Whispering Verse

"I see, this is the path to demigods that Miss Carina has been searching for."

Standing in the thick white fog that seemed to be glowing, Shade thoughtfully held the cold oval ice crystal tightly. The extremely cold temperature stimulated his palms and reminded him of this special souvenir. It belongs to him after all.

Looking up in front of me, there is a giant tree connecting the sky and the earth in the white mist. The roots are well developed, the crown is luxuriant, and the tree patterns on the transparent trunks record the story of time and years.

Although there is no wind, the branches and leaves are still swaying in the white mist. The warm feeling washed over Shade's body and soul, driving away all negative states.

"But can Miss Chloe's journey really be repeated? Or, can someone else's path to being a demigod be repeated a second time?"

Shade asked himself, and then saw two leaves falling downwards overlapping in the swaying crown of the tree.

He overlapped his hands together, and in another feeling of loss, he raised them to his head to catch the two fallen leaves. In this way, he had four leaves of youth in his hands.

The shadow of the giant tree gradually became blurred, and the white mist in front of him also dissipated. But before Shade completely exited the [Time Corridor], "her" voice came to his ears:

[Outlander, the Father of the Infinite Tree senses the power of the Pantanal evil. 】

"Um?"

For a moment, Shade hoped that the tree father's power could directly kill the evil thing. Although this would mean that the nun's firewood would be gone, at least the battle would be much easier.

[Message from the father of the Infinite Tree:]

[This is the resentment of the birth of plants in the decline of the material world. 】

"That's right...that's really an ancient evil thing."

All the white mist in front of him dissipated, and Shade was still sitting on the stone beside the bonfire in the same position as when he left. At his feet were the relics and alchemy items he left behind. The two extra leaves and the cold ice crystal in his hand represent the end of another adventure story.

With Shade's return, although the coldness in his body and soul had been driven away, the terrifying chill at the top of the Silver Mountains was still brought out. He almost immediately heard the rustling coming from the lake. The sound of freezing ice.

Fortunately, the frozen area was only a small area of ​​the lakeside illuminated by the campfire.

[Outlander, you have returned to the present time. 】

[Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree": ]

【Infinite time protects you. 】

Holding two leaves in his hand, he was about to tell Iluna about the magical experience just now, but he saw Iluna holding the [Night Watch] high as if holding a silver torch, and walked towards the lake with a flushed face. Shade could clearly see the expression of struggle on her face, as if she couldn't control her movements at this time.

"Didn't I only leave for three seconds? What happened?"

Doubts suddenly arose in his heart. After the powerful miraculous element brought by the shadow of the father of the infinite tree disappeared around him, he almost immediately felt traces of another extremely terrifying element, which was the whispering element.

He heard the splashing sound of water coming from the snowy lake surface, and he heard the seductive laughter of beautiful women playing in the lake.

Even though he didn't see what was happening in the lake, he already instinctively thought of a beautiful lady naked and white, laughing and playing in the water in the dark lake with heavy snow. This weird scene not only did not make Shade feel scary, but instead made some of the most primitive human desires arise.

"oh!"

He jumped up as if jumping on the spot and stood in front of Iluna. The bonfire illuminated Shad's slightly panicked face. He stared at the dark lake with wide eyes.

A beautiful woman's head was looking at him in the lake with a smile. Her head appeared on the outside of the ice, as if it were the edge of a swimming pool. That beautiful face was located just at the bright edge of the bonfire. The light and shadow intertwined on the face, which could not be described with any adjectives. It was as if all the beautiful features in the world were concentrated on that face.

Shade saw the shadows of familiar girls in them, and even the purple eyes were very similar to the color of Luvia's eyes.

Looking at Shade with glowing eyes, he bit his lower lip lightly with his white teeth, leaving an inconspicuous red mark. The broken hair on the forehead covered the white forehead, and the water droplets on the wet hair slipped from the side of the face and fell into the cold lake water along the neck. People can't help but imagine what kind of charming body there is under the neck. posture.

The panicked Shade already knew what he had encountered:

"desire!"

He did not hide his hostility and panic at all. He had fully understood what the level 0 relic meant during the Battle of Fort Midhill. His body completely blocked Iluna, and when he spoke, he realized that his voice was so hoarse:

"Why are you here?"

