Chapter 93: Bernina Awakens
Chapter 93: Bernina Awakens
Meanwhile, in a secret estate in the capital of Beck Country on the planet Sklar.
Cecilia knelt on the floor of the estate's reception room, her eyes tightly shut, and her body trembling violently. A large pool of dark red blood spread on the floor before her, indicating that she was severely injured.
Due to the blood belonging to a god-tier powerhouse, the rich energy it contained had corroded the floor, creating numerous holes that emitted a dazzling, multicolored light.
In the room, besides Cecilia, there was another female Sklarian.
This female wore a white robe and was currently standing with her arms crossed, watching Cecilia with a curious expression.
The white-robed female was none other than Elisabeth, the "Shining Queen," whom Cecilia had just rescued from the Blue Star.
However, it wasn't exactly Elisabeth. The one standing beside Cecilia was actually one of Elisabeth's clones.
The real Elisabeth was still lying in her lair, feigning unconsciousness. This clone had been sent to meet with Cecilia.
...
After spitting out over a dozen mouthfuls of blood, Cecilia's condition finally improved somewhat. She slowly opened her eyes, and her body no longer trembled as violently as before.
Seeing Cecilia finally open her eyes, Elisabeth's clone crossed her arms and asked, "Judging by your state... the plan failed, didn't it?"
"Does that even need to be asked?" Cecilia shot her a glare, slowly struggling to stand up from the floor.
"My clone couldn't devour Bernina. Not only that, but it was also killed by Su Yu! Ten god-tier Dark Energy cards couldn't even complete the mission..." Cecilia's face darkened as she spoke.
This failure was thorough, though not fatal. However, her standing with Lord Darrak would definitely take a hit.
She gritted her teeth and said viciously, "Su Yu, huh? You dare to oppose the Dark Energy Organization? One day, your corpse will be thrown into the Blood Pool to become our nourishment!"
"The Dark Energy Organization..." Elisabeth's clone muttered, her expression changing slightly.
Was she really going to join this organization? Once she did, there would be no turning back.
After some thought, Elisabeth's clone asked, "Cecilia, will your failure affect the entire grand plan?"
"Don't worry, it won't have much impact," Cecilia shook her head naturally. "The core of our plan is still to use the 'End Secret Realm' to open a portal and welcome the Dark Energy Army to sweep through these two planets.
The reason we targeted Bernina is that she can travel between dimensions and resurrect multiple times, and she can even self-destruct. She is the greatest threat to the Dark Energy Army. Removing her will make our advance smoother.
But failing to remove her won't have a significant impact. A mere god-tier, with Lord Darrak, can she really cause trouble?"
"You're right," Elisabeth's clone nodded.
With Darrak, a planetary-level existence, one Bernina wouldn't cause much trouble. Cecilia's failure was just a minor setback.
Elisabeth's clone smiled, "Regardless, you should still put in a good word for me with Lord Darrak in the future. I'm counting on you, sister!"
"Don't worry, from now on, we're real sisters. I won't let you down!" Cecilia laughed, completely ignoring the fact that she was over 300 years younger than Elisabeth.
...
...
The scene returned to the Blue Star.
After checking on Tina's condition, Su Yu's next task was to handle the aftermath.
Su Yu went to the place where Cecilia Nightblade had fallen, confirming her 100% death before finally relaxing.
Additionally, he took care of the still unconscious Tina while organizing the players and Great Cultivators to recover their strength and prepare for battle. They were to attack the next giant spring at dawn the next day.
In the game, after some discussion, the ten god-tier beings of the main plane gifted the humans of the Blue Star a valuable present. This included several tons of high-grade magical creature materials, hundreds of golden-tier items and equipment, and some golden-tier potions.
These were all things the humans of the Blue Star desperately needed, and Su Yu didn't hesitate to accept them. Both sides were very pleased with the exchange.
...
In the real world, about six hours had passed, which was equivalent to three days in the game. The AI Blue Whale sent Su Yu a message: "Bernina has awakened."
