Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

The pattern seemed to have some kind of magic, and just looking at it made people feel afraid. Chu Mengmeng subconsciously looked away and rubbed her fingers nervously. Xiao Yichen rolled up the sheepskin scroll and put it back into the wooden box, and the inexplicable sense of oppression subsided slightly.

"This pattern may be some kind of ancient seal." Xiao Yichen pondered, "The 'darkness' and 'guardian' mentioned in the prophecy may be related to it."

Chu Mengmeng nodded, but the uneasiness in her heart did not decrease but increased: "We have to figure out what this is. Also, what exactly is the 'darkness' mentioned in the prophecy?"

The two decided to call Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er to discuss the matter immediately. After learning about this, Su Mubai also looked solemn: "Could it be related to the monsters we encountered last time?"

Lin Wan'er looked at Chu Mengmeng worriedly: "Mengmeng, you have to be more careful recently. I always feel that something bad is going to happen."

At this moment, an old voice sounded in the room: "Children, don't panic. I already know what the prophecy is about."

The guardian of the ancient ruins appeared in the center of the room at some point. He had a hunched back, but exuded a powerful aura of oppression.

"Master Guardian!" Everyone saluted hurriedly.

The guardian slowly walked to the table and picked up the parchment scroll. A gleam of light flashed in his cloudy eyes: "This energy fluctuation does come from the ancient ruins. Sleeping in it is the dark power that was sealed in ancient times. Once it fully awakens, it will bring a devastating disaster to the world."

"Then what should we do?" Chu Mengmeng asked anxiously.

The guardian pondered for a moment and said, "The prophecy mentioned that only by awakening the sleeping guardian can the darkness be dispelled. And you are the ones chosen by fate."

“We?” Lin Wan’er pointed at herself, her face full of disbelief. “We are just ordinary people. How could it be possible…”

"Fate has its own reasons for its arrangement." The guardian interrupted Lin Wan'er, "The guardian power in you has been awakened, but it still needs time to grow."

"The power of protection?" Xiao Yichen frowned, "How can we obtain more powerful power?"

"The answer lies deep within the ancient ruins." The guardian pointed out the window with a deep gaze. "Everything you need is hidden there, but it is also full of unknown dangers."

The room fell into silence, and everyone's face was filled with solemnity. They knew that a bigger storm was coming, and they had no way to retreat.

The words of the guardian echoed in the room for a long time. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and saw firm determination in each other's eyes.

"We've decided to go!" Chu Mengmeng was the first to break the silence, her tone firm, "If this 'darkness' really brings disaster, we can't just sit there and wait for death!"

Xiao Yichen held her hand and gave her strength: "Yes, we will definitely find a way to prevent the disaster."

The guardian nodded with satisfaction. "Very good, children. You are very brave. I will guide you to the entrance of the ancient ruins, but the rest of the way will depend on you."

After that, the guardian condensed a soft light in his hand and drew a map in the air: "This is the route map leading to the depths of the ruins. Remember, be careful."

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen took the map solemnly and bowed deeply to the guardian: "Thank you for your guidance!"

The next morning, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were ready to go to the ancient ruins. Su Mubai and Lin Wan'er insisted on going with them to face the unknown dangers together.

"Mengmeng, you must be careful!" Lin Wan'er warned worriedly, "If you encounter danger, don't be stubborn and remember to protect yourself."

"Don't worry, Wan'er, we will come back safely." Chu Mengmeng gave her a reassuring smile and turned to look at Xiao Yichen, "Let's go."

The four of them followed the map given by the guardian and came to a barren mountain outside the city. The entrance marked on the map was in this barren mountain.

"Is this the entrance to the ancient ruins?" Su Mubai looked around. There was nothing but weeds and gravel. "Why does it feel a bit... shabby?"

Xiao Yichen ignored his teasing and carefully observed the surrounding environment, trying to find the entrance.

“Here!” Chu Mengmeng pointed to a hidden cave at the foot of the mountain and shouted excitedly, “The symbol marked on the map is exactly the same as the pattern next to the cave!”

When everyone arrived in front of the cave, a cold breath hit them in the face, making people shiver.

"It seems we have found the right place." Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and stepped into the cave first.

The cave was pitch black, and Chu Mengmeng quickly turned on the lighting equipment in her hand. The weak light dispelled the darkness in front of her eyes, but also illuminated the intricate passages in the cave.

