After several adjustments, Lux finally found a brightness that allowed her to see her surroundings clearly without irritating the shadow creatures here.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief and carefully observed this secondary plane.
This is a barren world.
Although the two of them couldn't see far, as they walked and looked around, they saw desolation all the way.
Under the feet, the thick shadow almost condensed into flowing "liquid", soaking the feet of Lux and Ino in a thick yet refreshing way.
Because of Kalya's reminder, Lux and Ino each used light elements and ice elements to create a layer of body shields for themselves. At their feet, where the materialized shadow came into contact with the elemental shield, every step they took
Move a step and an almost undetectable hissing sound comes out.
This unique scene made Lux and Ino feel novel and fearful. The novelty soon turned into irritability, and the fear became deeper and deeper - this sub-plane was so terrifying, as if it was really a complete
, a whole new world.
"Are we just walking around without direction?" Lux saw that the surrounding scene didn't seem to have changed at all. Lux finally said helplessly, "Are you really not going to get lost in this world?"
"This is not walking around randomly." Kalya's tone was very relaxed. "This is adapting to the laws of time and space in this sub-plane. Do you still remember when you participated in the simulation training? The time flow rate, space laws of the sub-plane are different from those outside.
But it’s different. Without walking around, it’s hard for me to make a judgment.”
"Then what conclusion have you come to?" Lux asked curiously, "So you didn't speak before because you were judging the rules of time and space!"
"It's hard to explain the rules of space, but the rules of time are very interesting." Kalya didn't hesitate and answered directly, "The flow of time here is extremely slow, even much slower than in my world - if you spend a day and a night here
, I’m afraid only ten minutes have passed in Runeterra.”
The time flow rate ratio of more than one to one hundred made Lux and Ino couldn't help but widen their eyes.
"This is too exaggerated!" Lux said in disbelief, "Doesn't it mean that you spend a year here and only three days outside?"
"It works out like this."
"Then if you lecture here, wouldn't it give me a lot more study time?"
"It's okay in a short period of time." As if he had already guessed that Lux would think so, Kalya chuckled, "But don't forget, you are not a shadow creature from the shadow plane. Your body's own state still follows the rules of Runeterra.
Normal time flow - it seems that you have more time, but in the process, your energy and magic recovery speed are reduced. If you don't train with spells, the learning effect may not be very good."
"If you stay here for a year, the total magic power recovered is only equivalent to three days outside?"
"Correct answer."
When Lux and Ino heard this, they both frowned in unison - they now realized the seriousness of the problem.
"Don't be nervous, don't be nervous." Sensing that the atmosphere was gradually becoming uncomfortable, Karya smiled and comforted, "In your current state, as long as you don't actively provoke some overly dangerous beings, there will be nothing wrong with you in this sub-plane.
Danger."
"Then it's better to fight quickly." Under the influence of Kalya, Lux still felt that it was better to play it safe. "Staying here, I always feel uncomfortable all over."
"Okay, let's fight quickly." Kalya agreed with Lux's statement, "So, should we follow Vayne to find traces of the devil first, or should we look for your uncle's soul first?"
"You already have a way to find your uncle?"
"Shadow energy can corrode the body and make people fall into deep sleep, but it has no great effect on the soul." Kalya said eloquently, "Without consciousness, the soul will choose a shadow energy comparison based on its own likes and dislikes.'
Moderate' area activity."
"Uncle is a very decent man." Lux obviously understood what Kalya meant, "So, we are going to a place where the shadow energy is relatively thin?"
"Correct answer." Kalya smiled, "and demons generally prefer negative energy, so they usually operate in places with strong shadow energy - this sub-plane has traces of artificial transformation, and the elemental gradient is very obvious.
,Through the element gradient, we can easily find the target.”
Hearing this, Lux and Ino both nodded in agreement.
"So, choose a goal." After talking about staying away, Kalya gave a choice, "Awaken your uncle, or go meet the devil?"
