CHAPTER 761: BE A GOOD ATTENDANT 598

At the end of the passage on the left side of the stone hall, a niche chamber.

Reiger, Liz, and Yuloli, a party of three, arrived here and saw the side altar in the stone coffin as mentioned.

Reiger took a look around the area but soon returned, disappointed.

"There is only an altar here, nothing else."

Reiger relayed this to Liz, who was pulling Yuloli along, which made Liz somewhat disheartened.

"Does that mean we still don’t know where the Hidden Land is?"

Liz felt frustrated by this.

"It seems we searched the wrong place."

Reiger also sighed.

They had almost explored the entire ancient ruin, even visiting the tomb hidden behind the statue, yet they still hadn’t found any records related to the Dimension Cube or the Hidden Land.

This indicated that the object of Reiger and Liz’s search was likely not within this ancient ruin.

"Well, it’s not impossible; we should have been prepared for this from the beginning," Reiger said.

He and Liz had thought to come here, not because they were sure this place held information about the Dimension Cube or the Hidden Land, but because Yuri, while helping them investigate, discovered that this ruin was related to Moslo’s Sword.

The murals here recorded the history of the Reinnaier clan fighting monsters with Moslo’s Sword and a groove that matched the blade of Moslo’s Sword, which is why Yuri told Reiger about this place, so that Reiger and Liz could come here searching for clues.

In other words, Reiger and the others didn’t know beforehand whether there was information about the Dimension Cube or the Hidden Land, only coming here because it was related to Moslo’s Sword, which in turn was connected to the Dimension Cube and the Hidden Land Liz mentioned.

In such a case, even if they didn’t achieve their goal or find clues about the Dimension Cube and the Hidden Land, it was understandable.

Of course...

"It’s not that we’ve come away completely empty-handed," Reiger thought.

He remembered the ancient fire dragon that was sealed here, the appearance of "Ice Maiden," and all the ancient text records and murals.

Finally, Reiger’s gaze moved to the center of this side altar.

There, there was an altar raised one step higher than the rest of the area.

The altar was bare except for a groove.

That, perhaps, was Liz’s biggest gain from this trip.

Reiger then patted Liz on the shoulder and spoke.

"Go ahead."

The exceedingly brief words made the little princess holding Yuloli’s hand tighten it unconsciously.

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Yuloli, feeling the strength of the princess’s grip, gave her a somewhat puzzled look, then turned her head back and continued licking the blood from the vial in her hand.

The vial contained Reiger’s blood.

The vampire girl seemed to have taken a liking to Reiger’s blood. Ever since he had handed her the vial, she had been fondly licking the fresh blood in small sips, letting Reiger and Liz guide her as they left the tomb.

Reiger also glanced at the vampire girl, took her from Liz’s hands, and kept her by his side.

"Go ahead."

Reiger spoke to Liz once more.

Liz took a deep breath and nodded forcefully.

"Yes!"

After responding like that, the little princess, holding Moslo’s Sword, ascended the altar.

"Buzzzzz—"

Moslo’s Sword seemed to sense something and began to react.

This scene not only caught Reiger’s attention but also Yuloli’s.

Yuloli couldn’t help but look at Moslo’s Sword in Liz’s arms, and after a while, a hint of confusion and nostalgia surfaced in her ruby-like eyes.

Unfortunately, neither Reiger nor Liz noticed this.

The two of them watched Moslo’s Sword quivering, vaguely sensing that it was excited and couldn’t wait to plunge into that groove.

Liz could only hold Moslo’s Sword tightly, preventing it from slipping out of her hands.

But it wasn’t long before Liz relaxed her grip, deliberately drawing Moslo’s Sword from its sheath.

"Buzz—"

The blade of Moslo’s Sword suddenly trembled, and a faint halo gradually appeared on the blade.

Upon closer inspection, within this halo, mysterious runes began to emerge on the body of Moslo’s Sword.

Those runes were the seals of Moslo’s Sword.

This sacred sword of the Reinnaier clan was indeed sealed, which prevented it from showing its former glory.

Reiger didn’t know why the Reinnaier clan had sealed their own sacred sword.

The only person who might have known the reason was Yuloli from her past life.

But Yuloli had now lost her memories from her past life, and even upon seeing the mysterious runes emerging on Moslo’s Sword, she showed no particular reaction.

Liz could only hold the sword and look back at Reiger.

Reiger nodded at Liz, his eyes full of encouragement.

