After Sakura's spiritual body dissipated, the two sweet scents of calamity disappeared into the air.
The roaring remnant souls struggled to rush to the bloody holy grail, but they were sucked into the ground that was slowly closing up.
The place where the Evil Lord's organs were buried absorbed them and closed up again. The isolated island regained its peace.
The green light in the eyes of the ghost soldiers that were entrenched nearby also dimmed. Soon, they turned into piles of immobile skeleton soldiers. When the wind blew, their bones that were as hard as iron were turned into dust that filled the air.
"The organs of the Evil Lord are buried here …" Shadow rubbed his aching head, still digesting the series of events that had just happened.
The isolated island was the old site of the Sakura Shrine. The First Lady was the previous Palace Secretary, and her daughter's remnant soul was imprisoned here as bait to attract the evil followers.
The organs buried deep underground had long been taken away by her. Osiris and the mysterious black-robed man who wanted to fight to the death were forced to leave. As a spectator and a player in the human camp, this ending was undoubtedly the most perfect.
The evil followers' conspiracy was crushed, the Evil Lord could not be revived, and all the strange phenomena here were wiped out with Sakura's disappearance.
The only problem left was the bloody holy grail left behind by the First Lady. She knew that the First Lady had left this thing behind for Li Xiang.
At this time, Li Xiang's mind was filled with the whereabouts of the organs and the First Lady's abandonment.
What did she mean?
Based on this lunatic's personality, the organs in Ming Xu's body most likely came from the Evil Lord.
The Evil Lord was once a human, and a very powerful top player. What was her relationship with The Fool from the tarot cards?
Li Xiang knew about The Fool. Although he had not interacted much with him in his previous life, every scene was an unforgettable memory. Even when the entire organization fell apart from the inside, and he was forced to the edge of a cliff, this man who loved all the treasures in the world more than his own life was still calm, and resolutely faced death.
He was recognized as the most difficult terrorist to deal with in that century.
As the number one public enemy of the human camp, he lived up to his identity.
But this Evil Lord that had suddenly appeared, and was completely buried in the dust of history after a night of rain. Who was the person whose existence was forcefully wiped out by the White King?
If he wanted to understand the Evil Leader, he would probably only be able to obtain some information from the White King.
Night rain was King White's taboo.
Similarly, his and Ye Tong's background was a secret sealed by the White King.
Could there be a hidden connection between the two?
The First Lady must have intended to use the origin blood on Ming Xu.
The evil followers had chosen Sakura's spiritual body as the vessel for their resurrection. It seemed like the First Lady intended to replace Sakura with Ming Xu.
And it had been decided a long time ago.
When Ying and Queen Dong Ling gave birth to Ming Xu, neither of them seemed to know that she had the Calamity DNA flowing in her body. The First Lady had even proudly mentioned this in the previous video call.
Indeed, only those with the Calamity Genetic Factor could match such a terrifying Calamity Organ.
If he injected more origin blood, wouldn't that mean …
Fortunately, in the end, perhaps Cherry's disappearance had awakened the last bit of her maternal instincts, causing her to give up on the Bloody Holy Grail. Otherwise, the consequences would have been unimaginable.
"Hey, Li Xiang, do you understand what I'm saying?" Shadow pushed him. She felt helpless and tired.
She finally understood why many teachers said that the current number one student in the school was a jinx. Being with him was indeed a source of bad luck.
Li Xiang was startled out of his thoughts. He looked at her in confusion.
Shadow pointed at the bloody holy grail, then at him.
"Keep this thing well. Don't let anyone see it. I'll pretend I didn't see it." Shadow was not stupid. The First Lady would not leave this bloody holy grail behind. It was definitely not for her or the school. She could only follow her wishes and give it to Li Xiang. Then, it would rot in her heart forever.
She was a woman who even dared to use evil followers. No one could guess what she was thinking. It was best not to provoke her.
Thinking about the two lolis, Shadow frowned slightly.
This woman from Dong Ling's family was more terrifying than she had imagined.
The two girls were only eleven or twelve years old, but they were completely transformed into Calamity Humans.
