readytorunbook Chapter 597 A Twist of Fate: From the Elbow to the Armpit into Dreamland
Chapter 597 A Twist of Fate: From the Elbow to the Armpit into Dreamland
"An eternal dreamland, an eternal home. Is this the truth of the Golden Dreamland?"
Xu Ning gently scratched his cheek with his little finger, and asked with some doubt, "The Crimson King left behind a secret treasure just to make all the Sand People die silently, putting their souls and memories into the Golden Dreamland? What benefit does this bring to the Crimson King? And what benefit does it bring to these Sand People?"
Tirzad answered loudly from inside the gourd: "Perhaps, he still dreams of maintaining his supreme position and power in another world, using carefree dreams as bait to make all the Sand People perish with him, so that he can continue to enslave these weak and ignorant people there... That's why he's called a tyrant!"
Xu Ning shook his head slightly.
While Tirzad's words may seem reasonable at first glance, they underestimate the Red King's potential.
After all, he is a demon god, and a demon god who has the most beautiful flower goddess and the wisest tree king in legend as his close friends. He is not so easily blinded by a little power.
Moreover, in the illusion he experienced at the Crimson King's Tomb, the Crimson King said he would "explore the way" in his own way, and that he would leave something behind if he failed. It seems that this "Golden Dreamland" must be it.
"But I still don't know what this Golden Dreamland is!"
Xu Ning scratched his head in annoyance, but couldn't resist reaching for the wine gourd again.
But at that very moment, Tirzad inside the gourd suddenly shouted a warning.
"It seems like a large shadow is spreading behind Sammer..."
The four people in front of the throne immediately became alert.
Jeberle said in a deep voice, "This is bad. If Samel has already obtained the Red King's wisdom, even for just a moment, he can also possess the Red King's power. We cannot resist him. Let's go!"
Xu Ning lightly touched the ground with his toes and shot backwards, fleeing towards the square hole that had come up with him, along with the other three.
But his hands weren't idle either; a powerful aroma of alcohol instantly filled the entire space behind him.
As the person fell through the square hole, he suddenly raised one hand and snapped his fingers.
"boom"!
It was as if a thunderbolt had exploded above everyone's heads; the entire upper room was instantly filled with flames.
"It didn't collapse? I even had a rock elemental clone guarding down there just in case."
Xu Ning couldn't help but praise the project from back then, saying it was truly well done.
"You're being way too reckless!"
Jade was hanging on Belial, letting her spread her wings and fly away into the distance. Although she was enjoying it, Xu Ning's move just now had really frightened her.
"Me, acting recklessly? With an explosion of this magnitude, it probably wouldn't have even been able to stop that strange guy for a moment."
Xu Ning is right.
The dark shadow didn't linger at all, and immediately gushed out from the square hole.
Even the ceiling and walls of the floor below were gradually stained.
"Hurry up and head towards the main gate. I'll cover you and close the gate with the red sandstone slabs."
Xu Ning stood protectively behind Jade, her father, and Belial, using wind to manipulate water. As a wave of clear spring water spread out, a bolt of lightning shot out between his hands, which he then flung out.
Lightning burst forth without restraint in the sprinkling spring, instantly weaving into a wide electric grid.
Still useless.
The black shadows, like darkness that could devour all light, encompassed everything visible in the starless night sky.
As soon as Belial, carrying Jade, reached the bottom floor, he immediately called out to Xu Ning, who was still on his way down, "Xu Ning, the door is closed!"
Having gained the Red King's authority, has even the mechanisms of the Holy Manifestation Hall fallen into his hands?
Samel's voice suddenly rang out in the void.
"The power of Ahmar is now ours. Thutmose's wish will be fulfilled by us! Jeberleil, stop hiding like a mouse! The dream we chased back then is right before us. Although we've taken a longer route, at the end of the long road, we can still reunite and become it together..."
Xu Ning keenly noticed that Sammer always used the word "we" when referring to himself.
