Chapter 614 Key Clues <TOC> Chapter 616 The Golden Threads of the Void
Translator: SumTLMan
In the sky above Sleepless City, a “shooting star” streaked across the pitch-black mist, like a fleeting glimmer, vanishing in an instant.
Eventually, this “shooting star” landed at the highest point of Sleepless City, known as the Restless Clock Tower.
At the curved peak of the Restless Clock Tower, the light of the shooting star gradually became clear, revealing three people wrapped within it… to be precise, three people, one bird, and one dog.
“Angel, what was the deal with that frog earlier? It seemed to be showing you a lot of respect,” Coral asked curiously as soon as they landed.
“It was a misunderstanding; it probably mistook me for someone else,” Angel quickly dismissed the topic, his expression quite serious.
“Fine, if you don’t want to talk about it… But why did you bring this dog along?” Coral pointed to the dog held by Angel. Due to the light ball formed by her light spell swirling around her, she could clearly see that the dog was a black and white spotted puppy, not much larger than Toby. It was held by the scruff of its neck by Angel, rendering it completely immobile. Its short tail instinctively curled upwards, blocking its private parts.
Angel replied: “We need its help to find someone.”
Coral hesitated for a moment: “You mean relying on the dog’s sense of smell to find the person?”
Angel didn’t answer, his eyes somewhat obscure. He wasn’t sure if the dog had an extraordinary sense of smell like ordinary dogs. The reason he brought it along was that according to Frogg, only this dog knew the location of the Puppet Blank Bodies, as it had been following Yorkshire when he kidnapped those people.
This involved some secrets of the Nightmare Plane, so Angel didn’t want to elaborate.
However, in Coral’s eyes, Angel’s silence was an affirmation. After all, using a mundane dog to find someone could only rely on its naturally sensitive sense of smell.
On the other hand, Hilary, who had been silent all along, looked at the spotted dog with a hint of confusion in her eyes: why couldn’t she hear the sound of blood flowing inside this dog?
“Let’s not talk about anything else. We have to find Nausica as soon as possible. Otherwise… the more we delay, the less fortunate we’ll be,” Angel said, then looked at Toby: “Toby, has Lady Gloria woken up?”
Toby shook his head.
“Wake her up. I have important news to tell her,” Angel said.
Without any hesitation, Toby nodded and landed on the tower’s peak, closing his eyes as if sensing something.
Meanwhile, Coral and Hilary looked puzzled: “Lady Gloria? Are you talking about the person we’re thinking of?”
Angel gestured for silence and kept his gaze on Toby. In a short time, a figure was suddenly released by Toby from the Snowy Feather.
It was a half-awake girl, yawning and rubbing her messy hair, looking resentfully at Toby: “I just had a little rest and you woke me up, what happened?”
“Lady Gloria, please come over,” Angel’s voice reached the waking Gloria’s ears.
Gloria looked back and saw that Angel had walked to the other end of the Restless Clock Tower, away from everyone else.
Gloria glanced at her surroundings, confirming that she was still in Sleepless City. Her relaxed expression instantly became serious as she walked towards Angel. As she passed Coral and Hilary, Gloria’s cold gaze made them feel a chilling sensation.
“Angel, you’re quite something, managing to win over two girls in such a short time, one big and one small. But your taste is… mediocre,” Gloria’s voice didn’t hold back, causing Coral and Hilary in the distance to pause.
“They are my friends,” Angel briefly explained, then secretly signaled to Gloria, whispering: “Lady Gloria, I have urgent matters to discuss with you.”
Gloria paused, nodded in understanding, and with a wave of her hand, a sound-blocking barrier was set up.
“Tell me, what happened that made Toby wake me up in such a hurry?” Gloria’s expression turned from playful to solemn.
“I received news that the entire Sleepless City, engulfed by the Dark Domain, will soon fall into an interstitial space. The master of this interstitial space is called Yorkshire,” Angel spoke rapidly: “Once the interstitial space expands to the entire Sleepless City, it will be even more difficult to leave.”
“Moreover, the master of the interstitial space, Yorkshire, has absolute control over this space, and it will be very difficult for us to turn things around.”
Gloria frowned, who was Yorkshire? She still didn’t understand what the interstitial space was, nor did she know what Angel wanted to ask for. However, from Angel’s hurried tone, it was clear that the situation was extremely dangerous.
“What do you want me to do?” Gloria asked directly.
