On one side was a barren highland covered in broken rocks. There was not much greenery to be seen. On the other side was a grassland that gradually turned green and yellow. The mountains in the distance could be faintly seen.
This was the buffer zone between the Evernight Kingdom and Parmigi Highlands. One day, a dark fissure suddenly appeared in the cloudless sky.
Violent energy that was barely visible to the naked eye was gushing out of the fissure. A bird flew over a hundred meters away from the gap, but it was also torn into pieces due to a moment of carelessness.
When the energy finally calmed down, two men walked out of the fissure.
"This is the limit. Any further and the energy will increase by several levels," said Sunders as he frowned. Sunders frowned. "Either a plane is merging with the wizarding world, or a planar passage has been opened. However, the effect of a plane merging is obvious. There's no way a plane would only seal off such a small area. "
"You're saying a planar passage has been opened?"
Sunders nodded with a serious look. "That should be it. And it was done by those two creatures. It's very likely that the passage they opened is —"
"A passage to the Nightmare Realm!"
A tunnel connecting to the Nightmare Realm would cause a lot of trouble. They both knew what kind of trouble it would cause. However, they still needed to confirm their suspicions.
"This is the end of the plane passageway. Let's go. We have to fly. Sleepless City is only a few hundred kilometers away. "Sunders glanced at Angor's bracelet.
It was obvious that he wanted to use his Gondola.
Angor didn't understand why Sunders insisted on taking Gondola to the Nightmare Realm since he could fly faster. But since Sunders was asking for it with his eyes, Angor couldn't refuse.
Before he could take out his Gondola, Toby, who was sitting on his shoulder, suddenly flew into the air and transformed into a griffin with a flaming tail.
The eagle's head turned around and called to Toby and Sunders.
"Sir, Toby said it'll take us there," Angor explained.
Sunders nodded without showing any expression, but Angor could see the slight disdain in the old man's eyes.
Angor was puzzled. Toby was much faster than Gondola. Why would Sunders accept Gondola but not Toby?
Did Sunders like Gondola's style?
Maybe he should make a Gondola for Sunders when he had the time? Or rather, that was what Sunders intended to do.
Toby, on the other hand, couldn't wait any longer. It spread its wings and unleashed its gravity power. Following a huge sonic boom, Toby reappeared several hundred meters away in the blink of an eye.
Toby was worried about Greya being trapped in Sleepless City. Even though it was a little afraid of Greya, it was still the most worried one among them when it heard that Greya was in danger.
Angor sat on Toby's back and stroked the bird's mane. "Don't worry. Lady Greya will be fine. She has a lot of magical items. She can use something like Section Ephemera to escape."
Although Angor said so, he knew it was only a consolation. Section Ephemera could open a single-use tunnel between two planes, but it required a stable plane to do so.
The plane cracks around Sleepless City were filled with violent energy, so there was no such thing as a stable plane.
However, there was always a reason to lie. Toby calmed down a lot after Angor comforted him. Toby chirped at the sky and relaxed his tense muscles.
After comforting Toby, he looked back at Sunders.
After leaving The Tributary, he went to Phantom Island to look for Sunders. Sunders briefly explained the situation in Sleepless City to Angor before opening a plane passageway and heading to the city.
Angor quickly followed him.
Greya had always been nice to him, and Toby was more than enough reason for him to come and see what was going on. However, he wasn't going to act rashly like he did at Twilight Auction. Sunders already told him what to do, so he didn't have to worry about it.
Furthermore, he had already communicated with Toby. No matter how anxious he was, he had to listen to his orders and not rush into the Darkness Domain without thinking.
"Professor, how did Fox and Froggy get out of Twilight Auction after I fell into the plane passageway at Midnight Sovereign?"
He only knew that it was Twilight who pushed him into the plane passageway. After that, Twilight left Twilight Well, and no one knew where she went.
Sunders only told him this when they were in Floating Mech City. Angor didn't know anything else.
However, he did remember that Sunders and Devildare went to Twilight Auction to deal with another nest. Fox the Harpsichord and Froggy the Crooner were also at Twilight Auction House.
How did they get away? Furthermore, why was he not discovered after he left until now when he caused such a huge commotion?
