Fantasy Library.

Chapter 311: The Temple Under the Ruins
Western Sardinia, Oristano County.

This is a well-developed city closer to the sea than Cagliari.

The wind here is mixed with the smell of sea water, so there is a very open atmosphere, and one characteristic is that there are many relics.

Ancient ruins and the beautiful sea are both considered the most important tourist resources on Sardinia.

To date, more than 7,000 stone forts have been discovered in various parts of Sardinia.

These stone forts are called Nuragas and their construction can be traced back to around the 509th century BC, when people on the island of Sardinia gathered around these Nuragas to build communities and lived there through the prehistoric period until the arrival of the Phoenicians, who ended up with the Phoenician city of Terence dominating the entire island of Sardinia in BC.

Later, Rome, which was a republic and empire, came here and began a new rule. They rebuilt the streets built by the Phoenicians and made it their own residence, so there are many Phoenician and Roman relics on Sardinia.

Oristano County is one of the cities with the most ruins in Sardinia.

This place is not far from Cagliari in the south of Sardinia. It only takes about two hours to get there by car. If you come from the sky, the time will be even shorter, not to mention that Aize's instant step is much faster than vehicles.

Thus, in less than fifteen minutes, Aize's figure appeared in the sky above Oristano.

"We're here."

Aize carried Erica and landed outside the city gate in the north instead of in Oristano.

As soon as Aize landed, Erica immediately struggled and jumped off his hand.

"You rude fellow! You carried me like that again! What did you take a beautiful lady for? Luggage?"

Erica was so excited that her face turned pale.

She would not admit that her legs felt weak and she almost vomited.

"Wouldn't it be possible to reach our destination quickly this way?" Aize looked at Erica's slightly pale face and smiled. He said, "I am also racing against time to solve the trouble caused by the God of Disobedience before anything happens in Sardinia. I believe Miss Blantry can understand, right?"

"You better mean it!"

Erica stared at Aize, tears visible in the corners of her eyes, which undoubtedly created a huge contrast compared to the confidence and calmness she usually displayed.

Erica finally calmed down, looked at Aize with a stern face and questioned him.

"And then? What are we doing here?"

If the man in front of her couldn't explain it, she would definitely let him know what a lady's anger was.

"Why are you in such a hurry? We still have a long way to go!" Aize ignored Erica's unfriendly look and said, "Oristano is just a transit station. The place we really want to go is Taros."

"Talos?" Erica frowned immediately.

It is a city located on a protruding cape on the peninsula, half of which is submerged in the sea, about 20 kilometers away from Oristano.

The prototype of this city is a relic, a national city built by the Phoenicians of Terence with the god they believed in as their patron saint.

In order to enable the routes opened up by the Phoenicians to reach the coast of the western coastline, the Romans built cities based on the ruins called Antas and Taros, so Taros has always been a relic in the eyes of many people.

"This is the closest place to the Talos Ruins. If you take a taxi north from here, it should take about an hour to arrive."

Aize came here first to confirm the direction and location.

"In other words, we still have to fly over there?"

Erica was no longer calm.

Aize didn't say anything, but just stretched out his hand towards Erica with a smile, and grabbed her neck slowly but quickly.

"Don't worry, it's only a matter of a few minutes. Just hold on a little longer and you'll be there."

Having said that, without giving Erica a chance to resist or deny, Aize once again activated the flash step and rushed towards the north.

“Stop it, ahhhhhh…!”

Erica finally couldn't help but let out a cry.

…………

Talos, the remains of Saint Basil.

This is a famous ruin located in a vast wood next to Talros.

There are many Nuragas and many ruins of settlements that are not well preserved. Although there are also many well-preserved ruins, from a sightseeing perspective, this place is not very popular with tourists, so it seems a bit deserted compared to other places.

It was still morning and the sun had just risen in the east. It was also very far away from the ruins located in the northwest of Sardinia, so the sunlight came late and could not shine into the woods. It could only cover the treetops, covering the forest with a layer of golden gauze.

The ancient towers stood tall in the lush green forest, so high that they could even overlook the tall trees. From outside the forest, one could see the silhouettes of the buildings cleverly built with stones.

"Shh!"

Aize held Erica by the scruff of the neck and suddenly appeared on top of a Nuragai and landed on it.

