Chapter 778: Just 2% Away from Becoming a God!
Praying to the gods, beseeching them.
From ancient times to the present, this has been the general way in which humans and gods communicated with each other.
In the era when the gods walked among men, those who were devout could truly have their prayers reach the ears of the gods, even if they were thousands or ten thousand miles away, the gods would feel their presence.
If that god was in a good mood, or had a favorable impression of you, they might casually fulfill some of your wishes—this was indeed a real occurrence.
The reason why the gods could hear the prayers was due to the authority they wielded.
To illustrate with an analogy:
The world can be seen as a vast network, and when a god holds “divine power,” it means they have successfully registered an account within this network and gained certain permissions they can freely exercise.
The faithful’s prayers are like messages left on this network, naturally visible to the account owner.
However, due to the big data system, only messages that trigger keywords and align with what the account owner wants to hear will actually be pushed to their account.
Leaving aside the broad concept of “what they want to hear,” the faithful can ensure their prayers are heard by including keywords.
These keywords include the true name of the god, their authority, or various other attributes.
Combining multiple keywords makes the filtering more precise, thus making it easier for the message to reach the god’s attention.
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Of course, if the god is close enough to the faithful or actively searches, these complex elements aren’t necessary.
The current situation is similar.
These two statues are akin to the god’s alternate accounts.
But before the main account is unsealed, the benefits one can gain from praying to this alternate account are limited, such as obtaining the passage permission of the barrier.
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Thinking about this, Dark stepped forward and reached out to touch the barrier.
The barrier looked fiery red, but there was no actual flame burning.
Dark had heard from Professor Metia’s mouth her praise for Aurora’s release of the [Sun God’s Protection], a divine skill that could even keep the Demon King at bay.
Aurora originally did not possess the ability to use such a divine skill, but being in the Free City, with the Sun God and Moon Goddess temples beneath her feet, she invoked the Sun God’s power when fully exerting herself, thus causing a miracle.
This barrier released by the Sun God’s statue would likely not be any weaker than the [Sun God’s Protection].
However, as his finger approached, he felt no high temperature and no burning sensation.
Considering Lily’s previous situation, it seemed this barrier had no counter-attack effect.
Dark pressed his finger further against the barrier, intending to first perceive and analyze its composition.
But as soon as his finger touched… it went straight through!
This barrier seemed nonexistent before him.
“Could I already have received the Sun God’s favor?”
Dark’s eyes showed a strange look. Without hesitation, he stepped directly into the barrier!
“How could this be?”
A look of shock appeared on Aurora’s small face.
Lily blinked her eyes, clearly not convinced.
Dark slightly frowned but did not show excitement.
He was visiting this temple for the first time and felt no special connection, unlike when forming a “contract” with the Flame Sun Elemental, where he had clear feelings.
Therefore, he didn’t think he had been favored by the Sun God.
But since he hadn’t been favored, why could he penetrate this barrier?
“Could it be…”
He pondered carefully, then noticed the Flame Sun Elementals clinging to the Sun God’s statue starting to move.
First, the one belonging to him flew up, followed by another near it waking from sleep, then the second, third…
In a blink, the Flame Sun Elementals, resembling little suns, all flew up and came towards him, much like fireflies in a summer forest.
Then, one after another, they transferred to Dark’s head, shoulders, and even flew directly towards his face…
If he hadn’t waved them off, they would have covered his entire face.
“It seems they prefer me more than that statue.”
Dark said expressionlessly.
Outside the barrier, Little Lily desperately changed perspectives, watching him covered in elementals, giggling.
Aurora quietly took two breaths, suppressing her shock.
Dark passed through the Sun God’s barrier effortlessly, and his attraction to the Flame Sun Elementals was even stronger than the statue’s.
Both phenomena occurring simultaneously indicated that he possessed traits surpassing even those of the Sun God’s statue.
While she was shocked, Professor Lily said with glowing eyes, “Dark, can you bring out one or two?”
