Chapter 159: Time to fight
The bridge was shrouded in darkness. The group felt more nervous as they proceeded forward.
The worst thing was, Mo Fan and his crew had no idea if they had chosen the Bridge of Life or the Bridge of Death. It felt like there was no end to the bridge.
Mo Fan had enough of how the Qin Emperor had designed his tomb. Why did the dead man make everything feel like an endless loop? They had spent quite some time on the bridge, yet not a single sound was to be heard. If it was the Bridge of Death, hurry up and send the demons and monsters over. What’s the point of making the bridge so long?
Mo Fan cursed continuously in his heart. The funny thing was, something silver did appear ahead, as if the Ancient King was able to hear Mo Fan’s grumbling.
Mo Fan gradually approached and they could make out a silver mirror!
The mirror looked extremely weird. It was somehow standing on the bridge, with silver ripples on its surface. It simply looked like a portal connected to another world.
“Brother Fan, look behind you,” said Zhang Xiaohou suddenly.
Mo Fan was still inspecting the strange silver mirror. He only turned around when he heard Zhang Xiaohou’s words. He was nearly scared to death at the turn, as the arch bridge they were walking on before had suddenly disappeared!
The disappearance of the bridge was not their main concern. The problem was, the black wind sickles were moving toward them at an increasing speed.
“Holy shit, what the heck?!” cursed Mo Fan.
The wind was getting closer. It did not give Mo Fan and the others any time to inspect the mirror further. They immediately grabbed one another’s hands and rushed into the mirror after taking a deep breath!
As they thought, the mirror was a space tunnel. The group of four were blown away by the turbulent flow of space as they drifted to somewhere unknown...
Mo Fan felt extremely heavy-headed. He could only see himself surrounded by the void. If he really had to describe the feeling, it was as if he was sliding down a smooth tunnel at a rapid pace. The motion kept spinning him around!
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“AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!....”
Four cries of fear came from a silver vortex that suddenly appeared high up in the air, before two men and two women were ejected from it and fell to the ground.
The silver vortex was a certain distance away from the ground. They did not realize it in the first place, but as soon as they saw the ground was made of sturdy rocks, Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan immediately cast some spells.
The group had a rough landing. The ground below their feet was sturdy, as hard as stone!
The ground was gray. It was so dry that not a single plant could be spotted. The whole surface was filled with cracks!
“I...I don’t think I can see the altar here...” Zhang Xiaohou's face turned pale as she scanned their surroundings.
If they were not brought to the altar, it meant that they had taken the Bridge of Death!
“Another unique space, how many unique spaces did that guy actually put inside his own tomb?” Mo Fan observed their surroundings and discovered that it was only a small, standalone space.
The place was not spacious at all. They could see the curve of the sky when they raised their heads. They could also see the ends of the gray land.
“Is this some kind of cage designed for us to rot in here?” Zhang Xiaohou had also discovered that there was nothing here apart from the land and the sky.
No plants, no animals. They barely believed they were still alive somewhere when they saw the lightning flickering across the sky at times.
“What shall we do now?” asked Liu Ru.
It was obvious that they had taken the Bridge of Death that led them to this weird space.
“I read some books about the Space Element not long ago. A unique space like this must have an exit if it has an entrance. Therefore, there must be an exit somewhere if this place is a standalone space. A space with only an entrance but no exit is dead space. It’s void, which simply means it doesn’t exist,” said Mo Fan.
Zhang Xiaohou and Liu Ru failed to understand him well.
Mo Fan added when he saw the confused looks on their faces, “Anyway, a unique space like this must have an entrance and an exit. Don’t worry!”
The group believed in Mo Fan. They picked a direction and proceeded that way. However, even though the gray land was still extending further ahead, they were unable to move forward, as if there was an invisible wall of space in front of them!
Mo Fan tried to use magic. The Fire Burst was able to fly further into the distance, yet he still could not walk past it!
He tried using Fleeing Shadow, but the outcome turned out the same.
“Let’s choose a different direction.”
They went into a different direction and soon discovered something emitting a silver glow in the air!
“A silver realm, that must be the exit!” Mo Fan was overjoyed.
Every space had its rules. Mo Fan was confident that there was an exit, yet he did not expect to find it so quickly.
The thing was not too far away, it was around five kilometers away. They just needed to go straight...
“There’s something in the sky... mm, why is there a silver vortex?” Liu Ru’s sight was sharper than the rest. She immediately discovered something strange in the sky.
Mo Fan raised his head and saw a silver vortex above them. It was floating with the clouds, and seemed to be spinning slowly...
Mo Fan had no clue what it was either, but they only had to make their way toward the exit since they had found it.
“Look, something is falling!” yelled Liu Ru, pointing at the silver vortex.
“They are black, what are they, they are falling like rain?...” said Su Xiaoluo.
Mo Fan was quicker in his thinking. When he saw the things falling from the silver vortex like tiny black raindrops, his expression immediately turned grim!
The things seemed like tiny raindrops from their current distance, but once they were standing under the silver vortex, their size would no longer be the same as raindrops...
“They are undead!” shouted Liu Ru when she finally got a closer look at the things falling from the silver vortex.
“Undead... Heavens, so many of them?” Su Xiaoluo’s eyes were full of disbelief.
She glanced at the land ahead. The things that landed on the ground soon rose to their feet and started walking around awkwardly.
Undead, they were all undead...
The rain falling from the silver vortex was actually raining undead. The zombies, skeletons and phantoms were clustered together like raindrops. Similar to Mo Fan’s group, it seemed like they had just been dragged into this unique space. Their hatred-filled eyes still looked confused...
“What did you say? A silver vortex has dragged away a large number of undead?” said the mysterious man at the Clock Tower Magic Association in confusion.
