After finishing the exploration of the ruins, Shade felt relieved. After Miss Anat left, he was ready to go home. At this moment, he missed the cute cat at home who was lazy, timid and cowardly.
First of all, we need to determine where we are now. Just now, the three of them left the printing factory and jogged all the way to a place one street away from the printing factory.
After walking a few steps along the low wall on the street, he saw the Silver Parrot Milk Distribution Company standing quietly in the night fog. Shade had encountered many things in this area. For example, he saw the Orthodox Church capturing the ring warlock of Mercury Blood at the silver shop at the next intersection; he also found the statue of the old god "Vampire Duke Laoel" in the alley diagonally opposite the milk company.
"The alley where Mercury Blood hides the statue of the old god is a dead end, so it is far away from the printing factory. It is so close to the milk distribution company. What a coincidence."
He thought to himself, looked around, and walked towards the hired carriage parked at the intersection. The driver sat alone on the shaft of the carriage, smoking, and the faint light of the cigarette butt flickered in the fog tonight.
Back at St. Teresa's Square, he couldn't help but smile as he took out his key and opened the door. Although the hallway was dark, the familiar feeling of home made Shad feel very happy. Then he heard Mia running down the stairs, and he felt even better.
"Oh my Mia!"
He bent down and picked up the soft cat. The small orange cat cried happily, squinting its eyes and rubbing its furry face against the back of Xia De's hand.
He turned on the gas light and walked up the stairs to the second floor carrying the cat and the box.
While sitting in the bright living room, tilting his head to look at the darkness outside the window, while relaxing his body and mind, Xia De felt that no matter what happened tonight, his happiness at the moment would not change.
“It’s nice to be back home, safe on the couch, after a long adventure.”
Of course, there are other things to do tonight, such as choosing a suitable way to store the three relics I brought home, and testing the two new magics I have acquired.
"Forget it. I'm a little tired. Let's put these things off until tomorrow."
But there was one thing that could not be postponed, and that was the time key of the year 3002 of the Universal Calendar. Other things could be delayed, but every second this time key was delayed meant that all future keys would have to be postponed by one second. So no matter how much he needed to rest at this moment, after a short rest, Shade was ready to start his journey through time.
The Fifth Era lasted for 5793 years, so the time point corresponding to this key is equivalent to the middle of the Fifth Era. Xia De did some research on this year, but because the history before the Sixth Era was vague and the Academy deliberately blocked it, he could not find much information. He only knew that everything was peaceful in that year, just like the Fifth Era 1068 in the historical records.
"So, there is no point in investigating in advance. If the Father of the Infinite Tree really took a fancy to me, he would not let me go on the journey easily."
Although the investigation is useless, things that need to be investigated still need to be investigated.
He placed his belongings on the coffee table one by one, and the cat standing on the sofa looked at them curiously. When Shade took out the brooch that could release a one-time sunlight gun, the cat instinctively stretched out its claws and started to scratch it.
Shad smiled and picked it up, ignoring Mia's "meow" protests.
Holding the cat, I walked to the window and looked out at the night scene:
"Don't be so curious all the time. These are very dangerous things."
"Meow~"
The small orange cat waved its paws and made a lazy sound. Then it was suddenly stunned, and the cat quickly squirmed in Xia De's arms and turned around, looking at the night sky outside the window with its big amber eyes.
Shade didn't notice its movements and continued talking:
"I'm in a good mood tonight, so I won't lecture you, but you can't touch those relics while I'm gone... Ha, I'm talking to a cat again, how weird."
He was indeed in a good mood tonight, not because of the two kisses, but because of that drop of divinity.
"Meow~"
The cat cried out in fear at the window. Xia De looked out the window in confusion, but the night sky was covered with thick fog. It was a normal night.
"What's wrong?"
He patted the scaredy cat, thinking it was frightened by the dark shadows outside.
It was dark outside and bright inside, and the resulting optical effect allowed the glass to reflect his face. His face reflected in the glass overlapped with the dark city outside, and he was undoubtedly smiling happily:
"No matter what Mia saw, even if an angel-level relic went out of control, it can't affect my good mood."
Is it true that nothing will be affected
She asked softly, with an unconcealable smile in her words.
"certainly."
Shad nodded at himself in the glass, judging the appearance of his face.
Then, with a loud rumble, blood-red light shot up from the city far away. Blood mist sprayed from the ground into the night sky, and then spread to the entire city. Countless scarlet light spots suddenly lit up in various parts of the city, guiding the blood mist and engulfing Tobesk.
Xia De's smiling face reflected in the glass froze.
"this... ... "
I clearly sensed that a huge, twisted, indescribable existence was heading towards the material world. He was right where the blood-red light column appeared in the distance. He was there, looking at the entire world:
"But, how could this be? The banquet was clearly controlled by the church..."
The life ring appeared behind him, and the dazzling golden light lit up as the metal rotated. Countless clues converged, and Xia De suddenly widened his eyes. He understood:
"In addition to Lawrence, there are two more God's descent vessels. In addition to the charity banquet, there is another blood banquet. Milk, I understand! I figured it out! It's the milk from the Silver Parrot Milk Distribution Company. The taste is weird. The milk that the driver mentioned recently that was discounted is problematic! Quick, Burn the God..."
It was like a physical sight, projected from a distance, as if something from high in the sky was staring directly at him.
"It's Him! He's watching me!"
He had not yet fully descended, but His gaze had already met Shad's, and he understood the meaning of that gaze—
He was inviting Shad, the mortal who had boldly devoured his power, to join him in another blood feast. This was not forced, but he had already come, and he could not escape.
"He's got his eyes on me!"
The blood mist had completely engulfed everything around Saint Teresa's Square and seeped in through the window cracks. Shade took a step back holding the frightened cat, and the cat waved its claws forward to protect Shade.
The saint has not yet fully descended. Do you need to burn your divinity? Please note that you only have one drop of divinity. If you don't want to lose the afterglow of divinity, you must burn it again during the action...
“No, not now. The evil god is well prepared. I cannot guarantee that I can defeat it before a drop of divinity is completely burned out.”
Xia De watched the blood mist retreat step by step. They were about to have no way to retreat. His eyes became firm. He had long thought that sooner or later he would confront the god for divinity. The current situation was not the worst. At least the god did not seem to know that he could become a god.
No matter what kind of surprise you want to give to the other person, please do it as soon as possible.
"Three seconds! Mia, trust me completely and don't resist."
Watching the blood mist seeping into the room, Shade retreated and whispered, then grabbed the thin blanket on the sofa and covered Mia, who was trembling and waving her paws in fear. Taking away the blanket, the small Mia cat turned into an even smaller Mia ragdoll cat, and the cat gave Shade absolute trust:
"I want to seek from other gods how to use divinity to defeat gods."
Holding the time key in his hand, he inserted it directly into the keyhole of the chest ornament:
"May the Father of Infinite Trees protect me in time."
With a click, the keyhole of the decorative door was rotated. After it was opened, endless white mist filled the small door.
The blood mist had completely penetrated into the room. Holding the Mia cat doll, Shad's right index finger reached into the white mist door.
With a snap, the ornament fell to the floor, Shad disappeared on the spot, and a blood mist engulfed the room.