Bang!

Derrick's axe, wrapped in silver rays, struck the river on the mural, causing a dent in the wall and sending stone chips flying.

With one strike from him, the river that was connected from end to end was completely severed.

Just as he was expecting the cycle to be broken and all members of the exploration team to jump out of the temple scene, the figure of Demon Hunter Colin flashed and came in front of him, saying with a sullen face:

"What are you doing?"

The tip of the demigod's sword was still hanging downward, but the hand holding the handle was obviously stronger than before.

Derrick recalled the words that were the crystallization of the wisdom of all the members of the Tarot Club, and spoke with a mixture of doubt and fear:

"Just now a dark shadow flashed by here, Your Excellency Chief. Really! It looked like a child!"

Colin Iliad asked another team member without looking away:

"Haim, did you see that?"

The exploration team member named Haim subconsciously moved closer to the chief and shook his head firmly:

"No, I didn't see anything."

Colin's light blue eyes suddenly gleamed, revealing two complex dark green symbols.

He just stared at Derrick quietly for four or five seconds.

Finally, he retracted his gaze and said without any abnormality:

“This is your first exploration mission, and it is normal to have hallucinations due to nervousness.

"Next, you follow me. I think this will help you feel calmer."

"Yes, Your Excellency." Derrick agreed without hesitation.

After the attempt just now, he preliminarily confirmed that the mural had no connection with the key point.

The “Rose of Redemption” suggested by Mr. Fool should have a deeper meaning. It is not that simple... Derrick held the “Hurricane Axe” and walked silently beside Chief Colin.

What happened afterwards was not much different from the several exploration missions in his memory. They repeated the past process and arrived at the final hall with the altar for the sixth time, where they found the yellow-haired boy Jack curled up in the shadows.

After hearing the words “Save me… Save me…” and seeing the obvious figure of a child, Demon Hunter Colin nodded imperceptibly and withdrew most of his attention from Derrick Berg.

Just as he was considering his words and preparing to speak, Derrick suddenly asked:

"How can I save you?"

The little boy Jack showed an excited expression:

"Save me, save me, send me home! Send me home!"

"Where is your home?" Derrick asked curiously and fearfully.

Seeing this, Colin closed his mouth and tightened his grip.

The little boy Jack raised his hand weakly and said:

"My home, my home is in Enmat Harbor!"

Enmat Port... Although Mr. "The Hanged Man" didn't mention it, judging from the word "port", Jack really doesn't belong here. He is very likely from the outside world, from the Kingdom of Loen where Miss "Justice" and the others are! Derrick was delighted and excited.

His reaction did not arouse the suspicion of "Monster Hunter" Colin, because the powerful chief of the "Six-Man Council" had never seen the sea. He only knew about this body of water that was countless times larger than a lake and the term "port" from some preserved books.

The "Enmat Port" uttered by the strange boy seemed to unfold a picture of a new world in front of Colin, which made him, who was struggling to find the future of Silver City, instantly forget everything else and blurt out:

"How did you, or you all, get here?"

The little boy Jack showed a look of reminiscence:

"My father and I first took a boat, and then met up with his companions and continued to take a boat. After a very big storm, the remaining people landed on land and followed the direction of the Lord's gaze until we came here."

Follow the direction of the Lord's gaze? Demon Hunter Colin, Derrick and others looked at the statue on the altar at the same time, trying to figure out where he was looking.

Soon, Colin determined the general information.

They walked in the direction of the statue's gaze and came here. In other words, as long as we reverse this process, we can find the seashore and the place where they landed... The opposite direction of this line of sight is... The surrounding map of the Silver City that was gradually improved during the continuous exploration emerged in the mind of the "Monster Hunter" Colin, allowing him to preliminarily depict the "journey" route of the strange boy.

If there were no other temples or corresponding statues in the middle, and it continued like this, it would pass through the ruins of the Giant King's Court! Colin's pupils suddenly shrank.

That was the palace of the gods where the ancient god "Giant King" Ormir once lived, not far from the Silver City!

The descendants of the Silver Kingdom, which had been ruled by the giants for a long time, knew exactly where its ruins were located, but they were never able to complete the exploration because it was extremely dangerous there, even more dangerous than pure darkness without any light!

According to Colin's recollection, the strange boy and his group arrived here by passing through the ruins of the "Giant King's Court".

"How did they do it? Maybe they didn't take a straight line and bypassed the Giant King's Court... In any case, there is a road leading to the sea behind the Giant King's Court, and there is likely a human kingdom on the other side of the sea... Could that be the hope of Silver City?" Colin thought uncontrollably.

