Chapter 326 Repaying Debts <TOC> Chapter 328 Endless Darkness
Translator: SumTLMan
The misty passage appeared like a shattered spatial rift. Approximately two or three meters in length and width, the dark void emerged out of nowhere, with no signs of surrounding space collapsing, indicating that the passage was relatively stable.
He peered closely into the passage but could see nothing, much like a deep train tunnel. However, he distinctly felt the unmistakable presence of the Nightmare Plane.
“There is indeed the aura of the Nightmare Plane, but it’s quite faint,” Angel muttered to himself. Perhaps the spatial passage was too far from the Nightmare Plane, and much of its aura had dispersed into the unknown space.
Angel probed the passage with his spiritual tendrils, finding it to be very stable. Even his fragile spiritual tendrils felt no danger as long as they did not delve into the passage.
From the perspective of his spiritual tendrils, Angel clearly sensed a dense Nightmare Plane aura deep within the passage, but only a small part of it had seeped into the Wizarding World.
“The other side of the passage should be the Nightmare Plane,” Angel whispered.
“What are you mumbling about?” Sanders’ voice suddenly entered his ears. “How are you doing now?”
Angel was about to report that he was safe, but he faintly heard Daedweia’s voice on the other side. He quickly changed his words: “I’ve encountered significant resistance, but it seems stable for now.”
There was a long silence from Sanders, followed by a low chuckle in Angel’s ear.
“Do you really think our conversation is as public and live as Tree Spirit’s?” Sanders laughed. “Just tell the truth; outsiders can’t hear us talking.”
Angel grinned: “I’ve reached the top of the nest and am currently studying the passage.”
“Good, we might be a bit slower on our side. Wait a little while, and I’ll stay in touch with you,” Sanders sighed with relief and asked teasingly, “Have you discovered any results?”
“No particular results, just that the passage seems stable, and the other side should be the Nightmare Plane,” Angel said cautiously, “Master, didn’t you say it’s difficult to enter the Nightmare Plane, and there isn’t a stable passage? If we don’t seal this passage, can we use it as a way to enter the Nightmare Plane in reverse?”
Sanders: “Your thinking is too naive. This passage does connect to the Nightmare Plane, but it also links to more than just that. It’s a special planar channel, and once entered, if you don’t have a spatial marker, you’re most likely to get lost and sink forever.”
“The uniqueness of the Nightmare Plane is not just about having a passage; you also need something that has been in contact with the Nightmare Plane as a coordinate,” Sanders explained. “Actually, you are a coordinate yourself, because your soul was wounded by a creature from the Nightmare Plane. But your current level is too low, not to mention being unable to locate spatial markers. Even if you were lucky enough to enter the Nightmare Plane, you would end up in a non-peripheral area. Do you think you could get by just with your ‘Shava’ identity?”
Angel understood that entering the Nightmare Plane was not as simple as he had imagined.
Sanders: “I’m about to start implementing the plan on my side, so I’ll temporarily disconnect. When we reconnect later, it should be time to close the passage. Take care of yourself and don’t wander off.”
“Understood!”
Meanwhile, outside the inner hall of Twilight Auction House.
The large gate faintly had interwoven white lines, which had killed the little lioness and even caused Daedweia to lose a hand.
Sanders looked at the boundless white mist at the entrance, “Let’s go in, Daedweia, stay on guard!”
As soon as Sanders finished speaking, he took out his frequently used black staff and tapped it on the floor.
A steed covered in scales and burning with black flames rushed out from the ripples where the staff touched the ground.
“Nightmare Double!” Daedweia enviously looked at the magnificent steed. This mysterious spell was Sanders’ original creation, and no one else could learn it. It was also the strongest escape spell recognized by the entire Southern Region wizarding community!
The Nightmare neighed at the sky, circled Sanders and Daedweia, and Daedweia saw a strange pattern on the Nightmare’s hooves as a flash of black light crossed his vision. The next moment, they appeared in the fog-filled main hall of the Dusk Auction House.
The Nightmare Double could replace people in dangerous situations, but it could also teleport them short distances.
At this moment, Sanders used the Nightmare Double to teleport both of them directly into the safe area of the inner hall.
“Keep your Eye of True Sight active to avoid encountering the cutting white lines again,” Sanders reminded.
As soon as Sanders finished speaking, a large swath of brilliant light shot up into the sky. Sanders’ expression remained unchanged, but Daedweia stomped his foot, and an illusion of a giant Azure Lion appeared on his body.
“Azure Lion Protection!” Daedweia could resist parasitism because he created this protective spell after stepping onto the path of true knowledge. It dispersed all magic and repelled evil!
When the brilliant light touched Sanders, it hesitated for a moment before avoiding him. However, when it came into contact with Daedweia, it was met with the gaze of the Azure Lion’s eyes guarding him. With that gaze, the parasites turned into dust.
With the protection of the Azure Lion, Daedweia was safe for the time being.
As the brilliant light appeared, an inexplicable gust of wind dispersed the white mist in the inner hall. Both of their gazes were completely drawn to the huge nest in the hall.
This nest was much larger than the one in the women’s bathhouse, and more importantly, it was not just surrounded by dragonflies but also three peculiar creatures.
