Translator: SumTLMan
Since the runes in the drawing were not clear, only a few corners were exposed.
If the runes couldn’t be seen clearly, how could one craft a similar effect?
The only way was to first identify the runes through comparison, then find the magic formation that used this kind of arrangement.
This was a massive undertaking.
Angel suddenly felt some regret; if he had known that this would be so troublesome, he wouldn’t have accepted it… He could always wait for a chance to buy a wizard-level thread later.
The woman didn’t allow him to open the parchment at the Profound Exchange Meeting, probably because she was afraid he wouldn’t accept it after seeing it, right?
Angel couldn’t help but curse inwardly: She’s so cunning! He thought there was some earth-shattering secret, and he strictly kept the promise, only looking after he returned home!
It turned out to be a scheme to trap him!
Angel felt very suffocated, but it was useless to be angry now. He had already accepted the Abyssal Dragonhorn Beast tendon, and since he had made a promise, he had to keep it even for the sake of his reputation.
Fortunately, although this matter was very troublesome and time-consuming, it was not impossible to complete.
Angel sighed helplessly, resignedly took out the holographic tablet, identified a corner of a rune, and began comparing it with the images in —The Complete Guide to Enchantment – Beginner’s Edition— one by one.
However, at this time, Angel didn’t know that he had completely misunderstood the other party’s intentions.
The other party didn’t know that Angel had such a perfect rune inheritance, and could find the complete rune just by examining a little corner of it.
This time he was in the dark, thinking too much, and ended up trapping himself.
…
Angel rubbed his tired eyes and closed the holographic tablet.
In two days, he had searched through half of the material, but only found one rune, which was a connecting rune. As for the other runes, there was still no clue.
After all, if —The Complete Guide to Enchantment – Beginner’s Edition— were turned into a book, it would be a thick stack equivalent to dozens of books. He had to compare it page by page, finding the corresponding runes from those rune corners.
For simple runes like the sharp rune, he could see the difference at a glance, but if it was a complex rune, he would need to compare it carefully, and this could not be completed overnight.
Continuous high-intensity concentration made his current third-level apprentice mental strength feel a bit fatigued.
Fortunately, the redhead woman gave him a month, which was not a short time.
In a month’s time, it would definitely be enough, but the premise is that during this period, Sanders does not propose to leave. Otherwise, he could only ask other wizards to protect him, after all, the long-distance teleportation formation is not something he can currently bear.
As for the other premise: he will not die in the Nightmare Plane.
Angel did not consider this. If everything is based on death as the main premise, then all future plans should not be discussed.
After putting away the tablet, Angel did not wake up Toby, who was still sleeping, and left the room alone.
Today is the day he goes to the Nightmare Plane. Although he doesn’t know whether the road ahead is good or bad, the Nightmare Plane is a hurdle that he must overcome in the future, and evasion is of no use.
When he arrived at the study, Sanders was busy with an experiment in his hands.
Angel waited for a moment, and then Sanders put away the materials and signaled him to sit down. Sanders didn’t say any other nonsense, and went straight to the topic: “The Nightmare Plane area we are going to this time, the address in reality, is near the Fertile Kingdom in the West, a legendary town that only reveals its true face on the night of a full moon. The locals call it…”
“Witch Town.”
Sanders did not display the terrain of Witch Town like he did with the previous Nightfall City, but instead used illusions to construct several iconic buildings.
“In the Witch Town of the Nightmare Plane, it is shrouded in mist, and it’s hard to see the path. Moreover, the mist may lead you to some dangerous places.” Sanders pointed at the buildings in the illusion and introduced them one by one: “The slaughterhouse, where there are wizard-level undead, double-scythe Reapers… City Hall, where there are also wizard-level monsters… Blood Moon Church, extremely dangerous…”
Sanders introduced more than a dozen areas where wizard-level monsters might appear, warning: “If the mist leads you to these places, don’t go in, continue following the mist to other places. Until you encounter these buildings…”
Sanders erased the previous buildings and simulated several inconspicuous-looking houses: “These should be residential houses, which have been basically cleaned up by me and Flora. Even if there are monsters, they won’t be too strong. If you encounter these houses, just go in and hide. I will search through them one by one.”
After confirming that Angel remembered, Sanders took out several magic rune scrolls and handed them to Angel.
“Wear them on your body, and as soon as you enter the Nightmare Plane, first make sure if these magic rune scrolls have been brought in.” After Sanders finished, he prepared to start this trip to the Nightmare Plane.
But when he turned his head, he found that Angel’s expression was different, as if he was in a daze.
“What are you thinking?”
Angel shook his head without speaking.
Sanders thought he was worried about the dangers ahead, looking at the silent Angel, he sighed softly in his heart: After all, he is still a young man, and it’s normal to worry.
