Chapter 752: Their Second Collaboration
“The sound of clicking.”
“Ow~”
On the train speeding along the tracks, Hela yawned while looking out at the rapidly passing scenery. To relieve her drowsiness, she took a small sip from the warm coffee in her hands and, after finishing it, placed the empty can on the windowsill, wondering if it would fall.
In contrast to her comfort, the young woman with black hair beside her seemed somewhat nervous. She pouted slightly and tightly gripped a map of Tokyo, seemingly trying to figure out, from the 2D layout, the directions that Fisher and Jasmine might take from there.
Even so, she anxiously turned to Hela and asked, “Teacher Hela, do you really think they went to Tokyo? Is it possible they just went home? We haven’t confirmed with Jasmine’s parents and rushed off.”
Hela blinked, smiled at the purple-eyed Renee in front of her, and simply said, “They must be in Tokyo~”
“Okay.”
Seeing Hela’s certainty, Renee didn’t press the matter further. With her silence, Hela curiously opened another can of coffee, took a small sip, and said to her, “Don’t worry; I have a feeling this will all be over soon, no matter how it ends.”
“?”
Renee didn’t understand what Hela meant; she just turned her eyes to the coffee can in her hand and said with concern, “Speaking of which, Teacher Hela, you’ve already had four cans of coffee since just now, right? Is it really okay to drink so much?”
“It’s okay because I can’t fall asleep. If Fisher were to sleep, you could wake him up. But if I were to sleep, he definitely wouldn’t wake me.”
Hela said with a smile, continuing to say things that Renee found a bit difficult to understand. Suddenly, Hela turned to Renee, gazing at her beautiful face, which hadn’t changed much from the dream realm, and playfully pinched Renee’s cheek, softly saying, “What’s wrong? You’re concerned about me?”
Renee pouted and gently took Hela’s hand away from her cheek, although she hesitated a bit.
“Teacher Hela encourages me to confess to Teacher Fisher, but I’ve been too timid, and I only started to speak up today. Even so, you’re still taking me to Tokyo, and I really don’t know how to thank you, Teacher Hela.”
As she spoke, Renee raised her purple eyes and courageously looked at Hela, hesitatingly saying, “No one besides Fisher has ever cared for me like this. If you don’t mind, I’m willing to…”
“Hey.”
Renee closed her eyes, and before she could finish her heartfelt words, Hela’s mischievous laughter interrupted her, halting Renee’s speech.
When Renee looked at Hela, who was smiling even more, she once again raised her hand and pinched Renee’s cheek, this time more forcefully. “I really look forward to how you’ll wake up after this.”
“Wake up? I… I’m perfectly awake right now, Teacher Hela.”
“Is that so, silly child.”
Hela didn’t reply, only turned her head to look out the window.
Outside, the train seemed to have entered the realm of Tokyo as buildings began to appear beneath the tracks.
Then, as if sensing something, her smile faded slightly, and even the paper bag containing her extra ticket began to tremble slightly.
“Hmm.”
“Have those thieves found the avatar I left outside?”
Hela took another sip of coffee, pouting slightly with an expression of mild frustration at the window.
Outside the dream, in the crevice of reality, in the Southern Continent, Red Dragon Court.
At this moment, the sky was dim as if the sun had been swallowed, the originally blue and clear sky now stained with a myriad of dream-like colors, as though something extremely dangerous was brewing outside of it.
That was the Spirit Realm, where Fisher, Renee, Jasmine, and Hela were currently immersed in a hellish battle.
Meanwhile, Raphael, who was already several months pregnant in reality, could only look up day and night in the Red Dragon Court, hoping to glean some news about Fisher and Jasmine through the incredibly dangerous and magnificent scene, even if just a little.
“Ah.”
Yet each time, she was left only with sighs of worry after gaining nothing.
Inside the palace, Raphael lowered her head, caressing her slightly protruding belly, and rubbed her temples anxiously.
Due to the Dragon Race’s sensitivity to souls, at this time, a mother could already establish some subtle connections with her unborn child. This would be the best time for a mother and child to create a bond.
However, it was precisely because of this that Raphael’s awareness of the hollow state of the soul within her belly was also the clearest, causing her to feel increasingly uneasy, and the apocalyptic atmosphere grew more pronounced and frightening.
“Lady Raphael! Lady Raphael!”
At that moment, just as Raphael felt unsettled, Keshil’s anxious voice called from outside the hall, followed by hurried footsteps. When she entered the hall, Raphael already looked calm as she raised her head to look at her.
