279 Chapter 278 (1/2)
After approaching, Leon and Darya confirmed that just like the area around the purple crystal, the devourers couldn't attack the temple-like building. They felt the energy protecting the place when they crossed the barrier… it looked like they weren't unwelcomed.
”Mmm? I feel something with a lot of mana inside this building… but it looks like its mana is decreasing.” Darya said.
”Yeah… It looks the owner of this energy created the barrier around the purple crystal,” Leon nodded. ”I can feel that both barriers had been erected by the same… thing.”
Most likely, a spirit had erected those barriers, but why? Why would a spirit stop any monster from going to another world, when the goblins went to another world? There was only one way to know. Besides, Leon and Darya had to hurry. They didn't notice when they were nearby the purple crystal, but if the creator of the barrier around the temple was losing mana, then it means that soon the devourers will have the chance to go to Miebos. That was a problem for Leon because he wouldn't be able to create magic items if those creepy monsters devourer all other monsters.
Although the front looked like a temple, the interior was exactly like just of another cavern. Fortunately, the place wasn't like most dungeons that had many bifurcations and dead-ends. Leon and Darya found the end of the cave, where they found a semi-transparent red sphere above an altar.
”It has been a long time since I received some visitors,” The red sphere said. ”But this is the first time I received visitors from another world.”
”It talked!” Darya said, in shock.
”How did you expect the goblins made a pact with the fire spirit?” Leon asked. ”By using hand signs? Of course, it can talk… Hello, we came to negotiate.”
”I'm aware of it,” The fire spirit said. ”I'm a fragment of the great fire spirit, Efreet. What are your name, travelers?”
”Darya,” Darya said.
”Leon… Is that your name?” Leon frowned.
”Yes,” Effreet answered.
That was a bit surprising, to think that fire spirit would have the same name of the spirit of fire that Leon saw in countless games and books. Was that another coincidence? If that was the case, the universe sure had a lot of them…
”May I ask why you are here?” Leon asked. ”If you are the great fire spirit, aren't you supposed to be doing something great instead of staying here and waiting for the end of this world?”