Chapter 374 - Mysterious Realm (1/2)

Chapter 374: Mysterious Realm

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The wind from the cliff was extremely strong. Under the light from the light spell that Link had cast, they could see small wind ripples. These all pointed to the base of the cliff, as though there was a vortex sucking them in from there.

Watching as the dwarf Riel was slowly getting further and further away from them and that the demons behind them were catching up, Link bit his lip and said, “Milda, go on, we’ll jump too.”

He had never come to this place before when he played the game, but he had seen something similar on the game forums.

On the discussion boards, it was said that beneath Orida Fortress was a dwarf cavern. If you followed along one specific path inside the cavern and followed it till the end, you would reach a place called the Wind Vortex.

This vortex was a naturally occurring vortex. By going through it, one could reach a place known as the Hidden Realm.

As for what was in the Hidden Realm, the writer did not give many details. From his description, after entering the Hidden Realm, players would appear in mid-air. As for him, he had died in mid-air, killed by the birds in the Hidden Realm. The adventurer had been Level-5 at the time. The only thing he knew was that the birds’ levels were all indicated as a question mark. This meant that they were at least three levels above him.

He attempted to respawn in the Hidden Realm after dying. However, he could no longer find the Wind Vortex. Therefore, he could only respawn in the graveyard.

After him, many other adventurers also attempted to find the Wind Vortex, but none had succeeded. It, therefore, became a legend.

On the discussion boards, the player had included a map. However, the vortex shown on the map was nowhere as big as this one.

In the game, it was just a small vortex. According to the player, after jumping down, a levitation spell was activated on his body, and he gradually floated into the vortex. Over here, not only was the wind insanely strong, the jump was much bigger too. What’s more, there didn’t seem to be any levitation spell appearing.

The light spell illuminated the surroundings, allowing Link to see the not-too-distant stone wall. It was almost pitch black inside this pit, and every now and then, violent wind blasted out from the darkness as if it were reminding them that below it was empty space.

This truly was another underground space.

Link leaped forward, angling himself towards King Riel. Nana followed closely behind. In mid-air, Link waved his wand at King Riel and cast, “Spatial Shackles!”

Riel momentarily stopped in mid-air. Link grabbed Nana’s hand and instructed Princess Milda, “Hold on tightly!”

Then, he released a Vector Throw behind him. Whoosh. Energy blasted out from behind him, causing him to increase speed, reaching Riel’s side.

Under the restraints of the Spatial Shackles spell, Riel was stuck in a very funny position. He had assumed he was going to die, and in the last moments before his death, he had retrieved his alcohol flask, intending to finish the rest of the alcohol before dying. The alcohol was still flowing into his mouth when Link reached him.

Link grabbed the dwarf’s thick hand, flinging the alcohol flask aside. Then, he canceled the Spatial Shackles spell.

Riel looked at Link and was so moved that he started crying. “Waaaah, Link, Milda, waaaaahh. You guys are truly my best buddies, when I fell off the cliff, you guys actually jumped off to accompany me in death. Waaaah, to have such friends like you, it’s all worth it. My life has been worth it!”

Link was speechless.

Princess Milda couldn’t take it anymore. “Dwarf, there has never been a Magician that has fallen to his own death before!”

“Hmmm, eh what? You mean, I won’t die?” Riel suddenly realized what was happening. He immediately started clapping. “Hahahaha, I’m not going to die! That was such a fright! Where’s my booze, I’m gonna drink to celebrate!”

His hand was feeling around his belt for his alcohol flask, but it was nowhere to be found. Link had long since thrown it away.

Link couldn’t be bothered to deal with him. After falling for another short distance, he shouted, “Careful! We’re reaching the bottom!”

It was still completely black ahead of them, just like a black hole. The light from the light spell was useless in lighting up the way. The ripples in the air dude to the force of the wind were becoming even stronger, and the wind that blew past their faces was like a sharp knife, cutting deeply into their skin. Link immediately cast a Level-2 protective barrier on everyone.

Two seconds later, the four of them disappeared into the black hole. Just before they disappeared, Link heard a clear voice from behind him.

“Don’t run!”

He turned back to look and saw a vague black figure sticking her head over the top.

Shit. It’s Saroviny. She’s caught up!

Meanwhile, the four of them entered into the black hole, and it seemed like time had stopped for them.

Link embraced Nana and Princess Milda in one hand, while in the other, he grabbed on tightly to the dwarf Riel’s arm. In that instant, he felt like his mind blanked out. Besides the feeling of constantly falling downwards, he could not see or feel anything. Neither could he move his body. At some point, the light spell also winked out.

This feeling was like a ghost crushing you while you slept at night. It was very frightening.

That player’s description was nowhere near as frightening as this. Who knows if this vortex will lead to the same Hidden Realm as in the game.

After falling for an unknown period of time, Link could vaguely make out some light in front of him. It got brighter and brighter until finally, the four of them appeared high up in the sky. Beneath them was an endless sea of clouds, while above them hung the brilliant sun. Birds flew through the clouds like fish swimming through the sea.

This was exactly as was described in the game.

Link let out a sigh of relief. It seems like he had entered the Hidden Realm.

He immediately cast a levitation spell onto everyone, letting them descend slowly from the sky.