Defense Mechanisms of the Magic Tower

"We're done dividing them up. Let's keep moving."

Seeing that both Kane and Smile had already stored their fragments in their storage rings, Punk, though somewhat envious, did not cling to the matter like the maiden goddess had.

On one hand, he knew that neither of the other two would ever spit out meat they had already swallowed. On the other, he was fairly satisfied with his own gains.

In truth, obtaining the core of the Oshius Magic Ball had already met Punk's expectations. Although it was only a damaged core, it was still the most essential component of a Morningstar-tier golem. At least in a caster's eyes, this single runic core was more valuable than all the other fragments combined.

Whisper of Destruction ignored Smile's utterly harmless anger, and Instant Kill Spear, who did not care about bickering or sulking, naturally reacted the same way.

In fact, the mad knight was already standing before the only passage out of Alchemy Plaza. Holding his lance, he lightly tapped the "doorframe" where a corridor connected to the plaza.

Clang, clang.

The lance struck the wall with a crisp sound, neither too hard nor too softly. However, the attacked "doorframe" did not shatter or distort. Clearly, the walls forming the Alchemy Corridor were just as solid and heavy as the walls of the plaza.

"All right, now we've got a new problem. This corridor looks way too narrow. Are we really going to go through this thing and continue deeper into the ruins? If not, would it be safer to spend some time digging through the wall? I've got a feeling there are countless traps waiting for us in this corridor."

With a helpless sigh, Kane seemed quite troubled by the situation as well. To avoid passing through the Alchemy Corridor, which