Chapter 431: 431

The translucent purple flower was still lying in his hand . Roland heaved a sigh and put it in his system Backpack .

This item was not very valuable in the game, but from the perspective of reality, it was completely different .

Earlier, Roland had only one petal, which wasn’t effective on him . But Vivian’s mental power wasn’t very stable, so Roland gave it to her for her to tranquilize herself .

Otherwise, it would’ve taken another year or two before Vivian became an official Mage considering her gifts .

Now, a complete flower of the world tree was enough to improve Roland’s soul by a level .

But he was not in a rush to use it . He could wait until the quest was over .

After all, he didn’t know the side effects of consuming a complete flower of the World Tree . What if he slept for a dozen days?

Roland kept digging . He created two luminous balls and made them follow him .

While forming stone stairs in the aisle, Roland separated the soil with earth element power and moved it out .

After more than three hours, Roland finally came to the entrance of his goal .

This place was said to be a city dating back a thousand years . So, it was not unusual that it was buried a hundred meters deep .

Then, he rested a while on the stone chairs and put on the full set of magic regeneration equipment .

Very soon, Betta and his other friends arrived .

The cave was slanted . Because it was too deep, there was absolutely no light from down below . However, weird and creepy sounds were echoing upward, as if it were a cave leading to hell .

Betta couldn’t help but leave a comment in the guild system . “Brother Roland, are you really down there?”

Roland: “Come down . I’m waiting for you at the bottom . ”

Betta and his friends lit their torches and walked down slowly .

The cave that Roland built was only wide enough for one person to pass at a time .

It was well-known that one would be nervous when walking in the darkness even though they had a torch because they couldn’t see very far .

They would feel that the path was very long, or that they had walked a long time .

Betta and his friends felt that the darkness was almost infinite before they finally saw the light balls at the bottom .

All of them were relieved and walked down quickly .

They came to Roland and were about to speak, but then they saw the round hollow before Roland as well as the profound darkness within .

The light from the luminous spheres that Roland summoned was completely consumed by the darkness, so they couldn’t see anything at all .

It suggested that before them was a gigantic space that was almost boundless .

Also, standing at the entrance of the hollow, they could smell the stink of soil and mud .

They even sensed a breeze .

“This must be the entrance to the dungeon,” said Roland casually .

Then, he turned around and looked at the entrance where he came in .

The soil from up above surged back and soon filled up the long cave .

F6 all knew that Roland was taking precautions in case anyone broke in while they were on the quest .

But even though they knew that, they were still rather ill at ease now that they didn’t have a way back any longer .

After the cave was blocked, the breeze they just sensed was gone too .

The place was very quiet, so quiet that they could hear their friends’ heartbeats .

While they were all silent, Roland walked into the hollow first . “In any case, let’s go in and take a look . ”

The rest of them took a deep breath and followed him .

Roland felt that he stepped on something soft the moment he walked into the hollow . He lowered his head, only to find himself standing on a pile of dry grasses .

The dry grasses were on the ground . After his step, the grasses all crumbled into powder, dust clouding everywhere .

“They’ve been completely dried?” Roland murmured .

Then they moved on . After all, this place had been deserted for more than a thousand years, and even the best-preserved item here was probably already dried up .

Roland continued walking on the dry grasses with loud noises .

Betta and his other friends quickly followed him .

Their footsteps echoed in the empty space .

After several seconds, infinite more footsteps suddenly sounded around them .

They were light but dense, as if countless people were walking toward them in the darkness from all directions .

All five of them were shocked . They came to a stop at the same time .

Then, they quickly gathered into a circle with their backs to each other while they looked around vigilantly .

But soon, all the footsteps disappeared, as if they had never been .

None of them talked . After all, they were in a strange environment, and they feared that they might attract monsters .

They waited a long time, but the footsteps never sounded again .

Roland was stunned for a moment . Then he realized something .

After that, he walked on voluntarily .

His friends were going to stop him, but then they decided to follow him .

After all, Roland had always been the backbone of F6 .

All they needed to do was follow him .

They walked forward slowly again . Several seconds later, the blood-freezing footsteps echoed again .

Betta and the rest of them grew nervous again . They were about to gather, but Roland said ahead of them, “Don’t worry, it’s just multiple echo . ”

Everybody was relieved after hearing that .

They followed Roland .

