Chapter 266 (2): Teacher, You Smell Good!
Route 114.
The weather was clear with no fog. Wayne parked by the roadside, watching Dick and his two companions bent over a magic circle. Due to their menacing appearances, they looked like a group of terrorists about to blow up the highway. To avoid being misunderstood, Wayne started the car to move a little farther from the three men.
In the back seat, Valkyrie dissolved into light and reassembled outside the car, quietly waiting for the portal to open.
The world beyond the Ocean of Mist was inexplicably connected to the seal in the Frozen Land, and it was similarly sealed. The goddess’s messenger hadn’t said what exactly the seal was, and Valkyrie hadn’t asked.
Thanks to the Sun Knight, the higher-ups of the Church of Sun possessed the key to entering the Ocean of Mist. Dick knew because of his good friend and Vera’s father—Cushing Watson.
The Ocean of Mist drifted, its true location far from the Chosen Land. Only its plane of existence happened to overlap with Route 114 in another dimension.
At certain times, the Ocean of Mist would pass through this location and influence the entire highway. The probability was extremely low, though, and only a one-in-a-million lucky soul would encounter it by chance.
Like Wayne.
He was so lucky that he somehow drove into it and left safely without knowing what was happening. Of course, not everything could be attributed to blind luck. There could be other reasons.
Soon, the magic circle was activated, and a golden pillar of light shot into the sky, slicing through the chaotic space like a sword. Turbulent waves stirred the air, creating a blur. A massive hand of mist reached out slowly toward the group.
“Get in the cars and follow me!” Dick shouted, leading his two companions into their vehicle first. As a precaution, he floored the accelerator and took the lead.
Wayne quickly started his car and followed Dick into the dense fog. The two vehicles tore through the hazy veil one after another, and then...