Chapter 325 Tangled By Fate (4)

Standing in front of the place, which Basil said to be where the door to the Secret Chamber was, Ione gazed at his back silently.

She didn't doubt Basil's judgement at all. She just wanted to properly see with her eyes how well the door was hidden, which was why she paid her attention to him keenly.

She could only see a human-sized boulder in front of them; she wondered where was the door. She had scanned her surrounding, however she couldn't find any Rune or any Bewitchment that possibly hid it.

Wooong.

Basil powerfully thrust Durendal at the boulder while simultaneously infusing his Mana into it. Durendal hummed as Mana enveloped it; immediately twisted it as if he was unlocking a door with a key.

Swish!

Instead of shattering to pieces, the boulder swirled as if it was merely a painting on water. As the vortex gradually became bigger, the suction force it possessed became stronger, meanwhile the scene was also gradually changing.

Ione looked around in wonder as she felt they became more and more isolated. Rather than feeling the scene that was changing, she felt it was them that were slowly moving to another place, which was the Secret Chamber.

She was right on that matter: they were indeed gradually transported to Goap's Secret Chamber.

Instead of hiding the door to the Secret Chamber, Goap made the Secret Chamber in his Alternate Dimension. There was no door—only entrance that one only had to enter.

That was, of course, if one could access the Alternate Dimension in the very first place. Therefore, to enter the Secret Chamber, they had to find the bridge that connected the world to the Alternate Dimension first.

One's Rune Mastery would be useless in this matter. One had to have a certain understanding of Space Magic to be able to spot the gateway.

Basil, as a former Ninth Circle Mage—although he had never delved that deep into it—knew quite a few things about Space Magic. Finding the gateway to an Alternate Dimension was a simple job, thus why he could find it quickly.

"When I heard this place had an Alternate Dimension in the past, I was amazed. For a mere Middle Grade Obelisk that was really impressive," Basil mused with a faint smile. "Now that I have come here myself, I am embarrassed by how wrong I was."

In Space Magic, finding the entrance to an Alternate Dimension was considered basic. Anyone who knew the outer layer of Space Magic would be able to find it quickly if they were fairly talented.

In other words, Goap's decision to make the Secret Chamber in an Alternate Dimension was useless ... At least, for people like him.

Whoosh!

A few seconds after watching the vortex reached its maximum size, it slowly got smaller before it eventually disappeared. At this point, the scene had completely changed, which in other words, they were already inside the Secret Chamber.

Expecting it to be a dark and gloomy room, unlike Basil, Ione was amazed when she found themselves in a majestic throne room. When she looked around, everything that greeted her eyes was enough to make her sigh in amazement.

The floor of the room was made of glass. There was water underneath it, giving them the feeling of standing on top of a big aquarium with all of the fishes swimming in it.

Shiny things decorated the room. The gems, the lamps, the chandelier, and even the wall paint were blue.

Just by that, they could tell how much Goap fancied blue color. They had to give him the credit though, since it really suited the atmosphere.

"Where is the Teleportation Magic Circle?" Ione asked.

"There." Basil pointed his finger to the dented part in the glass floor in the middle of the room. "We have to fill it up with blood to activate the Teleportation Magic Circle Carved on the entirety of the floor."

"The entirety of the floor?" Ione quirked her eyebrow, slightly confused.

It was only after she took a good look at the floor did she finally realize that Basil was true. She could see faint scratches on the glass floor that resembled a Magic Circle.

"How are we going to fill up that part with blood?" Ione lightly frowned. "I didn't think I would find myself in this situation, so I didn't collect any blood from the people I have killed ... We are not going to fill it up with our own, are we?"

"There is a free blood pack here, in case you haven't realized." Basil turned to Ione. "Besides, Demon blood works better at activating a Magic Circle—it contains more Mana."

"But, there is no—"

HISS!

Ione, who was about to tell Basil that there was no Demon they could slay there, was interrupted by a Demon announcing its presence. It washed them with its heavy pressure, and it managed to make her sweat coldly.

Turning her head to the Demon, she thought for a second before determining what she was seeing was indeed what it was.

With a head and torso of a human, the rest of the Demon's body was that of a snake. It was 3 meters tall when it "stood," and 7 meters long if it laid flat on its stomach.

It was covered fully in armour except for her head—its hair looked like a twisted iron bar clumped together that was strong enough to protect her head—and its snake-like lower body part.

The Demon was called Lamia, one of the strongest Higher Middle Class Demons.

