Chapter 19: The Victim
"I don't know the specifics very well, the will of the Lord is not something that mortals like us can speculate on without permission. Kelly's voice seemed to be talking about something that had nothing to do with her, "I don't know if the target is the Divine Heart or something else, but it doesn't affect this mission. ”
"Just like the agreement before departure, I will take everyone to find the location of the target, and then collect the target with the holy relic, and hand it over to you to bring back, as for what will happen to me, it seems to have nothing to do with you. ”
"It really doesn't matter, you said from the beginning that we can give you up at any time. Xiu'er was expressionless and said coldly, "However, if you don't make it clear, how can we believe that the collection of the target really has no effect? ”
"Not really, because ......," Kelly hesitated for a moment, but said anyway, "my lord and the other party have an agreement. ”
"The other party?"
"You just said that the god of water in this world is a complete god, you are right, she is indeed a mature true god, but now, her faith has been completely severed and is on the verge of dissipation. If it weren't for an accident, maybe in a year or two, she would have completely dissipated. ”
"When you say accident, I guess you're referring to otherworldly projections. Xiu Er said thoughtfully, "The otherworldly projection can't even be replicated by a high-level soul, let alone an out-of-specification existence like the Heart of Water or a god, theoretically speaking, it is impossible for her to appear in the projection world." However, she can smuggle into the projection world in another way, like ...... Ahem, in short, as long as you grasp the timing, it is not impossible to smuggle into the projection world, although it is impossible for mortals to grasp this timing, but for the gods, even if it is a god that is about to dissipate, it will not be too difficult. ”
"Well, it was by chance that she discovered the generation of the Otherworldly Projection, so she took the opportunity to escape into this projection world, and then sent the last distress signal to Pavatiga. My lord and this deity are of the same origin, so I received a message for help, but the Lord could not come directly, so I took the place of my lord and gave her a helping hand. ”
"But you never said how you could prevent the projection world from collapsing. ”
"I am one of the Lord's descendants, you should understand. ”
"Hehe, sure enough. Shur smiled sneeringly, his eyes unable to tell whether it was mockery or pity, "The body of the gods." ”
The body of the gods is a special constitution that the vast majority of clergy cannot ask for, and for a certain deity, they can withstand the direct descent of the will and power of the deity, and will not be assimilated by the will of the deity, and once such a physique is discovered, it will be pushed to the top of the church.
Every qualified archbishop of the church must be a descending body, including Lisa of the Darkmoon Church, and only if you can't find a descending body, will you let ordinary clergy serve as archbishop.
For the clergy, this is the supreme honor and the fastest shortcut to clerical power, but at very special times, the descent can also mean responsibility and sacrifice, as in the case of Kelly now.
"After finding the target, she will use my special nature to transfer a little bit of the remaining divine power into my body, and then, I will replace her as the core and temporarily support this world, so that she can hide in the holy relics and leave with you. Of course, the divine power that a mortal's body can withstand is not too much, but it can still be done in the world that barely lasts for ten days, enough for you to return to Pavatiga with the holy relics. ”
"When you arrive at Pavatiga, our lord's will will be answered from the outside, and she will be guaranteed to reach the other side without any danger. ”
"Even if it is to ensure that the holy relics can be returned to Pavatiga smoothly, my lord will not harm you, not to mention that my lord has officially promised Lord Darkmoon that he will never intentionally lead you to death, so I said from the beginning that you don't have to worry about anything. ”
There is no need to talk about the rest of the matter, everyone can get out of the otherworldly projection, but Kelly, who is the support point, must not leave the core position. After everyone broke away from the otherworldly projection, the passage to the point of separation was closed, and Kelly could only stay in this world alone, knowing that the remaining divine power in her body was exhausted, and then along with the collapsed projection world, she would turn into nothingness in the endless void.
The shadowchasers all remembered that Shul had told everyone in private not long ago, that he begged everyone to be kind to Kelly, and no one knew why at the time, but only reluctantly accepted it for the sake of Shule's face, and now that they think back, for a person who is destined to die alone, being kind is not an excessive request.
"Why did you choose us?" Shure was noncommittal to Kelly's statement, and asked, "We are not the strongest team of the Shadow Chaser, there are several equally mature teams, and there are even Legendary Warriors in them. Again, we're not the most experienced, and as far as I know, there are at least ten teams with more experience than us. Compared to strength and fame, we are not the best, don't you think it's strange that we were selected for such an important task?"
