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"Your Highness the Angel of Destiny."

Chief Colin Iliad, whose hair and beard have gone gray, finds Uno walking alone in the corner of Silver City.

Uno stopped, but didn't look up at him.

This loner kid has shown too many miracles, and is a testimony to the promise of the two gods, he can go as he wants in the Silver City, no one dares to stop him, and no one will take the initiative to look for him.

Even his young mother gradually did not know how to deal with the child she gave birth to.

The average height of a minor child in Silver City is about 1.8 meters, but this has nothing to do with Uno, who is only more than a year old and has the appearance of three or four years old, he is only 1.2 meters. Colin Iliad stood in front of Uno, and the angel was completely shrouded in the shadow of the giant. The Chief also felt that such a condescending gesture was a bit rude, so he got down on one knee, and finally was only two heads taller than Uno.

"Your Highness, the Honored Angel of Destiny."

Colin called out to the other party's honorific name again, in a more reverent tone: "I plead with you, I hope to get your help. ”

Uno's eyes were half-closed, motionless, staring at a crack in the ground.

The sound of Silver City seemed to be far away from the small alley, and Colin and Uno confronted each other silently, as if the air had frozen.

Colin's lips tightened slightly, and as time passed, he felt more and more that he was intimidated by the silent "Angel of Destiny" in terms of momentum, but he still acted calmly and calmly, and he was still the most trusted chief of the people of Silver City.

He must not be nervous, he must not be agitated, and he must always be prepared for the best and the worst.

At the same time, he must fight for every power he can use, such as the "Angel of Destiny" in front of him.

A few months ago, a team of exploration in Silver City discovered a hidden path from where they bypassed the peak where the "Giant Court" was located and reached the seashore, however, the sea was illusory and could not be passed through at all, and forcing it into the water would only cause the body to gradually disintegrate.

This defeat cut off the luck of the people of Silver City, who realized that in order to open the door to the outside world, they had to pass through the "Giant Court".

And the most indispensable thing to pass through the "Giant Court" is strength.

The "Silver Knight" in Sequence 3 has a crucial ritual requirement - to receive God's blessing during the ceremony.

However, this is only sequence 3 after all, and it does not necessarily have to be blessed by sequence 0.

Colin had planned to wait to pray to the "fool" and pay some price in exchange for a promotion. Everyone thought so, but the behavior of the "Fool" during this time was very abnormal, which made the Chief who had already been abandoned by his faith once suspicious. At the same time, Colin sees Derick, who is trapped in the "loop", and sees the hints that the "Angel of Destiny" has given him.

Colin didn't know what was going on, or why the two gods seemed to be at odds with each other. But he knew that it must have been a crucial choice, and that there was no chance for him to wait and see.

After some struggles and trade-offs, since Deric, who is now the only oracle, cannot contact the "Fool" in the first place, Colin chooses to approach the "Angel of Destiny" first.

After a long time, seeing that Uno still did not speak, but had no intention of leaving, Colin pondered the thoughts of the mythical creature for a moment, and tried to say quietly, "Thank you for giving Derick Berg a hint and reminding him that something bad is happening in Silver City. It's a pity that his strength is not enough, his experience is too shallow, and he does not understand your painstaking efforts. ”

There was no answer or a look, but the words were out, and Colin continued.

Silver City can't afford to wait, between the gods, as long as there is a slight friction, they will be wiped out.

"Your Highness the Angel of Destiny, thank you for your continued care of Silver City." The Chief whispered, "During this time, Derick Berg has been checking some of the Lord's records in the library of Silver City, and every day his demeanor, movements, and contents of the books are the same. You may be suggesting that there is a 'King of Angels' in the vicinity of the Silver City, or has already arrived, in addition to you, and that He is ......"

At the moment when he said this, Colin's consciousness suddenly blurred for a moment.

- The corners of his mouth were raised, and a cheerful smile appeared on his face that was incompatible with "Colin Iliad".

"It's certainly a bad feeling to see them convert, but you still have to help him." He blinked his right eye, and the mockery and disgust in his tone almost overflowed, "This is His command?" If you listen to such words, you are truly faithful to Him. ”

It was not His command to help Silver City, but it did have its own purpose. Ulorius didn't look up at this doppelganger who was dying, in front of the "cycle" of the King of Angels, unless it was Amun's own arrival, it was a dream to kill Colin Iliad in front of him. The next moment, his movements returned to the beginning like a videotape rewinding, and the expression on his face also became sluggish.

I don't know how long it took, or if it was just less than a second. Colin suddenly felt a strong feeling of nausea and retched uncontrollably in front of the "Angel of Destiny", and a twelve-link transparent worm was coughed out of his throat and fell to the ground.

"It's ......"

Seeing the little thing running out of his body, Colin's pupils dilated uncontrollably, and then behaved even more respectfully.

"I'll give you my blessing."

"I'll get you promoted."

