Chapter Eighty-Four: The Mystery—The Mutation of Proximity

A blood-colored priest with great strength, and the power in each of their hands is no less than that of a heavenly spear? Elista's Scarlet Spear. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

In other words, with such a strong blood priest, the acting Pope Julian did not attack the demon fortress as difficult as his father and Asa imagined.

"With that kind of strength, it's really not a problem to attack the Demon Realm," Minia bit her lip unwillingly, "It's damn that our digital priest has been sent to all parts of the continent to clean up the demons and judge the filthy!" ”

"That's it! It's too much to underestimate us! Little Luca chimed in, "A bunch of guys out of nowhere have just snatched everything from our priests - it's disgusting! ”

"I don't know where it came from?!" I'm reminded of what Minia said just now, that the Scarlet Spear Team didn't even know the origin of the digital priests.

"The personnel are unknown, the number is unknown! The origin is unknown, the training method is unknown, and the method of obtaining the Scarlet Holy Spear is unknown! Minia angrily drank her glass, "I don't know how long the Monapai bastards have been hiding this team - it shouldn't be too long, right?" After all, the priests looked young. Julian had just been elected acting pope and let the Scarlet Lance take over everything for our digital priests! - We shouldn't have been in favor of Julian's bastard being elected acting pope in the first place! ”

"That'...... Little Luca, what's your mission this time? Seeing that the two of them were getting angrier, I hurriedly tried to change the subject.

"That nasty acting Pope Julian has ordered Sister Minia to lead a team to exterminate the Burial Corps!" Little Luca rubbed her stomach and replied lazily, "It's the Ashetaro who stole from Brother Lacey's house!" ”

"What?! Exterminate the Burial Corps?! I couldn't help but let out an exclamation.

"Huh? Yes!? Little Luka looked at her strangely, "Sister Sakura, what's wrong?" ”

"Your brother Reis, who is now played by Asa as Threstin, has given him the task of exterminating the Burial Corps...... "Why did he ask you to go again?!" - Julian, who said he would send a priest to assist Threstin. Wouldn't you be the priest who came to help? ”

No—I realized it wasn't right when I said it—if little Luca had come to help us, little Luca would never have taken the opportunity to drag Minia away from me, and according to little Luca's character. She'll be yelling as soon as she walks in the door.

"Huh? It's also Brother Reis's mission?! Sure enough, after hearing my question. Little Luca, who was focused on other places, immediately jumped up happily, "Hee-hee! What a coincidence! It's up to Luca and me to help Brother Lacey with this task - Brother Lacey will be happy in heaven! ”

Happy?

If Lacey knew, he would be worried rather than happy, right?

After all......

"Sakura, you don't have to worry," Minia said lightly after I expressed my concern, "Of course we digital priests know that Ashetaro is very powerful—the demon general who defeated Nabal, the red-haired god of death, is definitely no match for me and little Luca—but so. This time, we can send three of our ten digital priests! The second-ranked 'Holy Flame Sword' Ishus, the fourth-ranked 'Starlight' Givira, and me, the seventh-ranked 'Purple Light Sword', and the thirty members of the team are all first-class priests! Absolutely! ”

First Class Priest? I remember that little Luka said that the first-level priest is a digital priest candidate, and there are less than fifty people in the church who have won the title of first-level priest, but this time thirty people were sent out at once, and there are three powerful digital priests?!

- What a strong lineup! With such a strong strength, let alone exterminate the burial corps of less than two hundred people led by the Demon Realm General. Even if it is not a problem to exterminate a demon army led by the demon king!

But...... Why do people always feel that something is wrong?

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Little Luca and Minia have been gone for four days.

――I wonder how they're doing.

Have you found any traces of the Burial Corps?

Or is there already a war?

Alas, after sending them away, I was always very uneasy, and I always had an indescribable sense of foreboding...... Woo! If I had known that this was the case, I should have called Asa to go with me that day.

- But. Even if we were to help, the digital priests wouldn't welcome it.

"This is our Digital Divine Officer's mission!" That day, Minia refused both arrogantly and firmly, "The reason why we are leading the main force in the battle this time is to let the acting pope see the powerful power of our digital priest!" ”

- The main force that used to fight against the demons is now being sent by the Acting Pope to do the same task as the miscellaneous ones, and it is impossible for those arrogant digital priests to swallow this breath easily.

That...... What is it that makes people's hearts so uneasy?

Nervous, flustered, it seems, there's still a hint of anticipation.

Raise your eyes and look at the wide night sky. Deep and quiet.

The near-intact moon hangs high in the sky.

Oh! Today is April 16, three days away. It's the nineteenth again.

April 19 - the anniversary of my encounter with Reis.

Shouldn't I go to Rusya's place to see Lacey?

Les......

Check it out...... Are you lying in an ice coffin?

Now, Reis...... Sister, am I useless?

It's been so long since I've been learning Taoism. I still can't solve the mystery on you.

