novelonline Chapter 4071 The Child of the End
Chapter 4071 The Child of the End
Chapter 4071 The Child of the End
The toxic blood activated by life energy is extremely dangerous; even a single drop falling onto the ground below could cause the most severe consequences.
Miss Ingram and Iluna can only use divine magic to gather them together and use the power of miracle elements to suppress their toxicity, but they cannot completely eradicate them.
"Miraculous Technique: Life Spark!"
Instead of approaching with Viggo, Xia De fired four more chains from a distance. The chains pierced the clustered poisonous mist, extracting the abnormal life force contained within as a spark, which he then injected back into the fire source in his palm.
Once this task was completed, Miss Ingram and Iluna could handle the remaining poisonous fog themselves. Shad and Iluna exchanged a glance but did not greet each other. Before Miss Ingram could speak to the "Caller of Gods," Shad and Vigo flew away from the city.
Vigo originally thought that Shad was trying to avoid the church's attention, which was why he did not return to the city. However, Shad landed in the abandoned farm where he had last encountered the "Thousand-Eyed Sorcerer".
It was already 8:30 PM, and the farm was completely dark. After landing, Shad didn't speak, but instead pulled out a small, barely noticeable metal gear that had somehow been stuck to his sleeve.
After the flames rising from his hands destroyed it, Shad gestured for Viggo to remain silent. The two waited a moment, and then a third figure crossed the farm's wall and arrived.
The moonlight illuminated the figure of "Construction Master" Gérard Delon, who stopped at just the right position, not too close to the two of them.
He first glanced at the beautiful woman beside Shad, then asked:
"Is this another witch?"
Shad ignored the question:
"I thought it would take you some time to get rid of that man from the Church of the Sun."
"【Thunder Fury】is not good at tracking, but better at head-on combat. If I get entangled with him, I'm afraid I won't be able to escape easily. But this is Arcadia after all, and I know this place better than he does."
As the thirteenth-ring warlock spoke, he looked up at the three moons in the night sky:
"When you and I first met in Lengshuigang, probably no one could have imagined that two years later, we would be standing here talking in completely different capacities."
"I'm curious, did you already have this idea when that merman priest was performing divination for everyone back then?"
Shad then asked, and the "Construct Master" nodded:
"The first time we clearly recognized the spark of life was during the failed experiment of the mechanical floating island prototype seven years ago. And when that fishman priest gave the prophecy, the prototype of the 'spark' had already been constructed."
He touched the ornament hanging from his waist, a brass metal eye that was much larger than the "Spark" that Shad had made, almost twice the diameter of an ordinary pocket watch.
“I don’t want to track you down; I just want to talk to you.”
"Master of Construction" Gérard Delon said:
"In your opinion, which is stronger, the human flesh and blood body or a machine?"
Shad frowned:
"It's getting late. My companion and I didn't come here to discuss such meaningless topics with you. But since you asked, I can give you an answer—didn't the 'Bloodthirsty One' just now prove to you that a flesh-and-blood body isn't necessarily weaker than a machine?"
If I had to choose, I would choose flesh and blood. There's no particular reason; it's simply because I love this body I have.
The 13th Ring Warlock nodded slightly:
“I understand what you mean. You prefer a natural body and dislike artificial modification. Your body is indeed powerful; even to me, touching ‘withering’ with bare hands is unimaginable.”
But you must possess other methods besides 'Withering' to suppress the 'Twisted Life Spark,' right? Whether it's relics, magical spells, or alchemical items, I want to obtain this method from you.”
Shad asked curiously:
"It seems that the spark you have isn't very stable, but why do you think I would be willing to help you?"
Gerald Delon shook his head:
"This is just a suggestion. If you're willing to share this technology, I can offer something in return. I just don't know what you want, so you can tell me your requirements."
Shad smiled:
"So, do you know more about the tenth chosen one? The information already shared by the [Church of Creation] still contains ambiguities. Is it that the church truly doesn't know, or are they still hiding the most valuable fragments of the psalms?"
The 13th Ring Warlock responded:
"The information that the people in the Vatican currently have is indeed all they have, but the researchers in charge of studying the 'Spark Source' know much more. It was during the explosion of the prototype of the mechanical floating island that the explosion created a large crater at the test site, and a stone tablet appeared underground—'The beginning of birth is the end.'"