Just as Colin was in doubt, the child's voice suddenly reached his ears. It seemed that a hand was pressed on the top of his head, and a huge scaleless white serpent with an Ouroboros suddenly appeared in front of his eyes, and he saw a vague future in the bright red eyes of the other.

He immediately quieted down and bowed his head to accept the blessing of "fate".

For a moment, Colin felt as if his consciousness had suddenly been pulled far away, as if he had entered another world. He saw vague shadows approaching the city frozen in the twilight, he saw towering buildings, he saw mysterious forests, he walked through ancient streets, and he vaguely saw an extremely terrifying being sleeping, and the mere phantom made him tremble from the bottom of his heart.

Finally, in a trance, he saw a door behind the terrifying being, and a golden light revealed from behind the door, tempting him to push it open.

His spirit slammed against the door and jerked to his senses.

"But it's not time to get there yet."

Ulorius said calmly:

"You have to keep waiting...... Wait for him to come here. ”

"Him?" Colin blurted out.

Just like the "Voyeur" who needs to fully parse a drop of the blood of a mythical creature to become a demigod, the "Silver Knight" will also have a small amount of bias due to different blessings. At the same time as he heard this, Colin immediately felt the flow of something unpredictable - he originally did not have the slightest power in terms of "fate", but now, he seemed to see a figure carrying a lamp slowly walking in the wasteland outside Silver City, and the guidance of fate fell on the figure.

“…… Follow your will. ”

Colin half-knelt on the ground and replied in a deep voice.

It wasn't until Ulorius disappeared silently from the alley that Colin picked up the transparent worm on the ground and stood up.

The little worm seems to be fixed in a strange state, neither alive nor dead, stuck in a loop. He thought about it for a moment, and carefully hid the worm of time on his body.

When he walked slowly out of this alley, he only felt as if countless pairs of eyes looked at him together, and quickly moved away.

After receiving the blessing, this feeling is especially intense now, and even makes his hair stand on end.

Colin has become accustomed to such "onlookers" and has even learned to pretend that he knows nothing. He thought that such a "peeping" was a symbol that he had not been affected, but he did not expect that he had already been parasitized, and he was still acting in a self-righteous drama in the eyes of others.

He walked silently down the road, enduring countless peeps and whispers, and began to think about promotion.

……

Moon City.

In the morning, the warm sunlight fell on the ground, and many people walked out of the mottled but unusually sturdy buildings. Some of them are obviously deformed, and some of them have developed a certain degree of alienation.

The humans glanced at each other, and they all found certain doubts on each other's faces:

The day of the "ritual of supplication for healing" has not yet arrived this week, so why should the high priest summon everyone to the square?

Could it be that something big is happening? With worry, nervousness, and incomprehension, the residents of Moon City entered the only square from street to street.

At this time, the high platform was empty, and the convener did not seem to have arrived.

The residents of Moon City gathered in an orderly manner according to the area they belonged to, discussing in a low voice, waiting for the arrival of the high priest.

Many of them wore a variety of crystal lenses on their faces – not so much monocles as a circle of animal bones or wire. From afar, it glistens in the sun, and up close, it looks like Amon is in a meeting. Some of them are real Amun, and some are ordinary Moon City residents who have been affected by the trend, and if Klein is here, Amon's number will immediately multiply. In this way, they will be able to inflict maximum psychological damage on this ordinary person in the simplest way possible.

It wasn't long before Nîmes appeared directly on a high platform in the center of the square with the help of an illusory door.

All the discussion subsided, and the residents of Moon City turned their eyes to the high priest with doubts and curiosity.

Nim looked around and said bluntly:

"Moon City has ushered in the second oracle of the 'Fool'."

The Second Oracle! The eyes of the residents of Moon City suddenly widened, and there was a feeling that thunder from high in the sky had descended directly on the city.

The last divine envoy caused quite a stir when he came to Moon City, and his heroic appearance of punching and killing the monsters that the expedition team feared, gently treating others, and purifying the flesh of monsters was deeply engraved in the minds of every resident of Moon City.

Nim took a silent breath and continued:

"Like the previous one, he cleansed our bodies of pollution and toxins and treated our bodies for abnormalities. And, he also made a noticeable change in the gray mist. ”

In the crowd below, many people touched the monocle on their right eye at the same time, revealing a thinking expression.

More people are smiling with joy from the bottom of their hearts, although there are many "treatments" now, but every selection is still worth rejoicing, just like a fire in the depths of the darkness, and hope suddenly appears in the life that does not look at the future.

"Oh God!"

"Praise the 'fools'!"

An exclamation blurted out, and the emotions of astonishment and joy were intertwined, like substance.

The team from the Moon City stronghold hadn't come back from the shift change yet, so the high priest didn't know that Klein and the others had passed through the stronghold first. He raised his palm, pressed it down slightly, and waited until the people gradually calmed down, and said in a low and clear tone:

"I've examined them, I've examined myself with seals, and I haven't found anything abnormal, just like every treatment."

"However, I will also keep them in the Black Tower for at least ten days of observation."

