Whispering Verse

"Not just us?"

Fiona looked at her teacher curiously, and the half-elf said softly, as if she was afraid of disturbing an invisible being:

"One night some time ago, when I was meditating towards the moon, I heard a voice that did not belong to this era. The demigod who called himself 'Witch Emperor Violet' sent some messages in the distant future. This What it means, Fiona, you should understand."

"And the good news is, we're right in the middle."

Miss Feliananna said quietly, and then blinked at Fiona as if she just remembered:

"Fiona, why are you standing there all the time? Sit down quickly."

A new chair appeared out of thin air beside the table.

"Didn't you make me stand because you were angry?"

Fiona whispered in her heart, but did not dare to express her feelings.

She walked to the table holding the time key.

"Tell us more about your adventure."

The teapot flew up automatically and poured tea for Fiona. Miss Olanold snapped her fingers again, and the girl with white ash on her clothes immediately became completely new:

"Tell me about Shade."

So Fiona hesitantly reached for her small bag. Most of her belongings, including the eggshell book, were left in Eternal Night City during her escape, and she could only get them back after a while. But there was only one thing that she always carried.

Shade's coat was taken out by Fiona:

"I washed it for him and forgot to return it to Shade. I will return it to him next time I see him."

The young girl stammered, fearing that her thoughts would be seen.

"It's funny, this dress didn't disappear after Shade left."

Miss Feliana said softly, and the pages on the table flew downstairs, letting the witches who had avoided this conversation come back. Miss Olanold continued to talk about Shade with her students, wanting to know every detail of the story.

Mana Feliana took a deep breath, listened to the story in her ears, picked up the tea cup again, and looked at the place where Shade disappeared just now:

"We'll meet again, right?"

(Little Mia is running.)

Since this was not a normal mission, Shade had not seen the shadow of the tree father again since returning to the past, nor had he received any rewards.

But it was enough to save Fiona and see Miss Feliana and Miss Olanode again. Not to mention, he obtained the last spiritual rune of the Five Rings, and once again obtained a brand-new Fairy Tale Mystery Lock.

Even if he hadn't actively suppressed himself at the moment, Shade even felt that he would be promoted to the sixth ring in the next moment.

"It seems that some of the abilities of this mysterious lock can be used normally. Let's explore it after the incident is over."

Although the girls in the Wilde Opera House did not know what Shade had experienced just now, when they saw Shade again and saw that he was in a good mood, they knew that the story that happened in the past had a good ending.

After dealing with Fiona's matter, the last thing of this long night, which is also the most important thing, is finally coming.

Between the fourth time Shade opened the time key and the fifth time he opened the time key, he first followed Miss Sylvia to find Miss Daniste outside the city, and then went to St. Byrons and walked with the elf girl at night. . Although the portal was opened directly after returning from outside the city, and the fifth time key adventure only took three seconds, such a long time was enough for the situation in the Randall Valley area to undergo further changes.

Since the big earthquake in the early morning, a series of small earthquakes have occurred in the Randall Valley area almost without interruption. The originally strange gray snow turned into a blizzard, and the black mud that symbolized the twisting of the earth poured out from the cracks caused by the earthquake. Crazy elemental spirits attacked the living people wantonly, and the crazy earth invaded the normal lands step by step.

Compared with the first half of the night, the intensity of the fighting in the second half of the night after midnight had completely reached the level of the Battle of Fort Midhill last autumn. Not limited to fossil creatures and earth elemental djinn, more and more monsters related to the "earth" appear in the darkness in the swaying wind and snow. Even though the ring warlocks mobilized by the church and the preparations made this time are worse than those at Midhill Fort. There were even more during the war, but they still did not have a clear advantage.

As for the "Crazy Earth" area where only the holders of "Power of the Earth" could barely resist, on the night of the decisive battle, the Zhengshen Church and even most of the ring warlocks who participated in this battle still failed to find an effective counterattack. Way. But fortunately, the magical rituals arranged in advance on normal land can prevent the land from being "contaminated" to a certain extent. Therefore, even if the combat area is reduced a little bit, at least it has not fully affected the war situation.

As the first Randall flower bloomed, the cultists who had been hiding in the dark corners also began to take action.

