The Spirit World

Chapter 818: Blurred Future

The carriage passed through a special residential area and then slowly entered a path lined with blooming thorn bushes. Originally, there were roses blooming here, but for some reason, the roses withered one after another, leaving only black thorns and rhizomes. It might be that the blooming bouquets could not stand the torture of this barren land, and only things like thorns, which were easy to grow, could flourish.

However, the roots of the thorns were apparently not that tenacious. After withering, they drooped on the new branches like the dying, dry fingers of a terminally ill disease, suppressing the growth of the entire jungle.

It’s like a new life on the highway, saying, “Don’t come here, this is not a good place.”

The vast expanses of thorny fields were not a pleasing sight, and the Thunder Dragon in the sky trembled again, emitting white lightning that was blinding enough to turn the entire world into a hopeless pale light.

In the Age of Destruction, the sky was always in darkness, and it could explode at any time, turning everything pale in an instant.

This white light shining on Erica's beautiful face made her look a little old.

"I don't know how to explain it to you..."

She looked at her two teammates.

In fact, as a captain, you should not tell your own teammates everything. Erica did the same. However, in order for the plan to be effectively implemented this time, all the things that should be said and the "intelligence" that can be told to "outsiders" must be confessed one by one.

"We are doing something big and very dangerous. Before doing this, I still need to ask for your consent. If you are afraid now, I think you can leave the team now."

Erica looked at the members in the car, one was Alexander, who was a spiritual master, and the other was Xiao Suna, who was a celestial spiritual master.

Logically, as the so-called God-given ones, they are just rookies who have just entered the field of spiritual power practitioners. In the huge energy and extreme power changes of spiritual power, they, as beginners, may not be able to win against General Pangnapo, the Spirit King, and Adjutant Neferi, the Spirit General...

A certain point of its own advantage.

However, this does not prevent them from playing roles and responsibilities in this plan.

Because Erica has decided to fight against General Pangnapo and Adjutant Neferei alone, and even more members of the Undead Group who are practitioners.

The mission of Alexander and Xiao Suna is nothing more than to get close to the Millennium Immortal Coffin and then bring it out.

"It's strange. You've been following me for a month. Don't you have any questions for me?"

Erica changed the question and did not let Alexander and Xiao Suna answer the question of whether to leave so quickly.

Alexander and little Suna met for the first time, and only Alexander could ask some questions. Little Suna was too timid, but Alexander was okay. Although he was a little hot-blooded at the age of 18, he was still honest and had a strong sense of responsibility.

Needless to say, the boys are very courageous.

"I...actually I have a lot of questions to ask, but, how should I put it, I just found out that you, Captain Erica, are the crown prince of the principality... I think...if I can continue to follow you, or learn from you, it will definitely be a good thing! This will be the best experience in my life!"

Instead, it was Xiao Suna who spoke first.

She held her staff tightly, although it was not very natural, but she probably wanted to calm herself down and relax as much as possible so as not to be so scared.

The roar of the Thunder Dragon just now might have scared her. Although this kind of lightning and thunder is extremely common, no one can withstand the roaring thunder and dazzling white light that may appear at any time.

Not to mention timid girls.

Seventeen-year-old Suna has not grown up yet. She has obvious dimples on her face and long eyelashes that make her look too cute. Her two ponytails fall smoothly on her shoulders.

She looked at Alexander. He was a spiritual master of the same age as her. He was not afraid, so there was no reason for her to be afraid! This must be the case!

A Heavenly Spiritual Master is one level higher than a Spiritual Master!

"In this month, Captain Erica has taken care of me countless times. If I can contribute a little bit of my own strength to help Captain Erica, I will definitely do my best! I swear!"

Xiao Suna's sensitive heart made the atmosphere in the car much more relaxed after she said these words.

After all, if you think about it, you will know that this mission is definitely a dangerous one.

A dangerous mission does not mean there will be danger.

This depends on how Erica, as the captain, plans the overall situation. If any team has to sacrifice or injure a team member every time they have a dangerous mission, it must be the captain's dereliction of duty as the person who assigns the tasks.

In other words, if a captain goes out on a mission after carrying out the mission once, and is injured or sacrificed while carrying out the mission, then he is really derelict in his duty.

If the team leader, as a manager who manages and assigns tasks, shifts the blame to the team members' incompetence or limited ability, he must be an irresponsible person.

No one would trust this captain or manager.

As a manager, your job is to put the right people in the right positions.

If Erica feels that two people must be sacrificed in this mission, then these two people must be Alexander or Xiao Suna.

However, Erica is not such an irresponsible person. Similarly, as the captain of Alexander and Suna, since she has to tell them about things and the tasks, it means that Erica has already thought of arranging them in suitable positions to perform the tasks and ensure that the mission will proceed smoothly.

Instead of so-called pep talk to team members, saying things that you yourself cannot do, and implementing plans that require the sacrifice of people to complete.

This is not a special time.

Erica's goal is the golden and silver coffin. If it comes to predicting the future, Erica is definitely better than Nefera.

It is not difficult for her to obtain the gold and silver coffins. The difficult part is how to escape from here effectively or avoid more pursuit.

Since Neferi, the lieutenant of the Undead Corps, can predict the future, she must have thought of the existence of someone like Erica and that she really stole the Undead Coffin. The difficulty lies in the vague concepts in the future predictions, so she must have set up heavy defenses.

The question is, how can Erica, who has obtained the Millennium Immortality Coffin, escape?

