Despite her words, Edward felt troubled as he looked at her.
How were they supposed to use this greatest treasure of the wood elves? Should they just pick her up and throw her at the Drake?
But if he really did that, Edward couldn't imagine any other scene other than the elven race's most precious girl being devoured by the Earth Dragon.
"You wouldn't be able to use it even if Sefarim agreed to help you. Only the most sincere believers of Luna, the Goddess of the Silver Moon and blessed by her would be able to wield Sefarim!" That was when Brom Daystar popped up again, though there was a hint of schadenfreude in his voice. "And it's too late even if you want to convert to the Goddess of the Silver Moon. I'm sorry to tell you that not even the wood elves had a warrior who could wield Sefarim in the last hundred years!"
Edward only realized that the problem was a little tricky at his words.
In this world where the gods existed, the most difficult problem to solve was undoubtedly the problem of faith.
Edward and the others naturally wouldn't convert to the Goddess of the Silver Moon at a time like this … it was related to their identity as Players and the blessings the God of Games had shown them in the past.
Just as Edward was hesitating, the Drake that had been disconnected for a long time suddenly extended its head and bit down on an elf that was closer to it. With a slight tilt of its head, accompanied by the sound of muscles being torn and bones being crushed, the elf didn't even have the time to scream before it was swallowed by the Drake!
There was no time to hesitate!
But just as Edward was about to reach out and hug Sefarim, Jessica suddenly took the girl's greatest treasure into her arms.
"Let me." Jessica said gently but firmly. "It doesn't matter if anything happens to me as long as Eleena is here. Your ability wouldn't be affected."
Then, she looked down at the little girl in her arms and asked, "Can I?"
"It doesn't matter who comes. Just be quick." The girl's greatest treasure kept a straight face, her filthy little face looking as if she was bitten by a dog.
"Hold on, Jessica. Catch!" Edward tossed the silver orb he had taken from the Secret Eye Cultist to Jessica.
"This is … a spare part?! Why is it in your hands! "The little girl's eyes widened as she looked at the silver apple-like object and asked in surprise.
"We'll talk about it later. Is it useful now?" Edward asked.
"Barely …" The precious girl replied vaguely, pouting. "But I'm not sure if you can use my power. After all, whether you can use my power depends on Goddess Luna's will …"
Immediately afterward, the precious girl held the silver apple in her mouth, and her whole body emitted a gentle light.
In the next split second, the light spread, and the precious girl in Jessica's arms disappeared from her human form, replaced by a spear that was about two meters long and appeared to have been casually carved out of a slightly curved tree branch. There were also some weird protrusions and golden leaves on the branch, and surprisingly, the bark was not rough at all. In fact, it was as if it had been waxed and could even reflect one's figure, while on the protrusion of the branch grew a silver apple like the one before.
However, it wasn't just one, but a total of seven.
On the other hand, the tip of the spear was two parallel forks that were immeasurably lustrous. There were no leaves or fruits on it, and it was simply a tree branch.
Instead of calling it a spear, the Forest Spirit Spear looked more like a tuning fork.
It was still early, but almost everyone could see an untimely ray of light descending like a spotlight on a stage, shining upon Jessica, who was holding the Forest Spirit Spear, Sefarim!
Such a majestic sight was clearly not a special effect of holding the spear, but an acknowledgment from the Silver Moon Goddess.
Jessica, too, understood how to use the Forest Spirit Spear from that ray of light.
"That's … impossible! Why would Luna acknowledge a non-believer of hers to use Sefarim?! " Brom Daystar, who had witnessed the sight, looked as if his worldview had collapsed. "That's illogical!"
The reason was simple: Xi Wei found the name 'Luna, Goddess of the Silver Moon' a little familiar, and after some investigation, he realized that she was a member of the Invisible Pantheon as well.
Luna's believers were the first to suffer when the Blade Tester appeared, and Aslan the Great Lion had been entrusted by her to deal with it.
Hence, Xi Wei took out a strand of his mane and sent it to a myth.
Xi Wei: "Crooked Head, are you there?"
Aslan: "No, guna!"
Aslan the Great Lion was a stubborn man with a soft heart. Perhaps it had something to do with his Divine Order as the God of Justice, but he was always very efficient, and soon transferred Xi Wei to Luna.
After that, Xi Wei used the tibia of Rotten Bones to trade for the right to use the Forest Spirit Spear for his believers. However, just like how Stoff, the God of Craftsmanship and Fine Wine had lent him the dwarves to strengthen his equipment, the Forest Spirit Spear was only authorized to Xi Wei's believers, and Xi Wei had to pay for the divine power himself.
Still, that was enough.
"Son of man, go forth and create miracles." Xi Wei said softly as he looked down upon the mortal realm.
Jessica raised her spear and aimed it at the Drake that was charging at them ferociously, activating Sefarim the Forest Spirit Spear according to the operation guide given to her by Moonlight Essence.
The spear that had been flourishing with leaves instantly withered, its golden leaves and silver fruits vanishing.
Countless golden runes swirled incessantly over the spear's body, while the two parallel tree branches at the tip of the spear twined around each other, forming a true spiral spearhead. If one looked closely, they would see silver fruits in the center of the spiraling branches.
Then, Jessica felt something in her body being sucked out of her hand that was holding the spear.
"Jessica, your level!" Edward exclaimed in shock beside her.
The girl looked up, only to realize that her level was dropping.
That was when she suddenly realized that it was her EXP as a Player that was activating the spear!
But Jessica did not let go.
She had always been the one with the lowest presence in the party.
With Eleena, a Saintess-in-training who was an all-around strengthened clergy, she had always been dispensable, and not even the readers could remember her name.
That was why it was fine this time. She wanted to shine with a light that belonged only to herself!
Otherwise, she believed that she would never catch up to her childhood friends who were already far ahead of her.
But reality was cruel.
There was not much time left for Jessica when she stopped to use Sefarim. The Drake would reach them in less than ten seconds and devour her in a single gulp!
No, I can't make it in time! The girl felt despair.
It was not the despair of death, since she was more or less used to death as a Player … but the despair of her own helplessness.
Even at this stage, he still couldn't do anything and could only end up in failure?
"Vine Cage!" "Twisting Roots!" "Creeping Vines!" "Holy Light Barrier, Mirror Reflection!"
That was when the wood elves who had been running suddenly stopped and began to cast spells at the Drake, doing their best to slow it down.
Then, several warm hands pressed against Jessica's back, helping her absorb some of the EXP.
The girl turned around in surprise to find that Edward, Charle, Eleena, and even the long-lost Eggface had returned to lend her a hand.
They did not act like heroes and sacrifice themselves to get rid of the Drake as Sefarim carried the side-effects, nor did they blame her for her actions that served no purpose apart from self-gratification. They simply supported her silently, waiting for her to continue her adventure with them.
Jessica felt as if she was about to break down in tears.
She forced a smile, and faced the Drake solemnly, casting Sefarim's radiance.
It was as if a huge silver flower had bloomed in the world, a soundless but magnificent attack.
The entire world seemed to have been robbed of its light in that very moment. Even those who were far away from the forest could see the blossoming of the huge silver flower.
By the time the flower wilted and everything returned to silence, the Drake was completely gone. Even a huge chunk of the ground had been gouged out, leaving a crater that kept spewing out underground water …
"To use Sefarim to unleash an attack of such power … Who — no, who are you people?" Brom couldn't help muttering to himself at the sight before him.
Jessica wiped the corner of her eyes without batting an eyelid, smiling as brightly as a flower in reply.
"Players. We're just passing by."
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Chapter 195:
Sefarim the Divine Spear
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