Upon receiving this message, Su Yu immediately put aside all his work and found a safe place to enter the game.
Morning Star and Alize were also deeply concerned about the situation. Upon learning that Bernina had awakened, they accompanied Su Yu back into the game.
Entering the game, the two and the cat arrived at a valley 30 kilometers east of Sunny Wind Village. In a temporary treehouse located in the center of the valley, they found Bernina.
This valley was a temporary settlement for the villagers of Sunny Wind Village, who all wore worried expressions due to the destruction of their hometown.
Tina’s father and her sister were working hard to comfort the villagers, but their efforts were not very effective.
When the two and the cat arrived, the villagers naturally did not stop them, allowing them to enter Bernina’s temporary treehouse without hindrance.
"Kexing, you're here!" As soon as they entered the treehouse, Su Yu heard someone greet him.
Looking inside, he saw that quite a few people were already standing in the temporary treehouse.
Of the ten god-level beings who had participated in the battle, six had rushed over upon hearing the news. The remaining four were either not planning to come or were on their way.
With so many god-level beings gathered, the temporary treehouse was packed to the brim.
The one who had greeted Su Yu was Alize’s ancestor, Kevin Jinquehua. Su Yu smiled and nodded in greeting, then shifted his gaze to Bernina, who lay on the bed.
Bernina was indeed awake, but she was still very weak, barely able to open her eyes.
Seeing so many god-level beings in the room, Bernina weakly thanked them, "Thank you all! Thank you for helping to kill Cecilia Nightblade. Without you, I would have truly fallen this time."
"Don’t mention it. We, the god-level beings of the main plane, are all connected. Helping each other is our duty."
"Indeed, Lady Bernina, you don’t need to be so formal. Killing that monster is in all our best interests. I don’t think anyone would want to see that monster wreak havoc on the main plane."
"This also thanks to the help of Kexing and the other interdimensional adventurers. Without them, it would have been very difficult to kill that monster..."
The other god-level beings chimed in one after another.
"Right, Kexing, I also want to thank you." Bernina finally turned her gaze to Su Yu, expressing her gratitude: "If it weren’t for your plan to teleport Cecilia Nightblade to Blue Star, we really wouldn’t have been able to kill her!"
"No need to thank us; it’s what we should do." Su Yu smiled, "Even for Tina’s sake, we would have done everything to save you."
Bernina nodded lightly, "Regardless, I owe you a great debt. When the final battle comes in two months, I will head to Bluestar and do my utmost to help you against the Skrull."
"Your words are reassuring." Su Yu smiled.
As a mid-tier god-level being capable of multiple resurrections, Bernina would be a top-tier asset to Bluestar!
...
After the pleasantries, it was time to get to the point.
Su Yu looked at Bernina and asked, "By the way, Lady Bernina, when Cecilia Nightblade first entered Sunny Wind Village, she showed the village chief something. What was it? We really need to know."
Hearing Su Yu’s question, the other god-level beings also turned their attention to this matter.
The reason they had rushed over upon hearing Bernina had awakened was the same as Su Yu’s—they all wanted to know the true nature of Cecilia Nightblade.
After all, a significant threat had emerged in the game. Even with the combined efforts of ten god-level beings, Su Yu, Morning Star, and over 80 seventh-tier adventurers, they couldn’t breach Cecilia Nightblade’s defenses.
They couldn’t rest easy until they understood where Cecilia Nightblade had obtained such immense power!
Hearing Su Yu’s question, Bernina’s body shuddered, as if she had recalled something terrifying, and her face instantly lost its color.
However, Su Yu didn’t stop his questioning just because of Bernina’s fear. He continued, "Lady Bernina, please rest assured and tell me about Cecilia Nightblade’s origins. I can guarantee with my integrity that I will not reveal it!"
"Me too, I can guarantee with my integrity." Kevin Jinquehua added.
"Same here." The Elf Empress was the third to speak.
"Me as well." Bard hummed in agreement.
...
The god-level beings all assured her that they would not leak the information.
Bernina frowned, her mind in turmoil.
