Whispering Verse

The two of them went downstairs together, and when they arrived on the first floor, Ms. Helena Green and Mr. Solon Green were already waiting for them at the top of the stairs.

The hotel owners said hello to Audrey, and the witch also made a formal introduction to Shade:

"These are my nephews and nieces. They are the youngest daughters of the fourth generation, the grandchildren of my aunt Maria Edwards."

Mr. Sauron Green, who had communicated with Shade this morning, winked at Shade, and Shade pretended to understand this:

"Oh~ So that's what it is. It's so surprising."

"Look what you said, didn't you already guess it?"

The brown-haired girl patted Shade's arm, and then said to the two siblings:

"Let everyone in the kitchen leave for now."

Mr. Soren Green went to inform the chef and the helpers to come out for supper. After everyone left the kitchen, Shade and Audrey entered the kitchen together, then entered the narrow storage room from the kitchen, opened the trap door and entered underground storage room.

The summoned white light ball guarded them, and Shade led the somewhat confused witch to the wall at the end of the underground storage room:

"Now call out the life ring."

So the eleventh life ring appeared behind Audrey. The gorgeous life ring was dotted with more than 50 spiritual runes. Every time Megan advanced, it exceeded the level of four spiritual runes in the first ring:

"Let the spiritual light of the spiritual rune [Locked Space] shine on the wall in front of us."

The witch did so, and then saw that in the light, the wall actually "melted" to create a dark hidden passage:

"This... I can't feel any elements or spirits even when I'm standing in front of the wall! How is this possible?"

"There's a hidden wall ahead - come this way."

Shade made a gesture of invitation, but he walked in first. Audrey followed closely, and when her eyes came into contact with the statue in the center of the hidden space behind the passage, the light of the statue illuminated the surroundings.

There is nothing next to the curved wall of the circular space, except for a white stone statue placed in the center of the space. The base is a circular platform, and on the platform stands a statue of a man with two heads, both of which have no faces. Hold the book in your left hand and point forward with your right hand. The direction the finger pointed was the direction of Shade and Audrey.

"Ancient God!"

Audrey was startled, and then understood what it was amidst the huge mental pressure. Surprised and frightened, the witch subconsciously wanted to retreat, but Shade held her hand. Her golden eyes reflected the statue in front of her. The two-headed man was wearing a rolled-up floor-length robe, barefoot, and his faceless head looking outward seemed to be looking directly at her.

The impact of the miraculous element and the posture of the ancient god caused Audrey's spirit to surge uncontrollably in her soul, but she did not retreat any further, instead her eyes widened as if she was frozen in place.

After a long while, she finally let out a breath and turned to ask Shade:

"Is this the legendary space maze?"

"Yes. According to legend, before the thirteen ancient gods left, they left behind strange spaces. The Inquisitor's Court, the Dark Dungeon, the Witch Council, the Space Maze..."

When Shade mentioned the "Witch Council", the witch's expression visibly stiffened.

Shade pretended not to notice, but took Audrey close to the statue, then took her hand and placed it on the warm stone:

"Please read with me: May the original cracks protect me in the infinite space."

"May the original crack protect me in the infinite space."

White mist rose up around them, instantly surrounding the two of them. And in the white mist, the path stretched forward. To Shade, there were seven signposts on the trail, but to Audrey, there was only one.

"The space labyrinth exists in plural. Road signs are established by touching the statues of gods in different places, and then you can teleport between different road signs. Except that you cannot bring other lives, you can carry other things. When I am not in Green Lake, I go home through here. ”

Shade introduced the function of this place, and Audrey listened carefully before asking again:

"You also said that you are not the chosen one in space?"

"To enter here, you can do it as long as you have space-type spiritual runes, or even the power related to the ancient god's 'primordial rift'. I was able to discover the secrets here simply because one of the hidden spaces is in the basement of my home. My home When we were renovating the first floor, the cat in the house ran around, so I entered the basement and discovered the abnormality... It is possible that your family is the chosen one, not me."

Audrey also knew that what Shade said was right, but she just couldn't help but want to ask.

When Shade answered the question, she laughed herself. Looking at the space shrouded in white mist, she finally gave Shade a hug:

"You have worked hard today, go back and rest. Tomorrow...you don't have to come see me for the time being. I have to entertain my friend. She is a very troublesome woman, but I believe I can deal with her."

She was really worried that Shade would meet other witches who had arrived locally:

"On Friday night, I will send someone to pick you up at the hotel door, and then we will go to the banquet together."

