Chapter 115 Activated Level 1 Seal
Chapter 115 Activated Level 1 Seal
Chapter 115 Activated Level 1 Seal
Leonard probably realized that it was illogical for him to continue exploring now, so he added, "These kinds of monsters usually have significant limitations, and you seem to be very good at dealing with them. Once we figure out their condition, we won't be so passive anymore."
He knew very well that continuing the exploration was dangerous, but he also knew very well that the monster was probably created from a level 1 sealed artifact.
In a little while, the old man can help find the sealed artifact. Once the sealed artifact is controlled, the monster will also be controlled. The reason Leonard brought Raphael along was because he was good at dealing with these monsters.
The old man helped him escape the choking situation, but Raphael managed to get rid of it on his own.
Regardless of Leonard's strong objection to Raphael killing an official Beyonder, he admired Raphael for that very reason.
Raphael thought for a moment before saying, "Okay, let's go together."
He didn't think having secrets was a bad thing, or rather, Raphael was willing to continue exploring because he knew the secrets of this official extraordinary being.
In the extraordinary world, having secrets is also a manifestation of strength.
Raphael added, "However, these undead cannot be taken down with us."
Not only should they not be taken down, but they should also be sent to the upper level to prevent them from being used by the enemy.
Upon reaching the stairwell, Raphael watched the zombie ascend the stairs, followed by Leonard in front and Raphael behind, as the two of them descended the stairs.
The bottom layer was devoid of any light and, unlike the brighter areas above, was quite dilapidated, bearing the normal marks of time.
This indicates that the ghosts' power cannot affect this place, and also shows that this place is very special.
Leonard, through the "Sleepless" pathway, has vision completely unaffected by darkness. Raphael, after becoming a "Werewolf," also gained night vision, and upon advancing to Sequence 6, he could see everything clearly in the dark.
So they didn't need any firelight to see everything in the entire corridor.
The corridor is not long, and there are eight rooms in total, on both sides.
Only one room's stone door was tightly closed; the stone doors of the other rooms were open.
In front of the room with the stone door tightly closed, there are three skeletons, each with a unique remnant beside it.
Not far away, there was a bloodstain and several pieces of rags.
Raphael crouched down and examined one of the tattered pieces of cloth carefully: "This should be fabric from Ms. S's clothes."
This is actually quite easy to distinguish: the clothes on the remains almost crumble at the slightest touch, while these tattered pieces of cloth look very durable.
Further ahead, the two skeletons in front of the stone gate showed signs of having been moved, while some bones of the skeleton opposite the stone gate were scattered irregularly on the ground. In addition, the stone gate, which was covered with occult symbols, was not completely closed, with a gap in the middle.
Raphael mentally reenacted Ms. S's previous actions. She first picked up the notebook next to the remains opposite the stone gate, but the remains were already very fragile. After the notebook was taken away, several pieces of the skeleton were scattered on the ground.
Ms. S must have looked at it for a while and realized that the contents of the notebook were very important, so even after she turned into a monster, she didn't forget to take the notebook with her.
After looking at her notes for a while, she carefully went to open the stone door, because the two skeletons in front of the door were in her way, so she kicked them away.
After the stone door was opened, the monster inside was released.
Ms. S fled in terror, and then, after taking only a few steps, "Boom!"—it exploded.
The clothes were blown to shreds and turned into scraps of cloth in the corridor.
But as expected of the "Rose Bishop," she managed to escape even under such circumstances—or rather, at that moment she wasn't dead yet, but began to lose control.
The monster completely ignored Ms. S until Raphael and Leonard arrived and encountered the out-of-control Ms. S.
Raphael discovered that his logical thinking skills in reasoning had suddenly become stronger.
After a moment's thought, he realized that this must be the effect of the "serial killer's" potion; there is only a fine line between an excellent killer and an excellent detective.
Based on the logical deduction we just made, we can arrive at two noteworthy conclusions. First, the item inside the stone door is extremely important, causing Ms. S to disregard the three extraordinary characteristics outside and focus solely on opening the stone door. It's highly likely that the item inside the stone door is the Level 1 sealed artifact mentioned by the "extraordinary officer" earlier.
Secondly, after a long period of time, the sealed artifact broke free of its seal and opened the stone gate, which was equivalent to releasing it. Ms. S was left with only her skin, while the monster from before was only flesh and blood. Therefore, it is very likely that the sealed artifact used "flesh and blood magic" to reuse Ms. S's flesh and blood.
Raphael glanced again at the stone door with a crack. He didn't sense any danger, which meant the sealed artifact might no longer be inside.
Leonard didn't sense any danger either. He exchanged a glance with Rafael, and the two of them went to push the door open, each on one side.
Soon, the stone door was pushed open, and in the center of the stone chamber was a metal chair engraved with mystical symbols. Sitting on the chair was a skeleton that shone with a faint white light, but the skeleton was missing its head and left hand.
Around the metal chair were four other skeletons, all kneeling on the ground, their weapons lying on the ground as well.
Raphael glanced at the ground, where the occult symbols were still clearly visible.
These four people weren't pledging allegiance to the skeleton; they were sealing it with their own lives.
Raphael seemed to see another illusory scenario in his mind: after the fortress was sealed, the only remaining Level 1 sealed artifact suddenly went out of control, and three of the "Mid-Sequence" Extraordinary individuals who were also sealed in the fortress were seriously injured in the battle with the sealed artifact.
Four others sacrificed their lives to seal the artifact. Of the three injured, one of them struggled to leave the stone chamber but died shortly afterward on the opposite side of the chamber. He was the one whose notebook Ms. S had taken.
Two others struggled and used their last bit of strength to close the stone door and activate the seal on it. These two people may have survived for a while, but because there was no rescue, they also died one after another in front of the door.
Raphael smiled, and the "story" was complete.
At this moment, Leonard knelt down in front of a corpse, carefully examining the person's clothing before asking, "This is a bishop from the Church of the Goddess of Night. What are his characteristics?"
He had just been silently pulled into a dream. He thought it was an evil spirit that was an extraordinary being who had passed through the "Sleepless" pathway nearby, but he couldn't find any trace of the evil spirit on this floor.
Raphael thought for a moment and said, "Could it be...could it be that they've been 'herded'?"
Was it after Ms. S released that Level 1 sealed item that she was trying to "graze" those four extraordinary characteristics?
So that's why the monster that S-woman turned out of control has survived until now. Oh no, Raphael immediately realized that the level 1 sealed artifact was probably hidden inside the "flesh monster" from before!
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