Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 778

Bone Dragon

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They were currently in the basement of Middlesburg Mechanical College within the Interstice. When Shade turned to look behind him, there was no door in the wall covered in disgusting black slime that could let him leave. Sister Devlin's separated flame was indeed very important.

Even indoors, the fog was everywhere. Unlike the fog in the Reality World, which was merely damp and cold, the chill here could not be blocked by clothing at all.

At the same time, during his previous trips deep into the Interstice, only his physical condition had been affected. But this time, the relic's particular influence on the mind had finally appeared.

When he had first stood still and spoken with "her," he had not felt anything too serious. But once he started walking outward, every step made that strange dizziness, like he had not fully woken up, grow worse.

By the time Shade reached the basement stairs, he had to brace himself against the wall and rest. Fortunately, God's Radiance still protected him, and with the help of the Youthful Immortality Leaf and a simple amulet he had made using elf knowledge, he gradually adapted to this place after resting for several minutes.

Knowing that time was short, Shade did not linger and hurried out of the basement. Perhaps because all the corridor windows had shattered, the thick fog on the castle's 1st Floor was even worse than in the basement.

The castle that seemed familiar yet different was not exactly the same as the one in reality, so Shade did not waste time looking for the main gate. Instead, he left through a window and entered the overgrown castle courtyard.

Because he had learned a little about the plant species capable of growing in the Interstice while helping Mr. Corps gather plants last

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