Slithering towards Basil and Ione while constantly hissing. It flicked its tongue as it stared them with its malicious eyes.

|I didn't expect to encounter a Lamia this soon. I have only seen your kind thrice. The last Lamia I saw was a mental Lamia called Echidna, who claimed to be the mother of all Demons and a half-Dragon.|

Basil was speaking in Lesser Tongue, which made the Lamia stop in its tracks as it was greatly bewildered. Ione also couldn't help turning to Basil in bafflement as she couldn't think fathom how Basil spoke the Demon language.

|She made many crazy claims when I fought her, but I guess she was just nervous because she knew she was going to die. I have to admit, though, she had the right to boast about her beauty.|

|What are you talking about, human? You are talking as if our mother has died.| The Lamia scrunched up her nose. |Our mother is still alive. I can feel her—|

|Who is talking about the present? I am talking about the past.| Basil waved his hand nonchalantly. |You don't have to think much about it. You will never get what I am talking about.|

Humphing coldly, the Lamia stopped minding Basil and twirled its 4 meters long spear. She tapped the floor with the butt of the shaft in the next moment, summoning Ice Golems from the floor.

Quirking his eyebrow as he wondered if the spear was just a Magic Staff with a blade, Basil smirked while simultaneously activating [Synchronization]. Caliburn and Durendal glowed at the same time, making him exude a very destructive pressure.

"Take a distance, Ione. I am going to let loose," Basil warned. "Just support me from behind only when you see the chance to."

Basil was basically saying Ione would get in his wayz in a soft way. Ione didn't feel underestimated even in the least bit though as she merely nodded her head, and took a distance from him.

She knew her ability well. The pressure Basil was giving off before the battle alone already bothered her; she could immediately tell the fight would be out of her league.

"Alright, let's finish this off quickly." Utilizing his Movement Technique: [Feather Step] and Step Art: [Slip] at the same time, Basil dashed towards the Lamia.

Flash!

He reached the Lamia in a blink. Sadly however, he couldn't completely eliminate the distance between them as the Lamia blocked his advance with its spear.

Clank!

Their clash created a spark and split the air. Both of their weapons hummed as they pushed against each other, however it was apparent that the Lamia couldn't match Basil's raw power.

Boom!

Of course, the Lamia wasn't alone. She had her Ice Golems with her, so Basil had to dodge its attack, giving her the chance to make a distance.

Luckily however, he was also not alone. Ione immediately took care of it, so he didn't have to waste his time killing it

Covering Caliburn with True Light Magic while simultaneously covering Durendal with Asia's power, each of the blade sang as Basil raised them to the air.

Swinging them at the Lamia at the same time it thrust its spear, Basil activated one of Vagus', his former sword's, Hidden Ability. At the same time, he also activated Caliburn's, which was technically a Spirit's Art.

"[Haywire]!" Basil swung Durendal down.

Vagus' Hidden Ability, or rather, Asia's special Art messed up with the Lamia's sense. It wanted to swing its spear to the the left to block Durendal, but it tilted its body to the right instead, allowing Durendal to cut through its armour.

"Kyaaak!" The Lamia shrieked painfully.

"[Path of Glory]!" Basil swung Caliburn diagonally.

Just as it was distracted by the pain from almost getting its arm completely chopped off, Caliburn discharged a Qi burst that was imbued with True Light Magic at the Lamia.

Swish!

An ethereal path made from a golden light stretched out in the air, uncaring to the Demon standing in its way. It passed through the Demon without any problem; however, it, of course, didn't just leave the Demon harmless.

"KYAAAaaaak!"

Blasting the Lamia away, Caliburn's Hidden Ability cut and burned it at the same time. The True Light Magic was really harmful to the Lamia, so the pain Caliburn gave it was immeasurable.

Thud!

The Lamia landed on the ground as soon as the ethereal path in the air disappeared. She could barely stand up on her own; her armor, along with half of her torso was badly charred.

Having none of it, Basil dashed at the Lamia, shattering the thick glass floor below him. The water underneath splashed into the air, and just as the first drop of water touched the floor, Basil had already put the Lamia right above the dented part of the floor.

"Rejoice, for thou hast finally found thy worth."

With his foot on top of the back of the Lamia, Basil cut the Lamia's head off. Blue blood churned out of the neck, filling up the dented part of the floor.

The Rune Carved on the floor lit up after a few seconds. Ione returned to Basil's side, and the moment the Magic Circle flashed, they arrived at Northern Mountain Region.