freeallnovels Chapter 4036 The Song of the Purple Moon (87) Pebbles
Chapter 4036 The Song of the Purple Moon (87) Pebbles
Chapter 4036 The Song of the Purple Moon (87) — Pebbles
To attribute all of this to hallucinations and thus make sense... is clearly impossible.
This excuse, which came to mind on a whim, wouldn't even fool a dog.
The witch was in a panic. She didn't even dare to stop the female knight's violent escape from [Star Creation World]—Testalos was watching.
It's kind of scary...
"You witch, come on, let's have another round, I haven't lost yet... Your Highness?! What are you doing here..."
The panting female knight struggled to escape, but her body swayed unsteadily—like a patient under general anesthesia who had suddenly heard something terrible and was desperately trying to stay conscious, but her body wouldn't allow it.
Clearly, the witch's drug hadn't failed; it was just that the female knight's resistance to it was terrifying.
Who told her that female knights are generally easier to drug?
Testarossa frowned. "Eva, you lost to her?"
"I'm not, I..." The female knight's face immediately turned extremely pale. "If it were a fair fight, I would never lose... It's just that this witch is too cunning! She is the [Star Witch] wanted by the [Science Side]!"
Testarossa narrowed her eyes... Suddenly, she raised her hand and waved.
A black line of fire shot out instantly, blocking the witch's path.
"Ms. Black Cat, where do you wish to go?" Testarossa said calmly. "Should I call you, Star Witch?"
Miss Witch stiffly turned her neck. "Who are you talking about? The Star Witch? The one who's undefeated in the Science faction! Countless sycophants! One of the legendary pirates of the Pirate Alliance, the Star Witch? How could such a famous void pirate be a little girl like me? Ahahaha..."
The black flames instantly contracted, tightly binding the witch and forcing her to lie on the ground like a caterpillar.
"Spare me!"
The witch surrendered without saying a word, showing her submission first!
"Heh." Testarossa beckoned with her finger, and the witch was immediately pulled in front of her.
Then, Testarossa flicked her fingers, and the lace blindfold on the witch's face was instantly cut open, revealing her true appearance... Testarossa reached out and gently pinched the witch's chin, examining her and saying, "She is indeed a beautiful woman, but unfortunately her temperament is too terrible."
"I...I was just trying to make a living." The witch's smile was more like a grimace. "I haven't really done anything wrong, have I? Your Highness, look, I've returned this female knight to you unharmed. How about you let me go? I have a little sister at home who's crying for food. If I die, she'll become an orphan, and in the pirate world, she'll be forced to do this and that, and that and that..."
"You released me?" The female knight sneered upon hearing this.
"You're amazing! You're so powerful! I admit defeat..." The witch once again feigned weakness, "I used despicable means..."
The female knight suddenly took a deep breath and said in a deep voice, "Your Highness, do you really want to recruit this shameless fellow as a [Holy Enlightenment Knight]?!"
Testarossa frowned and glanced at the female knight with a slightly reproachful look.
The witch's eyes widened suddenly.
"Wait...wait a minute? What were you going to suck...you want to suck me?"
"It's absorption!"
Testarossa's voice deepened as she emphasized the key point.
The witch exclaimed in astonishment, "No... I didn't understand, Princess Testarossa, what your female knight just said was... 'originally'? Did you know me all along? That's impossible, you... weren't you from the Old Gods? How could you know... me?"
“Who told you that we’ve only come to this era of gods this time?” Testarossa said calmly. “In fact, only Claude and Gazef were originally from my era, while Eva is one of my followers in this era.”
Since it's no secret that she comes from the Old Gods era, I don't mind saying a little more.
The witch's brain started overclocking at this moment.
She muttered to herself, "Recruiting followers from this divine era? Why go through all this trouble... With your status, wanting followers in the original era would have been as simple as saying a word... Don't you want others to know that you have more followers? Do you need some unfamiliar faces?"
Upon hearing this, the female knight was taken aback. This shameless witch was almost able to guess the truth?
"No, there are still many ways to get unfamiliar faces..." the witch muttered to herself. "Perhaps, some faces that could never have been predicted in the Old Gods' Era, faces that don't belong to the Old Gods' Era... What you want is an outsider?!"
“While it’s not the correct answer, it’s very close.” Testarossa suddenly chuckled. “【Star Witch】, right? Just now, you seemed to ask me if I could take you to the Old Gods’ Era. I’m quite interested now, so I’ll take you with me.”
—I want to go to the Old Gods era to enjoy life, not to do dangerous things!!
"Why was I chosen?" The witch was still in a daze.
"Do you know about the Spiral Race?" Testarossa asked abruptly.
The witch suddenly looked up and subconsciously said, "I've heard of... an ancient civilization that is said to have long been lost, a civilization that was born in the era of the Old Gods... your era."
