Primordial Soul's Rebirth

"So, this is where he brought everyone, huh…"

Alex commented as he looked at the black altar that was filled with weird and creepy inscriptions.

It had this gooey stuff filed in the center, and from the looks of it, one could clearly tell that someone had used it not long ago.

There was a trail made of that black gooey stuff that extended till the entrance of the altar room.

"How could someone even go inside of it….?"

Alice questioned as she looked at the altar with her nose scrunched in disgust.

The smell coming from that gooey stuff was horrible, so much so that even she who had been on many battlefields and gates felt disgusted.

From the trail marks, it was clear that someone came out of the center of the altar after diving into it.

"No bodies here as well."

Alex spoke as he looked around.

"Were you brought here as well?"

Alex then turned toward Misty and asked but when he saw her looking around in a hurry, searching for anything that she could find, he sighed.

"We believe you, Misty.

We are not doubting you, but if you want us to help you, you need to answer our questions."

Alex held her shoulders and made her look into his eyes as he spoke.

Misty absentmindedly looked into Alex's eyes for a while before she nodded her head.

The situation might not seem much to others, but for Misty, who saw Kelvin sacrifice his life just so she could help the others, it was the worst thing.

'I was late…?'

'I couldn't save anyone?'

'Are they still alive?'

'Where are they?'

Many questions kept repeating in her mind, but she calmed down and answered Alex.

"No, I was not brought here, I was still in the outer part of the cave."

"I see…."

Alex nodded his head before he activated his all-seeing eyes.

Misty had told them about everything that happened in detail, so they knew one thing, and it was that, everything here was related to this altar.

'Oh?'

Alex raised his brow as he found out what this altar was for.

"What is it?"

Ann, who had been looking at Alex questioned when she saw Alex raise his brow in surprise.

"This gate is a demonic gate."

Just as Alex's words fell, Alice, Ann, and Misty's eyes widened.

"But it is a special kind…"

Alex's words only made them more cautious as they got ready for any surprise attacks.

"Relax, the cave is empty."

Alex could tell the reason for their worries so he told them to relax, and they did just that.

Misty, however, was still alert, she didn't know how strong Alex was, after all.

She was more worried about the people from Blue Empire after she heard Alex's words.

Demonic gates were that scary, after all.

Demonic gates just like normal gates, are filled with monsters that are ready to kill you, but unlike normal gates, the monsters in the demonic gates are wilder, and they are stronger.

They use this strange kind of energy that makes them stronger than others.

But the worst thing about them is that they are evil.

Even the dumbest beast such as goblins if demonized would turn sly.

They would lead their prey into a trap and then they would make it call for its companion.

If two S-rankers can clear a normal A-rank gate easily, then for a demonic gate ranked A, they will need to fight with their lives on the line.

That's how hard these gates are.

So, what about a demonic gate that is ranked SS?

It was hard to guess what would happen at this gate.

But Alice, Ann, and Noctura knew tha the gate was already cleared, and Alex said something about the gate being a bit special.

"You said it was a special type of demonic gate, right?"

Ann asked and Alex nodded his head.

"Yes, that's because, unlike normal demonic gates, this one is not completely demonic.

Only the darker part of the gate is demonic, and the most important part is that no monster below SS-rank rank can survive here for long."

Alex explained what he meant as he continued.

"But that is where this altar comes into play.

This altar is the thing that has the most concentrated demonic energy, or more like, this altar is the reason for the area turning demonic."

"Wait a second!"

Suddenly Misty exclaimed.

"Did you say that no one below SS rank could survive here for long?"

Misty hurriedly asked.

"Yes," Alex replied as he looked at Misty.

"Why?" Misty asked just as she heard Alex's answer.

"Because the air is filled with poison," Alex replied in a matter-of-fact tone.

"Poison?!" But Misty's eyes widened as she heard his words.

This caused all of them to look at Misty questioningly.

Misty felt three pairs of eyes on her so she hurriedly spoke.

"Argon knew about this place even before he came here!"

"How do you know that?" Her words caught Alex's interest.

Alice, Ann, Alex, and Noctura already knew that Argon knew about this place, after all, he knew the future, but how could Misty be so sure about that?

Does she know that Argon knows the future as well?

"He had it all planned….

One of our low-ranking raiders was poisoned without a reason. I couldn't find a cure so I started panicking, but then Argon told us that he would find a place for us to rest.

I didn't realize it then but he had been keeping an eye on all of us along the way here, it was like he knew one of us was going to fall.

At that time, I thought that he was just worried about our well-being, but now I know…."

Misty spoke with tears in her eyes.

'Why did I fall for such a guy…?'

Misty questioned inwardly, but there was no one to answer it.

"I see," Alex nodded his head before he looked back at the Altar.

"Can you tell what that Altar is for?"

Ann asked as she found Alex looking at the altar again.

"Yeah, I already know what this altar is for, and I can guess what happened to the bodies of her people."

Alex pointed at Misty as he spoke.

He knew what that altar was for from the moment he laid his all-seeing eyes on it.

But he didn't say anything till now as he was wondering what would be the best words to break the news to Misty.

She was the only remaining person of the Blue Empire and the only person who could prove that they had nothing to do with whatever happened here.

"Um, can you please tell me what you found out?"

Misty looked at Alex hopefully.

She didn't know how strong Alex was, neither did she know what kind of abilities he had, but she felt a strange feeling that told her that she could depend on him, wherever she looked at him.

"Well, first of all…"

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