Chapter 516 - 484: Escape from the Divine Prison
The branch flashed a golden light, and a golden shockwave spread across the scene. Wherever the golden light reached, the world instantly turned black and white, dimmed, and entered the Otherworld!
In this black-and-white world, the team of over a thousand dwarves was still present, but the massive Magma Dragon and the Mao God’s black hole in the sky were gone. The dim Space Gate of the Otherworld stood wide open for Da Fei!
It worked! It worked! Da Fei was overjoyed, "Charge! Charge through!"
The dwarf mages immediately realized, excitedly shouting, "Charge!"
In no time, the crowd surged towards the Space Gate. Da Fei knew that this black-and-white world was maintained by this branch, and he couldn’t leave first; he had to be the last to go!
At this moment, the Alena Tree Branch in Da Fei’s hand began to wither rapidly, its Divine Power vanishing quickly.
Amidst his joy, Da Fei couldn’t help but sigh. Who would have thought that this branch, meant to reinforce Habbit Village, would be used here instead? It was indeed unexpected. In the future, the only way to massively enter Habbit Village would be to eliminate the Eight-Headed Snake.
Not long after, lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky of the black-and-white world, and an enraged voice bellowed, "Mortals! Don’t think you can fool me, I will find you!"
Da Fei was shocked, damn! Could he find us even here?
Sure enough, lightning tore apart a corner of the black-and-white world’s space, which began to shrink and fade!
Da Fei was greatly alarmed, feeling the struggle of the female clan leader on his back!
Come on, can you please calm down! Well, not everyone could be as wise and heroic as me, Da Fei thought. Anyone in her place would panic, especially considering the personality of a Dark Elf—staying with me till the end might just scare her to wet herself!
Fine, I never let the effort go down the drain. As long as the Divine Artifact fragment wasn’t with me, what could you Mao God do? Da Fei then quickly took out the Douglas Crystal and handed it to her, "Hold this for me, you go first!"
Elena hurriedly jumped off Da Fei’s back, grabbed the crystal, and chuckled, "Elena will wait for you on the other side of the world—"
Before she could finish, she hurriedly followed the crowd into the Space Gate with her enchanting figure!
So, you could already walk!? Da Fei was momentarily stunned! But, good! I like it. Before impending doom, we remain together like a phoenix with its mate!
Perhaps sensing the disappearance of the Divine Artifact fragment, the moment Elena disappeared through the door, the space erupted with Mao God’s angry wail, "No—my fragment!"
Perhaps this wail caused Mao God’s magic to falter due to emotional turmoil, and the black-and-white world slowed its diminishing pace!
This was the moment! Looking at the branch now shriveled to half its size, Da Fei shouted at the crowd behind, "Hurry, I’ll count to three and then close the door. Anyone slow will be left behind! 1—"
This roar from Da Fei immediately spurred the crowd’s potential, causing the few elderly running at the back to wave their hands, summoning a gust of wind that boosted the crowd’s speed!
Swift Movement Technique! Da Fei was pleasantly surprised, then silently cursed, damn, why didn’t you use it earlier!
When the last person in the crowd passed through the Space Gate, the branch in Da Fei’s hand was entirely spent. Impatiently, Da Fei stepped into the Space Gate! Then everything went dark!
—System Prompt: Scene change loading, please wait a moment!
—System Prompt: Under the condition of a deity’s appearance, you successfully escaped the Divine Prison, unlocking the achievement "Beyond Mortal Limits." You receive a life reward of +100 points, a skill point reward of +3 points, and an opportunity to upgrade a Master-level skill to Grandmaster! You may choose any Master-level skill to upgrade to Grandmaster.
Ha ha! Ohohoho! Not even a god could stop me! Finally, at this moment, the tension and oppression that had been inside Da Fei burst out with his wild laughter! At this moment, Da Fei’s entire body felt a sudden comfort!
Awesome! The feeling of defeating a god, of saving over a thousand people, had a tremendous sense of achievement!
And looking at the system achievement that followed, Da Fei’s smile widened even more! So Grandmaster could be achieved this way? Ohohoho!
Indeed! Last time, by coming out of the Demigod Sea Demon’s mouth, I was directly given a God-level Odyssey Sailing Scroll, wasn’t I? That’s right, in the Pool of Radiance battle, didn’t Deirdre extort a God-level information book from her cheap teacher? If even God-level could come this way, gifting a Grandmaster was no big deal!
That’s right, speaking of that Odyssey Scroll, I should take this chance to push my Navigator skill to Grandmaster, then wouldn’t it directly reach God-level? Yes, once I set out for the Eastern World, I will elevate it to God-level! Even the Sea God couldn’t do anything to me! Ohohoho!
However, the key to going to the Eastern World was to settle these underlings and bring them along. So, what could be in this rumored highly dangerous Otherworld space? What if it turned out to be a dead-end, wouldn’t I be celebrating for nothing? No, not for nothing! The most important thing is the beauty in hand, you all can rest in peace now, hahaha!
