Chapter 161 Holy Artifacts

Not long after the communicator signal was sent out, Yuta responded.

That Druid girl was indeed here.

Before long, Suren found Yuta in the underground palace.

After asking, Suren realized his worries were unnecessary.

Compared to his own near-death experience, Yuta's experience was like having a cheat code.

As soon as she entered, she directly felt the protection and guidance of the Dalu ancestors' spirits, and then entered the depths of the cursed space unimpeded.

Even more magically, she happened to pick up a "holy artifact" while walking.

Then, without encountering any danger, she waited for Suren to contact her.

.......

"So, you just happened to pick up your Dalu tribe's holy artifact, [Dagda's Magic Cauldron], outside?"

Suren looked at the golden object floating around Yuta, his expression a little strange.

There were indeed many treasures in this cursed space.

But almost every one he obtained was at great personal risk.

Yuta actually "picked up" such a treasure so casually?

This magic cauldron, which looked like a censer and a tripod, was filled with colorful liquids, red, yellow, blue, green... various elements mixed together, like stewing a pot of rainbows, which was extremely beautiful.

[Dagda's Magic Cauldron]

Detailed explanation: One of the four holy artifacts of the Dalu tribe, a divine weapon bestowed by the God of Nature; it greatly increases the user's affinity for natural elements, magic recovery, and spell penetration; the holder possesses super-strong elemental magic comprehension and natural barrier protection; this is an artifact for communicating with the gods, and devout believers will sense the existence of the gods; only those with natural divine power can drive it;

The identified attributes were exaggerated, allowing people to mobilize almost all elements, and it could be regarded as an "artifact" for elemental mages.

However, it could only be driven by the natural divine power of the Dalu tribe, and others could not envy it.

What surprised Suren even more was that, because of the magic cauldron, the Druid girl's aura became very strange in his perception, with a kind of ethereal and unpredictable feeling.

"Yeah."

Yuta nodded timidly.

She looked like a little girl who had done something wrong and was afraid of being scolded. She glanced at Suren secretly, and said cautiously, "I'm sorry, Mr. Suren, I shouldn't have hidden it from you. But this is the closest our Dalu tribe has been to our ancestors, I... I can't give up."

Hearing this, Suren smiled and shook his head.

The "Four Holy Artifacts" were indeed of extraordinary significance to the Dalu tribe, as they were related to the inheritance and survival of the clan.

The Dalu ancestors had been searching for the holy artifacts for hundreds of years, and that urgency was enough for them to give up their lives.

Suren could naturally understand Yuta's decision.

Besides, he was able to survive thanks to Yuta.

Although the remote conversation didn't happen in this timeline, if Yuta hadn't come in, the previous "time anomaly" might have been a dead end.

"You can just tell me next time."

Suren knew why Yuta was hiding it from him, but he didn't say anything. He reached out and gently stroked her cheek.

After a pause, he asked again, "So, where are you going now?"

Yuta blinked, looking happy that Suren didn't blame her for causing trouble.

She smiled, revealing her little fangs, and replied, "I'm going to see what those humans are doing. The souls of the ancestors left behind a legacy that they must not be allowed to destroy the seal here."

Hearing this, Suren also nodded, "Yeah."

He naturally wanted to go and see too.

Although he had been chased by the sixth-order "Behemoth" Barrett in a panic before, he was now extremely familiar with the underground palace. It could be said that even if he was chased again, he was confident that he could escape by using the terrain.

Besides, Yuta had that holy artifact in her hand, so her combat power was not simple.

.......

Suren changed his route and quietly approached the Hall of Valor.

From a distance, he released the black crow, which flew over cautiously.

In the field of vision, the Hall of Valor was full of poisonous corpses, and the poisonous incense burner was gone.

It seemed that the tactic of diverting the disaster to the east had brought some trouble to the Holy Legion, but not too much.

That legion still had about a hundred people left.

Suren and Yuta didn't go out, but hid in the depths of the tunnel.

The destruction of the cursed space was coming to an end, and it was no longer something they could stop.

