That's right, trapped!
Valkyries gradually recalled what had happened. At that time, it was tracking that faint fluctuation, constantly delving deeper into the lower levels of the conscious world—after crossing the boundary between the shallow and deep layers, consciousness would become difficult to navigate, not only having to fight against surging turbulence, but also the resistance would suddenly increase, as if struggling in a quagmire.
It was the first time it had entered such a deep domain, and it was extremely cautious in every move. If it lost its way, the likely outcome would be that it would never be able to leave. If it weren't for the feeling of that fluctuation becoming more and more obvious, it would have wanted to abandon the pursuit and return to catch its breath several times.
After all, the locked area was getting smaller and smaller, and it was only a matter of time before it found the entrance.
However, it decided to persevere for a while longer at the time.
Firstly, Haikezuode seemed dissatisfied with its behavior of soaking in the Mayfly Pool and resting with its eyes closed all day, especially since the Tower of Genesis had been successfully transplanted and humans had not yet reacted.
Secondly, it also wanted to figure out as soon as possible whether the changes in humans had anything to do with inheritance.
Valkyries never expected that as it approached the source of the fluctuation, the conscious world suddenly experienced a strong tremor.
The feeling was as if the silt instantly turned into a waterfall, or a huge crack appeared under its feet, and the viscous deep layer collapsed downwards as a whole. It didn't even have a chance to struggle, and was swept into the turbulence. After waking up, it found itself in this place.
Without a doubt, this should also be part of the conscious world, but it was uncertain whether it was related to that male human.
Through a corner of the window, Valkyries could see an extremely vast city, with buildings comparable to the Tower of Genesis, and it couldn't even see the end at a glance. Even the King's "Sovereign Throne" paled in comparison.
Another thing that made it suspicious was that if this place was truly the domain developed by that male, the other party should have noticed the existence of the intruder the moment it was swept in. The creator of the domain possesses omnipotent power, and since it was also a mortal enemy of humans, it was impossible for the other party to remain indifferent until now. Thinking from another perspective, if a witch's consciousness inadvertently intruded into the Sovereign Throne, death would probably be the most merciful outcome.
However, the problem was, if this domain had nothing to do with that male, then where could it be?
When the vibration came, it was indeed in the direction of the fluctuation source, unless it had been looking for the wrong clue from the beginning, it couldn't think of any other possibilities.
Valkyries thought for a long time but couldn't figure out the clues, so it simply threw these questions to the back of its mind—since it couldn't get the answer, it was useless to think more. In an unfamiliar environment, it only had a chance to get out of the predicament by adapting to the new body as soon as possible.
One thing was certain, its new body was far weaker than before. The injuries to its legs had not yet recovered, indicating that its self-healing ability was extremely low. In addition, the magic barrier was also ineffective. It hadn't experienced this feeling of being undefended for a long time. It felt as if it had returned to the beginning of the ascension ceremony, to an era when anyone could pose a threat to it.
Fortunately, it could still use magic and possessed considerable strength, which was somewhat similar to the Awakened of witches.
Just as Valkyries was checking its condition, footsteps suddenly sounded outside the door.
Then the door was pushed open, and two humans walked in with smiles on their faces.
It almost subconsciously wanted to pounce on them and tear the newcomers in half, but when its elbows were halfway up, it forcibly suppressed them with its willpower.
This is not the real world!
It reminded itself that when it was initially unconscious, it seemed that humans had saved it.
Perhaps these people didn't even have the word "devil" in their consciousness. If it acted rashly, it would expose itself instead.
"It seems like you're in good spirits, Valkyries xiaojie." The female lifted a corner of the quilt and checked its tightly wrapped legs. "As expected of a martial artist... being crushed by such a large beam without breaking any bones. If it were me, I'm afraid both legs would have been crushed into pieces."
"Is that how you talk in front of a patient?" The male glared at the former, then looked at it. "I'm your attending doctor, you can call me Doctor Gao. Judging from the x-rays, it's only a matter of time before you recover.
Don't worry, as long as you take good care of yourself, it will basically not affect your future martial arts competitions. Also, if you feel any discomfort, you can tell me."
Valkyries shook its head.
It didn't understand most of what the other party said. The best way to respond was to speak less.
Moreover, it noticed that these humans were very friendly, not at all like they were looking at aliens, which made it quite puzzled. Even without hostility, the differences between the two groups were extremely vast, how could they achieve such equal conversation?
Valkyries even noticed that the female seemed particularly interested in it, and her eyes never left its body.
"It's best if there isn't." The male who called himself Doctor Gao flipped through the booklet in his hand. "The association has a consolation arrangement in the afternoon, and I heard there will be a meeting in the evening. I've already turned down the meeting for you—those people are really something, wanting you to go in a wheelchair even after you've been injured like this, it's just nonsense. But it's impossible to refuse the consolation. After all, this hospital is run by the Martial Artist Association. It's basically impossible to not let them in. Fortunately, you only need to lie down."
"...Thank you," it imitated the human tone and replied.
"You're welcome." The male smiled. "By the way... it must be boring sitting here, after all, the association didn't bring your phone or anything when they sent you here. Why don't you watch some TV to relieve the boredom?"
Phone? TV? What are these things?
Valkyries was speechless for a moment, not knowing how to respond.
Perhaps the other party took its silence as agreement, and casually picked up a small square box from the bedside table and fiddled with it twice on the blackboard on the wall.
Soon, the blackboard emitted light!
"Then you should rest well." Doctor Gao waved his hand and left the room with the female.
Valkyries stared dumbfounded at the scene on TV, almost failing to maintain its composure.
How... how did they do it?
The picture on the blackboard changed again and again. Whether it was people or objects, they were all lifelike inside. If it was using magic, then there was nothing to be surprised about, but this was clearly not a magic creation. From beginning to end, it couldn't feel a trace of magic fluctuation inside the blackboard.
It took Valkyries a long time to adapt.
It discovered that the content shown on the TV was related to that small square box. As long as it pressed the "direction" button on the surface, the TV would show different things.
If it guessed correctly, those contents were probably closely related to this world.
This was an effective way to understand an unfamiliar world.
As it kept flipping through, a special word jumped into its ears—"Martial Artist Association."
Analyzing the previous words of the male human, it seemed to be a member of the association as well, or rather, was mistaken as a member of the association.
What was playing on the TV was an open space with a sea of people, the perspective overlooking from the air. It should be caused by magic creations similar to flying magic stones.
"Today is the third day of the Prism City attack, and rescue and cleanup work is still continuing."
"According to the association's announcement, the number of unfortunate victims has been basically clarified, but their identities still need some time to verify."
"Throughout the rescue process, many martial artists have demonstrated their extraordinary courage and responsibility, and have repeatedly gone deep into the evacuation wells to search for trapped people."
"Its chief disciple guarding磐石, Ms. Lan, even sacrificed her life."
"When she entered Well No. 4, she encountered an attack from a Fallen Demon. In order to protect her companions..."
Valkyries didn't hear what was said on TV later.
Its gaze was tightly attracted by the picture on the "blackboard."
Why? Valkyries felt a huge wave in its heart, why would it see this familiar yet unfamiliar face in the conscious world?
The Cloud Firmament Sect... shouldn't it have been destroyed long ago!