Warlock Apprentice

Chapter 3204: Chapter 3205: Tomb Guardian

Angel did not intend to converse with Kukurus, and after a brief encounter, he began searching for the entrance to the ”Mist Isle Dragon Tomb.”

From a purely visual standpoint, there wasn’t much that seemed unusual about the surroundings.

It was just obvious that today’s weather seemed not to be very good; the sky was gloomy and misty.

For others, this kind of weather is quite normal. But Angel clearly felt the constant pulsation of Authority threads within that faint mist.

Amidst the swirling mist, there must be a source that triggers an Authority reaction.

Combining the information previously obtained from the Ability Tree, it’s clear that the entrance to the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb’s Immortal Realm lies within this thin mist.

Angel turned to look at the Rabbit Girl grasping his sleeve, gently signaling her to step back. As the Rabbit Girl moved away, the other onlookers, including the Indigenous People and the Kukurus siblings, also retreated a few steps.

Once everyone around had dispersed, Angel began to manipulate the ”Celestial Alternation” Authority.

——Wind Surge.

After days of honing, the Celestial Alternation Authority at the Crystal Origin of Dreams increasingly possessed some might. Although not as ever-changing as the Wilderness of Dreams’ celestial phenomena, it could occasionally dispel gloom and bring about brief clear skies.

This also means that the power Angel has gained through the Celestial Alternation Authority has become stronger.

Quantifying it digitally, he should meet the standard of a top-level Apprentice by merely controlling the celestial power in the Crystal Origin of Dreams.

Don’t be deceived by the low level, because one should know that the Crystal Origin of Dreams doesn’t have Sanders’ control over ”Energy Selection” and ”Energy Level Limitation.” To reach the level of a Third-Level Apprentice with the current energy system of the Crystal Origin of Dreams, one must conquer multiple Fairyland Duplication instances and acquire powerful Enchanted Land Tools.

But currently, the conquered Fairyland Duplication instances are few and far between. The output of Enchanted Land Tools is also extremely limited.

It amounts to the Crystal Origin of Dreams still being in a non-magic or low-magic era.

In this low-magic era, Angel’s summoning of winds capable of altering celestial phenomena has already left the surrounding Indigenous People dumbfounded.

As for Kukurus and Luskania, they seemed unaffected emotionally. They had spent too little time in the Crystal Origin of Dreams, and even if they knew their internal energy was limited, they didn’t feel much. Only with sufficient understanding of the Crystal Origin of Dreams could one appreciate the potency of Angel’s actions.

Therefore, their reaction to Angel’s conjuring of swirling winds was more of... bewilderment.

They did not understand why Angel summoned the Wind Surge at this moment, nor what transformation the mighty wind could bring.

Everyone quietly observed the sweeping wind and the dissipating thin mist.

When the clouds and mist had all been blown away, the sky revealed a slight clearance.

Kukurus immediately gazed toward the clear sky, but did not discover any anomalies.

Until Luskania beside him pointed at a spot, doubtfully saying: ”Isn’t there something odd there?”

Kukurus followed Luskania’s gaze, did not perceive anything unusual for a while, but when he looked at the surrounding sky, he immediately realized.

The surrounding sky was real and clear, yet this area looked as if it had been scorched by flames, the air slightly twisted, like a piece of frosted glass embedded in the sky.

That area is suspicious!

Kukurus attempted to approach for a closer examination but found... that region was high in the sky, and he couldn’t fly up there now.

Kukurus turned to Angel, trying to convey his discovery, but saw Angel had already soared from the ground, aiming directly at that area of twisted air.

Apparently, Angel had also noticed something suspicious.

Or perhaps, Angel dispelled the mist specifically to find this dubious region.

Indeed, after clearing the clouds and mist, Angel used God’s View to investigate, immediately spotting the discordance.

Without a doubt, that region of twisted air is the entrance to the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb.

Angel didn’t understand why Shi Zhong set the entrance so high, but it didn’t matter; knowing the entrance, he could directly explore what lay within.

Angel flew to the vicinity of the entrance, reaching out to touch it.

The Authority representing ”Wonderland of Dreams” in the Ability Tree was immediately triggered, and a series of information began to emerge in Angel’s mind.

”Special Dreamland ’Mist Isle Dragon Tomb’ has been opened.”

”The entry requirement for this Special Dreamland is: Dragon-kind.”

”Target conditions not met, entry denied.”

This information appeared in Angel’s mind briefly before being dismissed. He indeed did not meet the requirement to enter the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb, but this mattered little to him.

If he truly intended to enter, he could easily do so by suppressing the restrictions.

