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Because up there, a shameless woman was secretly kissing Yue Zhengling!
When Yuzhu first saw this scene, her mind went blank. Then, an intense anger she had never felt before swept over her. Without thinking, she grabbed the black cat on her lap and threw it at the woman with all her might.
The black cat cooperated perfectly, spreading its limbs like a flying squirrel and extending its sharp claws, flying towards the woman's face. If it landed, it would have given her a frantic scratching spree.
Unfortunately, it was just an illusion. The black cat noticed it and immediately used its reflexes, which were seven times faster than a snake's, to do a three-and-a-half somersault and land on Yue Zhengling's chest. The landing point of one of its little paws was precisely the pendant.
Then, the phantom disappeared. However, Youzhu saw the black cat give a "Oh no" look and then quickly run to Yue Zhengling's side and pat him, as if trying to wake him up.
Meanwhile, in a nameless town far away in France, a black-haired girl suddenly lost her footing, passed through a layer of white mist, and arrived in a forest she had never seen before.
——————Yes, I am the world dividing line——————
A new day began, and Olga Marie reluctantly got up from the sofa. Yesterday, she had inexplicably kissed Yue Zhengling. After coming to her senses, she rushed out of the room, running around with a strange mix of excitement, irritability, and embarrassment. Finally, she returned to the house at night and slept on the sofa.
She rubbed her eyes and walked unsteadily to the bathroom. She stepped onto a stool, turned on the tap, and splashed cold water on her face. Looking at her listless yet still cute face reflected in the mirror, she finally sighed silently.
"Looks like it's going to rain today, and the air is a bit muggy." She pushed open the door and went outside. Thick clouds blocked most of the sunlight, making the forest look very dark today, and even the animals seemed listless.
This was the first time she'd ever experienced this kind of weather. She'd lived here for a year, and the seasons hadn't changed much, but now she was facing this situation, making her wonder what was going to happen today.
Two red squirrels ran to her feet, put down the hazelnuts they were carrying, and then climbed up her shoulders along her clothes, chirping and pointing into the distance.
"You said something terrible has come to the forest, and everyone is very nervous?" After receiving the information from the squirrels, Olga Marie looked thoughtfully at the forest to the north. She sensed a strange aura from there, specifically a faint smell of blood mixed with the fragrance of natural flowers. No wonder the animals were so uneasy.
She could vaguely sense the oppressive feeling emanating from the top of the food chain.
"Looks like the visitor is going to be a problem." She pondered for a moment, teasing the squirrel on her shoulder, then turned and went back into the house.
"Hopefully, it's not someone dangerous coming, otherwise I won't be able to handle the situation right now." Olga Marie looked worriedly at the second floor while starting to set up some magic.
In the middle of this forest, a girl from another timeline, who looked only thirteen or fourteen years old, was leisurely strolling. Her eyes, like the most beautiful rubies, were observing her surroundings with great interest. Her pure face and white dress made her look like a fairy.
"This is quite an interesting place, with the strong presence of Mother (Gaia) deep within it."
The girl reached out and stroked the huge cedar tree beside her, then turned back to look at the path she had come from, which was now obscured by thick fog, making it impossible for even her superhuman eyesight to discern anything.
"It feels like everything here is real, yet also like an illusion. I just came out for a stroll, but I never expected to end up in such a strange place. Stuart and Brad must be in a panic right now, right?"
Thinking of the reactions of her two loyal subordinates when they discovered she was missing, the girl smiled mischievously. "Perfect, I'm getting a little annoyed spending all day with them, not being able to do this or that."
Originally, the three of them (plus one dog) were hiding from the Holy Church in a small town. But the moment she stepped out of the town, the scenery in front of her turned into a forest, and the road behind her didn't seem to lead to the town. However, she wasn't worried because she felt that her mother (Gaia) had let her enter this place, and she didn't feel any hostility in this place. She guessed that this place was probably some unknown magical realm.
Looking at the tangled muddy road, the girl couldn't help but frown, revealing a pitiful and sorrowful expression.
"It was a mistake not to bring Big White with me. If I had, at least I'd have a means of transportation. Ah, I never thought even I, the Ancient Red, would have to be so capricious!"