The dense, overlapping footsteps continued in the darkness . Several seconds later, Roland’s voice echoed back to them .

D-D-D-D-D-D-on’t… W-W-W-W-W-W-Worrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry…

His voice was seriously distorted in the echo . Together with the dense footsteps, it was as if people were talking and walking around them . It was so creepy that they all had goosebumps .

Betta had planned to chat with his friends . But seeing this, he lost the will to talk .

The rest of them were the same .

All five explorers pressed on in silence .

Suffering the continual echo of footsteps and the irritating noises, they walked in the darkness in the same direction, losing track of time .

They seemed to have walked a long time . They rested three times on the way . Finally, they came to a high city wall .

Here, the overlapping echo was finally much less loud .

Though it still existed, it was not as creepy as earlier .

They took a rest and had some food . Then, they walked along the old city wall in one direction . They were lucky enough to see the city gate very soon .

The huge wooden gate was already rotten . It was half-slanted and half-lying on the ground .

Roland stepped on it, and a large hole was created in the seemingly thick gate .

The gate was dried up too .

They entered the city through the gate, only to find that the relics were almost intact .

The road on the ground was still hard, but the broad streets were utterly empty .

Roland found the nearest house and poked its window . It seemed to be in perfect condition, but it quickly crumbled into powder after he jabbed it .

Roland looked into the house . He saw furniture in the house and neatly-placed bowls and dishes on the table . Nothing was out of place .

Then, they examined most of the houses nearby, only to find that all the houses were organized and full of a sense of life .

It seemed that time was suddenly frozen at one point, and nothing had changed since then except that the residents were all gone .

There were no bones or bodies, not even the bodies of animals .

The whole city was surprisingly clean and complete .

It had been encapsulated in a certain gap in the passage of time .

They split up and searched a while, but they found no useful leads or discoveries .

They regathered .

Roland sent the luminous balls further away . Seeing the flickering light reflected from the center of the city, he vaguely noticed a building that rose to the sky in the dark .

He said, “Let’s go to the center of the city . We may find the objective of our quest over there . ”

Everybody moved on .

Very soon, they came to the center of the city . Thanks to Roland’s luminous spheres, they finally saw clearly what had been looming before them .

It was an enormous building that looked like a pyramid .

The pyramid was made up of large black square stones . It was very high .

“Let’s go in and take a look . ”

Roland and his friends found the entrance to the pyramid . They were ready for battle .

But to their surprise, they found absolutely nothing after they explored the pyramid up and down .

There was nothing except the stones that the pyramid was made of, not even murals .

There might’ve been murals, but the murals were drawn in lousy paint which volatilized with the passage of time .

They found stairs in the pyramid and climbed up until they reached the peak .

This pyramid did not have a spire . Its top was flat .

The space was much smaller at the top of the pyramid . It only had a coverage of around three hundred square meters .

So, the explorers easily saw what appeared to be a ritual table at the center of the top floor .

They went to the ritual table, only to find that it was hollow like a large sink .

There were several bizarre round symbols around the sink .

Roland cast Language Proficiency on himself and read the few symbols .

“The Holy Tear of Light!”

Huh?

The Holy Tear of Light?

But it was empty!

Where was the Water of Light?

Everybody looked at each other in bewilderment .

This quest was rather uncanny .

At this moment, Betta suddenly pointed nearby and said, “Brother Roland, there’s a stone tablet over there!”

Everybody turned around and did see a black tablet standing there .

Some words had been carved on it .

Roland walked to the tablet and squatted . He then read the strange symbols on it .

“Thank XXX for saving our city!”

Roland frowned . It was not that he couldn’t understand “XXX”; he simply couldn’t see the name clearly as if something was blocking it .

He couldn’t help but slap the tablet, trying to remove whatever blocked the name .

But the moment his finger touched the name, the tablet suddenly glittered .

Shocked, Roland stepped back and summoned his magic puppets as well as a magic shield .

He also shouted, “It’s a magic trap! Everybody, watch out!”

Roland’s eyes were completely blank . He simply squatted and listened closely . After all, if an enemy were to attack him, they would likely make a sound .

He heard Betta and the other people’s exclamations . Then, he heard… a myriad of noises .

He also sensed a balmy breeze on his face .

Huh?

The white flash that occupied Roland’s eyes was gradually gone . Then, he saw a… bright and vivid world .