It would be great if Miss Pavo fought with Laikins Prisha for the status of the Chosen One. It was already the final battle, and no matter who won, it would mean being seriously injured after a big battle. And Miss Pavo obviously couldn't immediately take out five pyroxenes at this time.
Therefore, Xia De did not care about informing the identity of the next selected person at this time.
Miss Pavo narrowed her eyes slightly, and after asking the question, she lowered her head to look at her big book with a slightly incredulous expression:
"From the perspective of probability... it's either you or me... it looks like it's me."
She didn't care about the truth of the answer, but looked at Xia De curiously. Xia De also looked at her through the wind and snow, his voice very steady:
"My question is - under what circumstances would you hand over the angel-level relic in your hand, the Smallwell Codex, to someone else without reservation? Yes, without reservation, and you would also bless the other person (note)."
For the first time, the sorceress showed a puzzled expression in front of Shade:
"What a strange question. I have never thought about it. Godcaller, I'm sorry. Please let me think about it..."
She didn't look at the big silver book, but frowned in thought.
Both of them were waiting for the answer, and this answer was very important to Xia De.
"Probably, when everything is over. Only then."
"Please explain."
"My life, my pursuit, my dream, all of these have come to an end. This doesn't mean that I am dying, after all, death only takes away my life, and there will still be someone to inherit other things. I mean that everything is hopeless. If at this time, I can meet someone who can still move forward alone and has the possibility of saving everything, even if the probability of her success is very small, I will give her everything I have. I believe in mathematics, but I also believe that as long as it is not zero percent, there must be hope."
She finished speaking, smiled and nodded:
"Yes, that's right. Also, I won't be the chosen one, and that won't change. After all, I can't let myself become part of the probability, otherwise the numbers will be meaningless. Only by watching can we better control the numbers and probabilities. So, God Summoner, please don't expect me and Kings Prisha to perish together. That's a plot that only exists in knight novels."
"I see."
Shad climbed back on his horse and looked ahead, only to find that Miss Pavlo was gone.
Continuing forward, the blizzard caused by the evil in the subspace radiating power to the material world became stronger and stronger. The temperature was dropping rapidly, and the diffuse elements and strong mental pollution were also increasingly affecting the "spectators" from outside.
Fortunately, compared to the strange Silver Mountains, the current cold and chaotic elements are nothing. Xia De was lying on the horse's back, with Miss Sylvia's ring on his finger:
"Even without Prisha, the Voodoo Society will most likely be able to break the seal on their own. The power of the evil creature has begun to infiltrate..."
Without the Great Witch of Space to lead the way, it was almost impossible to rely on his own memory to move forward along the ancient road that almost no trace could be seen without getting lost. The current weather made it impossible to observe the starry sky, but fortunately he still had the power of the moon.
The Sage-level relic, the Source of Chaos, which contained a strong chaotic power, was thrown into the air by Shade. The bright yellow orb quietly floated above his head, moving forward with him at a constant speed. The strong wind and blizzard could not hinder the bright yellow moonlight, as if a miniature moon really appeared above Shade's head.
The meaning of guidance represented by the "yellow moon" itself turned into clear moonlight to guide Shade to leave the Great Swamp and enter the Central Great Lake. It did not point the way ahead, nor did it radiate additional light to mark the way forward.
It was just that when Shade saw the right direction, his vision would become brighter, just like the real yellow moon, which was stable and impartial in the dark night, guiding the lost people back home.
Of course, just knowing the direction is not enough. Losing the witches as companions means that Shade will have to face all the enemies alone.
At 9:43 in the evening, Xia De, who was lying on the horse's back and struggling to move forward in the snow, felt a strange fluctuation in the air, and then the front limbs of the skeleton horse under him disappeared.
Fortunately, the horse was not moving fast, and Shade jumped off the horse in time before falling. The round bead on his head clearly illuminated the snow around him. At his current location, the ancient road had completely disappeared. It was the leeward slope of an unknown hill without a name, and the muddy wetland under his feet had been completely frozen in winter.
"What attacked me?"
Xia De asked in his heart. He did not find any enemies himself, and the disappearance of the horse's front legs was so abrupt.
But "she" did not give an immediate answer, and was obviously continuing to observe. The blizzard greatly hindered perception. Shade took out the Night Watcher and held it in his hand, leaning against the skeleton horse with a broken leg, carefully observing the surrounding environment.
The whistling wind continued, and in the darkness, it seemed that evil spirits were hiding in all directions; the rapidly drifting snowflakes were everywhere, and behind each snowflake, it seemed that there was a demon that could capture people's hearts. In the heavy snow, Xia De's perception appeared almost at the same time as "her" reminder:
Be careful!
