Chapter 433 - A Mysterious Black Shadow (1/2)

Chapter 433: A Mysterious Black Shadow

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

The dwarven Magician and Red Dragon Warrior’s strange misfortune made Link extra cautious.

Cries for help traveled through the wind every now and then, suddenly closer and suddenly further away. As they got closer, the sky began darkening. The Void’s aura thickened and the Mana density shot up as well.

Link checked his stats. His Dragon Power recovery rate had reached 41 points per second.

He tapped the air lightly, and a micro-spatial detector appeared. A few seconds later, he received the result. The space is less than half the thickness of Ferde. Spatial Rends occur occasionally. No wonder Void Beasts come out.

Link continued forward. Not even 100 feet later, there was a sudden miserable cry. It was 150 feet away.

“Wah! Is there any kind soul here? Ah, I’m going to die! Ah!”

Link’s heart jumped. He flew to behind a big tree and froze. He didn’t dare to brashly use Spatial Distortion to investigate what was happening on the other side. For three full minutes, there wasn’t any new movement. Even the cries disappeared, and the forest was silent.

Link peeked out and looked in the direction of the sound.

The forest on that side was dense and pitch-black. He couldn’t see anything. The few beams of light streaming through the treetops were unable to penetrate the darkness. Faint breathing-like sounds came from the murkiness. This meant something was definitely hiding in there, but Link couldn’t see anything even when he squinted.

For the first time, Link felt his heart pound. He was completely clueless as to what was in there or what the thing could do to him. He didn’t even know if the thing had discovered him.

This was a bit of a problem.

Thinking for a bit, Link decided that the thing hadn’t discovered him. At least, it had no intention of attacking him. Otherwise, he wouldn’t still be here in one piece.

He didn’t dare to advance either but staying here wasn’t a solution. After thinking, Link decided to retreat and use a magic puppet to lure the thing out. Then, he’d at least know about the thing’s abilities.

He quietly snuck back.

Nothing attacked him. As the distance grew, the environment kept changing. Three hundred feet later, a hand suddenly snaked out of the bushes to Link’s ankle.

Link’s heart jumped. His leg jolted and, dodging the grab, he kicked out.

“Wait!” a rushed voice said. The voice was very rough with a natural stubbornness—it was a dwarf.

Link pulled his leg back and looked in the grass.

It was a short walnut tree with many leaves. Under the tree was a dark and hairy head. It was a dwarf with a full beard.

The dwarf didn’t speak. He waved at Link and then pointed at the walnut tree, clearly telling Link to hide like him.

Link bent down and realized that there was a cave under the tree. It was around four feet wide. The clay walls and trees around and above the cave were covered in starry runes.

The runes were very exquisite. They completely covered the dwarf’s aura so that Link didn’t even notice him.

Seeing that he was hesitating, the dwarf grew impatient. He mouthed the words, “Get in here!”

Link looked around. After confirming it was safe, he crawled into the hidden cave under the tree. Once inside, the dwarf put the branches back and adjusted some runes. Finally, he let out a breath and turned to Link.

“I am Magician Gaimin. Are you Master Link?”

Link wasn’t surprised. He had determined the dwarf’s identity from his Mana aura. He was at the pinnacle of Level-8 and was quite powerful. Link had thought he was dead; he didn’t expect the dwarf was hiding.

“Yes. Did you see it?” Link asked.

“No, I just saw a black shadow, but I couldn’t see what it really was.” Gaimin looked terrified. He sat onto the ground and buried his face in his hands, mumbling, “Flo died because of me…”

Link sat down too. The cave was narrow, and they were packed in tightly, so he tried to stay to the side. “Tell me what happened to you two.”

“I heard a little girl crying for help. It sounded like a Yabba, so I thought a Yabba was in trouble, so I went over with Flo. When we got to the trees, I felt danger and tried to retreat, but it was too late. It pounced!”

The bearded dwarf’s eyes were round and filled with terror. “In a hurry, I cast the Star Explosion Spell, but you saw the result. It was useless. The thing swallowed it up. In the last moment, Flo threw me over here. I hid into the bushes and used our spell to hide. Then I heard Flo’s cry… I watched him die powerlessly.”

Here, the dwarf sniffed loudly and rubbed his eyes. “It’s too scary. I’ve never seen anything like that.”

Link frowned as he pondered. He’d seen that thick black shadow too and even heard its breathing. That meant he must have met eyes with the thing.