"Of course we have to save people first." Before Lux could speak, Ino spoke first, "Lux has been waiting for this day for a long time."
"Then follow the characteristics of the elemental gradient and move towards the place where the shadows are thin." Kalya naturally said, "How to determine the direction of the elemental gradient with the lowest energy consumption? I don't need to remind you anymore, right?"
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Lux and Ino took turns casting spells, and soon roughly figured out the gradient direction of the elements in the shadow subplane.
The space here seems to be completely distorted, with no east, west, north or south to speak of. However, according to the direction of element concentration, Lux and Ino quickly found the next target of their actions.
There are still hissing materialized shadows under your feet, and the surroundings are still dark and pitch-black.
But I don't know if it was due to psychological factors. The further they moved toward the place where the shadows were thinner, the more relaxed Lux and Ino felt.
And because the physical condition of the two of them is still related to Runeterra, even if they spend a long time in the Shadow Realm, they will not have any hunger or thirst.
In a world where one cannot clearly see the way forward, moving forward according to the gradient of elements is undoubtedly a very difficult thing for ordinary people.
However, Lux and Ino are really hardcore people who have hiked through the Dashai Desert and climbed Mount Targon barefoot. This level of loneliness is nothing for them.
Holding hands, Lux and Ino walked through the endless loneliness and darkness, like clockwork toys, stopping every once in a while to judge the gradient of elements, adjust the direction of progress, and then follow the steps
As a result of adjustments, we continue to move forward.
In this huge sub-dimensional space, the two of them have been away... for two months.
The "river of shadow" beneath my feet has gradually disappeared, and the illumination range of the same intensity of light has also changed from three steps away to ten steps away now.
It's still dark here, still full of shadow elements.
But compared to when the two first entered this world, the situation has gotten much better.
Although it was the first time to come to the Shadow Subplane, and although she didn't know enough about the Shadow Subplane, Lux still clearly felt that she was almost reaching the end.
Just when Lux was full of expectations for the reunion, it... got dark.
The sudden darkness caused Lacus and Ino to enter a state of "being blind" again. Even if Lacus raised the light in her palm, she still couldn't see clearly what was going on around her.
The sudden darkness made the two people who originally felt that they were about to survive had their hearts tremble.
Without Kalya opening her mouth, they realized the seriousness of the problem from the drastic changes in the concentration gradient of elements around them.
"Drink!"
Regardless of the difficulty in replenishing the magic power after it was consumed, in order to avoid accidents, Ino directly summoned four ice walls, wrapping himself and Lux firmly in them.
This kind of spell was not a problem for Ino, but after the ice wall was formed, she clearly felt as if her brain had been hit hard - this feeling was somewhat similar to the overdraft of magic power, but
But completely different.
"Be careful." Kalya reminded in time, "Your body's time is completely different from the time you feel. Here, ordinary spell casting will cause a great burden on the body!"
"..."
Ino nodded and said nothing more.
The darkness came and went just as quickly - with Lux and Ino's careful vigilance, the darkness quietly dissipated, and the elemental gradient returned to its previous normal state.
But faced with such a situation, Lux and Ino did not dare to take it lightly.
They could clearly feel that what had just caused that burst of darkness was not the natural laws of the sub-plane, but some powerful existence.
Especially Lux, who had faced Tam directly, when the darkness fell, she clearly felt a kind of oppression that seemed to be substantial and familiar.
It's a devil.
Why does the devil appear here?
Lux, who was feeling a little anxious, subconsciously quickened her pace.
A moment later, in front of Lacus, a cry of killing came over. Although it was vague and unclear, the sound was so powerful that it was like thousands of troops shouting in unison and thousands of horses galloping!
"Hehehehehe..."
And almost at the same time as the shouts of killing were heard, a low, hoarse laughter that made people's consciousness somewhat blurry also sounded.
After the laughter, there was a whisper of demons. Although neither Lux nor Ino could understand the demonic language, they also felt the substantive malice in it.
