APTnovel Chapter 95 Meeting with the Saint
Chapter 95 Meeting with the Saint
Chapter 95 Meeting with the Saint
The night sky should have been pitch black, but at this moment, the aurora borealis, sometimes green and sometimes purple, hung on the horizon, dazzling the eyes of all who witnessed it.
A group of suspicious individuals, dressed in dark robes and wearing hoods, moved swiftly forward on the frozen, hard ground, without making a sound.
There wasn't even a sound of breathing.
Everyone tried their best to control every muscle in their body to avoid making any unexpected noises.
Naturally, it would be even more impossible to light a torch so that the conspicuous light would be noticed by people thousands of miles away.
Their cautiousness, bordering on the furtive, was for an obvious purpose: to avoid attracting attention.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, they arrived at the entrance to a cave.
On either side of the entrance stood two people wearing hoods.
The loose robes concealed their faces and figures, making it impossible to distinguish their gender.
Both men held a long wooden staff, the top of which was inlaid with a large sphere of blue-purple and silver-sable color, respectively.
The sphere was about half the size of a head, its surface smooth and lustrous, clear and translucent, beautiful, yet it faintly exuded an ominous aura.
The crowd lined up in front of the two men, whispered something in their ears, and then entered the cave.
When it was Natalie's turn, she approached one of them and, in a low voice, spoke in the Ice Language:
"Grellala".
The man nodded, and Natalie turned back to face forward and entered the cave.
Grellara is the name of a legendary witch who was said to possess top-tier talent in magic, sorcery, and alchemy.
She was extremely powerful and inherently ruthless, bringing countless disasters throughout her life.
In some ancient regions, the evil witches in the scary fairy tales that children hear before bedtime are based on her.
The reason she is remembered for her good name or infamous for all time is because she developed a special alchemical potion called "Potion".
Even the most ordinary person who takes it will instantly gain some special extraordinary talent.
Ultimately, this led to the loss of control over supernatural powers, and the number of supernatural power holders exploded in a short period of time, breaking the original balance of the world.
This sparked a witch hunt that lasted for seven hundred years.
The witch hunt gradually subsided after the last potion was destroyed.
But the world had already undergone a major reshuffle during this period, and history quickly slid into the pre-human era.
However, the history that Natalie heard from the heralds when she was a child differs slightly from the legend of Grellara that she knows now.
But she didn't care whether they were true or false; she wasn't a history researcher.
The cave was pitch black, and Natalie had to proceed in the dark.
Fortunately, the cave seemed to have been repaired, and the ground beneath her feet was surprisingly flat, with no small stones suddenly appearing to trip her.
She walked for an unknown amount of time before light finally entered her pupils.
Soon, she arrived at an open area.
This is a cave chamber, with firewood piled up in the center, from which a bonfire is lit that burns directly against the wall.
Natalie blended into the crowd surrounding the cave entrance, and the other hooded figures joined in one after another.
She understood that there were no good people gathered here.
The Frozen Continent is the land where witchcraft is most rampant. Compared to the Kingdom of Great Classic, where knights are everywhere, wizards can be seen all over the place.
For this reason, countless evil sorcerers absorb nutrients from this frozen land to nourish their enormous ambitions and fanatical ideologies.
When fanatical sorcerers gather together, dangerous and radical sorcerer organizations are born without their knowledge.
Natalie is currently at the meeting place of the evil witch organization.
The Church of the Holy Ones believes that the reason why modern witchcraft is far less effective than that of witchcraft from ancient times is that the excellent ideas and theories of those great witchcraft masters have not been passed down in their entirety.
Or rather, those ideas, in the process of being passed down, were misinterpreted and distorted by some arrogant and conceited mediocre people, which is why they have become the deformed thing they are today.
The framework of witchcraft has decayed, so naturally it cannot bear sweet and delicious fruit.
The future of witchcraft lies not in innovation, but in a return to the classics.
Therefore, the evil sorcerers of the Holy Society are dedicated to exploring the footsteps of the forefathers.
They attempted to use their evil witchcraft to dig out a fragment of the thoughts of those great thinkers.
However, Natalie was merely a fake member of the evil sorcerer group; she wasn't even a true witch.
Her purpose in infiltrating this gathering was certainly not for the decadent ideas of some old fogey from millions of years ago.
Natalie has ulterior motives.
Since being separated from her son, Natalie has been traveling and exploring the world.
Like Catherine in the book—sometimes, Natalie does feel that she has finally become the kind of person she hates.
However, she also enjoyed this time.
During her journey, she heard all sorts of strange and wonderful stories.
When she pieced together the fragmented information scattered around the world, she was surprised to find that even those stories, separated by thousands of miles,
Yet, there seems to be some subtle connection between them.
This made Natalie realize that those legends and stories might just be a record of real events.
This means that those mythical creatures that have long since disappeared may indeed have once breathed in this world.
Even now, those creatures may still be lurking and dwelling in some hidden corner.
Then, Natalie sailed across the Weeping Gorge in the northwest of the kingdom and arrived at the frozen continent.
On this continent, the legends she heard were even more specific.
Dragons, chimeras, griffins, succubi—
Natalie left detailed and meticulous descriptions of all sorts of mythical creatures, both those she had heard of and those she had never heard of, on this frigid continent.
This includes mermaids.
Natalie's childhood dream, which she had temporarily forgotten for many years, resurfaced clearly in her mind.
She once dreamed of becoming a mermaid, but she also abandoned that dream along with her childishness.
But the moment she set foot on this icy land, the beautiful colors of the aurora rekindled her girlish heart, and she resolved to rekindle this dream.
This time, it's no longer a fantasy; Natalie really has a chance to make it happen!
At least, she had the chance to see a mermaid in person!
