Chapter 1082: Observers and Questions

At 8:13 PM, when passing through a swamp covered by heavy snow, the undead horse summoned by Miss Aurora was grabbed by the hoof by a bone hand reaching out from the swamp. This did not hinder the undead horse from continuing to move forward, but it caused the undead mount to suddenly mutate, and then frantically tried to throw the people on its back down.

Although it only took a short time to destroy these crazy undead, the subsequently re-summoned mounts were still crazy. Having no choice, Miss Aurora and Miss Galina checked the swamp under the snow surface, pulled out the terrifying undead with hundreds of hands hidden in the mud, and burned them into black bone ash in the blizzard, which allowed the undead summons in this area to temporarily return to normal.

The malice of the Great Swamp was being displayed more and more obviously to these outsiders as the group kept moving forward. Xia De had rejoiced before setting off that this battlefield was far away from human settlements, so there was no need to worry about other things even if the fight was fierce. But now it seems that this kind of battle location, isolated in sparsely populated areas, was actually disadvantageous to them. After all, Reijin Puxia had the help of the Pantanal Voodoo Society, and Miss Pawo was also in a cooperative relationship with the Voodoo Society. It was as easy for them to go to the central island as going home.

At 8:57 PM, without any warning, the horse walking at the very back lost its trace silently, and on it were Miss Aurora and her follower Miss Scarlett.

Neither Xia De nor the other two Great Witches were able to discover when they lost their trace.

But Miss Galina let everyone continue forward without worry:

"Her summons still exist, and she is the strongest among us. Now, rather than saying Xivi and Scarlett have disappeared, it's better to say we have disappeared."

After Miss Aurora temporarily left the team, this Eleventh Tier Great Witch was the temporary leader of the team:

"It was expected before departure that we would be separated halfway. We continue forward, and Xivi will find us."

Around 9:00 PM, the group encountered a naturally formed spatial anomaly area. Miss Sylvia and Xia De used the power of space to temporarily suppress the circulating space, which allowed the group to temporarily escape.

And after another strong earthquake and a flash in the snowy night in the east, Xia De and Miss Sylvia, who were checking whether the spatial anomaly area had expanded due to the earthquake, accidentally discovered that Miss Galina, who was waiting for them behind, and the other two female Shushi, Miss Avril and Miss Catherine, had disappeared into the blizzard together.

"If we look at the number of people, this time it should be us who disappeared."

Sylvia looked not worried at all, tightened her scarf, and said to Xia De with a smile:

"If we are forced to separate in a while, just move forward yourself, don't worry about me."

She said, taking off the ring on her left hand and handing it to Xia De. That was the Sage-level Relic 【Ancient Witch's Golden Ring · Left 2】. Although the wearer would receive a witch's curse, it also enhanced all supernatural powers:

"Compared to me, you need it more."

The young witch with black shoulder-length hair said, and just as she said, when they continued forward and reached a position 2 miles (about 3.2km) from the great lake in the deepest part of the Great Swamp, Miss Sylvia, who dismounted with Xia De to check the edge of the thick fog area, also lost her trace.

The Angel-level Relic 【Unscattered Fog】 seemed to be cut off at some invisible line. Although the thick fog was filled behind, the ancient road of the Great Swamp in the blizzard of deep winter could be clearly seen in front.

Xia De, leading the horse that was still following him, crossed that line and came to the area where the fog did not exist. After feeling a moment of confusion and the throbbing pain in his temples, he immediately understood what the situation was:

"Whisper elements and blasphemy elements... The seal of the Pantanal Xiewu has already had problems. The Angel-level Relic is not cut off here, but simply does not dare to move forward. After all, it is only Angel-level, not Unknown-level."

He looked down at the footprints clearly left by Miss Sylvia on the snow layer:

"It's the third time someone has disappeared. This is not a change in spatial power."

【Similar to some kind of natural phenomenon, the power of the subspace Xiewu has begun to affect reality. But there should be no danger. There are still many secrets in this Great Swamp.】

"Regardless, continue forward. The witches are stronger than me; it's me who should be worried about. However, this time it has become just me alone again."

He thought silently in his heart, flipped onto the horse, and pulled his scarf up to cover the lower half of his face.

【Isn't this good?】

"She" asked with a smile, and the whistling wind in the dark night could not blur her voice.

"This is hard to evaluate."

Xia De grabbed the reins and prepared to continue, but frowned again and looked forward.

Visibility in the blizzard was quite low, but he confirmed that before he got on the horse, there was no one between those terrifying withered trees hanging with frost. But at this time, a lady who was still wearing a long skirt even in the blizzard night, was standing not far away holding her big book.

That familiar black-top-red-bottom long skirt and the silver big book slightly glowing in the snowy night were all reminding Xia De of the other party's identity.

Miss Pawo nodded and smiled at the man on the horse. The wind and snow pulled her skirt to sway backward, but there was no snowflake on her body. Looking closely, the shoes under the skirt were standing directly on the snow surface, rather than sinking into the thick snow.

