Chapter 2467 Attraction <TOC> Chapter 2469 Take Him Away
Translator: SumTLMan
Magnificus De Pawel followed the Enforcer’s gaze and, with the naked eye, saw nothing unusual. However, when it activated its energy vision, a strange creature suddenly appeared before him.
To call it strange might be an understatement and yet not entirely accurate.
Overall, it was a transparent, squishy creature, reminiscent of a snotty monster.
Magnificus De Pawel had encountered such beings before, known as the Void Travelers. They were a group of weak and timid void creatures, possessing no special abilities except for their remarkable speed, though they were rare.
The City of Phantasm actually had Void Travelers; they were captured by the Lord of the City.
Magnificus De Pawel did not have a high opinion of the Void Travelers, viewing them as dim-witted due to their lack of intelligence and weak strength. It couldn’t understand why the Lord of the City was so fascinated with studying them, going as far as creating a special laboratory to prevent their escape.
In Magnificus De Pawel’s view, any creature that diverted the Lord of the City’s attention was not favorable.
The Void Traveler before it was no exception.
However, this particular Void Traveler differed from those in the City of Phantasm because it was… both fat and large.
Normally, Void Travelers were about the same size, but this one seemed mutated. The difference was like that between a dwarf and a giant.
But, no matter its size, it remained a weak and timid Void Traveler, unworthy of Magnificus De Pawel’s attention.
What truly puzzled Magnificus De Pawel was not the enlarged version of the Void Traveler before it.
Instead, it was the transparent belly of the creature, resembling a water balloon, within which floated a… dog?
It was a very ordinary-looking spotted puppy, not much larger than an adult human hand, appearing extremely panicked. It frantically “dog paddled” within the Void Traveler’s body, attempting to escape its stomach.
But no matter how hard the little spotted puppy tried to swim, it remained motionless.
In a state of despair, the puppy’s eyes rolled back, its head tilted, and its short, stubby limbs spread out unconsciously, looking as though it had… drowned and passed out.
Yet, it hadn’t been submerged for long before it seemed to wake up again, paddled a few more times, and then passed out once more.
Thus, in front of them, the little spotted puppy kept waking up, then drowning and passing out in a continuous, unchanging cycle.
“What’s going on?” Magnificus De Pawel wondered.
The Enforcer was equally baffled, unsure of what drama was unfolding before their eyes.
“Why did a Void Traveler emerge from the spatial rift? And this Void Traveler is quite…” Magnificus De Pawel searched for the right words for a long while before finally saying, “quite fashionable, even keeping a pet.”
“Is this puppy a pet?” The Enforcer asked subconsciously.
“Shiuro? Not a pet. What do you think it is, a Void Beast?” Magnificus De Pawel said irritably. At first, it also thought it might be some special creature, but after carefully sensing it, it was just an ordinary puppy. It’s unknown from which world this Void Traveler had kidnapped it.
The Enforcer thought about it and agreed. Void Travelers are generally very weak… Well, the Void Traveler in front of him looked rather plump, but its aura determined everything. With his keen eyesight, he clearly knew what level of strength this Void Traveler possessed.
A puppy that could be carried in the belly of a Void Traveler, how could it be strong. Magnificus De Pawel is probably right, it might have been kidnapped… However, is it a pet? It’s hard to say, perhaps just spare food. Or, a toy.
With this thought, the Enforcer and Magnificus De Pawel no longer paid attention to the little puppy that kept performing “dead and alive” tricks but focused on the Void Traveler instead.
“Why is this Void Traveler here? How did it locate this place? What is its purpose here?”
While asking, Magnificus De Pawel stretched out a tentacle, attempting to reel in the Void Traveler.
But the Void Traveler was very cautious, it dashed directly behind Angel.
Seeing that Magnificus De Pawel was about to touch Angel, the Enforcer sighed and intercepted his tentacle.
Although the Enforcer felt that Angel must be awake at this time, he was still “contemplating,” and it wasn’t good for the Enforcer to expose him, so he had to intercept.
However, the fact that this Void Traveler cunningly hid behind Angel somewhat indicated that there was some connection between it and Angel.
This point was not only discovered by the Enforcer but also noticed by Magnificus De Pawel.
Magnificus De Pawel showed a look of realization: “Shiuro! It seems my first two questions have been answered. This Void Traveler must be related to him. Relying on him for location, that’s why it came here.”