What they had to do was wait for an opportunity.

"There shouldn't be an arm in that coffin. Those guys will be surprised when they see it..."

Suren's left eye reflected the scene seen by the black crow. He watched as those people had already used a decoder to open the rune chains that bound the coffin, and were carefully opening the coffin.

He had been in close contact with that black coffin before and knew what state it should have been in. Now that he didn't see any overflowing death energy, he was sure that the arm was definitely not inside.

Therefore, the cause in the past did indeed lead to the effect in the present.

Theoretically speaking, the same cursed space could have two identical items.

But the premise was that there was enough energy.

And since the "source of the curse" that supported the cursed space, like the [Hundred-Armed Giant King's Arm], had been taken away, it was impossible for there to be enough curse source to form a second one.

Sure enough.

The sound of metal rubbing, "crack" "crack," echoed through the Hall of Valor, and a windbreaker cautiously leaned over.

Then, they saw the empty scene inside the coffin from the gap.

Immediately, an incredible roar came from the tunnel: "How can it be empty?! The seal hasn't been opened, how can the thing inside be gone!"

However, before those people could think about it, the surrounding scenery began to collapse.

Those people had destroyed the seal, and the stability of the entire cursed space was broken, so the space naturally collapsed.

......

Suren watched as the surrounding environment changed. They were also in the underground labyrinth.

But obviously, the surrounding roots were more luxuriant.

The scene in the cursed space before was probably from a timeline five hundred years ago, and now this was the real world. The air was humid and damp, the tunnel was full of broken collapses, and the flagstones had thick moss on them.

The five-hundred-year-old gray elm tree's roots had squeezed and deformed the ruins, wrapping them even tighter.

Still, leaving the dangerous cursed space was a good thing.

Suren scanned his surroundings, re-examining the place where they were now.

The environment had changed, which meant that the planned escape route was different.

But at this moment, Yuta's face became very strange, as if... she had received a great shock and was somewhat absent-minded.

Suren thought something was wrong with her and asked, "What's wrong, Yuta?"

Hearing the question, Yuta finally came back to her senses from her wandering.

"Mr. Suren! I...I..."

In an instant, an uncontrollable ecstasy appeared on her face, and she said excitedly, "I... I seem to sense the call of the Great God of Nature!"

For five hundred years, after the Dalu tribe's inheritance was cut off in that battle, they had never felt the call of the gods again.

Now, she felt it!

"Feel the call of the God of Nature?"

Suren thought of the information he had identified before, and wasn't too surprised.

He saw that Yuta's eyes suddenly became sparkling, and he was sincerely happy for her.

At least, she had finally been rewarded for risking her life to come here.

However, happiness was one thing, and Suren couldn't help but look at the magic cauldron floating around her.

He felt that Yuta's aura was becoming more and more ethereal, like the fourth, fifth, or even sixth order, and it was still rising higher and higher...

"It's really exaggerated..."

Suren smiled and narrowed his eyes, muttering in his heart.

This was the difference between an alchemist and a believer of the gods.

The source of an alchemist's power all relied on himself, and alchemical implants and cultivation could only be improved step by step with difficulty;

The main source of a believer's power came from the gods.

A believer's magic spells were more like prayers, expecting a response from the gods. Just like the Dalu tribe's spells were all "Great God of Nature above, please grant me the power of xx element...".

If the gods didn't respond, the power of the spell would be very small.

But once they responded, or if they were blessed by the gods, it was hard to say what the power would be.

.......

Yuta sensed the call of the God of Nature and knelt piously on the ground, chanting some mysterious spells in the Dalu language.

A magical scene appeared before her eyes.

In those knotted roots, firefly-like green light spots suddenly emerged, floating one by one to Yuta's side and then merging into her body.

Gradually, a soft fluorescent light also radiated from her body, and a surging magic power overflowed.

That magic power gradually resonated with the holy artifact [Dagda's Magic Cauldron] beside her. The magic cauldron overflowed with colorful luster, and colorful ribbons of light shone brightly, as if it had come to life, surrounding her, illuminating the entire tunnel.

