novelonline Chapter 2882 The Sixth Person at the Fireside
Chapter 2882 The Sixth Person at the Fireside
Chapter 2882 The Sixth Person at the Fireside
The darkness seemed to devour the last bit of her courage, but the little elf shrank her neck, tightly grasped the strap of her bag, and raised the back of her hand to wipe away the tears in front of her eyes. No matter where this place was, since she had promised Shade to return with surprise and strength, she could not be scared away here.
He bit his lips hard to recover from the panic, then walked carefully along the corridor.
Her vision quickly recovered, and she saw a flash of fire in front of her after just two steps. So after a brief hesitation, she endured the fear and continued to walk towards the direction of the fire. She soon saw that it was a bonfire located on the side of the large gap in the corridor wall, and four strange figures were sitting around the bonfire.
They all looked dazed, like soulless corpses.
The firelight dragged the dark shadows of the four strange figures onto the corridor, and the shadows swayed with the swaying of the bonfire. Seeing this scene in the darkness, Emilia felt that the courage she had just mustered was about to disappear again.
In particular, she noticed that among the four shadows, one had a terrifying tail, one had sharp claws, one had huge, non-human eyes, and one...one was relatively normal, but it seemed to be simulating someone familiar in her mind.
Emilia wanted to stop and turn to the other direction, but unfortunately the people who were stunned by the campfire also noticed her panting, so those people who looked like resurrected corpses in the story turned their heads and looked at her straight.
The firelight illuminated everyone's face, the big-tailed green dragon maid, the gray wolf witch who was unconsciously sharpening her claws on the ground, Miss Los Metz who was wearing glasses and holding a book, and
"Iluna?"
The familiar face made the little elf want to cry again. Shad had told the story of this place, and she knew where this place was.
Iluna from "Next Wednesday" stood up with some confusion after a short period of confusion caused by long silence and drowsiness, but did not greet him immediately:
"who are you?"
"Don't you know me, Iluna?"
"Of course I know Emilia, but I mean, are you really Emilia?"
Iluna, who had regained consciousness, asked very vigilantly, looking her up and down. Then Emilia also realized that there were four people opposite her, or that this strange scene was a false image mimicked from the story told by Shade in her memory, so she subconsciously took two steps back.
"Ha~ I feel really sleepy. I originally thought that this strange place that was about to be destroyed was only dark and scary, but since Iluna came, it has become more and more lively.
"Look, another acquaintance of Iluna has arrived. But at least this time she's a female, and an elf at that."
The green dragon girl stood up and after waking up from her sleepiness, she wanted to find something to do:
"Let me make some tea for everyone. We should have some new stories to listen to soon."
The Gray Wolf girl quietly stretched herself:
"I used to be unable to sleep all night after drinking strong tea, but after leaving here, I'm afraid I won't have this problem anymore. The elf over there looks like she's still a minor. Look how beautiful she is."
Miss Metz did not bring up the topic of tea, but suggested sensibly:
"Iluna, just like when Mr. Hamilton first came, can't you just prove it to each other?"
Emilia asked nervously:
"Mr. Hamilton? Are you really... Iluna, what was the gift you gave to Shade at the end of last year?"
"This kind of question can be easily guessed by a mind-reading monster. If I could read minds, I would be able to see right now that the answer is a scarf."
The experienced Iluna reminded her, then stretched out her hand in front of her. Emilia immediately felt the bag shake, and then something flew out. After Iluna caught it, she realized it was a brooch.
Iluna carefully examined the "Sunshine Gun Brooch" she made, and the warm yellow sunlight appeared in her empty left hand. She compared the strength of her left and right hands, and then said with certainty:
"I don't need to confirm it. This is indeed an alchemical item I made myself. It cannot be faked. So, Emilia, why are you here? After you left last week, Luvia said that Shade would say 'I don't know what happened to Emilia' every few hours."
The elf's figure had already pounced on her and hugged her. Feeling Emilia's trembling, Iluna, who was about to ask more questions, closed her mouth and hugged her gently.
(Ajelina meditating)
"I don't know what happened to Emilia."
When the violent wind that swept the white mist finally subsided, Emilia's figure disappeared from the ritual formation. Hearing Shade's sigh, Luvia came from behind and comforted him:
"Don't worry, my divination shows that although she may encounter unexpected situations, overall she won't be in any big trouble."
