Chapter 547: Heart to heart... (Thank you for the gift of different hearts! Love you~)
Chapter 547: Heart to heart... (Thank you for the gift of different hearts! Love you~)
"The wind and snow are getting bigger and bigger, are you sure you want to continue walking?" Melina asked.
"Don't worry, my physique is very strong, this bit of wind and snow is nothing." Dior waved his hand.
"What I'm worried about is not you, but your followers. They should already know that you are gone. If they want to catch up with you, they will have to brave a lot of wind and snow."
"Why don't you rest where you are and wait for them." Melina suggested.
"Those people? Heh... why bother? They are just talking, do you really believe that they will follow me?" Dio shook his head.
"But you are right. The wind and snow are getting heavier and heavier. Although I am not afraid of the cold, I will also lose my way." Dio stopped anyway. He looked around and saw a small cave.
Dio hunched over and entered the cave.
There was a nest of big rats in the cave. They stared at Dio with their dark eyes.
After being blessed by rune fragments, these mice developed some kind of mutation. They were very large, probably as big as an adult wild wolf.
"Oh~ I'm sorry, if you don't mind, I have to rest here for a while." Dio smiled.
"Squeak!"
But judging from the angry looks of the mice, they must be very concerned.
Soon, waves of shaking sounds came from the cave.
After the dust settled, Dio found some runes from the mouse's corpse, and there was also a strange thing.
"What is this?" Dio said, holding a light blue curved arc.
Melina's figure slowly appeared next to Dio.
She looked at the arc in front of her with some confusion, and she didn't know what it was.
"You can try to use it." Melina encouraged.
"Haha...why don't you try it?" Dio handed the curved arc to Melina.
But Melina fell into invisibility again.
"Really." Dio curled his lips.
After feeling it for a while, he determined that this thing was not dangerous, and then he tried to crush it.
hum~
Dio was shocked. He felt that the runes that had not been transformed in his body suddenly became active.
He can use these runes!
Dio was a little shocked. He carefully checked several times before confirming that his perception was correct.
"What's going on? Why can mice do the same thing as witches?" Dio always felt that something was wrong.
But just when he was surprised, he suddenly found that the power in his body had faded. Those unconverted runes returned to death again.
"Oh? It turns out it's time-sensitive." Dio calculated the duration of this weird arc, which was about five minutes.
"How is it? Have you tested its effect?" Melina asked.
"Well, it's an amazing effect, even comparable to that of a witch." Dio described its effect.
Melina's expression became serious when she heard this.
"I didn't expect such a lowly creature to have such amazing properties!"
"Perhaps because their group is so large, there will always be lucky ones who bypass the restrictions of the golden tree and can use the power of runes."
Dio also understood what Melina meant.
"It seems that even gods are negligent. The problems posed by the superior gods were actually solved by such lowly creatures."
"Hahaha!" Dio laughed.
"And these big rats have formed a colony, and when one of them gets around the limit, that means all the rats are going to get around the limit."
"Maybe in the end the king of this continent will be a big rat." Dio spread his hands.
Melina seemed to be touched by Dio's words, and she went out despite the wind and snow.
Because she had discovered that there were many small caves nearby, she wanted to confirm the output of that weird arc.
This problem is very serious. If the production of that kind of curved arc is large, then everyone can be a fader! That would be a terrible disaster.
The function of the arc is not only to replace the witch, but also to give ordinary creatures the characteristics of the fader.
Melina wandered around in the wind and snow all night. With her efforts, she eradicated all the big rats nearby.
When the morning lightened slightly, she returned to the cave where Dio was.
At this time, Dior was sleeping soundly.
"Fortunately, the output of that kind of curved arc is very low, and it seems that only Dior has encountered it."
"None of the rats I killed produced that kind of curved arc." Melina finally felt a little relieved.
After some time, Dio slowly opened his eyes. He stretched and got out of the mouse hole.
As soon as he came out, many runes gathered around him.
"Haha! I didn't do anything, and I got so many runes for nothing." Dio laughed. It seems that Melina was busy last night.
"Why don't you put these runes away?" Dio looked at Melina.
"I don't need it," Melina said.
Dio touched his chin.
"It seems that you have a weapon that can kill the Faded One with one blow."
Melina's pupils trembled slightly, she didn't know how Dio guessed it.
Dio felt a little heavy in his heart when he saw Melina's reaction.
Melina's answer to Dio just now was that I don't need it, not that I can't use it. This means that Melina should also be able to use Rune.
