Chapter 603 Hope in Desperation <TOC> Chapter 605 Puppet Woman
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“If you think the reason for the ‘Mysterious Object’ is not enough, you can also add the option of ‘we came here specifically to save you’,” Sanders said indifferently.
Angel’s silence and Sanders’ perfunctory response made Gloria realize that they didn’t want to answer this question.
Gloria was a sensible person, not to mention her life and death were still in Sanders’ hands, so she just raised a smile: “Then I will accept the second reason.”
The topic was brushed over with a single sentence.
Sanders neither agreed nor disagreed as he continued to study the thread issue, while Gloria looked back at Angel: “You asked me why I encountered the arrogant fox, and this story also starts when the Dark Domain descended.”
Gloria briefly recounted her own experiences.
Her encounter was actually quite monotonous: the Dark Domain descended, the entire outer city was sealed off, and when she realized she couldn’t leave, she immediately thought of using the teleportation formation to escape.
At that time, the spatial energy of Sleepless City was still close to stable, as evidenced by the fact that Douglas could open the planar passages to bring out the wizards from various organizations. So, Gloria’s idea of using the teleportation formation to leave was feasible at that time.
However, what Gloria didn’t expect was that the teleportation formation had already been boarded by the enemy one step ahead and was even being destroyed.
And the one destroying the teleportation formation was Foxx, the fox with the harp.
Gloria naturally encountered Foxx by chance when she arrived at the teleportation hall. One wanted to destroy the teleportation formation, and the other wanted to leave through it, so the battle was inevitable.
The strength of Foxx was actually only at the level of a first-level wizard. However, it possessed a Mysterious Harp, which greatly enhanced its combat power.
Although Gloria had a soul of true knowledge, her physical strength had not yet reached the wizard level. The combined strength of the two was at most equivalent to an ordinary wizard. Facing Foxx, she had almost no chance to fight back and was subdued.
The only thing Gloria couldn’t figure out was that after subduing her, Foxx didn’t kill her. Instead, it played a strange tune, raised countless threads to bind her here, and then left.
“… However, I think I understand now. It might have been planning to wear down my strength and then use these specks of light to parasitize me, turning me into one of them, which would be much more useful than killing me,” Gloria sighed. “If it weren’t for you guys, its plan might have succeeded.”
After listening to Gloria’s narrative, Angel furrowed his brow.
“So, the teleportation formation here was destroyed by Foxx? In other words, they did this on purpose. But what do they gain from doing this, are they planning to turn this place into their base?” Angel looked puzzled. He knew that the Queen had always had a vision of conquering the Wizarding World and had already established some bases, such as Hippocrates.
Perhaps there are many similar bases besides Hippocrates. However, since they have not been exposed, they must also be well-hidden.
But this time, they made a big move, directly occupying the hinterland of a quasi-large wizard organization?
“Maybe they just want to announce to the world—they are about to step onto the stage of the Wizarding World, and unfortunately, Sleepless City has become this stage.” Sanders paused: “Of course, it is also possible that, as we previously speculated, the passage just happened to appear in Sleepless City, and they were passively chosen.”
“But one thing is certain, they made such a big move, they are no longer planning to hide.” Sanders frowned: “Perhaps this is just the beginning, and they will make more moves later.”
“The shadow of the Demon God Disaster still looms over the Southern Region, and now this shadow that is no less than the Demon God Disaster, or may even be worse, has also secretly revealed its fangs to this world.” Sanders shook his head, and the future disaster was entwined above his head, not knowing whether it was a blessing or a curse.
Angel also fell silent, and no matter if it was the Demon God Disaster or the Nightmare Plane Disaster, it was the common people who suffered.
Perhaps, he should also make plans for the future of the Pat family sooner. However, the prerequisite for all this is that his own strength can protect the family.
“What are you talking about? I can’t understand some of it. Is there a crisis lurking in the Southern Region that is worse than the Demon God Disaster? You don’t mean this Dark Domain, do you?” Listening to the two mentor and apprentice sighing and talking in dumb riddles, Gloria was completely confused.
Gloria’s question was ignored by Sanders again. Since Sanders didn’t want to say it, Angel naturally didn’t dare to speak.
“Fine, if you don’t want to say it, let it be. But you can at least tell me where that arrogant fox came from, right?” Gloria: “I’ve been tormented by that fox so much, at least give me the truth.”
There was a moment of silence in the air.
After a while, Sanders said: “Wherever your true body is, that’s where Foxx comes from.”
“The Nightmare Plane? Are you saying that Foxx comes from the Nightmare Plane?” Gloria exclaimed.
Sanders didn’t respond, which was considered an admission.
Gloria frowned: “I think I understand some of your dumb riddles now. If they really come from the Nightmare Plane, those legendary-level creatures can indeed rival the Demon God Disaster.”
