After conversing with Autarch, Jacob got a pretty good idea of what had happened, and just as he speculated, it was all Elia's fault!
Although Jacob was furious, Autarch and Elia were still somehow alive. However, that doesn't mean he would let Elia off the hook since she not only fell into a trap but almost dragged Autarch down with her. If he hadn't come out of his seclusion when he did, they would've been dead!
Furthermore, Jacob had already guessed who that 'undead' who trapped Elia and Autarch was. It had to be the Cursed Necromancer King since only he could order so many undead in the Valley of Sunless Dusk. This city was also completely empty, which means it was a forbidden area even for those mindless undead. So, the only person who could be here has to be the Cursed Necromancer King!
Thereafter, Jacob looked at the dark well, which was like a maw of abyss, and he could sense the terrifying presence of death coming from it.
Jacob knew that this well was the gateway to the Cursed Necromancer King's layer. Even though the Cursed Necromancer King was injured by someone over a hundred years ago, he still can't be underestimated.
So, with extreme vigilance and using the stealth function, Jacob jumped into the Font of Eternal Night, and with Wind Law, Jacob was now completely capable of flight.
In fact, flight is a natural ability of every Legendary Lord because, in this state, the law restrictions on legendary lords will greatly reduce, so after some practice, they can take flight even without any wings or spells.
Legendary Kings were supreme existences in the middle plains, and law restraints on them were almost equal to none here, so walking on air was akin to walking on land for them. If a legendary king had comprehended the concept of wind, light, lightning, or any law related to speed, they were terrifying beings to fight against.
However, Jacob innately comprehended the first concept of every law of the twelve cosmic vestiges, including the wind law's first concept, 'Free Drift.' On top of that, he had the aspect of Astral Transcendence, so flight came naturally to him as if he had known it since his birth.
Now that he had tried it, Jacob easily grasped its mystery. With a hint of excitement, he started to control his descent, and soon, he didn't even need to manipulate the wind law before he could easily control his body in the surrounding space.
Although Jacob knew he was now capable of flight, it still excited him to no end since he was still human by heart, and who human hadn't dreamed of flying in the sky?
However, this excitement didn't last long, as he regained his calm soon. He knew he wasn't here to have fun, but he was currently in the enemy's layer, and he couldn't be distracted.
As Jacob descended deeper and deeper into the Front of Eternal Night, the death law and the presence of the curse became more potent.
At this moment, Jacob suddenly had this strange thought, 'This curse is not the law of curse or energy like the hex mana, but it's more like some kind of peculiar complete Curse like my hexes. Just what is the secret of this Valley and Cursed Necromancer King? Could it be this guy was cursed by something?"
The more Jacob thought, the more he couldn't get this thought out of his head. Elia's matter also made him think that he was probably right.
After descending for around ten minutes, Jacob finally reached the end of this seemingly endless well and landed on a pitch-black floor. In front of him was a dark tunnel, like a corridor made with pillars and black stones.
The source of death law and curse was also deep within this hall, so Jacob slowly made his way towards it. Furthermore, this corridor wasn't simple at all because with his Eyes of Judge, he saw multiple runes engraved in many positions, and he didn't want to find out what would happen if someone triggered any of them.
So, Jacob avoided them with the help of Space Law's first concept, Space Compression, which allowed him to compress space between two points. This concept allowed him to not only shift his body but also use it to attack or defend.
However, Jacob was still a newbie when it came to using these concepts, so there was still too much to learn and experience.
Just like right now, as he uses the laws, he becomes more and more proficient in them. After all, he didn't comprehend them on his own but got them through Cursed Immortality! As Jacob used space compression, his movements were like teleportation as his body continued to shift between one spot and another. However, using laws was not without any cost. He needed to convert his soul force into law power, and the higher the law tier, the more soul force he used.
Normally, legendary kings use soul force and magic energy together to do the same thing, but Jacob can do the same thing with both separately. This is because he was not only Quasi-Myth but also because his totems were completely different. Even if he were a fable legendary, he could still do the same thing.
At this moment, Jacob reached the end of this corridor and entered a vast space, but his steps halted because in front of him was a pulsating pool of darkness, and the curse coming from it was terrifying!
"This is the source of the curse?' Jacob instantly guessed as he looked at that pool. He felt an eerie yet familiar power emitting from it, and he even felt his hex core stir with his cursed heart!
Without hesitation, Jacob called, "Cursed Immortality! Is this some kind of curse?"
After all, only Immortika could answer this question, and he wanted to know if this thing was useful to him.
"Hehehe, this is indeed a curse and a powerful one. If I'm not wrong, this curse was created through a Whammy Poison, which had reached the level of having its own spirituality, and then with the help of Voodoo, a branch of the Virtual Curse, the Curse of Temperance.
"Furthermore, this curse shouldn't be this strong, but it reached its current potency because an idiot tried to break it with blood sacrifice and necromancy. This is the terror of Whammy Poison with its spirituality, and if you have to rank it, it should be a Mythical King Rank Curse now. As for the deeper details, it's on you to find them.
"As for why your hex core is reacting, it's because if you can absorb this, your hex core will be ranked up to Fable Legendary Rank directly and evolve into its following form as a growth-type magic core!
"However, if you really do it, then the curse will be lifted, and whatever was cursed will be free, hehehehe...!"