<h4>Chapter 209: Going Through A Checkpoint</h4>


    <strong>Trantor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion <strong>Editor: </strong>EndlessFantasy Trantion


    “What? I can’t leave?”


    Hearing the astonishment in the me sprite’s voice, Merlin asked in a hurry.


    The me sprite fell into a deep thought for a moment before saying, “You could go and give it a try. See if you can leave.”


    Merlin gave the me sprite a suspicious look but he still turned around and darted into the hole,ing out on the first floor of the ancient tower.


    There was not a single soul on the entire first floor. It was extremely quiet.


    Immediately, Merlin came before that thick b of stone door. Previously, Wizard Riesen had set down this stone door to trap Merlin in the ancient tower.


    “Furious me!”


    Merlin immediately cast Furious me. For a few moments, scorching high temperatures rose and even caused some explosions. Nevertheless, there was not the slightest bit of effect where the stone door was struck.


    Hence, Merlin raised his hand and pointed at the stone door forcefully with his white finger.


    “Swoosh!”


    A chill suddenly flew toward the stone door, freezing it. After some strange cracking noises, the entire stone door waspletely frozen solid.


    “Bang!”


    Merlin cast several Fireballs as well, sting them violently upon the stone door. How horrifying was the chill of cial Finger? Even Third-level spells could not block it. However, the chill of cial Finger was absolutely helpless against this stone door now.


    “Just as I’d expected, it won’t break open.”


    Merlin furrowed his eyebrows tightly. He did not continue his attempts at blowing this stone door open because he knew that no matter what, he would not be able to st it open.


    Thus, Merlin returned to the underground and came before the me-shaped statue.


    “me sprite, is there a way to blow that stone door open?”


    Merlin lowered his voice and asked. He had a sort of a vague and bad feeling about this.


    “Blow the stone door open? Wizard Merlin, forget about ever blowing that stone door open. This ancient tower was built because Master had wanted to defend against a great enemy. Nobody knows how many Runic Magic Circles have been arranged in the entire ancient tower. That huge door has also been iid with countless Runic Magic Circles. Unless they’re powerful Great Wizards, no one should even think about blowing this stone door open.”


    The me sprite spoke slowly. Meanwhile, a change washed over Merlin’s face immediately. He seemed to be very gloomy.


    Only Great Wizards could blow the stone door open. Merlin had only seen Sixth-level Spell Casters so far even in the Dark Magic Region. He had never seen Seventh-level Spell Casters or above, what more the legendary Great Wizards.


    Only a Great Wizard could blow that stone door open, so Merlin no longer had much hope in doing so.


    The me sprite saw Merlin’s gloomy expression. Suddenly, it opened its mouth and said, “Wizard Merlin, if you wish to leave the ancient tower, you don’t necessarily have to blow that stone door open!”


    “Eh? Could it be that there are other passages leading out of the ancient tower?”


    Merlin could sense the implied meaning of the me sprite’s words; thus, he made his inquiry hurriedly.


    “Of course there are other ways to leave the ancient tower. Back then, while building this tower, Master had already considered sealing up all exits if powerful enemies were toe. Then, Master would leave the ancient tower by using the Runic Magic Circle that had been set in ce beforehand.”


    “Then where’s the Runic Magic Circle?”


    Merlin’s face lit up with delight. There was finally hope for him to leave.


    However, the me sprite shook its head and said, “For safety purposes, this Runic Magic Circle had been set by Master in a secret chamber. Only the sessful cultivation of the first form of Fiery Copse could grant entry into the secret chamber.”


    “The first form of Fiery Copse? I can cultivate that right away!”


    Hurriedly, Merlinmanded the Matrix. “Matrix, export all information about Fiery Copse.”


    Very quickly, the requirements to cultivate Fiery Copse appeared in Merlin’s mind. What he needed first was a First-level spell like Furious me or Sea of mes. As long as he possessed any one of these two spells, he would be able to cultivate Fiery Copse smoothly.


