Chapter 39 The Meeting of the Kings of the Ring Realms (2) Give it back to me
In the moments before the crisis struck, Xia Ying suddenly realized the source of the discomfort this jade palace brought her.
It was clear, cold, and too empty. Everything here seemed to strictly follow some kind of order. Xia Ying, who accidentally wandered into this place, was out of place like a foreign object and had nowhere to hide.
The guard pulled a spear from the wall and walked towards the corner where Xia Ying was. Before the guard could launch a second thrust, she decisively kicked the guard in front of her, who was caught off guard and fell face down, tumbling into a heap with his companions who were unable to stop in time.
Taking this opportunity, Xia Ying turned and ran towards the other end of the corridor.
Exports, where are the exports?
She looked at the spot where she had landed, but there was no silver door that would allow her to return the way she came. So Xia Ying took out her phone and tried to use the map function to move to another location.
The Student Handbook emitted a dull error message: "Beep! According to the Tomb Ring Teleportation Protocol, magical teleportation is not permitted in this area without the authorization of the Ring King."
Since teleportation magic is completely ineffective here, the only option is to leave through a physical exit.
There were no windows in the hall, so Xia Ying looked down at the audience hall... At the beginning of the silver carpet, two crystal-clear jade doors were tightly closed.
She couldn't help but mutter to herself, "But if it's jade, maybe we can break it and see."
Just then, loud and noisy footsteps came from the jade palace, as if a procession of hundreds of people were marching at the same time.
Xia Ying initially thought that the echo wall formed by the jade was amplifying the sounds of the people chasing her, but the wall in front of her slowly revealed the figures of another group of guards.
One, two, three... Judging from the shadows and footsteps, there were probably more than ten.
Moreover, the situation was not just a pincer attack; more abyssal creatures dressed as guards appeared from all parts of the corridor and swarmed toward Xia Ying's location.
Without further hesitation, Xia Ying climbed out of the corridor and, surrounded by wind-attribute magic, plummeted towards the audience hall.
She turned around in mid-air and, sure enough, saw several winged monsters chasing after her.
The [Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi] appeared in her hand, and Xia Ying immediately launched the Demon-Slaying Arrow. The air currents in her hand condensed into an invisible longbow, and she shot the [Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi] towards the fastest enemy.
The [Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi] pierced the abyss creature's wing, and the enchantment effect of the Demon-Slaying Arrow skill also destroyed the creature's flight magic at the same moment, causing it to fall downwards and become unable to get any closer.
However, in addition to this, several flying monsters were approaching Xia Ying from different directions, and the same method could not repel them all in a short time... Fortunately, Xia Ying's original plan was not like this.
After defeating an abyssal creature, she did not recall the [Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi], but instead commanded the sharp magical artifact to continue forward, piercing upwards amidst a whirlwind.
Beneath the high dome, the star tracker continues to operate precisely and steadily, its symbolic operation hanging high above the palace like an unchanging rule.
The moment the Kusanagi Sword struck the Star Orbiter, it was as if someone had suddenly thrown a red-hot iron into still water. A fierce confrontation erupted between the magical barrier that maintained the operation of the star orbit and the magic-breaking sword. The two magical essences, which were like fire and water, were locked in a tug-of-war, and it was difficult to determine the winner for a time.
In the stalemate, the vibrating magic particles fell into the ring of the star tracker, disrupting its originally meticulous trajectory. The celestial rotation stagnated, and the alternation of light and shadow gradually became disordered. At this moment, chaos quietly opened the first crack.
The next second, the magical barrier was shattered by the [Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi], and the sudden, immense external force completely destroyed the already precarious integrity and order of the Star Orbiter.
The imbalance of power triggered a magic explosion. The Star Orbiter collapsed under the intense impact, and the abyssal creatures chasing after Xia Ying were also caught off guard and were slammed against the wall by the force.
As the rings and celestial bodies scattered, the [Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi] returned to the girl's hand. Xia Ying turned around, leaving behind the order she had destroyed and the chaos she had deliberately created, and swung her sword at the closing jade gate.
As the sword blade struck, the jade gate shattered. Xia Ying passed through the rain of broken jade without slowing down, rushing towards the world that was blocked by the gate.
However, just as she used the wind to push away the crystal dust, Xia Ying suddenly met a pair of eyes that were like glass, almost crystal clear and flawless.
Time suddenly slowed down, and Xia Ying could clearly see the trajectory of the shattered jade particles, as well as herself, which was gradually approaching and enlarging...
No, what she saw wasn't herself, but her reflection in those eyes. The sudden shift in time wasn't an illusion either, but a trick created by the owner of those eyes.
