Beginning Of Multiverse Saga-Chapter 320: Arguing Against Charlotte?

"Something major definitely happened," Alina said, looking worried. "In all these years, these mines have never stopped. Furthermore, these workers stopped without permission from the clan. The workers must have realized that they absolutely had to stop working, or else no one would have dared to issue this kind of order."

"Judging from how there are tools scattered everywhere, they clearly left in a hurry. Furthermore, all the things happened now, they didn’t have a chance to report back. The situation was probably pressing," Sharky remarked as he looked at the tools scattered all over the ground and the overturned mine carts. There were even several ki stones that hadn’t been collected in time, scattered across the ground like discarded scrap.

He stood up again and asked, "Should we ask the people stationed outside? There seemed to still be people guarding this place when we entered before."

Alina thought for a bit, then shook her head. She replied, "It would be way too troublesome to go back up, and I do not want to trouble them either. Based on the current circumstances, they probably experienced something like an earthquake collapse. Let us look for Maid Soni and the others first. We can think about the rest after we find them."

"That works too," Sharky replied. He had thought that the earthquake and strange noise were pretty scary. It made sense for ordinary miners to be scared, but the two of them were already powerful individuals in this world. They naturally didn’t have quite as many misgivings.

"Sharky, follow me closely. This mine has many side roads, and we cannot see too well. It is easy to get lost," Alina reminded him.

"Ok," Sharky nodded, he held her hand.

"Mm, holding my hand is fine too. That way, we will not be easily separated." Alina nodded.

At first, the tunnel was quite spacious, but the further in they went, the narrower the road became. Many places were only the height of a single person. But since it was a tunnel used to transport ore, the width was fine.

Sharky was enjoying the scenery, since Alina’s soft little hand was in his. The surrounding darkness even seemed to have become bright and beautiful.

Alina was a mature woman. She had a smile on her face too. Her fair fingers wrapped around his, and she even unknowingly moved a bit closer to him. The two of them headed deeper into the mine just like that.

This eerie and silent cave was even starting to feel warm and charming. Alina had begun hoping that the path wouldn’t end that quickly. Unfortunately, happier times always ended quickly. She suddenly stopped, exclaiming, "Huh?"

Sharky knew why she was shocked. There was a strange black fog in front of them. Even though the surroundings were pitch-black, their cultivations were powerful. The light coming from the luminescent pearl was already enough.

"This black mist is a bit strange," Sharky said, looking at the beauty beside him.

Alina knew what he wanted to ask. She replied, "This fog has never appeared before in the mines."

Sharky tried to sense it with his soul, but discovered that his soul actually couldn’t penetrate the black fog.

That was something completely unprecedented. Ever since his soul had been condensed, every single blade of grass within a range of several dozen meters had been within his perception. And yet now, he couldn’t even sense something a few meters away!

"Looks like the evacuation of those miners has something to do with this black fog," Alina said. She began walking into the black mist, intending to personally look around.

Sharky quickly stopped her and said, "Let me go first!"

Alina smiled sweetly and replied, "Do you really think I am a weak and helpless girl? For better or worse, I still have the Medusa’s bloodline within me; my body is much sturdier than those of ordinary humans. Furthermore, I have some resistance to poison, or at least more than you."

Sharky still grabbed her and said, "In terms of sturdiness, not even a dragon might be able to compare to me."

"Yeah, you are right about that," Alina nodded, she experienced his hardness whenever he entered inside her.

"Good, at least you know about it. I am also poison immune," Sharky nodded with pride, seeing that she agreed with him.

"Poison immune?" Alina exclaimed, feeling shocked. What kind of special constitution was that?

"You don’t believe me? Why don’t you bite me and give me a try?" Sharky asked as he brought his hand over to her mouth.

Alina flung his hand away with an annoyed laugh, replying, "I am not a venomous snake!"

The two teased each other for a bit, then Sharky gently touched her cheek with his hand. His voice was unquestionable. "I don’t want your beautiful skin to be ruined by poison. Wait here for me." He walked into the black fog as soon as he spoke.

As she watched his figure disappear into the black fog, Alina’s heart pounded crazily. She called out to him, asking, "Are you alright?"

But there was no response.

The two of them walked toward the cave Maid Xing and the others had gone through. Alina turned around and looked at the black fog by the other entrance, asking, "Right, does the black fog block sound?"

"Block sound?" Sharky replied, stunned. He answered, "I don’t think so?"

"Then why didn’t you reply when I called out to you before?" Alina asked, looking at him in puzzlement.

Sharky reached out a finger and gently wiped away the teardrops that hadn’t fully dried next to her eyes yet. He said, "I wanted to see if you would shed tears for me."

