The Epic Tale of Chaos vs Order

Chapter 373 Trap (II)

”All of them? What about the safety of the castle?”

Ocius asked with a concerned expression, but Timothy looked at him as if he was spouting rubbish.

”What are you worried about? No one is crazy enough to infiltrate the Azure Castle.”

Timothy looked away as a flash of disdain appeared in his eyes. The alderman could not believe how someone like Ocius could become a Wave King while he was stuck at the Wave Champion Rank.

Ocius did not seem to notice the disdain in Timothy and continued walking behind him until they reached an empty room with a statue holding a sword in one hand and a halo behind her back.

Just as Ocius was about to ask why Timothy brought them here, the Wave Champion walked forward, seemingly merging into the statue.

”What are you waiting for?”

Ocius heard the voice coming from inside the statue, and then he walked forward, also merging into it. A flash of light hindered his vision for a second, and the next thing he saw was a long spiral staircase that led to what seemed to be a dark dungeon.

”A dungeon inside the Azure Castle. How is this possible?”

Ocius could not help but ask Timothy, who was by his side. There was nothing wrong with a prison inside the Azure State as it was a place with a population of millions, and there had to be a place to incarcerate people.

However, the Azure Stateʼs prison was on the periphery of the state, and it was a heavily fortified place with Wave Kings watching over it 24/7. Since there was already a perfectly functional jail, there was no reason for a second one.

”There are certain people that cannot be put in jail as the reason for their detention is not exactly fair in the eyes of the empire, so we use this place.”

Timothy spoke as if it was nothing special and began to walk down the stairs. While Ocius seemed surprised, he did not delay things and walked behind the Wave Champion.

”So, are you telling me that the unique vault of the Azure Castle is hidden within a clandestine prison?”

”Is there anything wrong with that? This place is impossible to enter or leave without the assistance of a member of the Azure Council. Since it worked well as a clandestine prison for over 1000 years, we expanded it into a secret vault.”

Ocius could not help but nod as he heard the analysis of Timothy. It did not take long for the duo to reach the end of the stairs, and they soon came upon a large metal gate.

Timothy waved his hand, sending a signal with his A.I. chip, triggering the formation in the gate.

As the gate began to glow, an azure force field emerged, covering Timothy and Ocius. The alderman showed nothing, but the old Wave King was surprised to feel the force field penetrate his body all the way to his heart.

”Relax, the gateʼs formation is only making sure you are a member of the Azure Royal Family. If that was not the case, it would not open and would have sent a signal to the guards outside and inside the prison.”

Ociusʼs eyes narrowed as he heard that, and he could feel how the gateʼs force field probed his bloodline. There was no doubt in his mind that if he were someone else, it would have been discovered.

The azure force field covered the duo for a few seconds before the formation shut down, and the massive gate began to open, showing rows after rows of prison cells stacked one over the other.

Metal gates covered each cell, and no sound came from them, making it impossible to see how many were occupied. Still, Ocius could feel that at least half of them housed prisoners, meaning that the Azure Royal Family had incarcerated over 1000 people.

Although it was a shocking piece of information for anyone, Ocius was a man who had committed despicable acts, so wrongfully incarcerating people was not something that should bother him.

”The smell and aura of this place are sickening, which is why I never come. Sometimes I wonder what is the point of taking these people captive and why not just kill them?”

Timothy spoke with an annoyed expression as he went through the path to the other side of the underground prison. He did not really care about the people in this place either.

The duo reached the other side of the prison, and at all times, Ocius felt the presence of the force field. Clearly, the inspection was not just during their entrance but the entire way through the prison.

As they reached the other end, Timothy once again used his A.I. Chip to activate the formation, and the gate opened, revealing a massive empty room with a large hole in the middle that seemed to go down for an immense distance.

”We need to go down. It is approximately ten thousand meters until the Secret Vault.”

Timothy spoke in a usual manner, and Ocius showed no suspicion at all as he nodded to the man. Both then jumped into the huge hole and began to calmly descend. There was not even an iota of light in the hole, but that would typically not be a problem for a Wave King.

However, for some reason, Ociusʼs eyes could see nothing beyond twenty meters around him, making it clear that the darkness was not natural. Still, the old Wave King did not worry as he could see Timothy next to him. Discover stories with My Virtual Library Empire

Everything was in order until, all of a sudden, a massive metal gate appeared above them, sealing the path back to the prison. It was at that point that Timothy made his energy explode, flashing downward.

Ocius was confused, and before he could process what was happening, the sound of metal gates opening emerged from the darkness.

As one might expect, the Old Wave King immediately unleashed his Ego Wave, and his eyes widened as he saw that there was another metal gate one hundred meters beneath him.

Timothy had already reached it, and he was not alone since there were three other people present. All of them were Wave Kings, and one had reached the Middle Wave King Rank!