“Witch Town has been mostly cleared. There should be no safety concerns if everything goes smoothly…” As Sanders said this, he suddenly hesitated, actually not daring to guarantee complete safety. The last time he went to the Nightfall City, he had been there many times, but unexpected things happened, such as encountering his younger self.
Even a young version of him had been projected by the Nightmare Plane. Everything in the Nightmare Plane couldn’t be deduced by common sense. No one could guarantee complete safety in Witch Town.
Sanders changed his comforting approach: “Your Gravity Lines are bound to your soul, which should be usable in the Nightmare Plane. If you encounter danger, you should be able to escape.”
However, Sanders misunderstood. Angel’s distraction wasn’t due to worrying about the road ahead but thinking about his last trip to the Nightmare Plane.
Sanders told him to bring the magic rune scrolls into the Nightmare Plane, which reminded him that his holographic tablet could be used in the Nightmare Plane during his last visit. Shouldn’t he be able to bring these scrolls in too?
As Angel was thinking about this, Sanders had already taken out a small bottle.
In the bottle was a familiar little worm: the Twisted Protozoa.
When Angel looked at it, he suddenly remembered that Sanders had used the Twisted Protozoa during their last visit to the Nightmare Plane. How could there be another one?
Had Sanders recently seen Gloria? The thought flashed through Angel’s mind, but he didn’t dwell on it.
“Take those magic rune scrolls with you. If you can really bring them in, they’ll be of great help,” Sanders reminded again.
Angel picked up the magic rune scrolls, and among them, he unexpectedly saw the “Grand Novaguard,” a wizard-level defensive spell. If he could bring it into the Nightmare Plane, it would indeed provide excellent protection.
After putting the magic rune scrolls into his arms, Sanders took out the Twisted Protozoa and dropped in an unknown but energy-filled drop of blood.
Presumably, this drop of blood was the medium to enter Witch Town.
The Twisted Protozoa slowly began to devour the blood, and in the blink of an eye, the blood was absorbed into its body.
Following that, patterns emerged from the worm’s body, creating a spatial “web” in mid-air.
Sanders took out a dagger, cut the Protozoa in half, and handed one half to Angel. Then he reached out, rubbed Angel’s slightly prickly golden hair, and said, “Good luck.”
With that, Sanders plunged into the “web” in mid-air.
Angel, having experience, was not timid. He followed Sanders and plunged into the “web” as well.
…
When Angel opened his eyes, he found that the environment around him had completely changed.
From Sanders’ study, he was now surrounded by a dense fog.
However, the good news was that unlike his last visit to the Nightfall City, he didn’t see himself surrounded by demons as soon as he opened his eyes.
He observed his surroundings, enveloped in thick fog all around, with a visibility of less than two meters. He could only see himself standing on a black, damp path, with wooden fences on both sides of the road.
Deep in the fog, he seemed to faintly see the shadow of a building, but upon closer inspection, it seemed like an illusion.
Angel didn’t move right away, but slowly floated upward. He could now fly and felt the source of gravity pulsing, which, like before, was likely due to being in a soul state.
He floated up to a hundred meters in the air but still couldn’t see anything clearly. Just as Angel was about to ascend further, a fierce gust of wind came from the sky.
Angel looked up and saw a huge shadow emerging from the fog.
A creature in the sky? And it was so big?
Judging by this shadow, it was comparable to the Cloud Whale!
The shadow resembling a “creature” hadn’t approached Angel yet, but the whirlwind generated by its massive body reached Angel first.
Before Angel could react, he was blown away by the whirlwind.
After a dizzying tumble, Angel fell heavily to the ground.
There was a sharp pain in his back.
Angel didn’t have time to deal with the pain; that creature was definitely not an ordinary wizard-level being. Wasn’t it said that there wouldn’t be too much danger? Could it be that he encountered an accident right after entering Witch Town?
Angel gritted his teeth, fearing that the creature above would crush him. He suddenly activated the Gravity Line and rushed into the fog.
Fortunately, the fog served as a natural barrier. Angel sprinted for a while, making sure the creature didn’t appear before stopping.
Although this sprint didn’t last long, with the Gravity Line activated, Angel estimated that he had run nearly a hundred miles.
He remembered Sanders saying that the entire area of Witch Town was only over a thousand miles. With this sprint, he had already covered almost a tenth of the area.
While running, Angel didn’t pay attention to the changing environment around him. It wasn’t until he stopped that he noticed a small wooden house not far away.
The wooden house didn’t look big, just a single, thin room, like an ordinary forest ranger’s cabin.
But Angel’s expression became tense when he saw this wooden house.
Because through the window of the wooden house, a soft light shone from inside, dispelling the fog in the area.