Chapter 482: Farewell, White Flame
Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Hao Ren had been looking for a door in the real world, through which he could safely travel to the Plane of Dreams—there would be no need for troublesome conversion equipment, and longer time constraints while he explored the mysterious world. Plus, he would not be held responsible for the collapse of the Wall of Reality, or the implosion of the Plane of Dreams into the real world. He was looking for the crack, which had existed way before he even began to look for it. To top it all off, it had been safely opened once. Only a crack like that was reliable. The thing he had been looking for was right in front of him.
If the vengeful spirit was like the other unusual creatures—a creature that invaded the real world from the Plane of Dreams—this lilac crack in front of him would then be the passage through which this creature came to Earth.
The passages used for by the unusual creatures to cross over to Earth had disappeared over time, but no one ever thought that the passage used by the vengeful spirit would still remain!
Of course, it was not a sure thing that it was stable crack leading to the Plane of Dreams, but at least the possibility was high.
As Becky also came to her senses, she was filled with joy and she began to run around. She hugged everyone, shaked hands with them, and started saying goodbye. The only things on the greedy mercenary's mind were her manor, titles, gold and jewelry—those things were lying in her dream home, waiting for her. All she needed was a door through which she could travel home safely!
She jumped onto the round platform happily and lunged into the light film. However, she could not cross over as expected.
Hao Ren yelled behind her, "Calm down. We have to find a way to reactivate this thing first."
Becky was disappointed as she squatted by the side, her head hung low.
"You think this door could lead to..." Vivian whispered to Hao Ren. "But, it's closed now. Do you know how to activate it?"
Hao Ren scratched his chin while he thought about it, pretending to be an expert. Nonetheless, he managed to come out with an idea. "I think it has something to do with the 'stones' that you gave to the two human menials."
Vivian twisted her eyebrows. "How do you know? I tinkered with the stones and studied them for a long time, but the door didn't move an inch."
"Maybe you were doing it wrong," said Hao Ren. "And even if it's impossible to open the door, it's worth studying. What's more, it fell out of the crack, so it has to be related to the vengeful spirit. We should go back and see Igor. He would not have thrown away something left behind by his ancestors just like that."
"Do you think he'll just take out the stones without any resistance?" Vivian looked at Hao Ren suspiciously.
"You've got to be kidding me," said Hao Ren as he looked at Vivian. "His ancestors had addressed you as the boss. You should show your power as a witch. We have a portrait to back up that. You should know a little something about the secrets of their ancestors, right? By then we will find ways to convince him of your identity."
Vivian thought for a moment and nodded thoughtfully. Meanwhile, Hao Ren had walked around the black tableland. As the vengeful spirit had been contained, the strange weather surrounding the circular platform had long subsided, and the dark, snowy plains were back in silence, the only activity in the area was the lavender light film above the circular platform which was emitting a buzz like a electrical current flowing through a transformer.
This ancient space crevice hid a huge secret. Hao Ren decided to dig it out at all costs.
They decided to leave this strange space for a while and go and ask for one of the two stones from Igor. Before they went, White Flame stepped forward suddenly and said goodbye to everyone. "I'm not going with you all. I'm here just to hone my skill a bit. Now the vengeful spirit has been contained, I should go back."
Hao Ren smacked his forehead in realisation. "Oh yeah ... I almost forgot that you are not with us!"
Everyone eyeballed Hao Ren. Even Lilly was wagging her tail and said, "You seem to be more naive than I'm, landlord."
Hao Ren put up a wry smile. He had really forgotten it. Since White Flame as a lone-wolf demon hunter was working with them, she had to be cooperative, they worked in a seamless manner during the battle. What was even more valuable was, as an orthodox demon hunter, she had not shown the slightest discomfort working along with a group of otherworldings. She did not even say anything beyond what was necessary. This reduced her sense of oddity and presence to the lowest level. If not for she mentioned it, Hao Ren would not have expected this girl was leaving in the end.
