novelonline Chapter 3056 Gentleness and Patience
Chapter 3056 Gentleness and Patience
Chapter 3056 Gentleness and Patience
After confirming that Shade really only wanted to bring one person, the three witches stopped discussing it and decided to let Vanessa go, after all, she was at the thirteenth level.
Bella and Miss Orlanod came along, of course, and the sleepy Emilia was placed on the back of little Lianna. Shade felt that Emilia should sleep on the back of the little unicorn more often, because she had just been put on the back, so she took the initiative to hug the little animal's neck:
"Little Liana, why is your neck getting uncomfortable?"
The elf murmured softly in his sleep. This was of course because of the armor.
In addition to the witches themselves, they also selected six high-level followers to follow, most of whom participated in the underground operation just now. Siris, Margaret and Miss Hayley Aurora stayed in the city because their levels were too low. Shade originally planned to leave Mia to them to take care of, but later felt that the city was also very chaotic and didn't want to cause trouble to others, so he simply brought the cat with him.
The representative of the elves, the thirteenth-ring warlock "Lord of the Valley" Mr. Elderon, will of course continue to lead the elf team to escort Emilia. Taking into account the needs of city protection and the combat environment in the forest, the candidates sent by the church are no longer the "Master of Constructs", but the "Nightmare Witch" Miss Maria Ingram and the "Emerald Shadow Walker" Miss Gayana Lisbrown of the Church of Nature.
The former was affected by age changes just like Vanessa, while the latter came to the woods after that incident. Most of the local thirteenth rings were responsible for the city defense, so the church was reluctant to spare two thirteenth rings from the Church of Nature. However, although the thirteenth rings each had their own tasks, there was no shortage of high-level warlocks.
Considering that too many team members are not always a good thing, the final escort team, in addition to the three great witches (Bella, Vanessa and Miss Orlannod), Sister Devlin, the thirteenth ring of the elves, two thirteenth rings of the church and Shad, only includes six people from the [Witch Council], six people from the church, three people from the academy, three elves and three high-ring fortune tellers from the Prophet Association.
Shad originally wanted to find the forest elf who came into the city to look for the arrow of the Bennet family, but he sent people to the Accordion Inn, the Bennet's old house, and even the Bennet family's house to look for it, but he couldn't find it.
Seeing that time was running out, he had no choice but to give up going with the elf girl. However, Shade believed that she would definitely show up in the end, and maybe in a way that no one could expect.
With Emilia, the team now had thirty people and a little unicorn. This was already a large team in Shade's opinion, but anything could happen in the forest, so all the manpower was necessary.
After confirming the team members, the Church of Creation sent the team a special positioning device blessed by the power of the [God of Creation and Destruction]. The divine item itself looks like a golden candle.
"After lighting the candles, we can sense the time and space you are in. This is a tool given to us by our Lord specifically for this war. Once the candles are lit, unless the city is one second away from being conquered by the bugs, we will definitely send as many people as possible to support you."
It is hard to say how much of a role the subsequent support teams will be able to play, but knowing that this trip is not entirely an isolated one can indeed give people peace of mind.
After receiving the last divine item, the team set out immediately. Now was the buffer period between the insect tides, and most of the ring sorcerers participating in this war were taking necessary rest, so Shade did not ask the church to arrange too many people to see them off.
Only the Thirteen Rings Warlocks who had temporarily returned to the ground and representatives of various forces came to the square in front of the Golden Music Hall to see everyone off. However, they did not say much. They just stood in the snow and watched the team hurriedly walk into the long night.
Although the time and space outside the city were almost completely disordered, when Shade took out the four branches, the direction indicated by the branches was still the north of the city.
The speed of flying in the city was very fast, and after reaching the edge of the city, the group walked out of the city. The ground troops who received the news made way for them, and after leaving the giant shield covering the city, what appeared before them were the destroyed blocks and the ruins that were still smoking in the heavy snow.
The wind and snow outside the city made the skin feel even more stinging. Now that the sky battlefield was temporarily stable, the ground battlefield also ushered in a brief calm.
The ringmasters and ordinary soldiers watched as a group of people gathered around the holy white unicorn and walked towards the forest. Many people believed that the appearance of the legendary sacred creature meant that the gods had been protecting the city, which really boosted morale.
Away from the city, the disappearance of the light source on the top of the Golden Music Hall made the surroundings suddenly dim. The moon and stars obscured by clouds were not enough to illuminate such a long night.
