CHAPTER 13: ANCIENT RUINS

You could probably slice the tension in the air with a knife

"Hey, "Jia said putting her hand on his shoulder.

" Ah AI I was saying. You have been complaining recently about boredom right "Femzi said staring into the stars.

" Yes. Anything for me "Jia asked twirling her hair.

" An ancient ruin opens once every year, and it opens tomorrow. Would you like to go? " Femzi said again.

"Ancient ruin sounds interesting. Whatever I find, do I get to keep it" Jia said her eyes shining.

"Yes. But you have to be at least level 7 to enter" Femzi said.

"Pshhh that's easy. I'm level 8" Jia said releasing her aura.

"Ok then. Her have this. It's a recommendation token." Femzi said the square-shaped square shaped bronze emblem.

"Where, is the ruin," Jia asked skeptically.

" The abandoned city of Maylagax, "Femzi said sending the coordinates to her linker.

" Y'all got bad naming sense "Jia mumbled trailing off.

The next day

" You ready yet "Femzi groans

" Yeah, "Jia says and dressed in armor strapping her saber to her back.

" Are you taking me there? "Jia asked snorting, ng

" But of course not, "Femzi said smirking.

"The ruins have an opening time so get r running Princess. See ya" Femzi said disappearing.

THE RUIN

" Hey, kid. Where are you from? You seem new "A short sturdy man stood at the entrance of the ruin sizing her up.

"Vampire "Jia says handing the man her token. He seemed shocked for a while.

" Sorry Young miss. "The short man corrected himself.

As she was about to walk in

" Miss waits. The ruin is only open for a month. After that, you'll be stuck there "The man said warning her.

Jia didn't even answer and just walked in

'Pshh. Why would I spend a month' She thought.

As soon as she walked in, the atmospheric pressure changed.

"Everything suddenly becoming heavy..." She trailed off for a while.

"Gravity law", she said really, sizing it.

"A few stems, Activate Gravity law, "she said.

A few minutes later, everything went back to normal.

[See host, no skill is useless at all]The system's voice sounded from nowhere

" Hmph. Yeah " Jia grunted.

[Being skilled in all professions is the way of kings]The system said

"Ew. You sound disgusting trying to be wise. Your royal wiseness" Jia said scrunching her nose.

" This ruin could make a good spot for a movie. " She chuckled.

"Uh, how am I gonna find any ruins system," Jia asked peeping around.

[You'll sense it, but there are quests to complete...

Ding! Quest 1: Kill the opponent coming now with only your saber. Do not use elemental powers] The system said.

"Yeah, and get me killed," Jia said.

[Failure to do quests means imminent death] The system, m responded in a cold voice.

" See, it's death either way," Jia said trivially.

*Boom! Boom! Boom!

Thundering footsteps shook the whitespace.

A large white rhino appeared breathing its fire as its eyes roamed around.

"Oh no. Now I can't escape... And it's using law power" Jia said panicking.

suddenly she was irked.

She walked up to it.

" FURY OF THE DEITY" She yelled angrily stretching her hands up to the far sky. Thunder tickled.

The rhino rushed to her wanting to kill her with its horn. A thunderbolt struck it dead in seconds.

"Ah, so this happens Deities get angry, "Jia said smugly.

[Ding! Quest 1 complete

Received an Ancient divine pagoda] The system said.

" Pagoda...… "Jia said.

She entered into her void space wanting g to practice gravity law.

TWO HOURS LATER

[Ding! Received beginner mastery of the gravity law] The system said. Beads of sweat rolled down her face while she panted angrily heavily.

" All that and just beginner mastery?! "Jia was written.

[Ding! Quest 2 initialized.

Quest 2: Decipher the Hieroglyphics that were written on that tree]

The system announced.

Jia squinted her eyes at the tree and saw where a lot of symbols. Almost immediately, she was able to decipher it because of her knowledge of all language skills. It read.

~Heaven above, Heaven below, Dao is one, Dao is true.

All through the seas, land. I remain unparalleled. I am Ragnarök conqueror~

" This is gibberish. Heaven above Heaven below. Weird," Jia said looking around.

[Ding! Quest 2 complete

Received the analects of Ragnarök] The system said while Jia felt a world-breaking power surge into her.

"Mmm. I feel powerful" Jia said closing her eye.

[Ding! Quest 3: Defeat the guardian of the gateway] The system announced.

"What gateway?!….Oh uhh. Agh" Jia said scariest in front of the guardian.

The guardian was a humanoid being. It had eyes on each side of its head. One side was the face of a man, another side was the face of a lion, and the side looked like a totem. The fourth side looked like a human face "Disgusting. How am I going to fight that thing " Jia said on the verge-timing.

" System is the Book of the Dead able to summon dead people "Jia asked.

[Yes, but it is a one-time use skill] The system said.

" Ok so how do we use it," Jia asked looking levitating at a black book.

[Whatever being you draw is what will come to life! remember, it's a one-time skill] The system said.

"Ah, time skill... Let's do it" Jia said taking a deep breath.