novelonline Chapter 4038 Past Events
Chapter 4038 Past Events
Chapter 4038 Past Events
The seemingly strong man wept alone under the tree because of his identity as a "father." At that moment, the "Infinity Serpent" lurking in the tree landed on the professor's shoulder and bit his neck.
But this poison, which should have been enough to kill even a ring sorcerer instantly, did not kill Professor Reinhardt. He saw infinite possibilities within infinite possibilities, and he wanted to obtain those infinite possibilities, so fate answered him.
Even more terrifying and bizarre than the "Infinite Serpent," the "Serpent of Possibility" was born in this remote and deserted place on this evening when the sun had already set.
"When all fates point to the wrong, even love can lead to disaster."
After a brief period of darkness, the second memory immediately appeared.
"Hmm? Or is it the era before the apocalypse?"
Shad had assumed the second memory would be related to Professor Reinhardt's experiences in the apocalyptic world after he became an evil being, but when his vision returned, he saw a brilliant starry sky.
The two memories didn't seem to be separated by much time, and both took place on the island of Fatoumunst, but they weren't entirely consecutive. Because after seeing the situation before him, Shad felt he was likely to have nightmares tonight.
A colossal, indescribably black serpent coiled itself around the main peak of the snow-capped mountain on the island of Fatummst, and in the deep darkness, Professor Reinhardt's head, serving as the serpent's head, stretched towards the town of Kyle-Todd.
Perhaps only Mr. Snake, after completely breaking free of his seal, could compare in size to this snake.
But at that moment, a deep and enchanting purple suddenly bloomed in the night sky—at least that's what Shad thought. Long-haired Luvia appeared in front of the giant snake, blocking its movement as it peered towards the town.
Luvia was much smaller than the snake, but even without uttering a single word, the snake sensed the deadly danger. The snake immediately trembled, and then the enormous creature split itself into countless Professor Reinhardts, each professor a non-existent possibility.
Luvia remained expressionless, wielding the Staff of Yggdrasil in her hand, and countless versions of herself appeared in the darkness amidst a pale purple aura.
The ensuing battle appeared rather primitive and simple; none of the terrifying evil creature's attacks could harm the cold-faced Luvia, while Luvia's attacks were always effective. To combat infinite possibilities, Shad's method was to refocus those possibilities into one, while the long-haired girl's approach was to transform herself into infinity, using infinity to fight infinity.
The battle raged silently under the cover of night. In the end, the evil creature was defeated, leaving only a palm-sized black snake, which was captured by the purple orb of light in Luvia's hand. Holding the orb, she flew to the summit of the snow-capped mountain, passing directly through an invisible barrier to enter the highest point of the ancient ruins of destiny. With a burst of strength in her right hand, she lifted the "Tower of All Things" beneath the tower, suppressing the snake beneath it.
Because the "memories" in the card are not just the memories of the evil creature itself, but also include some scenes from the time memory, after the snake was suppressed, Shad could still see Luvia standing silently alone outside the tower, with a sorrowful expression finally appearing on her face.
Snow quickly covered her shoulders, and as a golden light flew in from afar, Adele's figure also appeared there.
Amidst the swirling snowflakes, the purple-eyed fortune teller turned around and silently faced the golden-haired Time Witch atop the snow-capped mountain, their long golden and brown hair fluttering in the wind and snow.
"Those stories from the past are truly sad."
The memories ended there. Shad opened his eyes from those memories and kissed Adele's forehead again in his arms:
"See you next month, Adele."
See you next time, Shad.
He left, and Adele savored his intoxicatingly gentle departure, but she didn't leave the sofa. She hugged the pillow Shad had brought last time, curling herself into a ball on the sofa.
"Xia De".
(Mia is running.)
[Outsider, you have returned to the present.]
[The Key to Yggdrasil will next open in the current world: the Sixth Age, the Rain Festival of 1855 in the Universal Calendar.]
[Currently available task attempts: 23.]
After stepping out of the bathroom, Xia De looked at the steam rising from the showerhead and let out a long sigh before taking off his outer clothes again.
"Let's open the other key tomorrow morning. It's good that Adele agreed to meet. I remember that some ordinary items can be brought into the transit station. I've never sent flowers before because the amount of supplies that can be brought in is limited. When the transit station opens next month, remember to remind me to prepare flowers and red wine in advance."
