Chapter 603
Just a moment ago, Lei Mei Dai Si had mentioned staying behind to handle the aftermath, which was clearly an interference with the "seeds" and the power of pathways. It seemed that the only option left was the Dark School.
“No, no,” Lei Mei Dai Si shook her head and said, “I come from a more obscure school, and so far, I’m the only one... I’ve even forgotten who founded it.”
“What school is that?” Xia Er asked.
“The School of Annihilation,” Lei Mei Dai Si replied with a faint smile.
Xia Er remained silent, waiting for Lei Mei Dai Si to elaborate on her stance.
“I believe all the ‘seeds’ should be contained and managed uniformly,” Lei Mei Dai Si’s smile faded, and she spoke seriously. “These are powers that ascenders cannot control.”
“The ‘seeds’ should be contained, and potions can serve as substitutes. This way, one can gain power while eliminating the influence of faith and the whispers of the ‘seeds’ themselves.”
Containment... “Uniqueness”?
In an instant, it felt as if a lightning bolt had struck Xia Er’s mind, illuminating answers to questions she had previously found incomprehensible.
She seemed to understand why the Otherworld existed.
Xia Er began to grasp why she hadn’t seen a single living ascender in reality.
Those ascenders, that “uniqueness”... they were all in the Otherworld, including Lei Mei Dai Si herself.
“Lei Mei Dai Si... don’t talk about this with anyone else,” Sa Da Na reminded from the side. “You have no idea how angry the professor was the last time he heard you say this... it’s completely fanciful.”
Xia Er fixed her gaze on Lei Mei Dai Si, her eyes flickering.
From Xia Er’s expression, it seemed that Lei Mei Dai Si understood something.
The seriousness on Lei Mei Dai Si’s face gradually faded, replaced by a smile.
“Let’s go. It’s time to handle the aftermath.”
Lei Mei Dai Si didn’t ask Xia Er any more questions; she simply snapped her fingers, and a shadowy portal appeared before her.
As she was about to step through the shadowy door, Lei Mei Dai Si glanced back at Xia Er, as if recalling something. She asked, “Which school do you lean towards?”
“I... don’t know,” Xia Er shook her head.
“It’s simple. I’ll give you a question, and you just follow your heart,” Lei Mei Dai Si said after a moment’s thought. “If I contain the ‘seeds,’ what will remain on the other side is nothing but chaos.”
“The blood rain has infected all living beings inside; they will turn into monsters that only know how to kill... They will scatter in all directions until the entire realm of death becomes a wasteland, only to be stopped when it spreads to the territories of other ‘cohabitants.’”
“In this situation, Miss Witch, would you choose to observe? Or intervene, selecting a new successor for the ‘seeds’ and reconstructing the faith and order here?”
Lei Mei Dai Si looked at Xia Er, clearly eager for her answer.
The witch could traverse time as an ascender, and her power of “seeds” was something even Lei Mei Dai Si had never seen... It could be said that the witch’s preferences influenced everything in the future.
If the witch leaned towards balance, the future might remain as it is now—a world of desolation, littered with bones.
If the witch leaned towards intervention, the future could become a vast power controlling every deity and every pathway.
Thus, Lei Mei Dai Si was very much looking forward to the witch’s answer.
At that moment, Xia Er hesitated slightly upon hearing Lei Mei Dai Si’s question.
If it were reality, and a city’s inhabitants were infected by a virus that turned them into monsters, and these viruses continued to spread, causing greater casualties... even extraordinary beings carrying the virus could go out and kill...
“I would kill everyone in the city,” Xia Er replied, looking at Lei Mei Dai Si. “I’d contain the death to this small area.”
Upon hearing Xia Er’s answer, Lei Mei Dai Si’s gaze flickered slightly, then she smiled and nodded. “Then you’re quite suited for the School of Annihilation, solving the problem at its root.”
With that, Lei Mei Dai Si stepped directly into the shadowy portal, leaving Xia Er, Sa Da Na, and the fallen Sa Le Si behind.
Not long after Lei Mei Dai Si left, Xia Er slowly turned to look at Sa Da Na.
