Ten minutes ago, the ancient castle of the Bethanos Family was bombarded by the massive amount of munitions that Hessiana had stockpiled since World War II. The castle collapsed and the shadelings that were still resisting were mostly wiped out. It turned out that the Hessianite Family, who had been keeping a low profile for the past 100 years, had actually hidden a strength that surpassed that of the shadelings. When the psychotic vampires revealed their high-tech fangs, the conservative half-demons were instantly routed.
However, the leader of the shadelings escaped.
When they reached the underground of the castle, all they saw was the destroyed altar and magic circle, as well as the shattered key slab. Bethanos had found another warp point under his castle that led to the ruins and escaped. He even blew up his escape route.
However, this did not stop Hao Ren and the rest. The method of opening the door that the MDT had recorded worked in the shadelings' castle as well. They re-summoned the portal to the ruins above the collapsed altar. Hessiana ordered her men to wait outside the portal. She then followed Hao Ren and Vivian into the strange dimension that almost took her life.
However, after passing through the portal, what appeared in front of them was a desert.
Lily was squatting on a sand dune not far away. Hao Ren was stunned as he looked at the strange scenery around him. Under the chaotic yellow sky, there was only endless yellow sand. The undulating sand dunes extended from their feet to the horizon. He looked into the distance and saw scattered dried plants and rugged rocks that had been weathered into a variety of strange shapes. Other than these things, it was desolate everywhere. There were no landmarks or ruins. Of course, there was no sign of Bethanos.
"Shouldn't there be a sea of clouds in here?" Becky held her sword nervously as she looked around. The strange changes in the environment made her instincts go wild. She had not forgotten how she was almost roasted in this strange dimension. Truth be told, she did not want to come in at first as she was afraid that the energy storm was still raging inside. However, when she remembered that her enemy was waiting for her, she could not help but follow them.
"It seems that the scenery inside the ruins will be different from different places," Hessiana speculated, pinching her chin. "The key slab only works at a specific spatial distortion point. I found the distortion point at the entrance of the Parthenon Temple, but now it seems that there is more than one such distortion point. Of course, it may have nothing to do with the coordinates. Bethanos may have changed the 'settings' of the ruins in some way. He knows more about the ruins than I do. "
To ensure her safety, Wuyue had transformed into her sea snake form before entering the ruins. She was dumbfounded by what she saw. She coiled her tail into a mosquito coil and lay listlessly in the middle of the coil. "I'm going to die, I'm going to die, I'm going to die..."
It was hard for a sea creature to explore the desert.
"Why don't you go back first?" Hao Ren took out a large bucket of water from his Dimensional Pocket and sprinkled it on Wuyue's tail. The bucket of water was originally prepared for Lil Pea. "The environment here is not suitable for you..."
"It's alright, I'll get used to it." Nangong Wuyue was slightly more energetic after being sprinkled with water. She concentrated on squeezing the moisture in the air and the yellow sand around her, forming a moist environment around her and the others. "Thank goodness … there's still some moisture in the air."
"MDT, scan." Hao Ren tossed the MDT into the air. The PDA was the only thing that was completely unaffected by the environment.
The MDT rose into the air and scanned the area with its wide-area radar, which was far beyond the limit of everyone's perception. It then landed and projected a huge arrow pointing to the distance in the air. "Go in this direction. There's a mountain range there. There seems to be something fun on the other side of the mountain."
Hao Ren thought for a moment and decided to save himself some trouble. "You fly fast. Teleport us there."
"I'll let you be lazy then!" The MDT complained as usual. But when it came to business, it would not slack. It immediately turned into a blue light and disappeared into the sky. Not long after, everyone was teleported to a barren rocky mountain. The MDT landed on Hao Ren's shoulder. "I've sent you straight to the top of the mountain. Look at what's at the foot of the mountain."
