novelonline Chapter 2809: Lowering Eyes and Kissing
Chapter 2809: Lowering Eyes and Kissing
Chapter 2809: A Kiss
The huge figure did not disappear after the attack, but continued to calmly watch the smoke and dust on the ground. However, the black-haired lady soon took the initiative to cancel the magic, retracted the long sword with dissatisfaction, and flew back to the flying carpet:
"Let it run away. It has become a natural phenomenon in this woodland."
The power of her attack was far greater than the doctor's central ring sublimation words, but the doctor's sublimation words were specifically aimed at this demon, so she was not able to defeat him with one blow like the psychiatrist did thirty years later.
However, the sorceress did not intend to continue chasing that thing, as even she could hardly completely destroy it. Moreover, she was anxious to treat Shade's injuries, so after returning to the flying carpet, she continued to chase the silver moonlight that was waiting for them ahead.
The moonlight did not fly beyond the range of Vista Woods, and finally landed in a quiet place deep in the woods without any signs.
The gurgling stream reflected the moonlight, making it not particularly dark here. After the black-haired lady jumped off the flying carpet with Shade in her arms, she walked a few steps forward into the forest, and a few minutes later she saw the moonlight stop.
It swayed a few times in the air, and the scenery that had been hidden for who knows how long ago returned to the forest.
With the sound of the ground shaking slightly, a small temple appeared among the originally dense woods. It was entangled with vines, shaded by trees, and occupied by weeds.
It is called a temple, but in fact it is just four pillars standing at the four corners of a square open space paved with tiles. There are no walls or roofs here, and in the center of the temple stands a statue of a goddess.
Even the well-informed Ms. Helena Carter had rarely seen such a situation. The true image of the gods could not be observed by mortals, so when people built temples, they preferred to use holy emblems to represent their respective beliefs. She had heard of religious places that used statues of gods, but this was the first time she had actually seen such an ancient statue.
The moonlight filled the forest, and the sound of the wind made the forest rustle. There was no treetop above the temple, so the moonlight cast shadows on three of the four pillars into the temple, while the rest of the temple was illuminated by the quiet moonlight.
If the statue of the goddess stood up, she would be more than five meters tall. But now, she seemed to be sitting on the stone platform, with her body pressing down on her legs covered by her skirt. Her body was slightly tilted, her head lowered, and her hands seemed to be hugging something.
Half of his face is illuminated by the moonlight, while the other half is in the shadow, giving the whole face a three-dimensional feel. The erosion of time has made the surface of the statue rough, and the face of the god carved by mortals is not handsome, but it still looks magical under the moonlight.
"The statue should have been holding something in its arms. Was it taken away by someone?"
The thirteen-ring sorceress stood outside the temple and thought that the moonlight that had guided them here had disappeared. She suddenly understood something, and supported Shade and stepped into the ancient building that was almost integrated with the forest.
There were no other signs in the temple. There were no words on the floor tiles, stone pillars, or the base of the statue. She only saw the goddess lowering her eyes in sorrow, and she knew that this must be a kind god. So after whispering her apology to the statue, she used a spell to lift Shad up, letting him fly towards the statue, and finally lying in the empty arms of the statue.
In hindsight, even Helena Carter herself was surprised at the audacity of her own action.
After doing all this, she temporarily stepped back from the temple and watched the moonlight gathering on the statue become brighter and brighter, until the statue itself was lit up with a holy pure silver glow.
But what happened next was beyond her understanding.
In the gentle moonlight, the statue that had stood here for who knows how many tens of thousands of years actually began to move.
He looked at Shad in his arms with a sad expression on his face, and then he picked him up with both hands. Because of its huge size, the statue hugged Shad like a baby.
The holy silver light was not strong, the moonlight was still as gentle as every night, and Helena Carter once thought that this was a dream.
In the moonlight, the color of the stone shell on the surface of the statue was almost invisible, and only the statue made of pure silver light remained, gradually moving its face closer to Xia De's face.
He placed his face against the unconscious Shade's face, and this maternal scene became even more sacred. Then, the statue raised its face and gently kissed Shade on the forehead. This kiss also brought out the moonlight in Shade's body, and the dazzling light forced the black-haired lady to cover her eyes.
"what happened?"
After a while, all the light subsided, and Helena Carter put down her hands. She saw that the forest was still quiet, and the statue covered with moss and cracks maintained the posture they had when they came. The remaining moonlight in the surrounding space gradually subsided, and Shade, who was lying in the arms of the statue, stood up with his head covered, looking like he hadn't figured out what was going on:
"Where is this? What happened?"
The black-haired lady hurried over and helped Xia De down from the arms of the statue. It was only then that Xia De figured out the surrounding environment, but before he could see the full picture of the statue, a layer of dust appeared on the surface of the statue, and then the entire statue and even the pillars and floor tiles of the entire temple turned into ashes, which were quickly blown away by the night wind and disappeared without leaving any trace.
