Chapter 2406: With Adele Isabella

The wind rolled the yellow sand and hit his face. After a moment of silence, Xia De walked to Miss Brown's side, held the hilt with both hands, and stabbed the tip of the burning black long sword into her chest.

When he let go and stepped back slightly, he found that the lady happened to open her eyes. The "past" her certainly wouldn't know Xia De. When her body began to turn into sand with the long staff that had gradually stripped away the black sunlight as the center, she stared at the sky and said the last sentence:

"If, someone could give me a strand of light..."

The wind rolled up the yellow sand in the shape of an "angel," leaving only the card lying on its back in the pit. The Yggdrasil Staff seemed to have returned to the black key because it couldn't bear the power it shouldn't have borne, and fell next to the card. Xia De bent down with difficulty and picked them up.

The dizziness caused by the bending movement made him almost fall. Fortunately, Miss Isabella supported him from behind:

"Xia De! Xia De! Can you still hear my voice?"

At this time, the scene in front of Xia De had already become double images, and the buzzing in his ears made him only see the witch's mouth moving, but he couldn't hear the sound at all.

He realized that he was probably going to faint, but before losing consciousness, he still left instructions:

"Soak me in water, I have the blessing of a god."

(Little Mia is running...)

The crackling sound of burning wood was the first thing Xia De heard after his consciousness cleared. The clearing of consciousness made the dizzy feeling even more intense. Although the burning sound was reassuring, Xia De subconsciously wanted to retch when he opened his eyes, but immediately felt a pair of warm hands pressing on his temples.

The hands massaged him gently, and at the same time, the cool breath drove away the abnormal effects caused by staying in this era for too long. Xia De, who opened his eyes, wanted to raise his hand to block the firelight in the room, but a splash sound made him realize that except for his head, his whole body was in the water.

"You're awake? Don't move yet."

The owner of the hands said behind him. Miss Isabella massaged him for a while, then turned to the fireplace to pour a cup of hot water from the old kettle.

Xia De thanked her in a hoarse voice, drank a sip of hot water from the cup, and realized that this was actually a potion.

The location at this time was the living room of Room 1 on the second floor of his home. The firelight came from the fireplace. As for the burning wood, it should be easy to find in the ruined Saint-Trelan Square.

Xia De was lying in the bathtub. He was also very familiar with this bathtub. It was the old bathtub before his home was renovated. This should have been purchased by Detective Sparrow, so it naturally existed in the "past."

Around this bathtub, a hexagram symbol was drawn on the dirty floor and candles were lit. Strange rituals assisted in treating Xia De's body. Xia De didn't know how Miss Isabella gathered these ritual materials.

He shook his head and felt much better after drinking the potion.

So after handing the teacup to Miss Isabella again, he thanked the lady who was full of worry again. When he wanted to stand up from the water, in addition to finding that there was faint light in the water, he was also very surprised to find that he was not wearing any clothes at all.

"Hmm?"

If it weren't for his poor state, Xia De should have realized it from the beginning.

【Yes, she took them off for you.】

"She" said with a smile, as if the serious voice before Xia De fainted was not "her."

And the witch holding the empty cup turned around to put the cup down:

"I don't know what happened to your body, so

Xia De looked at her, but only saw the firelight reflecting a deep red on her profile. Although the blonde lady turned her face away to avoid looking at Xia De, she could still perceive Xia De's gaze:

"How do you feel now?"

Only then did Xia De lower his head to look at his own body. The flesh and blood had completely returned to normal. He clenched his right hand; the right hand that had been almost completely numb just moments ago was now fine.

【Outlander, your resistance to all radiance has increased.】

"She" reminded him simply.

"I feel very well, Miss Lu Yisha. Thank you for your healing, otherwise this would have been truly terrible."

He still looked at her profile in the firelight.

"It's nothing, and besides, it wasn't me who healed you; it was your own power."

She also remained with her back turned to him:

"Your clothes have been destroyed, but fortunately most of your toys are still usable. I put them all on the cabinet in front of you. If you feel okay, put your clothes on... and don't force it. If you still feel uncomfortable, soak in the water for a while longer."

The so-called "cabinet in front" referred to the bedside table, which was also very familiar, placed beside the bathtub. Not only were the "remains" of Xia De's clothes and his toys there, but the pink perfume bottle, the black key, and the face-down cards were all there too:

"I'll put my clothes on right now."