Just moments ago, Sa Da Na had been immersed in Xia Er’s theory of the “murderous maniac” slaughtering the city, but now, under Xia Er’s cold gaze, she trembled, suddenly realizing something.
She seemed to have lost Lei Mei Dai Si’s protection.
Sa Da Na looked at the red-haired witch with icy eyes, swallowing hard.
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Chapter 309: Light in a Chaotic World, Tower Academy (6552 words)
*Snap—*
Xia Er took a step forward.
Such a simple action, yet to Sa Da Na, it felt as if she had encountered the earlier scene again. She immediately turned and ran, hiding behind the two-headed lion, peeking out cautiously.
However, Xia Er had no intention of targeting Sa Da Na again; she walked over to the fallen Sa Le Si, examining her condition.
Initially, when Xia Er realized that the brown-haired woman was Sa Da Na, she had indeed felt a surge of murderous intent.
But the Dark Worm and Lei Mei Dai Si were clearly protecting Sa Da Na, preventing Xia Er’s assassination attempt from taking effect.
Yet, during her conversation with Lei Mei Dai Si, as Xia Er learned more information, she gradually set aside her immediate desire to kill Sa Da Na.
There were countless crazed beings in the Otherworld; losing Sa Da Na wouldn’t make a difference.
Lei Mei Dai Si and the powerful force behind her, the Tower, were clearly a significant power in the Old Days.
If Xia Er could establish some cooperation or trade with Lei Mei Dai Si, the past Dark Worm, it might yield greater benefits than simply killing Sa Da Na.
She had to attempt to forge more cooperation with Lei Mei Dai Si, exchanging more information. In this context, directly killing Sa Da Na would be a poor choice.
If, in the end, there was truly no hope of resolving the Sa Da Na situation, Xia Er would still not hesitate to consider killing her as a last resort.
Although the Dark Worm had subconsciously helped Sa Da Na block attacks before, if given a direct command under Xia Er’s “Companion Contract,” it would turn around to help her fend off Lei Mei Dai Si.
At this moment, Sa Da Na was merely an ordinary person with extraordinary mental abilities; she wasn’t even a Transcender. Without Lei Mei Dai Si’s protection, she wouldn’t be able to withstand Xia Er’s assault.
Moreover, Xia Er was beginning to grow curious... how did the Sa Da Na of the Old Days become connected to her?
Many beings from the Otherworld had instinctively mistaken her for Sa Da Na upon seeing her...
Xia Er couldn’t help but recall her plans before entering the Old Days.
To find herself a “proxy” or to symbolize the “deity” of the secret organization.
As far as Xia Er knew, the “Glorious Bishop” of the “Ascetic” pathway was a rank that used symbolism as a means of ritual reproduction.
Whether it was the first encounter with Xiu or later with the pirate bishop of the Holy Arrival Sect, Bra Ge, both had erased their individuality, turning themselves into symbols or representations of a church.
What about this Sa Da Na... did she later join her organization? Or did she become her proxy?
Or perhaps... the “Time Binder” that the system has always mentioned, the one who might be the previous owner of the watch’s “uniqueness,” is Sa Da Na’s proxy?
Any of these possibilities could exist, and Xia Er was uncertain about what would truly happen in the Old Days.
This was a chaotic and tumultuous world, where the death of millions was merely a thought of the deities. Countless different civilizations and ideologies collided here, and Xia Er had only explored the “Abyss” and the “Realm of Death.”
Perhaps, within the Old Days, some civilization had already advanced to an extremely sophisticated level...
For instance, the Tower Academy.
Xia Er had previously glimpsed scenes that might belong to the Tower Academy through that feather quill—the “Touch of Fate’s Betrayal”—where there were even various intricate instruments, and even something akin to shadowless lamps, indicating that some aspects of technology were indeed highly developed.
Moreover, Xia Er’s mind was filled with some vague speculations.
These speculations were based on what Lei Mei Dai Si had said about the School of Annihilation.
The founder of this school was not Lei Mei Dai Si; who was that founder? Why did the future reality align so closely with that founder’s vision?
Xia Er wanted to learn more about the thoughts of the School of Annihilation, especially those of the founder. Perhaps understanding them would reveal some hidden truths.
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