“What’s wrong? Why the rush?”
They had just won against Nali, liberating the Southern Continent from the enslavement of humans and the Green Dragon Court. Aside from the influence of the Apocalypse Prophecy, everything else should be in a state of resurgence. She had already delegated some tasks to Keshil, Fashir, and Mill.
Upon hearing such an urgent voice, Raphael thought there might be an issue within the Dragon Court, so she was slightly surprised and furrowed her brows, asking, “What’s happened in the Dragon Court?”
“N-not the Dragon Court, it’s at sea; a ship has arrived.”
Keshil took a breath and, after calming down a bit, swished her tail and stared at Raphael sitting in her seat, saying, “It’s a ship from the Northern Region.”
“Northern Region?”
Raphael was slightly taken aback, but her furrowed brows grew tighter.
At the port, amidst the surprised gazes of Dragon Court soldiers, a massive ironclad ship from the Northern Region slowly docked. Then, from the heavy-looking boarding bridge descended Valentina, adorned with a pair of icy wings.
The weather in the Southern Continent was hot. Valentina took a deep breath of the scorching air, and when she exhaled, the air was tinged with frost.
“It still smells like the same unpleasant dragon stench here.”
Behind her, Duke of Peach jumped off the ship, looking impatient while surveying the Dragon soldiers around, seemingly reminded of Feima Baharon’s gigantic dragon head, his expression also turned speechless.
After glancing around, her sharp eyes caught sight of Raphael quickly approaching amidst a crowd of soldiers not far away.
“Hey, that dragon person is coming.”
Hearing Peach’s reminder from behind, Valentina inhaled deeply, forcibly raising her chest’s momentum, transforming into the phoenix image described in legends.
“Miss Raphael, I’m sorry for intruding.”
As Valentina spoke, her eyes suddenly caught sight of Raphael’s slightly rounded belly, and she paused, the words she intended to say stuck in her throat.
Raphael waved her hand uneasily, signaling the soldiers beside her to step back. Then she looked up at the Sardinia woman, Captain Alagina, standing at the bow of the ship.
Raphael covered her small belly and approached Valentina gracefully, nodding as she greeted her, “Hello, Miss Valentina.”
Valentina snapped back to attention, locking eyes with Raphael’s bright green ones for a second, seeing a similar hue reflected back.
After a brief moment of eye contact, Raphael was the first to look away and, generously gesturing towards the Dragon Court behind her, invited Valentina, “I wonder what brings you so far to the Dragon Court. Why don’t you come inside and we can talk slowly?”
“No need.”
Valentina’s gaze also shifted back with difficulty, yet her eyes couldn’t help but be drawn to Raphael’s belly, causing her to unconsciously touch her own belly, but she only felt her flat stomach.
Peach, unable to bear it any longer from behind, sighed and stepped in front of Raphael, entering the matter with a serious expression.
“No need to be polite, let’s get straight to the point. So, the crevice we vowed to protect was overseen by a deity named Dalasgon, who has now awakened and is working on restoring the crevice. Just a few days ago, He contacted me with the will of the gods.”
“The gods? Then…”
“How is Fisher doing, right?” Peach rubbed her forehead, casting a frustrated glance at Valentina beside her, complaining, “Can’t you change the first question? Valentina, you talk to her.”
Valentina’s face turned slightly red, but she still cleared her throat to adjust her expression, becoming serious again.
“Fisher and Jasmine are currently trapped in a nightmare formed by an extremely powerful pollution in the Spirit Realm. Moreover, the avatar of the deity responsible for the world’s destruction is also within.”
“What?”
“Don’t rush, Dragon. I know what you want to say… Unfortunately, we cannot intervene in matters within the dream, nor can we help Fisher. Even if we could, it should be the responsibility of the gods within the Spirit Realm, not us. But right now, there happens to be something we can help with.”
Peach held up a finger, pointing to the sky, and continued to Raphael, “Ramistia said that the deity of annihilation has four avatars within the world. Two of them are in the dream with Fisher, one is missing. And the whereabouts of the last one have now been discovered by the gods; it is hiding within the reality of the crevice.”
“Where?”
Raphael narrowed her eyes dangerously and directly asked.
“In the Demon Dynasty.” Valentina said, looking at Raphael, “The Southern Continent is your domain, and Ramistia said you have been to the Demon Dynasty before. If we have your guidance, it should be easier to find Him.”
