Free Web NovelChapter 56: Chapter56-Preparing to Open the Dungeon
The Crowned Witch continued, "In addition, there is a second difficulty..."
She glanced at the Mirrorrealm Witch, and her meaning was obvious.
The latter’s expression darkened, and she shook her head without hesitation.
"No. I refuse. There is no way I am taking him there."
The Mirrorrealm Witch gritted her teeth and said, "If not for this guy, why would I have lost a Mirror Realm that takes a hundred years to condense?
"Of all the things he could have provoked, he just had to draw out that thing’s projection.
"Do you have any idea how great this loss is?
"And I already helped repair the barrier for him once. Before that, I also saved his life.
"I am already exhausted. I have no interest in accompanying this guy on another dangerous trip into some dungeon." freeweɓnøvel.com
John looked at her helplessly and thought to himself, Am I really that annoying?
After hearing this, the Crowned Witch nodded.
"If you are unwilling, then I will not force you."
After all, she was only the acting First Seat in name. The Mirrorrealm Witch was not her subordinate, but a member of the Round Table of equal standing.
If she wanted the Mirrorrealm Witch to act again, they could only negotiate terms.
John understood this very clearly. He immediately asked, "What kind of compensation would make up for the loss of your Mirror Realm?"
The Mirrorrealm Witch glanced at him.
After thinking for a moment, she still stated her condition.
"There is a chance for a special product to be born inside the Corridor of the Old Gods. It is called a Spatial Seed.
"It is an embryonic core condensed from the remnants of Spatial Law left behind within the ancient divine war ruins.
"To an ordinary person like you, it would be nothing more than a Law crystal that is difficult to digest.
"But for someone like me, who has mastered Spatial Law with great proficiency, a Spatial Seed can help me nurture a new Mirror Realm.
"It may even allow my next Mirror Realm to become more stable than the one I had before.
"If you can help me find a Spatial Seed, I will take you into the Corridor of the Old Gods."
As she spoke, she added, "In addition, if a Spatial Seed appears during the trial, then no matter how dangerous the situation becomes, you must help me obtain it."
After hearing this, John did not hesitate at all and agreed decisively.
"No problem."
This transaction was not a loss for him at all.
After all, he needed the Mirrorrealm Witch to enter the dungeon with him and help stabilize the dungeon’s trial direction.
Only then would he be able to smoothly learn the technique to conceal traces of Spatial Law.
Meanwhile, the Mirrorrealm Witch needed a Spatial Seed as compensation for the loss of her Mirror Realm.
This was a deal where both sides took what they needed.
Seeing John agree so readily, the Mirrorrealm Witch instead sneered.
"Don’t agree so easily. Spatial Seeds do not appear in safe areas.
"They are usually only born in places where Spatial Law is the most chaotic, the most dangerous, and the closest to the depths of the Corridor of the Old Gods.
"With your current level, if you enter a place like that, the slightest mistake may result in you being torn to shreds by spatial turbulence.
"This is not something to joke about."
John’s expression remained calm after hearing this.
"If I still cannot learn how to conceal Spatial Law now, then the next one that comes may not be a projection.
"And when that happens, I’m afraid I won’t be the only one targeted."
Those words instantly silenced the Mirrorrealm Witch.
A moment later, she nodded slightly.
"Fine. Since you yourself aren’t afraid, then what does it matter if I go with you?"
The Crowned Witch nodded. Then she began arranging the opening of the Corridor of the Old Gods.
Because the number of entry slots for the Corridor of the Old Gods was limited each year, under normal circumstances, a Witch Council meeting would need to be held, followed by a vote from the Round Table.
However, John’s identity was special.
He was the first person to clear the Trial of the First Seat, and he had just been targeted by the God Hunter.
The situation no longer involved only his personal cultivation. It also concerned the safety of the Witch Council’s investment target.
Therefore, the Crowned Witch directly exercised her authority as the de facto leader of the Round Table and temporarily used one of this year’s entry slots for the Corridor of the Old Gods.
As a ray of light fell into John’s body, the Crowned Witch said, "Opening the dungeon still requires some preparation. During this time, you may rest properly inside this manor.
"When it is formally opened, I will notify you."
John nodded. Then the figures of the witches dispersed.
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Very soon, the time came for the dungeon to open.
John, who had been resting with his eyes closed inside the training field, sensed movement from the manor.
He immediately released the access restrictions.
As ripples spread across the Mirror-Realm barrier, the Mirrorrealm Witch appeared inside the manor.
At this moment, she had changed into a more ornate outfit. Her smooth thighs were covered by a layer of thin gray gauze.
Glazed beads hung from the pointed tip of her witch hat, swaying gently with her steps.
Her skirt was full and soft, bouncing slightly as she walked.
A delicate mirror pendant hung at her waist, lightly tapping against her leg as she moved and letting out a crisp sound.
"The dungeon is open. Let’s go."
John nodded.
After leaving the manor, he found that the Crowned Witch was also waiting outside.
Once the three of them gathered, they set out toward the entrance of the Corridor of the Old Gods.
The entrance to the Corridor of the Old Gods was not inside the Witch Council, nor was it within the City Lord’s Mansion.
It was located beneath the central plaza of Axis City.
The three of them did not take a carriage, nor did they walk through the ordinary streets.
Instead, they used a short-distance teleportation array within the Witch Council and arrived directly at the edge of Axis City’s central plaza.
By the time the Crowned Witch brought John and the Mirrorrealm Witch there, the sky had already gone completely dark.
At this moment, the entire plaza was exceptionally quiet.
The place that was usually the most bustling area of the city no longer had a single pedestrian in sight.
The entire plaza had already been cleared. Around the outer perimeter, black-armored guards from the City Lord’s Mansion had sealed off the streets.
Meanwhile, members of the Witch Council stood closer to the inner area, their robes swaying slightly in the night wind.
After all, the opening of the Corridor of the Old Gods was not something the Witch Council alone could decide at will.
This dungeon involved the very foundation of Axis City.
Naturally, it would attract the attention of multiple forces.
The Crowned Witch walked step by step toward the center of the plaza.
There stood a massive nameless stone monument.
No names of heroes were carved upon it.
No historic achievements were recorded there.
It was merely a single pitch-black stone pillar, rising from the center of the plaza.
A faint light flashed in John’s eyes as he activated True Sight and looked toward it.
Only then did he discover that the seemingly smooth surface of the monument was actually covered in densely packed sealing patterns.
Those patterns extended all the way downward, passing through the plaza floor and into the earth beneath.
They were like countless black chains, firmly nailed into the deepest part of Axis City. freewebnøvel.com
At that moment, the Crowned Witch spoke softly.
"The Axis City you see now is not the original Axis City.
"When this city was first built, it was not for trade, nor was it for defense against foreign enemies.
"It was built to suppress the divine war ruins beneath our feet."
Hearing this, John’s eyes flickered slightly.
He had never expected the origin of Axis City to be like this.
