From Abyssal Invasion to Bursting Stars with a Single Sword-Chapter 407 - 279 Great Arcanist_2

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The next day.

A party of seven arrived at the gate of Kolos City, where the same Elf Guard from yesterday was stationed.

Upon seeing Lu Heng and his companions, he said impatiently, "I’ve said before, humans are forbidden from entering the Inner City. Leave at once."

Lu Heng took out an item and handed it over, saying, "Please deliver this to the Great Arcanist Augustus, or to his students or subordinates. When he sees this item, he will naturally agree to meet me."

The Elf Guards around the gate sensed an aura of an Evil Spirit and immediately drew their weapons, warily surrounding Lu Heng and his group.

Because the item Lu Heng had taken out was unmistakably a fragment of Dionysus’s Life Protection Box.

This Life Protection Box had been shattered by Terres, but the fragments were still valuable.

Not to mention that these fragments once formed the Life Protection Box, the gemstones embedded in them were valuable on their own.

Thus, Lu Heng had collected the fragments, and now they were proving useful.

"What an evil presence, what kind of monsters are you?" an Elf Guard captain stepped forward, eying them warily.

Lu Heng explained, "This is a Witch Demon we have defeated, named Dionysus. These are the fragments of his Life Protection Box. Take these fragments to your Lord Augustus, and he will want to see me."

Upon hearing the name Dionysus, the Elf Guard captain’s face showed a surprised expression, and he took the Life Protection Box fragments before turning to report inside.

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It wasn’t long before the Elf Guard captain returned, saying, "Follow me, Lord Augustus wants to meet you."

Rong Xincheng’s team of three, upon hearing this, immediately lit up.

They had been here for over ten days and had tried every means to enter the Inner City without success.

Yet, upon Lu Heng’s arrival, he casually gained entry, bringing them along.

In his heart, Rong Xincheng felt relieved that he had initially chosen to ally with Lu Heng. Had he foolishly allied with Black Field, he would now be literally eating dust in the outer city.

The party of seven followed the Elf Guard captain into Kolos City and finally witnessed the elegance and grandeur of the Elf Royal City.

The Elf Clan was an extremely graceful species, which was also reflected in their architectural style.

Within Kolos City, every building was a blend of opulence and nature.

The city was home to many large unknown trees with crowns reaching high into the clouds, obscuring most of the sky.

The buildings in Kolos City were tall, matching the trees they cultivated, with each building majestic enough to be considered a palace.

The party of seven followed the Elf Guard captain, crossing a stream flowing with Magic Energy, heading toward the Magic Tower in the West District. freёnovelkiss.com

In the area of the Magic Tower, the ground was covered with unknown flowers, and mysterious creatures floated in the air.

Lu Heng recognized these creatures as beloved pets of the Quel’dorei, known as Mana Floating Dragons.

Despite the word ’dragon’ in their name, these creatures were non-threatening, and the ’dragon’ in their name meant about as much as it did in a chameleon from Blue Star.

In fact, the Mana Floating Dragons were essentially the Elf Clan’s pets, akin to butterflies in a garden.

The Mana Floating Dragons fed on morning dew from the flora and emitted a faint glow at night, filling the city with phosphorescent light.

Generally, these Mana Floating Dragons were drawn to areas dense with Magic Energy, and naturally, the area in the city with the most concentrated Magic Energy was the Magic Tower in the West District.

The party of seven followed the Elf Guard captain into the Magic Tower, then ascended via a spiraling staircase.

All the way to the top floor.

The top floor of the Magic Tower was a spacious hall, its interior remarkably elegant.

However, Lu Heng noticed something off with just one glance.

From the outside, the top floor should not have been more than ten meters wide, yet the hall was unusually spacious, certainly more than twenty meters wide.

Ten meters from the outside but twenty meters on the inside.

Clearly, some kind of spatial Array or similar was set up inside the Magic Tower, resulting in this peculiar discrepancy.

At this moment, in the Magic Hall, an Elf clad in an Arcane Robe stood with his back to the door, looking at an Arcane Star Map on the north wall of the hall.

After the Elf Guard captain entered, he respectfully saluted, "My lord, they have been brought here."

Evidently, this Arcane Master must be Augustus.

He waved his hand, dismissing the Elf Guard captain.

The Elf Guard captain left the Magic Tower, but Augustus did not immediately turn around.

Lu Heng looked around, and in the middle of the Magic Hall, a long table displayed the fragments of the Life Protection Box.

After a long while,

Great Arcanist Augustus turned around, sizing up the seven people present.

Lu Heng and the others also assessed him, their gazes meeting with a complex mix of emotions.

Great Arcanist Augustus appeared very old; although he only looked about fifty years old by human standards, amongst the Elf Clan, his age surely was no less than Seren, likely over seven hundred years old.

Great Arcanist Augustus observed them for a moment, then asked, "Who procured these fragments?"

Lu Heng stepped forward slightly, answering, "I did."

Augustus slowly sighed and asked, "Was it you who released Dionysus from his suffering?"

He used "released" instead of "killed."

After all, from the perspective of a Witch Demon, this continuation of life, in a way, also represented a shackle.