Chapter 2 Nightmare City
The more you walked towards the center of the island, the thicker the fog that shrouded the island, and the visibility became lower and lower, leaving only the outline of a back figure as Rollens, who walked ahead. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ο½ο½ο½Uο½Eγ ο½ο½ο½ο½
"It's right ahead. Rollence's voice echoed in the distance, Haruka could no longer see where the other party was, and a sudden chill made him stop, and the thick fog in front of him was suddenly blown away by a gust of wind, and a dilapidated and gloomy huge castle suddenly appeared in the originally white expanse.
"Is this the nightmare's lair... Haruka lowered his head, his toes were on the edge of the cliff, and if he took one more step, he would fall into the bottomless abyss. The castle was on the opposite side of the cliff, and a lone drawbridge spanned the abyss, swaying under the influence of the wind, as if it were about to collapse at any moment.
"Enchantment magicβ" With a wave of one hand, Lorence waved his hand, and square blocks of enchantment appeared in front of the two of them, paving a bridge to the castle. Rollence stepped forward in one step, Haruka hesitated, but compared to the suspension bridge on the side, Rollens's enchantment looked more reliable, and he could only follow hard.
After reaching the main entrance of the castle without danger, the heavy wooden gate was pushed open from the inside, and an ugly-looking, short, but fat old man greeted him with a smile.
"Lord Lawrence, you're back. He bowed his head to Rollence and said, while his eyes were looking Yao up and down, the feeling as if licking made Yao shiver. "Who's this sweet little sweetheart?"
"Newcomers who are about to join our nightmare. β
"So that's the case, it's been many years since a new person joined, and it seems that there must be something very powerful about such a beauty being favored by Lord Lawrence. The man licked his tongue obscenely, and stretched out his hand to shake Haruka's hand.
"Hello, my name is Haruka... Although a little reluctant, Haruka still held out his hand.
"My name is Adilo, the manager of this castle. The Humpty Dumpty man named Adiro greedily peeked at Haruka's body, a cold and slippery touch spread from his hand to Haruka, and at the same time, his restless index finger kept fiddling with Haruka's palm, making goosebumps rise all over Haruka's body. He quickly withdrew his hand, taking a step back.
"Ulusa, have they returned? β
"Yes, not long before you returned. β
"They should also have a girl named Natalie with them. β
"Oh, is that the girl who was turned into a puppet by Ralph's poison magic? I've put her in an underground cell. β
"Then let's take Haruka to that girl. β
"But she's not going to be a new one to join us... β
"I don't quite trust her yet. Lorence turned his head to look at Haruka, "After I fully trust you, you will officially join us, until then, please stay in the cell obediently, no problem, right?"
"Well, well, how can I gain your trust?"
"Don't be in a hurry, soon you will have a chance. Lawrence took a step towards the depths of the castle.
"Then, Miss Haruka, please come with me. With his back hunched, Adiro leaped nimbly up the steps of the castle. Haruka followed him into the castle gate.
Passing through the narrow corridor at the entrance, you reach the hall in the center of the castle, an empty and dimly lit hall surrounded by towering stone walls, and many pairs of eyes are peering at Haruka and Adiro who have broken into the hall.
"Looks like everyone is curious about you. Adiro gasped under his breath as he licked his tongue.
"Are those above all Nightmare People?" Haruka asked in a low voice.
"That's right, it's home to some of the most vicious criminals in the continent, murderers, robbers, rapists, and dark mages banished by the Magic Society. β
"It's really smoky. β
"Since you'll be invited by Lord Lawrence, you're just like us, aren't you?"
"Well, who knows. Haruka whispered, and the two of them quickly walked through the hall towards the staircase leading to the lower floor.
After walking down the spiraling staircase for a while, we came to a dim and deep walkway, where the wind blew from nowhere, blowing the torches on both sides. In the faint light, symmetrical cells could be seen on both sides, and Adiro opened the door to the second cell on the left.
"Then please be here for a moment, little beauty. β
Haruka slowly stepped into the cell, and there was nothing in the dark room except a small round window, and the outside of the small window was an endless darkness, and nothing could be seen.
"Wait a minute, where is Natalie?"
"Don't worry, the puppet girl is in the cell next door to you. Ardiro licked his tongue and locked the door to his cell with a lewd grin. "The cells here are specially made to suppress the generation of magic, so don't think you can get out, you know......?"