Chapter 3039

Professor Youke Wood was not surprised by this question from Xia De at all:

"You may. If it is you, of course there is no problem."

"No! Absolutely not!"

It was not just Luweiya on the side who blurted this out; almost every Great Witch spoke in opposition, and the young ladies who did not speak out in opposition were also absolutely unwilling to let Xia De sit in that position.

"God-Caller, although this matter is for you to decide, from the perspective of our church, we do not wish for you to sacrifice yourself here."

Miss Maria, the "Witch of Nightmares," spoke on behalf of the church, her eyes looking toward her good friend Sister Daifulin who was standing among the witches; the sister seemed to have opened her mouth just now as well.

"From the Academy's perspective, God-Caller, this world still needs you."

This was the red-haired girl speaking; although Emilia was right here, she did not mind expressing her own views; after all, there was a difference between an apprentice and an ordinary student. And Ms. Helena Carter on the side nodded gently at the red-haired girl, presumably in appreciation of her speaking up.

The number of diviners from the Diviner Society was relatively small, and they were unwilling to get involved in this matter, so they did not speak. And among the sprite contingent, Mr. Eldelong, the "Lord of the Quiet Valley," expressed an opinion on behalf of the major sprite clans.

They also did not approve of Xia De doing this, but the reason given was not that the "God-Caller" was important to this world, but was based on honor:

"God-Caller, this is the honor that belongs to the Tree Sprites. You are neither a sprite, nor is the god you worship the Tree Father, but rather that Moon Goddess; please do not strip us of our honor."

Ancient races mostly have such rigid ideas, but once an Outlander has made up his mind, he is not easily persuaded by others. Moreover, he did not really want to sit on the throne himself and transform into a tree to make a sacrifice; he was not alone anymore, and he also needed to think about the young ladies and his pet cat.

"Sitting on the throne" and "transforming into a tree" cannot be equated.

"Meow~"

In the silent moonlight, this cat's meow coming from Xia De's chest area was soft, yet so obvious now that there was only the sound of the wind. Xia De's expression changed, knowing that the cat which had been turned into a toy had once again changed back without permission, and Luweiya beside him almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It was such a serious occasion, yet it suddenly became less serious because of this cat's meow.

However, for the sake of his image, Xia De pretended not to hear the cat's meow, while in his heart he hoped that little Mia would be well-behaved and shrink into the inner pocket of his coat and not make another sound:

"Professor Wood, I do not wish to transform into a tree. I want to know, the time scar you mentioned, although ancient and powerful, still belongs to a 'time rift' in essence, right?"

He did not use the term "Ancient One," and the old man standing before the throne nodded:

"Yes, it can be considered as such."

"Then can it be sealed using methods similar to sealing a time rift?"

Xia De asked again, and Emilia stopped talking and looked at the old man as well; the latter considered for a moment:

"I know you have used a 'tree-planting' miracle to seal the 'edge of life and death' and the unstable space of Green Island in Midhillburg and Green Lake. But that miracle of yours is not aimed at the concept of 'time'; it might be able to seal the scar in the 'present', but that scar exists in all of time. It must be the power of time to deal with it."

The miracle he spoke of was the "Fairy Tale Miracle: Kiss of the Tree," which symbolized courage.

Xia De corrected him:

"I am not referring to the power I have already displayed. I am referring to similar power; the material world must surely have seals specifically aimed at time."

"Yes, it's just that there isn't one that can handle the problem here; they are all not powerful enough. God-Caller, you might be able to summon the Moon Goddess, but the scar here was caused by the collapse of the World Tree when the Tree Father left; of course, an Old God could seal it personally, but the god you summoned... sorry, I do not wish to offend, but it seems she does not have the power of an Old God."

The old man spoke in great detail, and Xia De also understood his meaning; problems caused by the World Tree can only be handled by the World Tree.

"I am not referring to the great power of the moon either. Since it is a time rift, can a crystal symbolizing eternity seal it?"

Xia De turned to look at Vanessa, and so Vanessa took the 【Ancient Gnome's Runic Gunpowder】 from the young lady accompanying her. This thing was a relic; although its countdown had been stopped by Xia De's "Time Stop," its volume was still too large, so it had been carried by a designated person during the previous operation.

"The crystal of eternity..."

The old man looked at the brilliant crystal wrapping the metal box:

"The power you possess is very interesting; time stop is commonplace, but the obsession symbolized by this layer of crystal is indeed terrifying. Is this a brand-new power possessed by your miracle?"

He had used "Adele's Time Stop" to cast the spell on that bomb; Xia De did not expect him to see the clue at a glance:

"Yes, if I can use the complete miracle with all my might, then can my miracle seal the time scar?"

