Chapter 473: 473

Wheeing! Roar!

Immediately, after the immense explosion and flame which swept through the dungeon, a piece of stone fell from the ceiling .

Once the heat and the flames receded, a hemispherical bluish veil appeared .

It was the shield that Luke had made .

Luke’s hand managed to build up a shield for him and his men at the right moment .

He wondered if he would be able to do it since the stone dolls all seemed to have a mana of an 8th circle wizard .

Most of the shields which he made during the explosion in the dungeon were broken, yet, it still managed to block .

‘Kuek, I don’t know who made those things, but they are terrible!’

If he could, Luke would have captured one of the stone dolls to analyze it .

However, Luke wasn’t able to do anything as such as all the dolls had self-destructed .

“Is everyone safe?”

“Yes, Your Majesty!”

Fortunately, there seemed to be no casualties, all thanks to Luke’s response .

However, he couldn’t feel calm . The situation was much worse than before .

The passage of the dungeon collapsed due to the explosion .

As if that wasn’t enough, there was a huge crack in the ceiling, and the stones kept falling from above .

Even if a chain collapse occurred, they would all die .

‘Was he aiming for this?’

Perhaps the self-destructing stone dolls were to destroy the dungeon and kill the intruders .

Luke wasn’t sure if the one who was making it happen was Rudolf or a third person .

‘Huh, my head’s hazy, but I can’t stop and think here . ’

Luke tried to use teleport magic .

When he entered the dungeon, he wasn’t able to use it as they didn’t know the exact coordinates of the dungeon .

However, the sneaky smile on Luke’s face soon turned into a fluster when using magic .

Strangely, he couldn’t find out the coordinates of the dungeon ruins .

‘What? How is this…?’

Luke who was confused looked around .

It was because he could see an unusual flow of energy through the dungeon which was blocking the movement of teleport .

Perhaps, the ancient fairy wizards used all their skills to prevent the unauthorized access into their dungeon .

‘Then Teleport Scrolls will be useless . Analyzing the wavelength will take some time…’

Luke, who frowned, ordered his men .

“Step back to a safe place!”

Listening to the orders, Philip and the other men hurried back to the dungeon .

However, hiding in the dungeon couldn’t be an alternative .

The dungeon was strong on the inside, so it wouldn’t collapse, however, it was the same thing as getting blocked inside .

‘But, there should be a passage out of the prison, or we are doomed . ’

Luke was convinced, but he couldn’t help but feel troubled .

‘Should we really dig through a place where magic can’t be used? No, if I do something and the ceiling falls down, withstanding the fall will be tough by saving others . ’

No matter what side they chose, they were in a huge mess .

Because of the mess they created outside, the Imperial Army would be waiting outside .

‘If I run into Rudolf after losing power, it is the end . In the end, analyzing the wavelength will take time . ’

Flustered, Luke’s eyes turned towards the stone gate he had been a while back .

The stone gate on the right side of the dungeon which the jailer called as tiresome .

He pointed to the stone gate .

“Open the gate . Maybe there is a passage to the ground . ”

Still, it was true that it had been troubling Luke since the first time he saw it .

At Luke’s words, the men approached it .

However, even with a push or an aura covered sword, it didn’t open .

“I think this is made with the same materials as the stone doll?”

Philip judged that because he fought the stone dolls a moment back .

Luke, who kept looking at the stone gate, agreed .

No magic circle or device, yet it had a similar power and working to that of a doll .

“But there has to be a limit to absorption . Let’s keep pushing . ”

Luke’s party persistently hit the stone gate .

Fortunately, the results they wanted had come . After hitting for about a dozen minutes, the thick stone gate got broken with the constant use of Aura .

Phat!

Luke, who made a magic torch for himself and his men walked inside the stone gate .

“Be careful everyone . I don’t know what is on the inside . ”

Tap tap .

As he looked around carefully and entered, a short walk and a large cavity appeared in the underground .

In the center of the cavity was a three-meter high stone monument . And small stone statues were weirdly placed around the huge monument .

The number of small stone statues, which seemed to be kneeling in front of the huge monument seemed to have gone past 100 .

“A monstrous statue which resembles a fairy… please tell me that they don’t move!”

Philip responded to Count Ferrero who was anxious seeing too many stone dolls .

“No way . If you are anxious, should we smash them in advance?”

“No, leave them . We will get tired while doing it . ”

Instead of destroying the statues, the two decided to hold their energy .

On the contrary, Luke who was looking at the stone statues seemed interested .

‘Aren’t these very similar to what I saw on the southern continent?’

The forest in the Southern Continent where he fell after getting caught in the subspace .

The statues there were almost similar to what Luke was currently seeing .

Although most of the statues were broken, he wanted to keep them in the subspace bracelet .

