Divine Beast Creator-Chapter 1046 - 1047: Search

Around them was pitch-dark, save for the pale green and dark blue specks of light that surrounded everyone and illuminated the area; without them, they would have surely lost each other unknowingly. Thus, they subconsciously gathered together. Xiao Ji clung nervously to Feng Yuan, afraid that he might disappear again next moment. The sound of dripping water echoed as Feng Yuan looked ahead and murmured softly,

"Is it really that thing... But, who is it this time?"

He gently touched Xiao Ji’s head, sensing its anxiety. After a moment’s thought, Feng Yuan smiled slightly and picked it up. Startled by Feng Yuan’s sudden movement, Xiao Ji struggled briefly before relaxing once it realized it was Feng Yuan. Although holding the eagle-shaped Xiao Ji was somewhat inconvenient, it was not a big problem for Feng Yuan.

Xiao Ji, held in Feng Yuan’s arms, fluttered its tail feathers seemingly happily. Little Ice Cream, huddled on Feng Yuan’s shoulder, kept its big eyes wide open, surveying the surroundings constantly. In the surrounding darkness, many things seemed to be hidden.

Ah Mu spread his arms to gently protect Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan; in the dim light, the two held hands and carefully watched their surroundings. Cotton closely followed behind Dou Yanlan, its ears constantly picking up the strange sounds around them. Although annoying to a cat, it dared not be careless in this eerie environment.

Veronia, carrying a parasol, looked carefree as she walked behind them. However, the World of Mirrors bead hanging on her wrist kept emitting faint light. Agunas, floating beside Liao Yu, lightly rested its small paw on the book cover, and a golden light leaked from the gaps between the pages. Gitalien, looking quite relaxed, surveyed their surroundings, his right fingers continuously moving as if preparing something.

Najia lay on Yang Hongzhi’s head, with Xiao Hei and Xiao Hui walking tensely beside him, keeping an eye on their surroundings. Just then, a strange roaring sound emerged, resembling thunder yet so muffled.

"What strange thing is it now?"

Feng Yuan said in surprise, but since Agunas and others were not beside him, no one could answer him. Then, the sound came again, clearer this time—it was indeed thunder!

A flash of white light passed, and a huge energy shield stood in front of Feng Yuan. Xiao Ji angrily chirped at something ahead. Feng Yuan, somewhat surprised, looked at Xiao Ji in his arms and gently stroked its head; he had instinctively borrowed Xiao Ji’s power, and surprisingly, it had transferred its energy to him without hesitation.

"An ambush?"

With a swift wave of his hand, Gitalien made nearly transparent crystal pillars appear out of nowhere, with pale white runes flowing between them. As the crystal pillars materialized, the surrounding space plunged into chaos. Anernia, without thinking, darted back but before it could crash into Veronia, she grabbed it by the neck and flung it towards Feng Yuan.

Seeing Feng Yuan approach rapidly, Anernia trembled all over. In that moment, it deeply regretted trying to provoke Veronia. Thud! Anernia slammed hard against the shield, almost becoming part of its design, and then quickly distanced itself from Feng Yuan.

"What is this guy doing..."

Feng Yuan said speechlessly, not understanding what Anernia was trying to do. Stirring trouble at such a time, and even provoking Veronia—did it really think she was easy to bully?

Hiding far away, Anernia looked utterly beaten and huddled up, shivering. After a while, seeing that no one cared about it and continued walking, Anernia hesitated internally whether to sneak away since they hadn’t noticed it anyway. Just as it was about to, Feng Yuan’s instinctive glance back sent a chill down its spine, and with a reluctant look, it followed at the end of the group.

"This place, it shouldn’t be a normal Nightmare Zone."

Stepping out from a cave, Feng Yuan remarked, looking at the drizzle around him while holding the gigantic shield above his head like an umbrella. Xiao Ji clung tightly to him; although the rain wouldn’t affect it physically, psychologically, it still didn’t want to get wet.

