Chapter 3767

While Matilda and the maids prepared Xia De's travel gear, Luweiya and Bera quickly summarized the current situation. As for Miss Difa, as the highest-ranked apprentice witch of this generation, she naturally accompanied Miss Jia Lin Na on her journey outside.

Thirteen seals shattered, shifting the island's balance from occultists holding the advantage to a stalemate, and now it was barely holding back. But fortunately, the candidates had begun arriving at the summit, so the situation had not yet fully deteriorated.

Luweiya continued:

"When you boarded the ship, the third fate shock had already occurred. Those pseudo-circum beasts and monsters bearing doom fates will likely grow stronger. That's not the key issue—Bera and I used the 【Fate Foundation】 to divinate during the first half of the night, and we confirmed that the 'dusk before doom' scenery on the island will likely increase further in the short term."

"The more the power of doom corrodes the real world, the stronger those things infused with Mr. Snake's power become. It's a snowballing disaster—the Chosen Ritual cannot be delayed."

After introducing these, the most critical matter followed:

"Adel Isabella encountered Elly, Little Lianna, and Little Mia in the mountains before midnight. Now Elly has attained the rank of Circum Magus, and her rank has already reached Mid-Circum, and she can transform her Arc into an apple. But that's all she knows—what Elly experienced during the first half of the night, only Little Mia fully understands."

As she spoke, Luweiya glanced apologetically at Xia De, since Xia De had entrusted them to care for the cat, yet the cat had still run off with Elly.

But Xia De didn't mind this:

"Elly can protect Little Mia, and since it's so small, even if it accidentally enters the battlefield, no one will deliberately target it. Transforming the Arc into an apple... Dorothea once demonstrated that ability right before her—conjuring an apple out of thin air. So now, does Elly possess fate?"

As Xia De asked, he allowed Matilda to slip several 【Star Dew Drops】 into his sleeve. Luweiya shook her head:

"Unclear, but highly likely."

"Then I'll depart for the summit immediately. Until the first candidate finds Shangquan and uses Shangquan's power to condense the Ring of Fate, Madame White will do her utmost to maintain the final seal."

"After I reunite with Stella and Elly, we'll likely conclude Act Seven soon. When Mr. Snake fully breaks free from the seals, I'll find an opportunity to enter the temple and exchange for the 【Miracle】 fate, and then tonight's final battle will begin."

As Xia De spoke, he took two bullets from Matilda—one gold, one black. The gold bullet bore the fate of 【Luck】; the black one, the fate of 【Destruction】.

Bera added:

"When we planned earlier, we feared that if Mr. Snake broke free, Mount Fatumuster would collapse immediately. Now there's no need to worry—you went to the tavern, and the Church sent word: the artifact maintaining the mountain's integrity has arrived at the 【Church of Sun and Earth】 in Timewheel City. You don't need to concern yourself with this."

Xia De nodded again:

"Then I'll ask the Earth's Chosen for help. Can the portal still be used?"

"Fate shocks have disrupted spacetime. The girls maintaining the portal say the other side is currently unstable and requires at least ten minutes of waiting."

Ajilena immediately said, having just run over from the portal chamber. With Princess Lei Lei Qianya absent, the little princess was dutifully doing what she could. Though she occasionally wondered about the condition of her two friends, she knew she currently lacked their strength.

"Since the portal is unstable for now, I'll send my crystal shoe home, then depart from Sylvia's Gao Ta."

Xia De said.

"I'll wait for you at the Witch's Gao Ta, then go with you to the peak."

Winnie said. She could use Madame White's power for pinpoint teleportation, but only her unique race could wield this ability.

Xia De nodded without refusing, his eyes scanning the banquet hall to confirm how many girls remained aboard:

"Luweiya, be careful. You and Bera decide the arrangements for the Luminous Messenger and the girls staying behind."

The purple-eyed girl nodded lightly:

"I understand. Then depart—we await your good news."

Xia De then reached out and embraced both Luweiya and Bera before turning to Miss Yilise. The shipgirl smiled and shook her head:

"Not now, but you owe me a hug—remember to repay it when you return."

"No problem. Oh, and this."

Xia De then remembered and pulled out the 【Destruction】 Arc he had taken from Mr. Snake's avatar, handing it to Bera, who stood closest. He had no use for it, then threw his crystal shoe and vanished from the ship. Winnie nodded to Luweiya, then dissolved into a wisp of frost and left the vessel.

Only then did Bera speak to Luweiya:

"Did you smell that? Full of Xie's perfume~ He clearly had no time to bathe, hmph~ I knew Xie's advancement was tied to him—just don't know what method he used."

