"Inside the carriage..."
There's no one there.
"Um."
Elsie lifted the curtain of the carriage, revealing only a few clothes and layers of human skin inside.
"well……"
...
Elsie wandered around the city for a long time, seeing the lights in various houses burn out, and seeing a house burned to ashes after a fire caused by the owner's carelessness went unattended.
She saw the guards' armor scattered on the ground, and the torches, long since extinguished...
She walked until dawn before deciding to push open the academy gates, which remained silent.
Even if some zombies or skeletons attacked her, it would be much better than this deathly silence!
[What a dangerous idea...]
Elsie walked along the road illuminated by the dawn sunlight; the frost and snow of the night had ceased, and she continued walking in a certain direction.
During her journey, she seemed to see the flourishing scene of the academy a few years ago, she seemed to see General Bogp training with Connor and others in the academy, she seemed to see... Windsor pulling her along as they ran happily in the academy.
However, upon returning to reality, all that remained was deathly silence.
“I think I’ve seen these before.” Elsie came to the two human skins, a man and a woman, who died in each other’s arms.
"In my dream..."
Elsie covered her head, unsure if she was dreaming.
After all, it seems she's been to this place before.
How could that be?
【Elsie, let's leave this matter here and go to the sanctuary to ask the Pope for clarification!】
"No!"
Elsie frowned, a pained expression on her face, and slowly pointed in a direction: "They're over there!"
If this place really is the same as the scene in her dream, then she should go to that house, where she will learn about Dean Xinglan and the Pope.
[...]
"There? Never mind, I can't stop you."
The narrator chose to give up, and Elsie could enter the house with peace of mind; the house was also silent.
She slowly pushed open the door to a private room. A startled mouse jumped off the table, knocking over an empty wine bottle, which shattered with a crisp sound.
El longed for that familiar mage's robe, and that wrinkled human skin.
On the other chair was a human skin wrapped in papal robes.
Is the Pope here?
He's actually dead!
"Hmm." Elsie squatted down, looking at the spilled wine on the floor, which contained some invisible seeds.
She touched them a few times to confirm that they were no longer active, thus confirming her suspicions.
The twenty-four-winged angel probably wanted to give up long ago; she didn't understand why He didn't run away immediately after Blood Crown awoke.
Now... I finally understand that He wanted to make one last quick buck before running away!
[Elsie, here's a notebook.]
The narration caught Elsie's attention. She looked at the notebook belonging to Dean Xinglan, picked it up and glanced at it, only to learn that it contained his last words before his death.
Regarding the matter of Pope Paul being used by Him, and regarding... the fact that most people on the continent died after drinking alcohol.
[It seems that after the Blood Crown awakened, a barrier was erected around the world, preventing the Twenty-Four Winged Angels from personally intervening and forcing them to resort to this method to bewitch humanity.]
“It’s not just incitement, but also the forced death of war.” Elsie put down her notebook and sighed.
Although it was a pity, it did bring Elsie some good news.
The twenty-four-winged angel has fled, along with the remaining influence of Him in the world; there will be no more obstacles on the road ahead.
She will be able to travel at full speed to the North, where the truth is within reach.
See? I told you so! This is the main storyline! It's not difficult at all!
[You didn't even have to lift a finger, and the Pope was already dead. How easy!]
"Hmm." Elsie nodded silently and continued riding her horse toward the northern border.
Perhaps winter has arrived early this year? Snowfalls always accompany Elshi's progress.
The main road was completely covered in ice and snow, and continuing on to the North was not a good choice. She had to rest at a checkpoint along the way.
The soldiers here have also disappeared, without even a trace of their skin. They were probably carried away by small animals.
She found some food in the warehouse, started a fire, and began reading the book she carried with her.
For several days, she kept circling around the border checkpoints. Continuing north, she would definitely need to prepare enough food and water.
Perhaps we don't need to prepare water?
But food is indeed needed...
Therefore, she found a carriage and had her little white horse reluctantly take on this difficult task.
The snow seemed to be falling heavier and heavier, so she had to change course and head towards the nearest tree root fortress, following the distribution of the outposts.
That is the largest defensive base against the enemy from the north. If even the people there die from drinking it, wouldn't that mean the monsters from the north will attack?
Looks like you're going to be busy for a while again?
"Yes, but the main purpose is to go to the Soul Abyss."
Do you know the location of Soul Abyss?
"..."
Wuming only mentioned the northernmost part of the Northern Territory; as for whether the Soul Abyss exists or where it is located, that remains unknown.
"Now that things have come to this, I can only move forward, before all the tragedies happen."
Elsie said firmly, "We're going to Root Fortress!"
...
Location: Tree Root Fortress
Flames erupted inside the fortress, the city gates were flung open, and an officer was found hanged at the gate, while several goblins excitedly waved their clubs to beat the corpse.
Suddenly, their nostrils twitched, and their eyes turned toward Elsie approaching from afar.
The carriage made a crisp sound on the snow, as if it had crushed some bones.
El watched the sneering goblins, silently raised his hand, and unleashed two wind blades to teach them the true meaning of life.
There are still signs of life activity inside the fortress, but it is not human.
Elsie's wind blades had alerted the goblins, who quickly put their armor back on, abandoned the human flesh they hadn't finished eating, and charged at Elsie with their weapons.
Watch out, there are zombies.
"Yes, I see it." El thought of the figure on the city wall.
That zombie has blue eyes!
But he didn't seem to hide well and exposed his position. The blue-eyed zombie next to him quickly pinned him to the ground.
But it was too late; she had already seen it.
"Take care of these brats first." Elsie raised her hand and killed the unarmored goblins with several wind blades.
The giant goblin charged forward wielding a heavy axe, but she swept it away with a single sword strike, the sword's flames instantly incinerating it to ashes!
This time, he controlled the frequency of the sword flames to avoid excessive consumption of magic power.
However, these goblins were no match for her, and were soon killed and scattered in all directions.
She summoned fireballs to kill them one by one, then dismounted and walked into the fortress...
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