Whispering Verse

In the thick cotton-like white mist, as the perspective gradually narrowed, the illusory giant tree that seemed to connect the sky and the earth appeared in front of Sha De again.

Every time you see the shadow left by the father of the infinite tree, it means that an adventure has completely come to an end. Those people and those stories will be submerged in the dust and corners of history, and Shade, who has witnessed each story, is just like the countless growth rings on the giant tree that record history, and he only records it all.

Every time I see the shadow left by the father of the infinite tree, I have a completely different mood. But at least this time, Shade felt less melancholy, because he knew that his new friends would all have relatively good endings.

Sister Perry performed meritorious deeds before her death, and Mr. Lyman successfully married a girl with animal characteristics and passed on his bloodline to the Sixth Age. Although Shade did not know the history of Witch Bletchett, the thirteenth-level witch was an extremely powerful existence even in the fifth era known as the Witch Era, so there was no need to worry too much about her future.

"Walking through history and witnessing this story has never changed anything that has happened. What is the meaning of all this?"

[Don’t you already have a guess? 】

"She" whispered softly, and the unknown wind brought "her" laughter to her ears. The wind also blew through the treetops and seemed to blow through Shade's heart. Amidst the rustling sound, two shimmering emerald green leaves swirled from the transparent canopy to Shade below.

Shade raised his head:

"I didn't know all this before I witnessed Luvia's story, but now... it's probably for connection."

He folded his hands together and raised them above his head, letting the overlapping leaves fall into his hands and lie together with the little pink flower.

For a moment, Shade felt that he had realized something, and then he realized that it was the "flowers and leaves" that had given him the inspiration:

"Does the Earth Mother, the father of the Infinity Tree, have some... um... special relationship?"

Although this idea is somewhat blasphemous, the twin sister relationship between "Silver Moon Sage" and "Supreme Sunbinder" has shown that in addition to equal status, the thirteen ancient gods may also have other special relationships.

[Maybe your guess is correct, but who knows? 】

Only Shade's magic "Ancient Sound" can provide stories from the first era. Unfortunately, there are too few things handed down from those ancient times.

Obtaining two brand new [Eternal Youth Leaves] meant that Shade was about to return to reality. "She" did not forget to remind Shade softly:

[You are still in danger after returning. 】

He was still stuck deep in the black mud that flowed from the crazy earth. He was unable to sink because his "weight" was not enough, let alone climb out of the ground again.

"It doesn't matter, it's because of this that I dare to risk going there to pursue divinity, after all."

He looked up at the giant tree that was gradually disappearing in the white mist. After saying goodbye and thanking him softly, he took the initiative to turn around and walk towards the depths of the white mist——

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

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

【Infinite time protects you. 】

The white mist dissipated, and black mud emerged from all directions, trying to wrap Shade's body again. At this time, the white mist that had not completely disappeared suddenly surged out again, as if stimulated by the black mud.

Shade still doesn't know what the white mist is, but when the emerald green light turns the entire mist into a terrifying miasma, Shade understands very well that in the power of the father of the infinite tree, it represents "nature and trees". How powerful are parts.

The emerald green mist contacted the black mud, and the black mud melted like ice and snow. The emerald green mist formed a spherical space and enveloped Shade. The dense green light bloomed around the periphery of the sphere, forming strange tree-like flowing runes. The green mist opened up a safe space for Shade in the black mud, representing the most extreme "natural" power, making Shade's eyes emit a green light.

And the help from the oldest tree god allowed him to achieve the first "power of the earth" casting without materials:

"The power of the earth - the healing aura!"

"what happened?!"

Shade dove into the spring spouting black mud. In fact, not much time had passed since then. Even including the process of his sinking, it only took half a minute.

It was as if Shade had sacrificed himself. After he was thrown into the black mud, the emerald-green light full of life rushed straight into the night sky from the eyes of the black mud spring, so that most of the night sky was reflected in a strange green.

Although the vitality cannot cure the "Crazy Earth", when the light sweeps across the edge of the black mud, everyone feels a lot more relaxed physically and mentally.

It was still winter, but the buds of wild grass sprouted from the ground of the courtyard that was not covered with black mud. The swaying emerald green light spots gradually spread to the surroundings, and it seemed that the shadow of the giant tree could be vaguely seen, rooted in the "spring eye" spewing black mud and green light, but then the earthy yellow spiritual energy rushed out. , making people realize again what is happening at this moment.

