Chapter 21 The Edge of the Map
That night, nothing happened after Chisara kissed Kaiba. Kaiba fell asleep in the next room with a mess. Then early the next morning, the three of them said goodbye to the village chief and others.
After finishing arranging things, the three of them set off on the road to the Wang Family Valley.
The Valley of the Royal Family is a sacred place. Apart from the Imperial Guards and the Divine Priests sent to the Valley of the Royal Family, currently only Kaiba's memory can let him know where the Valley of the Royal Family is - theoretically speaking, the same should be true for Keesara
You know, after all, it was Dongfeng Gu Weiyang who "played" Cheng Qishala in the illusion and brought the seahorse here, but I don't know why, but now Qishala doesn't know the location of the Wang Family Valley.
Kaiba thinks this is understandable. Even in the illusion before, the certain miko who brought him here didn't know the true meaning of the canyon. She only knew that there was something special there when she passed by to avoid being hunted.
That's all.
The Keshara in this world today did not establish contact with Seth before he became a priest. It is precisely because of this that for Kesara in this timeline, it is just a place to stay, nothing more.
It has a special meaning. People on the run don’t have much time to pay attention to these things.
Soon, before the sun rose completely, Kaiba and the other three were able to see the magnificent Wang Family Valley.
"This is the 'Valley of the Royal Family' you mentioned, Lord Seth?" Mana looked at this canyon strangely. She had never been here before, and her eyes revealed curiosity and confusion: "But, why?
Didn’t you see the defenders you mentioned, Master Seth? Also, isn’t this canyon a bit too quiet?”
Regarding Mana's question, Kaiba frowned slightly, feeling that this matter was not simple, [Is it really the same as I guessed before? 】
"Set..." Keshara also looked at Kaiba with some worry - this canyon was indeed quiet and eerie. It didn't look like an important royal forbidden area at all. There were not even patrolling soldiers.
"Don't worry, there must be something fishy about this."
Kaiba seemed very calm. He dismounted, took Qisara and Mana towards the direction of the canyon, carefully searched for an entrance on the side of the canyon, and then started digging in the desert.
"Set, what are you doing?" Keesara stepped forward and asked Mana the question she wanted to ask. Mana nodded and was about to add something. Kaiba's
The movement stopped.
He stopped because he had dug it.
[Sure enough, here...] Kaiba took out a huge tower shield from the sand. After patting it clean, the "Eye of Horus" on the tower shield was revealed again...
"This is...'Eye of Horus'?!" Mana covered her mouth in surprise. "Eye of Horus" is the symbol of the royal family in this country, which means that the origin of this shield is probably
Not too young! Most of them are even related to the royal family!
And how did Seth... know that there was such a shield buried here? Did someone tell him, or... was he the one who buried this shield?
Chisara on the side basically had the same idea, but she also thought about another thing, that is, what did "Priest Seth" want to do by digging out this shield?
Both Mana and Keesara felt that their brains were not enough at this moment, but fortunately, Kaiba quickly explained the reason why he dug this shield:
"There are many rules here, the most important of which is that no one can illegally enter the Valley of the Royal Family under the watchful eye of the 'Guardian Saint'. However, this shield can block the Patron Saint's sight." Kaiba explained this shield.
The person who used the shield then handed it to Qisara and Mana: "However, the 'Guardian Saint' will not reject me, so later, you remember to use this 'Millennium Shield' to protect yourself, do you understand?
?”
"I understand..." "I understand."
Chisara nodded decisively, while Mana was still a little confused, but she did not continue to worry so much. Together with Chisara, she and Chisala received the "Millennium Shield" handed over by Kaiba. For a moment, the two girls were confused.
The shield felt a bit heavy, but not so heavy that they couldn't lift it. It seemed like it was specially designed.
The girls looked at each other, and their uneasiness was already conveyed in their brows - Seth's behavior after arriving here was really abnormal, which made them a little worried.
"Then, I'll go in first." Kaiba waved to the girls who had picked up the shields, planning to say goodbye first: "I'll go check out the road ahead by myself first. If there's no problem, I'll call you again; if it's too
If I don’t respond for a long time, you...just take care of it yourself."
After saying that, without waiting for the other party's answer, Haima walked into the "Valley of the Wang Family" alone.
After Kaiba left, the girls sat up around the shield: Keesara liked silence and Mana liked movement. When these two people get together, it is natural that one of them will desperately look for topics to talk about, while the other will not move at all.
Occasionally replying a few words, most of the time he looks at you with a "retarded look".
After Mana talked alone until her mouth went dry, she finally discovered from Keesara's increasingly uneasy eyes that Kaiba had been inside for a long time and there was no response!
"Well... what did Master Seth say before?" Mana looked at Qisara and said, "If he doesn't move for a long time, let us... decide what to do by ourselves?"
"Set said that we can figure it out on our own... but it's not like we haven't responded for so long? No, we have to go in!" Qisara shook her head in confusion and then continued to nod firmly: "Mana
Jiang, pick up the shield, let's go in and take a look!"
Seeing Chisara's expression and tone, it didn't seem like she was joking. At the same time, Kaiba's lack of response for so long really made Mana anxious, so Mana and Chisara picked up the shield together and moved step by step.
Entering the "Valley of the Wang Family".
What surprised them was that the priest Seth himself was holding his "thousand-year tin staff" and standing in the center of the canyon like a sculpture...
Why is it called "center"? Because there is absolutely nothing in this canyon!
The ground is flat, not as flat as the ground that can be produced by the polishing technology of this era; the sky is gray, as if this place is not in the desert under the bright sun...
This is a world of "death"... No, compared to death, this is more like a world of "non-existence"!
"Bang!" The "Thousand-Year Shield" in the hands of the girls fell to the ground. However, after seeing the statue-like appearance of the priest Set, Qisara, who could not bear the blow, softened her hand, and the shield fell from her direction.
"Hey, hey, hey, this is... eh? Is everything okay?" Mana, who originally felt like she was going to die when her shield fell, took a closer look and found that there was no "patron saint" watching over everything here!
So, does that mean that what "Priest Seth" said was biased?
"Set, what's wrong with you Seth?" Keesara hugged Kaiba from behind and kept calling his name.
"Shh... don't make any noise, I heard it." However, Kaiba covered Keesara's mouth and continued to listen... to the sound in the air that only the "player" could hear.
Mysterious voice: ["...I really didn't expect that some chess pieces could escape the map."]
Chapter completed!