The six of them entered the Nether Portal one after another. With a flash of light, their figures vanished.
The three little ones watching from below prayed for their safe journey after seeing everyone enter the portal.
And the six who entered the Nether were hit with the pungent smell of sulfur the moment they stepped out of the portal. Immediately after, they saw the reddish-brown stone walls, the distant sea of lava, the strange trees growing everywhere, and even a few clumps of bouncing, reddish-brown slime.
The scene before them stunned the girls who had just arrived.
After a long moment, Aoi Kanzaki was the first to break, covering her mouth and dry-heaving a few times.
Then, Nezuko also began to dry-heave.
The remaining three girls were better off, though their faces were a little pale. How could they have imagined such a place existed in the world!
"By the way, I forgot to tell you, the Nether has another name—Hell!"
Lin Tian's voice drifted over eerily.
......
After the five girls finally recovered, they looked at Lin Tian with resentful eyes.
Unable to stand their stares, Lin Tian said helplessly, "I told you to be mentally prepared. This isn't a fun place."
As he spoke, he looked at Mitsuri Kanroji. He remembered that this girl had been very interested in this place before.
Mitsuri obviously remembered this as well, and her face flushed with embarrassment, not daring to look Lin Tian in the eye.
"Well then, ladies, shall we go directly to the Nether Fortress or take a walk and enjoy the 'scenery' first?"
Lin Tian asked the five girls with a smile.
Hearing his words, the five girls didn't answer immediately but huddled together to discuss.
After a long while, it was Shinobu Kocho who stood up and said, "We choose to go on foot."
The other four also nodded in agreement.
Seeing all five choose to walk was something Lin Tian hadn't expected.
"Don't you find Hell terrifying and disgusting?" Lin Tian asked with confusion.
Mitsuri Kanroji stood up. "Of course, it's terrifying, but we might have to come here again in the future. It's better to overcome it this time, to avoid embarrassing ourselves later."
"That's right, we're not afraid!" Aoi Kanzaki also stood up with her hands on her hips, though her face was still a little pale.
Nezuko and Kanao Tsuyuri, who didn't talk much, also nodded. "Right! We're not afraid!" they both said.
"Mmm~, you're all very brave!" Lin Tian looked at the five girls with admiration. He remembered how he had been scared back by this sight on his first visit!
Of course, that time it was because of the Ghast. He didn't know how they would react when they saw one.
With that thought, Lin Tian reminded them, "Alright, then we'll go on foot. Remember, if you hear a baby crying, you must keep your composure! Got it?"
Although they didn't know what he meant, the girls still nodded in agreement.
Next, Lin Tian began to lead the way, taking the five girls through a forest. They saw that one needed to wear a gold helmet for Piglins, and that you could ride Striders on the lava sea. Although the Striders were quite ugly, they were a good means of transport, and you could control their direction with a Warped Fungus on a Stick.
"So magical! These creatures that are a bit ugly aren't afraid of lava!" Aoi Kanzaki said in amazement, looking at the Strider beneath her.
"It is indeed very strange, but isn't this world just that unreasonable?" Shinobu also found it magical, but with so many magical treasures in this world, having such a creature wasn't that strange.
'You need to wear gold armor to see Piglins...' Kanao thought back to Lin Tian's actions when they had just seen those fat creatures. And at that time, Lin Tian seemed... very enthusiastic?
The group chatted and laughed as they traveled across the lava. Suddenly! A sound like a baby's cry echoed in their ears!
The girls were instantly shocked. A baby's cry? Could it be...
The girls' thoughts were correct. It was indeed a Ghast!
Lin Tian also heard the sound and quickly shouted, "Don't panic, everyone! This is a Ghast, nothing to be afraid of! It just looks a little scary! Everyone, sit tight! Don't fall into the lava!"
Hearing Lin Tian's words, the girls quickly composed themselves. The next second, a round creature that looked like a giant head appeared in their vision. Underneath the 'head' were several white tentacles, swinging irregularly. On its face were two deep, sunken holes—its eyes!
The moment they saw the Ghast, the girls' minds instantly shut down. This thing was just too much of a sanity drain, like something that had crawled out of the Cthulhu world.
Lin Tian, with quick eyes and hands, came to Nezuko's side and steadied her body as she started to fall backward.
Shinobu Kocho and Mitsuri Kanroji also fought back their fear, trying not to look at the Ghast, and came to Kanao's and Aoi's sides to steady them.
"Wh... what... is that?" Aoi Kanzaki's lips trembled as she looked at the Ghast floating towards them in the sky.
"That is—a Ghast."
"Don't worry, that thing just looks scary. It's actually complete trash," Lin Tian said, calming the girls' emotions.
Just as he was speaking, the Ghast happened to spit a fireball in his direction.
"Perfect timing." Lin Tian was just worrying about how to encourage the group, and this Ghast had thoughtfully come to offer itself up for death.
"Look out!"
Seeing the fireball flying towards Lin Tian, Mitsuri and Shinobu both cried out.
The next second, they saw Lin Tian raise his sword and easily hit the fireball back, just like... a badminton shuttlecock?
The girls saw the fireball fly back towards the Ghast. The next moment, the Ghast let out a wail—and died.
"Eh?"
Seeing the Ghast die just like that, the girls' expressions were all bewildered. It just... died?
"See? Isn't it weak? It can even be killed by the fireball it spits out itself."
Seeing the girls' expressions, Lin Tian also spoke with disdain for the Ghast.
"And it can be killed with a single arrow, so this thing isn't scary at all. It just looks frightening."
The girls also recovered from their shock. Now, seeing the Ghast die so easily, some of the shadows in their hearts were dispelled.
"It really is a weak creature," Shinobu lamented.
It had to be said, God was fair. He gave it a terrifying appearance but also a frail amount of health.
"What the~, so it's that weak!" Aoi Kanzaki had an expression like she was looking at trash, but her pale face still betrayed her.
"Are you okay, Nezuko?" Lin Tian asked, holding Nezuko in his arms.
"Mmm~, I'm a little better now," Nezuko said weakly, lying in his arms.
Although he could see that Nezuko was likely faking her weakness, Lin Tian didn't point it out.
"Let's keep moving, everyone. We'll rest for a bit after we get to shore."
.....
T/n:
If you like the novel so far, please leave me a 5-star review
I'd really appreciate it if you could leave a Review—Power Stones
patreon.com/Hard_Worker +50 chapters