"It is indeed a bit strange."

Guo Huai muttered, observing the information provided by the system. Despite the drizzle, all the scenery looked no different from the real world, which was highly unrealistic for the Dream Domain. The Dream Domain usually distorted everything inside it, for better or worse, rarely creating environments that closely resembled reality.

Moreover, his system had marked many areas around here with special symbols indicating abnormal energy flows, yet those anomaly zones were either in trees or within rocks.

Ah Mu fashioned a huge umbrella from tendrils to shield Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan from the falling rain, and Liao Yu, pulling a little boy along, squeezed under it, having not brought an umbrella. In such a bizarre place, who knew what might happen if one got wet?

The surrounding woods were unusually quiet. Feng Yuan looked at Anernia hiding behind Veronia. It seemed to dislike the rain too and obediently huddled behind her. Veronia didn’t drive it away but held her parasol, surveying the surroundings.

However, it made sense since Anernia’s fur, once wet, probably felt unpleasant, much like Xiao Ji; though rain couldn’t wet its feathers, it disliked the sensation of rain sliding off them.

"Why do I feel this place looks familiar?"

Qi Chen looked around suspiciously. Why did everything around him feel familiar? Dou Yanlan looked at Qi Chen with some confusion and said,

"Could it be that you’re mistaking this place for something else?"

After pondering for a while, Qi Chen shook his head and said,

"I’m not sure, but I feel like I’ve been here before."

"A sense of déjà vu? Could it be that you have some connection to this place?"

Gitalien looked at Qi Chen curiously, while Feng Yuan glanced at Gitalien and said impatiently,

"It’s unlikely. As for his déjà vu, I might have an idea about what it could be, but in that case, which way should we go? Anernia, where is the Ghost Shadow Doll?"

Startled by Feng Yuan’s shout as she was examining her paws, Anernia almost jumped up. After collecting her thoughts and understanding what Feng Yuan was trying to do, Anernia waggled her tail and pointed to the left front, saying,

"It’s not far from here."

Veronia looked down at Anernia and said nothing; the poor creature was really scared by Feng Yuan.

"Don’t run off; it’s dangerous!"

Liao Yu grabbed the little boy who was about to dash off and warned him with a headache. This kid is really something, running around without observing his surroundings. Fortunately, Liao Yu didn’t have to deal with these kids daily, otherwise, he would probably die of annoyance, he thought to himself, though his face showed none of these thoughts.

The mountain path was rugged, and because of the rain, their pace was slow. The little boy tried several times to break free from Liao Yu’s grip, but Liao Yu held on tightly, preventing him from escaping. The boy, looking unsatisfied, seemed a bit angry at Liao Yu.

"Be careful!"

Suddenly Feng Yuan shouted from ahead. Only then did the group notice the sound of water flowing, hidden within the increasing sound of the rain. In front of Feng Yuan, a deep valley lay across their path, with swift water rushing through below. Xiao Ji poked his head out, looking at Feng Yuan and seeming to say something. Although Feng Yuan couldn’t understand, he guessed what Xiao Ji meant and, smiling, patted Xiao Ji’s head and said,

"No need to trouble yourself, Qi Chen. Have Ah Mu build a bridge here."

"This is... I know where this is!"

Looking at the deep valley, Qi Chen quickly realized and exclaimed loudly, seeing everyone looking at him, he scratched his head and said,

"This looks like the Stream Valley in the south, only..."

"The Stream Valley? But I remember the Stream Valley Resort didn’t look like this."

Dou Yanlan said somewhat confused, then suddenly, looking at Qi Chen, she said, ƒree𝑤ebnσvel.com

"Could this be what Stream Valley looked like before the resort was built?"

Nodding, Qi Chen said,

"That’s right, I saw its original appearance when my dad first took us here to play."

"That makes sense. The Stream Valley Resort was specifically modified when it was built."

Liao Yu surveyed the valley thoughtfully.