Chapter 1098: The Last Keeper

Woo~ woo~ woo~ woo~

The howling wind, mixed with snow, swept across the island in the middle of the lake in the depths of the eerie Great Swamp wrapped in white fog. In the northwest of the island, Stonehenge stood on the flat ground below the cliff where the lighthouse was located.

Thirteen huge and ancient stone pillars stood in the center of the open space, and the adjacent stone pillars were connected at the top by arc-shaped huge stone bricks.

Miraculous elements diffused toward the surroundings, and the orange-yellow campfires crackling were located in the thirteen gaps between the center of Stonehenge and the thirteen huge stone pillars. The light of the fourteen campfires was enough to illuminate the surrounding fog, but not enough to illuminate the lighthouse by the lake behind Stonehenge and the small pier under the lighthouse.

The lighthouse was quite high, at least twice as high as the one where old Mr. Edmond lived in Coldwater Port. Who knew what kind of idea the original builders had. The firelight flickered in the snowflakes, and shadows clung to the surface of the stone pillars engraved with dense incantations. Time had left mottled traces on these huge stones. In this snowy night of winter, the Stonehenge rising from the ground seemed to have brought the atmosphere of the ancient era to this era.

The firelight was very eye-catching, and the fog could no longer constitute an obstacle here. In the center of Stonehenge, by the campfire, was Sir Leijins Puli Xia of the Carssenrick United Kingdom. The southern knight closed his eyes at this moment, as if resting. The firelight made his eerie, narrow, and long shadow tremble continuously on the snow surface.

And the warlock of the "Society of Myriad Numbers Returning to One" whom Xia De and Iluna encountered at the gate of the noble old manor was not there.

Before the protagonist of the epic of the Sixth Era arrived, three warlocks from the Church appeared here at this time. They were warlocks belonging to the Sun Church. The gentleman with long hair had a twelve-tier warlock's life ring floating behind him, and his companion was two eleven-tier warlocks. The three of them could not disturb the Chosen resting in the snow, but were fighting with three eleven-tier warlocks of the Pantanal Voodoo Society and a ten-tier warlock of an unidentified cultist at the end of the small path at the edge of the withered forest.

Relying on the Church's twelve-tier warlock alone, he should have easily suppressed them, but the malice belonging to the subspace evil thing surging under this land was affecting everyone except the warlocks of the Pantanal Voodoo Society. Snakes, vines, ghouls, and even the blizzard had become the power of the Pantanal evil thing's worshipers, and they were intercepting the "managers" trying to reach the final Stonehenge in the entire Great Swamp at this moment.

The oppressive feeling that made people feel chest tightness became more and more intense here. Under the snow layer in the pitch-black night, something seemed to be squirming. The ground presented an eerie gray-green color, and short tentacles like gray-green tree roots were densely protruding from the ground, squirming as if they wanted to drill out completely.

The miraculous elements of the ancient Stonehenge relic had now reached a preliminary resonance with the power of the Chosen, and even reached a strange balance with the whisper elements leaking from the seal, but the Stonehenge ritual was only a remnant of the past era, while the whisper elements in the seal had a terrifying source.

The evil thing that the Tree Father called "resentment formed by the decay of plants" was far from comparable to the undead amputated monster born from the 【Life and Death Interstice】. Although Sister Daelin had a certain degree of confidence in burning it, Xia De thought this would not be as simple as he thought.

In this era, after all, there were no demigods.

"Look, someone else is coming. Oh? Why can't I see anyone?"

The voice of Leijins Puli Xia came from the wind. He opened his eyes and looked toward the withered forest, toward the small path in the forest illuminated by the firelight. And one of the warlocks beside Puli Xia left the campfire in the center of Stonehenge and walked toward the periphery of Stonehenge.

The strange warlock walked while summoning his life ring. In the center of the ten-tier life ring, the core spiritual runes were Enlightenment 【Tree Root】, Enlightenment 【Coughing Blood】, and Whisper 【Plant】. Human warlocks would not normally have spiritual runes other than Enlightenment. Obviously, this was the Pantanal Voodoo Society borrowing the power of the evil thing.

The wind and snow swayed, and amazing firelight erupted from the distance of the island, but the firelight was blocked by the fog. And at the end of the withered forest, a voice came again. After a blurry shout, the power of the Words of Sublimation spread to the edge of the small forest:

【Sword of Justice, cut down the confused heart!】

Crack~

After the sound of glass shattering, the first to appear was Iluna riding on a horse. Behind her followed six warlocks from the Church. Judging from their attire, this was a team belonging to the Sun Church.

