Gatekeeper of Myriad Worlds Chapter 257

The moment the door opened.

Everything around him changed.

Shen Ye found himself not in the tunnel at all.

It was like a movie –

The surrounding scenery kept flying backward.

He saw a young man flying in mid-air, returning to the island in the lake, and talking to his classmates.

That young man was himself.

Interesting…

So he was observing what was happening to himself?

“What just happened?”

Nangong Sirui asked.

Xiao Mengyu replied, “It seems like some kind of underground restriction was activated, which caused us a short-term effect – actually, there’s no need to be afraid.”

Nangong Sirui pondered and looked at Shen Ye.

“Shen Ye, what do you think?”

He asked.

Shen Ye saw himself think for a moment before answering, “Whatever it is, let’s go and quickly dig an upward passage.”

“Okay!” Everyone responded in unison.

“But we don’t have tools,” Guo Yunye worried.

“We do! Teacher Yang Yingzhen asked me to prepare many toolkits, and there are digging tools inside.” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Everyone immediately became excited.

…No.

At this moment, Shen Ye saw a monster over three meters tall standing behind all his classmates.

He had no idea when it arrived.

Even observing all the movements in a “movie-watching” manner, Shen Ye still didn’t know how it appeared.

The monster had a woman’s head, was completely black, with a hunched back, and a beast-like figure, with its hands and feet on the ground, and faint dark mist emanating from its back.

Despite its prominence, none of the classmates reacted to its appearance.

Everyone was discussing how to dig the passage later.

Shen Ye looked at himself in the center of the scene.

He didn’t react either.

This was too strange.

Could it be that everyone couldn’t see the monster?

“Hey! There’s a monster!”

Shen Ye shouted loudly.

Unfortunately, at this moment, he was like an observer, unable to influence what was happening.

Everyone discussed for a while.

Led by Shen Ye, Nangong Sirui, and Xiao Mengyu, everyone walked back together to the collapsed tunnel.

The three-meter-tall woman followed all the way.

“Everyone, start digging, and try to dig a way out as soon as possible.”

Zhang Xiaoyi said loudly.

Shen Ye saw himself and Guo Yunye distributing various digging tools.

Just then.

The three-meter-tall woman suddenly moved.

She bared her sharp fangs and let out a thick, heavy sound:

“The seal has loosened… no one is allowed to leave…”

Six hands emerged from the black fur all over the woman’s body, paired up and formed a mudra.

In an instant –

The earth shook violently.

A vast black light permeated from underground, directly pulverizing the ground, and continued to rush upward.

Everything in its path was destroyed, turning into insignificant dust.

The students had no time to react.

Many students were swept by the black light, instantly turning into withered bones and falling to the ground.

More and more people died.

Even Xiao Mengyu was no exception.

She ran towards Shen Ye but was killed by the black light halfway, turning into a rolling corpse.

Everyone died.

Nangong Sirui, relying on the power of the Aegis, barely resisted a few blows but could no longer hold on and also died.

Only Shen Ye remained.

He let out an angry roar in disbelief:

“No!”

Lilith rushed over from the side, formed a mudra with her hands, and roared:

“Let’s escape – open the door quickly!”

Before she finished speaking –

Everything suddenly disappeared completely.

Shen Ye found himself still standing in the pile of rubble.

All the previous scenes were gone.

No one.

No black light.

No three-meter-tall woman.

Everything just now seemed like a dream.

Even the white door was gone.

Shen Ye gasped for a while, and after he had slightly recovered, he asked:

“Big Skeleton… what did you see just now?”

“You opened the white door, and then the door disappeared.” Big Skeleton said truthfully.

“No, that’s not right…” Shen Ye immediately shook his head.

So many things clearly happened.

How could the door disappear as soon as it opened?

Suddenly.

A figure flew from the passage and squatted on a protruding rock.

Lilith!

She spoke:

“Your classmates have awakened from the Six Senses Sealing Technique and are all asking where you went.”

“Okay, I’m coming.” Shen Ye responded.

Suddenly.

The ground vibrated slightly.

“An earthquake?”

Shen Ye immediately came to his senses.

This was deep inside the tomb; if a major earthquake really happened, countless people would die.

Lilith looked into the darkness and whispered:

“Don’t worry about the earthquake, what we really need to worry about is another problem.”

“What?” Shen Ye asked.

“A wave of magical fluctuations came from deep inside the tomb… it’s a very strange magic…” Lilith whispered.

“Let’s go! Let’s meet up with them first!”

Shen Ye flew back with her.

When they were close to the island in the lake, Lilith hid.

Shen Ye landed on the island.

He saw that the classmates had indeed woken up and were discussing what had just happened.

“What just happened?”

Nangong Sirui asked.

Xiao Mengyu replied, “It seems like some kind of underground restriction was activated, which caused us a short-term effect – actually, there’s no need to be afraid.”

Nangong Sirui pondered and looked at Shen Ye.

“Shen Ye, what do you think?”

He asked.

Shen Ye opened his mouth wide, speechless for a moment.

Cold sweat seeped from his forehead, his breathing became almost impossible, and his heart kept sinking, but it never reached the bottom.

