Taming The Villainesses novel Chapter 68

(EP-68.1) Shadows Cast #4

068 – Shadows Looming Ark #4

There were quite a few ruins ✪ Nоvеlіgһt ✪ (Official version) in Gracia.

In any world, most relics would have academic value.

It was the same for the ancient castle located in the North of the city.

Me, Mirna and Elga arrived in an area commonly called the ‘Old Castle Ruins’.

“Is this really the place?”

Elga scanned around the area.

Elga’s clear blue eyes trailed along the winding vines on high stacked bricks and the thorn bushes surrounding it.

“It’s creepy.”

Beyond the dark walls, even though it was not yet evening, the gardens and corridors looked overcast and stuffy. The smashed stone statues abound definitely wasn’t helping the atmosphere either.

“Is there no one but us?”

When Elga asked that, I also looked around.

The place was full of mud and weeds, and even several strange footprints...

Mirna was likewise vigilant. She also checked the mud with her finger.

“Seeing that the mud hasn’t hardened, the footprints are new. But I don’t think anyone’s here at all.”

It was as Mirna said.

It would have been normal if there were already 9 teams other than us here. But they were nowhere to be seen.

Did they go deep inside?

At this time, Elga took a deep breath.

“Is there anyone—!?”

Soon, a loud, thunderous roar erupted from her mouth.

It really sounded like natural thunder rather than a human voice. Being so close to her, it felt like a gun was fired right beside me without anything to plug my sensitive ears.

Meanwhile, Elga just clicked her tongue.

“No response. It seems we are too late.”

“Where did all the people who arrived before us go?”

Picking my now-deaf ears, I asked Elga who had just found someone’s uniform robe that had fallen on the ground. Elga answered with a, “Hah”.

She then pulled a huge ax out of thin air and laughed.

“It’s funny. They really set such an obvious trap. It’s funnier to go into such an obvious trap. Not even butterflies would fly into a very clear web.”

Completely opposite of her words, Elga confidently stepped on the mud and began to move forward.

Mirna also followed suit, so I had no choice but to go with them.

“Hey, Theo. If something pops out, don’t do anything and just stick to Noona’s back, understand?”

Elga said jokingly, trying to reassure me.

To that, I responded appropriately, “I do.” But unlike before, I now had some power to fight back.

Having defeated a previous opponent with magic, my will to fight increased with my level.

“Then let’s go inside now.”

Elga was currently standing in front of two very huge doors which were gates that probably hadn’t been used for several decades.