“Okay, I’ll set off with you right away.”
Peach raised an eyebrow, then smiled while stroking her chin, “I really like your decisive personality; no wonder that guy Fisher also…”
“Bang!”
Before she could finish her sentence, Valentina lightly punched Peach on the head, causing her to cry out and cover her head, her long ears perked up beside her face.
Looking up, Valentina, with her fist clenched, pouted with a questioning expression of, “What side are you on, anyway?”
Peach sighed and had to admit defeat, continuing, “Don’t worry; we’ll set off soon, after Lord Ramistia passes on more information.”
At this moment, Raphael’s face finally showed obvious worry. She glanced at Valentina and then at Alagina on the ship, unable to help but ask, “That is the avatar of a god; the deity should be stronger than Feima Baharon. I’m a bit worried that we alone aren’t enough to deal with His avatar, especially since there are many dangers within the dynasty.”
“Well, no matter what, it’s directly related to the life and death of this world. I also have a few old friends in the Demon Dynasty who can speak up. We’ll see if we can find them to help when the time comes.”
Peach patted her empty chest and crossed her hands on her hips, declaring confidently, “And, don’t be afraid just because it’s a deity. The situation in the Spirit Realm is urgent; the strongest avatar of that guy should have already entered the dream. Aside from the one we haven’t found, the remaining one still in reality means His power should not exceed that of a true god.”
Valentina, however, cautiously analyzed, “But even so, the avatar of a deity must have special characteristics; we still need to be more careful.”
“You’re right.” Peach nodded, raised four fingers, and said, “According to Fisher’s intelligence and Lord Ramistia’s analysis, He has roughly figured out the known situation of three avatars.
“The first one is the Seraph under the Heavenly Lock from ten thousand years ago, who defected several thousand years after the Ideal Nation and fell into the Demon Dynasty to become a great demon; Hela or Baemon, capabilities or corresponding authority unknown, rank probably around Nineteen.
“The second one is the existence from ten thousand years ago that easily killed two major Nineteen-ranked Archangels in the Ideal Nation; its appearance is unknown. However, according to Ramistia’s speculation, it possesses the ability to silently pass through the crevice and has an extremely high rank, roughly equivalent to having the authority of a true god.”
Peach blinked, looking at the slightly shocked faces of Raphael and Valentina, dropping two of her fingers, “These two avatars are currently engaged in battle in the dream with Fisher, so it’s not our concern. The remaining two: one avatar is completely unknown, capabilities unknown, appearance unknown; no need to consider for now. The other one…”
Peach narrowed her eyes and softly spoke several names, “Heidi Lin, Ingrid, Diane.”
As each name was mentioned, the expressions of Raphael and Valentina changed multiple times, especially Valentina.
She looked at Peach in disbelief and quickly asked, “Wait, you mean Heidi Lin is…”
“Yes, indeed. Lord Anebatos has been tirelessly examining past images day and night during this time, mainly focusing on those related to Fisher and people close to him, and indeed found a clue. All the names I just mentioned are ‘parts’ that He has found to be unusual and basically impossible to check.”
“It’s impossible! Heidi Lin assisted my mother before I was born, and even more so after I was born…”
“But where did she come from, and where did she go in the end? Do you have any thoughts on that? Moreover, to be honest, Anebatos found that from soul to body, they are all completely real and intact; they are objectively countless different people but are all the same person.”
Peach sighed, looking at the dazed Valentina and saying, “That’s why I didn’t mention it to you before coming. Lord Anebatos speculates that these many substitutes and spontaneously generated individuals all come from the last avatar. This means that the final avatar we have to deal with has the ability to create many perfect duplicates, a multi-faceted existence, which seems to relate to some authority of the ocean legend.”
Raphael and Valentina exchanged glances, quickly emerging from the shock and fear.
After saying all this, Peach also let out a sigh of relief and extended her hand between Valentina and Raphael.
“That’s all I wanted to say. Honestly, I also find it challenging, but I can reveal a bit of reliable information. No matter which avatar, in the end, they represent the will of that legendary deity, which means He himself. And coincidentally, that deity has a relationship with your Fisher… deeper than you can imagine.”
“…”
“…”
“Bang!”
Valentina and Raphael’s faces darkened simultaneously, and they both slammed their hands onto Peach’s hand, expressing their determination.
Uh…
The second collaboration plan of the little phoenix, little fire dragon, and little captain has been achieved!!
(End of Chapter)
