Chapter 375: The Shadow of the Past, Touching the Past?
"Remain in human form like me, the dragon state is depleted too quickly, we don't know how long we will be trapped in this place, if we don't find a way out, we must be ready for a protracted battle."
Ziggy in human form flapped the wings of the young red dragon, signaling Noelle to change into human form like him to prevent a rapid loss of energy.
As an extremely powerful creature, the dragon will generate a huge amount of energy consumption when it is in dragon form, even if it does not fight, just the normal beating of the heart.
And although Zieg didn't show his worry on his face at the moment, in fact, the solemnity in his heart had reached a considerable level, and this world where everything was burned out and only ashes was left made him feel extremely uneasy.
"Okay brother, I can feel the magic in my body spilling out, it's really empty here, there's nothing."
Noelle obediently turned into a human form, and counted the things they were carrying with Ziggy, but fortunately, the space storage magic guides they carried were well protected and not damaged by the shocking fall, and all kinds of utensils and supplies were quite sufficient.
"Let's try to contact Wang Yu and them first, if not, we'll continue to make other attempts, remember, you must avoid unnecessary consumption."
After Ziggy solemnly admonished Noelle and thought twice, he took out the smallest equipment from the alchemy items in the space storage, and began to arrange the magic circle on this ash-covered land.
After the circle was arranged, it was successfully activated by Zig, and the magic power turned into a special form and came out, this dead and silent world seemed to be no different from the outside world except that nothing existed, and everything they could use in the outside world could be used here.
"No...... I can't contact them at all, and I can't find out how big the surrounding area is, it's a big area, so big that with the effect of this circle, you can't find the top and the boundary."
Ziggy sighed, the heaviness in his heart was a little more, this magic circle used for rough exploration has gained a considerable distance in exchange for the accuracy of exploration, if this magic circle can't detect the boundary, there is not much point in piling up materials on it.
"The sigil given by my sister can't sense them."
Noelle tried to sense each other's positions with Irelian's sigil, but only Zig, who was right next to him, appeared in the senses, and had no way of knowing where Wang Yu and Avia were.
"It's a bit of a hassle, let me plan a course of action, no problem."
Ziggy put his thumb on his forehead and twisted it twice, dismissing the worries that had no real effect, and forcing himself to think calmly about how to get them out of this strange place.
The situation was much worse than what had been presented so far, and Ziggy had confirmed that it was a dead world, and a world of extreme purity, with nothing to call it sustenance, a place that would only be consumed.
In other words, this is like an alternative dissociation layer, the real dissociation layer directly annihilates the body that exists in it, and here, in the evolution of time, the existence that enters this barren hell will slowly turn into dry bones due to its own internal friction, and what Ziggy wants to avoid is this future that is likely to happen.
Place a seed brought from the elven capital of Leahim into the ashes beneath your feet, and Siggy drives the spell to envelop the seed in a green light, causing it to grow quickly.
Under the watchful eyes of Ziggy and Noelle, the seeds germinated quickly and emerged from the soil, but soon the green sprouts turned gray and yellow, and the seeds that were depleted of the nutrients carried by the spawning spell but could not be replenished from the surrounding land, died.
"Sure enough, this is a complete ember, and there is nothing to be used for."
Ziggy narrowed his eyes, this ash was no longer the ashes on the physical plane, but the remnants of all the material burned out on more levels, and this world was even closer to the concept of "death" than the undead plane.
Their future is the same as this realm
"The concentration of mana here is about the same as that of the outside world, probably because
Located in this special desert, the concentration of mana is slightly higher, and the earth and fire elements are also quite rich, and the void energy is significantly higher in comparison, but I can't call them, and the void doesn't respond to my spiritual power."
Avia, who was carried by Wang Yu all the way to the city in the desert, had been analyzing the various conditions of this desert under the Hanhai Sea, and came to the conclusion that it was not bad, at least the girl was just like Wang Yu who could not use the power of a wizard, and the power of a mage as a major was not discounted at all.
