Chapter 88.2: Ruins of Cabolissa (2)
Even in the ga’s story, this place was a ruin that a lot failed to enter when it was first discovered because of the broken magic stone.
If it was just a simple ruin, one could just break inside, but this place wasn’t that simple.
Eventually, an inner passage was revealed. Luminous stones densely studded the ceiling, so it wasn’t dark.
“Let’s go.”
Asher, who was staring at the passageway with a puzzled face, turned around as if she was a little surprised.
It must be because whenever I found a place like this during my search for mysteries, I always let her stay outside and entered alone.
However, this place was a ruin only for Asher. Even if I couldn’t explain that to her.
I moved first, and as always, Asher silently followed asking nothing.
It’s wide.
I walked through the wide aisle, feeling the cool air on my skin.
And we quickly arrived at a much wider space with a magic circle engraved on the floor.
Magic stones were everywhere, lines connected by magical power, and a magic circle in the center, just like the underground scenery seen in the Overlord’s Castle.
Asher and I fixed our eyes on the top of the magic circle.
It was because sothing like a translucent blue light was wriggling in the air. It looked like so kind of spiritual body.
Knowing what that thing was, I calmly waited.
Rather than a guardian of the ruins, should I say that it’s more of a guide?
This guy was to guide any visitors for the ordeal prepared by the owner of this ruin.
Soon the guy took shape and changed into the appearance of an old man.
– …How long has this been? Soone finally ca!
A very excited voice rang in my head.
The guy grinned and looked at Asher, and I, then continued.
– Welco, adventurers! This is the place that the great sage Cabolissa arranged for her successor. Those of you who have found this place are qualified to challenge the ordeal. There are two trials prepared. Choose one of the two trials. If you pass, a reasonable reward will wait for you at the end.
As the guy said, I looked at the two entrances on one side of the space.
Asher followed a beat later and moved her gaze.
– The entrance on the left is an ordeal that tests brute force, and the entrance on the right is a test of ntal strength. If you fail the ordeal, you will lose your life. So, choose wisely. If you don’t want to challenge the ordeal, you can leave the ruins now.
I fixed my gaze on the entrance on the right.
A trial of ntal strength.
This would bring out the painful mories of the challenger, would drive the mind to the limit. It was an ordeal where one had to overco agony and suffering.
It could be said that it was like the hallucinations that Asher suffered from monsters in Hallnta before.
The only difference was that the degree would be much higher than then.
However, since this was an ordeal to the end, if Asher herself was determined, she could sohow overco it. Like how it happened in the ga.
If you fail, you lose your life.
Although there was a big risk to take, I didn’t worry because I had sothing to protect myself from it.
Because I had [Soul of the King], ntal attacks wouldn’t work on .
In the event of an ergency, I planned to take Asher and escape.
Of course, I didn’t know what other dangerous devices were in place in this ruin, but I would have to take that level of risk.
“Go through the right entrance, Asher.”
I said that and walked to the right entrance.
Asher followed with a look of confusion, not knowing what this ordeal was all about. The guide also floated and followed us.
Inside the entrance, another magic circle covered the entire room, but the magic I felt was much bigger.
– You have chosen the trial to test your ntal strength. So let’s start the ordeal right away.
The guide raised magic power, and the magic circle that responded to it emitted a bright light.
“…!”
Asher, who was staggering, imdiately fell to the floor. The magic that was activated blew her consciousness away.
On the contrary, I was still standing.
However, I feel the mories of the past rushing through my head like a tidal wave.
Oh…
It’s roughly like this.
All the painful mories I had experienced in my life so far passed by clearly. It amplified my negative emotions to the limit.
But apart from the fact that there were no difficulties in my past life, I was also not ntally disturbed because of the [Soul of the King].
I just watched everything with a novel feeling. But ca after that were unknown mories.
“…?”
…What was this?
I was running away, bleeding to the point of darkness, chased by so pursuers.
A burning town, screaming people, and standing blankly in the middle of it…
The unknown mories confused , but I was able to realize it soon.
It’s the mory of the real owner of this body.
Fragnts of irregular and tangled mories rose to the surface and then sunk back down.
I furrowed my brows and recalled the past mories.
However, the mories that had already passed once quickly faded like a dream and did not co to mind.
– Ho, you held up quite a bit?
The guide smiled as he saw standing there.
– But if you keep holding on like that, you will go crazy. Co on, lose your mind like your colleague. This is an ordeal designed to be overco, not to be endured soberly…
“Hey.”
I cut him off and said.
“Could you make the hallucination magic you’re currently using even more powerful?”
– …Huh?
“It’s not coming back because the mories have passed. Hurry before I forget.”
He looked at with a puzzled expression. It was as if he was looking at a madman.
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