"It seems we have to be careful, there might be a trap here." Lin Wan'er looked around vigilantly, afraid of missing any clues.

As expected, they encountered a trap not long after they walked. If Xiao Yichen hadn't reacted quickly and grabbed Su Mubai who accidentally touched the trap, they would have fallen into the abyss.

"Phew, that was close!" Su Mubai patted his chest with lingering fear, "It seems that this ancient ruins is not so easy to break into."

On the following journey, they encountered various troubles, such as getting lost, being attacked by small guardian beasts, etc., but they were all overcome one by one with the wisdom and courage of the team.

Finally, after a long journey, they arrived at a spacious stone chamber. In the center of the chamber stood an ancient altar, which was engraved with mysterious runes and emitted a faint light.

"Could this be the core area of ​​the ancient ruins?" Chu Mengmeng looked around curiously, and her eyes finally fell on a stone tablet next to the altar.

There were some ancient characters engraved on the stone tablet. Chu Mengmeng carefully identified them and her expression gradually became solemn.

"What's wrong, Mengmeng?" Xiao Yichen noticed her abnormality and asked with concern.

Chu Mengmeng pointed at the words on the stone tablet and said in a deep voice: "If I'm not mistaken, what is recorded here is... a seal."

"Seal?" Xiao Yichen frowned slightly, "What seal?"

"A seal that can seal away darkness."

"A seal... that can seal 'darkness'." Chu Mengmeng's voice trembled slightly, and she was obviously shocked by this discovery.

"Seal 'Darkness'?" Xiao Yichen repeated, his eyes also fell on the stone tablet. The words on the stone tablet were ancient and obscure, and he could only barely make out some simple symbols, but in the context, he also vaguely guessed the importance of this seal.

"Could it be that the 'darkness' that the guardian mentioned is the thing that is sealed here?" Su Mubai couldn't help but interrupt.

"It's very likely." Lin Wan'er said, "If that's the case, then this seal is extremely important. We must not let it be destroyed!"

Chu Mengmeng didn't say anything, but concentrated on studying the words and patterns on the stone tablet. She always felt that there was some connection between this seal and the abnormal energy fluctuations they had discovered before.

"Mengmeng, what are you looking at?" Xiao Yichen noticed that her eyes were fixed on a complex pattern at the bottom of the stone tablet, so he asked.

"Look here." Chu Mengmeng pointed at the pattern, "This pattern is very similar to the abnormal fluctuation image we saw on the energy detector before."

Xiao Yichen took a closer look and indeed found that there were striking similarities between the two. Could it be that this pattern was the key to unlocking the seal?

"Do you want to try to unlock it?" Xiao Yichen asked with a hint of worry in his tone. He knew that unlocking the seal might bring unpredictable risks, but he also understood that Chu Mengmeng's curiosity and sense of responsibility would not let her give up this opportunity easily.

"Yes." Chu Mengmeng nodded firmly, "I want to give it a try. Maybe if we can solve it, we can find a way to stop the coming of 'darkness'."

She took a deep breath and placed her hand on the pattern on the stone tablet. As she moved, a strange energy wave came from the stone tablet and quickly spread throughout the stone chamber.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen keenly sensed a hint of danger and immediately pulled Chu Mengmeng behind him. He drew his weapon and vigilantly observed the changes around him.

The next second, the ground of the stone chamber suddenly began to shake violently, and the originally calm altar also emitted bursts of dazzling light.

"Oh no, the seal has been triggered!" Su Mubai exclaimed.

At this moment, cracks suddenly appeared on the walls of the stone chamber, and a group of hideous monsters rushed out from the cracks, pouncing on the crowd with bared fangs and claws.

"What are these?" Lin Wan'er was shocked by the sight, but she reacted quickly, drew her weapon and prepared to fight.

"Don't worry, they are just some minor characters sealed here." Xiao Yichen said as he waved his sword to fend off the monster's attack, "Mengmeng, you continue to unlock the seal, leave this to us!"

Chu Mengmeng also knew that now was not the time to hesitate. She gritted her teeth, focused her attention on the pattern on the stone tablet again, and continued to try to unlock the seal.

However, as the seal loosened, more and more monsters poured out from the cracks in the wall, and the number was so large that it made people's scalps numb. Although these monsters were not strong, they had the advantage of being numerous and fearless, which brought a lot of trouble to Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's investigation...