Chapter: 725

“This is no time to be in shock, please go closer to the wall where the picture is drawn”

The guard went closer to the painting and asked, “Like this?”

As the guard stopped, the maid reached out to the painting and pressed both eyes of the Qilin at the same time. The eyes that were drawn on the wall, went inside.

‘Eyes?’

Grrrrng!

The moment the eyes went inside the wall a sound of something moving inside the wall echoed. The sapphire wall split in half like a castle gate opening and a path lay in front of them.

This was the entrance to the secret Imperial Palace’s Guardian Hall.

“Please follow the path”, the maid spoke as soon the sound faded into oblivion.

Considering that the altar was attached to the innermost wall of the shrine, the Guardian Hall could only be located inside the Royal Shrine.

Swoosh!

What was inside the sapphire wall was unknown, but as the wall opened, an alien energy welcomed them.

‘I need to hurry.’

As they entered the inner passage of the Guardian Hall, the maid’s eyes began to turn heavy. The white masked Guard only followed them.

“I never would have imagined that such a place would be behind the shrine”

“... this should not be the concern of the members of the Guards or the Golden Council. Please, just follow my instructions”

Responding quietly, she bit her lip. Honestly, she felt bad for them. Anyone who doesn’t receive the permission from the Emperor or the Guardian’s Master and enters the Guardian Hall would be beheaded.

Perhaps, the moment they reach the end of the path, the Guards would be killed. Which was why she didn’t want to talk to them. As if he had no intentions of complying with her words, the Guard in the back spoke again.

“If this is a hidden path, then there could be traps placed here. Do you have an idea where they are?”

“What are you talking about...”

She tried to turn back and say something to the Guard but they ended up arriving at the end of the passage. At the end of the passage was a wide opening.

However, the moment she arrived at the hall, she went speechless. The smell of blood invaded her nose once again.

“Th-this is...”

This hall in the middle was a place where three roads intersected. Normally, guards of the Guardians would be standing on all three roads with spears in their hands. But right now, the guards were on the ground, lifeless.

“H-how is that possible?”

The maid was beyond shocked as she couldn’t guess what happened, until the voice of the guards entered her ears.

“This is unexpected. I mean, were there people who visited this place before us?”

“!?”

The maid was shocked. The voice of the Guards changed from before. However, she recognized the voice. It belonged to the Lord of Demonic Cult, whose voice she heard before fainting.

‘No! it can’t be!’

She wanted to deny everything she was experiencing right now, but no matter how much she thought, it was that man’s voice.