Alone and Infinite

The light faded from the three-pointed double-edged sword, and Awoo shook its head, dispelling the possession state.

Before I could even speak, I felt as if a cold liquid was dripping onto the tip of my nose.

It looked up and saw raindrops falling in the gray sky, the raindrops tinged with a faint red.

As fine as silk, the apostle hiding in the ruins raised its head and looked up at the blood-red rain that enveloped the entire ruins, just like a howling sound.

It seems to be over.

'Snapped'

A black umbrella was opened, shielding the fishy-smelling rain. The fine raindrops pattered against the umbrella's surface, making a continuous sound.

It carried a silent tranquility and peace, as if this dying world was using its last strength to send off its farewell message.

Li Xia looked at the black charcoal tree holding the umbrella, bent down, stroked its head, and said softly:

"Great, it's a huge help."

Black Charcoal squinted its eyes, and its pointed little ears twitched.

Li Xia placed the charcoal on his shoulder and slowly walked to the side.

In the previous 180 seconds, it seemed that his energy and spirit had reached an unprecedented peak.

I feel inexplicably tired right now.

The suppressed apostles had almost all turned into emaciated corpses, with only two or three apostles seemingly still showing faint signs of life.

Li Xia found an apostle who was still breathing and half-squatted down.

The ritual draws not only blood, but more importantly, the life force of the apostles. This fundamental loss can probably only be restored by the Temple of Light.

But why did He save them?

He wanted to say something, but suddenly felt that any words would be pretentious and powerless nonsense to these apostles who had long been aware of the dangers of life.

"Ding"

A copper coin slipped from the palm of the hand, striking the ground with a crisp sound.

After rolling around once, it lay down at Li Xia's feet.

The copper coin is as clean as new, with an hourglass pattern engraved on one side and the 'Ω' symbol of the Hall of Light on the other.

Time-Space Copper Coin!

"Thank you"

An extremely faint sound escaped from the trembling, cracked lips, drowned out by the pattering rain.

The brilliance of life gradually faded, and silent eyes stared at the blood-red sky.

All 202 promoted apostles were wiped out.

"Meow?"

The kitten couldn't quite understand what was happening and asked softly, "Awooo!"

Teacher Ao sighed and said, "He took out the most precious thing from his personal space. The Bloody Key only yields a 20% return."

Opening a personal space also consumes resources, but the consumption is extremely small, as small as saying a sentence or doing a squat.

But for this apostle, this expenditure was the last embers of his life.

Li Xia remained silent for a while before carefully putting away the time-space copper coin in his hand.

They walked to the other side, where the ceremonial table was located.

The blood sacrifice ritual of Gulagk produces anti-manga, which is extremely common in the ritual, due to the death of the chief priest.

The reversed energy destroyed all the nodes of the ritual array and also destroyed the lost items.

At this moment, the Sunset City Ascension Plaza has completely lost its original function.

Even with this energy backflow, items still remained on the ritual table.

The rustic cup appears to be carved from wood, with simple, unadorned carving marks on it.

A ring of brass rivets is driven into the rim of the cup.

A peculiar rune is engraved on the base of the cup.

The entire cup emitted a faint orange glow.

"This is the orange item?"

Aowu stretched its neck and, together with Heitan, curiously examined the unremarkable cup.

I couldn't help but feel a little disappointed; it didn't look like anything particularly powerful.

Li Xia simply reached out and grabbed the cup.

Then the panel was shared directly.

Meyer's Holy Grail

[Grade: Light Orange]

【Category: Ritual Objects/Original Tools】

【Origin: Demon Prison Star】

[Durability: 65/200]

【Ritual Grail: Can serve as a ritual object, carrying the power of rituals】

Limited to rituals involving sacrifice, blessing, summoning, and transformation.

[Origin Artifact: When performing the ritual, a small chance of transcendence will be created.]

[Introduction: This simple wooden cup was created in the ancient times of Demon Prison Star and has witnessed the development of Demon Prison Star. It has long existed alongside Demon Prison Star.]

The panel is exceptionally simple, which is a consistent feature of the Hall of Light.

Sometimes, the simpler the panel, the more complex it is, just like one's own profound skills and the ultimate limit of one's abilities.

Many things cannot be shown on the panel at all.

The Temple of Light will choose to be lazy when it cannot explain something clearly or when it is difficult to explain it.

"Your Highness, I recall that a chief priest is needed to perform the ceremony, along with corresponding ritual items and array diagrams."