Dark pondered briefly and stepped back, attempting to exit the barrier.
But after he exited, the Flame Sun Elementals did not follow.
They flew off him, aimlessly buzzing around inside the barrier, then slowly returned to the Sun God’s statue and resumed sleeping.
“Oh, it’s not possible?” Lily’s tone betrayed her disappointment.
Aurora quickly said, “These Flame Sun Elementals are closely linked to the Sun God’s statue. Only those that have formed a contract with a person can leave the barrier. But those eggs are unrestricted and can be taken freely.”
Dark’s heart stirred. “How many can I take?”
Aurora smiled faintly. “You can take as many as you want.”
Given the help Dark and company provided during the Beast Tide incident, even if he took all the elemental eggs here, no one in the Free City would say a word.
But Dark wasn’t greedy.
Looking at the Flame Sun Elemental eggs around the lion’s paw, he thought, “I’ll take two more Flame Sun Elemental eggs then.”
He actually wanted to take nine to make ten small suns, but nine was too many, so he settled for taking two to make three.
Professor Shylph had three wind elementals, so wanting three Flame Sun Elementals wasn’t unreasonable, right?
“I want three Ice Moon Elementals too!” Professor Lily flew over.
Still, Aurora said, “The number of elemental beings isn’t necessarily better. Even among fire elemental beings, different types have varying properties. So having too many fire elemental beings could dilute the purity of the mage’s flames. To achieve what Professor Shylph did and become elementalized, one must maintain extremely high purity.”
Dark slightly frowned and asked, “Professor Shylph doesn’t have three
“Only wind elementals?”
Aurora shook her head and continued, “Not just three. Professor Shylph actually has more wind elemental spirits, but all of them originate from the first one she had. Therefore, every single wind elemental spirit shares the same properties.”
“So that’s how they came to be?” Angrey suddenly understood.
He then turned to the two maids and asked, “Sister Olivia, what about you two?”
Olivia said, “Young Master, too much at once can be overwhelming.”
“Then we’ll forget it.” Angrey didn’t ask further.
The attributes of the sun god statue were fire and light, but unlike the more light-oriented [Pride], this sun god was more inclined towards fire.
If continuously fed with [Pride], it would eventually transform into an elemental spirit primarily of the light attribute.
Olivia’s main attribute was light, which matched perfectly.
But since Olivia showed no intention, they left it at that.
After re-entering the barrier, he turned his attention to the ice moon elemental egg at the foot of the moon goddess statue.
Since he didn’t need the flame sun elemental egg, he decided to take two ice moon elemental eggs instead.
One for himself and one for Lily.
During the day, the moon goddess statue would sleep, along with the ice moon elemental on it.
Angrey casually picked two ice moon elemental eggs and stepped out of the barrier.
Lily immediately came over and took one without hesitation.
Imps, in fact, also belonged to the “moon” race.
Angrey looked down at the remaining ice moon elemental egg in his hand and summoned the [Moon Goddess Soul I] right away.
Though he didn’t bring the stored [Bliss] here, the [Moon Goddess Mirror] within the [Moon Goddess Soul] contained a large amount of [Moon Goddess Version Bliss].
This [Moon Goddess Version Bliss] seemed more suitable for feeding the ice moon elemental egg than his own [Bliss].
It would be inconvenient to temporarily store the elemental egg, so it might as well hatch it now!
However, the moment the figure of the [Moon Goddess Soul] emerged, the ground beneath them… suddenly started shaking!
The moon goddess statue, which should have been in slumber, emitted a cold glow!
“Young Master!”
Tom and Jerry guarding outside rushed in immediately.
But by then, the light from the moon goddess statue had already dispelled the barrier cast by the sun god statue, suddenly engulfing the entire temple in silver.
The moon goddess statue unexpectedly opened its eyes at this very moment!
The divine aura within the temple instantly became extremely dense.