“To be precise, it’s an era even earlier than mine,” Testarossa said calmly. “I’ve studied many famous immortal beings from this era and unexpectedly discovered your existence… Your abilities are very special. I happen to need something from the Spiral Race, and your abilities might be useful.”
The witch shuddered.
No matter how bizarre Testarossa's story was, the point was—she needed her, her life was temporarily spared, so even if she were sold into slavery, there was still a chance!
"Yes, Your Highness, I am willing to become your knight and pledge my loyalty to you!" The witch immediately agreed; to hesitate even for a second would be disrespectful to herself!
"Your Highness, are you really going to take her..." the female knight hurriedly said, "I've fought her before, and her abilities aren't as miraculous as the legends say! I feel she can't be of any help!"
Testarossa said expressionlessly, "Whether it works or not, we'll only know after we try. Eva, are you unhappy with my decision?"
"I...no." The female knight immediately lowered her head.
Testarossa nodded. "Look at yourself now. Get yourself together. After you meet up with Claude and the others, it'll be time to leave."
uh-huh!
As long as she wasn't in front of Manager Luo... Testarossa felt she still had a lot of authority!
"I understand." The female knight glared at the witch with a face full of resentment.
"Um, excuse me..." the witch said softly, "Your Highness, isn't it time to release me now? You see, I've already pledged my allegiance to you, haven't I?"
“Your loyalty seems cheap,” Testarossa said expressionlessly, but she did retract the black flames.
The witch gave an awkward smile. "By the way, Your Highness, could you perhaps give me a time to say goodbye to my sister?"
“I don’t want too many people to know about my affairs,” Testarossa refused directly. “Don’t worry, as long as you can meet my requirements, I will let you return safely… or you can stay in the Old Gods’ Era.”
—What would I do if I stayed in a place that was destined to perish?
But she couldn't bring herself to say no... As for Xiaomeng, it's best not to take her with her for now, since it's possible that one day Testarossa might discover Xiaomeng's special abilities.
Then, Xiaomeng would no longer belong to me... I have to hide her!
"As for your sister..." Testarossa suddenly asked, "Is she really your sister?"
"Of course!" the witch said seriously. "If there's a next life, I still want to be her sister, that kind of close sister! Tell me, is that true or not!"
“Your Highness, this man is a complete liar; not a single word he utters is true!” the female knight said coldly.
“That’s a talent too, isn’t it?” Testarossa laughed. “Eva, go and call Claude and the others back. I’m tired too.”
"Yes!"
Of course, it couldn't be Her Highness the Princess who went to find her; it should be Claude and Gazef who returned... After giving the witch a cold glance, the female knight made her way away.
Without the maze, finding the two is easy.
Seeing that the female knight had really left, the witch suddenly hesitated and stopped speaking.
"What, you've already regretted 'pledging allegiance' to me?" Testarossa said calmly.
"How could that be!" The witch quickly shook her head. "I was just wondering, is it really alright for you to take me back to the Old Gods? After all, I come from the future relative to you... What if my appearance causes some kind of mishap in the history of the Old Gods..."
"Faced with a rushing river, what do you think is the probability that throwing a small pebble into it will change its course?" Testarossa chuckled.
“Almost…no, absolutely zero.” The witch said dejectedly, “Fine, I am that pebble…”
"Don't worry, your arrival won't change anything. The Old Gods will perish, and they still will perish." Testarossa said softly, "Because after I accepted this [arrangement of fate], there is no direct connection between me and the Old Gods. I can't change it, and it won't affect me... Just like a ghost drifting on the river of time, all I see are reflections."
"Then why do you still..."
Testarossa said calmly, "Once you become a true [Holy Knight], the answer... I will naturally tell you."
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"Big sister, when are you coming over?"
Sitting on the rock—the one where she was hiding from Schneizel… Xiaomeng never left.
She poked at a small button on her clothes. "What should I do if my older sister doesn't show up soon?"
Niubei No. N was trembling with fear.
"We made a promise, okay? If you abandon me, you'll be in big trouble!" Xiaomeng said with a smile. "Big sister, don't forget!"
Suddenly, Xiaomeng frowned, stood up abruptly, looked around in confusion, and pondered, "It seems that my sister's [fate] has been severed?"
"Aunt Meng! Something terrible has happened!! My connection with Mommy has been completely severed!! Absolutely gone! Is Mommy dead?!" Newbie No. N panicked instantly. "Oh no!! We're going to be orphans!"
"...What did you just call me?"
"Aunt Meng!" Newbee N said instinctively, "You're Mom's sister, so you're our aunt!"
"It feels so old..." Xiaomeng clicked her tongue in disgust, and casually ripped Niu Bingwei No. N off her clothes—then, she disappeared in a flash.
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[Purple Moon], somewhere.
Above a huge, almost transparent mirror suspended in mid-air—when the witch followed Testarossa up, she found that the female knight, the four-eyed Claude, and the male knight were already there.
The three of them were waiting.
“This is the Mary Celeste,” Testarossa said casually. “My ride.”
