Text Game: It All Began when a Cat-eared Girl Took Me In-Chapter 838 - 418 The Arrival of Grey Dream, Please Join Me in This Dream

Chapter 838: Chapter 418 The Arrival of Grey Dream, Please Join Me in This Dream

Hakmedea Family Hall.

From a blood-colored portal, a hooded man enshrouded in shadows stumbled out, coughing up a large clump of black blood.

Terror filled Tian Heng’s face.

He had nearly been torn to pieces by the dragon’s claw.

The special protective coat that should have been indestructible bore a deep claw mark on its back, the broken skin revealing bone and a heart of purple crystal quality, throbbing rapidly.

If his reaction had been any slower, he probably wouldn’t have made it back.

Once he had collected himself, Tian Heng immediately shut the blood gate behind him, preventing the terrifying Green Dragon from following him out.

"Their power has grown this strong?"

Their Seven Knights, if ranked by this world’s tiers of Transcendence, were all Sixth-order Transcendents, capable of reaching the Abyss of High Sky at the world’s very base, yet without the equipment and technology of the Shadow Clan, they were nothing but fodder in front of those godlike Dragon Emperors.

"Damn it, if only our battleship were here, those cursed dragons could just be..."

Tian Heng cursed for a while before he stopped and held back his powerless murmurs.

Those fearsomely powerful Dragon Emperors were among the reasons the Shadow Clan had to stay hidden; unlike the foolish Eternal World Tree, the Colorful Dragon Emperors could roam anywhere and compile books of legends and epics wherever they went.

Had the continent not been unable to sustain their growing power over the past few decades, the Shadow Clan would probably still be lurking in the shadows. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

"Accidents always happen, and sacrifices are always inevitable. If there really is no other way, then we must..."

Tian Heng’s gaze flickered for a long time before he finally made up his mind and took out a black tablet.

Communication runes specifically used among the Seven Knights of the Shadow Clan appeared, projecting the images of the other Shadow Clan knights.

"The plan has failed. Core Fragment One has been captured by the Eternal World Tree—Grey Dream. Request to proceed with the contingency plan."

An exasperated voice transmitted.

It was Dao Heng who had opened that fake door underground in Hakmedea to deceive the sight of the gods.

"Tian Heng, what are you doing! The Eternal World Tree, Grey Dream? Hasn’t Grey Dream been discarded long ago? I’ve been distracting that god to buy you time, and you can’t even manage a simple task like retrieving Fragment One?"

"Who knew the Green Dragon Emperor would appear on the way, the Dream Dragon. Together, perhaps we could snatch back the fragment. Also, Dao Heng, do you really think you’ve distracted Him?"

"What do you mean?"

"Maybe our plan was initially successful, but I now have a sense of déjà vu. I suspect that part of the timeline has been erased."

"?"

"???"

"You’re not joking?"

"Is this true?"

At these words, the other knights couldn’t remain calm either.

Even genuine gods couldn’t easily manipulate timelines, could they?

Only the nefarious god, if still around, might have managed such a feat, but even He now struggles simply under the weight of the world, let alone altering timelines.

"I can’t provide a precise answer, for none of us have Resistance against the manipulation of time. We are not truly Detached beings; at our core, we remain frail mortals. Compared with those gods unaffected by time, we are weak."

"If the adversary can manipulate time so freely, then does our every action lose all meaning?"

"Are we merely clowns in His circus?"

Someone reassured, "Don’t worry too much. Such immense power, if it indeed exists, must come at a cost. There is always a trade-off, and this is an eternal truth."

"Right, they can’t just alter time at will, otherwise how could a mere Evil God be their rival?"

Tian Heng continued gravely, "So let’s move on to the contingency plan. We’ll use the exclusive routes of the Shadow Merchants to summon members of the direct lineage of the Shadow Clan—Dao Heng, Qu Heng, Qing Heng, Xuan Heng, and Gong Heng—Are you prepared mentally?"

"We’ve been prepared long already."

"Sacrifices, there will always be."

In the projected images, those similarly dressed people from the Shadow Clan removed their hoods, their expressions mournful as they spoke.

"Gong Heng, how is the main frame structure of the engine coming along?"

"Thanks to the combined forces of the Grandmaster Craftsmen, it’s nearly completed, though I’m not sure it will work."

Tian Heng shook his head, "There’s no time to test it now. The city in Yusu called Far Wind still maintains a connection between our Two Worlds. Use our engine fragment to open the barriers between the worlds and send it through via Far Wind."

"On the way, it will be delivered in half a day. But have you guys retrieved the key to activation? Even if the Void Engine is repaired, the true authority to start it still lies in the hands of our royal family." Gong Heng asked.

"Getting the key back is easy, but Luweiya still refuses to join us."

"Then she’s useless."

"But do we have any other choice?"

"Dao Heng, is Sophia’s Melissa still with you?"

"Here, hold on a moment."

Before long, Dao Heng brought Melissa to Tian Heng’s side. When he saw the gruesome wound on Tian Heng’s back, he too gasped in shock.