Brilliant Royal City, Third Wizard Tower, Study.
Nance floated in the air, muttering to himself as he searched for books on the tall bookshelf.
"I remember it was placed here...Bone Town...Sacrifice...Summoning...I seem to have seen it somewhere before?"
"Alas, I am old now and my memory is not as good as it used to be!"
"Where is it?"
"Why can't I find it?"
“…”
"Ah! Here!" He took out a torn document from a corner of the bookshelf, flipped through it carefully, and his eyes finally stopped on one of the pages -
"That's how it should be!" He suddenly realized, then frowned again, "Sigourney and the others won't be affected, right?"
According to the information Meng had gathered, a mysterious organization was recreating the sacrificial ritual in the Swamp of the Dead in order to summon a powerful being.
However, this should not be the case.
Since it is a restoration of an ancient ritual, it means that this ritual existed before.
It is indeed mentioned in the ancient documents found by Nance.
In ancient times, this ceremony was held in the Swamp of the Dead. The sacrificial ceremony at that time was extremely grand, because the altar needed magical corpses, and the black wizards who held the ceremony used local materials, leaving nearby towns littered with corpses and rivers of blood.
The reason why the Leigu Town that Ash and his friends were heading to was called Leigu Town was because of this ancient event.
but--
This ancient ritual was not used to summon anything.
Instead, it is a counter-summoning, and after reaching an agreement with the undead creatures in the abyss, a temporary passage to the abyss is established.
If the mysterious organization restored the sacrificial ritual this time, then the ultimate result of the ritual was not to summon something, but to summon the existence near the altar into an alien space - the Endless Abyss.
Nans stroked the document, pondered it for a moment, and his brows, which were furrowed with worry, relaxed again.
In fact, it doesn't matter whether it is summoning or counter-summoning.
Anyway, Sigourney and Ash will definitely be able to stop the sacrifice ceremony before it starts.
He nodded seriously, and calculated the time, the two of them had almost entered the Undead Swamp, and it would be impossible to pass on the message. He stopped worrying.
There must be nothing wrong with those two people!
…
It's okay, Sigourney hugged Ash tightly. In the sudden spatial turbulence, the world was spinning and she was drifting with the current. When she finally stood on the ground again, the scenery in front of her had already faded away from the fog and turned into pure black, white and gray.
They were forcibly teleported.
As for the teleportation location...Sigourney murmured in a low voice: "Abyss?"
Because it is so easy to recognize.
As an alien space, the abyss has countless levels. The exploration of human wizards only involves the top few levels.
The several levels explored all have one common feature, which is also the biggest difference from Iluf - there is no color here, and the scenery within sight, whether it is the sky, the earth, or the lakes and rivers, seems to have been washed away of color, leaving a pure gray landscape.
His dark red cape looked dark grey here.
His extremely pale skin looked a deadly cold white here.
"Abyss?" Ash also looked around, but because he was still a little dizzy, he could only rely on Sigourney for the time being.
Here is an endless plain, and a little further away, there is a tall and majestic pile of stones, which looks like some kind of rough-style building?
The scenery that came into view was not particularly strange, but without any vivid colors, it seemed particularly cold, desolate and silent.
There is no thick fog here like in the Undead Swamp, but the smell of death is even stronger.
How did you get to the abyss?
Are Meng, Jian and the others also involved?
Ash thought in confusion, they did interrupt the ceremony, and the sacrificial ceremony was also used for summoning... Is there something wrong here?
"Let's not talk about this for now." Sigourney narrowed his eyes. The battle that had just ended had not yet completely subsided his sharp aura. "There's a big guy ahead. Let's go find it and explore the way."
He took Ash and headed towards the most conspicuous pile of rocks here.
As they approached the pile of boulders, they noticed that a battle had suddenly broken out ahead.
A powerful aura no longer concealed itself and burst out nakedly, as if showing its strength.
And more slightly weaker auras burst out at the same time, attacking the powerful existence.
"It seems that quite a few people have fallen in." Sigourney was refreshed.
Ash: "Uncle Meng and Jane are also in front." He noticed the Greedy Embrace worn by Jane - in the abyss, perhaps too far away from the stars, his perception was much duller.
"You go find them." Sigourney said as she took out a black cloak and covered Ash from head to toe, "Go."
Ash nodded and watched Sigourney fly towards where the battle was most intense, while he flew in the direction of Jane he had sensed.
He also realized at this time the reason why Sigourney wore a cloak to cover her face -
Most of the creatures here have grudges against the Wizarding Association, not to mention the special status that Sigourney holds in the hearts of all the magical creatures in Iluv. Perhaps it's a mixture of love and hate? Because their positions are inconsistent, hatred is much more important.
Among the magical creatures, there appeared a fellow with such powerful strength, who could even learn human magic and surpass most human wizards to become a highly respected alchemy master. They felt honored, proud and yearning for this, as if it was a goal, a role model, and an indestructible backer.
But they don't have this backing.
Instead, it stands on the side of humans.
Many magical creatures hoped that Sigourney would lead them to fight against the Wizarding Association, but Sigourney followed a human wizard and stood cruelly against them.
It has to make the magical creatures turn love into hate.
So Sigourney covered her face.
Otherwise, even if Sigourney saved these people, there is no guarantee that these resentful magical creatures will not repay her with evil.
What if someone is not in a clear mind?
Put on your cape and don't bother.
Ash hid his face under the cloak as well, and as he approached Jane, he noticed that Uncle Meng had already reunited with Jane.
