Gates of the Myriad Realms Chapter 368
byThe rain poured down.
Lightning occasionally streaked across the clouds.
Thunderclaps boomed one after another.
The void receded on both sides.
On a deserted mountain road, a carriage suddenly appeared.
Interdimensional travel complete!
The target was nearby, so they had to return to the real world and rush over quickly.
“How much further?”
Shen Ye shouted loudly.
Eudelia waved her staff, casting a “Rain Shield” spell on him, and also shouted:
“Almost there! Turn past that mountain road ahead, and the carriage goes straight into the woods!”
Shen Ye cracked his whip.
The horses immediately changed direction, their speed not diminished in the slightest.
A whooshing sound came on the wind.
“Pursuers––they are imperial pursuers, not Descendants.” Eudelia said quickly.
She began chanting a spell, reinforcing the carriage with protection.
Shen Ye couldn’t help but look back.
He saw Xiao Mengyu standing on the carriage roof, drawing her longsword, and slashing a series of afterimages at the empty darkness, against the wind and rain.
A series of flesh-slicing sounds echoed in the distance.
Roselle Sword – Beauty’s End––
A strike from a distance, its power undiminished.
“There’s another one! A master!” Shen Ye shouted.
In fact, he was too busy driving the carriage to see clearly; he only saw a floating, shimmering title evade Xiao Mengyu’s attack.
Amidst the night rain, a voice suddenly rang out:
“Dharma Aspect Unfold––”
A phantom afterimage appeared for only an instant, then quickly disappeared.
Amidst the night rain, an irritating hum came from far to near, quickly flying to land on the carriage roof.
“Killed it.”
Xiao Mengyu said indifferently.
The humming sound vanished.
A sharp shortsword, about thirty centimeters long, floated beside her, gleaming with cold light and still dripping blood.
This sword had no hilt, its narrowest part was only three to five centimeters, and both ends were bladed.
––Flying sword!
The Roselle Sword was a mother-son sword; this flying sword was a sub-sword hidden within the blade itself. Xiao Mengyu had released it at some unknown time, and it had been quietly darting around the carriage.
No one had noticed it.
After all, it carried the power of the Roselle Sword with it.
“Where to find a soulmate in the wide world: When casting the move, the sword transforms into an intangible and invisible form, vague and imperceptible, ensuring a hit on the target.”
“––But at that time, it was already hazy.”
Xiao Mengyu flicked the flying sword with a finger.
The flying sword quickly became invisible, melting back into the night rain, its whereabouts unknown.
––The flying sword must be wandering around, ready to take a life at any moment.
Shen Ye hesitated for a moment.
He had to drive the carriage, Eudelia had to protect Norton, and now the attack power relied on Xiao Mengyu.
If there were continuous pursuits like this––
If anything went wrong, Xiao Mengyu would be in the most dangerous position.
He had to think of something…
On the carriage roof, Xiao Mengyu suddenly showed a look of attention, as if listening to something.
In the void.
The will of the Immortal Kingdom descended and was communicating with her.
“Has your mission been completed?”
“It has,” Xiao Mengyu said.
She was someone who had passed the Immortal Kingdom’s trial and had received a mission from the Immortal Kingdom in the nightmare world previously.
––Collect cosmic ice crystals.
“Your collected items?”
“Here.”
Xiao Mengyu flipped her hand, took out a box, and placed it on the ground.
The box instantly disappeared.
“Congratulations.”
“You have received the Immortal Kingdom’s reward:”
“One life-saving opportunity.”
“Explanation: In times of danger, the Immortal Kingdom will take you and those around you into an unknown space to avoid fatal disasters.”
“––You must strive for survival with all your might, and not rely on the Immortal Kingdom.”
Xiao Mengyu was somewhat surprised.
A life-saving opportunity?
How precious life was; she hadn’t expected a single ice crystal to be worth it.
Looking at it this way…
The Immortal Kingdom’s rewards were quite generous.
If she could complete more missions, wouldn’t she be able to obtain even more incredible things?
“Thank you, Immortal Kingdom. Are there any new missions? I am willing to accept new missions and do something for the Immortal Kingdom.”
