Chapter 1276: Evil Hidden Demon Tower
Roland and Matvey waited another five minutes before Nikita finished her meditation and stood up, nodding her head to indicate that she was ready, and the next thing for the three of them to try to get into the Shadow Realm.
"Do you cast spells or do I do it?" Nikita asked Roland. The Shadow Realm is a closely interdependent and independent plane from the main material realm, which can be entered through "Otherworldly Teleportation" or "Shadow Magic", and both Nikita and Roland can cast the above spells.
Roland thought for a moment and said to Nikita: "It's better for me to come, after entering the film world, you will inevitably have to fight with Leonid and the demon behind him, and your spell slot will be saved and used when fighting." ”
Compared to Nikita, who relied heavily on spells, Roland was first and foremost a knight, with his strong physique and superb swordsmanship, ordinary enemies could cut down a piece with the Excalibur Durandal alone, not to mention that he had psychic abilities available in addition to divine arts, and spell slots were far less valuable to him than for Miss Mage.
If Roland is alone, Sputnia will be able to send him to the Shadow Realm, but with two additional people, it will be a bit difficult for the "Navigation Divine Envoy" to teleport across planes, resulting in possible deviations in the teleportation - for example, if you want to go to the Shadow Realm, you will be teleported to the adjacent Spirit Realm.
Out of safety, Roland simply cast the 5-ring magic "Otherworldly Teleportation" on his own, holding Nikita and Matvey's hands respectively, and reciting a prayer in praise of the goddess of fate in a low voice, and a pillar of light immediately rose under his feet, enveloping him and his companions beside him, and the next moment he teleported across the plane barrier to the shadow world.
The Shadow Realm, a lifeless plane without light. The ground beneath your feet is like flowing mud, and the mountains in the distance are nothing more than sand dunes darker than those in the foreground, which slowly flow and change over time, making it difficult for first-time travelers to set foot in this dark land.
Swish! Roland unsheathed his sword, and Durandal unleashed a golden light energy sword aura, like a torch to dispel the shadows around him and illuminate the faces of the two companions beside him.
"Shadow world...... After two years, we're back. The dim sight in front of her touched Nikita's memories.
Roland also remembered the first time he entered the film industry two years ago. At that time, they were still in the North Bay, participating in the general attack on the Giant Demon Island. Roland leads his friends into the Coral Palace, where they embark on a short but exciting adventure in pursuit of a "shadow spider" named Darkwall in pursuit of a "shadow spider". It's a pity that the "Shining Gold" team has been disbanded, and now Nikita is the only old friend left by his side.
Roland took Miss Mage's soft and conveyed the feeling in his heart to her. Nikita leaned her head on his shoulder, her eyes dark, but her heart full of sunshine. No matter how things change in the world, friends gather and disperse, at least Roland is by her side, giving her an absolute sense of security.
"Your Highness Roland, Miss Nikita, we have come to the film world, where should we go next?" Matvey, preoccupied with his son, was oblivious to the exchange of affection between the young man and woman around him, and eagerly urged them to continue on their way.
"Before I came, I used my psychic ability to track Leonid's teleportation location, it seems to be a place in the shadow world called the 'Hidden Demon Tower', if I had used the teleportation technique at that time, I would have a good chance of reaching it directly, as for now...... I'm afraid it will take a bit more trouble. ”
"If you know where Leonid is hiding, why can't you just teleport there?" Nikita asked, surprised.
Matvey initially had the same doubts, but a look at his surroundings makes it clear.
"The shadow realm is a very unstable plane of material composition, whether it is mountains or the earth, it constantly changes its position with the passage of time, the magic tower where Leonid is hiding is built on such a constantly flowing foundation, of course, it will drift with it, the magic tower that His Highness Roland saw before is probably drifting to a far away place at this moment, and it is meaningless to teleport according to the original direction."
"As Mr. Matvey said, in the shadow realm, even the basic directions such as southeast, south, north, and west are blurred, and the specific coordinates are even more meaningless, and we have to track the drifting magic tower in another way." Roland said.
Nikita is no stranger to the film industry, and after a little reminder from Matway and Roland, she realizes that her original idea was too naïve. Tracking a target in the film world is like the fable Roland told her, "Carving a boat for a sword", except that the boat is drifting in the story, while the shadow world is drifting about the mountains, the earth, and the buildings attached to it.
In this environment where the exact coordinates cannot be determined, how can you find a magic tower with uncertain whereabouts?
It's not a difficult question, Roland happens to know a spell that can play a role in pursuit in this uncertain environment.
Holding the emblem and praying in a low voice, Roland's eyes surged with golden light, and his gaze containing divine power seemed to be able to penetrate the darkness of the shadow world and extend to infinity to search for the drifting magic tower.
"6 Rings Divine Technique, look for a shortcut!" Matvey recognized the spell Roland was casting and exclaimed in a low voice. He had always thought that this young prince was the holy warrior of Sindra, but he didn't expect Roland's magic casting ability to be so high, and he couldn't help but be a little surprised.
Nikita certainly knew Roland better than Matvey, but was surprised by how quickly he improved. Back when they went north together, Roland was still a knight class with a focus on melee combat, and her spell-casting ability was miserable compared to a full-time mage like her. After just a few years, she has become a level 13 lighthouse witch, and her progress is not unpleasant; However, it is still dwarfed by Roland's rapid progress, and now Roland's spell-casting ability is almost the same as her, and she has not yet been able to overcome the difficulty of advancing to the "archmage", which makes the proud mage lady feel great pressure.
Roland entered a state of concentration with no external objects, and his pupils converged like the tip of a needle. The dim shadows changed subtly before his eyes, as if stretching a cinematic lens, and the distant and blurred landscapes were magnified into close-up shots in front of him, and after a few seconds, he finally saw what he was seeking.
It was a tall gray tower made of steel, towering between the mountains of Hezenzen, with a four-story tower connected from bottom to top by countless thick iron chains, one end of which was firmly fixed to the tower, and the other end extended to the mountains in the distance, deep in the black rock.
In this way, the tower is closely connected to the surrounding mountains, forming a relatively stable system, and the relative distance between it and the tower is always maintained by chain traction, no matter how the mountains drift. The eerie tower resembles a horse-drawn carriage, and the mountains drifting across the land are galloping horses, dragging the tower into the distance.
"The Hidden Demon Tower, I've found you!"