Chapter 1293: Tail and Fire

"Last night..."

Putting down the holy water bottle, Xia De unbuttoned his shirt somewhat dejectedly and looked at the faint mark on his chest:

"The words of the long-haired Luweiya actually pointed out many things. If I am not mistaken, although he is not a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, Shi Shi Misi, who can use supernatural power, should be the second candidate for the Earth's Chosen One."

【You have already understood why La Sesi had to be killed to become the Chosen One?】

"Yes, because it is highly likely that when she was talking to the long-haired Luweiya, the first candidate still existed, and something went wrong, so that... let's not guess randomly. But fortunately, I know the location of that Temple of Night, which is really quite important."

Originally, he planned to open the Time Key on Sunday night, but because Xia De was injured, it was forced to be delayed until today, but fortunately, the "Sands of Time infected by the night" were already in hand.

Before going to Randel Valley today, Xia De planned to open this key first. Before officially setting off, he went to the attic again and swallowed a small cluster of the "Sun Fire" ritual that had been produced in the past two months into his body.

Going to the past, except for those task items, one cannot carry supernatural items. But because he carried the embers of the Origin Fire, Xia De could bring the Sun Fire into the past by swallowing the Sun Fire himself. He had already done this once when helping Miss Chloe (Chapter 1061).

He planned to bring this fire to Miss Fiona to help her survive in the Eternal Night City.

Like last time, Little Mia was very dissatisfied that Xia De was going to give this fire to someone else, and tried to touch the remaining fire, but was stopped by Xia De. So, this cat wanted to follow Xia De out for an adventure again. Considering that although the Eternal Night City was dangerous, the crisis actually needed to be faced was only being forced to move from one store to another, and at this time he could turn this cat into a toy, so Xia De agreed to take it with him.

"But you must be obedient, otherwise I won't take you next time... May the World Tree protect me in the infinite time."

Click!

The door popped open. Xia De confirmed that the Sands of Time were in his pocket, and then stepped into the thick white fog in the morning sun shining through the window.

【Outsider, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time."】

【Message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":】

【Fifth Era 3028 Autumn, Northern Continent, Eternal Night City.】

【Event: Whispers of the Eternal Night Curtain.】

【Duration 40 minutes (2/4).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree watches you.】

【The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue.】

【Help mortals break through the labyrinth of eternal night and explore the truth behind the curtain.】

【The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Miracle Spirit Rune - Night.】

Taking another step in the white fog, as the white fog curtain opened, the street scene of the old city in the rain appeared in front of Xia De.

The windows of the surrounding buildings were all lit, and the shop with the brightest lights not far away was the "Midnight Clock Shop" from when he left last time.

Just as Xia De noticed the clock shop, the lights on both sides of the street gradually went out, and the night rushed toward Xia De on the street.

I don't know if it was because he came into contact with the power of the "Temple of Night" yesterday, but this time being threatened by the night, he didn't have the scalp-tingling feeling of last time, but instead had a sense of inexplicable intimacy.

He shook his head violently, drove away the strange feeling, and then ran forward in the rain. Before the night submerged the entire street, he successfully rushed into the warm and dry clock shop. It was the same as when he left last time, but the "tick-tock" sound of clocks coming from everywhere was really a bit annoying.

Confirming that he had reached a safe place, Xia De turned the toy cat back into Mia. The cat stood on Xia De's shoulder, looking around with great interest, as if it didn't realize how dangerous this place was.

Deep inside the store, he saw the tent in the corner. Pulling open the tent, lying between the soft quilt and mattress was the red dragon girl, Miss Fiona Fiona Delage, who was sleeping sweetly.

Her sleeping posture was quite strange. Her big tail passed between her legs and was held in her arms, as if she were holding a plush toy. And Xia De's coat was clamped between her tail and her face.

The sound of pulling open the tent disturbed the girl who was sleeping peacefully. She made a somewhat dissatisfied dream-talking sound, and the voice also had an extra feeling of a girl acting like a spoiled child. The tail was slowly pulled out from her arms, and when she opened her sleepy eyes, she saw Xia De's face and the cat's face poking into the tent. The large human face and cat face, which seemed very large because of the close distance, made Fiona blush after a moment of confusion:

"Oh!"

Xia De was pushed out of the tent by Fiona, who was blushing and closing her eyes. A moment later, the red dragon girl who had tidied up her clothes also walked out of the tent, and she had changed out of that black and white maid dress.

