Mage Buren's expression changed slightly. He examined the corpse carefully and found that it had been mangled beyond recognition. White threads were wrapped around it, cocooning the body and making it look extremely bizarre.
"This seems to be a caster who entered the Ancient Ruins from outside, but he met a terrible death. What exactly did they encounter?"
Mage Samir also frowned, unable to determine what the casters who had entered the Ancient Ruins ahead of them had encountered. After all, the Ancient Ruins contained all kinds of dangers, and no one could say how many perils awaited within.
"Let's go. We'll take a closer look ahead."
Mage Buren seemed to have received some information from his Alchemical Monster. His expression shifted slightly as he spoke in a low voice.
Thus, Merlin and the others followed behind Mage Buren's Alchemical Monster and headed forward.
After walking for a while, a strong smell of blood finally reached them. This time, Mages Samir, Buren, and Laisen could all smell it clearly, and their expressions changed slightly.
"Be careful. There may be danger ahead!"
Mage Samir gave a quiet warning. Merlin did not dare lower his guard either. He extended his Mind Power and kept close watch over everything around them. The moment anything unusual happened, he would sense it immediately.
Before long, Merlin and the others arrived in a somewhat cluttered room. Many long stone tables stood inside, and dust-covered vessels were placed upon them.
Merlin was very familiar with these vessels, because they were essential for preparing potions. There were even some vessels that Merlin had never seen before, and he had no idea what they were used for.
Other stone tables held some exquisite porcelain jars, all tightly sealed.
"This was the room where the owner of the Ancient Tower