Whispering Poems

Chapter 1107 The Last Time of the Fifth Epoch in 903 Years

The great dark lake is so deep that even just looking at it, an inexplicable fear will well up in my heart.In the wind, there seemed to be the sound of giants slapping the water from the depths of the lake, but if you look closely, you can't see anything.

Xia De fiddled with the bonfire with the long branch in his hand, thought for a while, and took out a ring from his pocket:
"[Plague doctor ring], can be immune to some special diseases. You wear it, it may be useful later, the way to use it is to rotate the ring face counterclockwise. Don't refuse, my physical fitness is probably stronger than yours."

Naturally, Iluna did not refuse. After accepting the ring, she asked Xia De if she still had her Sun Sacred Emblem brooch.After getting a definite answer, I talked to him about the topic of youth.

Snowflakes fell from the black sky, swaying and falling on the shoulders in the wind.From time to time there was a dull sound in the swamp, followed by a low-pitched cry, but no one knew where it came from.The dark water of the lake reflected the firelight, shaking and slapping the shore continuously, and in the shaking, the figures of the girl and the stranger beside the campfire appeared.

Even though she was forced to face an uphill battle, Iluna thought she would remember this moment, the brief moment of rest she and Shad sat by the campfire by the dark lake in the depths of the Great Swamp.

Compared with the four people on the dead beach in autumn, this time, there are only her and Xia De.

10 minutes is not long, Xia De has been paying attention to the time.When the time was about to pass through the late night of Wednesday and came to the early morning of Thursday, he stopped discussing with Iluna about the special rules for the chosen ones of "wisdom and knowledge", and took out the one-time-use weapon from his arms. Opportunity's time key:

"I won't save it for use in battle."

"Alright, I don't know if that witch from the past can help you."

Iluna rested her chin on her right hand and looked at Xia De's side face illuminated by the fire, but found that Xia De had a very melancholy expression at this time:
"If I can see her climb to the top of the mountains, I think she can help me."

He dug out the relics and special items that he couldn't bring to the past and temporarily put them on the ground, then pulled out the door-shaped pendant from his chest, snowflakes fell on it, and melted because of Shad's body temperature:
"See you in three seconds, Iruna."

Xia De temporarily handed [Night Watchman] to Iluna, who took the sword:

"See you in three seconds."

Xia De inserted the wooden key into the lockhole of the door, and watched as the "huge" wooden key was "sucked" in by the tiny lockhole like the eye of a needle:

"May the world tree bless me in time."

The pocket door was opened, and the white mist inside the door entangled Shad.When the white mist dissipated, Iluna could only see the small door falling to the ground.

"one."

She looked at Xia De's original position and counted silently in her heart. The bonfire danced in the wind, and a large shadow covered Xia De's position.Suddenly, I heard a strange laughter coming from my ear. The laughter was so alluring that Iluna's heart, which had gradually stabilized, suddenly became agitated.

"two."

She heard the sound of water, and it was like the sound of human hands touching the water.The voice was very close, and the long sword in his hand almost immediately lit up with a silver light that almost illuminated the night.

Immediately, Iluna raised her sword and turned her head to look at the dark lake not far away. While standing up, with the light of the long sword in her hand and the reflection of the lake water, she saw a beautiful woman's head sticking out of the water on the dark lake.

plop~
She almost heard the sound of her own heart beating at this moment. Iluna couldn't describe how beautiful that face was. Even though the light was dim at the moment, that face was still as charming as under the only light on the stage.It's just that there seems to be something beautiful and abnormal.

"three.

The rune of [My heart is clear, the sword cuts the devil] has been lit up, and the girl holding the long sword is walking towards the lake, as if she wants to split the dark lake with the silver long sword.

Shad is coming back.

(Mia is running.)

[Outlander, you have stepped into the "Corridor of Time". 】

[A message from the ancient god "Father of the Infinite Tree":]

[Fifth Epoch 903 winter, Northern Continent, Silver Mountains. 】

[Event: Lost in the Snow Mountain. 】

[Duration 10:3 minutes (3/[-]). 】

[You have additional information. 】

[The figure of the father of the infinite tree is watching you. 】

[The test given to you by the ancient god of time will continue. 】

[Assist the god 'Winter Maiden' to escort the lost people to the top of the mountain. 】

[The father of the infinite tree will give you rewards: thaumaturgy - light of imprisonment, spell - flying flower curse. 】

Taking a step forward in the vast white mist, Xia De fell directly into the snow.

"It's the same again."

Shade, who was tightly wrapped, complained that although it was still very cold here, it surprisingly didn't feel too cold this time, probably because the lakeside of Lake Pantanal was not a very warm place in the first place.

Xia De, who was already familiar with this strange snow-capped mountain, took a mouthful of snow, then climbed out of the snow layer and looked around. Under the colorful black sky, the highest peak of the snow-capped mountain seemed to be right in front of him.

