But just as Ash received the Dull Holy Grail, a drop of Dull Jade Liquid overflowed and dripped onto his left hand.
Thud!
It felt like his soul was struck with a heavy hamr. Ash fell to the ground in a daze, and Filly finally escaped her state of stagnation. Ignoring the Holy Grail, she hurriedly helped Ash up: "I couldn’t move at all just now, until you touched the Holy Grail and then... your hand!"
Ash looked at his left hand, which was gradually turning into nothingness. It wasn’t disappearing, but was fading bit by bit, like colors dissolving in water.
"The Source Angel wants to kill all the mages around the Demon." He instantly understood the cause and effect: "The Demon cannot condense the Dull Holy Grail alone, and even after it’s complete, they still can’t move; soone else must touch it. That’s when the Dull Jade Liquid overflows, fading the colors of the mage touching the Demon... It’s clear that the mage touching the Demon at this ti must be the one the Demon trusts the most!"
Ash slowly retreated against the vault door, smiling bitterly: "This might be the fate that greed leads mages to?"
"What should we do!?" Filly was panicking: "Your hand is about to disappear!"
"I don’t know, I feel my soul’s arm is already gone..." Ash slid down to the ground against the vault door, glimpsing at the gap in the lock area and instinctively reaching his hand through it, "I don’t know much about souls."
Outside, Sonia saw Ash’s hand reaching out, realizing an accident must have occurred inside. But the mages outside were attacking more fiercely knowing the Dull Holy Grail was complete, she couldn’t leave. At most, she could kill mages while holding Ash’s hand.
"There must be a way!" Filly turned to look at the floating Dull Holy Grail: "If you drink from it, could your soul be healed?"
Ash shook his head: "I suspect other mages touching the Holy Grail will also cause the Jade Liquid to overflow."
"I’ll feed you!" Filly picked up the Holy Grail and tilted it toward Ash’s mouth. However, the Law of Gravity suddenly failed, and not a single drop of the Dull Jade Liquid fell. Moreover, even if Ash reached his tongue out to lick, the Dull Jade Liquid would proactively avoid him!
Ash was dumbfounded at this scene, almost wanting to laugh: "Only the Demon can drink from the Holy Grail, no one else can touch it. It seems the Jade Liquid can indeed save the faded soul; the Source Angel has gone to great lengths to ensure we don’t survive."
"Why are you not panicking!" Filly was both anxious and angry: "Your body is disappearing!"
Ash glanced at his body; the fading had already spread to his chest. The feeling was quite peculiar, watching himself disappear bit by bit. Yes, he was going to die, yet why didn’t he feel fear?
At this mont, Ash felt the Sword Maiden gently but firmly grasp his hand. Though there was no warmth, the familiar sensation instantly soothed all the unease in his heart.
"Because the Sword Maiden is just outside the door."
Ash blinked, "During our very first eting, the Sword Maiden recognized at first glance. Just thinking about that makes death seem less frightening."
Filly froze, glanced at his hand reaching outside the gap, lowered her head in silence for a mont, then suddenly said: "Actually, there’s a way that might allow you to drink the Dull Jade Liquid."
Ash was taken aback, exchanged a glance with Filly, and instantly understood her aning, even faintly guessing her thoughts.
If Ash hadn’t ntioned the Sword Maiden being outside, Filly might have directly executed her plan. But upon knowing this, she returned the choice to Ash.
Actually, there’s not much to consider; survival outweighs everything, and consuming the Dull Jade Liquid would also better equip him for the Hell Trial, but... but...
Ash’s heart was fiercely conflicted, tightly grasping the Sword Maiden’s hand.
After a mont, he made up his mind, took a deep breath, and blinked at Filly.
He must take responsibility for Filly, for Nia, for Rose, for Igula, and Harvey, and even more for the future of the Sword Maiden and the Witch! The trap set by the Source Angel, he must overco it; for their sake, he can sacrifice anything!
Filly bent down, taking another look at Ash’s hand reaching outside, feeling a strange emotion in her heart. She raised her neck, drank from the Holy Grail; this ti the Dull Jade Liquid obediently flowed into her mouth, until her cheeks puffed up.
Filly gazed at Ash, the strange feeling in her heart growing more intense. She held Ash’s face, gently bowing her head, transferring the Dull Jade Liquid in.
Outside, Sonia felt Ash’s hand suddenly clutch tightly, as if afraid she might leave. She was also anxious, wanting to go inside to see what happened, but she had to guard the door. She could only gently rub Ash’s hand to reassure him, murmuring softly, "Stupid man."
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