Chapter 608 Outer City Center <TOC> Chapter 610 Exorcism and Discovery
Translator: SumTLMan
It was as if there was a membrane blocking the light, causing it to shift.
Angel walked step by step towards the place where the light was deviating. He casually controlled a broom that had fallen by the roadside and slowly extended it forward. The “membrane” that Angel had imagined did not appear. The broom successfully passed through the area where the light was deviating, and from a visual inspection, there was no significant loss of the broom’s energy.
However, the light did change slightly.
The streetlamp originally cast a pure white light on the broomstick, but when the broom passed through the area where the light was deviating, a hint of gray appeared on the pure white light on the handle.
The light reflected on a single handle showed two different degrees of reflection.
This was enough to show that there was indeed something unusual about the place where the light was deviating.
Angel speculated that perhaps on the other side of the light deviation, there was a special field that could absorb part of the visible light… and also block the transmission of sound?
Speculation was not conclusive, so he had to experiment for himself.
Angel cautiously extended a fingertip through the area. There was no strange feeling, and when he retracted his finger, there was still no problem.
Looking at his unchanged finger, Angel could roughly determine that the area where the light was deviating should not affect the soul.
From the inside, it could be seen that the internal area should not pose much of a problem for the physical body.
So, Angel boldly took a step forward and stepped into the area where the light was deviating.
As soon as Angel entered this area, he was completely stunned.
The previously tranquil world suddenly changed, and a chorus of singing came forth: “Praise the Queen, praise the Moonlight, praise the land soon to be conquered~”
As he had guessed, there was some kind of barrier inside that blocked the sound transmission, creating a boundary between noise and silence.
Angel turned his head, wanting to see what would happen when he looked from the inside out. But when he turned around, he found that he could no longer see the path he had come from… Behind him was a dark, foggy area.
Shark oil street lamps? Deviated light? None of it existed!
Angel tried to return, but the dark fog completely blocked his path. When he walked into the dark fog, he always ended up back where he started. Just like the edge of the Dark Domain that enveloped Sleepless City, it only allowed you to enter, but not to leave.
Since he couldn’t go back, Angel could only continue forward.
Angel intended to fly in from the sky to search for Nausica’s whereabouts. However, plans never keep up with changes. Just as Angel was about to take off, one of the people singing praises in their dance twisted their neck and discovered Angel behind them.
He immediately stepped back and shouted: “Praise Shava—”
Amidst the chorus of everyone’s chanting, a discordant voice suddenly appeared, immediately drawing the response of other parasites. In an instant, Angel was exposed to everyone’s gaze.
The praises they had been repeatedly singing changed because of Angel’s appearance.
Between “Praise the Queen” and “Praise the Moonlight,” there was now a “Praise Shava,” and while singing, they also bowed to Angel. After bowing, they consciously stepped back, leaving a spacious path for Angel.
Angel’s original plan to sneak in was forced to end because of this.
With a poker face, he was thinking about what to do next when two shadows descended from the sky and appeared in front of Angel.
On the left was the frog chanter, Frogg, wearing a small suit and brown curly hair on top of his head. On the right was a red fox, Foxx, wearing a gauze skirt.
After landing, Foxx immediately plucked the strings of her harp.
Melodious music poured out of the harp, and Frogg took a deep breath, puffing up his loose suit’s chest, and recited an incomprehensible aria with affection.
Angel forced a smile and listened to Frogg’s aria.
Clap clap clap— Angel clapped three times, smiling at Frogg with a very expressive face: “Mr. Frogg’s aria is like the moon’s radiance, brightly illuminating my heart, truly wonderful.”
This praise made Frogg very pleased, raising his head with puffed-out bubble eyes as if he had become the bright moon himself.
Angel turned to look at Foxx and, with a grin, admired her: “Ms. Foxx’s harp playing is as excellent as ever, reminding me of the Queen’s elegant face.”
These compliments greatly pleased both of them. Foxx laughed heartily, her fiery red tail covering her face, and as her tail swayed, a fragrant scent filled the air: “Your Highness Shava, as always, has a high level of appreciation.”
“That’s right, Your Highness Shava is indeed my confidant. Quack, quack. Unfortunately, in this place abandoned by the moon, there is not enough accompaniment, otherwise Frogg would surely give Your Highness Shava the highest standard performance,” Frogg’s speech always had ups and downs, just like an aria with peaks and valleys.
