Chapter 296 - 175: Forgotten Realm 2
Chapter 296: Chapter 175: Forgotten Realm 2
Lu Cang took out a few Magic Tools worth around 50 Gold Coins, as well as several Tier Four Magic Scrolls.
"Hmm... This is about all I have."
The Cat Girl pressed a hand to her forehead. "Alright, fine."
She took everything Lu Cang presented and said, "I guess this counts as you hiring me to protect you for part of the way."
"But only for part of the way."
"I’ll take you to a relatively safe place. After that, you’re on your own, meow."
"As for what the Forgotten Realm is... Sigh. You’d probably forget even if I told you, meow."
But she explained anyway, "The Forgotten Realm is a place that only appears on the first day of the Forgotten Moon during a leap year. During this month, if you enter and exit two unconnected spatial passages, there’s a chance you’ll enter this space."
"For example, leaving a Dungeon, coming out of the War God Tower, or walking through the gates of the Battle Arena, meow."
’Oh.’
’Looks like I triggered it when I left the Dungeon.’
’Triggered in a leap year?’
’But the year 5026 isn’t a leap year.’
"But... isn’t this year 5026?"
The Cat Girl swished her tail and said, "You really don’t have any common sense... Because of the Forgotten Moon, January doesn’t actually exist. So, every full 12 years, twelve ’Januaries’ are removed, and the year count drops by one."
"So, according to the lunar calendar, this year is 4608."
’They calculate it that way?’
’If they subtract a year every 12 years, then 418 years would indeed have been taken from 5026.’
’But if you calculate it that way, this year really is a leap year.’
’I think I’ve heard that during leap years, the Moon grows stronger and special events occur every month.’
’But this is the first I’ve heard of the Forgotten Moon’s Forgotten Realm.’
’Probably because no one remembers it.’
"The Forgotten Realm is an independent, Special Space."
"People come here from all over the world. However, anyone who can enter the Forgotten Realm shouldn’t be higher than Level 5, meow."
The Cat Girl glanced at the child beside her. ’Level 0 is definitely not over Level 5, that’s for sure.’
Hearing her explanation, Lu Cang couldn’t help but wonder, ’No one over Level 5? What’s that about? Is it a level-capped instance?’
’This is the first time I’ve ever heard of a Level restriction in this world.’
’After all, whether it was entering Dungeons or Nests, I’ve never encountered a situation where only Low Level people could go and High Level people were barred.’
This fact actually made Lu Cang quite frustrated.
’It meant that no matter what I did, I always had to worry about some hidden powerhouse lurking about.’
’And now, for the first time, I’ve run into a level-capped instance.’
’Finally, I get a level-capped instance?’
’As an expert who’s invincible within my own tier, I should be mercilessly bullying the weak in a level-capped instance like this.’
’Too bad the level cap is a bit high.’
’It would’ve been great if it was capped at Level 3.’
Secretly delighted, Lu Cang still asked cautiously, "Big Sis, is there any proof for that ’no higher than Level 5’ rule?"
"Nope. It’s just what I heard, meow."
The corner of Lu Cang’s mouth twitched.
’So she just... heard it somewhere?’
’Looks like I should be skeptical about that Level 5 cap.’
"However, the legends have always said so. Level 6 Adventurers have tried to get in and failed every time. It’s highly credible, meow."
’Fine, I’ll take her word for it for now.’
"So, Big Sis, did you come to the Forgotten Realm on purpose?"
At this, the Cat Girl’s tone filled with resentment. "I’ve been going in and out of the War God Tower tens of thousands of times since before dawn. What do you think, meow?"
’Er...’
’So I got in on my first try? I guess I’m pretty lucky?’
"Is there something in the Forgotten Realm that you want, Big Sis?"
"How would I know what I want?"
"All I know is that this is a forgotten realm. I’ve heard that countless ultimate treasures from all of history have been left here."
"Many powerful experts have visited this place."
"They died here, and their relics were left behind."
"Powerful experts usually have a lot of treasure on them. You can imagine, meow."
Lu Cang nodded in agreement.
’If I died, the contents of the many Storage Bags on my body would probably give whoever looted my corpse the shock of their life.’
Lu Cang extended his Perception.
The surrounding fog was growing thicker, and its suppression of his Perception was getting stronger. A few Demons had already drawn near.
They were only about twenty meters away.
But he couldn’t see them with the naked eye.
Lu Cang warned, "Big Sis, I think I feel the ground shaking."
"A kid with pretty sharp Perception, meow..."
The Cat Girl gripped the short blade at her waist.
"Demons are here, meow."
SWISH!
Lu Cang saw her body blur into motion, weaving out in a fluid line!
Her body skimmed across the ground, the curved short blade instantly slicing open the belly of a rhinoceros-like Demon.
She disemboweled it.
’A clear attack on its weak point. Based on her movements, she’s probably just an ordinary Level 4 Adventurer.’
’Not a powerhouse on the level of Leng Qingying.’
SWISH!
After slashing the rhinoceros’s belly, she immediately straightened up and drew the Longbow from her back!
A hound-like Demon lunged for Lu Cang. It was just about to bite his head.
FWOOSH—
An Arrow shot through instantly, piercing the giant hound’s head and felling it in a single strike.
Lu Cang kept his hands in his pockets, pretending he hadn’t seen the hound about to bite him.
’No, her strength is a little higher than an ordinary Level 4 Adventurer.’
’She can insta-kill an elite Demon of the same tier.’
’She probably has the combat power to solo a Lord, or maybe even fight a King Level opponent on her own.’
’She counts as an elite among Level 4 Reincarnators.’
Lu Cang continued to assess the Cat Girl’s strength.
Only after she had insta-killed all four Tier Four elite Demons did she return to Lu Cang’s side and say, "You were almost eaten just now and you didn’t even realize it, meow."