ATPnovel Chapter 3981 The Song of the Purple Moon (32) I choose to join!
Chapter 3981 The Song of the Purple Moon (32) I choose to join!
Chapter 3981 The Song of the Purple Moon (32) — I… choose to join!
Seeing Li Huamei's gaze instantly turn serious, Ah Xiruo knew that [Corybusch's] words must have greatly shocked her.
However, even a fool could guess that the replacement of the old and new eras of gods in the void is definitely related to the [shop].
Although her husband inherited the shop later, no one knows whether Boss Luo will do the same thing in the future.
As for the future... she could only leave it to the future.
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"...Alright, forget about any of that 'divine era' nonsense, that's all ancient history!" Ah Xi Ruo interrupted Li Hua Mei's reverie. "Right now, isn't the most important thing to solve the [Purple Moon] problem?"
“Xi Ruo, you’re right…” [Xiang Fei Hu] then let out a soft breath, nodded, and turned to [Ke Li Bu Suo], “I’ll ask you about the Old Gods Chronicles another time.”
Asking for advice or something...
The pink-haired girl, who had been constantly slapped in the face by Ah Xi Ruo the whole way, suddenly felt a little overwhelmed. "Hmph...that depends on my mood!"
Li Huamei gave [Corybusch] a deep look. An immortal who has lived since the Old Gods Era, his value is immeasurable... If Zhang Bolu were here, he would probably be willing to exchange half or even more of the Pirate Alliance's wealth for him.
A thought struck her: "【Coribusor】, what was the reason that 【Sea God】 fought against the Lord of 【R'lyeh】, even leading to the tragic result of one being sealed away, the other perishing, and the divine body being banished?"
Throughout the journey, [Cornebuso] was stammering and only managed to squeeze out a little bit of information each time she was proven wrong—in her words, she had been petrified for too long, and her soul had consumed too much of its power during its long slumber, causing many memories to be lost and become blurred.
Li Huamei agreed with this reasoning... After all, there was an extremely long transition period between the old and new divine eras, much like the creation of the world in a myth of an Eastern immortal race, where the world was surrounded by chaos.
After the transitional phase, the new era of gods officially began, and countless years passed before we achieved our current grandeur... In such a long river of time, even immortal souls would probably wither.
Ah Xiruo doesn't actually think that way.
She felt that the pink-haired girl was trying to save face for herself—that she couldn't win, so she said her soul was damaged and she couldn't exert her full strength.
At this moment, as soon as Ah Xiruo makes the slightest movement of raising her hand, [Kolibuso] will instinctively press her ears together. "...I really can't remember the specific reason, but it's probably something like fighting for divine power? Kalithopp is the [God of the Sea], and although the Lord of [R'lyeh] is a race of [Old Ones], he was originally born from the deep sea and comes with a part of the authority of the ocean."
Li Huamei nodded. It was indeed common for gods to fight each other due to the overlap of divine authority... especially in the [magic side], where wars between gods were even more commonplace.
"So, the fall of the Sea God was because he was no match for the Lord of R'lyeh?"
【Corylbuso】shaked her head and bit her lip. "They should have been evenly matched. The reason Karithorpe fell was because of the 【Weeping Angels】...not the ordinary 【Weeping Angels】you saw before, but the lord among the 【Weeping Angels】. Karithorpe was too arrogant, and that's why she was targeted by the lord of the 【Weeping Angels】!"
"The Lord of the Crying Angels..." Li Huamei's expression changed slightly. "Could it be?"
【Coribusor】said solemnly, “There’s no mistake. Besides the sleeping Lord of 【R'lyeh】, there is also the Lord of 【Weeping Angels】 here… So, do you still plan to go deeper? You can still turn back now. Forget about 【Purple Moon】, isn’t it better to be alive? I’ve only just awakened. Although I was sealed for countless years, I somehow survived the darkest fate of the last divine era… I barely survived. I still have a long life ahead of me, how can I possibly die here?!”
