Ian's gaze was unwavering, staring straight at the sharp sword that was stabbing towards his chest at breakneck speed. Many images instantly flashed through his mind, the battles, defeats and victories he had experienced, the despairing eyes of the residents when they faced the mutant beasts attacking the city in the City of Ashes, the little girl named Lily's encouraging words to him, the numb lives of the residents under the rule of the Storm Council, and how many tragedies he hadn't seen unfolding in the vast world, all of which together made up the immovable determination in his heart, a firm determination to change the world.
He firmly believes in his judgment that "This is a trial to test resolve, and it will never really end here and now." But at the same time, he was prepared for the worst. A Fatal Strike card slowly surfaced in Ian's right hand, which was his most precious card, and would only be utilized in a critical situation where life and death were at stake.
The mechanical giant's long sword was getting closer and closer to Ian, the sharp blade had almost gotten close to Ian's skin, and the wind pressure brought up by the blade even stung Ian's skin. Just at this instant, the long sword suddenly stopped, less than an inch away from Ian's chest.
Ian did not falter because of the mechanical giant's stop, still staring at the giant in front of him with a determined face.
The mechanical giant's dull and majestic voice slowly sounded, "You have proven that you possess strong determination, although I don't know what your goal is, this determination of yours to face an invincible and strong enemy and still not back down has already been recognized by me, you have passed the trial."
After saying that, the light on the mechanical giant's chest suddenly flashed, followed by a brand new rune of control emerging from the light and slowly floating to Ian's eyes.
Without hesitation, Ian reached out and grabbed the rune, and the moment the control rune entered his hand, a powerful and warm energy was quickly injected into his body, causing him to feel unprecedented relief and strength.
At the same time, the mechanical giant once again released a soft light that enveloped the bodies of Ian, Bauer and Ramon. The originally serious injuries on the bodies of the three of them rapidly healed, and their strength and stamina gradually returned to their peak state.
Raymond stood up again, looking at his fully recovered body, staring at Ian with a complicated gaze, a trace of jealousy and unwillingness swept through his eyes, before he said with a strong sense of mockery, ''You're really lucky that you actually passed. However, if it wasn't for luck, it would have been impossible for you to defeat this kind of opponent."
Bauer responded indifferently from the side, "You're the one who's really lucky, if it wasn't for Ian, you would've already been eliminated from the tournament."
Ramon choked on Bauer's words and said no more, only glaring hatefully at him.
The three of them adjusted their state and continued forward along the passage behind the mechanical giant. At the end of the passage was a wide platform, and two huge stone doors appeared in the center of the platform.
"How could there be two doors?" Just as the three hesitated, a low and majestic voice slowly sounded, "Three control runes have been detected, and have gained the qualification to officially enter the relics, you can now choose to enter the main area of the relics, or you can continue to challenge the other two control runes to test for a higher potential."
Ian's heart shook, "That's right, the previous trial was just a test of qualification to enter the ruins, getting three runes is the only way to officially enter the ruins. "
Ramon immediately frowned and said impatiently, "We've already passed the test, so of course we should directly enter the main area of the relics. Wouldn't it be more trouble than it's worth to risk obtaining additional runes again in case we fail?"
Bauer was silent and did not say anything, only giving Ian a complicated look as if waiting for his decision.
Ian also decided to enter the relics, after all, that was the main stage there, as of now, the rune obtained was just a symbol of qualification to enter the relics, and had no real effect, just like that, the three of them pushed open that door to enter the relics, and Raymond stepped in ahead of him, with Bauer following closely behind.
Ian was also about to enter when the system's familiar beep suddenly sounded in his head:
[Limited Quest Release: King of the Ruins (Get all five control runes, come and unlock the secrets of the ruins)]]
[Quest Reward: Talent Enhancement Points X100, Random Special Item X2].
Ian's footsteps jerked to a halt, looking up at the door, Ramon and Bauer figures had already disappeared inside the door, "System, can you say it earlier next time, one of the runes is still in Ramon's possession. "
There is no way out, now Ian can only go ahead and challenge the remaining two areas, the one rune that is missing, wait until you enter the main area and then think of a way out, so many people came in at the same time to challenge, there must be more than one rune of control representing wisdom.
Ian pushed open the door to the next area and continued his challenge.
On the other side of the main area of the ruins, within a forest, Bauer and Ramon's figures appeared and were directly transported to the ruins by the teleportation array within the gate, Bauer looked around after he appeared and didn't find Ian's figure, muttering to himself, "Where's Ian, could it be that he still wants to continue his challenge? "Ramon let out a scoff, "What a fool to have to go through that kind of trouble. "
"He must have his reasons, so far you still can't figure out who's the fool?" After saying that Bauer gave Ramon a meaningful look, and Ramon heard that Bauer was talking about himself, "Do you want to die! I've been putting up with both of you, don't you provoke me, you'll die an ugly death!"
Bauer responded without fear, "That's exactly what I'm saying. "Energy surged from both of them, ready to strike at any moment, when a loud roar came from deep within the forest, calming both of them down at the same time.
Just coming to an unfamiliar location and having a conflict is indeed not a wise move, Ramon coldly snorted, "I'll let you off this time, next time I see you again, I'll definitely kill you." After saying that, he turned around and left. Not far away from a tree, an icy gaze was withdrawn with it.
Bauer also walked in another direction, it was no longer possible for the two to continue working together. After both of them left, the black shadow on the tree followed in Bauer's direction.