Wizard starting from shoeing donkeys

Chapter 1226: Chapter 414: Twin Shift_2

At this moment, the witch array was becoming increasingly bright, as if it were operating at full capacity.

Above the array, a dark green, fist-sized crystal floated up and down in mid-air, with the energy closely gathering, visible to the naked eye.

‘Crack!’

Suddenly, the crystal shattered, and a watery mirror surface about three to four meters high abruptly appeared above the array.

Through the mirror, a glimpse of the opposite side could be seen: a brilliant starry sky, dense woods, and various tiny black dots flying around like creatures.

At this moment, in front of a group of black-robed individuals, two slender figures in gray robes exchanged glances, smiled slightly, and then walked hand in hand into the mirror.

The two were the ‘Twin Snakes’ siblings, Areda and Ailida, of the Secret Snake Sect.

“Olerian, we entrust this to you,” Areda paused slightly before stepping in and turned to say.

“Rest assured, my lady, we will fight until the last moment!” the elder named Olerian responded respectfully.

Hearing the elder’s statement, Areda nodded in satisfaction, took her sister Ailida’s hand, and stepped into the mirror together.

As the two disappeared into the mirror, a few seconds later, the energy of the witch array seemed depleted and instantly dimmed.

“Everyone, prepare for battle!” The elder named Olerian quickly commanded in a stern voice.

The recent teleportation fluctuation would certainly trigger a quick response from the Empire. They might be unable to withstand it, but dying means returning to the Divine Country, which is not frightening.

Besides, this was a necessary part of the plan.

“Yes, my lord,” the black-robed individuals responded one after another, quickly starting to take action.

A similar scene occurred repeatedly in multiple locations in the outskirts of the Imperial City.

If one could compare it with the real-time monitoring map from the Star Mage Platform’s command center, it would be easy to notice that these locations were precisely where orange light spots appeared one after another on the map.

…

Inside the Dragon Valley Secret Realm.

Rein only felt the world spinning and a sense of weightlessness, and the next moment, he found himself suddenly appearing above a dense forest, his body starting to plummet rapidly.

“Floating Technique.”

With the casting of the Floating Technique, Rein descended slowly from the sky like a feather, taking advantage of this pause to look around.

Although it was night in the secret realm, the brilliant starlight and numerous special glowing creatures allowed Rein to clearly observe his surroundings.

What first caught his eye was the primal forest scene below, reminiscent of the Jurassic period, and in the sky were various enormous and primitive birds, pterodactyls, and countless giant insects.

Meanwhile, the chirping of insects, the calls of birds, and the roars of beasts were endless.

“No wonder the giant dragons here can grow several times faster than outside; the ‘blood meal’ in this place is so plentiful, it’s a paradise of abundance,” Rein remarked.

“Huh? What is this…” Rein narrowed his eyes, noticing some strange phenomena in mid-air.

Besides the stars, there were numerous bizarre cyclone-like objects of varying sizes in the night sky, constantly changing colors, and there seemed to be more of them over the distant mountains.

“Could this be a void rift?” Rein wondered, taking a glance around and noting the high ring of towering mountains in the extreme distance, while on his right side, there was a Flame Mountain billowing smoke.

“Primal forest, Flame Mountain.”

After a brief consideration and recalling the description of the Dragon Valley Secret Realm he had reviewed earlier, Rein immediately judged that he should be located at the center of the basin, slightly to the west.

“This feeling…”

As he slowly landed, Rein keenly sensed that a particular energy permeated the secret realm everywhere.

If it were before the crystallization, he might have found perceiving it rather difficult.

But now, Rein could clearly feel some strange radiation filling the forest, and it seemed to be causing a beneficial transformation in his body, making his cells more active.

Just moments ago, he assumed that the rapid growth of adolescent giant dragons within the secret realm was due to the abundant ‘blood meal.’

But now, it seemed that might not be the primary reason.

More likely, it was due to this unique radiation energy.

This energy acted like how, in a past life’s laboratory, special light radiation strengthened vegetable photosynthesis, accelerating their growth.

“Buzz!”

Suddenly, a vibrating sound came from Rein’s side, growing louder and nearer rapidly!

“Swoosh!”

In a blink, the Hardened Essence Gold in Rein’s hand transformed into a longsword, and with a flash of silvery arc light, it easily cleaved the creature that just ambushed him into two.

“Thud!”

The sound of a heavy object falling to the ground echoed!

It was a dragonfly over a meter long, and now, split in half, its nervous system was still instinctively functioning, causing its limbs and wings to twitch non-stop on the ground.

“Not bad, indeed strong, though not a fierce species, it had speed and strength close to that of an official knight,” Rein mused.

“This must be the result of radiation mutation, right?” Rein pondered to himself.

At this moment, Rein suddenly recalled something. He took out a thin liaison device from his pocket, given by Major General Tatia earlier.

On the thin piece, three small bright dots were clearly displayed, moving slowly, with three small triangles forming an equilateral triangle and a small square.

Rein understood that the three small bright dots represented the three ‘Rift Closers’ mentioned by Tatia.

Currently, the mission personnel should each be carrying a ‘Rift Closer,’ heading toward their intended targets—the directions indicated by the three small triangles.