Chapter 961: Gathering, Statue, and Golden Words
He said so, and Professor Kazel and Professor Shylph almost instantly understood. Professor Kazel immediately agreed, “This fog beast is extremely dangerous, indeed it should prioritize joining the team.”
While he was speaking, Professor Shylph had already taken action. The entrance to this nest was wide open and did not require searching. Professor Shylph rode on the [Storm Magic Carpet], silently rushing out of the nest.
Along the way, she certainly encountered many [fog beasts], but she forcefully plowed through them.
Once out of the nest, she decisively released her mana again, controlling wind elements to form a “Wind Domain,” and then accelerated the magic carpet instantly.
As if it had gone mad upon sensing the disappearance of the water attribute treasure, that whale also reacted immediately after Dark and company took away those four lines of text, becoming even more violent.
But with those four lines of text binding it, it did not truly destroy the nest. After venting wildly, it swam out from the nest and unhesitatingly headed towards where it first swallowed Dark and company.
However, when it arrived, Dark and company had already completely moved away from this mountain peak.
Because it needed to protect the nest, it could not leave the nest too far, only swimming around its edges.
Dark and company avoided it from afar and summoned a golem, spreading them out near the route, patiently waiting for the arrival of the main force.
As a result, they waited for two or three hours.
The movement speed of the main force was not slow.
Especially after Eralganie tamed that man-eating flower monster, they used the man-eating flower monster to clear the path, charging straight ahead; along the way, monsters were no match for them.
The entire team stayed in the back, accelerating their advance, and thus reached the vicinity of the mountain peak in just two or three hours.
The scattered golems by the professors allowed the team to stop in time, and then, relying on the guidance of the [Magical Beast: Destroyer God] and the [Magical Beast: Goddess of Heartful Eyes], Dark and company successfully found the team amidst the thick fog.
After the gathering, the trio from the Church of the Saints immediately got off the [Storm Magic Carpet] and quickly rejoined the group.
Dark and company also came before the pumpkin carriage, jumping down one by one. Professor Metia and Olivia stood on the platform, welcoming their arrival. Chris emerged from Dark’s shadow, gently hugging Olivia. Then Olivia decisively pushed her away, embracing her young master. Dark felt her deeply suppressed emotions and sighed slightly, letting her hold him.
After a long while, Olivia finally let go, her expression quickly returning to normal.
Dark smiled and asked about their experiences during this period. Olivia led him into the carriage and recounted every detail of what happened after they separated.
Dark’s gaze soon fell on the statue covered in black cloth in the corner.
Of course, he was also curious about what the legendary [Goddess of Love and Beauty] looked like.
But Professor Kazel unveiled the black cloth on the statue first… Professor Lily flew to his side, showing off their spoils. Eralganie watched with a slight smile.
As the black cloth was removed from the statue, Dark was almost instantly captivated by it.
His temple twitched slightly, as if something urgent was about to burst forth.
It was not because he was awestruck by Aphrodite’s beauty — after all, the statue was still just a statue.
A statue without divine blood could not affect him.
But just looking at the statue, he felt a special sensation, an impulse to inject something into the statue’s body.
He hurriedly pressed his forehead to suppress the impulse, already finding the answer in his heart. It was likely that after seeing the statue, he instinctively sensed that the statue’s compatibility with [Bliss] was incredibly high!
“The goddess of love and beauty, Aphrodite… She does not have the authority of the Moon Goddess. Although the statue’s compatibility with [Moon Goddess Edition Bliss] is high, it is not as good as [Paradise Edition Bliss].”
“Of course, the [Bliss] drawn from me should also be very compatible with it.”
“Pity that I do not carry both editions of [Bliss]; otherwise, I could have refined it into a complete construct right there.”
Dark had a vague feeling that using this statue to create a construct would greatly enhance his alchemy afterwards!
This Aphrodite statue seemed to exist for him alone.
And if even this statue was so captivating, what other treasures might await in [Heavenly Court]?
Dark’s thoughts drifted slightly but quickly snapped back to attention.
This mission was not about treasure hunting, but rescuing people!
After a while, he finally listened to Olivia’s account of the [Flower Garden Labyrinth], and cold sweat nearly dripped from his temples.
Just from Olivia’s account, he deeply understood the danger of the [Flower Garden Labyrinth].
Especially those statues, one after another, were life-threatening.
It was unimaginable whether he would have exploded with [Bliss] upon seeing that still-blooded Aphrodite statue.
And thinking about the existence of similar things in [Heavenly Court], his restless thoughts immediately calmed.
After entering [Heavenly Court], every step must be taken with utmost caution!
Then, Dark recounted their own experiences one by one. Along the way, he took out the [Netherworld Treasure] and the [Water Attribute Treasure] retrieved from the whale’s body for observation.
Only when Professor Metia asked about the “golden key,” did he glance at Professor Kazel and say, “It’s with the Church of the Saints.”
“Don’t look at me like that,” Professor Kazel said. “There’s spatial fluctuation within that key; I suspect it contains a teleportation trap.”
Dark couldn’t help but open his mouth: “Then how…”
Professor Kazel calmly replied, “I’ll remind her when we’re about to enter [Heavenly Court].”
Professor Shylph looked over and said, “Risk and opportunity coexist. Even if that key triggers a teleportation, it might lead to some treasure.”
Professor Kazel said, “But that remains an uncertain factor. Minimizing the impact of uncertain factors is crucial to proceed steadily.”
Dark agreed.
Professor Metia couldn’t help but rub her brow, she merely wanted to see what the [Golden Key] looked like.
Afterwards, Dark continued recounting the matter with the whale.
When he mentioned the four lines of golden words, Professor Kazel took them out from the [Ball of Truth] and placed them on the table with a serious expression.
Then his gaze locked onto Eralganie.
Eralganie carefully observed the golden inscriptions on the “stele” for a moment, then raised her head and sighed slightly, “I wrote it.”
To be precise, it was the four lines of text written by Athena, the [God of War and Wisdom].
“Good morning, kissy.”