No way…

Everything just now happened in the door.

Now it’s actually happening!

Dream?

Reality?

What needed to be considered now was not this point, but –

Shen Ye glanced at where the three-meter-tall woman was.

It was empty.

There was nothing.

But everyone’s words and actions matched.

“Are we really going to dig?”

Shen Ye said.

“Dig!” Everyone responded in unison.

“But we don’t have tools,” Guo Yunye worried.

“We do! Teacher Yang Yingzhen asked me to prepare many toolkits, and there are digging tools inside.” Zhang Xiaoyi said.

Everyone immediately became excited.

Shen Ye looked at everyone’s eager expressions and felt a shiver run through his body.

That attack was something they couldn’t withstand.

What to do?

“I’m going to the restroom; you guys prepare here first.” Shen Ye said.

As soon as he said this, no one paid attention to him anymore.

Xiao Mengyu even looked away.

Shen Ye’s figure flashed, and he retreated past the island, quickly finding a secluded spot.

“Lilith.”

“Here.” Lilith appeared quietly.

“Go and simulate that white light attack, and hit the crowded passage a few more times.” Shen Ye said.

Lilith said “I’m going” and disappeared from sight.

She didn’t ask anything.

From the speed she left, she seemed faster than usual.

Shen Ye’s heart churned.

– She was a god.

Perhaps with her strength, she could see the three-meter-tall woman.

But –

In the white door, in the scene he saw, she never made a move.

It wasn’t until the end that she found a way to meet up with him.

If he died, she would die too!

Shen Ye was quietly thinking when a huge roar suddenly came from outside.

The passage extending down from above was attacked again!

Lilith’s actions were truly swift!

Shen Ye’s figure moved, and he again returned to the island in the lake.

At this moment.

Everyone’s faces were filled with fear and bewilderment.

– Since there was still such an intense attack from above, it would be impossible to dig an upward passage.

Because if such an attack happened again, the passage would inevitably collapse!

“It seems we’re going to be trapped here.”

Nangong Sirui sighed.

“Unsurprisingly, that’s how it is.” Xiao Mengyu also said.

Shen Ye remained silent.

The three-meter-tall woman said –

“The seal has loosened… no one is allowed to leave…”

Now.

No one left.

Would she still attack?

Shen Ye waited for a few breaths, until a long time passed, and no black light emerged from the ground.

…It was safe for now.

Neither Mora, nor the three-meter-tall woman, had moved to kill.

It was a miracle.

Or perhaps the three-meter-tall woman simply didn’t exist.

But could he gamble?

Having already seen the outcome of everyone dying, no matter what, it’s better to believe it than not!

Shen Ye rubbed his temples and simply found a place to sit and rest.

Zhang Xiaoyi and several classmates began to discuss strengthening the fortifications on the island.

Xiao Mengyu was checking the injuries of several female classmates.

Nangong Sirui looked at the completely blocked passage, his brows furrowed.

– This kid still hasn’t given up?

Shen Ye immediately shouted, “Little Three, come here.”

“What’s up?”

Nangong Sirui walked over, asking with a puzzled expression.

Shen Ye said with a serious face:

“I have a lot of food stored here, and I don’t trust anyone else with it, fearing trouble. You’re the strongest, so you distribute it to everyone.”

Food!

This was a major issue concerning everyone’s lives.

Nangong Sirui immediately stopped focusing on the passage and nodded:

“Give it to me; no one can steal food from me.”

The two squatted there, stealthily taking out their storage tools and transferring food.

“Is it distributed at a fixed time each day?”

Nangong Sirui asked.

Shen Ye paused, then said, “No, according to the total amount, it’s divided into 136 portions, and everyone must take their share.”

“Why distribute it all at once?” Nangong Sirui was a bit puzzled.

“Because I’m worried that if there’s another collapse and it separates the classmates, some people won’t be able to get food in time,” Shen Ye said.

“Do you know something?” Nangong Sirui asked.

“I don’t know if I know or not, but everything should be done in the most secure way, at least without regrets,” Shen Ye said.

“It seems you know something; tell me,” Nangong Sirui said.

“I’m not sure, so I can’t tell you,” Shen Ye said.

The two refused to back down.

“Then let’s exchange information,” Nangong Sirui said.

“Exchange?” Shen Ye repeated.

Nangong Sirui squatted on the ground, pulled out a hand he had kept hidden in his sleeve, and showed it to Shen Ye.

– This hand of his was holding a mudra.

But what was more attractive than the mudra on his hand was –

A deep scar ran through his hand, from the wrist to the ring finger, deep enough to see the bone.

But the wound had healed, with fresh red scabs on it.

“Demonic Law Aspect · Yaksha Body Protection Seal.”

Nangong Sirui’s tone was cold, solemn, and grave: “This technique summoned the power of seven layers of Yaksha to protect me.”

“But just now, my technique and my hand were both severely injured, and the Yaksha’s magical power was completely destroyed. I thought we were in a dead end – ”

“But look, my hand has recovered.”

Shen Ye’s heart trembled.

Perhaps it was true!

The three-meter-tall woman was really nearby.

He just couldn’t see her!