Not only the sect that believes in the evil god [Stone Heart Devil], but also the [Blood Spirit School] who still doesn’t know why they want to help them, including the [Mirror Association], [Sleeping Monastery] and [Black Forest House], etc. Officially defined as illegal groups, all appeared in the Tahiti and mountain forests of the eastern Randall Valley. The Creation Church even reported the discovery of the [Truth Society], but this time they seemed to be just here to join in the fun and collect data.

Although the ring wizards of these illegal groups have appeared in the wild, they have not yet broken out into large-scale conflicts with the church. When Tifa informed Shad and Miss Sylvia of this information, who had returned from the trip, both of them thought that perhaps the cultists had not yet determined where the final ceremony of the Chosen One would be held.

"So, what's the next move?"

Miss Sylvia, Shade, Luvia, Sirius and the three witch apprentices gathered in the basement of the opera house. All the girls looked at Shade, and Shade, who had no worries, was holding the cat in his arms. He could finally execute the plan:

"I passed the Church of the Forgotten and went directly to the Temple of the Night. If Iluna received the earlier news, she should have arrived too. The four gems have been obtained. I will open the Butterfly Cemetery and try to enter the earth with Iluna. Where the heart is, with that fragment, it should be no problem. If we can see the guardian before he goes completely crazy and appears on the ground, we still have a chance to save everything."

At this moment, the "Heart of the Earth Piece" that Shade obtained from the disappeared secret passage was placed in a gray stone box and placed on the table beside it.

Although except for Luvia, the other girls could not fully understand what he was talking about, but this did not prevent them from knowing that this was Shade's action alone.

"What about us?"

asked Miss Sylvia.

"Miss Sylvia, take Luvia and"

He hesitated for a moment:

"Take Luvia and Siris and go out of the city to join the big witches. If I can't catch up, I'm afraid I will have to stop the guardians on the ground and then hold the ceremony of the chosen ones. Oh, take this."

He took out the Holy Grail, which was turned into a toy with a lot of spiritual talent, from his pocket, and then gave her the "healing" and "memory" in it:

"You have all the ingredients for preparing the elixir with you to prevent accidents. Remember, safety comes first."

The reason why Miss Sylvia was asked to take Luvia and Sirius was because they both had the power of the earth.

"In addition, the girls staying behind at the opera house should inform Miss Carina that they can prepare for the final battle. Of course, there is no need to deliberately stop and do nothing. After all, the time has not been completely determined."

"It's such a pity. We don't know where the chosen ceremony is."

Luvia said regretfully, but she looked at Shade. Shade knew what she meant, and he still had the last special coin in his hand [the Emperor's Banquet Copper Coin].

But Shade doesn't want to use it just yet.

"Okay, I'll be safe."

Miss Sylvia nodded, and Shade asked again:

"Where is Iluna now? Did she reply to us after receiving the message?"

"Miss Bayas just gave a signal that she had received the message, but did not give a more specific reply. The city is in chaos now, and she probably won't find a good opportunity."

Miss Hayley Aurora said.

Compared with Tifa who participated in the Darkness of Tobesk incident and Miss Rita Swift who participated in the Battle of Middleburg, this is the first time for this young Miss Aurora to participate in such an event close to a large-scale battle. Therefore, besides worry, there is also some small excitement.

"Do you need me to follow you out of the city?"

The black-haired maid asked Shade. Among the three apprentices, she was the only one with a seventh ring, and she was very close to the eighth ring, so she could also help.

"No need, we still need you in the city. Of course, there are also reports to the council."

Time was very tight. After deciding on the action plan, Shade just hugged Luvia and set off alone again.

It's just that compared to going to Oxenfurt Manor in the middle of the night, this time he brought his [Night Watch] with him. As for Mia, after much thought, Shade decided not to take it with her, but asked Tifa who stayed at the opera house to take care of it.

The distance from the Wilde Opera House to the Church of the Forgotten on Cherry Leaf Street was very short. Shade wore a cloak and walked along the shadow of the low wall on the street. Looking at the turbulent city after the earthquake, the sense of urgency in his heart became even stronger. .

Not everyone can find a safe refuge area in advance. Even with the advance warning from the city hall, tonight is a night that the citizens of the entire Randall Valley city will never forget.

After entering the church through the snow, Shade didn't stay much longer. He walked silently on the path between the benches, looked up at the Holy Emblem, and when he passed the stone statue of Mr. Lacers, he reached out and patted the stone statue's shoulder, then walked to the basement without looking back.