The shuttle in the second dimension

Chapter 49, Number 9

　A chill that seemed to freeze everything continued to emanate from Agurola's body. Even Lin Xuan, who was holding Agurola's right hand, almost lost consciousness. His entire right arm was frozen into a purple-blue color, and there was even a tendency for the chill to continue spreading.

　Feeling the bone-chilling cold coming from Agurola, which seemed to freeze everything, and his right hand which was gradually losing its intuition, a dark red light flashed in Lin Xuan's blue eyes. Then, he felt that the frostbite on his right hand suddenly eased a lot, and the intuition that was about to disappear also returned.

　Holding his forehead, Lin Xuan sighed, "If you continue like this, you will never be able to eat ice cream from that dessert shop again, Aguarola."

　After saying that, Lin Xuan seemed to feel that it was not enough, and immediately added, "And I will never take you for ice cream again."

　"Hey!!" Agurola cried out in surprise, as if he had heard some horrifying news. He broke free from Lin Xuan's right hand and jumped up. He looked at Lin Xuan with a frightened face and said hurriedly, "This is not my intentional act. You, you cannot do what you said. You, you understand~~~~~~"

　After saying this, Agulora looked at Lin Xuan with a pitiful expression, tears gleaming in her flaming eyes, like an abandoned kitten, pitiful and utterly awful. And the chill that had previously emanated from her, as if to freeze everything, had long since vanished.

　If it weren't for the icicles on the ground, Lin Xuan would have thought that the chill he felt earlier was just an illusion.

　"Really, you have to learn to control the power in your body~~~" Lin Xuan gently rubbed Agulola's little head, and his words revealed a hint of doting.

　"I, I understand~~~" Feeling the touch of Lin Xuan's palm, Agulola narrowed his eyes slightly and replied with a comfortable look~.

　"Well, then I'll take you somewhere else to eat ice cream~~~" After gently patting Agurola's little head, Lin Xuan took Agurola's little hand and walked towards another block.

　……

　Holding Agurola's hand, Lin Xuan and Agurola came to another street. Suddenly, Agurola stopped. At the same time, Agurola, who usually looked timid, now showed an unprecedented seriousness in her eyes. Her flaming eyes were fixed on the petite figure standing in front of her.

　After Agurola behaved strangely, Lin Xuan also saw the figure that Agurola was staring at.

　She was a blonde girl wearing a gray protective suit with an 'ix' mark on the shoulder of the suit. But what caught his attention most was that the girl's clothes looked exactly like Agurola's. As soon as he saw the girl, Lin Xuan understood why Agurola showed a seriousness he had never shown before.

　"Number nine, 'Night Master of Flame'——" Lin Xuan whispered as he looked at the girl in front of him.

　It seemed that No. 9 'Night Uncle of Flame' had also discovered them. When Lin Xuan was looking at her, she also began to look at Lin Xuan and Agurola.

　"Number 12——" Finally, she fixed her gaze on Agurola.

　Looking at No. 9 standing opposite, Lin Xuan did not have a serious expression like Agurola. Instead, he took Agurola's hand with a slight smile and walked towards him.

　"Nice to meet you, Enatos, the 'Night Master of Flame' from number nine." Lin Xuan said with a smile, his lips slightly raised, outlining a gentle smile.

　At the same time, Lin Xuan did not forget to release his perception and kept investigating his surroundings. Although he was not afraid of Zaharias' sneak attack, he also did not like being attacked by others. Therefore, although Lin Xuan looked easy-going, he was still vigilant in his heart. Finally, after not noticing anything unusual around him, Lin Xuan was no longer so vigilant.

　"Number 12 and the owner of Number 12?" Unlike the well-behaved Agurola, Number 9 gave people the feeling of a somewhat self-righteous girl.

　"Hey - Enatos, I'm taking Agulola to eat ice cream. Do you want to come with us?" Without any intention of treating Enatos as an outsider, Lin Xuan directly invited him.

　"Eh!?" After hearing Lin Xuan's invitation, Enatos was stunned for a moment, as if she suspected that she had misheard. She blinked her big eyes and looked at Lin Xuan in confusion. "What were you talking about?"

　"I'm going to take Agulola to eat ice cream. Do you want to come with us?" Looking at Enatos with a puzzled look on his face, Lin Xuan repeated what he had said.

　After listening to Lin Xuan's words and confirming that he had heard correctly, Enatos looked at Lin Xuan in surprise. "Why did you invite me? Obviously, in the Flame Feast, our camps are hostile to each other, right, the holder of number 12?"

　"If possible, don't call me the holder of number 12. Just call me Lin Xuan. Also..." As he said that, Lin Xuan gently patted Agurola's head and said with a smile, "Her name is Agurola, so don't call her number 12, Enatos."