Angel stood to one side with a smile, nodding occasionally, seemingly responding to Frogg’s words. However, in his heart, he sighed, realizing that he would have to put on a performance again. Fortunately, he had some experience in the Wizarding World. Although his acting skills were not superb, they were not so bad that they would be easily seen through.
“I sensed Your Highness Shava’s presence earlier, the overwhelming shock almost tearing apart the entire passage. Fortunately, Your Highness Shava stopped in time; otherwise, this effort might have been wasted,” Foxx said. “Could it be that Your Highness Shava has already begun to manifest your true form?”
True form? Could it be referring to… the right hand?
Angel’s eyes shifted: “Only part of it has manifested, but it is still somewhat difficult to control. Just now, the passage was almost destroyed, so I used an astral projection spell.”
Angel spoke vaguely, but Foxx seemed to have no doubt and nodded: “That’s true. This world can hardly tolerate Your Highness Shava’s true form, so a partial manifestation is the long-term plan.”
Seeing that Foxx seemed to want to continue talking about him, Angel quickly changed the subject. He had no idea what kind of existence he was in their eyes; the more he said, the more mistakes he might make.
“You all gathered here for…” Angel deliberately dragged his voice, seemingly knowledgeable, but in reality, he used his words and gaze to convey an ambiguous meaning.
“Of course, it’s for the Queen’s Night Tour… Quack quack. Unfortunately, the Queen disdains to come to places not illuminated by Moonlight, so she sent an annoying guy instead,” Frogg said excitedly, with the tuft of brown hair on its head bouncing.
The Queen disdains to come? Angel squinted his eyes, not believing that the being in question wouldn’t covet this world. If she didn’t come, it was probably not because she disdained to do so, but because she had difficulties preventing her from coming.
“You mean the annoying guy is puppet master, Yorkshire?” Angel asked, raising his eyebrows.
“That’s him, quack. He even secretly brought along Minister Dim’s silly dog. Minister Dim must be so furious that he could run to the Moon.”
Minister Dim? Another new name appeared. While noting this name, an image of a middle-aged man appeared in Angel’s mind. Angel also knew a Dim, but that Dim was a blacksmith from the Pat estate. Presumably, this Minister Dim was the projection of Blacksmith Dim?
“Are you referring to this dog?” Angel moved aside, revealing the spotted dog wagging its tail behind him.
Foxx and Frogg looked at each other and sighed: “Yes, that’s the one. It ran away from this interstitial space not long ago, and we didn’t expect it to meet Your Highness Shava.”
Their words made Angel pause, not because the identity of the dog was finally revealed, but because they mentioned the term “interstitial space.”
“Is this an interstitial space?” Angel muttered to himself.
He knew what an interstitial space was. When he forcibly sensed the “Queen” in the Twilight Auction, the extremely luxurious banquet hall he constructed was an interstitial space.
In other words, if the interstitial space were cut off with a special technique, it would become a Nightmare Domain!
This is a natural interstitial space, and according to the records in Sanders’ —Mystery of the Nightmare Domain—, the presence of an interstitial space means there is a… half-passageway here!
As for the so-called half-passageway, Angel suddenly looked up.
Although the way out was blocked, he could still see the dark vortex in the sky.
Presumably, this was the half-passageway of this interstitial space?
Angel concealed his surprise and casually asked: “Why haven’t I seen Yorkshire?”
“That annoying guy went out to find that dog but seems to have run into a rebellious Nightmare Watcher halfway. Now he’s stuck fighting with that person,” Frogg said with a hint of schadenfreude.
Unlike Frogg’s attitude, Foxx showed a trace of concern.
The Nightmare Watcher might be referring to Mentor, right?
Angel nodded and walked forward, observing the people around him who had been parasitized with his peripheral vision, hoping to find traces of Nausica.
Unfortunately, the lighting was dim, and many people made strange movements and expressions. When Angel approached, they shrank back, making his already blurry vision even more unclear.
After thinking about it, Angel decided to go all out since he was already exposed. He asked Toby to take the oil lamp out of the space, hold it in his mouth, and act as a lamp-holding bird.
Foxx and Frogg didn’t have much reaction to Toby, who had already revealed himself at the Twilight Auction last time.
“What are your plans for the next step since you said the Queen can’t go on a Tour this time?” Angel asked while searching for Nausica and probing for information.
“The location here is good, so we should be able to stay here temporarily to recover our strength,” Foxx said.
So, they planned to turn this place into a stronghold like Bogula’s Fortress?
Chapter 608 Outer City Center <TOC> Chapter 610 Exorcism and Discovery