Chapter 1253: Night

Fortunately, before Fiona entered here, Miss Feilianna had considered the problem of the night being impassable. The Red Dragon girl had Xia De turn around, and then Xia De heard rustling sounds behind him.

When he turned back, he saw Fiona holding a piece of black veil, and she explained with a slightly flushed face:

"This is an alchemical item made by Miss Feilianna herself, a replica of the 'Veil of the Eternal Night Monarch.' With this veil, one can move within the city, but each movement can only reach the vicinity of the target location, so it is not absolutely safe."

Most of her other luggage was lost, and this piece of fabric was one of the few remaining items, clearly hidden very well. Of course, Xia De did not ask where this piece of cloth had been hidden before.

"However, please rest assured, passing through the veil will not directly step us into the night. If that location is not where we want to go, we can return the same way through the veil."

The two finished cleaning up the meal on the table, and the porcelain tableware disappeared into the white mist. Then Fiona found her small package from behind the counter, which contained the few remaining potions and spell materials. After packing up, they did not set off immediately. Fiona, who had rich survival experience, looked through the menu again and intended to buy one of the items:

"Take this with us when we set off. We need this in this long night."

【Ever-burning Candle, can maintain light for 3 years after being lit, and can maintain light for 10 seconds in the night of the Eternal Night City.】

【In the long night, the most important material for mortals.】

【Requires payment of fresh blood separated from the body.】

"I will buy this!"

This time she said it in an irrefutable tone:

"Every shop with a sign can sell at most three candles. I have bought them many times. Xia De, I am a Red Dragon hybrid; my self-healing ability is stronger than yours, so please don't worry about me."

A metal syringe with a needle automatically appeared on the counter. She walked over first and rolled up her sleeve, revealing a fair arm with a bracelet. Her skin was very white, almost without visible pores:

"Xia De, please help."

Xia De hesitated and picked up the syringe:

"Just like what you said to me, if you can't endure it, please let me continue."

Fiona nodded slightly, and then Xia De pierced the syringe into her skin, which gave Xia De the feeling that he was destroying a work of art.

The syringe didn't need him to operate it at all; it automatically drew blood. Xia De didn't know how fast it drew blood, but looking at Fiona's complexion, the syringe clearly didn't show mercy. The big tail subconsciously curled up, then wrapped around Xia De's right ankle, and then tightened like a python trying to strangle its prey.

Xia De knew she was trying hard to express her pain, so although his ankle was very painful, he said nothing. He held Fiona's other hand, not expecting the red-haired girl to bury her head in his chest and tremble slightly.

The rain pattered, and the firelight of the fireplace blended their shadows together. Xia De hesitated, then actively hugged her. Neither of them spoke, only the grandfather clock by the wall was spinning counterclockwise quickly, oblivious to the atmosphere.

Four minutes and thirty-two seconds later, the syringe automatically detached from Fiona's arm and fell onto the table with a clatter. And the Red Dragon girl not only didn't push Xia De away, but instead wrapped both arms around him.

Because he couldn't see her face, Xia De could only judge from her voice and trembling movements that she was probably sobbing.

He patted the young girl's back gently, and then felt the big tail wrapped around his ankle finally loosen.

"It's okay, I will accompany you to the end, until I send you safely out of here."

The Tree Father's task was only for Xia De to help Fiona find the God of Night, but Xia De gave an extra promise.

"I swear, I will absolutely accompany you as much as possible to let you leave safely. Miss Fiona Dragos, I rarely make promises, please believe me."

He felt the Red Dragon girl using his clothes to wipe her tears:

"I'm not afraid of this place, it's just... it's just..."

She looked up at Xia De, and Xia De expressed his understanding:

"I understand. Alone in this environment, anyone would be unable to bear it. I can leave, but you cannot. I know your thoughts and I know your feelings. Come to think of it, do you know? When I first met your teacher, Miss Olanode, in the Thousand Tree Forest, she also showed her vulnerability. After all, we are just mortals... At that time, Miss Feilianna was accompanying her, but here, there is only you."

He comforted her softly:

"The pressure you are under is too great, and the night of this city is also absorbing those positive and optimistic thoughts. Look at me, Miss Fiona Dragos."

The two looked at each other at close range, and Xia De said very seriously:

"I will accompany you to the deepest part of this city, and then send you out safely. Can you believe me?"

