Not long after, they encountered a fork in the road again.
Compared to the previous fork, this fork is more broken, with falling stones blocking almost half of the road. Only through the cracks in the wall can we tell that the road bifurcates to the left and right.
The road on the left was still passable, but the road on the right was completely collapsed.
When he saw this fork in the road, Vai, who had been arguing with Doakes along the way, suddenly felt a thump in his heart.
"Why is there a fork in the road again?" Vai thought to himself, could it be that Doakes was right?
The magic energy array on the fork in the road collapsed, gravel rolled down, and the energy was very complicated, resulting in the most variables here. It is really possible that Adanis set a trap on the fork in the road.
Vai thought of Doakes' powerful inspiration, and the scale in his heart began to slowly shift.
However, after careful inspection, they found nothing wrong with this fork in the road.
With doubts, everyone continued to move forward. In the next section of the journey, they did not encounter another fork in the road. When Vai was a little relieved, a weak voice sounded from the spiritual belt.
"Sir, look at this..."
It was Kael who spoke.
Kael has not spoken since he left the Hall of the Wise Men. Instead, he held the photo stone and lowered his head in silence. At first, Kael was reading the book under the photo in the Hall of the Wise Men. Seeing the intoxicated look on his face,
No one else bothered him. Moreover, Angel also sent a speed spirit to protect Kael, so there was no danger.
However, it seemed that Kael didn't read the book anymore, and instead took the photo stone to record their journey as before.
These photographic records are very valuable first-hand information for wizards like Kael who are keen on exploring ruins.
Everyone looked at Kael, and Doakes asked in confusion: "What's wrong?"
Kael took out the photo stone and played the previously recorded scene in front of everyone.
The photo stone records the scene when they checked on the previous fork in the road.
They checked and found nothing wrong, and judging from the image stone, they didn't seem to find anything wrong either.
"What's wrong with this picture?" Doakes just looked at it briefly and started to ask Kael. Mainly because he didn't think Kael could find anything.
Kael: "I didn't think there was any problem at first, but adults, look here."
Kael continued to play the scene in the photo stone. They left from the fork in the road. Not long after walking, the scene began to turn 360 degrees.
The reason for this is that Kael wanted to record all the details along the way, from the details on the ceiling to the texture on the ground, looking around from all directions, which resulted in the continuous flipping of the picture.
Although when playing it, you may feel a little dizzy even if you are used to watching it. However, when doing research, Kael will freeze every scene and analyze them one by one, so that you will neither feel uncomfortable nor worry about missing any details.
Not long after the image of the image stone played, Kael clicked "pause".
Next, as they continued to move forward on the screen, Kael would pause every once in a while, clicking pause three times in a row.
The viewing angles of the three pauses are all the same: facing the fork in the road.
Judging from the picture, they are facing the fork in the road. But if you put it into the environment at that time, they are actually facing away from the fork in the road.
Therefore, they did not see the changes in the fork in the road after they left.
To be precise, the fork in the road itself has not changed; what has changed is that due to the different viewing distances, the content seen is also somewhat different.
The "content" mentioned here is the cracks on the wall.
Moreover, this crack involves not just one wall, but three walls, that is, the three walls at the corner. They are perpendicular to each other, forming an angle.
When they looked closely before, they looked at the cracks on different walls. At first glance, there was nothing strange about them.
But when Kael placed the "vision" in front of them, the cracks on the three walls were connected together like planes, forming a "pattern".
It was precisely because Kael discovered this pattern that he took the initiative to speak.
"This pattern seems a bit unnatural to me...but I really can't figure out what it is, so I wanted to ask your Excellency," Kael said.
This so-called "pattern" is indeed a bit confusing at first glance.
It is like a teardrop, with a long tip at the top and an ellipse at the bottom. However, the "tip" at the top is a bit too curved... or "enchanting".
When viewed upside down, it looks a bit like a tadpole.
