Chapter 658 Traces of Balam

Author: Half-wounded but not broken

Chapter 658 Traces of Balam

The violent demon king left a demon city for Perenli and arranged for Ravna to be his personal bodyguard and secretary.

But in fact, the real elders of Demon King City are the ten Puni who look like giant panda-shaped plush toys and make a squeaking sound when they walk.

They had been working in the Demon King's City long before Ravna was born. Although they were rarely mentioned, they had always been helping Perrenli with tedious tasks such as collecting herbs.

Puni is a kind of magical creature. They can be summoned by specific spells. Their lifespan is about 100 to 150 years. Their main job is to help mages fight, and they have basically no fighting power.

It is normal to see Puni in the Master's residence. This is not unique to Demon King City, but it is surprising to see Puni in this ruins with tens of thousands of years of history.

There are some differences in the shapes of these Pounis and those in Demon King City, but the difference is limited to the color. Overall, they still look like plush toys, and even the feel is similar.

"It might be scared to death by you, so put it down."

"Really? It feels so comfortable to touch that I don't want to let go."

Alisee put down Puni with a little regret, and the latter immediately ran to the back of Pei Renli's thigh and looked at her in horror.

The opening on the door was relatively narrow, so it was impossible for several Puni to squeeze through at the same time. This one was alone and was picked up by Elysee and used as a stuffed toy for a long time.

Puni in the Demon King's City has been busy for a long time, so Elyse rarely has the opportunity to touch it with her own hands, so it was a pleasure to touch it this time.

Pei Renli comforted Puni and signaled to Ravna with his eyes.

The latter understood the situation and whispered a few words to Puni.

Only Ravna here can understand what Puni said. They don't speak common language, it's a bit like telepathy, but they can understand it.

"Your Majesty, these Pounis say they have been living here for many, many years."

"Who summoned them?"

"It doesn't know. It only knows that it has been living here since it can remember."

In fact, there is a rather disgraceful fact. Pounis are actually hermaphrodites. They can even divide and reproduce themselves like echinoderms. As long as food and water can survive, two pounis can breed into a group.

The number of Puni in the Demon King's City was purely hoped to be maintained at around ten, so it never increased. If Pei Renli hoped, it would only take one year for the number of Puni to exceed one hundred.

"Then why not ask the other Puni."

Pei Renli pointed at the other Puni who were hiding behind the door panel and looking this way. Perhaps seeing that their lone companions were not attacked, they boldly stepped out tentatively, making their signature puff puff puffs with every step they took.

Chirping sound.

——It really looks like a stuffed toy.

It is very convenient to have Ravna to communicate with monsters, otherwise Perenli would really not be able to understand Puni's body language.

Puni was very close to his family, which was a natural characteristic. After confirming that Pei Renli and the others had no ill intentions, he immediately led them to his hometown as if welcoming new friends.

Passing through the door panel that has been drilled open, there is a long straight corridor behind the door. One of the rooms in the corridor is the home of the Puni.

It was originally supposed to be a hall. The Pounis used gravel as materials to build some beds, tables and chairs (according to their height, of course), and there was even a small pile of gravel that could barely make out the shape of Pouni.

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It is said that it was a sculpture they made after the beautiful sister outside the door (the statue of the goddess Misha Kai). When introducing it to Pei Renli and others, they looked particularly proud, showing off their artistic talents.

On one side of the hall, there is a small pool of about three or four square meters. Unexpectedly, clean water is still flowing out of it. The city's water supply system has not completely collapsed.

At the other end of the hall, you can see a large seepage wall covered with moss, lichen and some mushrooms.

These things are Puni's food, and they survive on this meager nutrition.

There were probably less than twenty people in total, and they were quite curious. When Pei Renli and the four of them came in, apart from being a little panicked at first, they quickly jumped around them.

Elysee already wants to stay here and never leave. After all, which girl can refuse a bunch of lively stuffed animals wandering around.

"Your Majesty, this Puni said that they came here a long, long time ago to help a person."

The Puni that Ravna was referring to must be very old, and his hair was a little dull, making him look old.

"Who is that person?"

"It said it was a tall, thin man whose body could glow and catch fire."

This description…

Pei Renli immediately remembered the first city lord in the history of Muxing City, and remembered that he was also able to use divine flames. (See Chapter 275 for details)

Pei Renli guessed that this guy was the god-killing demon king Balam.

These Pouni were probably summoned by Balam. Later, when he left, he did not send the Pouni back, so they stayed here until today, seven or eight hundred years later.

"What exactly can you do to help him?"

