NOVEL NEXT WORLD Chapter 543: Worried
"Now, I don't know. I am not your father.
If not for the situation, I would never have used it.
You know me, I prefer using my own strength.:
Kane paused for a moment; he then took out a crystal sphere.
More than a quarter of it was dark in color.
"I infuse qi into this artifact, giving me control over it.
But as you can see, it's corrupted now."
He knows something probably happened, triggering another mutation that resulted in this predicament, but unfortunately, his knowledge of the subject is almost nonexistent.
"Uncle Kane, can you show me what they look like?"
Emily was curious; she also hoped to learn more information about its appearance.
"Sure."
Kane took out another device, creating a hologram projection.
The creature looked like a dinosaur with a long neck.
Its head was that of a dragon, but it didn't have any wings.
Instead, on its back, there was a flower.
A huge flower that could spew out many types of gas.
It could be poison or just smoke.
Emily frowned as she read the information.
"How strong is this creature, Uncle Kane?"
"Enough for the Dragari to throw almost all their military at them.
This is a menace, Emily.
If you were there, you would know how horrifying it was…"
While Kane continued his story, back with the Silver Snake Emperor, he was now in his humanoid form.
His face was filled with confusion.
Even though he still hadn't released his power, normally, the formation should have already activated by now, capturing him for breaking the agreement.
'Does this fog have a way of masking my presence from the formation?'
The Silver Snake Emperor then remembered that he could not feel anything inside it.
This didn't mean the fog was stronger than him; it just had a unique attribute that made his methods of sensing ineffective.
He wanted to test it out.
If he used all his strength, would the fog last? But he decided against it since it was too risky.
He looked up into the fog and then said, "Hey, Kane, how about we negotiate? You know I have your friend with me.
He's barely hanging on to life now.
My goal isn't even that much; just give me control over this fog and tell me the location of the core of the formation you guys made in the outer region."
"What formation is he talking about, Uncle Kane?"
"It's the one your father made to create a connection between this planet and ours.
But after some failures and new discoveries, he ended up making the formation only alter the time difference."
"Ah, I have heard something about that. Then what does he want to do with the formation?"
"Probably to use it to poke a hole in the protection formation…
Emily, can you look for Sarah? We need to talk with her."
Luca chimed in.
"Alright, Mom."
Emily agreed without any suspicion, but Kane looked at Luca with worry.
She thought her mother wanted to return with Sarah since they needed to find out more if it was true he had one of their old comrades.
"You haven't changed; that ability doesn't make you omnipotent, Luca.
In the past, there was Edward at your side, but now…"
Luca's lips curled into a wry smile.
"I haven't even said anything."
"Do you think we just met?
Anyway, forget it. I won't give this to you and let you dive headfirst into your death.
If something happened, do you think I could face Edward?"
"Do you even know what he's doing now?
He's the one diving first into danger."
"And that is why both of you are married. You two are really two peas in a pod…."
Kane flicked his hand, putting the artifact back into his storage ring.
He then looked at Luca, his eyes filled with determination.
Luca let out a sigh.
"You're still as stubborn as ever."
"Take it, but only through my dead body."
"Fine, fine… I won't go.
But do you have any other ideas?"
Luca asked, raising both hands in surrender.
"Didn't you say you came here with Alex and the others?
I don't know the details, but with how Emily recovered, I'm sure he has a way.
Let's just wait for him to help us."
His words made Luca's eyes widen…
"Seems I need to take back my words; you have changed.
To think you, of all people, would say to wait for someone's help…
Is this the real reason you chose to stay here?"
"Yes…
Sarah, on the other hand…"
Kane let out a heavy sigh.
"She is just like me in the past, always head-on and wanting to take matters into her own hands."
"Seems your condition has turned upside down."
"Well, live like me for years, Luca, and you'll learn to depend more on others."
Luca was still unconvinced but saw no other way.
Forcing conflict with her old comrade was not something she wanted.
Meanwhile, Vesa entered the outer region.
The moment she stepped out, a flood of information came to her mind.
She quickly turned her gaze to the spot where she couldn't feel the rune.
The one who created the rune on Emily was Vesa.
Alex could sense it because of their connection.
She turned into a small bat and then flew at supersonic speed toward the crimson fog.
When she appeared, her lips turned into a grin, revealing her canines.
"This smell… to think I'd find one here."
Meanwhile, back with Alex, he started feeling anxious about the situation.
Even though he knew it hadn't been long, each second felt like an eternity for him.
'Mingyue, I will increase the time dilation; is it okay?'
Mingyue, still meditating quietly in the simulated world, opened her eyes.
'Did something happen, Alex?'
'Yes, I just have a very bad feeling. I already sent Vesa out, but I still feel worried.'
This information raises MingYue's alarm.
But she then remembers MingHao has returned to the sect.
The risk of something happening there is very small.