Chapter 564: Set out
Translated by: La0o9
Edited by: Dr.Lock
Proofreader: Arya
The flames of Purgatory were slowly dissipating.
The ghosts, corpses, as well as the illusions of Purgatory monsters, also disappeared with it.
The entire city returned to silence.
Gu Qing Shan sighed, standing still to think.
Purgatory claimed to be a mediator, but they’ve already turned to the side of the [Demon King Order].
Who knows how many legendary worlds in the 900 million World Layers are still standing at the crossroad to make their choice?
And that man just now said that I don’t have an [Order], so I didn’t need to go against the [Demon King Order].
Could it be, there’s still another secret behind Purgatory?
“My leg is wounded, having to squat for so long is really unbearable!” (1)
A complaining voice came from afar, cutting off his thoughts.
Gu Qing Shan turned around.
Not too far behind him, the old man came out from one of the coral buildings.
From the look of it, his leg seemed to be hurt as he was still limping.
“Your wounds have gotten better now, but you’ll need to keep taking more pills to fully recover”
Gu Qing Shan glanced at the old man and made his evaluation.
He took out a few more pills from his Inventory Bag.
“But this type of recovery is so uncomfortable, if those pills on your hand are still the same kind…” the old man was breathing heavily.
“You won’t take them?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“…please give me another”
“…you’re that desperate?”
“It can’t be helped, we’re now facing the urgent threat of extinction, I need to recover quickly to return to the battlefield”
“You’re the only one left alive and there’s still a battlefield?”
“Of course there is, young man. We need to set out quickly” the old man spoke.
“To where?”
“To Tidal city, that is the only place left with any people alive, and the only place that could resist the invasion of these monsters!”
“Alright, then wait for a bit, I need to get my companion first”
“Your companion? Wait, you still have other people here?”
“Only one person”
The old man was disappointed, but at the same time intrigued: “Are they as strong as you are?”
“In a sense, she has the ability to make a lot of people happily work for her”
“Such powerful magic?” the old man was surprised.
“Indeed, it’s a kind of magic that no one will refuse or resist”
“Very well, then let’s get your companion first, then we’ll search the entire city again, maybe there’s someone still alive here”
“Search for survivors? I’ll just go with you for that first”
“Why not bring your companion as well? Could it be they’re busy doing something else?”
“Indeed, she has something very important to do right now”
…
Thanks to Gu Qing Shan’s inner sight, the search was quick and efficient.
A few dozen minutes later.
On the main road of the city, a bright, deep blue flare was released to the sky.
In the darkness, this bright and colorful signal flare was extremely eye-catching.
But no matter how long Gu Qing Shan and the old man waited, no one came.
“It seems they are all dead” the old man sorrowfully spoke.
He waved his hand.
The light quickly returned to him.
The s.h.i.+ning medal that gave off light became dim.
“Old man Jiao, how many people are there that can take the form of ancient creatures like you did?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
The old man who introduced himself as Jiao appeared sorrowful.
“I’m not sure how many others are left, but I was the only person who could do it in this city”
“What about other cities?”
“Communication between the cities had already been cut off for too long, I don’t know for sure how many of us Divine Seeds there is left”
“Is it such an intense war? Isn’t the Old G.o.d’s barrier there to protect you?”
“If we don’t go out to fight, the demonized mob would simply proceed with their summoning rituals on the World Sh.e.l.l, they would summon more and more Entropy Ghosts to invade our world”
Old man Jiao sighed: “We really don’t have a way to deal with the Entropy Ghosts”
“That’s why, in order to stop their summoning ritual, you can’t help but go out to fight?”
“That’s right, we’ve gone out quite a few times already, but there are too many enemies to kill. As soon as we show up, we will be surrounded by wave after wave of demonized, occasionally we would be able to ruin their ritual, but ultimately the only end for us is to die”
Gu Qing Shan fell silent.
There were over 2 million demonized outside.
Even if I were to go out, facing that number of enemies would only end in my death as well.
“How come Tidal city can still hold up for so long?” he asked further.
“Tidal city is the city of G.o.d’s chosen wors.h.i.+ppers, there is a powerful outsider there to help us. Of course, that isn’t nearly enough, and we need to take a look at the actual situation”
“An outsider?”
Gu Qing Shan suddenly realized something.
“Indeed, she knows a kind of unique magic that can, to a certain point, control the Entropy Ghosts, it’s thanks to that magic of hers that all the remaining people alive in this world have gathered at Tidal city”
“That outsider, is she perhaps called Frost of the Cold Night, Ilya?”
“Hah? How did you know her name?” old man Jiao asked him.
“Because I was also looking for her”
Gu Qing Shan became less tense.
No wonder I couldn’t find her no matter how hard I searched on the outside.
Even after such a big commotion, she still didn’t appear at all.
It was because Frost of the Cold Night Ilya had already entered the inner world before I arrived.