Hao Ren and the rest recovered from the dizziness and nausea caused by the teleportation. They looked around. The first thing Hao Ren saw was the rolling yellow sand on one side of the mountain range. That desert was the direction they came from. On the other side of the mountain range, he saw a vast barren plain. There were large areas of barren land covered with gravel and a large basin. Looking into the distance, there was another barren mountain range on the other side of the plain.
There was a plain and a basin in between the two mountain ranges. It did not seem strange, but Hao Ren felt that the scene in front of him had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu.
He searched through the memories in his mind, and at the same time, he looked at the entire mountain. He did not know how far the mountain range under his feet extended. In the distance, where it curved towards the desert, there was a very strange structure. The distribution of peaks and gaps looked like a huge spine.
"Wow!" Lily suddenly came to a realization. "This is a bit like Dragonspine Ridge!"
"The basin below should be the Beinz Blood Lake," Vivian nodded. "The plain should be the Gnarled Grove... What's going on?"
The MDT descended into the air and accurately projected the surrounding desolate terrain in a holographic projection. It then covered them with vegetation and blood-red lake water. When the image processing was complete, the entire appearance of the Beinz Blood Lake was presented, almost without any error.
Hao Ren was stunned.
"Obviously, we are still in a different dimension and not teleported to The Plane of Dreams," the MDT turned off the projection. "Presumably, this is a record of a certain historical period in The Plane of Dreams — the scene before the formation of the Beinz Blood Lake. The prairie used to be a desert, and the Beinz Blood Lake used to be a basin. The legend of The Plane of Dreams seems to have a lot of deviations. What we see now should be the real scene before the goddess destroyed the world: desolation."
Becky's mouth was agape for a long time. "Ugh... What if I draw this scene and sell it to the historians and the church back home..."
"Nine out of ten, you'll be tied to a pile of firewood and burned with cumin for two hours." Nangong Wuyue glanced at the mercenary girl who risked her life for money. "Even if no one burns you, they'll probably think you're crazy."
Becky stuck her tongue out and did not say a word. Hessiana, who was standing behind Vivian, could not hold back her curiosity. "What are you guys talking about? It's not the first time you've talked about The Plane of Dreams! " She then pointed at the MDT and said, "And what is this talking and holographic brick? What is it?! Since when did the human sorcerers come up with something like this? "
Hao Ren broke out in a cold sweat. He had been with Hessiana for a long time, but he had subconsciously regarded her as one of his own. Only when Hessiana yelled out did he realize that Hessiana was actually a vampire who did not know anything...
He quickly asked the MDT if there was an automatic lead that could make someone lose their memory by pressing on their eyes. But Vivian did not have to go through the trouble. She just glared at Hessiana and said, "It's a secret. Don't ask."
Hessiana nodded solemnly as if she was signing a military order before going to the battlefield.
If only she could be so obedient all the time.
Lily nimbly jumped between the rocks and ran around in a circle. Suddenly, she stood on a high place and pointed to a spot halfway up the mountain. She shouted, "Hey, hey! The temple! The temple is halfway up the mountain! "
They finally found the Cloud Temple, which should theoretically be the core of the ruins. But this time, it was not floating in the sky. Instead, it was "embedded" halfway up the main peak of Dragonspine Ridge in a strange state, as if it was integrated with the whole mountain. And it did not collapse. The huge energy storm last time looked like it was going to tear the temple apart, but now it seemed that the temple was still in good condition.
"Bethanos must be in there!" Hessiana cheered. She spread her wings and glided towards the mountainside. Nangong Wuyue followed closely behind her. The siren maiden rolled down the mountain as she cried, "Ah... Help... Help... I can't stop!"
Y'zaks was shocked. "Why does this girl like to roll herself into a ball?"
Nangong Wuyue rolled down the mountain as she stuttered, "To prevent... water from evaporating..."
Hao Ren was speechless.
Once again, it was hard for a marine creature to come to the desert for an adventure.
(By the way, let me recommend Lang Xiangru's book "Taiji". It's a fantasy novel. I don't usually read fantasy novels, but I have to recommend it. Let's all go and add some popularity.)
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