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Chapter 3705 No One Can Escape
Chapter 3705 No One Can Escape
Claire's expression changed, but Luvia stopped Stella:
“Miss Larson, you stay here. We need the complete Ring of Destiny in your possession. Sylvia, please go to town with Claire. I'll have Margaret help you once she's recovered a bit.”
"Ok."
Although Grace and Helen had informed everyone that Midhill Castle did not have a similar situation, Luvia still sent Shad to check on the situation in various parts of the Old World.
The news that Shad brought back truly relieved Luvia; currently, only Fatummister Island was experiencing problems, while other areas of the material world remained normal.
By having Stella resonate with the icy blue Ring of Fate and then casting a spell to summon snowflakes, everyone in the area the snowflakes touched quickly recovered. Although soul-restoring potions are expensive and difficult to make, Shad's [Dark Moon Grace] played a crucial role at this moment.
They worked until 2 PM before the problems on the ship and in the castle were basically resolved. By then, the High Ring's followers had gone into the city to check on the situation, while Claire and Sylvia also brought news from the town that the elders and Fatu priests had been affected as well, and to a greater extent than the ordinary Ring sorcerers.
"The seal malfunctioned, which in turn affected the snow mountain."
This was Luvia's conclusion, and the intense disturbance of fate didn't gradually subside until three in the afternoon. The girls, having recovered, discovered that even though their bodies and souls were slowly healing, their spellcasting abilities had been weakened to varying degrees.
This weakening is completely random. Some people simply consume more spirit when performing a certain magical technique, while others find that many spirit runes can no longer display their light, making it impossible to directly perform magical techniques.
"It should be related to resistance to fate; the fate of the strong can withstand strong disturbances of fate."
However, this weakening will disappear when holding a curved arc or a "Destiny Item", or when within Stella's spell range after resonating with destiny, which also proves Luvia and Bella's guess.
Vanessa, now recovered, went to check on the Winter Choir, Granny Cassandra went to help Claire and Sylvia, and Megan went to visit the elven delegation in town.
Shad then went to the city with Sylvie to ascertain the situation, leaving Bella, Luvia, Dorothy, Grace, and Helen to guard the Radiant Messenger.
The girls saw Shad and Shevy off on deck. Dorothy noticed Miss Elizabeth beside her and Winnie, who had reappeared, and asked curiously:
"Do you have a way to resist fate?"
The ice maid remained expressionless—she always was like this in front of anyone other than Shad—while the boat girl replied:
"Because we have already overcome fate with the help of someone."
The red butterfly sisters held hands, gazing at the majestic Fatumunst Snow Mountain:
"Just as we once used ourselves to seal the narrow passage between life and death beneath Mount Sikar, there also exists a guardian of that seal here."
"Yes, Hillis said that the guardian of the seal is a water vein in the mountain, and that water vein can transform into a snake."
Bella said, and Grace in the white dress pointed to the mountain:
“We could sense that the snake had awakened, and that it was awakened because of pain.”
The city's order appeared unaffected, but the building of the local Prophet's Association was still emitting smoke, and it was unclear what had exploded at noon.
Shad, posing as the "Caller of Gods," visited the association with Sylvie. President Lenorman received them but didn't elaborate on the extent of the damage, only stating that everything was being restored. And the turtle carrying the ring was right beside them at that moment.
"Being near this tortoise can protect one from the disturbances of fate. We now suspect that this tortoise is not a ringed beast at all, but a creature that resonates with the void of fate."
Although President Lenorman didn't elaborate, it was clear that the Association suffered far greater losses in this incident than Shad and the witches. Fortunately, the affected area was currently limited to the bay region centered on the island; the Association's headquarters in Lomari City remained unaffected, otherwise the losses would have been even greater.
"Besides the effects on the Ring Warlocks, many relics related to fate have also broken containment and gone out of control. Although we have brought most of them under control, a few have escaped the Association's control."
We'll deliver the list of lost items to Kyle Todd tonight; hopefully, it won't cause any further trouble.
Afterwards, Shad, along with Guild Master Lenorman, Elder Zarathustra, and Sylvie, went to the five churches in the city to ascertain the situation. Although the ring mages would be affected, the churches themselves could provide protection and shelter for devout believers. Therefore, relatively speaking, at least the ring mages in the churches at that time were not greatly affected.
