Chapter 587 Traces of Life

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 587 Traces of Life

In the silent and empty tunnel, accompanied by a piercing scream and the sharp sound of the sword hitting a hard object, the surroundings returned to silence again.

"Are gargoyles so easy to deal with?"

Kaya has never seen a gargoyle with her own eyes, but she has heard of this creature whose body is made of stone.

Rumor has it that the gargoyle is invulnerable and is very good at hiding. It is difficult to distinguish it from the stone statue when it is still.

As a result, one encounter turned into rubble on the ground.

"It's because of Pei Renli's sonic spell and your enchanted sword that it's so easy."

Korra checked the broken pieces on the ground to see if there was any loot, and replied casually.

Sistia, protected by his two bodyguards, eagerly pointed to the stone statue on the other side of the door and said:

"That one is also a gargoyle? Will we be attacked if we walk over?"

"That's just a simple stone statue, it won't jump up suddenly."

After Camila finished speaking, she turned to Pei Renli and asked:

"What are you looking at?"

"footprint."

The tunnel is damp and there is very little mud. People walking through it rarely leave any traces. However, Pei Renli still found a mud footprint. It looked like the size of a man's shoe, and it was only left recently.

"You should have found the right place. Let's move on. Sistia, hold on to my robe and don't move anything. This might have been a mage's laboratory."

The corridor was obviously dug using magic, so no traces of tools would be found. Judging from the cracks in the wall and the remaining magic power, it was probably four to five hundred or even seven to eight hundred years ago.

For a more specific time, we can only confirm it by finding more evidence.

The team started again. Since there were more people this time, the rear position could be given to Sistiya's two bodyguards, so Kaya and the others were in the front. Perrenli and Sistiya, who was holding his robe, stood in the middle.

Ensure that emergencies can be dealt with at any time.

Korra, who was walking at the front, held a torch, but never sent a signal that the trap had been discovered. This was good news, but it was also expected.

Maybe there was no trap in the first place, or maybe the trap that originally existed was dismantled by brothers Marcel and Luke three months ago.

I have to say that these two people are really seeking death. In a place like an underground tomb, two ordinary people with no fighting ability dare to enter.

There is a vague smell of decay in the air, tickling the nasal cavity from time to time. The concentration of negative energy is gradually increasing as it goes deeper, and soon reaches an uncomfortable level.

Mages often make dungeons or underground palaces, because many mages want a quiet research environment, and the cost of building a mage tower is not affordable for everyone, so dungeons or underground palaces have become the most common

choose.

The passage that everyone enters is not a simple straight line. You can feel that the passage is slightly offset, and rooms will appear on both sides of the passage from time to time.

Some rooms are completely empty. Something may have been stored there, but now it has been emptied. There are also a few zombies or skeletons wandering around in some rooms. Judging from the remaining clothing, they are probably all Tara.

The corpses that disappeared in the cemetery of the small town were transformed into undead creatures here.

Occasionally, you will even find some giant bats or giant rats living here in the room, but the level of these things is not even 5, basically they are all dismissed easily, and they are not worth mentioning at all.

The entire demiplane was given to the people of the town by a powerful mage. It was natural that his laboratory here was emptied by himself, so there were many rooms encountered along the way, but what?

Nothing of value was found.

As Pei Renli walked along, he would occasionally lift his sleeves and look at his arms.

The stigmata left by Grave Lady Pharazma has changed from a circle of rotating lines to become more clear and regular, as if it is gradually forming a pattern.

Camilla said that this is a sign that the stigmata is gradually adapting to the host. When it stabilizes, the stigmata will give you certain special abilities.

But why?

Handsome and attractive?

There is indeed no harm in the stigmata. The problem is that Pei Renli can't figure out why Ms. Tomb does it.

Because I am a time traveler from the earth?

Or is it because he is actually the Demon King?

Or is there another purpose?

While thinking about this, Korra, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped and waved behind her, indicating a room on the left side of the passage.

Pei Renli immediately stopped wondering and followed quickly.