Chapter 228 One and a Half Years (Part 4)
As a vampire who calls herself Ancient Red, the girl sensed a human presence in the distance as soon as she stepped into this place. This presence intrigued her, and gazing in the direction of the lake, she walked towards it with light steps.
"Then, as the price for preventing me from being willful, you must compensate me properly, the owner of this place."
At the same time, Olga Marie, who had already entered her home and closed the door, shivered. Combining the warnings from the small animals, she knew that trouble was approaching. She immediately locked the doors and windows, drew all the curtains, and pretended that no one was home. At the same time, she released three familiars for surveillance, and then sat quietly on the sofa watching the visual projections transmitted by the familiars.
As the girl entered the familiar's surveillance range, she whimpered softly, "How is this possible? The highest-ranking Dead Apostle!"
Although Olga Marie is a Star Priestess, she does not recognize the girl in the video who calls Gaia her mother. However, the blood power emanating from the girl's body makes Olga Marie very clear about the girl's strength.
As a magician, she immediately stood up, wanting to reinforce her magical defenses.
However, at that moment, the girl in the image looked up and smiled in the direction of the familiar, clearly having noticed the familiar who was watching.
This smile was deliberately shown to the observer, but instead of reassuring Olga Marie, this stunningly beautiful smile sent chills down her spine.
Sure enough, the screen went black, and the familiar that was monitoring them was destroyed.
"So why would that monster appear here?" Olga Marie groaned in anguish, clutching her head and leaning back on the sofa.
If Yue Zhengling were awake and saw this black vampire, he would probably tell Olga Marie that no matter how much you struggle, it's useless, after all, she is your boss's illegitimate daughter.
After all, with her long, smooth, black hair, perfect and delicate features, and blood-red eyes, even though she looked like a fourteen-year-old girl, her beauty was so perfectly revealed that she was easy to recognize.
That was a hybrid of True Ancestor and Dead Apostle, the ninth seat among the Twenty-Seven Dead Apostle Ancestors, the Black Princess, the ruler of blood and contracts, the Ancient Red—Altrouge.Brunestud.
It is rumored that ostriches bury their heads in the ground when they encounter danger, believing that this will help them escape. However, Olga Marie knows that this is a misconception. When ostriches are truly in danger, they will only have one reaction.
That is to escape danger by running at a speed exceeding that of a fine horse, at a speed of 90 kilometers per hour.
However, the current situation does not allow her to do so. Putting aside whether she can outrun the vampires outside, the special restrictions here alone make it clear that this is not feasible.
Olga Marie had tried to leave the island in the middle of the lake, but all her attempts, whether swimming or freezing a bridge across the lake, failed. She could only go about fifty meters beyond the land when she was blocked by an invisible wall. Animals could come and go, but the people inside were the only ones who could not get out.
"Actually, there's no need to be too afraid. As long as I pretend no one is home, maybe that Dead Apostle will get bored and leave on her own... And even if she finds out about me, maybe that Dead Apostle is a very kind and easy-going person?" Olga Marie comforted herself as she walked around the house casting spells.
As I said before, if Le Zhengling were awake, he would definitely shatter Olga Marie's unrealistic fantasy.
If the difficulty of communicating with an ordinary person is level one, then the difficulty of communicating with someone else is level one thousand.
Just as humans don't communicate with ants, vampires don't share any values with their food.
After a considerable amount of time in the forest, Altrouge finally arrived at the lakeside, where the view was exceptionally expansive. She tilted her head and observed her surroundings with great interest.
The soft grass was covered with wildflowers, and her vision, beyond human perception, revealed that the area was filled with animal footprints. Small animals hidden in the bushes were secretly watching her, and the woods behind her suddenly echoed with the breathing and heartbeats of various wild beasts.
In this space, both plants and animals were wary of her, which puzzled her greatly—she was a hybrid created by Gaia (Earth) and the True Ancestor, and theoretically everything on Earth should have an innate affinity for her.
But the animals here did not show any goodwill; instead, they were full of vigilance. Although it was just vigilance without any hostility, it was still very unusual.
Ignoring the unfriendly stares, Eltrauge walked to the lakeside and watched the swans that swam away as she approached. She squinted at the sky and smiled, "I've really come to a very interesting place. I'm really curious."
