Chapter 329

"I am not complete."

The low, hoarse voice seemed to be getting closer and closer, but the person on the steps with their back to them clearly hadn't moved. Combined with the swaying ship and the sound of the thunderstorm outside the hull, the horror of this scene was much stronger than the monster that had made Xia De drink soup earlier.

"But I crave completeness."

The words continued, and the light at Xia De's fingertips became weak; the surrounding darkness was suppressing it, so he had to increase his output of spirit.

"So."

The air in the cabin, which seemed to have solidified, actually began to flow at this moment. Miss Princess, who was closer, felt wind flowing behind her, and the hoarse man's voice appeared directly behind her:

"Come and make me complete!"

A deadly sense of crisis welled up in her heart. Miss Princess instinctively wanted to turn around, but she stopped the thought abruptly:

"Xia De, is there something behind me?"

"Don't turn around, there is nothing behind you!"

All the shadows were at the staircase; Miss Princess, facing the enemy, absolutely could not turn around.

"Good, then I understand."

A smile appeared on the pale young girl's face:

"So that's how it is."

She raised her right hand and gently touched the ruby earring on her ear. After her fingertips touched the gem, a faint red halo rippled out from within it. Her slender fingers flicked that halo, and as her fingers moved, they drew a slender red trail of light in the air.

Then, she pointed forward gently, and that red "ribbon" flew toward the guy with his back to the two. After smoothly binding him, the sailor sat stiffly in place and stopped speaking, and even the sound of dripping water disappeared.

"Hurry, I can't control it for too long."

Miss Princess immediately turned her head and said to Xia De behind her; her condition looked even worse.

"This Sage-level Relic, besides blocking curses and miracles, can actually temporarily imprison a target; this is too strong."

As he pulled the girl, whose hair was almost entirely red, to run down the stairs together, Xia De couldn't help but sigh in his heart. He didn't immediately ask about the Relic's function, intending to wait until they left the ship.

【Think of this ship, which is also Sage-level; think of the necklace the witch lent you; think of that gift box that can contain any anomalous object.】

"Oh, actually, it's normal to have such an effect."

After crossing the third step, the cold wind and eerie atmosphere eased slightly. Xia De and Miss Princess both kept their mouths shut, breathing heavily through their noses. They resisted the urge to look back and instead stepped quickly down the rotten wooden stairs.

Both of them knew that the sailor was definitely watching them from behind. Fortunately, the binding time of the ruby earring was long enough; until they turned the corner of the stairs, no strange sounds came from above.

After getting away from the dripping sailor, the cabin seemed to return to normal all of a sudden. But the stairs seemed a bit too long; they stopped to rest for a while, thinking they would see the captain soon, but then they walked for a full five minutes on the stairs before finally hearing noisy sounds coming from further below.

Walking further down, they could already see ghostly green light emanating from the bottom; this unexpected adventure didn't seem long at all.

"Hm?"

After stepping over a certain step, Miss Princess suddenly frowned and looked at Xia De. Xia De, who was enduring hunger, stopped his steps belatedly and looked down at his arm.

On his bare back of his hand, the skin was slowly cracking inch by inch, and golden light traces shone beneath those cracks, reflecting the silver light from his fingertips. Rolling up his sleeves, the cracks extended from his hands toward his entire body. Almost in the blink of an eye, his whole body was covered in golden cracks, and even his clothes had cracks on them.

Swinging his arms, the golden light traces left afterimages and left golden light spots like sparks in the air. Brilliant golden light radiated from within the cracks. It was warm and gentle, yet exceptionally holy and solemn.

The feeling of fullness and warmth from the power greatly diluted Xia De's hunger at this moment. It was as if his body were slowly immersing into hot water while bathing in a washroom; the oppressive feeling since coming onto this ship in strange waters seemed to have dissipated with the appearance of these light traces.

These golden colors were also reflected in Miss Princess's eyes. The holy light smoothed out her spirit; clearly, the person in front of her was only a two-ring sorcerer, but looking at him, she had a feeling of being unable to breathe.

"This is... the Divine Radiance."

As long as Xia De held divinity, the Divine Radiance state would continue. But there were only two situations where this phenomenon would appear on the surface of the body: one was if he fell into a deep dream, exposing the essence of his soul, such as the dream of the Joyful Dream Pen; the second was encountering an environment related to gods, where the power of divinity would automatically appear to protect him, such as the last time he saved the little girl's family.

If this were a dream, Xia De would be very happy, but now it looked like reality in every way. Which meant...

He looked at the ghastly green light projecting upward from deeper in the stairs:

"Everyone is on the ship, but the ship is not unique; only the cabin where the captain is is unique. There... has the power of an Evil God."

The good news was that, at least this time, it was only the power of a god existing on this ship that hunted for Him; the situation was far better than being gazed at by an Evil God last time.

He clutched his stomach to stabilize his spirit, and seeing that the girl beside him was fine, he said softly:

"Don't worry, this is just a decoration; it will disappear after we leave."

Miss Princess covered her mouth in surprise but didn't ask further. Xia De asked in his heart:

"Confirm, have you sensed any traces of an Evil God gazing here?"

【None at all.】

Xia De breathed a sigh of relief and said to the girl beside him:

"Miss Princess, we are going to see the captain next. Whatever happens in a moment, leave it to me to solve."

The next area would be more deeply permeated by the power of the Evil God, and the power of a five-ring sorceress would be further compressed.

"I can accept your proposal, but you have to explain."

The red-haired girl remained rational. She bit her lip and tugged at Xia De's sleeve, as if direct contact with those golden light traces could soothe the pain in her heart.

"The situation below is even worse than above. With the power of an Evil God present, how much power can you still exert?"

Xia De shook his hand, his expression very serious:

"I have experienced more dangerous situations; what I encountered today is not even as bad as it was at Lakeview Manor."

"I understand."

She said in a low voice:

"You take the lead, but if you can't hold on, let me do it. I will always be by your side."