Side story: Fallen King's Tomb, part 2

"That was way too dangerous... You should have controlled your strength a bit when you hit that spot. If this area had collapsed, we would have been in big trouble."

Galan peeked out from the corner of the wall, and slightly relaxed the hand that Lia had been pressing against his chest.

Lucina's attack was so fast that he didn't have time to warn her, so he had to have Galan grab Lia and hide behind some cover.

The lingering power of the lightning still lingered in the Hidden Chamber, and every now and then a purple electric snake would dart out from the doorway.

"Sorry~ but judging from the results, my trick worked pretty well!"

Although she realized she had acted impulsively, Lucina still felt a sense of pride in her success when she observed that the dissipated Dense Fog did not return.

She cautiously peered through the door and saw a wisp of Mana Particles floating in the air from a charred corner. It seemed that she had completely destroyed the monster.

"Come in, it's taken care of!"

After confirming that the room was safe, she shouted with a hint of excitement.

After receiving confirmation that it was safe, Galan and Lia followed them inside.

As they walked through the corridor, the lingering fog quickly dissipated, gradually revealing the true nature of the Dungeon...

"This place seems to be more than just the habitat of this monster..."

As she walked along the wall, Lucina touched the intricate patterns and totems on it, clearly sensing that they were not simple carvings but rather records of some message she wanted to pass on to future generations.

The cracked stone bricks bear the marks of time.

The once lush green vines, scorched by the electric shock, turned black and fell sparsely to the ground.

The arrangement of this Hidden Chamber is extremely ingenious; it seems that the placement of every object conceals some hidden meaning.

Galan observed the bull-headed, snake-bodied statue for a long time, but couldn't figure it out, so he just treated it as an ordinary decoration.

"Galan! Come quick, there are words on this!"

Lia's surprised voice came from a stone pillar not far away.

It turned out that without anyone noticing, this guy had left Galan's side again and gone off to wander off on his own.

Seeing that Galan, with a serious expression, was striding towards her after she realized what was happening, Lia quickly tried to divert his attention by pointing frantically with her little finger at the stone pillar.

"There are words...?"

Despite being furious at Lia's reckless behavior, Galan was still involuntarily drawn to her words.

He turned his head and looked in the direction she pointed. Sure enough, on the stone pillar, there were lines of complex characters carved on gold plates.

"Is that... an old script...?"

The writing style is very archaic, clearly indicating that it is a language from a pre-modern era.

"Can Galan understand?" Lia breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that her tactic of diverting attention had succeeded. But then, Galan's large hand gave her a light but firm slap on the head, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"I can understand a little, but not much."

After punishing Lia, he replied in this way.

Although he had done his homework in order to read some ancient books, most of the text inscribed on it was still beyond his knowledge. After scanning it, it was basically like reading a book written in a foreign language.

The few words that are legible can't even form a sentence, which is really frustrating.

What does it say on this?

Hearing the commotion from Galan's side, Lucina was also drawn over, wanting to see what was on the wall.

"I don't understand... How skilled are you in this area?"

"I understand a little bit."

Although Galan was still putting on a brave face, judging from the uneasy expression on her face, deciphering these words was a tough nut to crack for the other side.

But even if we could decipher it, understanding past history wouldn't seem to have much meaning for us...

Galan sighed, squatted down against the wall to rest, and looked around to see if there were any antiques he could take back to give to Serie.

However, apart from a few heavy-looking stone pillars, the only other things in this Hidden Chamber were the murals and totems on the walls.

After looking around, I still couldn't find anything I could take back with me.

"So? Did you figure anything out?"

Seeing that Lucina had already looked around, but was still standing in the same spot, her eyes fixed on the words on the wall Galan couldn't help but be moved by her persistence.

"The writing on this is so ancient that some parts are not recorded in any existing documents..."

"Furthermore, these weren't carved at the same time; the middle section uses two different fonts from different periods, suggesting that someone added more content later..."

While answering Galan's question, she didn't look away, drawing Lia, who was beside her, into the atmosphere of the archaeological work.

So... have you achieved anything?

Although he didn't want to discourage the other party, if he really couldn't figure out anything, Galan felt it was best to leave this place as soon as possible.

Although the group had resolved the problem of the Dense Fog, the Water Mirror Demon still remained.

Who knows when its own Copy will attack? In the time it's been since I defeated the opponent, it's been enough for it to create countless clones.

No matter what, the group was still in Dungeon, and staying in the same place meant there was still a risk.

This is definitely not a place where you can calm down and concentrate on archaeology.

"Yes, most of it is very obscure language; at least I couldn't translate it in such a short time..."

Lucina seemed to realize this as well; she turned her head away, no longer fixating on the words 6b on the wall.

However, it can't be said that we gained nothing; at least now I know that this Dungeon isn't called the [Ghost Mist Dungeon].

Instead, it's [the Fallen King’s Tomb].

"Oh?"

Hearing her say that, Galan was somewhat surprised.

That said, it seems the name "[Ghost Mist Dungeon]" was given to them by the association; judging from the current situation, it was probably just a name they randomly chose based on the Dungeon's interior...

"[The Fallen King’s Tomb]... that sounds familiar..."

Although he didn't know where he had heard the name before, Galan was certain it wasn't in a book.