"Oh!"

It can even be said that the current position is just below the last snow slope of the highest peak.During Xia De's departure, Miss Chloe's group moved at an astonishing speed.

"The scenery on the top of the mountain is probably different from that in the snow-capped mountains."

He said softly in his heart, then shrank his body and looked at the whiteness around him, the smoke in his breath dissipated with the strong wind.

He is also very familiar with this kind of white environment, after all, the Great Swamp area is also like this.It's just that the mental pollution and blizzard in the Great Swamp are far less severe than here.

The body is wrapped in heavy clothes, and the eyes scan the surroundings from the gaps in the hat, cloak and scarf.Under the colorful black sky, the snowflakes were shining with silver light. It seemed that there was nothing here except the sound of the wind.

"Where did they choose the camp this time?"

Looking around at the same place, he decided to go to a higher place first:
"Or, it is still that god who is waiting for me this time?"

Climbing up with difficulty against the wind and snow, this time I was not walking on the ridge, but really climbing the mountain.Xia De did not forget that what he really wanted to do was not to climb to the top, but to find the witch and her party.He kept looking around, asking "she" if she saw any signs.

Obviously, the previous two times, they only walked for less than 10 minutes before seeing quite conspicuous signs or lights, but this time Shade quickened his pace, and he couldn't see Miss Chloe and her party when the 10th minute arrived.

"Four 10 minutes and half an hour left."

So he quickened his pace and walked down from the high place, and finally returned to the original height even close to rolling and crawling.This time Shade chose to look down, and not far below where he appeared, he saw a dilapidated camp that was almost covered by snow.

Without a bonfire, there will be no light and warmth.The expensive tent brought by Shad, sponsored by Miss Galina, was almost one-third crushed by the blizzard.While Shade pushed aside the snow that covered the tent and squeezed in, he saw Miss Chloe, Mrs. Marquez, and the unknown man curled up in a dark corner of the tent. The three of them were tightly closed. The eyes and even the eyelashes are covered with frost:
"What happened?"

He nervously held Miss Chloe's hand, the short Miss Witch huddled in the blanket, her hands were as cold as ice.After testing her breath without any results, Xia De put his hand on her neck.

[Alive. 】

Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, and went to check on the other two, but their condition was not much better.Mrs. Marquez's face turned blue, and the man whose name Shade didn't know until now was leaning on the tent with his eyes closed, and his life had almost come to an end.

"Miss Chloe ~ Miss Chloe!"

Picking up the short lady again, Xia De tried to shout a few times, but the silver-haired red-eyed witch didn't respond at all.Her body temperature was extremely low, and when Xia De held her in his arms, he felt like he was holding a big ice cube.

There were still traces of the bonfire in the center of the tent, so Xia De lit the bonfire again, using his own spiritual power to make the flames surge.But the flame didn't bring any warmth, and it didn't make the three people here return to normal. They were obviously still alive, but no one could react to Xia De's arrival.

[This area is very special, you cannot use flames to affect the temperature of the area. 】

He tried to shout a few more times, but there was still no response.This symptom is somewhat similar to that of a ring warlock who suffers a huge mental blow, shrinking his mental power and forcing himself into a semi-comatose state.In other words, this is a body self-protection mechanism similar to a vegetative state, to prevent immediate loss of control.

This also means that shortly before Shade appeared, they encountered an enemy that would have a major impact on their emotions and spirits.

"The enemies they encountered were all of the type that affected the mind."

This also further corroborated Xia De's guess about the current state.

The time he can stay here is not much, and he also thinks that he has no ability to carry, drag and drag three people up to the distant peak.So he carefully walked out of the tent with Miss Chloe in his arms, stood barefoot in the snow and looked into the distance:

"God! Are you still alive! Your followers need help."

The three people in the tent all claim to be believers of the god of winter [Winter Maiden].

In order to prevent another avalanche, Xia De didn't dare to make too much noise, but his voice still echoed in the empty sky.However, God did not respond to this.Helpless, he could only temporarily return to the tent and search for things that might be used in the tent.

The food he brought last time has been consumed, leaving only the residue of some vegetables that are more durable in cold weather.As for personal belongings, just as Shade guessed, Mrs. Marquez, the "servant of the witch", and the man who stole the Vientiane Impermanence card did not have any luggage.

In addition to his own clothes, the former has a boot, which is the boot of Mrs. Marquez's original owner; the latter has [All Things Impermanence·Darkness] in his pocket, a card Shade is very familiar with.

Miss Chloe had a small package that she had used as a pillow under her head.After opening it, I found that there were two books, two notebooks and some sundries inside.The sundries included rings, Shade's temporarily unidentifiable spell-casting materials, paper and pens, women's hair accessories, face powder, and so on.

(End of this chapter)