Chapter 599: Chapter 425: Inside the Valley_1

Under the leadership of the city lord of Viennas City, Asher Porter, and Kelsey’s father, Gael, they all mounted their horses.

Leo Ray, Tina, Layne, and ten other knights also mounted the tall horses that Kelsey had prepared in advance.

For a moment, the horsewhips were raised, and the horses neighed.

Accompanied by hundreds of Viennas City cavalrymen, they galloped towards the city’s outskirts.

As planned, Taylor, Gideon, Stella, and Serena, all hidden beneath their cloaks, closely surrounded Leo Ray.

Needless to say, for the powerful members of their party, keeping up with the speed of the horses was a breeze.

In a short period,

with dust flying and the earth trembling, the massive cavalry procession left Viennas City’s south gate and sped towards the mountain basin ahead.

“I must say, riding these ordinary horses is a good choice for short distances.”

As they raced along, Leo Ray thought as he felt the strong winds sweeping by.

“Of course, on the other hand, due to the limited stamina of horses, and their inability to navigate complicated terrains like mountains and dense forests, our previous method of travel would still be several times more efficient.”

As Leo Ray thought quietly to himself, the city walls behind them grew more distant, and the mountains ahead became clearer.

At that moment, Leo Ray, on horseback, squinted his eyes and continued to think.

From the information provided earlier by Kelsey, they knew that a small ancient ruin of an unknown race was discovered in the mountain basin south of Viennas City.

After getting the news, the city lord Asher Porter sent people to investigate and explore the ruins immediately.

After many days of effort, Lord Porter’s subordinates eventually found the mysterious [Eternal Night Magic Box] deep in the ruins.

Because of this, the mysterious organization attempted to steal the [Eternal Night Magic Box] for the first time before the auction.

During the gallop, Leo Ray continued to ponder as he felt the fierce bumps from the horse’s back and lowered his body.

During the first theft attempt, the mysterious organization failed since No. 7 Black-robed Person was not present, which resulted in the death of both Tier 3 elders of Asher Porter’s family.

This was the direct reason for the enmity between Asher Porter and the mysterious organization.

As a result, the furious city lord of Viennas City, Asher Porter, used the auction as a gimmick and the [Eternal Night Magic Box] as bait to lure the mysterious organization to make the second attempt to steal and seek revenge.

“Of course, neither side could have imagined that in the end, I’d be the one to pick up such a huge bargain.”

Looking at the silhouette of Lord Asher Porter, his magic robes flapping in the wind as he sped away, Leo Ray raised an eyebrow and once again fell deep in thought.

During the auction, Baron Poli, who acted as the auctioneer, mentioned that there were not just one but two ancient ruins discovered at that time.

Moreover, through Kelsey’s multiple secret investigations, they learned that the mountain basin where the [Eternal Night Magic Box] was found was still heavily guarded.

Thus, it was apparent that the unexplored second ruin was located near the first one.

At this moment, watching the temporary soldier checkpoint at the entrance to the valley up ahead, Leo Ray’s eyes narrowed slightly, and his face revealed a hint of curiosity.

Logically, since those two ancient ruins were so close to each other, they should have been different areas of the same ruin.

However, the city lord of Viennas was adamant that these were two completely different ancient ruins, perhaps even of different races…how did he determine this?

If this is true, why would two ancient ruins appear so close to each other?Just as Leo Ray was wondering about this confusion.

The galloping horse team had already stopped at the soldier’s checkpoint entrance in the mouth of the valley.

As he approached, Leo Ray pulled up the bridle on the horse’s mouth while noticing.

This checkpoint was much larger than what it appeared to be from a distance.

Not only could the silhouettes of archers be seen from time to time in the trees on the surrounding cliffs.

But gazing inward, a large number of white soldier tents were erected in the sheltered area next to the entrance, flaunting banners, seemingly forming a heavily guarded military camp.

On the other side, seeing Lord Asher approaching, the commander at the gate saluted respectfully and immediately signaled to the other soldiers to remove the obstructing abatis and raised the checkpoint’s lift gate.

With this, Lord Asher and the others once again started galloping towards the valley.

“It seems that the second unexplored ruins indeed lie within these mountains.”

Seeing this, Leo Ray urged his horse forward, closely following them.

In a matter of moments, they had crossed the valley, and a vast mountain basin with a clear view was suddenly in sight for Leo Ray.

This place had beautiful mountains and clear waters, with continuous mountain ridges in the distance and undulating hills close by – greenery everywhere.

“Although it is nowhere near the scale of Pine Sound Range, this is also a decent place with beautiful mountains and clear waters.”

Seeing this place, Leo Ray raised his eyebrows slightly, pondering in his heart.

Then, with narrowed eyes, Leo Ray continued to observe.

There, to the east of the mountain basin, a large array of military tents were neatly arranged between a mountain stream and the mountainside – just like the ones at the entrance of the valley.

In the distance, he could vaguely see a simple wooden fortress situated in a sparse forest.

Above the fortress, flickering human shadows and the banners of the Viennas City Defense Army fluttered in the wind.

There was a similar simple fortress far away to the west.

With configurations almost identical to those on the east side, both fortresses and tents abounded, as if guarding something.

“These two simple fortresses and their adjacent camps seem to be a bit too conspicuous.”

Noticing this point, Leo Ray’s face couldn’t help but reveal a thoughtful expression, he muttered to himself, “It seems that the real location of the entrance to the ruins is not in these two places.”

As expected, under Asher’s guidance,

The group did not advance towards the eastern fortress, nor the western one, but instead galloped straight to the center of the basin.

While proceeding, Leo Ray noticed.

At this time, to the left of the road, large piles of earth were scattered around.

Moreover, he could vaguely see some broken walls and ruins below the ground level.

“It seems that the first site where the [Eternal Night Magic Box] was discovered is there. I’ll have to come back later to see if there are any new clues to be found.”

Seeing this, Leo Ray nodded thoughtfully.

Shortly after, in no time at all, the massive cavalry came to a halt before a dense forest.

Just as Leo Ray and the others dismounted,

Rustle, rustle, rustle…

The sudden rustling of bushes came to their ears.