Chapter 3516: Ice Demon - Hrimthur

"The church already knew that there were warlocks among the Fatum people. Even if there is a tiny probability they find out I am the God-Awakener, it is not a secret that the Fatum people and the God-Awakener cooperate. At most, they will only feel amused because the God-Awakener helped play cards."

Xia De sighed:

"It's just a pity that my 【Ancient Fairy Tale: Snow White】 cannot be used for the next two years. Many people saw it today; this can be considered the only loss today."

Xia De temporarily ignored things like the "Temple of Destiny," "the origin of Mr. Snake," and "three dice in the temple" mentioned by the believers of Misfortune, because he didn't know how much the other party was hiding when speaking. Not lying does not mean that everything said is credible; the Outsider himself is very familiar with this way of speaking.

Instead, the "yellow snake-eye gemstone" that turned into stone from Clement Krug was brought home by Xia De. Megan, Claire, Xiwei, Miss Ilith, and even the elders in the town had all seen the stone, but no one could identify the strange symbols on it.

Luweiya and Miss Jia Lin Na also checked the stone separately, but likewise had no gains. Xia De then decided to find someone to ask tomorrow; he had many knowledgeable friends.

Tuesday night at No. 6 St. Theresa Square was peaceful. However, when dreaming at night, Xia De dreamed of a huge black snake trying to swallow him. As he fought with the giant snake, Little Mia and Ellie both ran over to help, and then somehow, the unicorn turned into a human form, the cat turned into a golden big cat, and then Ellie rode Little Mia and fought with the snake into a ball, while Xia De became idle instead.

Because of this strange dream, when he got up for breakfast on Wednesday morning, Xia De was still thinking about whether this indicated any special relationship between Ellie and Little Mia.

However, the ladies didn't know Xia De's strange thoughts. After Miss Jia Lin Na had Tifa change her fried egg into a ham sandwich, she asked Xia De:

"Next Monday is the ninth day of this month, which is Angelina's eighteenth birthday. Have you thought about what gift to give?"

Xia De patted his forehead:

"Alright, Princess Lei Qianya reminded me on Saturday, but I almost forgot about this..." "What have you prepared?"

Miss Jia Lin Na then said with a smile:

"I have too many grandnieces, so for everyone's birthday, I have Tifa send some cosmetics or jewelry and the like. This way no one will gossip. After all, my attitude toward the younger generation of Cavendishes could potentially determine the succession to the throne."

"This year I might privately give Angelina a few books, letting her try to learn some interesting sorcery. Perhaps you could also give books?"

"That doesn't show sincerity."

Luweiya said, and reminded Xia De:

"Be better to Angelina; she might be able to play a big role in the future."

She was saying that Angelina was suspected to be a candidate for Chaos. Xia De sighed longly:

"I also want to be innovative, but choosing gifts is really too troublesome. Before the Year-End Festival, I thought for a month before I prepared gifts for you. Especially since Angelina has everything; royal princesses don't lack pocket money, and her current level is not suitable for holding too many relics. If I use moonlight to craft some jewelry or weapons again, it seems too ordinary."

Miss Jia Lin Na and Luweiya didn't think it was ordinary. After all, only Vanessa had a ring, and Iluna had a short sword (Year-End Festival gift), but they wouldn't remind Xia De to give this gift.

Giving a birthday gift represents sincerity, and others can't give advice, so Xia De could only find a way himself. With a week left until the birthday, Xia De still had to worry for a while.

Today was already Wednesday. After breakfast, Xia De went to use the Time Key. Since he was at home this time, of course, he had to enter through a formal door, so the time could be doubled.

Luweiya and Miss Jia Lin Na both planned to wait for Xia De to return in three seconds before leaving, while Little Mia, as before, wanted to follow Xia De. Xia De originally wanted to lie to the cat, telling it "This is the first time this key is used; I'll take you next time after I confirm the situation," but after thinking carefully, he felt he had no need to do so at all.

"This mission involves too many combat scenarios; I encounter danger every time I go out to explore, so I can't take you this time."

He said this to Little Mia. The cat made a wronged expression, but very obediently did not ask to follow.

Xia De then said goodbye to the ladies, then confirmed that the briefcase the doctor gave him yesterday was on his person:

"May the World Tree protect me in the infinite space-time."

Click~

The door opened. Xia De took a deep breath and walked into the white fog behind the door, then stepped over the archway in the white fog.

