fantasy novels Chapter 4425 The Descent of a Rank
Chapter 4425 The Descent of a Rank
Chapter 4425 The Descent of a Rank
Is it just my imagination?
Angell had a strange feeling that Lady Moon had glanced up at the sky just now.
Just then, Angell had just arrived and was curiously observing the situation. He had only glanced around a few times when he noticed the Moon Lady suddenly looking up at the ceiling.
It's like staring back at yourself.
However, after observing carefully for a moment, Angell realized that the Moon Lady's gaze was not focused on him.
Although the other person wasn't looking at him, Angell could clearly sense that Lady Moon seemed to be searching for something... as if someone was watching her from the shadows, making her subconsciously look for the source of the gaze.
Thinking about this, Angell also felt a bit emotional.
Lady Moon most likely didn't notice him, since he only glimpsed him from the Dream Crystal Plains, which was too far away in space and time.
However, judging from Ms. Moon's behavior, she must have genuinely sensed the unusual "gaze," which is probably why she looked up and gazed around.
He truly deserves to be called a legendary wizard.
Their sensitivity to being "watched" is surprisingly high.
As Angell sighed, he stopped staring at the Moon Lady. The legendary life form was clearly aware of this intense observation. So, he deliberately broadened his visual focus, using less direct observation or associative observation to perceive the situation below.
As Angell reduced the observation effect, sure enough, the Moon Lady seemed to gradually relax her guard and lower her head to talk to the Sun Mr.
In truth, although Angell had glimpsed this place across time and space, it was only a glimpse; he was not yet able to "listen," so he did not know what Lady Moon and Mr. Sun had said to each other.
Even though lip reading is possible, Angell has now broadened his visual focus and his attention is not detailed or concentrated enough, so he can't see her mouth shape very clearly.
Furthermore, with the Moon Lady deliberately lowering her head, it became even more difficult to read lips.
Angell thought for a moment, then decided to ignore what they were saying. Just as "strong observation" would be detected by the Moon Lady, their conversation might also possess a similar "highly polluting" quality, and simply listening to it could potentially affect one. — Clearly, this was Angell's excuse for his inability to listen.
After ignoring what Lady Moon was saying, Angor focused all his attention on the Fairy Inscription.
He saw the Fairyland Inscription recorded by the Moon Lady on a piece of parchment, which was now floating in a faint blue light.
In this shimmering light, besides the parchment, Angell also discovered something... a small black pebble, about the size of a peanut.
Although it is small, it has a strong presence.
Because in Angor's vision, the Fairyland Inscription was glowing, but the light emitted by this small pebble was even brighter than that of the inscription!
Angell knew very well that his ability to peer into other realms was essentially due to the Moon Lady activating the Fairy Inscription, which seemed to serve as a medium for locking coordinates with Fairy Authority.
In addition, the Moon Lady's "Dream Power" was sufficient when she activated the Fairyland Inscription, which allowed Angor to ride the wave of the Fairyland's power and bring his gaze to this place.
But why, in his eyes, did the light emanating from the core Immortal Realm Inscription not shine as brightly as that small pebble?
Filled with curiosity, Angell began to observe carefully.
The more Angell looked at the pebble, the more familiar it seemed, and he even felt a sense of familiarity with it.
As an alchemist, he has a keen sense of materials, but it is still difficult to make a certain judgment by relying solely on his eyes.
"If only I could touch it, or even just sense it with my mental power," Angel thought to himself.
Just as he was thinking this, a strange aura suddenly emanated from the Moon Lady below.
Angel didn't dare to look directly, but through indirect observation, he could still see that Lady Moon had her eyes closed and a misty, dreamlike aura emanating from her, spreading outwards from her.
A moment later, this aura formed a field.
The moment the field took shape, a large amount of information once again appeared before Angell's eyes.
This information is quite complex, but if expressed using text columns, it can actually be simplified to—
"The target inscription is fully activated; the rank is descending."
"Some Wonderland characters are descending upon us."
"During the process of coming, we encountered unknown information, and our status was diminished."
"During the process of coming, we encountered unknown information, and our status was diminished."
