Chapter 1804: Night Talk by the Fireplace

After the new spatial anomaly manifested, it immediately launched an attack on Lei Lei Qianya. Lei Lei Qianya, who had already manifested her Life Ring behind her, held a parchment scroll that began to burn rapidly: "Sleeping Princess, Matchstick Girl."

Two phantom figures quickly solidified within the white mist. The princess holding a spindle and the barefoot girl carrying a small basket appeared before Lei Lei Qianya.

The five-ringed Life Ring rotated slowly behind her, and the spiritual runes corresponding to the thaumaturgy flashed with extremely dazzling light. Even Lei Lei Qianya herself did not notice that her Life Ring completely overlapped with a phantom image of a similar yet different Life Ring; however, defeating the enemy before her was still the most important matter.

The spatial anomaly drifted closer to Lei Lei Qianya, and the girl carrying the basket rushed to meet it. Behind the Matchstick Girl, Lei Lei Qianya took a deep breath and extended her hand, allowing the Sleeping Princess to place her hand, clad in a white lace long glove, upon her own.

The blonde Sleeping Princess transformed into light and entered Lei Lei Qianya's body. Her attire changed rapidly: the originally bright red dress gained sky-blue skirt decorations, her red hair acquired golden highlights, golden flecks appeared in her emerald eyes, and a golden spindle appeared in her hand.

Each Saturday taught Xia De the power of fairy tales, and the Princess and the Young Lady Writer also felt much from Xia De.

In the fog under the night sky, the spatial anomaly did not make contact with the Matchstick Girl; instead, it vanished into thin air and reappeared behind Lei Lei Qianya, opening six arms in an attempt to embrace her. It truly grabbed something, but in an instant, the positions of Lei Lei Qianya and the Matchstick Boy swapped. Immediately, the large girl carrying the basket was engulfed in flames, completely igniting the chimeric spirit.

"Thaumaturgy - Lullaby."

The spiritual rune 【Sleep】, which was already radiating light, emitted even more dazzling brilliance. The spindle in Lei Lei Qianya's hand fell to the ground. Subsequently, centered on your feet, a range with a radius of seventy meters was entirely shrouded in a layer of gray mist. That mist entangled with the white mist, and the traditional Drarian nursery rhyme—Lullaby—resounded. The struggling movements of the anomaly's soul, ignited by fire, actually slowed down a bit.

"That was a missed opportunity. You thought you would have no chance to talk with him until the very end, but you didn't expect to meet him now. Even if he hadn't appeared just now, I would still protect that Princess; that is my true intention."

Che Fu pointed downward. The middle-aged man with rough facial hair but gray hair placed his hand on the back of the sofa:

Firelight illuminated the profiles of the two. The Diviner's eyes were extremely sharp:

I snapped my fingers, igniting the fireplace in that living room, which had not been lit for many years.

"Are you Xia De Hamilton?" Xia De also looked at me:

White lightning flashed across the white night. Amidst the thunderous explosion, a lightning spear pierced the white mist and struck the evil spirit's back.

"Some uninteresting matters. You should also have many things you want to discuss with me, right?"

Laplace Klein Howard nodded:

"The Ten Thousand Phenomena Constant Cards. When I was young, I naively wanted to take them away from the Association, but later I understood why the Association was not afraid of them being stolen. These cards cannot be possessed by actively pursuing them; the cards choose their master. Therefore, regarding Xia De Hamilton, who has been chosen by eight cards, what kind of person do you guess he is? Perhaps even the Prophets Association itself cannot understand this point; we revere and fear this deck. But I understand, so I chose to wait here peacefully for the chapter's conclusion, rather than creating unnecessary complications."

Originally, I had some doubts, but when facing this woman wearing a monocle at close range and realizing something was off about her:

"I apologize, I still do not understand."

"Since you knew about Xia De Hamilton last year, why didn't you come to see me? Even if your true body cannot easily leave this place, I assume your avatars and phantoms should have no problem."

The Diviner knew what I wanted to say and could hear the sarcasm:

"Lightning Spear!"

In the suppressed white mist, the sound of the lightning spear exploding could not travel far. However, the leaping electric arcs still paralyzed the burning monster for a moment.

The woman upstairs did not stop the two from leaving; she only made a gesture inviting Xia De from the window. Che Fu, holding the Night Watchman, stood motionless. Only after the Doctor and Lei Lei Qianya truly left did he step out, appearing in the living room upstairs.

Seeing the battle begin, no one expected an anomaly to suddenly appear at this moment. The burning boy, held by the anomaly, finally exploded completely because he could no longer withstand the erosion of the undead. At the same time Lei Lei Qianya spat out blood due to the backlash of the thaumaturgy, the disintegrating burning anomaly swung an arm together at the White Knight who had not yet vanished, and the White Knight was erased by the power of space.

Seeing the spell succeed, Lei Lei Qianya sighed in relief. She alone was almost equivalent to two seven-ring mages. Plus, with Che Fu's help, allowing the power of fairy tales to be used to the minimum extent without invoking the Sublimation Words, this battle was able to unexpectedly gain the upper hand.

