CHAPTER 626: CHAPTER 623: PICTURE BOOK ADVENTURE

The scenery before his eyes began to change amidst distortions.

It was still the same experience he had once had at Berenwich Railway Station.

Just a second ago, Ronald was standing in the port area, but in the blink of an eye, he found himself next to a building in the adjacent Whitestar District.

Clatter clatter—

Following closely, a carriage convoy that filled the entire street sped toward him, hurtling directly at Ronald’s face. Just like with Bradshaw’s Railway Guide, the maze illustrated book began to reject Ronald’s presence in its own way.

It was at this moment that a voiceover suddenly rang out in the air:

"Detective Ronald showcases his true skills!"

"Besides his detective work, he’s actually an impressive magician!"

"..."

"Is this even magic? It’s clearly Magic..."

Ronald slightly raised an eyebrow, flipped over, and leaped high, transitioning instantly to the top of the carriage convoy.

This was different from when he was restricted by Bradshaw’s Railway Guide.

Now, Ronald had activated the security Spell from "Origin of Species," so even in this maze illustrated book world, he still possessed physical qualities far beyond ordinary people.

An assault of this ordinary nature...

Actually posed no threat to Ronald!

...

However, the maze illustrated book that was rejecting Ronald didn’t care about this.

For the original text without self-awareness, it was merely constantly trying its own way to eliminate this intruder to its domain.

Swoosh—

So the next second.

Ronald’s vision twisted again while in midair.

Before his feet even touched the ground, he was transported from the streets of Whitestar District to a spacious square.

Plop—

Ronald was initially in midair, so his landing was quite awkward.

And when he knelt down and raised his head.

What appeared in his sight was a dark, round hole.

"..."

Ronald blinked.

The hole stemmed from a long cannon, which was connected to a trolley, and a royal guard responsible for lighting the cannon and firing.

—This was a ceremonial cannon used during celebrations.

Boom!

Just as Ronald realized this, a deafening noise erupted from the cannon in front of him, and a real cannonball shot out from inside.

The rejection by the original text was indeed fierce.

The timing was just perfect.

With Ronald’s current pose and position, he couldn’t dodge in time.

He was directly hit by a scorching cannonball and sent flying!

"Tsk..."

Flying once again.

Ronald’s cartoon-like face shifted in expression.

Being hit from such close range by the artillery, he inevitably sustained damage, but fortunately, the life force provided by the entire set of Spells in "Origin of Species" was enough to heal such injuries.

Only a hundred meters flew by in the air.

Ronald felt his wounds healing.

At that moment, he turned to look at the distant sky.

Thanks to the perfect positioning and altitude, Ronald could now see the shadows of gliders in the port area.

Less than ten seconds had passed.

The location of the Caster from the "Nine Commandments" hadn’t changed much, and there was still some time before successfully reaching the vessels at the port.

Ronald made a quick analysis in his mind.

If he could keep experiencing danger and teleporting at this rate,

he would definitely have a quicker chance of getting to the ship than this group of refugees.

Swoosh—

Ronald was still calculating probabilities in his mind.

The scene before his eyes changed again.

This time, however, what appeared before Ronald was not a direct attack from the environment but a lavishly dressed woman.

—Queen Dantrian.

—Had the labyrinth picture book thrown him here?

At this moment, the ruler of Springs had already dealt with the previous enemies who had come to ambush her, so she was continuing her ceremonial procession through the city streets with her group.

And Ronald suddenly appeared.

Obviously, it was a highly stimulating experience for some people here.

Especially for the commander of the queen’s Knight Order.

The next second after Ronald appeared, he conjured a red Light Sword out of thin air, instantly aiming it at Ronald’s head and throwing it.

"Wait!"

"This guy isn’t an assassin!"

A shout to stop the attack immediately rang out.

Meanwhile, Ronald observed the surroundings.

Honestly, with his reaction speed, he could have dodged the strike. However, before Ronald could even react, a high-ranking priest also in the procession intervened.

This high-ranking church official simply waved his hand.

A phantom, exactly matching the bracelet he wore on his arm, suddenly appeared in front of Ronald, directly blocking the red Light Sword.

"Priest, are you trying to create chaos by defying your superiors!"

The Knight Order commander responded vehemently to the church staff’s interference, with more red sword shadows instantly emerging around him.

Almost at the same moment,

The chief maid beside Queen Dantrian stepped forward, a powerful Magic Fluctuation immediately manifesting around her.

"Your Majesty, please..."

The chief maid clearly intended to protect the Queen.

But as she was about to act, Dantrian smiled and patted her on the shoulder.

"Calm down, everyone."

"This is Ronald Adler, a loyal and elegant gentleman from Gried. He isn’t here to assassinate me."

Under the artistic style of the picture book world, Queen Dantrian’s composure was as usual.

Probably because of the news Claudia had brought her.

After stopping the movements of those around her, the Queen even gave Ronald a slight smile:

"I can somewhat guess your current situation."

"Young man, in the world of Safe Arts, remember to take good care of Patricia, who although raised in the Nicholas household, is fundamentally a very naive child."

—Indeed, Her Majesty the Queen!

—Truly impressive!

Queen Dantrian’s response further convinced Ronald that there was a definite connection between the world of the labyrinth picture book and reality, as such powerful beings like Queen Dantrian could even break through these ’barriers’ to speak to him.

Ronald was about to respond.

However, the moment he opened his mouth, the labyrinth picture book determined he had escaped the crisis and once again changed Ronald’s location.

"Gurgle gurgle..."

This encounter was different from before.

Ronald’s vision blurred, and then he found himself in water!

Not far in front of him, a gigantic sea monster lunged towards him from the water, clearly not minding a festive snack.

"I just knew..."

Ronald smirked and then directly confronted it.

It was foreseeable—

He would encounter many such situations.

After all, to continue in this labyrinth picture book world, dealing with all sorts of incredible monsters or crises was always inevitable...