The High Priest

"I need peace of mind... Besides, I don't want to hear strange noises every night and be unable to sleep at all!"

Bai Ye felt that Specter's last sentence might be the real reason...

After all, the girl was already quite wet down there. Perhaps it was because she had been eavesdropping for so long that she was very easily aroused.

"I see..."

Bai Ye passively accepted the status quo.

It seems quite interesting, especially since Specter and Skadi are not the same.

Skadi always obeyed him. Before, when Bai Ye's physical attributes were insufficient, she even took the initiative to go along with Bai Ye.

Specter is different; she exudes a more oppressive aura. Sitting on Bai Ye and looking down at her is indeed quite thrilling.

But...

"Damn bastard, what do you want? Why aren't you responding?"

The Specter, who was already prepared, found that Bai Ye remained unmoved.

"Maybe not exciting enough?" Bai Ye blinked.

"Huh?!" Specter was dumbfounded.

Even after taking such initiative, he remained unmoved. What kind of gentleman is this?

"Cough... maybe it would feel even better if I wore a nun's habit..."

Bai Ye spoke somewhat embarrassedly.

"??"

"* Sargos's profanity*"

—Miss Specter left the group chat because her words were too harsh.

Finally, at Bai Ye's insistence, Specter put on her nun's habit.

Surprisingly, it was more stimulating when I was wearing clothes.

"Sister, I am guilty, please hear my confession..." Bai Ye could no longer look away.

"Um... don't tear the clothes, I only brought one nun's habit..."

"Why do I have to recite nuns' lines even though I'm dressed? I don't want to think about those days of being tormented by the 'dead' again... It wasn't a pleasant memory."

"Ugh... I just can't do anything with you... My body can't live without you anymore..."

Another Abyssal Hunter began to sing, her crimson eyes misting over, her feet taut. Although this wasn't a confessional, the nun had ample time to listen to Bai Ye's confession.

A gentle breeze carries the scent of lemons.

The Milky Way is painted with layers of color, passing through Dubhe, Merak, Phecda... until it reaches Fluctuating Light —let it open a hole in the handle of the Big Dipper. The scattered stardust will cling tightly to the blood of the sacrifice, leaving not a drop of mercy.

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"Boom—"

Skadi frowned slightly, and instead of using the greatsword in the violin case on her back, she swung her fist forcefully.

The metal plate blocking the road was punched into an exaggerated dent, and then torn into pieces in a few more blows.

"Miss Skadi ... what's wrong?" Swire asked cautiously.

"Have no idea."

Skadi shook her head.

Although I don't know why, I still feel a bit annoyed.

"I'm not happy."

Miss Orca frowned, gripped the door frame tightly, pulled the frame apart, and then walked into the safe house where the enemy was hiding.

"This should be the last one, right?"

The girl's crimson eyes gleamed with an eerie light in the dimly lit room—of course, the following is entirely Swire's imagination.

After all— Skadi is indeed acting a bit strange right now.

She herself felt inexplicably uncomfortable.

I have a feeling that something is happening.

Lungmen, Chernobog, Rhodes Island...

At this moment, it wasn't just Skadi and Swire felt it.

After all, we're not all in the same place.

But... we are all under the same starry sky, and the illusory starry sky above us is also connected.

"So that's what it feels like... No wonder the orca, that natural warrior, had that expression at night..."

After an unknown amount of time, Specter finally came to his senses.

The girl's face still bore the flush and lingering effects of excitement.

The nun's habit was torn.

Bai Ye ultimately showed no mercy.

Once she came to her senses, Laurentina suddenly spat out, "You rascal, you deliberately let me hold you down in the first place, didn't you... No wonder you were able to fight Skadi to a standstill, your strength is even greater than the Abyssal Hunter..."

Although I had already experienced the power of the Bai Ye during the previous battle.

However, after experiencing it firsthand, even the Abyssal Hunter believed that Bai Ye was indeed a monster.

"Well, it would be a bit unromantic to resist after all," Bai Ye chuckled softly.

"Then why did you suddenly exert force later?" Specter remained unmoved.

"After all, it's a nun's habit, so it's normal to get excited all of a sudden." Bai Ye blinked.

"You rascal, you've been eyeing what you don't have all along, haven't you?" Specter rolled his eyes.

"Let's rest for a bit and get ready to leave..." Bai Ye changed the subject.