Xiao Mengyu said.
Shen Ye, sitting at the front of the carriage, stiffened all over.
There were none.
Absolutely none left.
This reward was already something I painstakingly concocted; how could I dare to give more missions?
Lines of glowing small text appeared in mid-air:
“The ice crystals contain cosmic laws. Once acquired by the Immortal Kingdom, the Immortal Kingdom can link with the universe and begin to slowly acquire cosmic power, curbing the progress of destruction.”
“The cosmic ice crystals she contributed are beneficial to the Immortal Kingdom. This was a carefully considered mission issued by the Immortal Kingdom. New missions will be arranged next.”
“As for the rewards, please trouble the master to put in more effort.”
“… ” Shen Ye.
Didn’t he just come up with this reward after racking his brains?
Brother, I can’t find any more rewards!
Another line of glowing small text appeared:
“This is temporary; once the Immortal Kingdom recovers to a certain extent, there will be no shortage of rewards.”
Alright.
Let’s leave it at that.
At least he could now openly look out for Xiao Mengyu.
Shen Ye turned around and calmly drove the carriage.
The sound of the night rain grew heavier.
The carriage plunged into the forest in the dark night.
A stream of magical light flew out, erasing all traces of the battle and the corpses.
The rain.
Continued to fall.
No matter who arrived here again, they would not find that a struggle had taken place here.
Deep in the forest.
The speeding carriage gradually came to a halt.
In this secluded jungle, even the grass was half a person tall, and countless towering trees obscured the sky above.
The trees were so numerous, and the branches so dense and lush, that even the rain seemed to diminish.
“We’re here.”
Eudelia jumped off the carriage, searched back and forth among the trees, then suddenly reached out and pressed her hand against an ancient tree.
“Elder Xinciqi, you’ve worked hard these past years.”
She said.
The ancient tree let out a long sigh, murmuring:
“I didn’t expect the bloodline of Saint Violet to come to this.”
“Fate is unpredictable,” Eudelia said.
“Yes, only nature and truth are eternal and unchanging.”
As the ancient tree spoke, it slowly drew back its roots, revealing a secret passage beneath the soil.
“Thank you for your protection!”
After Eudelia finished speaking, she turned and gestured to Shen Ye.
Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu then together lifted Norton’s stretcher from the carriage and then put the carriage away.
“Let’s go!”
The group entered the underground passage.
After they had disappeared from sight, the ancient tree slowly moved again, replanting all its roots into the soil.
The jungle returned to its original state.
Only the night rain continued to fall relentlessly.
Underground passage.
Eudelia held a torch, illuminating the surroundings.
A long stone staircase stretched all the way to a teleportation array several hundred meters away.
Shen Ye and Xiao Mengyu tried to keep the stretcher steady.
Following Eudelia, they hurried forward and finally arrived at the teleportation array.
“Wait… wait a moment.”
Norton said with difficulty.
He wiped his ring, and several cloaks immediately dropped to the ground.
Eudelia stepped forward, picked up a cloak, checked its size, and tossed one to Xiao Mengyu.
“What is this?” Xiao Mengyu asked curiously.
“A high-level camouflage cloak that allows us to maintain the appearance of the undead,” Eudelia explained.
She carefully helped Norton put on a cloak.
Norton immediately transformed into a zombie.
Eudelia also put on a cloak, transforming into a dark elf.
Dark elves were originally a分支 of elves, but because of their natural affinity for undead attributes, they had an inherent conflict with other types of elves who worshipped nature.
So, Eudelia’s appearance barely changed.
Her skin just turned blue-gray, her eyes glowed with a faint red light, and a faint black mist floated around her body.
“Hurry and put it on.”
Eudelia urged.
Xiao Mengyu glanced at the cloak, then at Shen Ye:
“Why doesn’t he have one?”
“He does, he’s had one for a long time,” Eudelia said.
Shen Ye directly took out the Death Disguise Cloak, draped it over himself, and instantly became the vampire Baxter.
Lines of glowing small text immediately appeared:
“The battles in hell and the nightmare world have been forgotten by history.”
