Chapter 645
After receiving a clear answer from Xia'er, Lei Mei Dai Si finally revealed a faint smile. Her memories were in disarray, and this confusion made her emotional expressions seem less like those of an adult and more like a child's innocence.
Lei Mei Dai Si completely abandoned her efforts to hold on. Her body dissolved into a shadow, rushing toward the blood-red vortex. The already precarious vortex collapsed entirely as she entered.
Boom!
A bolt of lightning split the night sky once more, illuminating the distant mountain of flesh that had already melted away by half. Xia'er faced the torrential rain, gazing toward the far-off "Sa Da Na."
This was the only trace left in the simulation proving that Sa Da Na had ever existed, but now these traces were rapidly vanishing.
In reality, Sa Da Na might still be waiting deep in the ocean, anticipating Xia'er’s arrival with a token, ready to hand over something she had preserved for countless epochs.
Though the item had not yet been delivered... the information provided by Sa Da Na was immensely valuable to Xia'er...
At least now, Xia'er finally had a direction to dig deeper.
That was the green brain in the ancient castle of the other realm... and the pure white armor that guarded these brains, which knew the term "Time Binder."
...
"What on earth happened?"
In the Deaton member hotel room of Bliss, a voice tinged with a hint of tears spoke up.
"Ai Wei Na, are you okay?"
Inside the hotel room, Ai Mi was curled up in a corner, her hands clutching her head, seemingly trying to shield herself from the spiritual pollution that had just assaulted her. The divine servant seemed to have borne a significant amount of damage for her.
The one who had just spoken with a choked voice was Adele, who was currently holding her head down on the bed, looking at Li Qi, her eyes red-rimmed.
And pressing her head down was Ai Wei Na.
Ai Wei Na had one hand on Adele's head and the other covering Li Qi's eyes. Her own eyes radiated a brilliant purple glow, as she bore the weight of heavy pollution alone.
"Cough, cough..."
After an unknown amount of time, Ai Wei Na finally coughed and withdrew her hands, stepping back two paces to steady herself.
Perhaps due to overexerting her abilities, Ai Wei Na's body was burning with fever, and her cheeks flushed an abnormal red.
Even though the purple glow in her pupils had faded, the bloodshot eyes still seemed to cause her pain.
The moment Adele felt the hand pressing on her head release, she sprang to her feet, quickly scanning the room before rushing toward Ai Wei Na, assessing her condition.
Overexerted from the potion... Ai Wei Na was already showing signs of backlash from the potion; they needed to suppress its agitation quickly.
At that moment, Adele had forgotten everything else and turned to her medicine box, swiftly preparing a potion for pain relief and recovery, which she immediately brought to Ai Wei Na's lips.
"Just rest for a bit... Ai Wei Na." Adele helped Ai Wei Na to the sofa, laying her down before quickly checking on Ai Mi and Li Qi.
Ai Mi... seemed to be fine, and Li Qi... also appeared to be okay, though she had fainted and had slipped into a deep sleep with Ai Wei Na's help.
Everything was stabilizing... but what had just happened?
Right... Xia'er...
Adele remembered something and quickly got up, grabbing her medicine box as she dashed out of the hotel, braving the downpour toward the seaside.
Today, Xia'er had mentioned going to the seaside monastery... she should be there...
The streets were filled with countless unconscious people, and some wandered aimlessly, dazed, as if their spirits had been utterly shattered.
What had once been a normal city had suddenly transformed into a bizarre city of madness. As Adele drew closer to the seaside, she caught sight of the massive mountain of flesh still dissipating on the horizon.
Gazing directly at that "mountain," a primal fear surged in Adele's chest. She forced herself to push the thoughts of it aside and ran toward the monastery.
This was the greatest chaos Adele had ever witnessed... but she knew that as long as she found Xia'er, everything would be alright. Xia'er would surely resolve everything, just as he always had.
Adele ran along the cobblestone path toward the bell tower. When she finally saw the monastery's structure, she quickened her pace, but soon came to a halt.
In the pouring rain, Adele held her medicine box tightly, her eyes wide as she gasped at the scene before her.
Before her lay a horrific blood ritual scene, with dozens of corpses arranged within a terrifying blood array. The bodies had been drained to the point of desiccation, their skin still clinging tightly to the remnants of flesh and bone.
Adele could tell at a glance that this was the result of living beings being drained of their blood and flesh.
Surrounding the terrifying blood array were a dozen or so high-ranking church officials dressed in ornate robes, all gathered around someone, bowing their heads in absolute reverence and humility.
One of the archbishops seemed to notice Adele's presence. She slowly lifted her head to look in Adele's direction, then bent down to whisper something to the figure ahead.
The crowd gradually parted, creating a pathway, and at the center of their attention was a red-haired girl, deep in thought.
As if sensing Adele's gaze, the girl slowly raised her head. Her calm, almost terrifying eyes swept over Adele, causing her knees to feel weak.
Adele trembled slightly in the rain, her soaked silver hair clinging to her back. In that moment, she felt like an innocent white rabbit who had stumbled into a wolf's feast, looking helplessly toward Xia'er.
Under Adele's watchful eyes, Xia'er slightly lowered his head and spoke to the green-haired archbishop beside him. Gradually, the crowd around Xia'er dispersed, and the white shadow completely enveloped the blood array.
Xia'er then began to walk toward Adele, step by step.
Adele instinctively lowered her head, staring at her toes... she had rushed out so quickly that she hadn’t even had time to put on her boots, and her white stockings were already torn by the stones on the road.
"What happened over there?" Xia'er stood before Adele, trying to soften his voice.
"Uh... Ai Wei Na helped me and Li Qi resist the spiritual pollution... she fainted, but now things are stable... and... I was a bit worried about you, so I came over..." Adele swallowed hard.
Now it seemed that Xia'er was the only one in the entire city who didn’t need her concern.
"Glad to hear that..." Xia'er nodded gently, saying, "Thanks for your concern."
"This place is dangerous; we should head back."
Listening to Xia'er’s words, Adele quietly raised her head, quickly glancing at the enormous creature on the horizon, then quickly lowered her gaze again, mustering the courage to ask, "Xia... Xia'er... what is that monster...?"
Adele instinctively felt that this monster was the root cause of the chaos in Bliss, and in fact, she was very close to the truth.
"She is a..." Xia'er hesitated for a long time before continuing, "an old acquaintance."
"Is she... a good person?" Adele looked up at Xia'er.
"Yes," Xia'er nodded.
"That's good..." Adele let out a long breath. Even with such a terrifying monster on the surface of the sea, she seemed to have no doubt that Xia'er would lie.
"What are you going to do? Aren't you coming back with me? Bliss is too dangerous..."
Adele wanted Xia'er to leave with her. To her, Bliss felt fraught with danger, far less safe than An Su City.
"No, I still have things to do," Xia'er shook his head, waving his hand as he walked toward the monastery.
Suddenly, Xia'er seemed to remember something and turned back to look at Adele.
Adele felt uneasy under his gaze, her shoulders instinctively shrinking.
"Are you... interested in blood alchemy?" Xia'er asked, looking at Adele.
"Blood... alchemy?" Adele blinked, momentarily unable to grasp how Xia'er had connected those terms.
"Something like... a fusion of the Transformation School and the Potion School..." Xia'er said, lost in thought as he spoke.
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