"Good news, we need a spell to hide ourselves, and we don't know if there are any inhabitants in that city.
If so, it's unknown whether they'll be friendly or not."
Wang Yu gave Avia a thumbs up on his shoulder and motioned for the girl to give them a spell to hide herself.
The song in his ears was getting louder and louder as they approached the desert city, and though it was still soft, it had gone from being indistinguishable from reality to being audible continuously, but it was unknown what the cause was, and it could not be used as a basis for judging that there were inhabitants of the city.
The earth elemental was mobilized by the magic power, forming an earthy yellow cloak-like thing that covered Wang Yu's body, making them completely integrated with the surrounding desert from other angles, making it difficult to distinguish their shapes.
"Wait, there's something down there, let me take a look."
After continuing to move forward for a distance, Wang Yu suddenly stopped in place, put the girl down from behind, and sensed the power of the chariot that was stretched out at any time, and sensed something buried in the yellow sand under his feet at the moment.
The power of the chariot was activated, and the sand and gravel under his feet were separated by Wang Yu like a flowing liquid, and a deep pit was gradually excavated, about five meters deep underground, and what Wang Yu perceived was revealed, which was a huge skull, which was quite visually impactful.
"This is, the skull of a giant, how could this genocidal head be in such a place?"
Looking at the giant humanoid skull that appeared in front of him, the well-informed Avia let out a voice of surprise and doubt, what Wang Yu found was really a little amazing.
"I'm afraid, this place will be some years old."
Wang Yu rubbed his chin and replied, he didn't expect that in this desert located below the Endless Sea, there would be the remains of the ancient race that had already died out on the continent, the giants.
It looks like he's been dead for a long time, Wang Yu can't feel the slightest strength or anything else from it at the moment, so he used the power of the chariot to probe the strength a little, and the material of this thing is equivalent to that kind of hard stone.
"Tsk, this place is getting stranger and stranger, what kind of place is it......
Without dwelling on the giant's skull, the two of them continued on their way, there was so much to think about in this place.
Where does the light source of this underground world come from, Avia has also been exploring, but she still hasn't figured out that the sunlight falling from the sky, whether it is the change of angle with time or the essence or something, she can't see the difference between it and the outside world, but this, how is it possible?
As the two of them walked all the way in the desert, ignoring some strange things that Wang Yu dug up from the desert, they didn't encounter any existence that could be called a threat.
It didn't take long for them to arrive at the location of the desert city, and judging from the angle and brightness of the sunlight at the moment, it was about three or four o'clock in the afternoon.
"Someone, be careful."
Stepping on a sand dune, Wang Yu's gaze was projected on the location of the gate of that city, which belonged to an architectural style that he had never seen before, and he couldn't see that it was similar to any intelligent race kingdom, if he insisted on it, it was the normal kind of city-state that might appear in the desert area.
It is indeed decent, and all kinds of facilities seem to be complete, and the conspicuous thing is that the magnificent palace that resembles a royal palace cannot be built without a little foundation.
In Wang Yu's field of vision, there were several guards who looked similar to humans, but with some small details on their bodies, were standing at the gate of the city in a slightly strange posture, guarding the city, and Wang Yu immediately reminded the girl behind him.
"Wang Yu, something is wrong, these people don't seem to really exist,
They seem to be just an empty shell, or perhaps a phantom."
The girl responded and shared the perfect fractal lens with Wang Yu, who realized what the girl was talking about through the data fed back by the perfect fractal lens.
Those guards are visually present, and even the light and shadow are normal, but under the magic analysis perspective of the perfect fractal lens, they are not entities at all, there are no fluctuations in magic power, and they themselves have not caused any impact on the surrounding environment, and the air flow blows through the body.
"Weird, what's going on?"
Wang Yu stopped, it was a little far away, and the power of the chariot could not pass through, so it could not be explored.
"I'll come."
