Isekai Adventure in the Dimensional Cube-Chapter 1580 - 1096: The Box of Identification (2)

Chapter 1580: Chapter 1096: The Box of Identification (2)

Within the magic circle, shadows gradually appeared one after another, emerging before Reiger and his companions.

"What is this...?!"

Seeing the true form of the figures, the girls instinctively stepped back.

There was no helping it; the creatures appearing before them were definitely not pleasant.

Without exception, each of them wore a luxurious yet dilapidated robe, and beneath it, one could faintly see skeletal limbs. The hand holding a twisted wand was decayed, and beneath the hooded head, the face was similarly rotting, with eyes burning with a hateful red glow. Clearly, they were extremely evil creatures.

Naturally, since they were undead, they couldn’t be anything unexpectedly friendly.

They were indeed evil, full of hatred for the living.

If the denizens of the Overlord’s world appeared here and saw these undead, they would immediately recognize their identity.

They were Dead Mages, transformed from the corpses of evil magicians imbued with negative energy.

Reiger once fought alongside [Blue Rose], an adventurer team, against an underground organization called [Six Arms], where such a person existed.

Although undead, they had intelligence as Magic Singers when alive, making them distinct from low-level undead and possessing wisdom that surpasses ordinary beings, even able to command lesser undead. They were adept in using magic.

Ainz, as the highest-ranking magic-type undead player, had his race "Ruler of Death" categorized with Dead Mages in its earlier stages.

In other words, when Ainz was not highly leveled, he too was a Dead Mage.

Thus, Dead Mages were essentially a lower-tier race of the Ruler of Death, a rare type among undead with extraordinary intelligence.

Their levels weren’t high, roughly between 16 and 25, equivalent to Lv.2, summonable with [Fourth Tier Undead Summoning].

Reiger directly used the highest-tier undead summoning magic to summon a large number of Dead Mages, intending to use them as tools.

"Go, find what I need."

Reiger ordered coldly.

"""""Yes!"""""

The group of Dead Mages lowered their heads in obedience and dispersed like weightless phantoms in all directions.

Only then did Reiger turn back to the girls.

"With so many summoned creatures assisting, even if this library were twice as large, we should be able to find something within a day."

Reiger’s words prompted the girls to stiffly nod in response.

To be honest, the scene of Reiger commanding a group of undead was quite unsettling for them.

Were it not for knowing that this young man was a savior chosen by the Holy Sword, they might have suspected Reiger of being a follower of the abyss or even a demon lord from the abyss.

Fortunately, Marfa’s Sword didn’t sulk over this; otherwise, there would be another drama.

With these thoughts, the girls woodenly moved toward the surroundings, beginning to seek the clues Reiger desired.

Reiger also strode toward the depths of the library.

He passed by each of the bookshelves, glancing at the titles of the books placed there.

The titles were written on the bookshelves, so there was no need to pull them out and deliberately check the cover.

This point should save everyone a lot of effort in searching; otherwise, even with the group of Dead Mages assisting, browsing book by book would take a lot of time.

""Origin of the Source","Advanced Magic Detailed","Directory of Life Races","The Early Empire History"..."

""Void Magic·Space Category","Void Magic·Prophecy Category","Void Transformation Magic Special","Origin of Alchemy"..."

""Book of the Dead","Book of Amalandi","Comprehensive Knowledge of Magic Potions","Creation and Making of Artifacts","Monster Encyclopedia"..."

As Reiger walked, he browsed through the titles written on the bookshelves, tempted to stop and explore them thoroughly.

"Wow, they even have so many books on Void Magic?"

If he could self-study them, wouldn’t he learn a lot of valuable knowledge?

Being a Void Aptitude user himself, if he could learn all these Void Magic spells, his magical prowess might increase several levels.

Especially the prophecy category of Void Magic, which he had never touched before.

"Ah well, duty calls first."

Reiger reluctantly withdrew his gaze from the books and continued toward the library’s depths.

As he walked, unclear how long it took, Reiger arrived at the deepest part of the library.

Here was only one bookshelf, built against a wooden wall, a towering structure at least twenty meters tall, spanning the entire wall in width. Thus, wooden stairs and even aerial walkways were built in intervals.

"Hmm?"

Reiger looked up at the highest section of the bookshelf, a hint of puzzlement in his eyes.

"What’s this sensation?"

Reiger could feel a subtle magic power emanating from a corner at the higher part of the bookshelf.

The magic radiating from other books was deep, mysterious, ancient; but the magic in that corner possessed an inexplicable heat, seemingly drawing attention.

"Could it be..."

Reiger’s heart stirred, and he flew toward that direction.

Since learning [Limitless Cursed Technique], Reiger no longer needed to cast any magic to fly; he could simply manipulate space or control gravitational repulsive forces to move himself, conveniently and effortlessly.

Thus, Reiger slowly flew to that corner and saw what was inside.

No books existed there, just a wooden box.

"A box?"

Without further thought, Reiger reached out toward the box.

"Thud!"

Suddenly, a strong force burst from the box, repelling Reiger’s hand.

"Goodness..."

With a raised eyebrow, Reiger again reached out for the box.

"Buzz!"

The powerful energy erupted again, striking Reiger’s reaching hand.

But this time, the energy approached Reiger to a certain distance before ceasing contact with him.

Previously, the energy could touch Reiger because it lacked malice, merely aiming to bounce off his hand without causing harm, thus deemed harmless by the automatic scanning of [Limitless Cursed Technique] and allowed contact.

Now, Reiger proactively invoked [Limitless Cursed Technique], isolating the energy completely, making contact impossible.

"Thud!"

Before long, a muffled sound occurred.

Reiger’s hand had passed through the energy, dispersing it with its force.

Then, Reiger grabbed the box, removing it from the shelf.

"What’s inside this?"

A hopeful thought crossed Reiger’s mind as he prepared to open the box.

However, after trying for a while, Reiger couldn’t open the box.

"What kind of box is this?"

Reiger frowned in frustration.

"[High-tier Item Identification]."

After some thought, Reiger cast an identification magic.

The next second, information regarding the box was conveyed to his mind.

Identification Box: Made of rare magical wood and crafted using special magical alchemy techniques, it can only be opened by a predetermined possessor of an extraordinary bloodline using their blood as a medium.

Upon seeing this, Reiger understood.

"Only someone from the Reinnaier lineage can open this box."