Chapter 329 Journey into Darkness <TOC> Chapter 331 Magic Bread
Translator: SumTLMan
Angel saw a beam of light.
In this eternal darkness, the sudden appearance of light was undoubtedly a strange occurrence. Angel didn’t blindly assume it was an exit; instead, he believed it could be an unknown danger more than a coincidence.
He had recently studied the information on the planar passage and was well aware that it wasn’t as empty as he initially thought. In this realm of darkness, there were some peculiar creatures, such as the Void Floating Algae.
And, for example, certain otherworldly beasts.
Although the probability of encountering otherworldly beasts in the planar passage was low, like finding a grain of sand in the ocean, they still existed. They could be magical beasts, illusory beasts, or even wild beasts.
The origins of these otherworldly beasts were bizarre—some accidentally entered the planar passage, while others were native to it.
Regardless of their type, these otherworldly beasts posed a terrifying threat to Angel.
Otherworldly beasts that could survive in the planar passage had their ways of surviving. Angel had come across information on a luminescent otherworldly beast called Bacchus Gillardeau.
According to the wizards’ records, Bacchus Gillardeau was a gentle magical beast with a lantern on its head, living in the planar passage. It attracted phototropic Void Floating Algae as food using its lantern.
However, the book introducing Bacchus Gillardeau was written by official wizards for their community. Their definition of “gentle” was still an insurmountable force for Angel.
Despite Bacchus Gillardeau seemingly being a “herbivorous magical beast,” it was not. It only consumed Void Floating Algae because there was no meat available in the planar passage.
Bacchus Gillardeau was an indicator for wizards searching for Void Floating Algae. Following it would always lead to a harvest of algae.
But without a wizard’s abilities, would Angel dare to follow?
He was uncertain whether the light he saw was Bacchus Gillardeau or an exit.
However, it might not matter. In this eternally dark and silent place, he couldn’t be sure how much longer he could endure. A glimmer of hope was better than complete despair.
So, after a moment of silence, Angel said to Toby, “Toby, head towards that light. And be prepared… If the light is not an exit but an otherworldly beast, you must flee immediately… Don’t worry about me.”
Toby remained silent for a long time, not uttering a word.
The light was far, far away from Angel. But since it was illuminated, it served as a “lighthouse,” guiding their direction as they flew for nearly ten minutes, preventing them from losing their way.
The source of the light grew closer and closer.
As they got closer, Angel realized that he had made a mistake; the light was not the exit he had imagined, nor was it Bacchus Gillardeau.
Angel remembered that the book described the light emitted by Bacchus Gillardeau as a pure, bright light that could illuminate miles away.
However, the light Angel saw was not pure; it was colorful, like a flowing ribbon of colors, appearing dreamlike in the darkness like the Milky Way.
Toby stopped.
“It’s not the exit. They’re moving,” Angel said with a bitter smile, “and they’re coming towards us.”
It was not Bacchus Gillardeau, which was even more dangerous. At least Bacchus Gillardeau was considered “mild.” According to wizards’ records, none of the other creatures in the interplanar passage had a good temper. Some of them were even avoided by official wizards.
“Toby, put me down and run!”
Toby ignored Angel’s voice, continuing to carry him while running.
Angel tried to pry Toby’s claws open, but they were tighter and stronger than he had imagined, and he could not move them.
“Just go, don’t worry about me.” Angel looked back and saw the “colorful ribbon” approaching faster and faster. Toby wouldn’t be able to outrun it while carrying him.
Angel didn’t care anymore; saving one was better than none. He decided to use an illusion spell to forcibly interfere with Toby’s perception.
However, before he could cast the spell, he heard waves of praise in the distance.
“Praise the moonlight!” “Praise the Queen!” “Praise Shava!”
Hearing these familiar emotional fluctuations, Angel paused, his face showing surprise and delight: “Stop running! We… we seem to be saved!”
…
Undoubtedly, this was a journey through darkness.
But the darkness was only in the first half. In the latter part of the journey, Angel felt much more at ease.
Sitting on a flying carpet woven from colorful lights, Angel crossed his legs while Toby nuzzled his cheek and the mist continuously praised them. Anyone experiencing this kind of treatment in the darkness would feel relaxed and content, right?
Half an hour ago.
When Angel heard the “praise” hymn, he understood what the “colorful ribbon” was: a swarm of Colorful Dragonflies.
Moreover, they must have come from the Nightmare Plane, otherwise, how would they know about “Shava”?
This wave of Colorful Dragonflies, Angel confirmed, was not the same group from the women’s bathhouse, as there were thousands of them. At the time, the entire Twilight Deep Well only had about a hundred Colorful Dragonflies.
Since these were not the dragonflies from the women’s bathhouse, what were they doing in the interplanar passage?