Once again, an unseen familiar was discovered hidden in mid-air. This familiar had blended into its surroundings, and if Gaia's will hadn't been constantly supporting her, she probably wouldn't have noticed its unusual presence.
She brought her palms together and flicked them in that direction. The air transformed into sharp blades, cleaving the floating "eye" in two. Then, blue gas rose from it, and the familiar used for surveillance was simply destroyed.
After eliminating the "eyes" once again, Eltrauge's gaze fell upon the island in the lake. The quaint wooden house there piqued her interest. "Let me see who's hiding here."
Without the slightest hesitation, she stepped onto the clear lake surface and walked towards the island as if on flat ground.
Flocks of swans blocked her way, calling out incessantly, as if driving away invaders who had trespassed into their territory.
"I really don't understand. I just wanted to go there and take a look. Why are you all so inconsiderate and trying to stop me?" Hei Ji revealed a glamorous smile that didn't match her youthful appearance. She stretched out her palm and made a pushing motion in front of her.
"boom!!"
The seemingly ordinary push of her palm generated a powerful shockwave, causing the lake water in front of her to explode completely. All the swans were thrown into the air, but strangely, none of them were injured when they fell back onto the lake. They wobbled and adjusted their posture, then looked at Hei Ji with confusion.
Because Black Princess's seemingly powerful attack only cleared away the obstacles in her path, without harming any of them.
"Aren't you all a little too intelligent?" Looking at the swans' remarkably human-like gaze, Hei Ji narrowed her eyes.
Chapter 229 The Possibilities of Listening (Part 1)
“Alright, since you all like him, it means the people there are close to nature. I assure you, as long as that person doesn’t offend me, I won’t hurt him.” Eltrucci put her hands behind her back, bent down, and said to the flock of swans with a mischievous smile on her face.
The swans looked at each other, and then silently swam away.
"That's more like it~" Black Princess nodded happily and continued walking towards the island in the lake. The closer she got to the island, the more clearly she felt a strong sense of rejection. When she stepped onto the island, this feeling reached its peak, and Gaia's blessing completely disappeared. This forced her to stop and carefully examine this strange place.
Directly ahead stood a remarkably pleasing wooden house. Unlike the opulent castle where she lived, this quaint wooden house appeared unremarkable at first glance, but closer inspection revealed its design, which was truly admirable.
It appears to be constructed from logs, but the vampire's special vision clearly reveals that there are no signs of splicing between the logs. In other words, the wood grew naturally in this way, and the wooden house exudes a vibrant life force—just like trees rooted in the earth, growing in a way that is imperceptible to ordinary people.
"A living cabin? That's so interesting!!"
Eltrauge's eyes sparkled, like an innocent child discovering a new toy, and she walked toward the door with curiosity and anticipation.
However, the moment she stepped onto the wooden steps, the support from the planet was cut off, and a mysterious message entered her mind, which startled her slightly.
"Is that so? So this is why Mother (Gaia) led me here? This existence, which defies common sense yet conforms to nature, must be troubling Mother (Gaia). Then what exactly are you, hiding here?"
The black-haired girl's face was filled with an undisguised smile as she strolled toward the wooden door once more. Even though she had lost her greatest support, even though she knew this place was full of strange occurrences, even though the wounds from her battle with her sister in the distant past hadn't yet healed, she still followed her curiosity and wanted to explore the house.
Eltrauge is by no means an arrogant person.
On the contrary, she is extremely calm in handling matters. She not only knows how to make choices, but also spends a lot of time understanding her enemies and trying her best to know herself and her enemy. However, she is not perfect, because there is no such thing as perfection in this world.
As a hybrid of a True Ancestor and a Dead Apostle, she had an incredibly difficult childhood. On one hand, she was a non-True Ancestor vampire created by her mother (Gaia) based on her father's body (Zhu Yue). However, because of this, Gaia mixed something in when creating her, making her a vampire who surpassed the True Ancestor and whose abilities were closest to Zhu Yue, but who would not become Zhu Yue's vessel.
If we want to trace her origins, we have to go back to ancient times, before the Age of Gods ended.
