Chapter 46: The Sealed Land

After opening the system's adventure feature.

The [Adventure] function page that met his eyes was pitch black.

"No adventure." Gune quickly closed the system page, then followed Viscount Dylan off the carriage as if nothing had happened.

A drizzling rain began to fall.

By the dim yellow light of the kerosene lamps lining the roadside.

Gune could faintly make out the foot of a mountain silhouette.

A standard, deep black, stern, and vast classical Byzantine castle crouched there like an ancient beast.

At the main entrance, Gune's gaze swept lightly.

"Quite a few guards."

"This was once a castle church used by the papal court for missionary work."

"But later, after the war between imperial power and divine power broke out, those papal forces were driven away from the Northern Continent."

"Nowadays, the churches in the south can no longer maintain their rule through religious mystique."

"The fact that those churches are increasingly weakening is solid proof."

"That's true enough." Gune nodded.

He had little fondness for those churches of feudal theocracy.

As the group approached.

"Lord Viscount Dylan." The four combat-type超凡者 guarding the castle entrance, clad in超凡 black iron armor and holding black iron spears, saluted Dylan.

"Mm!"

After a slight nod, led by Viscount Dylan, Gune and Veya followed behind into the castle.

As soon as he entered, Gune felt many gazes converging from dark corners.

Gune's gaze swept casually around.

"Those are超凡 hounds." Viscount Dylan said softly.

"These超凡 hounds have been trained and nurtured with some超凡 resources."

"They possess considerable combat power, and their sense of smell, vision, and strong perception far exceed those of us humans."

"If shadow-type超凡者 sneak in, our guards might not detect them, but these creatures have a high probability of finding them."

"In some aspects,超凡 creatures are indeed much stronger than us humans." Gune said.

Following Viscount Dylan, they proceeded forward.

A few minutes later.

The three descended diagonally down a stone staircase entrance of a bunker.

After turning a corner, the view suddenly opened up, and the kerosene lamps on both walls increased, brightening the entire underground passage.

At the same time, there were many more guards here.

After glancing over these guards, Gune couldn't help but marvel inwardly.

These guards were not low in rank; most were second-tier, and some were even third-tier.

Third-tier超凡者 were considered quite strong outside, but here they were just guards.

The power of the超凡 Association was evident.

"The equipment these guards wear is not cheap—helmets, armor, bracers, leg guards, weapons, boots."

"The standard超凡 black iron six-piece set."

"On a battlefield, a second- or third-tier超凡er equipped like this could easily cut down over a hundred ordinary soldiers."

About a hundred meters in.

The three stopped at a very spacious underground platform.

The超凡 Gate.

Gune swept his gaze and saw that gate made of special materials.

"Is there also an empty-source small space behind this?"

"There must be, otherwise they wouldn't guard it so heavily."

On this platform, there were over ten guards in black iron armor.

Three spellcasters in robe-like cloaks, their heads completely hidden under the hoods, which were pitch black inside—clearly some special protective measure.

These three mysterious spellcasters, whose true appearances were hard to discern, gave Gune a very dangerous feeling.

On the chests of the three spellcasters' robes was embroidered the emblem of the Magnolia超凡 Association: a blue-white magnolia flower.

Besides these guards.

There was also an old man with a wrinkled face, wearing a wide, tall-pointed dark brown wizard hat, sitting cross-legged to one side.

"Lord Viscount Dylan." Many on the platform bowed slightly to Viscount Dylan.

"Elder Wicks." Viscount Dylan walked over to the old man in the wizard hat, who seemed to be meditating on a cushion, and spoke.

The old man named Wicks slowly opened his eyes.

Then he glanced lightly at Dylan beside him: "What is it?"

"This is the genius alchemist I mentioned to you before, and..." Saying this, Dylan stepped forward a little and whispered a few words in the old man's ear.

"Oh?" The wrinkled old man named Wicks perked up a bit.

"Really?" Wicks lowered his voice and asked.

Though his voice was low, everyone present was a超凡者 and could hear.

"Of course it's true." Viscount Dylan nodded.

Wicks smiled.

"Entering is no problem, but the necessary procedures must still be followed."

"Of course." Viscount Dylan nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Veya said softly beside him.

"All超凡 equipment and超凡 storage equipment are prohibited from being carried inside the超凡 Gate."

"You need to temporarily store your超凡 equipment and storage items in the rest storage room on the side."

As she spoke, Veya pointed to a few small stone chamber rooms not far away.

"The control is really strict."

"No problem." Gune nodded.

After the experience last time when the demon on the Fate Coin devoured even his clothes.

Gune had stored several extra sets of clothes in his Green Leaf Bracelet and system backpack, just in case.

A moment later.

After changing clothes in the rest storage room, Gune came out again.

The Green Leaf Bracelet was left in the storage room, and it didn't contain much of value—mostly some materials, potions, food, and water.

Of course, in the system space, he also stored plenty of clothes, food, and water.

At the same time, those valuable超凡 equipment were all placed directly in his system inventory.

A guard led Gune through a black door frame about two meters high and one meter wide on one side, then said, "No equipment with超凡 characteristics."

Gune glanced lightly at this detection door frame and smiled faintly.

超凡 equipment containing超凡 characteristics could not fool this "door frame," but the all-powerful system was clearly not among them.

"Alright, follow me!"

Wicks nodded and said.

After Wicks formed a series of complex spell codes in front of the超凡 Gate.

Creak, creak~~

The stone door slowly opened.

As the stone door opened, sure enough.

A blue water curtain appeared before Gune.

Behind this超凡 Gate, there was indeed an empty-source small space.

Wicks stepped in first.

Gune and the other two followed behind.

Entering this empty-source small space, what met the eye were carved stone walls on both sides, and the ground was paved with black stone bricks.

These black stone bricks were much harder than blue stone bricks.

It was said that these black stone bricks were made from the same material as超凡 black iron ore, with about three times the strength of blue stone bricks made by the same process.

On both walls hung a type of source-powered lamp.

The ceiling of the passage, due to its ruggedness, had not been built.

One could see twisted, hard, deep black rocks.

The entire passage was silent, cold, rugged, and carried a somewhat oppressive atmosphere.

Occasionally, one could hear heavy collision sounds.

Those "sealed objects" with life activity were unwilling to be sealed; they would try to break the seal and escape.

Following along, Gune glanced at the idle system; still no adventure appeared.

They proceeded along the rugged passage.

From time to time, Gune could see sealed超凡 doors on both sides.

After advancing about two hundred meters.

Wicks, who was leading the way, stopped.

"Are we there?"

Gune looked ahead.