novelraw Chapter 402 Lush Greenery
Chapter 402 Lush Greenery
Chapter 402 Lush Greenery
The dim, yellow sky seemed to be stained with an old color by the yellow sand, or as if it had been painted into a chaotic mess by some invisible force.
What should have been a clear blue sky was now shrouded in a thick haze, its dim yellow hue like a bonfire about to burn out, emitting a faint yet eerie light.
The gale raged across the dim sky, like an angry beast emitting a low, roaring sound. It whipped up clouds of dust, making the entire sky even more blurred.
The clouds surged rapidly, carried by the gale. They would sometimes gather together to form huge cloud clusters, like a mountain about to collapse, only to be torn into pieces by the gale and fly wildly in the air.
On the ground, Xiao Xiao's blue skirt rustled in the wind, and fine, dense dust rushed towards her, causing her to instinctively raise her hand to shield herself. Even so, she still tried her best to look at the sky, wanting to see the source of the scene as clearly as possible.
Tang Zijun pushed up her glasses, which were rattling in the wind and sand, her gaze carrying a hint of scrutiny.
He could sense that a mysterious entity was quietly emerging in the turbulent air.
At first, a strange light flickered in the clouds, like a shooting star streaking across the night sky, instantly illuminating the surrounding darkness. Then, the light grew stronger and stronger, as if it were shooting out from the depths of the clouds. Under the illumination of the light, a portal formed from some kind of material particles slowly emerged from the clouds.
The portal has a strange shape; it points downwards, like a thick cloud opening its mouth, with fine lightning flashing along its edges, making it look from a distance like countless small snakes swimming in the clouds.
Inside the portal was a deep darkness. Around the circular portal, unknown particles of matter flickered faintly like fireflies, slowly rotating around the portal to form an eerie ring of light.
As the portal gradually became clearer, a spherical black metal slowly emerged.
As soon as this black sphere appeared, it emitted an eerie aura. Judging from the distance between the two sides, the black sphere was at least several hundred meters in size, and under the dim yellow sky, it looked like a meteorite suspended in mid-air.
Tang Zijun had imagined many possibilities, such as the other party directly summoning a group of intelligent robots, or Decepticons and Megatron, or even Gundam, which he could accept. But he never expected that the "He" the other party mentioned would actually be a ball.
The black sphere hovered in mid-air, surrounded by a faint halo that flickered with an eerie light like a ghost.
Through the surface, one can vaguely see some shimmering points of light inside the sphere, like countless stars twinkling in the darkness. These points of light are constantly moving and changing, as if observing everything around them.
The gale continued to rage, the clouds continued to swirl, but the black sphere remained quietly suspended in mid-air, seemingly undisturbed by any external influence.
This silence lasted only a dozen seconds. Soon, Tang Zijun felt a sense of being watched coming from the sky and quickly sweeping over the entire ground.
It was at this moment that Tang Zijun's eyes flickered slightly, and a sense of eye contact arose from the depths of his heart.
Although he couldn't pinpoint the exact location of the other party's eyes, he was certain that the enormous black sphere was indeed staring at him.
"What the hell is this? Is it a disc-shaped creature?" Xiao Xiao's grip on her wand tightened slightly, her tense face filled with nervousness.
Upon hearing this, Tang Zijun was about to say something when a muffled sound entered his ears, causing him to freeze in place.
That could no longer be called language, but a kind of indescribable clamor, noisy, disorderly, and maddening. Everything turned into a forbidden roar, and the buzzing noise even greatly impacted Tang Zijun's mind. At this moment, he realized that the other party was communicating with him.
However, this kind of communication has clearly transcended the realm of humanity.
Xiao Xiao immediately covered her ears, but this action had no effect. The loud noise had already entered her senses in another way, as if the source of the sound was not the other person, but her own head.
Just then, the rainbow crystal flower on Xiao Xiao's ankle suddenly burst out with dazzling light. In an instant, the azure radiance directly dispelled the noise echoing in her mind. Xiao Xiao and Nuomi managed to retain their remaining sanity just as they were on the verge of collapse.
At the same time, a calm, emotionless, and beautiful female voice gradually appeared in their minds.
"...Welcome to our world...People from another world...Please set aside all your worries...You have arrived in this new era...This...will be your only home..."
Tang Zijun frowned. "You are... the god of this world?"
