GoodNovelChapter 153 - The so-called panel was nothing more than a silver pedestal, with a miniature replica of the door resting atop it.
It consisted of several circles filled with inscriptions in that ancient and strange language that only the Selenias seemed to understand.
I began deciphering and solving the riddles, rotating the circles, and startled at the loud rumble that echoed in front of us.
Everything I moved on the panel also moved on the door.
I didn't understand it and had to repeat it several times.
"Are you an idiot?!" he shouted at me, exasperated, makingjump as he stood right beside me, watchinglike prey.
"Do you want to cand do it yourself?" I turned to him and spat back with hatred, but before I could react, a blur flashed before my eyes, anda hand closed tightly around my throat.
"Don't play smart with me, Valeria.
Follow on NovᴇlEnglish.nᴇtFor your sake, I hope you're not plotting anything.
Open that damn door now and dont mess up, because here, one wrong move could cost us our lives." His red eyes drilled into mine, his fingers dug painfully into my neck, almost liftingoff the ground.
His cold, menacing aura wrapped around me.
Goddess, how I hate this man.
When he finally let go, I spent several seconds coughing, clutching my throat, and inhaling deeply. "Givethe artifact,""' 1 demanded hoarsely, and he pulled the small box from inside his coat once again.
I had no idea when he managed to recover it.
---- I took it in my hand and made a cut, letting my Selenia blood drip onto it and then onto the panel, which began to glow.
In my hands, it shifted, molding itself into the shape of a beautiful key, which I used to unlock the keyhole that appeared at the center of the panel.
Holding it tightly, and with one final prayer, I turned it to the right.
Crack, crack.
The massive door's mechanism began to turn and open, an intense light seeping through the widening gap, bringing a strong gust of wind that forced us to shield our faces for amoment.
"You all stay here.
If I don't cout through that door in an hour, you know what to do with those two," he ordered his men.
"No, I'm not leaving my friends! Hey, letgo, damn it! I told youl wouldnt help if anything happened to them! Letgo, you idiot!" I struggled as he grabbed my arm roughly, draggingup the wide stairs leading to the half-open door.
"They wont get hurt if you keep your word," he said, shakingand pullingclose to his chest.
His cold breath hit my face, and his cruel expression pierced my soul.
"Don't think I don't know you're up to something.
You're just like your mother.
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But whether you believe it or not, if you don't getout of there safely in an hour, your little friends will be eaten alive. Now move, weakling!" He shovedforward and draggedalong.
I looked back in worry, seeing the tension in Celine and Quinn.
If only I could disable the magic in those damn collars.
---- Nana, if you fail me, I swear I won't forgive you! I screamed internally, but no response came.
The light pouring through the giant crack in the Lunar Gate was so blinding I could barely keep my eyes open.
Practically blind, we crossed the threshold.
I felt itclear as daythe sensation of passing through a powerful bartier, and the Vampire King drew even closer to me. I suppose without me, he never could have accessed this place.
"Ahhh!" I screamed in fear, halting my steps abruptlymy feet were inches away from an endless drop into an abyss darker than the night itself. mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1 mmMwWLliIofifl0&1 mmMwWLlilofiflo&1
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