Chapter: Chapter 239
*Snap.*
Looking at the pencil she had just snapped in her hand, Leticia looked in the direction of the storm. For some reason, she suddenly felt a sense of panic.
“Qianqian, I feel like something is wrong.” The leader also looked in the direction of the storm and said in a low voice.
Just now, the future in her eyes was completely shrouded in mist. Before, she could still see the futures of others, but now, she couldn’t see anything.
“Something is wrong,?” Leticia sighed. She probably guessed what had happened.
That monster had probably broken through the seal and returned to the human world.
The news from the mercenaries was a bit off. It was already the afternoon of the next day, and the monster had just broken the seal. It seemed that the monster wasn’t that strong.
She should also get ready to help Bailing out.
“I’m going to set off. That person named Bai can’t defeat that monster alone. Even with the support of someone from the Divine Seat, she can only barely hold it back.” Leticia stood up and tidied her clothes. “Leader, I’ll leave here…”
Before she could finish her sentence, a sharp hum, capable of piercing eardrums, came from the other end of the ocean, interrupting Leticia.
Frowning, Leticia waved her hand, and a gorgeous parasol appeared in her hand. When she opened the umbrella, the discomforting hum disappeared from the room.
Lu Siyu covered her ears, her face filled with lingering fear. “What is that?”
“I’m afraid that monster is announcing its return. We don’t have much time,” Leticia shook her head. From the cry, she could hear the monster’s inner brutality and killing intent.
It seemed that after being sealed for so long, the monster’s already limited sanity had been completely lost.
This was not good news. a monster with sanity could be hurt and would flee if it sensed danger, but a mad monster would probably fight to the death.
For such a beast, having sanity would only affect its combat power. It would be at its strongest when its sanity was lost.
“Are you leaving now, Qianqian?” The leader showed a worried expression. Just from the sound just now, she could feel how extraordinary this monster was.
“Yes, if I delay any longer, I’m afraid that guy will wait for me underground.” Leticia nodded. Her expression was relaxed, not at all like someone about to go to the battlefield. “Don’t worry, I’ll come back completely intact.”
After saying that to the leader, Leticia turned her head towards the shadow in the corner of the wall. “You there, you stay here and help the leader. That battlefield isn’t suitable for you to show your skills, and bringing you along will only affect me.”
Akari walked out of the shadow, her expression a little subtle. Being looked down upon by the person she was supposed to protect was truly embarrassing for her as a bodyguard.
“Yes! But…” Akari walked to Leticia’s side and whispered into the demon lord’s ear, “His Highness is still waiting for Her Majesty’s safe return. Her Majesty must promise me that if you encounter an enemy you truly cannot defeat, you must return quickly, otherwise, no matter what Her Majesty says, I will go with you.”
Even if she couldn’t play a significant role on the front lines, she could still pull Leticia back and prevent the demon lord from being reckless. It wouldn’t hurt to be a human shield when attacked.
“I found out you’ve learned bad habits from Xue’er.” Leticia glared at Akari.
But Akari was not afraid. Instead, she glared back with unusual confidence. “This is what Miss Xue’er told me before I left. She said if you don’t behave, you’ll have consequences when you get back.”
No, Xue’er is too disrespectful of me! Leticia was stunned. Xue’er really dared to say anything. Her dignified image would eventually be ruined by Xue’er.
(The premise is that she has a dignified image)
(Obviously, she doesn’t now)
“Alright, alright, I know. I definitely won’t force myself. Even if I can’t beat it, I can escape.” Leticia could only say with a laugh. “I’m mainly going to pull that guy back. She’s not like me, knowing when to fight and when not to.”
“Mhm.” Akari didn’t comment on Leticia’s words. She just nodded expressionlessly and then returned to the shadow.
Wow, the girls under my command are all getting bolder, one by one. Leticia shook her head with a helpless expression.
They dare to threaten me now, and I can’t even imagine what they’ll do later.
“Leader, if you encounter something you can’t solve, just call her,” Leticia coughed lightly, adjusting her expression.
“What is that lady’s name?” The leader asked a question that made Leticia fall silent.
I’m so sorry, Leticia still can’t remember Akari’s name.
“Just call her ‘that person’. You don’t need to remember her name,” Leticia patted the leader’s shoulder with a serious expression. “Don’t ask why, this is just the natural rule in this marvelous world.”
“Ah? Ah, okay.” The leader nodded blankly. Since Leticia said so, she wouldn’t ask anymore.
After arranging these matters, Leticia wasted no time and rushed out the door towards the increasingly dark storm.
Watching the stream of light disappear from her sight, the leader said in a voice only she could hear, “You must return safely.”
“Alright, we need to arrange evacuation measures. Although I believe Qianqian and小白 can solve this matter, we still have to arrange these things.” The leader looked around at the girls in the tent, and suddenly, she realized someone was missing. “Anxin? Where did that little girl go?”
“Anxin? Wasn’t she always by my side?” Anxi looked around. Her sister, who was standing beside her just a moment ago, had vanished as if she had evaporated.
This made the girl panic. Her sister would never run off alone. Her disappearance now definitely meant something had happened!
The singer’s face showed a moment of confusion. She looked at the place where Anxin had just been standing and couldn’t figure out why Anxin had disappeared in the blink of an eye.
When did it happen?
After Leticia left, she immediately came to a conclusion.
If someone could take Anxin away from under Leticia’s nose, then don’t even think about it. With their group, they couldn’t save Anxin.
