Chapter 949: Dak Demon and the Giant Elephant in the Fog (4k)
The person who suddenly stepped forward to remind everyone was extremely eye-catching.
She was a young girl who had never appeared before the crowd. She belonged to the Northern Territory and had been sitting inside the carriage pulled by a four-winged dragon since entering the Mountain of Gods.
Her hair color was very similar to that of ‘The Bride of Storm City,’ both as clear as the sky. Her eyes were deeper, like the mysterious and captivating sea. Dak and the two professors quickly exchanged glances.
Chris standing beside her directly said, “This is Quintina, Quintina North, daughter of ‘The Tiger of North Wind,’ and according to intelligence, she is a ‘Weather Mage.’ Of course, ‘Weather Mage’ could also be just her surface profession. After all, a ‘Weather Mage’ in concept is a spellcasting class that masters various elements such as clouds, rain, thunder, and ice, with a general but not specialized weakness. She might have a specialized strength as well.”
“From what we can see now, her perceptual abilities are extraordinary,” Professor Kazel bluntly stated.
Professor Shylph nodded and continued manipulating the crystal ball to release its effects.
Quintina North’s appearance saved some people, but it did not affect the overall situation.
The three parties guarding the hill confirmed the danger of the giant elephant at an extremely fast speed. Representatives from each group walked out immediately and gathered in front of the pumpkin carriage.
Surprisingly, the representative from the Holy Church was not one of the four golden-armored saints who stayed behind, but rather an elderly woman who had just stepped out of the Holy Church war chariot.
That old woman was hunched over, full of wrinkles, and used a cane when walking, appearing to have difficulty moving around.
However, the four golden-armored saints accompanying her treated her with great respect, even more so than Bishop Sabrina Melville!
This clearly was not simply due to age, seniority, or experience.
An elder who could still join the team and enter the Mountain of Gods under these circumstances must possess extraordinary strength.
Perhaps, she was the true reliance for this mission of the Holy Church!
“Dak?” Dak directly chose to ask Chris. Chris straightforwardly pointed out the identity of the old woman.
She was none other than an elder of the Holy Church, and a retired elder from the position of ‘Saint.’
“Her name is Hayley Saint Meredith,” Chris emphasized.
“Saint Bloody Meredith…” Professor Kazel abruptly mentioned Hayley Saint Meredith’s past title.
Dak slightly frowned and said, “Bloody Saint, and she also has the name of a saint…”
Chris said, “Meredith is an artificial saint; her actual age is not as advanced as it appears on the surface.”
As she glanced at Professor Shylph, she seemed to imply something that Dak completely failed to understand.
Dak said, “Whether born naturally or not, she is still a saint. Since she is still alive, she cannot be underestimated. What about the one from the Northern Territory?”
He pointed to the representative from the Northern Territory.
Chris said, “The current strongest ‘Weather Mage’ of the Northern Territory, Hugo Houston. He is also a Magus, pioneering the integration of ‘Weather Mage’ techniques with mana technology. Quintina North’s weather magic was taught by him. He should be Gavin North’s trump card.”
Dak nodded and continued watching.
The appearance of the giant elephant brought out all the trump cards of the Holy Church and the Northern Territory teams. This indicated that the threat posed by the giant elephant had reached such a level.
One could not feel that oppressive pressure from the crystal ball alone, but it was unimaginably suffocating.
Professor Metia and others wore very serious expressions.
Their expressions were even more severe than when they discovered the ‘Demeter’s Flower.’
It was evident that the giant elephant was likely a much more terrifying existence than the ‘Demeter’s Flower.’
Indeed, otherwise, they would not have chosen to evacuate so quickly!
The discussion among the three representatives was brief because everyone present was exceptionally perceptive, even at a considerable distance, they could sense the terror of the giant elephant.
They wasted no time in voicing their perceptions once they gathered and reached a high degree of consensus.
Immediately after, the three parties proposed informing the nine (ten)-person investigation team that had already set out some time ago about the arrival of the giant elephant.
However, they encountered difficulties in choosing a messenger.
They were unaware that there were no magical beasts along the path leading to the area where the ‘Demeter’s Flower’ was located, which meant they had to consider the strength of the messenger.
Since the leaders of the current teams could not serve as messengers, the burden fell on the side with the most high-level combat power—the academy.
Lily raised her hand immediately, but it was quickly rejected.
Apart from ‘Serpent God’ Nix and ‘Intelligence Deity’ Eralganie, Professor Lily was the strongest remaining member of the academy team, and she could not leave.
Therefore, the maids led by Olivia immediately took on the task. However, just as they made their decision, a new anomaly occurred!
Within the mist outside the camp barrier, near the area of the ‘Demeter’s Flower,’ countless green threads faintly emerged.
These were manifestations of divine aura, the ‘fragrance’ emanating from the stamen of the ‘Demeter’s Flower.’
Clearly, at this point, Dak and the others had entered that region, and it was likely when Gavin North’s winged tiger beast was being eroded by the green threads.
The green threads in the mist here were slightly fewer, but their danger remained unchanged.
As time passed, those green threads became increasingly clearer and brighter, spreading out like leaf veins.
The camp barrier was even directly eroded, with mist containing green threads drilling through and increasing in number.
A Magus sent a Golem to investigate, but it was immediately petrified, becoming fertilizer for seed germination.
After the Golems were eroded, the Magus found that he could not retrieve them back into the mana cards.
Then, an Ice Fish Dragon accidentally touched the mist and instantly turned into wood—a log—had it not been for the rider escaping quickly, he too would have become wood.
Now, that log seemed to still lie somewhere in the corner of the Northern team.
In any case, this anomaly blocked their path to the area of the ‘Demeter’s Flower.’
That path, less than a kilometer long, had become an impossible hell passage.
But this was not the fundamental reason why Olivia and the others immediately gave up. The real reason was the unexpectedly fast approach of the giant elephant!
[Additional update: -4/59]
[I felt dizzy and had a headache, so I lay down for another day. Today I still feel unwell, so I’ll rest a bit and make up for it later. Love you.]
