Chapter 1894

Thus, Megan, Soren Green, and Last Edwards of the Green Lake Hotel disappeared because the hotel as a whole appeared on another island. Durut Giles, who disappeared with them, was believed by Xia De to definitely be with Last. Xia De had already seen the Edwards brothers just now. The Folen brothers, protected by the Church, were hit by an extremely powerful illusion and were lured into leaving the church area during the church defense battle, disappearing as a result.

As for Helena Green and Maria Edwards on Megan's ship, they had been on the ship the whole time. But Megan's cruise ship had now been sunk, and they disappeared after falling into the water.

"Megan's ship sank?"

Xia De couldn't imagine how intense the battle on the river was, and he also felt sorry for how much Megan and Audrey had lost this time.

Sister Daelin didn't say much about the situation in the city, but it certainly wouldn't be good. This note, dampened by the rain, mainly explained the current actions of the great witches.

Galina, Luweiya, and other young ladies who were transferred from the second floor were trying to end the relic's characteristics and let the second floor of the hotel return to its original place. According to Miss Sylvia's calculations and the discussions of the seven great witches sitting in the Witch Council at this moment, the place they would return to would be this real hotel where Xia De, Tifa, Hayley, and others were located.

Therefore, if things went smoothly, Galina and Luweiya might actually be the first to enter the island.

Miss Sylvia led some female sorcerers proficient in spatial spells to stay at the hotel in the city, trying to find a passage linking the two hotels. Grandma Cassandra and Miss Bernice had already arrived at the lakeside with Sister Daelin and began trying to enter the island directly.

Due to the heavy fog, Miss Aurora's party, including Xia De's friends, Doctor Schneider and Priest Augustus, were still on their way from the city. But in any case, it would still take at least an hour for everyone outside the island to land, which was consistent with the time the "Hidden Mirror Man" had just mentioned.

Although Sister Daelin had anticipated in advance that Xia De would contact her, time was tight, and she couldn't leave more information on the note. The sister did not mention the Earth Guardian of the Randall Valley, whom Xia De was more concerned about, and he didn't know if the other party hadn't arrived yet or hadn't met up with the sister's party.

However, considering that the Earth Guardian had limited time to leave the Heart of the Earth, it was understandable that he would be a little late.

And in the latter part of the letter, the sister also mentioned Iluna's situation. Very much in line with Xia De's expectations, at the same time the Folen brothers disappeared, Iluna also disappeared in the space distortion zone outside the church in order to hold onto them.

Currently, the Church of the Orthodox Gods also didn't know where Iluna had gone, but it was certain that Iluna was definitely not in any life-threatening danger.

And if Xia De hadn't guessed wrong, compared to the great witches and the Church's sorcerers, the possibility of him seeing Iluna first was actually greater:

"As expected of her."

【You asked me to remind you of her birthday; please note that there is less than four hours left.】

"She" suddenly said, and Xia De nodded to show he understood.

The Church of the Five Gods and the three major academies were all trying to find other ways to contact the island within half an hour. Since the Mirror Society and Sister Daelin could find a way, it should only be a matter of time before they found a way to contact Iluna.

As for whether they could reach the island ahead of time, that was really hard to say. Although Laplace Klein Howard had been preparing for over two hundred years, now the entire Prophet Association was standing against him, and it was hard to say what the Prophet Association would do within this hour to regain its reputation.

"There are other sorcerer groups I don't know about; no one knows if strange sorcerers will suddenly pop up."

Xia De thought in his heart, and by the light of the bonfire in front of him, he saw the end of the note. Sister Daelin claimed that the witches were trying to find ways to support the group in the hotel. The tone of the words that followed was clearly not what Sister Daelin had said, because the grammar was much more normal.

He didn't know if it was Grandma Cassandra or Miss Bernice who instructed Xia De, but they had already thought of a way, though it still required time.

At the end of the last line of the note, a small red butterfly symbol was drawn. This was probably the message Grace and Helen asked the sister to convey to Xia De, telling him to call them as soon as possible using the Butterfly-Calling Flute.

But at least for now, Xia De was not prepared to do so. Even if he really had to borrow the power of the two sisters, he would wait until the very last moment.

As for the pink rhombic crystal, it was an alchemical item temporarily made by Miss Bernice. By placing it at the ritual core in the hotel basement, Miss Bernice would be able to confirm the location of this hotel at the first opportunity through the perception of the earth once the great witches entered the waters where the other island was located via special ships.

