Chapter 340: Emma

Emma is a typical girl who grew up in the American South.

She has a rigid, traditional father who loves her deeply. In an environment rich in martial virtue, she learned horseback riding and swordsmanship from childhood.

But teenage girls always go through a rebellious phase, and Emma is no exception.

In high school she applied to a university far away in Boston, and after earning her degree she came to New York. Her rough, cattle‑raising father, who spent his whole life in the South, could not adapt to the refined, fast‑paced life of the Blue State; after visiting Emma a few times, he returned home.

And Emma also began her new life in New York.

At least that's what she thinks.

After working three years, she chose to further her education, applied for a master's program, and the clever Emma quickly achieved her goal.

Life should have continued beautifully, at least that's what she believed.

But the moment she opened that book in the New York University library, Emma knew her life would change dramatically from then on.

"The Verses of Wei Ke Na", the cursed book that brought her into this world.

And because of it, she became Wei Ke Na's puppet.

Splash.

Naimi Xisi's laughter interrupted Emma's narration; Emma's jet‑black pupils stared fixedly at him, and she found the intruder, with a contemptuous tone, saying, "You still want to fool me with this illogical nonsense?"

His violet eyes pierced straight into Emma's, as if he had already seen through everything about her.

"Emma? No, perhaps I should call you—【Night‑Eclipse Heavenly Sealing Technique】?" Naimi Xisi said with a smirk.

Emma's pupils narrowed, and she said coldly, "What are you talking about?"

Naimi Xisi sighed, "To be honest, the Night Church's exclusive legendary-level mystic lock is something even Juan Ce Long's inheritance cannot discern."

He raised his left palm, and a sixteen‑sided golden die appeared hovering and spinning above his palm: "If Wei Ke Na hadn't given me the clue, I wouldn't have realized your true form is such a rare existence."

"A living, legendary spell." Naimi Xisi looked at Emma, awe in his eyes: "A truly legendary-level 【Living Spell】."

In an instant, negative‑energy flames surged skyward from Emma's body; dark energy rolled like a tsunami through the underground vault, the solid ice precariously kept its shape under the terrifying force, yet could not stop the countless cracks from appearing.

"How did you discover it?" Emma's voice grew even colder.

"Very simple," Naimi Xisi said calmly, as if a spring breeze before the massive pressure: "Your common‑sense about reality betrayed the nature of your virtual being, and your intelligence exceeds the limits a sealing spell can achieve."

【Night‑Eclipse Heavenly Sealing Technique】, a legendary-level Divine Spell exclusive to Night Goddess followers, a top‑tier mystic lock composed of 66,660,000 rune formula units.

Its sole function is—sealing.

【Night‑Eclipse Heavenly Sealing Technique】 is a power created by Night Goddess followers using Saar's divine power as the core, forging a completely dark confinement space—a Divine Spell that no legendary spell can break.

Only by following the prescribed path to fulfill the unsealing conditions can the seal be lifted.

But even such a powerful spell must obey the basic principle that each art has its specialty; even though the creator's twisted whim placed the unsealing conditions in a virtual game world, Emma's "npc" intelligence still far exceeds what the spell can grant.

She is like a genuine living being.

But that is not why Naimi Xisi drew his conclusion.

What truly confirmed Emma's identity for him was the information Wei Ke Na gave him.

In the cellar, the manifested Wei Ke Na phantom had a completely different dialogue when facing Emma versus himself.

"You actually came with the key to my vault looking for the keyhole… what a thoughtful offering."

Those were the phantom Wei Ke Na's exact words; the moment Wei Ke Na saw Emma, he immediately identified her special role—as the key to the vault.

At that time, Naimi Xisi had suspected the reference was to Emma's sword, but the attitude of every Monster in the fortress toward Emma disproved that.

The key itself refers to Emma herself.

Whether or not she has the sword, Emma can easily walk into the fortress.

Because she is the true master of this world—the embodiment of the 【Night‑Eclipse Heavenly Sealing Technique】.

"Tsk, that's why I despise Spellcasters like you the most." Emma spat, "I originally wove a beautiful dream for myself, just wanting to live my own life."

"But you—a arrogant Juan Ce Long—came, thinking you have the right to shatter my dream at will, destroy the world I created, and end my life?"

"Impossible!!" Emma roared hoarsely, veins bulging on her forehead, blood‑spattered whites of her eyes: "This is my world! Since you're here, you must honestly follow my rules and survive!"

Naimi Xisi sneered, "What, you think without me you could forever happily play by yourself here forever?"

"Stop dreaming."

He looked at Emma seriously and said, "You were created by the Night Church; even though you awakened consciousness and became an independent being, you should understand the Night Church's methods."

"【Night Eclipse】. In at most forty years, this ritual will be completed, and an apocalyptic disaster will strike Earth. You will not escape it."

Emma froze for a moment, instinctively denying, "Impossible!"

"Without my existence, Wei Ke Na will return to freedom, which the Crowned One would not permit!"

Naimi Xisi hummed lightly; this was also something he couldn't fathom—destroying Earth would also break the seal. Isn't Saar afraid of Wei Ke Na breaking out?

Has she already foreseen that she will rescue Wei Ke Na? Or does she trust herself to deal with Wei Ke Na before the ritual begins?

Regarding this, Naimi Xisi hasn't sorted it out yet; he isn't even sure how accurate the computer's prediction is, but that doesn't stop him from using it as an excuse to recruit Emma now.

Indeed, a legendary-level 【Living Spell】; that's probably the pet and research subject every Mage dreams of owning.

You say the 【Night‑Eclipse Heavenly Sealing Technique】 is a legendary Divine Spell? Don't forget, Naimi Xisi in reality is a 【Spell Script Guardian】 who masters spells, Divine Spells, and even Shadow Secret Arts!

"Who knows, perhaps that one already has a way to deal with Wei Ke Na, and his followers no longer need you." Naimi Xisi spread his hands.

Emma lowered her head, murmuring, "Impossible, this can't be! Why, after I finally gained my own will, must I be destroyed? Are the gods truly this cold and merciless?"

Naimi Xisi looked at Emma's despondent state and couldn't help tugging at his mouth corner. It seems the 【Living Spell】's intelligence still needs improvement; he still has more rhetoric to deliver, and this one is about to believe?

He decided to push harder: "They are so cruel to you; why remain loyal to your duty? Better cooperate with me and release Wei Ke Na. I can let you reside in my demi‑plane, a perfectly safe place, and it even mimics the environment of Ying Ying Ming Jie you love most."

(End of Chapter)