"Yes."

She nodded slightly, and then heard Xia De say somewhat nervously:

"Don't tell anyone that I said those things about Miss Olanode just now."

The young girl revealed a slight smile, and although the night was deep, she was inexplicably no longer so worried.

Three golden Ever-burning Candles were obtained. Xia De opened the cafe door, and Fiona quickly hung the black veil on the door frame.

The two held hands, and then, as if wanting to crash through glass, rushed sideways toward the black veil.

After crossing the veil, they did not enter the street heavy with night, but came to a dim alley.

The night rain was still pattering, and the alley was extremely narrow, but fortunately, there was no trash. The walls were densely written with secret texts of past eras in various different languages. Xia De even saw the secret ritual known as 【Random Old God Summoning Spell】, which scared him into immediately withdrawing his gaze.

The reason he could see the words on the wall was because there was light here too. Behind the two, the veil that was gradually being soaked by the rain floated in the air, and on the right side of the two, a humanoid creature wrapped in beggar's clothes lay by the wall. Its appearance was human, but except for its eyes, every sense reminded Xia De that this was absolutely not human.

By the beggar's feet was a bowl filled with oil, with a wick drooping at the edge of the bowl, having a flame the size of a broad bean, yet it illuminated this small area.

The beggar wanted to speak, but Fiona's complexion changed, and she pulled Xia De to retreat back to the cafe:

"No, this thing is 【Flipped Soul】."

"What is a Flipped Soul?"

Xia De and Fiona retreated together. After returning to the cafe, the Red Dragon girl immediately took back the veil, as if worried that the beggar would follow:

"The soul of a Ringed Ringed Shushi after suicide. Teacher and Miss Feilianna call such souls 'Flipped Souls.' This type of soul turns the inside of the soul to the outside and the outside to the inside. This painful moment, and the huge change in personality after the soul flips, is enough to drive any normal soul to complete madness. Teacher has researched this and warned me never to contact this type of person."

Then the veil was hung up again, and the two held hands and rushed through the veil for the second time. This time they appeared on the street in the night rain, with the light of the "Twilight Pawnshop" behind them on the outside of the shop window, leaving them a small safe area.

"Look over there!"

Xia De pointed to the diagonal opposite side of the street, where the old sign of the "Midnight Clock Shop" was clearly visible in the shop's light.

"This is it!"

Fiona nodded cautiously, not caring that she was being drenched, and warned Xia De:

"Even with candles for illumination, when we rush into the night, the night will still try to pull us into the darkness. I was injured in this process, which is why I was trapped in the cafe."

"What kind of attack form is it? The whispers of monsters in the night luring us away from the correct direction, or something else?"

"I cannot describe it in words, but please be sure to hold my hand."

The Red Dragon girl took back the black curtain, which meant the two could no longer return to that warm and comfortable cafe.

"Are you ready?"

Fiona said softly. Although she was blushing, she still took off her pair of small black leather shoes in front of Xia De. After stripping away the identity of the cafe maid, her clothing did not change, so she stood on the ground paved with rectangular uneven stones while holding her shoes, wearing white translucent fabric, which made her feel very uncomfortable.

Xia De had already tried it just now; 【Eternal Night City】, like the 【Lost Lake】 of the past, forbade space movement, and the shoes Fiona wore that matched her maid dress were not suitable for running.

Xia De just wanted to remind her that he had spare shoes, but the Red Dragon girl had already rubbed her right index and middle fingers together and lit the first candle with the golden flame she rubbed out:

"Go!"

The two held hands and ran together toward the building that was lit. When they left the light of the pawnshop window behind them, the thick night almost immediately wanted to "drown" the two. But fortunately, the candle emitting bright golden light opened up a small safe area for them.

A candle could support ten seconds, and three candles meant thirty seconds. However, protecting two people at once seemed to make the candle burn faster than expected. The Red Dragon girl holding the candle discovered this, looked at Xia De who was holding her hand with her peripheral vision, and was already prepared.

And for Xia De, the bone-deep coldness rushed from the soles of his feet to his whole body at this moment. At the same time, he actually felt an abnormal drowsiness. The fatigue of his body reached its peak in an instant, and every time he lifted his leg, it felt as if the ground had stuck his shoes with glue.

The night was calling to him, calling him to become a part of the night.

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The night is calling to him, calling for him to become a part of the night.

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