Come to think of it, we were about to make our move when I suddenly remembered that the little one who came down with me was still missing.
Jingle, that idiot, was really someone who could drop the ball at any time, any place, and for any reason. After the historic meeting with Elune, the two idiots went off to play together, and I couldn't stop them no matter how hard I tried. I really couldn't imagine what they were busy with now.
But coincidentally, just as I suggested to look for Jingle, a loud rumble drifted into everyone's ears from afar.
"Seems like thunder?"
Sandora said uncertainly after the series of rumbles ended.
"If I'm not mistaken, I also felt that Jingle's divine power had exploded." I stood up and pointed to the west. "Uh, who wants to go take a look with me?"
In the end, a large group of people, including Marisa, followed me. Everyone was very curious about what the two idiots were doing. It must have been a very joyous scene.
Of course, Soul wasn't too willing to join in the trouble, but with Marisa around, Scarlet and White's wish of drinking tea until they died was destined to be unfulfilled. Yep, it might not matter much. The Scarlet and White Witches, who were dragged down the mountain at the speed of sound and could still calmly drink tea while floating in the air, couldn't afford to hurt them!
"Rumble … Crack … Arghhhh!!"
When a group of people rushed down from the Monster Mountain at almost the speed of sound, following the sound and Jingle's divine power to a dense forest, we heard the same loud rumble again. And this time, we heard it clearly. There was indeed a little girl's earth-shattering cry, and if I remember correctly, that was Elune's voice.
"What are they doing …" Marisa covered her ears and shouted. But before she could finish, a bolt of lightning fell from the sky and landed less than ten meters away from the group. After the deafening rumble, Marisa's face paled as she looked at the several meters deep pit that was right in front of her.
"Hey, hey, hey! This is too much!! " The little golden-haired demoness pointed at the huge pit that was created by the Heavenly Lightning and shouted loudly. At the same time, a series of rumbling and cracking sounds could be heard from the small forest. This time, they could confirm that it was the sound of lightning and thunder.
Feeling that something was fishy, I pulled Sandora and rushed into the forest without another word. Although there were many towering ancient trees blocking the way, it was no obstacle to us at all. Soon, a large empty space in the forest appeared before us.
"I don't remember there being an empty space in the forest, and I didn't see any when I rushed down from the sky. DAZE!" Marisa, who was the last one to emerge from the forest, muttered in confusion as she crawled out from the gaps between the plants. Before she could finish her sentence, another round of rumbling thunder and lightning interrupted her. Then, the Black and White Witch stared at the battlefield in front of us with gaping mouths.
Amidst the thunderous roars that sounded like thousands of cannons, I couldn't help but cover my ears as I looked at the shocking scene in front of me. Countless lightning bolts appeared out of nowhere like a storm, sweeping across the scorched land below us in a disorderly manner. Every time the blinding blue and white lightning cut through the air, it would leave an explosion crater that was at least half a meter in diameter. The air was filled with the pungent smell of ionization, which meant that this lightning storm had been going on for at least a few minutes.
But if my memory wasn't wrong, just a second ago, there was only a seemingly endless dense forest in front of us, and the air was just the normal smell of moist soil. In other words, the empty space, lightning, and scorched land had suddenly appeared in front of us after we crossed a certain line.
A place shrouded in a barrier.
Of course, I didn't have the time to study how this space appeared, because a small blue figure had attracted everyone's attention in the thunder and lightning in front of us.
Elune was in the center of the lightning storm, screaming as she dashed around, dodging the omnipresent lightning bolts. The small Ice Fairy was actually so agile that she was able to dodge the lightning storm unscathed until now. However, her situation seemed to be worsening. The surrounding lightning storm was obviously targeting her, and the chances of lightning bolts striking around her were almost twice that of the space around her. More and more lightning bolts joined in the encirclement of the little girl, making it increasingly difficult for Elune to dodge.
I didn't know why Elune, who was playing with Jingle, would be sucked into the lightning storm, but before we could do anything, the fool finally fell for it. With a loud cry, the blue Ice Fairy was struck by a bolt of lightning from the sky, turning into a small black charcoal head.
As the charred Elune fell to the ground and started cramping, the lightning storm finally came to an end. Everyone frantically ran forward to check on the injured, but the moment they lifted their legs, Marisa almost tripped.
"Wow! What's this?! "
Marisa climbed up from the ground pathetically, wanting to seek revenge on the culprit who tripped her just now, but then she saw something extraordinary.
… A huge, crystal-clear lump of ice.
I bent down to pick up the huge lump of ice that seemed a little out of place. It was quite heavy in my hand, and when I looked at it against the sunlight, there seemed to be something frozen inside.
"I think it looks a little familiar." After observing for a few seconds, I knocked on the shell of the ice ball and said with certainty, "Such a huge dragonfly, it can only be Jingle."
Sandora and I stared speechlessly at the translucent lump of ice, where a palm-sized elf was frozen inside. She had long green hair, a long dress, dragonfly-like wings, and a silly smile on her face. She even stretched out her hand to make a "V" sign. The little thing that was giggling foolishly inside was obviously Jingle.