Alina was stunned. She was so angry she grabbed his arm and bit down on it, exclaiming, "You scoundrel!"

A girl might not remember someone who had made her laugh, but she would never forget someone who had made her cry. Sharky begged for mercy, and the two of them fought playfully like that for a while. Alina finally vented her anger after leaving behind several bite marks on his arm.

Alina was just about to let him go when an ice-cold voice called out from beside them, "I was wondering who was so extraordinary that they could save Alina. So it was you."

Alina shivered and quickly turned around. Sharky felt goosebumps all over his body, because the voice couldn’t be more familiar. Who else could it be but Charlotte?

As expected of a grandmaster... I didn’t notice a thing even when she was this close.

"So it was big sis goddess." Sharky greeted her with an awkward smile, trying to close the gap between them.

"Big sis goddess?" Charlotte was confused about the title.

Sharky said, "Whenever I meet you, those common folk always privately call you a goddess. I think that term is pretty fitting. Only a phrase like that can fully describe how outstanding big sis is."

He tried to confuse her while thinking of a way to run. She clearly hadn’t arrived with good intentions. If they really fought, with her grandmaster cultivation, it would be hard for him to win.

Charlotte was speechless. She sneered and replied, "Hmph, if my memory serves me right, didn’t you curse me last time? What did you call me again?" For some reason, she didn’t care at all if someone else praised her, and yet when this guy had said that, she instead felt a bit happy. Of course, she wasn’t stupid. There was no way she would suddenly be flustered because of a few words of praise.

"No way; big sis is so outstanding and refined. Which rascal would dare curse you?" Sharky replied with a straight face.

Charlotte remained expressionless and retorted, "If you have the guts, would you dare say that in front of that woman Diana?"

Sharky’s breath caught for a moment. Uh oh, Diana ended up getting dragged into this.

Charlotte harrumphed. "Is this how you conned the beautiful Medusa next to you? Through those smooth lips of yours?"

Alina said unhappily, "Please conduct yourself with dignity, Sect Master Charlotte."

Charlotte ignored her. Instead, she looked at Sharky and said, "I never thought that you were a good match for Isabelle. Now, that indeed turned out to be the case. You are a Duke, and yet out of your greed for beauty, you selfishly go against the court official and collude with the fiend races. If this were exposed, the entire world would reject you. How did Isabelle end up favoring a perverted man like you?"

Hearing this, Sharky put away his smile and said, "Charlotte, I originally thought that since you were an honorable sect master, your knowledge and experiences would reach far. Today, I unexpectedly learned that you’re no different from ordinary people."

"Are you lecturing me?" Charlotte shot back, her eyes turning cold.

"Yes I’m lecturing you, and you hear it clearly." Sharky replied in an angry tone. Everything was okay, but whoever said bad things about his wife, he couldn’t stop himself.

Charlotte was stunned with his attitude, for the first time, she is hearing in that tone.

"Listen carefully, there are good people among humans, but there are bad people as well. Similarly, the fiend races have good and bad folk too. Alina has remained in Cloudcenter Territory for so many years; when has she done anything to harm the human race in the slightest? On the contrary, she’s helped countless poverty-stricken civilians.

"Sect master didn’t direct your anger at the heartless officials who prey on the people, and yet instead came here to target the kindhearted Alina. Just what are you even cultivating for, then?"

There was no meaning left in refuting Alina’s identity in front of Charlotte. But she is his wife, how can he not care about her?

Charlotte’s brows shot upward. She scolded him, retorting, "What does a brat like you know? You never experienced the war between the humans and the fiend races in the past; you know nothing about the evils the fiend races have committed. Our White Jade Sect takes it upon ourselves to protect the human race, so there is no way we would let our path be shaken by a few words from you."

"Sure, since you’re protecting the human race," Sharky said, pointing at Alina. "Her father is human, so she’s half human. Why aren’t you protecting her? She’s lived in the human world ever since she was little, and she experienced a human upbringing. When has she acted like a fiend in the slightest?"

Charlotte frowned and said, "You have cultivated to your current level already, and yet you are still so attached to appearances? Fiend races often inherit power through their bloodlines. Once her bloodline awakens one day, it will naturally be her fiend nature that takes over."

Sharky replied, "The fiend races do inherit their power through their bloodlines, but the humans inherit knowledge. Alina has experienced so many years of human education and upbringing; don’t tell me that can’t compare to a fiend race’s bloodline? If that’s the case, why did the fiend race lose to the humans back then?"

"You are just twisting words however you want!" Charlotte exclaimed unhappily. "In the end, was it not because you lusted after her beauty? If she were not so pretty, why would you have taken such huge risks to save her?"

Now, even Alina looked at Sharky out of curiosity, wondering how he was going to reply.