Chapter 3658

From the corpse controlled by the "Lover" encountered in the Frost Kiss Corridor last week, Flora had successfully extracted mental signals and soul characteristics. Now with Sylvia's help in spatial positioning, coupled with the help of witch diviners, Flora believed that she could find a way to completely determine the location of the "Lover" in at most two days.

And at nine o'clock this Tuesday morning, Yin Luna found the witch followers in the city and sent information to the ship that the turtle carrying the 【Void】 fate had been transported to the local area and had entered the hands of the Seer Society through handover.

This is an exchange for the fate of 【Punishing Evil】.

The Seer Society should conduct some tests on that turtle and the ring to verify the power it possesses. If the ring can really suppress other fates just by its current state, the Seer Society's action against the "Lover" should also start soon.

Around ten o'clock, Mr. Mortis came to the town again and found Xia De. This time he also brought news related to the "Lover":

"The angel-level relic 【Divergent Kaleidoscope】 we hold has revealed the possibilities of the future. From the current situation, the 'Lover' is preparing a big plan. Once successful, it will irreversibly affect this island. Perhaps that is a preparation to further unlock Mr. Snake's seal.

So within this week, she must be solved. And the spread of the plague now has a trend of getting out of control on the southern coast of the Old Continent, and the Church also believes that we cannot continue to wait."

Xia De and Mr. Mortis stood in the courtyard of the Snow Mountain Hall:

"I have a friend in the distance who may be able to suppress the Lover's ability to control people into snakes; the Church currently has a chosen one of balance who resonates with fate, and is also preparing to use an angel-level relic; coupled with the magical turtle obtained by the Seer Society, the basic conditions for the decisive battle with the other party are already there.

The society and the Witch Council are both trying to locate her, so what preparations does the 【Clown Troupe】 have?"

Mr. Mortis nodded:

"The troupe is worried that this incident will allow that 'mermaid' to gain more power, so they have transported an angel-level relic passed down for generations for me to use—【Clown Theater's Playbill】. Strictly speaking, the power of this relic is already close to the unknown level.

The relic itself is an ancient scroll, which unfolds to show a total of 13 different comedy plays. It is said that this relic was touched by an ancient god when the clowns were performing for the ancient god.

Using the relic can theoretically unfold any of these plays based on the sacrifices given. But because of some complex reasons and relic usage restrictions, there are only 5 plays left that can be opened.

Opening a play is equivalent to unfolding a powerful maze that can exist for a long time. No one can leave until the play ends. If the performance is exciting enough, it can even get the reward of fate. Of course, the reward is not important. Once the relic is used, it can form a field that can exist for a long time. This field can prevent the 'Lover' from leaving in any form, which is the most important thing."

Since the clowns can provide a decisive battle venue, this is naturally a good thing. Xia De nodded:

"That's good. This incident is different from the Star Fall Beast. If it is not solved well, it will cause big problems. So this time, let's not act alone. Let's join hands with the Church and the Seer Society to act.

I will write a letter to the city in a while. Once the woman's location is determined, we will act jointly with the Church and the Seer Society. The number of thirteen-ring sorcerers on the island has reached seven, and that woman cannot run away."

Mr. Mortis was not worried about this:

"Will that demon appear again? During the events of the Fake Human Home and the Star Fall Beast, it appeared at the end. Our current means can limit the Lover, but if the demon gives her enhancement, I cannot be sure that the current means will still be effective."

Xia De had also thought about this in advance:

"Please rest assured. I will not give that demon a third chance to make trouble. If it dares to appear this time, I will make it disappear completely."

In addition to the secret art of "Original Sin Seal" given by the doctor, Xia De had already thought about inviting the doctor to participate in this action in person. The decisive battle with Mr. Snake is getting closer and closer, and the demon should not continue to exist.

Various news continued to converge before lunch, but no major events occurred.

And when everyone was sitting around the banquet hall on the ship welcoming the arrival of Sylvia and Margaret, and Xia De and the girls were talking and laughing about various things, strange cracking sounds came from almost everyone.

"What sound?"

Xia De's 【Book of Fate】 and Stella's snake skin appeared automatically. The ice and snow ring of fate flew out from the snake skin, emitting light and floating above her head.

Little Mia was the first to hear the strange sound. It meowed at Xia De's pocket, and then Xia De discovered that the purple crystal that Bella gave him as a Year-End Festival gift had actually cracked.