Finally, as the scene changed, Da Fei saw before him a faint seven-colored light.
At this moment, on a rocky wasteland, over a thousand dwarves looked around, helplessly. When Da Fei appeared, the crowd erupted in ear-splitting cheers, "Victory!"
Laughing heartily, Da Fei waved to the crowd, while taking in his surroundings. For an instant, Da Fei was truly astonished: what kind of space was this? Various mountains, forests, deserts, lava, swamps, snowfields, seas, and wastelands filled the entire scene!
Da Fei felt as if he were in a photographer’s room with landscape photos pasted everywhere—from the walls to the ceiling!
As he was marveling, Elena approached with the Divine Artifact fragment, smiling brightly, "Master, welcome to your safe arrival!"
Da Fei regained his senses, grabbing her small hand in surprise, "Master?" Although he had anticipated this step, when the moment came, Da Fei couldn’t help being overwhelmed with emotion!
Elena smiled, "Master saved me, saved all of us, so, of course, you are my master!" Then she turned back to the elderly mage leaders, smiling charmingly, "Isn’t that right, everyone?"
The mage elders, captivated, responded, "Miss Elena is right, we will follow Miss Elena’s lead!"
—System Prompt: Congratulations! The Epic Hero, Dark Elf Elena, has become your Vice Hero!
—System Prompt: You completed the mission "Rescue the Dark Elf from the Dungeon." Please teleport back to the town to collect your reward from Dwarf Prince Alberon!
Oh my! You lecherous old men! Tell me, were you in prison practicing daily with my Alina, leading to the impure mana supply to the Mao God so that we could escape so easily? Truly, she is my angel, she joined us and even convinced the others!
Da Fei laughed heartily, "Welcome, welcome! Everyone from now on will be my most important citizens! As your lord, I’ll treat you well!"
At this moment, Hangeval stepped forward excitedly, "Friend, even gods could not stop you, you are a miracle, we brothers will follow you! Friend, please do not abandon us!"
Hey, hey, hey! Afraid I might use a Town Recall Scroll to leave instantly, huh? Luckily, you reminded me, otherwise, I might have impulsively rushed back to claim my reward from the prince!
Da Fei laughed heartily, "You already told me back on the second level, I haven’t forgotten! Right now, the priority is to get everyone settled in!"
Hangeval nodded, "Indeed! I sense a dangerous aura here! This is not a place to linger!"
Saying this, he pulled out a map and said solemnly, "Although our group has ventured through many Otherworlds worldwide, this is indeed a space I’ve never heard of; it is truly a strange place!"
Elena said seriously, "Warped Space, this is a convergence point of all spaces. The surrounding scenery is a projection of all space landscapes concentrated here. We may reach any location seen in the scenery!"
The elderly mage leaders nodded fervently, "Yes, yes, Miss Elena is correct. This is warped space, and we can go to any visible place!"
Da Fei’s eyebrows flickered; indeed, wasn’t this the same as the World Tree channels?
Hangeval frowned, "I don’t understand! How could such a convergence point of all spaces exist?"
Elena sneered, "Ignorant dwarf!" Then, she seized the map from his hands, demanding, "Is the world in your eyes the same as the world on this map?"
Hangeval was taken aback, "Of course, it’s the most precise map in the world! Recording most of the world’s geography!"
Elena gave a cold laugh and crumpled the map into a small ball!
Hangeval exclaimed, "Miss, what are you doing? This is the most precise map in the world!"
Elena threw the paper ball back at Hangeval, "Do you understand now?"
Hangeval was bewildered!
Elena sighed, "As a hero, even your intellect has decreased! Well then, using the scale on the map, how far is it from the Dwarf Capital to the Human Capital? Two months’ journey, right? When I crumple the map, how far is it? In reality, when the map is crumpled, all locations in the world overlap and are equally near. Do you understand now?"
Hangeval finally realized, "So that’s it! Though I don’t fully understand, I essentially get it!"
Even Da Fei widened his view. Damn, wasn’t that the legendary space teleportation theory by Einstein or some other genius? If humanity cracks this theory, we’d enter a cosmic era, crossing millions of light-years in an instant! Having a wise Mage Hero in the team is indeed marvelous!
The elderly mages applauded in succession, "Bravo, Miss Elena, excellently expressed!"
Da Fei couldn’t help but clap, "So, you mean there’s a Space Gate here leading to any place, and as long as we find it, we can leave?"
Elena nodded, "Exactly! Near the Space Gate, we’ll see images of the destinations we can travel to, making the terrain at the exit clear at a glance. So please, Master, choose a suitable location to proceed!"
Oh, I see! Without hesitation, Da Fei said, "Of course, to an island, where I can sail to pick everyone up!"
Hangeval immediately replied, "Alright, follow your lead, brother!"
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