novelonline Chapter 3644 The Shattered Starry Sky
Chapter 3644 The Shattered Starry Sky
Chapter 3644 The Shattered Starry Sky
This was Winnie's first encounter with the little witch, so she handed her the "Earth Grail - Ice" that Shad had left behind, without saying a word.
After being astonished by what a treasure this was, the witch still said:
“Compared to such a precious and ancient treasure, I would much rather hire you to stay by my side. I can pay you, and my kingdom is also on this icy plain. You can leave at any time if you are not satisfied.”
She neither nodded nor shook her head, but asked:
Do you believe that a cold heart can be melted by emotions?
The unfamiliar witch was surprised by the question and hesitated for a moment before answering:
"What I pursue is eternal extreme cold, a chilling cold that can bring everything to a standstill. I don't know if emotions can melt a cold heart, but I do know that I will not let anyone melt my pursuit of ice and snow—this is my resolve, and I will rely on this belief to climb the ladder of demigods."
The cold, aloof girl looked at her, then for some reason smiled. She looked at the short, silver-haired young witch before her again, then nodded slightly.
"Okay, I can go with you."
A look of surprise appeared on the witch's face:
“Alright, please follow me. I have a camp on the other side of the mountain. We can go there and talk first. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself—Chloe Marcus Marquez, a thirteenth-order witch.”
“Winnie, the Ice Elemental Lord who has lived here for a long time.”
She then looked at the others who had come with the silver-haired witch. To demonstrate their sincerity and power, the witch emperor's guards and attendants were composed of unicorn knights. At the back of the procession, Winnie noticed a small unicorn peeking out. The unicorn looked about the size of a foal. When Winnie saw it, it immediately tried to hide, but unfortunately, it exposed its rear end and tail.
"she is."
Chloe, who was in a good mood, also looked over and then burst out laughing:
“This is a cub from the unicorn tribe I’m taking care of. She’s very young and hasn’t traveled far from home much, so we decided to take her out to see the world. The largest unicorn tribe in the far north has signed a friendship pact with me, and everyone knows I’m a very good person.”
As she spoke, Chloe waved to the little unicorn hiding behind the "adults":
"Ellie, come here quickly."
(Mia is running.)
Familiar white mist surged out from all sides, enveloping Shad. He carried Mia on his back and looked up at the phantom of the lush giant tree through the mist.
In the past, he would always reflect on many things in this fog when a key was finished, but this time he surprisingly didn't have much to say.
"After all, I had so much time to say goodbye to my companions this time, and I've said everything I wanted to say. I have no regrets this time."
Shad then stretched out both hands and caught two emerald green leaves that were slowly falling from the tree. The leaves landed on Shad's palms and overlapped perfectly; one was "Any Spell Linked to [World] Spirit Rune," and the other was "Transfiguration - Serpent."
He looked up at the tree again, hesitated for a moment, and then said:
"I will encounter danger after I leave here. A star corrupted by a strange power is falling towards me. Now that the key is complete, after I return to my own time, tree, could you show your power and help me deal with that star? I don't need to attack it directly, just prolong its fall."
He was gone for three seconds after all, and even with "Starry Night and Hundred Aspects," there would still be casting and attacking actions required. If he returned to find the star was only tens of meters away from falling completely, he would probably have no choice but to burn his divinity to protect everyone.
He knew this was an extra request, since after completing the key, the power of time and the tree would only protect him and wouldn't affect the surrounding area too much, but he still craved more this time.
Even though there was no wind, the canopy of the giant tree was rustling.
She said softly:
The use of the next Time Key will be postponed by one month.
Shad let out a long sigh of relief, and then "she" reminded him:
The power left by the Tree Father will not directly interfere with the material world in any form; therefore, your wish will be fulfilled through other means.
"It's alright, as long as we slow down the time it takes for the star to fall."
She smiled gently:
【Really? 】
Three seconds may seem short, but it can also feel very long.
In the three seconds that Shad did not exist in the world, Emilia, riding Ellie, with a sword in one hand and a pistol in the other, charged towards the black and red star that was about to fall against the dark night background, like a white arrow shot from the ground.
Her appearance has changed from a small elf to a large elf, and the life ring on her back has transformed into a clock pattern supported by the World Tree.
