area51novel Chapter 363 For...Happiness
Chapter 363 For...Happiness
Chapter 363 For...Happiness
North of Great Britain.
The land breeze over the Irish Sea is unusually noisy tonight.
Standing alone on the cliff by the coast, Shi's expression was utterly calm.
The darkness of night could not obscure her vision; she could clearly see the natural scenery before her, untouched by human civilization.
She gazed intently at the scene before her, as if trying to imprint it deeply into her mind. If it were her in the past, she would have been very excited to see such a magnificent sight, but now, her heart was unusually calm.
The waves crashed against the cliffs, plunging the world into darkness. Only the distant lighthouse emitted a faint glow, like a candle in the polar night, weak yet striving to dispel the surrounding darkness. The evening breeze parted the clouds, and a beam of moonlight poured down, scattering silver light across the sea—the moon is truly round tonight.
Silently turning her gaze away from the moon, Shi slowly took a step forward.
With one step, the shadow beneath her feet suddenly rose up, lifting her body up, and her figure moved in mid-air in a strange manner.
As Lost moved forward, the waves beneath his feet seemed to be polluted by the shadows, turning pitch black, as if ink had been dripped into clear water. With each step Lost took, the seawater below him became filthy and black.
The energy of the shadows began to become unstable at this moment. The powerful energy invaded every drop of seawater and every wisp of air. Although Shi was walking alone in mid-air, black figures emerged in the shadows on the sea. They were like a large army, lined up in neat rows, closely following behind Shi.
Unbeknownst to them, these were all residents of Shadow City, and also the subjects of that ancient god in the past.
These beings have always been bound in darkness, and they have only one goal, which is also the only command given to them by the ancient gods—to protect the territory of Shadow City.
They had been silent here for thousands of years. Now that they noticed the arrival of the Lost One, all the Shadow Dwellers gathered around. The Lost One understood that they were not welcoming him, but rather the power of the ancient god that remained within him.
"My King..."
"My King..."
"Shadow City, held..."
As the shadows closed in, one could clearly hear whispers, as if they came from a distant past, or like the murmurs of countless people.
Shi frowned slightly. She ignored the strange energy that kept assaulting her mind, and she paid no attention to the whispers that tormented her hearing. She knew very well that these shadow dwellers were nothing but phantoms.
According to the Old Gods, the true inhabitants of the Shadow City had long since perished in Ragnarok. They sank to the bottom of the Irish Sea along with the Shadow City. As the seawater surged in, the entire space of the Shadow City was overturned, and no one was able to survive.
At the same time, Shi also understood that if he could see these remaining phantoms, it would prove that he was very close to the anchor point of Shadow City.
The ancient gods were not present when the Land of Shadows fell.
However, as the realm of the ancient gods, the connection between the Shadow City and the Shadow City still exists in the world. The purpose of the Lost God is only one: to find the place where the Shadow City fell, reopen the dimensional barrier of the Shadow City, and break through the barrier between it and the Shadow World.
When the ancient gods return to the divine realm, Shadow City will once again emerge from the deep sea of reality, carrying terrifying power as it soars high in the sky, just like the Sky Island of mythology.
After traveling for an unknown period of time, the turbulent sea was suddenly shrouded in thick fog. The shadow dwellers seemed to have found their form in the fog, and they broke free from the shackles of the shadows, standing upright on the sea surface, crowding around Lost as they continued onward.
"Almost there..."
"We're almost there..."
That's what the whispers said.
In the thick fog, a massive, magnificent building casts its shadow onto reality; the forbidden gate is ajar, and an ominous aura emanates from it.
Lost eyes flickered slightly. She felt as if she were in an ice cave, but she did not stop. Instead, she strode towards the huge shadow in the thick fog.
This is the fallen land of the Shadow Kingdom, and the only anchor point left by Shadow City in the real world. If it can be reawakened, the divine power of the ancient gods will surge into the real world along with the terrifying energy of the Shadow World. To awaken this city-state in another dimension, a key to open the space is essential—and she is that key.
She stopped and closed her eyes slightly.
She didn't hesitate at all, or rather, she had already made up her mind before she even came here.
Let's begin.
The whispers of the ancient god echoed in her ears. Shi reopened her eyes, then slightly raised her hands and pulled open the neckline of her evening gown. Her already alluring body became even more seductive with Shi's movements.
But what was revealed beneath the skirt was not a glimpse of spring, but rather a slightly menacing hole in the chest area.