However, even if the action was taken after Leticia left, there were only a few seconds to act.
…
“Where is this place?” Finding herself in a world of azure blue, Anxin looked around nervously, trying to figure out why she had appeared here.
She remembered that she was still with her sister just now, but for some reason, one blink of her eyes and the scene in front of her had changed drastically.
“Sorry for bringing you here this way.” A pleasant voice sounded from behind Anxin.
Anxin turned her head and saw a blue-haired girl holding a trident standing gracefully behind her.
The girl had a friendly smile on her face. When Anxin saw this girl, a sense of peace welled up in her heart. This girl seemed to have no ill intentions.
“Who are you?”
“I am a god, a true god.” Xi thrust the trident into the ground and briefly introduced herself. “Do you know what a god is?”
Anxin shook her head. Of course, she had heard the word “god,” but she guessed that the god this girl was referring to was likely not the same concept as the god she knew.
From the girl’s expression, it was clear she was not joking. She truly believed she was a god.
“I know a little, but I think the gods I know are different from the gods you speak of.”
“You are honest, but you’re wrong about one thing. The gods you know are probably similar to me.” Xi walked up to Anxin with a smile and reached out to stroke the little girl’s head.
Xi’s hand was cool and damp. It wasn’t a good feeling to have such a hand patting her head. Anxin couldn’t help but step back, dodging Xi’s head-patting attack.
This disrespectful action caused Xi’s expression to falter for a moment. She looked at her hand in disbelief. To be disliked by a little girl, it was too embarrassing.
Her head-patting skills should be pretty good. Could it be that her skills were rusty after so many years without practicing?
Forget it, forget it, these things are not important. Xi shook her head and threw those strange thoughts out of her mind.
“I brought you here because I want to ask for your help.” Xi’s expression changed, and she said to Anxin with a very serious expression, “You’ve been acting with the black-haired girl all along, so you should have some understanding of what’s happening here, right?”
“What’s happening here?” Anxin shook her head vaguely, her expression a bit confused. “Sister Qianqian just asked me to help, but she didn’t tell me what happened.”
However, from the thoughts of the girls around her, Anxin could guess some things. The two most frequent words appearing in the minds of those two hero association sisters were “monster.”
“Has a monster appeared?”
“Yes, calling it a monster is underestimating that guy. It should be called a false god. Of course, now it truly deserves the title of monster.” Xi nodded. After being sealed for so long, that guy’s sanity had been completely consumed.
Now, it was just a giant monster completely controlled by its brutal nature. The people who lived there would inevitably have a great battle with it. This battle would not end in reconciliation; the final outcome would inevitably be the complete annihilation of one side.
Humans could retreat and prepare for the next battle if they lost, but the monster wouldn’t have such an idea. Its brain, which had lost its ability to think, would only push it forward until it died or destroyed this world.
“Your Sister Qianqian and Sister Bai are going to fight that monster, but there’s a high probability they won’t win,” Xi said plainly. “Their strength can be considered top-tier among mortals, and Qianqian also has a divine artifact in her hand, but that’s not enough.”
The form of a divine artifact could basically reveal its advantages. The divine artifact in Leticia’s hand clearly belonged to the control type, and in head-on combat, Xi’s trident could exert a more powerful combat capability.
“So, you called me here to tell me that I can help Sister Qianqian and the others?” The smart little girl immediately figured out why Xi had brought her here.
In animated cartoons, such plot points often appeared where after the protagonists left, the companions left behind, worried about the protagonists’ safety, were incited by malicious people and eventually made mistakes rectified by the protagonists.
The bad guys in those stories seemed to use the same rhetoric as this blue-haired young lady.
“That’s right. It’s difficult to find a suitable user. That Qianqian is the most perfect candidate, but she already has a divine artifact in her hand, and I can’t exert my full power there. As for you, you’re the most talented candidate besides her.” Xi did not hide the fact that, in her eyes, Anxin was just a backup.
“Of course, I won’t force you. If you refuse, I’ll find someone else. The person standing next to you earlier was probably your sister, right? Her talent is also quite good.”
“Don’t you dare lay a hand on my sister!” As soon as she heard about her sister, Anxin’s eyes widened, and she shouted loudly.
Startled by Anxin’s sudden shouting, Xi almost dropped her trident. “Don’t be so anxious. I’m not a bad person, and I won’t do such petty things. Give me some trust, okay?”
“No matter what, don’t lay a hand on my sister.” Anxin acted like a spoiled child at this moment, refusing to back down.
“Okay, okay, I won’t lay a hand on her.” Xi responded with a hint of无奈. “Then give me an answer, do you want to help? If you don’t, I’ll just watch the show from here.”
“But can’t you go yourself?”
“I wish I could go myself, but I can’t even move right now.” Xi waved her hand and projected an image into this space. “See that blue trident stuck in the floor? That’s me.”
In the image, a trident emitting a blue ripple-like light was quietly stuck in the wooden floor.
Xi pointed at the trident and explained to Anxin, “In fact, even if you agree to me, you’ll still have to come to this place to pick me up.”
“Then where am I now?”
“The interstice, the interstice between the real world and the divine world. This is one of my abilities. You have my mark on you, so I can pull you here. Here, I can talk to you, but that’s all. In reality, your position outside hasn’t moved at all.” Xi spread her hands. “But judging by your appearance, you still need some time to consider.”