However, it wasn’t necessary to enter himself.

He didn’t need to explore anything, merely confirm Baba Ragon’s situation. To accomplish this, using a Box Garden Perspective to view the interior of the Immortal Realm was more fitting, wasn’t it?

With this thought, Angel directly activated his authority and entered the ”Observer” state.

In an instant, the rough map of the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb instance, taking the form of a sand table in the Box Garden, unfolded before Angel’s eyes.

Upon clearly viewing the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb’s instance, Angel showed slight astonishment, as this instance was larger than he had imagined.

Surrounding it was a vast sea, with the map’s center a mist-enshrouded isle.

The sea was immensely wide, beyond the scope of the Box Garden Perspective to see it all at once. This scenario paralleled the previous observation of Silver Coral Island, also located atop an endless sea.

Now returning to the sea, it similarly extended beyond immediate view.

Such a vast ocean led Angel to suspect whether the Mist Isle Dragon Tomb might share the sea with Silver Coral Island and Golden Coral Island?

Though he speculated this, Angel did not explore the sea’s distant end; these matters were inconsequential. Even if they shared the same sea, it was not significant.

Currently, the focus remained on the mist-covered isle.

Angel adjusted the perspective to concentrate further on exploring the island... With vision advancing, he discovered the island’s interior mist was denser than what appeared outside.

Even with his present visibility, the clarity was alarmingly low.

Angel observed within the dense mist for a while but ultimately gave up... He could hardly see anything within the mist.

However, he did find a fairly large subterranean ruins beneath the ground.

But at the moment, the ruins were empty; Baba Ragon had not yet entered them.

Angel withdrew his perspective, returning to the overhead God’s View. Earlier, while narrowing the perspective, he vaguely noticed that the mist seemed thinner in a certain direction. Perhaps he could start there?

Soon, in the southeast direction, he found an area of sparse mist.

Glancing downward, he realized it was precisely at the island’s edge along the beach.

Meanwhile, he also discovered the Curious Baby... Baba Ragon here.

However, apart from Baba Ragon with his three heads looking around, he didn’t see the self-proclaimed Tomb Guardian Shi Zhong. It’s presumed that Shi Zhong is in the dense fog.

At this moment, Baba Ragon is pacing with his short legs at the boundary between a palm tree forest and the sandy beach.

The reason for his hesitation here is because right in front of him is a road leading to an unknown destination. Judging by his expression, he seems to be pondering whether to proceed forward.

”Don’t hesitate, go in. If you don’t enter, what do you plan to do, jump into the sea?” a buzzing low voice emanated from Baba Ragon’s right head.

”I can always choose to go offline,” said Baba Ragon’s main head, in a childish voice, like a three-year-old.

”Offline? Is that what the folks in Rabbit Town mean by leaving the dream?” a lazy female voice came from Baba Ragon’s left head.

”Huh, you’re awake?” the buzzing voice sounded as the right head looked surprised at the left head.

”This is a dream, should I sleep in the dream? However, I seemed to have really fallen asleep just now; sleeping in a dream is quite interesting,” the female voice chuckled softly.

”This may not be a dream. According to the Rabbit Town folks, this is a new world,” the main head said: ”If it were truly a dream, it couldn’t have such complete rules.”

”You’ve got a point, but I still maintain my opinion that this is a dream,” the female voice said.

”No matter what this place is, it’s certain that everything here is worth researching. Luigi doesn’t know what luck he’s had to discover such a magical place,” the buzzing voice said.

”It might not be luck. Judging by the log-in device, this might be an artificial space. Don’t forget, Luigi has backing from that person...” the female voice trailed off.

The right head nodded, seemingly agreeing strongly with the female voice.

Yet, Baba Ragon’s main head said irritably: ”Enough of these nonsensical talks, let’s clarify the current situation before talking about other things. Should we move forward now, or should I first go offline and contact Luigi for further exploration later?”

”Contact Luigi? Aren’t you afraid he’ll laugh at you?” the buzzing voice said: ”Look here, the progress of activating the statues is 0, and the exploration progress of the Dragon Tomb is 0 as well. Leaving without finding anything is too cowardly.”

”Back in the Ghost Phantom, you weren’t this timid,” the female voice muttered beside him.

Baba Ragon’s main head pondered for a moment: ”Then I’ll continue to look forward, given the Tomb Guardian has entered the Mist; it seems the mist itself shouldn’t be a problem.”

With this thought, Baba Ragon no longer hesitated and strode into the mist.