That's the story of how the Moon King, Zhu Yue, destroyed the moon in order to realize his dream of a "true world," and then, coincidentally, Gaia invited him, so he descended from the moon.
Since Earth itself did not originate from OU, and Zhu Yue was originally the moon OU, when Gaia saw the moon collapse and only the Moon King remained, Gaia summoned him to Earth, wanting him to become the OU of Earth.
Why would Gaia (Earth) think this way? It's simple: the moon is Earth's satellite, so it's normal for Gaia to hope that the moon will become Earth's representative.
However, Gaia did not expect that her actions were actually inviting trouble.
Because Zhu Yue's purpose in descending to Earth was to continue his experiment with the "True World," he wanted to turn Earth into his own planet.
His arrival caused the Dead Apostles to appear in large numbers, almost destroying the Earth's ecosystem. In order to cleanse the Dead Apostles, he pretended that Gaia was present and had Gaia create a planetary restraint force similar to elves, modeled after him and humans. These were the original True Ancestors.
However, all the True Ancestors were test subjects for Zhu Yue to induce Gaia to create his physical vessels. They were born as natural touch. Zhu Yue, as one of the original prototypes, left the Reality Marble, the Millennium City Brunestud, in their bodies. True Ancestors who could manifest the "Millennium City" were served as royalty.
Because the True Ancestor who can manifest the "Millennium City" is the being Zhu Yue desires, the one closest to him. Because within each True Ancestor, there is a place set up to welcome Zhu Yue, a place created by Zhu Yue that is not subject to the Gaia Law.
The planet created them in the shape of humanoids. These natural beings, known as the True Ancestors, were originally perfect, but they were affected by the waxing and waning of the moon, and even developed an irrepressible impulse.
Gaia, having discovered this anomaly, finally learned of the Moon King's scheme, but by then it was too late.
Humans cannot defeat the True Ancestors, because the True Ancestors are the closest to perfection created by nature (Gaia), and even the gods cannot destroy them.
Later, Zhu Yue entered the "Starry Sea," but his "True World" experiment was thwarted by a powerful suppressive force. However, having foreseen his own destruction long ago, he created Hei Ji while completing the "True World."
The purpose of the Black Princess was to become the vessel for the re-arrival of the Crimson Moon. She went through such a long and complicated process just to avoid the suppressive force. The reason for this is that the Black Princess was created with the certification of Gaia, and Gaia will not oppose them, while the Crimson Moon itself is just an alien species.
Unexpectedly, the Black Princess, who was created as his backup body, was interfered with by Gaia, who had already sensed something was wrong. As a result, although the Black Princess was no different from the Vermilion Moon in terms of power, she did not have the ability of "imaginary materialization," which was the key to the unfolding of the "true world."
Gaia then told Hei Ji the truth about how one day Zhu Yue would possess her body, and Hei Ji then defected.
Then, before Zhu Yue could create a second body to accommodate him, his physical body was destroyed by Gaia and Alaya. Originally invincible on earth, he was unfamiliar with the concept of "law" and was destroyed by the second magic user using a gem sword. Taking advantage of the Starry Sea, the magic power of countless parallel worlds was folded and the infinite ether cannon destroyed his body at that time.
(Note: The Jewel Sword can only exert its maximum effect when it is near a huge source of magic power. The reason why Rin Tohsaka in the Heaven's Feel route was able to defeat the Black Grail state by fighting with magic power, and who theoretically has infinite magic power, is because the location at that time was next to the Greater Grail at Mount Enzou, which provides magic power from multiple parallel worlds.)
However, Zhu Yue was prepared and did not die completely. As long as vampires exist, Zhu Yue exists. The Reality Barrier: Millennium City can be understood as the world born from the hearts of all vampires. Zhu Yue can be reincarnated by any vampire connected to her.
Later, Gaia created primate killers to eliminate the Dead Apostles, because the Dead Apostles were all humans and fell within the primate killers' special attack range. The True Ancestors, who had lost Zhu Yue and learned that they were just Zhu Yue's backup bodies, also sided with Gaia.
As for the defector, Hei Ji, due to her rebellious personality, did not accept Gaia's offer after betraying Zhu Yue. For this reason, Gaia also ordered a primate assassin to hunt her down.
