The Elf Journey In The Western Fantasy World-Chapter 122: The Border’s True Nature

But inside the border, Eoryun didn’t feel any of the dangers described in the historical records. The wind inside the border was certainly strong, and he couldn’t stand it very well. The violent magic power that he accidentally inhaled didn’t seem to affect his meridians at all. The violent magic inside the border felt no different from the magic outside.

It was truly odd.

Could the historical records really be lying?

Although Eoryun knew that history was always written by the victors, something like the border shouldn’t be the type of thing to be rewritten. But if it really was changed, what was the motive behind it?

To cause more deaths, or to leave those who entered the border completely bewildered?

It was so weird that Eoryun just couldn’t figure it out.

After agonizing over it for a bit, he decided to push it out of his mind. He was too lazy to waste energy thinking about it. Once he found his companions, he would simply ask Illiya directly.

Illiya was practically a walking encyclopedia!

If he had a question, Illiya would definitely have an answer.

From this, Eoryun concluded that the elves might all be walking encyclopedias.

So he reasoned.

It was almost as if the violent magic power within the border realized Eoryun’s wandering thoughts and started to grow even more frenzied. The magic particles seemed to solidify, and whenever they brushed across his skin, they caused a slight stinging sensation.

Of course, for Eoryun, it was merely a minor discomfort, something he could easily ignore.

Eoryun’s expression was becoming more and more peculiar.

The border?

This was it?

Danger?

This was it?

The historical records must have been lying, right?

[ If you manage to survive after entering the border, then congratulations, you have successfully passed the first stage of the border. This stage is said to be the simplest among the several stages of the border. If you can survive this stage, your chances of successfully making it through the border will increase significantly. ]

[ Although it’s only a few percentage points, at least your survival rate has improved, hasn’t it? ]

[ Once you pass the first stage, you will immediately enter the second. In this stage, the magic will become even more savage. Compared to what’s coming next, the earlier violent magic will feel like a mere child’s play. In the second stage, the magic will be so dense it will become visible to the naked eye. When the magic brushes across your exposed skin, you will feel a searing, stinging pain. Naturally, you must be careful to protect your fragile areas—like your throat. If you accidentally cut a major artery... death will greet you with open arms. ]

Eoryun recalled the contents of the book and felt more and more like it was trying to fool him.

From the very beginning, something seemed off. Was the first stage’s magic supposed to be violent? Not at all—it felt no different from ordinary magic. As for the second stage, where the magic was said to be so dense it could be touched, when it swept across his skin, it left nothing behind except a faint prickling pain, like a needle.

By his reckoning, this was not nearly as intense as the illusions he had encountered before entering the border.

Those illusions had been so real that it was impossible to tell true from false—true seemed false, false seemed true, and true might be false while false might be true. You never knew when it was real or when it was fake.

By comparison, what he faced in the border now seemed like child’s play.

Eoryun made it smoothly through the second stage.

After the second stage was over, Young Master Eoryun felt a period of peace.

During this time, the violent magic no longer felt violent. It became gentle, its dense form starting to dissipate and finally merging with the air.

Of course, Eoryun himself didn’t notice any of these changes. The only reason he even entertained these thoughts was because that’s what the book said. Although he couldn’t sense it himself, he chose to believe the words of the book.

After all, he had paid money for the book—he couldn’t just ignore it, and if he didn’t put it to practical use, it felt like a waste.

Even if it was useless, he would force it to become useful.

After his mind drifted through all these thoughts, Eoryun began to recall the book’s contents again.

[ If you are lucky enough to make it through the second stage, then congratulations, you chosen one. You are now only a step away from the exit of the border. Are you feeling happy? Pleased? Thinking that victory is just around the corner? ]

[ Stop thinking that. The third stage of the border is considered the most difficult. The difficulty does not lie in the level of danger but in its randomness. The border can lead to any of the three realms: the Demon Realm, the Sky Race Territory, or the Dragon Race Territory. The border is unpredictable. How do you know you’ll end up where you want to go? ] freēnovelkiss.com

[ For those transported to the Dragon Race’s territory, survival meant first conquering the dangers of the Demonic Sea. The author wouldn’t go into detail about the perils of the Demonic Sea here. If one were instead transported to the territory of the Sky Race, and had not yet learned how to fly, then good luck to you! After all, all of the Sky people’ structures were suspended high in the sky. ]

[ As for the last location, compared to the other two, it was indeed the least dangerous. However, the Demon Realm was a place where strength was everything, and the hierarchy was exceedingly strict. Be careful, with that tender skin of yours, you might get captured~ ]

Remembering this wave symbol, Eoryun couldn’t help but shiver. He really didn’t want to know what that wave symbol was meant to represent; he had a feeling it wasn’t anything good.