A moment later, Angor left the cave.
He didn't get much useful information from Flowey. Flowey had forgotten a lot of things. She only remembered that she had a big brother. And that the place where she lived was very cold.
Apart from that, all her other memories were gone. She didn't know why she came to Otherworld, or why she died here.
Angor didn't want to know if she really forgot or just didn't want to remember.
Apart from the cold weather, Angor was not completely clueless. At least, the bird with the peacock feather was a clue. The bird was probably a species unique to Otherworld. He didn't see anything like that before. Maybe he could tell where Flowey used to live from the bird's appearance.
Angor opened the gate of the graveyard and walked out.
The long, winding road led to the majestic castle on top of the mountain in the distance. On both sides of the road were forests filled with shadows. From time to time, Angor could hear someone crying.
On the damp, bloody ground, there were rows of shallow footprints that extended all the way to the end of the road. If Angor wasn't mistaken, these were Shadow's footprints. Like Angor, he chose the shortest path.
The closer he got to the top of the mountain, the more oppressive the atmosphere became. The sky was filled with shifting dark clouds. Lightning snakes were hiding among them. Occasionally, they would poke their heads out of the clouds, which looked like the omen of a coming storm.
Angor felt more and more uneasy as he walked further.
The pitch-black castle under the lightning and thunder seemed to have transformed into a brutal demon god holding a trident. It was staring at him, the lone traveler, with greedy and bloodthirsty eyes, and it was sharpening its blade, waiting to attack.
Angor's heart was already racing. Now that he heard more and more crying in the forest, he felt even more pressure.
He was so frustrated that he wanted to rush into the forest and fight those undead creatures.
When he reached the iron bars outside the castle, his uneasiness reached its peak. There didn't seem to be anything unusual behind the bars. However, the calmness made him even more uneasy.
Angor even had the urge to turn around and run.
But just as he turned around, his heart skipped a beat. The path he had taken was already filled with undead. At a glance, there were more than hundreds of thousands of undead. There were definitely tens of thousands at the very end!
These undead creatures were all naked. Even if they didn't see Angor, Angor still shivered when he sensed their strong resentment.
Crack!
Suddenly, the sound of metal colliding came from behind him.
Angor felt a chill down his spine and slowly turned around. The lock on the outer iron gate of the castle was unlocked by someone and fell to the ground.
Was he discovered by the Dark Castle?
He tried to take a step back, only to see a gust of cold wind coming at him. The undead creatures were gathering in front of Dark Castle.
At the same time, the iron gate of the castle moved by itself without any wind. With a swoosh, it opened wide.
There was no doubt that he had been discovered.
He didn't know how he was discovered. Even Tree Spirit had to spend a lot of effort to find him when he was using Infinite Reticence. Did Dark Castle have another powerful being like Tree Spirit who could see everything around them?
Since he couldn't figure it out, he decided not to think about it. Since he had been discovered, he might as well follow his master's wishes and enter.
When he made up his mind, Angor's anxious heart suddenly calmed down. Since Shadow was such a cautious person and dared to break into Dark Castle alone, most of what he said must be true.
For now, he could only trust Shadow's judgment. Dark Castle wizards and above wouldn't do anything.
With that in mind, Angor stepped through the iron gate. Behind the iron gate was a small path about ten meters long, which led to the main hall of the castle.
Angor glanced around to see if he could find Shadow's footprints.
Soon, he saw a row of familiar footprints on the right side of the path. He didn't know where the footprints led, but it was definitely not the main hall.
He considered for a moment and decided to follow the footprints to see what was going on.
When passing by the shade of a large tree, Angor dispelled Infinite Reticence. A model appeared in his mind and filled it with nightmare energy. Another "Angor" separated from his body.
As soon as the "Angor" appeared, Angor activated Infinite Reticence again.
Angor used the "Angor" as bait while he hid behind the "Angor". He didn't know whether Infinite Reticence was discovered or not, but he didn't think so. As far as he knew, Isabella was the ruler of Dark Castle. She was only a level-2 wizard who hadn't become a truth-finder yet. Isabella shouldn't be able to see through Infinite Reticence from such a long distance.