"Sh * t! We have to save her as soon as possible! " Marisa shouted in a panic. "That idiot Elune, she's in big trouble this time, this isn't a frog!"
Even You Youzi, who had been calm all this while, now frowned and looked at the silly Lin who was still smoking on the ground. This Undead Princess who had lived for god knows how many years obviously had more foresight than Marisa. "That silly, she's in big trouble this time — I'm sorry, human, but your pet will definitely be fine, this was just an accident."
Alright, so she categorized Jingle as a pet from the first impression?
However, only people like Monochrome and You Youzi who didn't know the inside story were panicking. People like Ling Meng knew how tough this little thing was. Waving her hand nonchalantly, Red-White reached out to take the huge ice ball from my hand, and took out an alcohol burner from her dimensional pocket. "Just roast it for a while, and it will defrost."
Marisa instantly panicked. "Hey! Ling Meng! This isn't the time to joke around! "
"Kacha kacha … Crack!" Suddenly, a cracking sound came from the ice ball, interrupting Ling Meng's action of lighting the fire and Marisa's frantic attempts to stop it. The hard ice ball cracked inch by inch as the little thing inside stretched out its arms. Shards of ice fell to the ground, and Marisa looked as if she had seen a ghost. Then, Bell Clank successfully broke through the ice.
At the same time, as the divine power of life was released, our surroundings miraculously returned to their original state. The empty forest that had been scorched, the towering trees that had fallen, the crackling arbors that were on fire, and the charred Elune had suddenly appeared in a green screen of light that appeared out of nowhere, as if time had been reversed. In less than two to three seconds, the forest returned to its normal lush state.
The little thing danced happily in the air, sprinkling bell-like laughter and ice shards all over the ground. "Haha! Elune! Jingle is out! Let's go again, let's go again! "
"Let's go again, my ass!" I reached out to grab the little thing who was scurrying around in the air, and shouted thunderously, "What are you doing!"
At first, I thought that the two idiots were playing around and quarreling over who was the strongest, causing the scene to be filled with smoke. But after thinking about Jingle's usual cheerful personality, I eliminated that guess. Then, looking at the little thing's current cheerfulness, it was obvious that it wasn't a fight!
"Huh? Ah Jun? How did you find me? "
"It's hard not to hear such a huge commotion," I replied impatiently.
"Sound? The sound went out? Ah, it seems that they played for too long, and the barrier is a little loose. Jingle is going to reinforce it … "
"Wait! You haven't told me yet, what are you doing! "
Dingdang immediately puffed out her small breasts that were proportionally curvy. "I'm playing with Eleanor! Jingle is amazing! "
"I'm the strongest!"
The blue idiot was just charred on the outside and tender on the inside, but now, he had revived on the spot with full health. Hearing the little bean sprout's declaration, Elune immediately jumped over.
"Alright, let's compete again!" Jingle's wings were still in someone's hands, but she was already crossing her arms in front of her chest with a proud expression, looking like she was going to fight to her heart's content. That ambitious little thing was really cute.
But soon, she realized that she was being held by someone, and even taking off was a problem, so she could only twist around in the air and whine to me. "Ah Jun, Ah Jun, let Jingle play a little longer!"
Sandora looked at me and shrugged helplessly.
"Alright, let's see what these two idiots are doing." I let go of the little bean sprout in my hands and led everyone back to the edge of the empty ground. Then, I saw the little one hopping onto Elune's hand. The latter didn't hesitate and gestured in the air with her hands, and a wave of cold air covered the goddess who was posing. Another frozen Jingle came out of the oven.
Just as Clank's body was gradually turning into ice, we felt the atmosphere around us change drastically. Some kind of dense and oppressive energy filled the entire space. A mysterious and dangerous feeling of being spied on seeped into everyone's body and mind through every pore. Low-hanging thunder clouds abnormally appeared in the clear sky. Within the clouds, there was a soundless discharge of electricity. This natural energy gathered and began to aim at the 'Blasphemer' on the ground. The moment the frozen Clank was formed, the first bolt of lightning finally struck down.
Along with an earth-shattering boom, Eleanor threw away the ice lump in her hand without hesitation and scurried to the open area in the middle of the clearing, where she continued to jump up and down amidst the Divine Retribution from all directions.
"Rumble!"
"Waaaah — —!"
"Kacha!"
"Waaaah!!"
"Boom! Boom! "
“WAAAAAGH！！”
In the end, it was still the same scene from before. Under the lightning storm that seemed to be endlessly increasing in strength, Elune, who was sprinting here and there, was struck right on the top of her head by the heavenly punishment. She failed her tribulation on the spot and fell to the ground with an afro on her head. Her entire body was charred black, and she started to twitch. The surrounding ground turned into the scene of a fire once again.
With a kacha, Jingle jumped out of the ice ball and flew around in the sky. "Haha, Elune, Jingle is amazing, isn't she?!"
Everything on the empty ground returned to its original state under Jingle's divine power, but the few of us were unable to return to normal.