Although it is still unclear what this pattern is, judging from the smoothness and consistency of the lines, it is definitely not a natural formation. And Kael, who discovered this pattern, discovered it accidentally, but judging from the results
, no one else has discovered it, but he can discover it, and the credit is his.
Doakes praised Kael: "Yes, although he is not as good as me, he is much better than the other apprentices here."
There were only two apprentices present, and Doakes was trying to flatter one another. Kael didn't know how to answer, so he could only smile awkwardly.
Vai was too lazy to argue with Doakes, but looked at Angel: "Sir, do you see what this is?"
Angel and Earl Black had been observing the pattern. Vai didn't dare to ask his master, so he asked Angel.
Angel hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand to make a point, and the pattern on the image stone was suspended in front of everyone.
The pattern on the shadow stone is relatively fixed. Although some abnormalities can be seen, they are obviously not as clear as Angel's illusion.
Angel fiddled with the illusion many times in succession, and finally adjusted it to a very special angle, with a semicircle on the top and a long, enchanting curve on the bottom.
Looking at this angle, Angel stretched out his hand and clicked a small dot on the semicircle.
At this time, when everyone looked at the pattern again, they saw something.
"This looks like a creature with a tail?" Vai said.
The upper circle is the head, and the lower one is the body and tail, and Angel clicks on the circle, just like the finishing touch, to deform the pattern in the direction of a "creature".
"It does look a bit like a creature with a tail, but these eyes shouldn't have been on the wall originally, right?" Doakes looked at Angel.
Angel: "No, but..."
Before he finished speaking, Angel seemed to have thought of something: "Let's go back and take a look."
"What's wrong?" Everyone looked at Angel and looked back. Although they were confused, they still followed him.
Angel explained as he walked: "If I remember correctly, the eye part of this pattern seems to be a disabled energy node of the magic energy array."
"In other words, the eyes are energy nodes? But since you are sure, you don't have to go back and read it again, right?" Doakes said.
Angel frowned: "I have read some cases in the book. The magic energy array was damaged. If the energy of the damaged part is still surplus, then this energy is likely to accumulate in the energy nodes and eventually crystallize."
"Crystallization...you mean forming energy crystals? Magic crystals?" Doakes said a little puzzled: "You want to run back just for this magic crystal? How can you become stingier than me?"
Angel was too lazy to reply, but Vai helped: "You are the one who has fallen in love with money. You only think that magic crystals are money, and you never thought that magic crystals are also crystals!"
"Crystal..." Doakes was stunned for a moment and immediately realized what Vai meant.
Crystal means facets. As long as the facets are slightly smooth, they can have a reflective effect and show an image, which is equivalent to a special mirror!
In other words, they most likely passed by a hidden mirror!
Now Doakes finally understands why Angel suddenly returned. If it is really a mirror, then regardless of whether there is a problem or not, we will wait until it is solved.
They retreated very quickly, and soon they saw the fork in the road.
Viewed from a distance, it is indeed the same as the picture reflected by the Kael Image Stone. The lines on the three walls present a strange pattern due to the three-dimensional angles.
When they actually saw this pattern, a strange feeling suddenly filled their surroundings.
"Be careful." The Black Earl warned in the psychic belt, and at the same time he returned to Vai's body, which was also a disguised form of protection for Vai.
Naturally, everyone did not dare to be careless. While secretly preparing defensive techniques, they searched for any abnormal signs around them.
However, no abnormalities were found around him. All the abnormalities, including the unsettling feeling, all came from the cracks on the three walls.
"It's so insidious." Doakes looked at the cracks and couldn't help cursing in the psychic belt, "Angel, are you sure there are energy crystals inside?"
"It's basically certain." Angel still didn't give a clear answer.
However, the uncertainty is no longer so important now. Because the weird atmosphere surrounding it is enough to show that there must be something wrong here.
The problem was not discovered before because they did not notice the problem at all before. But at this time, everyone's eyes were focused on the cracks on the three walls, and the problem naturally appeared.
