A Man Like None Other

Jared saw the plants swaying in the painting while the shepherdess pranced happily across the slope.

The painting emanated the aura that Jared had sensed earlier on. It turned out that he had been feeling a pull toward this painting all along.

“D*mn it! We wasted this much effort just for an old painting?” Colin grumbled when he realized there was only a painting in the tomb.

Jared looked at him and asked, “Colin, do you see the shepherdess moving in the painting?”

“What? No.” Colin knitted his brows and asked, “Are you seeing things, Jared? How could the person in the painting move?”

Howard echoed his confusion, “What’s so special about this painting? Why would someone conjure such a powerful arcane array to protect it?”

Jared instinctively frowned when he realized he was the only one who could see the objects in the painting moving.

He slowly extended a stream of spiritual sense toward Thousands of Miles Away. It had scarcely neared the painting when a strong force pulled it into the painting.

world depicted in the painting. He could see the blue sky above him and

with spiritual energy, almost as common as oxygen was in the real

muttered disbelievingly, “Is this a dream?

surprise as he continued to survey

him by then and walked toward

are you

to reply. He did not know how

question with one of his

“This is Encanta Island. Since you’re already here, why wouldn’t you

Island?” Jared frowned upon recognizing the name. Isn’t Encanta Island the legendary magical realm? Am I really standing in a bona fide magical

ask the shepherdess more questions, she skipped away and promptly disappeared without

suddenly shuddered, and the next thing he saw was Colin in the flesh.

“What happened, Jared? You were staring so intently at the painting like a fool. You didn’t

describe what had happened earlier. It seemed like a dream, yet it was uncannily realistic. The shepherdess’ last