Chapter 146 (1/2)

The surroundings were deathly silent, still looking as if nothing was out of the ordinary.

Jean drew his sword and guarded in front of Claire without a word, sensing their surroundings. Claire frowned at the seemingly peaceful surroundings, an ominous feeling arising. It unusually quiet, like the calm before the storm.

“The Dark aura is now thick!” Liu Xueqing’s expression changed. She started to lose her composure.

Right then and there, the ground below them started to rumble.

“What is it?” Liu Xueqing frowned, scanning around nervously.

“Avalanche!” Claire’s expression changed sharply. She gritted her teeth. To their left and right were steep cliffs, a natural confinement. There was an intentional ambush!

“First fly up,” Leng Linyun urged Claire hurriedly. “You take care of the Divine Princess, I’ll handle Jean.” They were the only two who could fly.

Suddenly, just as he finished speaking, a large, black five star magic formation appeared under their feet. They were right in the center! The stars glowed with a black hue creepily.

Rumble…

The sound grew louder and louder, inching closer and closer. Snow flew through the air, sharp shards of ice mixed in as it tumbled down towards the four.

Claire grabbed Liu Xueqing, prepared to fly up with her, but felt herself sinking. A powerful force was pulling her downwards. Although she tried to fly, she could not. Her energy was disappearing gradually! Liu Xueqing broke free from Claire in order to not sink too, but the force came from below her also. Just like Claire, she started to sink as her strength sapped away at the same time.

“Lingyun, Lingyun – ” Liu Xueqing called out in panic, flailing about wildly. But the person she was waiting for did not come.

“Peep Peep!” Black Feather flapped his little wings, his claws tightly clutched on Claire’s mantle as he pulled up with all his might, but to no avail. Claire continued to sink lower and lower.

“Miss!” Jean lunged for Claire’s hand. However, he too was immediately pulled down by the inexplicable power. Leng Lingyun’s eyes widened and he too reached towards Claire, but Claire disappeared before his eyes, swallowed by the five star magic formation. His grip on Claire secure, Jean was also enveloped. Liu Xueqing also sank, her gaze fixed on Leng Lingyun. He was not reaching for her, but Claire! At the same time, Leng Lingyun also felt the powerful suction force pulling him in and sapping his strength, gradually sinking down. His last thoughts were that they had been tricked, it was a trap!

Snow surged, flooding the canyon, almost filling it up entirely. Huge, sharp shards of ice glinted at the surface ominously.

After a while, the surroundings quieted down. Occasionally, small clumps of snow would fall.

The four people and the five star magic formation had disappeared.

“Haha, got rid of more of the Light Temple’s dogs,” a person draped in black laughed from atop the precipice.

“Not necessarily. Although Lord Reverend’s magic formation is very powerful, it can only teleport them to that place,” another voice said coldly.

“Tch, you always dampen my spirit. It’s not like they can walk out of there alive.”

“….”

Claire could only see a sea of black. She felt insecure, as if as if she were floating all alone.

Gradually, her surroundings started to brighten. Claire opened her eyes and was shocked.

Black trees, black ground, the place was entirely depressing. Claire looked around, but didn’t see Jean or anyone else. Even White Emperor and Black Feather were gone.

Claire clenched her fist testily, finding her strength was back. She frowned. The five star magic formation was a teleporter? And could even make people lose their power? Where was she? And where was Jean? Or Leng Lingyun or the Divine Princess?

She started to walk. The sod below her feet was wet and smelled faintly of rot.

The surroundings were cloaked with an ineffable, depressing aura. Claire frowned. For some reason, she kept on feeling like someone was watching her, but she couldn’t tell who or where they were.

“Tch!” Claire clicked her tongue with annoyance, then continued forward. First, she had to find Jean and the others.