"After you were pushed into the plane passageway, you lost contact with Twilight. So I rushed to the Blissful Building to see what had happened. By the time I returned to the Twilight Auction House, they had already left. Not only did the two monsters leave, but the Clown Card that was broken had also disappeared. "
Sunders explained the situation in a few words, but he did not mention many details.
For example, back then, in order to obtain the mysterious item in the hands of the fox harpist Fox — the harp, he took a great risk and awakened "him" whose soul had mutated.
When Sunders heard about Angor's death, he immediately abandoned his fight with Fox and rushed to Twilight Hall.
"They went into hiding for a year after leaving Midnight Sovereign, then came to Sleepless City … Why?" Angor wondered.
"The monsters from the Nightmare Realm will be suppressed in the wizarding world as well. Also, they rely heavily on nightmare aura, just like the teacup band and toy soldiers in your Nightmare Domain. Without the aura, they'll lose a lot of their strength. So hiding is the right choice, "Sunders said. As for why they chose to show up in Sleepless City at this time … well, it depends on whether they came here willingly or not. "
Voluntarily? Passively? Angor thought for a moment and understood what Sunders was trying to say.
"If they came to Sleepless City on their own, it means they're the culprits behind the incident." Angor considered for a moment. "If I was forced to come to Sleepless City, does that mean there's someone else behind this?"
Sunders nodded and praised Angor's quick thinking. "That's the general idea. But I'm more inclined to believe that they were forced to come to Sleepless City, which makes things easier."
"If they came here voluntarily, it means they knew when and where the Nightmare Realm was going to connect with the wizarding world, so they came here in advance to absorb more nightmare aura and recover their strength."
"Yes. But there's something strange. If they really chose to come to Sleepless City, why is there such a large area of darkness here? Nothing like this has ever happened in the past when a natural nightmare tunnel appeared. " Sunders couldn't figure it out either. Maybe the monsters "chose" Sleepless City on their own accord instead of being "passive" like they thought?
While they were still pondering, Toby had already traveled several hundred kilometers.
Five or six minutes later, Angor could already see the outline of Sleepless City in the distance.
The huge black cover also came into view.
"That's it. The light of day is now a shackle of darkness." Angor sighed.
At this moment, a group of sorcerer-apprentices suddenly leaped out from the sky dozens of miles ahead. Their sorcerer robes with starry sky patterns fluttered in the wind. From afar, they looked like a dense flock of blue birds.
Angor also noticed that there were other supernaturals in the sky as well. They all wore different outfits, which meant they came from different backgrounds.
However, only this group of apprentices wearing robes with a starry sky pattern stood in their way.
"It's a dangerous area ahead. Please turn back!" A Distant Sound spell came with the wind.
Angor frowned. "Strict orders? What order? Don't tell me you're from Sleepless City? "
Several days ago, when he returned to Brute Cavern from Floating Mech City, he needed to teleport to Sleepless City. He knew that most of the apprentices in Sleepless City wore white robes with golden embroidery. They were all wearing sorcerer robes with a starry sky pattern on them. Clearly, they were from an organization, but they were definitely not from Sleepless City.
"We're under Mister Harris' order. It's not safe ahead. Hundreds of thousands of people have been trapped. It's for your own good!"
"Harris? You mean that little bug from Edge of Night? "A hoarse voice came from behind.
Of course, it was Sunders.
His words were filled with disdain and mockery. However, no one dared to speak up. Not even a single person dared to yell.
The people on the other side were not stupid. They ran to stop them because they were relying on Harris, who was behind them. Harris didn't want too many people to enter Sleepless City, which would attract too many people to share the "Mystery item".
Actually, Harris was not the only one who had the same idea. There were so many Apprentice Adepts in the sky, and most of them were there for this purpose.
Sunders had to be at least as strong as Harris if he dared to call Harris a "little bug". In fact, he might even be stronger than Harris.
Therefore, they were terrified.
There were only a few wizards who didn't know what was good for them.
When Toby casually flew past them, they didn't dare to say a word.
In particular, when they clearly saw the person sitting on this strange flying magic pet, their expressions all showed unsightly and lingering fear.
It was the "God of Slaughter" from the south! They almost stopped the "God of Slaughter"!
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