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Chapter 3977 The Song of the Purple Moon (28)

The Song of the Purple Moon... Outside the canyon, on a giant round mirror.

In the luxurious chair, Testarosa, who had been dozing, slowly opened her eyes, her thick white eyelashes trembling slightly.

Claude, who had been waiting by her side, felt a jolt in his heart. It seemed that the princess had just been expending her energy again... He wondered what she had deduced in her "dream".

“Claude, what time is it now?” Testarossa asked softly.

“Your Highness, you didn’t sleep for long this time,” Claude said cautiously. “According to the time here, it should still be two hours before dawn.”

"You sent Gerdoff and Eva out?" Testarossa suddenly asked.

“Yes.” Claude nodded. “However, they were gone for quite a while this time. It seems that the spying rat was quite capable.”

Testarossa frowned slightly, her pupils suddenly becoming deep as she gazed towards the entrance of the Laurel tribe. "I think I smell something unpleasant... the stench of the ocean."

“The ocean?” Claude paused, then pondered, “You mean… [Sea God]?”

Unexpectedly, Testarossa shook her head and remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "It's the aura of those chaotic guys from the [Fantasy Side]."

Claude's expression hardened upon hearing this. He hesitated for a moment, "You mean... the [Great Old Ones]? Aren't they supposed to be unable to leave the [Fantasy Side]? How could this be?"

Rumors circulated in the void—of course, no one knows how these rumors came about, when they started, or who spread them, but for a long time, the [Old Ones] and [Outer Gods], who were the main entities behind the rumors, have never made any clarifications.

—Rumor has it that these two groups offended some unfathomable and indescribable being, and were thus expelled from the [Mythological Side] and imprisoned in the [Fantasy Side] as if in jail. In the long years that followed, the [Great Old Ones] and the [Outer Gods] found it extremely difficult to leave the [Fantasy Side], let alone appear at the major nodes of the [Primordial] Channel.

As for the reasons, there are many different opinions.

Some say it's because of a dispute over legends, while others believe it might involve the struggle for the legendary fifth node, the "Other Shore"—after all, when the "Greater Old Ones" and the "Outer Gods" were at their strongest, they each possessed terrifying beings capable of stepping into the fourth node.

However, I recently heard that the Great Old Ones and the Outer Gods seem to be quite restless, and are trying to wreak havoc on the Fantasy Side...

“Claude, go check on Gazef and the others,” Testarossa said directly.

Claude nodded, and with a wave of his hand, a crystal ball appeared in his palm... Soon, Claude frowned and said in a deep voice, "Eva isn't responding; something might have happened."

Testarossa asked calmly, "Where is Gazef?"

"Connection established." Claude's eyes lit up slightly. "Gazef, His Highness is awake. What's going on your end?"

“…How should I put it?” Gazef’s slightly rapid breathing came from inside the crystal ball. “Can you believe that in this remote place, there is an ancient city called R'lyeh? Tell Your Highness, the Lord of R'lyeh seems to be about to awaken!”

"Who are you fighting?" Claude asked again in a deep voice.

"Of course it's... an octopus monster!" Gazef shouted suddenly, and the communication on the crystal ball was immediately cut off.

Claude's gaze sharpened, and he said directly, "Princess, please wait a moment, I'll go see what's going on."

“[R'lyeh]…” Testarossa said, “If it really is it, you can’t handle it. Let’s go, you’ve rested for so long, it’s time to stretch your muscles.”

Claude was slightly startled. Judging from the princess's expression, she intended to take action herself.

However, what Claude didn't know was that Testarossa was thinking about something else entirely: she knew that Angelie's mission wasn't as simple as it seemed.

...Saying it's just grabbing something casually, a simple matter that takes only a minute, is simply a lie to fool children!

……

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[Laurel] section.

The battle at the gate was out of control. Faced with the exceptionally enthusiastic treasure-hunting army, even though Banikoli, the strongest rabbit, displayed extraordinary strength, he was still unable to hold them off alone!

The main issue is that there is a huge gap between the strength of Banikoli and the strength of the entire Long-Eared Tribe warriors.

Furthermore, among the hunters and void pirates who dared to ascend to the Purple Moon to search for treasure, there was no shortage of capable individuals... Soon, the treasure-hunting army naturally launched a multi-front war, shattering the Long-Eared Clan's army into pieces!

"Haha, I was initially intimidated by this army of long-eared tribesmen. Now it seems that while the long-eared tribesmen have many warriors and are well-trained... well, that's all they are. They don't have much experience in large-scale warfare!"

"Keep this tactic going! Apart from that long-eared tribesman named Banikoli, there's nothing else to be afraid of!"

