Chapter 9: The Miko and the Red Knight (Part 1)
The attack on Darim's underground base was scheduled for two days later.
On the one hand, it was to replenish the anemic (?) Beichen's physical strength and restore her to her best condition. On the other hand, it was because the Star Disaster Night would be four days later, and fighting underground would just allow them to avoid the attacks of a large group of violent possessed Moon Messengers on the Star Disaster Night - after all, with Beichen's current strength, it was really difficult for her to face the Star Disaster Night in the wild, so it would be better to avoid it if possible.
Therefore, Beichen spent the next two days in a relatively leisurely manner. She just stayed in the temporary tent, reading the various versions of mythological books that Xiang Ying had brought out, eating, drinking, and sleeping. Because she was living too leisurely, she almost forgot that she was reading important information related to her destiny, and read the things in her hands as mythological novels.
——Of course, she quickly came to her senses and secretly hit her head.
Most of these materials are very similar, but there are slight differences in some details between the records in books from different eras.
Beichen first picked out the parts that were generally recognized in all books:
First, the Crimson Moon Priestess is the only human in the world who can see the Crimson Moon.
Second, the Red Moon Priestess will bring disaster that will destabilize the world.
Third, the Red Moon Priestess does not destroy the world, but selects some people to survive the disaster and then guides them to create a new civilization.
Fourth, the actions of the Red Moon Priestess are guided by the Red Moon, and she can be said to be the spokesperson of the Red Moon.
Fifth, the appearance interval of the Red Moon Priestess is exactly ten thousand years.
In other words, although the Red Moon Priestess is called the "Mother of Disaster," this description is actually incorrect. She is not a demon king who destroys the world, nor is she a brave hero who saves the world. She simply forcibly destroys one era, selects the elite to lead to the next era, and promotes the destruction of the old civilization and the birth of the new one.
An existence similar to the tuner of history.
That is to say, although this character is cast under a huge shadow of terror by the narrator of history, what she brings is at most "terror" rather than "despair."
It’s just that because of the existence of the disaster that has swept the world, the “terror” has been magnified and is infinitely close to “despair”.
In addition to these, Beichen also discovered some new statements from different books.
First, regarding the "chosen ones", although the books say that they are a small number of elites, they do not give a specific number in detail. Only a textbook written hundreds of years ago mentioned that there were about 500 people, but the book itself also said that this data was just a guess based on the investigation of ancient relics.
Secondly, the Crimson Moon Priestess predicted that a second Priestess would appear ten thousand years from now. While the ten thousand-year interval is undeniable, the exact year the prophecy was given is unclear. Regardless of the explanation, the ten thousand-year interval has long passed, and the Crimson Moon Priestess's arrival was at least sixteen years ago, and at most over sixty. So, why did Beichen, a person who can see the Crimson Moon, only appear in this world now? What does this time difference mean?
Thirdly, several books mentioned the remains of prehistoric civilizations, and also mentioned that many of the contents in the books were inferred through clues preserved in the remains. The addresses of a small number of remains are still roughly recorded. This is a breakthrough. After solving the Latia Martial Arts Conference, we will focus our exploration on these remains.
Fourthly, a new term, "Red Moon Knight," appears in a rather tattered and unremarkable textbook. Since it's called a Knight, it presumably refers to a figure who protects and assists the Red Moon Priestess—except there's only one Red Moon Knight. It's said that the Knight rarely appears, existing almost as if clinging to the Priestess's shadow, yet their power is second only to the Priestess's. When the Priestess reappears, the Knight will surely appear as well.
“──”
Beichen closed the book and took a breath.
If what this book says is true, then if I appear in this world, has the Red Moon Knight also appeared? Does he know his identity? Does he know of Xiang Beichen's existence? Does he believe in the legend of the Red Moon Witch?
Or is it that he himself is a character from the legend, and is now constantly searching for the witch?
But, if such a person really existed—
"It would be nice to see you."
She stared blankly at the top of the tent and said this softly.
That's right, if such a powerful person really existed, perhaps after talking to him clearly, he would be willing to stop the witch from spreading disasters - and with Gu Yinyue, with whom she had once made an agreement, she could rest assured.
If that were really the case, then there would be nothing to fear.
Beichen frowned and touched the gold stamping on the book cover with his hand.
