Revive Rome: Wait! Why not make the empress fall in love with me first? Chapter 695: 72: On the Run

Chapter 695: Chapter 72: On the Run

Whoosh!

Mia didn’t know how many tis she had teleported, but soon found everyone standing at the edge of a river.

Since entering the Abyss, this was the first ti everyone had encountered a natural river, which was remarkably wide, almost impossible to see the opposite bank. The river’s surface was calm without any ripples, appearing serene yet eerie under the dim light.

Mia and Miel exchanged glances before simultaneously turning towards Aske.

“It’s the River of Eternal Darkness,” Aske replied. “It is said that this river leads to the end of ti, so whatever you do, don’t fall in.”

“The end of ti?” Miel beca curious.

“The real ‘end of ti,'” Aske explained. “Once you fall in, the flow of ti on your body slows down compared to the outside world. From your perspective, it would seem as if the world outside is speeding up.”

“The further you are swept by the river, the more pronounced this slowing of ti becos. By the ti you reach the end of the river, ti in the outside world would have nearly reached its own end—no one knows what that would be like, but it’s said to be an endless, great terror.”

“Hey, Aske, that’s a bit odd,” Mia said curiously. “If no one knows what the end looks like, how do you know the end of the River of Eternal Darkness is the end of ti? And how do you know it’s an endless, great terror?”

“Because being pushed downstream also leads your ti to gradually approach a standstill relative to the outside world, which in reverse from your fra of reference, ans the flow of ti outside tends towards infinity. Therefore, when you reach the endpoint of the River of Eternal Darkness, it inevitably equates to the end of ti, mathematically speaking,” Aske replied. “The mont you fall in, everything you know is washed away by ti, and there’s absolutely no turning back. Isn’t that terrifying?”

“Uh, okay,” Mia said, making a face as though she didn’t understand but believed he was right, and instinctively stepped back a few paces. “Let’s stay away from this terrifying river.”

The group rested by the riverbank, waiting for Mia’s Spirituality to stabilize.

Although the Ripple Sword had no consumption or cooldown, it required the distance to be short. If used for a long journey, frequent use would cause severe dizziness and fatigue.

Thus, Mia lay on Aske’s legs, comfortably enjoying the Squad Leader’s “temporal massage service.”

Miel, watching from the side, was extrely envious, wishing she could replace Mia. However, she also knew that escaping the dangers was the priority, and that keeping Mia in the best condition to lead everyone quickly was of the essence, so she didn’t say much.

Several hours later, in Research Institute No. 710 at the Abyss Lower Level.

The nuclear reactor finally stopped operating. With energy completely dissipating and temperatures dropping below the threshold, the fusion reactor could no longer sustain its chain reaction.

Then, the entire Research Institute plunged into darkness—all sources of light simultaneously went out as the power supply was lost.

A shadowy figure erged from outside the reactor chamber, looking at the four people unable to move due to dizziness, and emitted a strange low growl.

Their bodies disintegrated instantly in the darkness, as if they were wheat thrown into a high-speed grinding mill, imdiately turning into dust.

However, the shadow emitted an annoyed shout, as it realized these four were not truly dead but seed to have swiftly left this world after so force was removed.

They were re illusions.

Another shadow approached it, letting out a grating, hoarse cackle.

Then, the two shadows vanished on the spot, pursuing a stable direction.

Monts later, the entire Research Institute also completely disappeared into the darkness, leaving behind a vast expanse of the Abyss void.

“Uh?” At the sa ti, Miel suddenly looked up.

“What happened?” Aske imdiately asked.

“Those ‘us’ that stayed at the Research Institute, the ones I was maintaining in the parallel worlds, were just killed and expelled,” Miel answered.

“So, the bosses have co out?” Aske realized.

“Uh-huh,” Miel nodded.

“Let’s go!” Aske pushed the lying Mia, who quickly got up and led everyone to run again, teleporting upwards.

The surrounding scenery changed in an instant, and they found themselves in a tunnel with clear signs of manual excavation and masonry.

“Where is this?” Mia wondered.

“The Dalakra Tunnel Maze,” Aske replied, “the lowest level of the Dark Elf Dungeon.”

“Dark Elf Dungeon?” Miel was curious, especially about the term “Dark Elf.”

Her Elf bloodline inherited from her deceased mother was seldom encountered by other Elves. The only ti she had seen a Dark Elf was during the Magic Tide attack in Olympia City, those creatures with dark skin and hair like thick nerve bundles; they slightly frightened and displeased her.

But since Aske said they built this underground palace, does it an Dark Elves actually have their own civilization and are not just murderous beasts?

“Ah, Dark Elves,” Kapei remarked spontaneously, “Such barbaric creatures haven’t gone extinct even after a thousand years, and now I sowhat believe what you’ve said about the ‘Magic Tide’…”

“Dark Elves have the habit of burying the corpses of their ancestors underneath their living areas, in what they call an underground palace,” Aske explained. “They also practice live sacrifices, releasing prey or captives into the labyrinth at the lowest level of the underground palace, letting them get lost and die from hunger and thirst until their souls beco food for their ancestors in the Netherworld.”

“A barbaric custom,” comnted Kapei.

“If it were soone else here, they might get trapped by the maze, but we can teleport directly,” Aske waved his hand and said to Mia, “Let’s go.”

Mia nodded, her Space Perception expanded again, and the labyrinth’s complex, web-like layout appeared in her mind. The perception continued upwards, piercing through layers of Dark Matter, until she found an open space.

Their surroundings changed once more, and the Ripple Sword directly brought them to a hall above the maze.

Indeed, as Aske had said, this place seed to be the ancestral tomb of the Dark Elves.

The walls were hung with linen tapestries, on which so strange symbols were painted with a kind of red pignt. There were a total of eight stone coffins in the hall, arranged radially around the center, appearing as if they were forming so kind of Array.

“I feel a bit dizzy,” Mia grabbed Aske’s arm, seemingly unsteady.

After all, frequent long-distance teleportation with four people had consud too much of her willpower.

“Should you rest for a while?” Aske looked around, hesitating.

After all, this place was the ancestral tomb of the Dark Elves, and it seed a bit unethical to sleep here.

But Mia couldn’t hold on anymore, so Aske decided to look for a hidden spot nearby and let Mia rest for a bit…

Just then, intense footsteps suddenly ca from the corridor in front of the hall.