At this moment, Derrick keenly noticed that the clothes between the chest and abdomen of the little boy Jack were stained dark red, and it seemed that liquid was slowly oozing out.

"Are you hurt?" he asked cautiously.

Jack lowered his head and answered in a vague tone:

"Some ugly things have grown..."

As he spoke, he opened his clothes, revealing his naked chest and abdomen.

There, embedded are two eyes, a nose and a mouth!

It was not painted on, nor was it made up of gems. It was made up purely of real eyes, a real nose, and a real mouth. And they did not look like a group, but as if they belonged to three people.

Suddenly, Derrick imagined a scene: the little boy Jack ate his companions and used their remaining eyes, nose and mouth to form a weird human face between his chest and abdomen.

The man's face was gentle and indifferent, and Derrick felt strangely familiar with him.

It only took Derrick a second or two to figure out the reason for the familiarity:

This face looks very much like the angel in the mural above, the silver-haired angel standing on the circulating river!

Sure enough, the reason why we keep exploring is because of Him! Derrick's mind moved, and he blurted out a word, as if he was going to give a spell to get out of trouble.

"Redemption Rose!" he shouted solemnly.

The little boy Jack raised his head and stared at him blankly, his mouth gradually widening until it reached his ears:

“I’m so hungry…

“I’m so hungry…”

…Derrick was stunned for a moment as he saw the fierce battle.

When he regained consciousness, he sat back down by the campfire.

"Redemption Rose" is not a spell... He reflected deeply.

The seventh exploration began soon. Having already made the attempt, Derrick no longer behaved abnormally, but took the initiative to check the mural of "Redemption Rose".

As usual, the exploration team entered the underground hall with the altar and statues and found the obviously weird little boy Jack.

After a similar conversation, Derrick once again saw the face made up of someone else's facial features.

With his experience, he did not do anything provocative. He lowered his voice and said to Demon Hunter Colin:

"Your Excellency, the face on his chest is very similar to the angel in the mural above. It's the angel with silver hair and a river running end to end under his feet. Um, the mural with 'Redemption Rose' written in the corner."

Demon Hunter Colin was startled at first, then he frowned.

As he watched and comforted the little boy Jack, he looked at Derrick out of the corner of his eye.

After a few seconds of silence, he whispered:

"Because you mentioned this matter, it made me have some associations."

Without waiting for Derrick to ask, he continued:

"We studied the mural for a long time and simply thought that it depicted a leading angel and a group of pilgrims. The name of their group might be 'Redemption Rose'.

“The river connecting end to end represents a cycle, and our interpretation is that the pilgrimage happens over and over again.

"And now it seems that it may identify the identity of that angel.

"This is an idea you gave me, because Amon was once hidden inside you."

"Why?" Derrick was confused.

Demon Hunter Colin looked at the little boy Jack and said:

"The little worm left behind by Amon is a symbol of time, and the circulating river is often related to fate. Putting the two together, I recall some of the things mentioned in the classics, which I don't know whether they are true or not.

"When the 'Lord of Creation, the All-Knowing and All-Powerful God' was looking at this world, He was surrounded by many angels. Among them, there were eight angel kings who were the leaders of all angels and closest to the throne of God. Some of their names have disappeared in the long history, while some still have certain records, some brief, some detailed.

“It is rumored that some of these eight angel kings are descendants of gods.

"Among them, there are two angel kings whose titles are 'Angel of Time' and 'Angel of Destiny'."

Derrick suddenly understood and asked as if to confirm:

"You think Amon is the 'Angel of Time' and the one on the mural is the 'Angel of Destiny'?"

"It cannot be confirmed for now. Only one title of 'Time Angel' has been passed down, while the records of 'Destiny Angel' are relatively detailed..." "Demon Hunter" Colin suddenly took a breath.

Then he said in a deep voice:

"The Angel of Destiny, 'Tail-Eater' Ouroboros."

…………

In the evening, in the underground building of the Odra family.

Emlyn White looked at the iron-black coffin and said to the ancient vampire lying inside:

"Lord Nibais, I accept the mission from the First Ancestor!"

Nibais responded in an old voice:

"very good.

"When do you want to start? What wishes do you have that you haven't fulfilled?"

"..." When Emlyn White heard Lord Nibais asking about his wish, his calves went weak and he almost regretted it.

He stiffened his neck and said:

"unnecessary!

“We can start now.”