“Go guard outside.”
Aurora raised her hand, signaling the two guards to leave the temple.
Tom and Jerry exchanged glances, not only retreating but also closing the temple door behind them.
They were truly considerate.
…
After isolating external disturbances, everyone inside the temple tightly focused on the moon goddess statue.
But after opening its eyes, the moon goddess statue remained fixed on the [Moon Goddess Soul], unmoving.
Aurora was shocked. Her ice moon elemental had already flown out from her brooch, flickering frequently around her.
Even when she had first gained the favor of both the sun god and moon goddess statues, neither of those statues had ever opened their eyes.
She did not know why the moon goddess statue had opened its eyes—or even if it could open its eyes!
The opened wolf-like eyes reflected silver moons similar to those seen in Professor Metia’s eyes.
The [Moon Goddess Soul] called by Angrey appeared utterly oblivious to what was happening, staring blankly at the moon goddess statue.
But this situation didn’t last long. A sudden look of joy flashed across the face of the [Moon Goddess Soul].
Then, the light that had illuminated the entire hall receded rapidly, shrinking back into the body of the moon goddess statue.
The moon goddess statue closed its eyes, returning to its slumber.
The temple returned to tranquility.
…
After a brief silence, Angrey looked at the [Moon Goddess Soul] and asked, “Why the joy?”
The [Moon Goddess Soul] exclaimed in delight, “2! It’s 2!”
“Your current state is quite 2!” Angrey thought with a hint of helplessness.
But the next second, he froze, grabbed the [Moon Goddess Soul I], and injected mana into the magic card.
Soon, he received feedback from the magic card, and a smile involuntarily spread across his lips.
2!
From 1% to 2%!
[Moon Goddess (1%)] → [Moon Goddess (2%)]
This moon goddess statue had actually bestowed upon the [Moon Goddess Soul] a trace of origin divinity!
Although this increase was only 1%, it was a pioneering breakthrough.
Since the creation of the [Moon Goddess Soul I] over half a year ago, it had finally taken a solid step towards becoming a true moon goddess!
Just as he was reveling in this success, the [Moon Goddess Soul] suddenly lunged at him, pecking his cheek unexpectedly.
“(*￣3) What!”
The atmosphere in the temple suddenly froze.
…
Up to this point, there was no longer any need to hide anything about the [Moon Goddess Soul].
Angrey gave Lily a signal, and she immediately understood, snapping her fingers to create a barrier, isolating sound and perception.
Angrey then solemnly stated, “This [Moon Goddess Soul] was refined using a remnant of the moon goddess statue’s soul as the core. It possesses a trace of the moon goddess’s origin divinity. If more of these origins can be absorbed, there’s a chance to recast the divine core, grasp the moon goddess’s authority, and become a true moon goddess! Just now, it absorbed a trace of origin divinity from that wolf moon goddess statue.”
Aurora and the others were filled with shock, trying hard to digest this information.
Only Lily asked immediately, “How much more is needed?”
Angrey replied, “98%.”
“Ahh?” Lily opened her mouth, clearly disappointed.
Angrey: “Heh.”
Compared to the [Intelligence Deity] already resurrected to two-thirds within Saint Maryann Academy, a mere 2% progress of the [Moon Goddess] wasn’t much.
But Olivia and Angrey couldn’t hide their surprise after processing this information.
Olivia immediately asked, “So how do we find more of the moon goddess’s origin divinity?”
Angrey replied, “Perhaps we need to find more moon temples like this one.”
“But where do we look?” Olivia frowned, immediately worried.
Angrey said, “I once found two moon temples in the secret passages of the Mana Academy Castle, but finding them again might be difficult. However, I know that Professor Metia discovered a [Love Spell Array] in an ancient moon temple. If necessary, we can ask her for clues.”
Disappointed, Professor Lily’s expression changed dramatically as she strutted in front of Dark with a smug look, almost as if inviting him to ask her.
