Alex looked down and saw some kind of scarlet writing on the green slab of rock at the Shoraionji
Templeâs entranceâ¦
[Alex, itâs been a month. You have been missing for a month. None of us knows your situation, but I
believe you are undoubtedly still alive. The neighborhood of the small temple is no longer safe. Some
trialists appeared and targeted us, so we plan to return to our previous residence first. If you see this
message, come and meet us quickly.]
In other words, this writing was left behind one month after Alex and the Mystic Maiden entered
Shoraionji Temple, and it had been two years and eleven months since then. It was too dangerous for
them to be targeted by the trialists at that time. So, he wondered how they were now.
Anxiety overwhelmed Alex.
However, some other writing appeared on the green slab of rock.
[An entire year has passed. Are you still fine? I miss you so much! The trialists destroyed the cave and
hunted us down for a whole year. Fortunately, we all are still alive. Those trialists who hunted us down
are dead. We plan to head south. I heard that an ancient city with countless opportunities has
appeared in the south. When I get a little stronger, Iâll definitely come back to demolish this ruined
temple]
[Hubby, Iâm here again. Itâs been two and a half years since your disappearance, but I still couldnât
break open the door of this ruined temple. Many powerful corpse soldiers appeared in the ancient city
in the south, and each of them had bone patterns other than red ones. Lowe Henderson is dead. He
died because of me. Iâm ashamed to face the Henderson family. Shirley is gravely injured and lost one
hand. This place is no longer safe. The corpse soldiers of the ancient city have come out, so we plan to
head east. If you still can come out and see these words, be extra careful⦠Iâll be waiting for you,
Daya!]
There were three messages in total. The most recent one was written half a year ago. Then, there was
no further message.
Those fonts were of the recent American fonts. They had also used phonetics and abbreviations in
some critical areas. This was also the Internet habit of modern American society. Even if the trialists
looked at these words, they would surely fail to understand them.
âCharming Henderson died!â
âShirley Hancock lost a hand!â
Alex and the Mystic Maiden looked at each other for a while and could not help feeling heavy-hearted.
What on earth were corpse soldiers?
Just as the two were heavy-hearted and looking at each other, the small ruined temple behind suddenly
glowed brilliantly as countless Buddhist texts and wonderful melodies appeared. Even light beams
rushed out of the entire small temple.
Immediately afterward, Shoraionji Temple disappeared into thin air under Alex and the Mystic Maidenâs
astonished gazes. Only an expanse of sandy rubble was left on the original site.
âThis isâ¦â
âHe has probably gone into seclusion. Revealer Mahaâs strength has somewhat declined. I think that
itâs difficult for him to suppress this Underworld alone. He most likely still has to rely on the Dairaionji
Templeâs ability, so heâs just some sort of spokesman.â Alex agreed with the Mystic Maidenâs guess.
Just then, the two sensed something. It was as if something was staring at them.
âIs there someone nearby?â
The two immediately became vigilant. They soon discovered that bushes were swaying with surging
Chi in front of the lush greenery. At least six people rushed out of the bushes at breakneck speed,
besieging Alex and the Mystic Maiden at once.
Judging from the outfits, they were neither the Olympus Tribe people nor the trialists of Galaxy Nova.
Everyone wore the same battle robes, distinguished by only black and white.
There were four black and two white outfits among the six people. From the differences in their actions,
the ones in black outfits should be males, whereas those in white outfits were females. Underneath the
battle robes, they were the same as them-they were all skeletons.
Whoosh!
Alex took out his Athenaâs Golden Spear.
Meanwhile, the Mystic Maiden held the Arashâs Bow in her hands.
The two faced the incoming enemy back-to-back.
âWait a minute! Donât attack!â Just as both parties were about to attack each other, someone in a white
battle dress suddenly spoke. Unexpectedly, Alex found that he could understand this person. It was a
common ancient language belonging to the universe. When Alex received the legacy of the Ultimate
Book of Medicine, he had already learned it.
The Mystic Maiden also heard that, so she coldly asked, âWho are you people?â