Ring of Fate

Chapter 746 Exploration (Thanks to Old Kohler for supporting the Silver Alliance)

On the dark sea surface, the ancient "Blue Avenger" swayed gently with the ups and downs of the waves, surrounded by endless fog and sunlight that was difficult to penetrate.

Lumian met "Stormbringer" Alger again.

The holder of the "Hanged Man" card stood on the deck, his dark blue hair still messy, as if it was being eroded by the sea breeze every moment. He had changed his clothes and was no longer dressed like a sailor as before. He was wearing a captain's coat with a blue background and gold patterns.

"Explore it yourself." Alger looked at Lumian beside the "Magician" and nodded calmly, "I don't have much experience to share with you. If I did, I would have figured out all the secrets of this ghost ship long ago."

These things had been confirmed by the "Magician" lady, so Lumian had no doubts. He thanked her and walked forward step by step on the wooden deck.

He activated the remaining aura of the "Blood Emperor" in his right palm without hesitation, but no feeling of terror overflowed.

On the contrary, his palms were icy cold, but inside there was a burning pain like fire.

Lumian raised his right hand and took a look, and found that the originally light red scar had become a little brighter, but the skin covering it became paler and more lifeless.

I wonder if the residual aura of the "Blood Emperor" will be unable to activate the most critical special features of this ghost ship after being sealed by the "Underworld Man"... Lumian walked around the cabin of the "Blue Avenger" with a little worry and trepidation.

During this process, he was not attacked by the ropes or suffered any other impacts.

"It seems that the residual aura of the 'Blood Emperor' still has some effect, otherwise it would not be so peaceful..." Lumian muttered to himself silently, walked into the cabin, and explored it room by room.

The Hanged Man Alger did not follow, but stood at the front of the deck, watching from afar.

When Lumian's figure disappeared into the depths of the cabin, the "magician" raised his right hand and gently drew a circle in the air with his index finger.

A little bit of bright starlight emerged, first condensed into a transparent crystal ball, then expanded and turned into a round dream curtain.

On the curtain, Lumian's figure appeared, walking around the captain's room, occasionally stretching out his right hand to touch different things.

"There should be some gains." The "magician" said in a charlatan tone.

The "Hanged Man" nodded slightly, without asking what he would gain or what changes would be brought about, because Ms. "Magician" was unable to predict a definite future, and Ms. "Hermit" could only see some vague images.

——After Mr. Fool fell asleep, the Major Arcana cards have explored the Blue Avenger many times, but they have not been able to uncover the core secret of this "ghost ship" and find the treasures left by the Tudor Dynasty.

Given the special nature of the "apprentice" approach in this regard, the "magician" can only help the "Hanged Man" discover some other secrets but cannot reach the deepest one.

Mr. Xingxing explained this as follows:
"The Blue Avenger is not only affected by the twisted authority of the Lawyer channel, but also has obvious characteristics of exploiting errors, changing positioning, and grafting space.

This is consistent with the actual situation of the Tudor Dynasty:

Among the five great nobles under the "Blood Emperor" Alistair Tudor, Amon is the "thief", that is, the king of angels of the "wrong" path, and later became the corresponding true god. The ancestor of the Abraham family, Mr. "Men", is the king of angels of the "apprentice" path, and the ancestor of the Antigonus family is the king of angels of the "fortune teller" path. The Jacob family and the Tamara family have an angel of the "wrong" path and an angel of the "apprentice" path respectively.

They obviously have a very strong ability to exploit mistakes, change positioning, and graft space.

If the "Blue Avenger" is not guaranteed to exist and the treasure is not damaged or lost as a prerequisite, the "Magician" feels that he can unlock the core secrets of this ghost ship, but in that case, the "Blue Avenger" will be broken into pieces that can never be restored.

Under the "watchful eyes" of the two Major Arcanas, Lumian searched every room on the upper deck of the cabin and did not discover anything unusual.

He met seven or eight sailors one after another, and those people were instructed by the captain not to disturb his exploration.

Coming to the stairs leading to the lower level of the cabin, Lumian glanced at the bottom of the darkness where there was no end in sight. Maintaining the remaining aura of the "Blood Emperor", he walked down step by step amid the creaking sounds.

As he walked, he suddenly smelled an unusual scent.

He had been descending for thirty or forty seconds, and normally he should have stepped on the floor of the lower level of the cabin.

The distance between the upper and lower cabins of the "Blue Avenger" couldn't be so exaggerated that a "Reaper" couldn't walk it in dozens of seconds!

Lumian was not surprised but happy about this.

It’s okay to have abnormalities!

If there is no abnormality at all, it can only mean that the remaining aura of the "Blood Emperor" can no longer play its due role after being sealed!

