novelonline Chapter 3782 Final preparations
Chapter 3782 Final preparations
Chapter 3782 Final preparations
Galina, who had just arrived, was chatting with Dorothy on the sofa, while Bella was fiddling with the [Stadium of Fate] that Dorothy had brought back that morning.
Emilia greeted the Duchess politely, while Galina's presence was unplanned. Lacia had originally thought Galina would arrive the next afternoon, but with the great battle approaching, Galina didn't want to be the only one absent, so she began staying on the ship from today.
"Is the Cavendish family bloodline really that good?"
Even the Duchess, looking at the "Redemption" ring, couldn't help but utter this sentiment:
"I really can't understand it. Adelina is just a background character, even less important than Claire. How come she's the one who gave up the most important Ring of Destiny?"
The little princess remained silent with a stern face. Before today, she had thought that her friends were very useful, but she herself could do nothing. Now, on the contrary, she had become one of the most important people. Adelina Cavendish now understood that "fate is fickle".
"Has the inscription on Adelina's slough remained unchanged?"
The little elf asked curiously, and the little princess immediately shook her head:
"Nothing has changed, it's the same as last time."
"Both Luvia and I believe that some kind of chaotic power has obscured the change in Adelina's role brought about by the emergence of [Redemption]."
Bella explained:
"However, no matter what methods we use, we cannot find out the source of that power. This chaotic power is even stronger than the power possessed by the Chaos Archmage in the Council. Therefore, I guess that the being who gave Adelina this fate is not a normal ring sorcerer or witch."
"I really don't know anything."
Adelina reiterated, and everyone believed her. However, regardless of where the fate of "Redemption" came from, at least the one who bestowed this fate shouldn't be an enemy; Shad deciphered the destiny—
You witnessed "The Ring of Fate: Redemption," a chance to undo past destinies.
[Destiny Interpretation: Some have committed grave crimes, some have experienced separation. Time cannot be reversed, but those who are alive still have the opportunity to change everything.]
[Effect: Those who possess this destiny can inflict immense harm on destinies such as doomsday, error, and destruction.]
This was practically writing "Special Attack Against Mr. Snake" and "Special Attack Against Infinite Snake" on paper, which also verified the accuracy of Luvia's divination. When Luvia handed the ring to Shad, Shad was very curious about what kind of effect the fate of the [Savior] would have if it could really be condensed.
[This could likely have a direct effect on the twilight scenery "before the apocalypse."]
"She" said gently, but Shad still had no intention of taking that destiny.
The effect that Shad deciphered was only the most basic characteristic of this destiny. When the Ring of Destiny came into Adelina's hands, it immediately resonated with the little princess. New spirit runes were engraved on the Ring of Destiny, and Adelina, who had only recently advanced, would likely advance to the fourth ring this spring.
In Adelina's own hands, the power of this "Ring of Redemption" is even greater:
"When I hold this ring, the person I hold hands with will be less affected by the [Pre-Doomsday] area; instant death effects have no effect on me, time-space and fate-related powers have a weaker effect on me, and my healing abilities are enhanced."
So after lunch that day, the intricately colored ring was taken by Shad to the [Earth's Core Furnace] and forged into the "Imprint of Destiny".
The mark itself cannot become a weapon, but when attached to swords or, like the Shield of Procreation, becomes a tattoo on the human body, it can take on a material appearance. Furthermore, just as the pink of the Shield of Procreation originates from the color of the Ring of Fate, the color of the Sword of Redemption also matches the color of the ring.
After the brand was made, he immediately tried it out. The brand of fate attached to the Night Watchman made the silver sword even heavier. Even though Shad could not fully exert the power of fate, he could still feel how exaggeratedly the sword in his hand had been enhanced.
After the brand was transformed into a tattoo, and the translucent longsword that appeared out of thin air was held in his hand, Shad could also feel the heavy force of fate:
"This must be the sword of destiny."
When he returned to the ship with the brand, and the witches participated in the test, they were surprised to find that when the brand turned into a tattoo, the shield and longsword could not only appear separately, but could also be attached to the tattoo holder's magic.
This effect was discovered by Sylvie when she used the [Nightfall Sign] while wielding the tattoo. As a result, the dark, spherical shield was tinged with pink light, and a naked mermaid swam across it. While the scene was somewhat eerie, the effect of the Mark of Fate could indeed enhance magical arts.