The flames of war have spread completely into the heart of the [Laurel] tribe. Large numbers of hunters and Void Pirates, even fighting individually, are rapidly approaching the light and shadow of the [Laurel] Divine Tree!

"We absolutely cannot let these filthy bastards ruin the ritual for the sacred tree!"

On the airship, Avril's face was ashen as she quickly directed the airships to retaliate and intercept... But ever since the beam of light that pierced through the tribe's space appeared, High Priest Avril's unease grew stronger.

She gripped the golden scepter tightly in her hand and murmured, "Cornebusor..."

……

“Charge——!!!”

From afar, one could already hear some shouting.

In the square, the witch frowned... The failure of the Long-Eared Clan's resistance was already within her expectations.

Despite the terrifyingly large number of these rabbits, and even their possession of relics from the old Gods era like the [Moonlight] cannon, they have always had a fatal weakness.

The Laurel Division has no truly outstanding individuals capable of standing alone!
The strongest rabbit among them was ultimately a little lacking... Just then, a sense of unease from the depths of her soul alerted the witch!
At the same time, [Xiang Feihu], who was also observing from a distance, seemed to have become much more serious.

"That feeling just now..."

"【Shohiko】, it seems you also sensed that disgusting aura," the witch said directly. "If I'm not mistaken..."

“It really is them.” Li Huamei took a deep breath. “I’ve fought them before on the [Fantasy Side], and I’ll never forget that nauseating, polluted aura… [The Great Old Ones]!”

"really……"

Miss Witch couldn't help but gasp.

I don't know when it started, but the Great Old Ones have become so despised that even dogs would avoid them... But these guys are incredibly powerful, and getting involved with them is a huge problem!

Thankfully, these guys rarely leave the [Fantasy Side].

"Look, a statue!" Li Huamei suddenly exclaimed.

Miss Witch quickly looked over.

In the center of the square, the statue of the Sea God was covered in cracks... It was cracking!
Seeing this, the witch quickly reached out and grabbed Xiaomeng's wrist, regardless of what might happen next—she chose to back down!

Click——! !

The statue of the Sea God suddenly cracked open with a huge fissure, and half of the statue fell to the ground... Then a dark light crack burst open!

That nauseating stench of pollution spread instantly at a concentration a hundredfold!
Miss Witch couldn't help but observe with all her might—just then, an enormous tentacle suddenly stretched out from the dark light crack!
Along with that, a blazing white light emerged!

Then a figure emerged backward from the dark light crack... It was a man wielding a strange lightsaber and wearing golden armor—Gazef!

The moment the witch saw Gazef, her pupils narrowed slightly—his armor was almost identical to Eva's, so there was no doubt that the two were in cahoots!

But why did this male knight... emerge from the statue?
At this moment, there was no time for the witch to think it over. Hundreds and thousands of tentacles were surging out wildly through the dark light rift!

They squeezed the crevice to its pitiful width, tearing it even wider, and then more tentacles surged out again, tearing and surging out once more!

The witch felt a chill run down her spine. "Good heavens, could it be that the Great God among the [Old Ones] hidden inside...? And you male knight, what were you doing in there?!"

"You are…?"

Gerdov was taken aback at first upon hearing the sound, but then ignored it!

He doesn't have time to deal with anyone right now.
Although he was calm with the sword [Klau Solas Light] in his hand, probably because of the conflicting attributes, these tentacles were also quite "careful" towards him... The impact on him never stopped, and became more and more violent!
Soon, the dark light rift had expanded to an incredible width... From some of the gaps, one could vaguely see some information within the rift... like an ancient capital city?

"Ah... what is this?!"

A terrified scream came from the ground!
A Void Pirate, who had somehow sneaked into the sacrificial plaza, was struggling in terror—his body was now entangled by a tentacle!

At the same time, the suction cups on this tentacle split off into many smaller tentacles, which began to pour into the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and even the ear canals of the void pirate!

Tears, saliva, snot, and blood flowed freely as the Void Pirate completely lost all life force in the blink of an eye!

"Oh no, they're coming!! How annoying!" Xiaomeng suddenly exclaimed.

Miss Witch frowned. At least a hundred tentacles had gathered around her and Xiaomeng... Looking at the suckers that were constantly contracting and gushing out on the tentacles, Miss Witch couldn't help but shudder—trypophobia!
Looking directly at the Great Old Ones will truly bring you gratitude!

……

Boom, boom, boom—!

On the other side, [Xiang Fei Hu] has already made contact with the tentacles—Admiral Li's fighting style is just like his personality: simple, straightforward, and brutal!
She punched the tentacles repeatedly, temporarily repelling them, but the number of tentacles continued to increase rapidly!

