Amid the sound of grass and trees falling to the ground, Candice, with a vigilant look on her face, carefully poked half of her head out from behind her bodyguard Sarah and said to Clayman, who was at the front of the line:
"how's it going?"
Clement maintained an expressionless face as he silently withdrew the spiritual blade that had condensed in his hand. He looked at the scene in front of him with a serious look and said:
"Very deep, far beyond my penetration range."
On the ground in front of him, a scratch several dozen centimeters long was clearly visible. The inside was dark and pitch black and nothing could be seen. It was unknown how far it extended into the ground.
According to the detection results of Mage Sarah, the space they are in is a real physical world, not an illusion or hallucination, but it is different from the real world in which they live.
Preliminary speculation is that this place... may be a subspace independent of the real world. It is currently impossible to determine whether it was formed naturally or opened up artificially.
"I think the probability of natural formation is higher."
In this regard, the mage Sarah judged:
"If you want to create a subspace independent of the real world with human power... the power and technology required are so high that even a demigod would find it difficult to do it alone."
This judgment is not without reason. If this subspace was really opened up by human beings, then the strength of the opener must have reached at least the level of a "divine messenger" or a "miracle worker"...
If such a mythical creature, second only to the true God, really wanted to do anything to them, it would be easy for it. There was no need to go to so much trouble to bring the four of them here.
Of course, there is also a possibility that this subspace is the prototype of the kingdom of God left behind by a demigod in ancient times, and he just accidentally broke into it.
But there is one thing that doesn't make sense, that is, two of the four people entered while walking through the Beiyuan grove, and two suddenly entered in the square. The place where they disappeared in the real world is all within the main campus of the Imperial National University.
In other words, there is a border between this subspace and the Imperial National University in the real world. If this is true, the court transcendents in the Dusk Palace and the clergy of the Sunset Church will definitely not fail to discover it.
What a joke! The Imperial National University was founded at the beginning of the Glorious Plantagenet Empire, and it is located in Twilight City, the absolute center of the empire's power...
Now, more than two hundred years have passed. Even if there really is any secret realm, it has already been thoroughly explored and excavated by our ancestors.
How could this so-called "kingdom of God left behind by ancient demigods" still exist today?
So, after exhausting all the impossible options, there is only one possibility left:
This is a naturally formed subspace that just happened to "pass by" the Imperial National University in the real world today, and then abducted Candice and four others.
Although it sounds incredible, and from a probability perspective it is as far-fetched as the brave man in the heroic opera who picks up the dragon-slaying sword, it is still possible.
"By the way, we've been here for almost half an hour, right?"
Candice looked around for a while, exhaled lazily, found a relatively clean patch of grass, and sat down on the ground:
"You guys probably didn't bring any food or water? If we're stuck here forever, then..."
Looking back at the princess’s depressed expression, Clement sighed softly and said:
"Princess, please rest assured. A naturally formed subspace suddenly intersected in Twilight City...
"With such a big event, the strong men in the palace will be able to detect the abnormality very quickly. I believe that within a day, the demigods of the palace and the church will be able to enter this place."
After calming down, the two bodyguards, Clement and Sarah, realized that it was impossible for them to take Candice out with their own strength.
We can only hope that the powerful officials of the empire can react as soon as possible and conduct timely surveys and rescue operations.
What they can do is to ensure her safety before that and prevent any unknown dangers from existing in this naturally formed subspace.
"Yes, and in a sense... this is a good thing for the empire."
Cooper, who had been ignored for a long time, smiled slightly flatteringly, approached respectfully, and said to Candice in a comforting tone:
"An ownerless, stable, and quite large natural subspace is an extremely precious treasure for the demigods!
"As far as I know, the most powerful demigods all have their own kingdoms, which are symbols of rank and power..."
There was some excitement in his tone when he spoke, because he was now alone with Her Royal Highness the Princess and two royal confidants!
These three are all very important people. Under normal circumstances, I can only see them from afar at my father’s high-end social dinners.
The current situation is an extremely valuable opportunity, and will have a huge impact on the development of one’s future connections and relationships!
Clayman glanced at him coldly. He knew all the little thoughts of this guy, but he also knew that his approach at this time would help stabilize Candice's emotions, so he didn't say much.
"Oh."
Candice's attitude was also a little cold. She didn't pay much attention to him and just sat there to rest.
"Uh, huh..."
Cooper was a little embarrassed by the cold reception, but he didn't argue. He tactfully changed the technical topic and took a few steps back.
"Everyone, try to talk less and move less to avoid wasting energy... hm?"
The mage bodyguard Sarah took a step forward and reminded in a deep voice, but suddenly stopped.
Seems like he noticed some changes.
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"what happened?"
Clement noticed Sarah's reaction and immediately became alert. He frowned and asked.
Sarah glanced at him solemnly, and while using her inspiration to scan the surroundings, she looked around and said in a deep voice:
"I just sensed a spiritual fluctuation."
"source?"
"Seems to be……"
Sarah's frown deepened, and her head drooped involuntarily, as if she was in a state of extreme concentration.
The next second, without waiting for others to ask, she suddenly widened her eyes and shouted loudly:
"Oh no, it's in all directions! Here..."
