Chapter 1116 Finding Something In The Deeps

Chapter 1116 Finding Something In The Deeps

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At the end, we collected roughly 56 pieces of high-quality spirit stones of various elements, some of them of the rare Darkness, Poison, Time, and Space Elements! I'll make sure to use those for my familiar evolutions. I think Glutton needed Space Attribute Spirit Stones for his big evolution, as many as I can procure.

Aside from that, we found large piles of gold, silver, mithril, and a green crystal that the system called something like "Uranium" or something. It emanated a strong, pressuring aura. But it didn't affect us negatively when we touched it, we were all strong enough to easily withstand this level of poisoning, but it might be dangerous to expose people with Physiques below Tier 3 to this.

Apparently this might be something the Gods brought from their world, similar to the Orichalcum. Further trying to find descriptions or info about it ended giving me a clue about an element called "Nuclear Element" this stone embodied, which I've never heard about!

"Weird, well, I'll store you away too." I let Gluttony handle it, his spatial storage could handle just about anything.

Aside from all these goodies, we got twelve orichalcum "growths" each one varying in sizes from three meters to five meters. Very big! However, Orichalcum was a metal so hard to handle not even my mother could do it easily. She said she can do something around it, but it would take her a month.

For now, the Witch of the Blue Mountain is the only one she knows that can properly process this metal without taking an eternity. It is all thanks to the techniques and abilities she mastered through the combination of alchemy and blacksmithing.

Anyways, what was important right now was what mother found. Aside from the silver tablet, there was another mysterious little thing, a golden ring with a hawk... or maybe a phoenix? Emblem on top of the ring. The entire relic emanated a strong aura of fire and light, creating the illusion of golden flames.

"This is an Ancient Relic." My mother said. "It doesn't look that impressive though, but I'll keep it for now."

"What can it do?" I asked.

"Yeah?!" Aquarina asked again too.

"Well, let's see..." My mother worn the ring and then imbued mana into it.

FLASH!

"Pretty amazing." My mom nodded. "Alright, next, to the last path, the middle one!"

The middle path proved to be much more perilous, the slimes didn't "cleanse" it like with the others, so the place looked fresh and new. Traps springing from corner to corner. Monsters lurking from within the walls, attacking! ...And then getting easily smacked to death.

Actually, it was kind of the same thing! It was too easy for us I guess. No challenging monsters or life-threatening situations. But I think that's fine and makes for a very relaxing trip to the end of the path.

lightsΝοvεl ƈοm The last "treasure room" was a literal golden gate, which both Emerald and Sunshine were shocked to see. They ran there, analyzing it and looking at its shininess, admiring the creation of the Gods with greedy eyes.

And right in front of the golden gate, two areas perfectly fit for the ring and the bracelet were located...

"I guess it all led to this."

My mother opened the gates with ease using both relics, and what awaited us inside was not just treasure though. There was a mountain of valuable shiny things everywhere. But as my mother spread the light of her magic, what we found on its depths truly frightened us.

An aura we had not felt at all before suddenly surged, slightly overwhelming us even if so slightly. A being of Tier 10 had appeared out of absolutely nowhere, resting above a giant throne of golden orichalcum, glaring at us with its crimson eyes, hiding beneath the shadows which were swiftly illuminated.

Once the shadows disappeared, what it revealed was a strange creature, half metallic bird, half person, resembling some sort of accursed centaur and phoenix hybrid. However... despite the powerful pressure, it was suffering.

Its entire body was pierced with dozens of stakes, bleeding gold constantly, their crimson eyes were weeping in agony and pain...

"It hurts... Help me... Please..."

Just what is going on in here?!

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