A tuner of history? This profession is too advanced, she is not qualified for it.
No, not to mention her, no one in this world has the qualifications to judge history and then forcibly destroy and reset the entire civilization - no matter what the reason is, no matter how terrible this world is.
No matter how big a mistake is, if there is to be punishment, it should be done by history itself. Individual judgment, no matter how objective, will still be influenced by emotions.
After all, if there were no mistakes, history would not be called history.
"Master? Can I come in?"
Xiang Ying's voice was heard outside the tent, interrupting Beichen's thoughts. She quickly sat up from the cushion.
"Well, come in!!"
Xiang Ying came in from outside the tent and saw the books scattered on the ground. He chuckled and reached out to pick up the books one by one and stack them up. Seeing this, Beichen felt a little embarrassed.
"What's going on? What are Hei Huo and Su Jie doing? Where are Ya Ye and Ling Shuang?"
"Brother Hei Huo and Brother Su Jie are telling Senior Ya Ye in detail about what happened after we separated. It seems Ling Shuang went to cause trouble with the tiger apes nearby, but she shouldn't go too far."
Xiang Ying said as she handed Beichen a plate of still steaming steak.
"Huh? ...Where did this come from?"
"Senior Yaye took it out from the storage space. He said it was a return gift for you drinking his blood."
Hearing this, Beichen laughed and cut off one of the pieces with a knife beside the plate: Although it cannot be seen on the surface, Yaye probably feels guilty for her excessive blood loss.
So Beichen started eating steak, while Xiang Ying sat on the side and looked at her intently.
Embarrassed by being stared at, Beichen turned around awkwardly and wiped the corner of his mouth: "What, what's wrong? Is there something on my face?"
"Ah... I'm sorry, Master. I was just... remembering something that happened not long after we met."
Beichen was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses:
"So...were we the only two traveling together then?"
Xiang Ying smiled and nodded. "Yes, although traveling with the twin brothers and Senior Yaye is nice, I sometimes miss the early days. It's been a long time since I had a few words alone with the master."
Hearing him say this, Beichen showed an apologetic look on his face.
"I'm sorry, I seem to have neglected you? ...Yes, I clearly told you at the beginning that I would not sign a contract with Black Disaster Su Jie, but in the end..."
"Master, that's not what I meant. I'm very happy that you and Gemini have signed a contract. It's not just you. I need partners and friends too, right?"
"But……"
"Actually, it was Brothers Hei Huo and Su Jie who asked me to come find you. Because they advanced so quickly, they gave me the next promotion opportunity so I could stay with you longer. You see, with companions like these around, it would be unreasonable for me to complain."
Beichen frowned: Although Xiang Ying had no objection to this, she felt a little uneasy because of it.
"Really, Xiang Ying? Why wouldn't you feel bad? Ah, I don't mean that kind of bad. What I mean is... if I were a war tool, and my master originally relied on me, but in the end he still signed a contract with another war tool, I would feel a little unhappy. ... Don't you?"
If there really isn't one... then it means Xiang Ying doesn't like me that much.
Faced with this speculation, Beichen felt a subtle sense of anxiety for some reason.
“…”
Xiang Ying was silent for a while, but the look in his eyes when he looked at her changed slightly.
"Master, if a weapon harbors thoughts like yours, it will be difficult for it to survive in this world. Because of its different attack range and characteristics, it will eventually face the situation of partnering with other weapons. If it harbors the thought of monopolizing the master, it will become the murderer who kills the master."
As he spoke, he reached out and gently touched Beichen's face. Although Beichen jumped in surprise and his face turned red, he did not struggle too much.
"But as an individual, I still feel a little lost. I hope my master can rely on me a little more, but my strength is not enough to do that. So if I have to blame someone, I can only blame myself."
"No, Xiangying, actually I'm not good enough—"
"Master, don't think too much about it, and don't feel sorry for me. If you really feel guilty, just help me advance as soon as possible. I hope I can become even better so that I can stand by your side with dignity."
"You can stand beside me now," Beichen touched his nose a little embarrassedly, "I've said it before, levels and such are just estimates of your combat power at most, but they have nothing to do with you as a person. You're a good partner who makes me feel at ease, that's all. Don't worry about what others think."
"yes."
Xiang Ying looked at Beichen gently, her eyes focused and burning.
