Girl in the Painting

"Master, what's wrong?"

Seeing Chen Lin's expression change, Hua Ruyu asked him about it. He told her what had happened to the Nightmare Coin he had left behind.

Hua Ruyu frowned. Then, in a flash, she entered the Node.

Chen Lin raised an eyebrow but did not stop her.

She was formidable in the Nightmare Realm, so she should be fine. This was only an Ordinary Arena, after all, not a Silver Scenario.

Sure enough, Hua Ruyu flew back out of the Node before long.

She reported, "Master, there's nothing wrong with the room or the courtyard. I don't have a Level Two Road Guide, so I can't investigate outside the courtyard on my own."

Chen Lin hesitated, then decided to take a look himself.

This was the only Nightmare Realm Node he knew of in this realm, and the Scenario seemed fairly large. It might even contain a Node connected to another Boundary. If this Boundary became dangerous, that could give them an escape route.

As for not having enough Road Guides to take others out of the courtyard, he was not worried. He could ask Shirina the cat for help when the time came. He was also searching for a Nightmare Realm Yamen, hoping to find a way to upgrade his own Road Guide.

"Come on. Let's take a look inside."

With that, Chen Lin and Hua Ruyu entered the Node.

Once he had landed, he went straight to where he had left the Nightmare Coin. Sure enough, it was gone.

Looking more closely, he found no trace of it at all. Dust covered the entire spot.

That meant the Nightmare Coin had been taken some time ago.

He examined the floor next. Apart from his and Hua Ruyu's footprints, there were no other marks.

The two went