Players are coming, fortunately I have a time travel simulator

It took about 40 minutes to copy the inscriptions nearby. Zhou Ning also took a look around. He also had the ability to read and write ancient Fariq characters. From some of the inscriptions he saw, he knew that this ruin seemed to be related to Archibald, one of the four heroes.

Most of the inscriptions were incomplete and needed to be pieced together, but one relatively complete inscription read: "Today I saw an oracle from the Mother Goddess. It was a terrible prophecy: the earth would be turned into a scorched earth, a plague that would turn humans into zombies would spread everywhere, the weather would become chaotic, countless people would die from plague and war, and be displaced—and the Mother Goddess told me that all this was because of my brothers, my comrades...?"

When they read this passage, several history professors looked at each other in bewilderment. If this was an inscription written in Archibald's own voice, who could these brothers be? The professors couldn't help but wonder. There were so few historical records of the Four Heroes.

Only Zhou Ning vaguely guessed the truth of the matter. If he guessed correctly, this brother and comrade was another self - the Pirate King Zhou Ning.

After copying all the inscriptions, the team continued to move forward. The ruins were much larger than they had imagined. A stone-paved corridor led into the depths of darkness.

The sparse snowfall lasted for a while, and then it started to rain heavily. In order to prevent possible acid rain, everyone held up umbrellas made of "Bryce".

Through the light of the lantern, one could see the undead wandering around the ruins. Some of the undead still maintained their appearance in life, walking around in gorgeous clothes and not attacking, as if they were living in a different dimension. Some had completely lost their minds and attacked the expedition team.

There are a large number of these undead monsters, but their strength is quite average, and most of them are ordinary monsters around level 40.

Leandro's flaming sword, like the unknown artifact in Edwin's hands, was exceptionally effective against undead creatures. Zhou Ning noticed that Leandro's strength seemed to have increased compared to the previous few days. Even with his full strength, he encountered no significant obstacles along the way. Chris Brendanrezer also initially demonstrated her strength. Like Leandro, she was a warrior, but she also possessed a unique heritage, possessing exceptionally light and agile swordsmanship. Zhou Ning also made several moves during this period, seizing the opportunity to harvest a number of undead cores.

Before long, the group had crossed most of the ruins and entered the true core of the ruins - the area surrounding the ancient ruins.

According to Edwin, the ruins seemed to be over 700 years old. The ruins were planted with white trees unique to Braxton, and the buildings were covered with weeds and vines. But what was puzzling was that the ruins showed no signs of collapse, as if someone had carefully maintained them.

"It's not far ahead!" Edwin pointed to a building in the distance, a look of joy on his face.

At this moment, Zhou Ning's head suddenly tilted, because he vaguely heard the sound of light footsteps coming from the ruins.

The footsteps came from deep in the fog and were quite dense, as if there was more than one person.

"careful!"

Zhou Ning immediately gave a reminder, and the expedition team members present immediately reacted, holding their breath and looking towards the direction where the footsteps came from.

Not long after, they saw a group of ragged humans carrying stones in the rain, walking sideways towards them through the thick fog and heading towards a farther distance.

Zhou Ning took a deep breath. Through his observation Haki, he could clearly "see" that these humans had pale faces, ulcerated skin, and no breath of life. They were actually a group of undead creatures.

They seem to be enslaved by some supernatural power, working and building something.

"Come with me, two of you. The others wait here." Edwin thought for a moment with a serious expression, then said in a deep voice. He looked at Zhou Ning, "Rayleigh, Stewell, come with me."

He handed Zhou Ning and Professor Ruili a bottle of potion: "This is the Wind Potion. Drinking it will increase your running speed. If you encounter danger, don't save it, drink it immediately."

Zhou Ning took the potion and nodded. Edwin gripped the umbrella handle tightly with his right hand and held the lantern in the other, continuing his journey into the depths of the fog.

As he walked, Edwin stopped and his expression suddenly changed. In front of him was a huge white tree. Through the gaps in the tree, he could vaguely see the situation on the opposite side.

The fog in this area is relatively thin, and you can clearly see a building in front that is being renovated. Perhaps due to the heavy rain, most of it has collapsed, leaving only high steps and a dilapidated building mixed with rubble and weeds. Densely packed undead are carrying stones back and forth, completely ignoring the heavy rain from the sky, working as diligently as worker ants. It is conservatively estimated that there are thousands of undead, which makes people feel claustrophobia.

The most eye-catching thing was a hooded figure standing on the high steps, with a strong aura of death, which made Zhou Ning feel a huge threat from a distance.

Although there was still thick fog, Zhou Ning was able to see the figure clearly in an instant with his ultra-long vision.

This was a man wearing a black hood, with blue flames in his eyes. His black robe was simple and quaint, and on his chest was a large, familiar-looking flame emblem.

"Archibald?" Jasmine's shocked voice came in her mind.

What? Archibald?

Zhou Ning was stunned, almost unable to control his emotions, and was completely stunned.

He naturally didn't doubt Jasmine's words, but for a moment, he found it difficult to connect the black-robed, hooded man with the statue by the Seton River. The fate of the four heroes was a mystery in history. If this hooded man was indeed Archibald, why was he here?

He vaguely had a thrilling feeling of peeking into and touching history.

At this time, the man wearing a black hood opposite seemed to notice something and slowly turned his head. All the busy undead also stopped their actions, slowly turned their heads, and looked at the outsiders.

The movements were so uniform that it made one's scalp tingle.

"Run!" Edwin said hurriedly. Zhou Ning's heart tightened, but he didn't hesitate and immediately drank the wind potion. A gust of wind suddenly blew around him, and his speed instantly increased by more than twice.

The sound of footsteps came from behind them, and dense undead were surging towards them like a tide. However, with the help of the wind potion, it didn't take long for Zhou Ning and the other two to run out of the depths of the ruins and return to the expedition team.

"Let's go, don't stay here any longer!" Edwin breathed a sigh of relief.

Restraining his fluctuating emotions, he recounted what he had seen and heard, briefly mentioning the powerful undead spirit that was suspected to be Archibald, but deliberately emphasized the power of this undead spirit.

Zhou Ning understood his thoughts perfectly. In the game's background, Archibald was an apostle of the God of Earth and one of the five great saints of the Earth Temple. His status in the Earth Temple was so high that even in the Kingdom of Sifalik, the royal emblem bore an emblem derived from the Fire of Justice.

As the bishop of the Temple of Earth, Edwin naturally had to avoid this question, regardless of whether he recognized it or not.

"Leave this ruin first and come back to explore during the day tomorrow." Edwin was clearly in a bad mood and said in a deep voice, "The undead element is not very active during the day, so this area should be much safer."

There is no concept of time in meteorological tides because the sky is always dark. Looking at the pocket watch, it is 9 o'clock in the evening. After camping outside the ruins for a night, the expedition team began to prepare for the second exploration of the ruins early the next morning.

There were not many people participating this time. Most of them stayed outside the relatively safe ruins, and only a dozen people followed Edwin to enter the ruins.