Alex forcefully pushed the massive door open, embarking on a quest to both locate Fengying and uncover an escape route from the World Absolute Artifact. His path wouldn't be easy, and he was well aware of that.
As he stepped outside, Alex found himself immersed in a lush forest. It seemed to be midday, with a gentle breeze carrying leaves through the air. The setting resembled a jungle where one could thrive every day.
Alex took his first steps in this unfamiliar terrain and was taken aback. The atmosphere was pulsating with energy, a sensation akin to leaving the city and entering the pristine wilderness, causing his senses to sharpen.
"It seems that this place hasn't been touched by human hands in years, or it's a powerful device that draws energy from its surroundings. It's almost impossible; very few World Absolute Treasures can absorb energy like this, and most of them are just legends," Alex deduced.
Before he could venture further, an unexpected occurrence disrupted his thoughts.
'BOOOO!!!' Botoz leaped out from his dimensional pouch.
"What's the matter, little guy?" Alex was surprised by Botoz's sudden appearance. The cloud-like creature had been napping, rarely emerging unless bored.
'Boooo!!! Booooo!!! Booooo!!!' Botoz's excitement was evident as he gazed at Alex and then towards a spot in the distance.
"Are you leading me there?" Alex inquired.
'Booooo!!!' Botoz nodded vigorously, his cloudy form filled with enthusiasm, and off he flew.
"Amazing," Alex thought as he followed the lead of this ethereal guide.
'Booooo!!!' Botoz guided Alex to a specific location, seemingly brimming with joy.
"It seems like you've become even stronger," Alex commented, smiling. Botoz's growing strength meant less work for Alex to find his way back to Earth, a mutually beneficial development.
"Are you feeling better now, Lady Fengying?" A gentle voice reached Fengying's ears.
She lay on a straw bed, bewildered by her surroundings. Attempting to piece together what had happened, she remembered being chased by a purple monster and leaping into the river before blacking out.
"Y--Y---Y---yes... You can come in," Fengying replied awkwardly. Her body felt as though it had been subjected to the weight of a hundred anvils, limiting her movement. She depended on the assistance of a kind lady.
"Very well." An elderly woman entered the room, her age apparent but not too advanced, perhaps around 65. She bore a friendly smile, with black hair and a face adorned with subtle wrinkles.
"Thank you, Lady Wu, for saving my life," Fengying expressed her gratitude, bowing her head.
"It's nothing. Not many visitors come to our village these days. It appears that the kingdom has been struggling with famine for quite some time," Lady Wu remarked with a sigh as she settled on the bed.
"Wu Meihua, that's my full name," she introduced herself, offering Fengying a steaming cup of tea.
Fengying graciously accepted the tea, feeling an unusual thirst and craving for something sweet.
"Take your time; it won't run away," Lady Wu reassured her, chuckling as she watched Fengying savor the tea, holding it as if it might vanish any moment.
"By the way... Where are we?" Fengying remembered that she had no knowledge of her current location, having remained confined to the wooden house since awakening.
"Well," Lady Wu sighed, gazing at Fengying.
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"Calm down boy, we have time." Alex was flapping around as Botoz flew in the sky like wind and took him somewhere, he was letting himself be taken as he wanted to see just where was Botoz taking him, Botoz was like a little dog, many times he smelled something and they were quiet either things you could play a lot of real treasures.
"So you are bringing me to the treasure?" Alex looked down to see a big grassland and guessed where Botoz was bringing him, he didn't know what Botoz said most of the time but because of how quirky he was he found this out, he was about to guide him to a great treasure, this was the same act he had when Botoz guided him to a Great Treasure Heavens in the past. It was always pretty much the extremely precious treasures, He was excited at the thought that he would find another treasure like this, it would be extremely helpful to him to get another treasure. Alex wanted a treasure like a telescope but he knew it was impossible to get something like this in this world, maybe only places like Planetarium would have it but he had been intercepted on his way there.
"Okay... Let's go." Alex poured his energy into Botoz which felt rejuvenated for some reason but he didn't let this chance pass and flew through the sky with enough strength it was about to leave a trail in the air, Alex smiled and looked forward to seeing what treasures would he find in the place Botoz was taking him, he wanted to see if he was right. and Botoz was actually taking to a great treasure, Alex was hoping it was a treasure, treasure great enough to clench thirst.
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3 Minutes Later.
They reached an enormous canyon that eclipsed even the biggest mountains in his past life, Alex looked down but didn't have time to wonder as Botoz plunged him down inside the place.
Alex was serious now, He felt quite a bit of danger from this place, He activated his powers in case something would come out and attack them, but Alex didn't stop Botoz, he didn't need to. Botoz was guiding him down in the canyon as Alex looked around to see a few things but the only things he could see trees coming out weirdly from the canyon walls, there was moss, and buildings made naturally stone buildings were the ones he saw, these made a beautiful scenery as the light from far away shined through the rocks and came to his sight, this was pretty.
They reached a big rock bridge in the canyon in a few seconds, and Alex was shocked...
"What the fuck."
End Of Chapter.