Dark smiled and said, “But I think an experienced adventurer like Professor Lily must know more addresses of the Moon Temple.”
“Of course!” Lily raised her head and thumped her chest loudly.
Olivia calmly asked, “Could you share the addresses of the Moon Temples you’ve explored, Professor Lily?”
Lily replied, “Certainly, but I need some time to recall. Once we return to the surface, I’ll write them down for you.”
Olivia smiled, “No rush. You can do it when we return to the academy. I’ll send this information back and have the maids start exploring. We can use this as a basis to find more Moon Temples.”
After digesting the information Dark had shared, Olivia immediately realized its importance. Once this news was relayed, “finding the Moon Temples to assist in the reconstruction of the Moon Goddess’s God Core” would become the main focus for the Duke’s Mansion.
Compared to such a significant task, other important tasks like collecting more Underworld Fire would be put on hold.
After creating their own deity at Saint Maryann Academy, the Duke’s Mansion finally had the chance to create their own deity.
Even if they were still 98% away from reconstructing the God Core, it was essential.
From the intelligence they currently possessed, the young master’s Moon Goddess and the Wisdom Deity of Saint Maryann Academy were different. The young master clearly had perfect control over the Moon Goddess.
This meant that once successful, the Moon Goddess would truly belong to them!
With the Moon Goddess, the Duke’s Mansion would finally have a place in the future of the awakening gods.
…
This atmosphere persisted for about ten minutes before gradually dissipating.
Aurora passed through the barrier, inspected the wolf statue, and then stepped out, visibly relieved.
Dark asked, “How is it?”
Aurora replied, “There isn’t much change.”
This was good news.
However, Dark frowned after hearing this: “It remains intact even after losing its fundamental divinity… Does this mean that the fundamental divinity is not necessary for the statue? Does this imply that not every Moon Temple has a statue with fundamental divinity?”
Olivia also frowned, “It seems so. But it’s not a big problem. If one doesn’t work, we can find another. What we need is the method to extract that fundamental divinity and the storage device.”
Dark nodded, “In any case, we will study it when we return.”
At this moment, Angrey, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up from behind, “Didn’t you say that there might be undiscovered statues deep within this temple?”
…
Angrey’s words served as a reminder and gave their exploration of the temple a clearer purpose.
Dark and the others were reinvigorated and prepared to delve deeper into the temple after hatching the Ice Moon Elemental egg.
Dark calmed the excited Moon Goddess’s Soul, carefully took out his precious Mana Dropper from his backpack, and gently inserted it into the Moon Goddess Mirror on the Moon Goddess’s Soul’s chest.
“Ying—”
With the sharp cry of the Mana Dropper, Dark extracted the first drop of Moon Goddess Bliss, injecting it into the Thought Bottle.
After several attempts, a thin layer of liquid appeared inside the Thought Bottle.
He placed the Ice Moon Elemental egg inside it.
Visibly, the Moon Goddess Bliss in the Thought Bottle rapidly decreased.
The Ice Moon Elemental egg indeed emitted a joyful aura.
Once all the Moon Goddess Bliss was absorbed, it leaped twice and fine cracks appeared on its shell.
“Heehee!”
Professor Lily leaned forward excitedly, watching the cracks on the Ice Moon Elemental egg grow larger. Suddenly, a small elemental creature emitting a cold aura burst out of the shell.
Then, this newly born Ice Moon Elemental, with a “biu,” collided with the membrane sealing the Thought Bottle, hitting Lily’s forehead.
Instinctively, Lily slapped her forehead.
She was startled, lowered her hand, and spread her palm.
The once round Ice Moon Elemental now lay flat in her palm.
Dark: “…”
Aurora: “…”
Olivia: “…”
Angrey: “…”
Imp Beast: “…”
Moon Goddess’s Soul: “…”
…
The poor little creature struggled in Lily’s palm, unable to get up for a long time.