    Of course, other than the most basic requirement of a First-level spell, it also required some extremely precious treasures, like how it had been for cial Finger.


    During the first stage of cial Finger, only one type of treasure – the hundred years’ ice bone marrow, was required. This Fiery Copse was much moreplicated and needed a lot of treasures such as the hellfire essence and firestone. Merlin had never even heard of most of the treasures.


    However, to a certain extent, the more treasures that were required for a Pandora Demon Ability, the greater its power would be if the cultivation was sessful. It was clear which of them was stronger; cial Finger had only two stages but Fiery Copse possessed three forms. cial Finger was merely a Pandora Demon Ability with an average power amongst the Pandora Demon Abilities and could not bepared to Fiery Copse – not by a long shot.


    “So much treasure... me sprite, didn’t you say that the master of the ancient tower has left some treasure for cultivating Fiery Copse in the ancient tower?”


    The me sprite nodded and said, “That’s right. Back then, Master had left behind many treasures indeed. Only by staying in the ancient tower can one obtain these treasures. However, the treasures aren’t so easy to get. Master had ced the treasures inside a secret chamber with a guardian keeping watch outside. You can only enter the secret chamber and acquire the treasures left behind by Master if you defeat the guardian.”


    “So, I’d still need to defeat the guardian before I can get the treasure?”


    Merlin frowned. The master of this ancient tower was truly cautious.


    “That’s right. You must defeat the guardian to get the treasures! Back then, Master had left suddenly, as though he had a premonition about something. That’s why he’d set a few secret chambers carefully. After all, Fiery Copse was the result of Master’s lifelong blood, sweat, and tears. One would have to be more powerful than the average Spell Caster to be Master’s sessor!”


    The me sprite spoke slowly.


    Merlin nodded. It seemed that the master of this ancient tower used to be a mighty Spell Caster. He had suddenly left for unknown reasons, but Fiery Copse was the fruit of his lifelongbor; he would not pass it on easily.


    Therefore, he had only left the cultivation method for Fiery Copse but some of the treasures for cultivating Fiery Copse had been ced in a secret chamber in the ancient tower. If he could not obtain the treasures in the secret chamber, getting the cultivation method for Fiery Copse would still be useless.


    For example, Wizard Riesen had done all that he could think of but he had not expected that he would not be able to cultivate Fiery Copse after obtaining it. It was like receiving a piece of nk paper which waspletely useless.


    “Alright, me sprite, bring me to the secret chamber!”


    Merlin took a deep breath and spoke to the me sprite. He was confident of himself. Merlin had already constructed five First-level spells other than Dark Light Realm, which was enough for him to fight some Second-level Spell Casters. In addition, he also had Enhancing casting tools, and his Defensive spells were not weaker than those of some Third-level Spell Casters.


    He also had cial Finger, which waspletely capable of defeating Third-level Spell Casters. That was why, when it came to facing the guardian set by the master of the ancient tower, Merlin was very confident that he could defeat the guardian and obtain the treasures left behind by the master of the ancient tower.


    The me sprite nodded. Thereafter, slivers of peculiar mind fluctuation appeared on its body.


    Then, there was a rumble.


    In the vast hall, a thick stone door was slowly rising from behind the me-shaped statue, revealing a spacious room inside.


    The me sprite opened its mouth and spoke slowly, “Wizard Merlin, the secret chamber is inside. However, if you’re no match for the guardian, all you have to do is leave the secret chamber, and the guardian will stop attacking you. Remember, if you can’t defeat it the first time, you can try a second time or a third. If you’re killed by the guardian, you’d never have another chance.”


    Merlin nodded, making a mental note of the me sprite’s words. Following which, he immediately entered the secret chamber.


    In the secret chamber, Merlin could see that the inside of the room was empty and extremely spacious. In a corner of the secret chamber was a strange creature with apletely white body. It looked like a beautiful rabbit.


