Chapter 1885: Fire in the Mist

"I'm going home for a trip too."

After Haili left, Xia De said to Big Sister Aurora:

"The mist is coming soon, I need to make some preparations. I'll be back soon."

The Witch nodded gently, watching Xia De walk toward the basement without looking back.

And just half a minute after the two left, the vast white mist originating from the central island of Green Lake finally spread to the location of the Green Lake Inn on that rainy night.

It was hard to imagine that there could be heavy fog in weather approaching a downpour, but the fog drifted over silently. Slowly but unstoppably, it eventually completely engulfed the block where the Green Lake Inn was located.

Before this, no one knew whether the Green Lake Inn could block the invasion of the white mist, so the girls on the first and third floors were all on high alert. For the first half-minute, the walls, doors, and windows played a quite excellent role in resistance. And on the street outside, the thick fog didn't seem as terrifying as imagined; although the light of the gas lamps was reduced to faint halos, compared to the thick fog on the central island of Green Lake, the fog at this time was quite light.

It was just that the inn's obstruction of the fog only lasted for half a minute. Subsequently, the fog, which symbolized the fragility of space, still slowly entered the room.

Although the fog itself had no harm, the appearance of the fog meant that space was no longer stable. Big Sister Aurora on the first floor watched the appearance of the fog and was just about to organize the girls to gather and retreat to the third floor, when she suddenly felt the indoor temperature rise rapidly, and then a warm light appeared from behind her.

Turning around, she saw Xia De holding a worn-out lantern, the wick of which emitted a brightness like the sun. This light wasn't considered strong, but where the light shone, the thick fog actually retreated.

"No matter what, you can bring me back, can't you?"

Except for the room where Duoluoqian was, all room doors were closed. Although the roaring bonfire created a certain range of safe areas, the thick fog drifting from the door cracks and the other side of the corridor still couldn't make people feel at ease.

"Those white mists will consume the sun's fire, but those flames are enough to last until dawn. Since the white mist has come, one-forty is also coming soon. I'm going to the third floor this time and won't come down. Big Sister Aurora, you all be careful."

The mist spreading to the city was far from being as impenetrable as the one on the island, so Xia De could see several streams of light flying into the high sky. Amidst the shrill, piercing sounds of unknown ancient existences, high-ring Extraordinarys and the monster erupted into battle.

"We will fight to the last moment, the glory of the Witch lasts forever."

The cat, which was dozing while held by Ajielina, immediately widened its eyes, but before it could make any move, the flame was sent into the bonfire by Xia De.

"I wanted to let the girls in the basement, as well as Last, Mr. Solon Green, and Dulute Giles come up with me. But those girls said they wanted to guard the ritual core until the last moment, and the other three also wanted to continue staying below. I used the miracle-Traveler's Camp to build a camp for them and shared a portion of the flames into the bonfire, so there's no need to worry about them for now."

After saying goodbye to the girls on the first floor and coming to the third floor, the white mist also invaded the corridor and various rooms on the third floor. When Xia De came up, the girls guarding the third floor had also gathered together, standing at the door of Duoluoqian's room.

Just as he was speaking, in a position that the light of the bonfire and lantern couldn't reach, a strange distortion appeared in the mist. Subsequently, Miss Haili Aurora, holding a golden ring, stumbled out of the mist:

Big Sister Aurora said to Xia De, and Xia De nodded gently:

Big Sister Sylvia said loudly:

The original flames were quite bright, but because of the suppression of those mists, they couldn't transmit light further. At this moment, with the sun's fire, the light immediately dispersed the white mist, directly illuminating most of the corridor, including the window at the end that had been nailed shut.

The history of human civilization in the Dulute region was quite ancient. The number of ancient existences whose specific sealing times could be found was no less than five. Although it was still unknown exactly which ancient one the one before them was, it was clear that its appearance in the city was quite unexpected.

"Warm fire, with this, even if the fog appears, there won't be any problems."

"Traveler's Camp."

"Meow?"

"Xiwei went out."

Princess Lei Qianya was the first to see that thing, but after just one look, she was forced to turn away. If she hadn't been supported by Duoluoqian, she would have almost fallen. But she still remembered to immediately reach out and cover Ajielina's pale eyes, while the little princess reached out to cover Little Mia's eyes.

"Now you can retreat, right?"

