booktalesy Chapter 4349 A Fleeting Glimpse
Chapter 4349 A Fleeting Glimpse
Chapter 4349 A Fleeting Glance
"An extra door has appeared in the Uriel instance?" Angor's expression froze. "Is it a door that can be opened?"
“You can open it.” Laplace nodded, raising an eyebrow. “Want to guess what’s behind this door?”
Angel hesitated for a moment, then guessed, "Could it be a new area?"
Laplace shook his head, his words carrying a subtle undertone: "Judging from the Wonderland's hints, it is a new area, but not entirely a new area."
……
Luigi froze the moment he saw the "door".
He vividly remembered that there was nothing here before he went to find the Sun and Moon Wizard... Why is there suddenly a door here now?
Could it be that the new area brought about by this "cloud and mist" is not directly manifested in the instance space like Murren Street, but rather corresponds to this door?
Luigi stopped speculating and prepared to go and see for himself.
As he approached, he discovered that the door was not yet fully formed; it was currently only a semi-transparent outline. A large amount of unknown energy was filling the door's skeleton, causing it to slowly solidify from a semi-transparent diffuse state.
This also confirms that the door has indeed just appeared!
According to Luigi's estimate, it might take a few more minutes for the door to be fully formed.
He stood silently beside the door, waiting for it to take shape... and while waiting, Luigi was also examining the door.
The style of the door is very simple, even crude.
It was just a piece of patched wooden board, fixed together with sheet metal to form the shape of a door.
The most peculiar thing about this door is that it is embedded in the trunk of a withered old tree, as if it has become one with the tree.
It can certainly be called: Tree Gate.
While Luigi waited silently for the tree gate to solidify, the strong winds outside continued to whip up the white mist, which had even spread throughout the entire Uriel courtyard.
Visibility had dropped to less than five meters, and everything in sight was a hazy gray-white.
Just as the thick fog was churning, Luigi suddenly heard several shouts.
The strong wind distorted his shouts, but he still vaguely grasped the direction of the sound. He turned his head and looked toward the entrance of the courtyard.
From the direction of the courtyard gate, two blurry figures, one tall and one short, appeared, walking quickly towards them. As they drew closer, their outlines gradually became clearer, and the two figures emerged completely from the swirling white mist.
The newcomers were... Blanche and Camillo.
The strong wind made Blanche's thin figure sway slightly, her small face turning pale, with only her nose appearing bright red in the cold air. Camillo wasn't in such a sorry state, but her slender figure in the fog and wind resembled an upright bamboo pole.
Seeing this, Luigi quickly invited them in.
He had originally planned to wait for the "door" to solidify and see how things went.
But seeing Blanche's bright red nose and Camillo's thin clothes, he stopped waiting and invited them into the "Traveler's Hut".
The moment I stepped into the travel cabin, its built-in ability to say "You must be tired from your journey" immediately took effect.
The skill "You've had a tiring trip" was originally described as eliminating travel fatigue.
But when Blanche and Camillo came in, they found that not only had their fatigue disappeared, but they also felt a warm feeling envelop them, instantly dispelling the cold outside.
Even inside the travel cabin, the howling wind outside was completely inaudible.
Leisure is like the safest harbor.
Blanche's bright red nose recovered at a visible speed, and she exhaled a deep breath: "This travel cabin is really effective. When can I have one too..."
Luigi chuckled and shook his head: "For you, it's unnecessary in reality, and it's not required under the Dream Crystal principle. This kind of extreme cold air is not common."
Blanche didn't speak, but kept stroking the walls of the Traveler's Lodge—this way she could see the Wonderland information about the Traveler's Lodge.
Camillo muttered to herself, "What she's really envious of isn't 'You must be tired from your trip,' but rather the skill 'Do you need a rest?'"
The Travel Cottage has two abilities: "You must be tired from your trip" and "Would you like to rest?"
"Want to rest? — Falling asleep in the travel cabin will slowly eliminate the negative energy attached to your body."
