Chapter 656 Long Time No See

"It's no surprise. Most of the inhabitants of this Void are monsters, so it's a good thing, right?" Frigus asked as he waved his hand in a careless manner.

"Sure." Wain smiled, "Okay, now that we've got that sorted out, Nicole is officially in charge of Misty Ruins. Elegan, make sure she doesn't do anything wrong."

"As you say. I'm glad it ended this way. I didn't know who the head of the Misty Ruins would be, but it resolved itself." Elegan smiled as he took a sip of red wine.

Sometime later, Zero and Nicole finally had enough as they leaned back in their chairs with satisfied looks.

"I never would have believed that so much food could fit into such small creatures. It's crazy." Frigus muttered with a dazed look while keeping his arms crossed.

"Huh, it's more than okay." Wain smirked as he looked out into the bright sun, "By the way... I just now realized someone is missing. Where the hell is Reto? This is his forest!"

Wain had been here with Zero, now with everyone else, but the master of the Magic Forest had yet to show himself, despite the fact that they were next to a stone wine barrel.

"Well... It's pretty hard to explain..." Elegan muttered in an awkward manner while rubbing his cheek with his finger.

"Hmm? What happened?" Wain frowned as he became alert.

"He got too carried away with his favorite thing..." Elegan uttered.

"I don't understand, explain more clearly." Wain said in a serious voice.

Elegan was silent, but Frigus answered instead, "Reto started drinking too much, maybe he's already turned into a real drinker."

"What...? But aren't the wine and the Royal Grape in this forest? Did he leave Void to go to bars?" Wain asked with a confused look.

"Not exactly." Reto muttered, "A week ago, during a feast, he got so drunk that he actually left the Void, but he didn't head for the bars, he went to another Void. You know this human, his name is Luar."

'Luar...?' Wain muttered inwardly, then a sly smile appeared on his face, 'Great. He's the one I want!'

Tap.

Wain stood up, drained his glass of wine, and said, "Zero, let's go. We're leaving."

"Ah...? Where to?" Zero asked with a confused look.

"To someone who will get us home quickly." Wain smirked, opened a spatial rift, and walked through it.

Zero nodded, grabbed an apple from the table, and followed him.

"Well, he's gone again." Elegan sighed while shaking his head.

"He solved the main problem, the rest is up to us, as always." Frigus muttered as he shrugged before heading out into the snowy wilderness.

...

Wain with Zero were in a dark space as beside them was only an icy door that led into Wain's Void.

"Hey... Shouldn't there be lots of doors...?" Zero asked in an uncertain manner.

"Don't worry. I can come to Luar's Void at any time." Wain smiled as a gold coin depicting a lion's head appeared in his hand.

Wain tossed the coin up as it glowed, then among the darkness appeared a massive golden gate that burned brightly as though the sun.

"Wow, is that the gate of Luar's Void? It looks incredible!" Zero exclaimed with a dazed look.

"I agree. They were much smaller last time. Luar did a good job. By the way, when was the last time you saw Luar?" Wain asked as he approached the gate.

"Hmm... I crossed paths with him a few times in the main base of Last Light two months ago. He was talking to Gisle about something, probably getting another assignment." Zero muttered in a thoughtful manner.

"He's with Last Light?" Wain uttered as he raised an eyebrow.

"Something like that." Zero shrugged, "Right now, all the humans need to stick together. Last Light is the only safe place for our race in this big world."

'Last Light... Well, there's Human World besides that, but Zero better not know about that yet, moreover... I have to figure out where Alice's city came from. It's at least three places where there are humans, also my home world existed separately from the World of Darkness... Damn, I still know almost nothing. Wain said internally with a puzzled look.

"Wain? Are you okay?" Zero asked as she approached him.

"Yeah. I was just thinking. Let's go." Wain nodded before entering the gate with Zero.

As soon as they stepped inside, they were blinded by a bright light that forced them to cover their faces with their hands. They found themselves on a stone platform among golden trees whose leaves burned with yellow flames.

Whoooooooosh.

Next to the trees, several knights in golden armor immediately appeared and held massive fiery spears in their hands. They simultaneously stepped forward like an experienced army and pointed their weapons at Wain with Zero.

"Well, I didn't expect Luar to have such well-trained monsters. It's intimidating, isn't it?" Wain said in a careless manner as he waved his hand.

"Wain, I think you are too relaxed. They are serious, and their auras are powerful." Zero muttered as she frowned and prepared for battle.

Whoooooooosh.

A bright golden flash appeared in the sky like a comet was headed toward them. A woman with long yellow hair, amber eyes, and her athletic body was covered in dense crimson armor with flaming shoulder pads landed on the platform.

'Damn... She looks menacing. Is that really Luar's Void? What's going on here?" Wain muttered inwardly while his eyes examined her.

"Who are you?" The woman asked in a menacing manner, "How did you get in here?"

"Hey, relax." Wain said with a slight smile on his face, "We're not the enemy. I have a pass, so I can come here whenever I want."

Wain showed her a gold coin.

The woman frowned as she asked, "What's your name? I don't remember Mr. Luar inviting someone like you into his Void in the last few months."

'Mr. Luar...?' Wain muttered inwardly while in disbelief, 'What the hell is going on here?