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Sharlayan didn't like the cheesy farewell scene. After finally signaling to Valeera and Onyxia who looked worried, he jumped into the Well of Souls behind him without hesitation.

The feeling of wandering in the Well of Souls is very wonderful, like being surrounded by countless breezes.

But as Sarlayan gradually moved away from Oribos and approached the Maw at the bottom of the Shadow Realm, the originally warm and pleasant breeze gradually became biting.

After clearly feeling that a certain critical point had been exceeded, the well of souls and blue sky and white clouds surrounding Sarlayan suddenly disappeared, replaced by a dim and eerie dark sky.

As he continued to fall from the high altitude, Sarlayan felt some kind of strange binding force, and it took a lot of effort to barely open the dragon wings.

The pair of dragon wings that were supposed to be freely controlled by Sarlayan became very stiff and could not flap the wings to hover in mid-air. They could only be used as gliders to help him slow down and fall to the ground.

"No air rules? It's not too surprising."

Sarlayan, who has experienced it personally, can confirm that there is no barrier between the Maw and Oribos.

In other words, as long as they can fly high into the sky, the creatures in the Abyss can escape from this hell-like realm and return to the heavenly Oribos.

However, the Firstborn, who set out to design various functions of the Shadow Realm, could not just sit back and watch this happen, otherwise wouldn't the existence of the Maw be meaningless?

Therefore, the Firstborn restricted the airspace rules for the Maw. No creature can fly within the Maw for a long time. At most, it can only open its wings and glide for a short distance.

During the process of decelerating and landing from mid-air, Sarlay observed the general structure of the Maw from a condescending position.

According to the information provided by the barrage, the territory of Maw Abyss can be roughly divided into four major areas, namely the Sinner's Forge in the north, the Destruction Castle in the middle, the Secret Realm of Beasts in the south, and the Tower of Sinful Souls hanging in the sky - Tor. Gaster.

The sinner Zoval who was thrown into the Abyss should have been imprisoned in Torghast, but with the secret help of Denathrius, Zoval, now known as the Warden, had long since escaped.

Theoretically, Zoval can travel freely to and from any area of ​​the Maw.

However, most of the time he would still stay in Torghast secretly preparing his escape plan, while waiting for his ally Denathrius to provide him with some useful information intermittently.

While Sarlayan was floating in the air and overlooking the "landscape" of the Maw with great interest, he suddenly felt a chill all over his body without any warning, as if something malicious was hiding in the dark and staring at him.

Sarlayan, who was well prepared, immediately activated the shadow curtain that Valeela had stored in a magic item. At the same time, he adjusted the angle of the dragon wings and accelerated his speed to glide to the ground.

Under Sarlayan's vigilant attention, he saw a huge eyeball covered with metal armor on the top of the Tower of Sinful Souls.

At this time, this eyeball was moving around in Gululu, almost able to lock on the intruder falling from the sky.

"The Eye of the Warden..." Sarlayan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at the eyeball covered with armor: "Tsk! Odin has to bear the burden."

The Warden's Eye is a special item used by Zoval to monitor the entire Maw.

This thing was not created by Zoval himself, and it has nothing to do with the Talisman Carver who is good at forging. It is the left eye that the chief manager Odin gave away in an active transaction with a certain existence many years ago.

In order to build the Hall of Valor, Odin wanted to obtain an eye that could see through the world of the dead.

With the help of Hela, the chief vrykul witch who had not yet rebelled, Odin established contact with a mysterious creature from the Shadow Realm.

This mysterious creature is the original Death Loamu'ezara, one of the warden's lackeys.

After the transaction was completed, Odin gained the ability to see through the Shadow Realm with the naked eye as he wished, and he also created the heroic warriors and Val'kyr who were between life and death.

The left eye of Odin that was taken away was given to the Warden by Muezala. Zoval transformed it into the "Warden's Eye" that can monitor the entire Maw. All creatures entering the Maw There was no escaping the warden's gaze.

Of course, the premise is that the souls entering the Maw do not know the inside story, and they will enter the warden's surveillance sight without knowing it.

The Warden's Eye does not have the ability to detect illusions.

Under the cover of the shadow curtain, it, which possesses certain intelligence, looked around suspiciously for a while, but found nothing strange, and quickly turned its attention again.

Due to the sudden incident, Sarlayan was unable to choose a landing place calmly and could only find a nearby place to land as soon as possible.