【Outsider, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time."】

【Message from the Ancient God "Father of the Infinite Tree":】

【Autumn, 334th Year of the Fifth Era, Eastern Continent, Whispering Hills.】

【Event: Lodging.】

【Duration: 50 minutes → 100 minutes (2/3).】

【You have obtained additional information.】

【The figure of the Father of the Infinite Tree watches you.】

【The Ancient God of Time gives you a trial:】

【Assist the Old God "Lord of the Walls" in selecting suitable guests for the hotel.】

【The Father of the Infinite Tree will give you a reward: Any one of your possessed spells related to the 【World】 Spirit Rune, Sorcery - Transfiguration: Snake.】

"100 minutes, as expected, it's good to have a formal door."

"The work to be completed this time: help Miss Corns expel the demon; complete the Old God's second task, which is to repair the wall damage between Room 2547 and Room 2548 on the 25th floor; and also, go to Room 2530 on the 25th floor, where the evil object 'Moon Beast' is imprisoned, to take a look; perhaps Miss Bister left some traces."

If things go smoothly, 100 minutes should be enough to complete these three tasks. Of course, Xia De also had to go thank that Old God; the last time He helped him escape from 【House of the Pseudo-Human】 was a really big help.

Taking another step forward, the white fog dispersed to the left and right like the curtains of a stage, followed by a dark, lightless room.

Xia De was originally worried that the location this time would be different from last time, but scanning the walls and furniture in the darkness with his eyes, this was clearly still the "1022 Demon Room," and the one imprisoned here was the Ice Demon - Hrimthur.

Last time Xia De observed the room carefully, and even went to the window to take a look outside, but it wasn't until he walked to the room door that the demon's power began to manifest.

But this time, he had only just taken the first step forward when the rustling sound of freezing already appeared from behind him. When he took the second step, his right foot could no longer be lifted because the sole of his shoe was frozen to the floor.

He felt that the temperature difference between the front and back should be at least fifty degrees, and the temperature behind him was dropping rapidly.

Xia De had actually never overly entangled with the things that appeared at the "start of the mission," because these things were clearly there for the Tree Father to let him understand the danger level of the mission, and for him to have a suitable reason to find and approach his companions.

Clearly, appearing directly beside his companions would make it harder to integrate into the group.

But this time it was different; this demon was really a bit excessive, and this was also a rare case where Xia De clearly knew what the starting enemy was, and he really could deal with this kind of enemy.

Therefore, since the shoes on his feet were already frozen to the ground, Xia De didn't move his feet, but instead twisted his waist backward as much as possible and swung his hands toward the rear:

"Moonlight Greatsword!"

The holy silver greatsword appeared out of thin air, and flames were directly attached to the greatsword. This sword, of course, did not hit any target, but Xia De was not attacking; the Moonlight Greatsword slashed out a firelight bright enough to illuminate the entire room to the maximum extent. In the firelight, Xia De also saw the thing located in the deepest corner of the room.

Even moonlight and the First Fire could only illuminate half of its body. It looked like a woman. The moment the cold black eyes on her expressionless half-face, illuminated by the light, met Xia De's, Xia De actually felt a sense of stiffness in his soul:

"Is it that powerful?"

The last time he had this feeling was when he entered the fourth floor upon first entering the Ice Castle, but since he saw it, Xia De was not polite. Roaring flames flowed out from his body, and in just the time of a breath, they clashed with the cold ice of the demon with black eyes in the corner within this not-so-large room.

The blessing of the God of Winter made Xia De not fear the cold, and the First Fire was exactly the nemesis of this demon. The crimson flames and black ice crystals intersected, and water vapor filled the room in large quantities, making Xia De and the demon look increasingly blurry to each other.

This demon was clearly not in its peak state; imprisoned here by a god in a factual sense, it probably had nowhere to replenish energy or devour souls.

But even if an ancient evil spirit is not in its peak state, it absolutely cannot be suppressed by simple power alone. Although the flames forced the cold ice to retreat step by step, Xia De suddenly noticed that although the room was filled with increasingly thick steam, the temperature did not seem to have recovered much.

He realized something was wrong and retreated toward the door while reaching for his pocket with his left hand. Just at this moment, a long sigh came from the position of the demon that had been motionless all along.

And along with the sigh, an extremely cold airflow surged from the demon's mouth toward the room, almost instantly causing the water vapor in the air to condense into floating ice particles.

At this moment, it felt as if even time had slowed down because of the cold; the rolling of the flames even looked like slow motion in Xia De's eyes.

He clearly saw that in the dense ice particles floating around him, the surface of each one reflected the appearance of the demon that had revealed half its face.

They all silently watched Xia De with black eyes; the emptiness and void in their eyes made Xia De stiffen in place, and then a rustling sound appeared on his body surface. ===== CHAPTER 3517 =====