Chapter 762: Chapter 613 Another Shadow Fragment_2 Chapter 762: Chapter 613 Another Shadow Fragment_2 The contact was like ice water poured into boiling oil.

In the pitch-black swamp, Roger also saw various bizarre creatures weaving in and out, with the occasional monster visible around, but even these beings dared not approach this area.

He leapt into the air, the trembling beneath his feet buoyed his body higher and higher. With the disappearance of the Flower of Eternal Darkness, the cleaving between sky and ground was also disrupted, and Roger traveled forward, guided by memory.

In the process, he dealt with a few monsters that leapt out of the swamp.

Before long, he arrived at the area where the towering giant trees once grew.

Even if he held his breath, that unique dark energy could still be sensed by Roger, which felt even more overwhelming than the foul stench detected by ordinary smell.

In the swamp, there was no trace of the fallen remnants of the giant trees; only muddy, viscous liquid underfoot and various bizarre insects, and mangled remains were exposed to Roger’s sight.

The things formed here were bizarre, unlike the monsters Roger had encountered elsewhere; they seemed like flawed products cobbled together after rules became chaotic.

Roger had seen centipedes with human heads, witnessed the terrifying sight of Hundred-Eyes Monsters with eyes the size of fists covering their bodies, but these things were a jumble fusion of animals, plants, rocks, and soil.

A toad-like creature as large as a grinding wheel had its organs growing on the outside, as if it had been split open and completely turned inside out.

As it breathed, the creature flipped inside out and closed up, repeating the process.

The bloodied organs hung on the outside while the skin covered in tumor-like growths wrapped on the inside.

It rolled, the black liquid around it corroded its organs, yet it could only wail, powerless to change.

Moreover, those blood-streaked organs didn’t resemble the tissue structure of a living creature at all; they were heavy like stones, and the connecting veins had the texture of plants.

“Is it because of the Flower of Eternal Darkness?”

As Michihiro Morita described, the Flower of Eternal Darkness was indeed a peculiar thing. When Roger and Yatagarasu Kensumi took away the Flower of Eternal Darkness, they essentially disrupted the delicate balance of the entire area.

As Roger pondered, a sudden loud squelching noise came from under the mire, as if some massive thing was writhing below.

Although he did not sense a formidable force, Roger prudently elevated himself again.

Boom!

Just then, a thunderous noise erupted.

The foul liquid splattered everywhere; its explosive force was mighty, initially spreading out in a sticky mess but soon solidifying into stone-like hardness as it flew.

The creatures rolling in the swamp were hit by these metallic stones, screaming as they were pierced through.

Their moans spread in all directions, followed by a dark, thick, rod-like thing bursting forth from the center of the explosion!

Roger had preemptively gone higher, and now, looking down, he had a clear view of the thing beneath him.

Its skin dark, adorned with all sorts of bizarre things–eyes, organs, limbs–this thing had the shape of a massive python.

But as he continued to rise, Roger could not help but frown.

In terms of size, it looked eerily similar to the once towering giant tree.

Both its length and girth matched.

Er… Despite the odd description, Roger knew that this was the fallen giant tree he had encountered before.

He kept rising, but the thing beneath relentlessly chased after him until it seemed something from the mire below grabbed him, halting his ascent.

His body taut, it crashed down with a greater force due to the reaction pulling him.

“Master!”

“The entrance is in its mouth!”

Uma’s voice rang out.

In this eerie environment, she was able to temporarily exist apart from Roger’s shadow.

“What did you say?”

Roger’s face changed.

Just looking at the thing’s appearance, he did not fancy conducting any in-depth research.

“It’s just had its shape changed and then fused with the surrounding rocks. We need to hurry; if it retracts below, entering it again might mean tearing open a gap on its body.”

“By then, if the true entrance constricts, you might have to smash this creature to pieces…” Uma said as she quickly approached the creature’s grotesque mouth.

“Alright!” Roger clenched his teeth and steeled himself to follow.