"What are we going to do?" Doakes asked.
Angel: "Destroy the wall and take out the crystal inside."
Doakes originally wanted to say, "Leave this to me," but before he could say it, Angel said, "I'll do this. Although the magic energy formation here has collapsed, it still hides murderous intent. If it's not handled well, it will be attacked by the surrounding people."
The energy backfires.”
When Angel said this, Doakes' words that had already reached his throat were swallowed back alive.
Angel walked under the wall, passed the direction of the crack, and locked the place where the energy accumulated.
"Be careful, I always feel like it might..."
Before Angel could finish speaking, he was interrupted by a familiar voice.
"I didn't expect that your observation skills are quite good, but that's all. Clownfish, you promised not to be discovered before, but now it seems like a joke."
The voice was cold and the source was unknown, as if the same voice was coming from all directions. And this voice was not unfamiliar to them——
"Adanis!" Angel shouted.
"Hmph, that old guy has indeed cooperated with you. However, he should have told you that I hate this name." After finishing her words, Adanis raised her voice and said: "Clownfish, don't do anything yet!"
As the words fell, the surrounding walls began to fluctuate in space. They were obviously broken cracks, but now they actually took on the appearance of a mirror.
Seeing this scene, everyone reacted immediately. According to the advice of the wise master, they must not stay in the place reflected by the mirror. Therefore, now is not the time to think about resistance, so they should leave the area reflected by the mirror first.
And they only had two choices, one was the path they took before retreating, and the other was the way back, which was the direction to the Hall of the Wise.
After weighing the two, they chose the direction of the Wise Man's Hall without hesitation.
The so-called place where the Black Earl cut off the smell has not yet been reached. If Angel's guess is correct, it means that there is a trap set by Adanis ahead. Therefore, making a strategic retreat first is the best choice at the moment.
However, when they wanted to retreat, they found a transparent wall of water that was difficult to see with the naked eye, blocking their way.
And behind the water wall, standing was Adanis who was looking at her coldly!
They did not see this water wall when they came, which means that Adanis only arranged it after they left earlier.
Walls of water completely obscured the road.
If this water wall is just an ordinary water wall, then just find a way to destroy it. But Adanis appears behind the water wall, which means that this water wall is a mirror medium.
No matter it is buried in the ground or flooded, it will only fall into the mirror and will not pose a threat to the mirror medium.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Previously, the wise master mentioned that Angel can penetrate the mirror with his bare hands, and may also be able to destroy the channel between the mirror and the outside world.
However, the wise master does not know how to destroy it specifically.
Also, the more powerful the caster of the mirror medium, the harder it is to destroy it. And behind this wall of water stands Adanis, an existence in the Mirror Realm that even the wise ruler must retreat from.
So, don't think about it, they can't destroy this water wall at all.
Since this water wall cannot be destroyed, their only choice now is to continue along the previous path.
When they changed their route, Adanis neither spoke nor stopped them.
It can be seen from this that if they continue to move forward, there will probably be "surprises" waiting for them.
Although they knew there were problems with this road, they had no choice at this time.
They galloped forward quickly, and while running towards the road ahead, Angel turned his head to look at Doakes.
Doakes said quickly: "You don't have to tell me, I know. There are planes crossing the road. I'm ready. If you say you want to use it, I'll release it immediately."
Doakes now understands Angel, and if they disagree, they run away.
Anyway, he will be Angel's follower in the future. Doakes now accepts it, and he believes that Angel will not fail to reimburse the consumables for the plane passage.
Angel opened his mouth, but finally said nothing. He really wanted to instruct Doakes to prepare the last step to avoid falling into a trap.
But he didn't expect that Doakes would rush to answer now... This made him slightly depressed.
Just as they were moving forward quickly, a sound suddenly sounded in the surrounding space, and the sound also reverberated with itself.
"I told you not to call me clownfish, I am a mermaid princess. If you call me clownfish again, then I will call you that weird name too!"