171 Chapter 171: Dragon or Olm

The situation in the field remained tense.

The villagers on the side of Ta-Lo didn't let their guard down, still holding their bows and arrows, creating a heavy atmosphere.

In the middle, Ying Li was explaining to her sister, Ying Nan, why they came here.

After understanding their reason for coming, Ying Nan felt relieved and shouted to Guangbo, "Guang Bo, it's fine now."

Guang Bo looked at everyone with expressionless and waved his hand.

The people behind him, who were on high alert, finally put down their weapons, and the situation started to calm down.

Jack breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't afraid of the fight, but it would be better if they could avoid it.

The people and place here made him feel at home, and he didn't want to change that.

At this moment, Ying Nan walked behind Ying Li and approached.

She first looked at Wanda and Wenwu, then turned to Jack.

"Follow me."

After Ying Nan finished speaking, she led the group into the Tower.

Before long, they arrived at the lakeside.

Jack glanced at the deep lake surface, his eyebrows slightly raised.

"I already know why you've come."

Ying Nan turned around and looked at Jack and Wanda, pointing to the red gate on the other side of the lake.

She spoke in a deep voice, "In fact, you're not the first group of people who have come here. For over four thousand years, there have been people every year who were tempted by the voice behind the Dark Gate, thinking they could open that door."

"They firmly believed they heard the cries for help from their dead loved ones, urging them to open that door."

"But in reality, there's nothing there, only... monsters."

After Ying Nan finished speaking, she quietly looked at them without saying a word.

Wanda's face turned pale once again after hearing this. Her body trembled, and she almost collapsed.

Jack carefully embraced her, pressing her head against his chest, doing his best to provide her with warmth and comfort.

He knew that Wanda had always had a little hope for her parents, even after Ying Li had told her what was going on.

She really wished that what she heard was true.

Now, even without Ying Nan saying anything, she could sense that her parents couldn't possibly exist behind that door.

From there, she only felt endless evil and a voice full of temptation.

Ying Nan's words finally crushed her last bit of hope.

Jack shared in Wanda's sorrow and, as a result, his anger towards the entity behind that door grew stronger.

Damn thing.

During the time he was taken care of by Wanda in Sokovia, he secretly made a vow.

Anything that would make Wanda sad should not exist!

Those things shouldn't exist.

Don't think that physical attacks are useless against him in dealing with these so-called Soul Eaters.

Based on what he knew at that moment, the Soul Eater was believed to feed on souls, making normal physical weapons useless against them.

Jack had dealt with similar entities before. The Blackheart and his useless minions were no different from this Soul Eater.

The only difference was that he had dealt with them quickly and cleanly.

Not to mention the fact that he had already changed a lot and was more powerful.

Having made up his mind, Jack lowered his head and glanced at Wanda, whose emotions slowly calmed down.

He whispered, "Wait for me here!"

After speaking, without waiting for Wanda to say anything, he instantly vanished in a flash!

The sudden turn of events left Ying Li, Wenwu, and Ying Nan stunned for a second.

Then, their expressions instantly changed, and they looked around, searching for Jack's trace.

It was Wenwu who first noticed Jack's location. With a stunned expression, he pointed at the dark gate on the other side of the lake.

"He...he's there!"

As soon as he said that, both Ying Nan and Ying Li's hearts skipped a beat.

They turned their heads and looked in the direction he was pointing.

Sure enough, where there had been no one in front of the Dark Gate on the other side of the lake, Jack's figure appeared.

"This is trouble."

Ying Nan's expression changed frantically, and she turned and ran towards the village.

In a short time, a rapid bell toll echoed through the village.

The people of Ta-Lo were initially stunned, but then the village burst into chaos.

They were all too familiar with this bell sound.

Something big was happening.

"It's over."

Ying Li looked palely at her husband, Wenwu, feeling powerless as she gazed across the lake.

She had completely given up hope!

What have I done?

Her gaze turned blank as she looked at her husband.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault."

When hearing his wife's words, Wenwu shook his head repeatedly, saying,

"No, it was me who asked you to bring him here. It's my mistake!"

"I'm truly sorry that I couldn't grow old with you... Oh, right, you have the Ten Rings! You can escape! Go find Shang-Chi and Xu Xialing, protect..."

"No, I won't leave you behind!"

The couple seemed to be bidding their final farewell, while Wanda calmly gazed at the dark gate on the other side of the lake, seemingly unconcerned.

"Wait! That is!!!"

Suddenly, a slender figure appeared from the water below the platform.

Wanda widened her eyes in disbelief.

"That is..."

Ying Li also witnessed this scene, a glimmer of hope rising within her once again.

Perhaps... there's still a chance...

Ignoring the chaotic scene in Ta-Lo, Jack slowly approaches the Dark Gate in the mountain.

The massive gate was made of red scales, originating a strange power that Jack couldn't help but absorb.

His mind instantly cleared, and his vision became much sharper.

Discovering that this power had a refreshing effect on his mind, Jack became even more fascinated.

He paid no attention to the Soul Eater inside the gate.

This power was only unique, not particularly strong. He even came up with several different ways to deal with the Soul Eater.

The simplest method would be to strengthen the seal here or squeeze the entire sealing space using the power of space.

That way, as long as he didn't die, the Soul Eater wouldn't be able to escape or even communicate outside this door.

Similar to a fully closed pocket universe, leaving them inside to self-destruct would be a good solution.

He could also go to the trouble of sending these Soul Eaters to a different universe, but that would have disastrous consequences.

Who knows, they could come back one day.

Jack slowly raised his hand, palm facing the Dark Gate.

Just as he was about to take action, he suddenly felt something and turned around to look behind him.

As Jack turned his head, a massive head appeared in front of his eyes.

"What is this..."

He tilted his head, trying to get a better look at the creature before him, and his expression turned strange.

It had a slim body decorated with red and white scales, and sharp claws extending from its belly.

Its massive body, hundreds of meters long, floated in the air like drifting smoke.

And the head... it seemed somewhat familiar.

"...A dragon?"

Well...

Jack wasn't sure whether to call the creature in front of him a dragon.

It was far from the majestic and impressive Five-Clawed Golden Dragon he had imagined.

The creature in front of him, resembling a dragon, was more like an enlarged version of an olm.

Glancing at the fan-like crest behind the large head, Jack nodded.

Yes, it was an olm.

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