"I didn't expect that just one Beyonder Creature that provided Sequence 4 Potion material would almost die with me..."
Angel murmured with some fear. She slowly approached the dead Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion with heavy steps and carefully touched its stiff body. After confirming that the other party was completely dead, she breathed a sigh of relief.
Even after death, the giant scorpion with a length of more than two meters still possessed extremely strong Intimidation power in its huge, dark body. Angel avoided the giant pincers that were still open, pointed its feet towards the sky, walked around behind the giant scorpion, opened the Spirit Vision, and sure enough, saw a group of dark green light gradually condensing at its tail.
That is the poison sac inside the body of the giant scorpion.
"The Potion material Katarina said was originally obtained in this way... But how could she know that there is Sacrificial Ritual leading to 'Forsaken Land of the Gods' at Sona Island, and how could she know that 'Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion' is active on the other side?"
Although there were "Clairvoyant" and "Queen Mystic" Bernadette for confirmation, Angel never guessed the true purpose of this "Unaging" Demoness. She may not have meant to deceive herself, but maybe what she knew was not the truth?
Shaking his head to get rid of the doubts in his mind, Angel summoned Sword of Dawn again, turned it into a handy knife, and cut open the giant scorpion's soft belly facing the sky. He suppressed his appetite for the delicious-looking tender meat and took out the poison sac that had condensed all the Beyonder Characteristic of this Beyonder Creature.
This poisonous sac, which is black with a hint of green in it, is larger than a fist, and the inside looks a little shriveled due to the large amount of toxins discharged during the battle, but underneath Spirit Vision, it exudes a brilliant light.
Finally, the two main ingredients for the "desperate" Potion formula have been gathered... Angel sighed with emotion, took off the coat that was torn apart during the battle, wrapped the complete poison sac, and tied it to his body.
Such a simple treatment cannot last too long. Beyonder Ingredients rich in Spirituality will merge with the clothes in contact and produce some strange changes. Therefore, Angel must leave "Forsaken Land of the Gods" as soon as possible for further storage and processing.
The stinger shot by Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion during the battle had flown to nowhere. In the pitch-black environment, Angel had no intention of retrieving it.
"It's better to wait until Mr. 'Sun' uses his merits to exchange for the stinger of City of Silver, and then I spend money to buy it... Oh, I didn't expect that the 'world' that guaranteed my transaction with him was actually Klein. No wonder he always takes the initiative to help..."
Muttering, Angel looked up and looked around, and was surprised to find that he had been taken to an unknown place by Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion's "Shadow Lurking". Everywhere he could see was a barren wilderness. Amidst the occasional lightning flashes in the distance, the undulating ridges were the only scenery.
"I seem to have seen this scene somewhere..."
She squinted her eyes and used the light of Dark Vision and lightning to carefully observe the surrounding environment. She quickly remembered when she had seen this scene before.
That was the hallucination caused by her using Beyonder Characteristic of "Instigator", deploying Potion on her own in Enmat Harbor, and being on the verge of losing control when she was promoted.
Could it be that I have been to "Forsaken Land of the Gods" before, or have I seen some prophetic picture of the future?
When she was promoted to "Instigator" and "Witch", she saw many scenes that she had no impression of at all, some of which have been confirmed to be "real", such as the scene of "Adam" and a woman standing next to her when she was lying in the basement, or the scene of "Forsaken Land of the Gods" in the deserted wilderness.
So, are those scenes that have not yet "happened" also real?
Rumble——
Another lightning flashed above the head, followed by low, continuous thunder, waking Angel out of his memories. The brief light illuminated the surrounding environment, and the ever-weakening cold touch of "Hidden Holy Emblem" on his wrist reminded Angel that now was not the time to think.
If Hidden Holy Emblem completely fails, will I disappear without a trace in the lightless darkness as Mr. "Sun" said... Angel stood up from Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion, tightened the clothes wrapping the poison sac, looked around, and immediately frowned.
She was busy observing the wilderness and the mountains in the distance just now, but she didn't notice that the village she arrived at from Sona Island through Sacrificial Ritual... was missing?
This made Angel, who had just recovered from the joy of obtaining the Potion material, immediately break out in a cold sweat. His mind immediately recalled the knowledge that "Sun" had shared with everyone at Tarot Club, as well as her current predicament:
"Forsaken Land of the Gods" does not have food in the conventional sense. The people of City of Silver rely on a certain Sealed Artifact to obtain "Black-Faced Grass" for a living, otherwise they have to hunt Beyonder Creature that is rich in pollution to satisfy their hunger;
Never see the sun, in the eternal night that lasts for thousands of years, and there are countless monsters hidden in the darkness. Once they leave the light, they will disappear in a few seconds without knowing their whereabouts;
For thousands of years, "City of Silver" has been exploring the way to leave, but has never gained anything.
"In other words, if I can't find that abandoned village, I will soon die of hunger and thirst here... and before that, maybe 'Hidden Holy Emblem' will be ineffective, so that I don't have to worry about subsequent problems."
After joking to himself, Angel began to think about how to solve the current problem.
The first thing she thought of was to use Mr. "Fool" to contact another "self" far away on the Berserk Sea Sona Island and ask her how to escape from "Forsaken Land of the Gods". The second thing she thought of was to use her feet to measure the nearby wilderness and look for the missing village.
But both plans have a premise, that is, "Shadow Lurking" did not take her too far.
Having made up her mind, Angel took out Saint Night Powder from her pocket, prepared to build Wall of Spirituality, and prayed to Mr. Fool, but her hand brought out a small bundle of silk threads. These pale golden "threads" fell to the ground, quickly attracting Angel's attention.
