Soon after noon, the sky turned gloomy. On the contrary, the Red Moon City, which was already in sight in the distance, looked eerily pale in the light and shadow before the storm.
Yun Wei felt a little uneasy.
He asked hesitantly, "Isaac, don't you feel something's not right?"
They walked along without seeing a single person. The path beneath their feet was clearly the only way from Red Moon City to the Southern Forests, and logically, there should have been a constant stream of adventurers accepting quests from Red Moon City and heading to the forest.
Upon hearing this, Isaac also stopped in his tracks. He stared at the pale fortress in the distance, his brows furrowed. "Something is definitely wrong. It's too quiet."
Not only was there no one in sight, but even the sounds of insects in nature had vanished. Only the rustling of the wind through the lush grasslands accentuated the eerie stillness.
“Stay close to me,” Isaac said, taking a huge leg bone that was tied behind his back and holding it in his hand—
This was taken from the remains of an S-class magical beast that Yun Wei had summoned before, and after being briefly tempered by Yun Wei, it now radiated a metallic glow.
Fortunately, they didn't encounter any accidents on their way to the south gate of Red Moon City. However, this precarious illusion of safety did not lower their guard; instead, it made them even more vigilant.
Yun Wei arrived at the magnificent city gate and found that the tightly closed gate was shrouded in a golden glow. Countless sacred markings representing the Lord of Glory were rising from the ground and merging into the glow of the gate, spreading outwards along the city walls on both sides.
"This is... a barrier?"
Yun Wei and Isaac exchanged a glance, and the latter nodded, saying somewhat gravely, "It's still a sealing barrier. You mentioned before that apostles from the abyss appeared underground in the temple. I think they must have released the monsters that were suppressed back then."
"You mean, the city is now teeming with abyssal creatures?"
"No, I'm afraid not. The Lord of Light's barrier can't stop the abyssal creatures. If I'm not mistaken, they should be chaotic creatures. Be careful, and don't use elemental magic lightly if you encounter them."
Isaac briefly explained to Yun Wei some knowledge about chaotic creatures, especially their characteristic of infinitely multiplying when they encounter elements of the same attribute.
Yun Wei listened attentively, memorizing every word. He nodded and suggested, "Then let's go around to the north side, following the city wall."
Isaac nodded, held the bone mallet in front of him, and took the lead.
As they rounded a concave corner, Isaac stopped Yunwei. "Look," he said, "there's a Thunder-Singing Throat by the rocks over there."
Yun Wei looked closely and saw a purple mouth the size of a bed, hovering quietly in the air about one meter above the ground.
He was taken aback and lowered his voice, saying, "Wow, it's that big?"
“Of course, it’s even more terrifying when it opens its mouth and spews out chains of lightning. Be careful, none of us are good at ice magic, it’s best to go around it.” Isaac bent down, making a stealthy movement.
"It can see us?" Yun Wei asked, somewhat surprised.
"It's mainly about sensing the seven elements. I don't know either; their invasion was so sudden back then that we haven't had a chance to study them in detail."
"I have an idea," Yun Wei said slowly, gazing at the dormant chaotic creatures in the distance. "Perhaps we could try the 'Poisonous Miasma Technique'?"
This is a level two necromancy spell, and necromancy does not belong to the seven elements of the Continent of Elements.
Upon hearing this, Isaac pondered for a moment and said, "Then let's give it a try. This section of the road is too open, and it's indeed difficult to hide."
Seeing that Yun Wei seemed a little nervous, he gently comforted him, "It's alright, it's just a lone chaotic creature. We're not afraid even if we fight it head-on."
The level of the chaotic creatures is not high, mostly equivalent to the level of a level four or five professional. The main problem is that the metallic-like skin covering the core is difficult to deal with, and their infinite proliferation characteristics caused great chaos eight hundred years ago.
Both of them are currently at the early stage of level four. Although his master's magical combat level... cough, Isaac felt that he alone could defeat the monster in front of him.
Yun Wei had no idea what Isaac was really thinking. He stretched out his hands and slowly released necromantic power towards the ground where the Thunder Throat was located.
Dark green miasma slowly rose from the ground, while the dormant giant lips remained oblivious until it was gradually swallowed by the ominous clouds. Yun Wei did not unleash the corrosive power of the miasma; he merely allowed it to completely envelop the hard, chaotic creature, blocking its perception of the outside world.
Everything was perfect, and even Isaac couldn't help but give a thumbs up.
Yun Wei breathed a sigh of relief. He looked at Isaac and asked another question, "Do they have magic crystals?"
Isaac was both amused and exasperated. Meeting Yun Wei's hopeful eyes, he shrugged regretfully: "Of course not, otherwise we would have raised them long ago." There wouldn't have been so many difficult battles.