Emilia knew that even if she did nothing, Shad would be able to come up with a solution upon his return. But she also understood that Shad shouldn't have to pay the price for everything; she wasn't powerless now. At least until Shad returned, she would protect everyone.
On the dark gold dial behind her, three hands were spinning rapidly counterclockwise, and Emilia pointed both her sword and gun upwards:
"Even stars must obey the rules of time—go back!"
At this moment, she clearly felt that she had once again broken through her limits. The power transmitted from the tree staff with the dial wrapped around the life ring behind her was even stronger than the power transmitted from the sapling in the crystal statue in the Vista Forest.
Thus, the people on the ground of this strange world saw that slender white light collide with the falling star in the air, and at the moment of contact, the phantom of a giant green tree held up the star.
Emilia, within the phantom of the giant tree, felt a surge of power, and her understanding of time became more profound. Also within the phantom was Ellie; the newly matured unicorn, of course, did not yet comprehend the meaning of time, but this did not prevent the wondrous influence of time's power upon her.
That seemingly frozen moment didn't last more than a few seconds. A clear cracking sound rang out, and a thin, purplish-red crack appeared at an angle in the deep night sky, centered on the spot where the star and the tree had touched.
As the rift opened, the people in this strange world saw a familiar starry sky and night behind it; Claire recognized it almost instantly:
"It's the night sky over Falling Star Bay."
Meanwhile, on the sea southeast of Fatummst Island, dozens of large ships, including the Radiant Messenger, were waiting silently.
Led by three thirteen-ringed rings—Chairman "Mr. Crystal" Lenorman, Miss Camille Eden "Sun Emblem" and Mr. Clark Cavill "Hand of Annihilation"—the ring sorcerers of the Church and the Society of Prophets are intently monitoring the ocean movements in the surrounding waters.
Suddenly someone shouted in alarm:
"Look, the starry sky has cracked open!"
Tonight, there were almost no clouds above the entire Falling Star Bay, and the sea of stars above the sea was exceptionally beautiful. At that moment, a straight, purplish-red crack appeared at an angle in that brilliant starry sky.
As the cracks opened, people in the real sea saw that unfamiliar darkness and a sky full of stars, and witnessed the power of stars and trees colliding with each other.
The collision of these two forces shattered space, connecting that strange, dark world, which was close to the subspace, with reality. But Emilia was ultimately too young; she and Ellie only lasted for less than two seconds beneath the stars before the giant tree phantom shattered, and they plummeted together into the depths of the long, dark night.
After they were struck down by the star, the falling black and red star continued its descent. The good news was that Emilia had ultimately worked her magic; she had changed the star's trajectory, preventing it from falling towards everyone below the night.
The bad news is that the falling star passed through the veil between reality and the subspace, slowly dragging its destructive light as it fell from the heights towards the Falling Star Bay in the real world.
In the night world, a star is already very close to the ground; but once it enters the real world, it is still far from the sea surface, thus prolonging its descent.
"Ok?"
This is what Shad saw when he returned to reality from the white mist. He had been wondering about the meaning of "her" last sentence, but now he understood completely:
"Can this still happen?"
But this is good, since the time it takes for the stars to fall has indeed been greatly extended, giving him ample time to prepare.
In the real world, the thirteenth-ring sorcerers, realizing the terrifying power contained within the star and anticipating its horrific consequences, leaped into the air and flew towards it. Iluna, who was also on the ship, also arrived in the air at this moment.
Through the crack, she saw the witch and her companions standing under the starry sky, and she also saw Shad catch Ellie and Emilia who were about to fly away with [Blood Moon Return].
She originally intended to use "Earth Power - Earth Energy Cannon" to bombard the falling black and red star, but then she saw something flying towards her from high above. She instinctively reached out and caught it, and was surprised to find that it was a silver spear.
The spear seemed to be non-physical and therefore had almost no weight, while on its translucent silver-blue body, beautiful silver serpent patterns shimmered like starlight at that moment.
Judging from the direction the spear came from and Emilia's movements just now, it seems that the spear flew out of Emilia's hand.
"This gun's power... is it enough to deal with that star?"
Iluna's heart skipped a beat. She looked up and saw that the enormous star was getting closer and closer to the sea. The bombardment from the three thirteenth-ring sorcerers had not shattered it. Instead, it made the increasingly massive black and red star appear even more terrifying.