Liz immediately averted her gaze, focusing on Moslo’s Sword in her hands, her mind involuntarily conjuring up several scenes.

There was the time in Mepros’ territory when she was captured by a magical automaton, helpless until Reiger came to rescue her.

There was the time when Reiger was swallowed by the underground monster Yarakulon, and she could only wait helplessly outside.

And then there was this recent journey to the ancient ruins, mostly led by Reiger, while she herself almost struggled against a few magical automatons.

Although she was Reiger’s Attendant and it was her duty to protect him, since leaving the capital city to start their journey, she had hardly done anything for Reiger. Instead, it was Reiger who was always protecting her, sheltering her, allowing her to arrive here.

This isn’t right, is it?

Since when does a master protect their attendant?

If an attendant can’t protect their master and instead needs the master to protect them, then what good is that attendant?

Thinking this, Liz was filled with self-blame, guilt, and dissatisfaction with herself.

She was still too weak.

Descendant of a heroic line?

Some high princess?

These things were not the most important in Liz’s heart.

She had never felt her identity was noble, nor had she ever felt she should accept Reiger’s protection.

Liz’s self-perception had always been that of Reiger’s attendant.

Even though she was searching for her true origins, looking for the truth of her birth, it wasn’t to become a member of some superior heroic line.

So—

"If there really is some kind of bloodline within me, then please awaken."

"If Moslo truly has some kind of seal, then please undo it."

"Please grant me the power to be a good attendant."

This was Liz’s most sincere wish.

It wasn’t about becoming a hero, nor about becoming the descendant of some noble figure, but only to stop being a burden and to be useful to him.

"Quang!"

With this sincere wish, Liz thrust the Sword of Moslo she was holding aloft deep into the groove on the altar.

"————"

The entire side hall suddenly fell into an indescribable silence, absolutely quiet.

Reiger, Liz, and Yuloli all looked up at the altar together.

The altar also remained silent for several dozen seconds, and only after a while did it begin to change.

"Clang..."

A pale halo of light then appeared from the groove where the Sword of Moslo had been thrust.

It was like light seeping through cracks in the stone, slowly lighting up the Sword of Moslo.

It was like light spreading from deep underground, gradually rising up.

It spread, extended, and permeated across the altar, guided by an invisible hand, and slowly the light carved patterns on the altar.

After a long time, an incredibly complex, ingenious, intricate geometric pattern appeared on the altar, turning into a huge magic array that centered around Liz and the Sword of Moslo and began to slowly rotate.

"Buzz!"

Suddenly, an infinite amount of light rose from the magic array, shooting up to the ceiling.

"Master!"

Liz, startled by the sudden change, instinctively called out to Reiger, and she was swallowed up by the endless light.

"Liz!"

Reiger’s heart tightened, and he instinctively wanted to rush into the light.

But at that moment, the hand that Reiger was holding was suddenly grabbed.

Reiger turned in surprise, looking beside him.

There, Yuloli had stopped licking the blood vial, her ruby-like eyes tightly fixing on him, her hand that Reiger was holding also gripping him firmly, standing quietly in place without a word.

Reiger struggled a few times and found that Yuloli had no intention of letting go.

"You..."

Reiger’s expression subtly changed, facing Yuloli’s gaze, their eyes locked together.

"?"

Seeing this, Yuloli tilted her head again, a puzzled expression on her face.

"......"

Reiger suddenly didn’t know what to say, only to relax his body and, following Yuloli’s pull, stood in place, no longer rushing towards the light.

Yuloli immediately also relaxed her grip, no longer pulling tightly on Reiger.

The two of them just watched the dazzling light, one’s eyes gleaming with a clear luster, the other’s eyes flashing red.

Under their gaze, the light rising from the altar seemed to be consumed by something, gradually getting absorbed.

In the light, the Sword of Moslo inserted in the groove was absorbing the light, and Liz was also absorbing the light, lifting from the ground and floating upwards.

"Liz!"

Reiger called out reflexively to her.

But Liz didn’t respond.

She had somehow closed her eyes, seeming to have fallen into a sleep, floating in the light, absorbing the surrounding light while flames appeared to ignite around her, gradually getting enveloped by a blaze of light.

The blaze of light seared Liz’s body, slowly cloaking her in a layer of light.

"Boom!"

At that moment, the blaze around Liz surged, unexpectedly incinerating her clothes completely.

Then, a massive magic power began to emerge on Liz, forming into a storm, sweeping across the entire altar.