CA - Chapter 225
Chapter 225
The earth-shattering battle between the Elves, Werewolves, and Vampires at Oscarld spread across the entire Statu Continent almost overnight. The news that the Xi-Tai clan had been nearly slaughtered was no longer the most important matter. The fact that the Oscarld Sea had been drained, exposing the teleportation array on the seabed, was the focus of all the major powers.
Reese and the Saintess were among them, but their purpose was different from the others; they were searching for the missing Tang Qiu and Kama.
But they never would have guessed that Tang Qiu and the others had been teleported five thousand years into the past. After two fruitless days at the Oscarld Sea, they returned to the Holy See, filled with worry.
The third-generation elders of the Vampires, who hadn't left the Blood Domain for a long time, also appeared at the Oscarld Sea. Besides investigating the array, some were also secretly searching for the whereabouts of Prince Bernard's blood from the Xi-Tai clan.
The "liveliness" at the Oscarld Sea lasted for over a month before it gradually quieted down. The only ones left guarding the area were a few Malkavian Vampires who were very interested in the teleportation array, and the Black Witches of the Morgan Family.
They lived in a small village near the Oscarld Sea, gazing in the direction of the sea every day as if waiting for something.
Until… the long-drained Oscarld Sea was once again filled with water.
When Tang Qiu, Lucille, and the others returned with the teleportation array, they didn't expect Olivia to send the seawater back with them. As they were thrown out by the vortex, the water followed close behind, about to pour down on their heads.
Unable to stabilize herself in mid-air, Tang Qiu quickly drew Cynthia's Staff. A light barrier appeared above their heads, holding back the seawater for a few seconds.
She reached out and grabbed Lucille and Kama, but when she looked around, she couldn't find Erin or Little Fur Ball. The barrier above her was about to shatter. Tang Qiu frowned slightly and had no choice but to take Lucille and Kama ashore first.
Lucille hadn't fully absorbed the immense energy from Prince Bernard's blood and had lost a lot of her own to activate the array. She was weak and exhausted. The moment her feet touched solid ground, she unconsciously leaned against Tang Qiu, wrapping her arms around her as her consciousness slipped into sleep.
Tang Qiu caught Lucille, lowering her shoulder slightly to let her rest more comfortably. She turned her head and scanned her surroundings, letting out a subtle sigh of relief when she confirmed that she was indeed back in the familiar world five thousand years later.
Kama hugged Tang Qiu's leg, hiding behind her in fear when the Black Witches of the Morgan Family suddenly appeared.
Tang Qiu was also startled by the sudden appearance of the Black Witches. The staff materialized in her hand. She twirled it, her sky-blue eyes narrowing slightly as she smiled and called out to the leading Black Witch, "Elder Winnie of the Morgan Family, I haven't forgotten, have I?"
Winnie stopped half a meter in front of Tang Qiu. She brought her hands out from her red robes, clasped them in front of her, and looked directly at Tang Qiu, saying flatly, "Hello, Grace."
Tang Qiu glanced down at the hands clasped before Winnie and put away her staff. She asked pointedly, "Are you waiting for us here?"
Winnie's attitude made it seem like she was specifically waiting for them.
"These were Elder Chelsea's orders," Winnie said, taking out a yellowed piece of parchment. The writing on it was no longer clear, and the paper was so old it looked as if a gust of wind could tear it apart.
This was a five-thousand-year-old parchment, recording the prophecies Chelsea left for the Wolf Race and the Morgan Family.
"Over a thousand years ago, the Wolf Race and the Elf Race broke with the Holy See one after another. The Wolf Race suffered heavy casualties and was forced to begin wandering. An elder of the Morgan Family at that time delivered a prophecy to the Wolf Race according to Elder Chelsea's instructions."
Tang Qiu was stunned, somewhat surprised. The prophecy was divined by Elder Chelsea after they had left?
The parchment was too fragile. Winnie showed it to Tang Qiu for a moment before putting it away. She said calmly, "My appearance here is also under Elder Chelsea's instructions."
"The darkness is preparing to subvert the light. The Blood Demon is about to appear, and only you, wielding Cynthia's Staff, can seal her again."
"The Blood Demon…" Tang Qiu thought of something and frowned. "What about Erin? Why didn't Erin come back with us?"
They weren't separated during this teleportation, so it was strange that Erin and Little Fur Ball were missing.
Winnie, who had maintained a mysterious expression, paused and shook her head silently. "I don't know why Erin isn't here either."
In fact, she too had been surprised when she didn't see Erin beside Tang Qiu at first glance.
Chelsea's divination wasn't that detailed. It was impossible for her to have predicted that Erin wouldn't be teleported back.
When Erin was young, she often played in the Morgan Family's territory with the young Garcia witches. Winnie didn't know at the time that she was the person in Chelsea's prophecy. When she learned of the crazy things Glanna had done, she took pity on Erin and performed a divination for her.
Every silver lining was but the beginning of the next misfortune.
Erin was suited to live in seclusion with them, but her heart was tied to the Statu Continent.
