Demon Hunter and His Cabin
Chapter 345 - Chapter 345 Chapter 345 Shadow World

Chapter 345: Chapter 345 Shadow World Chapter 345: Chapter 345 Shadow World Legend has it that King Arthur had a total of 12 Knights of the Round Table.

Among them, the most famous were Lancelot and Gawain. In many rumors, the term “White Horse Prince” was originally used to describe Knight Gawain.

In one of the many stories passed down, there was mention that in order to fulfill a mission, Gawain had to marry an ugly witch.

After the marriage, the witch told Gawain that she was cursed to have two different forms during the day and night.

Gawain could choose to let the witch become a beautiful princess during the day, allowing him to enjoy the praise and envy of those around him.

But then at nightfall, Gawain would be faced with an ugly witch.

Conversely, Gawain could choose to let the witch remain ugly during the day, although this would attract some ridicule.

But when the sun set, the ugly witch would turn into a charming fairy with whom he could enjoy delights.

Faced with the two choices, the noble Gawain gave the final decision to the witch.

“Your body belongs to you, and you should choose your own way of life.”

Gawain’s answer broke the witch’s curse, and she regained her original appearance, becoming a beautiful woman who lived happily with Gawain.

Of course, this is just a small story that circulated on the European continent, but now, when he saw the image of the Mountain Woman, Roger suddenly remembered this story.

If this were true, then perhaps the Gawain of the past had met a Mountain Woman.

“You have kept your promise; now it is my turn,” said the Mountain Woman, looking at Roger.

“Ask your question, and I will give you a satisfactory answer,” the Mountain Woman continued.

“Alright,” Roger nodded.

“I would like to understand the information related to the Shadow Gate.”

“You discovered a Shadow Gate?”

The Mountain Woman looked at Roger with a strange expression, “Did you open this gate?”

Roger nodded.

“Since you have already pushed open this door, you shouldn’t have come to ask me this question because through the path behind it, you should have understood the truth of that place.”

“Shadow Path, what is that?”

“Strange, you don’t know.”

“Well, let’s start from the beginning.”

“Our world is diverse, and aside from the weird and unknowable Cursed Land, there are many other strange places in this world.”

“The Shadow World is one of them.”

As she spoke, the Mountain Woman lit a candle by the window.

The flickering candlelight illuminated the faces of the two and cast their shadows on the wall.

Roger turned sideways and looked up inside the room; their shadows overlapped on the wall.

Seeing this scene, he seemed to understand something.

“In the real world, different substances have their inherent shapes and characteristics. Even if transformation occurs, you can combine different materials.”

“But the entire process is also variable and dangerous.”

“This is what the Alchemists have been doing all along.”

“By a chance occurrence, someone discovered the Shadow World, where in that eerie world, everything seems to retain its original characteristics, but essentially, they are just shadows.”

The Mountain Woman turned and glanced back.

“And shadows can overlap.”

“This crazy experiment once gave rise to a multitude of terrible monsters. Gradually, people realized the danger, and the Shadow World was completely sealed off. No one can find an entrance to it anymore.”

Roger caught some hidden information in the Mountain Woman’s words.

“Are you saying that the original Alchemy was reverse-engineered from the fusion of shadows in the Shadow World?”

“More or less, it was only later that people began to summarize their own experiences.”

“Such crazy practices nearly destroyed our world, and many powerful Hybrid Beasts were created during that period.”

Looking at Roger, the Mountain Woman hesitated but eventually spoke up, “Whether Magician or so-called Bloodline Hunter in the Round Table Knight Order, have you ever wondered where these original bloodlines originated?”

“Could it be from the hybridization of humans and monsters?”

Roger’s eyes widened in shock. If what the Mountain Woman said was true, this piece of news was indeed explosive.

“That world was annihilated, not just the entrance, too many years have passed, and nobody knows what exactly happened back then.”

“That’s why I found it odd when you just mentioned finding a Shadow Gate.”

“Based on what you’ve described, if I’m not mistaken, what you found must be an abandoned Shadow Gate.”

“It’s much like a house, pushing open a door to enter a new area, but now with the world behind the door no longer existing, even if the door were to be opened, the difference between the two worlds would be negligible to you.”

“You needn’t worry about it.”

Just as Roger began to relax, suddenly, a head peered over from the side, bearing a face identical to the woman before him.

“Have you forgotten something?”

“Although the world behind it has been destroyed and the Shadow World no longer exists, some of the functions of the Shadow Gate are still usable.”

Roger looked at the woman who had emerged from behind and remembered the face that had been carried on the Mountain Woman’s back.

“What function?”

He asked with a hint of confusion.

“Consider it a sort of teleportation ability.”

The Mountain Woman answered, “When shadows overlap, parts of them exchange between each other, an exchange that does not affect their characteristics, but can serve as a guide.”

“By special means, this guide can traverse spatial barriers, reaching another area with a Shadow Gate.”

“But you don’t have to worry about this, too much time has passed, and the number of Shadow Gates left in this world can be counted on one hand. The likelihood of any information exchange is exceedingly low.”

“What you now have here is a Shadow Gate that at best allows you to conduct harmless little experiments, with minimal impact on reality.”

“So…”

Roger shrugged his shoulders.

“Should I just pretend nothing’s happened?”

It seemed to him an overly frivolous way to deal with the situation.

After hearing Roger’s words, the two identical faces pondered briefly and then nodded in agreement after exchanging a look.

“Yes.”

Through the slit of the window, Roger glanced at Henrik sleeping by the bedside.

Roger had thought there was only one, but it turned out there were two, no wonder Henrik was so exhausted.

Following Roger’s gaze, the Mountain Woman revealed a satisfied smile.

“Your friend is very interesting, if not for his bloodline, I might even think he was a member of a Non-Human Race.”

“I like him very much, and he’s also quite outstanding.” The Mountain Woman considered for a moment, “Given that, I’ve decided to give you an additional question as a bonus.”

Roger blinked.

“A buy one, get one free deal?”

“Er… No, that guy Henrik has killed two birds with one stone…”

“Seize the opportunity, it won’t last forever.” The Mountain Woman revealed a slight smile.

After thinking for a moment, Roger spoke up, “Can you tell me where to find the manuscripts of the Fairy Tale World?”