　Looking at Lin Xuan standing in front of her, Enatos felt a little confused about the person in front of her. He was obviously her enemy, but he invited her to eat. This was too strange. She even suspected that he was going to put drugs in the food for her and control her.

　"What? Do you suspect that I have ulterior motives?" Lin Xuan smiled as he looked at Ernatus's strange expression.

　"Indeed, your behavior is indeed too weird in my opinion. But I accept your invitation." Looking up, Enatos looked at Lin Xuan and spoke in a slightly arrogant tone.

　"Oh~~~ Don't you suspect that I have ulterior motives?" This time it was Lin Xuan's turn to be surprised. He had a weird look on his face before, wondering if he had ulterior motives, but why did he agree the next moment?

　Stretching out his slender fingers and pointing at himself, Enatos said confidently, "I trust my intuition."

　"Intuition~~~" Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes slightly and looked at Ernatos with a smile, "I didn't expect to hear this word from you."

　"However, since you have accepted my invitation, let's go--" After saying that, Lin Xuan stretched out his other hand and signaled Enatos to stretch out his little hand.

Chapter 50 Invitation

　"So, which ones do you want, Anatos? Check out 1Mao2Line3Chinese.com." Lin Xuan chuckled as he gently pushed the menu in front of Anatos.

　"Woo--" Looking at the menu in front of her, Enatos found herself unable to make a choice for a moment. After all, she had never been to such a place before.

　After thinking for a while, he found that he didn't know how to choose. After glancing at Agulola sitting next to him, Enatos pushed the menu that Lin Xuan had pushed over back again.

　"My choice is the same as No. 12... no, Agurola." Halfway through his words, as if remembering Lin Xuan's previous words, Enatos changed his words and continued.

　"Really? I understand." After saying that, Lin Xuan checked a few items on the menu that Ernatos pushed back and handed it to the clerk standing next to him.

　Not long after, the waiter brought all the ice cream and desserts they ordered, which made Lin Xuan admire the efficiency of this store.

　"Try it--" As he said that, Lin Xuan brought the portion belonging to Enatos to her and chuckled.

　"Thank you, um..." She paused for a moment, as if she was recalling something. After a while, suddenly, Enatos' eyes widened, as if she remembered what she wanted, and looked at Lin Xuan excitedly, "Lin Xuan!"

　"So you were thinking about my name just now. I wondered what you were thinking about? Really..." Lin Xuan said with a wry smile, shaking his head slightly.

　"Hmph..." Like a proud little swan, Enatos raised his little head.

　Looking at Aenatos like this, Lin Xuan's mouth curled up slightly.

　Despite having nearly identical features, Aguro and Enatos' personalities were vastly different. Unlike Aguro, who was shy and a bit confused, Enatos was far more confident than Aguro. Furthermore, Enatos was also more assertive than Aguro.

　He scooped a spoonful and placed it in his mouth. The next moment, Enatos felt a delicious taste spread throughout his mouth, stimulating his taste buds. "...It's delicious! I didn't expect there would be such delicious sweets here." Enatos narrowed his eyes slightly, a hint of happiness on his face.

　"Of course—" After hearing what Enatos said, Agulola raised his head slightly proudly, as if showing off, and said, "Ice cream is the most delicious food in the world."

　Looking at Agurola's arrogant look, Lin Xuan held his forehead and looked at her helplessly, complaining in his heart. "What's so arrogant about this~~~"

　Even though ice cream is good, it won't last long, and neither will desserts, especially in front of a foodie. Not long after, the ice cream and desserts on the table were swept away by Agulola and Enatos.

　After eating, Enatos gently took out a tissue from the corner of the table and wiped the corner of her mouth. Suddenly, she stood up and walked in front of Agulola.

　She took out a card from a small bag at the waist of her protective suit. It was a metal sheet a little smaller than a postcard.

　"Next, ten...Agurola." As he said that, Enatos threw the card in his hand directly to Agurola. This move made Agurola, who was not prepared at all, panic, and he caught the card in a hurry.

　There was a short sentence written on the card in a language that Lin Xuan did not know, but Agulola seemed to understand it.

　"That's Zaharias' invitation letter, and that's why I came to see you today." Enatos looked at Lin Xuan and said calmly.

　"Really? It was that arms dealer who asked you to deliver it—" Although he didn't know why Zaharias chose Enatos as the messenger to convey the invitation to him, when he saw the invitation, Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, making it impossible to see what emotions were flowing in his eyes.

　"See you at the 'Flame Banquet' on the next full moon night." After saying that, Enatos walked away.

　Lin Xuan narrowed his eyes, not knowing what he was thinking, while Agulola stared blankly at Ernatos's receding figure, slightly opening her mouth as if she had something to say to the departing Ernatos, but in the end, she did not say it.

　"Why, why do we have to kill each other?" Obviously, after learning what the Flame Feast was, Agurola had no good feelings towards this feast.

