Chapter 184 – Dream of the Demon God (4)

Sun-woo, who entered the building with the ceiling opened, moved his steps underground.

The people remaining in the building were crowded underground in the building, and the structure of the building had a larger underground section than above ground.

The Prince and Daniel watched the mages outside, and the other companions followed Sun-woo underground.

The stairs going underground retained much of their original appearance, unlike the worn exterior.

The walls were made of stone but connected so precisely that the technology could be easily guessed.

Orbs that appeared to be magic lights were embedded here and there, but unfortunately the orbs were turned off and torches were illuminating the underground instead.

A large closed door appeared before the eyes of the group who had descended the rather long stairs.

It was a firmly closed iron door.

Seeing that people were inside, they must have trusted this sturdy door and hidden inside.

Thud, thud.

When Sun-woo knocked on the door, a heavy sound came. The thickness seemed considerable too.

Moreover, looking at the magic circles drawn on the door, it seemed difficult to open with ordinary attacks.

But that was an old story. The magic circles carved into the door weren’t operating because mana was cut off, and a simply thick iron door couldn’t block Sun-woo’s sword aura or Alda’s flames.

Sun-woo, who confirmed the magic circles on the door, placed his hand on the door.

“There’s no need to use force.”

Mana flowed out from Sun-woo’s hand and began to move the magic circles carved into the door.

The door began to open.

Kugugung.

The magic circle side was Sun-woo’s confident field. Even if it was a magic circle from the magic age, he could open it sufficiently if he just checked the operating method with memory. Moreover, with the mana cut off, all security was released.

Inside the door, several terrified mages stood in a corner trembling.

Sun-woo first sent out a gust to prevent them from moving, then checked the interior.

It was an underground chamber much larger than the building above ground.

At the back of the chamber, a magic circle similar to the one seen in the ruins was drawn several times larger. Unlike the magic circles seen in the ruins, this magic circle was shining brightly.

The magic circle was still operating properly.

“Don’t tell me that magic circle is…”

At Van Shingwan’s words, Sun-woo nodded.

If the story heard from the Forest Goddess was correct, it was clear that the being called the demon god had been imprisoned below the magic circle before their eyes.

According to her story, the demon god had already perished.

However, the group stepped back slightly with uneasy expressions. They had heard it had perished, but the story of a demon god couldn’t help but feel unsettling.

After confirming the magic circle was still operating, Sun-woo looked around.

The structure of this underground chamber seemed a bit strange to see as a structure only for the magic circle.

The magic circle wasn’t in the center but positioned at the back, and near the entrance were several stone tables covered with magic circles that only had patterns remaining.

And next to the tables, wooden chairs were rolling around carelessly.

Various candles and religious items were placed on the tables that originally should have had nothing but magic circles.

It looked like a shaman’s altar.

Sun-woo could only sigh at the sight of magic transformed into religion.

‘There should be a magic circle somewhere that confirms connection with the ruin temples.’

Since the mages came after knowing the seal on the magic circle was released, there must be a magic circle that notifies the situation of the magic circles.

Looking around, Sun-woo fortunately could quickly find what he wanted.

On a table in one side of the chamber was a magic circle still glowing without losing its light.

Sun-woo immediately walked to the table with the glowing magic circle.

The magic circle carved on the table had lines drawn in several concentric circles with glowing dots embedded here and there.

Some of the dots had their light gone and turned black, and in the center of the concentric circles, a large reddish glowing dot was shining.

“Is the red dot in the center the magic circle in this place, and the dots scattered around are the magic circles in the ruin temples?”

Sun-woo raised his eyes and looked at the mages. Seeing the mages hastily turning their heads, Sun-woo’s thought seemed correct.

Sun-woo placed his hand on the magic circle and traced the table’s memory.

As expected, Sun-woo’s thought was correct. What was carved on this table was a magic circle showing the magic circles of the entire island.

It was showing in real time the divine power gathered from each temple’s magic circles being pushed into the magic circle before their eyes.

Sun-woo raised his head and looked around at the stone tables arranged nearby.

If his thought was correct, these tables were all a kind of control panels.

“Is it like a central control room?”

It did give off quite a modern feeling, but there was no guarantee that such a device wouldn’t exist in this large-scale magic facility.

In a situation where even a piloted golem appeared, there could sufficiently be a control room that controls large-scale magic circles.

“Then, shall I look for the control panel that manipulates the magic circles in the temples?”

Sun-woo began to confirm the tables’ memories by pressing each table one by one, starting with the one next to him.

“This is golem-related, this is for maintenance, this is… Huh?”

Sun-woo, who was checking the tables one by one, became slightly surprised and quickly began to check other tables too.

After checking a few more tables, Sun-woo confirmed how the tables were arranged.

Tables lined up side by side left and right, front and back toward one wall.

Certainly, this appearance was something he had seen very often in movies and such.

“Don’t tell me it’s not a central control room, but here is…”

[Wheeeeing!]

