Earthling in Uncharted Dimensions

Chapter 310: Perishing World

But Lee recognised the woman next to Darwin.

Before he uttered her name, he took a moment to sense some changes in her.

"Freya? Where is your left arm?"

Lee might have never knit his brows so hard ever before. Because the woman standing next to Darwin was a former female knight known for her courage, and she is now missing an arm.

It was impossible for Lee to not see that her health had not been at its peak. Her face revealed tiredness which was veiled by a plastered smile.

"I..."

Freya wanted to speak but she could not come up with an appropriate lie. Thus she stammered and her attempt ended without lasting a second.

After inspecting Freya and finding her okay except for the loss of an arm and health issues, Lee's eyes turned to the person hiding under the hood.

There was no hostility in Lee Shen's eyes. But Darwin felt some misunderstanding in the atmosphere. Quickly glancing around to find no one else in the vicinity, Darwin turned to the man.

"King, it is safe."

The mysterious man looked at Darwin for a second and then nodded before slowly lifting his hood.

[No wonder the quest tab gave us a mission to save king Aizel at that time!]

In front of Lee Shen stood the supreme commander of the Venus Kingdom. Though Lee had heard about the king from stories and many accounts, he was yet to meet the latest in the legacy of liberators of the slaves.

The man was only slightly taller than Lee and had a majestic aura around him. The overgrown brown beard and the long and dense hair accompanying the thick moustache that joined the beard formed a beautiful facial feature.

King Aizel was the man with a well-defined physique. His mere presence could give away the vigour emitting from him.

The man had a pair of expressionless eyes. It looked like Lee as if they had seen all the sufferings this world could ever offer.

The staring competition between Lee and the king was disturbed by Darwin's voice.

"King Aizel, this man is Lee Shen. A cultivator. We can count him as an ally."

When Darwin spoke, Lee, for a fraction of a second, saw a golden glow in the king's eyes. He did not get a second to raise a question about what he saw when the king spoke.

"This man hides many secrets, and it would be troublesome to make him an enemy."

The voice resembled the tone of a caring father and a caring leader. It did not have a tonne of arrogance and modesty was brimming in those words.

Lee Shen, for a second, though whether this man here is the actual king or not.

But upon considering the accounts about the man, what Lee witnessed was perfectly normal.

The king quickly wore his hood and Jonit walked into the scene simultaneously. Finding Lee Shen talking to some people, he conveyed that they have made prepared dinner and asked him to come down when he is done chatting.

Jonit returned downstairs and the party of four came following his footsteps a minute later.

Before going down, Lee did not forget to whisper to Zena that he was going to have dinner. The Perrafin barely opened her eyelids and gave Lee Shen a quick lick before slipping into slumber again.

They went down and the gruel was served. The sailors and passengers as one large family partook in the dinner. Some ate less while some ate a lot.

Lee Shen slowly consumed the hot gruel served to him. Though it was exhausting to blow away the hot steam, the freshness of the gruel and its peculiar composition made his tummy feel great.

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8 PM.

5,978,050 Essence harvested.

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Everyone had dispersed into their private lives after dinner. The rooms were occupied and a few passengers have already slept.

On the deck, Zena slept while the cold breeze brushed against her fur. The coat of fur insulated her from the coldness and she had a tranquil expression while sleeping.

Next to her was Lee Shen sitting on the floor. Right to his was Freya and Darwin sat opposite to her. King Aizel wearing the hood was occupying a space opposite, Lee Shen.

Darwin showed enthusiasm while probing the past of Lee. Heeding his request, Lee Shen gave an explanation of how things turned out and how the things are now.

When it came to explaining the origin of the triplets and the Perrafin, Lee spew the story cooked by none other than the Dimension Sovereign himself!

Obviously, he hid the existence of the system, subspace, D, Hudson, Ruella and other classified information.

Freya inquired about An Fenfang to which Lee replied that she had already left for the continent of Intellus along with one of her friend.

For a second, her face showed vigour. But it was quickly removed by a darkened expression.

Lee had been suppressing his urge to ask about their past. Freya's swing of expression convinced him to probe about the topic fearlessly.

"Um..."

Darwin hummed for a second as he quickly scanned the surroundings. Other than a few elves and dwarves sitting and chatting here and there on the deck, no one was in the vicinity.

After taking a glance at the king's face, Darwin leaned forward and spoke hushedly.

"The world is about to perish."

But...

It was Darwin who furrowed his brows. Since Lee Shen was devoid of any peculiar expression, it was a natural reaction.

D and Hudson heard Darwin's words and chuckled in the subspace before turning away to be immersed in their personal stuff.

In confusion, Darwin gazed at Freya who also was clueless regarding Lee Shen's unanticipated countenance.

Freya was frail and as she tried to express her puzzlement, King Aizel spoke-

"Do you know anything about it?"

The King's words had confusion and bewilderment brimming in it. But he spoke in a calm and collected tone which was only audible to the four.

"I had a gist that the world might plunge into calamity in the future."