Chapter 80: The Severely Injured

"Then what needs to be done now?"

Having completely understood the current situation and adjusted his mindset, Xia De asked. The current situation didn't seem more dangerous than when someone had a gun pointed at his head just a moment ago.

"Find the nodes of the ritual."

Miss Anate pulled her skirt to cover her feet and took a pinch of glittering powder from a small pocket at her waist. She placed the powder in her palm, and her lipstick-painted lips blew gently. The powder scattered, seeming to float in the air under the light of the gas lamps.

The blood mist had already blurred everything before them, and now with that dust, the corridor became even more hazy. Miss Anate took off the ruby hair needle she was wearing, tapped it lightly with her finger, and handed it to Xia De:

"I am going to use the document-level 【Relic】 【Dust of Truth】 to enter an illusion, cooperate with another version of myself, and find the ritual nodes through different perspectives. It will take about five minutes. During this time, you must hold my token and point out the direction for me to return, otherwise, I will fall into the cracks of the dream world."

"Only need to hold it?"

Xia De asked, gripping the hair needle tightly.

"Cannot be too far from the third floor, otherwise I will lose contact with the token. The token can only be held by a conscious living organism. Just now, if I hadn't found you, I would have gone to the garden to catch a cat or a fish. Remember, Detective, there are only seven minutes left until the evil god—【Lord of the Blood Feast】 descends, and I will stay in the illusion for five minutes. During this time, do not make contact with anyone; wait patiently."

She paused, her expression becoming serious:

"Once I don't return within five minutes, leave here through the main staircase. The Zhengshen Sect's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad below can ensure your safety. I am sorry, Detective; I shouldn't have involved you, who only has one ring, in this matter."

She pursed her lips.

"It doesn't matter, after all, I am here too."

Xia De gripped Miss Anate's hair needle tightly, his expression very earnest. He didn't know what would happen next, but since he was already standing here, there was no reason to leave:

"Although I have only just awakened from blindness and ignorance, and haven't been in contact with this civilization for long, since I cannot leave, then I am also a part of this place. I should do what I ought to do."

Of course, the fact that this matter wasn't as dangerous as it sounded was also a reason.

The diviner girl with purple eyes hooked the corners of her mouth into a smile, blinked, and said as if she had made up her mind:

"If I don't return, and the doctor and the others are also killed, then the only safe place tonight is the Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad under the 【Church of the Sun and Earth】 of the Zhengshen 【Old Man with the Lantern】."

They were that squad of dozens of people; Xia De had encountered them twice tonight.

"More accurately, the safest place is beside the youngest lady in the squad, Yin Yi Yi Lu Na Beiya."

"Why?"

Xia De also thought of that somewhat nervous girl with long brown hair. That Miss Yin Yi Yi Lu Na Beiya's hair color was very similar to Miss Anate's, but the diviner had short hair.

"Because she is the Chosen One, the protagonist of the first stanza of the poem "Whispering Poem"... one of the thirteen Chosen Ones."

"What?"

Xia De looked up and asked back, vaguely understanding the importance of this information:

"Thirteen again? No, that's not the point. What is the Whispering Poem?"

"I haven't even told the doctor and the others about these things, but if we survive, I would be very happy to explain it to you later. Now, there are more important things to do."

The diviner with purple eyes shook her head slightly, then turned and walked toward the corridor where the crystalline powder was floating. Her figure disappeared into the bright yellow light and shadow along with those illusory powders and phantoms, and the blood mist refilled the space just occupied by the crystalline powder.

Only the surprised detective was left here:

"What does that mean? That Miss Yin Yi Yi Lu Na Beiya is a Chosen One? Ancient gods, Sinful gods, Witches, Relics, Words of Sublimation, Whispering Poem... What is going on with this world? The era I have come to seems to have some major events about to happen."

In the dead-silent manor, at this moment, it seemed that only Xia De was left as a living person. Battles should have been happening on the second floor beneath his feet, but not a single sound came through. Standing in the blood mist of the corridor, the hair-raising sense of danger forced Xia De to want to find a place to hide.

But Xia De didn't dare to enter any room; he only found the banquet hall on the third floor, which was the room where Doctor Shi Nai De and the other two were confronting Lady Lasoya.

Just as he approached, the voices in his head reminded him of the appearance of four elements in turn. And Xia De saw dense runic chains on the magnificent double-door golden gate.

He didn't dare to interpret those runes, fearing that he would faint at such a critical moment.

"Four more minutes, and Miss Anate will be able to return."

Xia De thought in his heart, standing nervously at the entrance of the banquet hall waiting. The banquet hall faced the central main staircase of the Lake View Manor, and he was very worried that the cultists would break into the third floor after defeating the Zhengshen Sect's Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squad.

"It hasn't passed midnight yet; can the current situation be considered good luck for tonight?"

He thought about unimportant things in his heart, constantly checking the time with his pocket watch.

He wanted to take out the 【Puppeteer's Script】 and flip through it; perhaps he could find a way to resolve tonight's event from the last opportunity to use this Keeper-level 【Relic】.

But perhaps Xia De's good luck had finally run out. Before he could take out the small book, the silent manor finally made a sound.

The next moment, a shocking explosion erupted from the banquet hall beside him, breaking the quiet moonlit night.

The two golden doors were shattered in the fire and smoke, and Xia De at the door was directly knocked flying, vomiting blood as he hit the wall on one side of the staircase, rolling onto the cold ground along with the portrait of the bearded nobleman that had originally hung on the wall.

"Oh!"

He wanted to crawl up in the smoke and dust, but felt his body wouldn't listen to him. This blow was definitely an internal injury.

And at this time, he finally discovered the truth of the explosion just now. The blonde writer lady flew out from the banquet hall in the explosion; it was her body that had shattered those two doors. Now, Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha was lying at the staircase not far from Xia De, half of her body in a pool of blood, life or death unknown, her long golden hair gradually being soaked by blood.

"I knew it wouldn't go smoothly."

Xia De endured the severe pain in his left arm and chest to crawl up, touched the blonde girl's face, and used the spell 【False Immortality】 to ensure she wouldn't die within half an hour.

He wanted to support Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha to escape to the other end of the corridor. Although it was too late to check the pocket watch to confirm the time, he also knew that Miss Anate was about to return; he couldn't leave the third floor now.

Another loud noise came from the banquet hall. The white steam of the manifested Life Ring dispelled the blood mist, almost blocking the entire doorway. Xia De heard Priest Ao Gu Si's roar and his prayer to 【Mr. Dawn】; it was completely impossible to tell that this old man could have such strength.

"You go quickly!"

Doctor Shi Nai De's voice said to Priest Ao Gu Si from further inside the banquet hall, but the next moment, the Life Ring behind the priest was hit by a silver beam of light. He staggered out of the room into the corridor, and then also saw Xia De and Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha.

Although Xia De had changed his clothes and was wearing a mask, Priest Ao Gu Si knew it was him:

"How did you..."

"The matter is very complicated to explain... cough, cough."

It wasn't just Xia De; even Priest Ao Gu Si coughed up blood together. The fishy smell in the air suddenly became thick:

"Not good, the god-descending ritual is about to begin. Let's go quickly."

The priest wanted to support Xia De and Miss Lu Lu Lu Yisha to get up, but he was also severely injured; just now he had been barely holding on. After walking only two steps, he fell heavily and actually fainted as well, so Xia De also reached out and touched the priest. He now had a very bad premonition. ===== CHAPTER 81 =====