Suren didn't expect such a big commotion, and quickly shielded the surrounding energy from overflowing.

Yuta in front of him was shrouded in a green light group, and her aura became higher and higher. The clothes on her body turned into starlight and dissipated in the air, and her entire skin gradually turned from wheat color to an amber-colored translucent state, as if washing away all the dust and impurities. That natural force seemed to be washing her marrow.

Suren looked at the natural force that obviously didn't belong to Yuta and became more and more curious, guessing in his heart: "This is the Dalu tribe's inheritance method? Divine power bestowment, it's really a magical method."

The anomaly lasted for about a quarter of an hour before the light on Yuta's body gradually weakened. Her skin color also slowly returned to its original state.

However, those green lights did not completely disappear, but left a mysterious red totem on her skin. On her forehead, cheeks, chest, back, abdomen... all over her body.

Because of their close relationship, Suren didn't need to avoid suspicion.

He curiously looked at the red totem on Yuta's naked body.

He himself had a [Sun Eater] totem, but compared to this red totem, the gap was too obvious.

"This is a very high-level totem... seventh-order? eighth-order? ninth-order?"

Suren pondered for a moment.

Although the Dalu tribe's totem secret technique and alchemy's runes had different systems, they had some commonalities on some levels.

He could naturally see that Yuta's totem had a kind of pressure originating from the laws of the world.

At this time, Yuta also suddenly opened her eyes, and a strange majesty like a wolf king overlooking the world radiated from her body.

That aura made Suren frown.

But after a moment, Yuta controlled the leaked aura and returned to her original gentle appearance.

She looked at Suren excitedly, her voice trembling, "Mr. Suren, I... I felt the existence of the Great God of Nature!"

"Yeah."

Suren witnessed the whole process and naturally guessed that the power might come from the gods.

He smiled and nodded, also happy for Yuta.

"Our Dalu tribe has hope!"

Yuta couldn't help sharing her joy, spread her arms, and jumped over.

Suren hugged the warm and delicate body in his arms, giving her a warm embrace.

Yuta buried her head in Suren's shoulder, sobbing with joy, and repeated in her mouth: "The gods have not abandoned our Dalu tribe, I... our Dalu tribe is saved!"

The despair that had been suppressed by the entire clan for hundreds of years was finally completely released at this moment.

The darkest moment was finally over, and she saw the dawn of the dawn.

Suren gently stroked her smooth back and said softly, "Yeah, it will be better in the future."

Yuta suddenly felt the call of the God of Nature, which was a great benefit.

However, now was obviously not the time to talk about this.

Just when Yuta was still immersed in joy and excitement, suddenly, a violent dispute came from the depths of the tunnel.

Suren had been paying attention to that group of people through the black crow, and naturally knew what had happened.

Luying and the others seemed to have had some internal conflict.

.......

The real-world Giant's Hall of Valor was buried deep in the roots, and the nine-pointed star on the ground where the coffin was placed had also become a bottomless pit.

Looking at that black hole, even through the black crow's field of vision, Suren had a palpitating feeling.

It was as if that black hole was connected to the underworld, with evil, destruction, and indescribable... great terror.

At this moment, on both sides of the pit, two groups of people were confronting each other.

One side was three windbreaker men, and the other side was the Holy Judgment Legion of less than a hundred people.

The legion commander, Barrett, whom Suren had met before, seemed to have changed his mind and planned to prevent the seal from being broken.

"General Barrett, do you know what you are doing? You are disobeying military orders!"

"No, I don't want to prevent the opening of the seal here. But after all, the Northern Ice Plains are too far from the capital, and there may be some errors in the transmission of information. What I mean is that Her Majesty the Queen may not be clear about the situation of this ruin... I think the most appropriate method is to seal this ruin first, and then I will personally report to the capital before excavating the ruin."

"Hmph! Are you questioning our Military Intelligence Agency?"