"Long time no see, interesting soul."

The woman said in a slightly hoarse voice. In the snowy night, the white arms that were really shining stretched out from the lake. The big arms were placed on the ice, the forearms were raised, and the little fingers hooked the black hair wrapped around the ears.

Bright and charming eyes looked at Shade with a smile, but Shade could clearly see the greed in those breathtaking eyes.

"Father of the Infinite Tree, shouldn't I be protected when I complete my mission and return to the present time? Why..."

[Probably she is not hostile to you. 】

Shade didn't believe this judgment at all. He tried his best to cover Iluna with his body. When the seventeen-year-old girl faced the level 0 relic [Desire] for the first time, she was the same as Xia who was under the Aurora mansion in Coldwater Port. Morality is equally bad. After Shade appeared, she woke up a little and hid behind Shade, grabbing the corner of his clothes and lowering her head with a red face.

Even if she didn't look directly at her, the image of the "mermaid" had already penetrated into her heart just at that glance.

"Let me see, [Gluttony], [Greed], [Sloth], and now [Rage]. Not bad, really good."

The hoarse woman's voice continued. Her voice was extremely clear in the wind, even though the two sides were ten meters apart.

Behind the beautiful woman's head, a huge splashing sound came from the lake. Shade immediately thought of the mermaid's huge tail slapping the water, but then he thought that the "mermaid" in front of him was not a real mermaid. .

Shade no longer wants to recall the essence of [Desire].

"Can rage also be considered desire?"

Shade asked. The beautiful woman's head chuckled softly. The laughter teased the heartstrings of the two people present. Shade clearly felt Iluna trembling behind him.

"I'm here because someone called me. An ancient ritual that uses crystals of desire as a sacrifice. Before they used the ritual, they probably didn't know what they would call. After seeing me, they were very surprised. . However, those humans don’t seem to know what I am.”

She said with a smile, the water surface was undulating, but her smooth chin and arms were always above the ice, and her huge body under the water was stirring the bottom of the water wantonly.

Shade also had the special material "Crystal of Desire", and he had decided to sell it as soon as possible after returning home.

"What did they ask you to do?"

Shade asked, and desire really answered him:

"You gave some souls as sacrifices and asked me to stop those who tried to land on the island at the lake. But I knew you were coming, so I came directly to find you."

Biting her lip again, this look reminded Shade of Miss Chloe for some reason.

The black night was so deep that not even the falling snow could tell how cold Shade's heart was. Compared to the chosen one, he even thinks [Desire] is more difficult to deal with, but fortunately the other party seems to have no ill intentions this time:

"You don't have to worry. I can guarantee that there is no one more dangerous than me in the so-called 'test' that prevents people from landing on the island."

Shade couldn't imagine anything more dangerous than her.

"So, have you read the book I gave you?"

Seeing that Shade stopped talking and was trying to find a chance to leave, the beautiful woman's head smiled and asked.

"Yes, I read it completely several times and learned some practical thaumaturgy."

The chuckle was as sweet as a silver bell. Even though it was not his first time dealing with desire, Shade still felt the desire rising in his heart. No mortal can be completely immune to the influence of [Desire], even if Shade has the [Wise Man's Blessing].

"That's good, but I can't let you leave easily. Just like last time, interesting soul, please do something for me."

Shade nodded. The seventeen-year-old girl behind him gradually regained her senses, but still refused to let go of her hand holding Shade's clothes:

"What do you need me to do? Oh, there are many souls full of desire on the island in the middle of the lake opposite."

"Yeah, that's where it gets interesting."

A white hand wiped the lipsticked lips. While Shade's eyes were somehow keenly observing the lip lines in the dark night, the hand on the ice retracted underwater, leaving only the head still there. water surface:

"The soul with the strongest desire among them even attempts to peek into the crown of God's knowledge and wisdom - kill the chosen one for me and get his soul - you don't think I would make such a request, do you?"

Another chuckle, still so charming and elegant. But to be honest, a naked girl swimming in a lake in the dark night of a blizzard probably has an extraordinary charm.

[Desire] looked at Sha De with its light purple eyes, and her voice was unusually gentle:

"I don't even have to peek at your desires, I can see such thoughts on your face. But unfortunately, I will not interfere with the epic of the Sixth Age."

"So what do you want me to do?"

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