Magical Girl's Knight Brother

Chapter 42 Dominator

I took a look at the place where Xiaobai just appeared.

The wallpaper on the wall was dark green with blurry patterns printed on it, and some parts had already fallen off.

There is an oil painting hanging on the wall. The person in the painting has empty eyes, staring straight ahead, with a pale face and bright red lips, giving people a gloomy feeling.

The painting was framed very delicately, but for some reason, the glass outside the frame was broken, and a hideous crack ran through the entire painting, dividing the character in the painting into two.

Looking up further, there was the ceiling above my head. The vents made a low humming sound, which sounded like someone talking in a sleep, and it gave off a biting chill.

Maybe Xiaobai came out from that vent?

Looking at Tang Cao's puzzled expression, Xiaobai also felt a little nervous.

For a moment, she didn't know how to answer the other party's question, but soon she shook her head and decided not to answer if she couldn't think of it.

"It doesn't matter how I got here. What's important is that we should break the restrictions here as soon as possible."

"Wait, there are other humans here." Tang Cao saw Xiaobai anxiously preparing to leave and quickly spoke up. "I found Daxin, who's been missing for over half a month."

Xiaobai didn't know who Daxin was; her focus was elsewhere. "You didn't reveal your identity to him, did you?"

"No, I'm not stupid." Tang Cao raised his chin.

"That's good." Xiaobai nodded and smiled. "But it doesn't matter if he's exposed. Once you break the restrictions here, he won't have any memories."

"Huh? Why?" Tang Cao blinked.

"The surface world is a place completely different from your imagination. There are no living creatures here, and there are no concepts. It's like a constantly refreshing secret realm, repeating itself over and over again."

Xiaobai patted the carpet under his feet and continued to explain.

"See this? This is obviously an abandoned restaurant. It's very likely that it has disappeared into history, but the surface world has preserved it and kept it in this state."

"Under no one's observation, time will also flow in the surface world. Most surface worlds will disappear bit by bit in this situation. But if someone accidentally enters here, it will be different."

"Any subtle human mental activity or emotion will activate this small world, creating corresponding monsters, and at the same time, the concept of time will become blurred."

"Those trapped in the surface world will forever repeat the entire process from the moment they enter here until their death. Then, they will start over again and refresh themselves, contributing a constant stream of negative energy to ensure the continued existence of the surface world."

Xiaobai spoke quickly with a serious expression.

“To put it simply, the surface world is like the man-eating lotus trap in Greek mythology. Once you come here, you will forget time and reincarnate here forever, becoming the nourishment of the surface world.

"However, after the ban is broken, the people here will return to the real world and lose all their memories of this place."

Noticing Xiaobai's expression, Tang Cao also became serious.

"Then how do we break the restrictions of this surface world?"

"I don't know much about this place, but there is a so-called 'pillar' in the surface world. That thing is the origin of this world. If it is broken, this world will disappear." Xiaobai thought for a while and replied.

"Destroying the tower, huh? I get it." Tang Cao was very interested, but she soon asked again, "But if we destroy this place, it won't affect the real world, right?"

"Of course not, why would you ask such a question?"

"Didn't you just say that this is the gap between the real world and the other world? If we destroy this buffer zone, wouldn't it be easier for the outside demons in the other world to invade?"

Xiaobai smiled and shook his head. "Who told you there's only one surface world? The surface world has never been a single dimension. It's more like shattered fragments of the world, scattered throughout the real world."

"I see." Tang Cao narrowed her eyes thoughtfully. Great, I've gained another piece of useful knowledge.

"Don't think too much. I'll tell you everything you want to know after we get out. Now, let's find the location of the pillar as soon as possible."

Xiaobai responded, then raised his head high, as if sensing something.

After a while, Xiaobai waved his paw.

"I know where it is, follow me!"

After saying that, Xiaobai suddenly ran towards the deepest part of the dark corridor. Seeing this, Tang Cao also hurriedly took a step and immediately followed him.

It must be admitted that with Xiaobai as his companion, Tang Cao's mentality became much better. All the previous tension and worries disappeared completely, and even his steps became much lighter.

Following Xiaobai as he quickly walked through the corridor, the sound of his footsteps became extremely obvious in the silent environment.

Tang Cao didn't have time to identify the surrounding environment, he just wanted to find the pillar of the surface world that Xiaobai mentioned as soon as possible.

Just as the girl and the cat were moving forward, a being with disheveled hair and an extremely ferocious face was coming towards them from the opposite side.

That thing looked similar in build to Tang Cao, and its running movements were also similar. Even its clothes were exactly the same as Tang Cao's.

If Tang Cao hadn't seen the face that was distorted to the extreme and the two black holes, he would have thought he was looking in a mirror.

"It's the 'ruler' born from the surface world!"

Xiaobai was shocked, as if he had never expected this thing to appear here.

And when Tangcao and Xiaobai saw each other, the strange ruler also noticed their presence.

But it was obvious that the ruler had no intention of stopping.

The other party let out a terrifying roar and pounced towards them at an even faster speed.

"Xiaobai, get out of the way!"

Tang Cao suddenly stopped, and the rainbow crystal flower in his hand instantly burst into pure white aurora.

"Answer my call!"

The soft and holy light directly illuminated the dim corridor.

"Glaciers towering on the polar ice field—"

Frost spread from under Tang Cao's feet, and the temperature around him dropped sharply. Layers of solid ice covered the corridor and even climbed up the walls.

"Darkness will be driven out now, in my name"

Before Tang Cao could finish speaking.

As soon as the ruler's feet touched the ice, it seemed as if he had stepped on empty air.

The whole person fell down with a loud "Ah".

Wishing everyone a Happy New Year and all the best!
Continue to support Tang Cao and Tang Zijun in the new year!

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