Chapter 1890: Edwards Brothers

"Need to confirm whether this spell still works on the island."

Tifa reminded softly, handing her spell to another girl wearing a black and white manservant dress beside her. The latter nodded, bent the spell, disappeared from the spot, and appeared on the other side of the bonfire quickly.

"It can be used."

So the six remaining spells in the inn were all gathered in Xia De's hands.

"We are waiting for you here."

She said to Xia De:

"If you encounter danger on the road, or if you are injured, bend the spell to return at any time. Although we cannot follow you into this thick fog, everyone here is your backing."

Those girls whom Xia De couldn't call by name but were very familiar with smiled and nodded at him. Xia De looked at the spells in his hands. Having these could indeed allow him to have more fault tolerance for the upcoming battle. It was just that as he went deep into the mist, the effect of these spells would also be affected, so Xia De couldn't treat them as trump cards.

After confirming that all the relics that could be used were brought, Xia De got up and prepared to set off. Duoluoqian and Princess Lei Qianya gave Xia De a hug respectively and promised they would wait for Xia De to return here:

"You also have to promise that you will definitely return safely."

Ajielina held Little Mia and waved goodbye to Xia De. Tifa, as a manservant, bowed slightly to him after Xia De walked out of the inn door, as if she were really seeing off a master going on a long journey.

The inn with firelight soon disappeared behind Xia De. Boots stepped on the dark red ground, the dense sound of rain everywhere, and the thick fog made his mood and body temperature cool down completely.

Originally, although he arrived on this island abruptly, because there was the company of other girls, he didn't feel too much loneliness and oppression. At this moment, finally becoming alone again, the coldness from the depths of his heart finally surged up.

"But this is also what I am most familiar with."

The area of the central island of Green Lake wasn't very large originally. At this time, although the surface land and plants of the island were different from the original island, the area and layout seemed to be consistent.

While avoiding those strange enemies wandering in the rain and fog, Xia De constantly opened "High-Efficiency Spatial Perception," bit by bit completing his cognitive understanding of the island's terrain in his heart.

He hadn't learned the ability to avoid rain, but not opening any extra miracles allowed him to better hide himself in the darkness. His hair and clothes were completely soaked, but he felt that in this state, his slow breathing sound gradually merged with the atmosphere of this island.

Going deep into the island, Xia De wasn't just able to move forward alone. Facing the thick fog in the rain, he tried again to put 【Universal Impermanence · Space】 in front of his eyes, hoping to see some different scenes, but he seemed to really not have the talent like Joey Barton or Miss Arletta Andreana.

But at least the ability to sense the position of the primordial fire given by Sister Daifulin was completely unaffected by that thick fog. The further he walked, the more Xia De could sense the burning flame waiting for him not far away.

The position of the primordial fire, which was the position where the ancient seal was located, was almost overlapping with the vague direction where Megan was, so Xia De didn't need to consider what direction to go first.

Besides the Universal Impermanence cards and the ability to sense the primordial fire, actually, there was one item that could help him here at this moment.

His hand gently touched the silver flute at his waist. The power of 【Summoning Butterfly Flute】 could still be used even here, which meant that Xia De could summon Grace and Helen at any time.

However, he didn't do so temporarily. If it wasn't a last resort, he still didn't hope for the sisters to be involved.

【You are deceiving yourself.】

"She" whispered in Xia De's ear, the voice echoing with the sound of rain, appearing exceptionally clear.

Xia De's mouth twitched, and he looked up at the night sky above the tree shadows. Clouds and fog together obscured the galaxy, and the three moons of the material world should also have been able to project here, but at this moment, nothing could be seen.

"Do you know my plan?"

He turned to hold the 【Philosopher's Stone】 on his chest.

【You are trying to deceive the Chosen ritual.】

"I will succeed."

Those thick fogs filling the rainy night could even blind the monsters' senses, which was one of the most important reasons why Xia De could move forward safely. He soon found the forest path again and walked forward silently on the edge of the forest, avoiding those strange monsters walking in the forest unconsciously.

"What's the smell?"

Suddenly twitching his nose to sniff, he then realized it was the smell of burning wood:

"In such heavy rain, what is burning on the island?"

He originally thought it might be the town at the end of the forest burning, but soon realized that the burning point was very close to him. Because as he continued to move forward, the smell became heavier, until Xia De clearly saw dots of firelight in the fog.

