Chapter 1417 - Confession
End of the Magic Era
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
Lin Yun was rather confused, wondering why the fat kid was trembling in fear as if he were going to be killed.
âFat kid, I asked you a question. What are you scared of?â
The fat kid was so terrified that he was stammering.
âGive me a minute. Iâll surely think of it. The chief mentioned it. I remember that he mentioned a creature that entered the deeper world and escaped, but I donât quite remember what it wasâ¦â
Lin Yun held his forehead. He wouldâve killed the fat kid if he hadnât been so stupid that he didnât know how to lie.
Leopard Tail Worms were his best source of information at this moment, and none was more suitable than this fat kid. Other Leopard Tail Worms might not be so silly and innocent.
âJust take your time. If someone escaped from the deeper world in the past, itâs surely possible to do that right now. That world mustâve been even more challenging in the pastâ¦â
He examined his Natural Demiplane, and found that he couldnât open it, even though they were still perfectly connected to each other. He couldnât fetch anything from the Natural Demiplane.
It was like he was in an actual dream. Opening his Natural Demiplane was certainly impossible in a dream.
He wanted to ask Marianna if she knew anything, or maybe he could ask Enderfa, who had always been mysterious. Lin Yun didnât know what he was even to this day. However, the guy had followed him for a long time, and Lin Yun knew that the guy was not malicious. Otherwise, the guy wouldnât have chosen to permanently stay as the Ten Thousand Spell Wheelâs Magic Tool Incarnation.
Enderfa knew the previous ages much better than Lin Yun, as if he had personally lived through them.n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
But Enderfa didnât appear after the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel was summoned, as if he didnât exist in the Ten Thousand Spell Wheel at all.
The fat kidâs face was twisted as he searched his memories arduously. Lin Yun shook his head, and experimented on the materials he collected earlier with shabby alchemy devices.
He experimented on all the materials, and confirmed that they were real and not illusions, which gave him a headache. Even the broken pieces destroyed by the hoof were real too.
The trees, the beasts, the plants, and the ores were all real. Then was it possible that the leg was real too?
One of the Lord of Warâs legs was sealed in the Kingdom of Nightmares. Lin Yun put on an awful expression at the thought of that. The Lord of War was a terrifying god that could still fight after being cut apart. His soul was different from others in that it had been completely melted into his body. Even his finger could fight on its own.
Heâd better not catch the attention of that leg, or he might die a miserable death. Even if the leg was not real, the destruction that it caused certainly wasâ¦
Lin Yun waited for the fat kid for an hour. He thought for a moment, and took out some of the pastries in his space ring. He had prepared them for Xiusi and Marianna, but then Xiusi developed an interest in meat, and Marianna wasnât interested in sweets, either, so the pastries had been left alone.
He offered a piece of cake to the fat kid. The sweet fragrance of the cake instantly stunned the fat kid who was having trouble remembering.
Not considering whether or not the food was poisonous at all, he simply grabbed the cake with his webbed claw, and chewed it.
After swallowing the cake, the fat kid grinned in delight, and didnât seem as troubled as before.
âI remember! I remember! The chief mentioned that a guy entered the deeper world and escaped. He disappeared after he escaped. The chief said that he was an undead creature, and only had half of his body left after he escaped.
âThe chief chased him, but was unable to catch him. The chief said that he just went missing. Then, the Lord of Warâs leg fell down. After that, the undead creature was gone. The chief said that the leg killed himâ¦â
Hearing what the fat kid said, Lin Yun was suddenly interested. An undead creature?
An undead creature that escaped after entering the deeper world? How could an undead creature be so smart?
Losing half of the body was nothing for an undead creature. As long as their soul fire wasnât damaged, they wouldnât die even if they only had their head left. They could switch to another body, even though it would weaken them for some time.
Still, Lin Yun was slightly reassured that some creature had escaped from the deeper world. However, the mention of an undead creature reminded Lin Yun of something, but he couldnât quite think it through.
Was the undead creature the King of the Undead? That was probably the only undead creature capable of such a feat.