"It's not surprising that, as you said, if you want to find a strong team, we have a lot of options, and you are still far from the top ones. I don't know what euphemism is at all, Kelly's words caused a dry cough, but everyone has long seen that this person can only speak directly, so no one has the heart to worry about her, so they can only grit their teeth secretly. Unfortunately, Kelly didn't know that she would offend people, so she continued to herself, "Moreover, even with Judy-sama's introduction, it will be difficult for us to trust you until Judy-sama says a word. ”
"Master Judy said, in terms of strength, you are not as good as the two teams of the Snow Peak Empire, and in terms of experience, you are not as good as the two teams of the Night Elf Valem and the Anemo God Priest Ferdinand, but, first, you are the closest and have the right time, and second, in terms of safety, those teams are not as good as you. ”
"The archbishop has inquired about your team, since its establishment two years ago, there have been more than ten known shadow-chasing operations, including this new Mr. Macageren, and several supernumerary temporary personnel, including Baron Dark, a total of fourteen people have participated in your operation, and the loss of personnel is zero. ”
"You may not have as much loot as the other teams each time, but you can all come back alive every time, and this kind of loss is almost unparalleled. And this mission requires this kind of security, and for our lord, as long as you can accept the mission, it means that this task has been successfully completed 80%. ”
"Coupled with the fact that you are the priest of Lord Darkmoon, my lord has strengthened his determination to give you the task, and for this reason, he can personally negotiate with Lord Darkmoon, even at the cost of making a heavy oath. ”
"That's why I'm looking for you, the archbishop is right, you'll find out sooner or later, and once you ask, you'll tell you like this, but I didn't expect you to find out so early. ”
"It's too late!" Shure slammed the table and stood up abruptly, his expression full of extreme anger, and said loudly, "If I had known this, I would have doubled the reward! Anyway, you will come to me at any cost, even if I double it, you will agree in the end, why should I worry about the price being too high to scare you away?"
Kelly was really a little stunned this time, her mouth opened slightly, and she stared at Shuer in surprise, as if she wanted to see a monster, as for the others, they covered their eyes and lowered their heads neatly, and they couldn't bear to look directly anymore.
"Ahem, ahem, nothing. After a few dry coughs and sitting down again, Xiuer said seriously, "Habitual reaction, no, no, no, wrong, I'm joking to ease the atmosphere, you are so smart, you must have seen my purpose." ”
"Uh, ahh Kelly nodded dumbly, not yet out of her stupor.
"Good, I knew you could tell. Shur picked up the ritual axe on the table and played with it, "Why didn't you tell me at the beginning? Fortunately, the long memory of this sacramental object was stimulated by something, so that we could see the past scene, and I could understand the purpose of your Water Temple, otherwise, we don't know when we will know, it would be too embarrassing." ”
"We're scared...... You will stop our plans. Kelly asked tentatively, "The archbishop is worried that even if I enter this world, you will stop me for some reason, so he chooses to hide it as much as possible, and never tell you unless it is absolutely necessary." ”
"Oh, you know that your plan is not human. Shuer smiled sneeringly, "Let's send a woman to the altar with our own hands and light a fire with our own hands, which is equivalent to making all of us bear the responsibility of killing you with our own hands, and we will always bear this guilt in the future, if you were me, you would agree? ”
Kelly really didn't understand, so she could only stare at Shul.
"Don't worry, the deal will not change, and we will do what you want. Shuer looked at his teammates and said leisurely, "They are the same, no one will stop you." ”
"We don't approve of your sacrifice, but we respect your ideas, and we will not try to force your choice with our own values. Since you think it's right to do this, and you'd rather die than do it, then if we stop you, we're doing you harm, so it's business as usual. ”
Shul looked at the shadow chasers around him, everyone's expressions were calm, and no one objected.
"Thank you. Kelly stood up and bowed solemnly in thanks, "Even if I die, my soul will thank you for your help." ”
"You didn't even have a soul then. Moria, as if intentionally or unintentionally, added, "In the void, even the soul will be annihilated, and you will not be able to return to the Lake of Holiness." ”
"That's my glory. Kelly smiled rarely, and her smile was really full of pride.
Knowing that he couldn't change the other party's mind, Xiu'er sighed secretly: "Then so be it, continue to rest here tonight, observe the night situation, and wait until tomorrow to decide when to leave." ”