"Who are you?"

Andrew held the "Zero-Distance Water Cannon" in his hand, his vertical pupil shimmering on his forehead, as he asked.

In terms of strength, Andrew was undoubtedly at his strongest since traversing to this Flame Realm.

Yet, at this moment, Andrew heard his own voice echoing back from the warehouse walls, clearly detecting a subtle tremor in it!

Firstly, because that blurry figure exuded a living aura.

Clearly emerging from the corpse of a dead Desolate Beast, yet the figure seemed alive.

The aura was intense, chaotic, and incredibly powerful!

It even made Andrew feel it was stronger than Humboldt!

Secondly, because that shadow was writhing.

She seemed to be suffering some immense pain, writhing in struggle.

It appeared that the Desolate Beast's corpse was her cage, which she wanted to break free from but couldn't.

So she reversed it, trying to drag anyone close to her into the cage, to suffer together!!

This scene was truly terrifying.

Since his arrival, Andrew was mentally prepared for the various pathological phenomena of this Flame Realm.

But this scene in front of him still redefined the upper limits of Andrew's understanding of this Flame Realm.

The three major issues of the Inner Sea Desert—water issues, lung burn issues, Desolate Beast Sand Tide issues—though the beast issue wasn't the biggest, it now seemed the most mysterious, surely hiding some significant secret, perhaps even a shocking secret.

The main thing is, it was really incomprehensible: why would a human figure appear on a dead Desolate Beast's body?

This shadow, what relation does it have with the Desolate Beast?

"Calm down, calm down!" Andrew told himself.

He steadied his breath and observed closely.

He saw that the blurry figure did not answer his question.

She was on the Desolate Beast's neck, at the location of the "weakness scale".

The figure and the scale were almost overlapping.

Seeing this, Andrew's heart stirred slightly:

That scale was the Desolate Beast's only fatal weak point.

It was also the location of Rose's 'Magic Connection' with the Desolate Beast.

Now such a blurry figure was emerging again.

—It seems the secret of the Desolate Beast lies within this scale?

The reason the Desolate Beast's corpse cannot enter the Storage Space is probably also because of this scale?

"Can you notify Barbara?"

Andrew attempted to contact Barbara.

However, he discovered the entire warehouse was enveloped by an invisible force.

Messages could not be sent out at all!

It seemed the warehouse was temporarily isolated, forming an independent space-time, detached from the outside Main World.

"This might be the reason Ivan couldn't contact himself before disappearing into the warehouse, right?"

Andrew gritted his teeth, "It looks like I can only rely on myself for the time being."

His palms continued to sweat, yet Andrew also felt a surge of anger.

Unlike the instinctive aversion and anger when encountering Pete's "Shadow Erosion Fire," this felt somewhat different.

But in terms of the degree of anger, it was even stronger than back then!

A flicker of blue appeared in Andrew's eyes as he raised a finger and pointed forward.

Long-range Water Needle!

This move was mostly exploratory in nature.

But after all, it was the "Long-range Water Needle" used after breaking through to become a Tier Two Magic Lord, its power significantly stronger than during the battle with Humboldt!

The blurry figure on the Desolate Beast's corpse, initially writhing on her own, seemed provoked by Andrew's move and suddenly opened her eyes, looking back.

Andrew met her gaze, his whole body froze.

Then, he heard a completely unfamiliar female voice resound in his mind out of nowhere, her tone vague, like a savage beast barely uttering human speech, saying: "You... im... pertinent...!"

"Hm?"

Andrew felt as if his attack, like a stone sinking into the sea, had no effect whatsoever.

Yet at this moment, Andrew was not frightened but delighted.

Because he sensed Ivan's presence!

It was still the scale!

Andrew felt Ivan's presence from that scale. It seemed that the blurry female figure had dragged Ivan into that scale!

This speculation was soon verified.

Andrew suddenly found himself enveloped by the woman's gaze, his feet involuntarily lifted, drawn by an irresistible great force.

Simultaneously, that unfamiliar female voice sounded again: "You... also... get... in... here...!!"

She said to "also" get in.

Because not long ago, Ivan had already been sucked into somewhere by her.

As a Tier Four Deep Blue Guard, Ivan's physique was strong and resilient, yet even he couldn't withstand this massive suction, so how could Andrew? He was directly pulled by that invisible force!

But unlike Ivan, Andrew was being pulled over at a faster speed.

Because Andrew was not only being pulled over but also actively advancing!

You want me to come in?

Alright, I will go in!

