Chapter 1094
Viness: You remember me now?
After clarifying the specific excavation rules for the Hrasal Empire’s inheritance, Eivass put it aside for the time being.
The Hrasal Empire’s inheritance was now being used to rebuild the Hrasal Empire—
This was quite fitting.
After all, every time the secret treasure was opened in the future, Yulia would have to be the one to open it. As the Empress, she wouldn’t need to worry about security or anything else… If anything useful to Eivass was dug up, Yulia would definitely find a way to give it to him.
Therefore, on June 1st, Eivass contacted Landon Viness von Beyad, the Son of Baron Beyad, and summoned Viness.
Upon being summoned, Viness stared at Eivass with a hint of resentment. “You finally remember to summon me at a time like this, Master?”
“Not at all…”
Eivass cleared his throat, feeling a bit guilty.
This wasn’t because he was fickle—it was mainly because the other Beasts of Sin had a beast form for travel, while Alistair was humanoid.
There were many things that were more convenient to do with a human form.
Having hands, being able to use tools properly, running errands easily, and blending into human society. Receiving messages with just a thought, and moving at high speeds comparable to a passenger plane… Most importantly, Alistair was essentially another Eivass.
The默契 between them far surpassed that of ordinary people. There was no need to worry about what the other person thought, or to maintain an appropriate polite distance due to gender differences… Just as Isabel couldn’t be jealous of Eivass being close to Alistair, they were, in essence, the same person.
“—But if it were you, perhaps you would worry.”
Eivass gently stroked Viness’s head and whispered in comfort.
Viness heard the undisguised insincerity in Eivass’s words—she knew Eivass didn’t love her.
But even so, she was satisfied.
Today, news of the descending Blood Heavenly Envoy through the Ouroboros Ring had already reached the Star Antinomy Territory—
Of course, even if no one had brought the news, Eivass would have sensed it.
That blood-red sky could be seen even in Star Antinomy.
It was like the blood rain that fell when the Night Demon revealed its true form… At this moment, the sky above Iris Flower had also turned a similar scarlet. However, instead of the Blood Moon and blood rain like the Night Demon, it had transformed into a texture resembling flesh.
The clouds high in the sky were still visible, but under that peculiar “flesh filter,” they looked like clumps of dark, congealed blood, and the movement of the clouds was the shifting of that congealed blood. The sun and moon had turned into an ugly heart… and the sky connected to it then revealed a network of blood vessels of various colors.
It was as if they had been swallowed into the belly of some giant creature—
And this strange phenomenon just happened to cover the entire Iris Flower.
Those who had experienced the descent of a Fallen Heavenly Envoy before could tell at a glance… that a Heavenly Envoy had descended.
However, there was a fundamental difference from the Fallen Heavenly Envoy: the Blood Heavenly Envoy had not summoned their own Apostles.
While there were some Phantom Demons in the Blood Domain who survived by the power of the Blood Heavenly Envoy, they were essentially wild. The Blood Heavenly Envoy did not recognize them as their Apostles. Therefore, the Blood Heavenly Envoy had not summoned them.
As a result, the descent of the Blood Heavenly Envoy upon Iris Flower had caused almost no significant damage to them—
Just as the Fallen Heavenly Envoy themselves had not caused much destruction to Star Antinomy; it was mainly the high lethality of the demon legions.
To Viness’s delight… Alistair was now off duty.
When confronting the Fallen Heavenly Envoy before, it was inconvenient for Eivass to summon Viness. Now, it was the same for Alistair.
Although Alistair was a Blood Angel, they were essentially a Child of the Moon. To prevent being drained of power or instantly killed by the Blood Heavenly Envoy, it was inconvenient for Eivass to summon Alistair during this period.
…Although after defeating the Blood Heavenly Envoy, Alistair would likely become even stronger. This made Viness feel even more conflicted.
It felt like she was helping her love rival, though their relationship was not fundamentally one of rivals, but more like colleagues in the same project team. However, Viness’s Great Sin of Jealousy caused her to feel envious of other Great Beasts summoned by Eivass every moment.
At times, Viness would wonder… if she had been able to maintain her original Shadow Demon form and stay by Eivass’s side, would she still be the person he was most close to and habitually relied on?
…If I, who fell into being a demon, could even be considered a person.
Or was it because she was too weak, and had become unable to keep up with Eivass’s current pace?
In her past perception, Eivass, who had just become an Extraordinary, was so weak and adorable. But in the blink of an eye, he had become so powerful that she couldn’t keep up unless she abandoned her old form…
Thinking this in her heart, Viness quietly transformed into a crow as dark as a shadow and perched on Eivass’s shoulder.
There was not a single trace of color on her, only scarlet pupils that gleamed like the Blood Moon in the night sky.
When Landon arrived, he almost instantly held his breath.
Eivass, clad in a black robe, sat quietly on a somewhat dilapidated park bench.
The fountain in the center of the park, partially collapsed, was still barely functioning, but the water it spouted was no longer as beautiful. The surrounding grass and trees were somewhat destroyed, and what remained were scattered unevenly like unkempt hair.
This was one of the scenes damaged by the demons during the descent of the Fallen Heavenly Envoy in the past.
When the Fallen Heavenly Envoy was vanquished, many of the contaminated scenes were restored. The broken walls and ruins, which had become grotesque flesh and stained with purple decadence due to the demon’s influence, had their corresponding evil aura dispersed. However, the broken parts could not be restored.
And due to the ongoing chaos in Star Antinomy after the war, few people had bothered to repair parks far from the city center until now.
But at this moment, it showed a hint of rebirth—
Trees were sprouting, grass and plants were growing anew. Some rabbits, a few small deer… and even three wolves, were quietly gathered around Eivass, who had two giant antlers.
But when Landon looked at Eivass, he immediately felt a sacred and powerful pressure.
A white dove, apparently oblivious, landed on one of his antlers.
On his other antler stood a black crow. The crow turned its head to stare at the dove, causing it to flee in panic.
The next moment, the crow turned its head like an owl and looked back at Landon.
At that instant, Landon held his breath.
It was like trying to breathe when a storm was about to hit you, making it difficult to even draw a breath.
“Under the protection of the Great Candlemaster… Landon Viness von Beyad, I pay homage to the Holy Leader, the Eternal Radiance.”
Landon habitually knelt down immediately and bowed respectfully to Eivass.
As he recited the eulogy, the oppressive feeling instantly dissipated.
“Rise, Landon.”
Eivass did not respond. The one who spoke was the crow on his head.
And now, Landon already knew His identity—
“…Yes, Ancestor.”
He respectfully got up and bowed to the crow.