“I think you misunderstood; there are different regions within the Nightmare Plane. The place that Foxx comes from is more dangerous than where your true body is. Legendary level? Perhaps there, they don’t even count as pawns,” Sanders said indifferently.
Legendary level, not even a pawn?
This sentence echoed in Gloria’s mind.
If what Sanders said was true, wouldn’t the Southern Region be destroyed by them in an instant?
“Beings of that level are not something you and I can consider at the moment. If they really descend, let the World Will worry about it. It can’t possibly stand by and watch the Wizarding World be destroyed,” Sanders appeared unconcerned, but no one could guess what he was really thinking.
“I just heard you say that Foxx’s strength is only at the level of an ordinary wizard?” Sanders suddenly changed the subject and asked.
Gloria nodded, a barely noticeable greed flashed in her eyes: “If it weren’t for that Mysterious Harp, how could I have lost to a beast?!”
A first-level wizard? A cold smile appeared at the corner of Sanders’ mouth. He remembered very clearly that Foxx’s strength during the Twilight Auction was definitely not lower than a second-level wizard. Its strength had dropped an entire level in less than a year… As expected, without the nourishment of the Nightmare Plane’s aura, it was impossible for them to maintain their absolute strength.
That is to say, this is the most appropriate time to kill Foxx and Frogg. Their strength has dropped sharply, and if they stay in this Dark Domain for a longer time, absorbing the aura of the Nightmare Plane, it will be difficult to kill them once their strength slowly recovers.
Sanders reined in his thoughts and turned to Gloria: “These threads are a bit difficult to sever. I just tried using my strongest attack, but the threads didn’t even leave a trace.”
“Fortunately, these threads don’t loop. The only way now is to pull them out of your body one by one,” Sanders said: “It may be very painful, so you must endure.”
There were more than twenty threads passing through her body. Just the thought of pulling them out was unbearable.
But Gloria’s expression remained unchanged: “Pull them out. If I can’t even bear pain, do I have the right to be called a wizard?”
Sanders nodded and directly cut down all the surrounding pillars. Amidst the rumbling noise and clouds of dust, Sanders quickly pulled out the threads from Gloria’s body.
Muffled groans faintly sounded through the dust.
Angel couldn’t see the situation inside, but he clearly saw warm blood spraying through the dust. Just from the extent of the splatter, one could tell how miserable Gloria’s current state was.
When the dust settled and the haze dissipated, Gloria was seen covered in bloody wounds from the splattered blood, drenched in sweat, and half-kneeling in a pool of blood.
Her forehead veins bulged, and her eyes were bloodshot as if blood tears were flowing out.
Seeing this, Angel felt pained, but Gloria didn’t utter a sound. She just knelt on the ground, panting heavily.
Sanders cast another “Life Revival” spell. In the vibrant magical aura, Gloria’s wounds healed at a visible pace.
Before long, her skin became smooth again.
However, even though the surface wounds had healed, it would take time to recover from the significant blood loss. Gloria persisted for a while but eventually couldn’t bear it anymore and fainted.
Sanders didn’t even glance at the unconscious Gloria and turned to leave.
Angel initially thought Sanders would bring Gloria into the Gravity Garden, but it seemed he was naive in thinking so.
Nonetheless, they couldn’t just leave Gloria behind, so in the end, Toby put her inside the Snowy Feather.
Since Gloria was saved, Sanders now had only one goal left: to kill Foxx and seize the Mysterious Harp.
Angel had his own goals too, primarily finding Nausica. If possible, he also wanted to kill Hookedick along the way. So, he planned to part ways with Sanders again.
However, at that moment, Angel suddenly saw Sanders standing still at the teleportation hall entrance.
Was he waiting for him? With doubt, Angel approached.
As Angel reached Sanders’ side, he discovered Sanders wasn’t waiting for him but was staring strangely at the distant square.
Following his gaze, Angel saw a dark figure slowly emerging from the depths of the pitch-black square.
With the lingering light from the hall, Angel could clearly see the figure’s appearance.
“Is that… a puppy?” Angel wondered.
Appearing before them was the very same spotted puppy that had brought Angel nearby not long ago. Now, it was walking slowly, taking short strides.
At first, it displayed an aggressive posture towards Sanders, but when it saw Angel, it seemed to hesitate, wagging its tail and barking happily with its tongue out.
“This is the dog I encountered halfway through.” Angel pointed at it.
Sanders furrowed his brow… In his eyes, this puppy was indeed just an ordinary dog.
He had initially speculated that the dog might be the unknown Nightmare Plane creature—Yorkshire. However, it didn’t seem to be the case now.
But why did he have an uneasy feeling deep inside?
Chapter 603 Hope in Desperation <TOC> Chapter 605 Puppet Woman