Chapter 1019 The Sunstone Tree

Chapter 1019 The Sunstone Tree

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"Failed experiment... Soul crystallization... Harvest... Demon... King?"

Those words...

Could it be?

Ding!

[You have found one of the clues!]

[Clues: 4/5]

I guess the clue is filled up the moment I realize it or find it out, we don't even need to address it verbally, huh?

But those words that Pyuku said... I think I can guess what they're about.

"We can already guess a few clues with this..." I said. "We would assume that the people trapped here were turned into crystals through the Curse of the Sun, which causes Soul Crystallization?"

"Does that mean that... the Gods, or whoever was controlling these ruins, wanted the Sunstones?" Wondered Aquarina.

"It makes sense I guess..." Nephilim said. "Those stones are incredibly high quality, even a god could find some value to them, perhaps even to enhance their own growth and power."

"And they were harvesting them here..." Pyuku gritted his teeth. "Ugh, this is disgusting! I... Sigh..."

"Calm down, this happened thousands of years ago." I shrugged. "We couldn't do anything even if we wanted, so-"

FLAAASH!

Suddenly, for a second time, I felt it.

That presence, a blinding light coming from the summit.

It felt as if it was calling me...

"What was that?"

I looked again to the summit, but there was nothing again...

"Did you have another vision?" Alice wondered, sitting at my other shoulder.

"This is the second one, no?" Yggdra asked. "This is worrying... Could there be a possibility that whatever is in those ruins, might be trying to communicate with you, Sylphy?"

"Just call me Sylphy!" I told her. "Or at least Lady Sylphy if you really want to use formalities..." I crossed my arms.

"Sorry, Lady Sylphy. Over there." Nephilim pointed at the distance.

There was a large formation of crimson sunstones to the right area of the caves, behind the huge tree.

It was almost hidden behind! And it had something inside, something silver and metallic.

Perhaps another tablet?

We moved over there, and Pyuku helped us to get the tablet out of the red stone by gently opening it without destroying it.

The little fragments that dropped, which were still the size of my fingers, were saved inside my inventory.

This crimson sunstone was called "Nova Sunstone" and was a version of it which was supercharged with fire element.

"The tablet has some words!" Pyuku said. "Let me see..."

As he started to read, we looked around the cave curiously. I picked up some mushrooms and herbs growing here, and a few more tiny pieces of Sunstone.

We left the Sunstone Tree alone though, as Aquarina made another little ritual to wish these souls a good rest in the afterlife.

And as we explored the area, Pyuku recited what he was able to decipher.

"It says... False sun... Desperate... Mass-Destruction... Failure... And... Abomination."

"Abomination?" I wondered, raising an eyebrow. "Wait, those words... False Sun, Desperate, Mass Destruction, Failure, Abomination..."

"Could it be?" Wondered Aquarina. "Were they trying to make a new sun out of this sunstone? But why?"

"I don't think it was a false sun..." Nephilim commented. "Most likely, a weapon of mass destruction. They wanted something to fight the Demon King, perhaps? Or something to raise their ranks among the Gods before they left..."

"But what is the Abomination?" I wondered, looking at the Sunstone Tree.

RUMBLE!

"Huh?!"

And in that moment, the caves started to tremble.

FLUOSH!

The Sunstone Tree started overflowing with a powerful Aura of Sunlight and Flames, corrupted by Miasma, turning deep black!

"OOOOHHHH...!"

And several grotesque, phantasmal beings, surged from within!

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