Silent entrustment
The dark light quickly infected every rune on the seal, causing it to lose its luster and break.
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Xi Mu exhausted all her willpower, resisted the murderous intent that almost swallowed her, and forcibly severed the connection with the "Thorn of the End" -
It was not until the moment when the touch in her hand disappeared that she finally breathed a sigh of relief, and then she realized that she was already covered in cold sweat.
"Are you okay?"
It was rare to see such obvious fatigue on Ximu's face. Ruixia thought that she was overexerting herself from using the holy weapon for the first time, so she hurried forward to help her.
Ximu shook her head to indicate that she was fine. After taking several deep breaths, she finally suppressed the fear in her heart.
She was indeed very consuming.
But... what is consumed is not physical strength, but one's own will.
In such a short time, she was almost completely corroded by the consciousness of the holy artifact. If she used it for a long time...
Glancing at Ruixia, who was currently supporting her, she felt terrified and didn't dare to think any further.
After all the seals on the wall were peeled off, the neatly arranged bricks and stones opened in an orderly manner, and a small circular secret room appeared before everyone.
The towering walls of the room are covered with shrines, and countless candles flicker, creating a subtle and mysterious atmosphere.
In the center of the chamber sat a lifelike sculpture of a handsome young man with long hair. He was draped in the night, leaning against a huge full moon, resting with his eyes closed, an indescribable tranquility and peace.
Although the statue had no color, Ximu recognized his identity at a glance.
The Moon Sage, who is blessed by the gods and the dean of the Magic Academy, Phises.
Compared to the disheveled and dying look in the perspective of the holy artifact, the person in the statue looks much calmer and peaceful. I guess this is what he usually looks like.
"Dean..."
"Isn't this a statue of the dean? Why is it placed in such a secret room..."
Vicia and Sorens made sounds of disbelief in the back, but it also further confirmed the identity of the statue.
After Ximu and Zhui Ning verified that there was no danger here, everyone outside followed them in.
But just after the last person entered the room, the originally open entrance suddenly disappeared. After a rapid vibration came from under the feet, the ground suddenly disappeared!
The moment the feeling of weightlessness suddenly came over Ximu, it was as if he had eyes on the back of his head, and he grabbed Ruixia who was behind him with his backhand.
But before she turned around to look for Morina, the feeling of falling suddenly stopped.
Everyone was held up in the air by an invisible force, floating in place as if they had lost gravity.
At this moment, the surrounding scene had already become completely different——
The small circular secret room suddenly turned into a boundless universe, and the candlelight in the sky also scattered into bright stars in it, which was boundless and had no end in sight.
But in the blink of an eye, they fell directly from the secret room into a sea of stars!
Where the statue of Phises should have stood, a mirror appeared.
It was a round mirror with intricate and beautiful star and moon patterns carved on the edge. It was placed on a Y-shaped bracket and seemed to be able to flip forward and backward.
At this moment, the side facing them showed the face of Phises with his eyes closed.
He didn't speak, nor did he look at anyone, but a "voice" came from nowhere and clearly entered everyone's mind.
"Break the 'mirror' and put everything back in place."
--really.
This sentence is almost explicit.
This mirror artifact, which was jointly created by Phises and Mialods, is not only the object of contention between the two sides, but also an important carrier for the strange phenomenon today.
For so many years, the struggle between the two sides has been fruitless. It can be seen that under the overlap of multiple factors, a subtle tug-of-war has formed between them, and no one can spare any extra strength to force a breakthrough.
In this case, the participation of outsiders like them becomes particularly important.
Ximu and his group were not the first outsiders to enter the academy, but they were the only ones who made it all the way to the end, learned the final truth, and obtained a way to break the stalemate.
——As an airborne third party, as long as they break the balance of power between the two sides and let the power of destruction prevail, they will definitely be able to help Phises destroy this magic weapon!
Once the magic weapon is completely destroyed, all power will have no place to rely on, the power of "making the fake look real" will disappear, and everything here will naturally return to normal.
And those lost people who have strayed into it will surely be able to return to the normal world!
"But...that mirror should still be at the scene of the incident, right?"
Thinking of the phantoms immersed in the fighting in front of the Moon Viewing Tower, Molina puffed up her cheeks and looked distressed.
"The fighting there is in full swing. Even Ximu said he's not sure he can get through unscathed... How are we supposed to get through?"
As if to respond to her question, the starry sea illusion that originally enveloped the entire place suddenly disappeared, everyone fell back to the ground from the floating state, and the scene in the secret room returned to normal.
But... the exquisite statue of the Son of the Moon suddenly had a noticeable crack in the middle.
Under the gaze of everyone, the stone sculpture crackled and shattered rapidly. Then, a cool light gradually shone through the cracks, until the true appearance of the statue was completely revealed as it collapsed.