Shad even encountered Iluna in the Church of the Sun. The eighteen-year-old girl was very worried about the situation on the ship, and only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw Sylvie gesturing to her while Shad was talking to the thirteen-ring warlocks.
"But what exactly happened?"
While Shad and Sylvie were still in the city, reports of the infinite snakes and out-of-control relics appearing throughout the island were being delivered to the church. The newly restored Church of the Righteous God quickly dispatched teams to deal with the situation, and President Lenorman also summoned the association's ring sorcerers for assistance.
Shad and Sylvie hurriedly returned to the town. As expected, various accidents of different sizes occurred near the town of Kyle-Todd and the villages of the Fatu people. So the Great Witches and Shad led their teams to solve the problems in various places.
As a result, everyone was surprised to find that Fatummst Island seemed to have grown considerably in just one afternoon.
The already enormous island now boasts many previously unnoticed areas. There's a secluded path alongside the straight road, which wasn't recorded on any map until this afternoon. The seemingly endless snow mountain trail can be broken through the ice wall to continue exploring, but no one has ever done so before.
The areas that should have been there are still there, but the island's size seems to have doubled. This isn't a spatial issue; it's simply that areas that were previously unnoticed have now finally appeared.
A larger area means more problems. Under the strong disturbance of fate, the relics that had gathered due to the influence of abnormal elements and the lurking snakes almost erupted in full force that afternoon.
In the four hours before nightfall, three black arcs formed from the Infinite Serpent appeared in Shad's hand, and the number of relics defeated by the witches and their teams, as well as the number of evil beings of unknown origin, was later tallied to be more than double digits.
The number of incidents that occurred this afternoon was greater than the number of incidents that had occurred on the island in the past week.
Fortunately, once the sun had completely set and the starry sky appeared above the island, the problems and troubles on the island gradually subsided. However, the "hidden areas" that had suddenly appeared did not disappear; instead, they were truly revealed.
Now that Shad has a strong understanding of the power of the stars, he can sense that the starry sky has slightly calmed the disturbances of fate. Before the story of "The Chosen One of the Moon" begins, the moon, the night, and the starry sky are all normal. Therefore, the arrival of night finally allows the extraordinary people on this island to rest a little.
Dinner on the Glorious Messenger didn't start until 7 p.m., because everyone finally had time to eat dinner at 7 p.m.
Around the long table in the banquet hall, dinner time actually turned into a discussion. The great witches gathered news from all over the island for everyone to discuss, and the afternoon was not without its gains.
The most important task, of course, is to compile everyone's maps and connect the suddenly appearing hidden areas. Luvia and Bella both believe that the areas on the island that were originally hidden were concealed by fate, and now the violent disturbances of fate have brought them all to light, but many areas still remain hidden.
For example, the canyon where the Ice Castle is located is still inaccessible by normal means, and the Destiny Ruins on the mountaintop remain invisible.
"Grandfather and the other elders are out of danger, and Miss Asperger and the others were a great help."
Claire spoke with a worried expression, unable to find joy even in the sight of the abundant food laid out on the table:
"After my grandfather regained consciousness, the first thing he said to me was that the snow mountain was wailing. He forbade me to communicate directly with the snow mountain and said that something really bad was going to happen to the island."
"Grace and Helen told me before they returned to Midhill Castle that the guardian of the snow mountain seal, the giant serpent formed from the water veins, had awakened prematurely due to pain, and that there was a major problem with the seal."
Luvia said that neither she nor Bella went out that afternoon, and they had a deep understanding of the accident:
"The seal on the snow mountain malfunctioned, causing Mr. Snake's power to directly disrupt fate. This strong disruption of fate had a significant impact on the ring sorcerers throughout the island and the surrounding seas. However, aside from its influence on the extraordinary, I think this event actually had a greater impact on ordinary people."
She shared her and Bella's views with Shad:
"The chaos of fate can lead to many low-probability events. Winning 20 games in a row in gambling is a small matter. Shad, can you imagine being hit by a carriage while eating at home, or a healthy person dying of a heart attack just because they are laughing happily?"
When people try to avoid danger, they always take various measures to reduce the probability of it occurring. However, in modern times, these methods of avoiding danger are no longer very effective, because even low-probability events have a very high chance of happening.
This is merely the most superficial manifestation of the disturbances of fate. Love, career, life and death, war—everything that mortals experience is actually within the realm of fate; no one can escape it.