Holding the Holy Grail of clay, Miss Lassus almost cried - she thought Shade had sacrificed herself. Shade's figure rose to the ground again in the green light ball, in the mixed light.

Out of danger, the protection of the tree father disappeared. The khaki aura suppressed the green life force and purified the dark quagmire.

Even though Shade had just drank an entire bottle of "Essence of Desire" in one go, so much so that he felt like he was about to explode with heat, his spiritual consumption was still far beyond expectation. This situation is completely beyond what he can handle at the moment. The pollution this time comes from the source of the land in the Randall Valley. Otherwise, it would be impossible for him to perceive divinity. This level of pollution is even worse than that of St. Pelli. The one in the cemetery is even more terrifying - the latter has been sealed for two epochs.

"no."

Shade is very self-aware. If he carries [Night Watch] today, he might have a chance to fight, but he doesn't even have a spell-casting medium in his hand, so he is already prepared to retreat temporarily.

Just as he was about to ask the church to seize the time and send people to use magical rituals to control the spread of the black mud and give everyone a chance to retreat, he didn't expect that a voice suddenly came from behind him. When facing the black mud, someone suddenly spoke. This scene seemed familiar to Shade:

"Young man, hold on, I'm here to help you."

The transparent hand of the spirit gently patted Shade's shoulder. Shade, who stood on the ground with both feet, immediately felt that his physical strength and spiritual recovery became faster.

[Outlander, you have been affected by the thaumaturgy "Power of the Earth: The Coming of Spring". Within one hour, if you stand on the earth, your spiritual and physical recovery will become faster. 】

This was not over yet, because immediately after, Shade's familiar khaki aura emerged around him.

Turning his head to look, he saw soil thrown out of the hand of the soul from nowhere, and then the translucent Holy Grail took shape in the hand of the soul. Although the Holy Grail was far inferior to the materialized cup in Shade's hand in terms of "quality", in terms of "quantity" the opponent's "Power of the Earth·Healing Spiritual Energy" far exceeded Shade's spellcasting effect.

With the support of new powers, the land that was originally unable to be purified has the possibility of being healed. But when Shade looked at the face of the strange soul, he realized that it was not Mr. Thomas Granger from last time. But this face is not unfamiliar either. He sees it once every time he comes to Randall Valley City at the Church of the Forgotten:

"Mr. Lassers?"

Shade asked hesitantly, but not at all surprised. Sister Perry finally said that there are guardians and evil in the Randall Valley itself, and the former protects the tranquility of this land. Since Mr. Thomas Granger, who disappeared seventy years ago, is, then the late Mr. Lathers, the father of Miss Lathers, who disappeared more than ten years ago, may also be.

The transparent soul nodded slightly, but did not answer, and did not even look at Miss Lassers outside. The young girl couldn't see clearly what was happening here at this time, because the two "healing auras" merged together, and the light was too strong.

As the khaki spiritual energy spurted from the two sources, the black mud on the ground faded away little by little, but the "black mud spring" where the fountain was originally located was the key.

With Shade's current power, it is not enough to completely eliminate this "spring", but it is obvious that Mr. Lassers can do it.

Soul suddenly asked:

"Don't you want the Zhengshen Church to see you?"

Now that the church team has arrived, it will still be troublesome for Shade to leave later.

"Yes."

Shade replied, and Mr. Lassus put his hand on Shade's shoulder again:

"Don't resist."

As he pushed harder, Shade staggered forward. It was only one step away, but he felt as if he had walked several miles at once.

Looking around again, I saw a snow-covered path in the dark suburbs under my feet, surrounded by sparse dead woods. The starry sky above his head hung upside down, and the light of March made Shade so happy.

There are still some traces of emerald green in the night sky in the southeast. The manor in the distance, blocked by dead trees, is obviously the place where Shade fought just now. Even outside the manor at this moment, he could still feel the huge healing spiritual energy permanently healing the land. Shade, who also possessed this power, couldn't imagine how huge a spiritual energy was needed to activate such a large-scale attack. Spell. He even believed that it was entirely possible for Mr. Lacers to "sink" directly to the bottom of the black mud to touch the great power that Shade wanted to touch.

He stood there with some confusion, knowing that he had arrived at a safe place, but his doubts became more because of what happened tonight:

"Are the guardians who came out directly from Randall Valley dead souls?"