What the part of the future that can be seen will look like is not clear, and this requires the help of more people.

For example, the help from Alexander or Xiao Suna.

"I...it's nothing, actually..."

Alexander spread his hands. He seemed to be somewhat worried. It was not easy for an 18-year-old to hide his inner feelings. However, he spread his hands and said indifferently: "If you must say so, I am actually quite concerned about what Captain Erica said. I don't have much impression of what the world was like before the destruction. However, I can guarantee one thing, our Captain Erica is definitely more than 25 years old. Of course, I will just believe that Captain Erica is 25 years old."

Alexander did not answer his captain directly because, after all, his captain was not a bad person who would lie to others, especially to them.

To put it more bluntly, Erica is a more straightforward person.

Live clearly and live freely and comfortably.

There is no way a person like this can be 25 years old!
But talking about a woman's age is really a scary thing. Erica looks only about seventeen or eighteen years old. It is really a bit inappropriate to say that her age is higher.

"Hahaha... Well, I'm not 25 years old myself. Maybe this is the only thing I've lied to you about."

Erica was quite happy, but then she wasn't so happy anymore.

"You little brat, answer my question right away! You're so hesitant, it's not like you to be so slow!"

Erica crossed her arms, and the little mouse on her shoulder joked happily: "I have known your captain Erica for more than five years... When she said she was twenty-five, I thought it was quite reasonable. Her appearance seems to have never changed."

The little mouse's tail was wagging back and forth. Its whole body was bright red, and it had delicate features. It was much cuter than the fat white hamster.

However, red hair is indeed more glaring, and basically no one thinks that red is a gentle color, and the little mouse is no exception when seeing red.

But this little fire mouse named Huo Gu is a very docile little mouse, and it is a female.

"You can rest assured about your captain. She is a woman you can completely rely on. Sometimes, she is more manly than men. Don't be scared when the time comes~"

Huo Gu happily smiled wickedly at Alexander and Xiao Suna on Erica's shoulder: "If you don't believe me, you'll have to wait and see~"

"Huo Gu, of course I think the captain is very strong, but, back to the coffin and the captain's brother, what is the connection between the two?"

Little Suna has almost no immunity to mice, but she is not afraid of the beautiful Huo Gu even if she comes into contact with one.

Maybe it’s just because the Fire Lady is too beautiful. Its long fiery red hair looks like a fiery red flowery dress, so beautiful that it looks like an imperial robe.

"Of course you have to ask her yourself. How would I know?" Huo Gu climbed to the top of Erica's head and quickly stood still, with her little mouse paws on her waist. With her fiery red "gorgeous dress" and standing on Erica's beautiful long blond and white hair, she looked like a queen who was visiting.

"You must be mentally prepared... After all, this is indeed a dangerous mission, even more dangerous than when I took you to hunt monsters. And, after this, you may have to face this dangerous world on your own."

Erica finally finished her words.

"This is your last mission when I am your captain. After this, I hope you can stand on your own and survive on your own."

The weight of these words was tantamount to abandoning these two child-like people in the wilderness, shocking them.

"What...I didn't understand...No, or, I didn't hear clearly?"

Alexander obviously did not expect it to happen so suddenly. The carriage jolted a little, probably because the wheels rolled over a stone, causing the three people in the carriage to shake up.

"What...I don't want it..." Xiao Suna blurted out.

"Captain Erica, is it because we didn't do well, or do you think we are afraid of danger? We are willing to follow you through thick and thin! I promise!" Alexander also echoed: "I don't understand what you mean, you are saying that you want to disband our team, right?"

"That's really bad..." Little Suna had tears in her aggrieved eyes.

"So, you two are getting excited. The dangerous mission I mentioned doesn't mean you have to go into danger. I will handle the most dangerous things myself. You carried out part of the plan I mentioned, and you also carried out this dangerous mission together..."

Erica didn't seem to be about to answer, or rather, she was about to answer.

"This is indeed the last mission I give you. After completing this mission, I may not be around anymore. I am telling you this in advance. You should know that I, your captain, will never owe anyone anything. If I ask you to carry out a dangerous mission, I will not tell you that the mission is not very dangerous. I want you to complete this last mission for you. It is the last mission. I would feel bad if I said something to hide it from you."

She mentioned her brother again.

"When you see my brother, just take my share and say hello to her properly, and tell her that her sister has been here." Erica shrugged, looking nonchalant. She began to bend down and lean her whole body against the car, with her hand on her chin. Outside the window, there were thorns everywhere, as if there was no end to them no matter how hard she walked.

Alexander and little Suna also noticed this. They had never remembered... that there were so many thorns here... This was a very strange... journey.

Although they didn't know the road, the terrain and route were too strange.

"Will we ever see your brother? Or will you leave and your brother stay?"

Little Suna didn't quite understand what Erica meant.

As he spoke excitedly, the tears in his eyes disappeared.

"You can say that... but it's not entirely true."

"Huo Gu will leave with me too."

"In general, after completing this mission, we will separate. If we are lucky, we will be able to meet again. If we are unlucky, we may..."

"Never again."

Erica had witnessed so many separations that this indifference seemed to come from the heart.

Or maybe, this kind of plain talk about future separation and the severance of emotions in the future is extremely cruel.

"Although it's only for a month..."

Before Erica finished speaking, the carriage slowly stopped like a torrent that suddenly stopped.

Her eyes were as bright as the sun, even though a drizzle began to fall outside the window.

"Come... meet my old friend..."

(End of this chapter)