49: Divine Revelation Secret Array

Ronan discovered that the biggest problem in this cave was not the Polluters at all.

Whether it was the massive tide of Polluters or the special Polluters capable of camouflage.

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For him, he still had the strength to deal with all of those.

However, he had no solution for the suppression of Spiritual Power within the cave.

This suppression became more pronounced the deeper they went underground.

Ronan could even assert that the reason everyone took the wrong exit earlier was likely because the spiritual suppression at the plaza was too strong, creating a certain level of confusion.

Only classes like mages, who specialized in Spiritual Power, would not be easily affected.

Since moving forward was currently a dead end, Ronan thought about heading back, intending to carefully scan the path they came from with his Spiritual Power to see if there was anything unusual.

Sure enough, not long after Ash Leaf started walking back, he discovered something odd on a wall.

"You're saying this place is empty?" Ash Leaf tapped the stone wall in front of her; its texture was extremely hard.

"Not there, a bit more to the left, further left."

Ronan guided Ash Leaf, drawing closer to the extra cave opening on the wall.

In their field of vision, this was just an ordinary stone wall.

But in the perception of the Spiritual Power net, there was actually a tunnel entrance here.

This should be the path the two of them had come from.

"There really is one."

As Ash Leaf tapped along, she suddenly stumbled and fell right into a tunnel entrance.

"Don't you have any perception skills related to Spiritual Power?" Ronan asked curiously.

Ash Leaf was a mage after all; she shouldn't be incapable of such a basic application of Spiritual Power.

"I'm different from you guys," Ash Leaf said helplessly.

Ronan simply condensed an Non-Attribute Flying Arrow in his hand and shot it toward a certain spot on the stone wall.

*Pop.*

The hidden cave entrance suddenly appeared.

"Let's go, let's head back and pick a different exit," Ronan said with some resignation.

Returning to the plaza was too dangerous.

Not only were there the undead Phantasms from the Altar, but another monster might also arrive.

But with this path blocked, he had no choice.

There were no more turns on the return journey.

Ash Leaf carried Ronan straight back until they finally returned to the familiar plaza.

To his surprise, the Vice Commander was floating in mid-air again, launching a barrage of attacks at the Polluters below.

Seeing Ronan return, he gave a calm glance and then ignored him.

The mass healing magic on the Altar was still tirelessly emitting green light.

Seeing this scene, Ronan had the illusion that a lifetime had passed, as if the escape had never happened and everything was still as it was.

As soon as the translucent Phantasms inside saw someone arrive, they immediately lunged toward Ronan.

However, the green light on the Altar not only had a healing effect but also acted as a restriction on the Phantasms.

No matter how the Phantasms crashed against it, they could not leave the Altar.

If he had known the Altar had this function, Ronan wouldn't have thought about engaging in a war of attrition with the Phantasms.

He lightly hopped down from Ash Leaf's back and, using 'Mage Hand', picked up a nearby Polluter limb that still had Black Flame attached to it.

Following an extraction and conversion, a Black Flame Arrow was back in his hand.

While Non-Attribute Flying Arrows were useful against Phantasms, now that the Phantasms were restricted to the Altar area and posed no immediate threat, the Black Flame Arrow was more precious.

In any case, he didn't plan on staying in this hellhole for long.

The Mercenary Vice Commander watched the entire process out of the corner of his eye.

Seeing that Ronan could release an arrow formed from Black Flame after extracting a small wisp of it.

A strange light flickered in his eyes.

Ronan picked a cave entrance and was just about to leave.

The deep, dark passage was suddenly illuminated.

The face of the puppet Faros emerged from the darkness.

Following that was Red Star's surprised voice: "Why are you back too?"

Ronan's expression shifted.

This was actually the entrance Red Star and the others had chosen earlier; it seemed this path was also blocked.

"Same as you..." He led Ash Leaf toward another entrance, "Let's try this one."

"It's useless. These entrances are connected to a Spiritual Labyrinth; it's easy to go astray if you're not careful," Red Star said with a look of helplessness.

"Then is there any way to get out?"

Ash Leaf asked politely but distantly; she found that she couldn't bring herself to like this youth named Red Star.

After all, Red Star's senior, Higgs, had previously plotted to harm them; although Red Star hadn't fallen for it, he hadn't informed Team 408 to cancel the mission either.

"The only thing I can think of is..."

Before he could finish, Evil Axe's figure jumped out from the tunnel Ronan had originally come from.

The Female Dwarf on his back was still unconscious as he landed steadily.

The moment he saw Ronan nearby, Evil Axe immediately raised his twin axes, looking wary.

He was considering whether to use Drill Mouse's 'preemptive strike' method now,

But he hesitated, as the outcome after the last preemptive strike had not met expectations.

Evil Axe stood there for a moment, caught in a dilemma.

During this time, Ash Leaf had already walked up to him and looked at the Female Dwarf on his back, asking:

"Why hasn't Red Hammer woken up yet?"

"Captain, you're the real Captain!"

Seeing that the other party had walked right up to him without attacking, Evil Axe was certain that Ronan and Ash Leaf were not special Polluters in disguise.

Immediately, Evil Axe remembered something and quickly informed Ronan about the four-legged monster.

"Captain, there's a four-legged monster behind me... It's so strong, I'm completely outmatched."

"You saw it too?" Ash Leaf said in surprise.

She compared the information Evil Axe gave with the Four-legged Creature in her own mind and found they were likely the same one.

"Captain, we should run quickly... I have a feeling it's been following behind me."

Evil Axe was still shaken, not yet having recovered from the last battle.

Ronan shook his head and said, "With so many entrances, do you know which one leads outside?"

Do you think I don't want to run?

"I do."

This answer drew the gazes of both Red Star and the Mercenaries.

Evil Axe looked composed on the surface, but he was actually feeling a bit weak under their gaze, "...I made markings."

Ronan raised an eyebrow. "When you were running away earlier, did you see the markings?"

"No..." Evil Axe frowned as he recalled, "But I did make markings."

"Then what's the use!"

Ash Leaf was speechless, then turned to Red Star. "What were you saying was the only thing you could think of?"

"I found a Divine Revelation Secret Array scroll on Faros; it can solve the current situation."

As Red Star spoke, he pulled a roll of yellowed parchment from his robe.

"Then what are we waiting for? Activate the secret array!" Ash Leaf said with joy.

"Uh, this is also my first time encountering this secret array, it's a bit..."

Ash Leaf frowned and asked, "You haven't mastered it?"

"Secret arrays don't need to be learned or mastered, it's just that the consumption is a bit high. I might not be able to handle it alone..."

"What kind of consumption?" Ash Leaf asked in confusion. "Spiritual Power?"

Red Star shook his head and replied, "Flesh and blood consumption."

"What is a Divine Revelation Secret Array?" Ronan asked curiously.

"Simply put, it's a one-time consumable that provides a certain revelation by paying a specific price," Ash Leaf explained offhandedly.

Paying a price... to get a revelation?

Why does it sound like a low-budget version of a wish... Oh, it just gives information. Compared to direct fulfillment, it's more than just a little bit worse.

"Even you know about it?" Ronan became even more curious.

"This is an extremely rare but very famous one-time consumable of the Arcane Arts Society."

"It's said that someone indirectly realized an impossible wish based on a revelation..."

Ash Leaf lowered her voice and grinned mischievously,

"This thing is priceless; it's impossible to buy with ordinary currency... Should we..."