Chapter 2903

Adele didn't finish this sentence, just made a gesture that Xia De didn't quite understand, but Xia De knew what she meant.

"In short, Anate relied on this sublimation word to win against me when she had just entered the High-Ring, although that also had to do with me not being in the right state."

She continued to press her face against Xia De's chest, and her voice became much smaller. The crackling sound of the campfire and her voice almost merged into one. If this weren't the apocalypse, if this were a leisurely night in the real world, Xia De felt that he wouldn't be bored even if he held Adele on the sofa and chatted like this all night.

"Still remember the mid-ring sublimation word I mentioned? The shadow of the silver moon points to the final direction.

Now I have gathered the four types of spiritual runes for the Eighth Ring, and the sublimation word spiritual runes are also complete. I am guessing what the effect of my mid-ring sublimation word will be."

Xia De said, and Adele catered to her lover:

"Your mid-ring sublimation word and the second half of Anate's low-ring sublimation word are exactly the same—pointing to the final direction, only the first half is different. Perhaps the final effect of your sublimation word is also to lead to the scene of the apocalypse era, just that the way of leading is different... The initial silver moon, the shadow of the silver moon, Anate guides the silver moon to fall to the ground, while yours is... a lunar eclipse?"

This sounded quite reasonable, it was just that this would be similar to Xia De's Mystery Domain - City of the Apocalypse Tobesk. But that Mystery Domain, like the 【Calamity Card】, couldn't be used often. However, listening to Adele's introduction, Luweiya's sublimation word could be used casually.

The semi-divine great witch had other insights:

"Now I have also guessed that she has cycled through multiple Sixth Eras, so the 'final direction' in her heart is the era of the sunset I am currently in. But Xia De, you are different from her; you have never truly experienced these, nor have you truly felt what the apocalypse is. Then, in your heart..."

She sat up from lying on Xia De's chest and pressed her right hand in front of Xia De's heart to feel its powerful beating:

"In your heart, what exactly is the final direction?"

"Sorry, I don't know either."

"Why do you want to say sorry to me?"

So the beautiful witch, who looked a bit sloppy but still very beautiful, hugged Xia De's neck again and gave him a passionate kiss.

Although the two had basically confirmed their relationship before, this time after Xia De left St. Deran Square and took the initiative to rescue her, Adele seemed to have become even more enthusiastic.

【Probably because she knows that even if she really can only watch the sun eventually go out here, she can still have your company.】

"The sun goes out?"

"Xia De, are you also this distracted when you kiss Anate?"

Although Adele's investigation in the apocalypse era only brought danger and didn't yield effective information, Xia De felt that seeing that "Curse-Eroding Great Tree" with his own eyes was already a great harvest.

The ritual to obtain the extra spiritual rune was almost certainly related to this great tree. And the familiar feeling that great tree gave him also made him certain that this was the terrifying evil object that Helena Carter had turned into after her death—of course, the Helena of the past.

Adele had heard quite a few rumors about this evil object after the apocalypse era. Although she couldn't say its origin, she knew many of its characteristics.

The Danister of the past hadn't met the Outsider, so naturally, she likely couldn't piece together Helena Carter's information bit by bit from various aspects. Xia De even suspected that she hadn't successfully passed the black book that required the Three-Moon spiritual rune to open to know the ritual for opening the "Silver Moon Library."

If this speculation was correct, then Danister hadn't found her teacher's remains in the end, and Helena Carter, who eventually died on Karas Mountain, had never encountered a turning point.

But in the Sixth Era where the Outsider appeared, everything was changing. Even though Helena Carter had died before the Outsider opened his eyes in 1853, this didn't mean there was no chance to meet again.

After all, for this world, death was sometimes not the end.

For Xia De, he hadn't seen the Adele of the past for only a month, but for the Time Great Witch, it had actually been a long time.

Seeing that Xia De had no intention of going to the square to fight monsters for the time being, the witch was happy to hold him and tell him love words. Xia De finally talked about the Bennett family in Vesta City, and Adele actually had an impression of this family:

"In the Sixth Era I experienced, this surname appeared in the investigation report of the Vesta incident afterward. This family mysteriously disappeared after the time incident in Vesta City. They were considered one of the many missing persons."

"Missing? So they aren't the Time Chosen?"

Adele couldn't directly say the major events that happened in the past, but she shook her head very affirmatively:

"No matter which Sixth Era it was, there has never been a result where Bennett became the Chosen. I don't know if they are candidates, but even if they are candidates, Bennett is definitely not the First Candidate."

