Chapter 383 [0380] Secrets in the Dark

After several adjustments, Lux finally found a brightness that allowed her to see her surroundings clearly without irritating the shadow creatures here.

The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and carefully observed this secondary plane.

This is a barren world.

Although the two of them could not see far, as they walked and looked around, they saw desolation all the way.

Under the feet, the thick shadow almost condensed into flowing "liquid", soaking the feet of Lux and Ino in a sticky yet refreshing way.

Because of Kalya's reminder, Lux and Ino each used light elements and ice elements to create a layer of body shields for themselves. At their feet, where the materialized shadow and the elemental shield came into contact, each step of the two Move a step and an almost undetectable hissing sound comes out.

This unique scene made Lux and Ino feel novel and fearful. The novelty soon turned into irritability, and the fear became deeper and deeper - this sub-plane was so terrifying, as if it was really a complete , a whole new world.

"Are we just walking around without direction?" Lux saw that the surrounding scene didn't seem to have changed at all. Lux finally said helplessly, "Are you really not going to get lost in this world?"

"This is not walking around randomly." Kalya's tone was very relaxed. "This is adapting to the laws of time and space in this sub-plane. Do you still remember when you participated in the simulation training? The time flow rate, space laws of the sub-plane are different from those outside. But it’s different. It’s hard for me to make a judgment without looking around.”

"Then have you reached any conclusion?" Lux asked curiously, "So you didn't speak before because you were judging the rules of time and space!"

"It's hard to explain the rules of space, but the rules of time are very interesting." Karya didn't show off and answered directly, "The flow of time here is extremely slow, even much slower than in my world - if you spend a day and a night here , I’m afraid it’s only been ten minutes in Rune Land.”

The time flow ratio of more than one to one hundred made Lux and Ino couldn't help but widen their eyes.

"This is too exaggerated!" Lux said in disbelief, "Doesn't that mean that if you spend a year here, you will only spend three days outside?"

"It works out like this."

"Then if you lecture here, wouldn't I have a lot more study time?"

"It's okay in a short period of time." As if he had already guessed that Lux would think so, Kalya chuckled, "But don't forget, you are not a shadow creature from the shadow plane. Your body's own state still follows the rules of Runeterra. Normal time flow - it seems that you have more time, but in the process, your energy and magic recovery speed are reduced. If you don't train with spells, the learning effect will not be very good. "

"After staying here for a year, the total magic power recovered is only equivalent to three days outside?"

"Correct answer."

When Lux and Ino heard this, they both frowned in unison - they now realized the seriousness of the problem.

"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Sensing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming uncomfortable, Kalya comforted him with a smile, "In your current state, as long as you don't actively provoke some overly dangerous beings, there will be nothing wrong with you in this sub-plane. Danger."

"Then it's better to fight quickly." Under the influence of Kalya, Lux still felt that it was better to play it safe. "Staying here, I always feel uncomfortable all over."

"Okay, let's fight quickly." Kalya agreed with Lux's statement, "So, should we follow Vayne to find traces of the devil first, or should we look for your uncle's soul first?"

"You already have a way to find your uncle?"

"Shadow energy can corrode the body and make people fall into deep sleep, but it does not have much effect on the soul." Kalya said eloquently, "Without consciousness, the soul will choose a shadow energy comparison based on its own likes and dislikes.' Moderate' regional activity."

"Uncle is a very decent man." Lux obviously understood what Kalya meant, "So, we are going to a place where the shadow energy is relatively thin?"

"Correct answer." Kalya smiled, "And demons generally prefer negative energy, so they usually operate in places with strong shadow energy - this sub-plane has traces of artificial transformation, and the elemental gradient is very obvious. , through the element gradient, we can easily find the target.”

When Lux and Ino heard this, they both nodded in agreement.

"So, choose a target." After talking about staying away, Kalya gave a choice, "Awaken your uncle, or go meet the devil?"