"That's why I like you, Master."
──So the Master is the goddess in my mind.
"puff!?"
Beichen nearly spit out the steak in her mouth after hearing such an explosive speech. But before she could ask further questions, Xiang Ying coughed awkwardly and changed the subject.
"By the way, have these books we found been of any help to the Master?"
"Ah! Of course I did. I discovered a lot of new things, thanks to you guys!"
Speaking of the Red Moon Witch, Beichen's attention was immediately diverted. She raised the notebook in her hand and handed it to Xiang Ying with a little excitement.
"Look, this is what I compiled: the similarities and differences between the legends."
But Xiang Ying looked at it for a long time, but just tilted his head in confusion: "Master, the words you wrote... I'm sorry, I can't understand it?"
Beichen was stunned for a moment: Oh, right, she wrote in Chinese. Although she could inexplicably understand the characters in this world, it seemed that the reverse was not possible.
"etc!"
She suddenly jumped up:
Longyun, Naraka, and Gu Yinyue seemed to understand it?! What's going on?! Longyun and Naraka were able to use the computer smoothly, and Gu Yinyue understood the name on grandma's tombstone at a glance and even mentioned it!
Why can they, both residents of Senagad, understand the language of another world, but Xiangying can't? What is the difference between them?!
"...Dimensional Gate...?"
After much thought, I only found this one difference.
It seems that people who can automatically (?) understand the writing of another world are those who have passed through the dimensional gate? I don't know if this reasoning is correct. When I meet Xifeng again, I must ask him clearly.
"Owner?"
"Ah... nothing, just some weird conjectures about the two worlds. For example—"
"Hey, idiot Ying, has Little Loach finished eating? If she does, bring her out. We need to have a war meeting!"
The voice of Heihuai outside the tent interrupted Beichen's speech. She and Xiangying exchanged glances and decided to stop chatting and focus on the next battle.
After tidying up, Xiang Ying reached out and lifted the small curtain of the tent.
Two days later, in a corner of the Illusionary Forest, in a large tree hole of a thousand-year-old tree.
"Found it."
Xiang Ying found the characteristics that Yaye mentioned in the inconspicuous tree hole, lowered his voice and called Beichen over, then he opened the mind communication channel:
"Brother Gemini (abbreviation?), we've found the entrance here. What about you? If you're still within telepathic range, please reply."
"You guys are so slow! We found them a long time ago and have already taken out several of them. Yaye is with us and has done a great job creating the chaos. Hurry up, you guys."
"good. "
While answering, Beichen followed Yaye's instructions and lifted up a small door disguised as a tree trunk by picking up a small groove on the ground. A small underground entrance appeared in front of the two of them. Xiangying jumped in first, and Beichen followed immediately. Then he closed the door from the inside, but did not close it tightly, just left it ajar - to facilitate escape in case of an emergency.
This is a dim tunnel. The surrounding walls are made of stones that are not very refined but not too rough. There are small lighting crystals on the walls that emit dim light.
——It really does look like the underground base of a villain organization.
"We've successfully infiltrated and haven't encountered any enemies so far. It's indeed an uninhabited area as Yaye said."
While reporting through telepathic communication, she stretched out her hand, and Xiang Ying immediately transformed the weapon into her hand in tacit understanding.
After a few seconds of silence, Su Jie's voice rang out.
"Yaye told you to follow the route on the map he drew. The locations marked with crystals are where the weapons that need to be rescued are imprisoned. We will do our best to attract their forces, but the few Spiritual Martial Officers guarding that area probably won't be moved by this. This is up to you to resolve on your own."
"OK. "
Beichen muttered silently in the telepathic communication channel as he walked to a corner, gripped his sword tightly, and cautiously stuck his head out to look in the other direction - no one.
She took out the map that Yaye had prepared in advance from Xiangying's space.
The map was drawn very carefully, and it seemed that Yaye had come to explore it several times - there were three entrances to the underground base. Beichen and Xiang Ying were one team to sneak in from the southwest corner, and Heihuo, Sujie, Lingshuang, and Yaye were one team to enter from the main entrance in the southeast corner to attract the other party's attention. Beichen was responsible for finding the place where the weapons were imprisoned and liberating them during the chaotic time.
Fortunately, telepathic communication can be used, otherwise we can only rely on the tacit understanding and luck between the few people.
