novelonline Chapter 3055: Forest Crisis (Vote for the Event)
Chapter 3055: Forest Crisis (Vote for the Event)
Chapter 3055: Forest Crisis (Vote for the Event)
"Did the watchmaker really not set a trap in the so-called trial just now?"
Shade asked, and Miss Orlanod shook her head affirmatively:
"No, the Elven Kings who built this place in the Second Age thought about the possibility of invasion and were also worried that the resurrected Ancient Ones would get their hands on the memories and power they left behind, so they set up sufficient defense measures."
"Then why did the 'Watchmaker' lead us here? She seemed to be intentionally guiding Miss Sienord to obtain her memories, so was she just negligent in completing the ancient's mission?"
Mr. Elderon asked, and Mr. Gerard Delon guessed:
"Perhaps they just want to delay us, giving the Paradox Bug Army more time to attack the city?"
Shade continued to look down at Emilia:
"In any case, all the enemies blocking the way have disappeared. Emilia Sienord, as the second candidate in time, can now face the ancient tree in the forest."
He raised his head and looked at everyone:
"Let's return to the ground first. I have discussed with the Witch Council that they and I will escort Miss Emilia Sienord to the depths of the forest. But from the information the watchmaker just gave us, there is still a big battle waiting for us in the forest, so it would be even better if the church, the academy, and the Prophet's Association could also lend some manpower."
Everyone in the team agreed. Since they could escort Emilia here, there would be no problem in continuing the escort journey.
The gate of the ruins was reopened, but the monsters outside had been almost wiped out by the ruins' own defense system. Shade wanted to take the four alchemical puppets out, as they were also very good helpers, but it was a pity that these constructed creatures were unwilling to leave the ruins.
After stepping onto the stone bridge again, Miss Orlanod unlocked the elven rune lock on the stone wall at the other end of the bridge, and the space portal that was formed sent the group directly to the ground. However, the ancient witch regretfully said that the rune lock had been worn out for too long, so it would probably become completely ineffective after a few uses.
The underground journey took less than half an hour, which was faster than everyone expected when they set out. At this time, the third wave of insects was coming to an end, and most of the insects had retreated back to the forest, waiting for the fourth wave of insects to accumulate strength and attack the city defense line again.
Therefore, most of the forces of the Five Gods Church have now retreated back to the city. As a result, when the group appeared in the auditorium of the Golden Music Hall, hundreds of eyes in the hall, which was temporarily used as a medical room after the seats were removed, looked at them.
"How did you get out from here?"
The rune patterns of the elven teleportation array gradually disappeared under their feet. Miss Maria Ingram, the "Nightmare Witch" of the Church of Nature, who happened to be here, immediately came forward:
"Wait, don't move yet, let's confirm your identities first, you guys...Okay, it should be fine."
Xia De turned around and looked at his current location, then compared it with the map of the ancient temple he saw when he explored the "Golden Music Hall", and found that his current location was probably in the center of the main hall of the ancient Temple of Time:
"So, the temple on the ground and the ruins underground were probably built in the same era."
The good news that the group had successfully returned and "defeated" the "watchmaker" made everyone excited. It was just past ten o'clock in the evening. If they were fast enough, perhaps this defense battle could be over before midnight on Sunday.
Although Emilia fell into a coma again, the reason for her coma was not fatigue but digesting the memories of the Second Age. Therefore, she could also join the final battle at any time.
After returning to the surface, the ring magicians from the church and the academy went to report their intelligence about the underground and apply to form a new group of guards. When Shade, Miss Orlanod, and Bella returned to the area of the parliament with the girls, they saw Vanessa and Xiwei here:
"The enemies outside are in the retreat stage now, so we only left Megan and the others in the sky."
The two witches hugged Shade in turn, but due to the disorder of time and space, it was not very smooth to establish contact with the ship. When the flames in the fireplace surged, in addition to Luvia, the butterfly-winged girl and Flora also walked out of the fire.
"I'm back safely, but unfortunately Danister hasn't woken up yet, and there's no news from Carina or the Crescent Moon Secret Society."
Miss Owl smiled and waved to Shade. The girls made of fire saw Emilia lying on the crib, and Hillis, Miss Hayley Aurora and Margaret were taking care of her. They knew that the underground journey should have been smooth.