"Of course I have to save people first." Before Lux could speak, Ino spoke first, "Lux has been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Then follow the characteristics of the elemental gradient and move towards the place where the shadows are thin." Kalya naturally said, "How to determine the direction of the elemental gradient with the lowest energy consumption? I don't need to remind you anymore, right?"

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Lux and Ino took turns casting spells, and soon roughly figured out the gradient direction of the elements in the shadow subplane.

The space here seems to be completely distorted, with no east, west, north or south to speak of. However, according to the direction of element concentration, Lux and Ino quickly found the next target of their actions.

There was still a hissing materialized shadow under his feet, and the surroundings were still dark and pitch-black.

But maybe it was a psychological factor, the more they moved towards the thinner shadows, the more relaxed Lux ​​and Ino felt.

And because their physical conditions were still related to the Runeland, even if they spent a long time in the Shadow Realm, they would not feel hungry or thirsty.

In a world where the road ahead could not be seen clearly, moving forward according to the elemental gradient was undoubtedly a very difficult thing for ordinary people.

However, Lux and Ino were real hardcore ruthless people who had walked through the Great Sai Desert and climbed the Targon Peak barefoot. This level of loneliness was nothing for them.

Holding hands, Lux and Ino walked through the endless loneliness and darkness, like a clockwork toy, stopping every once in a while to judge the elemental gradient and adjust the direction of progress, and then continued to move forward according to the results of the adjustment.

In this huge sub-plane, the two walked for two months.

The "shadow river" under their feet has gradually disappeared, and the illumination range of the same intensity of light has also changed from three steps away to ten steps away.

It is still dark here, and still filled with shadow elements.

But compared to when the two first entered this world, the situation is much better.

Although it is the first time to come to the shadow sub-plane, and although she does not know enough about the shadow sub-plane, Lux still clearly feels that she is about to reach the end.

Just when Lux was full of expectations for the reunion, the sky... became dark.

The sudden darkness made Lux and Ino enter the state of "stretching out one's hand in front of one's face" again. Even if Lux increased the light in his palm, he still couldn't see the surrounding situation clearly.

The sudden darkness made the two people who originally felt that they would survive the end feel a little shocked.

Without Karya speaking, they realized the seriousness of the problem from the element gradient with a dramatic change in concentration around them.

"Drink!"

Not caring about the difficulty of replenishing magic power after consumption, in order to avoid accidents, Ino directly summoned four ice walls and wrapped himself and Lux ​​firmly in them.

This kind of spell was not a problem for Ino, but after the ice wall was formed, she clearly felt that her brain seemed to have been hit hard - this feeling was somewhat similar to the overdraft of magic power, but completely different.

"Be careful." Kalya reminded in time, "The time of your body is completely different from the time you feel. Here, ordinary spellcasting will cause a great burden on the body!"

"..."

Ino nodded and said nothing more.

The darkness came quickly and went quickly - just as Lux and Ino were carefully on guard, the darkness quietly dissipated, and the element gradient returned to its previous normal state.

But in the face of such a situation, Lux and Ino did not dare to take it lightly.

They could clearly feel that the darkness just now was not caused by the natural law of the sub-plane, but by a powerful existence.

Especially Lux, who had faced Tam, clearly felt a kind of oppressive force that seemed to be real and familiar when the darkness came.

It was a demon.

Why did the demon appear here?

Lux, feeling a little anxious, subconsciously quickened her pace.

A moment later, in front of Lux, a shout of killing came. Although it was not clear, the momentum was as strong as thousands of troops shouting and thousands of horses galloping!

"Hehehehe..."

Almost at the same time as the shout of killing, a low, hoarse, and somewhat blurred laughter also sounded.

After the laughter, there was a whisper of the devil. Although Lux and Ino could not understand the devil language, they also felt the malice in it.

"What is it saying?" Lux asked Kalya while being cautious, "Is it coming for us?"