Gu Qing Shan now felt a bit more confident.
Frost of the Cold Night Ilya is a powerful Combatant at the same level of the Light of Dawn Triste, the supreme commander of the Bramble Bird Kingdom military.
She vowed to protect Laura.
She is without a doubt someone on our side.
I need to bring Laura to her as soon as I can!
“Let’s go, I’ll go wake up my companion and we’ll set out right away” Gu Qing Shan quickly decided.
“Wait a minute, wake up?” old man Jiao was surprised, “didn’t you say your companion had something really important to do?”
“Of course she did. It’s because you don’t know how scary a dreamscape is, in fact, there are a few powerful racial magic that can only be activated through dreams”
“Is that so?” old man Jiao wasn’t convinced.
“That is so” Gu Qing Shan insisted.
“…it must be because this old man isn’t knowledgeable enough, let’s go then”
The two returned together.
Soon enough, they reached where Laura was resting.
After opening the almost 100 layers of formation, Gu Qing Shan brought old man Jiao inside.
“Gongzi, you’ve returned” Shannu stood up and said.
“I have, how is she?”
“She slept well”
Gu Qing Shan went next to the bed to look at Laura.
The little girl was sleeping very deeply.
Perhaps because she had been through a lot in the last few days, her breathing was heavy with a slight bit of snoring.
Gu Qing Shan reached his hand out, hesitated a bit and pulled his hand back.
“Let’s wait a bit longer, get ready to leave” he said.
Shannu nodded, turned into a sword and disappeared into the void of s.p.a.ce.
Old man Jiao opened his eyes wide looking at this.
This person who spoke with a female voice looked exactly the same as the swordsman.
But the person first turned into a girl, then into a sword and disappeared without a trace!
If he didn’t see it with his own eyes, old man Jiao wouldn’t have believed that such a ridiculous thing was possible.
But the truth was right there.
He couldn’t help but silently sighed, telling himself that the world was big and there were always stranger things.
Thinking back, what the swordsman said about fighting in a dream wouldn’t be too strange at all.
“Your companion is still fighting in her dream?” old man Jiao respectfully asked.
“Ah, probably” Gu Qing Shan replied.
He looked at Laura.
Laura was sleeping so well that he didn’t quite want to wake her up yet.
“How impressive, but we’ll need to be on our way as soon as possible” old man Jiao said.
“Why so?”
“Tidal city’s defense is strict, we need to first tell them about our existence before they can let us in”
He continued: “There’s not much time, if and when the battle resumes, they won’t be able to let us back in again”
“Can you communicate with them?”
“I can”
“Then let’s be on our way”
Gu Qing Shan sighed.
He reached his hand out, lightly stroking Laura’s forehead.
He poured a bit of spirit energy into her body.
Laura slowly woke up.
“What’s the matter, Gu Qing Shan?” Laura got down from the bed and anxiously asked.
Her gaze was locked on old man Jiao.
“Good news, we found Ilya. Ah right, this is old man Jiao, a native here, I asked him to lead the way so he’ll bring us there” Gu Qing Shan explained.
“You found Ilya? Really?” Laura rubbed her sleepy eyes and asked in disbelief.
Gu Qing Shan nodded.
“That’s great then!” Laura excitedly jumped.
The three gathered their things and prepared to leave.
Before they left, another problem appeared.
The black horse could only carry two people.
“Maybe we should fly after all, it’ll be quicker” Gu Qing Shan said.
“No, I refuse to fly. Just now I dreamt of falling from the sky” Laura refused.
“Then—”
Laura said: “Just leave it to me. All we need to do is travel with three people, right? I have a solution”
Thinking for a bit, Laura took out a turtle sh.e.l.l from her backpack and gave it to old man Jiao.
“Thank you, will it turn into a giant Turtle G.o.d’s Seed to carry me?” old man Jiao excitedly asked
“It is not that complicated, the way it travels is very simple. Furthermore, in case of danger, you can also use it as a shelter” Laura explained.
So the three of them set out.
“Where are we going? Tidal city?” Gu Qing Shan asked.
“No, we must first communicate with them” old man Jiao said.
“Is the communication hub outside of the city?”
“Yes, the Whispering Trees can only grow in a forest”
“…What a strange method of communication, let’s go then”
The black horse galloped in full speed, running towards the outskirts of the city.
It was going as fast as lightning.
Gu Qing Shan sat with Laura on the black horse’s back.
A long rope was tied to the black horse, extending behind to connect to a turtle sh.e.l.l.
Old man Jiao was standing on the turtle sh.e.l.l, holding onto the rope with both hands as he directed them: “Next intersection, remember to turn left!”
“Understood” the black horse replied.
They were heading towards a large forest.
Note:
(1) squatting: A lot of establishments in j.a.pan and China still use an old type of toilet where you need to squat down instead of sit down to use.