Chapter 3468: Preparation, Tradition, and Traces

After sending the doctor away, Xia De didn't linger and headed straight for Kyle-Todd Town.

Perhaps because most of the townspeople went to bed very late last night, it was almost nine o'clock when Xia De arrived at the town today, but the town also seemed to have just woken up. Claire, however, was still as energetic and vibrant as the rising sun; she had even retrieved the snake-tooth-shaped stone:

"Look."

The stone was still wrapped in Stella's snake skin. After unwrapping the wet snake skin, the originally gray stone had turned a deep red color.

"Today is Saturday, don't you have something to do in the afternoon? All Souls' Day has reached the third day, and I can be a little more relaxed. Let's set off up the mountain now."

Claire said enthusiastically. The white-haired girl also walked over from Ali and little Liana's unicorn den. She first greeted Xia De softly and then asked if they should ride the unicorns up the mountain.

The second peak of the snow mountain, "Helm's Shadow," was not on the path the warriors climbed, but to avoid affecting them, Xia De chose to ride the unicorns and fly directly there. Claire and Stella rode Ali, while Xia De rode on the back of little Liana. In the absence of little Mia, Emilia's good friend was still very willing to be close to Xia De.

Following Elder Harald's previous instructions, they didn't land directly at the sacrificial site of "Helm's Shadow" but stopped on the mountain path at the edge of the cold fog, and then walked up the stairs.

Claire also took the opportunity to ask Xia De about his plan for 【House of Pseudo-Humans】. This time, to solve this relic once and for all, Xia De didn't intend to hold back:

"I have already contacted Miss Dannister, and the academy's unicorns can come to support. In addition, Xi Wei told me last night that Speaker Isabella agreed to let Ali become a registered unicorn of the Council, so it can follow us directly inside.

Besides that, Garlina, Xi Wei, Sylvia, Megan, Bella, Flora, Vanessa, and you are all participating in the action..."

That is, except for Grandmother Cassandra, all eight Great Witches Xia De knew would appear here.

"Plus me, the ice maid Winnie in elemental form, and Dannister. The 11 of us and Ali will rush into 【House of Pseudo-Humans】, let Dorothy and Luvia support from the outside, and the unicorn herd will enter after we open the path.

Dannister said she could also dispatch a batch of weapons made of unicorn horn material from the academy for us to borrow. The academy generally doesn't withhold the corpses of dead unicorns; these were all contributed voluntarily by unicorns in the past."

Claire nodded, looking forward to everyone in the Council acting together:

"When we had a meeting last night, Megan and Audrey said they had finished the matters of the Heaven Island Pharmaceutical Company and planned to come to Fatu Monster Island this week to support us, and the Speaker also agreed. In this way, there will be another Great Witch on the island."

She turned her head to look at Xia De:

"They sisters also found more records about 'pseudo-humans' from the Council's records. It's a pity that 'Rhine Demon' is not so easy to find, otherwise, if we threw that kind of 'Gate-Destroying Demon Ghost' that can slightly restrain pseudo-humans into 【House of Pseudo-Humans】, we could save a lot of trouble."

Xia De smiled:

"If there are no accidents, we will act tomorrow evening. Grace and Helen will come to help. You should know them, right? Iluna, the chosen one of balance, will also come. She originally wanted to enter 【House of Pseudo-Humans】 with me, but Luvia said she wasn't sure if Iluna was immune to the venue effect of 【House of Pseudo-Humans】."

Claire asked again:

"Let Stella follow us? This is a story of fate; we can't not bring her, right?"

Xia De had also thought about this question:

"【House of Pseudo-Humans】 is too dangerous after all. We will go in first, and when we are about to open the final passage, we will let Stella and the unicorn herd rush in. Our primary goal is still to deal with 【House of Pseudo-Humans】; ensuring everyone's safety is more important than letting Stella complete the so-called story."

Passing through layers of cold fog, the three people and the unicorns successfully reached the sacrificial site. Although the elders didn't follow this time, Claire could perform the preparations before the sacrifice by herself.

And after Claire was ready, Xia De handed the deep red stone to the white-haired girl, and then the stone was thrown down by her from the edge of the cliff.

The three of them looked around, expecting to see where the snake tooth would appear. Claire looked at the cliff, thinking the snake tooth might fly up from below; Xia De looked at the giant snake mural, thinking the snake tooth would fly out from the mural; Stella looked at her snake skin, thinking clues would appear on it.

But none of them waited for the result until Ali and little Liana made a few "Ang~" sounds, and Xia De realized belatedly that something had appeared on the altar used to temporarily place the sacrifices.