After making the promise, Niem paused and said:

"The oracle named Gelman Sparrow will be practicing penance for a period of time near the gray mist, and he will allow us to go there to feel the radiance of the deity he believes in and listen to the teachings of the corresponding deity, and he will purify and heal us once a day before noon."

"Everyone can choose to go, but they must report in advance, follow the arrangement, and cannot act privately and affect the defense of the city-state, and those who go there, after returning, will be quarantined for ten days like other treated people."

"At the same time—this oracle has come to take us out of here and into the outside world."

When these words fell, half of the residents of Moon City, who were enthusiastically preparing to sign up, suddenly fell silent.

The atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward, people look at me, I look at you, and they can't make up their minds.

"High priest, I am willing to go."

At this moment, someone in the crowd raised their hands, and a voice broke the embarrassment that made people feel complicated.

Nim breathed a sigh of relief in his heart and looked at the young man with monocles, who had obvious deformities and lesions on his body.

"Don't be in a hurry."

The High Priest nodded at him, and with that in mind, he could say something else.

"I have one more thing to tell you, after listening, you can decide for yourself whether you want to follow the oracle or not."

Nim looked around, looking at the curious and ignorant faces of the people below, and once again felt his eyes heat up, and he breathed softly, trying not to make his tone seem so sad:

"This matter has to do with our faith for more than 3,000 years, about the Creator of all, the all-knowing and all-powerful God......"

……

The sun gradually approached noon.

Crane had planned to stay in Moon City all the time, but when he thought about it, he felt that it was a little inappropriate to do nothing.

What's more, whether it is the High Priest telling the truth about the "Cataclysm" to others, the people of Moon City changing their minds and deciding to follow them out of the Eastern Continent, or even those Amon gathering, there will be enough buffer time.

While Medici and Hermes are not around, Crane stays in Moon City like a live target, and may be approached by Amon at any time.

So, thinking about it, Crane left Moon City when the sun rose and wandered the nearby wilderness to clean up the nearby monsters.

After mystically puppeting a monster that was waiting for an opportunity, and skillfully planting mushrooms that could absorb toxins on the other party's body, Crane suddenly felt something in his heart and heard an extremely subtle footstep.

It's like a particularly light person tiptoeing forward, with weeds being trampled down along the way. And through this interval of footsteps, a human figure appeared in Crane's mind, slowly approaching him.

Klein raised his head and looked in a certain direction ahead, and in the midday sun, he happened to see a person slowly walking out from behind the stone dozens of meters in front of him. This person's body was scarred, and the clothes on his body were also tattered, and the raw materials were almost invisible, although there was no distortion in his limbs and body, he could also seamlessly integrate into the daily dress and dress of the people of Moon City.

It is strange for such a person to appear alone in the wild.

The man, or rather the humanoid creature, noticed him, and the two looked at each other from a distance of dozens of meters, without saying a word.

After staring at each other for half a minute, Klein faltered: the ruthless adventurer Gelman Sparrow would not take the initiative to ask...... But I am now the oracle of the "fools...... If this is someone from Moon City, or a survivor from another city, shouldn't I ask?

So, he cleared his throat and asked in a deep voice, "Who are you?" ”

The humanoid heard Crane's question and looked at him with a surprised look. Then, as if he heard something in the other man's throat, Klein heard something indescribable:

"Who are you?"

The voice was indescribably strange, inaudible in terms of gender, as if it were a synthesized sound of the old days.

After listening to it, he couldn't recall the specific details, and when he thought about it, Klein even felt a bit like his own voice.

“…… I am Gelman Sparrow, a messenger of a great being. ”

Klein sensed that something was wrong, but introduced himself according to the process: "Are you a survivor of a certain city-state here?" ”

The humanoid was silent, and after a few seconds, he spoke fluently as if he had suddenly gained some information.

"Yes, oracle, I am a survivor of the Eastern Continent."

"I'm from Moon City, a member of an exploration team, and after encountering a terrifying wolf-like monster, I was unfortunately separated from the rest of the team, and after a long escape, I finally returned to the vicinity of Moon City."

As he spoke, the humanoid figure drew closer and closer to Crane. Klein's words just now seemed to provide him with an identity, a possibility, and in the process of approaching, his body gradually became real as if it had been supplemented by something, and by the time Crane could see clearly, he was already a person wearing Mooncity-style animal skin clothes, but there was no deformity.

"Maybe my teammates have already made it back to the city first."

There was a real sadness and regret on his face, and then he looked at Klein with a curious and friendly smile:

"I happened to miss it with the last oracle when he came to the city, and I really didn't expect to see it again."

"If it's inconvenient, you can call me ......"

A strange set of syllables rolled around his throat and finally turned into a single word:

"Leah."

TBC

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"The messenger of the Great Presence?"

The humanoid creature muttered quietly:

"Mystery really plays himself and plays his own waiter, is this a pillar-specific game?"

"Originally, I came here when I saw that wolf appear around here, but I really didn't expect that there would be an unexpected gain......

(End of chapter)