Chapter 2796: Bait Plan

"Emilia performed very well. Before Flora and I found her, she had been circling with her opponent for a while. We might have really underestimated you before."

Xia De did not skimp on his praise for the elf, and Emilia shook her head quite embarrassedly.

"【Tree Hole Society】 dispatched elites this time, probably wanting to complete the assassination unexpectedly. Emilia's performance was indeed good, and the 'Clockmaker' was also a bit too careless."

This was Vanessa's own judgment, but she was a bit proud of it:

"She unfortunately ran into me. I dare to bet that now, except for the Speaker, no one in the entire Council can stop that 'Clockmaker'. And those high-ring warlocks of the Tree Hole Society, my previous idea was indeed correct. Gravity is one of the nemeses of 'Accelerated Time'."

The Outsider really wanted to popularize the gravitational time dilation theory he had learned, that is, the greater the space-time distortion caused by gravity, the slower time passes. But after thinking about it, this seemed to be a simple "gravity causes time to slow down, thus causing the effect of 'Rapid Magic' to become worse", so he did not discuss this matter inappropriately:

"I feel that the halfling assassin Emilia encountered is very strange. Nowadays, most halflings live with the three major academies and no longer have independent ethnic groups, let alone famous ring warlocks. But that guy just now was clearly high-ring and proficient in time and space power... I feel he is not from our time."

"However, on the way back just now, I already swallowed a beacon acorn and didn't find any time travelers."

"So the other party's time travel is legal? That halfling is a helper called by the 'Clockmaker' from an unknown space-time in the past?"

Flora asked. She and Ms. Dannister sat on the long sofa, Xia De and Vanessa sat opposite each other, and Emilia sat on the chair moved by Ms. Bell:

"I feel so."

The elf girl raised her right hand and said, she was very sure of this point:

"When I saw that halfling, I instinctively felt that the other party was a helper called in the Time War."

Then she hesitated and added:

"I vaguely feel that the other party seems to come from the Fourth Era."

That was an era older than the Witch Era, known to people today as the "Era of Chaos and Darkness". Xia De's understanding of that era was limited to books, not textbooks, but those ancient books treasured in the library of the 【Spirit Cultivation Sect】.

The mainstream system of the Third Era was the Witcher, the Fifth Era was the Witch, and now it was the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, while the Fourth Era was the "Mystic". People in that era generally used powers that seemed very evil and weird to ring warlocks, and the witches of the Fifth Era called their spells "Mystics", which was also related to the era before them.

"Xia De, how strong do you feel that halfling is?"

The red-haired girl asked Xia De, and Xia De considered it carefully:

"The other party didn't fight with me for too long, and he is very good at hiding his aura. I can only judge that he roughly corresponds to our high ring. According to Emilia, he is proficient in time, space, and shadow power. If he comes to assassinate Emilia again, it will be difficult for us to stop him in the first place."

"Moreover, we still don't know how they found Emilia. She only arrived here yesterday afternoon. This exposure is too fast."

"Our followers cannot leak secrets. Witches can guarantee the absolute loyalty of their followers, so the other party probably relied on the power of divination."

Vanessa speculated, and Flora agreed with this inference. The red-haired girl then said to Xia De:

"In short, we cannot let Emilia encounter accidents before using her qualifications. Since they could find Emilia at once today, this matter could happen a second time. Xia De, is there a way to solve it? Let Ms. Annette divine for her."

"I can... No, Luvia's mental state is not very good now, and she needs to rest. However, we are not the only diviner."

Xia De turned to Emilia and asked:

"Emilia, do you mind going to Moon Bay?"

The "Space Labyrinth" in Moon Bay is located in the Dragon Nest near the "St. George Stone Bridge" outside the city. Emilia also recorded the coordinates there in the summer. However, this time Xia De did not go to Moon Bay through there, but after taking Emilia back to the "Radiant Messenger", he let Ms. Ilise drive the ship directly to appear in Moon Bay Port.

"Is this the reason why you appeared in Moon Bay?"

The afternoon wind blew from the sea to the port, and the weather in Moon Bay City today was quite good. After the "Dragon Disaster" in the summer, this city of wealth temporarily returned to calm.