“Why would there be a silver vortex all of a sudden?” the group of people was dumbfounded.
The outside of the barrier was either drenched from the rain or covered by an ocean of undead. What was this silver vortex?
“It’s a turbulent flow of space, a space tunnel that can drag living forms into it and teleport them to somewhere else,” said Han Ji slowly.
Everyone climbed up to the observation tower. There was indeed a silver vortex spinning in the darkness on the outside of the barrier.
The silver vortex continued to drag the undead nearby into it. The undead that fell into it simply went missing. When the silver vortex disappeared, a huge clear space was left behind.
“Where did the undead go?” said Elder Chu Jia of the Hunter Union.
The silver vortex had only lasted for a short period. However, it had easily sucked around two thousand undead away. Although the number was nothing compared to the size of the undead army, it was still a strange phenomenon!
“So, can we still see how they are doing?” Du Xiao was more concerned about Mo Fan and Xiaohou.
They had proceeded onto the Nine Bridges of Death and One Bridge of Life. There were no copper mirrors on the bridges, thus they had no clue what the youngsters were up to.
“I think so, the Wicked Eye Copper Mirrors in the tomb are possessed by souls. They will follow intruders around. The copper mirror before has already flown toward the bridge that Mo Fan and his crew picked. I believe we can... it’s showing something, look!” blurted out Xie Sang.
Xie Sang’s copper mirror was showing a slightly curved land. As they were observing the place from high above, it felt like they could see the whole land.
“Look, what’s that?”
“Silver... a silver vortex?”
The people were stunned. The same silver vortex that had appeared outside of the city had also appeared in the space. Most shockingly, the undead that it had dragged away were now pouring down like raindrops, landing on the curved land!
“What...what the hell is going on?” Everyone was trying to make sense of this.
They soon discovered Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, and Liu Ru on the ground, looking fairly tiny from their viewpoint. Initially, they were the only ones on the spacious land, but as the undead poured down like raindrops, the place was suddenly filled with a sinister atmosphere!
“I’m afraid... I’m afraid they have picked the Bridge of Death. They are now in the Space of Death!” Xie Sang stated glumly.
If they had chosen the right bridge, it would have led them straight to the altar. However, they had fallen into a unique space, implying that they had chosen the wrong bridge!
Space of Death!
The people who entered it had no chance of surviving!
“Does that mean they are trapped in there?” asked Yao Nan.
“A unique space must have an entrance and an exit, otherwise it would just be a dead space that’s impossible to enter. The space isn’t huge, roughly the size of the inner city, and there’s nothing else in there. It won’t be hard to find the exit...but, the silver vortex has suddenly brought around two thousand undead into the space, which are going to kill them...” said Han Ji.
“I could easily kill two thousand undead if I was there. Humph, I already said that they should have split up and picked a bridge each. Look what happened, they have ended up in the Space of Death. How can these little kids handle two thousand undead!” harrumphed Chu Jia in exasperation.
“I think they can handle around two thousand undead still,” said Yao Nan.
“I agree, Mo Fan’s strength isn’t comparable to that of an ordinary Advanced Magician and Xiaohou has also reached the Advanced level based on Zhan Kong's reports both should be comparable to mid-commander level,” said Zuo Feng.
“Can 2 Advanced Magician face two thousand undead at once? ” Chu Jia had a little bit of hope. He seemed to be fretting.
The mysterious man and Han Ji both had stern looks on their faces. They felt hopeless after learning that the group had arrived in the Space of Death, not to mention the undead were about to end their lives...
“Chief Xie, does this mean the Bridges of Death aren’t really that terrifying? If they have an Advanced Magician among them, wouldn’t they be able to handle the undead easily?” asked Elder Ling Xi.
She too felt that it was unreliable to place the fate of the city in the hands of a few young Magicians. The situation would be totally different if a Super Magician was with them.
“No, that isn’t the case. Describing something to be weak or strong is actually subjective. The dangerous places that the people are referring to will never pose a threat to strong Magicians. However, in the case of the Ancient King’s tomb, even a Forbidden Magician can’t be sure that he could enter the place safely. The reason is, according to the rules that the Ancient King set, the difficulty of the situation is adjusted based on the capabilities of the candidates. Although you’re only seeing a few thousand undead in the Space of Death now, it is only because their strength isn’t high. However, if you were the ones inside the Space of Death, the levels and the number of the undead will increase significantly!” said Xie Sang.
Most people in the tower were Super Magicians. They were more knowledgeable than Xie Sang, hence they immediately understood the situation when they heard Xie Sang’s explanation.
“It seems like the Ancient King isn’t only the founder of the Undead Element and an expert of the Space Element, he’s also an expert of the Chaos Element. I can’t even imagine how many resources he spent constructing the tomb! But I have to say that I’m impressed by his intelligence, even though the tomb was built more than two thousand years ago,” an aged scholar spoke up.
Only the Chaos Element could achieve the things that Xie Sang had mentioned.
Among the Dimensional Magic Elements, the Space Element was the strongest. The Summoning Element was the most diverse, the Music Element was primarily used for supporting and harassing, and the Chaos Element was the eeriest and the most unpredictable. These Dimensional Magic Elements were difficult to understand, let alone the complicated Chaos Element!
However, they were confident that the Ancient King was an expert with the Chaos Element, too!
“Around two thousand undead, hopefully they can make it,” said Han Ji.
“I feel like these undead are only just the beginning... even though the group’s strength isn’t outstanding, they are still in the Space of Death. There’s simply no chance for them to survive,” added Xie Sang.
Everyone fell silent upon hearing Xie Sang’s words. Han Ji subconsciously glanced at the inner city beset by the calamity. His eyes were losing hope...