0p0 Chapter 134 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (20)
Chapter 134 The Two-Faced Saint is a Big Shot (20)
Although it was Baldr who made the move, those who could not see Him would only assume that Shi Qi had purified the evil things around him.
After all, he, the Pope, was the strongest in terms of the power of light here. Frederick, with a look of delight, walked towards Shi Qi: "Your Majesty, has your power of light become so strong?"
Seeing the others looking at him with admiration, Frederick was at a loss for words and simply remained silent.
Of course, in everyone's eyes, his silence was tantamount to admitting that he had purified all the evil things in an instant.
Badr's voice held a hint of amusement: "I helped you this time, so how do you plan to repay me when we get back?"
As Shi Qi walked in the group, noticing that no one was paying attention, he whispered, "I didn't ask you to help me." The implication was: You offered to help me; what does it have to do with me?
Badr sighed softly, "You're really kicking me when I've served my purpose... But I'll get what I deserve myself."
"Your Majesty, who are you speaking to?" Frederick suddenly leaned closer and asked.
"...Nothing, I was just thinking about something insignificant." Shi Qi was embarrassed; was this kid's hearing really that sharp?
With Badr's help, Shi Qi and the others quickly located the core of the contaminated land. However, this core was vastly different from all the contaminated land cores in the original owner's memories.
Looking at the barren open space in the middle, where a huge, writhing "cocoon" that seemed to be alive and constantly emanated a dark aura, Shi Qi's expression unconsciously became solemn.
Not only him, but everyone else's expressions also darkened.
Even Badr, who was hiding in the shadows, frowned and reminded Shi Qi, "Be careful. This 'cocoon' doesn't seem to contain a simple core. The dark power inside is too strong."
Even the God of Light said so, and Shi Qi's heart sank even further with his words. He slowed his pace and approached the "cocoon" in front of him.
He hadn't taken more than a few steps when Frederick blocked his way: "Your Majesty, let me go and check on him for you first."
Shi Qi frowned at him, then shook his head and refused, saying, "It's too dangerous. Let me do it."
Although Shi Qi had refused, Frederick's attitude was firm: "Your Majesty, your safety is far more important than ours, so... please stop refusing."
Badr agreed, "Yes, since he's willing to risk his life for you, let him be. He said your safety is more important, isn't it?"
Shi Qi lowered his eyes, as if he was thinking, but finally nodded to Frederick, who was blocking his way: "Be careful."
Frederick smiled slightly, then nodded vigorously a few times: "I will, Your Majesty need not worry."
Frederick and several other knights walked over with their swords drawn. After all, he was the crown prince, so the other knights took the initiative to step forward and slash at the huge "cocoon" with their swords.
Whether it was due to insufficient strength or something else, the "cocoon" showed no abnormality under such slashing. Not only did it not react to the attack, but its original wriggling pattern was not even interrupted.
Frederick turned his head, looked at Shi Qi standing not far away, and shook his head.
Shi Qi walked over and carefully observed the large "cocoon" in front of him. Under such unclear circumstances, he dared not make any rash moves.
Badr stared at it, pondered for a moment, and then instructed Shi Qi, "Try using the power of light directly. If anything goes wrong, I will help you."
With Bader's words reassuring, Shi Qi obediently placed his hand on the "cocoon." Seeing Shi Qi's action, everyone stared intently at the "cocoon," ready for action.
At first, the "cocoon" remained unresponsive, just like before; however, as more light energy was injected, the speed at which the "cocoon" began to wriggle visibly increased.
As its wriggling speed increased, the evil creatures that had been almost completely wiped out suddenly multiplied, even slightly exceeding their previous numbers.
Frederick immediately gripped his sword and commanded all the knights to fight off the evil creature and protect the area as it began its purification process.
Shi Qi never considered removing his hand from it. He frowned, watching the "cocoon" wriggling faster and faster in front of him, as if something was about to hatch, and a bad premonition suddenly rose in his heart.
"Crackling—", the sound came from the "cocoon", and you could clearly see fine cracks appearing on it.
Shi Qi held his breath, staring intently at the crack above, ready to flee at any moment should an accident occur. The cracking sounds grew louder and faster; the thing inside was about to emerge...
Before Shi Qi could react, the "cocoon" in front of him suddenly burst open, and a large amount of black energy dispersed from it. Suddenly, a bright light appeared before his eyes, and Shi Qi couldn't help but squint. When he opened his eyes again, he found that the black energy around him had all bypassed him, as if it were afraid of something.
Shi Qi realized that it was Bader who had intervened in time.
Badr: "This black fog is poisonous..."
Upon hearing this, Shi Qi quickly turned around to look at the others. Only after discovering that they were also being protected by Bader did he feel relieved.
The rest of the place was fine, but the thick black fog inside the broken "cocoon" severely affected visibility. Even standing so close, I couldn't see what was inside.
So he could only ask Badr in a low voice, "Can you see what's in here?"
After a long silence, it was only then that Badr spoke: "...There is nothing else inside..." His voice was somewhat heavy.
Upon hearing this, Shi Qi's eyes widened slightly—nothing there? A contaminated site without a core? How could that be?
Considering that Bader probably wouldn't tell him such a lie, Shi Qi went to the other people.
Frederick was the first to inquire, "How is it, Your Majesty? Is the core purification complete?"
"...This contaminated site has no core..."
"What?!" Frederick's eyes widened, and the others' reactions were even more exaggerated than his.
"How could such a large contaminated area not have a core?" Frederick voiced the doubts in everyone's minds.
Shi Qi simply shook his head solemnly, indicating that he didn't know either. "Could it be that the core is actually in another location?" Frederick speculated.
Shi Qi shook his head again: "Probably not. I can roughly sense that this is indeed the most severely contaminated area in the entire contaminated site."