Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 907 - 900: The Gate of Contradiction

Chapter 907: Chapter 900: The Gate of Contradiction

The heatwave in this enclosed space had its power greatly amplified, to the extent that the party had no choice but to turn on their heels and run back, while the scorching waves followed, sweeping by them and finally bursting out of the corridor. The blazing flames instantly raised the temperature in the corridor by over ten degrees, reaching above zero, even exceeding ten degrees.

After the explosion, the violent flames also dissipated, and the air was filled with a scorching heat. The survivors had not even had time to react when they heard the irritable voice of the Snow God from the fissure at the end of the passage, and the temperature in the air began to plummet once again.

"Oh no, we’ve angered the big guy again, I’ll go and soothe it," Fulajie’er said worriedly, and then flew towards the fissure without hesitation.

"How could this be, this can’t be happening," Tangmo murmured to himself in shock, rubbing his eyes that had been blackened by the explosion.

"Are you guys okay?" Baiyue and Hu Daoke hurried over, asking with concern.

"We’re fine, it should all be fine," Luo’er breathed a sigh of relief, the air filled with the smell of scorched protein, though it was unclear whose hair had been singed.

"Wow, that scared me to death, I thought you guys accidentally stepped on a trap," Hu Daoke said with a sigh of relief.

"Cough cough," Aunt Axia coughed a few times with difficulty, and then, with a look of disbelief, stared at the magic array at the end of the corridor, "These madmen of the Aud Empire, actually set up such a powerful magic array trap in this place, are they trying to blow up the entire tomb?"

"I checked very thoroughly, how could there still be traps?" Tangmo began to doubt his own abilities.

"I have to admit, your theoretical knowledge is indeed impressive, but you clearly lack experience," Axia said to her.

"What exactly is going on?" Tangmo asked Axia, eyes widened.

"You tried various magic array combinations, but you missed one kind, the Active Array Trap," Axia answered.

"Who would use an Active Array to make traps?" Tangmo blurted out.

"See, you really lack experience," Axia shrugged and spread her hands as she said, "As it turns out, some people do, and this method is incredibly deceptive."

Tangmo had trouble understanding because, in principle, no one would use an Active Array to make traps since it seemed foolish.

Traps are called traps because they emphasize concealment and reliability, activating and inflicting harm on the person who encounters them immediately upon contact.

But an Active Array Trap requires the victim to step on it and then chant Spells to activate it. It’s like expecting the prey to crawl into the cage and lock themselves in, which is quite foolish.

However, Axia’s experience showed them that this method might not be foolish but rather quite clever.

"These mages of the Aud Empire are smart; they’ve set up a large number of traps and activated them cleverly in such ways that intruders are caught completely off guard. You’ve been guessing the combinations of these traps, but you’ve missed this simple yet effective method," Axia explained to her.

"But I still can’t understand, setting up an Active Array as a trap in a tomb..." Tangmo furrowed her brow, simply unable to grasp the concept.

"Of course, you can’t understand, which is why you were fooled by these mages of the Aud Empire," Axia said matter-of-factly.

Pausing for a moment, she continued to explain, "These mages of the Aud Empire created several different Magic Array Traps that rely on different Spells to activate. The Spells to trigger these traps are very simple, and among the usual repertoire of a mage. For example, if we find the passage too dim and decide to cast a spell to conjure a fireball to illuminate the surroundings, the Spell for the fireball might just be one of the activation Spells for the traps. So, when an intruder inadvertently chants the Spell summoning the fireball, the traps activate instantly, harming the intruder."

"I see," Luo’er said, suddenly enlightened by Axia’s explanation.

"Damn it, these mages are just too cunning, it’s simply impossible to guard against," Hu Daoke couldn’t help but exclaim with his tongue tied in awe.

"So that’s how it is," Baiyue nodded, frowning as she analyzed, "The greatest truths are the simplest, these mages might have anticipated that intruders would test these magic array combinations, so they didn’t use these combinations at all. Instead, they used a more direct and confusing trap. As soon as the intruders chant spells, these magic arrays would be activated. Simple and crude, but totally unpredictable."

"There’s actually such a method..." Tangmo said, lowering her head in shame, muttering softly.

She always prided herself as an expert in the field of magic, but this time she took a tumble and embarrassed herself in front of Luo’er. If it weren’t for Axia, they would probably die without knowing how the trap was activated.

Thinking of this, Tangmo couldn’t help but feel a bit more remorseful, and at the same time, her admiration for Axia grew a bit stronger. Indeed, in the realm of magic, Axia could anyhow be considered her senior. She was used to smooth sailing and assumed nobody could be better than her, which led to her arrogance.

"Don’t underestimate the mages of the Aud Empire, the reason why the Aud Empire’s army is invincible is largely due to these mages," Axia said, smoothing her singed hair and walking towards the end of the corridor without turning back.

"Aunt Axia, facing this kind of trap, what should we do?" Luo’er stepped forward, asking humbly.

"Very simple, just don’t use magic," Axia shrugged nonchalantly and replied.

"Huh?" Her words left everyone present in shock.

"Is it that hard to understand," Axia surveyed the group and continued, "We don’t yet know all the activation spells for these traps, so the best method is not to chant any spells, not to use any magic."

"But doesn’t that render the traps obsolete?" Luo’er asked, struggling to comprehend.

"Indeed, it does, but don’t underestimate the caliber of these mages," Axia said, turning her head to gaze at the stone door at the end of the passageway, then squinting her eyes, she added, "I have an ominous feeling, it seems like behind that door, there will be something that forces us to use magic."

"Are you referring to?" Luo’er asked hesitantly.

"Hard to say, let’s take it one step at a time," Axia shrugged.

It had been ten minutes since the explosion occurred, and the group cautiously returned to the stone door at the end of the corridor. At this moment, the temperature in the entire corridor dropped sharply again, from over ten degrees to well below zero.

This was mainly thanks to the Snow God; the recent explosion obviously agitated it, hence it released the cold again to lower the surrounding temperature. However, Fulajie’er had already gone to comfort it, and Luo’er believed that, with Fulajie’er there, they should be able to stabilize the Snow God.

The group arrived at the spot where the magic array had lit up. The ground here was very smooth, with no visible lines for magic arrays. Tangmo got there and couldn’t help but stamp her feet several times, frowning and muttering to herself, "There are no signs of a magic array, so why did it light up just now?"

Luo’er and Axia came side by side to the stone door. After exchanging a glance, Luo’er stepped forward to push the stone door with a bit of force. However, no matter how hard he tried, the stone door remained immovable.

"Could it be a sliding door, or is there some sort of mechanism to activate this door?" Luo’er retracted his hand, frowning and muttering.

"Maybe it’s opened with a spell," Axia suggested.

"Spell," upon hearing that, Luo’er’s face immediately showed distress, "But if that’s the case..."

"Exactly," Axia said with a smile, shaking her head, "Perhaps the spell to open the door is also the spell to activate the Magic Array Trap. In that case, to open the door we might need to activate the trap once more."

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