"Uncle Meng." He landed on the ground, walked over, and indicated that it was him under the cloak so that Uncle Meng would not be wary of him.
Seeing his attire, I understood his intention, which was to hide his identity.
He and Jane stood on the quiet side of the boulder pile, and it was obvious that he was lazy: "Where is he? Is he going to fight the Undead Lord?"
"Undead Lord? Are you talking about the big guy in front?" Although I didn't see it with my own eyes, his aura was particularly powerful.
Meng: "That's right." He pointed to the pile of boulders behind him, "This is where that guy lives."
Do the dead also need to make a home? Ash raised his hand and touched the uneven stone wall curiously, nodding: "He went over there."
Meng just said "Oh" and was not worried at all. How could a mere Undead Lord be a match for Sigourney?
Just as he was thinking this, the battle waves coming from the other side of the boulders suddenly stopped, and it seemed that the winner had been decided.
"Pretty fast." Meng grinned, raised his hand and patted the dazed Jane's shoulder, "Let's go and take a look."
Teleported from the Undead Swamp, the landing point is near the residence of an Undead Lord? Is this a coincidence?
The three of them walked around the pile of boulders and headed towards the previous battle site.
Before I got close, I heard excited and inspiring voices asking and praising me.
"Mr. Youhun? You must be Mr. Youhun!" He stated it in an excited tone, without a trace of doubt.
"Oh my god! I can actually see Mr. Wandering Soul!"
"It's Mr. Youhun who saved us again this time!"
"You've saved us twice! Mr. Youhun, thank you very much!"
"Mr. Wandering Soul, I am Uhtred of the Vandro family. Thank you for helping me. You will gain the friendship of the Vandro family."
"Mr. Youhun, where have you been in the past few years? You may have seen that the Secret Alliance is now corrupt. Why don't you come back and reorganize the Secret Alliance? We will all become your loyal followers!"
"Mr. Wandering Soul..."
“…”
The three of them paused.
Looked at each other.
Just...wait?
Wandering soul?
The one that Quentin never forgot, admired and respected very much, the most wanted criminal of the Wizarding Association who once challenged the Red Sand Camp alone and released a large number of magical creatures?
Could it be that the wandering soul fell in with them?
Meng said dryly: "I didn't expect that the wandering soul would be so careless as to become a sacrifice..."
Apart from them, the only ones who were teleported into the abyss were the sacrifices.
They are certainly not wandering souls, right?
Ash shook his head and pointed out the most likely guess: "The Wandering Soul shouldn't be the sacrifice, it should be Xi... right?" He didn't finish saying Signy's name, in case someone here could hear it. "They said the Wandering Soul saved them twice, once at the altar, and once when they defeated the Undead Lord just now - Xi... well, it just passed. With him here, how could there be room for others to take action?"
Anyway, in Ash's eyes, Sigourney is so powerful that anything incredible can happen to him.
Meng: "..." He knew that too! But he didn't dare to guess in this direction!
Sigourney is a wandering soul?
Signe is the guard of Tananth, the third wizard of the Radiant Throne.
Wandering souls are the mysterious high-level members of the legendary secret alliance.
How can two identities that are destined to be opposites be integrated into one person?
It was like a huge thunderclap, and I was a little confused.
Jane was completely stunned.
What was Ash just saying?
Could Sigourney be a Wandering Soul? Mr. Wandering Soul, one of the top leaders of their secret alliance?
What a joke!
Sigourney is a lackey who has betrayed her fellow humans!
He walked with large, unsteady strides towards the noisy area ahead.
Mon and Ash hurried to follow.
When I got closer, I saw the magical creatures gathered in three layers, chattering excitedly, not caring whether the people inside could hear them or not.
Even the few wizards who were sold as sacrifices watched curiously from the side, and were very concerned about the legendary wandering souls.
It’s a large offline meeting between celebrities and their fans.
Meng: "..." Could the person inside be Sigourney?
Ash: “…” We have to pull Signy out quickly, otherwise, being surrounded by people like this, Signy will get annoyed and won’t be able to bear it for long.
Before they could take action, Jane walked over with an expressionless face and unceremoniously pushed aside the people who had gathered around her, revealing the person inside -
Wearing a cloak and a long sword at his waist.
Although I was in the abyss and couldn't identify colors, I thought the cloak should be dark red, like blood-stained waves. The long sword should be silver and extremely bright, like a cold spring reflecting the Milky Way.
——Because this is the only appearance Mr. Youhun shows every time he appears in front of people.
Of course, it would be too careless to determine the other party's identity based on the cloak and sword whose color cannot be seen now.
What really confirmed his identity to everyone was the badge worn on the chest of his cloak - an identity badge belonging to a high-ranking member of the Secret Alliance.
The magical aura is unique and cannot be imitated.
Not to mention, he saved everyone present twice. From a personal emotional point of view, people had already believed in his identity and were unwilling to suspect that he was cheating.
Who else but Mr. Wandering Soul has such powerful strength and is so helpful in taking care of and saving magical creatures?
What good would it do him to pretend to be Mr. Wandering Soul?
No one would be so stupid as to transfer the kindness received from them to Mr. Youhun, right?
It must be Mr. Youhun himself!
Jane stared at the cloaked man in a daze. She couldn't see his face clearly, and the cloak concealed his aura - this person might really be Mr. Wandering Soul, but... was he Sigourney?
At this moment, he hated himself so much for being in a trance after the battle.
He had clearly come into close contact with Sigourney and even sat on a magic carpet with her, but he had no impression of it at all - was that how Sigourney was dressed just now?
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