Evia didn't hesitate, she drove her magic power and used the earth element to create a puppet and rushed towards the location of the guards in front of the city gate, with an astonishing momentum, clearly trying to kill the other side.
"Bang!"
The earth and stone puppet slammed into the city wall, making a loud noise, and the rough body collapsed and scattered, turning into sand and stones all over the ground, and those guards still maintained their original movements, and even just now, the earth and stone puppet directly passed through the other party's body, but there was no hindrance.
"It seems to be a reality."
After some temptation, with a conclusion, the two walked towards the city, and as expected, the guards at the gate directly ignored the two, as if Wang Yu and they did not exist.
Walking into the city unimpeded, the scene of people coming and going entered the eyes of Wang Yu and Avia, this is a quite prosperous city.
Just like the royal city of Arestler, the elven capital of Leahim, and the Sky Machine City, Wang Yu and the others had been to, all kinds of residents walked through the streets, busy with their own business, the customers in the street shops, the bosses, shouting, bargaining, satisfied, indignant, and even wearing armor, as if the phalanx of the army was passing through the streets.
The inhabitants here look similar to the human race, but they have a little more small parts on their bodies, and they look a little similar to the Yu tribe, anyway, they are similar existences, knights, mages, and Wang Yu, who is dressed in two standard professions, has also seen it, and in general, except for no sound, the city looks quite vibrant?
"These people are the reflection of the past? I can't feel any energy from them, but they move in this form, what makes them ......
Avia reached out and reached out to the body of a hunter who was supposed to be selling furs on the side of the street, and reached into it without any hindrance, and the other party did not react to it in the slightest, still holding a non-existent skinning knife, cutting the non-existent fur on the non-existent table.
"I'm afraid yes, and only the past life has been reproduced, nothing other than clothing has been reproduced, after all, why are there clothes, and what is the difference between them and the knives in their hands."
Wang Yu agreed with Avia's statement, these residents are indeed very similar to the past photos, and only the existence of life has been left behind, those things that were originally in their hands have disappeared, no wonder the posture of the guards at the city gate is a little strange, I think it is caused by the disappearance of the weapons in their hands, so Wang Yu has one more question, why the clothes have not disappeared......
"I... I don't know ......."
Avia shook her head, her words were stuck at the same time, her tone was also a little strange, and the picture of the whole city residents walking around the city appeared in her mind, and an indescribable sense of absurdity arose.
It may be a bit strange for others to ask, but Wang Yu asked this way to show that he was really thinking about the meaning of this question, but unfortunately, the two of them didn't understand it anyway.
Without thinking too much about this question, which had been revealed from its origins, they began to wander the city, without a goal of their own, and Wang Yu proposed a plan to find the location of the song he heard.
As soon as he entered the city, it was evident that the song had become louder and louder, and it must have been that he was getting closer to the source, and although Avia couldn't hear it, she immediately agreed.
"It should be around here, but the change in sound is not noticeable as I move around, it's weird."
On a square, Wang Yu stopped his steps, looked around, a little confused, the singing began to become quite obvious here, but his strong ability to judge the direction brought by the great knight's physique lost its effect, he didn't find the specific source of the song, but he couldn't continue to confirm where the direction was.
Glancing at the sunlight that began to dim above the sky, Wang Yu suddenly thought of something that he had forgotten before.
"I don't think I've ever tried to touch these inhabitants with the power of a chariot."
Some residents were strolling in the square, looking rather leisurely, and Wang Yu stepped forward, unleashing the power of the chariot and touching a middle-aged man.
Wang Yu felt that the power of his chariot touched something, and then the phantom of the middle-aged man tripped over the power of Wang Yu's chariot, and immediately fell, knocking a lady walking in front of him to the ground.
The middle-aged man, confused, crawled up under the angry gaze of the knocked down lady, completely unable to understand what was happening, and Wang Yu and Avia were also confused.
The two looked at each other, if this was a photo of the past, what did Wang Yu do just now, touch the past?