This is a bundle of hair given to Sona Island by "Queen Mystic" Bernadette when she fell from the sky.
At this time, in Angel's Dark Vision, one end of the blond hair broke free on its own and pointed in a certain direction.
"Put this away, maybe it will be useful later..."
Bernadette's calm instructions echoed in Angel's ears.
She realized something and reached out to pick up and untie her hair. She watched the blond hair quickly stretch out, and the end that stretched out seemed to be pulled by something and flew outward.
"Is it guiding the way?"
Angel took a deep breath and saw that the bunch of hair had almost all been pulled out and flew forward. She immediately ran forward with them. She had just used "Knight Bracelet" and was still in a state of weakened strength. The side effects of "Rose Necklace" made her have an abnormal desire for food, especially meat, but these were not as good as the anticipation of leaving "Forsaken Land of the Gods".
Soon, under the guidance of the blond hair who seemed to be a signpost, Angel walked around a small hill and finally saw the village composed of many stone houses.
Fortunately, it's not too far, at least my hair is still enough... Watching the blond hair guiding the path weakly twisting on the ground a few times, and then disappearing into the darkness, Angel sighed happily and continued walking towards the village.
What she was thinking about was why Bernadette prepared this bundle of hair in advance and handed it to her when she arrived at Sona Island.
"A correct prophecy, or insurance made unintentionally? I thought about the origin of the hair. Maybe it was the extra hair that grew when God War Ruins was fighting Corpse Bone Giant, who was imbued with the out-of-control 'Earth Mother' power... But it's a bit like a fairy tale I heard in my previous life, following the hair to find the right path...
"As the daughter of the time traveler Roselle, she may have heard those fairy tales about her Reenactment, and based on this, she obtained some unique Beyonder Ability... Is this the specialness of 'Mystery Pryer' High Sequence?"
After entering the village, Angel relied on his memory to quickly return to the street where he had fought with Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion after "Light Enhancement" and retrieved the "Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion" he had left behind. "Good Luck" revolves, the aura that has been re-sealed is a little dim, but after slowly recovering, "Anne's Blood" takes a final look at the streets where the doors and windows have been weathered, leaving only rough stone walls.
"Trier I still have a chance to go again, but here, I'm afraid I have no chance to come back..."
She said something silently in her heart, then turned around and returned to the house with a basement covered in black blood stains. She walked through the stone stairs and entered the secret room where the stone table altar was placed.
The ground was the same as when she first arrived, with complex symbols and patterns looming among the black bloodstains.
As long as you drop some blood on it, you should be able to return to Sona Island.
Unlike the last time we went to Trier Underground Catacombs, Mr. Fool and the "other me" did not prompt how long they need to wait before returning, indicating that this time there is not a long gap... Angel was thinking as he cut his fingertips with his nails and watched drops of bright red blood seeping out from the wound and dripping slowly.
At this moment, above the stone altar with a weathered surface and two melted candles at the end of her sight, there were a few lines of text that caught her attention.
She could not decipher most of those words. On the one hand, due to the long time, the surface of the altar was weathered, causing the engraved words to be almost flush with the substrate. On the other hand, the barely visible font was obviously not one of the several words that Angel recognized.
But the last line Ancient Hermes is still barely legible.
"Red Angel"Medici...
One of the names and titles made Angel's eyes narrow, and the appearance of the Backlund evil spirit with blood-red hair and deep visible bone scars carved on his face immediately appeared in his mind.
Although she has not directly seen this "Red Angel", Klein once faced his appearance in nightmares, and used this appearance to scare Rafte Pound.
That Fourth Epoch died in the hands of "Blood Emperor" Alistar Tudor. Why is the name of Medici engraved on the altar of the abandoned village of "Forsaken Land of the Gods"?
As if sensing the sight of Angel, the name next to "Medici" that was almost completely weathered and could not be seen suddenly became brighter, as if an invisible hand had carved and deepened it along the lines again.
And inside it, a silver-white, mercury-like liquid filled the inside of the re-engraved name.
"Angel of fate", Ouroboros.
The moment he saw this name, Angel felt like his head exploded.
It wasn't that she was out of control or contaminated, but that she remembered what happened to "Strongest Hunter" Anderson Hood, the unlucky guy who could choke himself to death even if he drank water, and his recliner would collapse if he took a nap.
I won't be... unlucky, right?
The moment she was dazed, the symbols and lines under her feet had been re-stained with blood, and a dark red light flashed through. In the basement that had not been damaged after thousands of years, only the rotten air, the weathered altar, and the darkened words above were left.
At the bottom of those lines of text, a name repeated in different languages protruded from the surface of the stone platform:
"Rose Redemption".
Outside the abandoned village, separated by a small hill in the wilderness, a strange shadow clung to the ground and approached quickly. The lightning that flashed overhead from time to time had no effect on it.
The shadow came to Black-Striped Shadow Scorpion, which had been dead for a long time, and its abdomen had been cut open. It stirred and swelled, and a man wearing a cloak and a stooped back emerged from it. He walked past the corpse of the giant scorpion that had been drained of venom and was considered delicious in Forsaken Land of the Gods. He did not even glance at it, but stared at a dark red mark on the ground.
It was a land soaked in blood.
Standing next to the traces, the man knelt on his knees, stretched out his hands, dug up the soil with his dry hands, sniffed lightly, and nodded as if to confirm.
Then, he opened his mouth and swallowed the entire handful of dirt into his belly. He swallowed it whole, stood up with satisfaction, looked around, bent down again like a thief, and blended his body into the shadow of the ground.