I became a vampire princess and then a dragon girl?

§199 White Jade Trail

"Hmm... So from now on I can't be with the hero anymore..."

After listening to Eve's introduction to the wonderland, Istina seemed a little unhappy.

"Okay, it's just for a little while. Why is Tina imitating Sith?"

"Hmm... because this way I can be kissed by the hero?"

"..."

Eve was completely speechless when faced with Istina's unconcealed answer.

"Well, it was just a little joke, but as compensation, can you let me hold you like this for a while?"

"Oh, whatever you want."

Shrugging helplessly, Eve gave up struggling and just hung in Istina's arms.

She doesn't like being hugged mainly because she feels that it will make her lose the initiative, but it's okay if it happens occasionally.

"Fufu, the hero is the best."

While they were chatting and laughing, the fog surrounding them had dissipated a little, and the ground beneath their feet had quietly turned into a path paved with white jade.

This meant that Wonderland had prepared for their arrival, but whether the two of them had triggered their own exclusive places would only be known after they passed through the courtyard.

"Okay, time to go."

"Hmm~"

As you go along the trail, the flat ground on both sides of the road slowly turns into a green meadow, and even into woods, streams, sand, lava, and snow. It can be said that all the scenery that can be seen in the world can be found in its prototype along this trail.

As the two of them went deeper and deeper, a pressure was put on them, and it became stronger and stronger.

The surrounding scenery also turned into various natural disasters, fist-sized hail, thunder like divine punishment, blizzard covering everything, magma rising into the sky, tsunami sweeping everything, and heavy rain as dense as a curtain of water. However, the white jade path they were walking on was like a dividing line and was not affected at all.

Different from the general pressure exerted by the strong on the weak, the pressure now exerted on them is more like the shock felt by ordinary people when facing the power of nature, a fear that comes from the instinct in their hearts.

"Tina, be careful. The pressure here will get heavier as you move forward, but it will disappear after you officially enter the courtyard."

Recalling the introduction in the letter just now, Eve, who was held in Istina's arms, reminded her.

"Ah."

With a slight nod, Istina continued walking forward, still holding Eve in her arms.

Although the pressure was not weak, both of them were capable of being on par with natural disasters, and they got used to it after a little adaptation.

But normally this pressure should be able to screen out a lot of people.

"It should be almost over."

While silently counting the various sceneries and natural disasters they had seen, Eve suddenly reminded them.

"Eh? Is this the end?"

"Well, according to the elves' records, the order in which the scenery on both sides of the trail appears is not fixed, but their total number is certain, and we have already seen them all."

As if echoing Eve's words, the lava and rainstorms on both sides of the path suddenly disappeared as soon as she finished speaking, and what appeared before them was a land of divine punishment.

Countless red thunderbolts fell from the void, turning the front into a thunder purgatory.

And this time, the white jade path under their feet was not completely spared. Although it was rare, occasionally red thunder would strike it, turning the white jade into nothingness, but the next moment the jade would immediately recover again.

Although the power here is somewhat similar to that of Istina, the power of the thunder here is much more terrifying. It can be said that even if all the previous natural disasters were added together, they would not be enough to withstand the impact of these lightning strikes.

If such a thunderstorm occurs over a city, humans elsewhere can prepare to rebuild.

As for the people who originally lived in the city? They didn't even need body bags, because there was no trace of their bodies left.

"These lightning bolts have the same properties as your magic, Tina. They both have annihilation properties. Be careful not to get struck by them."

Recalling the introduction in the letter, Eve gave a reminder.

"Eh? Ah! I see."

But for some reason, Istina was stunned for a moment, and only came to her senses after Eve spoke.

"What's wrong? Are you still distracted at this time? Even though it's not a big deal for the two of us to get hit, we still have to be careful~"

"No way."

Facing Eve's teasing, Istina pouted and shook her head.

"That's good, let's go."

"Ah."

While paying attention to the red lightning that could strike her head at any time, Istina recalled the reason why she was stunned just now.

After coming out of that trance state, she herself didn't understand why she was in a daze. For some reason, she had a very familiar feeling when she saw these red thunders, as if she knew that this power would not hurt her.

But this was unsurprisingly an illusion. After all, the defense she had set up was directly hacked apart, as easily as tearing a piece of thin paper. Not even a little bit of resistance was possible. If she hadn't dodged quickly, she would have been hit together with the brave man.

"By the way, Master Brave, is this red lightning also a natural disaster that exists in the world?"

Since this kind of lightning strike was completely random, after successfully dodging it several times, Istina relaxed a lot and began to have the leisure to talk to Eve in her arms.

This kind of lightning that can annihilate everything would be an absolute disaster if it were released outside no matter where it appeared. Just look at the defensive magic cast by Istina. Not to mention blocking it, she couldn't even do the most basic weakening.

It would be okay if it happened in some uninhabited areas, but if it really hit the city, it would be an absolute disaster.

"According to the elves, at least not now."

"Now?"

Catching the key point in Eve's words, Istina asked curiously.

"Well, such disasters don't exist now, but it is said that such annihilation thunderstorms really did occur in ancient mythological times."

However, Eve chose to keep something to herself and not say it out loud, which was that she seemed to have seen this kind of lightning in her dreams.

She had previously thought it was a scene from the Dark Ages, but now it seemed more likely to be something from the mythological era?

Ah, her dream is so confusing.