That light wasn't on the road he was moving forward on, but on his left hand. He was originally walking on the left side of the forest path, so the burning position was deeper in the forest.

"What's the situation? A trap? Or something else?"

He hesitated somewhat about whether to go and check, but soon noticed the traces of elements clearly produced by an Extraordinary's battle. Xia De was very sure that the girls in the inn would definitely not come here, so it could only be that others had also arrived on the island:

"Who could it be?"

No matter who it was, people appearing here under such circumstances were likely also enemies of that Diviner. The fact that he could see the firelight under such low visibility already indicated that the other party's position was quite close to Xia De's current position, so he only hesitated for a moment before deciding to go and take a look.

Bending down to walk through the rain, he then realized belatedly that the direction was clearly the location of the public cemetery of Green Lake Town on the normal central island of Green Lake. When Xia De and "Miss Pharmacist" were here, they came into contact with the blacksmith's soul and obtained the first key.

Sure enough, as the firelight became clearer, the town cemetery with a giant bonfire burning also appeared in the fog.

Rusty black fences surrounded the cemetery in the forest in the rain, and the forest of tombstones wasn't very clear in the rain and fog.

Xia De could see a large group of people wearing rain capes gathered in front of that huge bonfire. And when he really arrived outside the cemetery fence, he saw those people actually confronting two people they were surrounding.

Xia De didn't recognize any of those people wearing rain capes. They looked like normal living people, but they also seemed to be closely connected to this island, just like they were part of this eerie island.

The two people surrounded by them were recognized by Xia De. They were Wood Edwards and Glass Edwards, belonging to the 【Mirror Association】, the grandsons of the fourth-generation eldest son Hohenheim Edwards, and the sons of Jarvis Edwards, the cultist of the 【Tyranny Club】 whom Xia De hadn't seen yet.

The brothers stood shoulder to shoulder in front of the bonfire, their hair and clothes already soaked in the rain just like Xia De's. Because the distance was very far, even if Xia De's vision was less affected in the fog, he couldn't hear what these people were saying, only seeing the brothers arguing with that group of people wearing rain capes.

The eight-ring life rings behind the two had already emerged, but for some reason, the metal life rings were wrapped with tree roots. The fluctuations of spirit and elements of the Extraordinary battle Xia De felt just now came from them.

"Illusion? Or are they really them?"

Xia De asked softly in his heart.

【The distance is too far, but the probability of them being real people is very high.】

"Although I know they are definitely on the island, why are they here? Did they escape from the family banquet?"

Under the cover of the fog, Xia De took a deep breath, then turned sideways and passed through the gap in the rusty fence to enter the cemetery. Clearly, he had only passed through the fence, but the sounds in the cemetery became clear immediately.

The Edwards brothers were indeed arguing with that group of people wearing rain capes, but the content of the argument was a bit strange:

"Since Father is dead, he should be buried here."

The blind Wood Edwards on the left, as the older brother, was arguing with those people:

"You are also residents of the town, why do you oppose us burying Father here?"

In the gaps of the crowd, Xia De clearly saw another middle-aged man lying at the feet of the brothers.

"Is this Jarvis Edwards who was saved from the Church by the Truth Society?"

The townspeople wearing rain capes answered loudly in the rain:

"Death is not the end, especially for those of us living in Green Lake Town!"

Xia De could only see the side face of the leader among the townspeople, but no matter how he looked at it, it looked like the last town mayor in the materials Megan found:

"Your ancestors protect everyone here. Death is not our destination. Although all mortals must die, no one can change this result, but as long as you are willing to follow Mr. 'Unifier' Laplace Howard after death, you will definitely be able to stand up again! You are also the bloodline of the Edwards family, how can you not believe this?"

Saying this, he led those townspeople wearing rain capes to take a step forward, and the brothers looked at each other nervously. In Xia De's view, these two eight-ring spellcasters actually seemed to fear these ordinary people somewhat.

Behind the brothers was that bonfire that could barely illuminate the mist. They had nowhere to retreat, and gritting their teeth, they held each other's hands. While the eight-ring life rings wrapped with tree roots behind them bloomed with light, every raindrop falling around became a mirror that could reflect light. Light reflected and magnified back and forth in those mirrors, connecting into a piece of terrifying light that washed toward those crazy townspeople. ===== CHAPTER 1891 =====