Chapter 651: Enter

Boom—

The heavy body of the Fused Dragon Beast, under the effect of a gravity spell, slammed violently into the outer wall of the Moon-Gazing Hall.

The intense shock caused vast amounts of dust to shake loose from the seams of the hemispherical rock structure, rustling down and instantly obscuring the Fused Dragon Beast's body.

Rod leaped backward to create some distance and avoid being caught in the blast.

"As a site of divine worship, aren't these three side halls, each possessing a relic, a bit eerie?"

Matters from the First Era are far too ancient; the truth is hard to investigate.

Let alone whether this deity even exists.

"Pale Eye," "Blood of Delusion," "Crown of Silence."

Can these three possibly be linked to the Moon Deity? I've read few books, so don't try to fool me.

Haley first cast 【Anti-Biological Field】 on herself.

Then she cast 【Weaken Possessor】 on the Fused War-Dance Spirit that had thrown a flying knife toward the distance.

This spell can cause creatures with possession or parasitic abilities to become weak and powerless within their host's body.

However, when the beam of magic struck the War-Dance Spirit, nothing changed.

"A complete symbiotic fusion, is it..."

The Star Spirit Young Lady frowned tightly. "It is indeed a bit eerie, but the ancient script on the architecture has been deciphered by scholars. Excluding issues of perspective, at least the meaning should not be erroneous."

Excluding issues of perspective...

Rod almost laughed out loud.

Although this fellow usually boasts endlessly about Star Spirit history and greatness, it turns out he actually knows the truth.

It seems he merely had to speak because he is a Star Spirit.

A spear wrapped in fluorescent green light dodged a blade of ice crystals and rushed straight toward Rod's face. At the same time, the Fused Dragon Beast roared and, using the thick dust and perception-obscuring mist, had silently circled around to the rear.

Starting from the palm of his right hand, a black fluid with the cold texture of steel spread outward. Motionless as Rushan, it formed a pure black cross-sword in his hand.

His muscular arm, steady as a dwarf's steel prosthetic, moved with countless flashes of black sword light in an instant.

The charging Fused Core Dragon Beast suddenly lost all strength, its body erupting with countless surging waves of blood.

Finally, it scattered into dozens of pieces in mid-air and crashed down with the momentum of the impact, splashing into the crawling mist on the ground.

Rod didn't even look.

His free hand shot upward, grabbing the spear shaft. The spear tip trembled, mere centimeters from his face.

Under the control of the fluorescent green magic, it attempted to escape Rod's palm.

But his five fingers were like iron tongs, not moving a fraction.

【«King of Polearms» activated successfully.】

【«Unknown Steel Spear» confiscated!】

【Effect: None】

The fluorescent green magic instantly shattered and faded away.

Although his expression was hidden beneath full plate armor, the War-Dance Spirit's movements clearly showed a stunned pause.

Rod chuckled.

The steel spear spun half a turn in his palm and then vanished completely.

Boom—

An explosion-like sound, as violent as thunder, erupted in the forest. It was invisible to the naked eye, but in an instant, a massive shockwave blasted away the surrounding mist.

Look again.

More than half of the Fused War-Dance Spirit's body had vanished.

It looked as if it had been crushed by a column of dragon breath; only a half-moon-shaped wound, perforated and remaining, could be seen.

Rod sheathed the Slime Sword and brushed away non-existent dust from his palm.

He didn't really want to touch these things; they were disgusting.

Haley walked over slowly, her expression not looking good.

She conjured a small ball of magic in her palm to show Rod.

—The ball of magic was visibly draining away at a slow speed.

"I felt something was wrong when I cast the spell just now... the mist is absorbing magic faster. This is bad."

If they can't leave the maze, at least people outside know. The Prophet of Return will find a way to save them.

But if the speed at which the mist absorbs magic keeps increasing, it means recovery will eventually fail to keep up, and the mage could fall into the terrible state of mana depletion.

"It's getting faster? Is it?"

Rod took a deep breath.

The spiritual energy consumed during the previous battle instantly refilled as usual.

It's fine, seems like it is a bit.

If you hadn't mentioned it, I really wouldn't have noticed.

Haley stared at Rod in shock as his spiritual energy instantly became abundant and overflowing. She poked his chest as if he were a ghost.

"Are you really human? You guy."

Rod grabbed her hand.

While alleviating the discomfort of the so-called Nu Yi Ke Yin, he also used 【Green Vine Mutual Healing】 from the Grass Domain to restore energy.

Seeing him take the initiative to hold her hand, Haley's heart immediately surged with excitement.

Finally couldn't hold back, Rod?

But she kept her face calm.

"This trial is nine times out of ten a wash; it's not something your level can handle."

Rod said.

The dragon beast and the War-Dance Spirit had both reached the mid-stage of the Eighth Tier after merging.

They could tank and cast spells; unless a Star Spirit trialist was an outstanding talent, it would be extremely difficult for a single person plus a vanguard to deal with them.

"No choice; let's hold our position here and wait for the Rescue Prophet."

Haley sighed.

She could feel Rod replenishing her energy beside her, yet she felt surprisingly little fear; it was truly strange.

"Waiting is fine, but handing one's fate completely into others' hands is a bit undignified."

Rod smiled.

He looked at the maze rules on the panel.

— 【Pleasing: Gather three tokens, offer them at the altar, and the maze ends.】

At least this rule still existed, so the chance to end the maze on one's own remained.

"What do you mean?"

Rod patted the outer wall of the Moon-Gazing Hall beside him: "Take the tokens; they're right before our eyes, so why wouldn't we take them?"

Haley frowned, glancing at the broken corpse fragments on the ground and the soil soaked black by blood: "But they—"

"They are them, and I am me; it's just a fusion. I've fused with girls plenty of times before."

The Star Spirit Young Lady paused for a moment, a faint glow of embarrassment flashing across her face.

"Waa—in Star Spirit law, sexual harassment carries a sentence of over three years—"

After a brief rest.

Once Haley's internal mana had fully recovered.

The two entered the interior of the Moon-Gazing Hall through that curved gap.

— White.

Everything that met their eyes was white.

A flawless hemispherical white dome, with a massive transparent crystal embedded at its center, inside which a pale eyeball was sealed.

The eyeball trembled slightly, like a living creature.

Twelve silver chains extended from around the crystal, driven deep into the ground, covered in ancient, blurred runes.

"Waa-waa-waa"

A faint sobbing sound drilled into the ears of the two.

"Crying?"

Haley was stunned. "Why is there crying inside the Moon-Gazing Hall?"

Rod held her hand and squeezed gently: "Focus; it's coming."

The sealed pale eyeball made a slick, sliding sound with a sudden clatter; its emotionless, pale pupil, covered in dense black blood vessels, stared straight at the two.

【Attention!】

【You have been struck by 'Miss Lu Ka's Eye of Madness'!】

(End of this chapter)