"Erm, excuse me, our omnipotent and omniscient God." My eyebrows twitched as I pinched the little one's wings in front of me. "What are you playing at? Is it interesting? "
"It's very interesting! First, turn this place into Jingle's temporary kingdom of heaven. Then, Elune will freeze Jingle, and the heavenly punishment will appear. In the end, let's see how long Elune can keep going WAAAAAGH! "
The idiot who had just come back to life also jumped over, his face full of interest. "Yup, this is the first time I've heard of such an interesting game. It's much more fun than freezing frogs!"
Sandora pressed her forehead with her hand. "Erm, I understand. But aren't you guys going to compete to see who's stronger? How are you going to compete like this? How are you going to determine who's stronger? "
Jingle counted with her fingers seriously. "Of course it's the one who jumps out of the ice ball before Jingle, or Elune who gets struck by lightning and fainted first …"
I quickly calculated for a while and finally confirmed one thing: The former meant that Jingle was very strong, and the latter meant that … Jingle was still very strong.
Damn, who said that Jingle was an idiot? Now that the conclusion was out, Jingle had defeated Elune in terms of intelligence. Although it was still a 9 after rounding up, Jingle was smarter than Elune!
… Alright, I felt sorry for the little bean for this kind of victory.
"Elune." Ling Meng suddenly called out to the blue fairy who was trying hard to press down a bunch of electric hair on her head. The latter instantly shrunk her neck in fear. I could tell that this idiot 9 was often bullied by Ling Meng. "Wha-what's wrong?"
Red-White sighed. "Your position is safe."
But then again, Jingle, who took the initiative to let others freeze, was actually on the same level as Elune, right?
"How is it, how is it? Jingle is very strong, right? " The little thing flew up and down happily in the sky, dropping bits of her hair as she flew. I had no choice but to grab her in my hands again for a moment of peace. Elune, on the other hand, looked indignant. I really didn't know when she would understand that no matter how this game went, she would be the unlucky one in the end. Marisa and the others couldn't even speak now. When I looked at them, they all took half a step back in unison. Marisa even shouted with her mouth before her brain, "Don't come over! That thing you're holding will infect you idiot! "
* Boom! *
A bolt of heavenly punishment streaked past, and Marisa slowly fell to the ground with her afro.
Only then did Gayunzi cough unhurriedly. "Ahem, don't say bad things about her in this barrier. Although she doesn't look like much, she's still a goddess."
"You should have said such important things earlier." Under the surging regeneration of life force, Marisa was back to full health in a few seconds. However, she still had to press down the disobedient ahoge on her head. She was stunned for a few seconds before she exclaimed in shock, "Ah? Goddess? "
"In terms of size," I held up Jingle and gestured, "she counts as a portable goddess."
Gayunzi helped to introduce Jingle's identity. The little thing's swift and fierce politics that didn't match her appearance left everyone dumbfounded. But it was obviously difficult for You Youzi and the others to understand that a Star Region Protoss wasn't a good Protoss in such a short amount of time. So, this time, they simply introduced each other's identities. I wasn't sure if the others had noticed, but I noticed that after You Youzi found out about Jingle's identity, she intentionally pulled Demondream away from the little bean. Although she concealed her deliberate actions with a smile and unhurried pace, I couldn't help but steal a few more glances at the Undead Princess.
"Since she's the Goddess of Life, it's better to avoid her." You Youzi used her paper fan to cover her mouth and nose, but her voice rang directly in my ear. "Although I don't know if the Gods from another world are the same, that heavenly punishment just now looked really painful."
I blinked, and my voice rang directly in You Youzi's mind. "Don't be nervous. These days, there are people who specialize in selling holy water in Gloom City. To Jingle, spirits are also a kind of life."
"Is that so? She really is a God of universal love."
You Youzi didn't panic because of the message that came directly through my mind. Instead, she quickly grasped the convenient communication method and replied with a smile. However, the problem was that she couldn't hold back her laughter. "Jingle, Jingle, can't you give the Star Region Gods some face once in a while?"
Because we weren't in a rush, it was already night time when we returned to the Monster Mountain. However, to the Monster Mountain that had been deprived of sunlight by the shadow of Atlantis, it didn't matter whether it was morning or night. The large open space on the hillside was filled with light from spells and bonfires. It looked like the twinkling stars in the night sky, and the occasional energy sparks at the bottom of the Atlantis continent intersected with each other. The monsters that were chosen to carry out the 'battery' job during the ascension process had all withdrawn from their posts. Now, they were seizing the time to rest and recover their physical strength. Most of them were gathered in front of the bonfires of their clansmen, chatting about everything under the sun.
Such a scene seemed to evoke memories of Hachi Yunzi. Although she was known as Sister Zi who was always seventeen years old, she had, after all, witnessed the establishment and prosperity of this happy place with her own eyes. Perhaps this scene, where hundreds of demons gathered together and waited for a goal, had also appeared a long time ago.
Just as Yagyun Zi was sighing, I suddenly noticed a fellow occupying the bamboo mat that we had laid during our conversation in the afternoon.
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