“The Baxter brothers on that ship in Purgatory were all discovered by Charlotte. After careful observation, she sent them to be reincarnated.”
“From then on, Baxter is your sole name.”
“You are just the lead singer of the Dark Rose Dance Troupe, nothing else.”
“Sing, songstress!”
Shen Ye sighed.
Alright.
What a long past.
I wonder if there’s any chance for “baby vampires” to advance now?
Seeing him turn into a vampire, Xiao Mengyu also put on the cloak, immediately transforming into a Night Wraith.
These were undead of the Shadow race with extremely powerful perception, and their appearance was generally good.
“Let’s go! Someone should be waiting on the other side.”
Eudelia said.
Several people stepped onto the teleportation array together.
Buzz––
The teleportation light flashed.
The group instantly vanished.
Undead Empire.
A border town.
In a dark cellar.
A faint light flashed.
A zombie, a dark elf, a vampire, and a Night Wraith appeared together.
“What is this place?”
The Night Wraith asked uneasily.
“Our secret base––wait, someone’s coming.” The handsome vampire said.
Outside the cellar.
A hand reached in, holding an “I love you” gesture.
Understood.
This was the暗号 of the Shadow Brotherhood!
If they needed to connect, they needed to––
“May the shadows protect you.”
Shen Ye said, extending his hand and making the same gesture.
Norton whispered a spell, broke a pendant from his neck, and handed it to Eudelia.
Eudelia held up the pendant and shook it.
A werewolf immediately jumped down from outside, scrutinizing the four of them:
“Are you the new personnel sent by the kingdom?”
Eudelia said, “Yes, but our companion is seriously injured. Do you have any––”
“No,” the werewolf interrupted her, “There’s only one rule here among the undead: if you live, you live; if you don’t, you go to hell.”
Eudelia handed over a handful of bone coins and quickly said, “We’re all brothers and sisters under the shadows. Please help us out; we’d be very grateful.”
The werewolf took the bone coins, weighed them in his hand, and sneered:
“I’ve been lurking here alone for five years, five years! Do you know how I endured it?”
“It’s certainly been tough, please make things convenient for us,” Eudelia replied.
The werewolf looked at her, then at Xiao Mengyu, and his tone gradually became frivolous:
“Bone coins are one thing––but it’s been too long since I’ve tasted a woman. Remove your disguises, let me have some fun, and then we’ll talk about saving him.”
Eudelia said angrily, “So you’re a scoundrel!”
“Yes, sick.” The vampire followed up, then gave the Night Wraith beside him a wink.
The werewolf was about to speak, but a longsword flashed.
––The whole world turned dark.
Its body fell to the cellar floor with a thud, its head flew up and was caught by the vampire.
The wolf’s head gradually transformed into a human head.
“It was also disguised with a cloak.”
Eudelia explained.
––It turned out that this werewolf was also human, but had infiltrated the undead town through disguise.
“You acted too quickly! Now the contact person is dead, and we don’t know where to find medicine, nor what to do next.”
Eudelia couldn’t help but sigh.
“This contact person had issues.” Shen Ye said.
“He did have issues. He’d been at the bottom too long, and his character was corrupted.” Eudelia said.
“I think it’s more than that.” Shen Ye said.
“How so?” Eudelia asked.
“The members of the Shadow Brotherhood I’ve met are all quite decent, prioritizing missions above all else, and very loyal to the royal family.”
Shen Ye aligned the head with the body’s neck, carefully placed it, and then asked:
“Why did you make things difficult for the four newly arrived members of the brotherhood?”
“Whisper of Shadows” activated!
The corpse’s eyes opened, and it said:
“I was waiting here for the fleeing Norton. Once they arrived, I would immediately inform my superiors and find a way to delay them.”
The few of them were all startled.
They had thought this was the last safe escape route, but who knew it also had problems.
“Why betray the royal family?” Shen Ye asked.
“Betrayal? There was no betrayal of the royal family. I merely pledged allegiance to the new king.” The corpse said.
“Did you inform your superiors?” Eudelia asked urgently.
The corpse did not respond.
