Chapter 2428: Before the Nether Moon

Consciousness seemed to be swallowed by permanent darkness, but it also felt like just a long and comfortable nap.

When Xia De realized that someone was calling him by a strange title, all external senses returned at this moment.

He felt as if he was lying down, but every part of his body could not be controlled by his thoughts. That young but anxious voice came from beside his face, and something seemed to be licking him.

"It must be Little Mia..."

But he immediately denied this guess. That weak and greedy cat would not speak, and it rarely licked his face.

"Just now, what happened?"

Memories flooded in until this moment: the burning Moon Bay, the switched day and night, Miss Isabella's gentle but cold power, and the evil god's desperate strike entrenched in the sacrificial grounds...

He was somewhat dazed in the darkness:

"I... didn't die?"

"Her" voice was still gentle:

【Three drops of divinity are still in your soul. Before they disappear, you shouldn't die so easily.】

But the gentleness seemed to carry helplessness again:

【Next time, don't do this.】

"I didn't want to do this, I just... Luvia would probably be very angry, right?"

His eyes still couldn't be controlled to open, but his perception suddenly probed the surrounding environment at this moment. Very magically, he was lying face up, and even if he opened his eyes, he could only see above, but Xia De felt that he saw everything around him in 360 degrees without dead ends at this moment.

Beneath him was the calm and pitch-black water area. He lay on the water surface like this, his legs together and straight, his hands folded and placed on his body. Around him, those countless figures emitting pure white light were walking slowly toward the direction his head was facing.

And not far in front of his head, that giant silver nether moon, half-sunk in the water, illuminated his closed eyes with its lonely and cold light.

"I..."

【Fake death, you suffered very serious injuries, and you still need some time.】

Paused slightly:

【There is no concept of time here, no need to worry about things in the world of the living.】

"God of Cats, you are awake! Mother, God of Cats, he is awake!"

While Xia De perceived the outside world, the familiar whispering voice came to his ears again.

Then, Xia De "saw" that the soul of the black cat he had helped in Moon Bay City no longer licked his face, but pounced on the older black mother cat standing in front of Xia De's head.

Xia De had also seen this cat when he sent off the soul of the little black cat. It was originally licking its paws, hugging its daughter at this moment, but did not open its mouth to speak.

The light of the nether moon illuminated the pitch-black fur of the mother and daughter. Their soul state did not become pure white and transparent like other souls walking past Xia De, just the colors on their bodies were much more monotonous.

"God of Cats, are you okay?"

The ignorant and simple little cat was hugged by its mother and asked, and wanted to reach out its claws to him, but was stopped by its mother.

Xia De really wanted to answer the cat's question, but he couldn't open his mouth.

"He is fine, just needs a rest."

Very magically, before this new voice appeared, Xia De didn't notice at all that Sparrow Hamilton, wearing a brown deerstalker hat and holding the walking stick Xia De had sold to Old John last year, was standing on his right side.

The ace agent "Gray Hawk," who hadn't been seen for a long time, was still his old self, with a helpless expression in his gray eyes. Xia De really wanted to say "Sorry, this time it wasn't me who wanted to disturb you actively," but he still couldn't open his mouth.

The detective just looked down at him, shaking his head and sighing:

"Really, I originally thought I would have to wait for a while to see you here."

That giant nether moon also projected its light onto him standing on the water surface. Sparrow Hamilton and the cats had no shadows.

"Death is definitely not the worst ending for him."

A voice came from the left hand side, and the "Dark" Chosen One, Ivan Darkness, stood there, also looking down at him. Similarly, before this long-dead Chosen One spoke, Xia De also didn't notice that he was actually here.

Ivan Darkness's right hand was still wearing that red glove used to cover the "Devil's Mouth," and there was scarlet light in his eyes.

Xia De wanted to use language to fight back, but unfortunately he still couldn't do it. The silver moonlight illuminated the Chosen One's black jacket, but the jacket was clearly squirming like the pus of "Human Pus."

"You are very tired, aren't you?"

An ethereal and sad voice sounded, and Hela Osenfurt, wearing a black veil, stood beside Xia De's right leg and asked. She was still wearing a black veil symbolizing death. Xia De, with the help of the bright nether moon light, could "see" the sad expression she revealed when she lowered her head through the veil.

"Indeed a little tired."

He responded in his heart, and then saw the lady actually nod gently, which made him suspect that these dead souls at this moment could directly read his thoughts.

"Long time no see. You sacrificed for justice, please allow me to express my respect."

The last one to speak was Miss Sherry Knight, who was beside Xia De's left leg.