At this time, Fiona was wearing a white women's shirt with two vertical lace stripes on the chest, and a blue coat with gold trim on the collar, cuffs, placket, and hem, but the coat was smaller than the shirt, so the color of the shirt could be seen at the collar, cuffs, and hem.

Her lower body was wearing a somewhat thin red short skirt. Although it was a short skirt, it had actually reached the position of her knees, revealing her legs wrapped in black fabric and brown leather shoes. This was the first time the outsider had seen someone wearing such a short skirt in this world. When his peripheral vision swept over Fiona's legs several times, she also blushed a bit.

Xia De was very curious about where this outfit came from, but later thought that she still had a small package with her.

To prevent her from being embarrassed, Xia De took the initiative to bring up a new topic:

"Fiona, do you still remember this cat?"

He said while holding Little Mia. In the adventure of the Gadis Library in the Dead Valley, this cat was used as a symbol of the sun, so Fiona had indeed seen it.

"Yes, a cat as warm as the sun."

The red-haired girl pursed her lips and nodded, but did not forget what had just happened because of Xia De's topic:

"Sleeping while holding my tail is a habit I've had since I was a child... it's very strange, right?"

"No, no, it's very interesting, I mean, it's a very beautiful sleeping posture."

Fiona's face looked even redder, while Mia focused on that thick dragon tail, and then looked at her own tail, falling into confusion for a while.

Just now, until Xia De pulled open the tent, Fiona woke up, not because her vigilance was not high, but because she used a very strange technique. When asked by Xia De, Fiona explained:

"Technique - Moon Dream. My teacher, Miss Ouwennode, combined the data discovered from the ancient Temple of Night and developed it alone. Thoroughly mastering this technique can even delay the decay of the soul, but my talent for the moon's power is not high. While using this technique to fall into a moon dream to preserve physical strength and spirit, the perception of the surrounding environment becomes very poor. Fortunately, I am also a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, and the other me can act as a supplement to perception."

Looking at it this way, the technique the librarian lady taught Xia De in the Sixth Era was really created by St. Byrons.

"It's good that you didn't encounter danger. This time before leaving, I can cast a protection on you. Speaking of which, it's a coincidence, my protection can last until the next midnight... Oh! I brought you a gift!"

He let Mia stay obediently on his shoulder and not move around, then held his hands in a cupped shape, and after a moment, a slender flame appeared in his palm. The golden luster represented the power of the pure sun.

"This is..."

Fiona looked at the firelight in surprise:

"Sun?"

"Yes, when I was at the Gadis Library, I didn't have this fire, otherwise I wouldn't have had to go to such lengths to gather the sun symbols."

Xia De said, and then asked:

"This fire should be helpful to you. Do you have the ability or alchemical items to absorb this fire? If not, the clock shop should sell similar items."

"No, no, I can do it myself... this gift is a bit too precious."

The red dragon girl said embarrassedly. Xia De shook his head:

"Don't be so polite with me. You should know what my relationship with Miss Fiona and Miss Ouwennode is like."

Fiona nodded and said softly:

"When you were at the Gadis Library, you also saved me once... Xia De, you seem to be very curious about my tail?"

She had mustered up the courage to ask.

"No, no."

Xia De shook his head immediately.

"If you are really curious, you can touch my tail."

"Okay, cough, I mean, yes, I am indeed very curious."

The red-haired girl revealed a reserved smile.

As for her method of absorbing the fire, it was much stranger than Xia De thought.

As a kind of strange fire with extremely high mystery, "Sun Fire" would be burned to nothing in an instant if touched directly without preparation. And the red dragon race, as a dragon good at manipulating fire, even if it was a hybrid, had a unique way of controlling fire.

Fiona raised her big tail and poked the flame in Xia De's palm with the tip of her tail. After the tail tip touched the flame, there was no trace of burning. Instead, Xia De felt that the tail was adapting to the temperature of the flame.

A moment later, Fiona's tail moved away from Xia De's palm, and the flame stayed on the tail tip, as if the tail was burning continuously:

"This fire is too strong, I can't absorb it immediately, so I have to take it slowly. When I completely absorb this fire, the open flame will not be visible on the tail."

Fiona said embarrassedly. From this, one could see how strong Miss Chloe, whom he met on the snowy mountain, was; she had absorbed all the fire directly. ===== CHAPTER 1294 =====

"This flame is too strong, I can't absorb it immediately, so I have to take it slowly. When I have completely absorbed this flame, the open fire will no longer be visible on my tail."

Fiona said embarrassedly. From this aspect, one can also see how strong Miss Chloe, whom they met on the snowy mountain, was; she had directly absorbed all the flames.