The female voice seemed to be thinking about something, or perhaps she was surprised by the strange energy emanating from Tang Zijun and the others.
After a moment, the voice reappeared.
"...I am the guardian of the sacred temple...the sower of the holy garden...I govern the growth of all plants in the world...and bestow bountiful harvests upon people..."
"So yes... I am God..."
Tang Zijun's expression remained unchanged; he continued to stand silently.
My gaze swept across this desolate land, where the sandstorms from the heavens swept all the way to the horizon and disappeared into the hazy light and shadow.
Does it govern the growth of all plants in the world?
Does it bestow a bountiful harvest upon people?
On this land devoid of water, where even the surface is cracked and unsuitable for planting, the other party's words sounded so harsh.
"I can feel the energy emanating from you... it's something I've never felt before... your arrival confirms that the prophecy of the Great Creator is correct..."
"...Please forgive our somewhat abrupt invitation...it's just that we haven't fully grasped the knowledge about this other world yet...we are still in the process of exploration..."
Xiao Xiao cautiously moved closer to Tang Zijun, as if only in this way could she bring her some sense of security.
For a magical girl, protecting ordinary people is her greatest responsibility, but faced with this situation, which also involves "gods," she felt her heart beating very fast.
She wanted to say something, but gazing at the black sphere in the distance, she didn't know how to describe it for a moment, and could only focus her gaze on Tang Zijun.
He must have a way.
After all, he is the only Kamen Rider in the world, and the only one who can travel to the dream world.
Although she didn't know what kind of knowledge and abilities Tang Zijun possessed, Xiao Xiao had no choice but to place all her hopes on Tang Zijun in the face of this helpless situation.
Then, that calm female voice appeared again.
"We come with good intentions...and sincerely...hope that you will stay..."
Tang Zijun's eyes twitched, and a silver card appeared at his fingertips.
He didn't know why he was so nervous, but he was willing to trust his intuition about the crisis. When the other person said those words, he clearly sensed that the atmosphere around him had changed.
Although it was a very subtle change, just as animals can predict the weather and earthquakes, Tang Zijun's intuition for danger was also very keen, and his upright body tensed up slightly.
"You want us to stay?"
"Yes..."
This time, the woman's voice carried a hint of emotion.
"Life needs to evolve...civilization needs to communicate...the gates between universes will not be closed forever...we have found the key...you are our guests...together we will open a new era of life..."
"I don't understand what a new era is," Tang Zijun interrupted. "But what's interesting is that you say you're a god, so why is the land beneath our feet still barren even though you've already descended here?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.
Even the raging wind seemed to grow desolate, some of the sandstorms became docile, and the huge black sphere and the woman's voice fell into silence.
The eerie silence increased the pressure on Xiao Xiao and Nuomi, who stared intently at the black sphere in the distance.
"Brother Tang, you seem to have angered her..."
Halfway through her sentence, Xiao Xiao suddenly realized something. She immediately stopped and looked towards the location from which the slight tremor was coming from.
On the barren ground, in an inconspicuous corner, a strange color suddenly appeared—a tender green, like a firefly in the night, faint yet clear.
Immediately afterwards, several green plants emerged from the ground, their leaves still bearing traces of soil.
The surrounding ground remained dry, cracked, and lifeless, but this green plant was like a stone thrown into a calm lake, instantly creating ripples.
The grass blades swayed in the breeze, and soon, several more green plants sprouted not far from this one. Gradually, the green began to spread across the ground, from the initial specks of light to a large expanse.
The entire grassland began to spread across this barren land, and the lush green scenery unfolded slowly like a huge scroll painting.
The barren land was filled with green, and every blade of grass was full of life. Their colors were so vibrant, as if they were brimming with nutrients and growing vigorously.
A gentle breeze swept across the grassland, creating waves of green. Xiao Xiao and Nuomi stared in disbelief, their mouths agape.
However, the next moment, the human and the ferret noticed something was wrong. Although the area around them was full of life, they could not sense any natural energy at all.
Bending down to touch it, all I felt was the dry, cracked, and rough ground, without a trace of softness.
The seemingly real grassland was merely an image reflected on the ground.
The cracked earth remained unchanged; all the vitality and life were illusory.
But this false greenery continues to spread, as if it has its own will, striving to completely cover this barren land.
At the same time, that gentle female voice echoed in their minds.
"I control the growth of plants...this place will no longer be barren..."
"Because...I came here..."
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