novelonline Chapter 3728 Devouring Love
Chapter 3728 Devouring Love
Chapter 3728 Devouring Love
"You're the girl next to the Summoner, right? You played a role just now, so now you want to stop us, is that it?"
Katrin Schwartz, whose arms were wrapped in threads of fate, sarcastically remarked:
"Anyway, you've already gained a considerable number of points in this story thanks to your connection with the Summoner, so as long as you stop us, you can maintain your lead, right?"
The old man Zarathustra reminded her:
"Believers of misfortune, since the Chosen One of Balance has already suppressed the Lustful One, there is indeed no need for us to interfere further. What lies before us may be a trap of fate. The Chosen One of Balance can fight against the Lustful One, but you do not have that power."
The "priest," holding the script of "The Puppet Master," then inquired:
"Gentlemen, don't you all feel that something is wrong right now? The five of us are the candidates vying for the most dazzling position on the stage of destiny, but at this moment we can only stand here chatting while others take the most dazzling crown in Act Five. Is this right?"
He looked past the white-haired girl riding Ellie towards the depths of the basin behind her, where red lightning and eerie black light flashed. He then observed the expressions of everyone present, licked his lips, and suggested:
"If one person's strength isn't enough, can't five people do it? Why don't we all join the battle together? Then, whoever gets more points will depend on their individual abilities. Wasting the opportunity in Act Five is just weakening our strength when we finally face the so-called 'Mr. Snake,' isn't it?"
He was about to walk forward when he was immediately forced back by the silver moonlight emanating from Ellie's horn.
Stella gripped the glowing, ice-blue ring tightly:
"I will not let anyone interfere with this battle. Although I do not have the power of the balanced chosen ones, I am still the only candidate who resonates with fate."
"Young lady, don't be so confident."
As the doomed follower spoke, she summoned her molted snake skin, and then a silver ring flew out with a wave of her hand, humming brightly the moment she grasped it.
The old keeper of secrets from the Society of Prophets' eyes lit up:
"The Ring of Fate: Misfortune"
The woman nodded and summoned her nine-ringed life ring:
“Since we have a conflict, how about we have the first duel between the candidates here? It’s three to two, but I won’t say it’s unfair.”
The fact that the two cult members dared to come alone clearly indicates that they were well-prepared.
But Mr. Mortis kindly reminded us at this moment:
"Have you ever considered that by grasping misfortune, you might bring misfortune upon us, but it might also mean that you've attracted misfortune yourself?"
What misfortune could there be now?
Unbeknownst to them, the edge of the basin was shrouded in an eerie red mist, within which glowing red butterflies danced in the mist.
As they became aware of the red mist, the young girl's low laughter seemed to come directly from the back of her head.
All five people present saw that, in the direction of the other half of the snowfield battlefield, two almost identical girls holding hands were watching them from the side, shrouded in red mist. So, without thinking, "Father" and Katrin Schwartz turned around and fled the scene.
Mr. Mortis and Old Man Zarathustra wanted to remain vigilant, but Stella said:
"Don't worry, they're one of our own, helpers sent by Lord Summoner."
The prophet and the "clown" were naturally incredulous; such powerful whispering elements didn't even seem like an angelic relic. But seeing that the red mist truly didn't attack this place, they said:
"We're going to track down those two. You're in charge here."
"no problem."
After Mr. Mortis and Old Man Zarathustra left, Grace and Helen appeared beside Ellie.
The little unicorn, who wasn't afraid of even cats, was somewhat afraid of the two sisters. It hadn't been afraid when Shad was around, but now it kept its head down and wouldn't look at them. However, because Grace and Helen were currently in the form of beautiful young women, Stella wasn't afraid of them.
Are you here to help too?
Grace presented her with that black, curved "death" weapon:
“Our main bodies are still on the battlefield over there; these are just clones. The master said to use ‘death’ to block ‘resurrection.’ This is your responsibility; don’t waste this opportunity to gain points.”
Boom!
The monster with a human head and a snake's body plummeted heavily to the ground from the sky, the impact causing the already uneven ground to cave in again and develop spiderweb-like cracks.
Spitting out black blood, the "Lustful One" looked up at the sky. Iluna was hovering there, surrounded by crackling crimson lightning, and she held up the Sun Gun that she had been using as a melee weapon.
The "Sunlight Gun," which had been relatively well-shaped, transformed once again into surging thunder and lightning. At this moment, Iluna resembled the thunder goddess from legends. When the crimson lightning gun in her hand, formed from the Night Watchman, fell, even Ellie, who was flying towards them, was forced to stop abruptly and turn around to avoid the blinding lightning.
Despite the lightning, "The Lustful One" was not blasted to dust. Her tattered body writhed and rapidly recovered in the crater in the center of the basin. She seemed to have truly transformed into a snake, slithering across the rugged ground of the basin in shadow, trying to evade Iluna's next pursuit, but the red mist had already spread.
