Capítulo 1134: Chapter 827: Nine-Headed Fish-Slicing Dragon (Part 2)
“Aren’t you afraid that Ash will be chard by ?”
“First, your chain is in Ash’s hands,” the Swindler said while filing his nails, “Second, it’s not certain who will charm whom.”
Vishi laughed, “So confident? But to be honest, there’s nothing particularly likable about the Master, is there?”
“That’s funny.” Igula shrugged, “Harvey and I used to think so too.”
*
In any case, after several battles, one of Harvey’s corpses accidentally got eaten by a Fish-Slicing Dragon.
Although the Fish-Slicing Dragon paid a price that would make even a La La Fat cry, the corpse was indeed chewed to bits, beyond any possibility of restoration.
This was originally just a normal consumption of resources, not even considered a living being but a projection like Filly, but Harvey insisted on stopping to hold a funeral for it.
“This is the first ti I’ve seen you hold a funeral for a corpse.” Ash said, “Clearly the roads we’ve made are littered with bodies.”
“Because he was my family.” Harvey said calmly, “I can ignore strangers, but I need to give my family the respect they deserve—in fact, if we weren’t always on the move, I’d be happy to handle those unclaid corpses.”
“An inheritor of the Hagen Dazs faction?” The maid’s tone was sowhat subtle, “I thought after thousands of years, that faction would have no inheritors.”
Ash was a bit puzzled, “Why? Isn’t Hagen Dazs a cultural symbol of the Necromancy Faction? Like a great ancestor…”
“But it hasn’t kept up with the tis,” Vishi said, “The core principles of the Hagen Dazs faction are twofold: ‘The dead must serve the living’ and ‘Respect the dead as one would the living.’ The forr is fine, but the latter… ha, we don’t even respect the living anymore, let alone the dead.”
“In my era, there were few necromancers who still revered Hagdas, except…” Vishi paused, then suddenly asked, “Do you still maintain the ‘Fire Pit Ritual’?”
“It’s the ‘House Entry Ceremony.'” Harvey replied.
Others didn’t understand what they were talking about, so Harvey explained, “After completing the necromantic processing of a corpse, I would personally bathe the body, then, stark naked, carry it over a fire pit, place the corpse in a coffin, and chant ‘Aha,’ signifying that the person has officially beco my family.”
Filly curiously asked, “Does the ritual have any significance?”
“In terms of tangible effects, maybe not.” The Necromancer said, “But for , this ritual signifies that the person and I can cross the fire together as family, that I will normally respect them equally, and when needed, I can use them without concern, because we are a family that supports each other.”
“The Weaving Festival’s ‘Family List’ chose you for a reason.” Ash said faintly, “I would call you the person with the strongest sense of family.”
Igula comnted, “While I want to say your way is heartwarming, it’s really quite bizarre.”
Vishi said, “But in my era, Hagen Dazs necromancers didn’t have the tradition of holding funerals for ‘family.'”
“Because this is indeed a new tradition that has erged in modern tis.” Harvey said, “A great necromancer who inherited Hagdas’s path erged a thousand years ago, and her ‘House Settling Ceremony’ has beco a ritual that every necromancer must learn. But the House Settling Ceremony only requires the final word ‘Asu’; the earlier phrases are elegies taught by Qikara.”
Vishi applauded, “So the Necromancy Faction not only hasn’t developed in the past few thousand years but has also regressed to old ways. Wonderful.”
Harvey glanced at the maid but said nothing.
“Seeing that you all don’t get along is quite heartening, let’s move on.” Ash said, “The fog ahead is getting thicker.”
As they went deeper, the appearances of Void Realm creatures beca more frequent, and their combat power increased. It was indeed foolish to waste magic power fighting Fish Dragons and Mud Dragons, and unless unavoidable, they would slightly detour to bypass the battles altogether.
“Is it just my imagination,” Igula suddenly said, “or are the Void Realm creatures becoming stronger?”
“Clearly, the deeper we go, the more people the Void Realm creatures should have eaten, and they should be weaker, but the magic resistance of that Fish-Slicing Dragon just now was stronger than the one on the outermost edge.”
Vishi calmly said, “This indicates there’s a chanism we don’t understand within the fog and an unforeseen danger.”
“Ah, if only we could drive these Void Realm creatures outside, it would save us the trouble.”
Filly was startled, “But, but what about the people in other Cities?”
“The trouble is mine, their lives are theirs. Even if millions of them die, it won’t outweigh the trouble I encounter here.” The maid flirtatiously eyed Ash, “Right, Master?”
Ash exchanged glances with the others, silently distancing himself from the Ghost Prophet.
Vishi blinked and spread her hands, “Well, the moral bottom line of mages in your era is a bit higher than I expected…”
“Speaking of which,” she turned to Ash, “Master, now is also the ti to define our bottom line.”
“Bottom line?”
“Are we going to seize the Angel relics at all costs, or withdraw at the right ti to protect ourselves?” Vishi said seriously, “If it’s the latter, we can prepare to leave now as the strength of the Void Realm creatures is nearing the limits of the three of us.”
“If even stronger Void Realm creatures appear, only you and Miss Filly can resolve it.”
Ash fell silent for a mont.
To be honest, they had no need to take the risk.
They could even honestly stay at ho, wait for the Source Angel to fully fall, and Ruby Mountain would naturally be unsealed.
The reason they participated in the Angel Hunt was partly out of greed for the Source Angel and partly because of resentnt at being exploited by the Magic Master Dazzling Star.
But most importantly, Ash wanted to resolve this matter himself.
Even though he didn’t know the situation with Dazzling Star, Ash knew that the Sword Maiden and Witch were anxious. He hoped they wouldn’t rush, but he couldn’t even relay a ssage. He was truly afraid that during his absence, the Sword Maiden and Witch would do sothing earth-shattering for him.
Even returning to reality just one day earlier would give Ash peace of mind one day earlier.
And also, Nia…
“If danger arises, you can leave first, don’t worry about .” Ash said, “I can only guarantee my safety and Filly’s.”
“Understood,” Igula said, “I didn’t expect you were so eager to see the Sword Maiden.”
“How do you know? Maybe I just want to snatch sothing to eat from the Magic Master Dazzling Star…”
“Ash, even though we’re friends,” the Swindler sighed, “the sour stench when you’re missing your lover is so obvious it’s disturbing.”
Ash’s expression nearly faltered, and he looked at Harvey, “Is it that obvious?”
The Necromancer blinked, “Ash, we’re friends.”
“Sorry, I’ll be careful… like hell I will!” Ash grimaced, “If you’re not satisfied, go fall in love yourselves!”
Harvey pondered, “It’s not impossible…”
Ash imdiately apologized, “I’m sorry, I was really wrong, Harvey, please don’t fall in love with a corpse, we can’t handle it.”
“Master,” Vishi said faintly, “perhaps you should be a little mindful of your words and actions? After all, you’re still carrying a young girl, and such boastful remarks may make her uncomfortable…”
“Ah, Filly, sorry about that.” Ash said, “I didn’t an it.”
“It’s okay,” Filly sniffed, speaking softly, “In fact, I rather, quite like your story with the Sword Maiden.”
“Really? Oh right, when we were in the Sea of Knowledge, the Sword Maiden and I—”
Boom!
In an instant, nine enormous black shadows surged up from the Deep Sea, slashing towards everyone like blades!
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