However, according to Yaye, the range of telepathic communication and long-distance summoning is the same, and both depend on the tacit understanding and relationship between the weapon and the master - in other words, the better the relationship between the weapon and the master, the larger the range.
Therefore, according to Yaye's speculation, the communication range between Beichen and Gemini Claws may be so large that even they would find it terrifying. In fact, Yaye's speculation was correct.
Holding the map, Beichen paid close attention to the surrounding environment. While following the route indicated by Yaye, he tried his best to control the sound of his footsteps and quickly passed through one underground corridor after another.
"Everything is going well so far, Black Disaster, Su Jie, how about you?"
"I knocked out twenty-one people, and Su Jie kicked nineteen away—Ah! Damn brother! How could you sneak away while I was talking! "
"It's twenty-one to twenty now, little loach. Whoever wins will give you a kiss, okay?"
"Huh?! Then how do I calculate this?! !"
"Of course, the idiot Shadow will be counted on Little Loach. But wouldn't a sweet kiss be too boring? For example, a [beep] or something would be more exciting, right?"
"What's that [beep]?! What the hell did you say that's so wrong that even the telepathic communication channel blocked you? — No, don't decide the prizes for me without my permission! ... Still wrong! Don't come to this kind of boring competition at this critical moment! "
Beichen walked to a corner while twitching his lips and roaring in his mind. He leaned against the wall and looked out the corner - this time there was finally someone there. The passage ahead was wider than the one he had just walked through, and there was a red carpet on the road. There was a big door in the center of the passage, and a guard from the Lingwu Division stood on both sides.
"No more words, I'm about to start fighting. Be careful. If your life is in danger, call me immediately and I will summon you back."
"No problem! Take care of yourself too!"
"Put on your lipstick and get ready for a kiss."
As Beichen rolled his eyes, the mental communication channel was temporarily cut off.
Beichen took a breath without making a sound, then loosened the hilt of the sword to let some of the sweat in her hand evaporate. Then, she squatted down, picked up a small stone at her feet, and threw it towards the two Lingwu Divisions without hesitation!
"!?"
The two Lingwusi at the door became alert immediately after hearing the unusual movement. They exchanged glances, and one of them clenched the spear in his hand and walked towards the corner where Beichen was lying in ambush. Then, he raised the spear and stabbed it towards the corner, and then turned the corner with confidence.
“──?”
No one?
As soon as this thought came into Lingwu Si's mind, he knew he was wrong.
It's not that there was no one. He saw a white shadow floating in the air.
Come and fight!
Although his brain immediately conveyed this message, he was a beat late in raising his hand. As a result, a white shadow fell from the sky and kicked him hard on the shoulder with its hard leather boots. Then, just as he was about to roar with severe pain, the white shadow had already landed on the ground, spun to his side, and suddenly attacked his neck with the hilt of the sword in his hand!
bump.
There was a dull sound of tiny flesh hitting flesh, and Ling Wusi, who was holding a spear, immediately lost all consciousness and collapsed limply to the ground.
Before he could launch a complete attack, Ling Wu Si was knocked unconscious, and the white shadow standing in front of him was none other than Bei Chen, who was holding Xiang Ying and breathing slightly.
──Success? That simple?
She didn't even have time to think as her body automatically reacted to the spear's thrust, and then, according to her subconscious plan, she smoothly launched a counterattack and knocked him unconscious.
“──”
Spear made a sucking sound, but Beichen put his hand on her and said in a low voice, "Run." Spear immediately turned back into a haggard girl, nodded to Beichen, and then dragged her master (for unknown reasons) and walked in another direction.
"Hello? Are you okay?"
Another Lingwusi's voice echoed from the other end, another Lingwusi standing by the door shouting anxiously. There was no need for an ambush if they were fighting alone. Beichen took a deep breath, lowered his upper body, turned the corner, and rushed towards the man!
"!?"
The Lingwusi holding a long-handled axe only heard a slight sound of wind coming from the corner. When he turned around, he saw something shooting towards him like an arrow!
when!
He raised his long-handled axe in a panic to defend against the sudden attack of the white light, then jumped back with force, and only then did he see his enemy clearly - but Beichen would not give him a chance to be dazed, and shook the tip of Xiangying's sword, and a sky of sword flowers rushed straight towards his vital points - the former seemed to be no cake walker either, and with a sullen face, he swung the long-handled axe to block, and although he was a little flustered, at least he had defended against the attack.