“Find my Mentor and tell him the situation I described,” Angel paused, looking at the two people outside who were puzzled by the soundproof barrier: “I originally wanted Coral and Hilary to go, but they cannot resist being possessed by parasites, so we have to rely on Lady Gloria.”
Gloria was still somewhat puzzled: “But what exactly is this interstitial space? Why is it so urgent?”
“It’s difficult to explain these concepts at the moment. However, whether it’s the interstitial space or Yorkshire, Mentor is well aware…” Angel said at this point: “If there are no accidents, Mentor is currently fighting with Yorkshire and may have been led into the interstitial space by Yorkshire, so I am in a hurry to have you go and find him.”
Gloria nodded: “Alright, but how did you learn about this information? Aren’t you going to find your Mentor now?”
“Frogg told me, and as for Frogg’s identity, my Mentor knows it too. I have some other things to do now. A friend of mine is trapped here, and I need to go find her.” Angel still spoke vaguely, but under Gloria’s suspicious gaze, Angel had to add: “By the way, the arrogant fox musician who trapped you, Gloria, has also gone to attack Mentor.”
Upon hearing this news, a raging fire ignited in Gloria’s eyes: “That arrogant fox is there too? Great! I was just looking for her!”
“Where is Sanders now, do you know?” Gloria asked hurriedly.
Angel took out the blood drop Sanders had left him: “Gloria, can you sense Mentor’s location through this?”
“Is this from your Mentor?” Gloria took the blood drop with surprise.
Angel nodded and explained the function of the blood drop.
Gloria looked at Angel with more scrutiny: “No wonder there are rumors that Sanders’ recent behavior has been leaning more towards the White Wizards. It seems that it is indeed the case.”
After speaking, Gloria returned the blood drop to Angel: “I’ve sensed Sanders’ location. I’ll go there first. Take care of Toby and yourself.”
After saying this, Gloria flew into the sky, disappearing like a wisp of smoke in the darkness.
Watching Gloria leave, Angel glanced at the Dark Domain around him, feeling inexplicably complex emotions.
Not long ago, he had obtained an important clue from Hilary’s mouth, speculating that Nausica and Gank might have been abducted by Yorkshire.
But why Yorkshire would abduct them remained an unsolved mystery for Angel.
Unable to find the answer, Angel tentatively asked Frogg about it.
Without discussing the conversational tactics and deception, Angel did get some information from Frogg: The reason Yorkshire abducted people was to cultivate them into puppet blank bodies.
The so-called puppet blank body is actually a container that has been artificially transformed to accommodate the interstitial space.
In the central interstitial space, Yorkshire has absolute control. But the monsters of the Nightmare Plane want to have the interstitial space for some special reasons, and he can control the central interstitial space only with the help of other beings in the Nightmare Plane.
To cover the entire Sleepless City with the interstitial space, multiple interstitial spaces need to merge. Having one interstitial space is already Yorkshire’s limit, so he came up with the idea of crafting containers to use humans as vessels for the interstitial space.
What Frogg meant was that Yorkshire kidnapped Nausica and Gank to cultivate them into puppet blank bodies in order to accommodate the interstitial space.
This implies many meanings, the first being the fusion of the interstitial spaces. Once the blank body is successfully cultivated, new interstitial spaces will merge into the central interstitial space, which means that soon, the entire Sleepless City will become the interstitial space.
As he told Gloria, it would be difficult to leave then.
Furthermore, once cultivated into an blank body, it means losing all will, all potential, and the ability to advance, becoming a manufactured “Pseudo-Nightmare Watcher.”
For Nausica, who wholeheartedly seeks eternal immortality, this is an absolute disaster.
So if Nausica is truly chosen to be the vessel, it’s imperative to rescue her before she becomes an blank body.
But… is there still time?
Angel looked into the distance, feeling a familiar fluctuation slowly merging with the central interstitial space. This meant that another blank body had appeared.
Hopefully, it’s not you.
Angel turned around and walked over to Coral and Hilary. Facing their curious questions, he didn’t answer but calmly said: “Nausica is in great danger now. Let’s save her first and discuss any questions later. Follow me now.”
In this race against time, Toby transformed into a giant griffin, carrying the three of them and a dog on his back. Following Angel’s direction, they vanished in a flash.
This was the direction in which the spotted dog was barking madly. Angel didn’t know whether this barking represented the correct direction or if it was just barking randomly.
But there is no other way now. To find Nausica, they can only let the spotted dog lead the way.
Whether Nausica can be saved depends on her ability to hold on.
Chapter 614 Key Clues <TOC> Chapter 616 The Golden Threads of the Void