Elsewhere, witnessing this scene, Angel’s eyes flashed with surprise. He knew the voice of Baba Ragon’s main head was somewhat childish, so Luigi always enjoyed teasing him to make him speak with the main head; but Angel didn’t expect that the left head of Baba Ragon was actually a female voice!

Is this the same body containing two genders plus a child?

After marveling at the wonders of species for a while, Angel began pondering another question.

Should he contact Baba Ragon?

If it were Laplace’s Temporal Body that entered the instance, Angel could naturally communicate at any time, but Baba Ragon is, after all, an outsider... Direct communication would expose his ability to spy on the secrets of the Fairyland, wouldn’t it?

Moreover, Baba Ragon isn’t as easy to fool as Miumiu from Tomorrow Town.

Angel contemplated for a moment, ultimately deciding not to rush to contact him, opting to assess the unfolding events first.

In the cool night, Baba Ragon, stepping into the dense fog, found himself in a situation where he couldn’t see his hands, the fog was so thick it seemed to transform into a viscous murky liquid, blurring his six eyes.

The only guide for his direction was the sandy gravel path beneath his feet.

The sandy gravel path is artificially laid out, surrounded by grass and flowers. Therefore, as long as he keeps walking on the sandy gravel path, he won’t lose his way... Of course, the premise is that the direction of the sandy gravel path is the correct direction.

After Baba Ragon walked for about five minutes, he saw a familiar figure in the dense fog.

”Tomb Guardian?” Baba Ragon hesitated for a moment and asked.

The Tomb Guardian turned around without removing the cloak, but through the shadow of the hood, he looked directly at Baba Ragon: ”You can call me Shi Zhong.”

”Shi... Zhong.” Baba Ragon whispered the name, seemingly memorizing it.

After a moment of silence, Shi Zhong spoke: ”Next, you will go to the first statue. It is a statue of a draconic beast cub, and to seek more statues, you must achieve an 80% completion rate in the first statue’s trial. If below 80%, it’s considered a failure.”

”You have three chances to challenge each statue. If you fail all three, you will be teleported out and never able to enter the Dragon Tomb again.”

”Do you understand?”

Baba Ragon’s main head instinctively replied: ”I understand...”

While the main head spoke, the left female voice said: ”Until now you haven’t told me what is in the Dragon Tomb? Why bring me here? What do I get if I pass the trial?”

Shi Zhong glanced at the speaking head and said calmly: ”You aren’t qualified to know the first two questions yet. As for what you get by passing the trial? You will find out once you clear the first statue.”

The lazy female voice: ”That’s more or less like saying nothing.”

Shi Zhong ignored the left head and instead focused on Baba Ragon’s main head: ”Next, I need you to answer me, do you want to proceed with the first statue’s trial?”

Baba Ragon didn’t think twice and nodded: ”Yes.”

You’ve come all this way, not doing something feels like a loss.

Shi Zhong: ”Since you are sure about proceeding with the trial, I will grant you the title of Dragon Tomb Challenger.”

Following Shi Zhong’s words, a familiar wave hit Baba Ragon’s mind.

”Title—Dragon Tomb Challenger: You are a challenger striking towards the glory of dragons; your number is 1. Upon acquiring this title, you can freely enter and exit Mist Isle Dragon Tomb anytime from any place in Crystal Origin of Dreams. However, during statue trials, you cannot leave Dragon Tomb. (This title activates automatically upon successfully clearing the first statue’s trial)”

With the activation of the title, Baba Ragon vaguely felt he gained some ”temporary permission.”

He thought he could leave this fog-locked area at will.

However, currently, this permission was sealed. According to the title description, it would only activate upon successful completion of the statue’s trial.

After granting the title, Shi Zhong said, ”Next is your time... I hope we meet again soon.”

Having said that, Shi Zhong slowly vanished into the mist.

Baba Ragon tried to follow, but after just two steps, he couldn’t see Shi Zhong’s figure.

Baba Ragon assumed Shi Zhong ran fast and had already entered the dense fog. But in Angel’s view, Shi Zhong simply sank underground, entering the tunnel of the subterranean ruins.

After sinking underground, Shi Zhong sat down cross-legged and remained still.

Angel observed for a moment, ensuring Shi Zhong had no other actions, then shifted his focus back to Baba Ragon.

From the captured title information and the conversation between Baba Ragon and Shi Zhong, Angel roughly understood the main storyline of this Fairyland duplication.

Numerous statues exist on Mist Isle, and Baba Ragon needs to take the trials these statues offer.

The more trials he takes, the more feedback he should receive.

However, the specific trials these statues will offer are still unknown. To obtain the answers, the solution lies in discovering them through Baba Ragon’s endeavors.