Chapter 1308 Another way?

Chapter 1308 Another way?

As Liam descended into the depths of the temple ruins, the air grew colder and the atmosphere denser with a palpable sense of dread. The dimly lit passageways twisted and turned, leading him deeper into the heart of darkness.

When Liam entered the ruins, he had expected a lot of fights from the cultists, or at least to encounter one or two along the way but the entire path was deserted. Everywhere he turned out, it was completely empty.

The path eventually opened into a large underground chamber, the center of the cultists' domain. Torches flickered along the walls, casting eerie shadows and illuminating the room with a ghostly glow. At the far end of the chamber stood an altar but there was no sign of any more cultists. Finnd new chapters on nove/lbin(.)com

"Was that the last of them?" Liam frowned feeling that something was amiss. He did not have to wait too long to find out what because the moment he entered the main hall of the ruins, a bolt of lightning zapped him, making his entire figure shudder in pain.

"Fuck!" Liam immediately retreated, setting up several mana barriers around him to protect him. The bolt of lightning had popped up out of nowhere, catching him completely off guard.

The next instant it was as if a veil in front of him had been lifted off. Out of thin air one cultist after another started making their appearance.

The chamber, once seemingly empty, was now teeming with cultists emerging from hidden recesses and shadows as if the very walls themselves were birthing them. Each cultist bore the same emblematic robes, their faces obscured.

However, he was not nearly out of the woods because the very next second another attack was readily charged waiting to strike him down. Whatever these guys were using to fight against him, their strength was not a joke. Defense was clearly useless. Liam's sword blurred as he swung down to attack the leader which immediately proved useless as an invisible barrier sprang up to block the attack.

But that was not all. He had sent sword slashes towards some of the underlings, hoping that they wouldn't be as protected as the leader. That also proved to be wrong as all of his attacks were easily blocked.

Liam's frown deepened. The problem was that he was facing these cultists in their home base. They had that advantage over him, utilizing the temple's inherent magical structures and their own prepared defenses. They had probably fortified this place with countless arrays and magical formations, specifically designed to counter any external threats. He needed to bring in more strength in order to achieve anything.

However, there was also another way he could successfully clear this floor. Having already cleared multiple trials of the Spire, Liam had by now a good knowledge of how the trials of the Spire worked.

Often there were violent solutions and also non-violent solutions. Perhaps he could also solve this without dealing with this big group of cultists.

Liam quickly sent a mental message to the soul minions who were standing guard on the outside. The soul minions got to work and they broke the shackles of the hostages back on the surface. They were the only remaining live beings in the area and there was a 50% chance that this trial would end when they were released.

And just like he expected, as soon as the bindings were removed, the hostages did not care about him or the cultists. Even the guy who was extremely talkative before giving away all the details of the place dashed out of the ruins like a frightened deer.

Unfortunately for Liam, that did not seem to help him at all. He immediately had to focus his attention back on the task at hand as no golden glow enveloped him just yet.