Chapter 34: Crimson (12)
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www.mpzw.com) Loria, along with a dozen elite people handpicked by her, including Clement, will be part of the expedition.
"Why does it have to be thirteen...... I think this number is a bit ......."
Directly in front of the pitch-black portal in the hall, Anne asked with some concern.
"If it weren't for that number, there would be calamity...... Isn't it?" Ixis explained hesitantly, having never explored the unknown, and not quite understanding the significance of this ancient custom.
The ultra-luxurious line-up of eight paladins and four priests clearly didn't care about this issue, and they were confident that the Light would bless them.
"I've heard that time doesn't seem to flow at the same rate in different worlds, so it doesn't happen that when we return, our world will have passed hundreds of years, right?" asked the priestess named Claudia.
Ixis looked at the priestess and patiently explained, "It's a little different, but it won't be much different. And to be on the safe side, I'll recall you all in three days, so there's no need to worry about it at all. β
"How are we going to get back?"
Clement asked the question that most people were worried about, and it was this question that worried them the most.
"Wow. Ixis snatched the doll from Ahri's mouth, looked at the saliva on it and said with some disgust, "Take one for everyone." β
Take one for each person.
But there is only one doll.
Looking at the cute silver-haired puppet stained with fox saliva in Ixis's hand, the blood-colored crusaders who fought like the undead and were not afraid of death also hesitated.
The paladins silently recited their similar creeds in their hearts, as if they wanted to prove their bravery, and stretched out their hands to the dolls, but no one got them first.
If the knight flinched even a little, the knight's face would hurt, and if the holy knight, who was covered in steel and looked burly and capable of fighting, dismantled the puppet into pieces, he always felt that the knight's face would hurt even more.
Hurt or more injured, that's a problem.
Just as the heavens and men were at war in everyone's minds, Loria giggled. Her crisp laughter sounded like heaven to the knights at the moment - it was enough to divert everyone's attention from the puppet and give them more time to pray for another unlucky person to get the puppet first.
"Do you remember any interesting facts?" asked Clement, who usually likes to stand in front of him, from a rather backward position.
"A heartwarming fairy tale. Loria said with a wink, looking like an innocent child who didn't read the atmosphere, but could always amuse adults with silly words.
Because they were adults, few people had the patience to listen carefully to the fairy tales told by children, and because they were adults, the knights and priests looked at Loria with expressions of great anticipation and eagerness to listen.
Ignoring Anne with her eyes rolling and Ixis with a paradoxical expression, Loria happily recounted the story.
"One of the friends was about to leave for the distance, so they performed a secret ritual called the Happiness ...... to pray for the longevity of friendship Well, happy Miss Alice. β
Anne pursed her lips as if she hadn't cut it, but she still pricked up her little pointed ears to listen. She has been with Pink Lori for a long time, and she knows Loria well enough, and she can guess from the giggle just now that the name of the ceremony must be made up.
The ritual consists of each person holding a part of a doll named Alice...... Tear it off with force. Loria said in an increasingly soft and glutinous voice, ignoring the fact that the content seemed to have deviated from the fairy tale: "By the way, this doll is also called **Lis." β
Although it was expected that the ending would not be too unsatisfactory, the backbone of the Holy Light Hermitage was decisively bloodied when they saw the pink-haired Lori's expression of 'ask me what happened next', and they were busy killing themselves.
So they were together all the time, forever. β
When will people be together forever and ever?
The corners of her mouth were curled, and the pink-haired Lori showed a slightly meaningful smile.
Whether it is a boy or a girl, there are more or less puppet friends in their childhood, which is everyone's most innocent memory. But a handful of psychologically dark melancholy writers have not spared this innocence, and with the evil purpose of revenge on mankind, they have extended their black hands to everyone's childhood friends - weaving countless black fairy tales about dolls as much as they can.
At least from the increasingly distorted expression of Sister Clement, it can be seen that she has obviously heard many of them, and there are probably a few heavy ones.
The pink-haired Lori looked at everyone's expressions and laughed, this bear child is really good at responding to people...... Before the hermit knights awakened their dark talents, she reached out and took the little Alice in Ixis's hand, and disassembled it quickly and accurately.
The slender fingers flew up and down like a butterfly through a flower, and in just a few moments, the doll was dismantled into 14 parts, and judging from the proficiency of Cheng DΓΉ, Loria had obviously dismantled it more than once.
"What the hell have you done to your friend's beloved!" Anne finally snarled.
β¦β¦
Eight paladins and four priests struggled to take a part of the doll and stuffed it into the depths of their backpacks, as if they never wanted to see it.
Loria took little Alice's left hand, and the extra head was hidden by Ahri.
The pre-arranged strange rune array in the hall emitted a scarlet unclean light, and a hexagonal black portal appeared in the center.
"Disgusting taste. Clement's aide-de-camp, the paladin, said defiantly to Ixis, who looked down at the diminutive paladin.
In front of a group of clerics, the demonic aura was so obvious. Luckily, Exis's camouflage skills were so good that she was just considered a warlock by the crowd.
"Shut up. Clement interrupted the lieutenant, who was still trying to continue the provocation, and Toto, who seemed to be disgusted with the warlock, glared at Ixis fiercely and walked into the portal first.
Four paladins and two priests have already cleared the portal, and now it's Loria's turn.
After all, it was only three days apart, and there was not much sorrow...... The two loli touched each other's heads and said nothing.
8.9...... Twelve.
Clement drew the short sword at his waist and was the last to step into the portal.
A baker's dozen.
Anne frowned and counted, still thinking that the number was unlucky.
Just as the portal was about to close, a white shadow rushed in.
Fourteen?
The portal is closed.
"Ahem, foxes don't count...... Presumably. Ixis yawned lightly and said, "You can continue to miss your little friend here, I'm going back to sleep." β
"You can't go anywhere. Knowing Ixis's true identity, Anne looked up at the succubus and then looked at the soldiers at the only exit from the hall.
"Miss Anne, it's all ready. The soldier nodded in response to Anne, and a crowd of crossbow-wielding crusaders swarmed in the middle.
Even if you are invisible, you will be shot into a hedgehog in an instant.
The blonde Lori jumped out of the way and said to the succubus, "It's only been three days anyway, isn't it?"