Chapter 3478: The Missing Unicorn

The elements were gathering toward the flames, but it was not Xia De's flames that were soothing the elemental environment. If he was not mistaken, it was clearly the Primordial Fire devouring and igniting the surrounding elements.

Although this did indeed suppress the dire situation for the moment, once the flames exceeded Xia De's control, the "feat" of Yu Luweiya melting the snow mountain in the past would likely be reenacted by Xia De's own hands this time.

Seeing there was truly no other way, Xia De gritted his teeth and took out the small bottle of pink essence. Under Claire's surprised gaze, he gulped down more than half the bottle. After a long sigh, he thrust 【Night Watcher】 into the center of the bonfire:

"Wonder-Tree's Kiss!"

Even after consuming more than half the essence he had accumulated since the Battle of the Ice Castle, Xia De did not have the ability to fully deploy his increasingly vast composite Wonder—Fairytale Town.

But using a portion of the Wonder's power was still no problem. As the silver sword pierced the center of the bonfire and flames licked the blade, the phantom of a verdant giant tree appeared on the platform at the peak of the snow mountain.

Although the giant tree was not solid, its canopy swayed slightly in the wind at the summit. And as the giant tree took root at the peak of the snow mountain, the discolored sky above the Peak of Destiny actually began to return to normal.

"I have only temporarily sealed those restless elements. This seal cannot last very long... eight hours at most. We still need to find a remedy as soon as possible."

After finishing all this, Xia De withdrew 【Night Watcher】 and said, his face somewhat pale, though he dared not drink any more essence. Claire nodded, very worried, and said to Elder Ule and Elder Uersha:

"Elders, you must remain here and use the power of the snow mountain to suppress the abnormal elements. He and I will go down the mountain to explain the situation to my grandfather."

"No problem. In a while, I will go look for the whereabouts of the other young people on the path up the mountain. Even if the ritual cannot be completed, at least we cannot let the tribe sacrifice so many people at once."

Thus, Xia De and Claire held hands and flew directly from the summit toward the town. Claire was very anxious, so she pulled Xia De along at an extremely fast speed, leaving no time to say anything more to him along the way.

Demons, water ghosts, and changelings—the fact that these enemies appeared almost simultaneously could not possibly be a coincidence. Xia De even speculated whether this was another scheme by that strange-haired "priest" who held the 【Puppeteer's Script】, but there was still no evidence for any of this.

The two soon arrived at the foot of the mountain. Claire did not land directly in the town but instead landed on the path leading from the town to the snow mountain:

"The defense and reconnaissance rituals of Kyle-Todd Town have all been activated. Flying directly over the town will cause trouble."

The two quickly returned to the town. At this time, the town was not peaceful; every household was busy reinforcing their homes, piling sandbags at their doors, and packing up to evacuate at any moment. The tsunami issue had clearly not been resolved. When entering the town from the north, the sound of surging water from the direction of the pier was already quite clear.

"Xiwei and your ship should have come to help as well. Let's go check the situation."

Claire said, pulling Xia De's hand as they hurried toward the pier. But on the way, Xia De caught a glimpse of something to the side and actually saw a flash of pure white:

"Wait a moment, Claire!"

Xia De and the witch turned into a side alley, and sure enough, they saw Aili, who was injured, hiding behind a villager's house.

"Aili, what happened to you?"

Xia De hurriedly treated its wounds, but upon seeing Xia De, Aili immediately bit the hem of his coat, signaling Xia De to return to the Snow Mountain Hall.

Because the Snow Mountain Hall was on higher ground, the townspeople living in the southwestern area near the pier were temporarily taking refuge there. Aili and Little Liana should have been there originally, but when Xia De and Claire rushed back to the unicorn's nest, they saw that the nest, which had been converted from a stable, had its roof torn off.

Traces of battle were clearly visible, and pitch-black flesh was densely scattered among the ruins of the unicorn's nest. Little Liana was nowhere to be seen, but on the soft straw mat where they used to sleep, there was now a letter.

More accurately, it was a scarlet invitation.

The invitation was on ordinary paper. After Xia De opened it, he saw the content:

【God-Caller:

You are cordially invited to visit the House of Mimics again. We have already invited the unicorn to visit first. Please arrive before 8:00 AM, otherwise, there will be one more unicorn in the House of Mimics.

P. S.: You know the address.】

There was no signature or date below. Xia De frowned, folded the invitation, held it in his hand, and then handed 【Night Watcher】 to Claire, who had also seen the invitation:

"I'm afraid I can't bring this sword inside. Take it to the Council and find Galina and the others to come help. There is a page of poetry in my study at home; have Dorothy or Luweiya use it to contact Miss Danister."