Everything happened in a flash.

Andrew, half-passively and half-actively, pounced on the corpse of the desolate beast, and the mysterious woman's figure, who had long held the "Zero-Distance Water Cannon" in her hand, finally struck!

It hit the figure's chest directly!

"Ah...! You... who are you...?!" the figure let out a sharp roar.

Andrew showed a fierce smile: "Did I hit this time!" At the same time, he was more certain: this woman's figure emerged from the scale at his feet right now! That scale absolutely held secrets, from which Andrew once again clearly felt Ivan's aura!

He saw the vague woman's figure shrink back, seemingly intending to retreat into the scale.

Seeing this, Andrew's eyes flashed with determination.

Suddenly reaching out his hand, he grabbed the vague figure, like grasping a shadow.

Then...

Silently and invisibly...

Andrew, following that vague figure, transformed into a beam of light and plunged into the transparent scale, disappearing without a trace.

The underground warehouse returned to calm once again.

The corpse of the desolate beast lay quietly on the ground, as if nothing had happened.

After an unknown period, the warehouse door opened again.

It was Barbara, wanting to find Andrew and Ivan to discuss the specific details of dealing with Rose.

However, upon opening the warehouse door, Barbara saw that the large warehouse contained only the corpse of the desolate beast, with no sign of Andrew or Ivan.

She was stunned, furrowing her brows, "…Where are they?"

Andrew found himself in a world of dark red.

After entering the scale on the desolate beast's corpse with the vague woman's figure, his surroundings transformed in a whirl of light, and upon returning to his senses, he was in a completely unknown location.

"This place is—"

Andrew's gaze swept across the area, noting that both the sky and ground were of a dark red hue. The ground was extremely dry, with veins of magma sporadically erupting from the cracks.

Undoubtedly, this was no longer the Wildfire Territory.

It wasn't even in the Inner Sea Desert, nor the Flame Realm.

"This... this is... the legendary 'Miniature World,' 'Space-Time'?"

Andrew quickly thought of something, his eyes filled with shock and a hint of realization.

A regular "Storage Space" could only store non-living objects, incapable of housing living entities.

More advanced "Space-Time," however, could incorporate living beings, life forms.

Within the scales of the already deceased desolate beast's corpse, there was actually a desolate, volcanic scene-like space-time hidden!

"This explains why the storage space couldn't incorporate the desolate beast's corpse—" Andrew murmured to himself, "because the desolate beast's corpse contains its own space-time. And storage space, being of a lower level than space-time, cannot incorporate it!"

The question is, why does this desolate beast have its own space-time?

And what about the woman who dragged me in?

At this thought, Andrew lifted his eyes and looked forward.

About twenty meters ahead, he saw a woman's figure, crouched like a beast.

This time, Andrew saw clearly the woman's appearance—

She wore a Flame Warrior's armor, but the design seemed somewhat aged, not from the contemporary style of the Flame Realm.

Her features were incredibly beautiful. Not only more so than Selyme but even surpassing An Ya and Barbara, undoubtedly the most beautiful woman Andrew had seen before and after his crossing.

However, the dark red scales that covered her arms, neck, and the exposed skin beneath the shattered armor completely ruined her overall beauty!

The shape of those scales was identical to those on the desolate beast!

Andrew initially thought that this space-time was a cage, imprisoning the beautiful woman, presumably a Flame Warrior, in front of him. But seeing the scales on her body, he felt an inexplicable chill in his heart, instinctively overturning his original assumption.

Deep down, a terrifying idea emerged faintly.

But perhaps because that idea was too frightening, Andrew was momentarily unable to believe it or willing to accept it, instinctively telling himself, "It's impossible, it's impossible!"

He briefly closed his eyes, then reopened them.

Andrew temporarily pushed that frightening speculative idea to the back of his mind.

Because now wasn't the time.

The immediate priority was: saving someone first.

Ivan lay prostrate on the ground in front of the woman.

If not for the slight rise and fall of his chest, Andrew would have thought Ivan had been killed.

Ivan, and the ground around him, were full of blood.

Undoubtedly, before Andrew arrived, Ivan had already endured a brutal battle within this space-time.

The woman crouched beside Ivan, one hand pressing on Ivan's head.

Her hand was covered with dark red scales, the most severely beast-like transformed part of her body, completely unrecognizable as a human hand anymore.

"Let go."

Andrew spoke, his eyes turning cold, "No matter what kind of being you are, now, take your claws off my companion's head... remove them!"

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