After all, the Stone Forest below remained mostly unchanged, whether it was the blue sky or the stone trees, there were hardly any signs of pollution… Lillian felt conflicted and hesitant in her heart.
"Lillian, this door is really eerie. Let's take a step back for now and make further plans… After all, there are not just the two of us inside this palace!" Colin continued in a deep voice.
The results of Anando's Dice could not possibly be wrong, and right from the time they discovered the white flower, the number of treasures it represented was only one.
Therefore, unless there were more unknown people present, the location indicated by Anando's Dice, where the group using the white flower was, was likely the place!
Even if due to time, those people might have moved from the spot located by Anando's Dice earlier, this place definitely wasn't the so-called Elf Treasure Vault!
Upon hearing this, Lillian looked at the beautiful archway, pondering for a moment before slightly nodding her head.
Colin was right—in such a place, it was wiser to be cautious…
Thus, the two of them retreated back to the crossroads, continuing their exchange through spiritual transmission via witchcraft.
"Along the way, whether it's the corridor or the rooms and halls we've encountered, all have been tinged more or less with sporadic pollution stains.
But this archway alone is oddly unpolluted and even emits a light…" Colin continued to explain:
"So, Lillian, I think we can observe here a little longer. This archway could very likely be an ambush set by a third group!"
'Set an ambush…' Lillian was taken aback and countered after a moment of contemplation:
"This archway is certainly eerie, but aside from being unpolluted, there's nothing else wrong with it.
Whether it's the shape or the colored carvings on it, they all follow the classic High Level Elf architectural style, just like what we've encountered on our way here, and its location isn't out of place… Even if we admit there's something unusual, it's unlikely to be a trap…"
The more Lillian spoke, the more she felt that maybe Colin was just being overly cautious.
After all, no matter how she thought about it, this archway couldn't possibly be linked with that third unknown group!
So, Lillian eventually added:
"Either way, Colin, just waiting here won't help. Let's go forward and check it out together."
Colin's lips twitched, wanting to continue persuading her, but Lillian had already stepped forward.
"Lillian!" he urgently moved forward again to stop her.
"Colin…" Lillian frowned slightly.
"We still have enough time, Lillian. How about we wait here for an hour?" Colin said gravely.
"Why don't we use Detection Magic to check from a distance?" Lillian fell silent for a moment, then, not picking up on his suggestion, asked instead.
"Fearing that it would startle the enemy and expose ourselves."
"The Concealing Moon Cloth can also cover up the fluctuations of Magic Power, and I also possess non-scanning Reconnaissance Magic," Lillian added, simultaneously casting her Reconnaissance Magic.
In Colin's view, he just saw Lillian's eyes suddenly brighten a bit, a flickering White Light shining through.
A moment later, Lillian withdrew her gaze, "There's no trace of any abnormal Magic Power fluctuations at all, only the arch has a faint Magic Power fluctuation that is more robust, belonging to the Elf Clan… Colin, you are being overly cautious."
Colin remained silent. If it weren't for Anando's Dice, standing in Lillian's shoes, he would have felt he was being overly cautious as well.
But now… hmm?
A thought struck Colin, and he continued to block Lillian's way, not stepping aside.
And he simultaneously asked the little elf behind him:
"Nasi, do you remember anything about this place?"
Upon hearing this, Lillian's expression shifted slightly, suppressing her urge to move forward.
"Little Nasi doesn't know…"
Colin then noticed that the red little elf, for some reason, looked particularly listless, lying lethargically in the high-railing small bed inside the hood.
Nasi responded while struggling to get up, leaning on the railing of the bed, and turned her head towards the direction Colin had indicated.
"What's wrong, Nasi?" Colin asked in confusion, instinctively reaching into the Storage Ring to pull out an Ancient Tree Heart and handing it to Nasi.
Seeing Nasi in such a state, Lillian instinctively glanced at Bobi… Bobi appeared completely normal.
"Good giant, you are so kind to Nasi!"
Nasi continued, her condition seeming very poor as even the sight of the Ancient Tree Heart could not lift her spirits; she weakly reached out to take it, licked it a few times, and then put it away.
In fact, the Ancient Tree Heart she had before was not yet finished, and the cause of her current state was not due to a lack of energy.
However, licking the Ancient Tree Heart seemed to have helped somewhat; she shook her head and regained some spirit.
Once Nasi realized this, she took out the Ancient Tree Heart again and held it in her arms...
But this particular Ancient Tree Heart seemed to be from an earlier time and had shrunk a few sizes from being licked.
Fortunately, the essence of the Ancient Tree Heart is a crystal of energy, and there was no saliva in Nasi's licking… Otherwise, such an action would indeed be somewhat unacceptable.
As Nasi licked, she frowned and looked at the archway not far ahead, saying,
"Little Nasi seems to have never seen this door."
"Never seen it?" Lillian shivered inside and became alert again.
But Colin beside her clearly understood the little elf better.
"About this above, the palace above the blue sky, do you remember it, Nasi?"
He asked once more.
As if struck by lightning and frozen, Nasi suddenly became blank, her brow lightly furrowed, her expression stiff and dazed.
"What's wrong with her?"
Lillian, noticing the elf's odd behavior, asked puzzled.
Between her hair strands, Bobi also popped his head out, nervously looking at the elf about the same size as himself, his face showing concern.
"It happened once before; I don't know the reason… Just suddenly lapses into strange rigidity," Colin spoke, worry inevitably in his heart.
"Good giant, this palace, Nasi seems to have been here too, but there's no impression… What is that?" Just then, Nasi regained her composure, continuing to speak.
But before she could finish, she suddenly exclaimed in surprise looking at the archway.
Huh?!
Colin and the others were startled and instinctively turned to look.
There, above the archway,
two translucent figures gradually descended, their silhouettes becoming clearer.
One was a green-haired, slim and well-proportioned figure; the other was somewhat shorter, with brown-yellow skin.
Seeing this, Lillian's pupils involuntarily contracted and her complexion turned pale.
Colin's hunch had actually been right—there was indeed an ambush here!
If they had recklessly approached just now... Thinking of such a scenario, Lillian felt a chill in her heart and exhaled a murky breath softly.
"I was rash, Colin," she sincerely whispered to Colin.
Colin shook his head and stared intently at the two figures before them.
As the figures descended, a distinct detection light also followed.
Lillian's face tightened, she intensified the power of the Concealing Moon Cloth, signaling Colin to keep retreating.
She felt a vague concern in her heart.
If the two figures across were Second Rank… the Concealing Moon Cloth might not be effective.
But the speed of the detection light was evidently faster than their retreat.
In just a short moment, it swept over them.
Lillian stopped in her tracks… Though it was only a brief contact, the level of the detection light was not as strong as she had imagined.
It seemed... completely unnoticed?
The action of the green-haired figure afterwards indirectly proved this.
Having surveyed the surroundings after detecting, his expression relaxed and then he spoke somewhat impatiently,
"Lites, we've waited so long and haven't seen the other group breaking into the Hall of Life that you mentioned. Could it be that you've remembered wrong? Or maybe this broken place is just too worn out to have any spiritual light left?"
"Impossible, Parde! You might question a Liya'er's height, or his strength, but you should never doubt his architectural and artistic skills!" The brown-yellow figure spoke sternly beside him, his tone subtly angry.
'Liya'er?!' Hearing this, Colin was shocked inside... Could this brown-yellow, diminutive figure really be the legendary Liya'er?!