“──”
Beichen attacked fiercely, feeling excited and surprised in his heart.
The other party's movements were very slow, so slow that the vigilance and tension in her body were automatically released, and it was easy for her to see what he was going to do next.
Yes, when put in close combat with cunning and agile animals like tiger monkeys, who can be faster than them?
The corners of her mouth curved into a warrior's calm yet burning smile.
Then the shadow in his hand drew a beautiful arc like a dancing bee, and did a tricky turn in the air, blocking the attack angle of the long-handled axe. Then, Beichen pressed his upper body, bent over and rushed forward as if throwing himself into the arms of the opponent - jumped up, raised his leg, and kicked hard at the back of the neck!
Bang! Clang!
The sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground and weapons landing were heard at the same time, and the second enemy was also knocked down.
"Who...are you?"
A trembling sound came from the direction of the long-handled axe, and it seemed that the voice belonged to a young man.
"We're here to rescue you," Beichen explained briefly, lowering his voice. "Run! Do you know where the exit is?"
"...But...I can't transform into a human form."
"What? Are you a newborn?"
Beichen turned around and looked at the long-handled axe in surprise - what was going on? The weapon couldn't be humanized. Could it be that he was only at the single-wing level?
"No, no, I'm a five-string, but—"
Long Axe was halfway through his words when he suddenly stopped talking, as if he was surprised by something, and his voice trembled as he forced himself to stop.
At the same time, there was a sound from the door on one side.
Oops, this is a mistake. There seems to be someone in this room! The fighting sounds just now might have attracted their attention!
Beichen took a quick glance at the map. This room was the only place marked with a question mark on the entire map. According to Yaye, it was locked every time he went there, so there should be no one inside - but this was obviously not the case now.
Before I could figure out what to do next, the door opened.
It was just like opening a cold storage. As the door opened, icy fighting spirit and murderous intent that could almost be felt by the skin exposed to the air poured out.
At the same moment, all the cells in his body suddenly jumped as if they were electrocuted. Beichen hunched his body and jumped back several times like a cat, staring at the door without blinking.
The door opened completely.
The light in the room was much brighter than that in the corridor. A tall silhouette appeared in front of Beichen. The next second, a fierce white light rushed straight towards Beichen's face!
“──”
A bone-chilling chill washed over Beichen. He gritted his teeth and dodged to the side. Immediately, he heard the sound of the stone wall shattering behind him. What a powerful force! The weapon in that person's hand must be quite formidable!
The white light came again with the sound of whistling wind, this time it was a horizontal attack. Beichen squatted down reflexively and heard the sound of wind sweeping over his head - good opportunity, counterattack!
She gritted her teeth, hooked her arm, and stabbed Ying in the chest!
clang!
There was a sharp pain in the palm of his hand, and when he came to his senses, he found that Xiang Ying's sword was blocked by a long handle, and there was a small gap on it.
Beichen's heart sank, but she didn't dare to be distracted. Seeing that her attack failed, she immediately and decisively jumped back a few times and withdrew from the opponent's attack range.
But the other party did not pursue - instead - seemed to be standing there in a daze?
"Xiang Ying, are you okay?"
She moved her feet slowly and prepared to fight at any time while communicating with her mind and asking.
"I'm fine, it's just a minor injury, don't be distracted."
Not only was he trying to comfort Beichen, he also emphasized this to Heihuo and Sujie who could hear the conversation on the other side.
The other party still didn't move. Beichen looked over in confusion - only then could he see the other person's appearance clearly with the help of the lighting in the aisle.
"What……"
Then, she couldn't help but let out a low cry of despair.
She could say that she had seen this person before, but in fact she had not - because the last time she saw him, it was not the real person.
He had short, dark red hair, a fierce and ferocious look like an Asura, a tall and sturdy physique, and was holding a long-handled axe - not the strange, inhuman-shaped weapon that had fallen to the ground, but another gorgeous, shiny, silver-white weapon with beautiful and aggressive decorations.
That’s right, Beichen was deeply impressed by this person’s appearance, because it was too different from the impression she had from the rumors.
"Darim Fertadis..."
She murmured the man's name in a trembling voice.
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