Ah Xiruo... *slap*
"Don't let that brat keep saying 'I'm your mother' all the time!"
"Are you ever going to stop? I only mentioned it briefly!" [Colibusser]: "I have my dignity too!"
Ah Xiruo immediately sneered, "If it weren't for your scheme, would it have turned into this mess? I don't think we've settled that score with you yet, and you're acting all aggrieved?"
[Colibuso] sniffed.
—The main problem is that this woman surnamed Long actually attacked, showing absolutely no concern for a young child who should be very popular in some large group… That’s just too much!
“Well…you can’t blame me!” [Coribus] suddenly became a little weaker. “How was I supposed to know it would turn out like this? That guy actually drew that spell without even thinking…you guys were trying to stop him, but it was too late…Anyway, you can’t blame me entirely!”
Just thinking about this makes Ah Xiruo inexplicably angry!
What kind of person is that? He's just someone who loves to watch the drama unfold... You pink-haired girl, you're the one who handed him a knife the moment he wanted to kill someone, isn't that exactly what he wanted?
"Alright, business comes first." [Xiang Feihu] had to step in to smooth things over... Anyway, she was inexplicably good at this kind of thing - in the orphanage she ran, she would encounter similar quarrels every day. "While the Lord of [R'lyeh] is not fully awake and is at his weakest, if we miss this excellent opportunity, it will be difficult to deal with him in the future... Similarly, the Lord of [Weeping Angel] should also be treated the same way."
"Lead the way." Ah Xi Ruo directly lifted the pink-haired girl up. "Don't try anything funny, or I'll force you in front of the [Crying Angel] and pry your eyes open!"
—Old witch!!!
[Corybusch] frantically typed something in her mind, and finally helplessly pointed out a path.
The two adults and one child then set off... Not long after they left, a small drop of water suddenly appeared on the ground of the passage... The small drop of water slowly moved to the bottom of the rock and miraculously turned into a small spring.
Glug-glug... It's the soft sound of a spring gushing forth.
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The passage is dimly lit, but even the "brightness" is just the faint light emitted by some microorganisms and algae, which doesn't actually play a significant role.
For Boros, who was moving forward with his eyes completely blindfolded, the source of sound was the true signpost guiding his way.
listen.
The faint sound of the spring gushing out was barely audible.
Boros frowned. "This way..."
It went toward the faint sound of the spring, leaving a barely noticeable mark on the rock.
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"This kind of mark again?"
The witch squinted and found a mani stone pile made of four pieces of rubble stacked on the side below a rock... This was the fifth one she had found along the way—since she started following the new helper.
Basically, wherever there's a fork in the road, the workers will make such a mark.
The witch chuckled softly, then squatted down on the ground without saying a word, slightly wiggling the mark she had discovered.
Xiao Meng asked curiously, "What are you doing?"
"Do you even need to ask?" the witch said with a wicked smile. "That guy left behind some guidance along the way, he must have been leading his accomplices... Although I don't know who his accomplices are, I have no interest in finding out. I might as well let them never run into each other."
"But why didn't you do something about it when you first discovered it?"
"You're so stupid!" the witch said irritably. "If it were you, wouldn't you become suspicious if you didn't notice the next mark for a long time? This is the fifth mark. After the previous four marks, the other party's vigilance will be greatly reduced!"
"Oh, I've failed!" Xiao Meng smiled shyly.
The witch dusted off her hands and pondered, "But this underground space is really huge... What could be inside?"
She had no intention of discussing it with Xiaomeng, and was just muttering to herself... Xiaomeng followed behind her with a smile and her hands behind her back.
Before they had gone far, a hand behind Xiaomeng snapped its fingers lightly.
The mani pile that had just been tampered with by the witch quickly returned to its original state.
"Hey, what's that guy doing?"
After walking for a while, the witch suddenly stopped—under her "surveillance," the tool suddenly took out a very strange piece of armor from a small storage bag and put it on.
