Cornflower Witch

Chapter 80 Ancient Ruins (Thanks to Pope Towerlp for the patronage)
Having become familiar with the new abilities of her Destiny Card, Hiltiya moved with ease through the Twisted Forest. When the unknown becomes known, fear is greatly reduced, and this is also true for her now.

Once again leaving the gray world, she entered a colorful forest clearing. Hilti discovered a strange sight here: in the center of the clearing, there were remnants of a stone brick building, with a fountain pool that had been gushing out of the ground. However, the fountain had been dry for a long time, and the pool was filled with only fallen leaves and stones.

As she cautiously approached the pool, Hilti noticed nothing strange, except that the fountain itself seemed out of place with its surroundings.

The stone bricks and soil on the ground, separated by only a foot, are completely different, as if this fountain did not originate from here, but was forcibly moved here from somewhere and then crashed into this world.

Perhaps, like herself, this was originally an external building, Hilti thought to herself, turning her gaze to the center of the fountain, where there was a white stone-carved water bottle, from which water must have flowed before.

Ignoring the abandoned fountain, she continued on her way.

Passing through layers of forest, Hiltiya stepped into a new place, where danger was clearly present. Three jet-black and blue leopards surrounded her, poised to strike.

【Star Shadow Cheetah】(Tier 1·Alien): A cheetah that has been distorted and corrupted, with dim and unclear starlight on its body, and its attack method is unknown.

"Roar—" The lead cheetah launched the first attack. It ran at high speed, its body changing into strange colors, as if it had entered the folds of the world and disappeared from the sight of normal creatures.

Transparency? No, it's more like traveling to another dimension, but this dimension is only a hair's breadth away from the present world.

Hiltiya's gaze was intense, and she responded calmly. When the cheetah attacked from the side, she was prepared to dodge, and then swung her sword, tearing a gash in the cheetah's back.

The first cheetah's attack failed, but the other two didn't stop either. They accelerated, their bodies also transforming and disappearing into strange dimensional rifts.

Unfortunately, this bizarre attack method had no effect on Hilti. She could easily find these guys and accurately strike their vital points.

After several such exchanges, the cheetahs were badly injured, while she remained unharmed.

"If it were other superhumans without the ability to observe, they would probably suffer a lot at your hands," the girl said softly, her short sword twirling gracefully.

"However, since we're all 'alien beings,' there's no need for these fancy tricks."

Seeing that it couldn't defeat the girl, the three-headed cheetah lowered its head and roared. After hesitating for a moment, it suddenly fled at high speed, disappearing into the gray world and heading towards the nodes of other colorful bubbles.

"Sigh, it can actually run away?" This was the first time she had ever encountered an opponent who would run away after passing through so many colorful bubbles.

These creatures are probably more resilient; they weren't completely twisted and corrupted, and they still retain a considerable amount of intelligence.

Chasing after her is out of the question. Traveling through the gray world would consume a lot of her spiritual energy, and she can't afford to be so extravagant.

After defeating the three cheetahs, Hilti wandered around the forest clearing, searching for something to eat.

"Are there any puddles here?" She noticed a small puddle in a crack in the stone slab.

The water in the pit was exceptionally clear, like morning dew, which was simply unbelievable in this twisted forest.

No wonder the three of them were gathered here. Hilti thought for a moment, then took out a wooden bottle and filled it with water.

She wasn't sure if she could drink it, but decided that unless she was extremely thirsty, she shouldn't drink it.

After finishing tidying up and finding nothing else, Hiltiya got up and continued forward. At this point, she was not far from the stone pillar ruins she had seen on the mountaintop.

...After many hardships, Hilti finally arrived at the ruins of the building in the forest. The area of ​​this colorful region was several times larger than the nodes she had seen along the way, and it was very vast.

When she actually stepped into the place, she discovered that the buildings here were actually quite large. Judging from the pillars and broken walls in the ruins, this place must have once been a large temple, with white stone buildings everywhere.

The style is grand and elegant, quite beautiful. Unfortunately, Hilti had never seen a similar architectural style in history. In addition, she was also curious about who the temple was built for.

There are indeed deities in this world. They are beings of the 'tenth rank' or higher, and are mostly controllers of certain laws of nature. Such great beings are often overlords of multiple eras.

In the Second Age, the rulers of the Dome Sea were ancient true fish that roamed the heavens and seas. They could grow to be millions of kilometers long, and the movement of their bodies could change the direction of the entire Dome Sea and guide the changes in the water flow.

In the Third Age, the Age of Sun and Moon, the ancient true fish perished in the scorching sun, and the entire Dome Sea was separated. Light gas spread and expanded, making the world exceptionally vast.

In the Fourth Era, the Star Beast Era, the primordial beasts who gazed at the stars became the overlords of the era, and this is also the origin of the 'Primal Beast' nature.

In the Fifth Age, the Fairy Age, the 'Emerald' and 'Moth' reconciled, and fairies were born into the world. They began to resist the 'Primal Beasts' control over other aspects of the universe and nurtured the World Tree that supported the heavens and the earth. Its roots gathered the remains of all the true fish, forming a unified and complete land. The fairy rulers began to divide the seasons, control the rise and fall of the sun and moon, and corrupted the 'Primal Beasts', transforming them into 'Beast Fangs'.

In the Sixth Era, the Seven Dragon Era, the Black Serpent burned the roots of the World Tree, which was then severed by the Fairy Lords. It then transformed into seven dragons, which devoured the World Tree and the Fairy Lords, becoming the Seven Great Laws that governed the seven aspects of the Sun, Moon, and Stars, and splitting the entire earth apart.

In the Seventh Era, the Era of Erosion, the Star Dragon, one of the Seven Dragons, summoned an alien star to descend upon the world, causing the Celestial Paradise to fall and countless lives to perish.

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Hiltiya recalled the complete secret history in her mind, searching for traces in the ruins.

It should be a product of the Seventh Age or later, because the worlds before that were basically destroyed, and humanity had not yet risen to prominence, nor would they have built structures in the shape of humans.

As Hiltiya estimated in her mind, as she walked across the clearing in the ruins, pairs of eyes opened in the corners of the forest, peering at the unfamiliar figures in the ruins.

A faint humming sound spread through the woods, carrying on...

Soon, Hilti stopped in her tracks, for she saw the only intact large fountain in the ruins. Clear water flowed from a white stone-carved bottle, and holding the bottle was a veiled statue of a woman.

Despite being a statue, the woman's long, flowing dress is exceptionally delicate. There are ties at the shoulders and wrists that tighten the long openings of the dress, which not only showcases the woman's slender figure but also reveals the beautiful skin of her shoulders and arms.

The water flowed continuously, and a light, clear mist filled the air, giving Hilti a refreshing and comfortable feeling.

This is... the aura of 'Radiant Moon'.

To her surprise, she discovered that the clear water in the pool contained the essence of 'Radiant Moon'. Such a precious resource, and it even possessed complete essence power. Even though she had only been in this world for a short time, she could guess what a precious legacy it was.

Why is no one taking care of it? Is it because no one comes here? As she thought this, alarm bells suddenly went off in her mind.

Countless buzzing sounds echoed through the forest, the trembling of their wings causing a sense of unease. When Hilti turned around, she saw a vast swarm of white bees, like a net covering the sky, swooping down upon her.

【Withered White Bee】(Tier 1, Insect Moth): A special type of bee that feeds on tree sap and can turn into stone to hibernate. They are the mortal enemies of 'Radiant Moon'.

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Sexual phase [Insect/Moth]: (The earliest life form that crawls, the new elytra following the ancient centipede)
(End of this chapter)