Chapter 1888: The Isolated Inn

The bonfires in the basement and on the third floor had gone out. Xia De threw out small gold bars again, lit two more bonfires on the first floor, and divided a portion of the "Sun's Fire" from the lantern storing the fire seeds, entering the flame cores of the two brand-new bonfires.

The warm light dispersed most of the fog on the first floor and also made the originally damp air much drier. At least half of the area of the first-floor lobby of the inn could be used.

The obstructive tables and chairs were pushed into the darkness, leaving only a few to place potions, relics, alchemical items, and other spare supplies. The fainted girls were gathered together and placed on mattresses laid out on tables by the wall, cared for by designated people.

After everyone who was still awake gathered, they stood around the three burning bonfires. The ladies' eyes looked at Xia De one by one. Xia De didn't know when the people outside the island would arrive, but these ladies before him were undoubtedly his greatest reliance at this moment.

Xia De also stated his conjecture:

"At 1:48 sharp, we all came from Green Lake City to the central island of Green Lake. Or rather, this is not that island in reality, but another island. And on this island, due to the influence of the white mist, the ritual effect of the inn itself is significantly weakened. Ms. Edwards has already disappeared. The good news is that we have already arrived on the island; the bad news is that once you leave this inn, after testing, the consumption of spirit and stamina will increase significantly, and the effect of miracles will be significantly weakened."

This was very similar to the situation Xia De encountered when exploring past time, just not nearly as severe.

"In other words, we can only rely on ourselves for a short time?"

Princess Lei Qianya said with a pale face. Although she hadn't fainted, her state at this time wasn't very good either.

Xia De nodded:

"Princess Lei Qianya, drink some potions, no need to save them. Yes, that Diviner is truly a good method."

He shook his head. There was no need to consider such things now. Now that the Great Witches weren't here, the highest-ranking girl here was only the tenth ring. Although in ordinary events, the tenth ring was enough, facing this island that had great malice toward outsiders like them who didn't have Edwards blood, if they really fought outside the inn, the tenth-ring female spellcasters suppressed by the island might not necessarily be Xia De's opponents, who were less suppressed.

Although this was also the central island of Green Lake, it must be very different from the real island. That strange feeling of spatial distortion, as well as the distorted and eerie feeling that absolutely didn't exist in the real world, all indicated the degree of danger here.

"But the good news is that we still have this inn. Most of the functions of this stronghold can still be used now. If it's just to protect ourselves, it's enough for so many of us to stay in the inn."

Xia De said, looking around at the different expressions on everyone's faces:

"Except for me, everyone else stay here. Gather on the first floor, with Tifa as the commander and Miss Haili Aurora as the deputy."

"No, this won't work."

The first to raise an objection was Tifa. The girl wearing a manservant dress looked at Xia De, who was standing by the fire:

"They stay, I'll go with you."

"No, someone must stay here to take care of the fainted people, and someone must stay here to meet up."

Xia De stated his reasons:

"I don't know what the situation is on this island. Now more than half of the people are fainted, are we just going to ignore them? Besides, I need a place where I can return to rest at any time when in danger, and this is the only safe place on this island. Not to mention, the Great Witches of Green Lake City are probably anxious to enter this island now. Once they appear, they will need you to inform them of the situation."

He touched his pocket. Of the keys collected by Megan and Audrey, he carried two, and now only one remained. This was definitely not the Diviner's mistake; that Diviner seemed to be using this method to express that he was waiting for Xia De's appearance.

"Since you invited me, why didn't you transfer me and Megan away together? What is he waiting for? Or is he also stalling for time?"

Judging from the current situation, although it might sound a bit arrogant, Xia De still felt that rather than taking these girls who couldn't play much of a role together, it was better for him to break into the depths of the island directly.

A loyal manservant shouldn't oppose the plan proposed by her master. Tifa pursed her lips and looked at Xia De, a rare look of anger appearing in her black-brown eyes, but she didn't speak again in the end.

Duoluoqian wanted to say something, but was pulled by Princess Lei Qianya, so she closed her mouth.

Ajielina stood quite worriedly among the group of female spellcasters. She knew she was the one who shouldn't speak the most. At this moment, the "resentment" of lacking strength and her own incompetence kept churning in her heart like boiling water. That process of constantly tormenting her heart, like a clam enduring great pain, grinding sand with its softest part until a pearl was formed, made the deepest part of her soul become even more shining.

