Chapter 329: Mystic Queen

"Lord Sua..." The flames on the altar flickered, the atmosphere in the basement gloomy and congealed; Jiekesi felt an inexplicable sense of unease.

"... You go too, save as many as you can."

The flames suddenly leapt, conveying this message once more.

"Yes!" Jiekesi felt uneasy inside, but thinking of the master of the will within the flames, he calmed down again.

"Divine Sin" Sua, the son of the "God of Deceit and Illusory", had always been the strongest member of the Rose School of Thought; he was the pillar of the Rose School of Thought, aside from the "Mother Tree of Desire".

Jiekesi's figure gradually dissipated, having already escaped into the Spirit World, rushing toward the attacked "Tree of Flesh and Blood" flagship.

The "Admiral of Blood" and his fleet were the largest force the Rose School of Thought had developed at sea, and also one of the main forces transporting Blood-Venerating Cultists to the Southern Continent.

If the entire army were wiped out, it would be a significant blow to the Rose School of Thought's maritime power, and might even affect the attitude of the Blood Sect.

The candles on the altar extinguished one by one; that terrifying will had already been withdrawn.

"Who is in there?" Sua's will linked up with another Angel entity.

That was the "Blood Duke" of the Blood Sect.

He stood on a seaside cliff, looking at a ship at the highest point of the seawater.

That ship was extremely massive, worthy of being called a palace on the sea; it itself also emitted tiny specks of light, as if adorned with countless jewels.

The name of this ship was the "Dawn".

"Bernadette Gustav and Azik Eggers." When Sua mentioned the names of these two, it was no longer as calm as water; it carried a certain wariness.

There was no need to mention Azik, that Death Consul; that "Mystic Queen" was the entity truly worthy of wariness.

"'Mystic Queen'..." The "Blood Duke" was silent for a long time, his tone very puzzled, "I only just found out now that she is actually an Angel, then..."

He paused slightly, "... Why did she become the 'Mystic Queen'?"

Sua did not answer; this was something no one could answer.

As the daughter of the First Speaker of the Solomon Empire, to actually become a pirate—this was something even Angels could not understand.

With her status, even reproducing her father's position back then would have been effortless; she could have directly become the top power-holder of the most ancient empire, and serving consecutive terms would not have been a problem.

Roselle, who almost overturned the world order several hundred years ago, was not dead, and his prestige within the Solomon Empire could even suppress the Solomon Royal Family!

The current Gustav Family was not inferior even compared to those ancient Duke families of the Solomon Empire; taking the Speaker's seat would not be difficult.

Was this not better than becoming a pirate?

Who the "Mystic Queen" was, was no secret to those standing at the top of this world, but there was simply no one who could understand this person's thoughts; some even felt she was going insane.

Of course, there were also some rumors circulating, saying that Bernadette had long since fallen out with her family and broken away from the Gustav Family.

But Sua knew this was fake; just based on the noble status this "Mystic Princess" had back then, freely entering and exiting the Dream Castle, even if she really wanted the stars, that First Speaker would have begged "Mr. Door" to pluck one back.

Such a reason was too fake.

"... She is an Angel of the 'Supreme Dream'." Sua's voice appeared even more grave.

"The 'Dream' Pathway?" The "Blood Duke" had not been an Angel for very long; although the Blood Sect was ancient, it had been terribly in decline for thousands of years, only showing some improvement in the last few hundred years, so he did not have a particularly deep understanding of many hidden matters.

"Yes, an Angel of the 'Dream' Pathway."

"What is it called?" The "Blood Duke" also could not suppress the curiosity in his heart.

"No one knows." Sua replied, and in the next moment, the Spirit World beside the "Blood Duke" split open, and Sua stepped out from it.

He did not display his Mythical Creature Form, but descended in the image of a man in a black robe.

He was wrapped in some blood-stained thorns, but strangely, the spikes of these thorns were all pointing outward, symbolizing flamboyant and indulgent desire.

The "Blood Duke" was also surprised by his appearance; this was the first time Sua had revealed his form. He lowered his head slightly, about to greet him, but the throbbing of his spirituality made him shut his mouth.

A certain terrifying will seemed to look toward the distant "Dawn" through Sua's eyes.

In this instant, the "Blood Duke," an Angel, felt his hair stand on end; he had a sense of awe and horror like when he looked up at the Starry Sky before becoming a Beyonder.

This Angel guarded his own spirituality tightly, suppressing the undercurrent of the surging Characteristic within his body, struggling to resist a certain force of convergence by relying on his Angel essence.

He did not know how long this period lasted; after that will receded, he felt as if he had lost all his strength like an ordinary person.

This was a feeling he did not even have when facing the "Universe Dark Side".

"..." The "Blood Duke" was silent, his lowered head not daring to lift.

"Fortunately." He heard Sua also let out a clear sigh of relief.

"There is no one who shouldn't be on the 'Dawn'; it seems she is still in Backlund."

"That's right, Reinette also often travels back and forth between Backlund and the sea."

Sua's tone carried a certain sense of relief; this was quite incredible coming from a Sequence 1 "Divine Sin".

It was just that the "Blood Duke" did not dare to ask...

Azik Eggers was on the deck of the "Dawn"; he also sensed that terrifying, unspeakable gaze.

His eyes radiated a faint, dim light of death, his body tense, as if he would launch a death attack on the two by the sea in the next instant.

He had followed the Angel of the Blood Sect to Bayam, and finally found the "Dawn" according to the guidance of the dream.

Behind Azik Eggers, a magnificent Underworld Gate faintly manifested; he was also one of the extremely ancient Angels, having a relatively deep understanding of that gaze, and was already prepared to fight to the death.

And in the captain's cabin of the "Dawn", Bernadette, who had long since become a big girl, calmly endured that gaze from the "Mother Tree of Desire".

She was no longer that little girl who thought about playing in the Dream Castle every day.

She was the "Mystic Queen" of the sea, a big shot of the world.

"'Mother Tree of Desire'..."

Bernadette had sensed the clearer, more vast, and terrifying will of the "Oldest One"; her ability to endure this kind of pressure was much better.

"I wonder how Uncle Chumen is doing..." At the moment the gaze faded, Bernadette understood the purpose of this gaze, and then her thoughts drifted uncontrollably.

She gently propped her cheek with her fist, her long chestnut hair still draped down, her deep blue eyes looking blankly at the shimmering sea surface.

Next chapter at one o'clock.