“Did you inform your superiors?” Shen Ye asked.
“I did,” the corpse said.
“But this is the Undead Empire; the human new king should no longer be able to pursue us. What’s the point of informing your superiors?” Shen Ye asked.
The corpse fell silent.
“Won’t speak? Time for some re-education.” Shen Ye said.
The corpse suddenly vanished from the cellar.
Meeting Eudelia’s and Xiao Mengyu’s gazes, Shen Ye shrugged and said, “Everyone has some unique skills they don’t share, don’t they?”
“That’s ‘Whisper of Shadows,’ the divine skill of the undead race…” Eudelia whispered.
One breath.
Two breaths.
Three breaths.
The corpse suddenly shrieked:
“I’ll tell! I’ll tell!”
“We have another secret teleportation array in the next room.”
“After I notify my superiors, a large team of assassins loyal to the new king will immediately rush here to quickly ambush Norton and take his head!”
As soon as the words fell.
All of them felt a slight spatial fluctuation.
––Assassin squad!
At that moment.
Everyone’s faces changed.
Shen Ye’s gaze fell, fixed on the corpse’s hand.
The corpse’s hand unclenched, revealing a shining emblem.
A faint light flashed:
“‘Danger’ was successfully triggered.”
“The enemy dropped a ‘Pledge of Allegiance Emblem’.”
“With this emblem, it proves that you have undergone a meticulous review and are an assassin loyal to the new king.”
Time seemed to stand still.
Shen Ye’s gaze moved, sweeping over Norton.
Norton still lay on the stretcher, his expression pained, streaks of blood oozing from his body.
He then looked at Xiao Mengyu and Eudelia.
Xiao Mengyu’s hand was on her sword hilt, and Eudelia had taken out her staff.
They had no choice but to fight!
However, the opponent sent was an entire large team specifically arranged to assassinate Norton.
Could they win?
Even if they could, Norton was severely wounded.
Even if they won, the fluctuations of various spells would be enough to kill Norton!
“Bang!”
The door was pushed open.
Someone whispered, “Where’s the target?”
In a flash.
Norton, Eudelia, and Xiao Mengyu simultaneously vanished.
Even the corpse on the ground disappeared.
Only that emblem was picked up by Shen Ye, pinned to his chest, and he answered:
“I couldn’t stop them, they just ran out to the street, wanting to use the town’s teleportation array to go to other undead cities.”
Several figures quickly arrived at the cellar entrance.
Looking in, they saw mottled bloodstains on the cellar walls, as if a battle had taken place.
The werewolf standing in the center of the cellar had bloodstains on his clothes, his hand clutching his shoulder, his face showing pain, as if he had been injured.
Looking at his chest, an emblem of identification was indeed pinned there.
This emblem was just issued.
Those who received the emblem had undergone “Loyalty Branding” identification, confirming they were sincerely devoted to the new king.
The leader of the assassin squad immediately shouted:
“Quick! Don’t worry about the undead’s influence!”
“All attack, rush to the transmission point in this undead town, and absolutely intercept and kill Norton!”
The assassins roared their assent and rushed out of the hut, sprinting towards the center of the city.
In the room, only the injured werewolf remained.
The werewolf waited for a few more breaths, then suddenly jumped out of the cellar, tore off the cloak from his back, and put it into his ring.
The handsome vampire Baxter immediately appeared.
He climbed out the window on the other side and quickly fled in the opposite direction.
In the Immortal Kingdom.
Norton lay on a stone tablet.
Xiao Mengyu and Eudelia stood on either side.
“Why don’t I see Shen Ye? Is there a limit to how many people can be saved?”
Xiao Mengyu asked anxiously.
A line of glowing small text appeared before her eyes:
“That’s not the case. Shen Ye voluntarily gave up the teleportation; he has his own way to deal with the current situation.”
Xiao Mengyu immediately couldn’t restrain herself, placed her hand on her sword, and said loudly:
“But alone! How could he––”
“Trust him. He’s the one who passed the trial with you, and his mission is also complete; he also has a life-saving opportunity.”
He can also save his life?
Xiao Mengyu finally felt relieved.
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