Divine Beast Creator

Chapter 1858 - Capítulo 1858: 1859: Abandoned Village

Capítulo 1858: Chapter 1859: Abandoned Village

The fireflies illuminated the fields, their twinkling starlight like a shimmering veil of precious jewels enveloping the land under the night sky. Yet, faced with this dreamlike scene, everyone dared not let their guard down.

The more beautiful it is, the more dangerous. This breathtaking sight that seems only possible in dreams might be concealing deadly intent. However, as they drew closer, the firefly ashes merely danced in the gentle breeze caused by their passage and gradually fell back down.

The fields, gently lit by the soft glow, glimmered in a pale white light. Feng Yuan held the handle of the sickle cautiously as he walked at the forefront, with Xiao Ji closely following behind, ready to act at any moment. Yet, aside from the firefly ashes scattered by their movement, the field showed no sign of change.

Just as Feng Yuan and the others were about to enter the village, a gentle breeze blew by, lifting the firefly ashes from the fields into a dance like fireflies swirling in the night sky.

“What a strange place, what peculiarities could it possibly hold?”

Veronia spoke in puzzlement while looking towards Feng Yuan, unable to comprehend the utter tranquility of the place. Aside from the overwhelming specters at the beginning, they had encountered no other enemies, which seemed incongruent with the mysterious nature of this space.

Shaking his head, Feng Yuan said,

“I don’t know, perhaps it’s waiting for us to trigger a mechanism?”

Feng Yuan wasn’t quite certain of the situation here. Xiao Ji spread her wings, seemingly about to say something, when a soft humming caught their ears. The singer seemed to be a little girl of about four or five? Feng Yuan wasn’t sure, as he lacked the ability to deduce the singer’s situation merely from the melody.

“Looks like something’s changing.”

Blocking with his sickle, Feng Yuan squinted and said, no matter who was singing, they certainly would not be someone they needed to save, mainly due to the young age. Of course, given the uncertainty of judging solely by sound, Feng Yuan wasn’t entirely certain, but he doubted there would be any humans trapped in this Abnormal Space.

The small village’s buildings bore no difference from old country houses of modern times. The only distinction was that none of these old houses had any lights on, wild weeds wildly occupying every corner of the village. These old houses were arranged in circular rings around the area. In the center of these rings, a little girl in white was sitting in front of an egg-shaped rock, humming softly.

“It sounds a bit like the accent from Luolga City over there, and this melody seems like a nursery rhyme…”

Yang Hongzhi said in a low, puzzled tone. At this moment, the little girl seemed to be unaware of the crowd, continuing her song. Although she sang in Great Xia language, to Feng Yuan, the song made little sense and, from what he understood, seemed to hold nothing particularly significant.

Of course, without the previous firefly ashes, there might have been a touch of eeriness in this place, after all, in this deathly silent desolate village, a little girl in white singing would still create a creepy feeling, no matter how normal the nursery rhyme was.

But, regardless of the firefly ashes or the safety brought by their own combat strength, Feng Yuan was not concerned. Still, he wondered, what was the purpose of this place?

“A nursery rhyme mixed with dialects and Great Xia language, this…”

Touching his chin, Yang Hongzhi was a bit baffled. Everyone could hear the awkwardness in the nursery rhyme, as dialects suddenly replaced comprehensible Great Xia language phrases randomly. To those who couldn’t understand the dialects, it felt like a beautiful silk cloth riddled with holes.

Feng Yuan did not interrupt. He was curious to see what changes might occur once the song was finished. Yang Hongzhi, however, worriedly looked at Feng Yuan and asked,

“Aren’t we doing anything?”

“It doesn’t seem dangerous; the melody is alright, just sounds a little odd.”

Looking towards where the girl was, Feng Yuan spoke. Yang Hongzhi uncertainly asked,

“If the requirement here is to stop her before time runs out, isn’t it bad if we do nothing?”

There’s no choice; no matter how much this place resembles a game, they didn’t have a task panel to check, so they could only guess how to handle this matter.

“Remember ‘Ride the Wind and Waves’? This place doesn’t seem to immediately end when the wrong choice is made, which means, even if we guessed wrong, there’s a high possibility of a retry.”

Crossing his arms, Feng Yuan calmly stated, it was precisely this situation encountered in ‘Ride the Wind and Waves’ that kept him so composed. Back then, choosing the wrong path was understood as increasing difficulty, but that wasn’t actually the case.

Choosing the wrong path simply returned them to the starting point. Hence, he did not believe that a wrong choice here would result in being trapped. Moreover, following the rules didn’t mean he couldn’t break them. However, with an orderly route to reach the most suspicious place, Feng Yuan didn’t want to seek additional trouble.

With the last verse concluded, after waiting for some time, Feng Yuan yawned. The little girl, upon finishing, turned to Feng Yuan and company, giving a slight bow before disappearing before their eyes.

The egg-shaped rock gradually vanished, revealing a strange handle that seemed like a switch of some sort. Feng Yuan scratched his head in confusion as he stepped forward and said,

“Could this be all there is?”

Speaking, Feng Yuan reached out and pulled the handle. The ground shook, colorful lights on the Ferris wheel pierced the darkness, illuminating this space. Feng Yuan and Veronia exchanged a surprised glance and said,

“Really? Quick! Let’s get back!”

Although theoretically, the Ferris wheel should wait for them, there was a possibility it might move on its own. Feng Yuan didn’t want to take that gamble. Holding Xiao Ji, Feng Yuan quickly dashed back to the Ferris wheel’s location. The cabin was still in its original spot, with not even the lights having changed.

Had they not really deactivated the mechanism? Feng Yuan was puzzled yet hurried into the cabin with the rest. At this moment, the door suddenly closed, lights changed from red to green, and after thirty seconds switched to white. The cabin jolted, and the Ferris wheel began to turn once more.

“Did we really clear it? Strange, what is this place trying to do?”

Turning Xiao Ji into an Eggshell Chicken form, Feng Yuan asked puzzledly, while Veronia glanced at the departing village and said,

“You’re asking me? Who would I ask? This place isn’t a scene from the original work, or rather, this amusement park wasn’t extensively described in the original. Everything encountered here is the doing of the Abnormal Space itself.”

“Could it be that the little girl and all these changes are connected? That dialect shouldn’t exist in the Omeilia Region. Although the changes occurred according to the Tashimar Fantasy Circus script, since it’s not their creation, does that mean…”

Looking at Feng Yuan, Yang Hongzhi spoke. Feng Yuan felt this speculation could indeed be possible, given that the customs of the Omeilia Region and Divine Land Region differ, as do their rural architectures, and the fields just now were clearly Divine Land style.

“It’s a pity we didn’t look further back there; maybe there was some discovery. Now it’s no longer feasible as I don’t want to return. Besides, who knows what might happen if we left midway?”

Glancing at the distant village, Veronia said blandly. While they had the option before returning to the cabin, they could no longer forcibly break the door and return to that area. Moreover, her intuition told her that place held no useful clues waiting to be discovered.

The Ferris wheel gradually rose, sudden clouds enveloping the surroundings, soon obscuring everything in whiteness. A train whistle seemed to rush past the Ferris wheel. Yet, amidst the mist, they could only guess based on the sound, without even a shake from the cabin, Feng Yuan didn’t believe an old-fashioned train had truly passed by.

Nonetheless, the commotion led everyone to speculate whether another space was unfolding.

The fog slowly thinned, as dim lighting allowed them to glimpse vague outlines through which they surmised that the Ferris wheel’s current stop was likely an old train station.

“Multiple space traversal to deactivate the mechanism?”

Touching his chin, Feng Yuan muttered softly.