Chapter 382 [0379] The Darkest Darkness, the Eternal Shadow

The appearance of Vayne was undoubtedly a "double authentication".

Then, just when Lux wanted to approach and join Ino who was following Vayne, Vayne removed the crossbow on her back, extinguished the torch, rolled on the spot and disappeared into the darkness.

Lux immediately illuminated the place where Vayne disappeared, but there was nothing in sight, without any trace.

Due to the chaos of elements, the light even had a tendency to be distorted. Lux could not tell for a moment whether Vayne simply used some method to hide her figure, or found the entrance to the sub-plane and entered the sub-plane.

For the sake of caution, Lux carefully approached the place where Vayne disappeared, and then waited there honestly.

After a few breaths, Frey came.

Behind Frey, Ino with a sword also arrived quickly.

"Vayne disappeared here, rolling on the spot once and then disappeared." Lux told Ino what had just happened, "It was very abrupt, there was no trace in the elemental vision."

Ino nodded expressionlessly, but was actually waiting for Karya's response.

"The elements here are disordered, and it is most likely the entrance to the Shadow Realm." Karya naturally understood what Lux meant, and gave a conclusion immediately, "Think about your previous simulation training, my world is a personal sub-plane."

"We entered the simulation training through the magic circuit carved on the forbidden magic stone." Ino's heart moved slightly, "Will there be something similar nearby?"

"That's right, the sub-plane and the present world are anchored, and there must be an anchor point!" Karya said firmly, "In the case of elemental disorder, this anchor point is not easy to find, but there is definitely a trace to follow!"

Hearing Karya say this, Lux and Ino instantly had a bottom line in their hearts.

Unknown things and unknown situations may be more difficult.

But if there are traces and examples to prove this matter, it will be much simpler!

Anchor point for anchoring the present world, right?

Find!

As if it was a human searchlight, Lux's palm lit up with a strong light.

The bright light dispelled the nearby shadows, and Frey, who was at a loss, was stunned.

Doesn't this little girl use a cross blade?

How come she is also a mage?

Isn't Demacia a country that prohibits magic? Why does the density of one or two mages seem to be higher than that of Freljord?

At this moment, Frey's head was full of question marks.

But unfortunately, now is obviously not the time to ask this question.

Lux and Ino did not avoid her during their brief exchange just now - although Frey could not hear what Kalya said, she at least knew that these two people seemed to be looking for the reason why Vayne disappeared!

Moreover, from this seemingly prepared look... they seemed to have been waiting for this moment for a long time!

No wonder I always felt that Ino was cold to me before. It turned out that her target was not me at all, but Vayne!

But what is there about Vayne that makes them care?

Could it be that these two people also want to hunt demons?

Looking at Lux and Ino who were using various means to find the place where Vayne might have disappeared, Frey was in doubt.

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Lux and Ino naturally had no mood or time to care about Frey's thoughts.

Under the guidance of Kalya, the two used the knowledge they had learned about space and planes to quickly scan the entire nearby area.

Everything looked normal, there were no strange patterns on the ground, and there was nothing abnormal around - although Lux and Ino could not clearly remember the appearance of each stall when they were "strolling around the night market", at least under the strong light, everything was harmonious under the shadow of this dark area.

After turning around, seeing that the shadow was fading, Lux and Ino were a little anxious.

What was the problem?

It couldn't be that the entrance to the sub-plane was only revealed at the moment Vayne disappeared, right?

Although the two had a solid foundation in magic theory, Karya's lectures only touched on knowledge about space, time, and planes. Faced with this situation, they were still confused.

However, Karya found the key to the problem.

"Turn off the light, Lux." When Lux and Ino were at a loss, Karya finally spoke, "Look at the shadows - there are many things that cannot be seen under strong light."

Turn off the light?

Karya's words surprised Lux. For a light magician, light is the source of security, especially in this situation that looks weird at first glance. With the light in your hand, you won't panic.

Turning off the light always makes people feel a little creepy!

However, out of trust in Karya, Lux nodded and dispersed the light in her palm.

The light went out, and it was pitch black around.

Then, just as Lux was confused, she was surprised to find that although it was pitch black around her, there was actually a difference between the dark and the dark!

There are always some areas that are "darker than darkness"!

Lux ​​didn't need to remind her. Beside her, Ino also noticed this. The two of them carefully looked at the darkness around them, and then they were surprised to find that this darkness that seemed to absorb everything had actually formed an extremely huge magic circle!

What surprised them even more was that the shape of this magic circle looked very familiar!