"Not for us." Kalya was not very familiar with the complex, trap-filled grammar in the demon language, but he could still understand this simple sentence, "It is threatening to tear apart all mortals who prevent it from leaving this world and preventing it from dreaming."

"Someone is stopping this demon from leaving?" Lux widened his eyes in disbelief, "Is there anyone alive here?"

"Not necessarily a living person." Kalya seemed to have thought of something and sighed softly, "This place is full of negative energy erosion, and living people can't survive. Only those souls who have abandoned their bodies can maintain their sanity in this environment for a long time."

Souls that have abandoned their bodies...

Lux thought of his uncle.

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As Lux and Ino continued to move forward, the surrounding environment gradually became dark again.

However, the darkness did not last too long.

Heading towards the place with the strongest momentum, the darkness is still thick, but in addition to the darkness, the long-lost light is also quite dazzling.

Here, light and darkness blend together, but are clearly separated - in the light, a tall giant fortress that looks similar to the Dawn Castle in the capital of Demacia stands in the darkness.

Looking far away, Lux and Ino saw countless shadowy figures on the city wall.

Although it is not clear, it is certain that these people should not be the shadow monsters seen before - at least they do not have many tentacles and tentacles.

And in front of this bright fortress, a rolling black cloud of fog sometimes gathered and sometimes dispersed.

When the black fog condensed, it would turn into a distorted face. This hideous face opened its bloody mouth, revealing razor-like teeth, trying to gnaw at this indestructible castle while threatening in demon language.

When the black fog dispersed, the countless black fogs that shuttled through seemed like countless sharp blades, harvesting the lives of the defenders on the opposite fortress. The soldiers standing on the fortress fell and disappeared in the black fog, and then rushed out of the fortress again and rushed to the wall, continuing to draw their bows and arrows, pouring arrows at the black fog.

Seeing this scene, Lux and Ino both widened their eyes and opened their mouths in disbelief. They never expected that this was actually a battlefield, and one of the parties in the war was likely to be a demon!

Although they didn't know who was blocking the demon in the fortress, Lux and Ino, who had some guesses in their hearts, still quickened their pace without hesitation.

We have to help out in dealing with demons!

"Pay attention to the use of magic power!" Kalya reminded, "When using magic power, try to be as gentle as possible, otherwise your body will not be able to bear it!"

"I know, I know!" Lux smiled and put her hands together, "Ino, help me cover!"

As she spoke, Lux's palms faced each other and slowly separated.

As she moved, an extremely solid light-forged longsword slowly took shape in her hands - completely different from the light-forged longswords Lux had made before, this sword was also very bright, but not dazzling.

In Lux's hands, the light element seemed to have restrained its brilliance, turning from bright light to matte!

After a while, the longsword finally completely condensed and took shape. After weighing it in her hand twice, Lux finally nodded with satisfaction.

At the same time, seven crystal clear ice shields appeared around her one after another. These ice shields circled around Lux ​​like birds waiting to land, dispersing the surrounding black fog.

Smiling at each other and nodding at the same time, Lux strode to the center of the battlefield, while Ino protected himself in an ice fortress, holding his sword and paying attention to Lux's movements on the battlefield.

The black fog dispersed again and turned into countless shadow blades that attacked.

Lux, with a sword, went straight to the shadow blades that were like a rainstorm.

Wherever the ordinary long sword swept, the shadow blades turned into dim black fog with a sharp hiss and quickly disappeared.

After a while, the black fog condensed.

The hideous face appeared in the air again - it seemed to be too painful, and it looked particularly distorted this time.

"Has Demacia finally sent out reinforcements?" It opened its mouth and asked in a very strange Demacia accent, "Unfortunately, it's too late!"

Kalya's Little Classroom: Shadow Corrosion:

Contrary to what many people think, shadows have almost no erosion on the soul - most of those who seem to have their minds distorted by shadows have their bodies distorted by shadows, and the changes in their bodies have led to the distortion of their minds.

Things that have no effect on the body but can directly affect the soul are often various curses.