Chapter 245: The Alliance
Chapter 245: The Alliance
"During a certain period of the Celestial Orb Conjunction, our world was visited by powerful beings from other realms."
Lady Mewaya spoke, "I met someone during that time who gave me an item. Once the barrier of the Moon Goddess collapses and the world's restrictions are lifted, this item can be used to travel to other worlds."
Karl noticed a fleeting hint of shyness in Lady Mewaya's expression when she mentioned that person.
Hmm?
Is it possible that an old tree is blooming?
Lady Mewaya was stunningly beautiful, her face radiant with collagen, looking like a girl in her late teens.
In reality, she had lived for over a thousand years.
Wait!
The Celestial Orb Conjunction had occurred eight or nine hundred years ago, and at that time, Lady Mewaya was in the prime of her youth. It was normal for her to have a vague fondness for others of the opposite sex.
However, it's impressive that she still thinks about him after all these years. What about her daughter, Olenna?
Karl's thoughts raced, but he didn't delve further into this matter. Instead, he asked, "Can your Highness's method take others with you? Can we be certain of the safety of the world we're going to?"
"I can take three others with me." Lady Mewaya paused before continuing, "In this world, there is never absolute safety, but it's always safer to be stronger."
"And this world is already beyond saving!"
The two continued their conversation as they flew towards the City of Death.
Soon,
A dilapidated city came into view.
"When the Divine Realm fragments fell, it was like countless meteorites raining down from the sky, causing violent earthquakes that lasted for nearly a week," Lady Mewaya explained, noticing Karl's furrowed brows. "The situation in the City of Death is already better than most. Other cities have either drifted towards the Endless Sea or fallen into the fiery pits of the earth."
"That's why I said the situation in Torrent City is not optimistic."
"Your Highness," Karl said, his expression complex. After a moment of contemplation, he continued, "I need to see the means you mentioned first."
Lady Mewaya was right.
Without the protection of the gods, this world was truly lost. Although Karl still had his primary world to return to, the situation there was equally dire.
Traveling to another world would be an option.
"Of course."
Lady Mewaya nodded and casually tossed something to Karl.
Karl raised an eyebrow and instinctively caught it. Her nonchalance suggested she wasn't worried about him taking the item and fleeing.
It was a compass-like object with a crystal-clear drop of water embedded in its center.
Within the water droplet, countless streams of light crisscrossed and flowed, forming a breathtaking scene.
Karl had studied teleportation arrays and spatial transmission gates, and he could see similarities in this item.
Long-distance spatial teleportation? "Is it a one-time use?"
"Indeed."
Lady Mewaya nodded, "Once you leave, it's difficult to return. So, you must consider carefully whether you want to go or not."
"We'll decide later," Karl threw the item back, saying, "I can assist Your Highness in dealing with the Dark Deity Servant you mentioned, but the final kill must be carried out by me."
"Hmm?" Lady Mewaya narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Karl for a moment before nodding thoughtfully, "So, you also worship the Evil Deity."
No wonder his strength had increased so much in such a short time; it was due to the blessings of the Evil Deity.
This revelation cleared up Lady Mewaya's doubts.
"Your Highness, do not worry," Karl assured her, "The Evil Deity I worship poses no threat to this world. He is only interested in 'Carnage.'"
The God of Carnage? Lady Mewaya realized.
Indeed.
Only deities with the godly nature of carnage would find pleasure in their servants killing enemies and bestow blessings upon them.
Such deities were unwelcome in any world and posed little threat to the world's existence.
In comparison,
The God of War was more harmful to a world, as he would constantly incite wars, leading to its destruction.
As for enmity...
Lady Mewaya, with her bloodline of the Gods of Slumber and Darkness, was theoretically a servant of the deities.
She opposed those who threatened her existence but did not target all servants of the Evil Deity.
Seeing Lady Mewaya's relaxed expression, Karl quietly breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed his choice was the right one.
"Gaining strength from slaughter..." Lady Mewaya's beautiful eyes sparkled, "It seems I took your victory fruitlessly. I've heard you're collecting the Divine Favor.
"I have over a hundred left, I'll have them sent over as an apology."
"Oh!" Karl's eyes lit up.
"Then I'm most grateful!"
Over a hundred Great Divine Favors could be converted into around ten points of Essence, a similar reward to slaying a high-rank servant.
"Don't mention it."
Lady Mewaya waved her hand and presented the contract:
"During our alliance, neither of us can take action against the other or conspire with others to plot against each other..."
"When we encounter a dark deity's servant, you will deliver the final blow, and the corpse will belong to me."
Karl reviewed the contract and slowly nodded.
"Good!"
Essence: 12
Lady Mewaya had previously collected Great Divine Favors, using the divine power within to maintain her strength. Now, with the Moon Goddess' barrier shattered, the Great Divine Favors were useless, so she decided to give them to Karl.
One hundred and twenty Great Divine Favors were converted into twelve points of Essence.
With a thought, the Essence transformed into Vitality.
Karl opened his eyes, stretched his limbs, and slowly adapted to the explosive power coursing through his body.
"Mr. Karl."
Robin knocked on the door.
"I've brought what you asked for."
"Oh!" Karl looked up.
"Come in."
Robin entered, his eyes filled with gratitude as he recalled Karl saving his life.
"This is a map of the recent sightings of dark deity servants in the area. We've discovered seven locations so far."
He presented a scroll and explained, "One of them is suspected to be a high-rank servant, and I've marked it accordingly. The lord has forbidden us from approaching it."
"Hmm." Karl took the scroll and casually asked, "Isn't Olenna here?"
"Miss Olenna is injured and resting." Robin replied, "If she knew you were in the city, she would definitely come to visit, but the lord doesn't want her disturbed at the moment."
"I understand." Karl nodded.
"You may leave."
"Yes, sir."
Karl unfurled the scroll, deep in thought.
'The alliance was the right choice; with the intelligence from the City of Death, we can locate nearby dark deity servants more quickly.'
'And... '
'Lady Mewaya is also quite powerful. Working with her, we can even take down high-rank servants.'
'The key is that she sees me as a native of this century, which makes her trust me more than the foreign dark deity servants.'
'It's impossible to raise my strength to the third rank, let alone the peak of the third rank, on my own within a hundred years.'
"Hmm?"
Karl looked up.
"Here it is!"
The dark deity servant that Lady Mewaya mentioned as troublesome was actually a dream demon, which would infiltrate others' dreams every nightfall.
By manipulating others' dreams, it could kill or expand its own faith.
This was a unique ability.
Lady Mewaya, with the bloodline of the God of Slumber, was already formidable, yet she couldn't capture the demon.
"Dream!"
Karl smiled lightly.
"Speaking of which, the dreamwalking talent of the abyssal squid was activated after I became a second-rank wizard, but I've never had the chance to use it."
"This time..."
As he thought this, his body gradually transformed into a massive abyssal squid, becoming increasingly transparent.
One of its tentacles ignored walls and tiles, moving like a ghost towards the sleeping maid's head in the adjacent room.
As the tentacle made contact with the maid's head, a hazy aura appeared, like a colorful halo.
Dream!
The maid was dreaming.
Karl waved his tentacle, touching the glowing aura of the dream world, and then his entire body transformed into a ray of light and entered the dream.
"The Wizard's Tome mentions that the dream world is suspected to be an independent world, similar to the Star Realm."
"Through dreams, some wizards can even communicate with beings from other realms, although this has never been proven. But it's a fact that dream worlds can be interconnected."
Karl, entering someone else's dream for the first time, waved his tentacle, familiarizing himself with the dream world, and headed towards a specific location.
"I've found you!"
(End of Chapter)
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