Claire grabbed him, her eyes wide:

"Wait a minute, don't tell me you are going to storm the 【House of Mimics】 alone without any preparation. The plan we discussed in the Council yesterday was not like this."

Xia De shook the invitation:

"The mimics know they can't run anymore, so they want to act early to disrupt my plan. It doesn't matter; at least the most critical snake fang is already on me."

The snake fang could not be turned into a toy; it was currently inserted in the scabbard hanging at Xia De's waist:

"I will go to the appointment myself and try my best to stall for time inside the House of Changelings. Claire, you must notify the others to come and help me as soon as possible; this important mission is entrusted to you. If something really happens to little Ellie, I won't be able to answer to Amelia."

She wanted to say, "That's just a unicorn, you can wait for others to arrive before acting," but she couldn't bring herself to say it.

"Ang~"

At this moment, the injured Aili bit Xia De's hem again and looked at him with its large, azure eyes. Without a "unicorn language translation," both Xia De and Claire understood Aili's meaning. Claire stroked Aili with great affection:

"It wants to go with you; it also wants to save its friend. When the mimics attacked here, Little Liana was taken away while it escaped. It certainly doesn't want to see its friend never return. Xia De, take it with you."

Moreover, Little Liana was an underage unicorn, and Aili, as an adult unicorn, had the responsibility to rescue it.

"It is still injured."

"Don't forget, you need a unicorn's horn to break through the walls of the House of Mimics. It has already been registered as a Council unicorn; as long as you don't go too deep into the 【House of Mimics】, the flesh won't affect it."

Xia De hesitated and nodded. Now was not the time to waste discussing this, and then he told Claire another address in the City of Time:

"This is the contact information for the clowns of the 【Harlequin Troupe】. Have Stella contact the 【Harlequin Troupe】; they will certainly be willing to provide help."

"But among the clowns, isn't there also a candidate?"

"Destroying the House of Mimics is the most important thing right now, Claire. Don't deliberately pursue it; we just need to do what we should do."

So, after urging Xia De to be careful, Claire hurriedly took 【Night Watcher】 to find help. There wasn't much time left until 8:00, and Xia De didn't even go to the Ice Castle to ask the maid Winnie for help; he directly rode Aili and flew toward the city.

On the first day of the All-Souls Festival, Matilda and the others had already found the specific location of the 【House of Mimics】. Therefore, Xia De landed outside the city in the north of the City of Time while riding Aili, and then, taking advantage of the fact that most residents in the city were not yet awake on a Sunday morning, he quickly reached the destination riding Aili, who had used illusion to transform into a white horse.

At this moment, he was still thinking about his promise to bring breakfast for Dorothy, but it looked like he was going to break his word.

When he arrived at "North End Street," where the 【House of Mimics】 was located, riding Aili, it was exactly 8:00.

And the timing, which was just right, made Xia De suspect again that the 【Puppeteer's Script】 was involved in this matter. Although according to the information Adele Isabella explained to the great witches in the Council, he, having used the 【Chronicles of the Era】, should no longer be affected by that script, the script could still affect the fate of others around Xia De:

"Could it be based on the time the unicorn Aili arrived? Was Aili deliberately let go?"

The specific location of the 【House of Mimics】 obtained by the maids of Moon Bay through divination was opposite a red brick wall painted white on North End Street. This location was very easy to find, and the 【House of Mimics】 hidden on this street had no intention of hiding itself at all.

North End Street was the northernmost commercial street in the City of Time. The 【House of Mimics】 was located between a wood carving shop and a second-hand pocket watch shop, and there was even a sign hanging on the outer wall next to the door that read "North End Street No. 8.5 - House of Mimics."

It had the ability to adapt to the surrounding environment and change its appearance, so the exterior of the building at this time was completely different from when it was in Tobesk. At this time, the 【House of Mimics】 appeared as a three-story red brick building. Due to the anomalous nature of its internal space, its exterior had no reference value for estimating the internal situation of the 【House of Mimics】.

The house blended perfectly into the streetscape; it looked exactly like a building that had always been on this street. Aili, of course, could also see this house. After stopping at the door, it anxiously let out a soft "Ang~".

When Xia De jumped off Aili's back, the door of the 【House of Mimics】 under the blue-green rain eaves opened at this moment, and the mimic in the guise of a manservant that Xia De had seen in the core room last time appeared at the door.

It smiled and said to Xia De:

"God-Caller, welcome back. You are truly punctual; the time is just right."

As it spoke, it stepped aside to make room for the door, signaling Xia De to come in. But Xia De only soothed Aili, who wanted to ram its head into it, and then said:

"Where is my unicorn friend? How can I be sure it hasn't been harmed by you yet?" ===== CHAPTER 3479 =====