It was a gigantic and marvelous palace frozen in ice. Everything within was sealed. The palace was massive and imposing, lighting up with a bright glow as the ice reflected the beams from flashlights."My goodness.”Everyone marveled at the gigantic palace. Despite being frozen for thousands of years, the palace still exuded a mysterious temperament. The grand hall of the palace and everything within were encased in ice. "What is this place?"“This huge structure is unbelievable."Lane and the others exclaimed in astonishment. None of them had expected such a splendid-looking palace to exist inside Mount Gremont. Their flashlights shone through the palace, lighting up the place as their light reflected off the ice. Adrian and Rozi stood in front of the group, peering at the palace's interior.Rozi said, "This palace is huge. My guess is that it used to be a marvelous place. Everything has been preserved to perfection, but I can't figure out where this palace came from."Adrian
Lane began to panic. Gendry Barnes was one of the people Oliver had brought with him in search of Leonardo an hour ago. Gendry seemed to have come across something dangerous and was at death's door."Gendry, wake up! Gendry!" Lane shouted. Perhaps hearing Lane's voice, Gendry's eyes flickered. Weakened, he looked at Lane and shivered. "M-Mr. Lane…""What happened to you? War Legate Draco is here, so you’re all right now. Tell us what happened.""W-War Legate Draco, t-there's a monster inside. Mr. Oliver and the others… They ran inside to hide…" Gendry pointed to the distance. Adrian held Gendry's shoulder and asked, "Was it the monster who injured you?""Yes…”"What kind of monster was it?" Gendry started drawing an image of the monster on the ground with his blood. However, he died before he could finish."Gendry! Gendry!!!" Lane yelled, but Gendry was already dead. After taking a deep breath, everyone looked at the drawing. It was a humongous figure, capable of standing
Rozi's terrified look sent shivers down everyone's spines.Adrian realized something—Rozi's memories had been altered. More accurately, part of her memories had been erased. She had seen this before, so looking at that drawing somehow triggered her. She could not remember what the monster was exactly, but it was clear that it was a terrifying creature.Rozi screamed as her terror grew. "Get out! We need to leave!”It was like the monster spelled everyone's doom."Lane!" Adrian called out.Lane walked over with a stern expression. He had mentally prepared himself, his gun at the ready, but did not dare to make any sudden moves."What are your orders, sir?""Have everyone leave their equipment here. I want you all to leave through the same route we came in. Then, you're going to call War Legate Dominus. Tell him to send our elites to guard the cave. He also needs to install alarms and surveillance cameras fifty meters deep into the cave. "If we're the ones to leave first, then n
She could not recall where she had seen the monster before, but her instincts were telling her it was extremely dangerous. The palace fell silent after everyone left. Adrian bent over to ask, "How are you feeling? Have you recalled anything?"Rozi shook her head. "I can't remember anything, but I can't shake the feeling I've been here before. I can tell that my memories have been reset, but I can't recall what was erased.""Maybe you’ve been here during your time."Rozi nodded.Adrian gazed into the distance and calmly said, "If you were here more than a thousand years ago, it's likely that this place is closely connected to that person. We'll be able to discover a lot of answers from this place. Maybe they’re wary of people discovering this place because it contains their weaknesses. Part of your memories may have been erased because of this."Aside from everything Adrian said, there was one other thing that was clear. The Creator was not invincible. Them erasing Rozi's memorie
Dragonbane exuded heat, seeming to have a mind of its own as it shone brightly.As they traveled deeper into the palace, the pair came across some huge fallen pillars. Inky black in color and placed in a complex sequence, these pillars held up the palace once. They had engraving all over them.Adrian walked toward the nearest pillar. It was engraved with a dragon ascending up the pillar. "So cold,” he said as he touched the pillar.The entire pillar was encased in ice. Rozi took out a flashlight, and Adrian taught her how to turn it on.When it was on, Rozi shone the light on the pillar and said, "The pillars have been around for a very long time. They’ve become encased in ice. It looks brittle and easily destroyed."Adrian nodded. He was unable to tell what was hidden within the pillars since they were frozen solid. After studying the pillar, he realized something was off about the engraving. Rather than being a simple engraving of a dragon, it was formed by countless humans in a
“That person was so powerful that not even the joined humans were capable of defeating them. I'm curious who built this place, and how many years ago did this happen."Rozi seemed very curious. She was trying to recall something, most likely the part of her memories that had been reset.Meanwhile, Adrian was studying the pillar. After a while, he said, "Judging by the engravings, they seem to be traditional handiwork of Ancient Navia, the very first dynasties from five thousand years ago. Take a look at their clothes. They look like people from that era."He was amazed by the details of the humans forming the dragon. Even the clothes they were wearing had been exquisitely engraved.“Ancient Navia from five thousand years ago? Are you sure?"Adrian nodded. "Judging by the engraving, they look very much like technology from that era. And, the clothes they're wearing further support my theory. It looks like this happened during Ancient Navia's time."If that is the case, it's no won
The engraving was describing a catastrophe. The giant shadow erased everyone's memories after the battle, causing humans to forget everything that had happened. As dynasties changed, the people forgot everything that had happened. Adrian was slowly getting to the bottom of the matter. A life-and-death battle had taken place between humans and the Creator, and the losers had their memories erased. "Many humans perished in this event, while the ones who survived had their memories reset. We forgot all of this and everything related to that person, yet they still rule us from behind the scenes."Rozi became emotional. She reached out to touch the pillar, which was ice-cold to the touch. The engravings showed immortals dying one after the other by the shadow's humongous hand as it controlled the world.Everything was turning into nothingness.Adrian took a deep breath, slightly frightened by the information he had just glimpsed. "The Creator is planning to erase everyone's memories
Adrian frowned as he pointed to the engravings. "Look here. The immortals even chose to self-destruct to try and take down the shadow."Rozi nodded. "You're right. They were brave and unafraid of death. It looked like they became numb toward the idea of dying and were insistent on taking down that person, even if it meant their doom."Adrian said, "Exactly. What do you think the immortals could’ve gone through to make them steel themselves to sacrifice themselves? They wouldn’t have become so fearless toward death if they hadn't been forced to their utmost limits. All this means something…"They had been driven to a point where they would die whether or not they fought back. That's why they chose to take out the shadow at the cost of their lives. This is proof that the Creator was like the devil to them, one that struck nothing but terror in their hearts. However, drive a rat into a corner bites, even at the cost of its life."Rozi nodded in agreement. "You're right. That person mu