"It's really interesting. I've never heard of this." When Lux and Ino carefully looked at the magic circle, Kalya spoke again, his tone full of surprise, "This is really a man-made secondary plane!"

With Kalya's guidance, Lux and Ino quickly found the entrance to this secondary plane.

"Should we go in directly?" Looking at the amazing darkness in front of him, Lux asked, "Is this a consciousness space or a physical space?"

"Physical, the secondary plane magic circle just now is very stable and can carry the body into it-Wayne disappeared." Kalya's tone was very relieved, and he seemed to appreciate Lux's caution, "Let's go, this should be the entrance to the Shadow Realm... It's really interesting that the Shadow Realm is actually man-made!"

"..."

Lux and Ino did not speak, but walked forward hand in hand, and then stepped on the dark shadow like Feng Xu flying in the wind, and crashed into the lightless barrier.

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When they opened their eyes again, Lux and Ino felt as if they had come to another world.

The feeling of climbing Mount Targon came back again, and a never-before-seen energy was eroding their bodies.

"This is shadow energy." Kalya warned immediately, "Don't accept it like the light of heaven, try to reject it and don't be infected by it!"

"What will happen if you are infected?" Lux put a layer of lightless shield on her body and asked in a relaxed tone, "Well, the shadow energy here doesn't seem to be very strong."

"It can't be compared with the bright light of heaven." Kalya couldn't help laughing when he heard it, "But believe me, if a mortal is in it, the body will soon decay and slowly turn into a shadow form."

"Shadow form? Elemental body?" Lux blinked, trying to distinguish the surrounding scene, "Just like the body you want me to help recast?"

"The shadow element is not an ordinary earth, water, fire and wind." Kalya explained, "The body formed by the shadow element filled with negative energy can only be described as weird... There is one in front of you, you can take a look."

Lux tried to open her eyes wide, but couldn't see anything clearly at all.

Instead, beside her, Ino made a sound of "Ugh, so disgusting".

"Did you see anything?" Lux was a little anxious, "Why can I only see darkness?"

"It's luckier not to see it." Ino's tone was quite subtle, "Is this the shadow creature that Karya mentioned? Why are there eyeballs and tentacles all over its body!"

Ino's description made Lux shudder - it would feel disgusting if you can see it, but it would be a bit scary if you can't see it.

"It can be lighted." Karya reminded, "Don't use strong light, just a dim light."

Lux breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, and the shield on the surface of the body that isolated the erosion of shadow energy lit up slightly, and finally he could see a little more clearly within three steps.

Then Lux knew why Ino said "so disgusting".

Although the shadow creature closest to her ran away after seeing the light, judging from its "back" - if it still had a front and back - this guy was indeed distorted to a certain extent.

Judging from its running posture, it looks like an octopus twisting on the ground!

Moreover, it is an octopus that runs with its eyestalks and tentacles alternately!

A tingling sensation came over Lux, and she felt goose bumps all over her body.

"Don't be afraid of its appearance." Karya seemed to sense Lux's mood and said helplessly, "Fear is also a very dangerous negative energy. It is likely to cause trouble in this sub-plane - let's go, let's go around and look for traces left by Vayne."

"What the hell is this place!" Lux grabbed Ino tightly while looking at the darkness that seemed to be real within three steps anxiously, "Karya, tell me about the shadow... Do I understand now? Knowledge is power!"

"Unfortunately, I know very little about the shadow." Surprisingly, Larks As expected by Lux, Karya gave a helpless answer, "How should I put it... I am personally sensitive to the erosion of negative energy, so if I can avoid it, I try not to touch it, so I don't know much about things like shadow energy."

"What about the shadow plane?" Lux continued to ask, "What are the characteristics of this plane? Tell me quickly?"

"When I was active, there was no such plane." Karya's tone was a little subtle, "So I said this is a man-made secondary plane - at least a man-made secondary plane."

"..."

Lux is a little autistic.

"Look at the bright side. Since this place is man-made, you will always be able to cope with it." After hitting Lux twice in a row, Karya finally comforted her, "Next, you will face the filthy darkness and the immortal shadow. This is an experience that mortals will never have in their lifetime - in short, welcome to the world of shadows!"

Karya's small class · Negative energy:

In Runeland, negative energy is a special term that refers to chaotic, disordered, and highly corrosive and assimilative evil energy.

Negative energy does not exist alone, but many elements have a negative energy aspect, but the shadow element is the most obvious in this regard.

If I have to describe it, the essence of negative energy is probably... entropy increase?