Because of the strong support of the Anjou royal family, the post-disaster reconstruction work in Moon Bay went very smoothly. The wharf and port were the most important areas of Moon Bay, so they were restored the fastest. Now standing on the deck, almost no traces of the disaster could be seen.

Thousands of sails stood on the sea surface of the port, and porters and sailors were working busily on the wharf. The Countess, who heard the news, brought the head maid, Ms. Matilda, to meet Xia De on the deck of the "Radiant Messenger".

Both the master and the servant had beautiful golden hair. The Countess, who had not yet been able to go to the Vesta forest, had not seen Xia De for several months:

"I thought you came specifically to see me."

She said with a smile in her golden eyes, and the beautiful birthmark on her forehead was still so eye-catching:

"But what happened to Luvia? Why did she specifically ask me to divine?"

As she spoke, she waved her hand, signaling Xia De to take her to visit Emilia. When Xia De turned around, he looked at Matilda. The young blonde maid winked at him. Xia De didn't know why he thought of Tifa's "teaching" in the summer.

He felt guilty for his thoughts, but then he saw the maid lick her lips, so he didn't feel guilty anymore.

Emilia was waiting for the Countess in the cabin at this time, but Ms. Belindell still greeted the witches on the ship before going to find her.

However, the Countess was not used to being disturbed by others when divining, so this time even Xia De was "driven" out. She only let Matilda and her two Ninth Ring maids follow into the room.

Xia De had to wait for them in the cabin corridor. Angelina, who was carrying a cat, was also here at this time. She asked Xia De very worriedly:

"I heard that someone wants to assassinate Emilia, is that true?"

"Yes, it should be for the Chosen One qualification. Now I don't know how the other party tracked down Emilia."

Xia De explained to her and promised that Emilia would be fine:

"It just so happens that we came to Moon Bay. In a while, let Ms. Belindell also look at your situation. Although Luvia's divination technique is very powerful, she doesn't have as rich experience as the witches. Maybe Ms. Belindell has a way to help you."

But Angelina was still very worried about her friend. In the past, when she followed Xia De and her sister to other cities, she only felt that those dangers and battles were someone else's business.

It wasn't until this short visit to the Vesta forest that she realized how close those things were to her. After all, in her opinion, Xia De was almost omnipotent and could solve any danger he encountered, but Emilia was as fragile as she was.

The Countess's divination didn't take long. After the door opened, she gave Xia De the answer directly:

"Hunters will use some special methods to mark their prey. Emilia is now marked. This is not a spell secret technique I am familiar with, but in short, as long as this mark is not removed, the releaser of the mark can find her again."

"However, the other party cannot sense the mark all the time. I just helped Emilia block the peeping from fate. Before 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, it is absolutely impossible for the other party to find Emilia again."

"But how did he mark Emilia? After she arrived in the Vesta forest, she never left our side."

Xia De asked, and the witch with a beautiful birthmark on her forehead could only give a guess:

"Either the other party originally knew Emilia's identity, or they used a very high-end relic for assistance. But the greater possibility is that the other party paid a huge price to directly lock onto Emilia's existence. This is not an ordinary means. Although I can find a way to help Emilia remove the mark, that requires at least a week of preparation."

"So she will still encounter an attack tomorrow morning?"

Bella Belindell then smiled:

"I am now a Twelfth-Tier Fate Great Witch. Believe in my ability. Although removing the mark takes time, I can share that mark with others. In this way, wouldn't the other party not know where the real Emilia is?"

Xia De then asked immediately:

"My idea is actually, if we can use this opportunity to lure the other party out and completely eliminate them, that would be best. Ms. Belindell, can your method make the other party completely treat me, or Vanessa, as Emilia?"

The Countess shook her head:

"Sharing the mark can only achieve a certain degree of confusion, but since the other party's tracking technique is so powerful, if you want to completely make Emilia two or three people, it is best to ask Flora for help."

"Flora? Why?"

"Her transformation technique can turn into other people. She turns into Emilia's appearance, plus the mark I shared, so there will definitely be no problem... Why are you so surprised? She should have said that she can also turn into other humans, right?"

More than a month ago, when Xia De heard Galina mention Flora for the first time, the Duke did mention that Flora could turn into the appearance of other humans (Chapter 2555), but Xia De had never seen Flora do that, and she usually only turned into animals, so Xia De subconsciously ignored that she had such skills. ===== CHAPTER 2797 =====