Chapter 709: The Hunt

Now!

A melodious bell toll seemed to cross endless time and distance, descending, echoing in the gray‑white mist, echoing within the deep red glimmer that represented the Dark Magic Wolf's connection.

In the forsaken land, the Dark Magic Wolf that had just left the castle's body stiffened for a moment, and its eyes reflected a massive stone wall‑clock silhouette.

The mottled wall‑clock's surface was divided into twelve sections, each gray‑white or bluish‑black, intermingled yet with clear boundaries, each bearing a different symbol.

The longest hand on the wall‑clock spun rapidly counterclockwise a full turn, and a melodious bell rang in its ears.

Now! An indescribable invisible torrent seemed to traverse long history, and in an instant it covered Ke Ta Er's view.

This made Ke Ta Er's actions, which were hard to restrain, become sluggish, frozen in place like a living sculpture, the miracle it was about to unleash forced to halt.

At the moment Ke Ta Er's body stiffened, a "Door" above the castle had already formed, and wave after wave of massive pure information torrents surged out, covering the surroundings, stirring an indescribable, unstoppable information storm.

Boom! Boom! Giants, elves, humans, vampires, and even monsters hidden in the darkness within the castle were almost simultaneously blown away by a massive flood of useless knowledge.

In a single breath, Ke Ta Er lost all its secret companions!

The invisible massive knowledge rapidly converged and reassembled; in midair, star after star emerged, dense and dazzling, casting ray after ray of brilliance onto the ground.

Silently, the surrounding space became isolated, even information struggled to interact.

Without the correct method, Ke Ta Er could not use its extraordinary abilities to leave.

On the ground, the stiff, dazed Ke Ta Er had recovered, lifted its head to gaze at the surroundings bathed in brilliant starlight, raised its neck high, and emitted a low, rhythmic whine, the language of the wolves:

"I wish: the Divine Kingdom descends!"

The surrounding starlight suddenly grew dim and eerie, darkness surged like a tide, confronting the brilliant twinkling starlight.

The headless corpses rose in the darkness, transforming back into the Dark Magic Wolf Ke Ta Er's secret companions, including those originally belonging to the monsters of darkness.

Snap! A crisp finger‑snapping sound echoed in the air, and the surrounding gravity vanished instantly; Ke Ta Er's secret companions, the castle roof tiles, ground bricks, tables and chairs all drifted uncontrollably into the air.

Then, within the magnificent Light Giant Pillar formed by converging pure starlight, they were gradually dissolved, collapsing and dispersing.

Amid near‑roaring wolf howls, the surrounding darkness seemed to come alive, rising layer by layer, continuously flooding upward, turning the covered secret companions into part of the darkness, making them hard for starlight to dissolve.

During the stalemate, Ke Lai En had already, above the gray mist, used the "Old Days Box" to complete a spatial swap, moving his own body near the Dark Magic Wolf Ke Ta Er's castle.

Having done all this, he swiftly left the space above the gray mist, and his consciousness returned to his body.

Carrying a dim yellow lantern, Ke Lai En hurried to the front of Ke Ta Er's castle; in his view, the castle ahead was completely different from what he had seen above the gray mist—peaceful, tranquil, showing no sign of abnormality.

Ke Lai En instinctively stopped, reached out to press the air ahead, and unsurprisingly felt an intangible wall.

Then, following the method Lei Ke Dun had previously described, he recited an incantation, replicating the Mysterious Secret symbols, and opened a dazzling starlit "Door" on the invisible wall.

The moment the "Door" appeared, the trapped Dark Magic Wolf Ke Ta Er became aware.

It swapped positions with the nearest secret companion, instantly appearing near the "Door" and colliding with Ke Lai En.

Having anticipated this scene, Ke Lai En without hesitation flung an iron cigarette case forward; the case opened midair, revealing a Lu En Gold Coin inside.

The coin's surface flashed, and a figure clad in a somber intricate long dress, carrying four golden‑haired, red‑eyed heads, flashed by.

The next second, Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er's figure floated within the Dark Magic Wolf's pitch‑black pupil that occupied three‑quarters of its eye.

Angel‑level "Possessed by a Wronged Soul"! Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er's figure, having just appeared in Ke Ta Er's pupil, detached, expanded in place, returning to a normal‑sized body; her "Possessed by a Wronged Soul" failed.

After a brief delay, Lei Ke Dun had already closed the "Door" Ke Lai En opened on the barrier, and Ke Ta Er's attempt to escape also failed.

Simultaneously, Ke Ta Er's body shrank rapidly, thinning, eventually becoming a semi‑transparent black velvet curtain that continuously absorbed surrounding light.

