Chapter 270
However, if one continues to listen closely, one can detect an indescribable weariness and weakness in that furious roar.
After all, even if the ancestor was a demigod and a legendary mage who had ascended from a dark age, enduring over five large-scale spatial transfers each day for the past two days would be exhausting for any mage.
Moreover, these were not short distances. In just these two days, the total distance they had teleported was at least a third of the continent, and the fact that they had not been completely shaken off by that erratically drifting city was a testament to the ancestor's immense power.
"Tomorrow is the end. No matter how much it shifts, it can't stop its final descent!"
Hearing the ancestor's frantic voice from within the coffin, Keduosi quickly responded, "Yes!"
Half an hour later, the sky began to brighten.
At this moment, the massive and magnificent city in the sky was now infinitely close to the ground, and it no longer appeared as an illusion; it had almost completely transformed into a solid entity, as if one could truly step inside just by getting closer.
"Tap, tap, tap..."
Keduosi dared not delay. Seizing the moment, he led the team in a rapid march toward the city. After teleporting and hurrying along, they seemed to be less than a hundred meters away.
Swish!
In the next moment, the hooves struck the smooth ground, and everything before the charging team vanished like a mirage.
Far in another area, Ye Bai, who had just used the teleportation array for the last time, stepped out and was immediately greeted by a colossal city.
**Chapter 185**
Keduosi and his group could only estimate the time of the city's arrival by sight, which, of course, was not as precise as Ye Bai, who held the key.
During the past two days of chasing, there were several instances when Ye Bai was very close to Keduosi's army, but with the paper doll's greater sensing range, she always managed to slip away just in time.
When the critical moment of the pull came, Ye Bai directly activated the teleportation array at the moment the countdown hit one second, dragging the city along for one last 'drift' at the last moment.
As a result, even if the other side teleported at full speed again, they would still need to confirm the city's position, and they would inevitably fall behind Ye Bai.
While Keduosi and the others were regrouping and using various methods to lock onto the city's location, Ye Bai had already made her way toward the city as soon as she exited the teleportation array.
The city's arrival did not cause any collision with the ground; it simply merged with the surface at a slight angle, as if it had always stood there.
"Tap, tap..."
The sound of Ottofis's footsteps echoed on the azure stones as Ye Bai entered this mysterious city through a thin mist.
Before Ye Bai could carefully observe her surroundings, she received a system notification:
[You have discovered the hidden location 'Lost Royal City.' You gain 1000 historical experience points and 50,000,000 experience points.]
Looking at the fifty million historical experience points, Ye Bai couldn't help but take a deep breath. As expected of a main quest, the experience gained was the highest from all her 'historical discoveries' so far.
Now, a month later, thanks to the effect of [Sea God Breeder], Ye Bai's experience points had nearly reached level eighty. This wave of historical discovery had filled her experience to the brim, but she had been saving it for the invincibility frames and health/mana recovery effects that came with each level-up.
"Lost Royal City..."
As Ye Bai walked, her gaze took in the surrounding scenery.
To her surprise, the interior of this grand and imposing city looked like this.
The city’s interior resembled a misaligned Rubik's cube, with various grand yet intricate buildings that were both fragmented and orderly. They seemed to have been neatly sliced by some force, with the remaining parts haphazardly piled together.
Here, Ye Bai saw various extraordinary technological structures inscribed with inscriptions in Void Language, Elvish, Draconic, and even Infernal. Many fountains were missing, and half of the teleportation arrays were fused together. The base of a magical tower featured a spiral windmill, and even the greenhouse was adjacent to a smelting furnace.
It wasn't just the buildings that were fused; roads and bridges were too. Some roads even connected rooftops and walls. They had all endured the ravages of time, and combined with the lingering mist, they formed a confusing maze that was hard to discern.
Yet, even in this jumbled state, one could glimpse the former grandeur of these structures, truly worthy of the name 'Royal City.'
However, it seemed that this royal city had now become a complex labyrinth.
Ye Bai jumped down from Ottofis's back, approached one of the building ruins, and took out her secondary profession tool, the [Archaeological Magnifying Glass].
[Moonstone]
[Sunstone]
[Magic Crystal]
[Silent Rock]
...
Looking at the series of material information that came back, Ye Bai curiously retracted the magnifying glass. To her surprise, even after reaching the pinnacle of historian, she still couldn't glean any historical clues from this ruin.
In the past, even in the more dilapidated ruins of the Sky City, when she was still a lower-level historian, she had obtained a wealth of historical information and even learned Draconic.
Ye Bai recalled that this place was called 'Lost Royal City' and the mention of the Great Annihilation by the Elven Queen... Could it be that it lacked historical information because of that?
The disappearance of the Great Annihilation would take away others' memories of certain people and events. Logically speaking, history is a narrative of others' memories, and encountering a Great Annihilation could very well erase the related historical traces.
With this thought, Ye Bai suddenly had a flash of inspiration. She remembered a certain item in her backpack—a fishing set that was incredibly effective but had no historical clues.
Thinking about it, the three-piece fishing gear might indeed have belonged to a god who had encountered the Great Annihilation!
This discovery invigorated Ye Bai, giving her a sense of clarity as if the clouds had parted. At the same time, the voice of the paper doll echoed:
"Lady Bai Ye, I sense the location of that key."
"Great, let's go." Ye Bai snapped back to reality, casting a regretful glance at the ruins before mounting Ottofis and setting off.
This was once the royal city of a god, and any material from these ruins was of rare and legendary quality. Unfortunately, Ye Bai had more pressing tasks at hand, and her backpack was limited. Otherwise, she would have stayed to excavate these materials to upgrade her buildings in her territory.
...
On the other side, after Keduosi and the others came up empty-handed, they reluctantly returned to the main group. After some effort, the secret mage in the team finally pinpointed the city's landing spot.
"Ancestor..."
Keduosi approached the wooden crate, and before he could speak, a hoarse voice came from within:
"I know... I still need to regain my strength."
Keduosi immediately bowed his head, "Yes!"
After a while, the teleportation array beneath their feet finally lit up again. The group, having experienced this multiple times over the past two days, stood still and waited. They watched as the array glowed brightly for a moment, then dimmed as if it lacked power.
This repeated twice, and just as the crowd began to feel anxious, the light finally stabilized, and spatial fluctuations surged, initiating a large-scale teleportation.
This time, the sky city they had been pursuing finally appeared before Keduosi and the others.
"Go, don't waste any time."
"Yes."
Keduosi responded and quickly led the team into the city.
As they stepped inside for real, rather than just on flat ground, Keduosi let out a sigh of relief. But upon seeing the chaotic jumble of broken buildings around him, he, like the others, took a sharp breath.
Regaining his composure, Keduosi recalled the ancestor's previous instructions and said to the group:
"Do not act on your own. This is a giant maze; everyone, follow my lead."
...
"Something's off. I've been here before."
Spotting the massive half-sculpted Moonstone nearby, Ye Bai halted. She recognized it immediately, having been quite envious of it the first time she saw it.
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