Flying in such an environment is obviously not a very wise decision, and the people walking on the snow also controlled the sound of their footsteps and did not even leave footprints on the snow.
Xia De walked in front and let the branches float beside him to guide the way. At first, he didn't feel that this forest was any different from the past, but when the light of the city behind him completely disappeared, he was somewhat surprised to find that the light guiding the direction suddenly turned nearly two hundred degrees, guiding them to turn to the right rear.
"Strong spatial perception. Well, this trick is useless. It's like a complete oil painting that was cut into pieces and then pieced together randomly."
The chaos of time and space order not only made it difficult to find the way, but the collapse of the world's basic order also affected the spirits of the ring wizards. The time represented by one second was no longer one second, and the distance that could be covered by one step was no longer just one step. Even though this team was composed entirely of the most elite ring wizards, most of the team members still felt that their own strength was severely suppressed and their mental strength was unnaturally lost in the slight dizziness.
If ordinary people or low-level warlocks stay in this environment for a long time, even if they survive the war, they will probably suffer from mental illness and be unable to perceive time and space.
There are still many monsters wandering in the forest on the way forward, but the group is determined to move forward as quickly as possible and try to avoid unnecessary battles.
The corrupted tree people wandering in the snow and darkness have the weakest perception. They only need the illusions of high-level warlocks to cover the team, and they can hold their breath and walk through the woods.
When the paradox worms fly overhead, the eyes of the ancient evil creatures are powerful enough to see through the power of illusions, so this requires the prophets to predict the arrival of the worms in advance, giving the team time to burrow into the snow to avoid their special sight;
There were also those strange relics that appeared inexplicably in the forest. These relics could not be targeted in a unified manner, and could only be identified and fought after encountering them. Fortunately, the thirteenth-ring warlocks in the team were strong enough, and the high-ring warlocks were also truly elite. Although several battles inevitably occurred along the way, the team was not delayed for too long.
As they advanced, Shad even recalled what happened in the Pantanal last winter. At that time, they rode from the outer edge of the swamp toward the center of the swamp. Thinking carefully, although it happened only last year, it seemed like a long time ago.
The poisonous eight-eyed spider was easily burned to ashes by Sister Devilin's flames, and the relic derivative "Night Dire" from the "Emerald Dream" was sent back to its "homeland" by Miss Gayana Lisbrown.
The elves bent their bows and dispersed the gargoyles that came from nowhere. The "nightmare witch" Miss Maria Ingram even released a large-scale nightmare fog to free the group from the entanglement of the "Invisible Sons".
The branches of the World Tree guide everyone on the path in space, and when they are lost in time, Shad borrows the "Ocarina of Time" from Emilia, and uses the long sword and the "Key to the Gate" to open the way.
Leaving the urban area to bathe in the most primitive moonlight, the battles along the way made the others more and more tired and depressed, but Xia De felt that his condition was getting better and better.
The surge of his spirit pushed his spiritual limit higher and higher, and every time he exerted his muscles, his physical strength became stronger. His excited soul and stable mental strength even allowed his already powerful perception to break through the limit again.
In the blur, Xia De actually sensed the truth beneath the chaos of time and space. It seemed that in addition to the ancient sealing ritual that was still barely working, there was another powerful force maintaining the final stability of time and space.
That was certainly not Iluna's power, that power was much more ancient and primitive, and Shad was very familiar with it.
When Shad leaped again and slashed the arc-shaped sword blade in the air to split the "snowman" with a funny carrot nose, Bella was surprised to see that the eight-ring life ring on his back flashed by when he landed.
After landing, Shad seemed to have twisted his ankle and couldn't stand steadily. The Countess hurriedly reached out to support him. When he looked around, he was relieved to find that everyone else was dealing with the "Snowman Legion" around them - no one knew what this was, but based on the whispering elements, it was judged that this was a derivative summoned by some relic, so no one noticed the life ring that flashed behind Shad just now.
"what happened to you?"
She asked in a low voice, and then noticed that Shad's body was actually shaking slightly.
"I can't hold it back any longer."
He frowned and squeezed out a word from between his teeth, but judging from his expression, he didn't seem to be in unbearable pain:
"I almost couldn't hold it in just now."
"what?"
"Promotion. The silver moon tonight is so gentle. Under the caress of the moonlight, I am on the verge of exploding even if I do nothing now. I..."