Aowu recalled the information he had read; he hadn't just been playing games during his time in the Hall of Light.

It has read through all the relatively inexpensive intelligence or information, and it must have some knowledge of rituals, which are frequently seen in dungeons.

"Hmm, the Holy Grail should serve as a lost item."

In terms of its function alone, this attribute is already very powerful.

Each ritual requires specific ritual objects, just as different software requires different keys.

However, this Holy Grail can be used in all situations.

Furthermore, the Holy Grail's capacity to withstand energy was ridiculously strong; the other ritual items had already been reduced to dust by the reverse flow of energy.

But the Holy Grail remained steadfast.

Li Xia carefully put away the Holy Grail, and then took one last look around the square that had buried countless lives.

Said lightly:

"Let's go——"

Awoo leaped onto the other shoulder, and in the continuous drizzle of blood-red rain, Black Charcoal sat on the right shoulder, holding up a black umbrella.

The little green dragon on the left rested its chin on Li Xia's head.

In this curtain of rain, they gradually faded into the distance.

According to the map, Fallen Leaf City is only a little over 100 kilometers from the Barren Plains.

With two days remaining, Li Xia decided to take it easy, strolling around the desolate land with Aowu and Heitan as if on a tour.

If you come across ruins, spend some time going inside to explore.

Even though a day has passed, people still occasionally mention what happened in the square during casual conversations.

What Aowu is most interested in is how those vampires on the Eternal Night Pilgrimage managed to do all this.

The ins and outs of this matter cannot be explained in just a few words, and the truth is no longer important.

But this incident still shocked Li Xia quite a bit.

He felt his thinking was already quite good, but the planners behind the Eternal Night Pilgrimage were even more terrifying.

They were able to deduce a large number of clues from just a tiny bit of information, and then set up such a huge scheme.

I kept hearing Gulagg sighing and muttering about fate on the walkie-talkie.

It's ridiculous. What kind of fate or coincidence is this?

Those were all considerations of the true planners of the Eternal Night Pilgrimage; their control over the situation, human nature, and the overall picture reached a terrifying level.

One link leads to another, each step interconnected; the planners didn't even care how many fish escaped their control.

Because once the final summoning is completed, the entire world will be wiped clean.

Once the pond is drained, the fish that have escaped the hook will no longer be a concern!

If we really have to talk about fate, it's just that even with meticulous planning, one oversight occurred—the walkie-talkie was overlooked.

But in fact, even without a walkie-talkie, Li Xia would still go to the square to try to kill Gulagg.

Just as he told Aowu before he set off:

"When Gulagk has completed the ritual and is ready to reap the world, will he spare me?"

So no matter what, Li Xia would go; the walkie-talkie only accelerated that decision.

The round capsule cabin was warm and cozy, with firewood crackling in the vintage fireplace.

The warm, orange firelight shone on my face, bringing a drowsy warmth.

Li Xia changed into some light clothing and sat in a soft, comfortable chair.

He stared blankly at the flickering flames inside the fireplace.

I didn't realize how exciting it was when we were fighting in the square.

When Li Xia reviewed the situation during her free time, she found it increasingly terrifying.

Is this the old coin?

Li Xia had always felt that after experiencing the trials of such a dungeon world, coupled with his keen sense of smell and good mind, he was able to hone his skills.

I have become the kind of 'scheming old man' that I used to hate the most.

But the Demon Prison Star Advancement Battle taught him a harsh lesson, making him understand what a real 'cunning old fox' is like.

Even back in the 'Hall of Time,' he could manipulate hundreds of ascending apostles at will.

This kind of insightful approach to understanding people's hearts is truly astonishing, and also terrifying.

Guge is nothing; he's just a tool. The planners have already done 99% of the work.

This person is merely one of the members of the second-tier guild, Eternal Night Pilgrimage.

They might not even be top figures.

What about the three second-tier guilds that are on par with Eternal Night Pilgrimage?

At the pinnacle of all guilds, what about the four top-tier guilds?

And what other amazing talents are there in those ninth-tier, eighth-tier, or even just-starting teams?

After much deliberation, Li Xia finally made her decision.

Let's not go down that old-fashioned, underhanded route. Those old coin swindlers who can't outmaneuver others might just be Tzeentch's chosen ones!

"Your Highness!"

After chatting with Black Charcoal for a while, Aowu suddenly asked with great interest:

"If that Guge can really complete the ritual, how much benefit do you think he can gain in this world?"

How much benefit will be gained?