Realizing this, Xia Ying struggled to break free from the time-slowing spell, but she had not yet figured out how this strange magic worked, so she could only activate her magical artifacts one after another, hoping to find an opportunity to escape.
Perhaps she was luckier than usual today. When she activated the [Wind God Earring], Xia Ying, who was enveloped by the turbulent airflow, suddenly regained control of her body.
Although she didn't know exactly what had worked, the current situation didn't allow Xia Ying to slowly figure it all out.
She swung the [Ama-no-Murakumo-no-Tsurugi] at the object blocking her path, and this scene was also reflected in her glassy eyes. Just as the sword light was about to strike, her eyes blinked quietly and slowly.
As his eyes closed, the sword light, the strong wind, and the crystal dust all froze. In that extremely brief moment, Xia Ying's gaze pierced through the frozen chaos, finally allowing her to see the other's true face.
Despite only catching a glimpse, Xia Ying immediately guessed the other person's identity.
Just like this pristine, untouched palace, that face itself seemed like a phantom sculpted from cold jade.
In an instant, his eyes opened again, and Xia Ying was suddenly swept into a powerful storm of energy, her body thrown backward uncontrollably. Around her, an even stranger thing was happening.
The damaged Jade Gate is being restored to its original state, the downed Star Orbiter is rising to the dome, and order has returned to the palace.
Xia Ying, who caused all of this, also had her escape route reversed and fell unexpectedly in the center of the audience hall.
The situation took a sudden turn for the worse. Xia Ying was still in a daze when she got up from the carpet. Then a pair of black jade shackles suddenly appeared and locked her wrists. Things could have gotten even worse.
Xia Ying looked up at the guards surrounding her, then looked down at herself, still in her pajamas but shackled, and found the scene utterly absurd.
When people are at their lowest point, they can actually feel like laughing.
Xia Ying actually did it, and countless spears immediately shot out in front of her.
As she began to accept the grim reality of being riddled with holes, and considered whether she should beg for mercy a little, at least to make her way to the Fountain of Life in a more respectable manner, the guards immediately retreated like a receding tide, making way for her.
A pair of black leather shoes stepped onto the silver carpet and walked up to Xia Ying.
Xia Ying lowered her head and stared at the other person's suit pants for a while, and found that the man's clothes were so neat and dignified that there wasn't even a single wrinkle.
He truly deserves to be recognized by many as a paranoid and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
The other person said, "Raise your head."
Xia Ying paused, then looked up.
Such an existence stands out as particularly peculiar among the abyssal creatures, who are characterized by their distinct personalities and strong desires.
“You are not the ‘virus’,” the King of the Tomb Keepers said. “Why did you intrude into the venue?”
"This was completely an accident."
Perhaps facing imminent death made her relax, and Xia Ying even smiled at him.
"It's all because your teleportation array malfunctioned that I was thrown here. I didn't do anything wrong."
“Intentionally disrupting the venue, attacking the organizers…” His gaze swept across the palace, then landed on Xia Ying’s bear pajamas, “and being improperly dressed in a formal setting. Of these crimes, is there any else you wish to refute?”
Xia Ying was shocked: "Wearing pajamas, vandalizing the venue, and suddenly attacking people are all being discussed together?"
“Very well, it seems you have confessed to your crimes.” The King of the Tomb Keepers ignored her words and said coldly, “Execute him immediately.”
A guard in a black robe emerged from behind him, spear in hand. Xia Ying shut her mouth, clenched her teeth, and watched as the guard approached step by step…
Just then, a somewhat familiar voice sounded from behind: "Long time no see, Qilin. You're still as rigid as ever."
Xia Ying didn't immediately recall whose voice it was, but she subconsciously turned around and saw a black suit and light blue hair hanging down.
The siren, whose attire and demeanor were completely different from every previous meeting, calmly stepped forward: "Qilin, the meeting is about to begin, and I don't recommend that you waste too much time on this kind of thing."
The King of the Tomb Keepers, known as "Qilin," responded: "Charybdis, you have no right to interfere in the internal affairs of the Tomb Keeper Ring."
“Internal affairs? Of course I have no such intention.” Karybdis had already walked to Xia Ying’s side. As they passed each other, he turned slightly and glanced at her quickly and imperceptibly. “However, this lady belongs to the Shadow Scale Ring and is my closest follower. Her life or death is by no means an internal matter of the Tomb Ring.”
Then he walked up to the King of the Tomb Keepers and confronted him directly.
"Then, will you give her back to me now..."
Charybdis smiled.
"Should I take matters into my own hands and turn this meeting into a regional war?"
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Author's note: Why didn't Xia Ying recognize Charybdis's voice at first glance? Because she usually scolds him too harshly when they meet.
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