I'll also work hard to conquer the dungeon today.

Chapter 725, Section 2.7-12: La Soméshmiri Ruins: Treasure

The moment I stepped onto the stairs, everything went white, and all my senses vanished in that instant.

'jingle'

The ethereal and otherworldly divine music seemed to come from the horizon, guiding people on their way.

The white light dissipated, and the long staircase led straight to the clouds.

Behind him lay an endless abyss of darkness, while only faint candlelight illuminated the steps, leading to the end of the path.

Soldiers clad in golden armor stood guard on both sides of the steps, holding long spears, like gatekeepers of the gods, watching over and driving away lawless individuals.

The crowd jostled each other on the long staircase, climbing step by step, their expressions wary of the soldiers on either side.

"Ah! I'm sorry! I didn't mean to!" A person involuntarily apologized after accidentally stepping on the heel of the person in front of them.

However, the next second, the golden spear pierced his body and broke through his heart, and crimson blood gushed out, splattering onto the dark steps.

The body slowly fell, rolled down the steps, and finally disappeared into the abyss.

Shui Qi frowned slightly as she watched this scene. Was this what Miss Millie meant by being distracted? She couldn't communicate with anyone the whole time, and her gaze could only be fixed on the front without looking back.

Standing in the darkness, I kept walking towards the light at the end, but the lights around me grew dimmer and dimmer.

The moment I stepped into the light, it seemed as if God had truly descended upon me.

The white and holy robes fluttered lightly in the air, with golden patterns imprinted on them as if the sunlight were shining down, dazzling and eye-catching.

Her long silver hair was loosely tied behind her back, and her indifferent silver eyes held a cold and ruthless gaze upon the world.

It was just a fleeting image, but the unexpected power it exuded filled people with fear, causing them to involuntarily bend over and kneel, praying for divine mercy.

The light has faded.

Before them stood a girl in a long black dress, her misty gray hair fluttering gently in the breeze, her cool silver eyes watching the player walk up the stairs step by step.

"That fleeting glimpse... it really was him..." Noyce's face was extremely pale, clearly remembering something.

Shui Qi, with a somber face, said in a low voice, "Yes, His Majesty Lanlos the Lazy, once the Holy Son of Lasomethemia, or perhaps the God of Light."

“Although Lanlos often does inhuman things, he does have the ability to be revered by thousands, or rather, the God of Light is indeed worthy of being called the God of Light.” Daolin paused, then added, “He is also enough to keep people coming back for more.”

"Hmm? It's rare to hear you say that, Dao Lin," Shui Qi said in surprise.

At this moment, Noyce noticed Mu Yegui ahead and asked, "Mu Yegui? I was wondering where you went. So you arrived before us? But how did you know we would come here?"

“I asked the residents,” Mu Yegui said softly.

Noyce was slightly taken aback.

Dao Lin said thoughtfully, "You mean you were investigating the capstone, and after asking the local residents, you arrived here ahead of time. But you didn't know beforehand that this was the current checkpoint, right?"

Mu Yegui nodded, indicating that everything Daolin said was correct.

"Daolin is really amazing. He can understand even that?" Noyce said in surprise. At least from his perspective, he would never have been able to glean so much information from just those four words. At most, he would have thought that Mu Yegui had asked the locals and found out that this was a tourist spot.

“No, I don’t think Dao Lin understands Xiao Ye Gui. It’s purely because he understands himself that he interprets things using his own way of thinking. He’s not guessing Xiao Ye Gui’s thoughts, but his own,” Shui Qi coldly exposed from the side.

Dao Lin turned to look at Shui Qi without saying a word. "And then, you came here early not just to see the scenery, right?" Shui Qi asked.

Mu Yegui nodded and took a few steps back to stand at the very center of the altar.

"look at this."

A gentle breeze swept by, lifting the girl's skirt, and golden sunlight streamed down, making her misty gray hair appear translucent and holy.

The sacred and beautiful sacrificial dance seemed to transcend time and history, returning to the audience from the ancient past.

Mu Yegui finished performing a complete sacrificial dance, then elegantly straightened her skirt and said softly, "The sun shines here." During the Sun Festival, the priests would dance this dance to welcome the dawn. Every room in the hotel has murals depicting the Sun Festival. I put them together and found the complete sacrificial dance.

She paused, then said with a troubled expression, "But that's not right."

"What's wrong?" Daolin asked.

“I don’t feel that glowing effect. The people dancing in the murals have a shimmering glow, so why doesn’t it appear on me?” Mu Yegui stared at Dao Lin for a moment, then said softly.

"The murals are all exaggerated depictions; in reality, there shouldn't be any glittering special effects," Shui Qi said, shrugging.

“But Lanlos glows,” Mu Yegui retorted.

"He is the God of Light, with his own special effects," Daolin chuckled.

"Perhaps it's because it's already daylight?" Noyce pondered.

The ritual dance was supposed to bring dawn, but now that it's daylight, it has no effect.

Mu Yegui shook his head and said again, "I tried it here before dawn, but it didn't work."

Dao Lin pondered, "Then... it really is missing some specific conditions." Just now, when watching Mu Yegui perform the sacrificial dance, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he felt a little flustered.

There's something wrong with this sacrificial dance.

Shui Qi's face was very unpleasant. She said, "Until we find that specific condition, we shouldn't dance anymore. I don't think this dance is good. I can't explain this mysterious feeling, but it's definitely not a good thing."

For Shui Qi, there are very few situations that are out of control now, but the sacrificial dance just now was one of them.

“I thought it was just my imagination, but I didn’t expect you all to have sensed it,” Noyce said, frowning.

Then, he looked at Mu Yegui with concern and asked, "Mu Yegui, are you feeling unwell? Your face is so pale."

Last night, I didn't seem to look that haggard.

"Her skin has always been this pale, it hasn't changed at all," Shui Qi said quietly, glancing at Noyce.

Samuro's blood is not red, so his skin cannot be red.

Noyce: "..." It seems it was just his imagination again.

In the crowd, a pair of beautiful, clear lake-blue eyes quietly watched the four people, and two black hair clips that held up stray hairs on the right side glittered in the sunlight.

The silver bracelet swayed gently, and the boy was no longer visible in the crowd. Only the fleeting white bracelet remained in memory, seemingly worn on his left wrist.

So far, all the permanent members of this instance have appeared.

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(End of this chapter)