"If Miss Siamnod wants to become the chosen one and the Elf King, she will have to face many things in the future."
The red-haired girl also came over to comfort him. Shade also knew this truth, but he adjusted his mood and looked at the forest elves who were silently watching the gradually extinguished ritual array:
"Now can you jump out of the bushes in a surprising way and announce that you have returned?"
The elf shook his head:
"I don't know what you're talking about. Emilia Sienord won't be back until next week. It's Friday now, so please wait patiently."
Luvia looked at Shade in confusion, but Shade shook his head, signaling her not to ask any more questions:
"In any case, at least there is no problem with the use of qualifications. We can't help now, we can only wait for Emilia to come back. The gentleman from the Church of Nature has not been gone for long. If Emilia really can't return until next week, then I hope she can have breakfast with us early next Monday."
Everyone could see that he was very worried, but fortunately, Xia De had a good ability to adjust himself:
"Clean up the traces of the ritual here. The three of you will leave first. I have things to do here. Just take the Chocobo with you. I will go home directly after I am done. This way it will be closer.
Luvia, tell Ajelina not to go to bed too early when you get back. Emilia's matter has come to an end for now, and tonight the two of us need to have a good talk with Ajelina."
The girls didn't ask what Shade was doing so late at night. After cleaning up the traces of the ceremony, they left with the unicorns and chocobos.
"I don't know what happened to Emilia."
Xia De stood alone in the open space, looking at the five chairs, and then sighed before turning around and leaving. He found the place where he and the doctor separated last time, activated [Visual Magic] to look for the doctor's traces, and then continued to move southwest.
The doctor disappeared into the woods for a whole week, and Shad wanted to know how he was doing now.
The trail was left by Dr. Schneider to make it easier for Shade to find him. The doctor did not think that the area around the giant tree was a safe place, so he did not set up camp nearby, but continued to move deeper into the forest.
The traces along the way were easy to find. After turning into a silver wolf, Xia De quickly moved forward for another half an hour and found the doctor's footprints, which meant that he had arrived at the area where the doctor's daily activities took place.
After changing back into human form, he continued walking forward with a sword in hand. Soon, a fire appeared in front of him, and then Shade saw a small house standing in the woods.
It was a classic wooden house, with the door on the right, the window on the left, and a chimney on the roof. Warm light shone through the windows and the cracks under the door. A traveler lost in the forest would definitely not refuse such a shelter.
Xia De walked over and knocked on the door. Unexpectedly, the door creaked and opened inward as soon as his finger touched it.
"Door that opens inwards?"
He stood at the door and looked into the cabin. There was a fireplace in the warm room, with a pot simmering on it. There were some dried bacon hanging on the wall, and some upside-down books on the table.
There was no one inside the door, so Xia De did not go in. After standing at the door and waiting for a while, footsteps were heard again in the woods, and then a strange middle-aged man with a panicked face and a backpack walked out of the woods:
"Oh, thank God! There are people here! Young man, can I go in and rest for a while? I got lost in the woods and haven't eaten for a day."
Shade shook his head:
"Well, doctor, now I fully understand why you want to make preparations in a place far away from human habitation. I admit that this is indeed very dangerous."
Seeing that the middle-aged man was still explaining "I am a traveler", "I have bad luck", "I lost my water bag and food", "I can give you a reward", Xia De interrupted him rudely:
"Bill Snyder, I recognize you."
So the middle-aged man who was explaining his identity with a nervous look on his face stopped for a moment, then slowly lowered his head and laughed.
Black fog poured out from behind him until it formed a floor-to-ceiling stone mirror. His body merged into the stone mirror, and a psychiatrist with red eyes walked out.
With absolutely no intention of communicating with Shad, red rays immediately radiated from his eyes, drawing a right-angled mark in the air, then struck the tip of the Night Watch's sword and turned into thunder to strike the doctor himself.
But the scarlet lightning only penetrated the thick liquid. The doctor, who used the power of the labyrinth demon-Aru to jump through space, appeared silently behind Shade in the black fog, and was hit on the head by Shade when he turned around:
"Why do all those who use space power like to run behind others?"
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