As the "Eros," whose senses were severely impaired due to his injuries, noticed the red mist, countless red butterflies emerged from it and surrounded him. Grace and Helen did not attack; they simply froze the space within the red mist, immobilizing the monster within it.
"Ang~"
Ellie cried softly in the air, and the panting Iluna then saw the white figure carrying Stella swooping down. The black arc in the white-haired girl's hand finally pierced the "Eros's" chest with the precision of a dagger.
Although the arc was merely a shattered rather than complete destiny, the white [Rebirth] ring was never a good match for Valentine Halonen. After her power was continuously drained, [Rebirth] was suppressed by [Death], and her regenerative abilities finally ceased completely.
The Red Butterfly sisters appeared and disappeared in the mist. Ellie landed on the ground, and Stella jumped off the little unicorn.
There was no need for further fierce fighting at this moment, and Iluna, who had also fallen from the sky, felt a deep exhaustion. She withdrew from the "Fate Stance" that resonated with the Ring of Fate, but she still mustered her strength to come to Stella's side. After refusing Stella's help, the girls watched as the monster curled up in a ball on the ground.
[Resurrection] was restricted by the [Death] piercing its body, and the power of [The Fool] was also ineffective due to the user's severe injuries. Although the black serpent of calamity still hovered above its head, black ash was constantly drifting out of the serpent, and it was about to disappear.
Normally, Iluna never wastes words with her enemies, but since the other party has already merged [The Fool] into her body, if "The One of Lust" were to die, then fate would also vanish. Iluna knew about Luvia's arc-like resonance with [The Fool], and she was still thinking about this:
"Grace, Helen, compress the space, and get her..."
"Valentine!"
A mournful sound echoed through the basin, a man's voice abruptly interrupting Iluna's words. Baron Samir, seated in his wheelchair beside the enormous monster, spoke sorrowfully:
"Valentine, what is the purpose of all this?"
"Ok?"
Even Grace and Helen didn't notice how he appeared. The space remained unchanged, and there were no signs of any supernatural power taking effect nearby. It was as if he had been waiting there all along, but no one had noticed him beforehand, just like those hidden areas on the snow-capped mountains.
Without Iluna's prompting, the Red Butterfly sisters' clones, realizing something was wrong, immediately activated the red mist to engulf them.
But the black mist resembling a giant serpent surged out from underground first, isolating the red mist from its corrosive influence and enveloping the serpent-transformed Valentine Halonin and Baron Samir within it.
The girls could no longer see the two figures in the black mist, but their conversation could still be clearly heard coming from within the mist:
Valentine, I love you.
“I love you too, Jason. But I’m sorry, Jason, I’m so sorry.”
"Why do you say sorry?"
"I need strength, I want us to be together forever. I can't stop here, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry, I will always love you."
Then they saw a huge snake shadow rise into the air from the black mist and swallow the man in the wheelchair whole.
Stella blinked, utterly puzzled. She knew their story and had even heard Shad express his doubts while she was with Claire:
"That's not right. Since the Baron appeared here out of nowhere, he should be the one to make the move when he transforms into his final form."
But the truth is that the severely wounded "Eros" devoured his lover, and the serpentine shadow, protected by the serpentine black mist, merged with it amidst heart-wrenching howls and sorrowful cries. Iluna's lightning spear couldn't pierce the black mist either; the [Death] arc that pierced the "Eros's" flesh with a thud was ejected from the mist. Seeing that Iluna and Stella hadn't moved, Ellie immediately chased after the arc.
When the black mist completely merged with the woman who was crying in pain, what the two girls saw was a four-meter-tall monster with a human head and a snake's body.
This time, however, the upper body, which was human, was no longer covered by snake scales. There wasn't a single piece of clothing on the snow-white skin, and the face was neither the face of a snake nor the face of the middle-aged Valentine Halonin. It was the face of a girl around twenty years old, about the same age as Stella, with the traces of youth still lingering. The facial features seemed to have been sculpted by the greatest artist, and even girls who were used to seeing the faces of great witches were amazed.
Her eyes were tightly closed, and black tears streaming down her face left dark lines on her fair skin. These lines, far from detracting from her beauty, instead gave her a sinister allure.
The black ring of "The Fool" shrank and was embedded in her navel. The white ring of "Resurrection" appeared on her exposed chest and merged with her muscles. Half of the ring was covered with snake scales, while the ring made of a black ouroboros was branded between her eyebrows, making the beauty even more unreal.
"you"
Iluna was also confused about what had happened. She only knew that her opponent had not only fully recovered, but was even stronger than before. However, Shad had warned her before the battle that this situation might occur, and he had assured her that he had prepared countermeasures.
The eighteen-year-old girl, still fuming, recalled what the woman had just said to her:
Even if you become more beautiful, I'll still smash your face!