However, he did not immediately venture deep beneath the pyramid. Instead, he disguised himself as an ordinary Spellcaster drawn to the Ruins and casually explored the stone chambers in the upper levels.
After hearing Landon describe what had happened at the core of the Ruins, Anvis had gained a rough understanding of the situation.
Clearly, even Ninth Rank Experts would suffer dearly if they let their guard down against the bizarre Ruins core activated by the power of Old God's Blood.
Of course, Anvis had never expected the dangers within these Ruins to hold them back.
Even if they were injured, they were still Ninth Rank Professionals who wielded Rule Power. Their various unbelievable life-saving abilities and spells were far beyond the reach of those below the Ninth Rank.
His purpose in leading them here had merely been to severely injure those Ninth Rank Professionals and, incidentally, use them to suppress the Ruins core.
Unlike the others, Anvis saw great value in these Ruins, which had formed from the remains of a bizarre existence.
Before long, when Anvis dealt with the fifth strange thing in the swaying pyramid, the result appeared.
The trembling of the pyramid ceased. At the same time, the strange Mana aura that had always permeated it suddenly weakened and became lifeless, like a dead snake whose bones had been pulled out.
A moment later, several powerful yet unmistakably weakened auras passed near him within his perception.
Once he confirmed that the Ninth Rank Professionals had left, Anvis finally began his true exploration into the depths of the Ruins.
With the core of the Ruins already dealt with, Anvis encountered no further dangers along the way. The occasional traps and mechanisms were also easily resolved by him.
Making his way through stretches of dim black stone corridors