Trafford's Trading Club

Chapter 1423: Chapter 150: Exploring the Ancient City

In the hall, after listening to Kuluo Luoya’s narrative, the tower leaders remained silent—they naturally had the ability to discern whether what Kuluo Luoya said was the truth or a lie.

It was precisely because they knew it was not a lie that their expressions became heavy… even grim.

“A hundred years… have they really come back?” Dazzle’s voice was faint, but it reached everyone present.

However, the word “really” used by the First Tower Master contained a deeper meaning… could it be that the First Tower Master knew after the war a hundred years ago that “they” had not been completely eradicated?

This immediately made the three tower masters, including Chi Yan, think of an incident that happened a few years after the war: Farael of the Knight Unit went berserk and almost destroyed the Knight Unit.

“There’s something,” Thunder Tower Master said with a frown, “I just received the intelligence… it is said that a few days ago, Farael escaped from the prison of the Knight Unit, and he is currently missing. Could it have anything to do with the Secret Steel matter?”

No one could give the Thunder Tower Master an answer.

Dazzle pondered for a moment and said, “All judgments now are premature… As for the specific reason, I will personally go to the battlefield ruins to investigate before making a decision.”

He began to issue instructions, “Chi Yan, Ice, you two stay and guard the headquarters against another invasion by the Michael Association… Thunder, you come with me to the battlefield ruins. Additionally, send two more deacons to accompany us… As for the issue of compensations for the damages caused by Fafnir, leave it to Ice to handle.”

These were the things that needed to be done as expected, and they quickly nodded in agreement.

Dazzle Tower Master thought for a moment and said, “By the way, have Deacon Aes personally go to the territory of the Torrido Clan… The humans there have successfully overthrown the Torrido Clan and seem to have established a semblance of theocracy. They even have quite a few weapons capable of fighting against bloodsuckers.”

If it were an ordinary day, the tower masters would surely be shocked by this… but under the high pressure brought by “them,” the conflict between the farm humans and the bloodsucker clan took a backseat.

Only Kuluo Luoya frowned and said, “Dazzle Tower Master, you said the Torrido Clan was overthrown? When did this happen?”

One must know, yesterday he was still in Baelgang’s domain… but at the time, the clan’s territory was merely destroyed by Fafnir. How was it that overnight, the territory was overthrown by humans?

“I’m not very sure about the specifics.” Dazzle Tower Master shook his head, “At that time, I encountered some special situation and was held up… and now, we can only wait and see. Our Magician’s Association will not meddle in the wars between the Thirteen Clans and the human descendants of the ancients… After all, it’s their internal conflict.”

Kuluo Luoya remained silent, lost in thought… but he felt everything was in chaos, like the once-calm lake suddenly disturbed by something, turning murky.

No one could see what the bottom of the lake looked like now.

“Oh, there’s another thing,” Dazzle Tower Master, ignoring Kuluo Luoya’s demeanor, finally said, “I accepted a student during my recent trip. She should arrive with my token. If I don’t return, just arrange for her to stay at my Magic Tower first.”

Dazzle Tower Master… actually took on a student?

Judging by the tower masters’ reactions, this was clearly a significant matter.

“Teacher, I will also personally accompany you this time to take a look at the battlefield ruins.” At that moment, Dazzle used mental induction to converse with Shen Zhen, the true dragon hidden behind him.

“Okay.” Long Xiruo nodded, “Just go about your own business, don’t mind me. I’m just going to take a casual look.”

Of course, if Dazzle encountered danger, given Long Xiruo’s character, he would certainly not stand by idly—for Dazzle Tower Master, having the support of the Godly Land’s true dragon, a partner of such unfathomable power, naturally bolstered his confidence.

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The expedition team consisted of seven members: Dazzle Tower Master, Thunder Tower Master, two deacons of the Secret Art Tower, and Kuluo Luoya… as well as the true dragon and the lady with butterfly wings.

“Is this the Eastern Evil Dragon that once troubled the Unhuman Domain so much?” Kuluo Luoya, standing by, rubbed his chin scrutinizing the seemingly frail Godly Land true dragon, “Even a female, oh?”

Besides a few tower masters, rarely had there been anyone in the Unhuman Domain who interacted directly with the Godly Land true dragon—undoubtedly, that included this legendary werewolf hero too.