“But why did it come here at this time, and what is its purpose here?”
The Enforcer didn’t understand either but still spoke for Angel: “Perhaps it’s just a coincidence.”
“A coincidence? Shiuro~ do you think I would believe that?”
The Enforcer didn’t believe it himself because he had seen Angel with another Void Traveler called “Haralenne” before. Now another Void Traveler has appeared; it must have been called by Angel.
Just why Angel would call a Void Traveler here, he was somewhat puzzled. Could it be related to Angel agreeing to let Magnificus De Pawel enter the domain and then narrowing the domain to target the descender?
Thinking carefully, it still didn’t make sense. What could a weak Void Traveler do?
“I understand now, Shiuro~”
The Enforcer turned his head to look.
Magnificus De Pawel speculated, “I guess this Void Traveler is a backup plan he made for himself. The strongest thing about a Void Traveler is their ability to flee, and they’re also very familiar with the void. You saw just now, how it opened a rift in the void silently, such a method is something only a Void Traveler could achieve.”
“This guy has considered quite thoroughly, even cultivating a Void Traveler as a backup plan, no wonder he dares to get involved in this matter.”
Magnificus De Pawel’s speculation, upon consideration, also gained the agreement of the Enforcer.
When Angel returned to the center of the Mist Zone, at that time, he hadn’t considered that he would receive the Enforcer’s protection.
A wizard, unless in a dire situation, wouldn’t rashly embark on a path to death without any preparations. According to common sense, Angel should have had a backup plan.
Linking to the previous situation where Angel was secretive about Haralenne, it seems the Void Traveler truly was his backup plan.
Moreover, this Void Traveler being able to position here, was probably not to position Angel, but to position Haralenne.
Once the Enforcer reasoned this, the logic became clear.
Although his reason had confirmed this hypothesis, deep down, he felt something was off… but couldn’t pinpoint it.
Magnificus De Pawel noticed that the Enforcer seemed to have some doubts, and lightly laughed, “Shiuro? Do you think my judgment is incorrect?”
“If you think my judgment is incorrect, why not ask this little wizard directly?”
After Magnificus De Pawel finished speaking, he looked towards Angel.
The Enforcer paused for a moment, turned his head, and saw that Angel, unbeknownst to them, had already woken up and was staring in astonishment at the inside of the Void Traveler… at that puppy rolling its eyes as if drowning.
“Hey, that puppy is fine, it will wake up in a bit and continue to struggle. You first answer my question, Shiuro?”
Angel turned his head, his eyes full of confusion.
How did Magnificus De Pawel come over here? And so close? Almost face-to-face!
And, how did the spotted puppy and Woof Woof arrive in this manner, especially the spotted puppy, what was it doing?
Could it be, his enlightenment this time actually took a long time? Has it already been days and months, the stars moving in their courses?
Angel’s superficial thoughts were almost visible on his face. The Enforcer easily read them: “Not much time has passed, just a few minutes. But that thing in disarray over there is about to fully mature, just missing the last bit of the shell… By the way, how was your harvest?”
With the Enforcer’s explanation, Angel then vaguely felt like he had returned to the human world.
“The harvest was not bad, just the end… the end…” Angel pondered for a long time but didn’t know what words to use to describe the scene at that time, he could only gloss over it: “The end was a bit too complex, exceeding my capacity to comprehend.”
Angel spoke very vaguely and obscurely, but the Enforcer roughly understood what he meant.
The realm of the mysterious is inherently idealistic, something that can only be understood and not conveyed in words.
“There’s merit in what you’ve found,” the Enforcer encouraged.
“Shiuro! Am I being completely ignored?” Magnificus De Pawel’s voice sounded like a child pouting, but to Angel, it was a direct threat to the heart.
Under this intimidation, Angel couldn’t help but focus on Magnificus De Pawel.
“Esteemed Lord, what seems to be the issue?” Angel respectfully inquired.
Magnificus De Pawel: “Little wizard, what is your name?”
Magnificus De Pawel had already known his name from other wizards, but that was not to be revealed.
“Angel Pat.”
“Shiuro~ Angel, you answered my question. Is this enlarged Void Traveler yours? What do you plan to do by calling it here?”
Magnificus De Pawel pointed towards the enlarged version of the Void Traveler.
Angel glanced at Woof Woof, his expression slightly complex.
