novelonline Chapter 3748 Adele's Wish
Chapter 3748 Adele's Wish
Chapter 3748 Adele's Wish
[Outsider, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time".]
[A message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]
[Past Era, Sixth Era, Old World, End City - Tobesk.]
[Event: Tobesk, the Last Era.]
[Duration is arbitrary (8/∞).]
You have received additional information.
You have stepped into a history that does not exist.
The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree watches over you.
[Note: You cannot leave the Saint-Delan Square area during this exploration.]
[Note that you are allowed to bring any spellcasting materials into this time.]
[Note: Defeating any powerful enemy using the Time Key will allow you to return to the "present" time.]
The white mist suddenly dissipated in the next second, and Xia De covered his head and closed his eyes. Even after coming to this non-existent space-time so many times, he still could not fully adapt to the environment here.
But this time was different from before; gentle arms quickly supported him.
"Are you feeling unwell? Go lie down on the sofa for a while."
A concerned voice came from beside him. Shad opened his eyes and looked at her. Even though he was still dizzy, he still managed a smile.
"Adele, it's so good to see you the moment I arrived in this era."
Although Shad claimed he would recover quickly, Adele still helped him to the sofa and then brewed him some black tea using the supplies Shad had brought.
Previously, every time Shad arrived, Adele's true form was not in the dilapidated No. 6 St. Delan Square, which is why Shad had to go downstairs to "summon" her. But this time, she greeted Shad directly at home.
The dilapidated house remained the same, but since Adele had decided to make it her permanent home, the living room now showed more signs of life and was no longer as desolate as before.
The white sheets were no longer covering the sofa and coffee table, and Adele had simply tidied up the fireplace. A worn-out cabinet, moved from some unknown room, was placed to the side of the sofa, while a clothesline hung between nails hammered into the wall, with Adele's own clothes on it.
The clothes included dresses, coats, and even some of her more private garments. But even though Shad saw them, the blonde witch wasn't ashamed at all:
"Although you can dry clothes directly with a flame, they will quickly develop a musty smell if left out in this kind of environment. Although you could turn back time to solve the problem, I had nothing else to do here, so I just hung the clothes up to dry."
She put down the teapot and sat down next to Xia De, then put her arms around Xia De's neck, and was greeted with a kiss from Xia De.
Of all the girls who weren't by his side, Shad missed Adele the most at this moment, because she was the only one who was truly alone.
The feelings between a man and a woman who haven't seen each other for a long time are as easily ignited as the withered leaves in a forest where no rain has fallen all autumn. Even though Adele smelled the perfume of Audrey and Sylvia on Shad, she didn't mind at all.
She kissed him as if she wanted to bite him, and he responded very passionately.
But the girl, who had lived alone in the apocalypse for so long, at least retained the most basic rationality. She pushed Shad away and then reminded him:
"Tell me about what's been happening lately. How have you been doing on Fatummister Island?"
In the midst of passionate intimacy, Shad recounts his experiences during his second month on Fatummister Island. The secrets of the arcs and rings are gradually revealed, and various destinies unfold one after another. After the Fallen Star Beast comes the formidable enemy, the Lustful Ones; Ellie's anomaly, Shad's Ring of Resurrection, Lady White, the guardian of the snowy mountains, and the opening of the Twilight World before the apocalypse—these are all crucial pieces of information.
Adele let Shad's mouth do its job, but she wasn't idle herself. Shad even doubted at one point that she wasn't listening to what he was saying, because Adele's enthusiasm was simply astonishing.
Fortunately, after Shad finished recounting recent events, the witch with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye asked Shad to hold her on the sofa, and she immediately picked up the conversation:
"Ring of Fate, isn't your second ring, the one that belongs to you, quite obvious?"
She was captivated by the warmth of Xia De's body and the fiery passion of his soul, and when she spoke, she closed her eyes and almost pressed her face against Xia De's chest.
Shad had one arm around her, and unlike his clothes which had been thrown on the floor, Adele's dress was intact, though somewhat disheveled.
"Obvious? My second Ring of Fate appeared in the story I just mentioned?"
The Great Witch of Time nodded gently:
"You haven't gotten your hands on it yet, but that's actually the first Ring of Destiny you've ever touched. Think about it carefully, Shad, that ring is perfectly suited to you, and the ring itself has a very special status. The most important reminder is that you've made ample preparations to obtain it."
