noveltune Chapter 358 The Sneaky Figure
Chapter 358 The Sneaky Figure
Chapter 358 The Sneaky Figure
Cold, dry, with an unpleasant odor and an eerie stillness.
As soon as she got out of the car, all sorts of strange sensations rushed into Tang Zijun's senses.
Carefully holding the silver card between his fingertips, Tang Zijun first assessed whether the surrounding environment was safe. After confirming that he found no danger, he then called Grelando down.
At this moment, Gloriand also drew the curved sword from her waist, stood cautiously beside Tang Zijun, and prepared to attack from any direction.
"It seems the gravity and oxygen levels here are normal..." Tang Zijun muttered to herself, frowning as she gazed at the desolate world.
Grilando glanced at Tang Zijun with some curiosity. She was already used to hearing some incomprehensible words from Tang Zijun's mouth. Although she didn't know what gravity and oxygen meant, she didn't ask, but instead said softly.
"Sir, there seems to be no sign of life here."
"Yes, I noticed that too," Tang Zijun replied in a deep voice, her expression becoming more serious than ever before.
Turning his head to look at the train behind him, Tang Zijun tentatively reached out and touched the silver metal shell that reflected his own shadow. After a moment, he sighed softly.
"As expected, even with the mirror, we still can't sense the existence of the reversed world. This world is probably another dimension that the reversed passage can't reach."
Gloriand blinked. "Reversal Channel...is that the name of your teleportation spell?"
"I guess so." Tang Zijun was about to say something when the train doors suddenly closed, and the entire train surface began to emit a faint, eerie blue glow.
This is not the power of magic, but rather a blue halo reflected in the metal surface due to a repulsive force generated by an electric current.
Sensing the faintly spreading repulsive force, Tang Zijun and Gloria took a step back. Then, the entire train almost launched itself, shooting off like an arrow.
Amidst the terrifying repulsive force, a hurricane suddenly arose, sending sand and dust billowing into the air. By the time Grelando regained her senses, the train they had just been on was already long gone.
"Ah...it's gone..."
Covering her mouth and nose, Grilando stared blankly in the direction the train had gone.
The train's speed was terrifying; it covered a great distance in just a few seconds and visibly decreased in size as it hurtled straight toward the horizon.
"My lady, it seems we've been abandoned here." Only when they were almost out of sight did Gloria turn her head.
What exactly is that thing?
Tang Zijun did not answer Grelando's question, but instead looked at the horizon where the train disappeared with complicated emotions.
Judging solely from the way that train operates, it appears to use magnetic levitation technology. However, this trackless magnetic levitation technology far surpasses the world it in terms of both cost and technological innovation.
Furthermore, the fact that the car started at such a high speed, and that there was no shaking inside the cabin during the previous speeding, suggests that the car probably has some kind of anti-gravity device that it is unaware of.
This level of technology is so advanced that even in the real world, let alone in ten or twenty years, it might not be possible to achieve it in fifty years.
The first thing that can be confirmed is that I am definitely not in the real world or the dream world right now, because if I were in those two dimensions, based on my connection with Katie, she shouldn't be unable to find my location.
In fact, Tang Zijun had already started trying to contact Katie as soon as she discovered that she had arrived here.
For some reason, the connection that had been established by some force was now completely gone, and Tang Zijun couldn't even sense Katie's emotions.
But if this isn't a dream world, then what kind of place is it...?
"My lord, my lord..."
Just as Tang Zijun was deep in thought, Grelando's voice came to his ears. Looking up, he saw Grelando staring intently at him.
"What are you thinking about? You look terrible."
"It's nothing. I was just wondering where we are right now and what's the best way to get us back."
"Have you thought of a solution?"
"......without."
"How about we go take a look over there first?" Gloriand said, pointing to the enormous, crashed spaceship not far away, looking somewhat eager to try.
Seemingly sensing Tang Zijun's somewhat strange gaze, Gloriand continued, "I just feel that we're too conspicuous standing on this plain. Given that we can't be sure if it's safe here, finding cover and searching for clues would be a more advantageous option for us."
"Hmm, what you said makes sense." Hearing this, Tang Zijun nodded slightly.
He took a step forward, then turned to look at Gloriand. "Is it just my imagination? Why do I feel like you're not afraid at all, but rather a little excited?"
