Chapter 636: The Ancestor's Gift (25)

"What's wrong?" Luo Qi asked hurriedly, though his eyes remained fixed on that void direction. The figures arguing at the doorway began to blur. Luo Qi looked anxiously toward the open door, not even hearing Liu Ziyi's reply.

From the perspective of the illusion, Luo Qi could only see a portion of the room behind the door, and the illusion lasted for only a fleeting moment. Luo Qi saw two rows of Ancestor-style narrow beds, with someone seemingly lying on each one. He only managed to clearly see the two people lying closest, and that single glance made him tremble. Every person's face was covered in thick sores and blood; the bones beneath their skin seemed to have melted, their entire faces swollen and deformed, and they were groaning in pain in the silence.

This sight made the people arguing in front of the door even more agitated. The Mage who looked remarkably like a member of the Du Family pointed intensely into the room, and the Mage opposite him retreated a step; the illusion ended right there. Luo Qi had no way of knowing what they were arguing about, but the scene in the room made his scalp tingle. Those people, in the era of the omnipotent Progenitor Mages, had still suffered grievous injuries and endured such torment. He did not know what catastrophic event had occurred back then to cause the Mages to fall into a dispute, but that event had taken place right here. Perhaps that event was related to the true purpose of this place, and perhaps that event could happen again...

Luo Qi did not believe this place was merely a location used to seal magical beast weapons; it was far more grand than that, and more like it had been built to satisfy human living. He couldn't help but walk to the spot where the illusion had vanished, the wall between the two doors. There was no door here; he dared not be certain there was a hidden door. It was more likely that Wusu's illusion had simply been triggered by "revisiting an old haunt." The appearance of the illusion was incidental and could not be mapped to specific location Coordinates.

"Why is the Motion Capture Magic failing?" the girl cried out in anxiety and frustration; she was still trying to use Magic.

Luo Qi kicked the wall and tried hard to imagine the door opening.

"Senior brother, could I trouble you... you've already tried, and it doesn't work either?"

Wusu was much steadier than him and hadn't come over to try at all. The door did not appear, and Luo Qi knew it wouldn't, otherwise he would be just like an Alice who had fallen down the Rabbit Hole. But how could he be at ease without trying? At the very least, this ruled out one possibility.

"Du Mage, ordinary Motion Capture Magic might conflict with the similar Magic inherent to this place. The Progenitor Mages' Magic usually carries an exclusionary nature, and its execution priority is also higher. I have encountered such situations before; the result is that our common Magic becomes partially or completely ineffective, and it is even possible to trigger some unforeseen consequences."

"Zhao Laoda, of course I know that; I was already using the Magic inherent to this place to begin with."

"It was indeed my over-concern. Ziyi has been studying and working at Gushan and is a professional in researching the Progenitor Mages' Magic. I was truly an amateur showing off before an expert. In that case, we can only try to solve the problem under the Magic system here." Zhao Laoda's voice was gentle, magnetic, and courteous. This voice caused Luo Qi to turn his head and look at him as well; his manner of staying so close to Liu Ziyi was truly detestable.

Liu Ziyi looked at him but didn't say anything; it was already an anxious moment, and she was just a bit annoyed. "I'll try again..."

"No need to try, keep moving forward, don't stop, hurry up," Du Zhengyi said decisively.

"But this is dangerous, at the very least those bugs..." Liu Ziyi said.

"I know it's dangerous, that's why we must hurry and pass through quickly."

"Wait... I thought of a reason. It might be because the energy here is unstable. I used too much Magic, and the Seal Land automatically shut down the energy-consuming Magic it deemed unnecessary. Wait, wait, wait, I can definitely find a way to trick the Seal Land."

As Liu Ziyi's voice trailed off, the Motion Capture Magic took effect again, and even Du Zhengyi breathed a brief sigh of relief. The Magic carrying Liu Ziyi's aura wove actively, adjusting the flow of Magic in the Seal Land. While busy, she couldn't help but say, "Senior brother, I have never obtained such great authority in a Progenitor Mage's magical environment before; it's as if a world has completely opened its doors to me. I know this is all because of you, it's too amazing, you are their successor."

Du Zhengyi did not answer; he was always tight-lipped about any topic truly related to himself. Liu Ziyi did not probe further; she didn't think much, her attention entirely on the Magic itself. The dynamic Magic that had just been established was not stable, and the detection range plummeted from a peak of one hundred meters to ten meters.

"What's going on!" Liu Ziyi said in a low, annoyed voice.

"What?" Du Zhengyi asked.

"It can only detect ten meters, the energy is only enough to maintain this distance," Liu Ziyi replied.

"You can try to end some more Magic; the Magic we kept to stay clean when we came in is still active, these can be turned off," Du Zhengyi said.

This was an idea, and Liu Ziyi hurriedly set to work. "I am not that proficient with the Progenitor Mages' Magic, I can only search for them one Spell at a time, I hope there is still enough time."

"Is ten meters not enough?" Zhou Ruisi couldn't help but ask cautiously. "Can't we move forward now? It's a bit narrow here, isn't it? I don't suggest we wait in the corridor; I think ten meters is already quite good."

"In terms of the Seal Beast's reaction speed, ten meters is too close. If something really happens, we won't have time to react," Liu Ziyi said. "Don't disturb me, I'm racing against time."

"I wasn't talking to you, I was asking my colleague," Zhou Ruisi said, not very convinced.

"Shut up." The Battle Mage standing next to him interrupted him with a warning. "You're just scared again."

"Isn't it normal to be scared?" Zhou Ruisi retorted. "Fear can stimulate potential; this is... according to the human theory of evolution, this is a merit that is very necessary to preserve—knowing how to fear."

The Battle Mage didn't want to argue at this time, and no one else paid him any mind. In another corner, Mahjong nudged Guan Xinyue. "What are you thinking about so intently? Don't be afraid."

Guan Xinyue seemed to snap out of her deep thought; she looked around, merely as if she had moved her eyes. "There is nothing for me to fear."

Luo Qi watched her for a while, until he heard Zhao Mage tentatively say, "Perhaps Du Mage could do it himself. The Du Clan has some Spells suitable for the current scene; there is no need to let Ziyi struggle like this."

Luo Qi's attention shifted back; he moved his legs, as if swimming underwater, and silently drifted back toward Zhao Laoda in the crowd, observing him guardedly.

"This is your home turf; using a lot of Magic is very easy for you. Actually, you don't need to be so guarded against me; I have known some Du Clan Magic for a long time, after all, I am also half a member of the Du Clan. In the current situation, I think you could completely use..."

"We must leave here immediately and keep moving forward. Ziyi, ten meters is fine, let's hurry. In my experience, it's hard to have laboratory-perfect conditions in actual combat; on the contrary, delay is never a good thing." Du Zhengyi didn't bother listening to Zhao Laoda speak anymore, interrupted him, grabbed Luo Qi from the crowd, and took the lead in walking forward.

(End of this chapter)