Chapter 514 The Scapegoated Jiebo <TOC> Chapter 516 Teleport to the Summer Palace
Translator: SumTLMan
Cherie fiercely glared at Jiebo, her eyes filled with unstoppable excitement.
Jiebo was still trapped in the illusions, completely unable to distinguish where Cherie had come from. In his eyes, he saw Cherie, but under the influence of the illusions, countless Cheries were approaching him, each looking real.
“You madman!” Jiebo’s voice was weak.
“Since the day my parents died, I swore to kill everyone related to Florence…and you are the first one!”
As Cherie finished speaking, a large ball of fire rushed towards Jiebo.
Jiebo was in bad shape, with half of his blood burning and the other half poisoned. Undoubtedly, this was Hilary’s doing; she said she would burn the sea and turn it into poison, and she really did it.
The raging flames burned all the hair on his body. The once elegant appearance was now reduced to a disheveled bald head.
His skin also turned dark and greenish due to the toxins.
Because of his physical condition and Fisch’s inability to resolve it, Jiebo had no choice but to use a bounty to bring Hilary back, hoping she could solve his problems.
However, as soon as Hilary saw Jiebo, she started shouting and trying to kill him, even breaking free from her restraints, making his already poor physical condition even worse under her constant pressure.
Now, there was also the crazy Cherie.
Under normal circumstances, Cherie could never defeat him, but unfortunately, Hilary appeared and fundamentally countered him!
Jiebo now felt nothing but hatred!
It seemed that he was destined to be destroyed.
Jiebo clenched his fist, tearing off the colorful fish scales hanging around his neck. A flash of brilliance shone, and a light shield like colorful bubbles enveloped Jiebo.
Cherie’s flames were blocked outside the light shield.
“Scale Shield, and the highest level, rainbow-colored,” Cherie, who had fought Jiebo for years, would definitely recognize this light shield: “However, you can’t move now, and this light shield won’t protect you for long! When the shield breaks, prepare to die!”
As Cherie spoke, she intensified her attack on the light shield.
As Cherie attacked the light shield, unknown to them in the sky above, a speck of light suddenly emerged from a void, leisurely falling and then turning into countless fragments, blending into the stagnant sea.
As the fragments fell into the Purification Sea, a humming sound reached the ears of everyone beneath the sea.
As everyone was puzzled, an image suddenly appeared before their eyes.
In the image, a man carrying a green longbow appeared in a massive cave, reaching out to touch an iceberg hundreds of meters tall. The man’s hand glowed green, and the iceberg shattered, awakening a dark shadow within.
It was a colossal being, half-human, half-fish, wielding a trident and wearing a crown. Its eyes radiated intense malice.
As the being opened its eyes, it emanated an unparalleled, terrifying aura.
Even though it was only an image, everyone could vaguely sense the oppressive presence… a wizard-level, absolute wizard-level power!
As this wizard-level aura emerged, the image ended.
As everyone was baffled, not knowing the meaning behind the image, a cold voice sounded in their ears.
“The ancestor of the race has awakened prematurely. The Sacrifice of Civilization begins. Please arrive at the Altar of Demise within three hours.”
As the voice faded, the image disappeared.
The voice did not mention what would happen if they did not reach the Altar of Demise within three hours, but everyone who was still alive in the Purification Garden understood that there would be no good outcome.
Everyone who was still alive but hadn’t yet reached the Altar of Demise was stunned.
Only three hours left?
How was that possible?
The Purification Sea was vast, and everyone’s entry point was random. Even if everyone discovered the secret of the race and the Altar of Demise at the same time, many people were still far from the altar. If the countdown started now, it would obviously be unfair!
Although there was no real fairness in the Wizarding World, Sky Mechanical City had indeed constructed a certain sense of fairness for the satisfaction of various wizard organizations during this Purification Garden advancement.
Logically, Sky Mechanical City shouldn’t have announced the countdown so soon. Even Angel hadn’t expected that the countdown would suddenly start now!
“How can it be so soon?” Coral was shocked as well.
Suddenly, she remembered the man with the bow in the image and immediately realized: “It’s Kaiso, the ‘Wandering Ranger’! It must be him!”
Upon reflection, the voice said: “The ancestor of the race has awakened prematurely.” What did “prematurely” mean? It wasn’t supposed to awaken yet, but it did…
Similarly, the countdown that wasn’t supposed to start now had begun because of the awakening of this race’s ancestor.
And the reason for all this, as shown clearly in the image, was Kaiso!
All living people were gnashing their teeth and muttering “Kaiso” with hatred at almost the same time! However, Kaiso didn’t know he had already angered everyone and was still excitedly recording his travelogue, vowing to relive the glory of his wandering wizard ancestors!