    “Finally, someone hase... Young Spell Caster, I’m a follower of the great Wizard Dond. You may call me Lister.”


    This strange creature that looked suspiciously like a “rabbit” could even speak a humannguage. It was extremely mystical.


    Merlin knew that Wizard Dond was the name of the master of the ancient tower, and this strange creature that looked suspiciously like a “rabbit” was ratherplicated. It could look non-frightening at all, but Merlin could sense strong Ice-type Elemental fluctuation from its body.


    A realization shed through Merlin’s mind instantly. Immediately, he knew the identity of this being who looked suspiciously like a “rabbit”. It was an Elemental Monster that had evolved into an Elemental Being!


    Only Elemental Beings could control Elements with such ease. Even the Spell Models for Frigid Ice and Frost in Merlin’s body had been unable to absorb any Ice Elements when he entered this room. All of them had been forcefully “robbed” by this “rabbit” Elemental Being.


    This was also the frightening thing about Elemental Beings. Back then, the silver-haired old man had wanted to evolve the Dark Vampire Bats into Elemental Beings. If the evolution had seeded, the powers of those Elemental Beings would immediately increase by two-fold and would be on par with at least Third-level Spell Casters.


    In fact, this “rabbit’ Elemental Being’s powers could have already surpassed those of a typical Third-level Spell Caster. Merlin could even feel a strong threat emanating off its body.


    “Guardian Monument!”


    Carelessness was something Merlin did not dare to risk. Instantly, he used the Enhancing casting tools to release the strengthened version of Guardian Monument. Merlin was extremely cautious in facing this “rabbit” Elemental Being.


    Seeing the dusky light glowing from the stone monument on Merlin’s body, this “rabbit” Elemental Being suddenly stood up. For a moment, its body began to grow; both its legs started to straighten up and became iparably robust and strong.


    Meanwhile, its white fur also began to transform; half of it turned ck. A pair of sharp ws appeared, emanating a chill light. All the Ice Elements in the room hadpletely converged around the body of this “rabbit” Elemental Being.


    “Pandora Demon Ability, cial Finger!”


    Merlin did not hesitate; he immediately disyed his most powerful ability. Elemental Beings were not easy to cope with as they were on par with at least Third-level Spell Casters. The other spells Merlin possessed were no match at all for this “rabbit” guardian.


    “Swoosh!”


    Instantly, a burst of chill shot toward the “rabbit” guardian. At first, this big and tall “rabbit” had a rather callous attitude. However, its expression changedpletely after it felt the chill, which it dodged with great agility.


    “Crack.”


    The chill of cial Finger caused all the walls of the secret chamber to bepletely frozen solid.


    “Pandora Demon Ability, you’ve actually cultivated a type of Pandora Demon Ability! Hehe, but it’s no use, you’re too slow!”


    The “rabbit” guardian could recognize immediately that cial Finger disyed by Merlin was a Pandora Demon Ability. Nevertheless, it did not look frightened at all. Instead, it could hardly sit still from eagerness and had a sheer excitement on its face.


    “Bang!”


    With both legs, the “rabbit” guardian gave a vicious kick. Instantly, its body became a blur; in the blink of an eye, it disappeared on the spot. All of that happened at a speed which even Merlin’s strengthened version of Wind of Freedom would not be able topete with.


    It was no surprise that the “rabbit” guardian was not afraid of Merlin’s cial Finger because it moved at such a high speed. It made it as if it was a joke for Merlin if he possessed a stronger Pandora Demon Ability if he was unable to bind the “rabbit” guardian.


    The “rabbit” guardian moved extremely fast. In the blink of an eye, it hade before Merlin. Following which, its body seemed to inte at an explosive rate once again, growing to a height of more than three feet, turning into a horrifying monster.


    Gigantic, sharp ws struck down viciously toward Merlin’s head.