Chapter 176
Yu Tu vaguely felt the earth shaking, as if he was at the scene of an earthquake. The earthquake was accompanied by a faint rumbling sound, like a mudslide, and there was also the faint sound of... the beating of his heart?
Yu Tu: “……?”
He tried hard to open his eyes, but all he saw was a red light. As for the heartbeat he felt before, it seemed to be coming from under him.
Yu Tu turned the leaf in confusion and first saw a gray fluffy ball, which should be Zhizhi. After standing up, he found that he and Zhizhi were pressing on Eric. Eric's brows were frowned. The fluffy ball weighing several kilograms was nestled in his chest. The sapling over one meter long was not light either. Eric must have been pressed hard by the two of them.
Yu Tu quickly jumped down and walked forward a few steps. The red color on his head also extended with him. After walking about five steps, Yu Tu was bounced up, flew over Eric, landed five steps away on the other side, and then fell face down on the ground.
The tea tree seedling, which was already a little dizzy, was completely exhausted this time. Its leaves shook and it became dizzy again.
After several minutes, the tea seedlings that were spread out on the ground raised a leaf with great difficulty, and then struggled to get up from the ground. After the last flying experience, Yu Tu Miao had learned his lesson this time. He first changed back to human form, put Zhizhi in his pocket, then carried Eric on his back and walked forward tentatively - this time he was not thrown away even after taking the fifth step.
It seemed that this strange red light was covering the three of them together, not allowing any of them to leave too far.
When Yu Tu was testing it, the rumbling sound became more violent, as if something collapsed outside.
Yu Tu tried to use his spiritual power and found that the residual demon-sealing effect was still there, but the spiritual power could still be used. He rubbed out a small ball of light with wings and let the small ball of light fly in front to lead the way for him.
They should have returned to the original room. The hole that Zhizhi dug underground was not far away. Under the illumination of the small light ball, Yu Tu found that this room was a long and narrow passage that was narrow at the back and wide at the front. Both ends were immersed in endless darkness. There was a wooden semicircle very high above the head, but Yu Tu could not sense its "material" from the arc. It was obviously wood, but Yu Tu could not sense any wood attribute at all.
When he woke up, there were only him, Zhizhi and Eric. Gu Hongying was nowhere to be seen. Yu Tu guessed that Yingying had put them in a place he thought was safe, and then returned to rescue Robert. This strange red light shield... should have a protective effect.
The vibrations under his feet became more and more intense. The wooden semicircular pattern above his head remained motionless, but the soil on the ground had begun to crack into terrifying long cracks. Yu Tu threw a ball of light into the cracks, but could not tell how deep the cracks were.
There was also a tiny crack under Yu Tu's feet, but the red light covered the ground beneath their feet, so even though they were standing on the crack, it was still as if they were walking on flat ground.
Yu Tu decided to go to find Gu Hongying without telling Eric and taking Hao Zhizhi with him.
This protective magic weapon allowed Yingying to leave safely when they were both unconscious and there was no one around to guard her. It must be a very powerful protective magic weapon. He probably doesn't have many on him. Now the situation is unclear, and the ones in danger are not them, but Gu Hongying and Robert.
Yu Tu acted immediately and walked quickly to the hole dug by Zhizhi. Before he went in, he saw a clay monster covered with strange branches suddenly emerge from the hole!
The branches on the top of the clay monster's head were covered with large clumps of mud, and it was baring its fangs and claws, looking ferocious and evil. Yu Tu was so scared that he shuddered, and an attack spell flew out instantly. The branches on the top of the clay monster's head separated from the monster, and with a "bang" they were slapped onto the semi-arc-shaped wooden top.
It seemed that the branches made of mud cracked in the middle, revealing a familiar-looking plant in the mud. This confused plant slowly slid down the wooden wall. Under Yu Tu's gaze, it trembled and raised its branches and leaves to sway back and forth, looking like it was raising a flag of surrender.
It's Robert.
To be more precise, it was Robert who was knocked away by Yu Tu.
Yu Tu: “…”
He slowly lowered his head and looked at the "clay monster" at the entrance of the cave.
The clay monster also raised one hand tremblingly and made a scissors hand gesture.
Yu Tu: “…”
Okay, he got it, this is Gu Hongying.
Yu Tu stretched out his hand and pulled Gu Hongying out of the cave, then attached spiritual power to his hand, first sucking out the moisture in the mud, and then slapped the mud shell on the top of Gu Hongying's head. With a crisp "crack" sound, large chunks of the mud shell all over Gu Hongying's body fell off, revealing a dirty mud figure - it looked very much like the scene of a beggar's chicken being shelled after being roasted.
“Tu Tu!” The dirty Gu Hongying shouted angrily, “I almost died!!!”
"It was me who almost died..." Robert, who had turned back into a human and was paralyzed in the corner of the wooden wall, protested angrily, "It was me who was beaten away!"
