The three slowly advanced, making their way deeper into the Ruins.
"Some of these traces are fresh. It looks like people from the Khaos Brigade got here before us."
"King, should we pick up the pace?" Lily asked.
"No need. Just take your time."
Lin Luo's eyes flickered as he gently waved a hand.
He could sense a fairly powerful presence deep within the Ruins.
Presumably, it belonged to a Devil from the Khaos Brigade.
But the other party seemed to be trying to break through something and had reached a stalemate.
In that case!
He might as well wait for the right moment and reap the rewards.
Just then.
A strange aura seemed to spread from every direction.
The three turned to look and saw enormous serpents, seemingly formed of black mist, coiled around the stone Hashira on every side. None of them had noticed when they appeared.
"The aura of these snakes... interesting."
Lin Luo studied them, his eyes flashing slightly.
She was now certain that these Ruins might indeed have something to do with Athena.
These Black Serpents actually carried a faint yet unmistakable trace of a Heretic God's aura.
"King, leave this to me."
Erica stepped forward, a sharp gleam flashing in her eyes.
Their King had acted so quickly against those Devils earlier that she had not even had time to react.
Now, as a worthy follower, how could she let her King lead the charge every single time?
"Steel Lion and my ancestor, the Lionheart King, hear the oath of the Knight Erica. I am the heir to the Raging Horn... my sword shall never break... Lion King's Heart!"
The melodious word spirit rang from Erica's lips like a piece of music.
A silver-white sword resembling a knight's blade appeared in Erica's hand.
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