The defeated saint is also on the way to tame the evil god today

——'Black Wood' is not here.

Where to go? Alia manipulated the shadow servant to split, one part went to the underground arena behind the curtain of the bar, and the other part slid out the door.

The part that slid to the door split into two again, sliding towards the two ends of the alley, and then split again at the dividing line, repeating this cycle, and soon covering most of the port area.

Arya squatted quietly on the chimney, the moonlight outlining her silhouette, so petite and fragile.

But at this moment, her senses were almost all over the extreme darkness under the crescent moon, like the master of the night.

Soon, Arya opened her eyes, jumped from the chimney, and plunged into the shadows on the ground.

In the courtyard of an abandoned factory in the port area, the girl used a blade to break through the shadowy water surface, revealing an eye.

She saw the scenery in the courtyard under the moonlight - an exquisite stone table placed on the weed-covered ground. The patterns carved on the table were extremely delicate and full of exotic style.

Beside the table, 'Black Wood' and 'Scarab' sat opposite each other, each holding a tall wine glass, the wine-red liquid emitting the cool light of a crescent moon.

There were no guards around them, and the two of them just sat defenselessly in the courtyard, drinking wine under the moon.

It seems... they are old friends?

Alia wanted to extend her senses outward, but the next second, her inspiration immediately stopped her from doing so -

——A strong spiritual pressure is coming towards you, there is an extraordinary danger outside!

What's going on...? A bar owner... an imperial ambassador...

Could it be...that something is protecting them?

Alia hid in the shadows, no longer extending her senses outward, but quietly capturing any information she could notice.

"...old friends..." It seems that they have known each other for a long time.

The "...Treasure Exchange..." is a pirate gathering... We just got the compass a few days ago, and now we're just waiting for the meeting to begin...

"...Saint Camarastra..." This is the 'Pale Angel' who controls the sea and storms, and is the god worshipped by the Church of the Tide... Why is His name mentioned?

Then, Arya heard a few more scattered words, most of which were unclear in meaning:

"...key..."

"...truth..."

"...Hanging Gardens..."

After saying this, the two of them fell silent under the moon, as if the word "Hanging Garden" had stopped their conversation.

Arya quietly recorded everything in her heart and continued to lurk in the shadows.

I don't understand what these words mean...but Miss Saint is very powerful...she will understand immediately...

Thinking of this, Alia couldn't help but smile warmly - Miss Saint was really gentle and considerate, like a sister.

At this moment, "Black Wood" suddenly nodded and uttered a vague word.

The next second, he rolled up his sleeves, revealing something on the back of his hand, showing it to the Scarab.

"...!"

When Alia saw what was on the back of Black Wood's hand, she felt as if she had been hit by a stick on the head. Her vision quickly blurred and sticky blood flowed from the tip of her nose.

At this moment, the "Tree of Life Mark" on the back of her hand began to take effect, anchoring her in a state of consciousness.

She immediately lay down in the shadows behind her and drifted in the dark river. The "Mark of the Tree of Life" was like a lighthouse on a stormy sea, guiding her and preventing her from drowning.

After a long moment, Arya suddenly emerged from the shadows and knelt in her bedroom.

The feeling of suffocation did not come until this moment - the strong pressure shook the girl's spirit, causing her pupils to tremble continuously.

"Aliya!? Aliya, what's wrong with you?" Bianca called out, but Aliya could no longer hear it.

Before losing consciousness, Alia recalled the mark on the back of Blackwood's hand for the last time.

——It was a ferocious black dragon.

......

4) Black Forest Nursery Rhymes (Part 11) - 4k - (2-in-1)

"A black dragon...?"

Xingmo walked out of the bathroom, wearing a bath towel, her wet black hair wrapped in a headscarf.

Early in the morning, she had just soaked in the bathtub to enjoy the rose bath when she was pulled into the black space of the "Tree of Life Mark" by Alia's call.

There, Alia, looking tired, recounted to her what happened last night:

"Black Wood" met with the Imperial Ambassador "Scarab" alone in the port area and talked about some taboos.

After that, Arya saw the tattoo on Blackwood's wrist—a ferocious black dragon.

Well... first of all, it can be confirmed that the previous suspicion about "Black Wood" was correct, and there is indeed a greater force behind him.

This force was so powerful that even the "Scarab" with the Empire behind him was on equal footing with him, and even called him an old friend.

"..."

Xingmo threw the bath towel to the side of the bed, changed into her nightgown, then rubbed a fireball out of thin air, hung it above her head, and dried her hair.

At the same time, she stroked her chin and thought:

Are 'Black Wood' and 'Scarab' meeting at this time to reach some kind of agreement?

As for the words Arya heard at that time...

"...old friends...treasure exchange...Saint Camarastra...key...truth...hanging gardens..."

Xingmo muttered these words as she sat down at the table and took out a pen and paper.

First of all, the two are old friends and seem to have a good relationship.

