novelonline Chapter 3758 The Reappearance of the God of Mist
Chapter 3758 The Reappearance of the God of Mist
Chapter 3758 The Reappearance of the God of Mist
As the baton fell, the notes of Frostmourne rang out, causing all the other instruments in the room to join in.
Stella's sixth ring of life had appeared, glowing along with the ritual runes on the edge of the altar beneath her feet. The sounds of the instruments blended together with the mountain wind, vibrating the elements. The music from the relic stirred the ethereal tides. Streams of light rose from the mountaintop, the organ's vibrations carrying the humming of the runes as they lit up, each note striking the soul with a gentle tremor.
As the music grew louder, a beam of light formed at the summit and shot into the higher clouds.
There were seven beams of light across the entire island, and as the beams appeared, the brass bell on the cliff of "Peak of Destiny" was also rung. The elements above the snow-capped mountain were immediately stirred even more violently by the power of this ritual, and the "Grand Symphony of Destiny" ritual finally began.
But at this moment, Xia De did not continue to play. He frowned, put down his flute, and looked towards the southeast of the snow-capped mountains with the three ladies who were also not participating in the performance. The sky was still the same color, but yellow sand was blowing in the wind.
Shad knew best what this meant, and he chose not to stay. The "Grand Symphony of Fate" was a suite; the ceremony would last at least two hours from beginning to end, and absolutely could not be stopped midway. The presence of sand in the wind meant that the distant "twilight" was expanding, which, according to the previously established plan, constituted the most dangerous situation.
"I'll go take a look over there."
“I’ll go with you. Let Professor Daniste and Miss Ingram stay behind.”
Megan immediately said that, after all, there couldn't be no one to look after them.
"I'll go too."
Claire, who also put down her instrument, said that she joined the ceremony only because she had a snake molt, but in Claire's opinion, whether she participated in the ceremony or not was not important.
Sylvia, who could communicate with the tower, stayed behind. Shad called Ellie, and the little unicorn, who had been curiously listening to the "concert," carried Shad off the mountaintop, with Megan and Claire beside him. The white figure sped across the towering ridge, and soon circled the side of the mountain, revealing the area where the accident had occurred.
It was daytime, but the area shrouded in thick fog appeared as a hazy yellow from a distance. Ellie instinctively resisted flying over there and landed in the fog.
Megan immediately summoned a strong wind to try to disperse the fog, but the thick fog kept regenerating as if it were alive.
"Is it really 'before the apocalypse'?"
Claire asked, and Shad wasn't sure:
"The fact that it appeared at this time suggests that there might be something else in the fog. Let's see how things go. Once we get close, I'll call Grace and Helen over and have them seal off the space temporarily to prevent the pre-apocalyptic forces from continuing to infiltrate the world."
“The one who summons the gods is right, something is wrong with this fog.”
Megan frowned and reminded him:
“This is different from the fog we saw before. There’s some kind of force controlling it. I suspect there’s someone waiting for us inside the fog.”
"Stay close to me and keep moving forward. Ellie, don't fall behind either."
Shad patted the little unicorn behind him, then joined them as they walked towards the dimly lit area deep within the fog. With Daniste and the others staying on the mountaintop, they could hold out for a while even if something happened there, but the situation here needed to be resolved as soon as possible.
The wind whipped up sand and gravel, and as he walked through the fog, Shad unconsciously thought of the scene inside the black temple in the Vista Forest that sealed the "Doomsday Rift".
But as he walked, he noticed something was off about the dim yellow light ahead; the distance between them seemed to remain unchanged.
He glanced to the side, and Ellie, Megan, and Claire, who had been there just a moment ago, had vanished. But within this strange fog, he distinctly sensed a very familiar power.
Shad reached for the pendant on his chest; it was still warm, unchanged from before the group landed, meaning Megan and the others hadn't actually gone far. Just then, a figure flashed past in the thick fog, leaving a faint tinkling sound as it passed—the bells attached to the wrists and ankles were ringing.
Meanwhile, Megan and Claire also noticed that Shad's figure suddenly disappeared at a certain moment.
"hold head high?"
Ellie tilted her head in confusion, looking at the spot where Shad had disappeared, then glanced to the side:
"hold head high!"
This time, the cry was hostile and a warning, so the witches looked over and saw a stranger in a black suit standing there. The distance between them was neither too close nor too far, and the witches could tell that he was a stranger, male, a Ring Mage of around level seven or eight, and that he had a large patch of snake scales on his face.
"Good morning, ladies. Your guess is correct. I do not have the ability to make the Summoner leave here directly, nor do I have the power to be its enemy."
The thick fog obscured the stranger's true appearance, but it couldn't hide the white ring he held in his hand:
"Therefore, I temporarily let the Summoner get lost in the fog, but even though I resonate with the fate of [Lost], and with the help of Mr. Snake's power and the one-time divine item I unexpectedly obtained, I don't think the Summoner will be lost for too long."
