Chapter Eighty-Four: Candle of Cherishing Light
Li Wen could not let Moria die, at least not here.
In the future, Moria, as the Eldest Son of the Holy See, had turned the tide in many major events and created numerous legends. If destiny were a net, then Moria would be one of its crucial nodes.
Destiny was too obscure for anyone to fully comprehend, but Li Wen could imagine that if an important node of a net suddenly disappeared, even if the net did not fall apart, it would inevitably develop flaws. In reality, this would lead to a series of butterfly effects that no one could predict, and perhaps even Doomsday Twilight could arrive ahead of schedule.
Li Wen was unsure if Moria faced the same predicament in the original destiny trajectory, but considering that she herself, holding Urd’s Sting, was here, it was best to assume that destiny had already been influenced by her and had changed.
This gave her a reason to save Moria.
She cast a divine ability on Moria, glancing at Wilson in the distance without paying attention to him.
“Three minutes left.”
Wilson, who had been guarding the blood cup, was waiting for this moment. These people, affected by the power of the “betrayer,” had slaughtered each other, ultimately resulting in three more deaths during this banquet ritual.
It drank the newly generated blood almost impatiently, and its power flowed throughout its body with the pumping of the blood. Wilson was unbearably itchy, and a pale, death-like skin slowly covered its flesh and blood body.
Wilson, with its newly grown skin, was naked but had no sexual characteristics. This indicated that its reborn body was becoming more perfect, reaching a state capable of containing divinity.
It had no hair or pores, and its once ugly face had become handsome and androgynous. The curves of every muscle on its body were just right, like a marble statue carved by the finest craftsman was perfect.
If there was any flaw, Wilson believed it was its size. It was too small, only the size of an adult’s palm.
This was clearly not suitable. As a vessel for divinity, it should at least be larger than a mortal, right?
“But it doesn’t matter! As long as I kill all of you one by one, I can use your blood to make up for my deficiencies!”
Wilson was exceptionally excited and impatient. It directly unleashed its newfound power, summoning a ball of flame larger than the Blazing Orb, igniting the walls, tables, chairs, the limbs and flesh on the long table, and the iron cages hanging from the ceiling. Only when the flames dispelled every inch of gloom in the hall did it feel comfortable.
Meanwhile, Xu En cast a divine ability on the path of judgment, completely destroying Wilson’s second body before quickly retreating to his teammates.
Fortunately, this time, only the illegal transcendent people had died. Although his teammates were all injured, their lives were saved.
“Captain, what do we do now?”
A female teammate with the job of astrologer asked. She had previously been shot in the abdomen with an arrow, but her wound had been healed by Moria’s magic. Now, looking at Wilson laughing maniacally in the flames, her face was pale, and she felt powerless.
“Why don’t we let those illegal transcendents hold Wilson here while we go back to town to call for reinforcements… maybe there’s still hope that way,” another teammate said more rationally.
They had all come to understand that as long as someone died, Wilson’s strength would increase. With six people having died since the beginning, Wilson had probably grown to a point where no one present could stop it.
After a moment of silence, Xu En said in a hoarse voice, “It’s no use. I’ve already tried. Neither divine ability scrolls nor lesser teleportation scrolls can be activated here…”
Hearing this, everyone felt despair.
If even tier three magic didn’t work, what means could they, a group of stage two transcendent beings, use to escape from here?
“But it might be worth trying… Wilson will definitely stop anyone from leaving here at all costs, and those few people probably won’t be able to stop it. I will use the Candle of Cherishing Light later and attempt to take Wilson down with me… Whether I succeed or not, you must find a way to leave with the others.”
As he spoke, Xu En took out a glass-like long container from his magic pocket, which contained an unremarkable yellowish-white candle.
“Don’t do it, Captain!”
“We are a team. We go together, and we die together…”
Hearing these sad words, several teammates’ eyes immediately turned red.
“If everyone is dead, who will report the situation here to headquarters?” Xu En took a deep breath and said sternly, “This is an order!”
Meanwhile, Takebitori was also in a bad state. Her “Berserker” state had long since ended. The effect of using this ability multiple times was greatly reduced, and now she had stopped using it to save mana.
She watched as the flames instantly turned the hall into a sea of fire. To avoid the fragile mages from being instantly killed, she thought for a moment and retreated to Li Lin’s side.
“I feel like something is wrong.”
She said in a low voice.
“Do you?” Li Lin asked. Even in this situation, his heart was still as calm as water, with no emotion revealed.
“Doesn’t this boss have too many stages? And why does it get stronger as we fight?” Takebitori pondered, feeling that this wasn’t a dungeon that could be played in the current version. “I’ve seen bosses with mechanics where they get stronger when people die, but this Wilson is a bit too much.”
Earlier, she had fought for a long time without even touching the opponent. Now, if Wilson charged over, she estimated she would die in one second.
“Really? I think there’s still a chance.”
Li Lin chuckled, a strange light flashing in his eyes.
“What chance?”
Takebitori was a little angry. It was Li Lin who told her to bring more people, but the boss’s mechanics made it stronger the more people died. Wasn’t this a bit too much of a prank?
“Don’t you still have a buff on you? As long as the buff is still there, we have a chance.”
Buff?
Takebitori only then noticed that there were two buff effects on her status bar. She looked closely and almost spat out her drink.
“Holy crap, this is too much!”
[Rite of Adherence – 30m: While in this state, your physical fitness will be comprehensively improved, you will not be fatigued, and wounds will heal on their own; all Glorious Spectrum Series spells of tier five or below that you cast will have their effects increased by 50%, any form of life recovery you receive will be increased by 50%; if it is a Glorious Spectrum Series ritual spell, it will be further increased by 50%; upon receiving fatal damage for the first time, you will ignore that damage and reflect 50% of that damage back to the enemy; any abnormal status below tier three will have no effect on you, and the effect and duration of any abnormal status below tier five will be reduced by 50%.]
[First Boon is Sacrifice – 10m: While in this state, you will only suffer a maximum of 10% of the damage taken, and all other damage will be converted into Glor type damage and borne by the state’s benefactor.]