"Hedon Seal!"
A circular shield with golden light exploded from Shade's body, but was directly broken by the invisible attack that appeared from the wind and snow in the next second. The "Hedon Seal" only lasted for less than a second before it failed. The intensity of this attack completely exceeded the protective effect of the magic.
Fortunately, the seal bought Shade time to dodge. As the tiny streams of light fell in the snow, he rolled over and dodged. He heard a muffled sound, and when he looked up, there was a deep pit with green smoke where the loyal undead skeleton horse was.
Not only did the snow layer completely disappear, but even the mud layer on the ground was blown up until it touched the hard ground beneath the swamp.
A monster you are familiar with.
"What?"
Without bothering to brush off the snow on his body, Xia De stood up with his sword in hand and looked around, but he still couldn't find out what attacked him. It was silent and invisible, without even a trace, and this characteristic suddenly reminded him in the middle of the snowstorm that he had indeed encountered a similar enemy before:
"The Invisible Son?"
Yes, without the suppression of the Lost Lake's power, the invisible children you encountered this time are quite strong. Not only can you not resist the power of their attacks by magic alone, but their concealment ability has also been enhanced.
"Is this a monster that already lives in this area, or was it summoned? Oh, damn it!"
Xia De cursed in his heart in an uncivilized way. These strange creatures that lived in groups were the offspring of the subspecies of the Third Epoch Demon and the evil creatures. If they could not be observed, then any attack would be ineffective. In the snowstorm at midnight, the perception was severely restricted.
It can be observed, but it takes time.
"Wait, I remember asking Miss Violet what to do if I really encounter the Invisible Children but cannot see them."
Xia De looked at the snow in front of him keenly, preparing for the next attack, and his right hand reached for his waist:
"The Witch Queen's answer is - the power of the devil."
He turned around and pointed his gun behind him. Although he still couldn't see any enemies in the snow, inspiration reminded Shade that he was now safer than before.
The demonic power produced suppression, and the location could be identified.
"She" suddenly said, and whispered in Xia De's ear. The wind and snow could not block "her" voice:
There are currently three Invisible Sons around you, but the possibility of new enemies appearing cannot be ruled out.
“According to Miss Violet, these social creatures usually come out in full force once they find their target.”
While these invisible monsters were temporarily intimidated by the gun in his hand, Shade quickly changed the magazine, replacing the only two remaining demon bullets with ordinary bullets:
"Miss Violet also said that they wouldn't stray too far from their nest, so they wouldn't keep chasing me. But the skeleton horse has been destroyed..."
He aimed at the air and pulled the trigger, squinting his eyes to see the bullet hit something in the air, but there was no sound of objects falling onto the snow.
“It hit the target! Miss Violet is right. The power of the devil is most useful against this kind of thing.”
The other two retreated temporarily.
At this time, Shade did not care about the correct direction, and plunged into the dead woods beside him, walking in the direction away from the two invisible children. The yellow moonlight still followed him, illuminating the complex terrain deep in the swamp. Even if Shade turned into a group of scarlet butterflies, the round gem still flew behind the butterflies.
But it was obvious that Xia De chose the wrong direction this time, because soon he encountered the Invisible Sons again, and this time there were five of them.
Xia De was breathing heavily, and white mist floated out of his mouth like a long dragon. The monsters hiding in the wind and snow still did not dare to get too close because of the ebony pistol in his hand.
They were flying fast, and the deadly sense of crisis made Shade dare not move forward. In this case, even if he pulled the trigger, he could not hit the target again. These monsters moved too fast, and once they understood how the weapon in his hand worked, they would not be hit again.
"So, there is only one way left."
He reloaded again and continued to move forward. Just as Shade had expected, the direction he had chosen at the beginning was indeed wrong. The further he moved forward, the more terrible monsters that were born from the hybridization of demons and evil creatures appeared.
The situation he faced was quite terrifying. There was clearly nothing in the snowstorm in the middle of the night, and the only sounds in the howling wind were his own breathing and footsteps. However, he knew that he had been surrounded by dozens of invisible flying monsters.
About twenty minutes later, while struggling to move in the snow, Shade finally heard "her" voice again:
The nest is just ahead.
The dead trees in the blizzard were like the terrifying bony claws of a giant corpse buried underground, and not far ahead, there was indeed a small open space in the dense dead woods. The open space was covered with snow, but Shade could fully imagine that the nest that he had defeated once was standing safely in that open space.