There was no thirteen-tier warlock in the team. The lady holding the sword was supported by her companions. It was obvious that she had just used the Words of Sublimation. They did not have Xia De's power to find the "Library Exit," but by using the power of "Balance" to offset the Chosen, they were able to break through the walls of the labyrinth with the Words of Sublimation and arrive here.

The warlocks of the Pantanal Voodoo Society who left Stonehenge turned to them immediately, and the last two warlocks beside Puli Xia also walked over at this time, also walking toward the Sun Church's team.

Iluna dismounted and let the skeleton horse follow her forward. Her left hand wanted to shake the holy bell, but the man leading the team behind her said:

"The main force of the Pantanal Voodoo Society and the Truth Society is fighting with our team on the west side of the Great Swamp. Miss Miss Beiyasi, please hold back the Chosen holding the ritual."

Iluna nodded and greeted the three Pantanal warlocks. The latter did not stop her either, but brushed past her.

After passing through the campfire pile between the giant stones, the seventeen-year-old girl met Sir Puli Xia, who was holding a book, alone in the center of Stonehenge.

Firelight surrounded them, and the ancient stone pillars were engraved with stories from the distant ancient era. The Chosen and the Chosen looked at each other in the firelight. Iluna took a deep breath:

"A very clever method. In order not to affect the ritual here, you arranged heavy obstacles in the Great Swamp, and awakened the ancient evil thing sleeping in the lake in advance, dispersing the Church's team step by step."

The knight wearing a white fur scarf smiled. He was sizing up Iluna. Although they had met in Tobesk, this was the first time they had talked like this:

"My plan was very successful. However, just as your companion said just now, as long as the time can be delayed, even if I become the Chosen, I cannot let the existence sealed in this land return."

He took out his pocket watch to check the time:

"There are still twenty minutes, the stars will reach the correct position, and I will hold the ritual at that moment to pick the crown of wisdom. Perhaps, you can take advantage of these twenty minutes to do something else."

Iluna remained silent. The order she received before setting off was to stop the Chosen with all her might. The Pantanal evil thing was blocked by other warlocks of the Church, and she only needed to do what she had to do.

The knight also saw her meaning, so he continued:

"Let's compete in time now. I will hold the Chosen ritual with the help of this Stonehenge, and after the ritual, I will sublimate my bloodline. After activating Stonehenge, I will actively break the seal of this island and let the existence of the subspace return. But if you can delay me until half an hour later, I will give up helping the Voodoo Society."

Half an hour later, the position of the stars would not meet the requirements:

"Iluna Miss Beiyasi, I have seen you in Tobesk City. Yes, during the dice game of the Prophet Association, I was actually not unconscious. But a few days ago, I learned that you were the first Chosen. I have a proposal, are you willing to cooperate with me?"

He pointed to himself in the firelight:

"At the end of the epic composed by the thirteen Chosen, we will push open a door together. Although I don't know what will happen when that door is pushed open, I think having one more companion is always good. I am the Chosen of Knowledge and Wisdom. I have already seen some knowledge that does not belong to this era. The Chosen, it is better to cooperate together."

"If you are willing to give up holding the bloodline sublimation ritual, not release the Pantanal evil thing, and are willing to accept the Church's inspection and temporary custody, I don't mind becoming a companion with you."

Iluna said, and the knight shook his head:

"What a pity. I know the approach you proposed is very good, but I am unwilling to give up this opportunity. This is probably the first time in my life that I have encountered an opportunity to touch the crown of wisdom. The Chosen ritual alone is not enough, and I must also get the ancient bloodline power of the family."

Seeing that Iluna wanted to make a move, he waved his hand to signal Iluna to wait:

"There is another guest here."

He turned around and looked back. It was a middle-aged man wearing a brown coat, carrying a suitcase, and wearing a black hat, looking like a salesman who could be seen everywhere.

"【Silent Keeper of the Tower】, a Keeper-level relic, often appears in various tower-type buildings and relics. Passing his test can obtain some interesting knowledge, or even directly obtain power, and this gentleman also belongs to the Keeper. Yesterday, I met him in the old lighthouse not far behind us, and he brought me a riddle, but I can't think of the answer for the time being. Perhaps you can try to answer it."

He said to Iluna, and Iluna frowned slightly:

"Have you not collected all the Wisdom Glow Stones yet?"

"I have already collected five. The gentlemen of the Voodoo Society gave me one, and that lady from the 【Truth Society】 knew the number of Glow Stones a long time ago. Although I have collected enough Glow Stones, I always want to answer when I encounter a difficult problem."

The knight said softly by the campfire, and then asked the man carrying the suitcase:

"Sir, please repeat your question."

"Tell me, how do mortals maintain eternal beauty?"

The Keeper used the language of the Fifth Era, and Iluna, whose ancient literature grades were not good, could barely understand it. ===== CHAPTER 1099 =====