Chapter 602 The Spotted Dog <TOC> Chapter 604 Dog Blocking the Road
Translator: SumTLMan
Gloria was hung amidst an array of silk threads.
Her entire body was pierced by these threads, with blood continuously flowing, soaking the white threads in bright red.
Her posture was strange, similar to the people outside who were parasitized, like a puppet, as if these silk threads connected to an unknown puppet master, making her pose in a bizarre puppet-like manner.
Surrounding her were numerous specks of light. These specks of light tried to merge into her body repeatedly but failed time and time again.
Gloria gasped for breath, driving away the specks of light once more, but her soul’s true knowledge in her soul domain was getting weaker and weaker. If her true knowledge soul were to fall into a slumber, replaced by her original soul, it was likely that the specks of light would invade her in the next second.
“Ah—” A strange sucking sensation came from where her fingers were pierced.
These silk threads not only controlled her body, but they also sucked her blood at regular intervals.
Pain made Gloria’s entire body tremble again, but as she moved, the areas pierced by the silk threads on her body also expanded. The threads, sharper than a blade, cut into her flesh as she struggled, feasting on her blood and slicing her flesh.
Bloodsucking, flesh cutting, and specks of light – under the assault of these three factors, Gloria didn’t know how much longer she could hold on.
The magic source of her mental space was nearly depleted, and she was now relying on her true knowledge-level soul to hold on. However, she had already been enduring for two days, and perhaps soon, she would either be invaded by the specks of light, die from blood loss, or be torn apart by the silk threads.
Hehe… Gloria revealed a bitter smile on her face.
As a gourmet wizard, she had been captured and fallen into traps set by others; she had ventured into the abyss and escaped from the Nightmare Plane, experiencing dangers unimaginable to ordinary people. Finally, she had embarked on the path of true knowledge and taken up the banner of a gourmet wizard.
She never thought she would end up here, falling at the hands of a fox.
Felicia was still in Black Castle, and this Dark Domain blocked all communication, so she had no hope left.
No one would come to save her, right? Gloria gazed at the pitch-black void, her eyes slowly becoming hazy. She had almost no friends in the Wizarding World, and even if someone considered her a friend, they wouldn’t bother seeking a prophecy wizard to investigate her current situation, would they?
Her true knowledge soul was getting weaker and weaker, and her original soul began to stir restlessly.
Gloria knew very well that once her current body’s original soul awakened, it would be the moment she was completely obliterated. There was a moment when she thought about giving up, but she was unwilling. She had come this far through so much hardship; why should she give up?
All Gloria could do was struggle in desperation.
Even though she knew no one would come to save her, what if a miracle happened?
The duration of this bloodsucking was very long, so long that Gloria’s face had already begun to turn pale, and the threads began to show a faint pink color.
The only consolation in her mind now was that these threads had not pierced her heart, unable to drain her essence blood. Otherwise, she would have died long ago.
But even if it was only ordinary blood flowing, she was now struggling to hold on.
As she fell into a moribund state, the world went dark, and her consciousness began to sink into a frozen wasteland. At this time, she even had the mood to wonder why the fox wouldn’t just kill her.
The miracle never happened… Gloria slowly closed her eyes.
“Chirp-“
Gloria opened her eyes abruptly, like a corpse coming back to life. It seemed as if she had heard Toby’s voice? Gloria was full of doubt in her heart; could it be a hallucination before her death?
“Chirp, chirp-“
It really was Toby’s voice?! This time, Gloria clearly heard the familiar sound.
Why would Toby be here? A flash of confusion crossed Gloria’s heart, and at the same time, images of Sanders and Angel appeared in her mind… Could it be that they brought him here?
“Toby?” Gloria wanted to call out Toby’s name loudly, but her throat was pierced by a thread, and her voice was so weak that even she could hardly hear it.
At this moment, a dim yellow light lit up not far from her.
“Gloria, it seems that this time, you owe me a favor.” A magnetic voice sounded from behind the light.
Gloria struggled to raise her head, and through her disheveled hair, she saw a blurred figure. Although she had recognized the visitor from his voice, she still wanted to see if it was her hallucination.
It turned out that she was not hallucinating.
Sanders stood behind the dim light, Angel floated beside him, and Toby fluttered his wings, holding an oil lamp in his beak, flying beside Angel.
Gloria’s eyes suddenly became a little hot, and a tingling sensation surged in her nostrils.
Enduring that feeling she hadn’t had in hundreds of years, she let her disheveled hair cover her face, which was difficult to maintain a straight expression, and whispered: “I can’t believe you saw me like this. How embarrassing.”
“This pose is not bad, almost identical to the characters in puppet shows.” Sanders casually replied, his eyes examining those threads, his expression gloomy.