They dared to commit crimes under the White King's pressure, and this year, Bai Dongxue led the cleanup team to take the lead. Yet, she did not seem to care at all.
Legend had it that even the First Lady's personal attendants could turn into Calamity Humans. It seemed to be true. This also proved that she currently had the most outstanding human Calamity Transformation technology.
The two of them walked toward the outer circle of the isolated island, each with their own thoughts.
Many of the scattered clues from before slowly gathered in Li Xiang's mind. Although he did not achieve the best outcome this time, he still gained a lot.
Ever since the tarot cards planned to plunder the airship fleet, he had been unable to see their movements clearly.
This organization was very loose, and the members were not close. Such large-scale operations must have been approved by The Fool. However, The Fool had always only given out missions to plunder treasures. He had never taken any weapons or equipment.
Furthermore, these were important resources that the military transported to the border!
This was equivalent to declaring war on the government in his previous life.
No matter how powerful a terrorist organization was, they were still powerless against the government. However, in this world, the tarot cards did not seem to be afraid of the human camp.
They had infiltrated very deeply. Even with such a shocking case, there were still various voices in the human camp that could not reach a consensus.
Originally, he had only guessed that they were plundering large amounts of resources to prepare for a large-scale operation. It was not until Osiris took action against Dean Yaowie that he was certain.
The goal of the tarot cards was to resurrect the long-dead Evil Leader!
He had a very bold but very reasonable guess.
The Calamity suppressed by the Seven Pulses of Ancient Martial Arts was not the real Calamity.
It was very likely that it was the various parts of the Evil Leader's body.
Otherwise, it could not be explained. If it was a very powerful Calamity, with the White King's personality, how could he allow such a powerful enemy to survive in his territory?
If it was a Calamity that even the White King could not deal with, then the difference between the human camp and the other party was too great.
For some reason, the White King seemed to have sealed everything about the Evil Leader and did not kill him.
Judging from the First Lady's desperate attempt to resurrect the Evil Leader, this guy was not an ordinary Calamity.
At least she had the confidence to control and kill him, so she dared to resurrect him.
The stronger one was, the clearer one's understanding of one's own strength and control. At the level of the First Lady and the White King, they would not allow the slightest possibility of accidents.
Then, from the very beginning, the tarot cards targeted the Ji Family and The Fool directly wiped out the entire ancient martial arts family. This was a reasonable explanation.
Other than the countless ancient martial arts manuals that they had, what attracted them more was the thing buried under the Ji Family's forbidden land.
However, there was something that did not make sense.
At that time, in City 0622, Tianhu of the Cicada Temple had said that their family had evaded their family responsibility and did not fulfill their obligation to seal off the Calamity, causing the Calamity to revive and kill many people.
If the Calamity under the Seven Pulses of Ancient Martial Arts was related to the Evil Leader, Tianhu of the Cicada Temple's statement was contradictory.
'Could it be that after the night rain more than ten years ago, the thing under the Seven Pulses of Ancient Martial Arts was replaced with the Evil Leader's body?' Li Xiang frowned. He firmly believed that this was related to the Evil Leader. Otherwise, it would be too much of a coincidence.
Organs alone could not resurrect the Evil Leader.
This could also explain the series of actions of Osiris and the tarot cards.
The Cicada Temple, Ji Family, Sakura Shrine, and Amakusa Family had all been destroyed. The Ise Family was most likely in the hands of the First Lady. He had to go back and confirm with Ise Shizuko. Now, their only targets were the Long Family and the Yao Family.
Looking at how the tarot cards used the family's keepsake to deal with the Yao Family, he could see the clues.
Li Xiang hesitated for a moment, but still asked the First Lady through the communication device.
This battle had greatly reduced his good impression of this crazy woman. However, her act of leaving the Bloody Holy Grail in the end had recovered some of his good impression of her. No one could see through her thoughts, only she knew.
The only thing Li Xiang could be sure of was to minimize contact with her as much as possible.
Soon, the First Lady's reply came.
It was just a simple word.
Yes.
Then, she sent a very bloody human anatomy diagram. This was the hint she gave.
Li Xiang quickly understood the meaning behind it.