But the answer was still negative:

"Although it is indeed power aimed at time, and it is power originating from your soul, this is still a technique of the mortal world. Even you, God-Caller, are not enough to make it freeze that ancient scar as you are now."

"I can assist him in completing the spell; I am a demigod of the time domain, and I can become a part of him while he fully unfolds his miracle."

Adele suddenly spoke up behind Xia De, and the old man still shook his head:

"A demigod is also mortal."

Xia De had other methods:

"What if I use the power of the World Tree to cast this miracle? That staff."

The 【Staff of Yggdrasil】 was now in Luweiya's hands; although it could not be used to replace Emilia, it still came from the World Tree.

"I know the power of that staff, and it is indeed the power of the World Tree, but it is still not enough. Your miracle, the staff, and the demigod of time added together are still not enough to compare to a true Chosen One of Time."

"Then what if you add me?"

Luweiya also spoke up at this time, and Xia De turned to look at her, and the purple-eyed girl smiled at him as well. Although she also had no way to handle the trouble here on her own, she could still provide help to Xia De.

This time, the old man did not shake his head immediately; he closed his eyes and was silent for a long while:

"If you were truly appearing here, then of course it would be enough. But you and the Witch of Time both came because of the God-Caller's summons, and the power you use still originates from his spirit. And to cast such a miracle, it is still not enough."

Whether it was Xia De's low-ring sublimation language or mid-ring sublimation language, the time they remained in the "present" would decrease because of the young ladies' spellcasting.

That was why, back at the Heart of Pantanal, all the demigod witches only used one move and then left, and Xia De was in a coma for a whole day afterward. Although Xia De was much stronger now than he was then, he was still not enough to support Adele and Luweiya in assisting him to complete the seal with all their might.

Things seemed to have reached a stalemate again at this point, and in the silence, people were waiting for the God-Caller to make the final decision.

And Xia De was sensing that the moon mark was getting closer and closer, and he was counting down in his heart. Snowflakes fell one after another; in this silence, the thirteen-ring shushis with stronger perception gradually heard strange sounds coming from the woods outside the clearing, and then more and more people noticed that something was approaching this starlit clearing under the trees.

It did not sound like human footsteps, nor did it sound like four-hoofed creatures like unicorns or horses. Those sounds were approaching this clearing under the trees with a very clear target, and they had no intention of hiding themselves.

People who did not know what had happened again turned to look, and before long, furry yellow bird heads poked out from the woods, and then a team of yellow and blue chocobos rushed out from the woods. The female shushis who were in a hurry to catch up were riding on the chocobos, and seeing so many people here, all of whom turned to look at them, they were also startled.

The leader, Miss Jia Lin Na, even muttered in a low voice:

"Is there a big meeting being held here? It looks like I'm not late."

Starlight shone on the red hair of the witch who jumped off the chocobo; she first confirmed that her illusion and makeup disguises were still in place, and then she held the stone box from the side bag beside the chocobo in one hand, and led the chocobo that had been traveling all night in the other, walking from the edge of the clearing toward Xia De.

The other female knights also dismounted from their chocobos one after another and followed behind the witch; Difa was among them, and apart from her, most were the Duchess's other high-ring maids, but a small number were female shushis that Xia De did not recognize. Although they had hidden their non-human characteristics, everyone present was a high-ring shushi, and it was not impossible to recognize that they belonged to the 【Missing Moon Secret Cult】.

The people originally standing on the clearing separated to the left and right, clearing a path for the "chocobo riders," and as for the end of the "path," it was of course Xia De, who was hooking Luweiya with one hand and being hugged by the sprite with the other.

Miss Jia Lin Na smiled at Xia De; she did not know what had happened here just now, nor did she know who the lady standing beside Xia De, who made the edge of her vision look like it was smeared with chaotic colors, was, but since everyone was there and did not look seriously injured, she felt relieved.

Xia De also smiled at her; no matter what had happened before, the Great Witch of Balance, who had missed the entire Battle of Vesta Woodland, had finally caught up at the very end.

Those furry blue and yellow chocobos were chosen from the chocobos that had taken refuge in the cabin when Miss Jia Lin Na led people to assist the 【Missing Moon Secret Cult】 in waiting for the "treasure" of the full moon night to appear, in order to facilitate movement in the woods.

All the chocobos had returned, and they followed behind the witch with an arrogant air, seemingly quite pleased that humans had voluntarily cleared a path for them. Of course, if Luweiya had not deliberately lowered her presence at this moment, these little things would probably not have dared to enter here at all.