But under everyone’s watchful eyes, Lily’s expression changed several times, from “Oh no, I’m in trouble,” to “What is this?”
“What happened?” Dark asked.
Lily looked strange, “It told me it couldn’t move and needed grandma to help it up…”
Everyone exchanged glances. Dark suddenly said, “Congratulations, you’ve earned the favor of the Ice Moon Elemental.”
“It seems the contract was successful.” Aurora also smiled.
Imps were naturally favored by nature; as long as the attributes matched, it was easy to gain the favor of elemental creatures.
“Hey.” Lily grinned shamelessly, “Then give one to Dark.”
Dark smiled slightly, retrieved the Ice Moon Elemental egg he had given her, and repeated the previous steps.
This time, those around him intentionally moved away.
He swiftly covered the mouth of the Thought Bottle, successfully forming a contract with the Ice Moon Elemental.
Now, he had both an Ice Moon Elemental and a Flame Sun Elemental like Aurora.
He then extracted more Moon Goddess Bliss from the Moon Goddess Mirror and placed two… three Ice Moon Elementals into the Thought Bottle filled with Moon Goddess Bliss.
Currently, he had plenty of Moon Goddess Bliss and didn’t need to be frugal.
However, although he was well-off, the appetites of the Ice Moon Elementals were limited.
Soon, these three Ice Moon Elementals ate their fill and fell asleep.
They awaited a long sleep and the transformation upon waking!
Professor Lily happily tucked her Ice Moon Elemental into her chest.
Aurora also happily stored her Ice Moon Elemental.
Dark hid his Ice Moon Elemental among his hair, sharing space with the Flame Sun Elemental.
Once everything was settled, they left the temple.
Meanwhile, Tom and Jerry were already waiting at the door.
Waiting for a full hour.
The two of them remained vigilant and continued their watch without questioning the events within the temple.
“Next, how should we proceed?” Tom asked.
Dark looked to both sides and said, “How many paths are there?”
Tom smiled and replied, “It’s said to be interconnected in all directions.”
Dark thought for a moment and then asked, “So, how long will it take to explore the paths we’ve already been through?”
Tom said, “If we go straight, it’ll take one or two hours.”
“I see…” Dark said, “Then let’s move forward a bit and look for paths with special patterns, runes, diagrams, or structures.”
Tom immediately responded, “No problem.”
They continued deeper into the temple…
…
Montiel Farley had been exploring this temple for some time.
As a result, the dangers on the initial path had been largely cleared out.
Unless they encountered subterranean monsters along the way, there wouldn’t be much danger.
But the journey wasn’t dull.
Besides Tom and Jerry keeping the mood lively, the unique buildings and various mysterious inscriptions along the way were also very intriguing.
Dark recorded and examined everything, trying to find inspiration for completing the [Capital Sin IV].
Therefore, they didn’t travel in a straight line but tried to circumnavigate places they had already explored.
Half a day later.
Dark checked his pocket watch and realized it was already past eleven-thirty in the afternoon.
Everyone exchanged smiles and found a relatively flat area to set up camp.
Aurora took her enormous backpack off the back of the Heavy Armored Rhinoceros and started assembling cooking utensils, setting up a stove right there.
“Pity we didn’t encounter any subterranean monsters,” Aurora said regretfully after setting up the stove.
Olivia nodded in agreement and started boiling water with her.
Although… there were indeed two great chefs hidden in this small team.
These two handled the cooking.
Tom and Jerry collected firewood.
Angrey was on guard duty.
Dark and Lily were in charge of tasting.
Everyone had clear roles, creating a harmonious atmosphere.
Laughter filled the underground space.
…
After eating their fill, they rested in place.
By the time they set out again, it was already one o’clock in the afternoon.
The group continued deeper, still enthusiastic but with a hint of laziness.
Around half past one, they finally encountered their first crisis since entering the temple.
It wasn’t a subterranean monster, but a pattern on a wall that came to life!
