The Whispering Verses Chapter 1937: Brother Edwards
"We need to confirm whether this charm can still work on the island."
Tifa reminded softly, handing her charm to another girl wearing a black and white maid skirt. The latter nodded, bent the talisman and disappeared, and soon appeared on the other side of the bonfire.
"It works."
So the six remaining talismans in the hotel were all gathered into Shade's hands.
"We are here for you."
She said to Shade:
"If you encounter danger on the road or you are injured, bend the charm and come back at any time. Although we cannot follow you into this thick fog, everyone here is your backing."
Though Shade couldn't name them, the girls who looked familiar smiled and nodded at him. Xia De looked at the talismans in his hands. With these, he could indeed make the next battle more error-tolerant. However, as he goes deeper into the fog, the effects of these spells will be affected, so Shade cannot use them as a trump card.
After confirming that he had brought all the relics that could be used, Shade stood up and prepared to set off. Dorothy and Lesia gave Shad a hug each and promised that they would be here waiting for Shad to come back:
"You also have to promise that you will come back safely."
Agelina hugged little Mia and waved goodbye to Shad. Tifa, as a maid, bowed slightly to Shad after he walked out of the hotel door, as if she was really saying goodbye to the master who was traveling away.
The hotel with the light of fire quickly disappeared behind Shade. The boots stepped on the dark red ground, the sound of rain falling everywhere, and the thick mist completely cooled down my mood and body temperature.
Although I came to this island unexpectedly, I didn't feel too lonely and depressed because I was accompanied by other girls. At this time, he finally became alone again, and the coldness from deep in his heart finally emerged.
"But this is what I am most familiar with."
The area of the central island in Green Lake was not very large originally. Although the land and plants on the surface of the island at this time were different from the original island, the area and layout seemed to be the same.
While avoiding those strange enemies wandering in the rain and fog, Shade continued to activate "enhanced spatial perception" and gradually completed his understanding of the island's topography in his mind.
He has not learned the ability to avoid rain, but without using any additional thaumaturgy, it allows him to better hide himself in the darkness. His hair and clothes were completely soaked, but he felt that in this state, his slow breathing gradually merged with the atmosphere of the island.
Deep into the island, Shade is not alone. Facing the thick fog in the rain, he once again tried to put the "Impermanent Space" in front of his eyes, hoping to see some different scenes, but he really didn't seem to have Joey Barton or Ale Andrea. Miss Na's talent.
But at least the ability given by Sister Devlin to sense the location of the first fire was not affected by the thick fog at all. The further he walked forward, the more Shade could sense the burning flames waiting for him not far away.
The location of the First Fire, that is, the location of the ancient seal, almost coincides with the vague direction of Megan's location, so Shade does not need to consider which direction to go first.
As for the Impermanence Card and the ability to sense the First Fire, there is actually another item that can help him here at this time.
Gently touching the silver flute on his waist, the power of [Butterfly Summoning Flute] can still be used even here. In other words, Shade can actually summon Grace and Helen at any time.
However, he has not done so for the time being. If it is not a last resort, he still does not want Grace and Helen to be involved.
【You are deceiving yourself. 】
"She" whispered in Shade's ear, and the sound was particularly clear against the sound of rain.
Xia De curled his lips and looked up at the night sky above the tree shadows. Dark clouds and fog together obscured the stars. The three-wheeled moon of the material world should have been able to project here, but nothing could be seen at this time.
"Do you know my plan?"
He turned to hold the [Philosopher's Stone] on his chest.
[You are trying to deceive the Chosen One Ritual. 】
"I will succeed."
The thick fog filling the rainy night can blind even the monsters' perception. This is one of the most important reasons why Shade can move forward safely. He soon found the forest path again. The muddy red-black soil made the path extremely difficult to walk. In addition, he had to avoid the monsters walking unconsciously in the forest, so he did not walk directly on that road, but moved forward silently at the edge of the woods.
"What does it smell like?"
I suddenly twitched my nose and sniffed, and then realized that it was the smell of burning wood:
"With such heavy rain, what is burning on the island?"
I thought it might be the town at the end of the forest that was burning, but soon realized that the burning point was very close to him. Because as he continued to move forward, the smell became stronger and stronger, until Shade could clearly see little bits of fire in the fog.
