Chapter 334: Entering the Manor (1/2)

With how the manor looks from outside, one would think that there's nothing inside it. Run-down roof, walls filled with holes and moldy wooden windows. However, despite that, the architectural style of it still looked pleasing in the eyes.

Before approaching the door, we peeked through a hole first but with little light coming in from outside, we couldn't see anything. Slipping in our Transcendent Senses or even my Adaptability didn't work at all.

It's like the place was fully covered with a thick Energy Screen that nothing could pass through it.

And due to that, our curiosity was triggered at what's inside it.

With Udann taking the lead once more, he held his glaive in position before pushing the door open.

Whooosh!

As if a space devoid of any air, a huge suction force welcomed us, pulling us in together with the air we breathe.

Although we tried to resist, it happened too fast that the activation of any skill came short. Furthermore, the door closed by itself as soon as we got involuntarily sucked inside.

With my Adaptability always active, I immediately collected myself and observed our new surroundings.

Instead of seeing the interior of the run-down manor, we found ourselves in a wide square room with white walls and three identical doors to the one we entered from.

It feels like this is a separate space but there's no new notification from my system confirming it is which means this is still the Dimensional Space.

A waypoint, perhaps?

”Where are we?” Udann had a look of confusion on his face as he tried to stabilize himself. Being the first to be sucked in, he tumbled on the ground and hit himself many times over.

”Obviously, the inside of the manor. This isn't what we're expecting but… I think these doors will take us to another place in this Dimensional Space. The other manors were probably the same. Why don't we try it?” I answered and told him my current guess.

”What if we appeared in the middle of enemy territory?”

”There's that possibility but the door we entered from was already closed shut.”

I already checked it but the door has now been fixed as if it's a door from those video games where it's just a part of the background. I can neither touch nor sense it as a physical object. We can only interact with those three doors.

”… Then let's not separate.”

”I know. I'm your support. I'm useless without your offensive prowess.”

When he stabilized himself, Udann took the front again and picked one of the three doors. There's a sweat dripping from his forehead and his grip on his glaive was even tighter than before.

The energy inside him was circulating furiously, ready to erupt at a moment's notice.

Likewise, I was also preparing the Flourishing Steps. Before I let him approach the door, the unnoticeable Elemental Nodes and the Spell Nucleus were already shining on my feet. By uttering the simple Magic Trigger I set for it will activate it instantly. Even though the Source Energy existing in the surrounding wasn't Elemental Energy, the Spells can instantly convert it to attain the same effect when it was used at the World of Elements.

Udann took a breath first before putting his hand on the doorknob. At the same time as he exhaled, he pushed open the door in front of him.

Whoosh!

Like earlier, the same suction force ensued, however, we're already prepared with it and stuck our feet on the ground. Nothing was sucked inside the room except the dust from the ground and rubbles large enough for the suction force to lift.

After dodging all those by crouching down, the ground beneath our feet moved and kicked us out of the room.

When I felt that, I instantly uttered the Magic Trigger, activating the Flourishing Steps as it transported me from the interior of that plain room to at least 500 meters outside it.

I glanced back only to see that the door already closed and Udann was stabilizing himself after using a Movement Skill like me.

”You? What are you doing here?” A confused but familiar voice echoed in the distance not far from where we were ejected. But that's not all, following behind that voice, the sounds of metal clashing with another metal along with the screams of people also echoed. Moreover, the energy in the surroundings was too chaotic due to the various skills being activated at the moment.