Bella briefly described what happened in the ancient ruins of the underground elves for Shade. Although Luvia didn't expect the "Watchmaker" to give up so easily, it was better to deal with one less enemy after all:
"But Shade, it may be troublesome to go deep into the woods now. Although Bella said that the situation in the city is temporarily stable, it is now in chaos outside the city. I am not talking about the tree people who threw stones at our ship, the insects running around the city after being defeated, or the inexplicable relics.
Now the time and space order outside the city is on the verge of total collapse. Fortunately, Grace and Helen are on the ship. The Shining Messenger almost fell into the time and space vortex just now."
Then the Butterfly Winged Space Chosen One described the general situation. Time and space are closely related. Although the Green Lake incident was a simple space disaster, problems with time and space had already occurred at the same time in the woods outside tonight - this was probably because the time order could be barely maintained during the Green Lake incident.
The distortion of space meant that even if Shade knew the way and had a map, he might never get out once he went deep into the woods; and the collapse of time resulted in large and small time anomaly areas densely distributed in the woods where the battle was taking place at the moment.
The most basic danger is entering an area where time loops continuously. According to the butterfly-winged girl, some areas can even cause one to age ten years out of thin air after entering.
"Oh? Will that work for my situation? Fifteen or sixteen becomes twenty-five or twenty-six, I can still accept it!"
The little witch next to Shade immediately asked, and Luvia shook her head:
"I'm not sure, but it's best not to set foot in such a dangerous area easily. In short, the city area is still normal due to the influence of the divine ritual, but once you leave the city, you may only need to take one step to find yourself in an unknown place.
Miss Elither said that the Radiant Emissary seems to be lost in the tides of time and space. I'm afraid we won't be able to reunite for the time being. But fortunately, Miss Orlanod is already with you, and Sister Develyn is also in the city. "
"So we need to go into the woodlands ourselves?"
Miss Orlanod asked, and Luvia nodded:
"The ship will meet you as soon as possible, so you should set off first. However, how are you going to reach your destination? I'm afraid the church and the academy won't be able to find a safe route in a short time. I suggest you ask the Prophet Association for help and let those fortune tellers go with the team. This is where the high-level fortune tellers are valuable."
"I can find the way. Four branches of the world tree put together will guide the way."
Xia De said, then frowned again:
“So this is just a coincidence.”
"What happens?"
He immediately shook his head again:
"It's nothing. You guys should be careful. I have Miss Orlano and Sister Defulin with me. The church will also send people to escort us into the woods. If you can't make it to the final battle, then don't make it. I'll be fine."
"We agreed that I would accompany you into the woods. I mean, this is the only way now."
Luvia paused:
"Then there is one last chance for divination left. What do you want to know?"
She was referring to the last remaining coin. Apart from Shade and Iluna, Luvia usually wouldn't talk about her special divination in front of other people. And once Shade led the team out of the city, there would probably be no chance for them to contact each other before they actually reunited, so Luvia asked this question.
But Shade shook his head:
"What do you mean the last time? Please be safe."
He meant to let Luvia keep the last coin for herself to prevent any problems on the ship. The purple-eyed girl knew that Shade was concerned about her, so she nodded:
"Your Night Watchman is still on the boat. When I was contacting the city just now, Iluna sent a message. She was sent to the woods by the church to explore a way out of the city for you, and now she has lost contact. But don't worry about her. I think she will come out from somewhere and meet up with you in a while."
Shade was not too worried about Iluna. Although the 18-year-old brown-haired girl was as young as the little princess and the elf, she was much more reassuring than them:
"Then we'll meet in the woods."
Xia De did not plan to rest, but wanted to leave the city before the end of the third wave of insect swarms and the arrival of the fourth wave of insect swarms. Therefore, after making the last contact with the ship, he gathered people and prepared to set off.
Sister Defulin, who received the news, soon appeared in the concert hall. The Guardian of the Earth sent a clone to come, but in the end, according to the original plan, he stayed in the city to help defend the city.
When the witches first made plans for tonight, they wanted to emulate the Moon Bay God War in the summer and call on the power of the parliament to use the "Chaos Witch's Sigh" to make an effective attack. This is also one of the trump cards for tonight, so Megan, Audrey and Vanessa all want to follow Shade into the forest.
However, the situation of the fourth wave of insect swarm is still unclear, and most of the city’s defense force has been consumed in the first half of the night, so he finally decided to take only one of the three people away.
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