Yu Tu: “…”
Faced with this situation, Yu Tu was speechless. He could only drag Gu Hongying into the range of the protective shield, and then try to avoid the cracks and go to the side of Robert who was paralyzed.
In just a short while, the cracks in the ground had become bigger and bigger. Yu Tu had a dumpling in his pocket and a person on his back. Restricted by the protective shield, he and Gu Hongying could not move far away, otherwise one of them would definitely fly back.
The crack had already reached Robert's feet. Robert was so scared that he clung to the wooden wall tightly. Maybe because he was too nervous, a desert rose suddenly appeared above his head, and the red flower almost turned white.
"Wuwuwu, save me, save me———" Robert burst into tears on the spot, "Why am I not a creeper, wuwuwu———"
Yu Tu: “…”
Gu Hongying: “…”
Yu Tu tried his best to find a place in the crack that could accommodate two people, and finally moved to Robert's side with great difficulty. Just as he pulled Robert into the protective shield, the horrible crack spread under their feet.
Under normal circumstances, as long as the width of the crack does not exceed the overall width of the protective shield, even standing between two cracks will be as easy as walking on flat ground, but the premise is that the width of the crack does not exceed the overall width of the protective shield.
The crack that has spread so far is just big enough to swallow the entire shield in one gulp.
As the three people watched in horror, the crack widened, and then—
“Aaaaaaaaaah!!!!”
The red protective shield was like a bouncy ball, falling straight into the endless abyss.
*
In a messy space that seemed to have been ravaged by a strong wind, two people were confronting each other.
"Olivia——" The man covered in a black robe clenched the magic wand in his hand, "What the hell are you crazy about!"
"What am I going crazy about?" Olivia's beautiful blue eyes were filled with endless storms. "You first arrested my godson, then arrested my students, and you have the nerve to question me?"
"I really didn't know about the arrest of your students." The man in black robe said, "But your nephew Robert should have become the seed of Yggdrasil when he was born. If Gunnir hadn't come to you and made you Robert's godfather, Lord Nidhogg's plan would have succeeded long ago!"
"You're crazy..." Bella, who had landed on a slightly flat stone, tilted her head and shouted in a weird voice, "You're bullying a child..."
The man in black robes launched a magical attack at Bella, and Bella flew up as if her butt was hit by fire. She escaped to Olivia's shoulder and complained aggrievedly but loudly:
"Olivia—someone bullied the crow—someone bullied the crow—"
Livia reached out and touched Bella's head, and responded with a more fierce magic attack, burning the brim of the black-robed man's hat.
"Hand over my godson and my students." Olivia held the wand that he had not used for a long time. The gem at the front of the wand was gathering huge water elements. "My patience is limited."
"The students can be returned to you, but not Robert." The man in black robe said, "This is Robert's last chance to become the seed of Yggdrasil. Do you know how many people will die if you miss this opportunity?"
"Damon, tell Nidhogg behind you that the fate of the world should not be tied to a child." Olivia said, "He is indeed special, but why do you think he can successfully transform into the seed of Yggdrasil and grow into the world tree?"
"How many lives are you willing to sacrifice for a myth?"
"Isn't Robert the best proof?" Damon said, "Many years ago, Gunnir was loyal to Lord Nidhogg. He swore with his pious soul that he would use his life to find a ray of hope in the predicament. But later he fell in love with Sigurdlifa, and after having Robert, he betrayed the Lord! But his oath has taken effect. Robert is the ray of hope in the predicament, the seed of Yggdrasil! The last world tree!"
"I don't want to hear your excuses." Olivia raised his wand. The extremely rich water element surrounded the gemstone at the front of the wand, making people vaguely hear the echo of waves hitting the rocks. His blue eyes had turned dark gold. "It's impossible for us to reach an agreement."
The water element roared and condensed into a huge elemental wave with a terrifying sound. The light green color representing the wood element rippled from Damon's body, layer upon layer.
Both wood and water represent vitality, but when these two extremely vital elements collided, the huge amount of magic power was compressed, and there was a moment of silence, and then...
The sky is falling apart, the earth is shaking!
If this space was a mess before, as if it had been ravaged by a strong wind, now, almost everything visible to the naked eye was turned into powder. The flat stone where Bella was standing before was silently turned into ashes in the collision of magic. Bella couldn't help but shiver and silently moved closer to Olivia.
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This space could not withstand the astonishing collision of magical powers, and cracks began to appear. The cracks spread recklessly in all directions, as if to completely destroy this place.
Damon took several steps back and almost fell into the gap behind him. His voice seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth: "Are you going to die with me?"
This is the underground of the [Old Courtyard]. If it really collapses, it will be difficult for Olivia to get out alive!
Olivia's face remained cold and unchanging. "If you want the old court to collapse, everyone must work together to perish together. That's not going to happen."