The activation principle is unknown, the situation after activation is unknown, and even the images seen do not provide a timeline. The identity of the characters in it can only be guessed.

Where did this rubbish CG animation come from?

§200 Courtyard

"When I think about it, the world of the mythological age is pretty terrifying."

After hearing Eve's words, Istina couldn't help but shudder slightly. Randomly spawning annihilation thunderstorms all over the world? What kind of hell map is this?

"Well, people living in the mythological age also had means of defense. Some ruins served as shelters."

Not to mention the distant past, the ruins that the two of them dug out in the Warcraft Danger Zone within the Kingdom of Wealth were also classified as an unfinished shelter after being investigated by scholars there.

However, the ruins were built at the end of the mythological era and were not completed. It seemed that for some reason, people at that time gave up the plan to build a shelter.

"But how far do we have to go?"

Returning her thoughts to the path beneath her feet, Istina casually asked Eve in her arms.

At this moment, her mentality was a little conflicted. On the one hand, she wanted to hold Eve in her arms for a while longer, but on the other hand, she couldn't feel the soft touch in her arms because she had to pay attention to her head all the time.

"It should be soon, right?"

Although the elves' letter did not say how long the final leg of the journey would be, Eve noticed that the pressure on them was almost stabilizing, which was likely a sign of the end.

Finally, after walking for a few more minutes, as the invisible pressure suddenly became stronger, the scene in front of the two people suddenly became clear.

As if passing through a barrier, the white jade path under their feet and the red thunder above their heads disappeared in an instant, and the place where they were became the starting point of a colorful little world.

This is a small pavilion with gorgeous decorations. The scenery on all four sides is different, as if spring, summer, autumn and winter are all gathered here. New branches sprouting, flowers in full bloom, red maple leaves, and winter plum blossoms blooming in the snow can all be viewed here.

And like the pavilions used by the nobles to hold tea parties in the courtyard, there was also a table and two armchairs in the pavilion. But the strange thing was that there were three cups of brewed tea on the table, and there was a missing chair in the direction of one of the cups. In addition, there were some snacks on the table, and the tea was still emitting a faint steam, as if someone had just been holding a tea party here.

But Eve knew that the pavilion had always looked like this since this wonderland was discovered.

As to who exactly held the tea party here, it has long become an eternal mystery.

Perhaps one of them is the Creator God, but no one knows what kind of existence the other one is who is qualified to sit with her.

There are four paths extending from the courtyard, leading to four areas with different landscapes, but no matter which one you choose, you can walk through all the surrounding scenery, the order will be slightly different.

If the newcomers are born in a dedicated place, they will arrive at their respective places after traveling through these four areas.

The method to return to this small pavilion halfway is also very simple. Just close your eyes, turn around and walk a few steps.

When you open your eyes again, you will find that you have returned here without knowing when.

"My lord, which way should we go?"

After taking a look at the tea on the small table, Istina didn't intend to touch it to be on the safe side, and instead asked Eve in her arms.

"Well, don't be so anxious. They've already prepared welcome gifts for us."

As she spoke, Eve shook her body to signal Istina that it was time to put her down.

"Eh? Are these edible? Is there really no problem?"

"That's what it says in the letter."

As she spoke, Eve took Istina's hand and walked to the table.

According to the letter from the elves, anyone who enters the Creation Courtyard can take a piece of dessert from the table and eat it, and then the small table and the chairs next to it will disappear. When people come here next time, everything will be restored, even the dessert that has been taken away and eaten.

Otherwise, these snacks would have been eaten out after so long.

Although these snacks look rather ordinary in appearance and are not at all as exquisite as those made by famous chefs, and even look like trial products, the effects after eating them are not ordinary at all. They can increase strength, heal hidden injuries, and many other effects. It depends on your luck which one it is.

If you are particularly lucky, you can even increase the magician's adaptability to magical attributes.

It's outrageous that an attribute that is basically predetermined by heaven can be improved with such a little help.

I don’t know what precious ingredients these snacks are made of.

However, the three cups of tea were an exception. They could not be picked up. They were like a phantom that could be seen but could not be touched. Perhaps it was because these visitors were not the ones they wanted to entertain.

"Anyway, everyone can just take one piece."

After explaining to Istina, Eve reached out to the small table and selected a snack that looked appetizing. Although she didn't care much about the possible benefits, she still wanted to try how these snacks tasted.

But the next moment she found that the touch in her hand was a little strange. At least the snack shouldn't be so hard.

"Eh?"

Looking down, I saw that her hand, which was originally reaching for the snack, was holding the handle of the teacup for some reason.

But Eve was very sure that she was reaching out for the snack. If she could still take the wrong thing when she was so close, she should just go back to her hometown and stop being a vampire princess.

It was as if the frame was cut short just now, and the original snack instantly turned into a teacup.

And it's not just her, the situation is the same on Istina's side.

At this moment, two of the three cups of tea were held by each of them.

By the way, Eve was holding the third extra cup, while Istina was holding one of the cups facing the seat.

"Y-Sir Yong?"

The last second, I was listening to Eve saying that the three cups of tea could not be lifted, but the next second, this accident happened, leaving Istina confused. She held the handles of the teacups and did not dare to move.

“…Let go and try again.”

Frowning slightly, Eve asked Istina to let go of the cup and retract her hand.

"Well... let me reach out and try again. Tina, please pay attention."

"Ah."

After saying that, Eve reached out her hand to a piece of dessert on the plate, and then...