Xia De dismounted again, leading the reins and looking at Miss Pawo from afar.

"My book tells me that arriving at this position now, I can see the person who has the greatest probability of hindering the ritual tonight."

Miss Pawo's voice was a bit blurry because of the whistling gale. She did not recognize Xia De. After all, Xia De's entire face was wrapped up at this time, revealing only his eyes. Riding a horse in blizzard weather required the most basic protective measures.

"I thought I would meet the first two Chosen Ones, Miss Beiyasi and Sister Daifulin, or that group of crazy women from the Witch Council. I didn't expect to meet you..."

She looked at the bloated Xia De and asked hesitantly:

"God-caller?"

Xia De did not speak. In the hand not holding the reins, silver-white thunder exploded. This was the spellcasting action of the Wonder 【Thunder Spear】.

Miss Pawo smiled and took two steps back. She seemed not to care about the surrounding environment at all:

"We met at Schluch Lake in the Lake View Manor. At that time, your companion was a not-so-pretty lady and a very ugly dog. I have quite an impression of your thunder spear. Sir, I don't intend to fight you here."

She took a step back slightly to the side:

"Just very curious, who is the most interesting person tonight."

Xia De still did not speak, watching the other party quietly. If he didn't use other means, of course, he couldn't beat the lady in front of him, and his means were prepared for the Chosen One. If possible, he didn't want to consume them here for nothing.

"Since I have already seen you, then I think I should... almost forgot one thing."

She said to Xia De with a smile:

"The crazy seeker—Mr. Reijin Puxia, is a person with quite a strong sense of ritual. When he learned that the Voodoo Society, our people, and his other helpers were going in different directions to intercept the intruders, he asked us to bring you a sentence..."

Clearly, the Ringed Shushi organization helping Reijin Puxia was not just the Pantanal Voodoo Society and the Truth Society. Just as the Witch Council wanted to occupy a dominant position in the epic of the Sixth Era, as the rumors of the Chosen One spread to the entire material world, there were more than just them who had this idea.

"What did he say?"

Xia De asked in a very proficient Kassenrick language.

"The Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom, wanting to touch that crown of wisdom, needs to pass the five tests of the Keeper of Secrets. And you observers, if you hope to witness the Chosen One ritual and bathe in the enlightenment of the ritual, naturally also need to pass the tests. It is still two miles from the final ritual location here, and the danger ahead is the test."

She said with a smile, walking back slowly. Clearly, like Xia De, she didn't want to fight with an object she couldn't defeat here at all.

"Observer? This title is quite appropriate... Do you know that the number of Sage's Glow Stones is five?"

Xia De frowned slightly. Miss Pawo's voice was quite clear in the wind and snow:

"Yes, there is this part of the content on a stone tablet unearthed on the eastern coast of the Old Continent this summer."

It is possible for the same content to be mentioned repeatedly in different paragraphs of the poem, just as it is possible for sentences like "the sun is bright" to be mentioned in different paragraphs in normal poetry. Therefore, it was not surprising that Miss Pawo knew about the "five Glow Stones," although it was unexpected. What Xia De was curious about at this moment was, since she had long known about the "five Glow Stones," why she had been searching for the 【Secret Art of Immortality】.

This lady would not do meaningless things. From Huntington City chasing Margaret to Tobesk City, the secrets hidden in the 【Secret Art of Immortality】 seemed to be more important than Xia De thought. If Luweiya's divination this time was as accurately terrifying as every time before, Xia De could almost think of what was in the 【Secret Art of Immortality】.

The problem is, he didn't know how to take it out.

"Please wait a moment."

Xia De called out to the female Shushi who was preparing to leave, still asking in Kassenrick language:

"You call Reijin Puxia 'the crazy seeker,' so how about I call you 'the rational mathematician'?"

"My honor."

The female Shushi bowed slightly in the snow.

"You help the Chosen One for the enlightenment of the Chosen One ritual. Then does the Truth Society know that the Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom is not necessarily Reijin Puxia?"

"Just like the Chosen One of Death is not our Joey Barton, but the blind sister?"

She raised her head and looked at the man leading the horse, the expression on her face becoming a bit more serious:

"After the Mibao incident, speculations about the candidate system for the Chosen One had already appeared. It seems you really know more things."

"I can tell you who the next-in-line candidate for the Chosen One of Knowledge and Wisdom is, but, you have to answer me a question."

The dark clouds of the snowy night covered the starry sky and the moon, and there was no light source here. On the snow surface of the ancient road between the withered forests, the young gentleman leading the horse and the young woman wearing an autumn skirt looked at each other from afar.

Both of their expressions were a bit serious, and Xia De's doubts needed to be verified. And Miss Pawo whispered softly:

"Of course, even compared to the next-in-line candidate for the Chosen One, I am more curious—God-caller, what kind of question is it that is worth you telling me such an important answer at this moment?" ===== CHAPTER 1083 =====