The Doctor looked at me with some surprise. Seeing Che Fu's serious expression, he nodded. Lei Lei Qianya, who had just reunited with Xia De, tightly clutched Xia De's hand, unwilling to leave him alone, but Che Fu said:

In the smoke, Lei Lei Qianya, whose skirt hem was adorned with pink crystal decorations, raised her hands high. Pink crystal spikes pierced upward from the ground, one after another, crossing to fix the anomaly in place.

"After this matter next time, didn't they promise you? Listen to me, I will reunite with them very soon."

"What does he want to talk about with you?"

"What do you think about tonight's events?"

But it still extended one of its arms to point at Lei Lei Qianya. In an instant, a curse from the soul made Lei Lei Qianya's movements stiffen. Fortunately, she immediately raised her hand to touch the Sage-level Relic on her earlobe—【Zhe De Gao Jie Zhou Stone】—and then softly recited the incantation. Enlightenment—【Knight】 radiated light, making the shadow falling on the ground longer.

And behind it, pink crystal spikes suddenly pierced out from the smoke generated by the lightning spear explosion, and the head pierced the deformed body, nailing it in place. Even though it was tainted by the power of chaotic space, the essence of such a monster was still a spirit, and its greatest counter was still thaumaturgy of soul power.

Laplace Klein Howard still stood there, looking down at the three of them.

"He wants to tell you that actually he is a good person, just not understood by others?"

Unless the Chosen One of Space performs a ritual to temporarily suppress the situation in the Che Fu region using the power of an Ancient God, a temporary relief can be achieved. Having experienced the Randall Valley incident, he should understand your meaning."

Xia De asked:

"If I appeared directly before him, I am quite sure he would not mind eliminating me immediately. Although he has not yet displayed eighteen-ring power, I am a Diviner; I can see what is dangerous. He is even more dangerous than the rumors say."

"The Green Lake region, as the central position of the material world's unstable state, has reached a certain limit in its unstable state. That is easy to understand, and there is no need to worry; that is a natural phenomenon, one of the signs of the world moving toward its end. Neither he nor I can stop it. Things will gradually become more intense, and the situation appearing in Green Lake will gradually occur all over the world."

I voluntarily came to the sofa beside the fireplace. Xia De then asked:

"I apologize, what?"

Xia De softly comforted Lei Lei Qianya, then signaled her to let go of his hand:

The left and right halves of the body moved closer and merged again. Flames still burned on the body, and the eight arms opened completely, embracing Lei Lei Qianya from the front. The red-haired princess, enduring the severe pain in her head, was about to cast a spell again when, at that moment, a familiar voice came from nearby:

"Because I am afraid." I looked at the frowning Xia De:

The burning monster immediately vanished from its spot, causing the silver-white lightning spear to fly toward Lei Lei Qianya. And behind Lei Lei Qianya, the anomaly appeared again, its eight arms closing inward toward her.

"It's fine, it's fine."

In that shadow, a black-and-white figure riding a horse leaped out, wielding a sword to strike the burning spirit, cleanly splitting it in two... This horse seemed somewhat like a cat.

"I know what he is thinking, but that has nothing to do with me. Furthermore, if it weren't for me repairing the ancient rituals on that island and suppressing the chaos of space during those seven hundred years, the disaster of Green Lake should have happened long ago. The Summoner, my purpose, is also to save this world."

At the same time, as the fluttering red butterflies appeared nearby, Xia De and the Doctor finally arrived. The roaring flames of the Fire Demon and the small swords slashing down from the sky once again destroyed that monster which did not belong to this world.

The leaping firelight illuminated the profiles of the two women. The Diviner said to Xia De:

Xia De then walked over. The dirty sofa and coffee table were instantly cleaned by the Diviner. We sat facing each other on single sofas across the wooden coffee table. The red butterfly pendant in Xia De's hand, which belonged to Shao Luo Xi, was fading in color, indicating that the Doctor and Lei Lei Qianya had truly left together.

The two sides reunited. Lei Lei Qianya dispersed the maintained thaumaturgy, opened her arms, and hugged Xia De. But Xia De only patted her back, then, together with the Doctor, looked up at the window above.

"Illusion?" "They leave first."

"Next time" referred to the two's adventurous act when Shao Luo Xi used the 【Ghost Iron Coin】 to attempt soul separation. Subsequently, the whip Xia De drew to separate them left a vivid memory in Lei Lei Qianya.

"That detective who possesses Ten Thousand Phenomena Constant: Silver Moon, Balance, Light and Dark, Death, Knowledge, and the Great Land, Tobias. I think he should know the reason why I left the 【Prophets Association】 back then. Regarding the Ten Thousand Phenomena Constant Cards, I am afraid I am the person who researched them most deeply in that era. Since the Grand Luo De Pai Competition in the small town in the autumn of 1853, I have been paying attention to this detective. Because of Princess Lei Lei Qianya just now, I thought, could he be him?"

The princess's body trembled once, then she pursed her lips and nodded, leaving with the Doctor along the path they had just come.