Kuluo Luoya was purely curious about this Eastern Evil Dragon that gave everyone such a headache, wanting to know how formidable she truly was, leading to some careless remarks.

But Thunder Tower Master had experienced it firsthand… yesterday, when he was controlled by the former First Tower Master, he still remembered being beaten up by the Godly Land true dragon.

Upon hearing Kuluo Luoya’s comment, Thunder Tower Master immediately broke into a cold sweat, swiftly tugging at this battle-loving hero who was nearly buried, warning him if he still wanted to live to hold a grandchild, he should mind his words.

“Is she… truly that terrifying?” Kuluo Luoya seemed half-skeptical.

He had indeed reached a high level of power and felt it difficult to advance further… even feeling shackled by world-class restraints.

Thunder Tower Master quietly said, “I don’t know if she’s terrifying, but I know that I couldn’t resist at all… Moreover, according to the First Tower Master, she could destroy the Unhuman Domain in less than half a day if she wanted to.”

Kuluo Luoya was initially startled but instead of fear, a fervent gaze appeared in his eyes while watching the Godly Land true dragon from afar.

This gaze was easily detected by Long Xiruo… feeling the hostility, Long Xiruo instinctively turned her head, golden pupils flashed as she glanced at Kuluo Luoya.

Glancing once, the legendary werewolf hero felt his heart skip a beat… his breath hastened in an instant.

“What the heck.” Long Xiruo frowned slightly, snorted softly, then ignored him and walked ahead with Luo Pianqian.

Later, Thunder Tower Master lightly patted Kuluo Luoya’s shoulder, awakening the dazed legendary hero, who mumbled, “It reminds me of those terrifying guys during the final battle a hundred years ago.”

Back then, the final guard set by the former club owner was: Kintaro and… Eleanor.

But this was merely a side note on the way… most of their thoughts revolved around whether the terror brought by “them” a hundred years ago was truly descending once more.

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The entrance to the relic was quickly reached… but upon arrival, they did not see the Baelgang who Kuluo Luoya claimed was supposed to guard it.

The entrance, however, was open—like a rift leading to a Different Dimension Space, revealing a corner of the battlefield ruins obscured by the inner border… they saw the ominous street inside.

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“What’s going on, where’s Bylegang?” The Thunder Tower Master frowned looking at Kuluo Luoya.

He shook his head, “How would I know, I’m not related to that bloodsucker… But judging by this, could he have gone in to investigate on his own?”

“There seems to be some information left here.”

At this moment, a steward pointed to a stone slab nearby, where words were engraved… Clearly recent information, “As expected, it’s left by His Highness Bylegang… He mentioned encountering some mysterious occurrences, so he entered to take a look.”

Dazzle pondered for a moment, remembering that this was not the Unhuman Domain, but the present world. He couldn’t collect large amounts of intelligence as easily as in the Unhuman Domain, “Let’s go in and have a look. Everyone be careful and prepare yourselves. According to Kuluo Luoya, there will be many undead warriors from the past battle inside… Thunder, prepare lightning-type magic protection for everyone.”

The Thunder Tower Master nodded and provided each person with lightning protection, which was effective against undead.

However, when he also tried granting the Godly Land’s true dragon protection, Long Xiruo casually brushed it away… Her True Dragon’s power had far better purifying effects.

In ancient times, even the True Dragon Emperor had protection from True Dragon Qi, preventing any evil influence… Moreover, she was the true form of the Divine Land’s true dragon.

Faced with this, beyond feeling vexed, the Thunder Tower Master had nothing to say… This madwoman is not to be trifled with, avoiding her is better.

Soon, everyone was fully prepared and entered through the entrance.

Long Xiruo was visiting this place for the first time… She had only intermittently heard Dazzle discuss the ancient battle decades ago, but upon stepping inside, she indeed sensed a lingering aura similar to what would emanate from Luo Qiu and Ms. Ren.

Despite being faint… So faint that only remnants remained after unknown years, now almost undetectable.

Rumor had it that during the battle, many Black Soul envoys died here… Perhaps remnants left behind after their deaths?

Long Xiruo was unsure about these matters… But this might be a chance for her to learn something real about the club—a chance apart from Luo Qiu and Ms. Ren’s environment, something always unnoticed.

