Chapter 2989: Luweiya in the Flames

Xia De felt that Luweiya was playing the game of "pretending I am a professional diviner" with him, otherwise she shouldn't speak like this.

He smiled and said to the girl composed of flames:

"I want to know three things now, and the following three things are sorted by urgency: Where is that special bug now, or when can I see it? What is the final effect of my unique Sublimation Language? When will the second wave of the bug swarm's offensive arrive tonight?"

"My knight, destiny will lift its skirt for you."

One of the four coins suspended above Luweiya's right palm flew upward and exploded into a bright spark at the highest point. Although this was different from the "special effects" of divination in the past, Xia De could also understand that it meant the divination was successful.

The girl who opened her arms said:

"You still have time to rest, my knight. The strongest leader and nurturer in the bug swarm will appear in the sky southwest of the city at 8:39 tonight. It is not alone in welcoming your challenge, the tree provides it with part of its power, and the evil bred underground will hinder your path forward."

"So I still have fifty minutes to rest? That's good news. Southwest... so it is carrying relics related to the earth, right? In a while, when Vanessa comes back, I will discuss it with her. Then diviner, please continue to point out the direction of the future for me."

The second coin composed of flames flew toward the high altitude, but failed to bloom like the first one. So two coins flew into the sky at the same time, but failed to inform the outsider about the secret of the Sublimation Language.

"My dear knight, I am sorry that destiny did not reveal the secret about you. But this is not a punishment of destiny. What you don't know, the Ancient One cannot know either."

She meant that although she couldn't know the secret of Xia De's mid-ring Sublimation Language, it meant that the Ancient One in the forest also didn't know, so it couldn't guard against it. This was good news. Xia De only hoped that his mid-ring Sublimation Language must have powerful destructive power, even if it was like the long-haired Luweiya's "Initial Silver Moon Points the Final Direction," it wouldn't be impossible to force the surrounding environment into the doomsday era after smashing the moon down.

If Xia De remembered correctly, the strongest power he mastered in the doomsday era was not just those six disaster cards that sealed doomsday evil things, but the... pulled out from that black sun.

【You promised, you wouldn't do that again.】

"Yes, I won't do that again."

Xia De responded to "her" voice in his heart, so flame Luweiya continued the third divination. In the sparks rising into the sky, she told Xia De the answer:

"The second round of attacks by the bug swarm will begin at 8:17 tonight. But there are variables, my knight. When you choose to go out to meet the enemy before this, the arrival of the bug swarm will be faster; if you choose to rest here,

"This wouldn't be an answer you gave just because you want me to rest for a while, would it? Why don't I remember your previous divinations having variables because of my actions?"

Xia De asked suspiciously, and the expression on the face of the diviner made of flames did not change:

"Fate is fickle. Sometimes, even if you just kick a pebble on the side of the road, it will cause huge, unknowable changes in the future."

Xia De on the sofa had no choice but to nod:

"Yes, yes. Then I will stay here and wait for the second wave of the insect swarm's attack. I hope the church can still hold up by then... You all be careful on the ship too. There are two coins left, right? Keep them for now; let's use them after we defeat the 'Keeper'."

Luweiya also nodded at him, turned around, and walked toward the fireplace just like Bella had just done, then disappeared.

It was just that Xia De remained sitting facing the fireplace without moving, because a huge flame figure was still standing in front of him at this moment. When Luweiya turned and left just now, she actually only took away half of the flames. The remaining half of the flames still maintained Luweiya's image, but her long hair had already reached her waist, and the girl who left seemed not to have noticed at all that something had been left behind.

"You... I've felt that Luweiya's tone of voice was wrong since just now, so the prophecy just now wasn't made by you, was it?"

Xia De asked this, and the girl with long hair made of flames let out a pleasant laugh:

"Theoretically, I am the Luweiya Anate you know; there is no difference. Of course, I didn't dominate the consciousness just now; it was indeed her who spoke that way on purpose. Looking at it this way, the me from the past, who didn't have so many worries, indeed still had some girlish heart. If I were the one to perform the prophecy, I would tell you that there is an ancient elf ruin underground in Vista city."

"What ruin?"

"Not important, it just recorded some history."

