On the stage, when the song ended, Shana felt that her palms were full of sweat.
When she had been singing, she had focused all her attention on that faintly discernible feeling. In order to feel the resonance she had received in that instant, in order to find her true self in that resonance, she had not been watching the live stage or the audience. Instead, she had been looking at the scarlet sky in her fantasy land. She had let go of herself excessively.
Now that the song was over, she did not know how she sang. Facing the sea of people, her mood could not help but return to the timid state before going on stage, for fear that she would mess up the stage.
Until —
Clap clap clap!
Loud applause came from below the stage, and Shana's hanging heart finally settled down. She looked back at Mikoto, smiled knowingly, and then bowed to the audience below the stage. "Thank you, everyone!"
Shana could clearly hear the audience's praise for her. This feeling made her very strange, because she had always been alone. In battle, no matter how strong or weak you were, the enemy would not praise you. There was only blood and fire, victory and defeat.
In that kind of world, her nerves were always tight. Except for the occasional rest, she would not relax for a moment. In the past, she did not think that there was any problem, because she was just a mist of fire, and this was how the mist of fire survived, but …
Shana could not help but raise her head and look at the vast sky.
This sky was boundless, just like the scarlet sky in her mind when she sang that song. But before that, did she ever pay attention to it?
The mission of the mist of fire warriors was to maintain the balance between the modern world and the red world, not to let order collapse, and to avoid disaster from befalling the two worlds. But she only focused on being a mist of fire, and had never properly experienced this world.
Wasn't that too narrow of a view?
A narrow vision would make the heart small, and a small heart would not be able to feel the vastness of the sky. Just like a domesticated poultry, no matter when, they could only look at the ground, pay attention to that small patch of soil, and never know that the eagle in the sky was flapping its wings and flying high, even though … they also had wings.
If she could also fly to that scarlet sky, maybe …
"The look over there … seems a bit strange?"
Suddenly, Mikoto's voice rang in her ears.
She followed Mikoto's gaze and saw Tang Hao and You Er standing at the edge of the square, but they were not looking at her. Instead, they were looking at someone else … Wait! Who was that person?
Suddenly, Shana's eyes widened.
Although he was wearing the appearance of a human, his unique aura …
Buzz!
At this moment, rune-like words flashed by the side of the stage. The entire sky instantly darkened and became silent.
Seal Jue!
"Go!"
Shana immediately called out and immediately leaped forward.
The short distance was covered in an instant.
"Oh, they're here. I'm really flattered to be in such close contact with the popular idols." Qian Bian said with a smile as he looked at Mikoto and Shana descending from the sky.
"Shana!" At the same time, Tang Hao threw the pendant back to her.
Shana quickly caught it and put it on her neck. As the pendant swayed, her long black hair was instantly dyed fiery red. She unsheathed her Tachi.
"Be careful, he's Qian Bian Sudenan. He's different from the ordinary disciples of the popular world." Alastor reminded.
"Qian Bian?" Shana's expression immediately changed. Although she had only been a Fire Mist Warrior for two years, her fate with the masquerade ball was not shallow at all. Even the opportunity for her to become a Fire Mist Warrior was the masquerade ball. In the following two years of adventures, she had even dealt with the other party several times.
Of course, the opponents at that time were basically the middle and low level forces of the masquerade ball, and Qian Bian Sudenan was the mainstay of the masquerade ball. Even she had encountered him for the first time.
On the other side, Mikoto was already standing beside Tang Hao and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing." Tang Hao waved his hand. He was still staring at Qian Bian and said, "I'm more curious. What mission did Hecate give you? The Flame Hair and Eyes Crusader?"
"It seems like you know quite a lot." Qian Bian smiled and turned to look at Shana. "In the past two years, many officers of the masquerade ball have been attacked by the Flame Hair and Eyes Crusader. There's a lot of animosity between them."
"Hmph." Shana snorted. Although Qian Bian Sudenan was famous, she was not afraid of him. Even if she could not defeat him, there was no reason for her to be afraid.
"But my mission this time has nothing to do with Fiery Hair and Scorching Eyes. It's for him." Qian Bian pointed at Yuji Sakai. Everyone looked over, and their eyes fell on Sakai Yuji.
"Me?" Yuji Sakai was shocked and instinctively took a few steps back.
"Mystery, do you know what the relic in your body is?"
"I …" Yuji Sakai still did not know.
"Zero Time Particle."
"Zero Time Particle?"
"Yes." Shana nodded. "Actually, I guessed it after I used your Power of Existence to repair the school. As a torch, you should disappear in a few days after you used up so much of your Power of Existence. However, on the second day, your Power of Existence returned to the state before it was used up. The only relic that has this ability is the Zero Time Particle. It can restore all of the user's Power of Existence at Zero Time."
"So … that's how it is." Sakai Yuji finally understood why he hadn't disappeared yet.
So, the middle-aged man wanted his relic, which meant —
"What do you want from the masquerade ball to do with the Zero Time Particle?" Shana held her Tachi and looked at Qian Bian. She sneered. "Don't tell me you want to collect it like Fariagni did."
"I don't know about that." Qian Bian shrugged and smiled. "After all, my mouth isn't very reliable. It's easy for me to leak information to my enemies. That's why the higher-ups didn't tell me about it. If you want to know, you can ask Hecate at the Star Aurora Palace."
"Do you think I'll believe you?" Shana sneered again with a hint of disdain.
After the Snake of Sacrifice was locked in the crack of the world, the three pillars were the highest-ranking officials in the masquerade ball. Although Hecate had the most power and was the most important among them, the other two were not her subordinates. They were on the same level as her. What kind of high-level secrets could Qian Bian not know about?
It was obviously bullsh * t!
