Shiro: The Secret Hero
75. Altarpiece

Shiro landed on a small island in the middle of the lake.

The island is like an island in general with an area of about 1 hectare. The island is quite small.

Around the island can be seen with the naked eye, which can only be seen a few wooden trees and a ruin that is in the middle of the island.

Shiro became curious to see the ruins in the middle of the island.

"Let's get closer" Shiro lightly told Unseen.

Unseen nodded, he advanced for the first time, leading Shiro's path ahead. He moved quickly between the shadows and slowly approached the ruins.

Through his perception, Shiro was able to sense the faint Aura located within the ruins. There was only one aura, but Shiro felt the familiarity of the Aura.

"It seems like I've felt an Aura like this, but where are ya ?" Shiro tried to remember. But the result was nil, he still could not remember it.

"Jude, the important thing is to go in first. Maybe when I see it in person, I can recall it."

Shiro emboldened himself to follow Unseen into the ruins.

"What is this."

Shiro was stunned when he entered the ruins. Several 10-meter-long Thunder Bird-shaped stone statues lined up on the walls of the ruins room.

The Thunder Bird stone statues lined up facing a Stone altar that was in the middle of the ruins room.

Shiro focused on using his perception ability, he examined each statue but there was not the slightest Aura on the stone statues.

"Huh, it looks safe."

Shiro was relieved when he finally confirmed that they were all mere statues, not a monster sealed within the stone statue.

Shiro looked back at the altar in the middle, he felt the only Aura in these ruins that was in the middle of the altar. He wanted to see what was at the top of the altar.

But Shiro would not climb the altar steps, fearing that there would be a trap on each of the stairs to the altar.

Taking the safe path, Shiro used the Frost Wing to fly and see what was at the top of the altar.

` swuusshhh~`

` swuusshhh~`

Shiro flapped his wings, gently flying towards the altar.

Upon seeing what was at the top of the altar, Shiro was shocked. He also finally remembered about Aura who was at the top of the Altar.

The auara is the Aura found in the teleportation array.

Yes, the one at the top of the altar, is not any object or creature. Rather than a scratch on the top of the altar which was a teleportation array.

Lightly, Shiro landed on the top of the altar. But he was on the periphery, not in the teleportation array. He was worried that when he stood on the teleportation array, he would be transferred to a place he did not know about.

Could be, it will be sent to isekai again. wkwk

Shiro noticed a teleportation array that was quite different from the teleportation array commonly used to move cities.

The longer he looked, the more dizzy he thought about it. Shiro finally gave up, as he did not know about the teleportation array at all.

Shiro looked at Unseen who was in the shadow under his feet, "Hey, Unseen. You're from the Gate, don't you know this teleportation arrangement ?"

Unseen's voice rang out in Shiro's ear. "Of course I know."

"Oh, you already know, why didn't you tell me ?" shiro said in a somewhat annoyed tone.

"You didn't ask, I thought you knew already." replied Unseen.

"Huh, yasuda. Try telling me about this teleportation arrangement ?" Shiro relented, he did not want to argue with Unseen.

"OK, here. As we know, each Gate simulates the origin of the dwellings of the creatures that were cast into the Gate. Well, before it's thrown into the gate.."

Shiro cut off the word Unseen, he already knew about the origin of the Gate monsters from Unseen. "Why don't you tell me directly about this telepration arrangement, you don't have to retell me about the origin of the Gate monster."

"Then this room is the altar room of the offering. Most likely, this teleportation array led to where the king lived."

Hearing Unseen's brief explanation, Shiro thought of something. "The king's place ? Could it be....?"

Before Shiro answered, Unseen confirmed his truth in Shiro's mind. "Yes, that's exactly it. The king's room had another meaning, which was the room where the monster Boss was."

Shiro was very excited when he heard that this teleportation array led to the Boss' room.

But Unseen's words again sounded and disperse his daydream. "But don't be happy just yet, this teleportation array can only be used once. If you enter alone and fail to defeat Boss, the others will not be able to enter Boss' room again. That means, this gate is gonna fail you guys."

Shiro nodded in understanding, he only found out about the risks of a Boss room like this. Because all he knew, the Boss room was the Boss room in a normal location. Not a special place like this.

"So this is where the offerings of the Thunder Bird to their king huh ?" muttered Shiro.

"No, you're wrong."

Hearing Unseen's reply, Shiro frowned in confusion. "Huh, you mean ?"

"No, I'm not gonna tell you. I wanted to tell you about it, but you cut me off."

Hearing Unseen's words, Shiro knew that he was sulking.

"Sorry Unseen, I won't repeat it again. I'll cook you what you want." Shiro tries to persuade Unseen.

"No." Unseen refused.

"Come on, yeah, yeah."

Shiro repeatedly tries to persuade Unseen, until Unseen finally breaks down with Shiro's persuasion of high Aura food and several days of vacation.

After agreeing, Unseen began to tell him what he knew. Shiro listened carefully. He did not forget to take out a note, and recorded what Unseen said.

Time pass.

From Unseen's explanation, Shiro got how much news.

That this altar was used by beings in the Endless Continent (Endless Land), to worship the God.

Every creature has an altar to worship God. They all have the same God. So that they worship the same.

But Unseen had no idea, why did they all worship the same God ?

All he knew was that they all worshiped the God already from their ancestors or ancestors. So that they as young people just follow it.

In fact, from what Unseen explained. This gate itself is a protection from God to overcome extinction over their race when Endless Land chaos ensues.

Hearing Unseen's explanation, Shiro was again confused, he frowned trying to digest the new information.

He wondered about the existence of God in Endless Land, yet Unseen knew nothing about God. He only listened to about the God from their ancestors.

In addition, Shiro is also confused why God allowed chaos and power struggles to occur in Endless Land ? Then why would God provide this kind of protection mechanism for the losing side ?

All the questions Shiro had in mind made the mystery of Endless Land even more chaotic. The atmosphere that had originally started to brighten, even became increasingly foggy.

"Oh, no need to think about it. We who live there know nothing, let alone you. Just focus on facing the next Boss."

Unseen's words revived Shiro. Unseen's right. The focus now is only on Gate settlement.

Regarding those mysteries, Shiro could only think about it another time.

Shiro took out a communication device that Leon had given him in addition to 2 small crystals the size of marbles.

"Hello, it's me Zero. I have important information to give. Listen to..."