0p0 Chapter 374 The Days of Loss and Recovery
Chapter 374 The Days of Loss and Recovery
As soon as the wine and the miasma came into contact, a large amount of black gas emerged between them.
The entire miasma-filled cave began to tremble, and the branches of the five divine cherry trees seemed to pull so hard that the entire cave shook.
Stimulated in this way, the miasma suddenly contracted, and the number of falling monsters instantly increased by nearly double.
"That's exactly how it should be."
Xu Ning calmly manipulated the wine to move it further away, hovering it above the miasma without completely enveloping it.
"That big ball seems to be afraid of your wine, why don't you just pour it on it? I don't quite understand."
Wu Baizang, who was on the left, looked at Xu Ning's actions and asked in confusion.
"Lady Fox Abode is trapped inside. We need to kill all the bad guys in here to rescue her. If we surround it from three sides and leave one side open, this giant sphere will continue to release monsters for us to eliminate. If we trap it inside, it might fight us to the death, along with Lady Fox Abode."
Xu Ning is very clear about what he is doing now.
If we were to use the knowledge from a previous life as an analogy, the dark power invading this world is like a computer virus, recklessly infecting all documents.
Bad sectors also appeared on Inazuma's hard drive, but she couldn't bear to lose the data, so she could only repair the bad sectors little by little and save the data as much as possible.
Even if some data is lost, it can be restored using everyone's memories.
This is the only way to revive Fox Palace that Xu Ning and Yujin Seinosuke discussed and left behind hundreds of years ago.
Although this method may leave some aftereffects, such as losing some memories like Mikoto Chiyo, or there may be some residual miasma, these are all within Xu Ning's acceptable range.
What Xu Ning could not accept was the brutal method of formatting a hard drive.
Using powerful antivirus software like "Frostbite" to format an entire region in one go is unfair to most of the people there.
Many people were caught up in the disaster and lost their families and lives without even knowing what was happening.
In the time that followed, Xu Ning manipulated the wine to come into contact with the miasma three times, each time when the revealed demon was exhausted, and he deliberately gave it a strong stimulus.
After several rounds of coercion, the size of the miasma tumor decreased significantly, and its purple color gradually faded, beginning to change towards transparency.
A white-clad witch wearing a fox mask appeared silently beside Xu Ning.
“It’s time,” the white-robed priestess said calmly.
Xu Ning nodded and urged the wine in the Dust Concealment Gourd to begin completely enveloping the entire miasma.
Countless black mists were neutralized and refined in the wine, and the miasma began to show a transparent and bright color.
"Whether I succeed or fail, I want to thank you and everyone for everything you have done for me."
The white-robed priestess glanced deeply at the people around her and then spoke to Xu Ning.
Xu Ning shook his head, "You can tell them your thanks in person when we go for drinks under the cherry blossom tree later!"
The white-robed priestess nodded slightly and threw herself directly at the location of the miasma.
"Divine Child!" Xu Ning called out to the Eightfold Divine Child.
The Eightfold Divine Child understood and took out a purple-gold ring from his sleeve, which was the "Bai Chen Ring" passed down through generations of the Bai Chen lineage.
Yae no Miko bit her finger in the mouth, using the blood of Shiro as a guide. As she chanted the incantation, the Shiro Ring slowly rose to a height comparable to the miasma, and then the golden disc at its core began to spin rapidly under the influence of lightning.
Xu Ning reached out and touched the comb in his pocket, took a deep breath, and placed his hand on the prayer altar.
As the altar under his command lit up, the people in other positions did the same.
Lei Yingdian, Shiki Daisho, Yae no Miko, Goyakuzo, and even Mikoto Chiyo and Kichifuji unconsciously placed their hands on the prayer altar.
Several streams of memories, each carrying longing, connected along the five prayer altars, then flowed down the branches of the sacred cherry tree and into the transparent ball of light enveloped in wine.
As the golden disc embedded in the center of the White Star Ring rotated, Fox Palace's face suddenly flashed by, and then her image gradually became clearer.
Every frown and smile, every expression, was presented to the audience through the golden mirror.
As the White Star Ring slowly pierced through the wine and entered the colorful ball of light wrapped in the Divine Cherry Blossom Branch, everyone's longing for the Fox Palace reached its peak.
Xu Ning's feelings at this moment were different from those of the others.
He sensed a sudden surge in demand for the wine, and Xu Ning, instead of being alarmed, was delighted and hurriedly increased the wine offerings.
As the ball of light slowly took shape, the five divine cherry blossom branches supporting it gently descended from mid-air and landed among the crowd.
Everyone's eyes were fixed on the ball of light, watching intently, but no one dared to step forward and check the final result.
It was Gouzo who spoke first, "So... this... counts as... a success, right...?"
Xu Ning took a few steps forward nervously, feeling anxious and uncertain.
However, upon seeing the white-clad priestess lying in the ball of light, Xu Ning hurriedly called everyone over.
Amidst the intertwined branches, a white-clad shrine maiden lay quietly atop a vine net formed by five branches of divine cherry blossoms. The White Star Ring rested serenely between her crossed arms and her chest. Although the mask still covered her face, the red rope tied behind her head had been untied, and a pair of delicate fox ears behind the mask twitched gently from time to time, as if she were encountering something interesting in a dream.
Looking at the sleeping shrine maiden before her, Mikoto Chiyo felt as if some memories were about to surface. Finally, she couldn't resist reaching out and gently removing the shrine maiden's mask.
A flawless face, longed for and admired by countless people, appeared before everyone's eyes.
With a clang, the longsword that Mikoto Chiyo was holding fell to the ground, and the oni girl threw herself into the arms of the white-clad fox woman and burst into tears.
Fox Palace reached out and gently stroked Mikoto Chiyo's head twice, then opened its eyes to look at the somewhat bewildered Lei Movie.
"Chiyo, did you get wronged? It's okay, I'll help you punish the person who wronged you. Hmm, how about punishing her by not letting her eat dessert at the party later?"
Upon hearing this, Yae no Miko couldn't help but burst out laughing. Although there were still some tears in the corners of her eyes, she could no longer hide her joyful smile.