As expected, a storm is brewing. Undoubtedly, the real war will only begin after Skadi returns.

The relationship between the three will undergo a dramatic change.

Chapter Thirty-Five: The High Priest

(Looking at my game list, there are quite a few games to look forward to in 2023, with a lineup as impressive as in 2022.)

The next morning, Bai Ye and Specter set off towards the mining area.

Thanks to the special physique of the Abyssal Hunter, although Laurentina's steps still looked a little awkward, she had almost recovered.

Unfortunately, due to the damage to her body caused by Oripathy, her physical abilities and healing abilities have declined, so Specter's healing ability is naturally no match for Skadi's.

Some things that are lost can probably never be regained.

Specter changed into a black dress, and her expression returned to its usual state, as elegant as a lady. If Bai Ye hadn't seen her last night, he probably wouldn't have been able to imagine that this lady had such a side.

"Let's focus on getting on our way..."

Specter noticed Bai Ye's gaze and tapped Bai Ye's forehead with a hint of helplessness.

After last night, the interaction between the two became more intimate. Specter herself didn't even realize that her tone and actions had become much gentler.

"Hmm, wait a minute, I think I forgot something..."

Bai Ye patted his head, then took out a rice cooker—no, Hane 2 —from his storage space.

The Hane 2, which was removed from the "Thunder Eagle" aircraft, was placed on a modified six-wheeled work platform. It was even equipped with a near-ground levitation device by the Engineering Department and sorcerer departments commissioned by Bai Ye, so that it could adapt to all terrains.

[Starting time calibration... Wait, what happened?]

Hane 2 was somewhat unable to understand what had happened.

When Miss Specter threw Bai Ye into the lake, Bai Ye had a premonition, so he immediately put Hane 2 into his system inventory.

However, perhaps because the process was rushed, Bai Ye even forgot to put Hane 2 into standby sleep mode.

In other words, Hane 2 was added to the system inventory while the device was powered on...

God knows what this poor artificial intelligence went through.

"So, what does it feel like?"

Bai Ye asked Hane 2 with some curiosity.

"For me, 0.002 seconds ago it was still Terra Standard Time 21:44:50, but after that, suddenly the time had to be readjusted..."

"In your human terms, I have lost almost half a day out of thin air."

Yes, like Lancet-2 and Castle-3, Hane 2 knows it is a robot.

"Let's recalibrate the time..."

Bai Ye patted the round rice cooker and then installed it on the all-terrain adaptable base.

What happened last night obviously couldn't have been witnessed by anyone... even if it was just a robot, it still felt strange. In fact, after learning that Laurentina had been awake the whole time, Bai Ye felt something was off...

After wasting some time rediscovering Hane 2, which had almost been forgotten, Bai Ye and Specter are on their way again.

In fact, if they had gone at full speed last night, they could have reached the Zumama tribe located in the mining area on the other side.

However, neither of them had any interest in traveling through the night, so they stopped halfway to set up camp and rest. Specter, who had been planning this all along, seized the opportunity when Skadi was not around to launch a sneak attack and take down the half-hearted Bai Ye.

"We've arrived..."

Under the scan of Hane 2, the concentration of surrounding ores and metals increased, and the values on the metal detector and Augury Device also changed.

Bai Ye and Specter finally arrived at their destination—the tribe of Zumama, Inam, which was a primitive tribe established on the mining area.

"What should we do? Talk to them... Damn it, the Originium here and the level of backwardness are more outrageous than other countries on the mainland... But their artistic taste is quite good."

Laurentina clearly has her own opinions.

Before stepping into this rainforest, she had no idea that there was a more primitive civilization here than in other places.

The Abyssal Hunter from technologically advanced Sargos were also amazed.

However, before Bai Ye and Specter could get close to the tribe, they heard a loud explosion.

"Boom—!!"

The shockwave from the explosion scattered metal fragments everywhere. At the same time, a dark object fell from mid-air and landed straight in front of Bai Ye and Specter.

"..."

Bai Ye and Specter stared at each other in bewilderment.

What's going on here...? Are these primitive people really reliable?

"Signs of life detected—"

Hane 2 reminded him.

"I know... what kind of bird is this? It's like a sparrow that's been electrocuted..."

Yes, the dark thing was a bird, or, in Terra, a Fowlbeast.