"Okay, we're here."

As soon as Aize finished speaking, Erica slowly got off him.

Then, a sword light suddenly appeared and stabbed at Aize.

"Ding!"

Aize stretched out a finger and used the tip of his finger to block the angry sword. "Broken defense?"

Looking at Erica stabbing at him with the sword, Aize's mouth corners slightly raised.

"...I think I really need to let you know what a lady's anger is." Erica was so angry that she was shaking all over. She showed a very forced smile and said through gritted teeth: "I, Erica Blountrey, have never suffered such humiliation. You'd better be prepared."

“Forget it.” Aize pushed Erica’s sword away and said nonchalantly, “You are no match for me.”

After saying this, Erica became even angrier.

As a celebrity in the Milan magic world and even in the entire Italian mysterious world, as well as a well-known child prodigy, no one has ever been so brazen in front of Erica.

Although she is young, the Grand Knight is already the highest-ranking knight under the Paladin. Erica's ability to obtain the rank of Grand Knight proves that she is not only a genius, but also a person of considerable strength.

At least, she didn't think she would lose to someone who wasn't even a paladin.

And how many Paladins are there?

I'm afraid that even if you search the whole world, you can count them with your hands and feet.

Therefore, Erica had never met anyone who dared to say that she was no match for him.

But Erica had to admit that the mysterious man in front of her had unfathomable strength.

She is indeed no match for the other party.

"Don't let me know who you are."

Erica said this with hatred, as if she was going to use the family secret ritual to curse Aize when she returned.

Of course Aize wouldn't care, and he even hoped Erica would do so.

He really wanted to know, if Erica used some secret magic ritual to curse him, would his resistance to curse power rebound the curse back to the caster?
If that were possible, Erica would have a lot of fun.

"Look over there."

Suddenly, Aize pointed in a direction and asked Erica to look over there.

The two were now in front of an open space deep in the forest, and because of their high vantage point, they could see a square with a good view.

Weeds spread everywhere, but Erica could still see traces of various settlements carefully built with stones, as well as a big tree with a thick trunk in the corner of the square.

Rocks that had collapsed from somewhere formed a mountain and covered the ground around the tree.

But looking down from this angle, Erica still saw a hole in the ground covered by weeds and stones.

It was a triangular cave entrance.

"Is that the entrance to the temple?"

Erica suddenly thought of something and looked at Aize.

"That's right." Aize nodded and said, "The existence of Nuragai here means that this is the remains of an ancient settlement. The traces around it also tell us this."

"The remains of a Phoenician settlement?" Erica seemed to know what Aize wanted to say, and said in a deep voice: "The settlements at that time were more sacred places than temples, tombs and other places. If a disobedient god appeared, then..."

"It is normal for Him to be attracted by the spirituality of this land and use this place as a temporary base." Aize smiled and said, "Be prepared, the next thing you are going to see is the real God of Disobedience, right?"

After saying that, Aize jumped off Nuragai and jumped into the cave.

"........."

Erica took a deep breath and followed suit, jumping into the cave and entering the temple.

There are stairs in the cave that lead underground.

This is a real underground temple. The interior is made of cleverly piled stones and the gaps are filled with stones. It is simple but solemn.

The first thing Erica felt when she entered here was the humid air.

This is very unusual.

Sardinia has a Mediterranean climate, and the air is basically very dry. How could it be normal for the air flowing underground to be so humid?
But Erica didn't speak, or rather, she couldn't speak.

She couldn't feel it outside the temple, but once she entered, Erica immediately felt an indescribable atmosphere.

That atmosphere seemed to be telling everyone who entered that there was an extremely huge, great, and vast existence here, making her tense all over and trembling inside.

As a magician and a knight, Erica's extraordinary sixth sense and keen perception of cursed energy were screaming wildly, as if telling her to leave here quickly.

"Follow me."

Aize's voice was still so calm and natural, as if he was completely unaware of the atmosphere and hidden dangers here. He took a step forward and moved towards the depths of the temple.

Erica followed subconsciously and walked with Aize in the corridor for about ten minutes.

On the way, several forks in the road appeared in front of the two of them, but before Erica could use spell power or magic to sense them, Aize continued walking without stopping, as if he knew which way to go.

Finally, the two arrived at the end of the temple...

(End of this chapter)