For she knew one thing—that Luo Qiu took over the shop later, and during the ancient battle decades ago, the shop’s owner wasn’t Luo Qiu.

“There seems to be sounds of fighting ahead.” Kuluo Luoya suddenly turned around, “I can smell Bylegang’s scent!”

“Let’s go!” Dazzle Tower Master immediately spoke.

Each one in their group naturally moved quickly—the source of the fighting sounds was quickly traced.

It was an arena of ancient Pompeii City.

Turning over the spectator seats, they saw in the arena the Torrido Clan’s Acting Archduke, Bylegang, currently surrounded by hundreds of undead warriors in the central position.

Facing the assault from these allied warriors’ undead, Bylegang for the moment wasn’t in mortal danger, but indeed struggling against the relentless attacks.

The undead warriors seemed to have infinite stamina… While the stamina of ordinary strong individuals would gradually run out—with Bylegang’s arrival during this situation, they did appear to carry a trace of fatigue.

“Tower Master, what should we do!?”

Two stewards promptly asked.

Dazzle slightly pondered before stretching forth a magic wand in hand… Instantly, a huge magical matrix opened in the sky above the arena.

Then a gust of wind generated around them, whisking up an endless whirlwind of sand, sweeping the arena undead warriors into mid-air, before reversing the tornado, temporarily burying the undead in dust.

This level of impact couldn’t eliminate these undead warriors; it only temporarily hindered their movements—seeing this, Bylegang managed to escape swiftly from the arena, quickly joining the group.

“Thank you, Dazzle Tower Master.” Bylegang expressed his gratitude immediately to the Thunder Tower Master.

Having examined the situation, Dazzle bluntly asked, “These undead warriors appear not weak, but their movements stiff… With your abilities, you shouldn’t be so embarrassed, why are you only defending and not attacking?”

This was also what Kuluo Luoya wanted to ask; he had faced these undead warriors before and had an approximate understanding of their strengths. Truly, facing them directly wouldn’t be so humiliating… Moreover, given Bylegang’s face which he couldn’t fathom the ultimate strength of?

This Clan’s Acting Archduke then wryly replied, “Without determining whether these undead are truly the allied warriors’ Heroic Spirits from back then, how could I unleash heavy attacks easily.”

Regardless of the sincerity or otherwise of his words, the Acting Archduke’s remarks instantly evoked some goodwill from within the Thunder Tower Master and the two stewards… Even Kuluo Luoya’s gaze towards this old rival softened slightly.

“Hmm…” Dazzle simply nodded, contemplating, “Bylegang, I heard from Kuluo Luoya that you were supposed to guard the entrance and prevent these undead from leaving the inner border, why did you venture in alone? Did you discover something?”

“Indeed, I discovered something.” Bylegang nodded, “Initially, I was only monitoring the situation inside from the entrance, until inadvertently spotting a zombie resembling the Secret Steel Tower Master… Thus had to delve deeply to investigate.”

“What, you saw Secret Steel?” The Thunder Tower Master frowned, stepping forward to confirm.

Bylegang nodded solemnly.

The Thunder Tower Master pondered, “I inspected Secret Steel’s corpse; his Spirit Fire was utterly missing… It appears, the undead you saw could very well be transformed from Secret Steel’s lost Spirit Fire… Could this place cause one’s Spirit Fire to be seized upon death, then transformed into an undead warrior?”

“I don’t know.” Bylegang shook his head, “Thunder Tower Master, if your theory is correct, then why didn’t such transformations occur during the ancient battle… Furthermore, over the hundred years post-battle, the undead never appeared? The Magician’s Association annually sends someone here to inspect, right?”

“That’s been true.” The Thunder Tower Master nodded, “And it’s Secret Steel who was in charge of this matter… Over the years, nothing special has ever happened here.”

“Bylegang, the undead resembling Secret Steel you mentioned, where is it now?” Dazzle unexpectedly asked.

Bylegang reached out pointing, “It went towards that direction, I pursued all the way, passed through here, got discovered by the undead warriors, and finally trapped. I remember this place, our allied forces died in such numbers, it was very tragic.”

They raised their heads, seeing Bylegang pointing to the ancient city’s central site of a colossal castle.