He said immediately, also feeling that this state was quite shameful.

"Let's go, still in the Lower City, Block B, No. 7 August Street... August?"

Adele Lu Yisha, who had not seen another normal living person for a long time, tried hard to suppress her rich imagination—especially the imagination that had become even richer out of curiosity while helping Xia De heal just now. She spoke again, actually wanting to divert her own attention:

"Your body is very abnormal. I have never seen anyone who could face those rays of light without external help and not die. Perhaps it is the experiences you told me about from your past that caused this phenomenon; after all, you can even digest the twisted filth of the Earth's Origin, but..."

She pursed her lips and looked at the fire in front of her:

"When you were slowly healing in the water just now, I discovered something strange."

"What thing?"

Xia De, who was choosing a shirt for himself, asked curiously.

"It's not just that you were healing yourself and eliminating or expelling the radiance accumulated in your body; I discovered that your body is also absorbing this radiance."

"Oh, I thought it was something else."

Xia De shook his head while buttoning his shirt; the water on his hair had already been wiped dry:

"I've swallowed quite a few strange things, and every time I swallow this kind of very strange thing, I can gain some improvements in power and resistance."

"That is the problem."

The last president of the Witch Council looked at the firelight in the fireplace and said:

"As far as I know, no species exists that possesses such an ability. This completely violates the basic natural laws of this world, and it also violates the common sense I understand.

If you were born in the Doomsday Era, I could explain it as your birth being a manifestation of the world's collapse; after all, it wouldn't be strange for anything to appear in the last sunset of the world's demise. But the era you live in, that Sixth Era you are in, the doomsday has not yet arrived, and it is even being controlled quite well."

Xia De did not speak, just dressing himself, while "She" chuckled beside Xia De's ear.

The crackling fireplace fire finally brought some warmth to Xia De in this dilapidated and gloomy home. Miss Lu Yisha also remained silent afterward, until Xia De had finished dressing and walked toward her, when she finally said her conclusion softly:

"Perhaps, this is also some conspiracy of Luweiya Anate."

"This..."

This sentence almost made the Outlander laugh out loud. Miss Lu Yisha of the past's wariness and suspicion of Luweiya had truly reached a strange state; it was practically an obsession:

"From my perspective, Luweiya shouldn't be that powerful."

"Who knows what she will do when she restarts time?"

The witch finally turned around. The tear mole was hidden in the darkness because she was facing away from the firelight, but her beautiful eyes still looked at Xia De, who had changed his clothes:

"I cannot reveal too much about the space-time that has already been destroyed, but I can tell you this: every time time is restarted, Anate sets up countless contingencies and plans to ensure that the next Sixth Era can proceed according to her plan.

As far as I know, the Sixth Era I am in is already the sixth time... She told me at the very end; you cannot imagine how strong she is at her peak. As for me, I wouldn't be surprised by anything she does."

"Hmm... well, although it cannot be proven, I am very certain that my uniqueness has nothing to do with Luweiya."

Xia De said very firmly, but the Outlander coming to this world was indeed related to the purple-eyed girl he loved deeply.

Adele Lu Yisha was clearly not convinced by this explanation, but she did not insist further:

"Are you sure your body is fine now?"

As she spoke, she placed her hand on Xia De's shoulder. After some golden light appeared, she nodded gently:

"I don't feel any more abnormal power."

"Wait a moment... Sunlight Healing!"

Raising his clenched right fist high, pure and warm sunlight radiated downward from above Xia De's head, just happening to envelop Xia De and Miss Lu Yisha.

The witch was stunned for a moment; she had not seen such warm and normal sunlight for a very, very long time. In the Doomsday Era, even if she cast spells, the sunlight had long since become abnormal.

"Now it's completely fine. This kind of healing miracle is really... why are you crying?"

"It's nothing."

She shook her head, not caring about the tears streaming down her cheeks:

"It's just that I feel that even if Luweiya Anate might be calculating against both the past me and the present me at the same time, at least... I am very grateful that you were able to come to my side."

She bit her lip and said in a low voice again:

"Even though I am already a demigod, in the final afterglow of the doomsday, this is useless. If you hadn't appeared, I might have wandered aimlessly until one day I died by accident, or went mad and collapsed to my death.

Thank you for appearing, Xia De, thank you..."