Attacking her, the witch over there and Gazef were only a minority at this time. More tentacles began to take root in the earth, and then spread rapidly like tree roots!
They happened to run into a treasure-hunting army that had advanced into the vicinity, resulting in another brutal massacre!

"Hua Mei!"

"Xi Ruo?"

A beam of golden light suddenly shot out from the crack in the dark light.

[Xiang Feihu] took a closer look and saw that Ah Xiruo was carrying a pink-haired little girl in her hand like a chick and flew out very fast.

Ah Xiruo, carrying the bruised and swollen [Colybuso], arrived beside Li Huamei. "Phew... we're finally out of this hellhole!"

"Xi Ruo! What exactly happened inside?" Li Huamei asked anxiously. "Why are you the only one here? Where is [Luo]?"

“There’s nothing to worry about with that guy.” Ah Xi Ruo shook her head. “Even if the entire Purple Moon explodes, he’ll still be alive and well! Maybe he’s hiding somewhere right now, secretly laughing!”

Li Huamei hesitated, then turned to look at the pink-haired girl in Ah Xiruo's arms, "This child?"

Ah Xi Ruo sneered, "She claims to be the daughter of [David Jones], and also the instigator of all this disgusting stuff, what's her name again... Cory Buso! It's hard to pronounce!"

Upon hearing this, [Corybusch] instinctively glared, only to see Ah Xiruo coldly snort and raise her hand.

【Cornebuso】immediately shrank her neck and tucked in her ears, looking like a cat with airplane ears, looking aggrieved.

“Davis Jones, that’s not from The Flying Dutchman…” Li Huamei opened her mouth in disbelief.

“Yes, it’s that Dutchman!” Ah Xiruo nodded, then frowned and said, “Let’s not talk about that now! Have your men arrived nearby yet?”

“We’ve reached the outer perimeter of the [Purple Moon] Song.” Li Huamei said quickly, “Originally, I planned to wait until the [Laurel] tribe and the treasure-hunting army were both exhausted before making our move, but given the current situation…”

"Get your men out of here right now!" Ah Xiruo said in a deep voice. "I can sense that the thing inside... is not to be trifled with."

Li Huamei remained silent.

"What are you hesitating about?" Ah Xiruo frowned.

“I’m sorry, I can’t.” Li Huamei shook her head. “There are a lot of civilians on [Purple Moon] who have been contributing to the development of [Purple Moon] for generations. I can’t just watch them die in this disaster.”

This time it was Xi Ruo's turn to open her mouth... How could she forget that Li Huamei was righteous to the point of being wicked?

Seeing that Xi Ruo remained silent, [Xiang Fei Hu] thought for a moment and said, "Xi Ruo, go find [Luo] and the others, and then leave [Zi Yue] as soon as possible... From the rumors about the [Sea God] treasure to this disaster, it's probably all aimed at the Pirate Alliance. So, you shouldn't be involved. I'll arrange for people to be with you as soon as possible..."

"All we need to do is take down that guy inside, right?" Ah Xi Ruo suddenly said.

"What did you say?" Li Huamei was taken aback.

Ah Xiruo pointed her thumb towards the crack, "I said, if we take down that disgusting thing inside, all your worries will be solved... So what are we waiting for? Let's go, let's get it!"

“This…” Li Huamei frowned and said, “I told you, this is a conspiracy against the pirate alliance, and you shouldn’t be involved…”

"Enough with the nonsense!" Ah Xiruo flicked the pirate tricorn hat on her head. "Am I not a Void Pirate?"

Li Huamei wasn't the type to be pretentious. "Okay, I'll do it your way."

"...Wait, are you all crazy?" [Coribusor] finally couldn't help but speak up, exclaiming, "Do you even know what's inside...? That's the Lord of R'lyeh, the Sleeping God, not some grunts of the [Old Ones]! If you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

Bang bang bang bang——!
"You hit me again..."

……

Seeing the tentacles still growing rapidly, Ah Xiruo frowned inwardly. Her decision to go back and confront the Lord of R'lyeh head-on was not a rash one.

On one hand, I genuinely felt that Li Huamei was a decent person and worth befriending... On the other hand, the main reason was to test the current limits of the [Stigmata].

The [Stigmata] has already been implanted into her body, so she should at least fully understand all its effects, right? As the true dragon of China, she has been invincible in 003 for far too long... As the saying goes, without pressure, there is no progress.

She no longer wanted to be powerless against the heartless maid... How could this journey through the void only be filled with romance and beauty?

This... is also her cultivation journey.