Firefly Journey

Under the moonlight, the giant on the mountaintop was extremely irritable. After venting his anger, the cliff face began to crack under his frenzied bombardment.

The giant on the mountaintop stomped his foot, and the cliff could no longer withstand it, collapsing completely.

At this point, Cassius was fairly certain that the giant on the mountaintop had been affected by something. In a flash, Cassius stood before the giant and gently extended his right palm.

White magic flowed out slowly, as soft as silk, and the giant's ferocious eyes on the mountaintop gradually calmed down.

Oracle. Purification.

"A method that can corrupt demigods..."

Cassius seemed to be deep in thought, but at that moment, the giant on the mountaintop, who had calmed down, suddenly went berserk, his clear eyes once again filled with rage, and he broke free from Cassius's purification magic.

"Roar!!"

It let out a long, mournful howl, and charged toward Cassius on its two legs.

A demigod-level magical beast, its power is not to be underestimated. Every step it takes seems to cause a mountain to collapse, and the earth trembles because of its actions.

Cassius frowned. He wasn't proficient in purification magic and didn't have a good solution for the moment. As for strength, although he was among the top tier of the three awakened ones and not inferior to demigods, that didn't mean he could go toe-to-toe with the mountain giant who was known for his strength.

Besides, his goal was to figure out the reason for the monster's rampage, and he didn't have time for idle fighting.

In a flash of thought, he decided to avoid their sharp edge and with a light leap, disappeared into the jungle.

In its berserk state, the mountaintop giant began to vent its fury indiscriminately. Wherever it trampled, trees snapped in half, and low-level magical beasts scattered in fear of being caught in the crossfire.

Cassius continued to observe, but suddenly realized that although the giant's venting seemed chaotic, his entire route was heading towards the entrance of the Divine Ruins.

"It's really troublesome."

Cassius Bello knew he couldn't ignore it any longer; if he let it continue, the people inside the ruins would definitely be affected.

"The world's first ray of light, illuminating the dark sun, washes away sins!"

Cassius was muttering incantations, as if chanting some kind of spell.

The moon hanging in the sky disappeared at this moment, and even though it was night, a sun appeared on the dome of the Yedeen Mountains!

A sun radiating divine light!

The extraordinary beings near the Divine Ruins all witnessed this extraordinary sight, and the mountains were as bright as day.

"My God, did Cassius make this?" someone exclaimed.

Lu Mo's eyes widened: "It seems so, he... is really strong."

Oracles do not require incantations; magic that requires incantations is not an oracle, but a miracle.

Cassius Bello possesses a divine miracle!

Miracle. The Light of the Beginning.

Under the holy sun's radiance, the mountaintop giant briefly ceased his rampage, his roars filled with anguish, as if he were in a giant furnace.

Cassius remained in a spellcasting posture, sweat beading on his forehead. He couldn't maintain the operation of "Primordial Light" for long, after all, he wasn't a true god, and there were many limitations to its use.

This miracle was created by Julius, the god of light, and the method of performing it was only known to the high-ranking members of the church. Cassius only obtained it by chance.

Its function is to place the enemy under the sun's radiance and burn away all sins with the sacred fire of the sun.

The miracle possesses a purifying effect; however, if the victim is weak and cannot withstand the sun's baptism, they will be burned to ashes. Therefore, this is also a remarkably powerful offensive miracle, naturally effective against undead, vampires, and other races.

As the sacred fire burned, the giant on the mountaintop howled in agony, but his voice gradually grew softer, perhaps realizing that the person before him was helping him rid himself of the pollution.

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……

The griffin is a rather ancient creature, with origins dating back tens of thousands of years. It is one of the earliest winged beasts domesticated by humans.

Today, like the dragon eagle, it has become a standard feature of almost every country's air force. It's not surprising that Krumbo had griffin riders in his time.

The strange thing is that one of the griffin's eyes is inlaid with a gemstone, while the other eye socket is empty.

After a moment of silence, Feng Ling placed the hexagonal crystal in her hand onto it.

Squeak, squeak—

The wind chime's action seemed to have triggered some kind of mechanism, and the stone wall beside it slowly opened.

“Wind Chime, I knew you were smart!” Paninger said.

"Let's go," Fengling said, as she and the others arrived outside the opened stone wall.

Behind them, the cavalry statues of various shapes seemed to come alive in an instant, their gem-encrusted eyes emitting a terrifying eerie light.

Wow!

The griffin rider, now with his eyes fully restored, suddenly spread his wings and swooped down on the group. Behind him, the other riders also awoke, and like emotionless machines, they followed the griffin rider's lead and launched their attack.

"I knew it wouldn't be this smooth!" Steve muttered under his breath, pulled out his pistol, and fired several shots.

The bullet struck the wing of a gargoyle knight, creating a large hole, but it was clearly unaffected and continued its attack without seeming to feel any pain.

“These are not living things; only utter destruction can stop them,” Jamie Robiter shouted, spear in hand. Templars are naturally sensitive to inanimate objects.

“Let’s leave here first!” said the old mage, Woolf.

Everyone agreed with his suggestion; rather than wasting time pointlessly fighting with these statues, it was better to move on.

The main force immediately surged toward the passage, while Woolf, who was in charge of bringing up the rear, seized the opportunity and issued a divine decree, causing the stalactites on the cave ceiling to fall down and block the entrance they had come from. This should be able to hold them off for a while.

Leaving the crystal cave, the group groped their way forward, and after only a few steps, they arrived at another large cave.

This time, instead of the alluring crystal mines, there were rows of stone shelves displaying a dazzling array of items.

Judging from the appearance, this might be where Klumbo displays his collection.

"Is it an illusion..." Lin Yuanran asked, once bitten, twice shy, he wanted to confirm.

"No," the wind chime replied definitively.

"That's good." Lin Yuanran felt much more at ease.

“It’s all real,” Steve concluded after examining part of it with a magnifying glass.

“Then let Finney choose first, does everyone agree?” Wind Chime said.

"No……"

Without Finney's divination, it would have been impossible for everyone to get here so easily, and fulfilling the promise is only natural.

Finney glanced around instinctively and, noticing Orlando wasn't in the crowd, said, "Thank you everyone. We don't know where that swordsman went. Perhaps..."

It was only then that everyone realized Orlando hadn't followed; he seemed to still be in the Crystal Cave. There were countless statues inside—could he handle them all?

"Don't worry about him," Wind Chime said. Orlando isn't stupid; there's absolutely no need to worry about him. Besides, he has nothing to do with them, so there's no need to concern ourselves with him.

With everyone's courtesy, Finney began to select the extraordinary items first.

Lin Yuanran's eyes darted around as he pondered which item to take later.