The Great Witch of "Light" said, and the other girls who gathered together also said together:

The overlapping voices were exceptionally powerful. Xia De nodded and consumed part of the precious metal again. In addition to that lantern, he built a new Traveler's Camp and fused a small portion of the sun's fire into it, allowing them to have a larger safe area:

Going to the third floor together would certainly increase safety, but that would mean completely abandoning the first floor. In the situation where the space was fragile and the white mist was spreading, there might be omissions.

The bonfire constructed by the miracle wouldn't smoke the ceiling, nor would it produce smoke. And as soon as that warm firelight appeared, it made everyone breathe a sigh of relief.

Even Priest Augustus and Doctor Schneider in the room came out. The two frowned as they looked at the mist in the air. The doctor had once gone to the island with Xia De to find Princess Lei Qianya, but this was the first time Priest Augustus had truly come into contact with this kind of thick fog.

As her voice fell, another deafening buzzing sound came from outside the building.

Fortunately, "Traveler's Camp" was Xia De's own miracle, so he could consume a portion of the "Sun's Fire" and fuse it into the bonfire. He had started collecting this flame since last winter, and now he had quite a lot of stock.

The burning bonfire appeared in the corridor, and then Xia De held his hands slightly, revealing the sun's fire he had absorbed into his body.

"You all be careful downstairs."

After saying this, he looked at Megan, who was leaning against the wall with her arms crossed at the door of the room. The Witch also happened to see Xia De at this moment. She shook her head indifferently:

"This is a true ancient evil thing sealed in the subspace! No one is allowed to look outside! Terrible, such a thing actually appeared!"

Xiwei Aurora showed a smile at him:

The mist made Xia De's body appear somewhat hazy. For some reason, Big Sister Aurora actually felt for a moment that the person standing behind her wasn't Xia De Hamilton, but the great god similar to the "Lantern Old Man." She suppressed the trembling in her heart, watching Xia De's face become clearer and clearer, subconsciously licking her lips, and then scolding herself in her heart for what she was thinking at this moment.

"The second floor doesn't need these. So, are we staying on the first floor, or going to the third floor to gather with Big Sister Sylvia?"

"Sun's Fire."

Xia De, who didn't know what the Witch in front of him was thinking, introduced it simply.

"Those mists hindered me from returning from the Council. Speaker Isabella has already contacted Miss Galina. We are fine, just encountered some small troubles, I'm afraid we won't be able to return for a short time."

"Don't look outside!"

Xia De said:

Because he hadn't anticipated in advance that the mist on the island would break into the Green Lake Inn, and he wasn't sure if the sun's fire could really disperse the fog, he hadn't prepared in advance. Just now, seeing the thick fog about to strike, and thinking of the several time explorations where flames always seemed to be able to build safe areas in scenes like darkness and fog, he thought of trying it.

It was hard to describe what that monster, which was taller than the tallest building in the entire Green Lake City, was. The white mist covered most of the structure of its body, and the parts that could be observed already showed structural characteristics of dragons, sphinxes, three-headed dogs, and octopuses.

Seeing Xia De walking out of the mist, Big Sister Sylvia waved at him. Xia De threw out two small gold bars again, and while his heart twitched, he pointed to the ground:

"We will stay on the first floor. Since the girls in the basement have this courage, of course I have it too."

Big Sister Sylvia smiled and nodded at Xia De, directing the girls around her to re-deploy defenses in the corridor and resume monitoring the window that had been nailed shut.

"Ten more minutes."

"It's one-eighty now."

Saying this, he handed the old lantern, which was also filled with a portion of the sun's fire, to Big Sister Aurora:

"I know, you are always this reliable. Be careful, Xia De, I don't want to wait until Galina returns and have her complain that I didn't take good care of you."

PS: The picture in this chapter is "Lantern". ===== CHAPTER 1886 =====

Among those rays of light flying toward the sky were also Sister Aurora and several low-ring young ladies whose names Xia De could name. The monster's retreat route clearly had to pass through the Green Lake Hotel, so even if only to protect the city, Sister Aurora had to take action.

"It is now 1:84."

As she spoke, she handed the old lantern, which also contained a portion of the Sun's Fire, to Sister Aurora:

"You know, he is always that reliable. Be careful, Xia De, you surely don't want to wait until Galina returns and have her complain to you that you didn't take good care of him."

PS: The illustration for this chapter is "The Lantern".