“Come back!”

He shouted at Uma, then pushed his palms forward, releasing an explosion of dense force. Despite its large size, the creature’s defensive power was weak, and when struck by Roger’s attack, the mouth full of sharp teeth retracted inward.

Seeing it about to slip into the depths of the swamp, Roger found himself compelled to exert even more force.

Like a clap of thunder, the monster twisted, its mouth torn open by an explosion. Roger shielded his entire body with Spiritual Power while watching Uma merge back into his shadow.

“If you are wrong, don’t expect to leave the Shadow World ever again!”

Roger said fiercely.

“Don’t worry, my master.”

“If I’m wrong, I’m willing to let you trample me for 100 years.”

Uma’s voice came through, and at this moment, Roger had no mood for rebuttal. Darkness fell before him, and he had already charged through the gaping hole in the monster’s mouth!

A powerful repulsion propelled Roger’s body, but soon, he broke through the barrier and his speed suddenly slowed down. The sight before his eyes also made him pause slightly.

It wasn’t the stinking mouth and esophagus, nor the sliminess he had imagined.

Under his feet was dry land, surrounded by hard rocks.

The whole passage roared and vibrated as Roger steadied himself, “Am I inside that thing’s stomach?”

“Not really,” Uma answered.

“This should be another space that is affected by the external world. This place is very strange, and my earlier judgment was wrong.”

“The monster’s mouth is actually the only entrance to this passage.”

“It’s like a door.”

“If we didn’t choose the path just now, even if we sliced that thing into pieces, we wouldn’t be able to come here.”

The vibrations around them gradually stabilized. Roger stepped forward, with Uma manifesting in form and following behind him.

The two of them, one after the other, moved swiftly along the passage.

Roger’s attention was focused ahead, while Uma pressed a handprint into the shadows of the passage every once in a while.

Moving forward, continuously moving forward.

The path underfoot seemed to have no end.

With Roger’s current speed, he had advanced at least a dozen miles in this time. He began to understand the words once told to him by Higurashi Gushan.

The underground of the Land of Eternal Darkness is truly not an underground in the ordinary sense; it is a fragmented, stitched-together space.

The physical laws of the real world do not apply here; what you see is not what you get. If it weren’t for the ability of Shadow’s Touch, Roger wouldn’t have ventured here.

The subterranean space here was not always like this, but it had undergone significant changes because Roger had taken the Flower of Eternal Darkness.

Just as Roger was getting impatient and thinking about giving up, the familiar darkness enveloped him, and a familiar feeling overwhelmed him.

Roger’s expression instantly shifted.

He knew it all too well because it was clearly another piece of Shadow Fragments!

Unlike the place where the Hunter’s Cabin was located or the place where the Elder of Shadows’ body was buried, the Shadow’s Power here was obviously much denser. His vision was obscured, but for some reason, Roger felt instinctively that the space he was in was not large.

Before Roger could say anything, a strange fluctuation came along. He turned around and saw Uma’s right hand pressing towards the void.

A bizarre force was transmitted, something was activated, and then it spread, pointing to a certain place in the void.

Uma’s form shook violently, a trace of pain crossed her face, and her entire being became more ethereal. Roger did nothing, just quietly watching everything unfold.

Whoom!

The air buzzed, and a piecemeal Shadow Gate appeared out of nowhere.

The door was covered with clear handprints.

Boom!

The sound of rumbling came from the other side, and in the next second, a crack appeared on the Shadow Gate, revealing an eager eye.

“Success, I’ve finally done it!”

The voice was that of the Mountain Woman.

Her eye, resembling a liquid, slipped through the crack on the door, followed by her facial features, head, and body as if melting, squeezing through the narrow crack to appear on the other side of the door.

In front of Roger.

“Surprised, aren’t you? We meet again in another place.”

Roger’s expression remained calm, while Uma lowered her hand and quietly stood behind Roger.

“No, I’ve been looking forward to this day for a long time.”

Roger said, smiling.