Free Web NovelChapter 493: Chapter 280: Valkyrie of the Radiant Space (Part 2)
The woman’s voice echoed directly in Fang Zhen’s mind. A chill ran through his body as a jolt, like an electric current, shot to his brain. The hair all over his body stood on end.
’What’s going on?’ Fang Zhen immediately shot to his feet. Just as quickly, the woman’s voice seemed to vanish.
A sense of unease washed over Fang Zhen.
’Don’t tell me this is that new pseudoscience trend I’ve been hearing about... Did I just run into a "neutrino"?’
After a moment of thought, Fang Zhen’s gaze suddenly fell upon his left hand, which was covered by a metal gauntlet.
On his left hand was a ring: the Ring of the Dead, which he had obtained by killing the Forbidden Realm Gatekeeper in the Crystal Bone Realm.
Fang Zhen had a sudden realization. ’Could the reason I heard that woman’s voice be because the Ring of the Dead on my left hand activated?’
The ring could communicate with spiritual entities and the like. People used to call them spooks, but now the trendy term was "neutrinos."
Ever since Fang Zhen acquired the Ring of the Dead, he had worn it constantly, but it had never shown any effect.
But now that he was hearing this voice, he suspected this might be its true function.
Having figured this out, Fang Zhen tentatively reached out and placed his hand on the woman’s corpse again.
"What do you think you’re doing with your hands?" The voice once again echoed in Fang Zhen’s mind.
With his theory confirmed, Fang Zhen was no longer startled. He was beginning to adapt. He spoke aloud, asking, "Who are you? And what is this place?"
"I am Dale Sol. Those who know me call me the Valkyrie of Cassidya."
"This is the Radiant Space," the woman’s voice chimed in again. "You don’t even know that? How did you get in?"
’The name Dale,’ Fang Zhen mused, ’is unisex, but it’s more common for men. It’s not unheard of for a woman, just rare.’
Fang Zhen frowned. He had no idea where Cassidya was, but this woman called herself a Valkyrie, and the pride in her tone suggested she had been quite powerful.
’Of course,’ he thought, ’even if she was powerful, that was when she was alive. Now, this Valkyrie seems to be nothing more than a ruined husk.’
"Who are you? You still haven’t answered my question," Dale’s voice sounded in his mind again.
Fang Zhen could hear the impatience in her voice, urging him to answer. He just chuckled softly and remained silent, saying nothing at all.
After a few seconds of silence, Dale could no longer maintain her composure.
Dale demanded, "What’s wrong with you? Why won’t you speak?"
Her tone seemed a little frantic.
Fang Zhen was starting to understand.
He could tell that this woman, Dale, hadn’t spoken to anyone in a very long time. He wasn’t sure in what state she even existed.
’She’s been alone here for so long that she’s desperate for interaction. She seems terrified of solitude; if I stay quiet, she’ll probably panic.’
Fang Zhen said calmly, "You’ve given me too little information. I don’t know how to answer."
"Tell me more. Who are you? What’s your story? Why are you here? And why are you... in this state?"
Hearing Fang Zhen’s demands, Dale seemed to fall silent for a moment, as if to show her displeasure with his line of questioning.
But her long-held loneliness had created an intense desire to speak and connect. With someone finally here, she couldn’t bear the silence.
After a long moment, Dale sighed.
"This is the Radiant Space. I don’t know who created it. I just happened to get the coordinates to a subspace, which led me here. And here, I met many people."
"It was here I learned that there are worlds beyond our own. Everyone here faced a common problem: the threat of the warp’s chaotic power."
"Everyone here could travel between different worlds, as long as they could provide enough energy."
"Those of us with similar experiences formed an organization called the Holy Hall of Radiance. It was a mutual aid society, of sorts, where we’d share resources and information."
"But then, something happened. Some of our members were careless. They drew the attention of something from the warp—something suffused with Chaos Energy—and brought it back here. As a result, this place was severely damaged."
"And as you can see, some others and I died here. My physical body, that is," Dale’s voice continued after a brief pause.
"I had once acquired a gem that could preserve a soul. When my body died, my soul took refuge within it. That is how I am able to speak with you now."
Fang Zhen was surprised by this revelation. freēwēbηovel.c૦m
"What is a warp space? And how is it different from a subspace?" Fang Zhen asked.
"Oh, you don’t even know that?" Dale said, a hint of superiority in her voice.
Fang Zhen gave a soft chuckle and said nothing more.
Dozens of seconds passed in silence.
Dale sounded deflated as she let out a long sigh.
For a woman who had lost track of how long she’d been without a body, the prolonged solitude must have been truly unbearable.
So, even if Dale held a psychological or informational advantage at times, she couldn’t stand it if he simply refused to speak.
And right now, Fang Zhen was the only person she could talk to. freēwēbnovel.com
"Subspace and warp space aren’t the same concept. A subspace refers to a small, independent space that splinters off after large worlds collide."
"For instance, this Radiant Space, or the spatial warehouses some people use for storage—those are all subspaces."
