Chapter 1735: It’s my job
Lex read the notifications again and again, especially focusing on the final remarks that the system gave. It was hardly ever so serious, so for it to even become somewhat philosophical was a testament to the enormity of what Lex had learned.
At the same time, he recalled fully how easily and entirely he had been enthralled by the chalice, without even any hope of resisting its allure. Something like that was far beyond his level. It was unlikely that even ordinary Celestial Immortals could tolerate its sight.
He swept his spirit sense and saw that the mercenaries seemed to have fallen into a trance, no longer enthralled by the sight of the chalice, but that was not the case for the Inn workers. They had not been rescued from the proverbial well of temptation, and so they kept moving towards it, ignoring all else. Fortunately, such single-mindedness also made it simple for Lex to intervene. Oh, and also being a lot stronger than all of them helped as well.
Lex encompassed the entire group in his Domination, freezing them in their path, and then knocked them out.
Fortunately, since the moment that the ruins came into sight, they no longer needed to continue marching endlessly lest they lose their path. They could afford a respite now - though it was still something they should not indulge in for long. Lex did not trust Abaddon, especially in a place as dangerous as this.
He summoned the castle, and brought everyone inside, the large walls shielding them from the sight of the chalice - the most difficult challenge they had faced yet.
While the Inn workers still had not broken free from the chalice’s spell, Kaemon at least had woken up.
"That... that was dangerous," the Magma Lion said. "Fortunately, the Innkeeper and Condottiere were paying attention, or we would have been in trouble."
Kaemon naturally assumed that the reason Lex had recovered was the same as him - that they had been saved by their respective Dao Lords.
"The problem now is how we’re going to continue the mission," said Lex, his expression far from relaxed. "There’s no way I can resist the sight of that chalice, and I fear coming close to it will expose me to its aura or power, and it’ll be even harder to avoid becoming enthralled. We also can’t stay here for long. My gut is telling me that this particular set of ruins is especially dangerous, and that the chalice, on the very periphery of the ruins, is the very least of its dangers."