The game has become a real alternate world-Chapter 161 - 97: Burning the Relic

Inside the relic.

The moment the seal was broken.

The wailing of the cursed fire echoed within the relic.

The sound infused with energy drilled into the ears, creating an illusion of intense heat over one’s body.

"Quick, charge forward, rush to the place where you performed the sealing before.

Everyone else, surround Abis to ensure her safety."

The group protected Abis and immediately rushed forward.

Surrounding sounds began to crackle like spreading fissures, and the originally black objects around them began to rise from the ground.

These black objects weren’t dirt, but corpses burned into charred and desiccated mummies.

Among these charred mummies, some were as large as centaurs, evidently human-horse warriors who perished in the relic during its last eruption.

Their bodies, blackened and burned, could not hide the black flames igniting from the cracks upon them, and their eyes glowed like lanterns.

"Roar!"

A cracked roar came forth as these mummies, engulfed in cursed fire, shakily wielded their weapons and charged towards them.

Raelia, leading at the front, let out a deafening lion’s roar that resonated within the relic.

Clearly, some kind of spiritual power was hidden within the lion’s roar, momentarily causing the cursed fire-slain corpses around to stagger to a halt.

Facing the encroaching enemies ahead, Raelia drew the lance stored on the horse’s back.

Clamping it under her arm, a brown lion’s phantom appeared on her, and horse hooves stamped.

Like a charging tank, she smashed the cursed fire-slain corpses ahead into fragments.

As the bodies shattered, black flames erupted from them.

With Raelia clearing the way, the group cleaned up the enemies rushing from both sides.

Escorting Abis, they swiftly headed to the place where she once performed sealing.

Kana wielded dual swords, slashing ceaselessly as numbers pinged upwards continuously at the bottom of his vision: +1, +2, +1.

It indicated these mummy-like enemies were too weak, their strength around Level Two.

Slaying them with his Level Four strength was effortless, providing experience value that was barely better than nothing.

If expected, others should also see these numbers, yet no one spoke a word.

It was clear they all assumed it was either an illusion or an influence from the enemies’ spiritual attacks.

They charged forward recklessly.

They burst into an alchemy hall, where the alchemy hall was in extreme disrepair.

The surrounding walls were utterly blackened by fire, even cracked, with flames sometimes bursting from the chinks.

"This is the place."

Abis stopped.

"Everyone else, spread out, protect Abis, don’t let a single enemy get through," Kana shouted.

He then pulled Abis, letting her sit in a central position.

"Communicate with nature and perform the ritual."

"What?" Kana’s words made Abis stunned for a moment, as she thought Kana would have her continue the seal, not expecting him to ask for a ritual.

"Do as I say," Kana stated forcefully. ƒrēenovelkiss.com

Abis nodded, raising her hands slightly upward, her chin slightly lifted.

She began to chant softly, like a strange melody.

Kana, meanwhile, placed the purification stones he brought in the surroundings.

From his already emptied space waist bag, he pulled out several hollow damaged metal spheres.

Four metal spheres in total, under Kana’s control, surfaced with magic power, and then started revolving slowly around Abis.

These four metal spheres were the first batch of puppets Kana completed.

Although broken like trash iron balls, don’t underestimate them, they could actually serve a certain purpose.

"The curse on you is not a curse, but a power from beyond the world.

That power chose you during your last attempt to seal the relic. This suggests a strong affinity between you and that power; you might try to communicate with it as you communicate with the winds of nature.

The surrounding purification ceremony will help suppress the frenzy within the power. Try to communicate, try to master it!"

Kana spoke loudly beside Abis, forcefully embedding his words into her mind.

A large circle surrounding Abis had already become a battlefield.

"Holy Light, protect us!"

Blake shouted loudly, and the knight’s sword raised high, emanating divine light.

The gentle light spread out directly, wrapping around everyone present.

A new status appeared on everyone’s panel instantly.

[Status: Holy Light Protection (from Blake)]

[Holy Light Protection: Protected by the Holy Light of the Holy Knight, resisting evil forces, enhancing defensive power.]

"As expected of someone who awoke the Holy Light on his own," Kana exclaimed beside him in admiration.

Blake had no place to learn skills, and these skills were actually taught to him by Kana.

Kana told Blake the manifestations of some holy knight skills from the game, letting him figure it out himself.

And he really did figure it out.

Afterwards, it would still be necessary to find a way for Blake to study at the church, to learn the skills of the Holy Light from a professional.

"Crack!"

The sound of shattering glass came from beside the ears.

A large hole broke open on the wall, not due to the wall being damaged because it was solid, and this place was underground.

What broke open was the space itself, with black flames burning inside from the gap visible within.

A skeleton engulfed in black and red flames crawled out from inside.