This room is different from the previous room. Although there are not many things, it is not empty.

When the dancing light technique shines inside, you will find that there is a bed, two tables, and several lockers of different sizes.

Pei Renli immediately threw a set of detection triplet in to confirm that there was no problem, and everyone poured in.

Although the layout is simple, you can tell that someone has lived here for a while.

As mentioned earlier, the history of this place must be hundreds of years at least. However, the quilts and pillows on the bed in this room still look new and have not completely rotted in the humid environment.

It feels like someone may have lived here in recent months.

On the desk, Kaya unscrewed the remaining ink bottle. The ink in the bottle had not dried up, and most of the bottle was still there. Even the quill pen placed on the table could still be used, but the feather part had turned black.

Left behind by the brothers Marcel and Luke?

But why do they want to live here?

What's more, the bedding is only for one person. If two people live here for a period of time, they can't take turns using the same quilt.

Moreover, Marcel has most likely become an undead creature now, so there is no need for such things as quilts.

While others were wandering around the room, Pei Renli lowered his head and looked at the floor.

On the floor where moss has grown in some gaps, you can still see some footprints left by people who have moved here. The texture and size of the soles are not the same as the mud footprints seen at the door before.

Besides Marcel and Luke, has anyone else from the town come in?

Or maybe it’s….

An outsider like myself?

Raising his head, Pei Renli turned to look in the direction of the door. He noticed some patterns carved on the door frame on the inside of the room.

After moving the dancing light technique slightly, I clearly discovered that the pattern on it was six stars that were rotating and intertwined.

"What does that mean?"

Sistia was very obedient and kept tugging on Perenli's robe, but he couldn't let the eldest lady run around.

"Probably a magic emblem."

A magic emblem is a pattern used by mages to identify themselves, roughly like a signature.

Many mages or alchemists will leave magical emblems on their creations, like trademarks, to tell others that this thing is made by me. It is roughly the same as a trademark or the coat of arms of a noble.

Normally mages would design a pattern for themselves as an emblem, but Pei Renli didn't have this kind of thing. If you have time to do something purely show-off like this, you might as well read two more books.

But precisely because each mage's emblem is different, people who are proficient in this knowledge can know the name of the mage who left the emblem at a glance.

Pei Renli took out his notebook and printed the emblem on it using photocopying.

He doesn't know this. Maybe he can ask Teacher Grace later.

"Pei Renli, come and take a look at this. It looks like the scroll box you use."

Turning around and walking to Kaya, she hugged the bedside table-sized cabinet with both hands and poured out the contents.

It was an exquisite wooden box one foot long, carved with exquisite dwarf-style patterns and inlaid with many fine gems as decoration.

Pei Renli checked with magic to confirm that there was no problem. He opened the wooden box through the hidden button under the pull ring on one side. After opening the lid, he could see a rectangular space that could accommodate 20 rolled magic scrolls, or 10

A piece of parchment paper.

This is a very standard scroll box. There is no difference in function from the one used by Pei Renli, but the decoration is slightly different. It is obvious that the workmanship of this scroll box is more exquisite.

Of course, it is empty now, and there are no scrolls stored in it.

Pei Renli held it up to the light and could see that after opening the lid, a small drawer on one side of the box could be opened, containing a bottle of precious magic ink and several beautiful white quills.

This kind of hidden compartment is much more advanced than Pei Renli's scroll box. He accidentally tipped it over and stuffed a small note inside, which read:

‘Never-stop learning is the source of progress for a mage’

——My name is indeed Nikolai today.

This is definitely not a message left by the owner of the underground palace, but something left by someone who lived here before Pei Renli and the others.

However, everyone is unfamiliar with the name Nikolai, and he is probably not a famous person.

"Look, what kind of badge is this?"

Cora and Camilla also gained something. They dug out a unique badge from the cabinet.

It was a gold-plated badge, about seven or eight centimeters long, in the shape of a strip, or more like a flag. There was a terrifying one-eyed emblem on it, which was etched on it. The badge was more like
To be continued...