Samuel Chalmers’ hand tightened slightly on her shoulder as he looked at her, just as seriously,
"Alright."
Scarlett Jennings turned around, quickly spoke to Stella Gibson and the others, then used a Clear Breeze Charm, heading directly towards the center of the Jade Bennett vortex.
Just as she moved, Greta followed and jumped in.
Next was Jasmine Hamilton.
Mr. Wen had her follow Scarlett Jennings back to Sea City just for this moment.
Stella Gibson watched as one after another disappeared into the vortex, and without hesitation, she followed and jumped in.
Unexpectedly, just as she jumped in, the passage that had allowed three others through threw her back out.
Stella Gibson landed on her backside, a bit dazed as she hit the ground,
"Why was I the only one thrown out?!"
This did not surprise Samuel Chalmers.
Stella didn’t know, but he understood.
The Otherworld passage does not allow passage to people from this world.
Stella cannot pass through.
And he, cannot go through.
Samuel Chalmers did not explain, instead, he looked up, his deep black eyes staring at the stormy clouds gathering in the sky.
He was prepared to face the Heavenly Thunder from the Heavenly Dao again, but to his surprise, those clouds began to dissipate bit by bit after Scarlett disappeared into the Otherworld vortex.
The Heavenly Thunder did not descend.
Despite this, the coldness in Samuel Chalmers’ eyes did not fade.
This Heavenly Dao is bothersome.
Before long, as the Water Dragon drawn by Scarlett disappeared, the form of Jade Bennett also disappeared into the vortex.
When Victor Quintero and his group arrived, they only caught a glimpse of the Water Dragon’s tail as it vanished.
The sky cleared, and Artefact Village appeared somewhat battered, though fortunately not severely.
Samuel Chalmers looked at Victor Quintero and his group, his voice slightly cold,
"You’re late."
Victor Quintero felt an inexplicable pressure but still explained,
"The Black Mist Organization placed people around the village, attempting to set up an Evil Formation. We were held up on that side for a bit."
Although they couldn’t find Elias Quinn, who had been taken by them, fortunately, all the people brought by the mysterious figure were dealt with.
Samuel Chalmers was concerned about Scarlett Jennings’ situation but hadn’t forgotten the promise he made to her.
Since the Security Bureau had arrived, he directed them to clean up the damaged areas of Artefact Village.
Then he went outside the village to reinforce the barrier that the Black Mist Organization had damaged.
He would wait in this village until she returned.
...
Otherworld, Sea City.
Scarlett Jennings suddenly emerged from a lake.
The cool lake water drenched her completely, yet her body didn’t feel the biting cold of winter.
Stepping out of the lake, Scarlett surveyed the surroundings, looking at the woods and lake surrounded by vegetation. Is this the mountains?
Sensing the temperature around her, she deduced it should be summer here.
She removed her excess clothing and instinctively drew a Fire Talisman to dry herself.
But as her fingers moved, she couldn’t detect a trace of Spiritual Power.
She couldn’t even sense any Spiritual Energy that might exist in the mountains and forests.
What is going on??
Could something have happened to her body when passing through the Otherworld vortex?
Thinking this, Scarlett instinctively wanted to move forward.
As she lifted her foot, she suddenly stepped on something.
[Ah! You stepped on me!]
The familiar system voice, somewhat indignant, came from beneath her feet.
Looking down, Scarlett saw the Wood Pattern Turtle straining its neck to look at her, somewhat surprised,
"You’re still alive?"
[Of course I’m still alive! What do you mean?! I just helped you with such a big task, what do you mean by this?!]
Scarlett bent down, picked up the system turtle from the ground, not at all guilty in the face of its questioning,
"After all, your tone when rushing into the vortex sounded like you were sacrificing yourself."
[Don’t bother trying, the Otherworld is another parallel time-space where mysticism does not exist, and it contains no Spiritual Energy.]
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