The first question was easy to answer, but the latter… he couldn’t just say it was meant to target you and Gruz De Weld, could he?
As Angel hesitated on how to reply, Magnificus De Pawel suddenly changed the topic, saying, “My reinforcement is about to arrive!”
As soon as Magnificus De Pawel finished speaking, a menacing spatial rift began to appear right in their midst.
“Move aside!”
The Enforcer shouted, and Angel immediately reacted, quickly dodging to the side. The spatial rift seemed stable, but any contact would absolutely result in being severed.
However, the space available to move was too limited, and Angel couldn’t find much room to retreat, only managing to move closer to the Enforcer.
After narrowly avoiding the spatial rift’s reach, Angel let out a long sigh, “The space to dodge was too narrow, nearly didn’t make it.”
Hearing Angel’s words, the Enforcer couldn’t help but stare at him with round eyes, directly looking at Angel: Isn’t this mess your doing? And you have the face to complain?
Angel felt a chill down his spine under the gaze and puzzledly said, “Lord, what’s the matter?”
“What’s the matter? Don’t you know?”
“What do I know?” Angel looked confused, having no idea what the Enforcer was talking about.
“Your domain!” the Enforcer whispered, then glanced at Magnificus De Pawel not too far away, who was fervently watching the spatial rift and not paying attention to this side.
“Is there a problem with my domain?”
The Enforcer suddenly fell silent. As a legendary wizard, aside from other abilities for the moment, he could sense whether someone was lying without even using his powers.
Angel was not lying. He genuinely didn’t know what had happened.
That was strange.
He could be certain that their ability to be safe in this “safe zone” was due to the presence of the green rune domain. But now, Angel denied the existence of the green rune domain and even didn’t know that it was him who had reduced the space of the green rune domain.
This meant that his previous speculations were all wrong. Angel might have truly been “sensing” rather than acting.
But if it wasn’t him, what was the deal with this domain?
The Enforcer felt his thoughts were in disarray, like a ball of yarn scrambled by a cat, unable to be untangled.
“Never mind, I’ll stop thinking about it.” The Enforcer sighed, deciding to give up for now. The most important thing at the moment was the support from Magnificus De Pawel.
Once the reinforcements arrived and the spatial passage stabilized, they could leave this place.
At that time, he would record everything that had happened here and send it to the Orderly Guild, letting the people of the Orderly Guild worry about it.
After all, he was just an Enforcer now, a cold, detached observer. These troubles were none of his concern.
……
The spatial rift continued to stabilize and grow larger, and from here, one could vaguely see the shadow behind the rift.
From its outline, it seemed like a human?
This intrigued the Enforcer, as the citizens of the City of Phantasm were mostly magical creatures, with humans being very rare. Unexpectedly, the support Magnificus De Pawel was waiting for turned out to be human.
Or perhaps he was mistaken, and it was actually a humanoid? There were quite a few humanoids in the City of Phantasm, like the Pulushi Mermaids.
That didn’t matter. As long as the support was real and the spatial passage was real, nothing else mattered.
After confirming the rift was not a concern, the Enforcer turned his gaze to the distant Mysterious Fruit.
He now only hoped that the last piece of the fruit’s shell could hold on a bit longer. It would be best if it could last until they left this place.
However, reality often goes against hopes.
As the spatial rift began to expand, that last piece of the shell also began to wobble.
A sea breeze blew.
That last bit of the shell was finally lifted.
Turned into points of light, disappearing into mid-air.
……
The Enforcer’s heart skipped a beat as the shell fell off entirely, signifying that the disorderly object had matured!
The disorderly rhythm caused by such an disorderly object would be ten, even a hundred times more terrifying than the present!
Spatial rifts… Spatial rifts…
Now, the only hope is to leave through the spatial rift before the disorderly rhythm erupts!
However, opening a spatial rift also takes time, at least about five seconds, to stabilize.
And in five seconds, the disorderly rhythm could have them thoroughly defeated!
With this in mind, the Enforcer steeled his resolve, prepared to unleash his trump card. As a legendary wizard, how could he not have a trump card? But he had not anticipated having to use it here.
But then, one second passed.
Two seconds passed.
Three seconds passed.
The anticipated attraction did not increase, nor did the disorderly rhythm surge as expected.
What’s going on?
Confused, the Enforcer turned his head to look towards the distant Mysterious Fruit.