Mystic Overlord: Reading Gives Strength-Chapter 1094 - 1088: The Great Labyrinth

"..."

The dark void shattered completely, yet the words of the wise and aged elder still lingered by his ear.

Such simple words of reminder.

Ronald understood it all in an instant.

But upon deeper reflection, he always felt that the great mage, full of wisdom, left him a reminder at the last moment, as if it contained another layer of meaning.

"..."

Ronald stood in place, thinking carefully.

And then, and then Ronald realized something was amiss.

He had already broken free from the historical loop, a fact confirmed without doubt in the ritual hosted by the great mage.

And at present, the strange changes around him had already disappeared.

Yet the scene before him was still pitch black, and even Ronald's extraordinary vision could barely make out some shadowy outlines of walls.

During the time he was immersed in the historical loop.

The large expanse of Larchmont Island outside had already turned into such a scene?

There was no time to use the Sin of Greed to lock onto a target.

Ronald merely harbored a thought in his mind; Bradshaw's Railway Guide immediately provided information—it indicated "No trains pass through here, thus no location name can be provided."

"..."

"You've arrived just in time."

Ronald muttered, then made a slight mental connection.

Through the connection on a soul level, he immediately confirmed that Il was not far from him.

Il also broke free from the historical loop normally, and the environment he was in appeared safe and sound.

At least it wasn't anything beyond imagination and expectations.

Feeling slightly calmer, Ronald called Il back to his side, then proceeded to use the Sin of Greed to explore the information about his current location.

—Original script domain: The great tomb of the Nameless of Generations.

—A vast domain composed of original spell scripts, capable of entrapping anyone who steps within its bounds.

—Unless the trapped person dies or successfully escapes, this domain will not dissipate even if the caster dies.

"..."

"The great tomb of the Nameless of Generations..."

As the Sin of Greed laid out the information, Ronald's facial expression changed.

He didn't know whether to feel glad or concerned.

Glad because Ronald could discern what had caused the phenomena at his location through the brief description.

It turned out to be the original script evolved from the Earth Sea Legend series of books in this world.

However, concerned because—being situated in another's original script domain, Ronald was unsure about the current state of the casters on the island.

The opponent's intention in casting such a threatening spell was obvious, suggesting they had come with ill intentions.

Given the premise that enemies attacked and successfully cast such a large-scale spell, it was likely now a scenario of little hope for the caster originally guarding Larchmont Island.

And with the shattering of the historical loop, what had become of the companions who should have escaped with him?

Despite the numerous doubts, Ronald understood that this was no time for hesitation.

So he reached behind to draw the Sword of St. Catherine and made a strike at the wall before him.

"..."

"Damn, it's still in Il's gut!"

Naturally, Ronald grabbed empty air.

Because during the previous historical loop, to avoid the suspicion of Fisher's newborn, he had entrusted the Sword of St. Catherine to Il for safekeeping.

Over the ensuing period, Ronald found no opportunity to use this treasured sword.

Thus, now having left the historical loop, Ronald was, ironically, separated from his weapon!

In the pitch-black underground world, Ronald's expression appeared somewhat awkward.

Thankfully, with darkness all around, no one observed his awkward stance with his right hand left hanging.

He quickly composed and readjusted his posture, then began to chant a spell:

"Starting from the relationship between the whole earth and the sky, we will begin to construct our understanding..."

The first choice Ronald made was naturally the star chart from the Astronomy Master.

Although the name of the current spell domain was the great tomb, in reality, it was a vast labyrinth set deep underground for burying criminals, thieves, and sacrifices. It also housed the sleeping, dangerously hostile Nameless of Generations who held malicious intent toward the sunlit world.

Ronald was confident in his strength.

But considering the terrifying power symbolizing the dark side of the entire world in the original script, he didn't intend to confront it with brute force directly.

So, given the situation, the priority was clearly to use the star chart to explore the geography around him first.

As the spell activated, the topography of the entire underground tomb was instantly grasped by Ronald through the spell.

It was a terrifying place with two exits to the outside world, but both could be completely sealed.

The length of the maze's tunnels exceeded twenty miles, filled with bends, branches, spirals, dead ends, and countless misleading paths. All tunnels were constructed as an intricate network of interlinked passages with curves, forks, overlaps, branches, intersections, loops, and reverse paths, with no straight path to follow.

With the exits sealed, even after wandering here for several days and nights, finding an exit would be implausible.

Because it led nowhere!

The great tomb was cloaked in darkness with no central structure able to determine its position.

Anyone daring to ignite the illuminating light symbolizing the outside world would immediately be discovered by the dreadful darkness, which would then consume them.

Such a dangerous and terrifying spell demanded cautious handling...

Even as he reached this judgment, what transpired next made Ronald's expression even more grave.

The star chart's detection range was shrinking!

The tomb's dark power suppressed all spells in this place, and if Ronald did not continually enhance his support for the spell, its effects would soon be extinguished by the oppressive force.

This was especially the case since Ronald himself was a bearer of an original script.

His formidable spells, backed by the overwhelming power of the original script, were several times stronger than those of ordinary casters.

It could therefore be foreseen——

If an ordinary caster were to step into this spell domain, they would quickly be stripped of all spellcasting abilities, ultimately becoming a mere mortal devoid of any extraordinary power.

Could such an ordinary person possibly survive and find their way out of a pitch-black underground labyrinth?

"Tsk——"

At this thought, Ronald couldn't help but frown.

In such a dire situation, the sinister intention of the spell's caster was already evident.

So who exactly would harbor such evil intentions at such a time?

Considering the events that transpired before they landed on the island, the logical deduction was not overly complicated.

After a few mere breaths' time had passed,

the name naturally emerged in Ronald's mind——Nine Rings Conclave.