【OK. 】
Before taking a shower, Shad tried activating the new card with the First Flame, and then learned that the card's power could increase the activation probability of his "Manual of Destiny: True Name Revelation". Shad didn't understand how the Beast of Infinite Possibilities could be awakened to such an ability.
During his shower, Shad calmed himself down, so when he came to the bedroom and saw Luvia, Luvia didn't notice that Shad had been out for a while.
Today was Luvia's first time using this new bed. Although she said she didn't care, she ultimately showed some excitement.
She was alone tonight, so the night's activities didn't last as long as usual. Luvia seemed a little guilty, but she didn't voice it, because Shad had said before that this would make the world very strange.
"I originally wanted to ask Dorothy to come along, but she said tomorrow is Saturday, and she'll wait until Saturday to come with Lacey."
The girl with purple eyes rested her head on Shad's chest:
"The stronger you become, the more I feel like you're from a completely different world. I mean, you're not human. Well, no, that's not it either. What I mean is..."
“I understand, but so what? I’ve got your hands on, and I’m not going to let go. I’m very greedy.”
"Shad, it's us who won't let go, okay? Let's rest tonight. Anyway, we don't have anything to do tomorrow, so we can do some morning exercise."
She closed her eyes peacefully, a smile still on her lips. Shad then closed his eyes as well, and then drifted into a dream filled with endless yellow sand.
The long-haired girl he had just seen in the memories of the "Serpent of Possibility" reappeared before Shad's eyes. However, compared to the cold-faced Luvia he had seen in the memories of the apocalyptic evil, the Luvia in his dream was much more enthusiastic.
"This body of mine is truly useless in this Sixth Era."
Knowing perfectly well what had happened, the girl nestled comfortably into Shad's arms and whispered:
"If I had my old, powerful body, I would be a demigod, just like Britney Orlandor."
"Yes, yes, so, Miss Demigod, do you miss me?"
"What are you saying? Of course I miss her~ But speaking of which, a lot has really happened recently. I didn't know that the matter of Vigo Astley's mother was so complicated."
Like Adele in her past lives, Luvia with long hair was unable to uncover the secrets of Peggy Nicolas Flamel during any of the Sixth Ages. And like Adele, she was certain that she hadn't noticed such a person at all during the War of the Chosen in her past lives.
"It's possible that she concealed her identity, but if letting Vigo Astley come into contact with the four-part 'Perfect Child' was part of her plan, why didn't she stop the witch's death in her past life? I think even if she didn't die, something else must have happened; if she really did die, it's probably because her backup plan failed to be activated."
As for the secrets of her past life, the long-haired girl couldn't say too much either. However, after hearing the information Shad had obtained from Adele, Luvia agreed:
"Yes, the information she provided is already the most essential, and I can't say anything more than her. Actually, there's one more thing that Adele didn't mention to you."
She asked Xia De:
"Guess what, in those Sixth Ages without you, did Iluna, who sacrificed one eye in the Chosen One ritual, remain one-eyed?"
Shad recalled his limited knowledge of the "Thunderbolt of Justice" from the past:
"It shouldn't be, right?"
"She found a way to repair her eyes. The methods varied across the Sixth Age, and without involving divine power, Iluna mostly found opportunities to restore her damaged eyes in a series of events during the creation of the Chosen."
The eyes sacrificed are conceptually lost, and cannot even be replaced by Mystic Eyes below the Sage level. Only the power of [Creation] can regenerate them.
Luvia said, and Shad nodded knowingly. But this time, with the eye he had created using divine power, Iluna no longer needed to find any other methods.
Recalling the time after his first divine descent, when he used his remaining power to create an eye, it took him so long to realize that he was at a very low level back then, knew almost nothing, and didn't have many Myriad Manifestations cards. Yet, he almost instinctively used the remaining power of his divinity to create flesh and blood.
This is probably a manifestation of the moon's power in "reproduction of flesh and blood," and it seems that there were already signs at that time that Shad was able to control the power of "active soil."
"In the beginning, I used divine power to create eyes; now I can use clay to create flesh and blood for others. In this sense, in this world where idealistic forces exist, simple energy can also shape physical entities. Therefore, if we were to use normal life energy to imitate that original divinity..."
Seeing Xia De suddenly lost in thought, the long-haired girl asked curiously:
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing, I just thought of some things. If I have the chance later, maybe I can do some more interesting experiments."