Therefore, Natalie did not return to the kingdom, but remained in this frost.
She learned the language of ice and was able to manipulate magical power.
Although she could only barely gather her magical power and could not use it to achieve more effects, let alone kill or defend herself.
However, if there are other mediums to draw her in, her magical power can still become fuel for someone, a prop, or a ritual.
The reason Natalie is here now, risking her life to infiltrate the evil sorcerers of the Holy Meeting, is naturally to fulfill her own dream.
However, I'm almost thirty now, and recently Natalie has often had this anxious thought: even if I become a mermaid, I'll be an old mermaid. Natalie received information that the Holy Society has been developing for many years and frequently holds gatherings in order to try to find fragments of the wizard Sage's thoughts.
However, although they did achieve some success, most of their attempts ended up contrary to their expectations.
On the contrary, the evil power they used attracted many creatures from legends.
This included a Medusa, and thousands of residents of a small town, all of whom were turned to stone by the serpent.
Natalie had visited that town and saw life-size human figures everywhere.
Therefore, she believes the rumor is true.
When she learned by chance that the Church of the Saints was planning to hold a gathering at the beach, she immediately made a plan to join them.
Mermaids are creatures of the sea, and the meeting with the saint might bring Natalie a mermaid!
However, Natalie was puzzled as to why this group of evil witches had all gathered in the cave instead of heading directly to the beach.
By this time, almost all the evil sorcerers had gathered around the campfire.
Then the two evil sorcerers wielding long staffs also entered.
They were positioned on either side of the campfire when suddenly they simultaneously tapped the ground with their long staffs, producing a crisp, synchronized sound:
"Thump!"
The cave fell into absolute silence in an instant, with only the flickering roar of the flames striking Natalie's eardrums.
"Knock knock!"
Then, they tapped the ground twice more.
Ten evil sorcerers stepped forward and removed their robes.
The firelight illuminated their naked bodies, allowing Natalie to see their skin clearly—five men and five women.
"Knock knock knock!"
Three more taps.
The ten people, men and women, lay down by the campfire.
"Knock knock knock knock!"
Look around.
All the evil sorcerers inside the cave began chanting incantations.
Natalie also tried to pass herself off as someone else, attempting to deceive everyone.
Fortunately, no one noticed her.
She listened carefully to the incantation and roughly understood its meaning:
To move towards the past, first seek the future; to seek the future, first find new life.
"Knock knock knock knock!"
Although the incantation was deafening, the sound of the wooden staff striking the ground was still clearly audible to Natalie.
This time it's the fifth tone.
An indescribable dark shadow crawled out of the witch's body.
These dark figures climbed along the flames to the top of the cave wall.
The five dark figures slowly merged into a giant evil ticket.
The evil creature resembled a squid, stretching out its ten tentacles and swimming across the wall as if it were seawater.
The squid suddenly accelerated and sped off in one direction—to another exit of the cave.
The wizard, wielding a long staff, immediately strode forward to catch up.
The other wizards quickly followed suit, and Natalie was no exception.
Only the ten naked wizards remained lying on the ground, savoring the aftershocks of the ritual.
When Natalie chased after them out of the cave, she discovered that the exit led directly to the beach.
And here, a tall cross has long stood.
A living person, with their mouth stuffed, was bound to a cross.
Natalie saw that the person had green eyes.
Then, the two wizards began to use their long staffs to drive away the squid swimming on the surface of the beach.
With nowhere else to go, the squid had no choice but to climb up the cross.
Finally, it burrowed into the body of the green-eyed man.
Just then, the two wizards suddenly planted their long staffs into the ground, knelt on one knee, and raised their hands.
Other wizards followed suit.
The same goes for Natalie.
Then, all the wizards gathered their magical power in their palms, and the spheres on the two long staffs immediately began to absorb and devour everyone's magical power.
Fortunately, Natalie had some basic skills, and she began to gather magical power.
And her power, which she couldn't control, was also taken away.
Once the magical power was fully gathered, the two wizards began chanting incantations again.
The witch's power transformed into two black lightning bolts, simultaneously striking the green-eyed man on the cross.
The green-eyed man didn't even have time to scream before he suddenly exploded into countless fragments.
Natalie reached out and peeled off a piece of large intestine stuck to her face.
Looking at the empty cross, which was now shrouded in a cloud of black mist.
The black mist began to drift and move, slowly approaching the sea surface—
Until it was submerged within it.
Natalie saw that a section of the sea had become exceptionally dark and deep.
Everyone held their breath and stared intently at that spot.
Nothing happened, but no one made any move.
The moon was shattered into pieces by the crashing waves, and the evening breeze scattered all the starlight.
Suddenly, bubbles began to rise from that dark body of water.
The bubbles increased in number and size, like the boiling of seawater causing the surface oil to burst open.
Something's coming!
Natalie held her breath.
A moment later, sure enough, a huge creature surged up from the sea.
That's not a mermaid.
Natalie's expectations were dashed—
But she felt the trip was worthwhile.
Because the scene before us is truly a rare sight.
Her eyes widened in shock at what she saw.
So much so that she was certain whether she was still alive.
A huge triangular sailboat broke through the water.
The ship had a broken mast, tattered sails, and its deck and sides were also in a state of disrepair.
If that were all, Natalie wouldn't be so surprised.
However, the ship was emitting a faint green glow.
Then she saw many transparent fluorescent people moving around on the deck.
Natalie concluded that this was one.
Ghost ship!
Then, the melodious and orderly singing, carried on the shoulder of the sea breeze, crept into Natalie's ears:
"The boundless sea, swaying and swaying!"
"The rotten deck, swaying and rocking!"
"A broken body, swaying and swaying!"
"You bitch's ass, swaying back and forth!"
"The eyes of the living are swaying!"