“You know about her strange illness. If this ability could be used in reality, it might be able to eliminate the negative effects of her prolonged sleep…” Camillo sighed.
Unfortunately, this is a Fairy Realm item and can only be used in Dream Crystal Plains.
Faced with others' sore spots, Luigi didn't know how to respond, so he could only remain silent and invite them into the indoor hall.
Camillo and his apprentice were familiar with the travel hut. After finding seats, they even poured themselves a cup of hot tea.
Camillo spoke first after everyone was seated together.
However, he didn't immediately talk about the situation in reality. Instead, he asked curiously, "Why is it so windy in the Uriel instance today? Is something going to happen?"
Luigi initially wanted to find a random excuse to change the subject, but then he thought about it and realized that the tree gate was right in the yard, and anyone who came in could see it.
Camillo and Blanche didn't notice when they came in, simply because the fog was too thick.
But once the fog dissipates, anyone who isn't blind will notice the extra tree gate that has appeared in the courtyard.
Thinking of this, Luigi gave up the idea of hiding it and said frankly, "Generally speaking, when there is a violent disturbance in a dungeon, it must mean that some unexpected changes have occurred here."
"Just like when you arrived as strangers, a similar upheaval occurred in the Uriel instance, and then, the Murren Street appeared."
Camillo and Blanche both showed surprise. Camillo asked, "So you mean, after this anomaly, a new area will appear? Casalan Street? Blue Dew Alley? Or the Church of Radiance?"
The names Camillo mentioned are all streets and buildings near Uriel's compound in reality.
In his view, since Murren Street has appeared, it is only natural that nearby streets would follow suit.
However, Luigi shook his head: "I don't know which area it is yet, but I feel it shouldn't be one of the streets you mentioned."
“If it’s these streets, then we can just expand outwards from Murren Street. There’s no need to create a door specifically.”
"A door?" Camillo asked, puzzled.
Luigi explained the situation regarding the tree gate.
Camillo and Blanche were both quite surprised, and even went outside to take a look.
"Really?" Camillo and Blanche walked back into the house, their eyes filled with surprise. "But that door doesn't look solid yet, and we don't know where it leads."
"It won't be long before it takes shape, then we'll know." Luigi: "But let's get back to you. Now that you're online, have you already found the truth about the evil spirit?"
After Camillo sat down, he looked at Luigi with a strange gaze: "I didn't find the evil spirit, but I found a... undead."
Luigi nodded without hesitation: "That's right, the living dead."
According to Angell, the full name of that Misty Forest instance is: The Living Dead of the Misty Forest.
The living dead refers to the "evil spirit," who is the protagonist he sent Camillo to find the truth.
"After I logged off, I went to the Misty Swamp Forest, and there I saw a knight in tattered armor wandering through the forest."
According to Camillo's description, after arriving at the Misty Swamp Forest, he immediately activated his mental vision and scanned the vast Misty Swamp Forest.
With his formal wizard-level mental power, he quickly discovered various anomalies in the Misty Swamp Forest.
There are tree hollows, skeletons, forest cabins... and some deeply hidden spirits.
However, most of these undead are earthbound spirits, hiding in very deep places, such as the bottom of swamps or underground water abysses. Although they are obviously evil undead, they have no blood aura and obviously have not killed anyone.
Therefore, Camillo simply ignored these undead.
But apart from these scattered undead, he did not find any other "evil spirits." Just then, the armored knight wandering in the forest came into his view.
He had already spotted the knight when he first surveyed the Misty Marsh Forest.
However, from a spiritual perspective, he saw the "light of life" on him, and was clearly a living person. He assumed that the man was a wandering knight who had been lost in the misty swamp forest, so he paid no attention to him.
But when he focused his attention on the armored knight again, he noticed something unusual.
He saw the knight's face through the armor.
It was a man with a purplish-blue face, grayish-white eyes, and no life. His skin also had obvious bluish-black scars. From the outside, he looked like a corpse.
However, Camillo could clearly sense a trace of life within him.
