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Chapter 1073 - Chapter 1073 Chapter 329 Tomb Guard_3

Chapter 1073: Chapter 329: Tomb Guard_3 Chapter 1073: Chapter 329: Tomb Guard_3 Moreover, the Storage Ring had plenty of food, so starving to death was simply out of the question.

In his eyes, danger never came from the maze itself, but from other issues.

It was like returning to the times in the Grand Cemetery Labyrinth; although Camilla and Tracy Garcia were stronger, they comfortably acted as Leonard Churchill’s little followers.

With such strong companions, Leonard Churchill focused on solving the maze’s puzzles.

They left various marks along the way.

This journey lasted almost half an hour.

The trio worried not about monsters appearing, as they kept circling around in this foggy forest.

Suddenly, Leonard Churchill stopped again, “Strange… Is it really an unpredictable pattern?”

After several rounds, he confirmed some patterns.

That was, there was no pattern at all.

The area of this forest was far smaller than the expanse of the Grand Cemetery Labyrinth, and there were no traces of any man-made mechanisms.

So it wasn’t some “moving maze.”

How was it done?

Moreover, what was more eerie was that the trio exhausted all their methods and did not perceive whatever mysterious force was disrupting their senses.

This was the most puzzling aspect for Leonard Churchill.

Theoretically speaking, within a finite space, such an irregular maze should be absolutely impossible.

At least, it shouldn’t have made it utterly impossible for him to find any clues.

Either there’s a problem with the Space Law here,

or… is it man-made?

Leonard Churchill deduced the two most reasonable scenarios.

His instincts inclined him more towards the latter.

That was, there existed some sort of “mysterious will” within this forest.

It altered some paths artificially, which made the forest maze become “unpredictable” and led Leonard Churchill and his companions astray.

The intention wasn’t to trap and kill them but to prevent them from approaching the area indicated on the map.

At this thought, Leonard Churchill’s expression became slightly peculiar.

It felt like…

Some “old will’s” bored prank, seeking amusement during its long life?

Hey, right!

A spark hit Leonard Churchill’s mind.

This Rune Highlands had been devoid of living people for thousands of years. Trapped for too long, it wouldn’t be strange if some Undead Spirits were a bit mentally abnormal.

“Could it be a Neutral Undead Spirit?”

Leonard Churchill thought of the situation in the Mysterious Realm of Summer Shepherd City.

There, many High Tier Undead Spirits had been trapped in a time loop for thousands of years, most of them Neutral.

Without malice, merely trapping… it could be just that.

…

Leonard Churchill stopped to think, and Camilla and Tracy Garcia did not disturb him, standing quietly beside him.

Seeing his suddenly enlightened expression, Bun-Haired Miss finally spoke up, “Mr. Leonard Churchill, have you discovered something?”

She wasn’t the least bit anxious.

If they were trapped, the worst-case scenario would be a trip to the Underworld; they’d surely find a way out.

Leonard Churchill shared his hypothesis, “What’s trapping us isn’t the maze. It might be some ‘old will’.”

He wasn’t sure what it was.

All things have spirituality, ancient relics, dead spirits, even plants and flowers that have developed consciousness.

Hearing this, both Camilla and Tracy Garcia’s expressions clarified something, and they immediately became vigilant.

Just then, Leonard Churchill suddenly said, “Elder, we are adventurers. We came here following a treasure map, not intending any offense…”

Thinking that the will might be Neutral, he wanted to probe a little.

He was also telling the truth; if the other party showed interest in communicating, there might be a follow-up.

Yet when these words were uttered, not the slightest movement arose.

The silence around them continued to be deathly still.

Leonard Churchill frowned slightly.

There were only two possible outcomes.

Either he had guessed wrong,

or the “ancient will” did not wish to bother with him.

Thinking this, Leonard gazed at Camilla beside him and suggested, “Camilla, demonstrate your Demonic Power.”

Understanding his implication, Camilla nodded in agreement, “Mm.”

She also guessed that whatever restriction or mechanism present was most likely left by the ancestors of Augustus.

Her bloodline identity could be the only key.

With that, her expression suddenly turned stern, and behind her materialized the image of an Ice and Snow Witch donning a crown.

At the same time, the overwhelming cold aura began to spread throughout the forest.

Diamonds Q-White Queen is one of the two transcendent sequences inherited by the Royal Family of Augustus.

Leonard thought that even if the “ancient will” did not recognize people after three thousand years, it should at least recognize this professional capability.

The reality was as he expected.

The will arrived even faster than anticipated!

No sooner had Camilla revealed the Demon God’s Phantom than a hoarse, light exclamation sounded.

Leonard was elated, “There really is something!”

Before this was only speculation.

Now that the existence of the “ancient will” was confirmed, the current situation instantly grew more complicated.

Tracy Garcia and Camilla beside him also wore cautious expressions.

In that moment, from the dark forest, a hunched figure slowly emerged from the mist.

“A person?”

Leonard was slightly taken aback.

Or rather, a creature in human form.

The old crone before him looked like a living corpse that had crawled out of a grave.

Her black and gray robe was already tattered, leaning on a withered wooden staff, with pale and withered skin as if teetering on the verge of rotting, her eyes dim with a greenish gleam like that of a ghoul.

Yet when she lifted her head to look at Camilla, a glimmer of life sparkled in her eyes.

Leonard observed the old woman who had appeared so suddenly without betraying his feelings.

She appeared to be an undead spirit, yet she seemed to be alive, without any “air” within her.

The old crone looked at the Demon God’s Illusion behind Camilla and then at Tracy Garcia, who was already in a combat-ready stance with her large scroll on her back. The old woman stared blankly for a moment before seeming to recall something and muttered to herself, “A successor of Lord Garcia… Oh, it seems like such a long time has passed… A very long time indeed…”

Hearing these words, all three of them were taken aback.

This person recognized Tracy Garcia as a descendant of the Great Priest Lineage?

Feeling no malice at first, Leonard’s anxious heart settled down.

Most importantly, regardless of what existence this old crone might be, she had the thinking of a normal person and should be able to communicate.

Just as Leonard was contemplating how to initiate conversation, something unexpected happened.

The crone stood dazed on the spot for a while, her memory seemingly returning piecemeal.

Looking at Camilla once more, her face now bore traces of solemn reverence and humility.

Then, she released the staff in her hand and tidied her ragged clothes. Under the astonished gaze of the three onlookers, she knelt down very formally, “This old servant is the Tomb Guard who watches over the Ancestral Tomb… I pay my respects to Your Majesty.”

This was a royal court ancient ritual!

The scene left Leonard and his companions dumbfounded.

Being knelt to by a being of unknown strength who had lived for who knows how many years, Camilla stood there stunned, not quite knowing how to react.

The act of kneeling had been abolished over two hundred years ago after the fall of the Orlan Dynasty.

Even knights would only kneel on one knee as their highest form of respect.

Yet the old crone before her performed a very meticulous act of kneeling in tribute.