Red lips pressed on the side of Shade's face, she pursed her lips and asked:

"Or do you want to kiss me again before leaving?"

"No, no, you can't do too many of these things. I'm afraid of having strange dreams. See you the day after tomorrow, Megan and Audrey."

Shade waved his hands as if running away. The witch said goodbye to him with a smile, and threw him a wooden key, which was the key to time:

"Since you have the power of time, this should be useful to you. A small gift, thank you for everything you have done for us."

Shade looked at her in surprise, then smiled and waved goodbye. After Shade left, the witch turned around and looked at everything in the white mist, then put her hand on the road sign.

Because he was delayed for some time at the Green Lake Hotel, by the time Shade returned home, the lunar eclipse had already entered the fading stage. The city was once again illuminated by moonlight, and it was another peaceful night for the city of Tobesk.

Luvia's stargazing work was almost completed. Shade used thaumaturgy to make dinner and chatted with Luvia about what happened today while eating. Of course, Xiao Mia also took this opportunity to get her own midnight snack.

The demon's appearance was already expected by Shade, and the showdown between the Mirror Hidden Man and him was also something he had thought of a few weeks ago. The only surprise today was entering the Silver Moon Library again and the appearance of the thirteen-ring fortune teller.

Luvia did not comment much on the space left by the ancient god of the moon. She was more concerned about Laplace Klein Howard, who claimed to be the "chosen one". Shade, who was in a state of divinity overflowing, fought head-on with him. Although the two sides were still far apart, Shade still sensed the opponent's situation:

"He doesn't look like a human, but like some kind of monster with a human appearance. We don't know what he did to himself in the past few hundred years, but since he did human body refining experiments on his descendants, and The pile of divination cards in his hand are all sealed with experimental products, so there is no reason for him not to do something about himself."

Speaking of this, Xia De actually has deeper thoughts. Laplace Klein Howard's release of monsters through divination cards is very similar to his release of "Twin Lovers".

"What I'm sure of is that he became stronger by giving up his human identity."

As she spoke, she scooped out the broth with a spoon and put it into her mouth. The dragon maid was really good at it.

"Beyond the Thirteenth Ring? Demigod?"

Luvia pursed her lips and asked, if this is the case, the situation is worse than expected. As an opponent, the demigod soothsayer is a situation that no one wants to see.

"No. Luvia, you said the evil thing in Pantanal is so powerful, would we call it a demigod?"

The girl with purple eyes understood immediately:

"You're saying that Lapras Klein Howard isn't even necessarily a ring wizard anymore?"

"Yes."

Shade nodded slightly:

"I didn't see his life ring, he just released a card..."

"I know this. The association recorded his abilities. Before he defected to the association, he had mastered the powerful thaumaturgy of sealing and liberating monsters with divination cards - [Laplace Sealing Technique] during the twelve-ring stage before he defected from the association. This ability is very similar to the angel-level relic of the [Mirror Association] [Fasha's Cursed Mirror] that the doctor mentioned."

Luvia said, and then added:

"Yes, this thaumaturgy is named after him. He combined a variety of high-level thaumaturgy techniques to independently develop the [Laplace Sealing Technique]. This man is really a genius. If he hadn't embarked on a career If he takes the wrong path, he may become the president of the association in his own time."

What Shade cared about was not the sealing technique itself, but the thought that today was the last day of the Sowing Moon. After midnight, it was May 1854, which is traditionally known as the "rain month".

According to tradition, rainfall in this month has the greatest impact on the autumn food harvest, so people call this month "praying for rain", which also means looking forward to it.

Of course, Shade doesn't need to pray for rain. What he cares about is the black time key, which can finally be opened for the second time. At the same time, the brand new time key that the witch just gave him can also be opened in the early morning of tomorrow, Thursday, and it will be a brand new adventure.

"We currently only have one coin in hand, and many issues cannot be predicted. But fortunately, I will be able to harvest some other coins in the near future. By then, I will at least understand what the combination of the top two space picks is... ...Speaking of which, since the month of praying for rain is coming, Yin Luna’s birthday is also coming soon.”

Luvia, who didn't know what Shade was thinking, said suddenly. Shade, who was trying to feed the diced carrots to little Mia, was startled:

"Birthday? Oh, yes."

The stranger came to this world in June last year, that is, the 22nd day of the Sunshine Moon, and it has been almost a year in the blink of an eye. A year's time should cycle to Yin Luna's birthday.