Chapter 1012 - Artifact
They were on the last set of stairs already so Jin Wang went to the other side and hid behind the tal door. The door itself was more than 1.5 ters thick, 4 ters in length and 2 ters in width.
It stood facing the stairs but since there was nothing around it, it looked more than a little odd. It wasn't even connected to anything so how could it lead to sowhere?
Knowing the Emperor's habits Jin Wang postulated that it was a spatial gateway that led to a place he thought was secure enough to stand the test of ti. That also ant there was nothing he could do to forcefully open it.
He waited as the group slowly ascended to the last step and stopped. The man wearing the sa armor as Lady Natalia stepped forward, unleashing a bit of his internal energy that would have triggered any traps nearby.
And if Jin Wang wasn't the one controlling the traps himself they would have as well.
The man walked halfway towards the tal door before gesturing for the others. But even then only Lady Natalia ca forward. She held her curved greatshield in front of her while making even more noise.
A number of runes that looked like eyes inscribed on her armor shone with a dazzling light for a few seconds. Each ray of light fell onto the floor, not much different from how a spotlight moved around searching for sothing specific.
'The Saints Vigilance!'
Jin Wang wasn't expecting her to have such a 'treasure' on herself and to counter it he quickly raised his arms and began to make nurous hand signs while chanting a spell under his breath. This went on for as long as the lights kept moving about.
If he wasn't sure of her background as a Purifier before, this would have proven it without a shadow of a doubt.
Those runes had to be made by soone that had spent their entire life serving the 'Holy Light' as they called it. This person had to be a true saint, soone that had not spilled any blood, not hard anyone with either his tongue or hands, not been tainted by the other gender, and kept their purity till the end.
And only then, at the end of their lives, they would be able to inscribe such powerful runes onto objects that could reveal any ill-intent towards the wearer. But this process would usually prove to be fatal so it was reserved only for special individuals.
But Jin Wang wasn't so nobody. His knowledge ca from eras long gone and his past life alone where he managed to reach the position of an 8th Circle Wizard was enough to help him through this.
The counter was relatively simple but it was not easy to pull off. Since the runes detected malice and ill-intent from the trapmaster, all he had to do was make himself believe from the bottom of his heart that he didn't an her any harm.
Each ray of light moved saccadically in random directions and when Jin Wang began the counterspell they all suddenly focused on the tal door, behind which he was standing.
Lady Natalia and her follower both beca alert. If the runes found sothing they would turn red but to their surprise, the eyes closed themselves a second later indicating that there was nothing dangerous here.
Having total belief in the ability of the rune they lowered their guards considerably and Lady Natalia gestured for the others to co up.
Dima couldn't wait and marched towards the tal door with wide strides.
He stopped a few ters in front of it, inspecting every nook and cranny with glittering eyes. It was as if he was looking at a long-lost lover.
"By the gods, it's real!" he exclaid in wondernt.
The rest of them also ca up albeit a lot more cautiously. Lady Natalia sheathed her mace and shield before standing next to Dima.
"What is this? You said you would tell the truth when we found what we were looking for so..."
Dima rubbed his bald head with a smile so bright that it could light up a funeral hall.
"Hahaha, it's amazing is what it is!"
"I am sure, but WHAT is it?"
Dima inched closer until he was standing right in front of the door. He ran his fingers along its borders, feeling every dent and crevice on its surface.
"It's an artifact, a relic from a very very long ti ago!"
Lady Natalia rolled her eyes in perhaps the most annoyed feminine way possible.
"I can see it's an artifact but why was it worth so much trouble? I have lost nearly all of my n just getting you here but that's all you can say? One of the main conditions our families agreed upon for our marriage was that I would help you get to this artifact so don't I at least deserve to know why?"
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