"That counts as good news."

Xia De shared the content of the note with the young ladies who stayed behind in the hotel, but he himself did not stay to rest:

"Since the Edwards brothers appeared in the cemetery, and their blood and the blood of the townspeople watered a blood-red tree, then there is reason to believe that others will likely not appear directly in that old Edwards mansion. The Edwards Apotheosis is still extracting power at the end. I must continue to explore deeper into the island; you must also be careful while staying here."

He said this, and after accepting another round of blessings and state enhancements, he hurried into the rain of the island again, holding his sword, amidst Tifa's farewell.

It was unclear if it was Xia De's imagination, but after he left the hotel this time, the dark red color of the ground beneath his feet became even more obvious. While bending down to walk through the night forest in the rain and fog, the fusion monsters he encountered on the road, which were almost integrated with the fog, seemed to have become even more sensitive than before.

Even if Xia De was careful, he would occasionally step on fallen leaves or bump into stones, making noise. And no matter how slight the sound was, even if he used a silence spell, the monsters in the fog could always detect it. It was as if their senses were not just hearing and vision.

Although Xia De could defeat most of the fusion monsters, he would be entangled by the endless stream of monsters attracted to him once he started a fight, so he could only try his best to move forward stealthily. The slight convenience he gained after touching the blood-red tree just now facilitated his actions at this moment.

On the way, he also saw the items that the "Hidden Mirror Man" said the Church had sent to this island to help the people on it. They were not cardboard boxes or wooden crates lying alone in the grass; Xia De accidentally saw milky white light in the fog ahead.

An inexplicable phototaxis, or curiosity, made him move closer to that side, and then he discovered that they were points of light floating in the air. The points of light were very warm and were clearly traces of divine magic. When Xia De reached out to touch the points of light, they disappeared, and in his hand, there was actually an extra small bottle and a rune stone.

The bottle contained a liquid that glowed faintly in the fog; this was Grade 3 Holy Water, but for Xia De, who bought in bulk from Priest Augustus, this was not very important. As for the other rune stone, looking at the red patterns on the surface of the stone, he thought for a moment and recognized what it was:

"A divine magic rune stone from the Church of Creation and Destruction: Configuration Shield?"

After this rune stone was activated, it could summon a floating shield according to the user's imagination, with the size and style decided by the user themselves. Because it was an extremely useful rune stone, the price of such items that flowed into the black market was extremely high. Although it wasn't very useful for Xia De, who had the "Heaton Seal," the unexpectedly obtained supplies still made him quite happy in his heart:

"This means that I am indeed not fighting alone."

Because he had already explored the road to Green Lake Town in the south of the forest, he didn't spend much time this time; he found the forest path again and moved forward stealthily, hiding in the bushes on the edge of the path.

The area of this island was about the same size as the real island, so this forest path was not long either. In just five or six minutes, he could vaguely see the lights of the town in the distance through the fog.

And before completely walking out of the forest, the most dangerous thing Xia De encountered was a spatial chimera monster that used dozens of fallen giant trees as a nest in the forest, possessing the physical characteristics of a dragon, a vampire bat, a fly-head, and a multi-horned beast.

The traces of alchemy on its body could be clearly distinguished even by Xia De. At the same time, Xia De also guessed that it was the most powerful one in the forest ecosystem. Fortunately, Xia De didn't need to fight such a thing; he quietly took a big detour and completely left the forest.

The end of the forest path was indeed Green Lake Town. As Xia De advanced in the rainy night, the town in the mist became clearer bit by bit.

Although the location of this town was the same as the long-abandoned small town on the central island, the style of the buildings and the area of the town were completely different. The town standing on the deep red land was clearly larger, and the buildings were taller and more like buildings after the start of the Steam Revolution in recent decades.

Not only could the neat glass windows and the steam pipes and gas pipes climbing on the walls prove the era in which the town was built, but the street surface was made of rectangular gray stone slabs, which was completely different from the dirt roads in the truly abandoned small town.

"The data from Rotten-Eye Barry shows that the 【Abyssal Drowning Cult】 has transported a lot of building materials to this island over the years... Is that diviner playing The Sims or his own world?"

The steam pipes and gas pipes on the outer walls of the buildings were not just for show; this "Green Lake Town," which had been isolated from the world and had long since become history, had truly entered the Steam Age in terms of infrastructure construction.