Chapter 2418: The Descent of the Ritual Site

When Xia De returned to the manor with Little Mia, Luweiya, and Tifa, only Vanessa, who was responsible for updating the sand table in real-time, and Miss Belindell, who was not good at fighting, were left among the Great Witches in the manor.

The Countess was relieved to see Xia De safe and sound and exchanged glances with Luweiya. The blonde opera actress saw Xia De return in the study, so she took the initiative to walk over and hug him. The perfume on her body made Xia De subconsciously twitch his nose a few times.

"Galina and the others are all in the city, telling you not to worry."

"How is the situation now?"

In the thick white mist and night outside the window, faint firelight could be seen rising everywhere in the city.

"It's very chaotic in the city now, the specific situation is unknown. But at least the church side is still in control of the situation. Oh, Sister Dailin came back once just now, saw you weren't there, and went to the city again."

Miss Belindell said, and Luweiya suddenly asked:

"Joey Barton and Marilyn Hendel haven't arrived yet?"

"No, at least I haven't received the news."

The Countess shook her head again, knowing the reason why Luweiya asked this question.

And the "Guardians of the Earth" hadn't arrived either. Xia De guessed that he would have to wait until the very end before they came over.

"Xia De!"

After knocking on the door, Dorothy and Leixia walked in together. After returning to the manor from the ship, the two officially started the Red Butterfly Day today.

"I'm fine."

Xia De responded to the blonde and red-haired girls with a smile. Although Grace and Helen were still on the ship, they were ready to let the "Chosen One of Space" appear at any time.

In this way, Balance, Death, Space, and Earth could all join the subsequent battle. As for Xia De himself, besides the burning divinity and the help of several others, he also brought the 【Aikenora Chosen One's Arrow】.

【Star Trace】 could fire this arrow. Of course, Xia De himself couldn't exert the arrow's effect; he had to cooperate with others to release the arrow's power to the greatest extent.

"Where is the corpse that died of gluttony that I need?"

Xia De asked again, and it was still the Countess who answered:

"In the coffin in the basement, turn it into a toy and carry it with you."

This corpse was the material for the descent of the 【Lord of Blood Feast】, but Xia De also had to possess a strong desire for "gluttony" to summon Him, which required the cooperation of that "mermaid."

As for summoning the God of Blood—【Blood Duke Lauair】, the ritual and required materials were prepared with the help of Mr. Bernhardt, and he would appear in a suitable position with the priest group at that time.

The only thing that needed to be prepared was the body for this god's descent. In that dream of the two meeting, the God of Blood was vague about this, but Xia De wasn't unable to guess what to do.

At this time, among the three "Moon Stone Slabs" that were the keys to opening the "Silver Moon Library," the one symbolizing the "Red Moon" was quietly floating on the table, and Little Mia was excitedly stepping on it to "fly."

Only the "Red Moon Slab" was of course not enough, but Xia De also had his own ideas.

"And your armor."

Vanessa asked suddenly:

"Is Siris watching Emilia and Angelina now? Are you sure you want Emilia to keep wearing it?"

"Yes, the city will descend in a while, and it might not be safe here. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na said she doesn't like wearing armor, and my solar power is not much, so there's no need to wear it. Let it protect Emilia; she has

The Witch of the Earth nodded and did not say much more. Just as Luweiya was about to suggest divining the subsequent events, the ground suddenly shook violently, and then the brightness of those "pillars of light" connecting the earth and sky outside the window surged to an extremely dazzling level.

Thirteen pillars of light shot into the sea of stars, and a massive ritual foundation array, with them as its core, revealed itself in the night. Vanessa checked the sand table she had made at the first opportunity, and then the group saw with astonishment that a giant gray stone building was appearing out of thin air in the sky above the City Square.

"The 【Dragon Feast Altar】 is here!"

The giant gray stone building that appeared at this moment was far larger than the two times Xia De had seen it before. Compared to an altar, it now looked more like the floating island where the Zalas Academy of Literature was located, which Princess Lei Qianya had described to Xia De.

"It's in the air, it didn't land!"

Luweiya said softly, and Xia De picked up the Nightwatcher he had just put down:

"Miss Beiya, you and Vanessa stay in the manor to protect this stronghold. If you need to retreat, do not enter the city; go directly to the ship. Luweiya, you stay here too, and watch over Emilia and the 【Flute of Time】. You understand what I mean."

"What about us?"

Miss Writer asked, and Xia De shook his head:

"No need to rush now. The god's descent has reached this stage and cannot be stopped. If pushed too hard, I worry that the god will descend in an even more terrifying way."