Then it reappeared on the other side, eight legs on the ground, raising its neck, emitting a roar‑like bellow.

As its voice rang, the black velvet curtain surged upward abruptly, instantly expanding, merging with the surrounding swirling darkness and oddly fusing with the floating starlight above. Ke Ta Er used this Mysterious Secret Servant trait to strengthen the Ancient Divine Kingdom summoned by Miracle, attempting to open the barrier Lei Ke Dun created.

While Ke Ta Er performed a series of actions, Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er, still bearing four golden‑haired, red‑eyed heads, produced the Yesterday Reappearance Talisman from Ke Lai En.

Her multiple heads simultaneously chanted in Ancient Hermes Language, Giant Language, Dragon Language, and Elf Language: "Yesterday!"

The square, diamond‑shaped sigil was instantly engulfed by transparent flame, and simultaneously Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er's four golden‑haired, red‑eyed heads overlapped, landing on her empty neck.

Relying on power borrowed from her past self, Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er briefly regained strength.

Her body instantly swelled, becoming a giant rag doll the size of a castle.

It wore a black Gothic long dress covered with countless mysterious runes, entwined with evil vines; its eyes were blood‑red, staring intently at the Dark Magic Wolf Ke Ta Er.

The next second, the Dark Magic Wolf's massive body suddenly shrank, turning into a fluffy white goat! Amid the swirling darkness, a secret companion's body expanded, taking the form of the Dark Magic Wolf Ke Ta Er.

Before it could act, Ke Ta Er stood rigidly, its mind flooded with massive chaotic, useless, dangerous knowledge, nearly bursting every spirit insect's brain, leaving it no spare energy to think of anything else.

This knowledge spreading along the spiritual lines made it hard to guard against, evade, or endure.

On the other side, Lei Ni Te·Ti Ni Ke Er again reflected Ke Ta Er's body in its crimson eyes, while it opened the giant rag doll's mouth, revealing blood‑red fangs and tongue, emitting a harsh, screeching wail.

Ke Ta Er's wolf body, the size of a small hill, suddenly contracted, flesh writhing, turning into a cursed goat half black, half white!

The next second, a blazing white lightning bolt fell from nowhere, piercing the goat's chest, shattering its heart, ending its life.

With the goat's death, its curse spontaneously ceased, reverting to a small‑hill‑sized Dark Magic Wolf with eight legs and a tuft of white hair atop its head.

At the chest of the wolf corpse, a spear as long as its body was lodged; its tip seemed embedded in the ground, leaving only a withered‑branch‑like shaft engraved with numerous strange symbols and patterns protruding.

As the Dark Magic Wolf died, the surrounding darkness receded swiftly, the headless secret companions fell one after another, becoming corpses, continuously emitting crimson, cyan, bright red, silver‑white, and orange‑yellow glows from them.

In midair, the brilliant twinkling starlight shattered piece by piece, turning into sparkling stardust that quickly reassembled, revealing Lei Ke Dun's figure.

The isolated space surrounding also returned to reality.

Ke Lai En only felt a flicker before the scene before him transformed dramatically.

The once rustic, grand castle that resembled a giant's dwelling became dilapidated; its roof, windows, and garden vanished, and many headless corpses lay on the ground—giants, humans, elves, vampires, and even monsters from the darkness.

Directly in front of the castle, a hill‑sized wolf was pierced by an equally massive spear, lodged in the ground, showing no sign of life.

Beside the wolf's corpse, the messenger lady bearing four golden‑haired, red‑eyed heads stood quietly, and beside her floated Lei Ke Dun, unaffected by gravity, maintaining a relaxed pose a few centimeters above the ground.

Ke Lai En, holding a dim yellow lantern taken from a historical fissure, hurried forward.

His gaze was drawn to the massive wolf corpse nailed to the ground ahead; he swallowed his saliva and exclaimed, "A Dark Magic Wolf equivalent to a Second‑order Angel, possessing traits comparable to a Level‑0 Sealed Object, has just been killed."

Lei Ke Dun shook his head, saying evenly, "Diviners are quite fragile; a casual touch can cause serious injury, even death."

"What a pity, it's a Miracle Master; dying once isn't much of a problem for it, it will revive before long."

"What, you still plan to stand guard over the corpse here?"

Klein quickly shook his head and said: "Of course not, this might not succeed, and moreover, staying too long in one place could easily attract A Meng's attention."

"Then, let's split the spoils." Reckton suggested, and at the same time raised his hand and snapped his fingers, summoning an Invisible Servant to clean the battlefield.

Klein nodded, then spoke first: "I only need that piece of 'curtain'; it contains the properties I need."

(End of chapter)