　"This is reality, Agurola—" Lin Xuan whispered while gently stroking Agurola's soft hair.

　"Is it impossible to change? Are we destined to disappear? Lin Xuan——" Pulling the corner of Lin Xuan's clothes, Agulola said in a depressed mood. The joy he had felt from eating ice cream had already disappeared without a trace because of this incident.

　"Don't worry, I won't let you disappear, Agurola, I promise." Opening his squinted eyes, Lin Xuan gently squatted in front of Agurola, his blue eyes staring at Agurola's flaming eyes.

　"Yeah!!! I believe you, Lin Xuan." After responding, 767 Agulola slowly raised the corners of his mouth. Although it looked a little far-fetched, it was much better than the depression just now.

　"Then let's go—"

　"kindness!!"

　……

　The beginning of the "Flame Banquet" means that the peaceful life that Lin Xuan and Agurola have always had will be broken, and that sweet, gentle and peaceful life will temporarily come to an end.

　Perhaps, for some people, this feast is their end, but for some people, it is just their starting point.

　--Airport--

　"Boss, you actually came to pick us up in person!!" After opening the door of the car that came to pick her up and getting in, Liana found Lin Xuan sitting in the passenger seat.

　"What, are you surprised?!" Turning his head slightly, Lin Xuan looked at the Caruana sisters sitting behind him, raised his eyebrows and asked.

　"I'm really surprised, but boss, why do you come to pick us up so blatantly? Aren't you afraid of being seen by someone with ulterior motives and exposing your identity?" Looking at Lin Xuan, Liana asked.

　In response to Liana's question, Lin Xuan smiled, not caring about her words at all, and chuckled, "That - they have to be able to see me~~~~Liana"

Chapter 51: Untitled

　"boom----"

　Countless thunders swept towards Athena.

　The next moment, Athena was engulfed by countless blue, white and dark thunders.

　“Ahhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!” Even though she tried her best to dodge and defend, countless lightning bolts still struck her body, leaving black burn marks on her skin.

　The blue-white and dark-black light filled the sea, causing Lin Xuan to subconsciously squint his eyes to avoid being hurt by the dazzling light.

　"What a spectacular scene!" Lin Xuan said with a smile, looking at Athena who was surrounded by thunder not far away. "As the goddess of the Trinity, although she can't withstand the thunder, I don't think she will be directly destroyed by the thunder. After all, these thunders haven't reached that stage yet."

　"Boom—" With the final bolt of lightning, the dark clouds that had been lingering in the sky began to dissipate. Athena once again transformed from a young girl into a little girl.

　As the thunder disappeared, Athena seemed unable to hold on any longer and fell from the sky to the sea.

　Just as he was about to fall into the sea again, a whirlwind stopped her fall. Slowly, the whirlwind brought Athena to Lin Xuan.

　Looking at Athena who was in a coma in front of him, Lin Xuan had a headache and didn't know how to deal with her. If he killed her directly and usurped her power, Lin Xuan couldn't do it. If he just let her go, then with her restless nature, she would definitely find ways to deal with him.

　Helplessly looking at Athena in front of him, her body covered in scars from the lightning, Lin Xuan felt distressed. Although it wasn't obvious, his keen perception allowed him to notice that Athena was shedding her skin. Yes, she was shedding her skin. But thinking about it, it wasn't surprising that Athena, symbolizing the snake, had the ability to shed her skin.

　"It seems that this injury will be healed soon——" Looking at Athena who was recovering, Lin Xuan curled his lips and said, "What will he say when he wakes up later——"

　"Woo————" As soon as Lin Xuan finished speaking, Athena showed signs of waking up.

　Her eyelids trembled, then suddenly opened, revealing a pair of dark eyes.

　"The Eastern godslayer - Lin Xuan, why don't you kill me and usurp my power?" Athena asked when she saw Lin Xuan for the first time after opening her eyes.

　"I say, Athena, you took my first kiss, and you just want to let it go like this? That's too easy." He lifted Athena's pointed little chin, looked at her with a smile and said.

　"So, what do you want to do——Lin Xuan" Athena looked at Lin Xuan expressionlessly, as if she was talking about something unimportant.

　"Well, in terms of war, you have been captured by me now. You are my prisoner, Athena..." Lin Xuan said with a smile, with the corners of his mouth slightly raised.

　"You didn't kill me or usurp my power, but treated me as your captive. As expected, Lin Xuan, you are different from other godslayers." Athena did not resist at all because of being a captive. Instead, she looked at Lin Xuan as if she had found something that interested her.

　"Is it different————Maybe————"

　"Then, what are you going to do with me, your captive, Lin Xuan——" Athena seemed to have accepted her fate and had no intention of resisting. Perhaps she knew that she was still in a weak period, and Lin Xuan opposite her obviously possessed the power to defeat her. All these factors combined made Athena not act rashly.