"What is it talking about?" Lux asked Kalya while being cautious, "Is it coming for us?"
"It's not coming towards us." Kalya is not very familiar with the complex and trap-laden grammar of Devil's language, but he can still understand such simple words. "It threatens to tear apart everything that prevents him from leaving.
This world, the mortals who prevent him from dreaming."
"Is there anyone stopping this demon from leaving?" Lux's eyes widened in disbelief upon hearing this, "Is there anyone alive here?"
"It may not be a living person." Kalya seemed to have thought of something, and sighed softly, "This place is full of negative energy erosion, and living people cannot survive it. Only those souls that have given up their bodies can survive for a long time.
Maintain your own sanity in this environment."
The soul that abandoned the body...
Lux thought of her uncle.
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As Lux and Ino continued to move forward, the surrounding environment gradually became darker again.
However, the darkness did not last long.
Heading towards the most powerful place, the darkness is still thick, but in addition to the darkness, the long-lost light is also quite dazzling.
Light and darkness blend together here, but they are distinct - in the light, a tall, giant fortress that looks similar to the Castle of Dawn in the capital of Demacia is standing in the darkness.
Looking far into the distance, Lux and Ino saw countless shadowy figures on the city wall.
Although they can't be seen clearly, it is certain that these people are not the shadow monsters we saw before - at least they don't have many tentacles, arms and legs.
In front of this bright fortress, a billowing black cloud sometimes gathered and sometimes dispersed.
When the black mist condenses, it will turn into a distorted face. This extremely ferocious face opens its bloody mouth wide, revealing razor-like sharp teeth. While trying to gnaw at this indestructible castle, it speaks devilish language.
Make threats.
When the black mist dispersed, the countless passing black mist seemed like countless sharp blades, harvesting the lives of the defenders on the opposite fortress. The soldiers standing on the fortress fell down in the black mist, disappeared, and then disappeared from the fortress again.
He rushed out, rushed to the city wall, continued to draw his bow and arrows, and fired arrows at the black mist.
Seeing this scene, Lux and Ino both widened their eyes and opened their mouths in disbelief. They never expected that this was actually a battlefield, and one of the parties to the war was probably a demon!
Although they didn't know who was blocking the demon in the fortress, Lux and Ino, who had some guesses in their hearts, quickened their pace without hesitation.
Dealing with the devil, of course we have to help with this kind of thing!
"Pay attention to the use of magic power!" Kalya warned, "Be as gentle as possible when using magic power, otherwise the body will not be able to bear it!"
"I know, I know!" Lux said with a smile on her face and clasped her hands together, "Eno, help me cover!"
As she spoke, Lux's hands faced each other and slowly spread apart.
As she moved, an extremely solid light-cast long sword slowly took shape in her hand - completely different from the light-cast long sword made by Lux every time before. Although this sword is also very bright,
, but not dazzling.
In Lux's hands, the light element seemed to have shrunk, turning from bright light to matte!
After a while, the long sword was finally completely formed. After weighing it twice in his hand, Lux finally nodded with satisfaction.
At the same time, seven crystal clear ice shields appeared around her one after another. These ice shields were like birds waiting to land, circling up and down around Lux, dispersing the surrounding black fog.
Smiling at each other and nodding at the same time, Lux strode towards the center of the battlefield, while Ino protected herself in an ice fortress, holding her sword while paying attention to Lux's movements in the battlefield.
Just as the black mist dispersed again, it turned into countless shadow blades and attacked one after another.
Lux, with one sword and one sword, faced the shadow blade that was like a heavy rain washing the ground.
Wherever the mediocre long sword swept across, the shadow blades turned into dim black mist amidst the sharp screams and quickly disappeared without a trace.
After a while, black mist gathered.
That ferocious slapped face appeared in mid-air again—it seemed to be in too much pain, and it looked particularly distorted this time.
"Is Demacia finally willing to send reinforcements?" It opened its mouth and asked in Demacian with a weird accent, "What a pity, it's too late!"