The flames then surged toward Xia De, but did not hurt him; instead, they gave him a sufficiently warm hug. The flowing flames licked his cheek, and the hug was very gentle:

"The night has lasted too long, so much so that an existence like me, who shouldn't appear, has been allowed to appear briefly. Sorry, my lover, I can only hug you in this way now. Tonight, I can be active in the form of Luweiya's shadow for a short time; you can understand me as a shadow creature that loves you very much.

So, is there anything you need me to do for you? Although the action time is very short, I should be able to use power around the sixth tier."

This was the first time the long-haired Luweiya had detached from Luweiya and appeared in a truly independent form. Of course, this could also be understood as Luweiya having a split personality, turning a part of herself into a shadow avatar.

Xia De looked at her with a smile and said:

"Then protect Luweiya and yourself well. Tonight I promised her she would go deep into the woodland with me; at that time, she will need your protection."

"Yes, my lover."

The long-haired girl said gently, not at all opposed to Xia De's arrangement:

"Then regarding the final battle with that tree, have you thought about what to do? Just Adele, this one demigod, should not be enough. Although Dvelin is also there, it is obvious that she does not intend to burn everything here with that violent flame..."

The huge flame figure that was leaning over to hug Xia De stood up straight again. Xia De was certain that the smile on her face made of flames was the unique smile belonging to the purple-eyed girl:

"Speaking of which, we don't seem to have discussed Sister Dvelin too deeply in our dreams."

She crossed her arms over her chest again:

"You know? The sister I know is very different from the one you know. The one I know, although equally taciturn, would definitely say things like 'mad fire' or 'burn everything' as soon as she opened her mouth; but the sister you know is much calmer. I actually quite like this cold personality... Of course, I can see that her inner essence, like charred wood, has not changed."

Xia De shook his head with a smile, not really wanting to criticize the sister behind her back:

"Don't worry about this battle; we will definitely win."

Flame Luweiya looked at him with some worry for a while before nodding gently:

"This kind of opportunity to appear as an avatar to see you alone will probably only happen this once before I fully recover. This is even more precious than Dorothy and Lei Qianya's Red Butterfly Day. So, if you want me to help with anything, you must ask me.

I will fulfill any wish for you, Xia De, even if it means sacrificing half of my soul—the part of my consciousness that occupies Luweiya Anate's soul."

"Don't say such things, Luweiya. Take care of yourself tonight. Contact me if anything happens. See you on the ship after we deal with the Keeper and the Clockmaker."

"Okay, my lover, see you on the ship. Also, please accept this humble blessing from me. Although this cannot be compared to the blessing the silver moon gives you tonight, this blessing is as if I have always been by your side."

She leaned over and kissed Xia De gently on the forehead, and then the flames completely returned to the fireplace.

The light and shadow in the room returned to normal at this point, but although that was clearly just a flame projection, Xia De actually smelled the purple-eyed girl's perfume. The kiss mark glowed slightly, and then "she" said softly:

【Outsider, you have accepted the protection of the "Daughter of Destroying Time": Before the next dawn arrives, any individual who has deeply mastered the power of time must pass an intimidation check when looking into your eyes; if the check is failed, they will fall into a state of panic.】

So Xia De had been wondering for a long time just how strong the Luweiya of the past was.

Standing up from the sofa and looking back, the little elf was still curled up on the small bed, sleeping sweetly under the quilt, holding a small square pillow in her arms. Nothing like her peeking just now had happened. As for the perception of Amelia's "other self," it had long been blocked by Flame Luweiya.

Xia De walked to the bed and looked at her, the fireplace casting his shadow onto her. For some reason, the outsider thought of a very similar plot, though he would not do such a thing.

Bending down, he used his hand to brush Amelia's hair. After hesitating for a moment, he touched his finger, which was burning with silver secret fire, to the back of Amelia's left hand.

A small moon mark flashed by. Because Amelia and Xia De had never had a close soul-touching experience, the "Indestructible Fire Mark" could not provide her with extra protection, but it could allow Xia De to know her location at any time.

And this was what Xia De wanted, especially tonight. It was best for the little elf to be where he knew at all times; Xia De did not want to give her any opportunity to make decisions alone.

【You know? Although this action seems less perverted compared to the thing that flashed through your memory just now, this behavior is still unsound.】

"She" commented with a smile. Xia De, who had stood up straight again, nodded expressionlessly, his eyes still looking at Amelia, who was sleeping sweetly. Her sleeping face was very cute, even cuter than when she was awake:

"I know, so I will apologize afterward."