Unexpectedly, after a battle between Black Princess and the Primate Killer, Black Princess moved the Primate Killer with her actions and formed an alliance with him using her unique Blood Pact ability, ultimately causing the Primate Killer to run away with Black Princess.
After a period of escape, her younger sister, Arcueid Brunestud, was born. Taking this opportunity, Black Princess reconciled with her mother (Gaia) through the primate killer and received Gaia's blessing.
From the moment she was born, her greatest character flaw was evident: her lack of adventurous spirit.
Whether it was her defection after learning the truth about her birth, or her refusal to be controlled by others and her subsequent war against primate killers, it all stemmed from her innate adventurous spirit.
While it may be important in certain situations, taking risks naturally means facing the possibility of making mistakes. Frankly, she made mistakes more than once.
Whether it was the life-or-death struggle with her sister or the relentless pursuit that followed her leaving her territory while recovering from her injuries, both events nearly cost her her life. However, she always believed that these were simply due to bad luck and felt extremely resentful about it.
Now, Gaia clearly asked Eltrauge to wait outside for a while, so that she could act as a relay station to notify someone inside (the director) about something. This is because, although this place is the deepest place born from the planet, it is also very difficult for anyone's consciousness to invade it.
This space is a safe house prepared to prevent Yue Zhengling from being discovered.
Meanwhile, inside the house, Olga Marie was nervously biting her thumb, anxiously thinking of a solution.
All the surveillance familiars she used along the way have been eliminated. Now she can only observe and eavesdrop on the other party through the familiars placed around the house. Olga Marie did not adjust the angles well when placing the familiars, so some blind spots appeared. However, she dared not make adjustments because the other party is a vampire with extraordinary perception. If she did so, it would be telling the other party that there are people here.
She wanted to create the impression that no one was in the room, so that the other person would leave.
Previously, when Altruchi destroyed the first familiar, Olga Marie inside the house was setting up defensive magic. At that time, she was rushing to finish the work while regretting why she had been so lazy before. If she had spent that leisurely time a year ago setting up this small house and turning it into her workshop, she was confident that she could have repelled the Dead Apostles outside.
But now, this rudimentary seven-project star magic, apart from confusing the opponent, is no match for a strong attack. After making the arrangements, all she can do is keep praying that the opponent is the kind of person who plans carefully before acting and will not try to force her way in.
Altruchi was already standing in front of the house. Her deep, ruby-like magical eyes easily spotted the defensive spell protecting the house. Seven streams of light of different colors emerged from the main entrance and wrapped around the entire house in an intertwined star ring pattern. The seemingly simple spell made her feel a sense of danger.
"This is a technique I've never seen before. This kind of simple, even rudimentary, magical barrier is something even a beginner magician wouldn't set up, yet it makes me feel dangerous. It's definitely not simple."
Although she couldn't see the image, Olga Marie almost jumped for joy when she heard Eltrucci say that, because she had successfully fooled her. The more time and magic the other party wasted outside, the more solid the house's defenses would become.
However, just in case, she went upstairs first and hid Yue Zhengling there.
Outside, Eltrauge looked at the barrier with a serious expression. She didn't rush to destroy it. Since her intuition told her that it was dangerous, she should observe it carefully.
Her long, jet-black hair swayed in the wind as Altrouge silently gathered her magic power, circling the room as she did so. "The barrier's reference point is that door, which means the source of magic power is broken down into seven attributes through this door for defense. This kind of entangling defense is really troublesome."
"I didn't feel it clearly before, but now I can. Could this place really be related to some old man?" She closed her eyes, sensing the magical fluctuations in this space, and finally noticed a lingering sense of familiarity. "Sure enough, there are fluctuations from a parallel world. Could this be the reason why Mother (Gaia) guided me here?"
"But why did that old man create such a space? Is he planning something? If this place is really related to him, how should I handle it? After all, he was once my father's (Zhu Yue's) enemy."
This wasn't entirely a wrong guess, because this was indeed a special space created with the help of the Gemstone Elder, and Gaia seized a chance to let Altrucci enter here, with the ultimate goal of getting Yue Zhengling here.