Unspeakable bubbles

"Grandpa, if you keep soaking your feet like that, I'll get angry."

This time, the little girl didn't break the barrier; instead, she glared at it angrily.

"Oh, what do you want?"

"..."

Bubble wiped her nose: "Like this!"

The little girl's shadow suddenly lengthened, swallowing the old lion whole.

Section 459, Chapter 458: The Master

"Huh? Have I been... teleported?"

The old lion looked around and found himself in a huge city with a very exotic feel.

It searched through its memories but couldn't match the style of this city with any particular country.

After watching for a while, the old lion noticed more anomalies.

Why is there no sun in the sky here? Even if the time difference is different... there should at least be a moon.

It has also seen countries that love black, but isn't it a bit strange that the whole city is based on black?

and……

The old lion frowned, and a pale blue light appeared around it.

'The shadow elements are too dense; my body has already started to be corroded shortly after I arrived. If this continues, I might even mutate completely.'

'...'

'Could I have wandered into some kind of shadowy space?'

At that moment, the old lion's ears twitched.

The darkness could not obstruct its vision; it soon spotted a group of armored, upright lizardmen approaching it.

'Wow, these shadow creatures can even forge armor! No, no, no, I'm in a huge city right now. This lizardman civilization is quite advanced.'

The old lion's heart pounded, and it tried to greet the menacing soldiers.

"Oh, where am I? I think I'm lost..."

Swoosh

Several spears shot towards the old lion, but were all blocked by the light shield on its body.

"Ow?"

Seeing the lizardmen roaring at him, the old lion showed a helpless expression.

"What are you saying? I don't understand."

Do you have a translator?

Perhaps the old lion's harmless demeanor changed the lizardmen's minds, or more likely, they realized the old lion was not to be trifled with.

In conclusion, the lizardmen did not continue their attack, but instead surrounded the old lion.

"..."

'Wait a while, maybe things will turn around.'

The old lion simply lay down on the ground and began to wait lazily.

The lizardmen were very efficient, and a short lizardman arrived at the scene very quickly.

Despite its short stature, the lizardman showed great respect for it and immediately made way for it.

When a spiritual tentacle broke through the barrier the old lion had temporarily erected and spread to its forehead, the old lion suddenly stood up.

It stared at the new lizardman, who was looking at the old lion with the same calm expression.

"..."

After a slight hesitation, the old lion also extended a spiritual tentacle.

After the tentacles connected, a cold voice echoed in the old lion's mind.

"Were you sent by the other side?"

"Hmm, I stumbled upon this place by accident, and I'm completely lost too."

"What...does the other side mean?"

"The other side is right there."

"..."

"........."

After staring at the lizardman for a while, the old lion emitted a mental wave.

"Excuse me, do you know how to get back?"

"I don't know, but the masters of the empire might."

“In the past, strange things like you would occasionally appear in the Empire, and they were all taken in by the masters.”

"Take them in?"

"kindness"

The old lion thought about it and decided that he should have a friendly conversation with those 'masters'.

"Can you take me to see the master?"

"Okay, come with me."

The lizardman slowly floated up, looking hesitantly at the old lion, unsure whether this strange outsider needed its help.

"Ah, it's alright, it's alright, I can fly."

The old lion leaped into the air and winked at the lizardman.

Soon, they flew away from the city.

"Dude, what exactly do you mean by 'the other side'? You seem really hostile when you mention 'the other side'."

"..."

"Well, we've got nothing better to do, let's chat."

"..."

"How about I tell you about our place? In exchange, you can tell me something you can say, okay?"

The lizardman visibly wavered; after a moment's hesitation, he nodded to the old lion.

"Yes, that's right!"

"We have the sun and the moon where we live, unlike here where it's pitch black."

"...A kingdom filled with light elements?"

"Hey, did you know?"

"..."

"Sigh, why are you not saying anything again?"

The old lion kept rambling on and on, while the lizardman would occasionally reply with a word or two.

Despite the lizardman's caution, the old lion had already gleaned a great deal from his few words.

This place truly is a shadowy space.

However, unlike the shadow spaces I was familiar with, this space was far too powerful.

The shadow creatures not only possess intelligence, but have also created their own empire.

Now, this empire is at war with its enemies...

This must be what the lizardmen referred to as 'the other side'.

"!"

The lizardman's sudden pause startled the old lion, who looked around in confusion.

"What's wrong, buddy?"

The lizardman severed the mental connection and cautiously retreated a distance.

The old lion's heart stirred, and it followed suit, retreating backward.

With a slight spatial fluctuation, a small thing suddenly appeared in front of them.

Upon closer inspection, the old lion realized that this 'little thing' was also a lizardman.

However, perhaps due to the difference in species, the new lizardman was only one-third the height of the lizardman next to him.

Although it was short, it had an arrogant look on its face.

Because the mental connection had been severed, the old lion could not understand what they were saying.

However, it was clear that its lizardman companions were quite unconvinced.

The two lizardmen stood their ground for a while, and finally, the old lion's lizardman companion flew away without looking back.

What's going on?

As the old lion was wondering what was going on, a spiritual tentacle reached out to him.

'Alright, changing partners isn't a bad thing.' The old lion also extended its spiritual tentacles.

"Hmm? Such powerful mental strength!"

The old lion's eyes narrowed. At its level, it could discern a great deal from a single spiritual tentacle.

Are you a 'master'?

"...That's right, powerful visitors from another land."