At the same time as he landed, the duration of the Shadow Curtain ended, and Sarlayan immediately turned into a cheetah form and started sneaking on his own.

"here it is……"

After jumping lightly onto a boulder, Salayan observed the nearby environment from a high position. "North of Sinner's Forge...trouble, it's a bit far from Torghast."

Sarlayan had long known through the information provided by the barrage that the place where the Talisman Engraver...or the Soldier Master was imprisoned was inside Torghast, the Tower of Sinful Souls.

Originally, Sarlayan wanted to glide directly to the vicinity of Torghast, which was isolated in the sky. The reaction speed of the Warden's Eye exceeded his expectations, so he could only temporarily change his plan and find a place to land first.

"There is no other way. Let's find that powerful local snake agent first. The problem now is..."

Sarlayan looked at the torrent of souls not far away with a headache.

"How do I get through this hellish place?"

……

The Sinner's Forge, as its name suggests, was originally used to torture sinful souls who were banished to the Maw.

The blue soul turbulence that runs through most of the Maw Abyss can make the soul body feel extreme cold, as pervasive as the howling cold wind.

The souls that can be thrown into the abyss are the heinous ones. They will endure endless torture in the turbulence of their souls until they can no longer hold on and their souls are gone.

Standing outside the torrent, Sarlayan could see the poor remnant souls that had been blown away by the cold wind and lost their will... although these sinners did not deserve sympathy.

The sanctuary of Brolingway Nally is located south of the Sinner's Forge, in a hidden cave in the northeast corner of the Fortress of Destruction.

If nothing unexpected happens, the teleportation monument that can be used to return to Oribos is not far outside Wei Nali's shelter.

In order to ensure a clear path back, Sarlayan must activate the teleportation monument.

But here comes the problem. This boundary monument, which has never been activated since its establishment, will make a lot of noise during the restoration process, which will inevitably attract the attention of Zoval, who monitors the entire Maw.

Therefore, Sarlayan did not plan to activate the boundary monument in advance, but waited until he rescued the talisman and prepared to escape from the Maw, and then deliberately alerted the enemy.

In any case, finding Ve Nally's shelter is the top priority. With the help of this local snake, Sarlayan can find the best way to enter Torghast more efficiently.

Tentatively, he stretched out his leopard claws to penetrate into the turbulent stream of souls, perhaps because Sarlayan entered the Maw Abyss in a physical body. Although he could indeed feel the biting cold wind pouring directly into his soul, it was not completely unbearable for him.

The only problem is that under the continuous impact of soul turbulence, Sarlayan will inevitably be unable to maintain a stealth state. He is worried that in the process, he will be discovered by Zoval's Eye of the Warden.

However, after hiding in the darkness and observing the patrol trajectory of the Warden's Eye, Sarlayan found that he was overly worried.

The Warden's Eye will not focus on the turbulent flow of souls at all, because Zoval, who designed the intelligent program for it, knows very well that any soul trapped in it will not be able to escape completely.

Even if he escapes by chance, the soul that has been exposed to the impact of the turbulence for a long time will become confused and will not pose any threat to his rule.

After confirming this, Sarlayan finally made up his mind and gritted his teeth and walked into the soul turbulence.

"Hey! It's so cold!"

Cold, but bearable.

What makes Sarlayan even more horrified is not the impact of the turbulent souls, but the souls of sinners who howl in the cold wind.

In order to divert attention, Sarlayan deliberately complained to Danmaku, who had been in contact with him: "If the scenes in this shabby place were recorded, they could be sent to the film company as source material for horror films."

[Haha, indeed, I can feel it oozing even if I put the screen on it. 】

[Please turn off the speaker, thank you. The ghostly screams are too loud. 】

Sarlayan couldn't bear to hear the ghostly cries of these sinners' souls. He couldn't sneak at this moment anyway. He simply turned back into human form and took out the special attack weapon-Frostmourne that he had prepared long ago from the space package.

Who screamed the loudest? When Sharlayan passed by it, he casually picked up Frostmourne and stabbed it with the sword, sucking their remaining souls into the magic sword to enhance the instinctive power of the weapon.

"You really shouldn't say that." Sarlayan looked thoughtfully at Frostmourne, who was constantly absorbing the power of soul amplification: "The souls of these sinners are quite useful, they recharge very quickly." (End of Chapter)