“Lady Gloria, are you alright?” Angel’s eyes showed concern as he stepped forward.
Gloria quickly stopped him, and in her panic, the thread in her throat moved, and blood immediately spilled from her mouth. Suppressing the pain, she said: “Don’t come any closer; these threads are extremely sharp.”
Angel stopped in his tracks, while Toby recklessly pounced towards Gloria.
Despite his small size, Toby managed to find a path through the densely woven web in the hall to reach Gloria’s side.
Toby’s eyes were filled with concern as he nuzzled Gloria’s face.
Gloria whispered softly: “Don’t worry, I’m fine.”
Although she had almost given up not long ago, now she saw hope again.
Sanders rubbed his middle finger and thumb slightly, and with a snap, a light source like the sun rose in the teleportation hall, illuminating the entire hall thoroughly.
This was a second-level trick, an advancement of the light spell, called the light source spell.
Ordinary wizards would probably learn the advanced spell, Radiant Light, and then stop. This kind of spell, besides providing illumination, has no great use; tactics like blinding an opponent’s eyes are useful against apprentices but not against wizards. It’s unknown if Sanders learned the spell to the second level advancement out of boredom or something else.
Angel silently complained in his heart, but he had to admit that with the light source spell, the hundred-meter teleportation hall was brightly lit, with no dark corners or omissions.
It was only at this time that Angel noticed the state of the teleportation hall.
More than a dozen teleportation formations were completely destroyed, and there were obvious signs of damage on the floor where the stone slabs depicting the magic formation were broken.
Other than the destroyed teleportation formations, almost everything else in the hall was intact, indicating that the teleportation formation was deliberately destroyed.
Gloria was in the center of the hall, with countless threads filling the central area, trapping her there.
The threads connected to the stone pillars in the hall; several pillars were cut in half, with broken stones piled on the ground, but the threads remained intact.
Angel estimated that the loud noise they had heard earlier was the sound of the stone pillars collapsing.
However, now was not the time to focus on these things; the most important thing was to rescue Gloria from the threads. Angel noticed that the threads passing through Gloria’s body had turned faintly red, and a large pool of blood had formed on the ground. If they didn’t save her soon, there might be an accident.
Angel saw Sanders still observing the threads, so he approached a thread not connected to Gloria, intending to try cutting it with Gravity Lines.
However, as Angel released a cluster of gray energy, the thread trembled for a moment, and then a nearby stone pillar was cut in half. The pillar collapsed with a loud bang, accompanied by dust flying.
When the dust settled, Angel emerged, his face covered in dust and dirt. Under Sanders’ cold gaze, he said innocently: “I just touched it lightly…”
“If Gravity Lines are considered light…” Sanders paused for a moment and didn’t continue.
Fortunately, this thread wasn’t connected to Gloria, otherwise it would have caused secondary damage.
“Are these threads created by that red fox?” Sanders suddenly asked.
Coughing up blood, Gloria replied: “Yes, have you seen that fox?”
Sanders shook his head: “No, I’m also looking for it.” As he spoke, Sanders casually cast a recovery spell on Gloria – Life Revival.
Surrounded by the vibrant green aura, Gloria’s wounds from the thread were mostly healed, but the threads remained, still posing a hidden danger.
At least for now, Gloria looked much better.
Gloria whispered: “Thank you.”
Sanders smiled and directly created a new mental link, adding Gloria to the link that originally only included him and Angel.
“I’ll figure out how to deal with these threads first,” Sanders’s mental waves conveyed.
As there was a thread in her throat, Gloria felt intense pain every time she spoke, but Sanders’s mental link thoughtfully solved the problem of speaking.
The only regret was that Toby was left out by Sanders.
“Lady Gloria, how did you encounter Fox?” As Sanders examined the threads, Angel asked through the mental link.
“Foxx? Are you talking about that arrogant fox named Foxx?” Gloria inquired.
Angel nodded: “Yes.”
“So it’s Foxx, no wonder there are always strange praises coming from outside, praising Foxx and whatnot,” Gloria frowned. “But with such a big commotion from the teleportation formation, why isn’t there any response from the people outside? Apart from the eerie praises, there is no one coming to the teleportation hall.”
“Lady Gloria, don’t you know the function of those specks of light?” Angel inquired.
Gloria shook her head: “I only vaguely felt that the specks of light were detrimental to me, but I didn’t know their purpose.”
“It’s a long story, starting from the descent of the Dark Domain…” Angel simply recounted the series of events that occurred after the descent of the Dark Domain.
Gloria listened intently, and after a long silence, she asked: “Since Sleepless City is almost fallen, and no one dares to enter, why would you choose to come in? Moreover, I noticed that the specks of light surrounding me left after you entered.”
Chapter 602 The Spotted Dog <TOC> Chapter 604 Dog Blocking the Road