Chapter 366

"Since it's a vote, and you've all already expressed your opinions, then whether Helena and I raise our hands or not won't change the outcome. Senior, can't you do simple logic?"

"Pfft—" Yuna couldn't help but laugh.

Diane covered her mouth and chuckled softly.

Raymond laughed loudly while patting his good friend on the shoulder, "Speechless because of that little girl!"

Anton may have a thick skin, but that's only among his peers.

The five-year-old's sharp words were like a knife to his heart.

Anton blushed slightly, but managed to keep a semblance of composure. He strode forward, his back to Noa, and said...

"Then let's get going. I can't wait to see you cry, junior."

Everyone, go to bed early. I'm taking the day off for now. Love you all, muah!

(This is also my first time taking a break after seven months of continuous updates.)

Following the guidance of Yuna's bracelet, the group found their way to a secluded area.

Of course, the term "remote" is only relative. After all, in this desolate Far North, all you can see is snow, and it's pretty much the same everywhere.

During the journey, senior student Diane took out a compass from her pocket.

The compass is marked with the direction of the pointer and a string of numbers.

"Should we continue? The compass shows we're already quite far from the teacher."

The compass was specially prepared for these students who had not yet mastered the magic of navigation, so that they would not get lost in the icy and snowy landscape.

Yuna looked down at her bracelet, which was flashing at a very high frequency.

It could even be said that the bracelet has entered a state of constant illumination.

This means that the 'thing' is very close at hand.

However, when everyone looked around, they did not find any obvious landmarks or buildings.

"Is this bracelet just something that flashes randomly?" Anton asked.

Yuna sighed, "It seems we were just getting our hopes up for nothing; there's nothing here."

She gently traced the bracelet her father had given her with her index finger, her voice betraying her disappointment.

"Not only did we get excited for nothing, we also wasted a lot of time trying to capture dangerous species."

Anton snorted coldly, "This time, my test score is completely ruined!"

Once someone in the group starts to be pessimistic, the atmosphere will quickly turn sour.

Even though they had a habit of bickering and arguing, in this situation where they had "lost both the wife and the army," they could only listen to Anton nagging on his own.

But Noa wasn't about to stop there.

She carefully observed her surroundings, and all she could see was pure white snow.

When Yuna walks a certain distance further, the bracelet will change from a constant light state to a high-frequency flashing state.

In other words, the 'thing' that this bracelet wants to show them is right here; going any further forward or backward would exceed the scope of the 'thing'.

But since there are no particularly noteworthy buildings in the vicinity...

As she pondered, Noa looked up at the sky, then slowly shifted her gaze to the snow beneath her feet.

She crouched down, reached out and brushed away the layers of snow, then turned to look at Yuna.

"Senior, can I try your bracelet on here?"

"Okay."

Yuna quickly stepped forward, half-squatting down next to Noa, and tentatively placed the bracelet there.

Just as Noa had predicted, the bracelet glowed even more intensely, as if it were saying, "This is it! This is it!"

"We can't find the 'thing' the bracelet is trying to lead us to because it's buried under the snow."

Noa stood up and looked at the senior students, "Everyone, use dragon fire to melt the snow on the top layer and see if we can get anything."

Yuna, Diane, and Raymond had no objections to this.

Although Anton muttered a couple of things like "Why should I listen to a brat's orders?", he obediently prepared the dragon flame.

Even Helena conjured up a small Fire magic.

"Noa, don't you know how to use dragon fire?" Yuna asked.

Upon hearing this, Anton seized the opportunity, "Even though it's the Young Dragon Department, not knowing how to use dragon fire is a bit too unprofessional, isn't it? When I was in the Young Dragon Department, I already knew how to—"

What cut short Anton's rambling was a sharp, explosive bird call.

Noa held up a ball of lightning, the blue light reflecting on her indifferent little face. "My magic is primarily lightning, and I haven't yet chosen to study a second type of magic, so I'll have to rely on everyone."

"To be so young and already so skilled at using Lightning Rush...?"

Yuna whispered in admiration, "If my Dad saw you, he'd definitely try to steal you away."

Noa withdrew her magic and shook off the remaining electricity from her hands. "You flatter me, senior. Let's hurry up, everyone. If we really don't find anything, we should head back."

Everyone immediately got to work.

Dragonfire erupted, gradually melting the snow beneath their feet.

Before long, the group realized that the dragon flame had touched a kind of 'barrier' that could not be burned through.

