"There's a library in these ruins, what could it be...?"
Ulysses didn't care about the danger inside. He pushed open the door and walked in, talking as he went. But halfway through his sentence, his voice suddenly stopped.
He considered himself to have a good memory, but the surroundings felt strangely familiar, yet he couldn't recall ever being here before.
"..."
Ulysses frowned. This feeling had been recurring since he entered the ruins, and it struck him as odd.
He may have been here before.
But after searching through my memory, there wasn't a trace of it.
Why aren't you moving?
Bai Xi wanted to go in too, but Ulysses was blocking the doorway, so she couldn't just barge in. Theoretically, she could go in on her own, but what if there was danger...?
The old monster is still quite resilient.
Bai Xili thought to herself, though not entirely honest.
"nothing."
Ulysses suppressed his doubts, said nothing to Bai Xi, and walked forward.
In his view, even if he spoke up, it would be of no use.
Even someone as long-lived as him couldn't remember this place very well, so how could Bai Xi, a young soul, possibly know it?
"good."
Bai Xi didn't ask any further questions. When she saw Ulysses walk inside, she followed him in.
Perkin silently followed behind Bai Xi, going wherever she went.
The moment Bai Xi saw the interior of the library, a look of shock flashed in her eyes.
The dome is exactly the same as the starry sky, with no trace of any building. The entire staircase spirals upwards, rising to the highest point where it can no longer be seen.
It pierces straight into the star-studded sky, the blue-purple sky dotted with stars, breathtakingly beautiful.
"So many books."
Bai Xi was surprised.
She had never seen so many books even in the temple. The sheer number was astounding; she estimated that even if all the books on the entire continent were stacked together, they probably wouldn't equal the number here.
"Wait, don't be surprised, there's something in here."
Ulysses was the first to notice the strangeness in the library. It was too clean, even cleaner than the room containing the mechanism, without a speck of dust.
Logically, ruins that have been dormant for so long should be filled with dust, but here...
It looks like it's cleaned every day.
However, he did not sense any living beings, which meant that it was a non-human entity that had been cleaning up the place. Therefore, the probability of them, the intruders who had rashly entered, being attacked was extremely high.
"!"
Bai Xi subconsciously glanced around, clearly thinking of the same question as Ulysses.
My alertness went off instantly.
Perkin tensed up, wary of any outsiders who might appear.
The three of them remained silent, and the air became unusually quiet. Even the slightest sound could be heard. Bai Xi didn't know how long she had been waiting when finally, a rustling sound came from the library stairs.
"They're here!"
Perkin lowered his voice, and the instant he finished speaking, countless pairs of red eyes emerged from the darkness.
They were densely packed, like a swarm of bats flying by.
But seeing so many red eyes on such a high staircase, it must not be something as small as a bat; it is very likely a huge creature.
An ominous premonition rose in Bai Xi's heart.
Then she felt her body lift into the air. Perkin lifted her up, her light soul weightless, but Perkin still held her tightly.
Without hesitation, he left Ulysses standing there.
Anyway, that guy won't die. If he does die... that would be pretty good too.
Perkin thought darkly.
The second after Bai Xi was taken away, a huge red-eyed alchemical golem crashed down where she was, uttering unintelligible sounds.
It's like... sending a telegram?
This word popped into Bai Xi's mind for no reason.
Immediately afterwards, all the red-eyed alchemical golems in the entire library started making noises from all directions, which was quite a headache to hear.
"Clean up the intruders!"
"Clear out the unidentified intruders!"
Their goal was very clear: to eliminate Bai Xi and his group of outsiders.
"The door is closed."
Perkin caught a glimpse of the library door out of the corner of his eye, and his heart sank. His voice became much more serious.
"It seems that this is an instruction set by the owner of the ruins. If we want to get out, there is only one way left."
Bai Xi frowned as all she could see were enormous red-eyed alchemical golems, which looked like strange humanoids with slender limbs and obese bodies.
But the one that just fell where she was landed slammed down so hard that it created a crater in the ground, which shows that they were very strong.
More than enough to deal with one, but this number...
Bai Xi's mood also turned sour.
"Well, to find a way to shut down the commands, the worst way is to clear them all out before looking for the mechanism."
Perkin was also a little anxious, but he still calmly cooperated with Bai Xi's analysis.
“Ulysses, he..…”
Suddenly, Bai Xi realized that the vampire seemed to have disappeared. She instinctively opened her mouth to ask, but was interrupted by Perkin for the first time.
"Master, I see that the star map in that sky seems to have some patterns. Should we go up and take a closer look?"
He spoke a long sentence in one breath, directly diverting Bai Xi's attention.
Following his words, Bai Xi looked up at the starry sky. Just now she was only marveling at the beauty of the starry sky, but now she also began to observe the constellations.
It does indeed have something to do with what Perkins said; perhaps the starry sky is the key to survival.
"Okay, let's go up."
Bai Xi nodded in reply.
Without hesitation, Perkin moved with the agility of a giant python swiftly slithering through the jungle to catch its prey, rapidly climbing the edge of the stairs at a speed that surprised even Bai Xi.
It seems that Perkin has indeed become much stronger during the time she was away.
This speed was something he could never have achieved before.
Theoretically, she should be stronger than Perkin now, but everyone has their own expertise. Perkin is a shadow assassin with snake blood, so she is indeed much faster than her, a half-baked assassin.
She gained her current power simply by waking up.
For Bai Xi, mastering the power of death is not as easy as using magic, which is why she rarely uses the power of the undead in battle.
They quickly approached upwards, but numerous red-eyed alchemical golems were frantically trying to shoot them down. Some of the alchemical golems were even designed by mages, falling with magical energy, making it much more time-consuming for Perkin to dodge.
"How are you?"
Bai Xi sensed that Perkin's speed had slowed down, and her tone was somewhat worried.
"fine."
Perkin tightened his grip on Bai Xi's waist and responded softly.
Just as Bai Xi breathed a sigh of relief, she heard Perkin ask in a strange tone.
"Are Master and that vampire good friends?"
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