Four limbs, head, organs, and skeleton. Seven of them were separated.
He put the communication device back, his heart filled with emotions.
Shadow walked at the front, still sorting out what had happened on the island. When she approached the floating ship docking point, she was shocked to see a naked girl lying on the island's beach.
Walking closer, it was actually Villette who had led them to the Evil Book Ritual!
"Senior Violet!" Li Xiang pounced over, took off his jacket, and covered her body with it. He then carried her slowly.
Villette was still in a semi-conscious state. Her face was pale without a trace of blood.
Shadow did a simple check and said, "There's no problem with her body functions, but she's exhausted too much. There are signs of overdrafting part of her soul. Send her back to the school as soon as possible. The medical facilities there are better."
"Yes." Li Xiang heaved a sigh of relief. Carrying her soft and light body, he circled around the floating ship and was disappointed to find that there was no second person.
She might be the only survivor.
He did not know how Villette had escaped from a pile of remnant souls.
The other remnant souls had all been captured and thrown into the transparent cube. Even if some had escaped, they had dissolved in the Bloody Holy Grail.
She was the only one who seemed to have been hiding outside. Her remnant soul had returned to her perfect body, so there was indeed a possibility that she could survive.
The two of them did not dare to stay for too long. After confirming that there were no other survivors, Shadow decisively brought him back to the floating ship and returned to the school.
There was a group of assassins when they came, but only the two of them returned.
Shadow's expression did not change, but there was a hint of sadness between her brows.
This was the cruelty of war.
Between humans and calamities, as long as the two sides coexisted, this kind of killing would never end.
The atmosphere in the cabin was a little heavy. Neither of them spoke again.
After returning to the school, Professor Jeffrey personally diagnosed Villette. When the memories about her were re-implanted, he naturally understood many things.
Players like them were different from magic users. They were very familiar with themselves. This kind of seemingly seamless memory would instead arouse their suspicions.
This ability was simply heaven-defying. Hearing that Cherry had disappeared in the end, Jeffrey heaved a sigh of relief.
If she had really mutated into a calamity, it would have been a great disaster for the Dead Sea region.
In the infirmary, Li Xiang also saw Shizuko Ise, who had slightly improved.
The ninja girl was now a little delicate. When she saw Li Xiang, she subconsciously wanted to shrink into the blanket. Every time she acted with him, she almost lost her life. Once, she sank to the bottom of the Dead Sea. Once, her existence was almost erased!
After being forcefully pulled out of the blanket by Li Xiang, Shizuko reluctantly revealed her small head and looked at him while trembling.
The two of them exchanged some information about the Ise family. As he expected, after attaching themselves to the First Lady, they voluntarily handed over the rights to the family land and became the First Lady's advisor family. The original family land had already been taken over by her for development. There was no one from the Ise family there.
Anyway, her father wouldn't care about this. He only cared about the price of the land.
After telling Shizuko to rest well, Li Xiang saw that Villette had also moved in. Only then did he leave quietly. He sent the strange symbols related to evil followers that he had memorized to Mili. When Mili learned about what had happened to Shizuko, she didn't want to have anything to do with him anymore. In the end, she was forced to submit under his tyranny.
After dealing with all the matters, Li Xiang strolled under the rare starry sky. His heart was a little heavy.
Humans and calamities.
War and peace.
This was an endless battle to the death.
If he didn't solve this problem, he would never be able to live the beautiful life that he had originally envisioned.
When the nest is overturned, no egg can remain unbroken.
The next morning, a low-key but grand funeral was quietly held in the center of the school.
Nine teachers who died in the Dead Sea exploration, dozens of students who accepted the mission hall to investigate the Dead Sea, and more than ten assassination team members. This time, the school paid a heavy price.
As the current highest leader of the school, Vice-Principal Jeffrey was once again impeached and questioned by the school board as the School Championship was approaching. However, his identity as a Level-7 Magician of Occult Studies made the board of directors unable to do anything but talk. Only Sir Polar night had the right to remove him.
However, as the pressure from all sides accumulated, the school was still affected quite a bit.
