Chapter 2019 Shadow Behind the Corner <TOC> Chapter 2021 Change of the Wall
Translator: SumTLMan
The moment the leather shoes appeared, a strong oppressive force immediately permeated the area. Under this pressure, Sanders felt his body stiffen, and he looked down to see Angel’s movements also pausing.
Sanders knew Angel was previously trying to open the gate, but now the gate remained closed, and his actions had stopped. Clearly, he was succumbing to the oppressive force and had no choice but to stop.
As more of the strange shadow’s form emerged around the corner, Sanders furrowed his brows.
If they waited for Angel to open the gate, it would definitely be too late!
Whoever the owner of the leather shoes was, Sanders didn’t know at the moment, but he was very clear that this was not a battlefield Angel could partake in.
Perhaps, due to the Shava reason, the figure might spare Angel. But entrusting one’s survival to an unknown entity was definitely not a wise idea.
Now, he had to take Angel away immediately.
With this thought, Sanders didn’t wait for Angel to continue attempting to open the ‘gate’; he reached out and pulled on his shoulder.
Accompanied by a strong aura of Nightmare Illusions, the figures of Sanders and Angel instantly vanished. Left in their original place was a Nightmare, burning with intense black flames, rearing its head in a long neigh.
Seeing Sanders and Angel disappear, Rhine’s heart relaxed slightly, and his gaze turned towards the narrow path behind the gate.
At that moment, illuminated by the light of the candles on both sides of the ancient gate, the figure wearing the leather shoes had already revealed itself.
Upon seeing the figure’s face, Rhine’s pupils contracted slightly.
What kind of… situation was this?
Under the candlelight on the wall, one can clearly see the figure standing opposite is a short gentleman about 1.5 meters tall, dressed in an ancient gray-blue suit, simple leather shoes, a round felt hat, and holding a staff emitting a faint green flame.
If you don’t look at the face, this is just a short gentleman.
But if you do look at the face, it’s quite bizarre. Because… you can’t see the other party’s face at all!
One can look directly through the gap between the small felt hat and the collar and see the antique and thick wall behind stained with the brilliance of candlelight. Its face, simply doesn’t exist.
Not just the face, but also the hands, neck, and even the hair that are exposed are invisible. It’s as if they are transparent, with only the clothes being held up, revealing no skin or body tissue.
An Invisible Creature!
In Rhine’s long life, he has actually encountered and heard of many life forms invisible to the naked eye, but even if the life form is invisible, it would definitely not display its invisibility intentionally like wearing a full set of clothes.
Because invisibility itself is their gift, they wouldn’t deliberately expose it. Unless, it is supremely confident.
Moreover, with that terrifying oppressive force, Rhine felt threatened for the first time in many decades.
“Ah, I smell a familiar scent… is it His Majesty’s aura?” The unknown being suddenly expressed surprise in its voice, but then followed with a tsk of disgust: “There’s also the unpleasant smell of the Watcher. I really hate Watchers…”
“Oh dear, this Watcher is really bold, to have taken away His Majesty. Preventing me from admiring His Majesty’s noble form, how hateful!”
As Rhine listened to the other party’s continuous muttering, he was utterly confused, having no idea what it was talking about. However, from its words, it seems to be referring to Sanders taking away Angel? But His Majesty and the Watcher, what are these titles?
However, Rhine couldn’t possibly ask at this moment, as the other party had already walked out of the ruin’s main gate.
Without hesitation, Rhine lightly pointed, erecting an invisible Barrier of Silence between him and the unseen creature.
The Barrier of Silence isn’t a particularly powerful spell, but Rhine’s action signified the beginning of the battle…
Meanwhile, in the dense darkness, Angel and Sanders revealed their figures.
Angel was still dazed; he indeed felt oppressed earlier, preventing him from releasing the Gateway of Fantasy in time. However, that oppression wasn’t too severe for him, only slightly stifling. On the contrary, Sanders abruptly pulling him from behind, along with the spatial shift, caused Angel to be caught off guard and dazed.
It took quite a while for him to regain his senses.
“Mentor, was that just a Nightmare Double?” Angel recalled the last scene he saw before the shift: a Nightmare burning with black flames standing in his place at the gate, which immediately reminded him of Sanders’ famous creation spell.
“Correct,” Sanders replied while turning back to survey the surrounding environment.
Angel: “Are we still inside the passage?”
Sanders nodded. After entering the passage to the dark side, he left a Nightmare there just in case. When he used the Nightmare Double, the Nightmare there was swapped to the ruin’s main gate, and they were transported here.
“We might still encounter creatures here; we should leave quickly,” Sanders said. If not for the teleportation distance of the Nightmare Double, he would have even preferred to place the Nightmare at the entrance of the passage.
While Sanders was speaking, a rumbling sound came from the end of the darkness, seemingly near the ruin’s main gate.
Undoubtedly, Rhine had already engaged with the creature wearing leather shoes.
“Is there no problem on Lord Rhine’s side?” Angel asked with some concern.
“Don’t worry, Lord Rhine will be fine. Even if he really falls into the ruins, with his ability, he can also escape… After all, there’s more than one ace up Rhine Mute’s sleeve.”
Ace? Curiosity rose in Angel’s eyes.
Without waiting for Angel to ask, Sanders directly said, “We’re still in the dark side here, danger may come at any time, let’s talk after we get out. Can you open the gate now?”
Angel nodded, his mind moved, and he directly erected an ancient and simple gate in the darkness.
Behind the gate, one could see ripples shimmering.
The ripples represented the entrance to an otherworldly space-time at the end of the passage, and as long as one passed through the ripples, they could reach the outer Star Pool.
Sanders didn’t say much, directly taking Angel through the Gateway of Fantasy. Although the creatures in this dark side weren’t strong, they gave him an eerie feeling. It was better to leave here first.
After coming out from the Gateway of Fantasy, they stood in a lit corridor.
Here, the feeling of threat was slightly less, and Sanders turned his head to look towards the place where light and dark met. Although he couldn’t see the situation in the dark side, waves of hot and oppressive energy were constantly spreading out. Even the stagnant space of the dark side couldn’t stop the diffusion of the energy waves, indicating how terrifying the battle was over there.
“Let’s hope everything goes smoothly,” Sanders murmured softly, then turned to Angel and said, “Let’s go.”
Sanders and Angel walked towards the ripples together.
However, just at that moment, an accident suddenly occurred.
As Angel was about to pass through the ripples, he felt as if he had hit something, and before he could react, a massive force suddenly came from directly in front.
Chapter 2019 Shadow Behind the Corner <TOC> Chapter 2021 Change of the Wall