"Boom!!!"
Before he could finish his words, a deafening explosion exploded in everyone's ears, and the strong vibration made their heads dizzy.
The solid ground seemed to turn into rubber at this moment, deforming and twisting elastically, almost knocking them down.
At the same time, Clement’s inspiration… also sensed an extremely obvious abnormality!
That is the expression of the spiritual power surging like a tsunami and exploding like a landslide!
“Is this place…going to collapse?!”
After realizing this, Clayman was immediately horrified. He immediately used his superb body coordination and stability to stand firmly on his heels. Then, he exerted force on his soles and flew towards Candice who was a few steps away.
"Your Highness, be careful!"
Sarah also reacted and rushed to Candice's side. She moved her hands quickly in front of her body, chanting spells and casting defensive spells:
"Please don't move!"
Candice was still sitting on the ground at this time. Perhaps because her center of gravity was lower in this posture, she was not knocked down by the sudden vibration, but was just stunned for a moment.
“Swish! Swish! Swish!…”
Round shields made of light wrapped her up, fitting together perfectly without any gaps.
Clement came to her side, half-crouched as if facing a formidable enemy, and suddenly an extremely sharp wave of air burst out from his body, shaking her clothes and making crackling sounds.
His eyes were as sharp as torches, his aura was overwhelming, and his body was flowing with a spiritual light visible to the naked eye - this was a manifestation of his spiritual power being mobilized to the extreme as a warrior at the peak of righteous thoughts!
The two bodyguards did their best to protect Candice in the center!
"Ah...ah?!"
Cooper, who was a little further away, did not have such treatment. He was standing before the "earthquake" occurred, and his own strength was not very strong, so he lost his balance and fell to the ground when the vibration hit.
Now that I have gotten up and looked up, I see that the whole world... is collapsing!
"Snap! Snap! Snap! ..."
Countless twists and turns of cracks appeared in the misty sky at some point, like traces of broken glass, or transparent, lightless lightning.
"The setting sun..."
Cooper was so shocked by this absurd and bizarre dreamlike scene that he was speechless. He stood there blankly, craning his neck to look up at the broken sky, as if he had lost his mind.
Then, it seemed that the limit had been reached.
"Crash!!!"
It was like a loud noise like glass breaking from the sky, and the cracks that had already covered the entire sky...exploded with a loud bang.
Cooper, as well as Candice and the other two who were not far away, in their last moment of consciousness... only saw a brilliant light like a galaxy blooming under the crumbling cracks, which was dreamy and magnificent.
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“Hoo, hoo, hoo…”
Donna trotted out of the grove and headed towards the administrative building at the Imperial National University.
The administration building was located in the center of the main campus, next to the core library, so she had to cross the Beiyuan Square again.
More than half an hour had passed since she last came here, but the students next to the bulletin board under the stands were still a bit crowded, with no sign of decreasing in number.
Donna currently has no time to pay attention to any academic competition at the Spiritual Academy. She just wants to report Candice's disappearance to the school as soon as possible so that more professional and powerful personnel can be involved in the search and rescue.
"We have to hurry up. If we delay any longer, Her Highness might be in danger... We can't do that. She is... huh?!"
When she was crossing the center of Beiyuan Square, her body suddenly stiffened, her steps became disordered, and she almost fell.
Because she accidentally caught a glimpse of two familiar figures... appearing in a familiar position!
"what?!"
Donna's head suddenly buzzed. She immediately stopped and turned to face that direction.
I saw two figures, one tall and one short, appearing near the bulletin board under the stands at some point.
One had a confused and flustered expression, sitting on the ground with his knees bent; the other had a solemn expression, muttering something vaguely, and standing by the former's side.
It turned out to be Candice and her bodyguard Sarah who had suddenly disappeared!
"Wait, this..."
Donna was stunned. She rubbed her eyes and shook her head hurriedly, thinking she was hallucinating.
But when she turned her gaze there again, the two familiar figures did not disappear.
For some reason, the two of them reappeared in the same place where they disappeared before!
Donna clearly remembered that when she first arrived at Beiyuan Square... there was no one there.
Just by looking away for a few seconds, the two people who disappeared came back!
"This, this, this..."
Her mind suddenly became a mess, her thoughts became confused, and she stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
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“Ahhhh help!!!”
In the dense primeval forest, Cooper knelt on the ground with his hands on his head, his head buried deep in his shoulders, and screamed in fear.
The impact of the scene, which seemed like the collapse of the heavens and the destruction of the world, was too great for him. The fear almost made him lose his mind. He only remembered howling and calling for help out of instinct.
"…Princess?! Ms. Sara?!"
A few seconds later, Clement's shout filled with shock and anxiety made him calm down a little.
"I can still hear voices... I'm... still alive? Everyone's okay?"
He raised his head carefully, looked around for a while, and felt his body.
After confirming that the surroundings were still lush and green, and that he himself had not been hurt, he stood up slowly and looked in the direction of the previous shout:
"Sir, are you okay?"
He saw the powerful royal figure with a ceremonial sword on his waist looking around in panic, with uncontrollable panic and fear showing on his originally cold face.