"No... no, no. Yegor, we are old friends, you know I don't mean to question your Military Intelligence Agency. But I think things may involve some factors that we can't control at the moment, and it's prudent to be careful."

"You...!"

"..."

Suren saw that the dispute between the two sides was becoming more and more intense, and he breathed a sigh of relief: "It seems that what I said before wasn't completely useless. That Barrett is still conscientious. Otherwise, if these guys really want to forcibly break the seal, I really can't do anything about them..."

However, things were obviously not that easy.

Those Military Intelligence Agency guys in windbreakers wouldn't give up so easily.

The leader, a guy named Yegor, suddenly took out a golden lion token: "Barrett, this is the Queen's warrant, seeing the warrant is like Her Majesty the Queen's personal arrival."

Sure enough, as soon as the golden warrant came out, the soldiers of the Holy Judgment Legion looked at each other in dismay. Even Barrett solemnly protected his chest. The soldiers behind him followed him and knelt down on one knee, saluting the token with a knight's salute, and shouting in unison, "Honor is my life!"

Yegor sneered and shouted coldly, holding the golden warrant: "The Holy Judgment Legion obeys the order! Pass on Her Majesty's secret order to continue cracking the seal!"

Hearing this, Barrett still maintained the half-kneeling posture of the salute, and did not get up for a long time.

He stared at the ground with deep eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.

The legion commander didn't move, and the soldiers behind him didn't make any movement either.

"You...you..."

Yegor looked at the group of people unmoved, his face instantly darkened, and he shouted angrily: "You are disobeying Her Majesty's secret order, do you want to rebel!"

Hearing the harsh word "rebel," the faces of everyone in the Holy Judgment Legion turned ugly.

As royal knights who had been loyal to the royal family for generations, this was the greatest insult to them.

After pondering for a moment, Barrett finally spoke, saying in an extremely low voice: "My Holy Legion will always be the most loyal guard of His Majesty!"

Hearing this, Yegor's face relaxed.

But at this time, Barrett seemed to have made some decision, and then said sonorously: "However... I still insist on my opinion, this ruin must not be unsealed now! As the legion commander of the Judgment Legion, I have the right to make the most reasonable contingency decisions on the spot according to the situation of the battle, and this is also the right granted to the battlefield commander by His Majesty and the Congress! I also believe that my judgment is beneficial to the empire!"

As soon as these words came out, the soldiers behind him immediately responded to their legion commander and shouted, "Honor is my life!"

Yegor's face became very ugly, and he was no longer polite: "Barrett, do you know what you are saying? Disobeying the Queen's secret order, you and your subordinates will be sent to a military court, and the crime is punishable by death! And you will also burn the centuries-old reputation of your Judgment Legion, and even involve your family and friends in the capital!"

The meaning of this threat was already full.

Betraying the royal order was not as simple as death for knights.

In the end, their reputation would be ruined and their families would be exterminated.

But even so, Barrett's eyes were firm and his tone was unwavering: "I know very well what I'm doing."

.......

In the eyes of outsiders, Barrett was just a rough man who only knew how to fight.

But how could a professional who had advanced to the sixth rank not know some secrets?

He had been fighting, sailing, exploring, and excavating ruins all year round, and had encountered various intelligent indigenous races, heard legends, and knew a lot of secrets.

His experience was much broader than those nobles in the capital who had never gone out.

Perhaps Bazel was just suspicious when he was in the cursed space before.

Now that he saw the trace of high-level chaotic law leaked from this black hole, he felt a inexplicable palpitation, how could he not guess that this situation was completely consistent with what the crow-masked man said before?

He was very clear that even if it was not a "Land of God's Burial," this ruin had big problems!

He even suspected that there was a problem with the senior management of the Military Intelligence Agency.

Even... there was a problem within the royal family!

Before he figured it out, this ruin must not be opened!

........

Yegor looked at Barrett's attitude, and a fierce look suddenly flashed in his eyes, and he shouted: "Now I announce that Bazel has disobeyed military orders and is removed from the position of legion commander of the Holy Judgment Legion!"