Qian Bian did not explain and continued, "Of course, the Zero Time Particle is only one of them. Other than that, did you mention Fariagni? He had some history with the masquerade ball. He stole our chief's glass relic when we weren't paying attention. Due to some reason, we didn't manage to get it back. Now that he's been killed, the relic should be with you, right? If it's possible, I hope you can return it to me. "
'Glass relic?'
Shana was stunned at first but soon remembered that Fariagni, the hunter, had planned to devour the city. He relied on the glass relic to observe and control the torch in Misaki City. However, they did not see the relic when they attacked him that night. In other words, it was with the hunter.
Then, the hunter was defeated and was destroyed by Mikoto with a lightning strike. He did not leave any loot behind …
Shana looked at Mikoto subconsciously as she thought about this.
"Ahem!" Tang Hao quickly coughed and said in a serious tone, "That's right, the glass relic is with us. However, it's our loot. You guys didn't watch it properly during the masquerade ball and it was stolen by the hunter. You should blame yourselves for not being strong enough. If you want to get it back, you should look for him, not us. "
"But, didn't you guys kill the hunter?"
"That's two different things." Tang Hao was being reasonable. "As the saying goes, every debt has a debtor. Whoever stole your things, you should look for the thief. As partners of justice, we defeated the thief. Even if his relic is stolen, we exchanged our lives for it. It has nothing to do with your masquerade ball. Am I right? "
Qian Bian was confused by Tang Hao's words. He could not help but ask curiously, "Although what you said makes sense, how do you want me to get the glass relic back from the hunter when he disappeared?"
Tang Hao shrugged. "That's your problem. Do you want us to help you with such a big masquerade ball?"
"But the glass relic is with you now. I can just look for you guys."
"So …" Tang Hao stared at them and angrily said, "Your masquerade ball is planning to rob us?"
"Ugh …" Qian Bian was stunned. Faced with Tang Hao's accusation, he was suddenly speechless. He just wanted to get back what belonged to them. Why was he described as a robber? Moreover, it sounded very reasonable.
Shana rolled her eyes too.
It was the first time she saw Tang Hao's magical logic.
Of course, she could roughly guess why Tang Hao said that. After all, the glass relic was destroyed.
Since the glass relic was the relic of the Snake of Sacrifice, its importance was self-evident. Not only the apostles, but the Mist Warriors would also have great use for it. Therefore, after the hunter stole it, the masquerade ball was not in a hurry. No one would be willing to destroy such a precious relic. No matter who had it, as long as the masquerade ball could find time to get it back, it would only take a few minutes.
However, being stolen and being destroyed were two completely different things.
"Well, it doesn't matter if you don't want to hand over the glass relic …" Qian Bian suddenly changed his words and smiled. "Actually, the zero hour particles and the glass relic are secondary to my trip to Misaki City. I can let you keep it for the time being. However, there's something that Hecate wants me to bring back."
"What is it?" Tang Hao asked. As long as he did not mention the glass relic, everything would be fine. God knew if Qian Bian knew that they had destroyed the glass relic.
Qian Bian did not answer. Instead, he looked at Tang Hao and gave him a meaningful smile.
Tang Hao's heart skipped a beat. He could not help but point at himself. "The thing that you're talking about, is it me?"
"That's right, Hecate wants to see you."
Tang Hao instantly frowned. "Why me?"
Qian Bian smiled. "How can an uncouth man like me know what a woman is thinking?"
"Oh." Tang Hao nodded. "Then go back and tell her that I, Tang Hao, already have a family. I won't fool around outside. Please forgive me for rejecting her kindness … If there's nothing else, we'll be leaving first."
As he said that, Tang Hao really turned around and looked like he was going to leave.
Qian Bian suddenly felt a little funny. So in Tang Hao's eyes, he was just a messenger?
He immediately reached out his hand, and then …
Swoosh!
A red flame swept past, and Shana almost cut off Qian Bian's hand. She said in a deep voice, "He was right. Your masquerade party is indeed a bandit act. Since he already said that he doesn't want to see you, are you still going to forcefully take him away?"
"The flame-haired punitive crusader seems to have become eloquent." Qian Bian smiled and loosened his wrist. "The reason why I'm saying all this is to tell you why I'm here. As for whether you guys agree or not, that's a different matter. Of course, if you guys want to start a fight here, I don't mind … although I don't plan to destroy this stage that brings back memories for me."
Qian Bian seemed to be implying something. Mei Qin and Shana looked to the side at the same time. If the two of them fought here, not many people in the concert would survive.
"Let's go somewhere else." Tang Hao said without looking back.
When Qian Bian returned, Tang Hao knew that this battle was inevitable. Qian Bian's previous words and actions might be more of a test. Although it was a bit early to challenge this battle at this stage, Qian Bian was not in his perfect form now. With the strength of the few of them, they might have a chance of winning.
After a while, the crowd came to an empty place. The terrain was remote, and there was almost no one. Even the houses were extremely rare. The most conspicuous thing was a wide river.
When Tang Hao and the others arrived, there was already a figure standing beside the river. She looked like a torch, motionless, but as the crowd approached, she slowly turned around.
It was You Zhu.
Of course, You Zhu was not a prophet, but Tang Hao had sent her a notice in advance. This battlefield was also the most suitable place for You Zhu to perform.
Qian Bian glanced at You Zhu, but quickly retracted his gaze, as if he didn't take it to heart. Then he stopped, faced Tang Hao, and smiled. "Are all your people here?"
"Not yet." Tang Hao shook his head. "If you are willing to wait here for a month, I can call a dozen or twenty people."
"Okay, then let's start."
Obviously, this sentence was taken as a joke by Qian Bian. As his voice fell, his body slightly shook, and in an instant, he retracted his human form, revealing a battle posture in the shape of a beast.
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