The Countess of Moon Bay didn't know, but Luweiya knew perfectly well. She smiled without replying, when hurried footsteps approached the banquet hall entrance—Claire rushed in:

"Has Xia De returned? Where is he?"

She glanced around, as if hoping Xia De would leap out from behind one of the girls.

Bera sighed:

"You're half a minute too late—Xia De has already left with Winnie, headed for the Peak of Fate."

Claire's expression now resembled a cat rejected by its owner, yet she knew Xia De couldn't linger here—he was safe, and that was enough:

"So what do we do next? Since Xia De has reached the summit, aside from directing, we have little left to do, right? Will we really just stay at the dock all night?"

"The elves helped my grandfather repel the monsters beyond the third defensive line outside town, and Professor Danister handled the chaos in Timewheel City. Aside from the sea battle, where we still await reports from the mermaid girls, all focus rests solely on the Peak of Fate."

Luweiya shook her head:

"Of course we can't stay here forever. Xia De said the snake is planning to shed its skin. Since that serpent seeks power beyond fate, we must act too. We hold the 【Fate Foundation】 and the 【Ouroboros Eye·Right Eye】. Bera, with you and me together, on the Final Night of Fate, can we not find a way to break the deadlock?"

The Countess of Moon Bay laughed. Diviners all had their pride:

"Yes, this is a war of fate—we as diviners can't let Xia De steal all the spotlight. But don't forget the 【Rebirth Song of the Falling Moon】. We must determine the precise moment to play it."

She was certain the song would be played tonight.

The purple-eyed girl had nearly transcended fate; the Countess of Moon Bay had already walked a different path because of the outsider. Add to that Luweiya's possession of Adel's leftover coin and the precious 【Sage Coin】, which could elevate a Circum Magus by one rank—she was confident her divination would yield excellent results.

As she thought this, Luweiya's intuition seemed to grasp something. At that moment, Bera casually handed her the Arc Xia De had left behind:

"Then let's prepare and begin."

"Alright, I..."

As Luweiya was about to speak further, she suddenly noticed the 【Destruction】 Arc in her hand was glowing.

Bera saw the glow on the Arc too. Luweiya shook her head:

"It's just an Arc—nothing significant."

The purple-eyed girl had already caught that fleeting intuition:

"Even if the snake completes its shedding and becomes the fate of Destruction in the Sixth Era, those who hold three Rings of Fate can still oppose it. I think we should prepare—how to make someone who holds three Rings of Fate appear."

Bera raised an eyebrow:

"That's no small challenge—there isn't even one such person right now."

"They will appear. Don't forget Madame White represents 【Protection】, the Church holds 【The Hero】, the turtle's shell bears 【Void】, and the Circum Magi under Mr. Circum carry their own Rings of Fate. And tonight, more complete rings will likely appear on the island... Since Elly has changed, I think the unicorn herd should head to the summit."

Luvia turned her head again to look at the little princess:

"Angelina, although Xia De doesn't agree with you going to the battlefield, after all, you are the one who truly resonates with the 【Redemption】 fate. In a while we'll perform a divination for you alone—perhaps you are our trump card."

The little princess blinked:

"I'm the trump card? Got it, I'll follow the arrangement."

She tried her best not to show a strange expression, thinking to herself that she didn't seem to be any worse than her two good friends.

"But before the divination, we need to deal with the problem at sea first."

Bella pointed at the sand table again; at this moment, dense clusters of light points were rapidly approaching the direction of the Kyle-Todd Town dock, and the intensity of one of those light points was quite astonishing.

The combined fleet of the Church and the two nations' navies ultimately had limited effect on the sea surface. To weaken the opponents' strength, Mr. Snake, after the thirteen seals were lifted, even though he had not yet fully broken free, could already nearly waste his power without limit to create pseudo-ring beasts in the sea.

The dragons of Dragon Island and Sylvie's mermaid friends were the main force on the sea-surface battlefield, but clearly they hadn't been able to intercept all the monsters active in the sea either.

Across countless years, the power the Snake had buried in the seabed through various means was reviving one by one. The ones who noticed the sea-surface situation weren't only Luvia and the others—the Church would probably soon transfer personnel from the island to reinforce the sea.

"So Miss Elsa, after our divination ends, I'm afraid this ship will have to leave the dock. Before that, is there a way to teach those monsters a lesson, so that we can head to the mountaintop with peace of mind in a while?"

Luvia asked the Miss of the ship, and the latter showed a tranquil smile:

"During the last refit, Sylvie restored many damaged functional modules for this ship. I think I can now demonstrate them for you."