Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 2079: Chapter 2080: Hunting Net

”Oh my, oh my, look at that, such a beautiful sheen, it’s as if it was licked by a slug from a filthy gutter, so softly lustrous and smooth.” The Boiling Gentleman was mesmerized as he admired the metal sphere floating in midair, praising it with a bizarre metaphor. After a while, he turned to Angel and said, ”Lady Shava, this is the complete Power Furnace.”

Angel was also gazing at the newly-born Power Furnace.

The entire Power Furnace appeared quite simple, composed of the Origin of Chaos and the metal sphere shell.

At first glance, the Origin of Chaos and metal sphere didn’t seem to contain much technical merit. However, Angel understood that it was undoubtedly more complex than it seemed on the surface.

Especially the Origin of Chaos, which appeared to be something the Boiling Gentleman casually fished out, but its creation and composition were undoubtedly intricate.

”What does Lady Shava think of my Power Furnace?” the Boiling Gentleman asked seemingly casually, but after asking, his demeanor noticeably became more anxious, clearly hoping for Angel’s approval of his work.

Angel pondered for a moment and said, ”It is perfect.”

Even though Angel had many questions about the Power Furnace, when focusing solely on the device itself, he couldn’t find any faults.

Upon receiving Angel’s affirmation, the Boiling Gentleman’s voice immediately rose a notch, as if regaining his confidence: ”Lady Shava’s insight is as precise as the rumors say.”

Just as the Boiling Gentleman finished speaking and Angel was about to say something, the distant Dalmatian suddenly began barking ”Wang Wang Wang.”

Angel turned to see that this time, the Dalmatian wasn’t barking at the cage of the Seed of Distortion, but towards the corridor on one side of the laboratory.

Angel glanced at the corridor. It wasn’t very deep, just a narrow path about ten meters long, leading to an iron door at the end.

Angel wasn’t familiar with the Boiling Gentleman’s modified laboratory, but the Dalmatian’s barking likely wasn’t aimless. If it was barking in that direction, could there be something unusual behind the iron door?

As Angel was thinking, the Boiling Gentleman suddenly exclaimed, ”Oh, it seems the net set in the Void has caught some new prey...”

”If that’s the case, perfect!” The Boiling Gentleman reached out and grabbed the Power Furnace in midair, turning to Angel and said, ”Lady Shava, shall we go take a look?”

”If the net has truly caught new prey, I can give Lady Shava a comprehensive display of the Power Furnace’s functions.”

Angel didn’t really know what the Boiling Gentleman meant by prey, but he was very interested in the functions of the Power Furnace, so he didn’t think much and nodded, following the Boiling Gentleman towards the tightly shut iron door.

The Dalmatian seemed to have had enough fun, returning to Angel’s side and followed closely.

As the iron door was just slightly ajar, a faint blue light streamed through the gap.

The light carried no special energy, but Angel could sense a faintly cold and familiar aura within the door.

When the door was fully opened, Angel’s eyes flickered with surprise at the scene inside.

There was no room as expected behind the door, but a boundless Void. Absolute darkness stretched above and below, with no ceiling or floor.

The only thing illuminated was a narrow marble path that could barely allow three people to walk side by side, floating in the Void.

This path had no walls, but was enclosed by something like a transparent dome, clearly showing the endless, invisible Void outside.

There were no walls, thus no wall lamps; the reason this path illuminated wasn’t from the path itself but from ahead... A dome suspended in the Void could vaguely be seen, exuding a faint blue glow that covered the smooth marble path, making it seem as though the path was glowing itself.

”The place where the net is laid is beneath the dome at the end of the path, follow me,” the Boiling Gentleman led the way towards the distant dome.

Angel then stepped onto the marble path.

”Is the outside the Void?” Angel asked softly.

”Yes.” The Boiling Gentleman looked at the profound Void: ”The dark Void seems to be eternally silent, but it’s actually quite lively, hiding many interesting creatures. Capturing these creatures and using the Power Furnace to modify them is one of my few interests remaining here.”

After hearing the Boiling Gentleman’s words, Angel finally understood what he meant by ”whether the new prey has been caught.”

It turned out that the modified magical creatures in the maze corridor were all Void Creatures captured by the Boiling Gentleman from here.

The Dalmatian’s barking towards this side was highly likely due to new Void Creatures being caught, and it was clear the Boiling Gentleman intended to use the Power Furnace on the new Void Creatures.

Angel had some interest in Void Creatures, but at the moment, he was more interested in the vast Void outside.

Angel really wanted to reach out and destroy the transparent dome on either side of the marble path and venture into the outside Void.

Because once in the Void, he would leave the half-dimensional space and could directly return to the Wizards’ Realm. Perhaps, he could even capture the true coordinates of this relic in the endless Void.

However, Angel ultimately refrained from doing so. Despite the frail appearance of the transparent dome, it represented the boundary of the half-dimensional space, and Angel didn’t believe he had the means to break through it. Moreover, once he did so, it would definitely alarm Minister Nuka, who wielded all Authority over the half-dimensional space, leading to unpredictable consequences but certainly not favorable ones.

The marble path wasn’t long, and after approximately thirty steps, they arrived outside the miniature dome.

This dome, radiating a faint blue light, was connected to the marble path, without any doors or barriers, allowing them to enter directly.

Inside the dome was a room slightly smaller than the outside modified laboratory.

The floor was still marble, and there were still no walls, with the light dome acting as the exterior wall. On both sides of the room, there were many experimental tools and a workbench filled with a bloody scent.

To the right of the room was a wide transparent tube, whose entire shape was very twisted, somewhat like a Tornado, narrow in the middle and broad on the top and bottom, connecting to the outside Void.

On both the top and bottom of the transparent tube were visible light membranes, and in the center, there was a door that could be opened.

According to the Boiling Gentleman’s explanation, this transparent tube standing in the room was the transport tool that brought captured magical creatures from the outside Void into the dome.

As for the net outside in the Void, it was invisible to the naked eye, but these nets had traits from the Nightmare Realm, autonomously capturing suitable-sized magical creatures drifting in the Void and transporting them into the transparent tube.

However, what puzzled Angel was that in the middle of the transparent tube, there was no sight of any Void Creatures.

The exterior Chaos was also unusually calm.

So where were the so-called captured Void Creatures?