"Yeah, how could I possibly mistake my own father? What's wrong?" Fireworks looked at Zu'an with a puzzled expression.
"Didn't they say that the demonic spider could transform into other people's appearances? What if he..." Zu An thought to himself, this place is so strange, it seems to be suppressing and sealing some kind of demon. Could the middle-aged man in this cage be the target?
“That wicked woman wanted to get the secret of the Dreamland from my father, which is why she imprisoned him here. If this were her incarnation, she would have already come out to deceive us, instead of imprisoning him here.” Fireworks smiled. “If you are still worried, I will ask him some questions that only my father knows to confirm.”
As they were talking, the Dream Lord in the cage finally woke up. After opening his eyes and seeing the fireworks, his previously bewildered eyes lit up with surprise and joy. He stood up excitedly and exclaimed, "Fireworks, what are you doing here?"
"Father, I've come to save you." Fireworks, who was usually playful, had tears welling up in her eyes.
She couldn't wait to break free of the white bone cage outside and rushed straight into the other person's arms.
"My dear daughter, good, good..." The Lord of Dreams was also moved to tears.
Zu An was carefully examining the other party. He was a little worried, so he used his Eye of Truth to check him over. He was relieved to find that he could not see anything unusual.
At this moment, the Lord of Dreams also noticed his gaze and asked with some curiosity, "My dear daughter, who is this young man?"
Fireworks suddenly blushed slightly, walked over and introduced Zu An, saying, "Father, this is Zu An. I was able to come here and rescue you thanks to him this time."
The Dream Lord was immediately filled with satisfaction, and his gaze towards Zaun softened: "Indeed, heroes emerge from among the young, a truly outstanding young man!"
Fireworks said shyly, "Dad, why are you saying all this nonsense instead of thanking him?"
The Lord of Dreams laughed heartily: "My daughter has grown up and is more sensible than before."
Isabella, standing nearby, felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing her brother Zu meeting another woman's parents made her feel uneasy.
Fortunately, Fireworks noticed her and immediately introduced her, "Father, this is Isabella, the eldest daughter of the Arcadia family of the Universal Chamber of Commerce. She played a big part in rescuing you this time."
The Lord of Dreams bowed to Isabella: "I have long admired the name of Mr. Arcadia. I did not expect his granddaughter to be so outstanding. Dreamland will remember this kindness."
Isabella quickly returned the greeting: "Uncle, do you know my grandfather?"
The Lord of Dreams smiled slightly: "Who in the world doesn't know Arcadia of the Universal Merchant Guild? It's just that we've never had the chance to meet. I will definitely pay a visit to express my gratitude one day."
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Zu'an couldn't help but reveal his purpose: "Senior, we were forced here by the Demon Spider and we want to find out if there are any ways to deal with her. Do you have any clues?"
Upon hearing the words "Demon Spider," the Lord of Dreams' expression changed: "That poisonous woman has caused us so much suffering!"
He continued, "This special place is a forbidden area passed down through generations in our Dreamland. There is an ultimate formation here that can suppress and seal her, but too much time has passed, and that formation must be restarted."
"How can we restart the great formation?" Zuan asked hurriedly.
"Follow me." The Lord of Dreams stretched his limbs, feeling that he had barely recovered, and then led the way.
Zuan and his group hurriedly followed.
Soon the group arrived at a circular metal platform, which was engraved with various mysterious patterns that extended to the center of the circle, forming a dark red blood moon.
The ruby in the center of the Dream Lord's headdress lit up, and a beam of light shone onto the blood moon, causing it to glow instantly.
The dark red above had all turned into bright red, and you could even see the shimmering light, as if it were filled with blood.
A series of rumbling sounds came from the ground, as if some kind of mechanism or gears were turning.
Feeling the ground shaking, Isabella instinctively moved closer to Zaun, only then feeling a little safer.
"Come on up, everyone." The Lord of Dreams beckoned the group to climb onto the circular platform, which soon began to sink.
Looking at the surrounding walls and rocks, everyone immediately realized that this was an elevator, and probably only the Lord of Dreams knew how to open it.
As we descended, the surroundings grew darker, but a faint red glow emanated from the center of the floor, creating an eerie atmosphere.
Thinking of the strange, destructive winds that had just wafted from the bottom of the rift, Zu'an couldn't help but ask, "Senior, what exactly is that thing down in the rift?"
The Lord of Dreams shook his head slightly: "Actually, I don't know either. I only know that it has been passed down through generations that we are to protect this place. If it weren't for that witch's harm, I probably would never have come here in my life."
Zaun fell into deep thought. The Dreamland had always guarded this place, but he didn't know what it was guarding.
Is it that they genuinely don't know, or that they simply don't want to tell outsiders...?
In short, regardless of the situation, based on previous information, this region has been expanding out of control over the past thousand years.
I wonder if it was caused by the intrusion of that demonic spider.
I don't know how much time passed, but the platform finally reached the bottom, and then the door in front of us opened automatically, revealing a long passage.
The passage seemed to have its own lighting, and Zuan felt as if he were in a science fiction movie.
On the way, the Lord of Dreams was also a little nervous: "This is also my first time here. According to the ancestral teachings of the Dreamland, no one is allowed to come here unless it is a matter of life and death for the Dreamland. So the previous Lords of Dreams should never have come here. Now that the witch has slaughtered my Dreamland, it seems that we have reached a critical moment of life and death, and we can't care about anything else."
Zaun was on high alert, and Isabella distributed various defensive items to the group. They had encountered numerous dangers from the very beginning and were now extremely nervous.
Surprisingly, there were no traps or anything like that along the entire passage.
Next, they arrived at a circular room surrounded by huge curved screens, but because so much time had passed, they seemed to have lost their energy and were not activated.
The Lord of Dreams stopped on a metal pillar, which was about the height of a person, with a crystal ball-like object at the top.
The Lord of Dreams formed hand seals and chanted an obscure incantation. At the same time, he pricked his finger and dripped a drop of his blood onto the crystal ball.
The crystal ball began to light up, beams of light scattered around, and scenes from various parts of this strange region began to appear on the screens.
There was the terrifying hurricane outside, the misty sea that turned upside down, all kinds of labyrinths, and the rift valley we had just experienced.
But what's even more eye-catching are the spiders crawling everywhere and the enormous figure on the screen.
Suddenly, the demonic spider seemed to sense something and abruptly turned around to look this way. Even through the screen, everyone could feel an oppressive aura that made it hard to breathe.
The Lord of Dreams' expression changed drastically: "Damn it, she's found us! We have to activate the formation to seal her immediately, she'll find us in at most thirty breaths!"
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