130 Tiphotidis (1/2)
Chapter 130: Tiphotidis
Translator: Kris_LiuEditor: Vermillion
When Elsinore Lake got rid of the restriction of the Grand Cross in the black and white world, the space inverted and the magic lock was shattered, and its remaining pieces were still floating deeper into the World of Souls.
As the remains of the magic lock floated throughout that world, countless magic circles started to silently collapse, until a magnificent city appeared in the front, devoid of colors.
The shadow city was like the inverted reflection of Aalto, while the arrangement of the city was a total mess. Above this shadow city, there was a Grand Cross consisting of nine mysterious stars that were shining brightly.
Being influenced by the collapse of the magic lock around Elsinore Lake, this Grand Cross started to break down as well. Some kind of silver-colored fog slowly rose from beneath the shadow city, which was cold and quiet, as if it was turning this shadow Aalto into a hell where coldness and death dominated everything.
Suddenly, a pale and huge palm reached out of the ground, and each knuckle of the hand had horrifying, sharp bone spurs. Somehow, the terrifying hand broke the boundary existing between the World of Souls and the main material world and directly showed up deep in the sewers in the real Aalto.
The hand was shining with silver light. Any creature in the sewers affected by the light went crazy, like the red-eyed rats. The silver light was turning all the creatures there into filthy monsters. The ground was shaking fiercely. Lots of residents above the ground escaped from their places, screaming and crying. They thought it was a horrible earthquake.
However, it was way more terrible than an earthquake. In the sewers, when the huge, pale palm pressed itself against the ceiling, countless deep and wide gaps appeared on the ground above. Then, a humanoid monster with pale skin, red eyes, and silver goat horns on its head jumped out of the ground and landed heavily above the surface. The whole city fiercely shook again because of this horrible monster, which was tens of meters tall.
The monster’s whole body was covered with silver light, and the light was spreading like waves. Everything covered by the light turned cold.
”Stupid…” This manlike monster sneered and murmured in Infernal, the language of demons. ”What was sealed was never the previous duke. No one should trust a demon.”
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Leading two level three grand knights, four level two knights, and four level one knights, Tod entered Melzer Black Forest. Following the smell of blood, they went all the way deep into the woods.
At the place where Lucien and Wyon went separate ways, Tod stopped, ”They took different ways. The smell of the princess’ blood is in both directions.”
”Wyon went this way.” Worns, a level three knight, could detect the smell of Wyon’s blood.
”Wyon is a level four grand knight. Anatole and I will go after him.” Tod was very resolute, ”Worns, you take the other way. If you find the princess, send us a signal.”
”Please wait,” Rosan Aaron stopped Tod.
Although Tod disliked dark knights a lot, he never underestimated their special abilities. ”What do you want to say?”
Pointing at the direction where Lucien went, Aaron answered seriously, ”They can confuse us with the smell of blood, but they cannot lie to the shadow. The dark shadow told me Natasha went this way.”
”Very well.” Tod nodded, ”Then, Anatole and Worns, you to go after Wyon, and Aaron and I will follow this path.”
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Hearing Natasha’s words, Lucien did not know what to say. He sighed in his heart. If Natasha knew that he was a sorcerer, she would no longer have that impression.
After a moment, Lucien comforted her, ”Your Grace, besides me, you still have the grand duke, Lady Camil, Felicia… You still have many friends who will always support you and care for you.”
As soon as he mentioned Camil, Lucien knew he said something stupid.
”Auntie…” Natasha sounded even more depressed now, ”I was so stupid… All of these… all of it… is because of me.”
”That was an oversight… Your Grace.” Lucien tried to sound more objective, ”But it’s not all your fault.”
”It is,” Natasha answered in a low voice. ”I found out Silvia was a sorcerer apprentice a long time ago.”
”What?!” Carrying Natasha, Lucien was still running as fast as he could. Hearing what the princess just said, Lucien almost ran into a tree.