nyslfriends Chapter 231 Where did they get me here? Is this still Riley City?
Chapter 231 Where did they get me here? Is this still Riley City?
Chapter 231 Where did they get me here? Is this still Riley City?
"I haven't found it yet. I'm going to look around here first to see if there are any clues."
Li Ang walked into the room, his gaze carefully sweeping over the familiar furnishings: the soft sofa, the desk piled with books, the potted plants emitting a faint fragrance—everything looked just as usual, as if his mentor Eve had only temporarily left.
Li Ang forced himself to calm down, then closed his eyes, and his mental energy spread slowly outwards like the finest tendrils.
He was no longer just looking with his eyes, but using his mental power to perceive the traces left in this space.
At first, Li Ang only caught a lingering trace of Eve's water elemental magic within the residence.
But gradually, Li Ang noticed a very faint, almost imperceptible, anomaly.
It was an unconventional magical residue, not the intense traces left by offensive or defensive spells, but more like the subtle folds left after space was disturbed by extremely skillful means.
This fluctuation was extremely subtle, almost blending into the surrounding environment. If it weren't for Li Ang's keen mental perception and exceptional familiarity with the magical environment within Eve's residence, an ordinary wizard would have been completely unaware of this subtle change.
Following that faint sense of touch, he slowly moved around the room. When he reached an area near the desk and the window, the strange feeling became slightly clearer.
At the same time, the Sage's Ring on his right index finger suddenly emitted an extremely subtle vibration and warmth.
Li Ang's spirits lifted, and he immediately focused more of his mental energy on the connection between the ring and that area.
The ring's vibrations became even clearer, as if it were marking the direction of the abnormal fluctuations in space for him.
The nature of this energy felt somewhat familiar to Li Ang, and he frowned, trying hard to recall.
Suddenly, the floodgates of memory opened, and he recalled the source of the familiarity.
This feeling was exactly the same as the feeling he had when he was critically injured and on the verge of death by the remnants of that evil god in the Storm Mountains, and in his dazed state of consciousness, he "saw" that space.
Li Ang's heart suddenly raced. Was the disappearance of his mentor Eve related to that mysterious golden space?
He was completely focused, and his mental power was boosted to its limit with the help of the [Sage's Ring].
He was no longer perceiving aimlessly, but rather, like the most precise probe, he was trying to analyze the source of the "folds in this space".
He saw that the unusual energy did not arise or dissipate out of thin air; it was more like an extremely fine thread, one end remaining here, while the other end seemed to extend to the other side of space, a dimension that overlapped with reality yet was different.
Just as Li Ang was trying to lock onto that space, a dazzling and blinding golden light suddenly burst forth from the area where Li Ang was standing!
Ginny was instantly blinded by the bright light and could only vaguely see Li Ang's figure blurring in the sudden burst of golden light. When she regained her sight, Li Ang had vanished without a trace.
Ginny panicked completely. She never expected that even Li Ang, who had come to help, would disappear right under her nose.
At this moment, Li Ang was experiencing a brief but intense feeling of weightlessness and dizziness. He could only barely perceive the flowing golden light all around him.
When the solid feeling returned to his feet and the dizziness receded like a tide, Li Ang realized that he was no longer in that familiar living room.
Li Ang surveyed his surroundings. He was now standing beneath a white city wall tens of meters high. The wall was made of a kind of warm, jade-like white stone, covered with intricate pale gold patterns, making it appear both sacred and magnificent.
Just as Li Ang was about to explore the area to find out where he was and where his mentor Eve might be, two figures wearing golden armor and holding golden spears emerged from around the corner of the city wall.
They were two tall, handsome male guards with light blue eyes, long light golden hair, and distinctive pointed ears.
Elves? Li Ang instantly made a rough judgment in his mind: Could this be the kingdom of the elves?
Just as Li Ang was pondering how to communicate, the two elven guards, upon seeing Li Ang, reacted as if they had encountered something extremely terrifying; their faces instantly filled with horror and hostility.
They were shouting something in a rapid, unfamiliar tone, their voices filled with warnings and threats.
Although Li Ang couldn't understand the words, he could clearly sense the hostility in them. He quickly raised his hands to indicate that he meant no harm and tried to explain in Common: "Wait, I mean no harm, I just—"
Before he could finish speaking, one of the elven guards had already raised his golden spear and aimed it at Li Ang.
Immediately afterwards, the spear tip lit up with a blinding red light, and a scorching red ray shot out silently, striking the spot where Li Ang had just been standing.
With a "sizzle!" a fist-sized charred crater appeared in the ground as the beam of light burned it. Li Ang was horrified. The attack was merciless. If he hadn't dodged in time, he would probably have been reduced to ashes by now.
However, he did not choose to retaliate. After all, his mentor Eve's whereabouts were currently unknown, and this place was clearly elf territory. Taking action rashly would only make the situation worse and might even affect the search for Eve.
Looks like I have no choice but to run!
Without hesitation, Li Ang turned and rushed toward the narrow alleyway on the other side of the city wall, while behind him came the more urgent shouts and pursuit of the elven guards.
However, Li Ang knew nothing about the terrain and could only rely on his intuition to navigate the intricate alleyways.
This made it impossible for him to shake off his pursuers, and in fact, the number of people chasing him increased.
From the initial two guards, the number quickly grew to five or six, and then to more than a dozen.
They were dressed in uniform light gold armor, yet their speed was in no way slower than Li Ang's.
Through the [Pre-made Ring], Li Ang saw an elf raise his hand to cast a spell. Vines sprouted from the ground, attempting to entwine his ankles, and an invisible wall of air condensed at the end of the alley, forcing him to make an emergency turn.
"This can't go on!" Cold sweat beaded on Li Ang's forehead. He was completely unfamiliar with this place, while the pursuers clearly knew every alleyway like the back of their hand. Even with the [Ring of Foresight], the encirclement was rapidly tightening.
Fortunately, there is always a way out. Just as he rushed past what seemed to be a dead end, he saw a towering white wall ahead and hurried footsteps coming from both sides of the alley.
"Splash!"
A stone slab beneath his feet suddenly flipped downwards, and with the help of the [Ring of Foresight], Li Ang leaped over the pit.
In a flash, he caught a glimpse of a furry female cat-person looking up at him from below the cave entrance.