Why must the devil be Defeated?-Chapter 1106 - 970: Otherworldly Script?

The Queen’s Palace, Main Hall.

This is the royal hall that the Elf Queen usually uses for audiences.

Unlike the resplendent audience halls of typical human nations, and absent of excessive decorations, it’s merely a spacious, extensive hall that reveals the simplicity and natural flavor of the elves.

In the hall, the queen’s throne is situated high in the deepest part, similar to any other nation’s royal hall.

However, upon entering, Sophie did not ascend her throne; instead, she tapped the ground with the scepter in her hand right at the center of the hall.

"Tock tock—"

In the midst of the clearly audible tapping sound, vines suddenly sprouted from the ground.

The vines intertwined, weaving together until they formed a wooden round platform.

Sophie solemnly placed the package in her hand on the platform.

Shane and the others immediately gathered around.

It is noteworthy that Artemis, who had left previously, was indeed invited back, just as Nadura said.

She stood silently to the side, shoulder to shoulder with Nadura, casting only a glance at Lasha, then focused her stern gaze on the package atop the platform.

The group formed a circle around the platform.

"How about it?" You Lin, somewhat impatient, said, "Are we not going to open it?"

Upon hearing this, Sophie looked at Nadura, seemingly waiting for her decision.

Nadura nodded to Sophie.

"Open it."

The reason she didn’t proceed herself was not because Nadura was unwilling to do such a trivial task, but because she couldn’t be sure if her rash contact with the stone tablets might cause any issues.

After all, back at the relic, Nadura couldn’t successfully enter.

The Demon King is the arch-enemy of the Supreme God and the Divine Race; its power restrains the Divine Race repeatedly on numerous occasions.

Whether at the Glory Hall in the Royal Capital or at the crack side of the world, the power of the Demon King left in this world severely impacted the abilities of the Divine Race, suppressing their power, rendering them completely impotent.

Therefore, after much deliberation, Nadura decided not to approach the stone tablets closely.

Quite naturally, if Nadura couldn’t touch them, then neither Artemis nor Lilith could.

Among the remaining individuals, Lasha certainly couldn’t be allowed near them; the group was uneasy about letting a being with deep ties to the Demon King touch such dangerous objects casually.

Thus, only Shane, Sophie, and You Lin could touch the stone tablets, the package.

"Then let me do it."

So, before Sophie spoke, Shane stepped forward.

"Since the Divine Race is restrained by the Demon King and can’t touch the stone tablets, it stands to reason that myself, a Hero restraining the Demon King and the Demon Clan, personally handling it would be the safest."

Shane’s proposition left everyone present without counterarguments.

Indeed, Shane was the most suitable person, being a Hero and, apart from the Goddess present, the strongest individual. Having him touch the stone tablets and unwrap the package was undoubtedly fitting.

In the moment, everyone focused their gaze on Shane, allowing him to come before the platform.

"————"

The air was permeated with a hint of nervous tension.

The gathering of goddesses, elves, and the dragon clan girl concentrated intently, instinctively tensing their bodies.

Lasha’s eyes subtly flickered.

As for Shane, he efficiently demonstrated what it means to act swiftly and decisively, immediately unwrapping the package.

The next second, the package was spread open on the spot.

Inside, broken stone tablets lay quietly.

They looked no different from ordinary stone tablets, except for a faint mysterious fluctuation that others found hard to detect.

Yet, as the mysterious fluctuation spread, it wasn’t only Nadura and Artemis who exhibited grave expressions; even Lilith showed a serious demeanor.

Evidently, these three powerful goddesses sensed something dangerous from the fluctuation.

After entering Taiger Forest, Lilith could perceive certain things even from afar. Now, with such proximity, one can imagine the extent of sensation comparable-level goddesses would experience.

Conversely, Sophie and You Lin seemed not to perceive anything initially, their gaze instinctively landing upon the stone tablets.

"Are these the stone tablets?"

Sophie murmured aloud.

"They look... like... there isn’t anything strange?"

You Lin also spoke with confusion.

Their eyes fixed on the stone tablets, as if trying to discern the situation inscribed on them.

However, as the gazing continued, for some reason, the eyes of both Sophie and You Lin did not focus but rather their pupils gradually dilated, their expressions becoming somewhat dazed.

The anomaly of the two was keenly noticed by Shane at the first moment.

"Wake up!"

Shane promptly shifted sideways, blocking Sophie and You Lin’s view, positioning the stone tablets behind him.

"Ah!"

"...!?"

You Lin and Sophie jolted suddenly alert, with cold sweat beginning to bead on their foreheads.

"Are you okay?"

Only then did Nadura retract her gaze from the stone tablets and noticed the anomaly of the two, inquiring in surprise.

Artemis also took note of this, frowning deeply.

"I...I just now...?"

You Lin and Sophie displayed expressions of lingering fear as they gradually became aware.

Shane looked over.

"What happened to you just now?" Shane inquired, "What did you see?"

