"Nasi, are we still in the same place as before? Have you been here before?"
"This is the same place, it's just that a door was opened... Nasi hasn't been here before,"
the little elf answered somewhat puzzled.
Seeming to fear that Colin might not understand, she explained again:
"But this place is different from where Nasi encountered the friendly giant before. The portal opened there led to another place, but this is still the original location."
"Can you open a portal and take me out of here?"
"Of course, I can!" Nasi immediately responded, patting her chest, but a flicker of panic crossed her face as if recalling the initial accident; she concentrated and made an attempt.
A point of green light suddenly appeared at Nasi's delicate fingertips and rapidly expanded to the size of a fist.
The little elf tentatively passed through to take a look, then returned with a proud face, emphasizing:
"See, friendly giant, Nasi can really open a portal, isn't it amazing?"
Colin nodded, a sigh of relief in his heart.
At least he had not fallen into a new predicament.
As for Nasi's explanation, although it was somewhat vague, he had almost understood by combining it with the knowledge he had acquired before.
If he wasn't mistaken, this space was a Subspace, a subsidiary of what seemed to be the Elf Kingdom's Different Space!
Like huge bubbles, Different Spaces clung to the walls of the Main Plane.
Especially within larger Different Spaces, there were often many subsidiary Subspaces.
They overlapped with some locations of the Different Spaces but did not interfere with each other.
The biggest difference is they are enveloped by the Different Space, existing in a state of superposition, while the Main Plane and Different Spaces are in different locations.
So, if the little elf was right, this place should indeed be some kind of Subspace!
But thinking this, Colin still had some doubts in his heart...
'Why did I suddenly arrive in this Subspace?'
If this was the Elf Kingdom, then these Subspaces should be properly managed, with specific entrances and exit means.
'Perhaps... after the Elf Clan migrated from here, the Subspace was neglected, changed its location, and then I happened to fall into it...'
Bang—
Huh?!
Just as Colin pondered incessantly, a light collision sound suddenly came from afar.
The sound was extremely faint, almost imperceptible.
'An illusion?'
Colin stopped pondering and instinctively perked up his ears.
Bang!
Bang bang bang!
After listening intently, with the Ultimate Knight's formidable strength, he finally captured a slight but authentic noise.
Turning his head, he looked again toward the corridor corner where a dark red light shone, casting a reddish hue even onto the pitch-black shadows, making it eerie.
"Let's go, Nasi!"
Colin exhaled softly, without hesitation, bolstered himself with Silent, and swiftly flew forward as the sound still lingered.
Under the effect of Silent, he moved through the dark red corridor like a gray ghost, swift and silent!
After turning the corner, he was faced with a large archway. Despite some damage, its original opulence and splendor were still discernible.
Tall columns stood on either side, and the archway's reliefs were exquisitely crafted. One of the two door panels was open, while the other was ajar.
Through the open archway, one could see a large hall filled with tables and chairs of various designs, each unique and beautiful, exuding an artistic flair.
This scene further confirmed Colin's previous guess—this had to be a Subspace accompanying the Elf Kingdom's space.
Like the dilapidated corridor, the sumptuous hall was in disarray, with damaged and collapsed tables and chairs everywhere...
The center of the hall was also in chaos, wreckage strewn all around but oddly, these traces looked quite fresh, out of place compared to the surroundings.
Colin cautiously entered the hall, maintaining an appropriate speed as he moved forward.
However, it seemed that whoever had been there before had cleared the path because no monsters appeared as he flew out of the hall.
The same was true for the rest of the journey; Colin sped towards the direction of the sound but only encountered signs of battle and no more monsters.
And so, with an unobstructed road, he nearly reached his top speed.
In about seven or eight minutes, the ongoing sounds of battle became clearer and clearer... as if they were right in front of him!
Colin watched ahead.
The ornate and classic corridor extended outdoors here, becoming even more intense, with an almost purplish light from above outdoors, casting a distinct divide in the corridor.
Colin silently landed and, like a nimble feline, moved lightly and swiftly forward.
Soon, he was at the borderline between the outdoors and indoors of the corridor.
Since he had not learned any witchcraft for covert observation, Colin took a deep breath and carefully extended a piece of a copper mirror from Margaret's Storage Ring near his feet.
The outdoor section of the corridor must be located within a courtyard; seemingly to allow travelers to be closer to the now ruined yet formerly intricate vegetation, the corridor had no railings, just carved pillars at intervals.