No one opposed Xia De's opinion anymore, so Xia De closed his eyes again, sensing space as much as possible, and then said to the girls:

"I can only confirm that our current position is near the northern shore of the island. You stay here and have other tasks, explore the surrounding terrain, determine from which direction you can... wait a moment."

Xia De frowned and looked at the first-floor window:

"We'll talk about arrangements later, I feel something is coming. Vision Demon."

Outside the window was a rainy night, plus the thick fog, so he couldn't see specific scenery at all. But in the perspective of the "Vision Demon," the darkness deeper than darkness, and the malice that was almost about to solidify into substance, all represented the same thing:

"The stench of demons. They are low-level demons, and monsters I don't know what they are, contaminated by demon blood. It seems that besides summoning the demons of the labyrinth, he also summoned other things... the quantity is very large. Solve the problem here first, ladies, prepare for battle!"

Xia De picked up the longsword and stood up.

"Yes, sir!"

It had to be admitted that when more than thirty girls said this sentence together, the momentum was quite sufficient.

In the pre-formulated plan, although they didn't anticipate that the entire Green Lake Inn would be transferred to the island, after all the Great Witches left, there were backup plans for how the inn should defend itself.

Now the second floor didn't need defense, and the third floor was directly abandoned because there were too many windows. After jointly blocking the stairs leading from the third floor to the second floor and effectively abandoning the defense of the third floor, the first battle of the group after arriving on this eerie island began.

Xia De was the one who knew demons best among everyone, but he wasn't the one who knew summoning and control best among everyone. After Tifa's simple judgment, she concluded that it wasn't that someone was controlling the gathered monsters to attack them, but that the smell of the sudden appearance of living people's flesh and blood and souls attracted these monsters that were originally scattered around.

"Wait, Xia, Xia De just said that the monsters surrounding them were many, and now he says those monsters were originally scattered around here. Does this mean that this island..."

Miss Haili Aurora understood Tifa's words, and Xia De frowned and nodded gently:

"Yes, I'm afraid the entire island is full of similar monsters."

The light of the bonfire lit by the three sun's fires was enough to illuminate half of the first-floor lobby. Except for Ajielina, who was an ordinary person, and Duoluoqian and Princess Lei Qianya, who didn't have Witch power, Xia De and the other girls surrounded the bonfire and formed three circles.

Xia De and Tifa, Miss Haili Aurora, and Miss Deket were in the center. Everyone raised their hands and linked them with others. After triggering the carvings on the floor, the ancient sun power shone on everyone:

"Sun's Covenant."

The ancient ritual inherited by the Council gave them warm and continuous power. The inn door opened, and the light of the flames rushed into the darkness outside the door, illuminating the mist and the drizzling rain, and also illuminating the scenery in the eerie forest.

In the dark night, countless crawling, strange figures wandered in the mist of the forest, like phantoms, and like moths disturbed by the firelight.

And in front of the flames inside the door, Xia De walked out first, holding 【Night Watchman】, with Tifa and Miss Haili Aurora following behind. Two high-ring girls and three eight-ring girls continued to walk out.

They didn't move too far from the entrance of the Green Lake Inn, but stood at the edge where the firelight could illuminate.

Xia De held the silver sword that had already bloomed with light with both hands, the tip of the sword facing up. The light of the ancient runes engraved on the sword body lit up one by one with his deep breathing:

"My heart is clear, the sword slashes demons—Moonlight Slash!"

Brilliant silver moonlight flickered in the mist. The moonlight breaking through the rain curtain sounded the battle whistle for this island, which hadn't been stepped on by outsiders for a long time in the dark night.

It was inconvenient to activate all the functions of the inn in the city. At this moment, as the ritual core in the basement erupted with even more astonishing light, the dense runes on the outer wall of the inn lit up together as the people at the door launched an attack.

The arrows shot by the girls drawing bows pierced the bodies of those black monsters, and a steady stream of bright red fireballs bombarded all directions with the hands of the girls floating in the air. The girls of the Aurora family raised their hands to condense water into ice and gather ice into swords, and the followers of the spatial Great Witch waved their hands, and several invisible cutting marks cut through the sky.

The longsword attached with the silver moon followed Xia De deep into the mist, while the two Witch apprentices cooperated with the female spellcasters at the window to clear the enemies attacking the Green Lake Inn from directions other than the door one by one.

Although the rain on this island wasn't as heavy as in the city, the sounds of the battle in a corner of the forest were easily drowned out by the sound of the rain. ===== CHAPTER 1889 =====