"Descending..."
The information about the reduced space appeared repeatedly.
From this, we can see that when a being crosses the world to descend to this place, it will encounter a great deal of unknown information and risks. Therefore, on the way to its descent, the being's essence will be constantly reduced in order to cope with these unknown information.
By the time the true nature of humanity truly descends upon this place, it is estimated that less than one in a hundred will remain.
"The descent of the person has been successful."
"When a user utilizes their avatar identity, their perception of the target inscription will be greatly enhanced."
Through this information, Ingres determined that the field composed of that misty, dreamlike atmosphere was essentially a "dreamlike wonderland."
It's likely that Lady Moon was experimenting with the effects of the Wonderland Inscription, borrowing the position from Wonderland.
Of course, from the Moon Lady's perspective, she didn't know it was a Wonderland level; all she could see was a sea of question marks.
Now, the rank of Wonderland has successfully descended. Even though its essence has been reduced countless times, it has still formed a large area centered on Lady Moon after its descent.
However, Angel still doesn't know what the effect of this status is.
Back in the Dream Crystal Plains, he had also used his rank and identity, but he didn't notice anything unusual.
Now we can only wait and see if Ms. Moon can figure something out.
Although Angor couldn't determine the effects of his Rank identity, according to the information in his mind, his perception would be greatly enhanced when he was in the Rank field.
Does that mean he can perceive his surroundings more precisely?
For example, how do we ascertain the truth about that small stone?
With this in mind, Angell began to try it out...
After a moment, he was basically certain that his perception had indeed improved a lot, but it was not yet at the level where he could use "mental power". However, he could now make in-depth observations of microscopic details.
That's enough for the alchemist.
Through in-depth observation, Angell successfully determined the material of the small stone by examining its color, reflection, grain, texture, light transmission, and degree of weathering.
This is... a Nightmare Stone.
When the answer came, Angel finally understood why, from his perspective, the light emitted by the small stone was even brighter than the light of the fairy inscription, and why he felt a sense of affinity towards a small stone.
Because it's a Nightmare Stone!
An entity composed of the purest Nightmare Realm aura!
On the green patterns on the back of Angel's hand, the aura of the Nightmare Realm was constantly emanating. In a sense, he had long been transformed into a Nightmare Realm-compatible being by a large amount of Nightmare Realm aura.
Therefore, it is perfectly reasonable to feel close to the Nightmare Stone.
Moreover, Angor now roughly understands why the "Dream Power" rune set up by the Moon Lady suddenly increased; the reason is that she used Nightmare Stones.
With the power of the Nightmare Stone, the concentration of Dream Power surged wildly, eventually reaching a level that allowed Angor to "glance" at it.
At this moment, all questions were answered.
This realization made Angor ponder a new question: If the concentration of dream power continued to increase—for example, if the Moon Lady took out an even larger Nightmare Stone and maximized its output—would he be able to perform more actions? Perhaps beyond simply "glancing," he could also "listen"?
Or even, directly through the body?
Angell thought this was very likely.
Because there are precedents.
The "body descent" he refers to here is not a physical body, but rather the husk of the Dream Crystal Plains.
Think of the Ice Maiden, Coleman, Tunita, and others who are still in the Ritual World, and look at Sigismund fighting alone in the Dark Corner World... They are all precedents of "body descent".
Moreover, their ability to use "body descent" is precisely because the world they inhabit possesses an extremely dense and dreamlike power.
For example, when Sigismund goes to the Dark Corner, he arrives at the Dream Layer.
Furthermore, according to the hints in the Dark Corner Guide, Sigismund can only stay in the tiers prefixed with "Dream".
Furthermore, Coleman and his group descended to the "Evening Dream Cloud Harbor," an area filled with dream realm energy and even inhabited by dream realm beings.
Both the Illusionary Dream Layer and the Evening Dream Cloud Harbor are places where the power of dreams is highly concentrated, which is why they can support the "descendance of the body".
The same reason.
If Lady Moon used a higher concentration of Nightmare Stone, or more Dream-type materials and Aggregated Energy Magic Materials, she could probably not only glimpse him, but also have him physically appear!