Dio didn't think that his relationship with Melina was that deep to allow the other party to give up so many runes.
Then there is a high probability that Melina does not need these things to improve her strength.
What makes Melina so confident? Dio looked at Melina's sealed eye.
There is a three-finger mark painted on that eye, and three fingers often represent bad luck.
Dio remembered the god-killing flame that Melina had previously mastered.
"You don't have to think wildly. Unless you take an extremely evil path, I will never interfere with you." Melina said.
"Oh? How evil is abnormal evil?" Dio asked.
"Destroy the world."
"Haha, you really think highly of me." Dio sneered. He couldn't figure out how to destroy the world.
Dio looked behind him, but no followers appeared behind him.
"Look! The people you were expecting didn't come." Dio pointed behind him.
Melina looked in the direction he pointed, and then smiled.
"Don't let them down." After saying that, she disappeared.
"Huh?" Dio was slightly startled, and he looked intently into the distance.
I saw some snowmen walking slowly in the distance.
These people were covered in snow, and at first glance they couldn't be identified as individuals.
Dio's eyes softened, and he looked at the snowman approaching him with a smile.
"Sir, are you waiting for us?" the old man gasped.
Others also looked at Dio with excitement.
"No, I just found some interesting animals and played with them for a while." Dio pointed to the small caves.
"Go over there and take a rest. We are not in a hurry to leave now." Dio could see everyone's fatigue.
After chasing them all night in the wind and snow, these people really didn't want their lives.
However, once a person relaxes from intense exercise, he will often be in danger.
The other preachers were very nice, but as soon as the old man relaxed, he fell asleep.
His body was convulsing violently and he looked pretty bad.
A trace of sadness flashed in Dio's eyes.
"Master Mentor... If he insists on coming, there is nothing we can do."
"His health is already in poor condition, and coupled with the rush, I'm afraid he won't be able to hold on any longer."
"But you don't have to be sad. This is his choice and we should respect it."
"..."
Everyone advised Dio.
Dio looked at everything in the cave, and for some reason, he thought of his first followers.
At that time, a scholar was seriously injured and about to die...
And they were also in the cave at that time.
At this moment, just like that moment, an illusion of overlapping time and space made Dior feel in a trance.
Dio held the old man's hand. At this time, he really wanted to have the black velvet ball again, so that he could connect with the old man heart to heart and accompany him through this journey of death.
He picked up the old man and carefully felt the other person's fear and confusion.
"Sir...I did it...I said...I will follow you...until death..." the old man said in a daze.
"Don't be afraid, I will guide you to the sun." Dior recalled the feeling of having a black velvet ball.
Gradually, he entered a strange state.
He was walking in a dark corridor, and at the end of the corridor was the old man's trembling soul.
"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu By
Just as he was shivering, a warm ball of light slowly approached him.
"You are... Lord Dio!" For some reason, this ball of light did not have any characteristics of Dio, but the old man recognized him.
"I will protect you... don't be afraid." A gentle voice came, and it was indeed Lord Dio's voice.
The old man's soul no longer trembled. He slowly walked towards the ball of light and hugged him.
In reality, the old man also stopped convulsing, and his tense expression became peaceful.
Gradually his breathing stopped.
The surrounding missionaries knelt and sat in a circle, chanting prayers from their respective sects.
The old man's soul began to float, and he flew higher and higher, gradually passing through the wind and snow, and reaching higher than the clouds.
Above the clouds, the sun still shines brightly.
His soul flew into the sun.
At this moment, a black tree root slowly coiled towards him.
"Come...return to my arms." The roots of the tree made a strange sound.
The old man's soul became confused.
He looked at the dazzling sun and then at the dark tree roots.
For some reason, he felt that tree roots seemed more suitable for him.
He drifted unconsciously towards the roots of the tree.
"Don't go there, it's not your destination." Dio's voice came, making the old man wake up for a moment.
The old man finally abandoned the tree roots and continued to fly towards the sun.
The tree roots squirmed, trying to catch the old man, but failed.
In the end, the old man flew higher and higher, and gradually disappeared into the sun.
"It's so warm..." The old man's soul melted into the sun.
Dio looked at this familiar scene with a calm expression.
At this moment, a handsome sleeping man slowly emerged from the depths of the sun.
Dio looked at the figure.
The figure seemed to be aware of it, and he slowly opened his eyes. "Who are you?"
Dio's consciousness rioted, and he woke up. The old man's body in his arms had already lost its temperature.