‘Maybe they are connected?’

He didn’t know the specifics, but Luke knew that the underground vacant spot was very similar to Nanas’s trap .

He didn’t feel his entire power getting absorbed as then, but he could still feel his energy and power of the body flowing into the center of the spot .

‘Not just my power . it is sucking in the power from the outside too . ’

Luke looked up at the ceiling .

The ceiling, which seemed to be something that could be reached by stacking a five-story building, was engraved with a magic circle which had never been seen before .

Well, it actually made Luke wonder if it was a magic circle .

Unlike the existing magic circles, the structure, its form, and the process seemed to be different, but it seemed similar to the pattern of decorations used on the temple .

Most importantly, the strange magic circle seemed to be in operation .

Mana and all other energy flowed from the center of the magic circle .

The energy, which was being refined by the magic circle, got absorbed into the giant monument which was in the center of the place .

Luke, who was keeping an eye on the flow, heard Philip .

“Your Majesty, I have looked inside, but I don’t see any passage through . ”

“It is alright . Don’t turn nervous and wait . ”

Despite the calm reaction from Luke, Philip and his men seemed to be puzzled, yet since their King had asked them to stay put, they rested silently .

Ferrero who saw that was curious .

“This is amazing . You think he will get you out of this place so you won’t even say out your frustrations outside . ”

“Because that is what His Majesty means to us . ”

Ferrero, who heard Philip’s words full of trust, nodded his head .

He knew that Luke was someone who survived a malfunction of a Gigant .

It wasn’t just that, he revived the land at that time and even won battles which he wasn’t supposed to .

He was a man who had overcome several difficulties and turned into a true king .

It was very natural for Philip and the other knights who watched Luke from a close distance to put immense trust in him .

“And His Majesty is knowledgeable in magic as any other wizard . He is currently our only 8th circle wizard in the Symphonia Kingdom . ”

“Huh, he grew that much?”

He knew that Luke was famous for being a Rune Knight, but Ferrero never knew that his magic skills would be the same as a Meister of the Baroque Imperial magic tower .

When Ferrero looked shocked, Philip showed off about Luke, wanting to show his pride for being beside him .

“Do you know something else? Unlike the rumors of the public, he is a swordsman who has already reached the Sword Master intermediate level . Not long ago, five Sword Masters got defeated at once . ”

‘Huhu, this is…!’

If Philip’s words were right, then Luke was around the level of Sword Sage .

Ferrero realized that King Luke was more terrifying than known .

It was because Luke had been deceiving everyone about his skills for years .

The wrong information had aroused the minds of the enemies .

And among them was Emperor Rudolf and the Imperial Intelligence Agency .

‘Maybe the biggest enemy of the Baroque Empire wasn’t the Libiya Kingdom but the Symphonia Kingdom…’

While Ferrero was in thoughts, Luke approached the monument in the center .

Wooong!

As he went closer to the monument which was shimmering, a low reverberation emanated from the monument with a purple light .

At the same time, the black circle on Luke’s heart accelerated spontaneously and the guard which Reina gave him began to glow .

‘This… power and resonance!’

When all kinds of energy got gathered, he expected some change, but the power of the monument was actually Aether .

Which was why Luke’s Magi and Reina’s guard reacted so violently with Aether .

‘What is with this monument? Why does this have Aether in it?’

Luke slowly extended his hand and placed it on the monument .

The moment his hand touched the stone, the magi in his body got sucked in .

‘No way!’

Luke was shocked that his entire energy could have been taken in by the stone .

Contrary to his concerns of Magi getting absorbed, well, the same amount of Aether entered his body .

Amazed by the tsunami of Aether in his body, Luke was shocked . It was as if his body would explode due to the uncontrollable force which entered his body .

However, as if he had turned into one with the monument, his hand didn’t move .

“Kuek!”

“Your Majesty!”

When Luke screamed because of the pain he was feeling due to the monument, Philip and his agents ran for him .

However, before they could reach Luke, they bumped into a purple wall and bounced back .

“Wh, what is this? How is all this happening?”

Count Ferrero, who was flustered, looked around .

The purple light from Luke’s body and the monument was spreading through the vacant lot like a wave .

With that, every wall was shaking, as if it was going to collapse anytime .

Woong! Woong!

But Luke couldn’t pay attention to his surroundings . It was because the Aether which entered his body was making the black circle on his heart accelerate like crazy .

“Kuakkk! Ahh!”

The change in the speed was so sudden that Luke could feel his body being swept away .

‘Am, am I going to die like this?’

Luke felt the horror of facing death as he could feel his body ripping itself from the inside .

The moment the pain and fear reached the peak, his body flashed and disappeared from the eyes of everyone .