Ladies, please allow me to introduce myself—I am the Lost One. Mr. Snake helped me rediscover the meaning of life many years ago, and I have volunteered to help that great man until the very end.
I know my strength is so insignificant that I will not engage you in direct combat. This thick fog is your only enemy to overcome; of course, be careful not to get lost here.
He tossed a small black wooden plank to the ground, and Megan's expression changed drastically after just one glance:
"The out-of-control tree hole!"
"The fog will blur space, the power of the tree hole will blur the boundaries of time, and fate will lead you astray. The power of the God of Mist has made this thick fog boundless. Be careful not to lose your way to the realm beyond time, a place even Mr. Snake dares not easily venture into."
Of course, if you are willing to stay here and not move, I guarantee you will not encounter any danger.
The man holding the ring vanished into the thick fog, while the black wooden plank seemed to dissolve directly into it. Claire moved closer to Megan, who took her hand in a gesture of comfort. Then Megan looked at the somewhat uneasy Ellie:
"Can we find Shad?"
She asked, and the little unicorn sniffed around with its head close to the ground like a cat, then shook its head somewhat aggrievedly.
"If you can't find it, can you at least find the way out?"
Ellie sniffed around again, then led the two witches, hand in hand, deeper into the mist.
On the other side, Shad was also making his way through the fog. This time, he wasn't heading towards the distant, yellowish-brown area, but rather searching for a figure that was faintly visible in the fog.
The terrain in the snow-capped mountains is varied, and he simply followed the path at a brisk walking pace, but the figure in front of him always seemed to be waiting for him to catch up.
[Powerful Spatial Awareness] allowed Shad to confirm that he hadn't actually gone very far, but time was passing by rapidly. And when Shad finally stopped, the world in front of him was already the dim, yellowish world of the setting sun.
He stepped inside, emerging completely from the fog. And the figure that had drawn him here awaited him in the sunset landscape.
She was certainly not Mr. Snake, but she wasn't a stranger either. Her light brown skin looked quite textured in the afterglow of the setting sun, and her cool attire matched the scenery perfectly. The gold chain around her waist and the gold ornaments on her wrists and ankles were all glittering.
A brown-skinned woman stood smiling at Shad before dusk, and Shad was certain he hadn't mistaken her for someone else.
"Miss Mester, the Goddess of the Mist?"
This was the same saintly deity Shad encountered during his adventure in the "Golden Sands," and it wasn't the first time Shad had "encountered" her in the Sixth Age. During the Love Lake incident in Vistalin, it was this woman who appeared in his dream and guided Shad to awaken from it.
"How did you get here? This is the Sixth Era; weren't you already..."
He asked in astonishment, "What I'm seeing is definitely not an illusion."
The "dancer" before sunset replied with a smile:
"Yes, I left long ago in the Fifth Age, but this is not the first time we have met in this era. In those places where time and space are no longer distinct and shrouded in mist, you may encounter me again, not because I have traveled through time, but because all the mist contains my power."
The person I am now is not the person you imagine, but neither am I merely a phantom. It's quite a coincidence that we met in the desert, and this time our meeting is also amidst the sandstorm.
She tossed a gleaming gold coin, which landed steadily in Shad's palm. The coin was slightly smaller than a one-pound alloy coin, and its material appeared to be pure gold. One side of the coin featured the emblem of the Old God, the Mist God, surrounded by a crown of flowers, while the other side depicted the number "1" encircled by a cloud pattern.
This is the fourth Fate Coin from the Old Gods that Shad has obtained, following the coins from the Creator of Innocence, the God of Gamblers, and the Lord of Walls. Although it only adds 1 point, it is still an extremely valuable item.
"You want to say thank you, right?"
Before dusk, the "dancer" asked again, and Xia De shook his head and then nodded:
“Miss Mester, there must be a reason for the manifestation of the Old Gods’ power in the Sixth Era. Your appearance this time must not be just for this coin, right?”
Otherwise, in the end, when he chased after that figure, he should have only seen a lone gold coin lying on the snow waiting for him to pick it up, instead of the figure of a god appearing.
The scantily clad "dancer" then asked:
Do you like the scenery right now?
"The scenery is beautiful, but it's not sunset yet."
The embodiment of that divine power then asked:
"The twilight will increase. Even if you defeat the snake sealed by Mr. Ring tomorrow, the colors of twilight will still have permeated the world. Someone needs to dispel the colors of twilight, someone needs to do their best to prevent the world from becoming desolate before the real end arrives."
Shad, clutching the gold coin, asked:
"The serpent sealed by the ancient god said that this stain is irreversible. So, will you teach me how to conceal this twilight color with mist?"
Miss Mester gently shook her head before sunset:
“I can indeed give you that power, but the fog only conceals the twilight, not restores it to its original state. Perhaps you yourself have a way to reverse the erosion of the apocalypse.”