"This contains the location of the Blood Demon's seal and the method to seal her." Winnie handed a sealed letter to Tang Qiu and said expressionlessly, "I'm sorry, but the Morgan Family must abide by its clan rules and cannot assist you in sealing the Blood Demon."
Tang Qiu took the letter, glanced at it a few times, and put it away. The smile was gone from her face. She said in a low voice, "The matter of sealing the Blood Demon can be left to the Holy See. But Erin is a Black Witch, after all. I hope that for the sake of companionship, you can use your divination to find her whereabouts."
"As long as you confirm the location, I will go and save her."
After all, it wasn't the first or second time she had saved Erin.
After the Holy Son's death, power returned to the hands of the Cardinals. Apart from Tang Qiu, the remaining four Cardinals each managed a direction, driving out the invading dark forces. At first, Gabriel still thought about taking the Holy Son's place to issue orders, but after the Xi-Tai clan was completely annihilated, he became much more behaved.
Even if he wanted to stir up trouble, he was suppressed by the joint efforts of the Saintess in the open and Reese in the shadows.
The light and darkness were locked in a tug-of-war, and it was the innocent humans who suffered miserably. Apart from the Gosse Empire, which was relatively safe, the other two great empires had many empty cities.
Among them was Vandent in the Bill Empire. At first, there were small villages and towns around it, but now it was so desolate that it had become a dead city.
After the darkness invaded the Statu Continent, the sky in places without light was always gloomy. Vandent's sky was even more overcast, like night even in broad daylight.
In the center of Vandent, a group of people in black robes waited nervously for something. Not far to their left front was a high platform, and below it was a long-damaged array covered by dust.
Rona calculated the time while looking around, saying worriedly, "Why hasn't the boss appeared yet? Could something have gone wrong?"
Abel, who had found another chance to sneak out of the Holy See, stretched his stiff neck and yawned. "The boss said thirty-four days, so it will be thirty-four days. Nothing will go wrong. Just wait patiently."
In his opinion, they only needed to come and wait on this day. But Rona insisted on waiting from the very first day of the teleportation. She had even called Abel back from a trip he made to the Holy See.
As they were talking, a vortex suddenly appeared out of thin air in the dim sky. The vortex swirled and threw a person down.
The people below had been watching the sky. Seeing this, their first reaction was to dodge.
With a thud, Little Fur Ball smashed into the ground. A gray light flashed around it, and it returned to its fur ball state.
Rona walked back awkwardly, rubbing her nose and venting her anger on the skeleton who couldn't speak. "Why… why did you dodge? Why didn't you catch her?"
The skeleton was aggrieved. It waved its arms, gesturing to explain, but Rona had already turned away and was ignoring it.
In truth, they hadn't dodged on purpose. Wolf Fang held a great deal of authority in their hearts, and she disliked others getting too close to her. So when they saw Little Fur Ball falling, their first reaction was to get out of the way quickly.
Little Fur Ball lay on the ground, opening its eyes and looking around in a daze, but it couldn't find the familiar figure it was looking for.
Rona took off her hood, looked down at Little Fur Ball, and hesitated between approaching and staying put.
Abel nudged Rona's shoulder, urging, "Hurry up."
Rona took a deep breath. "I'm going." She said as she carefully took out a gray bamboo tube and walked toward Little Fur Ball.
Little Fur Ball stood up from the ground, staring at her without blinking.
Rona crouched down, opened the gray bamboo tube, and slowly tilted her palm. A very faint gray mist emerged from it.
The gray mist floated in the air. Rona stared at it intently, clenching her fingers anxiously. She only breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it slowly drift over to Little Fur Ball, circle it a few times, and then merge into its body.
This was the only bit of soul Wolf Fang had left behind before dissipating, meant to transmit memories to Little Fur Ball at a time like this.
If it failed… Rona thought of Little Fur Ball's dazed and clumsy appearance and shivered. She couldn't even imagine the consequences of failure.
After the gray mist merged into Little Fur Ball's body, she once again transformed into a human form. Gray hair covered half of her face, and the visible eye was still filled with confusion and dullness.
"This…" Rona turned to look at Abel and the others, her brow tightly furrowed.
Abel and the silver-haired vampire also frowned slightly. The latter put away the rose he had been toying with and took a step forward, about to check Little Fur Ball's condition, but his outstretched hand was suddenly slapped away by an invisible force.
Little Fur Ball's visible eye slowly closed. When it opened again, the confusion and dullness were gone, replaced by depth and darkness.
Rona and the silver-haired vampire respectfully took a step back, lowered their heads, and called out, "Boss."
Little Fur Ball was also in a soul state, but this half of the soul had been sealed underground, so its power hadn't dissipated too much. Wolf Fang looked down at her own palm, then looked up, her gaze sweeping over Rona and the others. She paused, then asked in a hoarse voice, "…Where's Erin?"
Rona was stunned. "Right, where's Erin?"
She looked at the silver-haired vampire beside her.
The silver-haired vampire took out the rose again. Stroking its petals, he said casually, "Is she with that person from the Holy See?"
Wolf Fang rubbed her temples. Without Erin, they couldn't repair the dark array in front of them. How was she supposed to get her body back?
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