Chapter 2892
Little Mia, held by Difa, watched it fly unsteadily under the black sky raining snow toward the front of the Radiant Messenger, and then, the owl endured the soul pain caused by the exhaustion of Qi and released her most proficient miracle:
"Wall of Sighs!"
A giant wall a hundred meters high rose from the waves, but the rumbling sound was completely drowned out by the sound of the violent waves, the dragon-beast's struggle, and the sound of everyone's spellcasting.
The little owl then spun and fell from the sky; Miss Bell wanted to catch her teacher, but unexpectedly, a yellow light leaped up, and the small cat, like a hunter catching a bird, grabbed the owl and fell back into Difa's arms.
No one knew how a cat much smaller in volume than an owl managed to grab her, but in any case, this cat successfully brought back her "friend."
The owl weakly said to Xia De and Miss Yi Lai Se, who were gritting their teeth and casting spells:
"The Wall of Sighs is the gate to the world of the dead. I still cannot summon a true Wall of Sighs, but it still has symbolic significance. With the ability of Xia De's peculiar little wooden ship, as long as it can pass through it, it will certainly be able to find the correct sailing trajectory."
On the giant gray wall a hundred meters high, the shrill cries of countless terrifying undead even brought the color of death to the howling gale.
They reached out their claws and poked out their skeleton heads toward the giant ship gradually approaching them, but boom—with a sound, the bow of the ship first exploded a cannon blast at the wall, and then the entire ship, as if it were going to self-destruct, crashed into the wall with its bow.
Everyone on the ship felt as if they were flying due to the bumping sensation, but when their feet landed again, in front of the lightless sea surface, a wisp of cold silver moonlight passed through the thin white mist, pierced through the wall that had been crashed through, and shone onto the deck.
People who could look back while casting spells all looked at the bow of the ship; the black-haired girl was still hugging the "God-Awakener" at the bow. And in front of them, in the direction the ship was sailing, at the end of the thin mist, the silver moon was half-sunk on the black water surface, serene, holy...
"Underworld Moon..."
The bow of the Radiant Messenger had now completely entered that silent black water area shrouded in white mist; this was not yet the true end, "white mist" represented the edge. As long as the ship sailed past the white mist, then this battle would be over.
The light of the Underworld Moon was also shining on Xia De, Miss Yi Lai Se, and Flora, who could not change back into human form for the time being, so she was being held by Difa together with Little Mia.
The Great Witch of Death weakly opened her eyes and looked at the Underworld Moon in the distance, and the Underworld Moon was also reflected in the owl's eyes. She had once followed Xia De to this place by boat, but the feeling this time was still somewhat different from the last time.
The great ship continued forward in the thin mist, trying to drag the monster behind it completely in as well. Although everyone on the deck was surprised that the "God-Awakener's" plan was like this, they also realized that once successful, this dragon would truly be dead.
Everyone was squeezing out all their power, trying to suppress that dragon, but the dragon-beast outside the Gate of Death unexpectedly underwent new changes at this time.
Clearly, it had not yet died, nor did it intelligently realize that committing suicide and being reborn immediately was the hope for escape, but the giant tree wrapped in its flesh and blood suddenly emitted light at this time.
The emerald light even pierced through the dragon-beast's flesh and blood, and the dragon-beast, having regained its power, struggled violently, broke free from most of the restraining miracles, and then pulled toward the rear, even causing the Radiant Messenger, which had already had most of its hull enter the "edge" represented by the white mist, to begin moving backward again.
"Give me the 【Angel's Right Arm】, I'll go suppress it!"
Yin Yi Yi Lu Na said and was about to take her sword, but Xia De did not agree:
"Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, go and shout that name at it."
The girl who understood moved quickly to the stern of the ship; this process was equivalent to returning from the "edge" to the Mystic Lock that was about to be unable to hold on, but because Xia De's little wooden ship could protect passengers, this was nothing.
She grabbed the railing of the stern deck, not caring about the grand miracle light stream passing over her head. Taking a deep breath, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na shouted at the struggling dragon-beast:
"Kingsley Kindle!"
That voice could only be heard by herself at first, but soon it rose above all the sounds here. Yin Yi Yi Lu Na reached out and wiped the seawater splashed on her face, continuing to shout loudly:
"Kingsley Kindle! Do you still remember this name? Kingsley Kindle! Do you want to throw away the name he gave you?"
Amidst those shouts, the dragon's struggling force actually weakened. Taking this opportunity, Xia De took a sip of essence, then used that violently surging Qi to manipulate the great ship, and finally, with one charge, dragged the dragon completely into the white mist behind the crashed stone wall.