This question was one that You Lin and Sophie simply couldn’t answer.

It was impossible.

"I...I didn’t see anything, just felt that the moment I looked at the stone tablets, everything spun, and my head went blank."

You Lin patted her quivering chest.

"I went blank directly, and after waking up, my eyes just felt a bit painful."

Sophie expressed this, rubbing her eyes, appearing uncomfortable.

Seeing the state of the two, everyone roughly understood the situation.

"Even Miss You Lin at Limit Level and Sophie merely a step away from Limit Level can’t look at the stone tablets?"

Nadura deeply furrowed her brows.

"It seems really related to the Demon King; just a few stone tablets left behind can pose such intimidation, eternally terrifying as always."

Artemis voiced enigmatic words in a low tone.

"Then how about you guys?" Shane suddenly asked, directing a question at Nadura and Artemis, "What did you see?"

As he spoke, Shane sidestepped, allowing the stone tablets to re-enter everyone’s view.

Seeing the situation, Sophie and You Lin quickly averted their eyes, not daring to look at those stone tablets anymore.

Nadura and the other Goddesses, however, were staring intently at the stone tablets, seemingly unaffected by any anomalies.

Clearly, upon reaching the Transcend Level, mere stone tablets meant for recording something could no longer influence them.

But Nadura and Artemis’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

"Although we are not affected in any unusual way..."

Nadura murmured.

"...We also haven’t seen anything."

Artemis sighed as well.

"Are you sure?" Shane narrowed his eyes and said, "Really, you haven’t seen anything?"

"Yes." Nadura nodded.

"It’s completely blank on top, just smooth stone tablets." Artemis agreed.

Shane fell silent immediately.

He turned his head, looking at the stone tablets on the platform.

Now, Shane could see clearly.

He saw the lines of text on the stone tablets, undulating like water waves, emerging on the surface.

Indeed.

Shane saw.

There were words on the stone tablets.

Moreover, they were words extremely familiar to him, yet ones he hadn’t seen for a long time.

They weren’t the words from Omni Potanssen.

"...These are unmistakably from my world’s language, right?"

Indeed.

The words appearing on the stone tablets were from Shane’s previous world, also the language from the Otherworld.

It’s just that those words were crooked, like the handwriting of a young child learning to write, looking somewhat ridiculous, somewhat humorous.

However, the further along, the more neat, the stronger and more forceful the letters became.

What does this indicate?

It indicates that the person writing these words initially wasn’t very adept at writing them, only becoming more proficient and thus writing more neatly and beautifully by the end.

From these clues, Shane could discern the author’s earnest attempts to learn these words, leaving him with complex emotions.

(Could these truly be records left by the Demon King?)

(If so, what kind of mindset led her to use the language from my world to make these records?)

(Also, who taught her to write these words?)

Shane had somewhat guessed the answers to these questions.

But precisely because he guessed them, his emotions were complicated.

Shane hadn’t noticed Lasha standing nearby, continuously watching the stone tablets.

Unlike Sophie and You Lin, she wasn’t caught in an abnormal state, nor confused like Nadura and Artemis, but rather, her face showed complex emotions akin to Shane’s.

Lasha reached out and gently pressed her chest.

There, for some unknown reason, her heart was pounding heavily.

At the same time, waves of inexplicable emotions burst forth in Lasha’s heart.

There was happiness.

There was delight.

There was joy.

There was loneliness.

There was loss.

And... an endless lingering sadness.

"Is this the residual longing of this body?"

Lasha muttered to herself.

"If that’s the case, what kinds of experiences led to such profound emotions?"

Lasha silently experienced these feelings alone.

Nadura and the others remained unaware, only glancing silently at Shane.

"Can you discern anything?"

Nadura asked Shane.

Shane lifted his head, contemplating the hopeful faces of everyone, and ultimately decided not to hide anything, nodding his head.

"I can see the text."

Shane spoke openly before all.

"Although the first few stone tablets contain chaotic, irregular scribbles, not resembling records but rather practice writing, the latter tablets contain text that forms a comprehensible and readable content."

Shane set aside the earlier practice-writing tablets, leaving the remaining ones, arranging them one by one.

"Would you like me to read them to you?"

Shane picked up one of the tablets and asked.

Everyone naturally wanted to.

"Please do,"

Sophie bowed towards Shane.

"Maybe we can learn something from it."

Nadura hoped likewise.

"I’m also curious about what the Demon King might leave on the tablets."

You Lin raised her hand indicating interest.

"..."

Artemis said nothing, but her gaze was fixed tightly.

"?"

Lilith, still unclear about the situation, attempted to walk to Shane’s side but was stopped by Lasha.

Lasha shook her head at Lilith, then also turned her gaze towards Shane.

She, like Shane, could see the text on the stone tablets.

Yet she couldn’t understand the mysterious language written on them.

In this situation, Shane lowered his gaze.

Then, Shane began to read aloud the contents on the stone tablets one by one.