This arrogant guy never liked others being at his level, but now he clearly put himself in a group.
And with so many sudden changes, things don't look good inside!
"Oh no, Benben can't seem to open the door either!" came Jade's anxious voice.
Xu Ning descended from the second floor, waving his hand to send his rock-elemental clone to break down the door, but his mind was still unconsciously pondering that question.
What exactly is the golden dreamland left behind by the Red King?
Is it the ark that the people of the sand speak of, capable of redeeming those suffering?
Or is it a cage that imprisons the innocent, as described by scholars of Sumeru?
If this thing is left for me, what does it mean to me?
However, it seems there's no time for me to think.
The moment the Geo clone crashed into the gate of the Hall of Manifestations, the stone gate was instantly corrupted by the power of the Geo element, turning into dust and dissipating into the air.
But it was too late.
Just like inside, the outside of the door was shrouded in heavy shadows.
"There is no way to escape. The only way to save you is to subdue Samer in the Golden Dreamland."
Jeberlele said to Xu Ning in a deep voice, "Consider it an exchange. Please help me settle Jade in."
After saying that, Zeberlele turned and walked toward the approaching shadow.
Xu Ning stopped and earnestly told Zheberlele, "Don't worry."
Sammer's arrogant laughter rang out, "Zebler, don't worry. Whether it's you, Jade, or those foreigners, no one is leaving. Let's all merge into the eternal dream..."
The dense shadow suddenly rolled up and lunged forward, instantly enveloping Xu Ning.
Xu Ning: ? ? ?
You're calling out for Jeberlele, aren't you?
He's already trying to kill himself, and I'm so far away from you, why are you trying to ambush me?
This unexpected turn of events surprised even Xu Ning himself, as Samel ultimately abandoned Jeberle and dragged him into the mess.
"Is this the Golden Dreamland?"
As Xu Ning asked Samel a question, he habitually touched the wine gourd.
Great, it's still there!
"There's no sweet spring water or wine juice here, have we been scammed?"
Samel, standing in the void, seemed quite exasperated.
"We were just about to bring Jeberlele in, so why did you all turn to this foreigner at the same time?"
"What do you mean he is the most important? Jeberlele is the most important. The sands of Thutmose will eventually return to the throne of the Red King."
Xu Ning looked at Samel, who was talking to something, and asked, "Silly girl, there's a question I've wanted to ask you for a long time."
"Do you have some ulterior motives towards Jeberlele? Otherwise, why are you so persistent in pursuing him, and even going after his wife?"
Samel retorted, embarrassed and angry, "What nonsense are you talking about? I just hate his betrayal. We went through so much together, we were known as the double-edged sword of Thutmose, and his betrayal is like a scimitar stuck in my chest, it can never heal..."
"Then let's settle this here. Let Thutmose's twin blades be destroyed here!"
As Zheberle's voice rang out, a straight figure appeared beside Xu Ning.
Xu Ning turned her head and said helplessly, "I've already come in, why did you barge in again? Be careful you don't end up not being able to get out!"
Jeberle shook his head and said, "I have no intention of going out again. The shadows outside haven't subsided yet. I must protect Jade. I need to merge my consciousness into theirs. I will fight Samel for the power of the Golden Dreamland and bring this all to an end. As for you, figure it out yourself!"
Jeberlele's consciousness suddenly surged, intertwining with Samel's consciousness, and was instantly annihilated among the countless stars.
"Okay, I'm all alone now."
Xu Ning took a sip of wine from his gourd and said dejectedly, "Is anyone else here? The Red King? Ahmar? Or Amon? Are you still conscious? Speaking of which, shouldn't we have agreed on a secret code or something back then, or maybe sang a song like that prayer..."
A voice suddenly interrupted from behind: "You'd better not sing. Your singing voice is enough to scare our people."
Xu Ning turned around.
A colossal throne appeared in the void, and a young man resting his chin on one hand was looking at him from the throne.