This phrase appeared again; Shad had heard it from more than one source.
"What does it mean?"
This time, Shad's question was finally answered.
"We consulted many documents and found the answer through some taboo methods."
The world is heading towards its end, and for the last life born on this world, its birth will be the end of the world—this is truly tragic.
The "construction master," who appeared to be middle-aged, spoke with a very calm and steady voice, as moonlight illuminated the three people present.
"The requirements for the chosen one to be created are simple: to bring this tragic life into this world and create a true 'Child of the End' for this world. It can be a life of flesh and blood, a mechanical life, or even other forms of existence, but that life form must have the ability to reproduce in order to be considered a true life."
The duality of creating the chosen one lies in the fact that the candidate can be either the creator of the 'Child of the End' or a 'Child of the End' who has been created. Both the creator and the created individual are qualified to compete for that position, which is fair.
Xia De and Wei Ge exchanged a glance, neither of them expecting to actually receive such an answer. They didn't doubt the accuracy of the information, because the information provided matched all the current clues.
“Besides those of us who have broken away from the Vatican, the Truth Society most likely also knows this secret. They knew the secret of the ‘Source of Fire’ much earlier than we did. The Creation Church has always suspected that the Truth Society is also a branch of the Creation Bishops, but this suspicion cannot be confirmed.”
The information he provided was substantial enough, and the requirements for the chosen one were clear enough. After thinking for a moment, Shade looked at Vige, who then handed him one of the two amulets Shade had given her.
"This amulet possesses the power of death, and wearing it can prevent the invasion of the 'Twisted Life Flame.' Of course, it can only protect against passive erosion. If you actively accept the world's calamities, then no one can save you."
Therefore, Shad was certain that this amulet could only provide protection and would not enhance the opponent's power.
"But I still have some questions before we can finalize the deal."
Xia De glanced at Wei Ge out of the corner of his eye, who seemed lost in thought.
Have you ever heard of the name 'Nicolas Lemaître'? He was active more than twenty years ago.
The "Construction Master" recalled carefully:
"More than 20 years ago, before I was promoted to the 13th ring, I worked for a period of time in the church of Arcadia parish, but I don't remember ever meeting anyone with this name."
Shad nodded; it seemed that at least Vigo's mother wasn't closely related to the [Church of Creation].
"One last question, what do you know about the [Jade Record]?"
As he spoke, he tossed the amulet he was holding directly over.
The "Construction Master" caught it, sensed the amulet's power, and then put it into his pocket.
"The local ring sorcerer organization, the Jade Alchemy Society, is searching for it. The creation of this spark in my hand is also related to this unknown-level relic."
"Is the Jade Record in the hands of the Church?"
Vige couldn't help but ask, and the "Construction Master" shook his head:
"Of course not, but the church learned by chance many years ago about a sentence in that unknown relic in the local area."
Seven years after the accident, researchers used that quote as a core element, combined with ancient, forbidden knowledge from the Vatican Library, to create the two existing "Sparks." Unfortunately, we can no longer create any more "Sparks."
He said to Shad in closing:
"Whether you believe it or not, we so-called 'traitors' are definitely not your enemies."
“Although we are all fighting against the ‘Bloodthirsty Ones’ tonight, it doesn’t mean we are allies.”
"Not partners, but at least not enemies. We, you, the Holy See, and the Blood Spirit School are not the only ones who possess the 'Spark.' Other organizations may not be after the Chosen Ones, but those who possess the Spark are now trying to gather as many life sparks as possible."
Only a sufficiently vibrant flame of life can sustain true life. The last life born in the twilight of time will soon cry out, and in that cry, the God of Creation will choose His successor.
He waved to Shad, then flew into the night sky, leaving the abandoned farm. Shad looked up as the thirteenth-ring warlock disappeared, thinking about the information about the "Child of the End," and said to Vige beside him:
"Let's go back too."
The witch, preoccupied with her thoughts, nodded gently. The two first met up with two other girls on the edge of the city, then went to the morgue to find the girl who disposed of the body, and took the body away before returning to "Fragrance Mansion".
Back at the house, Wei Ge, who had been silent the whole way, didn't even change her clothes. While going upstairs, she asked Xia De:
"who are you?"