Ravna quickly turned around and asked, and then replied:

"Punis only know that they are helping that person build something tall, big, metal, and very smelly."

Pei Renli's head was full of questions after hearing this answer.

Puni's IQ is not low. The reason why they are creatures often summoned by mages as helpers is that they are very smart and capable of complex tasks. Otherwise, it would be easier to just use golems.

But now seven or eight hundred years have passed since the Balam period, and the Puni who stayed here have changed several times. What we know so far are still passed down orally from generation to generation. There must be many

Errors and ambiguities.

“Where’s the stuff you helped build for that guy?”

Regardless of what Balam built back then, since he wrote a message for the new demon king on the stone tablet at the door, it must be a back-up he left behind.

Pei Renli planned to go and take a look, just in case there were any clues about the real enemy.

"Puni said it was at the end of the corridor, keep going down. He also said it was very dark and dangerous in there. You can't go down there. There are bad things that can eat people."

From this description, I really can’t tell what’s going on…

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Pei Renli did not intend to delay this matter for too long, after all, he was not the only one who knew about this ruins.

If Jiaen Semiola does not receive a reply from the adventurers for too long, he may send someone over to check again. It is not impossible to ask a mage who can use teleportation spells to come over.

In order to avoid long nights and endless dreams, no matter what Balam left in the ruins, or what Jia En and Semiola were plotting in the Republic of Tula, they must be solved tonight. After that, Perenli will destroy the ruins and completely destroy the ruins.

Give up the thought of Jia En Semiola.

So after being unable to get any useful clues from Puni, Pei Renli pulled Alisee out of the pile of Puni, and the four of them were on the road again.

After passing through the corridor where Puni lived, we came to the end. The door here had completely fallen to the ground without pushing it, and behind the door was a large piece of rubble.

Maybe there was another collapse here after Balam arrived, and the road was blocked, but the blockage was not too severe. Pei Renli used the fossil-for-snow spell to easily clear a road.

It was pitch black behind the doorway, as if it was a dark night where one couldn't even see anything.

Pei Renli raised his dancing light technique and looked carefully, and suddenly found that these obstructions were not irregular. It seemed that this was once a vertical staircase passage, spiraling downwards with spiral stone steps. The passage in front of them was obviously blocked by a huge

Pulled by external forces, it tilts downward at an angle of approximately 30 degrees. Both intact and damaged stone steps have become obstacles to progress.

Because the damage was so serious, Pei Renli no longer dared to use fossils as snow. He might have completely broken the entire passage if he wasn't careful.

Therefore, on some roads blocked by rocks and ruins, everyone can only climb over carefully. Not only must they be careful of collapse, but they must also be careful not to fall in, because looking down, there is a large abyss that cannot be seen to the bottom. Ghosts

Know how high it is.

As they moved forward, the ruins seriously slowed down their progress. It took almost half an hour before they descended a total of only about twenty or thirty meters.

At this time, the road ahead changed. At the end of the passage, a large area of ​​collapsed building ruins could be seen, as if they had fallen from the top of the city above.

Under the illumination of the dancing light technique, one can clearly see that a large amount of clear water was squeezed out from the cracks in the rocks on one side, forming a medium-sized waterfall, washing away the crushed marble.

It may be that an earthquake caused the water veins to be extruded from the rock wall on one side, thus causing the channel to be blocked, and it should have happened after Balam arrived.

Pei Renli and the others approached carefully and used the dancing light technique to illuminate the surroundings.

This platform overflowing with clear water looks like a large pool, with many broken marble remains soaked in it, but no dangerous aquatic life has been found by visual inspection.

The job of exploring the path is left to the Fallen Angel as always. Not only can she fly, but she also doesn't really die. She is the best candidate for exploring landmines.

And the fallen angel seems to have been appointed, after all, the familiar is meant to be used to death.

She jumped nimbly on the marbles above the water in the pool, and looked around from time to time to confirm safety.

The fallen angel also had dark vision and did not rely on the lighting of dancing lights. Soon she waved to the people behind her.

"Look, there are traces of magic here."

The most basic ability of an adventurer is to be agile, even if you are a magician, it is necessary, so it is not difficult to learn to jump over like a fallen angel.

Soon, Pei Renli saw what traces of magic the fallen angel was talking about.

It is attached to the side of the rock wall, a layer of something that looks like a translucent stand. It separates the underground water, and the water rushes on it and then falls down, so it forms something like a waterfall.

This was definitely not done by the city's indigenous Gatheran goblins. After all, tens of thousands of years have passed, and any traces of magic will completely lose their effectiveness over time.

Then, there is only one answer, which is the trace left by Balam.
Chapter completed!