Chapter 438
“Uh... what do you want to do?” The voice of the Pope echoed within the armor, as if she had finally grasped what Xia Er was after. She reminded him, “A sacrifice requires at least a complete extraordinary corpse of tier three or above. If you want to activate the node, I can arrange that for you, Your Excellency.”
Despite her words, the Pope raised her hand and forged a dagger, handing it to Xia Er.
She was curious to see what method Xia Er would use to activate the otherworldly node before them.
Xia Er reached out and took the dagger, holding it in her right hand while gripping the blade with her left. With a gentle pull, a line of blood appeared in the palm of her left hand.
【Spiritual Summoning】.
Xia Er looked at the otherworldly node before her and raised her left hand, pointing it at the node.
As the Spiritual Summoning was activated, her blood was drawn out, coalescing into strands that began to rapidly construct a blood array according to the pattern on the shield before her.
Xia Er held her breath, focusing intently, guiding each strand of blood to land precisely where she wanted.
Soon, an identical blood array, missing only the shattered shield, appeared before her.
The Pope stared in disbelief at the two nearly identical blood arrays, and at the swirling, fist-sized vortex of blood that began to spin in front of Xia Er...
“This is impossible...” the Pope murmured.
She had tried using the blood of extraordinary beings to replicate the blood array above, but it had been utterly ineffective. Other high-ranking members shared her view, almost unanimously believing that the shattered shield fragments were the key, rendering this otherworldly node unreplicable.
Yet here was the reality: the otherworldly node they had once deemed unreplicable was casually duplicated by the red-haired girl before them...
But the emergence of the second blood array caused the Pope's already wavering mental state to begin to tremble violently... She didn’t even have time to say anything before she completely relinquished control of the armored body, her spirit rapidly dissipating, distancing itself from the lifeless shell.
At that moment, Xia Er was deeply focused and unaware of the changes beside her; she was still feeling a sense of satisfaction at having successfully constructed the blood array.
It could be replicated... As long as she forged some fragments of that shield, she could create an exact 1:1 replica of the otherworldly node.
The plan was coming to a close...
“Is it fun?”
A hollow, ethereal voice sounded beside Xia Er, causing her to pause slightly.
“Is it fun? Helping, humans, invade... our world?”
It wasn’t the Pope’s voice...
This voice, like the An Chao and the system, appeared directly in her mind...
Xia Er quickly turned to look at the spot where the Pope had been standing.
The armor still stood in place, but the twisted patterns and molten metal were being rapidly eroded, revealing the pure white armor adorned with golden floral patterns beneath.
A brand new armored figure, nearly two and a half meters tall, gradually took shape beside Xia Er.
A familiar aura from the otherworld surged within the platinum armor, swelling and expanding.
What’s going on?!
Xia Er swiftly severed the Spiritual Summoning, causing the blood array she had created to rapidly collapse.
Logically, once the Spiritual Summoning was lifted, the otherworldly gate and anything that emerged from it should have vanished as well.
Yet while the blood array before Xia Er had disappeared, the platinum and gold armor still stood nearby, its golden, glowing eyes fixed on her.
Not something I summoned?
Why can it communicate with me?
Is it...
Xia Er suddenly recalled something.
Over in the eastern suburbs, there was a blood array drawn with her own blood, and the sacrifice was the “Crown Guardian” of the Order of the God of Order...
The entity drawn to the “Crown Guardian” sacrifice must also be a creature from the otherworld aligned with the “Crown Guardian”...
It must be it... But why did it come directly to me? What does what it said mean?
“What do you mean?” Xia Er attempted to communicate, “I don’t understand what you’re saying.”
“You deliberately lured me away... and now you want to invade my fortress again...”
The ethereal voice continued to echo in Xia Er’s mind.
“You’ve become as despicable as those flesh-and-blood creatures... Sadana...”
Sadana? Again with Him? Who exactly is He?
Xia Er felt a flicker of confusion, which the white armored figure seemed to sense.
“No... you are not Him...”
The armor slowly knelt down in the cramped space, lowering itself until it could finally meet Xia Er’s gaze.
This creature from the otherworld simply stared at Xia Er, who felt as if she were sitting on pins and needles, too afraid to move.
Its fortress...
The ancient castle recorded by the otherworldly node—was it this creature’s?
Indeed... From this creature’s perspective, the people of the Order of the God of Order were constantly disturbing its peace, stealing its possessions, and this had gone on for hundreds of years. No matter how many it killed, there would still be oversights.
“What is your purpose...” the voice of the armor resonated in Xia Er’s mind once more.
“This is just an accident,” Xia Er calmed herself, trying to communicate, “I didn’t mean to invade your territory. I just wanted to use this node to trap an enemy inside.”
“You want to... throw garbage at me...”
The voice echoing in Xia Er’s mind precisely deconstructed her words.
Xia Er: “...”
It seemed that if this conversation continued, the other party would conclude that she was not a good person.
But fortunately, like the An Chao and the divine servants, this one was communicable... That was good news.
After hesitating for a moment, Xia Er slowly raised her left hand, her wound still unhealed, with some dried blood remaining.
“Then... would you like some?” Xia Er tentatively asked.
Her words seemed to plunge the armored figure into silence.
It stared at the wound in Xia Er’s hand, remaining still for a long while before slowly raising its hand and placing its large palm over Xia Er’s hand.
“Don’t let it happen again...”
The cold metal of the armor brushed against Xia Er’s palm, wiping away the blood on her hand.
The blood that had adhered to its armor quickly seeped into the seams, and a faint humming sound resonated within the creature’s body, as if it were rejoicing.
So this is what it feels like?
Moreover, it seemed to have no desire to attack her, like the An Chao, nor did it take the opportunity to extract more of her blood.
Xia Er was certain that this was the effect of her 【Charm】.
Seeing that the creature didn’t seem inclined to cause her trouble, Xia Er relaxed a bit. After thinking for a moment, she spoke up, “My lord, why did you mistake me for ‘Sadana’?”
Having received some of Xia Er’s blood, the creature from the otherworld seemed to be in a better mood, its voice in her mind no longer as aggressive as before.
“The aura is somewhat similar... but not entirely the same,” it replied.
Another vague answer...
Xia Er decided to seize this opportunity to ask more questions.
“Do you not get along with the Order of the God of Order? They are extraordinary beings on the same path as you.” Xia Er continued to inquire.
“I have no interest in the church, and... why do you think they are on the same side as me? They are just a bunch of irredeemable marauders...”
As expected...
The subsequent paths of the “Detective” and the “Lawgiver” might not really be the “Crown Guardian”...
But why didn’t they lose control due to the wrong potion?
Clearly, the “Detective” potion is adjacent to the “Assassin,” and they can transform into each other, but why...
“The ‘Crown Guardian’ is a different path?” Xia Er couldn’t help but ask, “Why can a tier two ‘Hidden Hunter’ also transition to the ‘Crown Guardian’ path?”
“They are the two ends of reason and order, so they can naturally transform into each other...” The ethereal voice echoed in Xia Er’s mind, but soon it paused, a hint of confusion creeping into its tone.
“Why... don’t you even know this?”
“You are not...”
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