The mark of the Sword of Redemption can also be attached to spiritual weapons such as the Moonlight Greatsword. However, when the mark of fate is manifested through enchantment, it consumes a great deal of energy from the ring sorcerer.
"So here's the question—if the mark of fate can be attached to weapons, it can also be attached to magical arts. So, can it be attached to a weapon that has been covered by magical arts?"
This was a new idea proposed by Galina, so Shad first wrapped the Night Watchman with the Moonlight Greatsword, and then activated the "Mark of Fate" on the hilt.
The once magnificent silver moonlight greatsword now bore a chaotic hue, and Shad attempted to swing it:
"It's definitely much stronger than a single attachment. Iluna knows the [Sunlight Greatsword], right? Stella, have you learned how to summon spiritual weapons?"
The white-haired girl immediately cast a spell, causing the ice-blue longsword to appear beside her, much to Xia De's satisfaction:
"With the sword and shield complete, all the conditions are met."
Throughout the day, various events continued to unfold on the island, and the twilight scenery "before the apocalypse" was increasingly appearing in various corners of the material world. The good news, however, was that the player representing the cultists also arrived on the island this Thursday, bringing the total number of players to five. Now, all that remained was to await the opening of Act VII.
In the afternoon, Mr. Mortis returned to the town to exchange information with Shad, but Shad was not on the island. He had gone to Randall Valley and Moon Bay to inform the Earth Keepers and Mr. Albert about coming to Fatummister Island to help on Friday night.
Mr. Albert readily agreed, but the Guardian of the Earth gave an uncertain reply:
"The forces before the apocalypse are severely damaging the earth, and we can no longer leave the heart of the earth for long. Yesterday, when I went to help on the southern coast, I experienced firsthand the horror of that sunset landscape. Next, we need to prepare to deal with the fact that those landscapes are eroding more land."
Please accept this black stone. Crush it and we will come immediately, but the time spent in the battle cannot exceed twenty minutes.
This meant that while Sister Daphne was still reeling from her death, the time available for the Earth's chosen ones to fight was also being compressed. Shad understood that this was an inevitable consequence of the deteriorating global situation, but he still sighed at it.
Upon returning to the island, Shad spoke with Mr. Mortis for half an hour before handing the silver dragon scale to Agelina, Ellie, little Leona, and the witch who might face Mr. Snake the following night. Although Claire wasn't planned to appear before Mr. Snake, and Shad didn't believe she would meet her end as she had in previous lives, he still gave her a scale.
The witch did not refuse.
As Shad and Luvia returned to the City of Time in the evening, under the setting sun, Mr. Zarathustra was waiting for them at the inn to have dinner with them again and discuss strategies that might be used during the card game.
"I must carry that [Origin and Destiny] card with me at all times recently."
The old man added a word of caution, and Xia De could tell he was worried; no one knew what would happen next.
At 8 p.m. on Thursday, with only 24 hours left until the final battle of fate, the screams outside the window disturbed Luvia, who was chatting with Shad in her hotel room.
The two opened the window and looked out, witnessing together the magnificent sight of a meteor shower streaking across the sky.
"Fate is becoming increasingly chaotic. The starry sky reflects all aspects of fate, and the chaos of fate manifests in the starry sky as the sea of stars becoming disordered and the stars disappearing from the night sky. In the near future, astrology will probably be unusable. I think that after the start of Act VII, any divination without the aid of external forces will become ineffective."
Although we have the [Stadium of Destiny], we must obtain the [Ouroboros Eye - Right Eye], which is not a relic; otherwise, we will be at a significant disadvantage in the final battle.
Luvia said that the two stayed in the room until late at night before leaving to do other things.
Under the cover of night, Shad went to the Vesta Grove again, wanting to have one last talk with the hermits and make a few Star Dewdrops, since this was the last night before the final battle.
Even though it was already late when he arrived at the hermits' camp on his chocobo, Elder Davis of the hermits' community was still awake and waiting for him at the camp gate.
After sitting down by the fire in the center of the camp, Shad wanted to say something, but once he was actually there, he felt he had nothing to say. The Hermits of the Forest had already given him enough help; he shouldn't have involved these people who lived in seclusion here in the troublesome matter on the southern island.
“Mr. Watson, I’ve been having a dream lately.”
So Mr. Davis spoke up, and as Shad looked at his face illuminated by the firelight, the de facto archbishop of the order described the dream to Shad:
"The black serpent passed through thirteen rings, shed its original skin, and was thus reborn with even greater power."