."
Zeus didn't have time to explain too much. He took Feng Ziang's hand and ran wildly in the maze-like library. Behind them, the bookshelves kept collapsing, blocking the original passage, as if an invisible monster was chasing them.
"We can't go on like this. We'll be trapped here and die sooner or later!"
Feng Ziang said breathlessly, his strength was almost reaching its limit. Zeus looked around and his eyes fell on an inconspicuous wooden door.
"Maybe there's a way out!"
Zeus pointed at the wooden door and said. Without hesitation, they ran towards the wooden door.
However, just as they were about to arrive, a huge log fell from the sky, smashing the wooden door to pieces and completely blocking their way.
Feng Ziang and Zeus sat on the ground in despair, looking at the hopeless situation before them with no way to escape, and a feeling of powerlessness surged in their hearts. "Are we going to die here today?"
Feng Ziang muttered to himself, his eyes filled with despair. "No, never!"
Zeus stood up suddenly, his eyes gleaming with determination, "I promised you that I would lead you to find the artifact, and I will definitely do it!"
He raised the battle axe in his hand and chopped at the wall with all his might, trying to open a way to escape. However, the wall was extremely hard and no matter how hard he tried, he could not shake it at all.
At this moment, the shaking of the library suddenly stopped, and the surroundings fell into a dead silence. Feng Ziang and Zeus looked around vigilantly, their hearts filled with uneasiness.
"What's wrong? What happened?"
Feng Ziang asked in a low voice, with a slight tremor in his voice. Zeus did not answer. He stared straight ahead and held the battle axe in his hand tighter.
In front of them, a hunched figure slowly emerged from the empty shadow. It was an old man in a black robe, with wrinkles all over his face and a pair of cloudy eyes flashing with strange light.
The old man slowly raised his head and said in a hoarse voice: "Who are you? Why did you break into my library?"
Zeus protected Feng Ziang behind him and said in a deep voice: "We..."
"Shut up!"
The old man suddenly became furious and interrupted Zeus, "You greedy adventurers, all deserve to die!" As soon as the old man finished speaking, a powerful force instantly knocked them to the ground...
Darkness swallowed up Feng Ziang's consciousness. In a daze, he felt his body being tossed around like a leaf in the wind. The severe pain made him groan.
"Zi'ang!"
Zeus's anxious voice came from not far away, yet it seemed to be in another world. He tried hard to open his eyes, but found that his eyelids were heavy as if they were filled with lead.
After an unknown amount of time, Feng Ziang finally struggled to get up from the ground. What he saw was a mess: books scattered all over the floor, bookshelves tilted here and there, the once magnificent library was now in disarray.
Zeus was leaning against a broken stone pillar, breathing heavily, his armor was torn in many places, and the battle axe in his hand was broken into two pieces.
"Are you okay?"
Feng Ziang staggered to his side and asked worriedly. Zeus forced a smile and said, "I'm fine, but this organization is too powerful. We're afraid..."
His voice became deeper and deeper, with a hint of despair in his tone. At this moment, the mysterious old man appeared in front of them again.
He was still wearing the black robe, but this time, he had a glowing wooden staff in his hand.
"You stupid guys, don't you realize your situation?"
The old man said in a mocking tone, "The mechanism of this castle is far more complicated than you think. It is impossible for you to get out alive with your ability!"
"Then why did you show up?"
Zeus struggled to his feet and glared at the old man, "What on earth do you want to do?"
The old man snorted coldly: "I have changed my mind. Rather than watching you die here in vain, it is better to let you die knowingly."
He paused, then continued, "The core of this castle is at its deepest point. Only by finding the core can we completely dismantle the mechanism and find the true location of the artifact."
"core?"
Feng Ziang repeated the word, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes, "Do you know where the core is?"
The old man did not answer, but stared at them with his cloudy eyes, with a strange smile on his lips. "Follow me."
He turned and walked deep into the library, his figure gradually disappearing into the darkness. Feng Ziang and Zeus looked at each other and followed without hesitation... Following the guidance of the mysterious old man, Feng Ziang and Zeus passed through the winding corridors and hidden secret rooms, and finally arrived at the core area of the castle.
However, the scene before them made them gasp. The hall that was supposed to be magnificent was now shrouded in a suffocating dark force, and the air was filled with the smell of decay and death.
The walls were covered with strange runes, emitting a faint blue light, as if silently chanting an ancient spell. In the center of the hall, a huge black vortex slowly spun, swallowing up all the light and sound around it, as if leading to the abyss of hell.
"This is the core area..."
Feng Ziang's voice trembled slightly. He felt uneasy instinctively, as if a pair of invisible eyes were watching them in secret.
Zeus held the broken axe tightly in his hand and observed everything around him vigilantly. He felt a strong sense of oppression, as if an invisible mountain was pressing on his heart, making it difficult for him to breathe.
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