Chapter 1279: How Did You Get Here?

Chapter 1279: How Did You Get Here?

The sound of explosions echoed loudly, thick black smoke rising. Lin Nuo finally breathed a sigh of relief when he confirmed that no troops were approaching.

Fortunately, with the resistance chain provided by the Handa Alliance, he wouldn’t suffer from the environmental issues in the Sacred Realm.

The environments of the Sacred Realm and the Demon Realm were as different as heaven and earth. Without the resistance chain developed by the Handa Alliance, any demon entering the Sacred Realm would wither away in no time, let alone engage in battle; it would be more likely for them to be the ones getting cut down!

The initial setting was to keep the river water from crossing into the well. Even if you dared to invade, you wouldn’t adapt well and would have to retreat in disgrace.

Who knew these guys would develop new technology just to invade? What’s worse, they actually succeeded!

The boundary between the three realms was supposed to be a place for peaceful exchange among the citizens of all realms. Instead, it became a battlefield filled with disputes.

Lin Nuo lay back down. It had been several days since he could control his body, and he was still not used to it. Of course, fatigue was the main reason.

He squinted his eyes, not daring to close them completely, knowing that if he did, he might really fall asleep.

“How did you two get here? Have you decided to immigrate to the Sacred Realm?”

Lin Nuo sat up and asked the two girls about their situation. Their sudden appearance was quite startling, to put it bluntly, they seemed like lingering ghosts.

“I found out that Senior Martial Brother went to the Qin family, so I came to look for you. But then, Senior Martial Brother disappeared. Just when I didn’t know what to do, I ended up here with her, transported to the Sacred Realm from the same place Senior Martial Brother left…”

Su Kexin answered patiently, speaking neither too fast nor too slow, afraid that Lin Nuo might struggle to digest it due to exhaustion.

“Oh, that explains it.”

“Does it really explain it, Senior Martial Brother? I still don’t understand how we were sent here.”

“When I said it was easy to explain, I didn’t mean for you to understand it. Whatever, I think it makes perfect sense.”

Lin Nuo didn’t bother to think about how they were transported here. Trying to explain the protagonist’s halo? That would just be a pain in the ass!

If the two of them were around, it might be easier to handle, thinking they could sense something again to send him back to the human realm.

But those two weren’t stable either, so who knows where they’d end up!

“Senior Martial Brother, what is this?”

Su Kexin noticed the chain Lin Nuo was wearing and asked curiously.

“Don’t mess with it. This is a chain developed by the Handa Alliance that allows demons to move freely in the Sacred Realm. It’s like how humans can swim in the ocean. If I lose it, I might end up dead soon.”

“Oh… Senior Martial Brother, was that person the real you before? And what about that voice?”

“It was me, but not entirely. They brainwashed me, which gave rise to a puppet consciousness, but my true consciousness still lingers. It’s the puppet consciousness that wants to harm you. Luckily, you can still hear my voice; otherwise, I’d be done for if I tried to fight you.”

“We definitely can’t beat you, Senior Martial Brother.”

“Even if you two teamed up, ten of me wouldn’t be enough to die. You two are the true prodigies, able to decide who lives or dies. Whatever, it’s hard to explain. My body has been controlled by that thing for days; it’s really exhausting. Do you two know anything about the Sacred Realm?”

“We just arrived, so…”

Su Kexin replied weakly.

“Whatever, don’t wander off. Seriously, you both came after me like reckless fools. Did you think you were still in the human realm? There’s dimensional pressure here. In the Sacred Realm, many holy warriors might possess powers similar to yours.”

“Because it was hard to finally see Senior Martial Brother, we didn’t want to leave like this.”

Su Kexin said softly, feeling a bit wronged.

This kind of persistence fit perfectly with Lin Nuo’s impression of the protagonist—charging in without thinking. Without the protagonist halo, they would have been done for long ago.

The sound of explosions continued outside, the Handa Alliance in the Sacred Realm and the Demon Realm were firing at each other, a fierce dogfight.

There were two leaders in the Handa Alliance of the Sacred Realm, and they often disagreed, so everything moved at half speed. It wasn’t surprising that they lost some territory to the Demon Realm.

But now, the counterattack was swift. Have their opinions finally aligned?

Could it be one king cut down another king, leading to internal unity?

But for him, it didn’t matter; a balance of power suited him just fine. Dogs biting dogs was the best scenario for him; let them destroy each other, and he could step in for the harvest.

Then Lin Nuo suddenly thought of something.

That demon woman…

Originally, they were on the same team, but now that he had left, would she take action?

After all, that old demon master had mentioned that she was interested in him and planned to create a puppet couple.

What bad taste!

As soon as Lin Nuo thought about this, a sense of foreboding washed over him.

She might be coming.

No, it’s not “might,” she was already on her way.

“You two, retreat for now. I’ll be right back.”

Lin Nuo quickly distanced himself from Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue. He couldn’t let them meet her; if their killing intent collided, that demon woman would disappear.

If the demon woman disappeared, then Ling Meng’s other personality would vanish too.

However, just as Lin Nuo was about to find her, she really showed up, and all alone.

Seeing Lin Nuo with the two human girls, anger began to well up inside her.

“Is this person Ling Meng, Senior Martial Brother? Why do I feel like she wants to kill us?”

“No need to feel; it’s true. Just don’t engage with her.”

“Is she betraying us?”

“That’s hard to explain to you.”

Lin Nuo understood that the demon woman’s target was him. She wanted to take him back, so naturally, if he ran, she would chase after him.

Lin Nuo didn’t waste words. Though his body was weary and not fully recovered, he felt a gust of wind under his feet and darted off.

Not too fast, to avoid the demon woman losing his trail.

As he suspected, that demon woman was indeed chasing him, while Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue couldn’t keep up, helplessly watching them disappear.

“Senior Martial Brother ran away! What now? It was so hard to find him!”

“What, you wanted to hide?”

Luo Xiaoxue asked Su Kexin.

“Not at all! If I wanted to hide, I wouldn’t have chased after him. Don’t you think?”

“Then let’s go after him again.”

“Okay!”

Su Kexin and Luo Xiaoxue were unusually united in their opinions once more. Regardless of what lay ahead and the dangers involved, they simply charged onward!

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Lin Nuo found himself being closely pursued by the demon woman and hadn’t shaken her off.

Of course, this was his intention—to maintain distance without fully losing her. He needed to find a way to trap her. If he didn’t serve the Handa Alliance, he might have a chance to save Ling Meng’s other personality.

However, the demon woman soon abandoned her pursuit of Lin Nuo.

This puzzled him.

How could she give up so easily once she had her prey? That wasn’t like her at all!

Then he realized it was because the leader of the Handa Alliance in the Demon Realm, Aike, had personally arrived. Since the demon woman had left her team without permission and with Han Lu’s death, she was being forcibly returned.

This made Lin Nuo feel an ominous foreboding.

If she went back, she would likely face annihilation. Even puppets that disobey orders must be destroyed!