After a long struggle, she sighed deeply, "Sigh, alright. I really didn’t want to reveal Cecilia Nightblade’s origins because the impact would be too great.
But since all of you saved my life, I will tell you to repay your kindness.
Bernelle paused for a moment, then fixed her gaze on Su Yu’s face. "Counter, the origins of Cecilia Nightblade can be traced back to the great war between your Blue Star and the Skrull planet."
"Actually, besides your Blue Star humans, the Skrull beings, and the Holy Silver Federation as the arbiters, there were two other forces involved in this war."
"Two other forces?!" Su Yu was taken aback, his pupils rapidly contracting.
Through various clues, they had learned that a mysterious force had joined the war, and this force had been laying its plans for the past 50 years. It was because of this force that Blue Star and Skrull were forced into conflict. But was there another force involved, besides this mysterious one? This was something he had never heard of!
Lying down made it difficult for Bernelle to speak, so she struggled to sit up from the bed. Ailiet, being more attentive, quickly fetched a soft white pillow and placed it behind Bernelle’s back.
Bernelle gave Ailiet a grateful look, then turned to Su Yu. "Counter, you don’t need to be too worried. One of those two forces didn’t play a significant role, and I’m referring to myself."
She pointed to herself.
"You?" Su Yu was taken aback; he hadn’t expected Bernelle to say this.
"Indeed." Bernelle nodded gently. "To be honest, 100 years ago, which is 1200 years before the Evolution Era, I had already entered the Evolution World. At that time, my strength was very weak, only at the third stage. It was through the Evolution World that I gradually elevated my power to the divine level."
Kevin Ginkgo, standing beside her, nodded in agreement, his face filled with admiration. "We are from the same era. I remember many prophecy masters saying that your fate was beyond their comprehension, a true marvel in the history of prophecy. Back then, you seemed very mysterious, but I never imagined you were from another world!"
Bernelle smiled and nodded at Su Yu. "I won’t go into detail about my exploits in the Evolution World; the major libraries have my autobiography, which is all true. As for the help I provided to your Blue Star humans, the most important contribution was the proposal of the ‘First War Fairness Principle,’ which I initiated!"
"Is that so?!" Su Yu exclaimed, finally understanding.
The First War Fairness Principle proposal stated that the Skrulls had unfairly occupied all the psychic springs on Blue Star at the start of the war, severely disadvantaging the Blue Star humans, who were very weak at the time.
This proposal was submitted to the Holy Chant, which immediately ruled that the Skrulls had violated the War Fairness Principle. To compensate the Blue Star humans, one-tenth of the items dropped in the Evolution game would be changed to golden items, which could be brought into the real world.
Additionally, the lineage of Bernelle Tidal was changed to a golden lineage, and NPCs with this lineage could freely travel to the real world and had 10 resurrection chances.
...
Many of the divine beings present were unaware of the "War Fairness Principle" and only had a vague understanding of the war between Blue Star and Skrull. Bernelle took some time to explain everything, ensuring everyone understood the situation.
After explaining, she turned to Su Yu again. "Counter, after the Holy Chant’s ruling, I could freely travel between the two worlds, and you gained access to golden equipment, enhancing your strength. This was beneficial to both sides. However, it was also because of this proposal that I was noticed by the second hidden force, represented by Cecilia Nightblade. To avoid their detection, I put my main body into a deep sleep, allowing the dominant force of the Evolution World to transform into countless newbie villages, leaving only three avatars to observe the situation. This is what you saw when you first entered the game."
"Ah, I see." Su Yu nodded solemnly.
This made everything clear.
If he was right, Bernelle must have been introduced as a "catalyst" when the Holy Silver people created the Evolution World, using her unique characteristics to serve as a bridge between the two worlds. The Holy Chant had granted this "catalyst" the power to freely travel between the two worlds through the proposal of the First War Fairness Principle.
So this was the truth behind the Evolution game!
With everything clear, Su Yu asked, "What about Cecilia Nightblade? What does her force represent?"
(End of Chapter)
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