"What an amazing magical artifact!" The witch was slightly startled. The moment she stepped onto the mirror, she sensed its extraordinary nature.
Testarossa ignored the witch's astonishment.
She walked slowly to Claude and the others.
"I'm sorry to disappoint you, Your Highness." Claude bowed his head. "We've really embarrassed ourselves this time. I apologize!"
Testarossa said, "Get ready, our time is almost up. We need to go back to the Old Gods. As for your punishment, we'll talk about it when we get back."
"Yes!"
“This is the Star Witch.” Testarossa glanced at the witch and said, “You take care of her, I’m going to rest.”
With that, Testarossa's figure sank into the mirror and disappeared.
Only the witch, Claude, and the other two remained, staring at each other.
"...Hello everyone, please take care of me!"
Claude let out a soft sigh and nodded slightly. "Follow me."
As they spoke, the three of them sank into the mirror... The witch blinked, and Fu Ling instinctively walked to the spot where they had been, her body also beginning to sink.
—You really want to go, Chronicles of the Old Gods…
She felt somewhat dazed.
—Speaking of which, it feels like I've forgotten something?
—Oh right, I haven't taken down that trap I set yet… What a loss!
The moment the witch sank into the mirror, the mirror floating above the earth gradually disappeared without a trace...
The instant the mirror completely disappeared, a figure silently appeared in the sky.
Xiao Meng frowned, only feeling a slight ripple-like fluctuation in spacetime.
"Oh dear, it seems I missed... the Old Gods Era?" Xiao Meng sighed softly, looking wistful. "Will I run into it? Me from that era?"
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The void environment of the Old Gods... actually doesn't seem to be much different from that of the New Gods.
The stars seemed to be the same stars as before—even the will of the void seemed to be the same… a sleepy fellow, seemingly uninterested in everything.
The star power didn't become any more concentrated.
It was so simple that the witch felt like she had encountered a liar.
"We've arrived, the Old Gods Era..." She gazed out the window of the Mary Celeste, lost in thought, as if in a dream. "It seems...nothing special?"
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In Testalos's room on the Mary Celeste.
There were many pillows on Testarosa's bed—it was like a huge bed made of pillows.
She was talking to someone... and on the screen was Angelie.
"...Really? You did see him."
Testarossa narrowed her eyes. "So, you knew all along that I would meet that person, didn't you... the next ruler of the Holy Land?"
"The next era?" Angelie suddenly said calmly, "No, there is no next era. What is his will always be his, forever and ever."
Testarossa was instantly horrified!
She took a deep breath and said in a low voice, "Anqi, in that courtyard, I heard about the [Empire]..."
"For now, keep your doubts to yourself," Angelie said calmly. "Don't forget, you've already been taken from [Destiny] by me, so don't do anything unnecessary... That's all for now. I'll give you instructions if needed."
The screen disappeared, and Angelie took the initiative to cut it off—only she could ever take the initiative.
Testarossa remained silent for a long time before lying back down... onto the bed full of pillows, gently pressing her eyes with her arm.
"Why do you do it when you know it's futile...?"
"Because I'm not willing to accept it..."
"Such a fate..."
"I am just a pebble thrown into the river."
With her hands lightly clenched into fists, Testarossa suddenly stood up, a resolute glint even flashing in her eyes—as she raised her hand, she summoned another light and shadow screen.
What you see on the screen are stacks of old, yellowed books—and a girl wearing thick, round glasses.
"Your Highness?" The girl with round glasses looked at the communication screen that appeared beside her in surprise. "When did you return? What did you bring back this time?"
“A message,” Testarossa said in a deep voice. “Mikana, I don’t care what method you use, I want you to spread a message as quickly and widely as possible… a message about the Holy Land.”
"What is it...?"
Mikana's expression instantly turned serious upon hearing about the "Holy Land".
Mikana understood every single word Testarossa said after that, but when put together, she couldn't understand it!
"The Lord of the Holy Land will disappear! And a new Holy Lord will emerge in the next era!" Testarossa said slowly, "This means that the Holy Lord is not irreplaceable!"
In the library, the [Holy Knight] scholar Mikana suddenly grabbed the desk and stood up abruptly. "Your Highness! Are you joking? Do you know what this news will mean if it gets out? The entire Void will be thrown into chaos... They will definitely try every means to unite and attack the [Holy Land]!"
"Between the old and new eras, there will be a long and obscure period of history... Is this old era truly unchangeable?"
Testarossa revealed a bloodthirsty smile that was almost morbid.
"If all of this cannot be changed, then let this era undergo a baptism even darker than the darkest fate!"
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Inside the Royal Navy warship.
Angelie personally planted the fresh Cecilia flowers in the open space under the sacred tree and watered them.
She seemed to be in a bad mood, but not a terrible one either.
"Testalos, please don't blame me..."
"After all, only in this way can [fate] close the loop..."
"You are the culprit who destroyed the entire Old Gods era..."