Landlord World - Start with SSS talent-Chapter 237: Noan and Zeka

Noan didn't immediately teleport to 'Tuyết Đen' City; instead, he teleported into a secret room within this cave.

This room was extraordinary, resembling an empty underground chamber, without any entrances or magical means allowing others to enter.

That's right; it appeared to be a naturally formed cavity.

However, upon appearing here, Noan realised human hands or intelligent beings had created this place.

Noan used 'Hellfire' to illuminate the area.

He saw that this was an incredibly vast room, over four meters in height and covering an area of more than 1,000 square meters.

It was an ice cellar similar to the tomb where Carlotta currently resided.

Noan looked around; it seemed this place had nothing but ice.

Even the ground had a thin layer of ice, as if water had frozen.

Noan walked across the icy surface, frowning as he gazed forward.

Ahead, there was a key placed inside a column of ice.

As he approached it, a dark shadow appeared.

Noan wasn't startled; he gently waved his hand, activating his spatial talent.

The dark shadow was completely immobilised midair by Noan's spatial confinement.

At this point, he could see a mass of vine-like tentacles resembling octopus arms suspended in the air.

Noan felt it was peculiar, silently wondering to himself: 'Is that a monster?'

It would have been entirely normal if it had been an animal-like creature or something related to snow.

Yet, what Noan was looking at was a mass of vines.

It should be known that this world was entirely covered by snow, with no plants or animals able to survive.

This place was like a dead world.

And yet, in this dead world, a mass of vines was acting like a monster, capable of attacking him.

This puzzled him greatly.

Rustle! Rustle!

Sounds resembling crawling echoed everywhere. Noan frowned, waving his hand, and countless tennis-ball-sized fireballs scattered around, illuminating the entire place.

"What?!" Noan was slightly startled.

He noticed many tiny holes on the walls; from these holes, countless vines began crawling out, swiftly moving toward him.

Noan saw those vines moving independently, quickly rushing toward him like octopuses.

However, Noan was unafraid; he merely snapped his fingers lightly.

Snap!

The fireballs he had previously unleashed transformed into bluish-green specks of light, descending and enveloping the entire space.

Although they were flames, this fire only made the surroundings feel even colder.

When those bluish-green lights touched the octopus-like vines, they immediately ignited them.

The burning vines instantly hardened, as though frozen solid.

All the vines quickly froze, but from those small holes, more vines swiftly emerged.

It was as if they were infinite, and their numbers had increased considerably compared to before.

Noan frowned, clearly aware he couldn't stay here for long. However, he also couldn't leave without gaining something.

His gaze shifted toward the key held within the column of ice.

Noan spread out both hands, unleashing a spatial wave that expanded outward, blowing away all the approaching vines.

Woo! Woo! Woo!

Spatial waves echoed, and the vines seemed to endure immense pressure, instantly crushed into pieces.

Noan didn't hesitate, swiftly rushing toward the ice column. His fist, covered in a layer of spatial energy, punched toward it.

BAM!

His fist collided with the ice column, producing a sharp, piercing noise and countless shockwaves that struck deep inside.

Crack! Crack!

On the ice column, cracks began rapidly spreading, growing more numerous and forming a spiderweb-like pattern, covering the entire structure.

BANG!

The column immediately shattered, and Noan quickly grabbed the key before vanishing using his teleportation talent.

Right after Noan disappeared, the vines appeared to go berserk, attacking everything around them.

After a while, they suddenly withered, as though they'd spent days stranded in the desert.

Meanwhile, Valen, who was instructing everyone to prepare for the feast, suddenly sensed something, his eyes instantly brimming with killing intent.

However, this lasted only a few seconds, and immediately afterwards, his gaze returned to its original calm state.

He quickly departed, heading toward a room that only he could enter.

Valen waved his hand, and the doorless room suddenly trembled as the stones slowly separated, revealing a passageway.

Right after he stepped inside, those stones slowly closed back as though nothing had happened.

