Angel turned to look at Tree Spirit as he returned to the study.
Tree Spirit’s expression seemed calm, but a hidden flame of excitement was visible deep in his eyes.
For Tree Spirit, his greatest pleasures besides gossip are adventure and exploration. Unfortunately, his main body is restricted in the Mirror World, making it difficult to go out and explore. This time, following Angel to the hidden room is a rare opportunity for exploration, so he’s naturally thrilled.
Seeing Angel begin preparing Defense Spell, Tree Spirit said, "If there’s real danger, don’t worry about me. I’m just a split spirit, and even if I die, it won’t have much impact."
Angel nodded.
"You don’t need to worry too much either. If there is a truly irresistible danger, I will have someone come to rescue you immediately."
Tree Spirit spoke these words, but his tone carried a hint of excitement, as if he were greatly anticipating this scene. After all, how can exploration be called adventure without danger?
After making sure his defenses were ready, Angel immediately began setting up the Barrier in the study.
He was considering not only his own safety; if danger emerged from the ruins, it could potentially harm others inside the ruins as well, so it was necessary to set up the Barrier in advance for defense.
Once the Barrier was prepared, Angel called Baruba over, instructing him to constantly monitor the Barrier’s condition and immediately notify the Mushroom Witch in the underground third floor if the Barrier’s color began to darken, and then take Babaya and Kudodo out of the ruins.
With this done, Angel finally turned his gaze to the knight armor.
As he placed his hand above the Magic Pattern, preparing to activate it, Angel and Tree Spirit’s eyes began to align. They were both wary, yet also filled with anticipation and excitement.
Ever since he came to this ruin and suspected the hidden room, he had been looking forward to this moment.
What secrets are hidden in the hidden room deliberately concealed by the ruin’s owner?
Could it simply be just a bedroom?
As energy poured in, the Magical Energy Array on the knight armor—newly repaired—began to emit a faint glow. The pattern on the armor escaped, finally falling to the ground, encompassing both Angel and Tree Spirit within the Magical Energy Array.
Instantly, Angel felt his vision darken, and for a moment, there was a slight feeling of weightlessness underfoot, but it quickly returned to normal.
Upon opening their eyes, they found themselves no longer in the bright as daylight study, but instead in a dim corridor.
Tree Spirit was beside Angel, currently looking back at what lay behind.
Angel also glanced back, seeing a wall behind them, notably engraved with the same Magic Pattern as the knight armor, dissipating light.
"Looks like we won’t need to worry about how to get back later," Angel muttered under his breath, refocusing on the path ahead.
The corridor appeared deep but not completely dark. Fluorite lamps mounted on the walls emitted a bluish cold light, not strong but barely sufficient for illumination.
"Let me probe it," Tree Spirit said, pointing ahead as a leaf glowing green emerged from the air, drifting towards the end of the corridor amidst a breeze.
A few seconds later, Tree Spirit turned and said, "The leaf encountered no danger, reaching the end smoothly. Not far from the end, there’s a closed door. Perhaps that’s the ruin owner’s bedroom?"
The holographic map of the ruin’s main door clearly marked the hidden room as a bedroom. Since there was only one door ahead, it was evident that the room beyond the door was the bedroom.
Despite Tree Spirit’s assurance of no danger in the corridor, Angel remained cautious, slowly proceeding deeper into the hallway.
After roughly a hundred steps, Angel caught sight of the leaf Tree Spirit had sent earlier, hovering in front of a familiar door.
This door had the same material as the ruin’s main door, with similar patterns engraved on it, clearly built by the same person.
Angel extended his palm, and a pure white Phantom Limb emerged, gently pushing against the door.
The door was not locked, swinging open quietly under the Phantom Limb’s force.
At the moment the door opened, Angel and Tree Spirit simultaneously looked at what lay beyond.
It was pitch black, and nothing was visible.
Angel was about to activate night vision ability, but before he could make a move, an unexplainable fear suddenly welled up from within.
As the fear spread, he instinctively stepped back, narrowly avoiding a strike of sword light descending from above.
With a clatter, the sword light collided with the ground, creating a large pit and sending rocks and dust flying.
Only now did Angel see a knight’s long slashing sword emerge from the darkness behind the door.
As the long sword appeared, a tall figure slowly revealed itself amidst the swirling darkness.
A person? Angel’s eyes reflected surprise and doubt. Could it be that his previous assumption was correct—that the ruin’s owner had never left and remained in the hidden room?
Just as Angel adopted a wary expression, the figure in the darkness stepped through the door.
It wasn’t quite as he imagined; what appeared before him was a person clad in knight armor.
The armor’s design was similar to the outside, appearing ordinary, but the knight’s long slashing sword stood out, radiating a fierce black light.
Angel didn’t know whether the knight before him was human or merely an empty suit of armor, but through the gaps, he vaguely saw a hint of red light.
Why does this color of red light look somewhat familiar?
As Angel pondered the red light, the knight’s long slashing sword once again swung high, slashing towards Angel.
The knight’s slashing speed was unimaginably fast, wielding dozens of dark sword lights almost instantly, blocking all routes around Angel. Angel attempted to touch the sword light with his Phantom Limb. Although he could defend against the sword light to some extent, the Phantom Limb would be severed.
This level of attack had already reached the Energy Level of an Official Wizard!
Within a mere second, several of Angel’s Phantom Limbs were cut.
Though Phantom Limbs can regenerate, they still consume Nightmare Realm aura. The current supply of Nightmare Realm aura could keep up for now, but if severed again in a short time, swiftly restoring Phantom Limbs would become difficult.
It seems a quick battle is necessary. Angel contemplated.
The Knight’s current weakest point is definitely its armor. Angel is too familiar with this armor; it’s made of common materials, and with just a gentle touch, it can break apart.