The girl with white hair and red eyes is serious about revenge

As he said this, the old butler suddenly seemed to realize something and looked forward.

——The checkpoints on Lord Avenue are searching car after car, and countless soldiers wearing giant armor are on duty with shotguns.

The old butler recognized those guys at a glance. They were all investigators under Venia Irenforno.

A sharp light flashed in the eyes of the old white wolf. He turned his head and said to Pace:

"Put on your hood and cover your face."

Vans did as he was told without daring to say anything, and the old butler immediately stood up, drawing all attention to himself.

Soon, it was the turn of the investigator to search the carriage of the Monarch family. A soldier wearing giant armor walked to the side of the carriage, looked at the old butler with disdain, and grinned:

"Are you tired, old man?"

"It's always like this when you get old. You need to stretch your back more often," the old housekeeper smiled kindly. "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

"Search warrant," the search officer said proudly, pulling out a piece of paper. "We want to arrest all members of the Monarch family."

"The Monarch family?" The old butler deliberately looked very surprised. "What did they do?"

"They assassinated Mikhail Irenfono, our Iron Lord."

The investigator said this frivolously, with a smile growing on his face.

"Oh, you see, they always love to cause trouble, don't they? Now even our great [Iron Lord] is in trouble... Ah, the situation on Wanren Mountain is about to change..."

"..."

Upon hearing the news of Mikhail's death, the old butler still maintained his kind smile, without a single ripple on his face.

He just raised his head slightly and looked at the scorching sun that was gradually obscured by dark clouds.

——It’s snowing.

I don't know when it started, but snowflakes began to fall from the sky, gradually covering the Lord's Avenue that was originally burned by the scorching sun, and the heat dissipated in an instant.

Snowflakes are flying all over the sky.

"Strange... why is it snowing?" The investigator muttered and raised his head, "This is the sunny side... why..."

"Sir! They're gone!"

The soldier's roar brought his thoughts back to reality. He looked down suddenly and found that the carriage in front of him was empty - the old man was gone.

Not only that, all the people in the carriage, including the driver, were gone! It was as if they had disappeared with the heavy snow.

"How is that possible? How did you see it?" the investigator yelled, "Search around quickly! Take pictures of them!"

"Sir! There are footprints here!"

"Where? Let me see—"

The investigator turned his gaze toward the place the soldier pointed, but when his eyes fell there, his expression changed.

Every child born on Wanren Mountain recognizes that kind of footprints.

Those were the footprints of a wolf, a much larger one than an ordinary wolf.

...END...

Offshore

"He stretched out his staff over the sea, and a strong wind broke the sea apart, and the waters were divided, and the sea became dry land." (Note 1)

——"Forbidden Sayings: The Old Testament"

A sea of ​​flowers, an endless sea of ​​flowers.

The sky is full of stars, clustered with the stars of the White Flame constellation, spreading the sea of ​​flowers with starlight like fireworks. The pure white sea of ​​flowers seems to be burning under this bright starlight, emitting the fragrance of flowers like cooking smoke, rising to the stars.

A sea of ​​flowers, a pure white sea of ​​flowers.

The starry sky was flowing, dragging out beautiful tracks, constantly crisscrossing, but the White Flame Constellation in the center of the starry sky remained motionless.

As the stars moved, a pair of blood-red eyes opened in the center of the sea of ​​flowers.

The moment her gaze turned toward the starry sky, the entire sky froze.

"Well..."

Among the white flowers surrounding her body, Perlis slowly sat up and rubbed her eyes.

She felt very sleepy, like a child who had not yet woken up. She looked up at the starry sky blankly, letting the starlight fall into her bloodshot eyes.

"Sea of ​​flowers..."

Perlis stared blankly at everything around her. Her mind felt fuzzy and she could hardly remember anything.

It seems to be on the sea...the sea...

The sea, the dark eyes of the abyss, the pitch-black tentacles.

The gentleman in the bowler hat...screaming...wailing...

A meteor falls into the sea... The sea is in chaos... The fish crawls ashore and grows legs...

...the man who rose from the black lake...

"...!"

The moment that picture appeared in her mind, Perlis's eyes narrowed slightly.

I was killed by [Black Angel] Suleiman Agust... through the heart...

He is the man who rose from the Black Lake... the scene I saw in the small town of Ankamouth... He has a direct connection with the so-called "Black Tide"!

If I had thought of it earlier, I should have thought of the possible relationship between [Cang Huang] and [Black Emblem] when [Cang Huang] mentioned the arrival of [Black Angel], and took precautions earlier...

But...I don't know anything...

"..."

In the sea of ​​flowers, Perlis lowered her eyes, feeling a little lonely.

She gently stroked her chest with her hand, and sure enough, there was no heartbeat, only calmness.

It's over... Not only are all the people on the Blue Reef implicated, but I can't get out of this anymore...

Unconsciously, tears slid down the girl's tender cheeks, dripping into the sea of ​​flowers, splashing dreamy ripples.

No...now is not the time to cry...Perlis reached out her hand, gently wiped away her tears, and took a deep breath.

I am not a child anymore, I can't be discouraged when I encounter setbacks...

"..."