The event that the fat kid described had to be from a long time in the past. It was possible that it happened soon after the King of Nightmares died in the Plane of the Undead, and his kingdom melted into it.
Lin Yun had a strong headache as he pondered, but he couldnât figure out anything just yet. He might not be able to escape even if he had the key to the Kingdom of Nightmares.
He was in the middle of an emergency. Given enough time, Agalon could surely escape on his own, but there was no time. If a few decades were wasted here, the Leviathan Plane would be conquered, and the scourge of the undead might reach Noscent.
The fat kid had dutifully answered every question he was asked. Also, he completely told Lin Yun what he heard, which was quite informative for him.
Having answered most of the questions, the fat kid looked at Lin Yun pitifully.
âIâve told you everything. You wonât kill me, right? The chief said that no outsiders are trustworthyâ¦â
The fat kid was too scared to continue as he talked.
Amused, Lin Yun patted the fat kidâs head, and took out a contract. He left his seal on the contract, and handed it over to the fat kid.
âDonât worry. Sign this contract so that I wonât be hunted by your compatriots. Youâll be free after I leave the Kingdom of Nightmares.â
The fat kid didnât dare to argue. He obediently opened his mouth, and stuck out three tongues, which rolled and left a seal on the contract.
Instantly, the contract glittered and disappeared. Lin Yun felt that the instinctive rejection of this world was gone. He fitted into this world.
It was just a simple temporary contract, but the content of the contract wasnât simple. While the contract was effective, the fat kid had to try his best to help Lin Yun, and Lin Yun couldnât kill him.
With this contract, Lin Yun wouldnât be rejected while he stayed in the Kingdom of Nightmares.
The outsiders that didnât belong to the Kingdom of Nightmares would surely be rejected, because they would cause influence on the Kingdom of Nightmares and affect balance. The Leopard Tail Worms were meant to solve the problem. At the beginning, the King of Nightmares took them here. After the King of Nightmares died, they carried on with their responsibility.
The outsiders would inevitably affect the balance. They might bring bad influence even if they just stood there and did something.
Supposedly, the easiest way to mitigate the influence was to kill a Leopard Tail Worm, and create an amulet with the horn on its head. Then, the rejection would be neutralized.
But that was not the best solution. There were fewer and fewer Leopard Tail Worms. Without the King of Nightmares, their reproduction was much slower than the speed of their getting killed.
Besides, if other Leopard Tail Worms detected the horn, they would chase him relentlessly. If he killed some of them, stronger ones would come. There was also the Leopard Tail Worm King, which was always two levels stronger than its opponent in the Kingdom of Nightmares
So, signing a temporary contract was the best solution and compromise. It also ensured that he wouldnât be killed by Leopard Tail Worms while he was here.
After signing the contract, Lin Yun cut off the fat kidâs lifeless tail that had turned gray. Without the tail as a burden, the fat kid was at least able to move. Its body that was a dozen meters long shrank to the size of a hand. It looked like a green caterpillar that had three duck paws.
Still, he had an amusing chubby face, though he seemed quite upset.
Lin Yun took out another piece of cake, and gave it to the fat kid.
âDonât worry. Iâm just here to save someone. Iâll leave after I accomplish the task. If they stay here, theyâll destroy this place sooner or later. Iâm helping you too. If you help me find them, weâll leave this place, and your home will be safe. It will benefit both of us.
âYouâll be free after I leave.â
The fat kid squatted on Lin Yunâs shoulder, bummed. He ate the cake until his face was full of cream. After a few bites, he was so delighted that he didnât care about the situation anymore.
Lin Yun had a direction now that the fat kid led the way for him. He didnât have to look for the targets on his own, which would save him a lot of time. He knew how to find them, but it would take him a tremendous amount of time to get to the right place.
The periphery of the Kingdom of Nightmares was no smaller than Noscent in the age of gods. It was much bigger than normal planes. To find an entrance in this place could be quite time-consuming.
Lin Yun concealed himself, and moved in the direction that the fat kid pointed out.. After a few hours, he finally flew out of the range of the forest, and found himself above a lake, which was so huge that it almost looked like an ocean.