Why did you come back to life when you should have died when you were young? Why does your blood fuse with holy water and demon blood? Why can your blood awaken little Luca's spear? Why did you and your ancestors die early? Why do non-god associations and masked people think you're a threat? Why did your soul (and the cherry blossom petals I gave you) appear in the Dao Chamber of Northridge? Why is there a sword engraved with your family crest engraved on your mother's relics?

Woo...... There are a lot of whys, but my sister I can't solve a mystery.

Master Bai Suiyun said that you and your family have a lot to do with Taoism, and it is clear that people are working so hard to learn Taoism...... But, but my sister and I can't do anything.

Alas!

I looked down at the note my mother had left in my hand—it told me in detail how to learn Taoism.

Mother...... You said that what you left behind would give your daughter happiness.

But it's Mother! Daughter I ...... Daughter, I'm already a Taoist now, yes, you really can't help at all if you leave such a basic Taoist note - and there are many places in the note that are different from the Taoist skills that my daughter learned.

Maybe it's like Bai Gongzi said, the genre is different, right? Mother, your Taoism. It's not the same system as my daughter.

And, on the last page of the note, mother, you wrote some inexplicable questions that really made my daughter and I really care.

"What is a mirror? ――Why is the left and right reversed, but the top and bottom not reversed? ”

"What is language? ――Why do people speak different languages? ”

"What is the prophecy? ――Why is there a prophecy? ”

"What is a god? ――Why do gods need to be worshiped to maintain their divine powers? ”

…… Many, many messy questions like this. And my mother's writing was also messy, and I didn't know what my mother was trying to tell people.

Na...... Mother. You said that what you left behind will make my daughter and me happy...... Is it?

But now my daughter, I don't even know how to use the sword and mirror you left behind.

And practice Taoism according to the notes you left, how to practice how to feel awkward.

What's the problem......

Sighing heavily, I held up the octagonal bronze mirror that my mother had left behind.

"Shun the will of the sky, do the destiny of the sky, and lead the line of the sky - order!" With a shout, I once again unleashed my magic power at the bronze mirror.

Reflecting the moonlight. The bronze mirror still only responded with a burst of golden light.

Woo! I can obviously sense other people's magic power!

But I still don't know what the meaning of that golden light is.

Below...... Try the sword?

In the same way, I injected mana into Sword Perry.

As with the previous result, Jian Pei only completely absorbed the mana, and still had no other reaction.

Alas...... Failed again.

Lying on the ground weakly-woo! I'm so tired.,It's really tiring to do my best to cast two mana in a row.。

――But it's the heart that gets tired......

That, Reis...... I really miss you.

stared blankly at the cold moon in the sky, and unconsciously gently held the badge on his chest with his hand.

- At the same time, I also held the young leaves of the World Tree that were tied to the emblem.

Actually, what if you find out your secret?

What if you solve your riddle?

You're no longer there.

Your soul also dissipated in my sister's arms.

Now I ...... What else can you expect?

-- It's like this leaf. Even if it's really related to the maid Xiao Di you've been looking for, but even if my sister and I help you find Xiao Di, what can you do?

Maybe...... Hey?

What's going on?

Holding badges and leaves. I was in a daze, and suddenly noticed that the young leaves of the World Tree were also faintly glowing with golden light.

- How?

How many times have you seen it before? I've never seen it glow golden.

Is that......

He hurriedly rolled over and sat up, trying to take a closer look—the glow of the leaves was gone.

At the same time, a faint light flashed slightly.

It was the moonlight reflected off the copper mirror set aside.

Could it be that

Surprised, he placed the leaves in front of the bronze mirror - under the light of the moonlight reflected by the bronze mirror, the young leaves of the World Tree once again glowed with a faint golden light!

Belch...... No way? Watching it all in disbelief.

Could it be that the young leaves of this World Tree can also respond to Dao Magic?

This is the young leaf of the World Tree of our Western Elves! How can you respond to the reflected light of the magic weapon (bronze mirror) left by your mother?

After careful observation for a while, the young leaves, which only emitted a faint golden light, did not change further.

――Could it be that you don't have enough mana?

Thinking of this, I took a deep breath, first placed the young leaf in the center of the bronze mirror, and then gently attached the middle finger and index finger of my right hand, "Shuntian's meaning." Execute the destiny of heaven, lead the heavens to the line - order! Rise! ”

Responding to my mana. The young leaf suddenly shone brightly, and then emitted a strange energy.

Not a lot of energy. It's not like magic, it's not like magic.

But at the same time as the leaves emitted this energy, an indescribable panic suddenly rose in my heart.

Nervousness, anxiety, and calling.

Then he looked up to the south as if he was being guided by something.

The stars in the southern sky had been dimmed together, and a large number of dark and heavy clouds began to converge to the south.

Although people don't understand the stars, but at this time, the chaotic night sky in the south will feel terrifying even if ordinary people see it, and against the moonlight that is also beginning to dim, the sense of terror full of coercion has been lingering in my heart, but ...... It seems that there is still a little nostalgia.

I don't think the corners of my eyes are moist.

-- What happened there? (To be continued)