Although Helena Carter understood that it was probably Shad's moon fire that resonated with this place that was suspected to be the remains of the Moon God, she still felt that this ancient temple had stood in the barren woods for who knows how many years, as if it was waiting for tonight, waiting to welcome Shad who needed treatment.
"So this is what happened?"
Xia De still didn't understand the situation. He only remembered that Yuehuo's treatment seemed to be ineffective, and then he fainted again. When he woke up, his body was normal, but the statue he didn't have time to see clearly disappeared.
"Don't talk yet, I'll come and see you."
The black-haired lady said, holding Shad's head and looking at his forehead, which was the place where the statue seemed to have kissed him just now. But there was nothing there, not even the obvious miracle element could be felt.
"How do you feel now?"
She then asked again, and Xia De also felt it, and the "she" beside his ear spoke softly at this time, as gentle as the midsummer night breeze:
[Outsider, you have swallowed the "Curse of the Great Tree", and you have gained new characteristics: self-healing ability ↑, toxin resistance ↑↑, natural affinity ↑↑↑, physical recovery speed ↑. ]
[You have a certain resistance to this curse. ]
[Stranger, you have received a short blessing from the moonlight: within three days, your self-recovery ability has been greatly enhanced.]
[Outsider, your spell - "Moonfire" has been enhanced. In addition to the existing effects of healing, purifying toxins, and expelling negative states, the ability to purify powerful curses has been added. But please note that Moonfire still cannot expel all curses. ]
After a short pause, “she” added;
[Outsider, you can absorb the spirit of the ancient moon god and enhance the power of "Moon Fire" by finding other ways to obtain the power of the moon god scattered in the material world. Since this spell is blessed by the gods, the spell-"Moon Fire" can only be improved in this way. ]
"Moon Goddess."
"What did you say?"
The black-haired lady at the side tilted her head and said, and Shade then explained that he had recovered because of the blessing of the statue and explained the hint he had received.
As for the fact that he had swallowed the "Curse of the Great Tree", the stranger was not surprised at all. His body seemed to have the talent of "swallowing things that could increase his own strength". Starting from the flesh and blood of "Desire", he had swallowed many strange entities and non-entities.
Among the four improvements obtained this time, the toxin resistance played the least role, after all, the first fire itself provided extremely strong toxin resistance. Shade never had too little self-healing power and physical recovery speed, and as for "natural affinity", this seemed to be the most important part of this improvement.
Moving in this woodland, with an affinity for nature, many things will become convenient.
After hearing what he said, the thirteenth ring sorceress looked at the statue behind him that had disappeared without a trace, her expression showing special awe:
"I said I was sure I was not mistaken. That was Moonfire. I just didn't expect that there would be mortals in our time who could be blessed by the Moon God. Danister really found an extraordinary student. But I'm glad you're okay. Let's go back first and tell me what you encountered later. This ancient curse is really terrible."
The temple had disappeared without a trace, and there was no need to stay here, but she still forced Shad to thank the empty space before getting on the flying carpet with him again.
When she saw the sword on the flying carpet during takeoff, she remembered what happened on the way here:
"Just now it seems that your moonfire resonated with the power here, leading us here. But on the way here, I used your ring and your sword, and we disturbed a monster in the forest. It seemed to be the ancient evil spirit in the legend. Although I defeated it, it ran away."
Thinking of what George Kant had said in front of the old god's door, that it had been seriously injured by another hunter in 1821, Shade felt that everything had come to a close. As for the demon that escaped, there was no need to worry about it, because Shade had witnessed its end on a night in late autumn of 1854.
So what Shade needs to consider now is not the devil, not the strange temple and statue, and not even the evil "Great Tree" that exiled him to the narrow space of time with one move. What he needs to consider now is how he can return to 1854.
PS: Worth recording:
1. [Desire] Flesh and Blood: Charm↑↑↑, all-round enhancement↑
2. Darkness of the Chosen One: Dark Vision↑, Dark Resistance↑↑
3. Phoenix Fire: Self-healing ability↑, fire resistance↑
4. A thank you gift from thousands of souls: Soul quality ↑, luck ↑↑, spiritual affinity ↑↑↑, charm ↑
5. Weeping Angel: Charm↑, Holy Resistance↑↑, Physical Strength↑↑↑
6. The filth that distorts the origin of the earth: physical strength↑↑, total amount of spirit and recovery speed↑, petrification resistance max
7. Red Butterfly Essence: Charm↑, Mental Resistance↑↑, Illusion Resistance↑
8. Flesh and Blood of the Nameless Dragon: Physical Strength↑↑↑↑
9. Eternal Light: Soul Strength↑, Light Resistance↑↑↑↑, Light Attribute Power↑↑, Dark Vision max
10. Curse of the Great Tree: Self-healing ability↑, Toxin resistance↑↑, Nature affinity↑↑↑, Physical recovery speed↑