After an hour, the light of the dial went out, and the surrounding space plunged into complete darkness.Taking the dial and Adrian, the Blade’s Reach team left the platform and headed toward the palace ruins they had previously marked. There was a teleportation circle there, and it was the path they had used before.Shortly after their departure, a group of people reappeared in the darkness."Let's go, Emma. There's nothing more we can do," a member of Emberfallen said disappointingly.They had waited a whole year to retrieve this dial, never expecting Blade's Reach to have discovered it as well. "We have to make the chief get back what's rightfully ours when we return!" Josef said indignantly.Emma remained indifferent, showing little emotion except for some initial excitement when they first saw the dial."Let's head back," Emma ordered, and the group departed.The Blade’s Reach team traversed through the darkness and arrived at a nearby palace. Tyson looked back at Adrian
Adrian looked at the elderly man sitting across from him and fell into contemplation. "What do you really want?" he asked."Adrian… A mighty man from an ordinary family raised in Leafall. In less than a year, you transformed from a loser into the successor of the powerful Navien War God..." Hansen raised his head, revealing eyes that had turned completely black.As Adrian locked eyes with him, it was as if he could see his past and present through those black voids. Even someone as experienced as him found this unsettling. Fortunately, it seemed that Hansen had yet to discover Adrian's true origin."I can't believe that you’ve grown to this extent in just a year." Hansen stared at Adrian and chuckled.Adrian nodded in agreement. "I can't believe it either.""So, what secrets do you have?" Hansen asked. "Does it have anything to do with our deal?""It doesn't, but I can tell you that if you don't speak, I'll kill you," Hansen said calmly, but Adrian knew that he meant it. Adri
However, Hansen did not tell anyone about this. Even though he could not see Adrian's past clearly, his future was clear. He knew Adrian would leave this world and return to his own. In that world, he would accomplish many things that others would find hard to comprehend. Those things might even make him feel that his two hundred years of existence were possibly in vain.Therefore, he did not want to kill Adrian because cooperating with him could lead them to obtain what they desired."Although I come from another world, I advise you not to be curious about it. For you and me, delving into that world is akin to seeking death,” Adrian warned. There was a reason Adrian never attempted to return to his world after arriving here. Although that world was rich in resources, incredibly thrilling, and had everything he had, returning there in his current state could lead to him being located and killed by powerful enemies in no time. Even weak entities that seemed insignificant to him in t
"We hope to receive your assistance once we leave this place," Hansen said."But there are so many of you…" Adrian said."We want you to help us conceal our identities. Even after leaving this place, we don't want to immediately reveal our presence," Hansen said seriously, "You have significant influence in Navia, and that's why I'm willing to make a deal with you."Adrian fell silent. He realized that this world might be bigger than he had imagined. Hansen's words indicated that there might be something in the outside world that even Blade's Reach feared, but what could it be? Suddenly, Adrian felt he had underestimated the world he found himself in."That's all you want me to do?""Yes, that's all I want you to do for us. Once we decipher the information on the Dragon Dial, we'll all leave together," Hansen said smilingly."How long will it take? And what about the other two villages? Don't they want to leave as well?" Adrian asked."They do, but we can't let our guard down
Adrian wasn’t sure whether to tell Hansen about Sion's plan. In the end, he dismissed the idea because it’d be too despicable for him to do such a thing to Sion and because the connection between Sion and himself was unknown to everyone else. Under such uncertain circumstances, it might cause some unexpected surprises. So, Adrian decided to keep his relationship with Sion as a trump card, hoping that there might be some pleasant surprises in store. Thus, Adrian spent half a month living in the wilderness. During the time, he slept on the large withered tree near Blade's Reach. It was unclear whether Hansen simply didn't want to provide Adrian with accommodation or simply didn't care about such trivial matters. He just didn't offer Adrian any assistance. Fortunately, there were many wild beasts in the surrounding forests to catch, so Adrian didn't go hungry.After half a month, Adrian returned from the wilderness during the day. There were people from Blade's Reach monitoring him, bu
Approaching the Dragon Dial, Adrian raised his hand and touched the symbols on it. These symbols were very familiar to him because they were almost identical to the Dragon Token that Adrian had been interacting with day and night before. They were clearly from the same source and had the same function. Adrian thought carefully. Previously, all he needed to do was infuse a certain amount of inner energy to activate the Dragon Token, and then he would be transported to the coordinates on the token. However, he had no idea how the Dragon Token actually worked because it was given to him by Alex, and the destination was the study room of Alex in the Imperial Capital. On top of that, Adrian had only used the token a few times, mostly just taking it out as a symbol of identity.It was difficult for him to figure out how the dial worked, but since it was for the sake of leaving this place sooner, Adrian didn't mind helping out a bit. Studying the symbols on the dial, Adrian’s gaze slowly b
Logically speaking, the duration of remaining in the Dragon Dial dimension didn't signify anything. But at this moment, everyone couldn't help but compare themselves. The villagers were unhappy that Adrian had outshined them. They could now only pin their hopes on Hansen.Half an hour passed, and Adrian remained motionless. Tyson's expression became ever darker as he stared at the scene.Adrian, focusing on the symbols, suddenly fell into a trance. He found himself entering another world. The first thing he did after entering was to check if the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and Hellblade were still with him. He figured he had entered a pocket dimension and was torn up over possibly losing his strength again. He was now traumatized after losing his powers twice. Just as Adrian was about to look down, he found that he couldn't. Or rather, he no longer had a head. It wasn’t just the Divine Frost Slayer Blade and Hellblade that were gone. Even his body had disappeared. Realizing the situa
Adrian had been in the pocket dimension for over an hour now. He would sometimes sway slightly, but there was no sign of him coming out. Everyone felt a little embarrassed to be proven wrong.Tyson forced out a smile, then went up to observe the symbols which remained unchanged. He had a deep impression of that dimension. Perhaps it was because he had grown up in such a cramped place, and occasionally being able to visit completely different worlds left a profound impression on him. However, in that world, he saw only symbols similar to those on the Dragon Dial. Was there anything else in there besides that? Adrian had been in the dimension for so long, so what was he seeing? Tyson was curious, which was why he didn't disturb Adrian. After an hour, Adrian gave up tracking time due to the strong rejection force. The dimension before him seemed endless, and if he had eyes at this moment, his expression would be one of utter shock.‘The symbols seemed so simple that I didn't expect