Valen approached a table, upon which a crystal orb emitting flickering rays of light rested.

Suddenly, a vine shot out from the crystal orb, heading straight toward Valen's forehead.

While witnessing this scene, Valen maintained an utterly calm and emotionless expression, allowing the vine to pierce directly into his forehead.

Smash!

As the vine entered Valen's forehead, his face instantly turned fierce, completely losing its former gentle and friendly demeanour.

"Damn it! Who is it? Who stole that key?!"

"AAAHH!!!"

Valen screamed madly. Fortunately, the room was insulated by multiple layers of earth and stone; otherwise, his screams would have been heard outside.

"Could it be him?" Valen clenched his teeth, recalling Noan.

However, he immediately shook his head, denying that thought.

"Impossible! He's just an ordinary landlord; how could he reach that room?"

"It must be someone else, but… who could have done this?"

Valen ground his teeth, so furious that his face turned red. Veins popped up all over his body, making him look grotesque, like a monster.

He looked toward the crystal orb, bowed, and said, "Master, rest assured, I will find the one who took the key."

After Valen finished speaking, the vine withdrew from his forehead, returning into the crystal orb.

He took a deep breath, then continued, "Master, I've found some individuals perfectly suited to become your followers. Just wait until tonight, and you shall gain more disciples."

"Hahahaha… hahahaha…"

…

As soon as Noan appeared in 'Black Snow' City using his spatial talent, he felt a chill run down his spine, as if someone was targeting him.

Naturally, he couldn't find the reason behind this sensation, yet he remained wary of it.

Noan looked around the city, and everything was buried under layers of snow. In some places, the snow piled up more than three meters high, covering numerous buildings.

Suddenly, the key that Noan held emitted a peculiar glow.

Noan frowned, silently thinking, 'Seems like I was right; this key indeed connects with 'Tuyết đen' city.'

However, how to use this key, for what purpose, and where exactly to use it…

These were difficult questions that he couldn't currently answer.

Suddenly, he realised he didn't have to struggle with these matters, because he had a radar capable of helping him uncover all the secrets behind this mystery.

Noan smiled lightly, then quickly teleported back to the previous cave.

…

"AGH!" Monica screamed when she suddenly saw Noan appearing in front of her.

"What the hell are you screaming for?" Noan frowned and asked.

"Ah! I... I'm sorry, but could you please not show up so suddenly like this next time?" Monica forced a smile as she replied.

"Where's Valen?" Noan ignored her words, glanced around, and asked when he couldn't spot Valen.

"Ah! Valen…" Monica also looked around but couldn't see him anywhere.

At this point, Noan became even more certain there was something extremely suspicious about Valen. He had just taken the key from that hidden room, and now Valen had vanished without anyone noticing.

If he couldn't see through an obvious detail as large as a mountain, he might as well feed his brain to the pigs.

Noan glanced briefly at Monica, then said, "Help me draw Valen's attention."

"Heh?! Why?" Monica asked, confused.

"Don't ask too many questions. Just do as I say." Without further explanation, Noan turned away.

Monica wanted to say something else, but in the end, she could only remain silent and sigh.

After all, Noan was far too powerful; in front of him, she didn't have any chance to resist.

Although Noan ignored Monica, Vylyss, hidden in the shadows, constantly kept her eyes on Monica.

Noan walked toward the corner of the cave, where a young man and a young woman in love were currently resting.

Noan smiled slightly and said, "You're Zeka, right?"

Hearing Noan's voice, Zeka immediately became vigilant.

Although this was the first time he'd encountered Noan, he couldn't understand why he instinctively found this young man extremely detestable.

He just wanted to kill Noan immediately—this was the only thought running through his mind upon seeing him.

Of course, Noan somewhat understood what Zeka was thinking from his expression, yet he didn't care.

Smiling, Noan continued, "I have an opportunity that can help both of us complete our mission. Are you interested?"