Chapter 337: The Last Close Contact
Buzzz—
The portal's hum slowly faded.
Click—
The spherical hatch blossomed open like a lotus, revealing Cypher and Alice nestled tightly against each other inside.
As the hatch opened, Cypher immediately looked around.
This was simply the opposite extreme.
When he had first arrived in the Dragon Kingdom, the ground had been filled with scorching volcanic terrain and sweltering rainforests.
Even the islands ten thousand meters in the sky had possessed a warm, humid climate entirely unlike that of the Muggle world at the same altitude.
But here—
A biting wind howled past.
Snowflakes drifted and scattered through the air.
When they landed upon the dark rock beneath their feet, they turned into silvery-white specks of light and vanished into the air.
It was quite a beautiful sight.
Unfortunately, beneath most beautiful things lurked deadly danger.
Sure enough, a sharp pain in his left hand made Cypher frown.
It felt like a drop of hot oil had landed on his skin.
But Alice had his left arm firmly pressed against her chest. What was going on?
Cypher signaled for Alice to let go of his arm. He had to inspect pain that had appeared out of nowhere.
"No!"
To his surprise, Alice refused. Instead, she hugged his arm even tighter.
A softer, fuller sensation reached him, soothing away the stabbing pain at the same time.
"Why?"
Cypher did not understand.
At that moment, a snowflake drifted down before him.
Distracted, Cypher raised his right hand and brushed it aside.
Had his attention not been elsewhere, he would never have touched an unknown snowflake.
Sure enough, the snowflake was no ordinary thing.
The instant it touched Cypher's skin, it vanished.
Startled back to his senses, Cypher felt somewhat annoyed. But Alice had not stopped him.