Dust (Part 4)

The arrays that protected the container collapsed at the same time, allowing the flame to destroy the corrupted spores. The moment the creature was freed from the mind control spell, it stopped its attack.

After that, most of the cloud died, leaving just enough spores to form a humanoid figure that resembled Nicola eerily in the smallest detail. He had no idea it was the creature's way of showing respect to a member of another race.

"Thank you. Even though we doubt that freeing us was your true purpose, we cannot discuss the results or justify our attempts to end your life." Said the creature. Unfortunately, he couldn't quite understand the language of beasts, much less fungi, but he did get a general idea of ​​what it was trying to do.

He knew the siblings would be able to communicate with him. Even so, such an ancient creature might feel no obligation to follow the fungus emperors. So he still kept their existence a secret.

"You have no idea the pain we've endured. Centuries of slavery spent having our minds violated every day and forced to increase our numbers, even though the pain has divided our consciousness among a colony so large it has inflicted us. No more, blessed be the gods."

The creature waved a hand and a small ring floated in the space between them.

"We don't know if it's powerful or not. Its magic comes from the damn Crowd Kingdom and is useless to us. We hope it will help you on your journey. Please forgive us." The creature gave him a deep bow before fleeing.

[You killed a Mycelium fungi part, you gained experience]

[You killed a Mycelium fungi part, you gained experience]

[You killed a Mycelium fungi part, you gained experience]

[You killed a Mycelium fungi part, you gained experience]

[You killed a Mycelium fungi part, you gained experience]

The system notifications took him by surprise, even though the creature was still alive he had killed the slave cores that controlled them. And he gained some experience. He turned and rejoined Tuatha and handed him a recovery pill before turning to the building again.

As they walked almost blankly toward the main building, Nicola was still in shock, even after so many years, the place was still immaculate. At the same time, Tuatha was full of curiosity, floating around. Everything else aside, the internal appearance of this place alone was enough to live up to its status as a high-rank military shelter.

The decorations inside the big cube weren't very imposing or glittering, just a plain pale blue color with some inlaid jewelry to complete the simple but pretty look. However, each of these gems was enough to shock the two who ventured inside, as their size, hue and purity were definitely breathtaking. Any one of these gems would be worth a fortune in the outside world. Nicola suspected that those were gold-level magical beast cores, their energy being what kept the arrays running all this long.

Nicola didn't have much information about how to use it, but in one of the memoirs Rhicina passed on, there was one that commented on the gold level beast cores were very powerful and could recharge with the surrounding energy while there was still energy in that place, they were like eternal batteries and the dream for anyone who set up defense formations.

A magnificent sight accompanied the splendor of blue light that spread throughout the hall. The surrounding walls and pillars, fifteen meters high, all inlaid with various gemstones. These gems seemed to be activated by the incoming blue light, and they all exploded with their own light as well. At that moment, the entire room was filled with a cacophony of colors, strange but beautiful.

On the ground, symbols and formations began to appear one after another, varying colors, from simple designs to intricate formations. The dense mana energy filling the entire hall made Nicola's shocked heart reverberate once more.