I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 182 - 182 181. Ruins_1

Chapter 182: 181. Ruins_1 Chapter 182: 181. Ruins_1 “Either they’re rookies, or it’s a powerful hunting group,”

so Giant Arm made the judgment.

“In the ruins, lighting a torch means revealing one’s location, and it might also attract other monsters. Generally, only novices would rashly light up a torch. Of course, the other possibility is a hunting group of about a dozen or so people. They are well-equipped and capable of dealing with most enemies.”

Since there was no firelight before entering the city, and it only lit up just now, they could preliminarily determine that those people had also just reached the outskirts of the ruins.

“No need to rush; we can wait for them to explore first and draw the monsters to them,”

Flame Heart did not feel panicked.

Shia didn’t say a word, following closely behind Lu Ban.

She glanced at Lu Ban and then silently snapped her fingers with her gloved hand.

Some sort of ripple spread out, and her eyes lit up, quickly finding the answer.

“Sixteen people, over twenty camels, and some large equipment, all gathering together at a distance of about seven hundred meters from us.”

She had made a quick sweep with her Detection Spell.

Lu Ban remembered that Shia had said her Detection Spell could only cover about a hundred meters, but now she was able to detect enemies seven hundred meters away. Was it because she specified a direction?

He didn’t understand magic.

But it seemed that magic wasn’t unchangeable; Fireball Technique didn’t just mean conjuring a fireball. Perhaps Fireball Technique was just about creating a flame, and how it was used was up to the mage.

There was no weakest spell, only the weakest mage.

A formidable mage could fend off a Flame Demon with just an Illumination Spell, while a foolish one, even in possession of a World-ending Forbidden Curse, could still be mired in hardship and poverty.

“…Also, there’s something else in the city; not very friendly. Underground, like bugs,”

Shia added.

“A city infested with bugs?”

Giant Arm stroked his chin, his hands’ Crystals seeming to spread a bit more, covering the joints with crystal.

“We should keep our distance from these people; they’ll probably head towards the city center. Let them trigger traps and monsters.”

Having decided on a plan, they scattered and waited in place for a while.

Lu Ban stood on a higher ground, and his eyes could clearly see the routes those flames were moving along.

First came the dimmer flames moving forward, followed by the brightest, and then again the dimmer lights would catch up. Besides, where they were stationed, flames also rose.

“Is it sending out scouts or an advance party to survey the area, with the main force following and then a rear small squad?”

Lu Ban roughly pieced together their exploration method.

It was quite different from the exploration teams often seen in movies that split up and meet up at the gravesite in the end.

“Is it because in the ruins, the biggest enemy isn’t monsters, but humans?”

Lu Ban speculated that this style of progression probably had great suppressive power against Wasteland Hunters, was not afraid of most monsters, and as for the Saint, if they really came face to face, probably only one or two would escape and then die in the desert. Better to move as one big group.

Watching that team of Wasteland Hunters and observing them searching through the city, Lu Ban suddenly had an inspiration and felt as if there was something behind him.

He turned his head to look and saw a person in a white robe standing there.

The buildings here didn’t show their era; due to prolonged weathering, there were no tall buildings left. The tallest were two-story residential houses, and Lu Ban was standing on the roof of one of them, concealed by the wall.

And that person was within arm’s reach of where Lu Ban stood.

It looked like a young boy, yet also like a girl, sex indistinguishable, with long dark hair, delicate features, but with entirely black eyes without whites, slightly sinister.

The robe on it concealed its figure, with only a pair of unblemished bare feet showing.

The person’s body leaned forward slightly, as if curious about what Lu Ban was observing. It seemed as though the moment Lu Ban had been watching that group of people, this individual had been looking on from behind him.

“Who are you?”

Lu Ban gripped the crowbar tightly in his hand and asked a question.

He didn’t know if the figure meant harm, but the fact that it hadn’t attacked him on sight at least indicated they weren’t mortal enemies, right?

Upon hearing Lu Ban’s question, the person also took a half step back.

“***?”

It made some sounds, as if trying to mimic Lu Ban.

“?”

A question mark popped up over Lu Ban’s head.

“?”

A question mark also appeared over the other’s head.

Lu Ban raised his left hand and waved it lightly.

The person also raised their left hand and waved it lightly.

It was evident that their hand was also slender, like a woman’s.

Lu Ban reached out towards the other and gently patted their shoulder.

The touch that came through the silk-like fabric was soft yet ice cold.

It felt like a body that had surpassed the rigor mortis phase.

At the same time, the other also extended a hand and placed it on Lu Ban’s shoulder, just like he had done.

Their hand too was very soft; it would have certainly been praised for its delicateness if it weren’t for its lack of warmth.

In these ruins, and reminiscent of a corpse, even if Lu Ban had to guess using his knees, he could think that this creature was probably the Remains of the Sage.

Only… shouldn’t the Remains of the Sage be that super powerful being that could leave the earth ravaged with a mere glance, that presence of icy indifference?

What was the deal with this mischievous child-like figure?

Lu Ban glanced at the distance, where Shia, the girl clad in armor, was hiding in the shadows, intently staring at the firelight while casting a Detection Spell to scout the situation.

However, her Detection Spell obviously didn’t cover the area around Lu Ban, or maybe its level was too low to detect the anomaly surrounding him.

“Are you the Remains of the Sage?”

Lu Ban spoke up, asking in a whisper.

“*******?”

It tried to mimic, but only incomplete sounds came out.

While Lu Ban wasn’t sure what to do and thought about finding a chance to notify Shia, a loud noise came from the direction of that group of people.

It sounded like the collapse of a building. Lu Ban turned his head to look and saw that the group had completely destroyed a building that had already collapsed, blocking the road.

When he turned back to check on the status of the figure, Lu Ban found that it had disappeared without him knowing when.

“… At least it shouldn’t have any malice?”

Lu Ban couldn’t figure out what exactly was happening.

“Speaking of which, the Remains of the Sage is what I need; surely I won’t have to pack up that guy from before and take him back?”

Feeling a bit cruel, Lu Ban saw the group heading toward the center of the city, where there was a circular plaza. In the middle of the plaza seemed to be an altar.

After coming down from the building, Lu Ban found Shia and recounted what had happened.

“It appeared and disappeared suddenly. Is it just wandering around this city?”

Shia didn’t quite understand the figure’s behavior either and pondered with her chin propped on her hands.

At that moment, Lu Ban suddenly discovered that behind Shia, only about a step away, the “Remains of the Sage” dressed in white stood there again, its black eyes devoid of any whites, staring straight at the Mage girl.