After all, the 【Dragon-Eater】 was determined to succeed this time.

"You wait for Grace and Helen to return, then decide for yourselves whether to stay or go to the altar. You don't need to appear yet. But if you go there, you must first rendezvous with me or Sister Daifulin... I trust you, but do not take risks."

The Princess and Miss Writer also nodded gently:

"You be careful yourself, too."

So Xia De packed up the things he needed to carry and went to the basement to turn the coffin into a toy for safekeeping. Little Mia stayed in the manor; he would not take this cat to face an Evil God directly.

And as he was leaving, he looked again at the 【Angel's Right Arm】:

"Luweiya, I have too many relics on me; leave this sword in the manor. If you happen to run into Priest Ao Gu Si, give this to him."

The purple-eyed girl asked worriedly:

"Is the priest alright now?"

"He's alright. He had a good cry and then figured it out... don't say I told you."

"But how are you going to fly up there?"

The Countess asked:

"At the altar's current height, you can't get up there, right? Are you going to use the little unicorn? Or should I send you up? I can fly now too."

"Let little Liana stay behind to protect Emilia; I'll go find Yiluna."

Xia De confirmed one last time that everything he needed was on him:

"Don't worry about me. This matter will also be resolved smoothly, just like before."

Saying this with a smile, he waved to the girls who had come to see him off; even the elf girl and the little princess were there at this time. They watched as Xia De turned and left, his figure soon disappearing into the fog.

"I have a very bad premonition."

Ajielina muttered to herself, then suddenly realized everyone was looking at her.

She immediately covered her mouth and looked at her sister, only to find that Princess Lei Qianya was looking at Luweiya:

"What's going on?"

The purple-eyed girl shook her head:

"In a while, when the god-summoning ritual at the altar begins and the Witches who went out return, Bella and I will also go to the altar. At that time, Emilia, you take the little unicorn and Ajielina and go to the ship; it's safer there."

"Luweiya, are you hiding something from us?"

Miss Writer asked, but only saw the unusually grim expression on Luweiya's face.

The moment the giant altar suspended above the city appeared, the Church Ring-Mages remaining in the city launched an attack on it. The city's defensive ritual, with the five great cathedrals as its core, erupted with thousands of light cannons bombarding the altar even amidst the night's rain and snow. Yet, because of the invisible spatial barrier shrouding the altar, it only shattered some rubble on the altar's periphery.

And even without this spatial barrier, it was not easy to enter the altar by flying. The giant dragons and gargoyles flying out from the ancient gray stone building had already intercepted the Ring-Mages who were prepared to deal with the cultists.

The intensity of this battle was far higher than the one that had just erupted in the city. Clusters of fire bloomed in the night, and the shrieks and roars sounded exceptionally eerie amidst the wind, rain, and snow.

"This time, the 【Dragon Feast Sect】 has probably brought out all their assets."

Yiluna, riding a skeletal horse, said to Xia De, who was holding her waist from behind:

"Although the 【Dragon Feast Sect】 has always been a relatively strong cult group in this era, they cannot openly recruit believers, nor can they obtain massive resources like the Church and the Academy. If they don't succeed this time, it's highly probable that the sect won't exist anymore."

"This is the instruction of the god they worship; even if they don't want to do this... Lightning Spear!"

Xia De threw the silver-white thunder in his hand, shattering a gargoyle flying toward them. Yiluna also focused her attention and stopped talking. At this point, the two of them had reached a position similar in height to the giant altar in the air, which meant they were about to join the battle.

"There's a spatial barrier outside, Xia De. Is there a way to get in?"

Xia De naturally felt the spatial barrier that Yiluna could feel:

"Using the Nightwatcher in combination with the 【Key of the Door】, I can barely open a gap. I'll hide first; you find a way to get close to the altar."

"No problem."

No sooner had Yiluna finished speaking than she felt the hands holding her waist disappear. Before she could react to what had happened, a silver cat climbed from her back onto her shoulder and then jumped in front of her.

The eighteen-year-old girl tried hard to keep her expression from changing, holding the reins of the skeletal horse with one hand and pressing the cat directly into her coat with the other.

Then, she raised her left hand excitedly, and a Sunlight Spear caused a golden thunderclap in the clouds above Moon Bay City:

"Help me open a path! I need to enter the altar; the god-summoning ritual is about to begin!"

She shouted loudly, and then everyone, including Miss Maria Ingram, the "Nightmare Witch," and Mr. Elrin White, the "Son of Light" of the Dawn Church, helped her blast a short path through the fog in the night, allowing this Chosen One of Balance to fly straight toward the altar's outer barrier.