They stopped, and after all the snow had melted, a huge stone slab appeared beneath the snow layer.

"There really is something good here!" Senior Diane exclaimed excitedly.

"But what is this stone slab for?" Raymond asked.

"We'll find out once we go down and take a look."

As he spoke, Anton leaped down and landed on the stone slab.

He crouched down and began to observe carefully.

The stone slab is covered with ancient Dragon Race script and intricate magical runes.

"These texts should record a piece of history, a history about... the ancestors of the Dragon Race."

Anton said, "And these runes... seem to be some kind of seal, which requires special Magic Power to open."

After saying that, Anton pried open the stone slab and continued, "Rather than a stone slab, this is more like a door, and hidden beneath that door is what the bracelet truly wants us to see."

Noa blinked, leaned close to Yuna's ear, and whispered, "He actually knows so much."

Yuna smiled. "Anton comes from a very ancient tribe, and he's an expert when it comes to these things."

Noa nodded.

Although the senior was a bit arrogant, he still had some skills.

The group jumped down and landed on the stone slab.

"So how do we open this door?" Diane asked.

Anton turned around and reached out his hand to Yuna.

"What?"

"Give me the bracelet."

"Oh. Be careful not to break it, or my Dad will scold me."

As she spoke, Yuna took off her bracelet.

"Don't worry, I'll compensate you if I break it."

Anton took the bracelet, half-squatted down, and then pressed the bracelet into the center of the stone slab.

Wait a moment.

There was no response.

A while later.

There were still no signs.

"Oh ho, it seems this decryption journey has really come to an end," Raymond joked.

The others, including Yi Qi Ba [] Ba Lin Qi 6 (1), could not hide their disappointment.

However, just as everyone was about to set off to return, the stone slabs under their feet suddenly began to shake violently.

"W-What's going on? An earthquake?!"

"Hey lady, this is a snow-capped mountain. There are no earthquakes, only avalanches."

"Oh, thank goodness, it wasn't an earthquake."

"You two! Avalanches can kill people too!"

In the ensuing chaos, the group immediately attempted to return to the top.

Just as they were about to exert their strength, the stone slabs under their feet suddenly opened to the sides, instantly causing them to lose their footing.

Gravity immediately took effect, and the six people instantly plummeted from above the stone slab, falling all the way down into the bottomless cave below.

The children's shouts came from below, but were drowned out by the wind and snow.

After an unknown amount of time, Noa slowly opened her eyes.

"Forehead..."

She struggled to sit up from the ground, and once her vision was fully restored, she immediately looked around.

This is a spacious and grand building. Ancient Dragon Race script is engraved on the stone steps and pillars. The torches on the walls illuminate the entire space. By the light of the torches, Noa can see several lifelike dragon reliefs on the walls of this building.

The ground beneath her feet was made of a fine, solid, reflective material. Noa had never seen a similar material before, so the building must be at least a thousand or even tens of thousands of years old.

Noa shifted her gaze and saw Yuna and Anton lying not far away, but Helena, Diane, and Raymond were nowhere to be seen.

Noa panicked and, despite the excruciating pain coursing through her limbs, stood up.

"Helena! Helena, where are you?!"

The lonely shouts echoed within the vast building, but there was no response.

At this moment, Yuna and Anton also slowly woke up.

"Holy crap, that was a pretty hard fall."

Anton muttered as he stood up, looked around, and asked somewhat blankly, "Where... where is this?"

"Under that door."

Yuna paused, then added, "Or rather, beneath the ice in the Far North."

"Ugh... what a terrible place, there's not a soul in sight."

Anton glanced around and noticed that three people were missing as well. "Where are Raymond and the others?"

Yuna shook her head. "Maybe they got separated when they fell?"

"Helena!"

Noa's shout interrupted their conversation.

The two looked toward the small figure and saw that she was walking toward the Only One doorway in the building.

"Noa! Don't wander off! We don't know what's behind that door."

Yuna tried to dissuade him, saying, "According to the regulations of the practical assessment, in the event of an unexpected situation, you must stay where you are and wait for rescue after confirming that the surrounding area is safe."

Noa stepped onto the stone steps, turned around, and said, word by word, "I need to find Helena. She came here to be with me, and I can't let anything happen to her."

"But--"

Before Yuna could finish speaking, the ground beneath her feet began to shake again.

Anton bent over, lowering his center of gravity to maintain his balance. "Seriously?! We can't even fly yet!"