……
While Angell was lost in his own thoughts, Lady Moon was testing the effects of "positional borrowing".
Aside from being a little cautious, she seemed perfectly normal.
But only Mr. Sun, who has lived with her for many years, knows that all her current actions are filled with a stiff, theatrical performance.
This reminded him of many years ago, when he had just become an apprentice and returned to his hometown to handle worldly affairs. His parents held a grand gathering to welcome him. At that gathering, relatives kept coming to greet him, and with each relative, his parents would say with a smile, "Our little sun is now an extraordinary being, amazing! If you don't believe me, little sun, why don't you perform a spell for him and let him see the world."
There is no doubt that his parents were showing off and trying to impress their relatives.
He personally disliked this, but faced with his parents' eager eyes, Mr. Sun dared not protest and could only stiffly display the most basic tricks.
And at this moment, Lady Moon is very similar to herself back then.
Why does this happen?
Mr. Sun didn't ask, but he silently extended his spiritual power, trying to sense his surroundings. —Ms. Moon's stiffness likely stemmed from being watched by an "unknown entity," otherwise she wouldn't have needed to "perform."
Therefore, Mr. Sun discreetly surveyed the surrounding area.
But he sensed nothing; all he felt was an indescribable aura, which was generated when the Moon Lady borrowed the position.
Apart from that, everything is normal.
Even when Mr. Sun extended his perception to hundreds of miles away, including Dawn City and Evening Light Harbor, he still found nothing unusual.
Seeing this, Mr. Sun could only temporarily withdraw his senses and silently watch Ms. Moon.
Since Ms. Moon had previously said that she would "explain to him later," he chose to believe her.
About five or six minutes later, Ms. Moon's demeanor suddenly changed.
This change was very obvious to Mr. Sun: she had been performing stiffly before, like a frightened bird, but now she was completely relaxed, like a deflated balloon. She not only took a deep breath, but also patted her chest, looking like she was still shaken.
Ms. Moon's tense shoulders visibly relaxed.
Seeing this, Mr. Sun understood that the "unknown entity" that made Ms. Moon feel uneasy must have already left.
He walked slowly forward and gently put his arm around her shoulder: "Are you alright now? How about we remove the Fairy Realm Inscription?"
Mr. Sun was not stupid. The abnormality of Ms. Moon was due to the activation of the identity database of the Fairy Inscription, so he immediately pointed out the need to remove the Fairy Inscription.
Lady Moon shook her head: "No need."
Seeing Mr. Sun's confusion, Ms. Moon whispered, "This is... an opportunity."
"Chance?"
Mr. Sun was even more puzzled, but he saw a dazzling light in Ms. Moon's eyes, as if a torch had been lit somewhere in her heart, bringing her new... hope?
"I'll tell you later after I remove the Fairyland Inscription," Lady Moon whispered.
Mr. Sun: "???" Then why not retreat now?
Lady Moon seemed to see the doubt in his eyes and said impatiently, "I'm still testing the effects, what's the rush?"
Mr. Sun: "..." You were so stiff just now, and now you're turning around and talking back to me?
He couldn't say what was on his mind, so he could only sigh silently.
Lady Moon didn't notice Mr. Sun's silence, and even if she had, she probably wouldn't have cared. Her eyes were sparkling, and she said in a suppressed excitement that she herself didn't even realize: "Speaking of which, I really didn't expect that a small fairyland inscription could bring me such a big surprise."
"Deep Dream... no, Dream Crystal Plains, how many more surprises... or shocks can you bring me?"
……
Angell left.
Or rather, he withdrew his "glance".
It wasn't that he didn't want to continue watching, but just as he was getting into the "glance," Luigi activated his Nightmare Aura and tried to contact him.
Angel had previously told Luigi to contact him immediately if anything unusual happened.
It seems that something new has happened on his end.
To avoid missing anything, Angell deliberately stopped "glancing".
He immediately logged off, and two seconds later, when he logged back in, he had already left Sam's house and arrived outside the Uriel instance.