It was an exceptionally beautiful staff.
The whole body is crystal clear, with hidden starlight all over the body. There is a round crystal like a bright moon on the top. The phantoms of the moon phases and stars are intertwined and surrounded like ribbons, just like a gorgeous dream with a bright moon in the sky.
"This, this is His Highness Phises's staff! To think it's hidden in a place like this..."
Everyone was stunned by this rare beauty and couldn't take their eyes off it until Vicia murmured something, which drew everyone's attention back.
Could it be that - they can use its power to open the seal of the Moon Viewing Tower, or directly enter it?
After all, this item is hidden so tightly, and the prerequisites are closely linked. Even if one of them is not completed, there is no way to enter the secret room, gain the dean's approval, and obtain this long staff containing powerful magic.
After everyone stood still for a moment, Ximu turned around first and looked at Sorens in confusion.
What is he doing? Why is he standing there?
Seeing others looking over one after another, the brown-haired boy suddenly became nervous and asked in confusion: "Hey, w-what's wrong? Why are you all looking at me?"
"What 'why'... You are the only magician here, go and get your staff."
Ruisha smiled and pushed him.
Why?
——Hey hey hey hey hey!
That was the dean's staff. How could a commoner like him, an unknown student, be qualified to...
He looked at Vicia for help, expecting her to refute Ruixia and the others. However, the aloof Knight Commander glanced at him and said calmly, "You are a student here after all. I feel more at ease if you hold it."
The young man was stunned, but seeing Xi Mu's slightly impatient look - yes, he was still a little afraid of her - he could only bite the bullet and step forward, stretching out his hands, and tremblingly pulled out the staff standing in the wreckage of the statue.
The staff was very light in his hand, as if it had no weight, and some "knowledge" quickly merged into Sorens' mind as he came into contact with it, including how to open the Moon Viewing Tower.
"The source of the magical power sealed in front of the Moon Viewing Tower comes from this staff. As long as you hold this staff and approach the door, the seal will be broken."
Sorens looked at the staff in his hand and muttered to himself, not knowing whether he was reading the knowledge in his mind or speaking some advice from others.
Everyone's mood was mixed.
The hope of leaving this place is clearly before our eyes. Once a person has vitality, his momentum and ability to act will naturally be greatly enhanced.
But entering the Moon-Viewing Tower and breaking the mirror, although seemingly simple, are not things that can be accomplished easily.
First of all, the Moon-Viewing Tower is located at the highest point of the entire academy and is not connected to the surrounding buildings. To reach the gate, one must cross the square in front of the gate.
But the flames of war spread there, the cries of killing were deafening, and the most lethal units of the two kingdoms were concentrated there, engaged in an endless fight to the death.
The pure killing intent was so strong that even if only an illusion remained, it could still cause active and actual harm to anyone who entered.
The most crucial thing is that these phantoms of the past have no concept of death at all. Even if they are fatally injured, they will not fall to the ground and die. They will continue to fight and recover instantly. It is really difficult to find a gap for everyone to pass safely.
"What about the sky? How about using 'Float' to go directly over it?" Shii suggested.
Everyone who had returned to the base sat around the table. The originally empty table now seemed a bit crowded.
Ruixia shook her head, propped up her chin and sighed, "No, I've tried to use the robot bugs and robot birds to get past them before, but the results were not ideal."
After all, these fighting soldiers are the elite of the two countries, with amazing strength, and they have a lot of large-scale magic attacks that cover a wide range.
Moreover, they treat all non-members within the attack range as enemies. Once a larger mechanical bird approaches, it will be fired upon by both sides and will crash soon.
Although the mecha bugs are small and not easily detected, they are often affected by the aftermath of battles that come from nowhere, and they cannot withstand such continuous losses.
The most troublesome thing is that many of these soldiers also have archery skills. Once something unusual occurs at high altitudes, they are more perceptive than on the ground. They are all sharpshooters and can shoot down a mechanical bird with one arrow.
If these mecha beasts fell into the flames of war, there would be no way to recover them. Ruixia felt very distressed, thinking that even if they got through, they could only circle around the seal twice. If they couldn't break the seal, they wouldn't be able to enter the Moon-Viewing Tower, so she simply gave up trying.
"Mechamon can't, but we can."
Everyone looked at Xi Mu who was speaking, only to see her turn her head away from the screen that was playing the image in front of the Moon Viewing Tower. Her expression was normal, as if she was talking about something ordinary.
"We can just build a bigger Mechamon to carry us from the air. No matter how intense the archers' attacks are, they can't be stronger than the rooftop defenses. With Sorens's defenses and our proactive avoidance or counterattacks, simply getting past them won't be difficult."
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