The light was not on the way he was moving forward, but on his left hand side. He was walking on the left side of the forest path, so the burning location was deeper in the forest.
"What's the situation? A trap? Or something else?"
I was a little hesitant to check, but soon I noticed traces of elements that were obviously produced by the ring warlock's battle. Shade was very sure that the girls in the hotel would never come here, so it was only possible that other people had also come to the island:
"Who could it be?"
No matter who it is, the person who appears here in this situation will most likely be the enemy of the soothsayer. Being able to see the fire under such low visibility conditions means that the opponent's position is quite close to Shade's position at this time, so he just hesitated for a moment and decided to take a look.
Bending down to walk through the rain, I realized belatedly that the direction was clearly the location of the Green Lake Town Public Cemetery on the normal central island of Green Lake. It was here that Shade and "Miss Pharmacist" came into contact with the blacksmith's soul and obtained the first key.
Sure enough, as the fire gradually became clearer, the small town cemetery with the giant bonfire also appeared in outline in the fog.
A rusty black fence surrounds the cemetery in the woods in the rain, and the rows of tombstones are not very clear in the rain and fog.
Shad could see a large group of people wearing ponchos gathering in front of the huge bonfire. And when he actually came to the fence of the cemetery, he saw that those people were actually confronting the two people surrounded by them.
Xia De didn’t recognize any of those people wearing ponchos. They looked like normal living people, but they seemed to be closely connected to the island, as if they were part of this strange island.
Shad knew the two people they surrounded. They were the grandson of Hohenheim Edwards, the fourth-generation eldest son, and the son of Jarvis Edwards, the cultist of the [Tyranny Club] whom Shad had never seen before. Wood Edwards and Glass Edwards, who belong to the [Mirror Society].
The two brothers stood side by side in front of the bonfire, their hair and clothes already wet in the rain like Shade. Because of the distance, even if Shade's vision was less affected by the fog, he couldn't hear what these people were saying. He could only see the two brothers arguing with the group of people wearing ponchos.
The eight-ring life ring behind the two people has emerged, but for some reason, the metal life ring is wrapped with tree roots. The fluctuations in the spirit and elements of the ring warlock's battle that Shade just felt came from them.
"Hallucination? Or is it really them?"
Xia De asked softly in his heart.
[The distance is too far, but the probability of a real person is very high. 】
"Although I know they must be on the island, why are they here? Did they escape from the seder?"
Covered by the mist, Shade took a deep breath, then passed sideways through the gap in the rusty fence and entered the cemetery. Although they had just passed the fence, the sounds in the cemetery immediately became clear.
The Edwards brothers were indeed arguing with the group of people wearing ponchos, but the content of the dispute was a bit strange:
"Since my father is dead, he should be buried here."
As the elder brother, Wood Edwards, who is blind on the left, is arguing with those people:
"You are also residents of this town, why do you object to us burying my father here?"
In the gap between the crowd, Shade suddenly saw another middle-aged man he didn't recognize lying at the feet of the two brothers.
"Is this Jarvis Edwards who was rescued from the church by the Truth Society?"
The townspeople wearing ponchos answered loudly in the rain:
"Death is not the end, especially for those of us living in Green Lake!"
Shad could only see the profile of the leader of the townspeople, but it looked like the last mayor of the town in the information Megan found:
"Your ancestors have protected everyone here, and death is not our destination. Although all mortals are mortal, no one can change this outcome, but after death, as long as you are willing to follow the 'Reunifier' Laplace Howard Sir, you will definitely be able to stand up again! You are also a descendant of the Edwards family, how can you not believe this?"
As he spoke, he led the townspeople wearing ponchos forward, and the two brothers looked at each other nervously. In Shade's view, these two eight-ring warlocks seemed to be somewhat afraid of these ordinary people.
Behind the two brothers is the fire that can still burn even in heavy rain. They had no choice but to retreat and held each other's hands through gritted teeth. While the eight-ring life ring wrapped around the tree roots behind him shines with light, every raindrop falling around him becomes a mirror that can reflect the light. The light reflected back and forth in those mirrors and magnified, and the terrifying light washed over the crazy townspeople.