Published at 16th of April 2020 04:30:06 AM
Chapter 980: 980
All the people in the castle had run away, leaving it empty .
“All of you, guard the entrance . No one is allowed to enter . ”
Merlin said to Shiya and the others . He was very curious toward the royal family’s key, so he naturally would not allow anyone else to see it .
Although Shiya hesitated, Merlin was the Deputy Team Leader . Furthermore, he had become a full-shifter and even Doomsday might not be his match . She naturally did not dare to go against Merlin’s orders and guarded the entrance with Iza and the others .
“Ririya, take me to the White Rajah’s secret chamber . ”
Merlin knew that some aristocrats liked to hide treasures in the secret chamber . If the White Rajah hid the key, it would be in the secret chamber .
Controlled by Merlin’s Mind Power, Ririya dazedly took Merlin deep into the castle . They passed by several corridors before finally arriving at a wall, seemingly a dead end .
“Rumble . ”
The mechanism on the wall activated and a path opened on the ground . Below were stone stairs leading toward an unknown place .
“Looks like the secret chamber is just below here . ”
Merlin was not afraid . It was very safe with Ririya leading the way . Besides, with his current strength, no obstacles would pose a problem .
This stone stairway was very long and they walked for half an hour before finally arriving at the secret chamber . Along the way, Merlin discovered several traps but with Ririya’s lead, none of the traps were activated .
“No one can open this secret chamber . It was my father who brought me here last time . ”
The stone door in front of the secret chamber did not have any mechanisms and could only be opened by the White Rajah . Even Ririya was helpless .
“We’re already here . That’s not a problem at all . ”
Merlin looked at the stone door . With a roar, his body began to shapeshift . However, it was only a portion of his body . A narrow passage like this could not accommodate Merlin’s huge body after full-shifting .
“Boom . ”
Merlin’s morphed arm slammed the stone door . He was now a full-shifter . Even if he only used one-tenth of his strength, he was much stronger than the White Rajah .
Thus, with just one hit, cracks appeared on the stone door like a spider web, rapidly spreading outward .
“Crumble . ”
Finally, the stone door collapsed into gravel, falling to the ground and revealing a wide secret chamber .
“Go in . ”
Merlin brought Ririya into the secret chamber . The secret chamber appeared spacious, with boxes of precious stones placed around .
“Who would’ve thought that the White Rajah had this hobby?”
Merlin looked at the precious stones curiously . Why would the great White Rajah keep these things?
“Father prepared these for my dowry . He told me before when I get married, he would prepare the largest dowry for me . ”
Merlin noticed that Ririya’s expression seemed unstable as if remembering the White Rajah would cause her to awaken from Merlin’s Mind Power’s control at any time .
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Merlin shook his head . The White Rajah may be very harsh and even cruel to others but he provided for his daughter as much as he could .
The gemstones in this secret chamber were worthless to Merlin . He was not looking for these sparkling, useless gems but the royal family’s key .
Something that the royal family was looking for would not be simple . Otherwise, they would not specifically ask Merlin to find it .
“It’s not here . There’s no key at all . ”
Merlin had searched the entire secret chamber but did not find any trace of a key . Could the White Rajah have given the key to Doomsday?
“If he gave it to Doomsday, then that complicates things . ”
Merlin thought about the report regarding Doomsday . When Doomsday first rose to power, the royal family had sent three mid-tier almighty beast full-shifters but none of them returned . From then on, he climbed to the top of the greatest rebel army and even now, the royal family did not dare to make any move against Doomsday . It showed how terrifying Doomsday was .
Furthermore, the information regarding Doomsday was very vague . Since Doomsday rarely appeared, it was unknown if he had a mid-tier or high-tier almighty beast bloodline or was a Host .
Phantom’s Intelligence Team even had a long-term mission to find out details regarding Doomsday . However, up until now, it had not been successful . Furthermore, Merlin was also slightly apprehensive of Doomsday .
“Ririya, have you ever seen the White Rajah obtain a key?”
At this time, Merlin could only ask Ririya . However, he knew that she would not know anything . The White Rajah rarely told Ririya important matters .
“Key? I’ve never seen one before . However, the last time Father brought me here, he told me that he keeps some of the most important things in a secret place in the chamber . ”
“Oh? Where is it? Take me there . ”
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Merlin’s eyes brightened . He had never thought that Ririya would know something so important . The White Rajah trusted his daughter the most to have told her such important information .
Ririya went to an inconspicuous box and then tapped it nine times .
“Click . ”
Under the box, a small hole suddenly appeared . It seemed to hide something inside .
Merlin did not hesitate and stepped forward . He searched inside with his hand and quickly found a wooden box as well as some precious materials . Upon closer observation, he found that they were some Nourishment Pond formulae .
Besides that, there was also a letter to Ririya telling her that the White Rajah had hidden a large fortune at a certain place . There were also the materials for a Nourishment Pond and a captured almighty beast’s will . If Ririya wanted to have power, she could rely on these things to become a Host .
These were all that the White Rajah had left for Ririya .
“The White Rajah is a good father . ”
Merlin quietly slotted the letter in Ririya’s clothes . He gave the Nourishment Pond formulae a cursory look and memorized them before placing them on Ririya . These were all for Ririya and Merlin had no intention of keeping them .
As for the exquisite wooden box, the White Rajah did not mention it in the letter, proving that it was placed here at the last moment . It should be extremely important .
Thinking of this, Merlin immediately opened the wooden box .
When he opened the box, a dazzling light shot out . Merlin’s eyes narrowed . “A gold key?”
In the wooden box was an exquisitely-made gold key .
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“A gold key . Could this be what the royal family is looking for?”
Merlin gently picked up the gold key in the wooden box . The key was quite heavy and cold but what surprised Merlin the most was a faint residual aura, which seemed to excite the Blood-eye Dragon’s will deep in his Awareness .
“There’s more to the gold key that meets the eye!”
Merlin did not know what this key was for but if the royal family was after it, it was not ordinary . He had to study it carefully .
Thus, Merlin kept the gold key and prepared to leave the secret chamber when it suddenly shook .
“Rumble . ”
The large sound of an impact above the ground spread to the secret chamber . The secret chamber seemed like it would collapse despite being such a long-distance underground, showing how terrifying the shaking on the surface was .
“Did Doomsday personally come?”
Merlin narrowed his eyes . Although he was apprehensive toward Doomsday, he was not afraid .
“Let’s go up and see who it is . ”
Merlin grabbed Ririya and strode out of the secret chamber .
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