Walking over to check, the yellowish snake tooth, longer than Xia De's palm, was already lying there quietly. Xia De wanted to reach out and take it, but Claire pulled his sleeve:

"Be careful."

There were quite obvious miracle elements on the snake tooth. Xia De didn't feel any harm to himself after his fingers touched it, so he picked it up. One end of the snake tooth was sharp, and it was not straight but curved.

The yellowish part was not dirt but traces of oxidation. This snake tooth itself could also be regarded as a uniquely shaped dagger, but when Xia De tried to turn it into a toy, he unexpectedly found that it was not affected by his magic.

They didn't delay too long on the mountain, and it was only about 10:30 when they returned to the town through the heavy snow. Xia De stayed in the town to accompany Claire through the morning of this Saturday. She had been very busy for the first two days of All Souls' Day, and now she finally had time to walk around the town.

Although the number of tourists in the town was significantly less than the previous two days because of the heavy snow, Claire still enjoyed it:

"When I was young, I thought about whether I could find someone who could walk the streets with me on All Souls' Day like my mother in the future."

Claire held Xia De's hand and suggested in a low voice:

"Since you have something to do in the afternoon, do you have time to have lunch with me? Go to my parents' house for dinner; this is also a tradition of All Souls' Day."

"Of course, I can leave at one in the afternoon."

Claire smiled, denying the thought of "Am I really a supporting character?" that she had yesterday. Xia De remembered meeting the Reinhardt couple by accident when he was held by the hands of Xi Wei and Sylvia the night before last.

Although Xia De joked in the morning that if the doctor couldn't come back, he would find someone to rescue the doctor, at least the doctor's luck was not bad on the last day of the First Moon. When Xia De arrived at the doctor's clinic at 1:30 in the afternoon, he had also returned to Tobesk.

However, when Xia De asked him about his harvest, the doctor shook his head with great regret:

"I found some traces, which is enough to prove that our previous inference is correct. The demon of weapons is indeed still on the island, and it is in the snow mountain, but I couldn't track its specific location. I even went to the area where you encountered the flame demon to investigate, but I only found some traces of the black hand-Tifron. I suspect that the other party has already noticed my existence. Its defense against me is quite effective, it..."

At this time, Priest Ao Gu Si, Luvia, and Dorothy had not arrived yet, so the doctor lowered his voice and said:

"I even sensed that it is not only guarding against the Demon Hunter, but also guarding against 'that part' of my power to a certain extent."

Xia De was sitting on the sofa stroking the sleeping cat, and now he frowned:

"You mean the Demon King? Are you sure?"

The doctor was quite wary of the "Demon King" and rarely took the initiative to mention the name:

"I also thought it was a coincidence at first, but the means used by the black hand-Tifron to resist tracking are indeed too targeted. Although it is not completely targeted, some traces can be seen. Maybe it's a coincidence, maybe it saw some clues from the bullets you used when you fired, after all, it is the demon of weapons. But at least I can be sure that the black hand-Tifron absolutely knows about that thing."

The doctor had a cautious look on his face, but also with joy:

"I have been tracking the traces of that thing, but even after devouring the ancient stone mirror demon and the doom demon, there is only a very small part of the memory remaining in them related to that thing.

This time, for the black hand-Tifron, I want to talk to it first. I have a hunch that it will give me a surprise."

Xia De confirmed cautiously:

"That Demon King, won't it also be on the island? According to my previous experience, the final battle of the chosen one's story always has a formidable enemy as an opponent. Is it the Demon King's turn this time?"

"No, no, of course not."

The doctor shook his head immediately:

"To put it inaccurately, that thing will only appear in the finale of the story. I mean the finale of all stories. I use its power, so naturally, I have some sense of it. It is still far from its appearance. We just found an ancient evil spirit that knows its intelligence.

Next, I will continue to operate in the snow mountain. This is a cat-and-mouse game with a limited venue, and it can't run away."

The doctor was not worried that he wouldn't be able to find the other party; it was just a matter of time. It's just that he still had his own life and work in Tobesk, so the frequency of going to the snow mountain would not be too frequent, so it was hard to say when there would be a result.

Then the doctor gave Xia De another surprise:

"When I was looking for the traces of the black hand-Tifron on the snow mountain today, I found this in a hidden rock crevice. Is this something you talked to Annette about? When Annette accidentally ran to the snow mountain to get the space spirit rune last time, did she pick up something similar?" ===== CHAPTER 3469 =====