My Soul card is a Reaper

Chapter 625: The Crypt of the Forgotten King (part-3)

17 hours later;

Everyone reached the sanctum of Morlun, the deepest part of the dungeon and their final destination.

However, they didn't enter it, but instead went back to climbing the staircase and took a break to recover their stamina, as whatever they were going to face should be very powerful.

Of course, due to having a true divine physique, Azzy had an inexhaustible amount of stamina. But, he had to sit down with the others, taking their relatively poor stamina into account. Not to mention, everyone also needs sleep, for they have been fighting nonstop for the past 24 hours.

The fact that their last enemy has the prowess of a pseudo-demigod only made him take their next opponent more seriously. Hence, he wanted everyone to be at their peak state before confronting the boss.

Unfortunately for them, the white-winged lion hasn't progressed a bit.

No enemy left behind a spiritual core after their death, and through his God's Eyes, Azzy was able to see that all of those undead enemies are merely puppets with strings attached to this room before them.

Every time they defeated the enemies, those energy strings were cut off on their own.

Hence, Azzy was sure that what they face is going to be the final boss.

The only issue here is that none of them could use any form of energy. Only Azzy could use plasma energy from the Plasma scythe.

Adding on top of that, for some weird reason, he could also use the soul skills associated with the Reaper without any problem.

His soul orb was sealed and his connection with the Reaper is also cut off. So, where was that energy being consumed? Azzy couldn't help but wonder all the time. After all, he experienced the loss of soul power whenever he used the Reaper's skills before. So, what changed now?

Leah and the others have the same doubts but Azzy can't answer them, because he doesn't know.

Whatever the answers he was seeking for, he believed he would find them after clearing up the dungeon.

As Elias, Fey, and Leah slept, the other three stayed awake and guarded the place.

For a while, Azzy meditated and Louis tried to activate his spatial prowess but failed so far.

In the end, the frustrated Louis had to break the silence and disturb Azzy, "Umm… Azrael…" He called him out after hesitating for a couple of minutes.

Azzy opened his eyes and turned his head to look at his friend, "You want to ask me how I managed to bypass some of those restrictions, don't you?"

Louis' eyes widened at once, "How do you know?"

"I sensed you are attempting to break the seal applied on your soul orb," replied Azzy in a calm manner. "Since I refused to answer Leah when she asked me, it is natural that you are curious."

Louis took a deep breath and asked, "Then, will you tell me if I ask?"

"Unfortunately, nope," Azzy responded in a firm tone. Louis' facial expression was instantly hardened. Just as he was about to close his eyes once again to continue his attempts, Azzy added, "Because I too don't know. However, I found one important thing about this dungeon though."

"Huh?" Louis furrowed his brows as he cast a sidelong glance, "what is it?"

"I can't bring out the cosmic jewels and use them against the enemies. No seal or the law in the universe has the ability to restrict a cosmic jewel's power, except for a True God," Azzy explained, turning serious. When Louis those words, his frown deepened and he couldn't help but look at Azzy.

He asked, "You mean there is a true god sealed in that final resting place? That's improbable."

"Yup, it is almost impossible," Azzy firmly nodded in confidence. He then added, "That's why I think the enemy possessed a cosmic jewel that is probably controlling this dungeon."

Louis, however, didn't seem convinced. "But, the Jewel of Darkness is missing. There is no way another cosmic jewel could control the undead."

"What about the Jewel of Death?" Azzy argued, insisting that he was right. "If one has it, they could easily control the undead and even bring them back to life. I think that is why those stone gargoyles at the entrance are always even though they were defeated a few times and people managed to enter this place."

"Jewel of Death? Isn't it usually with the Deity of Death? I don't think the Gods would allow such cosmic jewel in the hands of a mortal," Louis didn't back down and made a counterargument.

Azzy returned his gaze to the front and shrugged his shoulders, "who knows. If the Gods were that protective of those cosmic jewels, three of them wouldn't end up in my hands."

Louis stared at him for a while before letting out a sigh, "Well, nothing surprises me anymore after experiencing the prowess of your hourglass. But, I still don't understand why can't I remember you. My memories are my own. Not to mention I have traveled light years away and you aren't even a demigod either.

How your hourglass could just wipe a specific set of my memories, just because my Eva (The Bow Arcana spirit) isn't a mythical celestial grade. It just doesn't make sense."

In response, Azzy simply let out a chuckle, "Time works in mysterious ways, Louis. Creating logic for the thing you haven't discovered or cannot understand is akin to foolishness. So, don't try to understand. Just try to adapt. Your life will be a lot easier."

"Sigh… whatever…" Louis could only sigh in defeat, not intending to waste his energy on an argument, and that too, with a youngster who is full of himself. However, one thing is for sure. He wasn't completely convinced yet.

Just like that, four hours passed away. The three who slept earlier now stood as a guard while Azzy and Louis slept. The ladies started talking about various topics while Elias mostly stayed silent.

Finally, after another four hours, everyone got up and made their way back to the deepest level of the dungeon.

As the strongest of the group, Azzy took the lead to push away the giant door, where the face of a scarlet demon was engraved on it.

It didn't take much effort for Azzy to open it.

However, when everyone walked in, they witnessed nothing but a sea of gold and jewelry, spread over hundreds of meters on all sides. No enemies in sight at all.