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[When Astalos was running toward the entrance, he felt something trying to breach his shield around his brain. Someone casted mind spells... and those spells were obviously not beneficial. Thankfully, spells were not strong enough to break his shielded mind. After running for a few meters, he managed to enter the fortress.]
The guardian did not enter the fortress. It was possible that the guardian was only there to stop intruders from entering the fortress. But why would it not chase him? The guardian was facing Astalos but was not doing anything. Maybe it was design to keep things coming out from the fortress?
Now that Astalos thought about the fight, the guardian did not go for his head. It was merely trying to disable him by cutting arms or legs off.
If the guardian is indeed trying to keep things coming out from the fortress, it will try to kill him if he tries to leave. He decided to test his theory. As he stepped outside, the guardian lifted its sword. It was very different from when he tried to enter the fortress. The guardian did not react until he walked past it but this time it reacted immediately. And there was one more thing. The guardian's sword was glowing this time. It was engulfed in flames and some lumps of earth.
The sword was using Astalos's spells. Of course it was more like the sword absorbed the essence of his spells. It was not actually using the spells themselves.
Now Astalos was trapped in the fortress. He had some food he bought from the markets and the inn but he was not sure if it was going to be enough to last him over four days. He had no choice for now but to go forward.
He took out a lamp from his beg and used
Ignite to lit it up. Then he walked deeper into the fortress.