Angor could only speculate that it was some small detail that gave him away. In that case, if his guess was correct, then he could use the illusion as bait to attract attention while he re-entered the Boundless Silence. He should be able to achieve a certain degree of concealment.
"Angor" made an "I'm not going to hide anyway" expression and dispelled Infinite Reticence. Then, he walked toward the other side of Dark Castle while observing the footprints.
Angor stayed hidden behind the "Tree Spirit". Even if Tree Spirit saw him, the "Tree Spirit" wouldn't be able to locate him because he overlapped with the "Angor" illusion.
A small mistake could lead to a huge error. As long as there was a slight error, there would be much more room for him to manipulate.
Following the footprints, Angor arrived at the side of Dark Castle.
Ever since he entered Dark Castle, he could still feel the oppressive atmosphere, but he didn't feel as pressured as before. He didn't know why. Maybe it was because there weren't any undead creatures around.
At the end of the footprints was a drainage pipe that went from the top to the bottom. He looked up and saw a window on the third level of the pipe was open. The golden curtains were fluttering in the wind, which made a loud noise.
The footprints disappeared here. Could it be that the shadow climbed up the drainage pipe?
But normally speaking, every brick, tile, and soil in a wizard's residence should have some sort of defensive effect. Someone couldn't have climbed all the way up to the third floor.
Angor tried touching the wall with his "Shadow".
He sensed a weak mana feedback.
There was a magic array inside the wall, but it was weak. There was only a little bit of mana left. Did someone shut down the magic array?
Angor remembered Shadow saying that he came to Dark Castle to steal something as a test between his teacher and Isabella. All wizard-level traps in Dark Castle would be shut down, and all available wizard-level forces would be hidden away. Only a few apprentices would be able to stop him.
If that was the case, it made sense that the magic array inside the wall was shut down.
But just in case, Angor decided to let his "Shadow" climb up the pipe first. When the "Shadow" slowly reached the window on the third floor, Angor followed.
When he looked at the open window of the corridor, he sensed energy ripples coming from somewhere.
Something was hiding behind the window. Either the "Shadow" was too weak, or the "Shadow" was pretending to be weak. Either way, Angor had to be careful.
Using his "Shadow" was the best option.
As long as Sunders fused with the Nightmare Domain, his illusionary skills would be greatly improved. For example, the beautiful illusion Angor created for Flowey could make her feel everything was real. The wind outside the window, the dolls in her arms, the interesting fairy tales … Even if Flowey was only a soul, she could still feel what Angor was trying to tell her.
This was similar to the online gaming novels Angor read on his hologram tablet. Everything he saw and felt was real. However, the holographic simulation in the novel could even stimulate the senses, such as taste, smell, and even the pleasure of fishing in the brothel could be completely simulated. Angor had not reached that level yet. At most, he could only make people feel the touch.
However, he wasn't going to create a virtual world, so it wasn't a problem for him to use his illusions to pass off as reality and explore the way.
"Shadow Angor" leaped into the window. As soon as he entered, a woman covered in blood suddenly appeared from the side. She took out a machete and swung it at "Shadow Angor". Clearly, he was prepared to cut him in half at the waist.
"Shadow Angor" smiled at the woman. Before she could react, "Shadow Angor" disappeared from the machete and reappeared on the other side of the corridor.
"So fast? Is it a spell or a footwork? " The woman looked at "Shadow Angor" on the other side of the corridor in shock. She grabbed the machete, screamed, and dashed toward "Shadow Angor".
Angor flashed away again and reappeared behind the woman.
Angor himself also jumped into the window and merged with "Shadow Angor". Together, he struck the woman's neck with a hand chop infused with mana.
The woman screamed in pain and fell to the ground.
After taking care of the woman, Angor's real body slowly retreated from the illusion and hid in the darkness of the corridor.
Shadow Angor walked to the woman and observed her strange appearance.
He didn't notice it during the battle. Now he realized that the woman was completely naked. And she was covered in blood.
Did this woman have something to do with the undead creatures outside?
Angor frowned. If this had something to do with the undead creatures outside, this woman might be a victim as well.
With that in mind, Angor checked the woman's wounds.
However, when Angor checked every inch of her skin, even the indescribable parts, he did not find any other injuries except for the swollen blood clot on the back of her neck.
So the blood on her body wasn't hers?
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