After Chen Lin was sucked into the Light Gate, his body grew light, and he appeared on an empty street paved with cyan stone.
He quickly scanned his surroundings.
The entire street was cold and deserted, without a single living being.
Silent.
Desolate.
A scattering of shops stood on either side of the street. Most had their doors and windows tightly shut, but a few were open.
He looked around.
Chen Lin's gaze settled a short distance ahead to his left.
He frowned slightly.
There was a teahouse there.
In the tea shelter outside, the tea on the table was still steaming. Clearly, someone had been drinking it not long ago.
In other words.
There were nightmare realm creatures here, and they had been present just moments earlier.
The situation was bizarre. Worried about violating some rule, Chen Lin remained where he was and checked his own condition.
First, he checked his connection to his fiefdom.
The punishment mechanism for a nightmare realm scenario's departure mission only triggered upon returning to the Reality Realm. If he could force his way back to his fiefdom, things would be much better. At least he would have an escape route.
Unfortunately.
The prospect was lovely, but reality refused to oblige. He could activate the Peerage Token, yet he could not sense his fiefdom's existence.
That route was blocked.
Chen Lin was not upset.
He had expected this and prepared himself mentally before entering.
Next, he checked his soul.
Once he confirmed that he could use his soul power, he could not help feeling relieved.
As long as his soul was not suppressed, he had some ability to defend himself and could also fly using Soul Wings.
His situation would not be too dire.
He continued checking other aspects, only to discover, to his