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“This way~” Following the direction of Veil’s finger, everyone squeezed once again into another opening in the cave.
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How many caves is this now…?
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They’d been wandering these crisscrossing labyrinth caves nonstop, passing by countless corpses along the way.
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Some were humanoid, some only vaguely so, and many belonged to wild beasts.
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But unlike the slaves and maids buried here before…these weren’t carefully preserved mummies, but bodies that had simply dried out and decayed over time.
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These creatures must have entered the labyrinth cave from somewhere else, but while getting in was possible, for most, getting out was not.
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In the end, they’d all perished, trapped alive within the labyrinth cave.
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The hollow eyes of these corpses seemed to stare at everyone who entered, silently foretelling their own fate.
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To be honest…Holly was already lost at this point.
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If she were told to retrace her steps alone right now…her end would probably be the same as those bones on the ground.
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She wanted to ask Senior Veil, who was still being led along by a dog leash in front of her…if this plan was really reliable.
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But remembering the times she’d embarrassed herself before, Holly managed to bite back her question.
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Although she didn’t have much faith in the Mascot Senior, and felt Veil was pretty unreliable…
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Especially when she scratched her head and made those silly, clueless faces.
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Uh…it was true, she was very cute…
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But this was hardly the time to be admiring cute little girls…
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Still…even if she had no confidence in Veil, she trusted the Lady’s judgment completely.
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If Ileya believed Veil could do it…maybe she really could…right?
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Following behind the group, Holly watched Ileya’s rather calm expression, and the anxiety she’d been holding onto slowly faded away.
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She didn’t notice at all that her mindset was subtly changing.
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She was even starting to develop a strong sense of blind faith in the Lady ahead.
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Oh…
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And right at that moment, Veil came to a halt.
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“We’re here!”
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Honestly, even if she hadn’t said so, everyone would have realized they’d arrived.
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Because what stood before them now wasn’t yet another fork in the cave…but a massive stone gate.
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The stone door looked old and imposing, with no ornate carvings or any inscriptions.
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Ileya directed a few skeleton soldiers to push on the door, but it didn’t budge an inch.
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And the feeling of pushing against it…was hard to describe.
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This stone door seemed to exist just for show…there probably wasn’t even an axle inside, just two enormous stone slabs.
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Rather than calling it a door, it might as well be called a Grave-Sealing Stone.
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This…was likely the final barrier within this Tomb.
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But…how were they supposed to get inside?
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Ileya stepped forward and knocked twice with her finger on the stone door.
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The stone felt completely solid; if Amisa wasn’t injured…maybe she could use Shadow Shift to slip through a crack…
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But with Amisa barely suppressing her looming madness, Ileya wouldn’t allow her to try, even if she was willing.
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So…what now?
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[Get out.]
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Just as everyone found themselves at a loss before this simple yet effective stone door—
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A low, sigh-like voice suddenly echoed in all their minds!
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“Eh?!” Holly jumped in fright, glancing about in confusion.
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Reliel instinctively put her hand on her sword hilt, though she only frowned thoughtfully.
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As for Arthur, he simply turned his head to look at Ileya.
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For a very simple reason—this voice was—
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“Soul Transmission?”
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Veil, still wearing a dog leash around her neck, even imitated Ileya’s arched brow.
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This was communication transmitted by soul vibration.
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It sounded complicated…but just like humans need to vibrate their throats to speak, Necromancers could produce this effect subconsciously, as long as they wished.
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In a world without an Underworld, this might be considered quite secretive.
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But to Ileya and Veil, it really wasn’t a big deal.
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[Or die…]
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Gradually, the voice reaching into their very souls grew louder than before.
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Everyone could even feel a pressure weighing upon their very spirits!
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Buzz!!
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In an instant, the soul-level tremor gave them all…the urge to turn and run!
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But at that moment, apart from Holly who instinctively took a step back…
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The rest all managed to withstand the pressure.
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Seemingly realizing something, Reliel turned her head toward Ileya just like Arthur did.
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Because previously…she’d felt this kind of soul-suppressing sensation from Ileya, too.
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Only…this presence from behind the stone door was stronger, and much more forceful…
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The Lady, who was being watched by her little sister, stroked her chin thoughtfully.
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Now, she finally understood why there were no souls in the tomb, and why the Death Energy in this labyrinth felt so “fresh”…
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So it turned out…there was an Undead creature here, continuously absorbing the power of death.
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This was…the first Undead being with self-awareness she’d encountered since arriving in this world.
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Maybe she could exchange cultivation insights with it?
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Just as she was thinking this, Ileya’s voice—like a clap of thunder—resounded in everyone’s mind!
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[Hey!! Who are you!!]
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Hm?!
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Other than Veil, even Arthur instinctively clutched his head!
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“Hm? Ah…”
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Seeing the others react like this, the Lady finally realized—
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Her Soul Transmission hadn’t restricted its area, so everyone around was affected.
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Still not very skilled at this~
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As for Ileya’s question…there was no immediate answer from within.
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A long silence followed…
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Not even the word “get out” appeared again.
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“Looks like…we’ll still have to find a way in.”
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Ileya stroked her chin.
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If she let her soul leave her body, she could simply float inside herself.
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But unless she went crazy, she’d never risk putting herself in that much danger.
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As she pondered, Arthur suddenly stepped up beside her and gently tapped on the stone door.
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He seemed to be estimating its thickness.
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Then, he casually felt around his waist pouch…
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Realizing he had nothing, he lowered his head and started searching the ground.
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Under everyone’s gaze, Arthur picked up an L-shaped stone and weighed it in his hand.
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“Hmm…this should do.”
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Murmuring to himself, Arthur pressed the stone against the door…and twisted!
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As if…he were turning a doorknob.
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What…was Arthur having another one of his “episodes”?
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Just as Holly was thinking that, she saw—
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At the spot where Arthur turned the L-shaped stone, a small stone door actually appeared out of thin air.
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And he easily pulled it open.
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“This…” Not just Holly—Reliel’s eyes went wide, and even Ileya arched her brow.
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What exactly was Arthur’s extraordinary ability?
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A flash of doubt crossed Ileya’s mind, but now wasn’t the time to get bogged down in that.
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Because behind the door Arthur opened, there was still a wall of blue stone.
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“Too thin?” he muttered to himself, stone still in hand, repeating the operation again.
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He did this four times, and finally, the massive stone door was carved open by Arthur from the bottom—into a small entryway.
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Whoosh—!!
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As the last small door opened, a frigid wind blasted across their faces!
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Rot, despair, ruin, withering…
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At this moment, everyone except Veil and Ileya felt—
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what true, manifest “Death Energy” was.
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