Secondly, the "Scarab" knew that the Citadel was taking action against the pirates. In the previous operation to eliminate Captain Alemus, the "Black Jackal" had been following the "Royal Executioner" and did not take any action to stop it.

As for the information about the pirates' "treasure exchange meeting", if I remember correctly, it was Alice-senpai and Alia who got it from "Black Wood".

In this case, we should assume that Scarab and Blackwood are at the same intelligence level, so they are likely to know the secret of the Pirate King's power.

——This is why schools of storm narwhals frequently approach the shore and stir up storms in the interstellar seas.

Under these circumstances, the term "Treasure Exchange" was mentioned during their meeting, followed by the Pale Angel's true name, "Saint Camarastra"...

A terrifying thought suddenly emerged in Xingmo's mind - the restlessness of the Storm Narwhal...is it related to the "Pale Angel" who controls the tides and storms?

Suddenly, Xing Mo recalled a point that Mentor Lucius had once expressed to her:

"...the Storm Narwhals may have a new leader..."

Leader...the god who controls the tides...

The 'Angel of the Sun' and the 'Angel of Winter' have both fallen... They were slain by the Goddess...

Then...what about the 'Pale Angel'?

Being killed, he fled to the mortal world...causing a whale riot?

No...wait...if it's an angel coming, it's more than just a storm...

Xingmo calmed down and continued to search for the following words:

"Key...key to what...?"

"Truth...you mean the 'String of Truth'?"

"The Hanging Gardens...that wonder in the imperial capital of Singara?"

These words could not be used to piece together the complete message for the time being, so Xingmo silently memorized them.

Then, the most important information -

——The black dragon tattoo on the hand of "Black Wood".

The tattoo itself seemed to be some kind of taboo existence, with a powerful status. Just one look at it made Alia almost faint.

That tattoo probably wasn't the symbol of the "Garden of Redemption," but rather belonged to an equally ancient organization.

The black dragon...and it's not a giant dragon with four legs and wings, but an oriental species with a slender body like a snake.

This type of dragon is only found in Yanxia, ​​like the dragons on remote waterways...

Just ask Aurora.

Thinking of this, Xingmo drew the black dragon tattoo that Alia had shown her in the black space on paper according to her memory.

"..."

At this time, Xingmo's hair was almost dry. She pinched off the fireballs, tied her hair into a simple bun, put on a fluffy coat, and went downstairs to find Aurora.

At this moment, Aurora had just come out of the cellar clinic, still holding a clipboard in her hand.

Seeing Xingmo, she came up to him with a smile:

"Three more people were discharged from the hospital today~"

"That's great, thank you for your hard work," Xingmo said with a smile, "I have something to ask you. Please help me take a look at this."

After saying that, Xingmo handed the picture of the black dragon tattoo to Aurora.

Aurora took a look and said:

"What kind of bug is this?"

"It's a dragon," Xing Mo saw her reaction and probably didn't understand what it was, "but it's the kind that only Yan Xia has."

"This symbol does point to something," Aurora muttered. "There should be a living being behind it."

A living black dragon? Xing Mo frowned.

"Can you tell me more?"

"No, we're not an encyclopedia," Aurora waved her hand. "But about that dragon in the snowy mountains, a patient said... there's been some activity in the mountains lately."

"Is there any movement in the mountains? There are actually people who can get close to the mountain?" Xing Mo was surprised.

"That uncle, wasn't he a forest ranger before? But because there seemed to be monsters deep in the forest, he could only patrol the area near the mountain. Unexpectedly, something went wrong."

"What happened?"

"What else could it be? There were howling sounds late at night, and they saw more than one shadow flying across the sky. The Forestry Department had told them not to go near the Caradorans Mountains, so they didn't. Several people were frightened and became sick."

"Seeing a dragon is indeed scary enough..." Xingmo smiled bitterly.

Now it seems that things are getting even worse - the dragon in the snowy mountains and its own clan.

This makes things even more difficult...

Seeing Xingmo suddenly become distressed, Aurora said:

"He complained to me that there were monsters in the mountains and forests. Do you understand what I mean?"

"What do you mean?"

As Xing Mo finished speaking, her eyes suddenly lit up:

"Wait a minute, you're saying that the Red Moon Cult... really still has its own powerful puppets?"

Even the powerful County Management Department controlled by County Governor Jamila asked rangers to stay away from the depths of the Black Forest, even at the risk of exposing the dragons in the snow-capped mountains.

"So..."

A bold plan suddenly appeared in Xingmo's mind.

It is known that the Red Moon Cult intends to massacre Winter County in order to obtain the holy object that can help it cross the blizzard.

At the same time, the dragons in the snow-capped mountains possess great power and are about to be promoted to "angels".

Is there a possibility that...

...Let the Red Moon Cult wade into this mess?

Give the sun relic that can protect humans from blizzards to the Red Moon Cult and let them go to the Snow Mountain Temple.

Then, when both sides are injured, Xingmo and Aurora will attack together!

In the words of the Yanxia people, what is this called...The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind!

"..."