The reason this armor is considered strange is that it is made of small pieces of mirror glued together... The witch has never seen such strange armor before.
What's the use of this thing? Can it be used to deflect attacks with these tiny lenses?
"It seems to be because of those statues?"
The tool-like figure only walked through a passage lined with many eye-covering statues after donning strange mirror armor... and its speed was obviously much faster.
What's so strange about these statues?
"Mirror?"
The witch hesitated for a moment, and the dilapidated [Star Creation World] slowly opened a door. Then, Xiaomeng saw a full-length mirror with four limbs slowly walk out.
Although she didn't know why the tool was wearing mirror armor, the witch instinctively felt it was to protect herself from the blindfolded statues in the passageway.
"【Mirror·Miriko】, release your mirror clones to block our sides!" the witch commanded directly.
"Yes, the most magnificent, enchanting, and irresistibly charming master of the Void!"
Upon hearing this, Xiaomeng blinked and covered her mouth with her small hand, letting out a soft laugh.
The witch's smile froze slightly as a wave of shame washed over her—oh dear, she'd forgotten to tell [Mirror Beauty] to shut up!
She rolled her eyes, and just as she was about to teach Xiaomeng a lesson for daring to laugh at her, she raised her hand and suddenly grabbed Xiaomeng's arm, pulling her towards her side!
At the same time, the floating cannons assembled behind him into special flying wings instantly released twelve beams of light, transforming into a light shield!
A slash came almost the instant the light shield was generated!
Bang——! !
After the collision, the light shield flickered on and off... The witch's expression also turned somewhat grim—this attack looked like a casual strike, but its power was astonishing!
The crucial point is that she was being followed without even realizing it!
Suddenly, a man wielding a strange lightsaber and wearing golden armor appeared—but the witch remained unusually calm upon seeing his true face, before revealing her anger!
"It's you?" the witch said in a low voice. "Sir, we don't think we've offended you. Why did you ambush us?"
"It's you?" Gerdav's expression also turned slightly serious—he had seen this woman, dressed as a noble lady in a court, wearing a lace eye patch, before when he rushed out of the rift... she even seemed to have greeted him.
At the time, Gerdov didn't pay any attention, assuming that the other party was just curious about what happened inside the temple space and had just caught him coming out to ask him directly!
Looking back now, could it be that when that woman asked me a question, there was some element of testing involved?
The [Holy Knight] armor he was wearing was basically the same as Eva's, the only difference being the men's version versus the women's version... At that time, the other party probably recognized that he and Eva were on the same side.
"Hey! Knight, isn't it incredibly rude of you not to explain yourself clearly?" the witch sneered. "Is this the code of chivalry... a sneak attack?"
Gerdoff asked in a deep voice, "What...did you do to Eva?"
The witch remained unmoved, even frowning slightly. "What Eva? Don't change the subject... Oh, I see, you're here for the treasure too, aren't you? In that case, there's nothing more to say. Let's see who has the best skills... Goodbye!"
The floating light cannons activated instantly.
Gazef snorted coldly, wielding the [Sword of Light] in his hand, instantly annihilating the light cannon. "Madam, please don't test my patience! I'll ask you one more time, what did you do to Eva!"
Miss Witch didn't answer at all. After a cold laugh, she threw out the assembled wings and grabbed Xiaomeng, instantly flying backward!
Ahead is the area filled with statues covering the eyes that the "tool man" just passed through!
This cramped space presents numerous inconveniences for her—the witch is more suited to open battlefields… Another day of missing [Hello]!
What's more, this male knight is clearly on the same level as the female knight she just defeated... What's the point of playing games?!
But at that moment, a dark red net of light appeared silently in front of the passage—the witch reacted extremely quickly, stopping her body just before she was about to collide with it!
At the same time, a figure appeared instantly like a ghost in front of the dark red light net.
