Type-Moon, joins the Lion King at the beginning

Chapter 25 His Name is Atlas

White skeletons crawled out from the darkness, making the already narrow tunnel suddenly crowded.

As Li Ye approached quickly, the automatic defense device instantly made a sharp sound, and the body with a bronze luster disintegrated and reassembled in an instant!
Li Ye's pupils shrank when he saw the magic fluctuations of the three automatic defense devices suddenly rising. His intuition already indicated what would happen next.

The rapidly rising humming sound was like an overloaded turbine, ejecting the contents in an instant!

hum-

Three dazzling beams of light approached Li Ye!
'The core is in the center!'

"Mr. Li Ye! Attack the central core!"

Almost at the same time, Li Ye and Holmes noticed what those lights represented!
Li Ye suddenly felt a heat wave coming towards him, and immediately analyzed the approximate power of this attack from the magic fluctuations and heat contained in the light beam!

With Li Ye's current speed, he could easily avoid it, but behind Li Ye were Holmes and Nitocris!
"I can block it!"

stab-

The surging magic power was like a swimming dragon, lingering around Li Ye's body and the edge of the sword.

While Li Ye was fighting back, the skeletons summoned by Nitocris stood in front of Li Ye one after another, constantly weakening the power of the beam!

When the beam of light reached Li Ye, it had been weakened by half!

There is no threat to Li Ye at all!
Click!

Li Ye was seen bearing three beams of light, taking advantage of the moment when the automatic defense device's attack was cooling down, and stabbing his heart with a sword!
In an instant, the light became brighter!
The huge amount of magic power contained in the ruptured core roared past Li Ye like a raging wave!
'Two more!'

Skeletons continued to crawl out from under him, restraining the remaining two automatic defense devices, but they were quickly chopped into pieces by the high-speed rotating automatic defense devices.

The two automatic defense devices continued to advance like rolling knives, trying to tear Li Ye apart completely!
‘! ’

Li Ye drew his sword and withdrew himself, then stretched out his long arm like a spear and reached out to the nearest automatic defense device, stopping it from rotating with just his physical body!

Click!

After confirming the core position, it was only a matter of time for Li Ye to deal with the remaining two automatic defense devices.

In less than ten seconds, the three automatic defense devices completely lost their ability to move.

"Is this the case in all Astra Courtyards?"

Li Ye tried to pick up the broken core, but the palm-sized prism was able to contain that level of magic power and was able to achieve self-sufficiency in replenishing magic power. The technology contained in it was beyond Li Ye's imagination.

"Yes, Mr. Li Ye, with the alchemical reserves of the Atlas Institute and this automatic defense device that can support long-term operation, I'm sure we will encounter many enemies on our way."

Holmes said as if nothing had happened what Li Ye really didn't want to hear.

That meant Liye and Nitocris had to fight their way in.

"Don't worry! Pharaoh Nitocris will give you her blessing!" Nitocris said confidently.

click-

Li Ye crushed the broken core casually. This broken core was of little value to Li Ye, and Li Ye's ability was not enough to analyze the relevant technology from it.

When another automatic defense device fell, Li Ye, Holmes and others finally left the tunnel and came to a wide space.

Dozens or even hundreds of tunnels leading to unknown destinations appeared in front of Li Ye and others.

Li Ye pointed at the road that stretched out in front of him and said, "How should we go to this fork in the road?"

Unconsciously, Li Ye had handed over the choice to Holmes. The presence of the strongest brain made Li Ye feel very comfortable.

"Continue to use my familiar to explore these tunnels?"

Nitocris, who had experience in carpet searches, asked.

"We cannot use Miss Nitocris's familiars. At present, the automatic defense devices of Atlas Academy are basically operating normally. If Miss Nitocris's familiars explore a large area, it will only cause all the automatic defense devices to run wild to our location."

Holmes rejected Nitocris's suggestion and looked at Li Ye after pondering for a moment. Li Ye suddenly had a bad premonition.

"Mr. Li Ye, it seems we can only try one by one. Of course, I have selected an area, and the road to the center is in it."

"Then what are we waiting for?"

Li Ye took a deep breath and walked ahead naturally. After a while——

"What's this?"

Li Ye noticed a foreign object embedded in the bluestone wall not far away.

Different from bluestone, this foreign object shines with metallic luster.

Li Ye noticed that it seemed to be a metal plate with a line of text engraved on it.

"Zbia Eltnam Atlassia?"

Li Ye slowly read out the name engraved on the metal plate. Some of the characters behind the name were crossed out, making it impossible for Li Ye to recognize it.

Holmes, who was also observing the metal plate, raised his eyebrows and said, "As far as I know, all the deans of Atlas College were given the title of Atlasia. This must be the last dean. There may be successors, but their names have not been preserved."

Holmes looked at the metal plate carefully, and his eyes seemed to see something.

"The last generation of dean?"

Li Ye raised his eyebrows, his expression exactly like Sherlock Holmes.

"The successive deans of Atlas inevitably went mad, and as a result, they created forbidden weapons that could destroy the world. Or, in other words, the successive deans failed in their challenge to the future, and as a result, they went mad."

"This profession is really unlucky--"

After listening to Holmes' explanation to Dean Atlas, Li Ye pondered for a moment: "So why did he carve his name here? Like the college's wall of fame? Then it should be missing a portrait."

Li Ye then continued searching along the wall and found several identical metal plates, but all the information on them had been erased.

"Mr. Holmes, what do you think?"

Li Ye stood in front of a big door and turned to look at Holmes.

It blends in perfectly with the surrounding bluestone. If Li Ye hadn't noticed something unusual, he wouldn't have been able to find this door.

Holmes and Nitocris, who arrived, looked at the door. While Nitocris used magic to explore the situation behind the door, Holmes bit his pipe and remained silent.

"We haven't met anyone yet. Even if our destination is the center, we can't let this place go—"

Seeing Holmes fall silent, Li Ye muttered to himself.

Bang bang.

Li Ye knocked on the door casually, and the heavy sound it made showed how heavy the door was.

"Holmes, do you think there is any chance I can open this door?"

Li Ye finally came across a different position and was unwilling to let it go.

Especially after learning that Atlas Court was a [magic costume storage] unmatched on earth, Li Ye began to have ideas.

What he lacks most now is weapons that can be used under normal circumstances.

"Mr. Li Ye, if you force the door open, it might trigger the mechanism. I personally don't recommend you to do this."

Holmes tried to dissuade him in a sincere tone.

"No trace of magic was found."

At this time, Nitocris suddenly spoke.

Li Ye raised his eyebrows: "No? Then you guys step back first, I'll try."

Just as Li Ye was about to force the door open——

hum.

The flowing air seemed to reverse, and a strong suction force burst out from deep inside.

It was like being in a whirlpool at the bottom of the sea, slowly falling towards the endless hell!
The flow of air was secondary. What really surprised Li Ye and Holmes was the unusual smell.

"This time it seems a little different—"

(End of this chapter)