Chapter: 557

Jay could only imagine how beautiful such a being was before it was changed into a statue.

“Perhaps it wasn’t hellbent on revenge like the others, maybe it just wanted to be with its people?” Jay thought, assuming that such a beauty would never have such bitter thoughts of revenge.

Still, it was just an assumption after all – perhaps it could have been this one who suggested the revenge pact in the first place.

It almost seemed like an offence to turn such a beauty to stone, but it was now the shining centrepiece in this decorated room so at least its beauty still lived on in some form.

After staring for a moment, Jay snapped back to reality and wasted no time in looting its dead body. No remorse, no hesitation.

[Helvetian Ring] x 6

[Highborn Helvetian Ring]

[Porcelain Locket]

In the statue’s hand was a stone tablet too, but Jay decided to check his loot before investigating further.

<[Highborn Helvetian Ring]>

– Protection from a single calamity

– 0/1 charge

– Can be recharged

“Wow…” Jay immediately began to add some mana to it.

Despite his mana being necrotic, the ring greedily ate it up.

Jay could tell that the ring wouldn’t be filled for quite some time, so he stashed it away; he decided he would spend time charging it later when he had no use for his mana.

He may need his mana for more enemies after all.

The next item Jay brought out was the porcelain locket.

This time, he grasped it tightly in his hand, stopping it from flying away and opening some other gate – or even closing the one they entered through.

It was simply too dangerous to let it fly away as it could trigger a trap or any other danger. There was no way of knowing until after it was done.

The porcelain locket had the same strange energy within it, and Jay felt an odd connection to it again. It was obvious to him that it was another key – but he still didn’t understand the weird feeling it gave him.

“Perhaps it’s the magic of whoever charged it? Hmm…” he squinted at it, wanting to know its secrets.

“All right then. Keep your secrets…”

“For now.” he stashed it away again.

Anya made her way back to Jay – just as he was about to look over the stone tablet in the statue’s hand.