Her appearance was the most surprising to Xia De. In the Gravel Gold Sand Sea of the Fifth Era, mortal Miss Knight, in the posture of a "Newborn Witch," slashed out a "Light Sword" to completely purify the desert worm, and also let herself head toward the final ending.

He never thought that he could see this female knight again.

The bright silver light of the nether moon illuminated the luxurious and exquisite armor she was wearing. Silver-blue patterns spread on the breastplate, arm armor, and skirt armor, and thus flickered with strange light. This was her attire before death.

The female knight put her left hand on her right shoulder and bowed slightly to Xia De, and her gray-white short hair, which was not tied, slipped from the side of her ear.

If the black cat mother and daughter were counted as one "person," then there were five people surrounding Xia De who was lying quietly before the nether moon in five directions.

He didn't know why these people appeared at this time. The Outsider didn't know death completely either.

He just felt that it was great to have so many acquaintances in the world after death—including Ivan Darkness.

No one spoke again, and Xia De could only lie there quietly, watching one soul after another pass by his side and then head toward the distance. He seemed to be in a position quite deep in this pitch-black water area at this moment, because the silver nether moon his head was facing was more giant and bright than any he had seen before.

The light illuminated the six standing souls, and also illuminated Xia De lying on the water surface because the black cat mother and daughter were very short.

Thousands of souls left their side one by one, only they seemed to be eternal and unchanging. Incomparable silence, incomparable solemnity, incomparable holiness, no oil painting could depict this scene Xia De "saw" at this moment, so he also calmed down.

"God of Cats should leave, he doesn't belong here!"

Suddenly, the voice of the little black cat came from the direction of his head again, followed by the "Meow~" sound of the slightly larger mother cat.

"Yes, he should leave here, there are people who love him waiting for him."

Hela Osenfurt, who was beside Xia De's right leg, said softly, and a part of the light in her soul penetrated into Xia De's body.

【Outsider, you have obtained a temporary blessing: the effects of the spell—Cupid's Thorn and the spell—Lost Lock·Clock Tower Lovers are enhanced.】

"Don't let the person you love wait for you too long, otherwise, their hearts will also turn into stone."

"Xia De Hamilton, since you decided to inherit everything of mine, don't die so quickly. I forgive you for disturbing me several times, but at least live longer and continue the wonderful life of 'Gray Hawk'."

Sparrow Hamilton on Xia De's right said, pressed his hat, and a part of the light in his soul also penetrated into Xia De's body.

【Outsider, you have obtained a temporary blessing: immune to all instant-death effects.】

"Life is short, Xia De, replace me to see more."

"Yes, he should leave."

The voice of the "Dark" Chosen One on Xia De's left was hoarse and gloomy. Obviously, Ivan Darkness and Xia De could not be friends. His gloomy face carried a certain cruel smile, and his words were still as strange as before:

"Death is definitely not the worst ending for him. I look forward to the surprised expression he will show when he reaches the end of the story and sees the darkest ending he chose for himself."

The purest darkness that constituted a part of his soul dripped into Xia De's soul.

【Outsider, you have obtained the purest power voluntarily shared by the "Dark Chosen One."】

【Outsider, you have felt a "Miracle."】

The nether moon seemed brighter at this moment.

【The deep night is composed of death, darkness, and the moon. The old ballads were hummed in the silence of the night in the oldest era. Now the sun is still there, the moon is still there, and the distant ballads echoing in the night under the moon are still telling the story of you and me. This is the deepest story.】

【Outsider, you have listened to the story of the old days, and you have learned the miracle of the ancient night.】

【Outsider, you have inscribed a golden miracle spirit rune—Night.】

"Huh?"

【Outsider, the purest power of the Dark Chosen One, the death stained by the soul, and your moonlight constitute a "Miracle."】

【You can use this miracle after waking up.】

"What? Wait a minute, how can these souls be so powerful? Isn't Sparrow Hamilton an ordinary person? And, is the Dark Chosen One so powerful? When Marilyn Handel was able to absorb curses, I was already very surprised... The miracle you said to use, won't it be..."

"She" was really gentle, as gentle as the nether moon that illuminated everyone at this moment:

【They are not only souls, but also death itself.】

"Leave, Xia De, Moon Bay of the Sixth Era is still waiting for your salvation. If your persistence is still the same as it was back then, please go back, the world still needs you."

Miss Knight, who was beside Xia De's left leg, said, and she bent down to place the longsword with silver-blue enamel decorations, which she had given to Xia De in the sand sea, into Xia De's hands that were folded together.

【Outsider, you have obtained the temporary blessing of a hero who once saved the world: hold a specific longsword, and justice is with you.】

"Justice does not need recognition, the world will recognize what you have done." ===== CHAPTER 2429 =====