The outside world couldn't question Jeffrey, but they could question the strength of this school. More and more voices were calling for the Chronometer Tower Consortium to reselect a university. The Lighthouse Player University of the Subcontinent, which was at the bottom, was in imminent danger.
Under such an atmosphere, coupled with the sadness of the funeral, everyone in the meeting was dressed in black. Their hearts were also shrouded in a dark aura.
"Their souls will rest in peace in the distance. The lighthouse will bring them back. We use flesh and blood as fuel, bones as torches, and life as lamps to illuminate everything and guide mankind forward! "
After reading the eulogy, Jeffrey lowered his head in silence. Everyone else also lowered their heads.
Li Xiang, who was invited to the meeting, mixed in with a group of senior teachers of the school. He was filled with emotions.
After the simple funeral, he deeply felt the recognition and pursuit of the [Lighthouse Concept] of the teachers and students in the school. This belief would turn their sadness into hatred, and they would be more fearless in the battle against the calamities.
The crowd dispersed, and a black-robed person pulled his clothes.
The black-robed person took off her hood and untied her belt. Under the black robe was a black tights that accentuated her figure. Her figure was enchanting and sexy.
Shadow pouted at him, signaling him to follow.
The two of them went all the way to the cemetery at the innermost part of the central area of the school.
This was a forbidden area.
Inside, there were stone monuments of different shapes erected. They were all temporary tombstones of the school's related personnel who had died.
Those who died near the Dead Sea were regarded as ominous by the people of the seven continents.
They didn't dare to come out and fight against the calamities. They didn't even want to touch anything related to them. If their loved ones died here, there was no possibility for them to return. They could only be buried in the school cemetery.
Shadow walked all the way and brought him to a group of newly erected tombstones.
Ye Tao, Cullen … and other familiar names were lined up one by one.
The last tombstone was the furthest away, separated from the other tombstones. It was lonely, and there was a bouquet of pink cherry blossoms in front of it.
Shadow squatted down and gently wiped Ye Tao's tombstone, her movements gentle and light.
"Actually, I didn't dare to tell you that day. Ye Tao has always liked me. He worked under me for many years, and I've always known about his feelings for me. It's just that due to the difference in strength between us, he planned to use the Death Omen Star Veil to obtain information about the Astral Turbulence and use it to become a player before confessing. "
"You men, sometimes your inexplicable self-esteem is disgusting. Actually, as long as he asked, I would have said yes. Whether it's lifespan or strength, in this world, you don't even know when your life will end. Who cares so much? I've had several boyfriends, and some were just normal people. He was the only one who didn't even have the courage to stand in front of me and hold my hand. "
"Heh, what bullsh * t strength. The stronger you are, the greater the fear and pressure in your heart, the less you dare to do anything … "
"I'm the same. I know, I have some feelings, but I don't even dare to admit it in front of you. What are we afraid of? After he died, I figured it out. We're all afraid that once we fall in love, in this world, if something like that happens, the other party won't be able to bear it. We're too afraid of losing, so we don't even dare to have it … "
"F * ck that disaster! Did you know that all of their existences have been devoured? Now that Ying is dead, their existences will disappear as well. It's just a matter of time. "
"This is why we and the disaster won't rest until we're dead."
Shadow slowly knelt in front of the tombstone, clear tears falling drop by drop.
In front of her, and on the tombstones beside her, the pictures and words gradually disappeared.
After a while, she got up and wiped away her tears. Looking at the blank tombstone in front of her, she paused for a moment, as if she didn't remember anything. She then smiled faintly, got up, and took off her black robe and covered it.
Without looking at Li Xiang or the tombstone, she left with her back to him.
Her figure was still hot and seductive, just like when they first met. At this moment, Li Xiang understood why he didn't feel anything when he first saw Shadow. Instead, it was replaced by endless confusion and doubt.
He understood why he saw the light in her eyes when they first looked at each other.
Li Xiang knelt down, picked up the bouquet of cherry blossoms in front of the tombstone, and put it to his nose. A warm and refreshing smell came to him.
He walked out of the cemetery, leaving a row of nameless tombstones standing proudly in the cold wind.
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