443 The Space Inside the Spirit Tree, A Grave Discovery on the Other Side (2/2)

However, it also meant that it was impossible to practice agriculture in this space. Plants needed light to grow. A place under endless darkness was not suitable for plants.

”Can you turn it into daytime?”

Mark asked the ball of light.

Unfortunately, it shook in disappointment. Mark could not blame it though. Well, he might be able to find a way to modify the space inside the Spirit Tree in the future. He should take things slowly.

”Can you open a portal to the Spirit Dimension?”

Mark asked.

Knowing what he wanted from their connection, the ball of light warped its shaped into something like a large hole with a mirror in the center.

Sure enough, it was a door to a different place as Mark could see what it looked like on the other side through the mirror.

And Mark was shocked.

Like Pefile had said, a Spirit Tree growing from the Mortal World could get the attention of the Spirit Races on the other side. Thus, it would not be surprising if there would be armies of spirit races rallied to take action whenever the portal was opened.

”Move the entrance, let me see more of the other side.”

Mark said and the Spirit Tree complied.

The mirror panned around the Spirit Tree inside the Spirit Dimension.

The scene made Mark frown.

Not like it was surrounded. Rather... There was nothing.

From what Amihan and Pefile described the Spirit Dimension, it should reflect the shape and appearance of the Mortal World.

On what Mark had seen on the portal, while it did reflect the mountainous terrain where the Spirit Tree and his base was located in the Mortal World, everything else was dying.

The supposed lush green grass was dried and brown. The soil was dry and arid. The trees were lacking leaves. And the whole mountain seemed lifeless.

However, Mark found some creatures. He was not happy about it.

Each creature was as disgusting as it could be.

One of what he saw was an eight-meter humanoid blob of flesh with bluish-green skin. Its black colored blood vessels were apparent and seemed bloated. Greenish ooze dripped from its mouth and its eyes were filled with rage.

Another was a half bodied naked woman with wings. Without a doubt, this was a demon that was called Mananagal. The strange thing was that it was crawling violently on the ground with its wings that were bent in the wrong way. It was like a ferocious animal walking on fours with its arms and wings.

Aside from the two, there were also others. They were wandering around the tree and it seemed that they were here by coincidence. These creatures did not even seem to be interested in the Spirit Tree.

While Mark observed the disgusting creatures, a small creature with clear wings passed by the portal. It seemed to notice the portal and flew towards it.

As the portal could be described as an oneway mirror that allowed Mark to see outside, the little creature could not see him. This gave Mark the opportunity to observe the creature up close as it investigated the portal. Furthermore, as long as Mark did not allow it to enter, it would not be able to enter the space inside the Spirit Tree.

The creature was in no doubt... A female sylph. However, looking at her mindless behavior as it investigated the portal, the veins visible on her skin, and her pale-colored lifeless eyes, Mark knew.

”So, it's not just Earth, huh.”

Mark murmured as the unsightly truth was revealed before his eyes.

Mutagen also invaded the Spirit Dimension. Furthermore, they had it worse than the Mortal World.

For the supposedly beautiful mountain to turn into a wasteland, just how devastating were the effects of Mutagen in the Spirit Dimension?

Looking at the monsters on the other side of the portal, something clicked inside Mark...

”These appearances,” Mark said as he stared at the unsightly monsters. ”They looked similar to the infected that appeared in Eriellis.”

The Spirit Dimension was filled with beings capable of using psychic abilities and magic. Thus, Mutagen likely turned them into beings similar to those infected with Psypathogen.

”This is not a good thing, isn't it?”

Mark murmured with a grave expression.

Mutagen managed to invade the Spirit Dimension. The opposite was not unlikely to happen. If that really did happen, things on Earth would become worse than it already was.

This discovery made Mark want to know the details as to how this happened. To do that, he needed to venture into the Spirit Dimension and find survivors in that Dimension.

Who would have thought that the vacation they wanted to do on another world would become a quest for survival instead?

Mark needed to prepare for this. That was what filled his mind after he made the Spirit Tree close the portal.

”Oh, right,” Mark remembered something. ”Do you want a name?”

Mark asked the ball of light.

To that question, it bounced in the air, filled with eagerness.

”Alright, I have a perfect name for you. From now on, you're called Chiyo.”

Hearing the name, the Spirit Tree as surely glad. Then, hearing the meaning of the name, the Spirit Tree was even more delighted.

”It means Blood and Night joined together.”

It was a perfect name for a blood-colored tree that glows during the night.

After giving the name, Mark decided to return to the base. He needed to discuss it with the folklore creatures in his base, especially Pefile and Amihan.

Little did he know, this piece of news would cause Pefile, Teremillio, and Felenia to panic.