"How long has it been?" Dio asked.
"Master Mentor, six days have passed." The surrounding missionaries looked at Dio with admiration.
"Really?" Dio was a little confused.
He thought of the man in the sun, and that man looked familiar. Dio felt like he had seen it somewhere.
But Dio immediately put this matter behind his mind. What he cares about now is, why can he connect with the old man's mind without the help of the black velvet ball? He couldn't figure this out.
In fact, people can be connected spiritually. Just like when people see someone who is hurting, they always have a feeling of empathy. It's just that this feeling is separated by one layer and not strong enough.
The black pompom just amplifies this feeling. When this feeling is amplified to a certain extent, the spiritual connection between people is successful.
Dio unconsciously mastered that skill in the process of connecting with others over long periods of time.
So this time, even without the assistance of the black pom-pom, he succeeded.
Dio tried to connect with others again, but he could no longer find that feeling.
"Master Mentor, during these six days, your breath is as warm as the sun!"
"Don't worry about that, let's bury his body first." Dio carried the body out of the cave.
In the past few days, the missionaries expanded this place and it became a small stronghold.
Everyone worked together to dig a cemetery and bury the old man's body.
"Master Mentor, has his soul entered the golden tree?"
"No, his soul entered the sun. That is a good destination. The golden tree is not beautiful, at least for me." Dio thought of the torture he suffered in the golden tree.
"The Sun? It is said that after His Highness Godwin died, his soul went into the sun."
"Godwin?" Dio suddenly understood.
He asked why that person looked so familiar? It turned out to be Godwin.
"Godwin should be a demigod, how could he die?" Dio was a little confused.
"I don't know the specific reason for this. The situation at that time was very chaotic, and many historical materials were lost during the war. I also read about His Highness Godwin from some classics in the sect." said the guy in white from the Blood Sect. .
"The Blood Sect can go back to the past, right? Don't you even know the specific situation?" Dio was a little surprised.
"This... you also know that the world is broken, and a lot of information has been interfered with. Perhaps only His Highness Mengge knows everything. And my level is too low to meet that adult at all." The boy in white said helplessly .
"Okay, but isn't Godwin the same as the Golden Tree?" Dio felt something was wrong.
Because the Golden Tree wants to intercept the souls flying towards the sun on the way. From this point of view, they should not be in the same group.
"I don't quite understand this. Now there are many major forces in the world, and they can no longer live up to the unity of the past."
"Now the only one who sticks to the Golden Tree is the Blessing King Mengt."
"Big mango?" Dio thought of the ugly child...
After resting for another day at this temporary base, everyone set off on their journey again.
"Master Mentor, where is our destination?"
"Let's go to the Mage Academy first! I want to find something." Dio said,
"Yes! Your lord!"
The wind and snow stopped for the rest of the journey, and everyone's journey became much easier.
However, people tend to talk too much when they are free. When the missionaries had nothing to do, they began to argue with each other.
They began to discuss which god would be the savior of the coming era.
Dio shook his head.
In his opinion, no matter which god replaces the golden tree, it is not a good thing.
Because that would mean no change to the world.
People still live under the rule of God and then enter the next reincarnation.
Seeing everyone getting more noisy and getting more violent, Dio finally couldn't help but speak.
"Can you use prayers from other denominations?" Dio asked.
"This...how is this possible?" Everyone was surprised when they heard this.
"I can." Dio directly used his favorite scarlet waste liquid, and then he used the Dionysian sect's brewing technique on the waste liquid.
Then the unknown liquid on the ground gave off a strange aroma of wine.
"Impossible! Can conflicting beliefs be compatible?" Everyone looked at the unknown liquid and their eyes almost fell out.
"Think about it for yourselves! What do you really believe in?" Dio left a question for thought.
In fact, he didn't know the answer to this question, but he believed that as long as he understood the principle, he would have found the most fundamental power of human beings.
Before, he just wanted to try and see if he could use the prayers of different denominations, but he didn't expect that he actually used them successfully.
Although the power of prayer has dropped a lot, he really managed to carry several beliefs at the same time.
This strange thing made Dio realize that maybe the source of these powers did not only come from the blessing of gods, but also from himself.
In the following time, everyone finally became quiet, but their mental state seemed a little depressed.
They also tried using prayers from other denominations, but to no avail. Even using those prayers frequently will lower your faith in gods and affect your strength.
They really don’t know how the instructor does it.