Amidst the sea of ​​flowers, Perlis slowly stood up, looking up at the starry sky with her lifeless eyes.

Without hesitation, she took a breath and then whispered:

"Ikan Geller."

As soon as she finished speaking, a cheerful voice came from behind her:

"Hmm? Missed me?"

Perlis turned around slowly and saw Ikan Geller standing behind her with a smile on his face and stars spinning in his blood-red eyes.

He was still dressed like a classical poet, a little old-fashioned and too conspicuous, yet he inexplicably exuded a sense of indifference.

"Where am I?" Perlis asked calmly.

"Is that the question you asked?" Icahn's expression remained unchanged. "I thought you were going to ask... 'Who are you?'"

"You'll only be able to answer in riddles if I ask you anyway, right?"

"Yes, we are beginning to understand each other," Icahn smiled. "Okay, I will answer your question now."

Having said this, Ikan slowly walked up to Perlis and gently grabbed her wrist.

Then, he grabbed Perlis's hand and pointed it at the starry sky——

"Ding--"

The moment Perlis's fingertips fell among the stars, ripples of starlight spread out like the surface of a lake under heavy rain.

At the intersection of the ripples, the White Flame Constellation was emitting a dazzling light, reflecting the starlight into Perlis's eyes.

"Just as the White Flame Constellation is the intersection of stars, the Sea of ​​Flowers is the intersection of the consciousness of the Hafurgards."

Ikan said, holding Perlis's wrist and pointing out every star that shone with a special halo:

"Each star represents the spiritual world of a Hafurgard. Whether it is dim or bright, it means the current state of the owner of the star."

"As you walk further on the [Hafurgard Ladder to Heaven], the stars represented by each Hafurgard will become brighter and brighter, and they will have the power to ripple to the surrounding stars."

"And you, you are standing in the center of this sea of ​​flowers, directly bathed in the starlight of the White Flame Constellation."

"What is the [Hafurgard Ladder to Heaven]?" Perlis asked softly.

"The growth process of a Hafgard," Ikan put down Perlis's wrist and nodded gently at her, "According to the classification of scholars, it basically includes four stages: [Young Flame], [First Flame], [Star Flame], and [Star Seed], as well as countless small branches."

"As they travel further up the Ladder to Heaven, the Hafurgard's ability to manipulate power becomes stronger, and they gradually gain a more concrete concept of divinity and what it represents..."

"In the end... oh, that symbolizes endless randomness, and you still need to explore it yourself."

After another round of words, Ikan Geller did not continue speaking, but looked at Perlis with a smile, letting her think for herself.

As expected... the power I can control has a system... a system that I have never understood. All this knowledge is monopolized by the [Academy] headed by Laplace... Is this also the reason why they kept conducting experiments on me in the early days?

After some deduction, Perlis probably defined herself as being in the [First Fire] stage: she only felt a clear qualitative change in power when she climbed the Tower of Babel, so it only happened once.

After sorting out her thoughts, Perlis took a deep breath and then continued to ask Ikan:

"You haven't answered my original question yet."

"I answered, you are in the Sea of ​​Flowers." Ikan looked at Perlis with a smile.

"No, I mean..." Perlis hesitated, "my...body..."

"Oh, sorry, do you mean in that low-dimensional world?" Icahn pretended to be enlightened, "In that case, your position..."

"...in [Inmotarus], the forgotten black island."

As if he had noticed Perlis's momentary surprise, Ikan did not bother her to ask any more questions, but explained directly:

"Obviously, Suleiman Agust is not the only one watching you. Remember the little white flower I gave you on the train? The moment you obtained the [Black Emblem], I extracted part of its power through that medium... and then took you with me to escape from the pursuit of His followers when you fell into the sea."

"Well... this process is very complicated. If you really want to understand it, I will take you to the Black Island~"

It sounds like a human trafficker... Perlis pursed her lips in dissatisfaction, always feeling that the poet in front of her was not serious enough.

"Am I dead?" asked Perlis.

"Who knows?" Icahn waved his hand casually. "Have you ever heard of the 'cat in the box'? You are probably the cat now~"

"Never heard of it," Perlis muttered, "Not interested..."

"It's okay, you don't have to think too much," Icahn smiled softly, "You just need to... make a choice."

After saying this, Icahn waved his hand casually, and a gust of wind blew out from his sleeves.

"Wow!"

In an instant, the sea of ​​flowers parted to the sides, revealing a muddy road leading to the horizon.

The starry sky began to rotate again, a star shining with red light dragged out a trail, and stopped at the moment it rotated to the end of the horizon.

It looks as if this road through the sea of ​​flowers leads directly to the star.

"You can move forward," Ikan said calmly, "As I said, that star symbolizes the consciousness of a Hafgard, and it contains the answer to your breaking the situation."

"Whose consciousness is that?" asked Perlis.

"Someone you are very familiar with," Icahn smiled again, "the kind person who always comforts you in the sea of ​​flowers."

Hearing Icahn's answer, Perlis's eyes narrowed and the figure was reflected in her mind.

He said...Halilali Hafgard...

Is it mom’s star?

Her star is still there, which means she is still alive...?

Seeing that Perlis looked a little dazed, Ikan gave her some time to digest it, and then continued: