sjar Chapter 288 Unknown Ruins
Chapter 288 Unknown Ruins
"Judging from the map, the entrance to the secret realm should be nearby."
On a sand dune, Bai Mu stopped.
He compared their locations on the map and realized that the two of them had already reached the vicinity of the secret realm.
"This secret realm is somewhat special, but it poses no danger to you."
"Go in and have some fun by yourself, I won't come with you."
Standing atop the sand dune, the Great Compassion Tree King merely glanced around, and the situation of the secret realm instantly appeared in her mind.
After learning about the situation inside the secret realm, the Great Tree King gave up the idea of going into the dungeon with Bai Mu.
With their strength, this secret realm is nothing more than a minor skirmish.
The Great Tree King had absolutely no interest in this kind of secret realm.
Moreover, she had just discovered everything inside this secret realm, making her entry into it no different from playing an escape room game in her own living room.
"Alright, I'll go and come back quickly. That will satisfy my curiosity."
Bai Mu waved to the Great Compassion Tree King, then gently drew a spatial gate in front of him with his finger, and Bai Mu stepped into it.
After the portal closed, the Great Tree King seemed to sense something, and his brows suddenly furrowed.
Just now, she discovered that the landing point of the white wooden space gate was not the secret realm shown on the map, but a more hidden space.
That space should also be considered a secret realm, but even with the Great Compassion Tree King's abilities, it encountered some obstacles when trying to explore that space.
"Hopefully, the desert can weather this storm safely."
The Great Tree King felt a little uneasy.
Although Shiraki's current situation is unclear, she is not worried about Shiraki's safety.
Because with Shiroki's strength, there is nothing in the entire Teyvat region that can pose a significant threat to him.
But the desert is different.
Bai Mu is currently in that unknown space, and the desert is making him feel irritable. The Great Tree King is worried that Bai Mu will eventually break through that space because he can't find an exit.
At that time, if Bai Mu were to make even a slight mistake, it would be a serious injury to the desert's ley lines.
Bai Mu entered that space by chance, and now even if the Great Compassion Tree King wants to enter, it will need a corresponding method.
Although she could force her way in, the consequences would be unpredictable.
...
Stepping out of the portal, Bai Mu found himself in a long corridor covered with unidentified runes.
After looking at the runes on the wall for a while, Bai Mu realized that he didn't recognize any of them.
After a long period of being clueless, he lifted his foot and walked forward.
However, in the next moment, the runes on the wall seemed to have been triggered by some mechanism and began to flash.
In the blink of an eye, a sandstorm stretching as far as the eye could see surged forth from the runes.
Caught off guard, Bai Mu found himself completely enveloped by the sandstorm by the time he realized what was happening.
...
At the end of the corridor was a spacious hall.
The floor of the hall was covered with strange, unidentified runes. Upon closer inspection, it was found that these runes were very similar to those on the walls of the hall and in the corridor.
In the very center of the hall, a blue-haired girl was squatting. If anyone from Sumeru were present, they would notice that the girl was wearing clothes in the style that Sumeru had worn a hundred years ago.
At that moment, the girl also noticed the commotion coming from the corridor, but she just looked up blankly for a moment, and then continued to draw on the ground with pebbles.
"Ancient gods, do you think you can break my faith with this hope born from despair?"
The girl murmured.
The noise in the corridor had indeed given her a fleeting glimmer of hope, after all, it was the only time in all those years she had been trapped that she had heard any noise other than herself.
But this hope was shattered in an instant, without shaking her resolve in the slightest.
After countless years of research, she was able to decipher the general meaning of the runes on the wall.
The traps in the corridor were personally set up by the former desert ruler, the Red King. No one could escape from such a powerful figure.
...
"Cough cough."
"Bah bah bah."
Amidst the sandstorm, Bai Mu, covered in dust, waved his hands, spitting out sand incessantly.
"What the heck? How come it has magical attacks?"
Bai Mu's expression was rather unpleasant.
I was already feeling irritable, and now I've inexplicably swallowed a mouthful of sand. Not only that, the sand tastes awful, and it makes my whole body itchy, so I can't help but want to scratch it.
"Humph!"
Bai Mu snorted coldly.
A layer of grayish-white scales faintly appeared on his body, emitting a dim light. When the light shone on them, the sand and gravel clinging to his body instantly disintegrated into nothingness.
However, this was not the end. As the gray-white light grew stronger, the sandstorm surrounding Bai Mu was instantly decomposed into nothingness.
To preserve the integrity of the ruins, Shiraki did not touch the runes on the corridor walls.
Then, Shiraki closed his eyes and began to sense.
He discovered a large hall at the end of the corridor, which seemed to be the center of the ruins.
Shiraki also discovered that in the middle of the hall, there seemed to be a "local" of the ruins.
After discovering this person, Shiraki planned to go directly to ask about the ruins.
He reached out and made a gesture, but unexpectedly, the space of this ruin was somewhat special. The techniques he used in Teyvat could not open the spatial door here.
Shiraki refused to believe in superstitions and increased the force he used to open the door.
"Click."
Faintly, Shiraki seemed to hear a sound like glass breaking.
Then he realized that as he opened the door with increasing force, the space around him began to crack inch by inch.
Bai Mu withdrew his power and decided to obediently walk to the hall.
After his recent attempt, Shiraki discovered that although he could force the door open, the ruins would inevitably collapse as a result.
If he were the only one in the ruins, he could simply pack up and leave.
The problem is that there is a "local" in this site.
Bai Mu couldn't guarantee that he could rescue the person immediately. Even if he could, he couldn't guarantee that the "local" would survive after leaving the ruins.
He patted off non-existent sand and dust, his body radiating a grayish-white light, and strode quickly toward the hall.
Along the way, Bai Mu encountered several more traps, but after they were no longer able to harm him, they dispersed on their own and never appeared again.
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When I saw some friends asking about the protagonist's appearance, to be honest, I actually designed the protagonist based on my own image, and even the protagonist's name is the online name I've always used.
But I can't possibly release my own photos.
This picture also has a protagonist feel to it; you can use it as a reference.
Bai Mu's appearance (not the author's own)