They asked Dio, but Dio couldn't explain clearly.
"If you really can't figure it out, then stop thinking about it. Maybe I shouldn't tell you this." Dio also realized the seriousness of the matter. There seems to be something wrong with my apprentices.
Seeing their dwindling appearance, Dio knew that they couldn't go on like this anymore and had to let them find something to do.
When they walked to the next small town, Dio asked everyone to go out to preach.
And he was sitting in the hotel waiting for everyone's return.
"Why do strange things always happen around you?" Melina was also a little confused.
She had never seen anything wrong with Dior's use of prayers from different denominations. After all, those prayers are very weak. But now that I think about it, it’s really weird.
"Haha, the more weird things happen, the more it means I'm about to find the truth." Dio laughed.
"But is it really okay for you to let your students go out to preach? Looking at the flags hanging in this city, the city lord should believe in the golden tree." Melina reminded.
"It doesn't matter. Since you want to hang out with me, you have to learn how to poach people." Dio showed a lewd smile. He also poached the Full Moon Sect in the past.
"It's up to you. I hope you won't cause any trouble." Melina's voice disappeared.
Dio drank a small drink and listened silently to the talk of other people in the hall.
Melina didn't show up just now, she was just invisible and talking to him.
There were several fat middle-aged people sitting at the table next to them. Judging by their attire, they must all be businessmen.
"Brother, is there any entertainment place around here?" One of the businessmen said to his companion in a low voice.
He thought his voice was very low, but in fact Dio next door could hear it clearly.
"A place for recreation? Isn't it right here?" The companion was a little confused.
"No, it's not this kind. I'm talking about the more exciting kind." The fat businessman raised his eyebrows with a somewhat vulgar expression.
"Oh~ okay! If that's what you mean, I happen to know a place." His companion laughed.
"Where?" the fat businessman asked excitedly.
And Dior's ears next door also perked up.
"Just outside the city...on the top of the mountain...Windmill Village..." For some reason, Dio heard a somewhat intermittent voice.
"What? Do you want to go too?" Melina's voice came, making Dio startled.
"Ahem! Yes!" Dio nodded seriously.
"...You really disappoint me."
"You won't interfere with me, will you?" Dio asked in a low voice.
But there was no sound around.
Dio tried calling twice more, but Melina still ignored him.
Dio curled his lips and continued to drink and eat food slowly.
After a while, several merchants paid their bills and left.
Dio also hurriedly paid the money and quietly followed their footsteps.
Several businessmen walked out of the city shaking their heads. They talked and laughed and looked very happy.
Dio followed their footsteps and gradually climbed up a mountain.
Judging from the wear and tear on the steps on this mountain, I guess a lot of people must have been here.
Dio saw many people coming down from the mountain from time to time, and there were also many guests going up.
Dio came to the top of the mountain, where many small palaces were built.
"Is it a lot of money to build a palace at such a high place?" Dior couldn't help complaining.
But the scenery here is really good. Looking down from the top of the mountain, you can have a panoramic view of the entire snow-white land.
"Isn't it beautiful?" A sudden voice interrupted Dior's viewing.
Dio turned around and saw a slender woman in white standing next to him. The woman's visual inspection was close to three meters.
"It seems that this person should have the blood of the Moon God in his body." Dio thought subconsciously.
"No matter how beautiful the snow scene is, it can't be as beautiful as you." Dio said with a smile.
"Hahahaha!" The slender beauty burst out laughing.
"I have rarely encountered such direct praise." The slender beauty looked a little strange.
"Your Excellency, you shouldn't be here just to see the snow scenery, right?"
Dior's expression remained unchanged, and then he said calmly: "I came to see the beauty. I wonder if you are free?"
"Me? I'm sorry, I have a husband. But I can help you arrange some high-quality beauties."
Dio's eyes lit up slightly. "No, I just like those with husbands!"
"Uh..." The slender beauty's smile froze on her face.
A dangerous light flashed in her eyes.
The reason why she found Dio was because she felt Dio's terrifying power.
She guessed that Dior was most likely a fader.
In order to find out the details of Dior, she came up to chat with him. Unexpectedly, the other party kicked his nose in the face!
It wouldn't matter if the other party was a handsome guy, but an ugly guy actually dared to molest her?
The slender beauty showed a cold smile.
"Since you like it, let's go to a quiet place."
"Okay!" Dio became excited.
"..."
Looking at the two people leaving, Melina stood there, wondering whether she should follow them.
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