Chapter 400 The Cold Storage Room <TOC> Chapter 402 The Brutal and Ferocious Omen Sign
Translator: SumTLMan
There was no problem with the crafting process, but the only thing he worried about was the issue of the Omen Sign.
Angel was now in the same boat as Shadow, who was from Sky Mechanical City, a well-known place for alchemy practitioners in the Southern Region. Therefore, it shouldn’t cause too much trouble for him to perform alchemy.
However, his blatant crafting would inevitably be noticed by those with a “God’s eye view”. Would that person really turn a blind eye to his actions?
Angel couldn’t be sure, but he had to believe Shadow’s words for now, that the person wouldn’t interfere.
With that in mind, Angel focused on melting the materials.
As Angel was crafting, Shadow sat in front of the fire, gazing into the depths of the Ice Cavern.
For some reason, he felt uneasy, as the long, dark tunnel emitted an intense cold that seemed to make his heart race even when looking at it.
Feeling uneasy, Shadow looked at Phineas. Phineas was sitting in front of the fire, her head resting on her knees, and had fallen asleep.
Should they leave this place and let Angel perform alchemy elsewhere?
As Shadow was considering this, a sudden gust of cold wind, accompanied by frost and snowflakes, surged from the depths of the long tunnel.
Shadow quickly erected an earth wall in front of him to block the bone-chilling wind.
The sudden cold wind blew for a while, and when it finally stopped, the cleared area was once again covered in a layer of frost.
Shadow removed the earth wall, observing the surroundings. Although nothing seemed strange at the moment, his heart was racing faster than before, and a growing sense of unease overwhelmed him.
“Angel, have you started crafting yet?” Shadow transmitted.
After a while, Shadow heard Angel’s response: “What’s the matter?”
Shadow replied with a hint of unease: “I feel something is not right. Let’s leave this place for now. We can perform the alchemy elsewhere if needed.”
Angel looked at the materials he had melted halfway and finally nodded. Shadow’s observation ability was strong, and his grasp of details and sensitivity to danger should also be good. Since he said something was off, they could change locations and continue crafting. Moreover, Angel wanted to discuss the issue of the “Omen Sign” with Shadow.
“Alright, bring Phineas with you, and we’ll move back,” Angel transmitted.
Shadow called out to Phineas, but she remained crouching on the ground without responding. Shadow frowned: “Could she be in a daze?”
He approached her and patted her. But the moment he touched her, Phineas collapsed.
Astonishment flashed through Shadow’s eyes as he brushed her hair away from her face. Upon closer inspection, he found Phineas’s face covered in frost, her eyes bleeding, and her skin pallid from freezing.
Shadow swallowed hard and used his mental power to sense Phineas’s life force.
However, the moment his mental power made contact with her skin, an extreme cold force followed and tried to enter his body. Startled, Shadow quickly severed the connection.
Taking a big leap, Angel moved away from Phineas.
“What’s going on over there? Are you coming?” Angel’s voice came through.
Shadow frowned: “Phineas is in trouble.”
As Shadow spoke, he slowly retreated, and when he reached the edge of the arena, he turned and ran back. He felt a deep threat from the extreme cold emanating from Phineas, and he dared not stay here any longer.
As he ran back, he saw Angel rushing towards him.
Shadow quickly sent a message: “Don’t go there, let’s leave this place.”
Seeing the urgency on Shadow’s face, Angel knew that now was not the time to ask questions and immediately turned around and ran with him.
They ran until they reached a fork in the road.
“Which way should we go?” One way led back to the underground sixth floor, while the other led to the underground fourth floor. However, it wasn’t easy to go to the underground fourth floor without a guide. “Let’s go down first, I remember there’s a woman on the underground ninth floor.”
Angel nodded, not feeling that going to the fourth floor was a good choice at the moment.
It was only after they had left the Ice Cavern and closed the passage that Shadow let out a long breath and began to recount the strange events that had taken place earlier.
After listening to Shadow’s explanation, Angel couldn’t pinpoint where the “danger” was coming from, but since Phineas was in trouble, there could indeed be something eerie going on.
“Phineas is probably done for. We need to find someone to guide us out of here. Let’s go back to the underground ninth floor and bring that black-haired woman with us. Otherwise, we won’t be able to leave.” Shadow was still uneasy about the strange events that had occurred earlier and just wanted to get as far away from the underground fifth floor as possible.
Angel, however, said: “Actually, we don’t need to go down to the underground ninth floor. Fiona is in my bracelet. Do you have a way to make her speak?”
