Chapter 233

Chapter 233: Underground Relic

After the battle ended, the two of them searched within the cave and managed to find some spoils of war. Besides the extraordinary gemstones formed on the bodies of the deceased demonic beasts, the long fangs were also of excellent quality material.

【Dragon’s Gemstone】(Rating: Perfect Golden Grade): Formed on the body of the deceased demonic beast, due to the extremely short combat duration and superb extraction techniques, most of its power was preserved. It can be used for creating extraordinary artifacts and potions.

【Deep Crimson Fangs】(Rating: Rare Golden Grade): The hardest part of the deep crimson demon boar, possessing strong crushing effects; even a slight collision could shatter metal or stone, suitable for crafting heavy weapons.

Following this discovery, the two found a passage in one corner of the cave, seemingly dug out by the demonic boar, leading deep underground.

Lolan Hill held onto Nia as they slowly descended through the tunnel, carried by a gentle breeze. Nia occasionally shot tiny fireballs downward to illuminate the dark underground space.

The demonic boar excelled in both rock and flame; digging through hard bedrock wasn’t difficult for it, but the depth of this passage was increasingly surprising.

Initially, Lolan Hill and Nia thought they would soon reach the bottom, but after a long descent, they still hadn’t seen the end. The air around them gradually became stifling and hot.

If not for their status as Extraordinary Beings with stronger constitutions, ordinary people would have fainted from the heat and lack of oxygen at such depths.

The passage extended approximately four to five kilometers downward. As they neared the bottom, the scorching air made Nia feel dizzy and slightly disoriented. However, what lay ahead suddenly surprised her, followed by a profound sense of awe.

Vast domes and neatly arranged stone pillars, towering giant stone statues that required looking up to see, weathered and massive dragon skeletons—everything challenged human understanding.

They landed on a remarkably flat stone platform square that could accommodate over three thousand people. Surrounding the square were six tall diamond-shaped stone pillars, each topped with a statue resembling a humanoid figure with closed eyes, arms crossed, and a pattern similar to the sun on their foreheads.

In front of the square stood a series of enormous stone pillars extending forward like bridge supports, originally meant to hold a bridge deck,但现在已不复存在。

In the mostly collapsed structure, only a small portion remained. At the end of the stone pillars was a magnificent statue sitting on a throne, as if magnified thousands of times in human form.

He placed his hands on the armrests of the throne, gazing ahead. Behind the throne was a large circular ring with intricate patterns, and the faint radiance within the patterns extended outward like the sun.

In front of the colossal statue stood a tall and square altar, upon which lay the skeleton of a dragon. Some parts were already broken, and some bones were scattered below the altar. The dust and footprints scattered in between suggested that it had been recently damaged.

“Is this a relic from the time of the Giant King’s Court?”

Looking at this rugged yet grand architecture, Lolan Hill voiced her speculation. The architectural style was predominantly square, with slightly rounded corners. Everything appeared extremely large, not just the human-like figure on the throne, but also the other stone chairs beside it, none of which seemed to be used by the current human-like beings.

“Inconceivable,” Nia shook her head, slowly regaining her senses.

Gazing at the scattered and weathered dragon bones, they speculated that the magic boar must have absorbed the dragon’s magic power to advance rapidly within a short period. It was also thanks to the extraordinary talent of this magic boar that it managed to excavate such a deep passage, extending all the way to this ancient relic.

The era of giants and dragons was before the First Age. Due to the lack of clear records from that time, no one knew how long that era lasted—whether it was tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of years, no one could say for sure.

However, both elven and human scholars agreed that this era existed for at least 50,000 years. Giants and dragons had fought several major wars, profoundly altering the world.

According to archaeological findings and continental geography, some scholars speculated that the Sighing Mountains were originally continuous without any valleys. But the so-called destruction dragon, Bahamut, shot an energy flow, directly piercing through these continuous mountains, creating a transcontinental canyon in the center of the continent.

It was hard to imagine that a canyon over ten kilometers wide and two thousand kilometers long was not naturally formed, but rather created by a legendary dragon. Such a transcendent existence was classified as Sequence 10.

Although it only existed in legends and no one had seen its true form, these Sequence 10 existences were also categorized as such.

In this world where their activities still left traces, making the living believe that at least a Sequence 10 had once existed, the divine power akin to a god, capable of destroying this fragile world.

When did these beings disappear, and why? No one knew. There were various speculations: some guessed they perished together after a great war, with fragments of gods scattering across the world; others said they abandoned this world, traveling to other realms; and there were those who believed the chaotic phantoms were manifestations of the dead gods’ obsessions.

The king of giants, backed by the sun, wielded a spear of flame, standing atop a rocky peak, battling the blood-winged dragon holding the moon. The dragon spewed icy blue frost breath, intent on freezing the entire world, while intense flames and cold ice remained evenly matched.

Such murals were not uncommonly discovered in ruins. More intriguingly, similar murals were found even in distant continents, though the figures and dragons depicted varied slightly.

On the West Continent, the giant was depicted as more upright and valiant, with the dragon having sharp, dense teeth, appearing demonic. On the East Continent, the giant grinned wickedly, attempting to burn and destroy the world, whereas the dragon was portrayed as graceful, long, and benevolent, aiming to extinguish the flames with rain and dew, saving the world.

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This ruin, having endured countless years and time, saw many items decay, age, and vanish. Lolan Hill and Nia searched the ruins for a long time but found no other usable objects.

Finally, they stood atop a colossal statue, observing the intricate patterns on a large wheel behind it.

“Lolan, look! The statue’s forehead also has patterns,” Nia called out beside her.

Lolan Hill approached and examined the weathered surface of the stone statue. The once-delicate patterns had peeled off and eroded, leaving it in tatters. She gently brushed away the dust, feeling the patterns beneath.

The burning sun seemed encircled by a pair of wings, yet upon closer inspection, the wings appeared like rays of sunlight, each feather representing a beam of light.

For some reason, despite never having seen this pattern before, she felt a sense of nostalgia rise within her, gently enveloping her heart.

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