Angel didn’t know. But he didn’t need to know; if thousands of Colorful Dragonflies dared to live in the interplanar passage, there must be a way for them to survive. Moreover, Angel believed that the dragonflies must have coordinates to the Nightmare Plane; otherwise, why would they dare to fly in the interplanar passage?
Thus, Angel began negotiating with the group of Colorful Dragonflies, hoping they would lead him out of the interplanar passage.
However, the intelligence of the Colorful Dragonflies was truly worrisome. Besides praise and doubt, they had no other forms of expression. Angel thought for a moment and simply conveyed an emotion of “let me join you.”
The dragonflies seemed to understand this emotion.
And so, the current situation arose: nearly a thousand Colorful Dragonflies gathered together, forming a colorful light carpet, carrying Angel forward.
With the help of the Colorful Dragonflies, Toby was finally relieved and able to rest properly.
Angel didn’t know where the Colorful Dragonflies were heading.
But whether it was the Nightmare Plane or somewhere else, the Colorful Dragonflies must have had a destination in mind, or else why would they act in unison?
At this point, Angel wasn’t picky; as long as he could leave the interplanar passage and escape this eternally dark and silent place, he was willing to venture even into the Nightmare Plane.
This journey felt incredibly long.
Angel kept an eye on the ticking of his pocket watch. The hour hand had already gone around twice, and although he wasn’t sure if the time in the interplanar passage was consistent with the Wizarding World, it seemed that two and a half days had passed since he fell into the passage.
It was now the third day of the first half of the Harvest Month.
During this time, Toby slept once, and Angel himself took a brief nap.
Although his spirits had improved significantly, another issue arose: hunger.
Angel had stored all his belongings in his bracelet, except for food. However, this was not difficult to solve, as Angel shamelessly began eating Toby’s dried fish.
Toby’s “Snowy Feather” was filled with its favorite dried fish and various odd and strange garments.
Under Toby’s contemptuous gaze, Angel feigned nonchalance while eating the salty and fishy dried fish. After finishing, he chuckled and said to Toby, “It’s quite delicious. I’ll buy you more next time.”
Toby extended its wings and gestured twice: “I want double!”
Angel nodded: “I’ll give you five times as much!”
After this experience, Angel thought to himself that he must store some food in his bracelet whenever he went out. A formal wizard could survive on energy alone for years without any issues, but he, a mere apprentice, did not possess such miraculous abilities.
Or perhaps learn the culinary arts trick: Magic Bread?
However, as an illusionist apprentice, learning the culinary arts trick, although not impossible, would be time-consuming.
As Angel was lost in thought, the Colorful Dragonfly carrying him encountered a genuine… Bacchus Gillardeau.
Initially in a daze, Angel blinked and saw the leading Colorful Dragonfly suddenly change direction, not following the path of the Nightmare Plane’s aura, but heading to the right rear.
Angel looked over with curiosity.
Then he saw… a giant lizard-like creature, about three to four meters in size, surrounded by the Colorful Dragonflies. The giant lizard had a lantern on its head, emitting a strong white light like the depths of the sea.
“Bacchus Gillardeau?!” The possibility of encountering otherworldly beasts in the interplanar passage was close to zero, and among the various creatures living in the interplanar passage, Bacchus Gillardeau was an extremely rare species.
But they encountered it?! This was too much of a coincidence.
Angel observed carefully and noticed that the Bacchus Gillardeau was trembling, as if it were terrified of the Colorful Dragonflies.
“You can go now, and I’ll come looking for you next time!”
Angel sensed several emotions like this emerging from the Colorful Dragonflies.
Following that, Angel saw the Bacchus Gillardeau breathe a sigh of relief, and then its head lantern swayed as it disappeared into the darkness at high speed.
“Could this Bacchus Gillardeau be raised by the Colorful Dragonflies?” Angel speculated.
After driving away the Bacchus Gillardeau, the largest Colorful Dragonfly suddenly carried a cluster of bright green light points to Angel.
It presented the bright green light points like a treasure.
“Void Floating Algae… is this for me?” Angel had seen the Void Floating Algae next to the Bacchus Gillardeau from a distance, but he knew that the Colorful Dragonflies fed on it, so he hadn’t thought of asking for it.
He wouldn’t take advantage of someone giving him a ride and also rob them of their fuel to fill his own pockets. This was something Angel would not do, even if the Void Floating Algae was extremely valuable.
But if the dragonflies were voluntarily offering the Void Floating Algae, Angel wouldn’t refuse.
This cluster of Void Floating Algae was about the size of an egg. Angel estimated that there were at least a few hundred Void Floating Algae particles in it! Last time, Angel only obtained 13 Void Floating Algae, which he used to create a half-meter-square living space in his bracelet.
If he put all these hundreds of Void Floating Algae particles into it, not only could the entire bracelet store living creatures, but there would also be plenty left over!
Chapter 329 Journey into Darkness <TOC> Chapter 331 Magic Bread