Gloriam paused for a moment, then smiled sheepishly. "I'm a mercenary, my lord. Just like the bards sing, mercenaries are a profession that involves danger. This kind of adventure with an unknown future is something many people yearn for but can't have."
"Aren't you scared? We're in an unfamiliar environment now, and monsters we've never seen before could appear at any moment," Tang Zijun asked.
"It would be a lie to say I'm not afraid, but fear won't make things better; it will only give the enemy an opportunity. So I won't let fear affect me." Glundau held her knife, her arm across her chest at her heart, her gaze filled with piety. "And I believe the Ice Goddess will bless me with courage and unwavering resolve to withstand the bitter cold!"
After speaking, Gloria looked at Tang Zijun. "My lady, you are also a follower of the Goddess of Ice and Snow. Why don't we pray together? It will calm our hearts."
"Listen, I don't need to, I'm quite calm, to be honest." Tang Zijun politely declined Gloriand's invitation to pray, then her expression suddenly changed. She grabbed Gloriand's head and the two of them lay down behind a mound of earth.
Before Grelando could react, she felt a tremendous force strike her, and then Tang Zijun pinned her down. Although she knew that Tang Zijun would never hurt her, this sudden action still startled her.
"Sir, what is this...?"
"Shhh."
Tang Zijun shook her head slightly, then pointed to the edge of the spaceship wreckage in the distance. There, two furtive figures, one large and one small, were slowly approaching the ruins.
Gloria squinted, trying hard to make out the blurry image in the distance. It looked like two girls, one about twenty years old and the other only eleven or twelve. They might just be short.
"As expected of the knight, he can see clearly from such a distance. His eyesight is comparable to that of a druid."
"The eyes of an eagle, right? ::" Tang Zijun chuckled softly.
In fact, he realized that the other party was not relying on sight, but on the sound of footsteps coming from that direction, so strictly speaking, he should be the wolf's ears.
Gazing at the two figures in the distance, Tang Zijun slightly adjusted her glasses.
The two women's attire was quite peculiar; their clothes were neither as refined and capable as Tang Zijun's, nor as retro and figure-hugging as Grelando's. Instead, they wore dark green linen cloaks.
A thick scarf covered her cheeks, and the older one wore strange goggles. On either side of her waist were two odd, silver-white devices.
Tang Zijun didn't know what that thing was, but judging from the other person's clothes and appearance, he was really afraid that the other person would suddenly say "donate your heart", even though he knew that was absolutely impossible.
Her ears twitched slightly, and soon the rustling sound in the distance grew much louder. "...Sister...Sister...Wait...Wait for me..."
The indistinct voice gradually became clearer; it was a little girl with a slight stutter.
Along with the sound, Tang Zijun also sensed the small figure trying its best to chase after the older woman.
"Keep your voice down!" The woman in front of her stopped abruptly and turned around. "Shut your mouth and move quietly, or you'll attract those damn guys, understand?"
"I...I...I'll...be careful..." The little girl gasped as she ran to the woman. "...I...I already...checked...when I came out...there's...nothing here..."
"Alright, alright, stop talking. I knew I shouldn't have brought you along. You're no help at all, you just cause trouble." The woman waved her hand hastily, interrupting the girl's somewhat stuttering words.
She then cautiously looked around and whispered, "Let me tell you, being a scavenger is no child's play. Once we leave the frontier, we could be in danger at any time."
"I...I understand..." the little girl said with difficulty, then carefully took out a black square box from her bosom. "Sister...sister...look...look here...there's nothing...none of it around here..."
"No signs of life, right? You're really putting a lot of effort into talking." The woman snatched the black box from the girl's hand, glanced at it casually, and then tossed it back into the girl's hand like trash.
"No signs of life is to be expected. This place was designated as a restricted area a long time ago, and no scavenger who comes here has ever returned alive."
"Alright, stop staring at this piece of junk and focus on the radiation detector. This place is filled with solar radiation. If there are any abnormal readings, tell me right away, you hear me?"
The little girl carefully put the black box away, then took out a white object from her waist pocket. "I...I...will...keep a close...close watch..."
Hearing their conversation, Tang Zijun raised an eyebrow.
He subconsciously glanced at his surroundings, then looked down at Grelando, who was sitting beneath him with a face full of curiosity.
radiation?
What kind of radiation?
It emits radiation?!