Chapter 980: Dak Demon and the Underground City (4k)
Beyond the corner, there were no other statues in sight.
But when talking about the corner, it was actually a T-shaped intersection.
The position where the [Fairy Barrier] teleported them was within the horizontal passage of the T-shaped intersection.
Thus, they had two choices: to go left or right.
The choice made at this moment usually determined the next encounter. Since Dak’s coordinates were on the left passage, he simply chose to continue left.
Before leaving, he glanced back at the two stone statues. The two statues, which served as “guards,” looked like armored angels from their appearance.
Their heads did not have halos, but they had angel wings folded behind them, strongly indicating their angelic nature.
However, they emitted no aura, making it impossible to determine if they were merely “decorations” or “guards.”
Yet, Dak did not want to delve into this matter, so after carefully glancing, he directed the carriage forward.
The [Adorable Beast] sitting on the carriage set the barrier with the [Chariot of the Moon Goddess] at its center. As the carriage moved forward, the barrier advanced, gradually increasing in speed.
Not long after, they arrived at another junction. This time, it was a classic crossroads.
Dak adjusted his direction without hesitation based on the prophecy that led him to Olivia, swiftly navigating through the interconnected underground passages.
These underground passages were made of special metal from the floor to the walls, emitting a faint silver glow that illuminated the entire passage.
Even this hidden location underground had suffered extensive pollution, with piles of dark pollutants visible everywhere.
—Yes, those pollutants had not been cleaned up.
In Dak’s understanding, this was clearly unreasonable.
If this underground structure filled with passageways truly housed many [Angels], then these [Angels], whose nature was inherently opposed to pollution, would never allow such contaminants to remain in their domain.
But since the fall of [Heaven] until now, countless years have passed, yet the pollutants in this underground structure still existed without any signs of cleanup.
This abnormal situation had only one explanation.
—Over the past thousand years, the [Angels] within this underground structure did not have the freedom to traverse these passages.
Worse, they might not even possess complete rationality!
From the condition of the [Water Angel], one could see hints of this. Dak and Angrey, Aurora, and others discussed quietly. After the carriage had traveled for about ten minutes, they seemed to finally enter the interior of the underground structure from the outer area.
Here, there were no longer just interconnected passages, wide squares, and numerous residences. Statues that originally appeared only at the entrances of various passages began to appear in this internal region.
All of this made the structure under the ground increasingly resemble an “underground city.”
But there were no citizens in this “underground city!”
Those creatures active above ground, the black shadows lingering over the streets, were nowhere to be seen in this underground city.
If not for the visible pollutants, it would easily give the illusion that this was a perfect refuge.
But in fact, apart from the pollutants, there were also numerous partially decayed bones visible in this underground city.
Clearly, this underground city had also experienced the ravages of war. “Five more minutes.”
Dak estimated the duration of the [Adorable Beast]’s evolution and avoided the increasingly numerous statues, finally spotting the first trace of an [Angel] before the final five minutes elapsed!
First to spot the [Angel] was the [Magical Beast: Goddess of Heartful Eyes]. The divine aura emanating from the [Angel] became the best guide for the [Magical Beast: Goddess of Heartful Eyes].
Following the flow of the divine aura, Dak finally found the first [Angel].
Their initial contact was extremely cautious, so cautious that the Fairy Barrier almost expired before they approached within five meters of the [Angel].
But even at such close proximity, the [Angel] showed no additional reaction.
It floated in the air with a dim angel halo above its head, its wings drooping, resembling a ghost, aimlessly wandering in a corner.
Its head was lowered, its face obscured, but one could imagine that it had a completely lifeless expression.
The [Fairy Barrier] had unknowingly dissipated during its observation of the [Angel].
The [Adorable Beast] regressed back to its [Mewling Beast] form.
Yet, the [Angel], which should have sensed their presence, still showed no reaction.
Dak continued observing the [Angel], suddenly feeling a strong sense of dissonance at one point.
But he couldn’t describe it, unable to pinpoint the source of this dissonance.
They drew closer and closer to the [Angel].
Eventually, they came into direct contact.
The [Angel] showed no reaction, continuing to wander aimlessly with its head down.
“What happened to make an [Angel] look like this?”
Dak whispered, and everyone else was equally shocked by the [Angel]’s abnormal behavior.
“Boom—”
Suddenly, a bell rang, and the [Angel] seemed to be struck by something, abruptly stopping and finally reacting.
But its reaction was limited to spreading its wings and slowly drifting towards the direction of the sound.
Dak and the others exchanged glances, and Lucia added a barrier on the carriage to shield their presence, hide, and silence them, then followed the [Angel] slowly.
They had expected more [Angels] to gather from all directions due to the sound of the bell.
But what they saw throughout was only that [Angel], as if it were the only one that had strayed.
[Aaaah! Aaaah!]