Below the collarbone, a hole piercing through Shi's chest and back slowly appeared. At that moment, a stream of black viscous fluid, which looked like scalding tar, suddenly flowed from the wound into the seawater beneath Shi's body.
Shi's already pale face turned even paler, her breathing became slightly rapid, and an indescribable strange feeling gradually enveloped her entire body at this moment.
The feeling was like every cell in his body was constantly bursting and then regenerating; the heavy pressure from two different dimensions pressed down on him at this moment.
She clenched her teeth tightly, her pretty face contorted in agony, as if she were enduring some kind of intense pain. Black, viscous substance gushed from her chest, and the seawater beneath her seemed to boil as well, with black bubbles the size of cars rising from the seabed and bursting open on the surface.
Pulling the fallen Land of Shadows back into the real world is by no means an easy task. It can be said that what Shi is suffering now is almost the same pain the Land of Shadows experienced when it fell into the spatial turbulence.
However, under the protection of the ancient gods, Shi's body was no longer ordinary. She was no longer an ordinary life form. After being transformed into the Shadow Clan, no matter what kind of injury she suffered, as long as the divine power of the ancient gods existed, her body could still be reassembled.
But only the one who lost her can truly understand the pain she endured.
Hang in there!
"We're almost there!"
Amidst the excruciating pain, the whispers of the ancient god once again reached Lost's ears, but now she was unable to respond.
Intense pain gripped her mind; her spirit was fading, and the look in her eyes was gradually becoming vacant.
Although the power of the ancient gods could protect her body, her spirit was nearing its limit.
"lose!"
The ancient god seemed to have noticed this as well, and his voice carried a sense of urgency.
"Think of your friends, and you'll soon be living a happy life!"
He unconsciously clenched his fist.
Through the blurry vision, Tan Zhixin's face slowly emerged.
The thick fog disappeared, and the air was filled with the familiar fragrance of flowers.
A ray of morning sunlight streamed in through the window, illuminating the pristine white bed. Beside her, Tan Zhixin leaned against the headboard, quietly reading a book.
As if sensing Shi's gaze, Tan Zhixin slowly turned her head, gently raised her hand to take off her glasses, and tilted her head to smile gently.
「歆儿」
He managed to squeeze out two words through gritted teeth, and his eyes gradually regained their focus.
The thick fog twisted and turned, and a terrifying explosion came from the black depths of the sea. The space, which had been silent for thousands of years since the end of the Neolithic period, began to surge again at this moment.
The boiling seawater became even more turbulent, and the entire ocean seemed to be affected. Towering waves rose into the air, soaring into the sky in a gravity-defying manner, connecting with the dark clouds.
The shadows in the sea gradually rose, as if a huge creature hidden beneath the deep sea was slowly awakening and struggling to come to the surface.
The sea level began to rise, and black seawater continued to gush forth. The thick fog was not dispelled; instead, it twisted even more violently. The group of shadow dwellers also began to cheer, transforming into streaks of black shadows as they leaped into the seawater.
"Yes"
"That's it..."
The ancient god's whisper carried a hint of joy.
As the shadow gradually materializes, a fragmented city-state slowly emerges.
The entire city-state looked as if it had been torn apart by an unseen hand. Apart from the huge castle in the center, which barely retained its grandeur, all the other buildings were broken into pieces, and some were pulled out of the abandoned space in fragments.
"Well done, my child..." the ancient god's voice said approvingly. "You have completed the most difficult step..."
"Now..."
"Shadow City has become a reality..."
"Without the barriers of the real world, nothing in the world will be able to stop you from opening the passage to the Shadow World and Shadow City!"
The ancient god was filled with barely concealed excitement.
"Do it, this is for your and Tan Zhixin's happiness!"
A deep voice echoed in his ears, and he struggled to open his eyes.
As she gazed at the massive island city-state gradually rising from the sea, a trembling smile appeared on her face.
"ah."
The soft murmurs vanished into the thick fog in an instant, but the next moment, the island city-state that had already risen abruptly stopped in mid-air.
Then, due to the mistakes of the ancient gods, the Land of Shadows slowly began to descend.
The passage that should have connected to the Shadow World was not opened. The Shadow Kingdom, which had just descended into the real world, sank straight into the Shadow Corridor in an extremely bizarre manner and rushed towards the Shadow World.
"Shi Yuan! What are you doing?!"
The ancient god's furious roar suddenly exploded in Lost's ears.
But she didn't care anymore.
On the contrary, at that moment, she suddenly felt a sense of relief and ease.
A slight upturn at the corners of her lips, and a slight movement of her red lips.
"This is for my and Tan Zhixin's happiness..."