Thus, the sound of violent waves and howling wind completely disappeared, and only the lingering sound of Yin Yi Yi Lu Na's shouting was still echoing for the last time. White mist dispersed in the surroundings, and everyone on the ship held their breath and stopped speaking at this moment; the great ship also stopped charging and just glided slowly on the water surface.
Ripples spread from the bottom of the ship to the surroundings in circles, but they disappeared after only a few meters due to the obstruction of the mist. The cold light of the Underworld Moon, faintly visible through the white mist, became more and more real, and everyone looked at the moon at the end of the white mist in unison.
That was the light of the end, and also the direction of the end.
Even for the Great Witches, except for Flora, this was their first time coming here. Grandma Cassandra, who was old, Vanessa, who was short, Miss Jia Lin Na, who was silent, and Bella, who was in awe, all had different thoughts looking at that moon, but they were probably all thinking that the witches who had left had really missed a big event this time.
Angelina leaned against Dorothy and also watched the moon, and the elf girl hugged the neck of the little unicorn, the young little beast tilting its head, not knowing what it was thinking.
Little Mia had seen this moon many times, and at this moment, she was just curious why the owl's body seemed to glow under the Underworld Moon. As for the Ringed Shushi who had temporarily landed on the deck because of this battle, everyone did not disturb the tranquility here.
Everyone could hear different sounds from the white mist around the great ship: longing, resentment, love, reluctance, regret... The living are always concerned about the dead, but they are also always concerned by the dead. In the edge of life and death, one could not yet see those who had left; only obsession and emotion could appear here through sound, whether true or false.
"Roar~"
The roar of that pitch-black monster came from behind the ship once again, briefly disturbing the tranquility here. Although it had not yet completely entered death at this moment, the Wall of Sighs had already been crossed, and at this time, there was no need for people to perform any suppression.
This place was the end; no one could escape it.
Except for the power of Xia De, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, and the Radiant Messenger itself, the miracles and spells of the Ringed Shushi and witches on the deck had all failed. But even after losing the restraints, the dragon-beast could not spread its wings and fly high.
Its voice became weaker and weaker, until finally, it became silent.
Only then did Xia De finally retract his Fate Ring, but Miss Yi Lai Se was still hugging him, because the ship-girl clearly felt that Xia De was standing unsteadily.
"Are you okay?"
She asked with concern, and the witches who had just looked up at the moon in the distance also gathered around; Xia De covered his forehead, closed his eyes, and rested for a long while:
"I'm fine, it's just that the consumption was too great; although I knew this wouldn't be easy, I didn't expect that I would almost not be able to hold on."
But he soon signaled Miss Yi Lai Se that she didn't need to hug him anymore, instead going to care about Flora's current situation. The owl had now moved from Little Mia's side and was being held by her apprentice. The pale-faced girl seemed even more worried, but after Xia De checked, he found that Flora was also just too exhausted.
Miss Bell had already fed the "Angel's Elixir" that could restore Qi into her beak just now, so although she could not change back from the owl state for the time being, she just needed to rest for a while.
"Is this matter not over yet? Why didn't that dragon behind move forward?"
Angelina then asked cautiously, and she was in awe of everything around her. For the little princess, "death" was a very heavy topic. However, the people on this ship were sent back by Xia De later, which could not be considered "resurrection from the dead," because this ship was still in the thin mist, which represented the "edge."
"I will send it further forward. Miss Yi Lai Se, don't keep driving the ship forward; there are too many living people on this ship, so just stop the ship here for now. Even if my miracle is an exception, I cannot destroy the rules of death like this."
Xia De instructed, and Miss Yi Lai Se nodded:
"That's fine, we'll wait for you here."
Saying this, she winked at Xia De, and Xia De somehow remembered what he felt on his back when he was being hugged just now...
"I'll go with you; I can stand on this water surface now too."
Yin Yi Yi Lu Na said, and Xia De did not object; after all, someone would need to explain to the church what happened here later.
"I'll go with you too."
Unexpectedly, the owl, who looked very weak, actually flapped her wings and flew onto Xia De's shoulder, which made the cat being held by Difa almost pounce over. It was impossible for Xia De to take Little Mia off the ship; although the church did not yet know the true face of the "God-Awakener," once they thought that "carrying a cat on the shoulder" was one of the signs of the "God-Awakener," Xia De Hamilton's detective career would probably be over.
"Flora, what you need now is a good rest."
Grandma Cassandra advised, and Bella, Vanessa, and Miss Jia Lin Na were of the same opinion, but the owl was very persistent this time:
"I'll just stay on Xia De's shoulder like this, I..."
"No need to explain, you can follow me."
Xia De touched her feathers, and the owl also rubbed against Xia De's hand. Now, Xia De didn't even need to turn his head to notice the threatening gaze from Little Mia.
End of Chapter
