Treasure Hunting System： The Ocean Conquerer-Chapter 566 - 272: The Sky-Covering Serpent
Alka had experimented before. His physical body could remain in reality while he submerged into the Dream Realm, allowing him to open a passage between the two.
However, the cost was extremely high, but at least there was a chance.
He knew from his experiments that using only one type of Energy created a one-way passage, while mixing two types made it two-way.
Looking at the Energy, Alka said with some emotion, "I should have realized earlier. There must be such Energy on the Island, especially the silver kind."
Thinking back now, the reason I absorbed so much silver Energy was probably because someone on the Island used this Energy to smooth out the gap between reality and the Dream Realm.
Otherwise, when I expand the Dream Realm, both types of Energy should increase, not just one.
This indicates that the issue with the Island isn’t naturally occurring but was deliberately caused by someone.
"If only we knew how to open a passage from the Dream Realm to reality," Lucilia said with some emotion.
We wouldn’t have been in as much danger as we were just now, running on a knife’s edge, lingering at the brink of death. That’s not a good experience at all.
Alka had considered such things too, but ultimately, he hadn’t found a definitive method and had let the matter drop.
"You say we can ensure our safety with this method, but what about Balazs and the others?" Lucilia suddenly thought of something and looked up to ask.
Hearing this, Alka remembered that it wasn’t just them outside; there were others too.
We were so focused on escaping for our lives just now.
"I don’t know. That general seems to have some connection with the Dream Realm. I’m not sure if he has a solution."
After a moment’s thought, he added, "It would be best if he died, though." It really would be, he mused, a touch of malice in the thought.
After all, they are enemies.
As for Balazs, I can’t help him either.
We have enough trouble protecting ourselves.
Hearing this, Lucilia nodded, showing no sympathy. In fact, she found herself wishing they would all die.
Thinking back, all the dangers we’ve encountered since arriving on the Island can be attributed to that general, Kriel.
「At the location where the general was.」
They were frantically running on the Island. As for where the path led, they didn’t care at all.
Behind them were countless blood-red tendrils rapidly spreading towards them.
The speed of these tendrils was significantly faster than the ones Alka and his group had encountered.
If the tendrils Alka’s group faced moved at a jog, these chasing tendrils could be described as sprinting.
The overwhelming speed difference left the fleeing group struggling to think of how to respond.
Balazs was also among those fleeing.
But how could their speed compare to the general and the soldiers around him?
Their strength was far superior.
AAAH! A scream pierced the air from behind.
Balazs looked distressed. There’s nothing I can do, he thought grimly, quickening his pace.
Behind him, a member of his business guild was already wrapped by the blood-red tendrils.
The man’s face started to turn ashen.
Only one tendril enveloped him; the rest continued to spread forward.
Once the tendril completely enveloped him, his body dissolved into shimmering, dust-like particles of light and was absorbed into it.
Only his clothes were left, discarded on the ground.
Not even a single remnant remained.
The fleeing group had witnessed this horrifying scene before. Behind Balazs, only his deputy and one other member of their guild remained.
Feiba, who had betrayed him previously, was lagging at the very back.
This was because Feiba wasn’t very strong.
"Ah, Captain! Please save me, Captain!"
Hearing the shout from behind, Balazs turned his head to look at Feiba, who was stretching out his hands, pleading for help.
He could only helplessly shake his head.
Feiba looked at his legs, already ensnared by the tendrils, and knew he couldn’t escape.
He felt his life force waning, even his soul felt like it was being pulled away.
He completely gave up on fleeing.
He watched the retreating backs of Balazs and the others.
He shouted at the top of his lungs, "He has my family under his control! I didn’t mean to betray you! For the sake of all our years together, if you make it out, please help them!"
Balazs and the others didn’t turn their heads. It was unclear if he had heard the traitor’s final words.
Feiba, too, had given up on fleeing, standing still, waiting for the tendrils to completely envelop him.
Feeling his life ebbing away, he extended his hands, placing them on his temples and then sliding them down to his heart.
He muttered to himself, "May the white snake of the soul protect them, may..."
Before he could finish, he was completely enveloped.
Only his clothes were left, falling to the ground.
His deputy, seeing the tendrils drawing ever closer from behind, suddenly said, "Forget it, Captain. Don’t wait for us. You’re capable enough; just go on your own!"
The prolonged, desperate flight had gradually drained his stamina. Moreover, the strange Dream Realm region had adversely affected both his Magic Power and his physical condition.
He knew he couldn’t run much longer.
"Stop talking and run!" Balazs turned and roared.
Behind him were two men who had fought alongside him for over a decade. After enduring multiple betrayals, he cherished these loyal companions dearly.
The deputy shook his head. "You’ll make the best choice, Captain. You always do."
Then he glanced at his other companion.
That man sighed, took off a ring, and threw it to the deputy.
The deputy caught it, took off his own ring as well, and hurried forward a few steps. He pressed both rings into Balazs’s hand, then stopped, standing shoulder-to-shoulder with his other companion.
