Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1143 - 1136: The Second Door Opens

Chapter 1143: Chapter 1136: The Second Door Opens

In fact, Luo’er’s wariness towards Xia Yue was not out of concern that she would steal the secrets of the headquarters or disclose national secrets, but rather his fear of the unconscious life forms that composed her body.

He always worried that Xia Yue would take the opportunity to inject this substance into their bodies during their interactions.

Although the unconscious life forms had demonstrated a strong adaptability and vitality in daily interactions, as a native human, Luo’er still preferred to embrace his original physical form rather than openly welcoming what was termed evolution.

Therefore, as Zhuyan Yu saw it, Luo’er’s so-called concern was not about leaking secrets but his conservative attitude towards his original physical form. He was well aware of Xia Yue’s origins and identity, so he wasn’t worried about her taking control of the secrets.

This discomfort lasted for about twenty seconds, and soon, Zhuyan Yu felt Xia Yue’s tendrils receding like a tide and finally leaving her body, healing her skin.

At the same time, she vaguely sensed that Xia Yue had left something in her memory, although she was not yet able to access it and needed to concentrate to do so.

"Pleasure working with you!" Xia Yue said contentedly.

"Did you get what you wanted?" Zhuyan Yu asked, breathing lightly.

"I did, thank you," Xia Yue responded with a smile.

"Well, then I’ll head back first," Zhuyan Yu said, sighing with relief as beads of sweat formed on her forehead.

"Go ahead!" Xia Yue gestured with her hand.

Zhuyan Yu nodded in acknowledgment and then turned to leave quickly. Her mind was in disarray, secrets and stories of the ancestors vying for space, breeding chaos in her thoughts that she would need time to untangle.

After a night of overtime work, it was noon the next day. The advance team had been busy all night, catching only a brief nap, and everyone struggled to keep their eyes open, feeling as if they were surrounded by popping air bubbles. Despite this exhaustion, they pulled themselves together, ready to witness the reopening of the Otherworld Gate.

Xia Yue hadn’t rested either, continuing to sit in place, watching the preparations for the Otherworld Gate. Unlike the others, she had no concept of rest, so she did not look weary at all but instead appeared very spirited.

Earlier, she had devoured a wild beast she had hunted, which had somewhat restored her body. Now, she seemed somewhat larger than before, though she still maintained a little girl’s form.

Before launching the Otherworld Gate, they needed to dismiss the laborers in the city, especially the researchers from Earth.

Since launching the Otherworld Gate required gathering a substantial amount of magic power, the concentration of magic around the gate would rise to a level one magic standard. Hence, not only Earthlings but even those from the Otherworld or subspecies with poor magical aptitude, such as Hu Daoke, had to evacuate to safe areas.

Xia Yue designated three safety levels for the zone, allowing Li Si to manage the evacuation. With the Otherworld Gate as the center, a radius extending fifty meters defined the high-risk red zone. Only those with relatively high magic aptitude could be present, and even the elf hybrid Luo’er could only just manage to stay on the periphery.

Extending beyond the red zone to the city walls, this area was the yellow zone, where those with moderate magical aptitude were permitted to linger. Some, although they had not learned magic, possessed higher magical aptitudes and could stay here.

Extending beyond the city walls was the so-called green zone, which was safe for most people. However, researchers from Earth still needed extra protection to avoid the erosive effects of the mobile magic on their bodies.

Tangmo was assigned to protect these researchers by activating a magical defense shield to ward off the mobile magic that could threaten the Earth scientists. Meanwhile, Baiyue stayed in the city, accompanying Luo’er to witness the reopening of the Otherworld Gate.

With Tangmo, her competitor, away, Baiyue seemed much more at ease. Somewhat tired, she reached out to grasp Luo’er’s arm, gently leaning on his shoulder to rest with her eyes closed.

Xia Yue checked the magic array on the ground and the runes on the door frame, nodding her head in satisfaction. Then she turned to Nightingale and said, "I’m going to open the door now, demigods scatter, lest you be accidentally injured."