However, just when White Flame said that she was leaving, something suddenly crossed Hao Ren's mind. "Wait a second, you have heard and seen things that you're supposed not to..."
Though White Flame was not really familiar with how things worked in the world, she was not stupid. When she decided to say goodbye she had anticipated there would be problems—in fact, she had even worked out a counterattack strategy in case she would be murdered to silence her. But now it seemed she did not need that. She smiled slightly and said, "I just came here to hunt. And after long, fierce battle, the target was eliminated. Apart from that, I have ever met anything. I don't even know there is a stable alien dimension beneath the ancient castle, much less the witch."
White Flame looked very indifferent. She was not even evasive while saying that, which in turn had Vivian amazed. "You know what this means? This alien dimension, the space crevice in the alien dimension... I know the rules of demon hunters, you're required to report back any supernatural pehnomena you've seen."
"I know," White Flame nodded. "But there isn't anything left here, right? And you guys don't seem to be the kind of otherworldings that will do harms. When you're kind enough to be willing to help the ordinary people to expel the evil spirits, you're even better than my stubborn mentors. I think I should close my eyes to all these."
White Fire said as she let out a sigh. "I'll ponder about these things... Something I had thought about before. But after I met you guys, I thought even more, about aliens, and demon hunters..."
Hao Ren looked at White Flame for a while, but he didn't know what to make of it. So he nodded finally. "Well, then we shall not persuade you further. After all, the team is still a bit sensitive about it. But will we see again in the future?"
"Perhaps," White Flame grinned. "Your odd weapons and your peculiar style of fighting are all very interesting. Although I know that everyone has their own secret, I do hope when we meet next time, given the chance, you would talk about what happened to them. I should go now. We'll stop here."
As her voice trailed off, she had turned into a pale flame, and then disappeared before the eyes of everyone. Nangong Wuyue activated a mist barrier sensing the surrounding atmosphere. After the vibe of White Flame had completely dissipated, she turned to look at Hao Ren. "Are you really letting her go just like that? You believe the words of demon hunter?"
"No, I don't," Hao Ren shrugged indifferently. "I'm not a child anymore. How would I trust an outsider? But letting her go is the best option. She is celebrity demon hunter. Her mentors and protectors must have known that she had come to Andrea's Castle. If for some reason she couldn't make it back, would you think this place will be left unturned by the other demon hunters? By then the secrets the underground would be exposed. So why not taking a chance and see if the lady demon hunter can keep her word."
Lily's ears twitched a she asked, "What if she exposes everything about the castle and the underground?"
"This crevice might be a leakage point of The Plane of Dreams and and the real world," said Hao Ren as he looked at the lilac light curtain. His mouth slightly tilted upward. "If it's really threatened, I can always call for more advanced firepower support, or even let the Goddess intervene personally. Don't underestimate this crevice, it may even affect the safety of the entire universe. Once knowing the alert level of this thing, I would not have to worry anymore about what would happen here."
After half a year as an agent of the Goddess, Hao Ren finally began to look like a veteran. He knew what he was doing!
Nangong Wuyue rubbed her chin and said, "How is it like the deja vu of 'the dragon has been contained under the old tree in the village, and the village chief has handed you a bronze dagger to save the world'?"
Vivian glanced at the box beside the foot of Hao Ren, the vengeful spirit was sealed in this box. It was invisible, but it actually existed. She couldn't help but sigh. "This is probably the first vengeful spirit that has ever been caught. I had defeated several vengeful spirits, but never had I understood so clearly about what was being destroyed. Apparently, it's not even a light, it's an energy field."
Hao Ren also grinned. "I couldn't believe we accomplished this feat with the accompaniment of Little Apple. What's going on with Lil Pea?"
Lil Pea peeped out from his furry collar, waving and said happily, "What's going on! What's going on!"
"If you let her explain, she wouldn't be able to say it clearly," Nangong Wuyue looked up at the dark sky and sighed. "Let's get the hell out of this creepy place. This place is freaking cold... I feel like hibernating now!"