She asked softly:
Do you need a prompt?
At this point, the outsider fully understood:
"The Ancient God Temple, the last line of the Golden Ouroboros Roulette exchange list. The [Miracle Ring], which allows you to make a wish within the temple! A destiny of miracles!"
Adele and "she" laughed almost simultaneously, and the sound was exceptionally pleasant.
"Yes, such a simple thing, how could Galina and the others not have thought of it for you? The destiny of miracles symbolizes the possibility of impossible events occurring in probability, and sometimes miracles are also blessings bestowed by fate in response to the wishes of mortals. Shad, who is more suitable for the 'Miracle' than you?"
Then she mocked again:
"Didn't Luvia Anastasia tell you about the Ring of Miracles? I wonder if she didn't expect it, or if she did but had other plans."
Adele's prejudice against Luvia might not even be prejudice; Shad was already used to it, he said with a smile:
"Even I didn't expect this. Yes, a miracle. What could resonate with me more than this?"
Although he had not yet touched the ring, the outsider was already convinced that it was his second ring.
The ring was originally intended to be redeemed with points to help Dorothy and Lacey rewrite their fate, but this was a one-time use within the temple, and the ring itself remains a genuine "Ring of Fate".
He had felt somewhat depressed after meeting Mr. Snake and learning the time of the final battle this afternoon, but now that he knew how to obtain his second ring, his mood immediately lightened.
"Resurrection, miracle, now we only need the third step. Adele, you've been a huge help this time."
The witch with a beauty mark at the corner of her eye lay on Shad's chest, a smile on her face, but then she suddenly said:
"Then, can you grant me one wish?"
"Of course, how about 'ten more wishes'?"
Adele's lips curled into a faint smile. She straightened up, sat sideways on her lap, and looked closely into Shad's eyes with her golden eyes:
"One wish is enough. You will take me away from here, right?"
"Yes, I swear I will."
The stranger's smile vanished, replaced by an unusually serious expression, while the witch's face wore a complex look that Shad couldn't quite decipher:
"So my wish is—if I eventually die in this world, please eat me, okay?"
The experience you just described has illustrated a fact: although only you can escape this space-time, becoming a part of you also allows you to leave. If I die, at least let me merge with you; please don't leave me here alone, I…”
Shad has hugged her again:
"No, don't say such things, Adele."
Adele shook her head as he held her:
"This is just a precaution against the worst-case scenario, please? It won't be a real devouring, whether it's the magical technique you mentioned [Blood Wine Brewing] or some other method. You've given me hope, so don't leave me here. Whether I live or die, I want to be with you."
You told me two love stories about love and ice flowers. Although you and Galina prefer the lifelong wait between the ghoul and the old woman, if we must be separated, I would rather you devour me like a snake.
she asked:
"Promise me, okay, Shad?"
"I promise you, I will definitely get you out of here alive."
"Shad, give me hope, let me know that even in the face of the world's final tragedy, I will still be taken away by you, okay?"
At this moment, Adele reminded Shad of Sister Daphne; "she" was still smiling, but offered Shad no advice.
Shad then said:
"But you must promise me that you will live as long as you can and wait for me to come and get you. I know I have no right to control your destiny, but if you don't promise me, I won't promise you."
"Shad, I will do everything in my power to live and wait for you to come and get me."
"Adele, I will. No matter what, I will get you out of here."
After Shad agreed to her request, Adele's spirits soared even higher. Like a little girl like Adelina, she took Shad's hand and stood up, wanting to show him around her post-apocalyptic "home."
“I haven’t stayed in one place for a long time. The chaos of spacetime forces me to constantly search for more stable spacetime regions, but the End City Tobesk doesn’t have this problem. I think this must be the last region to disappear.”
Adele enthusiastically told Shad about her life in the house, the renovations she had made to make life more convenient, and what items she had picked up from outside that didn't originally belong there.
Finally she said:
“Shad, I know you don’t have much time to move around safely here, so before you face this enemy, take a look at this. This is something good I found when I went to explore the ‘Yordle Palace Castle’ guarded by the two princes after you left last time—a small piece of bark from the World Tree. I made this with that bark, and it might be able to help you.”
(End of this chapter)