Because this wasn't a state of exhaustion after fighting evil objects, Xia De's "state" was quite good. He was entangled with the beautiful witch, and the witch soon discovered Xia De's "abnormality."

She smiled and continued to be intimate with Xia De. The firelight illuminated the two on the sofa, so the shadow of the sofa placed in front of the fireplace swayed on the wall of the empty living room, and the two entangled together actually hoped that such time together could be longer.

Adele certainly wanted Xia De to stay a while longer, and Xia De certainly wanted to accompany her here. After all, no matter how he spent the time traveling through time, it was three seconds, but for Adele, this was one of the few opportunities to communicate with him.

It was just a pity that Xia De wasn't someone living in the apocalypse, and he could never adapt to the environment here.

Finally, the lady with the tear mole under her eye blushed and took the initiative to say:

"It's getting late, let's go to the square."

After saying this, she bit her red lip and looked at Xia De with eyes that seemed to be dripping water, and Xia De pulled his hand out from inside her top.

"The time we spent together this time is already longer than the previous two times combined."

She said this, actually comforting herself:

"Remember to always miss me, and I will miss you even more."

Saying this, she hugged Xia De's neck again, and the two rubbed against each other for a good while before leaving the sofa and going downstairs.

In the wind and sand, Adele stood by the wall and watched Xia De walk toward the center of the square with his staff. If it weren't necessary, she wouldn't help Xia De; after all, this was a trial for Xia De.

It was just that this time Xia De waited for a long time in the square, but didn't wait for any attack.

He originally thought he had unknowingly fallen into a powerful illusion, but he only got the answer after asking "She":

【You violated the rules and left the St. Deran Square area, receiving the following punishment:】

【There will be no powerful enemy this time, and the powerful enemy encountered next time is anchored as: Curse-Eroding Great Tree.】

This could indeed be considered a punishment; after all, Xia De could obtain new "Calamity Cards" by defeating powerful enemies and obtain fragments of the past from the echoes left by those "acquaintances."

Now that an opportunity had been wasted, it was equivalent to having less harvest for no reason this month. However, Xia De didn't regret it; in his view, Adele was more important:

"However, the evil objects encountered after leaving St. Deran Square will automatically become the enemy next time, right? I don't know if this can be considered a rule that can be utilized, allowing me to actively select an opponent... Next time it must be the Curse-Eroding Great Tree? That is to say, I will definitely be able to see her memories, right?"

Just this point alone made this time travel very valuable. As for whether he could beat the Curse-Eroding Great Tree with suppressed power, there was no need to worry about this at all now; after all, Xia De was almost certain that the story of Vesta Forest would definitely be over by this time next month:

"However, since the powerful enemy won't appear, how do I leave here? Use 【Journey of Time】?"

Even if this wonder could be used on Xia De himself now, Xia De didn't think it would be effective in this special space-time.

【You can open any door to return at any time through the Key of Yggdrasil.】

"I see..."

Xia De then returned to Adele's side, who was standing against the wall, through the wind and sand. The blonde lady was very surprised that he had returned just like this, and she only understood after Xia De explained it to her:

"So it's because of me that you wasted an opportunity..."

"Don't say such things."

Saying this, he took Adele's hand and returned to the dilapidated home. Even though this house was so terrible, it was definitely better than standing outside and eating sand:

"I want to warn you, Adele, I'm not joking. If you encounter an unsolvable danger in the future, and I happen to come, you must summon me again. Don't say nothing just because you're worried about wasting an opportunity... Otherwise, I will be angry."

Seeing Xia De's very serious look, the blonde witch nodded gently, feeling very happy in her heart because of his words:

"In this way, we can be considered to have touched the brand-new rules for you traveling through time. I was originally worried that the Tree Father would give you a more severe punishment, like never letting you come again."

They walked up the stairs hand in hand. The old wooden stairs made creaking sounds, and some steps broke as soon as they were stepped on, so they had to be extremely careful.

"Xia De, so you can go back at any time this time, right?"

"Yes, after all, there is no mission that requires me to complete this time."

"Then, you can't just waste your opportunity to visit this era every month, right?"

Adele Isabella asked, looking at Xia De with a look that was hard to describe in her golden eyes, the meaning clearly being that since he had come, and he could still hold on, then staying a while longer was excellent.