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Deeper into the temple, the surroundings no longer showed walls. Some areas were like urban zones with buildings, while other parts were desolate, only showing the stone ceiling above.
Yet, amidst this desolate area stood a seemingly dilapidated wall.
Half of the wall had collapsed, and the other half was skewed due to the terrain change.
The entire wall was less than two meters high and barely three meters wide, unremarkable.
When Dark and company passed by, Tom and Jerry didn’t even mention it.
But adhering to the strategy of leaving no stone unturned, Dark walked over—after all, there were still drawings on the wall!
Suddenly, the patterns on the wall emerged from the surface. The originally chaotic lines formed into a large snake.
The moment the snake was fully formed, its body emitted black light, like ink covering its entire form, turning it into a giant python!
The python was foul-smelling, its aura murky. It lunged towards Dark, body contracting and expanding.
Fortunately, Dark reacted quickly, drawing his Holy Sword in an instant, striking with a flash of white light. The python was instantly purified, along with the crumbling wall.
Dark couldn’t help but feel sorry looking at the scattered fragments of the wall and hurriedly asked the [Mana Book] if there were records.
Only after the [Mana Book] nodded thrice did he regain his composure.
Olivia, who had swiftly moved over, carefully examined the scattered fragments.
Tom and Jerry ran over, looking incredulous.
Tom said, “I should have inspected this wall before.”
Dark slightly frowned and asked, “Did you get any reaction when checking?”
“Yes,” Tom affirmed. “I even climbed up to look, but there was no reaction.”
Dark nodded, “That must be a trap triggered by specific conditions. Looks like we need to be more cautious moving forward… hmm?”
He noticed Jerry quickly stepping out, picking up a fragment and examining it closely.
On the fragment, Jerry held was a complete snake eye!
However, Dark recalled that the wall was covered with chaotic lines with no such detailed pattern.
He summoned the [Mana Book], flipping to the page with the wall’s pattern.
—Indeed, there was a snake eye, located at the corner of the wall.
All other lines were disorganized, with no runes or formations.
After carefully reviewing, Dark knew he couldn’t extract useful information from these lines.
He took a bag from his pack, sealed the fragment with the snake eye inside, and put it in his backpack.
“Let’s continue forward.”
Dark raised his head, feeling surprisingly pleased.
Exploring, the worst thing is having no discoveries!
Re-swing!
“Bang! Bang!”
Dark was walking in front of them when he was about to turn around and heard two loud bangs. Looking back, he saw that the two large snakes had lost their heads and were twitching on the ground before turning into black smoke and dissipating.
The group exchanged glances and immediately sped up, quickly passing through the narrow path and returning to a more open area.
…
After these two encounters, Dark made a guess.
“These two traps are likely aimed at elemental summoners. More specifically, they target the Flame Sun Elemental Summoner and the Ice Moon Elemental Summoner.”
“Although I don’t know why there would be traps targeting the favored ones within the temples of the Sun God and the Moon Goddess, it seems highly possible now.”
“So from now on, I, Aurora, and Professor Lily need to be more cautious.”
Aurora nodded seriously.
Professor Lily also nodded vigorously with “uh uh uh.”
But seeing her expression, Dark sensed something was wrong.
Indeed, during the journey ahead, Professor Lily started her “reckless trap-activating spree.”
One after another, various traps were activated by her, making the journey increasingly dangerous and thrilling.
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As they traveled, around three o’clock, they finally encountered a temple exploration team.
“It’s Captain Catherine of Team Nine,” Tom whispered into Dark’s ear.
Unconsciously, he had shifted from reporting to Aurora to reporting to Dark.
Team Nine consisted of over thirty people.
According to Tom, every member of these exploration teams could handle themselves independently, far surpassing the guards like them.
However, the current members of this team looked particularly distressed. The team captain named “Catherine” ran ahead, warning them to escape before even getting close.