Hope was dashed. Yun Wei pursed his lips, sighed softly, and continued walking forward dejectedly.
...
Why do they go into hibernation?
As evening fell, the two rested in a relatively safe corner of the city wall. They sat around a campfire, the light of which was shielded by bone boards, and Yun Wei was finally able to boldly ask the whole bunch of questions he had accumulated that day.
"..." Isaac fell silent upon hearing this. Although it was only for a very short moment, Yun Wei noticed it.
“Because the god who led them to invade the Dimensional Continent has been destroyed.” Isaac spoke slowly, his usually resolute eyes becoming somewhat vacant, as if lost in memories. “The Dimensional Continent is adjacent to many planes, the closest being the Chaos Plane, and eight hundred years ago, the Lord of Chaos rose from here—”
Isaac paused, then pointed to the towering fortress behind him and continued, “The Continent of Elements is like a plate, and Mount Saint Moriti is its center. The space here is the most vulnerable, which is why the Lord of Chaos chose to invade from here.”
“But this is already the southernmost point of human civilization.” Yun Wei was somewhat surprised, as he thought that most of this continent had been divided up by the three major kingdoms.
"Humans are merely a part of this continent, not its rulers," Isaac said calmly. "To the north lies the far northern wilderness, to the south the southern forests, and to the east and west stretch endless oceans... And what lies in these places that humans have never been to? Nobody knows."
This topic was too philosophical, so Yun Wei chose to skip it and started something else, "You just mentioned gods. The Lord of Chaos is a god of the Chaos Plane, and the Lord of Radiance is also a god. What... are they like?"
This time, Isaac's silence lasted even longer than before.
Just when Yun Wei thought he wouldn't answer, he heard him speak again: "Gods... are actually human, just like us, and are not invincible. Do you remember Dilis I mentioned to you? At the beginning of the war, he wasn't a god yet."
To Yun Wei, this was tantamount to Isaac indirectly admitting his involvement in the battle eight hundred years ago. No wonder he was so familiar with the chaotic creatures.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked that." Yun Wei realized he had misspoke. He remembered that Isaac hadn't wanted to talk to him about these things at the beginning.
“It’s nothing, just consider it a story I told.” Isaac shook his head slightly, indicating that the other party didn’t need to take it to heart. He looked at Yun Wei beside him with a deep gaze, “And you? Tell us your story too.”
"What kind of fair trade is this?"
The mage, who had his knees drawn up to his chest, smiled, rested his head on his arms, and turned towards Isaac, but his gaze was fixed on the blazing fire. "There's really nothing to say. My past is so ordinary that it's not worth mentioning."
“I was born on another continent, and my family was of very ordinary means. When I reached the age, I did what people of that age should do: go to school and study, until I was fourteen…”
Yun Wei hesitated for a moment, considering how to tell Isaac about the apocalypse before he traveled through time.
“Oh my God! You’re not going to keep going like this, talking to me until you’re ninety,” Isaac joked.
Yun Wei was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had casually made up an age for himself, and the other person's expression at the time clearly showed that he did not believe it.
Ha, Isaac's got a knack for bringing up old grievances.
“That’s right.” Yun Wei glanced at Isaac. “You’d better listen carefully. I’m going to check if you’re paying attention.”
Their eyes met in mid-air, and they couldn't help but smile at each other before looking away.
“When I was fourteen, a great upheaval occurred across the entire continent…” Yun Wei’s voice deepened, and his expression turned serious. “Both my parents died in the upheaval, and I became an orphan.”
Isaac looked at Yun Wei quietly. He opened his mouth, but in the end, he did not interrupt the young man who was engrossed in his narration.
“However, I gained a special ability, like the fighting spirit and magic here, a supernatural ability. I wanted to survive, and with my ability, I did it.” Yun Wei sighed. “Of course, there are always trade-offs. This ability also has side effects. After I came of age, my body stopped aging.”
After listening, Isaac sincerely commented, "It sounds like he's showing off."
Yun Wei raised his eyes again and glared fiercely at Isaac. In the firelight, the small mole next to his nose shone brightly.
"No...who wants to have a baby face after they've grown up? Besides, I'm not your cool and handsome type—" Realizing he had let something slip, Yun Wei quickly stopped talking.
He dared not look Isaac in the eye, feeling his cheeks burning from the heat of the campfire.
"I think I just heard something?"
The other party, however, showed no tact whatsoever and even persisted in their accusations.
"No way! You misheard!" Yun Wei stood up, embarrassed and angry, and walked to another corner, muttering, "I'm so sleepy, I'm going to sleep now. Goodnight, Isaac!"
"good evening."
Isaac sat there, adding more firewood to the campfire. His deep eyes reflected the firelight, as if he were in a very good mood.
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