Her words were not really meant for Nightingale but for Fulajie’er. As a demigod, she needed to hide inside the crystal to avoid catastrophe, which was the only way for demigods to save their lives.

After the warning, Xia Yue stood at the input point of the magic array, barefoot on the ground, her index and middle fingers joined and raised high above her head.

As soon as she assumed her position, the sky, which had appeared clear, suddenly clouded over with dark clouds. A dazzling cold light flashed between the layers of clouds, reminiscent of a thunderbolt, though there was no accompanying thunder.

This was the flash of magic power rapidly gathering. Xia Yue had managed to gather a visible amount of magic power in less than a second, truly deserving her status as a god of the Otherworld.

Following that, viscous, liquid-like magic power began to whirl above her head and then slowly cascade down. The scale was so extensive that the magic power was visible within a radius of one kilometer.

The viscous magic power flowed down Xia Yue’s body and used her as a medium to quickly pass through and enter the magic array on the ground. In an instant, the magic array lit up with a dazzling cold light, so brilliant that the onlookers could not look directly at Xia Yue in the magic array.

At that moment, Xia Yue’s body, comprised of an unconscious life form, came into play. Such a dense infusion of magic power into a person’s body, even if only passing through, would cause severe Magic Power Erosion, even for the most talented mages.

But Xia Yue was different. As mentioned before, the strongest part of her body was its powerful vitality, thus she could fearlessly withstand high intensity Magic Power Erosion. Even if her physical body was destroyed, Xia Yue would remain unharmed, for she was a god, and the magic was only destroying her physical form.

The massive amount of magic power advanced rapidly along the lines of the magic array, emitting a dazzling cold light in every area it passed, a light of a pale blue hue that seemed typical for most magic arrays.

The magic array quickly lit up entirely and then continued along the lines connecting to the Otherworld Gate, illuminating the runes on the door frame. As the runes on the Otherworld Gate lit up one by one, everyone stared wide-eyed, the tension reaching its peak.

Once all the runes had lit up, Xia Yue swung her hand down forcefully. Along with her motion, the magic power congregated in midair poured down like a breached flood, landing heavily on the magic array on the ground.

In that instant, the entire magic array emitted an almost blinding white light, and the whole area was enveloped in light, causing all the spectators to close their eyes to avoid the irritation of the bright light. At the same time, everyone began to feel discomfort in their bodies, a symptom of mild and reversible Magic Power Erosion. If this condition persisted, it could easily develop into severe and irreversible Magic Power Erosion.

Fortunately, the condition only lasted for less than three seconds. After the white light flashed, the magic array lost its original glow, but in its place was the dazzling, colorful ripple in the middle of the Otherworld Gate.

"We’ve succeeded!" Luo’er was the first to shout in surprise. He couldn’t help but hug Baiyue and jumped up excitedly on the spot.

After a brief silence, the scene erupted into loud cheers. The Otherworld Gate had been reopened, and the long-standing wish of the headquarters was finally realized. Li Si, who had witnessed the colorful ripples on the Otherworld Gate from an airboat, couldn’t help but cry excitedly.

Xia Yue stood quietly in the center of the magic array, the surrounding area chaotic due to the impact of magic power, and the magic array on the ground was shattered.

She looked rather terrifying at that moment, her body dripping with blood, the blood even forming a puddle at her feet. Although her body had strong vitality, the impact of such a vast amount of magic power had burst her body’s blood vessels, splattering blood everywhere.

Oh no, Xia Yue did not have blood. Strictly speaking, these should be considered her bodily fluids.

However, this dreadful state was temporary. Seeing the flickering ripple on the Otherworld Gate, Xia Yue took a deep breath and then exhaled long and deeply.

Following that, the bloodstains on her body began to seep slowly into her skin, and the accumulated blood on the ground seemed to come alive, flowing up through her feet into her body. Soon, her body was restored to its original state.

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