ushernet Chapter 196 Lord of Withering
Chapter 196 Lord of Withering
"Ha! If I knew that, would I need you?" Pakos took a small emblem out from the table and tossed it in front of Lancelot, "The only known piece of information right now is that the Divine Artifact definitely hasn't fallen to somewhere deeper than this city, otherwise some of the old monsters in the tower would have sensed it."
"What's this for?" Lancelot picked up the emblem, discovering it was a pure gold ring with a dragon-wing symbol on it.
"This is my emblem. In certain situations where you need to show it, it can prove that you are my agents." The Halfling leaned back into his chair in a comfortable position, "The guards of Kai-Oine are waiting for the person holding it to show up; I suggest you set off as soon as possible. Who knows, if you're late, some other guy might find it, right?"
Lancelot, with a hint of suspicion, stared at this individual who was far more dangerous than he appeared, but ultimately nodded and turned to walk towards the door.
"Oh, and one more thing." Pakos's voice rose from behind them, "If you're lucky and do find that thing, don't take it lightly. Some folks may not wish for the Divine Artifact to return to this city."
Lancelot turned his head, looking once again at the deceptively adorable Halfling, then silently walked out.
"What was that last remark about?" A few seconds later, Bruto couldn't help but speak up first.
"Think about it, without the assistance of a mole, how could a bunch of outsider shapeshifters steal a Divine Artifact that's guarded so heavily just by having an Anti-Magic Stone?" Kalalin explained to the Dwarf, "It's very likely that there's a traitor among the high circles of this city; it could well be one of the Lords of Withering."@@@@
"So it means that if we do find the Artifact, a Lord of Withering might suddenly pop up, clamoring to kill us to silence us?" Bruto scratched his head, "So we still have to take one down, right?"
And the Governor of Beggars' Cliff was 'The Digger' Vagramore, a Fireburn Demon. By finding a powerful Magic Wand in some ruins, he seized control of Beggars' Cliff. After his successful ascension, Vagramore hardly ever left his lair in Beggars' Cliff, leading many to speculate that the Magic Wand had lost its power—yet they all expected someone else to go and confirm this firsthand.
Among these four current Lords of Withering, was there really someone who had betrayed the city? Who was the most likely candidate?
With such questions in mind, they arrived at Blood Abyss Outlook. The foundation of Skeleton Tower at Kai-Oine was here.
Blood Abyss Outlook was Mogrondale's 'wealthy district,' unlike the city's other broad districts, it expanded in a vertical direction. Along one entire cliff face, there were luxurious caves and majestic high towers. The caves mostly belonged to those cunning and wealthy Abyssal fox-head Demons, while the high towers were owned by winged Demon Races like the Kas Demons, bulky Demons, or Necaross Demons.
Across the chasm of the Great Abyss, on the opposite side of the district was Sprayfield, offering a prime viewing angle. The Demons residing here could admire the majestic scenery of the Blood River waterfall from their homes while counting the wealth they had accumulated over countless centuries. Explore stories on My Virtual Library Empire
Naturally, this place was heavily guarded and strictly forbade entry to outsiders. But thanks to the pure gold Emblem given by 'The Immortal' Pakos, they were still able to enter the district smoothly—just with a whole team of humanoid beetles eagerly trailing behind them, hoping for these Outsiders to make any untoward move.
Lancelot did not indulge these sadists. He led the group straight through the only narrow path in Blood Abyss Outlook and came to the base of Skeleton Tower at Kai-Oine.
When they had first come to the city, the giant waterwheel beneath the Blood River waterfall had already proven the engineering capabilities of the Demons, but it paled in comparison to the foundation of Kai-Oine. Countless Abyssal Metal cables and struts secured the gigantic spine to the cliffs of the Great Abyss, stretching for miles.
But this was not enough to support the tower over twenty miles high. The true structural supports were the countless Bone Spurs that penetrated deeply into the cliff. Looking at the nauseatingly spine-like silhouette of the Skeleton Tower, Lancelot suddenly had an intuition that the tower was actually some kind of living thing, and the huge, tangled metal apparatus surrounding its base served only to anchor the structure securely within Mogrondale.