Chapter 554 - 390 Gladies Level Magic Intelligent Life_2
Chapter 554: Chapter 390 Gladies Level Magic Intelligent Life_2
“[Light Brightness Technique]!
A bright light rose in front of Lis, the simple zero-circle magic showing an unusual effect in this space, becoming extremely bright and searing.
In the glow of the [Light Brightness Technique], the entirety of the space also revealed itself before Lis.
This was an empty stone space, like the inner sanctum of a forgotten ancient relic, the floor and walls all sculpted from cold, hard stone, smooth and solid as if they could withstand the ravages of a thousand years.
These stone walls were covered in dense Magic Runes, resembling a writhing mass of serpents, twisting, entwining, like a sky full of stars, glittering brilliantly. Some of these Magic Runes were as deep as the night, others as bright as day; the interwoven circuits they formed were like those ancient and mysterious patterns, filled with mystique and authority.
Not far from Lis, at the very center of this space, there was a Magic Pattern Circuit core surrounded by numerous Magic Runes, much like the heart in the midst of a dense spider web.
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It was like a giant gemstone set in midair, emitting gentle and faint white light.
This Magic Pattern Circuit core, being not only the focal point of the entire space but also the soul of all Magic Rune circuits, gave the whole area an even more mysterious and profound aura that involuntarily entranced onlookers.
Lis’s gaze was also drawn for a moment, feeling as if the Magic Pattern Circuit core before him had an infinitely strong attraction, making it hard to look away.
Looking at the exquisitely intricate combination of Magic Runes on that core, it seemed to outline the most basic and profound of the Magic Elements and Magic Power.
Lis fell silent for a while, then suddenly took a step back, watching the Magic Pattern Circuit core in front of him with a cold sweat beading his forehead.
He had been so captivated by the Magic Pattern Circuit core that he had not realized that it was devouring his spiritual power.
By the time Lis’s Spiritual Sense Warning sounded, his spiritual power had already been mostly consumed by the Magic Pattern Circuit core before him.
If he hadn’t noticed, once his spiritual power was completely devoured, there would be no need for anyone else to take action—just the out-of-control Magic Power alone would be enough to destroy Lis’s body and reduce him to ashes.
“What the hell is this thing?”
What the hell?
This thing, it’s a little too sinister!
Lis’s forehead was covered in cold sweat, feeling a horrifying sensation of dancing on the edge of life and death.
What was most significant was that, despite the peril he had just faced, Lis still felt an indescribable magical attraction to the Magic Pattern Circuit core, continuously seducing his gaze.
Using sheer willpower to shift his gaze away, Lis felt a residual fright.
But closing his eyes and savoring the insight from that Magic Pattern Circuit core, in just a few minutes, Lis felt that he had gained much more understanding of Magic Runes.
This made Lis feel an impulsive desire to take another look.
No!
After thinking it over, Lis suppressed the impulse in his heart.
He had always had great confidence in his willpower, yet even so, he had not been able to resist the fatal attraction of that Magic Pattern Circuit core.
“This is a subsidiary circuit core of Miserla’s Core.”
A crisp and pleasant female voice suddenly echoed in the space.
Hmm?
Lis stepped back a few paces and took the Jade Wand in hand, layering himself with several Magic Shields.
After getting ready, he then cautiously scrutinized the surroundings.
What’s going on, there’s still someone else in the Floating City?
“No need to be so nervous, I am just a Magic Intelligent Life.”
As the voice fell, next to that Magic Pattern Circuit core, the faint white image of a young girl gradually materialized in midair.
She was dressed in a white, elaborate gown, the hem as spotlessly white as snowflakes and gently fluttered with her movements. The finely pleated and intricate folds of the dress, layered like clouds, gave an ethereal feeling.
Like a girl made of cold jade in the moonlight, she exuded a noble and detached aura, her deep and cool eyes making her appear even more elegant and out of the ordinary, infused with a mysterious and tranquil temperament.
Lis carefully watched the ethereal image of the young girl, his eyes full of wariness.
Although he had surmised from previously discovered clues that this Azela Floating City was controlled by Magic Intelligent Life, her sudden appearance before him was still somewhat unpredictable.
Furthermore, although the voice of the girl was calm and cool, it was not as rigid and stiff as that of a typical Magic Intelligent Life.
Without a doubt, this girl before him, like the Black Cat, was an autonomous Magic Intelligent Life.
Lis, watching the ethereal image of the young girl, tentatively asked:
“Are you the Magic Intelligent Life that controls this Floating City?”
“What should I call you?”
The girl with silver eyes looked at Lis quietly and said softly,
“My name is Audilia, but I prefer the name Azela.”
“Currently, I am indeed temporarily in control of this Floating City.”
Although the phantom before him didn’t emit the slightest breath, Lis still felt some pressure.
If it was as the girl, who liked to be called after the Sky City, had said, even if she didn’t possess any extraordinary power, just the control over those few Legendary Elemental Magic Statues would be enough to make Lis flee directly, abandoning the Floating City.
However, the girl’s attitude didn’t seem to bear any hostility.
What was most important was that Lis was very curious as to why the Magic Intelligent Life of this Floating City would appear before him?
Lis hadn’t received any information regarding this Magic Intelligent Life from Joyce, which meant that she had never appeared before any other members of the Kane family before.
What could be the reason?
If it was just the exploration Lis undertook recently, it wouldn’t be any different from what the elder members of the Kane family had done before.
If it was just the wealth obtained, it shouldn’t matter to her, who controlled the Floating City.
It must be…
The Black Cat!
Led by the mighty Joyce, he had gained a rough understanding of this Floating City, and aside from the Black Cat, he hadn’t done anything different from the previous elders of the Kane family.
The Black Cat not only controlled an Elemental Magic Statue but had also directly seized control of the Azela Great Library.
Perhaps it was for this reason that the Magic Intelligent Life before him was alerted.
“Due to some accidents,”
Azela said indifferently, her emotions not fluctuating too much.
“What surprises me is that you have a Gladies Level Magic Intelligent Life with you.”
“Gladies Level? What is that?”
Lis asked with some confusion. He knew she must be referring to the Black Cat, but he had never heard of this term before.
“It refers to the highest-grade Magic Intelligent Life with autonomous consciousness. The first of the highest-grade Magic Intelligent Life was created by the Legendary Arcanist Gladies and named after him.”
“And only a Gladies Level Magic Intelligent Life can better mobilize and deploy the magic power of the Floating City, maximizing the strength of the Floating City.”
Although Azela spoke in a flat tone, she was indeed carefully explaining to Lis.
Lis nodded slightly, a bit lost in thought.
He hadn’t expected the Black Cat to have such an extraordinary origin, but her previous performance indeed lived up to this evaluation.
After all, Lis was completely at a loss regarding the Magic Pattern Circuit and Magic Array, which the Black Cat was indeed capable of attempting to control.
The girl Azela before him seemed to know a lot about the secrets of the Neserel Magic Empire and the Azela Floating City.
“May I ask, what has happened to this Floating City in the past?”
“Why has it remained in this place?”
“Why is there not a single trace of any inhabitants left in the city?”
These were the questions Lis was most eager to know now. In his exploration of the Floating City, the most eerie part for Lis was that he hadn’t found any trace of the people who once lived in this Floating City.
Although countless years had passed and even many of the precious items had lost their magic power, there wasn’t a single sign of those people’s demise.
Not to mention corpses, even blood stains and bones were not left behind.
It was as if all the city’s inhabitants had simply vanished into thin air.
“Because, everyone fell apart,”
Azela said gently, a glimmer of nostalgia and sorrow finally flashing through her calm eyes.