Traveler of the River of Time and Space-Chapter 415 - 31: Kassas Great Tomb

Falan Fortress.

When Su Ziyu and Sister Fried returned here again, they quickly discovered that something was amiss.

"Someone was here yesterday," Su Ziyu said solemnly.

"Hmm," Sister Fried squatted down to look at a charred corpse in front of her, and whispered, "Chaos Power!... It's a Curse Master."

"A very powerful Curse Master."

The monsters nearby had all been slaughtered.

There were traces of fire explosions everywhere, which must have happened not long after they left. However, the other party did not enter the depths of Falan Fortress, and all traces gradually disappeared near the location of the Lord of Cinders.

"He also seems to be capable of Invisibility," Sister Fried whispered, looking at a corpse that had been assassinated with a backstab from behind.

There are mainly three types of Magic in this world.

The first type is Divine Miracle, which records the deeds of ancient deities, and by reading these stories and praying, one can trigger the Power of Faith to cast some Magic left behind by the Divine Spirit.

This is something Su Ziyu cannot do; the stories of those deities are just interesting tales to him. 𝒻𝓇𝑒𝘦𝘸𝑒𝒷𝓃ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝒸ℴ𝘮

He simply can't generate Faith.

The second type is curses, which is the power handed down by the Chaos Witch. Su Ziyu feels it's a bit like the spells of Warlocks, and the lineage of those who become Curse Masters is usually unusual.

The third type is Magic, mainly Soul Magic and Crystal Magic, unique powers of this world that must be obtained by analyzing the Laws of the world.

This is the path of Mages.

The Power of Magic is said to originate with White Dragon Heath.

"It could be a Witch wielding Chaos Power," Sister Fried pinched a smoldering ash and looked at it slowly, "The daughters of Chaos were once burned as Lords of Cinders."

The other person had already left.

"Let's not worry about them," Su Ziyu shook his head and said, "Let's go inside."

The unkind Ashes will always seek him out.

If the source of Pollution truly lies with the First Flame, it wouldn't surprise him what kind of Ashes have been resurrected.

Very soon.

The sealed passageway to the depths of Falan Fortress appeared before the two of them, Sister Fried pointed towards the passageway ahead, and softly said, "Below is Kassas Great Tomb."

"A kingdom that's been buried."

"Follow me."

The illumination in this underground tomb was not dim, as many unextinguished torches lit the way.

Upon entering this dust-sealed Great Tomb, Su Ziyu immediately saw countless slaughtered corpses, skulls piled beside stone pillars, alongside scattered and rusted swords, vague tombstones dotted the area, and strange ancient urns filled with human bones were everywhere.

"Kassas was once a powerful kingdom."

"Their king conquered many countries."

"Until Kassas's ruler, Overlord Vonier, began to dabble in the Power of Death..."

Sister Fried seemed to be remembering, as if recalling many once-forgotten things, and softly said, "Vonier acquired part of the Power of the original deceased, Tomb King Nite."

"He wanted to become the last deceased."

Upon saying this, a trace of mocking smile appeared on Sister Fried's lips, and she slowly said, "And then, he was devoured by the Abyss."

"The original Falan Undead Squad came here."

"They exterminated the entire nation."

"And built Falan Fortress upon this ruined kingdom to suppress the souls consumed by the Abyss."

Here, countless bones were left behind by the Falan Undead Squad.

Before being burned once, the Falan Undead Squad directly vanquished the powerful kingdom of Kassas, consumed by the Abyss. Since then, they've been guarding Falan Fortress, located above Kassas Great Tomb.

"Polluted entities detected!"

Su Ziyu was quietly listening when suddenly, from a pile of bones in the distance, some scattered bones automatically assembled. Then, two or three skeletons with glowing red eyes crawled up, wielding strange scimitars, swiftly rolling forward, lunging with agility unbecoming a skeleton, directly hacking towards Su Ziyu's legs.

.........

Fire Transmission Ritual Site.

Accompanied by the sound of heavy footsteps, Hawkwood, crouched in the corner, couldn't help but raise his head.

In his sight, the once-seen nameless Sun Knight was slowly walking in from outside, with some mottled stains and blood smears on his body, his heavy armor covered in sword and blade scratches, as if he had just experienced a fierce battle.

Upon seeing the person walking directly towards him, Hawkwood couldn't help but feel a bit impatient and said, "What's the matter this time?"

"Can't you ask someone else?"

Clang.

A heavy Hybrid Greatsword smashed directly onto the ground. The Sun Knight ignored Hawkwood's complaints, seating himself beside him, took out a heated Elemental Bottle, drank a sip, and slowly said, "There's only you here among the Ashes."

Seeing the heavy Hybrid Greatsword and dark red blood stains on its blade, Hawkwood hesitated for a moment before yielding, "Alright, speak."

"What do you want to know this time?"

"Don't you remember anything from the past? Why do you keep asking me about everything?"

Beside him, the Sun Knight just chuckled, ignoring Hawkwood's jabs, thought for a moment, then slowly said, "I heard you know how to reach the Ancient Dragon Peak?"

Ancient Dragon Peak?

Upon hearing this, Hawkwood furrowed his brows, his expression hesitant, and softly said, "You're still not giving up?"

"You can't possibly defeat that Lord of Cinders!"

"Even if you become a dragon, it's the same!"

"Give it up."

"We're just some unkind Ashes, how could we possibly defeat the mighty Lord of Cinders?"

The Sun Knight beside him didn't respond, just picked up the heavy Hybrid Greatsword, swung it once, then placed it on his lap, wiping the blood stains from it.

"Uh..." Feeling the sword wind blowing on his face, Hawkwood shook his head and said, "Do you really want to become a dragon?"

"With your prowess, even if you become a dragon, it won't enhance it significantly."

The Sun Knight chuckled and said to himself, "You just need to tell me how to get there."

"I'm just going to meet an old friend I've never met."

An old friend you've never met?

An unseen person could still be an old friend?

Is this guy crazy or something?

But eventually, Hawkwood yielded to his powerful logic and quickly disclosed everything he knew. He just wished this guy would leave quickly and not come back to bother him again.

He just wanted to be alone and stay quietly inside the Fire Transmission Ritual Site.

After obtaining what he wanted to know, the Sun Knight beside him soon stood up, no longer paying attention to Hawkwood, but directly walking towards the Firekeeper standing by the bonfire ahead.

As if sensing the approaching Sun Knight, the Firekeeper turned, slightly bowed and greeted, "Ash Lord."

"You have returned."

The Sun Knight nodded slightly, knelt with one knee, raising a hand to his chest.

This is the ritual to enhance the Power of the unkind Ashes.

They can absorb the Power of Souls, but can't enhance their strength on their own, needing the Firekeeper to convert these Soul powers. Theoretically, with enough Souls, the unkind Ashes can be strengthened to a terrifying degree.

However, during this ritual to enhance strength, the Firekeeper's expression had a subtle difference, as she gently placed her pale hand on the Sun Knight's forehead, and slowly said:

"Please touch the darkness within me!..."

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