A Joker card floated in front of the nest, and the Joker inside performed various comical actions. The Joker reached out with his left hand, and the mist on the left became denser; he made an “ok” gesture with his right hand, and the mist on the right also thickened. After spinning three times and taking a bow, the nest’s mist slowly converged like a theater curtain.
“We don’t need to deal with the card. You go and lure the frog and the fox away, and we’ll split up,” Sanders said, and the two quickly separated.
Daedweia launched an indiscriminate meteor strike directly at the Frog Singer Frogg and the Fox Harpist Foxx.
Originally, Frogg and Foxx were singing and playing the harp cheerfully. Provoked by Daedweia, they immediately began to counterattack. With each word Frogg uttered, an attack struck Daedweia. Meanwhile, the fox harpist plucked the strings gently, and white lines filled the entire space.
“Daedweia, you deal with the frog. Watch out for that fox!” Sanders flew straight to the top of the nest. As expected, the Colorful Dragonflies were not as gentle as they were with Angel, attacking relentlessly. Considering the dragonflies were merely at the level of apprentice wizards, Sanders paid no heed to them, killing a large number in a single wave of his hand.
On the other side, the fox harpist also noticed Sanders. The fox’s eyes narrowed, revealing a cold light. With a casual pluck of the strings, a white line appeared near Sanders.
Fortunately, Sanders always kept his Eye of True Sight activated. Upon seeing the white line, he immediately leaped away.
The most dangerous creature in the entire space was this fox. Its harp undoubtedly had a problem! The intense energy reaction they had detected in the auction hall was a result of the harp’s performance. Although the energy level the fox could use was only equivalent to a second level wizard, the nature of the energy was as high as Legendary!
The harp’s previous owner must have been a legendary master. The harp could even be a mysterious-level weapon!
A fiery passion flashed in Sanders’ eyes. Part of his decision to come to this side of the nest in the inner area was for this harp.
“Don’t let it play the harp anymore!” Sanders spoke, and his magical power began to leak out madly. With the energy fluctuations, a shadow of a black tower appeared behind him, with bats flying around and a full moon hanging high!
Nightmare Domain of the Black Tower!
It took Sanders two hundred years to merge three Nightmare Domains into one, naming it the Nightmare Domain of the Black Tower!
As soon as the Nightmare Domain unfolded, all the magical creatures present were absorbed into it, astonished by the abundant nightmare energy.
“Otherworldly aura.” The Joker card suddenly made a strange gesture, causing the energy in the Nightmare Domain to start flowing. Sanders narrowed his eyes and instantly suppressed the energy’s fluctuations.
“To deceive the moon-blessed Frogg is to be forsaken by the moon,” the Frog Singer said discontentedly.
The Fox Harpist remained silent all along, its aura extremely calm.
Wizard-level magical creatures all resisted their greed for the Nightmare Domain aura, but the Colorful Dragonflies lacked such insight and began to absorb the nightmare energy.
All the dragonflies that absorbed the Nightmare Domain’s energy were blown up from within by Sanders, turning into a puddle of blood on the ground.
“The passage is closing!” Sanders approached the foggy passage, slammed his staff, and several Nightmare Stones were thrown into the passage.
At the same time, Angel in the women’s bathhouse also received this message. He unfolded his Nightmare Domain without hesitation and began repairing the passage.
Both passages started repairing simultaneously, but compared to the ease on Angel’s side, Sanders faced numerous challenges.
“Damn, this fox is too cunning. It’s not confronting me directly!” Daedweia yelled amidst the frog’s attack, “Not good, it’s escaped!”
Sanders stood at the top of the nest, facing the foggy passage and slowly repairing it.
Suddenly, he heard a noise behind him.
“How fortunate to meet a living Nightmare Watcher. The Harpist, Foxx, has arrived.”
Sanders didn’t turn his head, but his mental power had already observed the fox with a harp, swaying its fiery red tail, appearing at the top of the nest, only a few steps away from him.
“Nightmare Watcher?” Sanders’ deep voice echoed, “Is that what you call the owners of the Nightmare Domain?”
Foxx didn’t answer but began playing the harp with a smile, “Her Majesty the Queen is eager to visit this world, Watcher, you’d better not obstruct any longer.”
As Foxx was about to play, Sanders asked, “Is Shava also a Watcher?”
Facing a rare conversational creature, Sanders didn’t pretend to be profound and asked the question he was most curious about.
Fox’s eyes darkened, and he scolded, “How dare you call her by her name directly, a mere Watcher!”
Immediately, a sound of the harp resonated, and several white lines rushed towards Sanders.
At this critical moment, Sanders sighed softly, murmuring an ambiguous phrase, “Long time no see, I’ve missed you.”
As his words fell, a struggling black shadow emerged from Sanders’ body under Foxx’s astonished gaze. As soon as it appeared, a hand with delicate white gloves gently stroked the white lines. Then, the white lines began to burn with raging black flames!
When the flames subsided, Foxx saw Sanders still in a black suit in front of him.
Another Sanders was repairing the passage.
Two Sanders appeared simultaneously, and this Sanders even emerged from the other’s body?!
However, the newly appeared Sanders was younger, with darker skin, black sclera, and strikingly crimson pupils.
This was a more handsome and even extremely sinister version of Sanders!
Chapter 326 Repaying Debts <TOC> Chapter 328 Endless Darkness