As they approached, she noticed Dark’s unfamiliar face and continued shouting, “I don’t know who you are, but it’s dangerous here, turn around immediately!”
Closer still, she finally saw Aurora and exclaimed, “Reorganize the defenses, protect the young mayor!”
The thirty or so people immediately adjusted their formation.
Some spread out to the sides, some turned around instantly, and some stopped abruptly.
In an instant, the thirty or so people formed an arc-shaped defensive line in front of Dark and others, facing the rolling sandstorm.
Captain Catherine hurriedly rushed over and urgently asked, “Aurora, why are you here?”
Aurora remained calm, “Aunt Catherine, what happened?”
Catherine glanced around and her gaze quickly landed on Professor Lily, yet she kept talking non-stop, “It’s salamanders! A group of salamanders were frozen in a valley. We thought they were just mistakenly entering and had already died. But as soon as someone approached, the ice began to melt, and at least a hundred salamanders woke up from the freeze. Although we’re not afraid of salamanders, battling a hundred of them underground would cause destruction, so we chose to avoid confrontation.”
“If it’s just salamanders…” Aurora looked at Dark.
Dark smiled and instructed, “Angrey, go check it out and prevent those salamanders from causing any damage.”
Angrey slightly nodded and walked from the back to the front. Under the astonished gazes of the thirty members of Team Nine, he charged alone towards the roaring salamander swarm.
…
Two minutes later, over a hundred salamanders were shattered by flying water blades and buried forever in the sandstorm.
Angrey silently returned and retreated to the end of the team.
…
The members of Team Nine maintained their formation until Angrey passed by them, then they suddenly exhaled in relief and sat down without any decorum.
Captain Catherine also scratched her nose awkwardly and asked Aurora, “Little Aurora, wouldn’t you introduce us?”
Aurora replied, “Aunt Catherine, if you had reported to our house these days, you should have known them.”
Catherine laughed and said, “It’s hard to get a few days off, naturally I want to drink more, who has time to report?”
Aurora sighed and said seriously, “Drinking harms the body.”
Catherine responded lightly, “Not drinking hurts the heart.”
Aurora changed the topic, “Can you take us to that valley? I’m interested in the spell that can freeze salamanders without killing them.”
“Of course, but…” Catherine paused, perhaps thinking they needed to wait until they explored first, but suddenly hesitated due to Angrey’s extraordinary combat prowess.
Aurora took the opportunity to introduce the identities of both parties.
When introducing Dark, Catherine suddenly said, “You are Dark Demon?”
Dark looked at her and smiled, “Why?”
“No, nothing.” Catherine smiled and patted Dark’s shoulder forcefully, satisfied, “You’re quite good.”
Dark: “? ? ?”
Though he didn’t know why, after learning his name, Catherine’s attitude seemed much friendlier.
The group gathered together, stepping over the salamander carcasses, and soon arrived at the valley where the salamanders were frozen.
But when Dark arrived, he saw not a valley, but a mud swamp.
The ice that froze the salamanders melted into water, mixing with the sand and mud of the valley, eventually forming this muddy swamp.
Dark carefully observed and couldn’t help but ponder, “How were those salamanders frozen?”
The mud swamp blocked the path.
But across the mud swamp was only a flat ground with no apparent anomalies.
Catherine said, “Before knowing how those salamanders were frozen, directly crossing to the other side would be very unwise. So it’s best to wait for us to investigate thoroughly before acting. Our Team Nine is the most professional…”
But just as she said this, she suddenly noticed someone flying towards the opposite side—the imp she had noticed earlier!
“Sure enough, imps are a plague!” Catherine gritted her teeth as if she had suffered from imps’ poison long ago.
But since the imp was a guest of the young mayor, she couldn’t ignore it, “Prepare to save them!”
Thirty members of Team Nine immediately focused.
But in this brief moment, the imp had already hummed a tune and flown to the center of the valley.
“La la la la, ding dong ding dong, little imp!”