“Fiona is in your spatial tool?” Shadow looked at Angel’s bracelet in surprise. “Don’t tell me you have Void Floating Algae? A spatial bracelet capable of holding people requires no small amount of Void Floating Algae. At least a hundred thousand magic crystals worth!”
Angel didn’t say much, pulling Shadow into the Nightmare Domain to avoid being spied on by the “God’s Eye” perspective.
Once inside the Opulent Nightmare Domain, Angel took Fiona out. She had a wooden expression and displayed the eerie smile characteristic of a puppet.
When Shadow sensed the puppet strings inside Fiona, he confirmed her identity. Instead of attending to Fiona right away, he looked at Angel with a puzzled expression.
“Now I’m even more curious about your identity. It’s one thing to have a spatial tool, but you even have Void Floating Algae, and it seems like you have quite a lot. Where did you get it? So much Void Floating Algae could even serve as the finale item at the Sky Mechanical City Auction.” Shadow initially thought that it didn’t matter whether he knew Angel’s identity or not, but as their time together increased, he felt that everything about Angel was a mystery.
Mastering alchemy and quickly deducing the magical formation of Ciporak, wearing valuable attire, accompanied by an odd yet powerful magical bird, and possessing potent illusion magic capable of confronting Lady Butterfly directly… All these factors made Shadow feel that Angel’s background was far from simple.
Regarding this question, Angel still did not answer. Instead, he pushed Fiona away: “My background is not important. You will find out if we can leave here and reach Sky Mechanical City. If we cannot leave, then telling you will not change anything.”
Angel was well aware that many in the Wizarding World dreaded Sanders. Perhaps revealing his identity would grant him some leeway from others who might avoid troubling him out of respect for Sanders. However, Angel also knew that many people despised Sanders, and the initial pursuit of Flora before she became a wizard was fueled partly by resentment.
For this reason, Angel did not want to reveal his background; it would be unwise to attract unnecessary trouble without receiving any preferential treatment.
Shadow gazed deeply at Angel, silently speculating his identity, with images of several individuals flashing through his mind… There were alchemists and illusion masters… But he could not think of anyone who possessed both skills and was in the Savage Grottoes.
“Alright, I won’t ask about this again in the future. If you are willing to tell me, we can discuss it later.”
“Now, back to the matter at hand, I suggest you continue to keep Fiona hidden. I do not know the consequences if that person sees her, but I am unwilling to gamble. Let’s go to the ninth level underground and see if the black-haired woman has disappeared. We can play the Fiona card then.”
Angel agreed with Shadow’s decision, putting Fiona away and continuing to descend.
Unbeknownst to them, not long after they left the Ice Cavern, Phineas, who was previously judged by Shadow as “more than likely to die,” suddenly opened her eyes.
Her originally brown pupils turned grayish-white as she opened her eyes, as if covered by a layer of frost, shining with a faint clear light.
She sat up from the cold frost, and her brown hair turned white as well. Then, she raised her head, looking in the direction where Shadow had left earlier, with a hint of confusion in her pale eyes.
“What a strange soul…”
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Angel and Shadow did not encounter any peculiar incidents on their way, and after more than half an hour, they returned to the ninth level underground.
On the way, Angel asked Shadow about the “Omen Sign.”
After listening, Shadow’s eyes held an unfathomable expression as he looked at Angel for a long time.
He didn’t ask Angel again whether the “Omen Sign” was true or false; instead, he said indifferently: “Actually, it’s good to be noticed. She knows that you can craft mid-level or higher alchemy items, and considering your age and achievements, she naturally understands your value. Under such circumstances, she would think a lot about your identity, background, and mentor, and perhaps in the end, she might just let us go.”
“Anyway, don’t worry, if there is an Omen Sign, she is even less likely to stop you in person.”
As they spoke, they had arrived at the blood cell’s bathing area.
The black-haired woman who once bathed in the blood pool did not leave like the guards on other floors but sat by the pool, meditating.
As they entered, the black-haired woman was immediately startled, looking at Shadow and Angel with a mixture of confusion and fear. Just as she was about to draw her weapon, Shadow tied her up with puppet threads.
Like Phineas, the black-haired woman was a first-level apprentice and had no chance against Shadow, a peak-level apprentice.
“Diavolo, how did you get in from the outside? Where is Phineas? Did Phineas take you out?” The black-haired woman looked at Shadow in surprise, then turned her gaze back to Angel: “Who are you?”
Angel ignored her and turned to Shadow: “You explain the specifics to her, I’ll find a place to continue my alchemy.”
Shadow nodded: “I’ll take care of her, don’t worry. There shouldn’t be any danger here.”
Chapter 400 The Cold Storage Room <TOC> Chapter 402 The Brutal and Ferocious Omen Sign