“What should we do now? We definitely can’t make it in three hours. I don’t have the Sword of Mer yet, and I still need to find the Altar of Demise… It’s over, completely over,” Coral said, trembling with fear and filled with despair.
Cherie’s expression was also bad, pale-faced, and even though she was still whipping Jiebo, she didn’t have the strength she had before.
Angel stopped Cherie: “Forget about him, we must leave immediately!”
Cherie was silent for a moment: “Even if we leave now, we won’t make it. I want to kill him, at least to clear one of my resentments before I die.”
Angel pushed Cherie away: “Do you think you can break his barrier now?” Pausing for a moment, Angel suddenly thought of the teleportation circle beneath the Tulip Palace: “Three hours is still a long time; it’s not like there’s no way.”
Cherie also thought of Angel’s speed. If Angel sprinted at full strength, they might not be too late.
However, they didn’t know that the source of Angel’s Gravity Lines was now depleted, and even if the gravity meridian was still abundant, he couldn’t continuously travel through it for three hours. His mental power wouldn’t last even with the witch’s potion.
“Give up on him; if we leave now, we still have a chance to live.” Angel’s usually lazy expression became extremely serious at this moment.
After hesitating for a while, Cherie finally nodded. She glared at Jiebo hatefully and then put away the dark fire.
Angel walked up to Jiebo, and amidst Jiebo’s sinister gaze, he whispered: “Cherie can’t kill you in a short time, but I can. Whether it’s trapping you in an illusion so you die before the countdown ends or killing you outright, I can do it.”
Jiebo’s ears twitched, apparently hearing Angel’s words.
Angel paused: “However, I’m different from Cherie; I have no grudges against you, so I don’t have to do this.”
Jiebo spat out a mouthful of blood: “What do you want to say?”
“Three Swords of Mer. Give them to me, and I’ll immediately cancel the illusion and leave with Cherie.” Even before they found Jiebo, Angel had sensed through his heart scale that there were hundreds of energy fluctuations on Jiebo’s body. So, Angel directly asked for three Swords of Mer.
Jiebo had plundered an entire Ger race tribe, and he didn’t lack Swords of Mer. Traveling to the Altar of Demise in three hours might be impossible for others, but he had a way. However, if Angel truly confined him with an illusion, then it would really be over.
So, this deal wasn’t a loss. In the end, he nodded: “Fine, I hope you keep your word.”
Jiebo took out six gray heart scales from the mouth of the unicorn abyssal whale and crafted three Swords of Mer to give to Angel.
After Angel received the swords, he decisively dispelled the illusion.
As the illusion dissipated, Jiebo immediately rode the Unicorn Abyssal Whale, carrying Fisch away from the waters and disappeared from everyone’s sight in an instant.
Cherie watched the whole process without saying a word. She knew that Angel could indeed kill Jiebo, but she had no place to ask Angel to kill Jiebo.
Killing Jiebo would definitely offend the Song of the Deep Sea, and Angel would naturally bear the wrath of the Sea God. This is not what Cherie wanted to see, and she had her own pride. She must personally take revenge; otherwise, she wouldn’t have fought with Hilary earlier.
Angel motioned for Cherie to follow and then went to the disheartened Coral.
He handed a Sword of Mer to Coral and said in the face of her desperate eyes: “Don’t just stand there, hurry up and wake Hilary, find Nausica.”
Coral’s expression was numb: “Heh, what’s the use of finding her? We only have three hours left, there’s no hope…”
Before she could finish, Angel interrupted directly: “If you don’t want to die, stop wasting time talking nonsense. I have a way, hurry up and do it.”
Coral, who was originally desperate, still walked towards Hilary with a glimmer of hope after hearing Angel’s words, although she was somewhat skeptical.
Hilary’s expression became confused and calm after Jiebo left, looking around as if lost in thought.
As Coral talked with Hilary, Cherie suddenly said: “Are you still going to look for Nausica? Will there be enough time?”
Angel didn’t answer; he was also calculating the time in his heart. Cherie’s question was what he wanted to ask himself. If Nausica was too far away, would he waste time rescuing her? This was a question that Angel couldn’t answer himself.
Now he could only pray, pray that Nausica’s feelings for Hilary were deep, and that after getting lost, she would be willing to return to Tulip Palace to find Hilary. If Nausica was in Tulip Palace or even nearby, he could find a way to rescue her. If Nausica was really too far away, even if Angel wanted to save her in his heart, he would ultimately have to give up.
“Hilary sensed Nausica’s location; it seems to be in Tulip Palace! She must have gone back to find Hilary.” At this time, Coral came over.
Hearing that Nausica was in Tulip Palace, Angel’s eyes lit up: “Good, then let’s go to Tulip Palace now!”
Chapter 514 The Scapegoated Jiebo <TOC> Chapter 516 Teleport to the Summer Palace