Lumian let out a breath, calmed himself down, and remained calm but not slow. He continued to make creaking sounds and walked along the wooden stairs into the depths of darkness.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, he saw that there were no more wooden stairs in front of him, and the ground under his feet turned into black stone slabs that gave off a cold metallic feeling.

Arrived? Just as this thought flashed through Lumian’s mind, his eyes were illuminated by the blazing white light.

He saw one blazing white flaming spear after another, flying in dense masses, obscuring everything above.

It was like encountering a legion, where every soldier threw out the flaming spear in his hand.

There is nowhere to hide, no way to avoid it.

Lumian instinctively switched positions between himself and the shadow, hoping to use this ability that could be used quickly to survive the first round of attacks, and then look for an opportunity to "teleport" away.

At this moment, he suddenly had an idea.

Very risky idea.

Lumian's expression was tinged with madness. Facing the countless flaming spears that were overwhelming him, he not only did not use any abilities, but he did not even try to dodge.

He straightened his back and pushed his right palm forward.

The right palm has the seal of "Underworld Man" and the residual aura of "Blood Emperor".

They are all activated.

The dense, rain-like swarms of blazing white flame spears solidified in an instant.

They stopped in mid-air at the same time, neither moving forward nor falling.

Seeing this, Lumian couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief.

The bet was right!
Gradually, those blazing white flame spears slowly went out, faded a little bit, and finally disappeared completely.

Before Lumian could observe further, bright flames lit up on both sides.

They were like wall lamps embedded in the wall, dispelling the thick darkness and allowing Lumian to see the surrounding situation.

The place he was currently in was a deep and spacious hall, but it was not as big as he had imagined.

When those blazing white flaming spears were flying towards him like an endless flock of crows, he felt like he was standing on an ancient battlefield, a battlefield whose area was measured in kilometers, and the hall in front of him was equivalent to the great prayer hall of St. Vivek's Church.

At first glance, Lumian's eyes suddenly froze and his heart seemed to stop beating.

He saw a huge throne made of black iron in the depths of the hall.

There were patches of red marks on the surface of the throne, it was unclear whether it was rust caused by years of erosion, or old blood that was spilled on it.

At this moment, there was a figure on the throne!
The figure was like a giant, wearing a crimson priest robe and an iron-black crown. His right elbow was resting on the armrest, supporting his buried head.

The long hair that was gleaming with a faint blood light was thus draped down, covering the figure's face.

Lumian was not unfamiliar with this figure. He had seen him at the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain", but there was a certain difference in his clothing between then and now.

That is the figure of the "Blood Emperor" Alistair Tudor!
However, this figure did not have the horror, brutality, and madness of the "Samaritan Woman's Fountain", nor did it have the aura of war and destruction, as well as the actual sense of oppression and conquest. If Lumian had not been able to see it directly, he would definitely have thought that there was nothing on the Iron Throne.

Shadow? Lumian closed his eyes and relied solely on his other senses and his own spirituality to sense it.

With this feeling, the Iron Throne covered with red marks was empty.

Lumian's heartbeat gradually returned to normal, and he opened his eyes again and looked towards the Iron Throne.

The figure remained motionless.

Lumian resisted the urge to observe the figure's weakness, nor did he activate the "Eye of Disaster". He looked away and looked at other areas of the hall.

At the bottom of the nine steps corresponding to the Iron Throne, there are five mottled stone chairs, two on the left and three on the right.

“Can’t you just add one more to make it more symmetrical?” Lumian couldn’t help but complain in his mind.

He knew that the five stone chairs should represent the five great nobles of the Tudor Dynasty.

These mottled and ancient stone chairs were smashed by someone unknown. Some of them were completely cracked and dominated by gaps, some were broken into countless small pieces but barely retained their original appearance, some had broken backrests, some had lost their seats, and some were in a molten state as if they had been burned by flames for a long time.

Had there been a battle here? Lumian tried to find any traces of it on the black stone slabs, the supporting pillars, and the surrounding walls, but found nothing.

There are no items either... Isn't it said that part of the treasure left by the Tudor Dynasty is hidden here? Has it been stolen? Well, Thermipolos said before that if I am not at a high enough level and forcefully explore the Blue Avenger, it is very likely that Alistair Tudor will be resurrected in my body... From this point, it can be inferred that there should be some things or arrangements here... Lumian tried to move forward again.

As he walked, he kept his eyes on the figure on the Iron Throne, observing every detail.

Suddenly, he saw a pair of eyes, iron-black, cold eyes.

The figure on the Iron Throne slowly raised his head.

PS: Thank you Kohler for supporting Silver Alliance——
(End of this chapter)