"Hmm?"

Not only that purple crystal, almost all the amulets on his body that could bring "luck" had cracks. And when Xia De checked the 【Book of Fate】 and found an extra line 【Felt strong fate disturbance】, the witches at the same table also found that the pendants and amulets they carried had appeared damaged.

Miss Eilesser even said to Bella and Lu Wei Ya:

"You two, please be prepared, an explosion occurred inside your room."

The Countess of Moon Bay and the purple-eyed girl changed their faces, and they ran to their respective rooms regardless of lunch. Matilda, who followed in a hurry, soon brought back quite bad news:

"Except for the relic and the amulet with the luck fate, all divination tools have been damaged to varying degrees. The ones that exploded were the crystal balls and star charts of Miss and Miss Annette. Those notebooks and papers that had written down prophecies also self-destructed. This time it is really... heavy losses."

The financial loss was of course quite serious, but more serious was the Seer Society. Not long after, when everyone on the ship counted their losses, even though the big ship was still docked at the town pier, everyone heard the violent explosion from the direction of the city.

"What exploded in the Seer Society?"

The sky appeared

【Felt a strong disturbance in fate.】

This time it was even more severe than before, because for a split second, Xia De truly felt an invisible shockwave sweeping over from the center of the island. The invisible shock did not affect his body or soul, but he clearly felt that some more abstract concept related to him was being affected by it.

But the purple halo that emerged on the back of his hand and the three drops of divinity that suddenly trembled within his soul quickly dissipated this influence.

Xia De was just about to speak to Megan beside him, but he saw Megan clutching her forehead, staggering, and then collapsing into his arms.

Successive sounds of moaning and the thud of people falling to the ground rang out; most of the young ladies on the ship clutched their heads, showing varying degrees of dizziness or even fainting.

The supernatural profession "Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi" is inherently tied to fate, and in the current story of fate, when the calamity of fate stirred up a huge wave, the Ring Mages were finally affected by it.

On the chaotic ship, those unaffected besides Xia De included Dorothy, who is a Chosen One, Luweiya, who also possesses a half-noble fate, Stella, who possesses the fate of "Ice and Snow," and Miss Yi Laisa.

The reason the ship girls were unaffected remained a mystery, but when Winnie came through the portal onto the ship, Xia De was surprised to find that the Ice Maid was also unaffected.

The incident happened suddenly, and Xia De immediately blew the Butterfly-Calling Whistle to call Grace and Helen to help; they, of course, would not be affected by the current environment.

Most of the low-ring and mid-ring girls on the ship had already completely fainted, while the high-ring witch followers felt dizzy and experienced discomfort in their souls as if pricked by needles.

When Luweiya had them summon their destiny rings, mottled rust appeared on everyone's brass-colored destiny rings.

"The calamity of fate is directly affecting the destiny rings."

This symptom was not aimed at the flesh or soul; it was the disturbance of fate interfering with the power of the destiny rings, and the souls connected to the destiny rings were injured as a result.

However, compared to ordinary Ring Mages—such as Xilisi—the Great Witches and apprentices with more witch power were slightly less affected.

The apprentices generally were not of very high rank, so they could not recover immediately. But the Great Witches recovered quickly after a moment of dizziness; the thirteenth-rank Fanni Sha even returned to normal in a few seconds.

Bella endured the headache that had not yet faded and talked to Luweiya for a few moments before giving a conclusion:

"First, prepare some potions to restore mental power, but this can only alleviate the symptoms. Distribute the potions that heal the soul to the girls who possess the power to heal souls first. Xia De, take out the arcs of 【Luck】, 【Breeding】, and 【Fool】, as well as those two 【Lucky Moon】 pendants. Yes, it doesn't matter who you give them to."

It was subsequently proven that holding these items allowed for immediate recovery; the disturbance of fate could not yet interfere with the condensations of fate.

The little red butterflies flew around in the cabin, and after landing on the girls who had collapsed all over the ship, they transported them back to their rooms—though there was no guarantee the rooms were correct. Megan and Flora followed Winnie back to the Ice Castle to take care of the girls living there, while Xia De reminded Claire:

"Claire, you and Stella should go to the town and check on the situation of the elders. If you need help, once someone on the ship recovers, I will have them go to assist you."