hotmtlnovel Chapter 23 The Undead Demiplane
Chapter 23 The Undead Demiplane
As soon as Da Ming finished speaking, without waiting for Mu En's response, he took Er Ming and leaped away, leaving behind only two fading shadows.
In mid-air, only Moon remained.
He looked at the huge pit below, paused for a moment, and then used his mental power to scan every corner of the pit again and again, trying to find any remaining clues.
Unfortunately, there was nothing there.
It was spotless, as if a piece of this space had been cut off from a canvas.
Moon withdrew his mental energy and sighed softly.
Just then, several streaks of light flashed across the sky and landed beside him.
An elderly man with white hair, dressed casually and holding a chicken leg, landed. His face was slightly drunk and oily. He asked urgently:
"What happened, Elder Mu?"
Moon looked at the grease from the chicken leg on the other person's face, paused for a moment, and then shook his head.
"It's nothing."
Another figure landed, a middle-aged man. Mu En looked over and subconsciously said, "Shao Zhe, you..."
Moon paused halfway through his sentence.
The middle-aged man looked at the large pit below with a hint of panic on his face, momentarily stunned. Hearing Mu En's words, he finally looked up and asked, "What's wrong, Elder Mu?"
Moon was silent for a moment, then shook his head.
"...It's nothing."
He then turned his head to look at the two figures on the other side who had already begun organizing their men, and instructed them:
"Lin'er, Duoduo, the search here is your responsibility. Remember to send more Soul Masters to check carefully, but don't force it."
"If there's really nothing to be gained, then have someone fill in the pit."
Xian Lin'er and Qian Duoduo nodded. One of them turned around and went back to the academy to call for help, while the other instructed the Soul Masters present to carry out their tasks.
Moon stared at the shocking crater below, his gaze complex. He looked around and saw that the crowd was growing larger and larger.
Whether they were Shrek Academy students or teachers, or elders of the Sea God Pavilion, they all surrounded him, just watching.
Moon frowned.
"What are you all doing gathered here?! Disperse, go back, this is none of your business."
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached the ears of everyone present clearly, carrying an undeniable authority.
The surrounding crowd quickly dispersed, not daring to linger.
Moon sighed softly, and his figure disappeared from the spot.
A moment later, downstairs at the freshmen dormitory building.
Under that old tree.
Moon leaned back in his recliner, looked up at the clouds drifting slowly across the sky, and sighed again.
Why do I feel inexplicably tired?
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Meanwhile, inside Shrek City.
Da Ming and Er Ming walked side by side on the way back. The streets were bustling with people and the sounds of vendors calling out their wares. Everything was just like usual, and the sudden explosion outside the city did not cause any ripples.
Erming, seeing that Daming remained silent, finally couldn't help but lean closer and cautiously whispered.
"Brother, do you think that commotion just now could be related to what we're looking for?"
Da Ming shook his head, his tone calm: "Uncertain."
The reason he and Erming went to the explosion site was essentially to find the mysterious power that could shield them from the God King's detection.
In the battlefield where the explosion had just occurred, he did indeed sense the aura of extreme light that erased all traces. It was very strong, and it even seemed to have reached the level of a god.
However, judging from the attributes of its power, it doesn't seem to be the one they're looking for.
but...
"Actually, it's not that we gained nothing," Da Ming suddenly said.
Erming was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "What do you mean, brother?"
Da Ming looked ahead and said calmly, "Didn't you notice? The location of that explosion was also within the area that was being covered up."
Erming paused for a moment, then his eyes lit up, and his voice became urgent:
"Could it be...?"
Da Ming shook his head, not letting him make a definitive statement: "I'm not sure if that's true, but at least I can confirm that the special concealment area is not limited to Shrek City, but will gradually extend outwards."
"This is good news for us."
Erming breathed a sigh of relief and nodded.
In any case, progress is better than nothing.
The two walked for a while longer and soon saw the two shops that had been completely renovated.
Workers were coming and going, the clanging and hammering sounds filling the air as they carried out the final decorations.
Da Ming looked at it, nodded in satisfaction, but then seemed to remember something and casually asked:
"By the way, where's Dong'er?"
Erming recalled: "Dong'er said she was going out for a stroll and would also like to visit that pharmacy to make some friends."
Da Ming paused slightly, then nodded.
During this time, he sent people to investigate the background of the boy named Jiang Ci'an and the girl named Xiao Xiao beside him.
The information was delivered quickly; it wasn't much, but it was enough for him to sketch out a clear outline.
Two orphans who lost their parents at a young age grew up relying on each other.
There was no complicated background, no hidden forces, it was clean and simple, making his previous precautions and speculations seem somewhat superfluous.
Da Ming sighed inwardly, recalling his earlier wariness and the unintentional mention of the other party's parents. He now only felt...
I'm so damn stupid.jpg
Shaking his head, Da Ming gave the order:
"Just don't bother them. Those two children are good children."
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the other side.
In a dimly lit world.
A black sun hung in the sky, emitting an eerie purple light, enveloping the entire land in a cold and strange halo.
Looking around, the world's land was uneven, devoid of vegetation, with only barren, gray-black earth and faintly visible broken skeletons in the distance.
Jiang Ci'an stood on the gray-black earth, his golden eyes gleaming as he surveyed his surroundings, especially the iconic black sun in the sky.
Undead Demiplane.
He silently confirmed the name of the place in his mind.
This is a private dimension that Electrox created to research a certain necromancy.
His presence here indicates that his plan, at least the part that led to Electrolux's early arrival, has truly succeeded.
He made the right bet.
Jiang Ci'an felt a slight surge of excitement, but the next moment, an old and calm voice rang in his ears.
"Young friend?"
Jiang Ci'an snapped out of her daze, turned around, faced the gray figure, and bowed respectfully.
"Thank you for saving me, senior."
Electrolux looked at him, shook his head, and chuckled softly:
"I should be thanking you."
He raised his hand, and the ball of life-gold sealed by golden chains appeared in his palm.
"If you hadn't used high temperature to stimulate the powerful life energy of the living metal, I wouldn't have been able to be attracted, let alone regain some of my physical form as I am now."
"It wasn't me who saved you, it was you who saved yourself."