It was precisely because of this glimmer of life that the light of life shone upon him, causing him to overlook him during his first glance.
How can a living person be in a state of death?
Sensing something amiss, Camillo landed directly beside the wandering knight, preparing to investigate him thoroughly.
When Camillo took control of the knight, he vaguely sensed that there was something disharmonious about the other's body. Although it was a living person's body, he could smell a strong negative energy when he got close.
It's like a living person's body containing a dead spirit.
"A living body containing a ghost?" Luigi's eyes flashed with astonishment. "What's going on?"
Camillo shook his head: "I don't know yet, but this misalignment between body and soul, life and death reminds me of some wizards who study bio-alchemy."
Camillo once read a record of bio-alchemy, about an evil witch who put living human spirits into inanimate objects, such as books, furniture, and even rotting corpses, creating bizarre creations that she called "Chimeras".
And this wandering knight has a bit of that vibe.
It's not about putting a living spirit into an inanimate object, but rather putting an inanimate spirit into a living person's body.
Camillo guessed that the knight in front of him might be a sorcerer skilled in bio-alchemy who had modified him, turning him into a living dead.
However, this is just speculation, and Camiro has no actual evidence.
So he tried to use his mental power to scan the body of the undead knight.
If traces of artificial inlay can be detected, it can be basically confirmed that it was the work of a bio-alchemist.
"Did you notice anything wrong?" Luigi asked.
Camillo paused, glancing at Luigi with a subtle expression: "It was a problem with the human operator; it didn't scan properly, but... I did scan the text information."
“It didn’t scan anything, it just scanned… what? Text information?” Luigi was subconsciously repeating Camillo’s words, but he suddenly froze halfway through.
"What text message?" Luigi: "Is it the text message I understand?"
Camillo nodded emphatically: "That's right, it's the text box. I suddenly opened the text box in reality."
A text box opened in real life?!
Are you sure you're not joking? Luigi looked completely bewildered.
Seeing Camillo's solemn expression, Luigi reluctantly believed him...
According to Camillo, he scanned the undead knight for a long time and did not find any obvious "artificial" traces, but this does not mean that it was not man-made; it may have been a more sophisticated method.
Therefore, Camillo decided to directly access the knight's memories.
But just as his mental power entered the knight's mind, the memory was not read out. Instead, a text box suddenly appeared in front of him, and a line of words appeared.
"You have discovered the 'living dead'."
The words "living dead" are clearly marked, suggesting that they can be clicked to view.
Camiro subconsciously used eye movement to click.
As a result, the handwriting began to become blurry.
It's like ink being dropped into clear water, gradually spreading and spreading.
At the same time, even the text bar that had just appeared began to fade. Just a second before the text bar completely disappeared, Camiro saw a sentence:
"Currently...unable to...operate."
"Then the text bar disappeared, and I couldn't open it anymore." Camiro: "Even if I repeated the previous steps, the text bar would not reappear."
Camillo then intended to continue reading the knight's memories.
But it was completely unreadable; the memories within this body seemed to have become fragments.
So Camillo thought, why not read the memories of the "necromancer"?
However, Camillo was not a soul-based wizard, and despite his considerable efforts, he was unable to locate the "necromancer" and had to give up.
"Later, I temporarily confined that knight to a certain area, and then I logged on to tell you about it."
After saying that, Camillo asked with a puzzled look and full of curiosity, "Mr. Luigi, can the text box really be opened in reality?"
"If it can be opened in reality, does that mean that the power of the Dream Crystal can directly interfere with reality?"
Camillo's question is essentially: Can the powers of the Fairy Realm influence reality?
The answer is undoubtedly: Yes.
Looking at the Dark Corner where Sigismund resides and then at the Mirror World where Coleman is, one can see that the powers of the Fairy Realm not only influence reality to a certain extent, but it has also been trying to expand its influence and even wants to erode some of the powers of the real world.
But this answer, of course, cannot be told to Camiro.
However, Camiro's problems are somewhat different from those of Sigismund and Coleman.