The moment Sun-woo was about to speak, a sound like a scream, no, a sound alerting danger echoed from one side of the chamber.

Everyone looked toward the sound and saw Alda standing with a frightened expression in front of one table.

“Oh, I’m sorry. I was curious so I touched it for a moment…”

In her hand was a statue that had been placed on the table.

Startled, she carefully put down the statue. And at that moment, the magic circle under the statue brightly scattered light.

“Eek, what do I do!”

Alda had a terrified expression, but Sun-woo wasn’t looking at Alda.

This wasn’t Alda’s mistake.

The magic circles on other tables also began to scatter light in turn, and a moment later, instead of a siren-like sound, a rigid voice was heard.

[Emergency situation. A powerful life form contaminated with demonic energy is currently approaching the facility at high speed. Activating automatic defense system.]

[Main magic circle operation… Failed.]

[Operating emergency magic circle.]

[Activating outer defense system.]

[Activating mobile defense system.]

[Golem Number 311. Lost, Number 312, 313 lost, Number 314 discovered at different location. Forcibly moving to defense position.]

[Main defense system standing by.]

[Activating outer images.]

The voice continued in a language slightly different from the people living here, and with the last voice heard, a translucent image appeared on the wall where the tables were lined up.

An image floating in the air seen in movies, it was a hologram. The hologram screen was showing the distant sky above the village rooftops.

“This place wasn’t like a control room but like a military command and control room.”

Come to think of it, when this facility was created, it was during the great war that decided the fate of the second dimension. There was no way they wouldn’t have prepared defensive facilities when making such a facility to seal the demon god.

Moreover, the Magic Empire where magic was extremely developed. An empire that even makes ego weapons couldn’t fail to make this much.

“Extremely developed science is no different from magic… No, is it the opposite?”

Sun-woo, who was briefly distracted, immediately looked at the screen hung on the wall.

“But demonic energy? Wasn’t the demon god sealed?”

Van Shingwan’s question was soon answered by the life form that appeared on the screen.

A black life form that was a dot at first and gradually grew larger.

A giant black dragon with both wings fully spread. It was a Black Dragon.

Wounds all over its body caught the eye, but more than that, the dragon’s red eyes and murky skin clearly showed the dragon’s contamination.

“How did a contaminated dragon come here? How did it penetrate the divine storm?”

Sun-woo had the same question as Van Shingwan, but stopping it came first.

Sun-woo ran toward Alda and swept away the table in front of her with one hand.

The candles and statues arranged as an altar flew in all directions, but Sun-woo was busy placing his hand on the table and checking the memory.

Even during this, the dragon in the screen kept approaching.

[Outer defense system begins attack.]

It was the moment the dragon passed over the cliff surrounding the basin. Lightning shot up into the sky from the cliff side.

Kuaaaa!

The lightning struck the dragon hard, and the dragon’s scream seemed to be heard by the group through the screen.

It was a tremendous attack. If the lightning could continue, it might be possible to sufficiently block it with just lightning.

But things couldn’t go so easily.

Kukung.

Not long after, the cliff from which lightning had shot up collapsed powerlessly and the lightning stopped.

[Defense magic circle number 3 collapsed. Determined to be ground weakening.]

Even the powerful Magic Empire’s defensive facilities couldn’t overcome time.

The weathered cliff couldn’t withstand the powerful electric magic.

The dragon writhing in pain spewed a dark red breath toward the collapsing cliff, and the collapsing cliff began to melt when hit by the breath.

“What about the people up there!”

Alda, who was watching the screen, stamped her feet as if she remembered the people on the ground. Just as she was about to run outside immediately, Sun-woo shouted.

“Found it!”

Sun-woo’s hand began to move rapidly over the magic circle.

While Sun-woo’s hand moved, the shape and color of the magic circle changed here and there, and a woman’s voice was heard again.

[Administrator confirmed. Transferring main control authority.]

After the female voice was heard, as Sun-woo’s hand moved more, a new screen appeared above the table.

The screen showed the scene of the boulevard in front of the building and showed the Prince and Daniel and the mages with surprised expressions looking toward the cliff.

“Your Highness! Daniel! Take shelter inside the building right now! It’s a contaminated dragon!”

The Prince and Daniel looked around at the sudden voice and upon hearing about a dragon, urgently led the mages and started heading toward the building.

“Damn, hero mode at a time like this!”

Sun-woo frowned at the sight of the Prince and Daniel even saving the mages and urgently moved the magic circle.

Soon a voice was heard,

[Administrator voice command confirmed.]

“Golem stand by in front of building! All defense means. Attack the dragon! And release seals on all remaining temple magic circles!”

Sun-woo, who shouted loudly, launched his body toward outside the chamber.

[Administrator rank confirmed. Since seal year count exceeded, administrator’s command approved. Beginning to release temple magic circles.]

“Let’s get some help before perishing!”

Sun-woo ran up the stairs and shouted loudly toward the sky.

He needed divine help for the first time in a while.