When they crossed the plains, they saw a deep and gloomy pit that looked like a natural moat. It extended from the far end to the unknown depths of the darkness. It was like a line that could cut the dusk, splitting the earth into two halves.
Angor stared at the bottomless pit in confusion.
The surface, middle, and inner worlds of the fairy tale world were actually the same. He clearly remembered that this position in the surface world should be a continuous basin. Why would there be such a deep pit in the inner world?
"This is the Sunbird's Fall Pit," Sunders explained. "It's said that a legendary wizard did this when the two worlds merged."
The Sunbird was actually an atavistic version of the Flamingos.
Back in Midworld, he saw a huge number of Flamingos covering the sky and the ground. Every single Blazing Lava Bird was a half-step Adept level magical creature. When they flew over like a cloud of fire, even Adepts would intentionally make way for them.
However, Flamingos could only live in Midworld because the mana density there allowed them to reproduce. Sunbirds, on the other hand, could only live in the inner world, just like the Mountain Giant.
"It doesn't matter if the Sunbird was too strong, or if it simply coveted the Sunbird's body. In the end, it was killed by a legendary Wizard. This pit was left behind by the Sunbird. " Sunders pointed at the pit. "But since this pit is close to Dark Castle, Dark Castle took advantage of it."
Used? Angor looked at Sunders in confusion.
"You've been to Dark Castle before, haven't you? What did you see there the most?" Sunders glanced at the dark pit.
Angor took a moment to recall. "Undead creatures."
"Undead creatures must have corpses. How many corpses did you see in Dark Castle?"
He did see a lot of corpses in Dark Castle, including several mass graves. Even the "Flower Sparrow" was found in the graveyard.
However, the number of corpses was far less than the number of undead creatures.
Back in Dark Castle, he almost succeeded in creating a Mystery item because of the countless undead creatures there. That place was perfect for his alchemy.
With so many undead, there must be a corresponding number of corpses. The area around Dark Castle was filled with corpses, but the number of undead was not proportional to the number.
Angor frowned. "You're saying the pit is full of corpses?"
Sunders nodded. "That's right. The remains of the sunbird are gone, but the fire aura still lingered in the air. That's why Dark Castle used this place to dispose of the bodies. "
"There are also pipes that lead directly to Dark Castle. These pipes are used to transport the corpses. More than six hundred years ago, there was a supernatural who sneaked into Dark Castle to look for his missing lover. Regardless of the outcome, the corpse below is proof enough. "
"However, later on, there were too many corpses and the aura of the Sunbird's flames were suppressed. That's how it ended up like this."
He paused and glanced at the crater. "Speaking of which, there used to be undead wandering around here. Why are they all gone?"
Looking around, it was pitch-black, and there was indeed no aura of the undead.
"Maybe someone from Dark Castle took care of them?" Angor asked. "Now that the Twilight King is back, she should be different from Isabella, right?"
Angor once met Isabella. She was a Soul Manipulator, but her personality was completely different from Isabella's. At least, Angor didn't see any "bloodthirsty" or "bathing in the blood of innocent girls" in Isabella.
"Perhaps." "Isabelle was someone who lived a thousand years ago. She wasn't a bloodthirsty person, but she's not a bloodthirsty person. The reason why Dark Castle became so gloomy and undead was because of Isabella. "
"Let's go. We'll be in the vicinity of Dark Castle after this pit."
The crater was deep, but it was only a few hundred meters wide. As they flew over the crater, Angor could clearly feel the thick aura of death rising from below. There was also the stench of rotting corpses.
If it was a slightly weaker Extraordinaire, they would probably be affected by this dense aura of death and hallucinate. If there were undead spying on them from the side, they would definitely end up in a miserable state.
The aura of death alone was enough to tell how many people Dark Castle had killed.
Angor's expression was gloomy. He could hear countless people crying and complaining about their innocence, anger, hatred, and madness.
He was already shocked when he came back to Dark Castle, but he still couldn't calm down when he felt it again.
He knew that killing was common in the wizarding world, but Dark Castle was probably the only one who did something like this in public. Other wizards would despise them for doing something like this.
Before Isabelle's return, Dark Castle was in dire straits. Isabelle even tried to rope in Bogula, hoping to save Dark Castle by becoming his partner.
…
After passing through the Sunbird's Crater, they arrived at a forest.
However, most of the trees here were dead wood. It was pitch-black and had neither leaves nor life. When it swayed with the wind, it was like a terrifying monster, waving its strangely growing branches at you.
Walking in such an environment, Angor could feel the oppressive aura.
Moreover, a large amount of black clouds had gathered in the sky. With a loud boom, thunder roared, followed by white lightning.
Angor didn't need Sunders to tell him that they had entered Dark Castle's territory.
Since they had entered someone else's territory, they didn't keep flying. Instead, they landed and slowly walked deeper into the forest.
"Something's wrong. We're already in Dark Castle's territory, and they should notice us immediately. But I didn't sense anyone looking at me, "said Sunders with a frown.
They didn't try to hide their tracks, so they should have been noticed by now.
But now, there seemed to be no movement at all?
"It's a little too quiet here." Angor also felt something was off.
Sunders knew what Angor meant. Dark Castle was surrounded by a large number of undead creatures. When there were no living beings around, the undead creatures would not stay quiet all the time. They would either weep or whisper. They had been walking in the forest for several minutes, but they did not hear anything. The only sound they heard was the rumbling of thunder in the sky and the rustling of twigs when they stepped on it.
"Do you think this has something to do with what happened in Dark Castle?" Angor asked.
Floating Mech City's outpost couldn't contact HQ because of this. This was why they came here without telling anyone beforehand.
However, they didn't know what exactly this "thing" was.
Lawson seemed to know something about "Mechanical Beast Emperor" because Sunders heard from him that Isabelle contacted him a month ago. However, Lawson didn't tell them the truth.
They had to come to Dark Castle themselves to learn the truth.
"It's hard to say. Maybe it's Isabelle who killed the undead creatures, just like you said."
Sunders had another question in mind. Even if that was the case, she didn't have to do it so thoroughly, did she?
They kept walking.
About half an hour later, they crossed several mountains. Along the way, they saw many skeletons and highly decomposed corpses. However, they didn't see any undead creatures.
They stopped at a graveyard.
"We're not far from Dark Castle, but I still can't sense anyone from there." Sunders stomped his feet. "Something is wrong. Let's take a break. Let me check the situation."
With that, Sunders spread his spirit feelers and began to scan the area.
In fact, he could already do that a long time ago. He just didn't do it because he was in someone else's range. However, if no one from Dark Castle noticed them, something must have gone wrong.
While Sunders was doing his job, Angor sent his spirit feelers into his bracelet.
Inside the bracelet, Bobota was tidying up his clothes in front of a mirror.
Bobota looked at it a few times, but in the end, he was disheartened. He touched his ugly face, his eyes filled with sadness.
"If you don't like it, I can cast an illusion spell on you."
Angor's voice reached Bobota's ears. His body stiffened, and his originally smooth movements suddenly became somewhat sluggish. He was like a puppet, and every movement he made was extremely uncomfortable.
"Angor … Why are you here all of a sudden?" Bobota coughed to cover up his guilty conscience. "What I mean is, are you looking for me because …" Bobota suddenly realized that he was in Lucien's bracelet, so he coughed a little to cover up his embarrassment.
Bobota's voice got smaller and smaller.
Angor didn't hear what Bobota said, but he knew what he was trying to say.
"You're right. We're in Dark Castle." Bobota quickly sat up straight. "But we haven't reached Floral Sparrow yet."
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