A black tuxedo, gold-rimmed glasses, and white gloves!
"We meet again, you spying mouse."
—Claude!
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A bead of cold sweat quietly dampened the witch's temples—if it were just the male knight alone, she was confident she could escape, but with this terrifying butler added to the mix, she felt like she was going to die again.
"Lord Claude!" Gazef strode over. "Rat is cunning; don't trust him too easily!"
Caught between two attacks, the witch felt her heart pounding, her breathing becoming heavier and her palms damp.
Claude slowly raised his hand, extending one finger with a faint, dark red light gathering at its tip. "Tell me Eva's whereabouts, before His Highness arrives... and before I lose patience."
——Your Highness...Your Highness?
The witch's pupils constricted slightly. This butler was already terrifying enough... and behind them was a "Prince"?
This is truly the worst luck I've ever had.
She instinctively shielded Xiaomeng behind her, cold sweat pouring down her back, her mind frantically struggling...
Finally, the witch suddenly raised her hands. "Fine, I'll tell you, but you have to promise to let me go. Otherwise, I can't guarantee what will happen to your companions..."
"Are you threatening me?" Claude said expressionlessly, a red light shooting out from his fingertips!
The witch released several magical barriers in an instant, but they were all easily pierced through. Finally, the red light pierced through her shoulder!
"How are you?!" Xiao Meng quickly helped the witch who almost fell.
"Try getting exposed yourself?" The witch rolled her eyes, her face pale, then looked directly at Claude. "It's not a threat, just self-defense... If you're so capable, go find someone directly instead of asking me, right?"
Claude's fingertips once again glowed with red light.
The witch sneered, "All the damage I suffer will be reflected back to your companions. You're welcome to try it!"
The red light shot out again.
This time, the witch showed no intention of resisting at all. She opened her arms wide, revealing her heart... and even thrust forward!
Just as the red ray was about to pierce the witch's heart, it strangely twisted and then shot into the nearby rock... Claude narrowed his eyes and said indifferently, "Then, state your conditions."
The witch clutched her wound, her eyes gleaming with greed. "I came here for the treasure... Your strength is formidable; I know I am no match for you..."
“I don’t want to hear nonsense,” Claude said calmly.
“I can’t beat them!” The witch sighed. “So I’m going to join you… After it’s done, I will return your companion unharmed! Don’t worry, she’s in a very safe place now.”
“People really do die for money.” Upon hearing this, Gerdoff frowned and said, “Madam, I admire you… but do you even know who we are, yet you dare to say you want to join us?”
"Since we can't win a fight and we can't escape, we can only try to maximize our own interests, right?" The witch said indifferently, "What, do I have any other choice?"
Gazef shrugged, then looked at Claude.
“Claude, say yes to her… This lady is quite interesting.”
Just then, a melodious, mature voice, seemingly capable of melting anyone's heart, slowly drifted over... The next moment, in the witch's sight, Testarossa, in a white dress, with white hair and red eyes, walked over from beside Gazef.
"Your Highness!"
"Your Highness!"
Gazef quickly knelt down beside Testarossa... Claude also bowed with his hands pressed to his sides.
Testarossa simply smiled as she observed the two witches... but when her gaze fell on Xiaomeng, a hint of doubt flashed across her face.
"Have we met somewhere before?"
"No," Xiaomeng blinked her beautiful red eyes. "I rarely leave the house, and I don't know many people."
“Is that so?” Testarossa nodded, her attention returning to the witch. “I can let you join temporarily, and during this time I won’t ask you about Eva’s whereabouts, but in return… if something unexpected happens to Eva?”
"The worst outcome is death." The witch shrugged. "Of course, I'm afraid of death and I cherish my life, so you can rest assured."
“Death?” Testarossa shook her head and chuckled softly. “It’s more terrifying than death.”
At this moment, even the witch's soul trembled. This prince was probably far more terrifying than the Lord of R'lyeh...