World in the Painting Ishruna: Disguise and Infiltration

The ancient ruins of Snowfall Valley lay at the very bottom of Mount Edolas, at the opposite extreme from where the Church stood. If one jumped from the suspension bridge, the ancient ruins of Snowfall Valley would be directly below.

But from a height of several thousand meters, even magi could not guarantee their own safety.

So Gray's group could only take the long way around, descending from the foot of Mount Edolas into the gorge. Although it was not far from Elus Castle, this place was a forbidden zone in every sense of the word. No one normally came near it.

Those wandering Granger Phantoms did not care who set foot in the ancient ruins of Snowfall Valley. They would only mercilessly kill every living thing.

Before death, those Granger Phantoms had been the Granger Dynasty's most elite knights. After dying, not only had their combat strength not diminished—it had surpassed what it had been in life.

Sister Gurwig had been right. Regardless of Gray and the others, even if their numbers were multiplied several times over, they could not reach the royal mausoleum at the deepest part of the ancient ruins of Snowfall Valley without a scratch.

Those Granger Phantoms were the finest barrier protecting the king's tomb.

However, Sakura had already solved this most difficult problem.

Aya, who had remained silent all along and had barely had any presence, stepped forward. She could actually control these wandering phantoms and turn them into their own fighting force.

"If I remember correctly, the Shishigou family inherited necromancy, right? It can even do something like this?"

"My adoptive father's development of necromancy leaned more toward practicality. In the deeper exploration of magecraft, Aya is the true genius. She has even surpassed the head of the Shishigou family who inherited the