Chapter 624
“Cheh... I saved you, didn’t I...” The pure white armor let out a sigh, completely unaware of who had injured the other before the rescue.
It stood up and walked directly toward the door, glancing at the right side where a mass of “brain matter” lay, observing the shadow sprawled atop it.
As it caught sight of the shadow, the gears within the pure white armor momentarily stalled, and a torrent of steam erupted from the seams of its armor.
On the green brain matter before it lay an object shrouded in shadow. The steel left hand reached out to touch the shadow, causing it to begin to writhe.
A pale white arm emerged from the darkness, lazily draping itself over the fingers of the steel hand.
“What... happened...”
Not just the pure white armor, even Xiao Zuo was taken aback.
Wait, who are you?
Where did you put the injured An Chong?
“An Chong.” The pure white armor took a few steps forward, a metallic hum resonating from within.
As if it had heard the call of the pure white armor, “An Chong” poked her head out from the shadow, her gaze blankly directed at the pure white armor.
She was a girl with golden, slightly curled long hair, and her amber eyes were now hollow. After staring at the pure white armor for a while, she finally spoke her first word.
“Hungry...”
Her demeanor and state were not much different from just a moment ago, but why had An Chong’s appearance changed so drastically?
It had only been a short while since An Chong formed a contract with Xia Er... What had happened during the process of establishing that contract?
The past... had it been altered?
But why? There were no changes in the Otherworld... except for An Chong herself...
A multitude of questions flooded the somewhat chaotic mind of the pure white armor. It tentatively took a few steps forward, noticing the golden-haired girl momentarily freeze.
It seemed to hear a voice echoing in its mind.
At that moment, Xiao Zuo had already handed the necklace to An Chong, who merely stared down at the pendant in her hand, lost in thought.
Her brain, which had been dormant for so long, began to turn sluggishly, but the chaotic memories still prevented her from recalling anything meaningful through her mind and spirit.
She clung to the edge of the shadow, slowly rising to her feet, her insect wings unfurling behind her—revealing a terrifying insect abdomen and shadowy tendrils below her waist.
An Chong cradled the necklace in her hands, as if her mind was straining to remember something.
*An Chong? What’s wrong? Can you hear me?*
*An Chong? What happened to Sadana? How are you feeling right now?*
*Do you have any memories left? An Chong?*
Strange yet familiar voices echoed in her mind, and a blurry figure with red hair slowly solidified within An Chong’s consciousness.
It was her... that human child... she had summoned me with her blood...
A vague impression flickered in An Chong’s mind.
Blood... delicious...
Clack, clack—
She maneuvered her legs forward a few steps, slightly parting her lips, wanting to say something.
But at that moment, the voice in her mind spoke a familiar yet strange term once more.
*Reimei Daisi, are you okay?*
Reimei... Daisi...
A sharp pain surged from An Chong’s mind, as a figure blurred like a mosaic began to gain color...
It was a beautiful girl with long red hair, slowly turning her head, her melancholic eyes revealing a faint smile as she looked at An Chong, softly calling out, “Reimei Daisi.”
The two figures rapidly overlapped in her mind, and the maddening pain and murmurs made her raise her hands to clutch her head. She bowed her head, emitting a harsh, inhuman gasp from her throat.
Her mouth, which had been opened, was now nearly clenched shut, producing sounds through her gritted teeth.
“Witch...”
“Xia Er...”
“We... failed...”
“Great Cataclysm...”
“We... failed...”
She mechanically repeated this seemingly important phrase, but even An Chong herself had forgotten what it truly meant, or under what circumstances she had to say such words.
Only the words “Witch” and “Xia Er” intertwined in her heart, stirring an impulse to say them, and she found herself mindlessly repeating these phrases.
Meanwhile, in the wilderness, leaning against a large tree, Xia Er listened to the hoarse, hazy responses in her mind, lost in thought.
Chapter 319: The Obsession of the Pure White Armor (4000-word chapter)
The Great Cataclysm...
Failed...
An Chong... Reimei Daisi, what does this mean?
Did she try to reverse the Great Cataclysm in the Old Days?
It’s important to note that in the Old Days, those aware of the Great Cataclysm, whether Reimei Daisi or Hekate, had no intention of changing the future.
Reimei Daisi was more focused on altering Sadana’s individual fate and hoped to refine her potion research... So what did she mean by failure?
Did her potion research fail? Or did her plan to protect Sadana fail?
“What failed? Reimei Daisi?” Xia Er felt the flame in her mind that symbolized Reimei Daisi, inquiring within, “Can you be clearer?”
At this moment, Xia Er had already stood up, leaning against the sturdy trunk, her expression serious.
But Reimei Daisi’s memories seemed extremely chaotic, only slightly clearer than during An Chong’s time. The moment she attempted to recall the past, it seemed to bring her pain.
After a while, the flame belonging to Reimei Daisi extinguished, and another flame rose in its place.
It was the pure white armor.
It seized the necklace from Reimei Daisi, which was used to communicate with Xia Er, and a metallic hum resonated in Xia Er’s mind.
*What have you done?*
*Why has its appearance changed? It...*
*It’s actually...*
Perhaps due to the previous encounter with the “Time Binder,” the pure white armor chose not to continue.
Xia Er, too, was at a loss for how to respond to the pure white armor, as she was deep in thought.
“Sadana, have you found the ancient castle where you are?”
After a long pause, Xia Er finally asked the pure white armor.
According to the predetermined timeline of death, the frantic Sadana must have just found the Otherworld node outside the ancient castle and passed through the Otherworld gate.
But until now, Xia Er had not sensed Sadana’s presence, which puzzled her.
If she could see Sadana’s current state, Xia Er might be able to determine what had happened in the Old Days after her departure.
Moreover, Xia Er needed to understand what had transpired in the Otherworld to reignite the altar that had already vanished in the past...
The altar of Heini had disappeared when Xia Er re-entered the Old Days, meaning that after Xia Er left the tower, the past in the Old Days... had been altered by someone.
In this regard, Xia Er could only think of the new witch who had taken over the altar... guided by Salas.
Could it be Salas? Or someone in the witch academy from the future, who possessed the ability to alter time?
Though it sounded absurd, if someone truly used their own means to reach the level of Ascendant, altering time or history could indeed be possible...
*No, Sadana hasn’t found it; there’s no anomaly at the node.*
The pure white armor provided Xia Er with an answer, but after a long silence, it spoke again.
*Lord Xia Er, may I ask if you could take me with you next time you return to the past?*
This was a request; the pure white armor seemed to be asking Xia Er to sign a companion contract with it the next time she visited the Old Days.
*I can be certain... I can make more changes to the past... I remember having great power in the distant past...*
*My reason, my clarity, can prove all of this...*
The voice of the pure white armor seemed a bit urgent.
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