Volume 4: The End of the World Chapter 91: No
“I’m back.”
Hearing the heavy footsteps behind him, William asked without turning his head.
"Well, I'm back..."
Flora replied very tiredly.
After saying this, she turned around to look at the Frost Servant following behind her, and then continued:
"And I also brought back the imperial ambassador you asked me to capture alive."
The body of the Frost Servant, which exuded a cold aura, was frozen with the "Imperial Ambassador" from before. Its body was covered with pierced and frozen blood holes, and its face was frozen with a look of astonishment - as if it had never expected to suffer such a fierce attack before it lost consciousness.
On the other hand, it can be seen from Flora's tired expression that in this battle where the two sides have a huge disparity in hard power, she, as the party with overwhelming strength, does not seem to win easily.
Flora was also covered in wounds at this moment - some of the wounds were physical.
Without waiting for William to continue speaking, Flora lowered her head slightly, and said in a tone that was half bitter and half awed:
"And, I finally understand why you let me go alone, Your Excellency the Judge..."
The other party could have solved the problem with a wave of his hand, but he gave her those precious props and asked her to solve it by herself. This was not a sudden idea of this absolutely powerful person, nor was it out of the reserve of maintaining her status as a high-ranking person... When the truth was revealed, she figured it out. In fact, this savior from more than a thousand years ago, who was worshipped as the eighth holy spirit by later generations, had already known all this.
He was just giving himself a chance to face the truth about himself, and... hoping that she would make the right choice.
Thinking of this, Flora closed her eyes and opened them again, and the confusion in her eyes disappeared.
She said firmly:
"Please rest assured, I will definitely exile myself completely, just like Mr. Neher did back then, with the same awareness, until the end of the world..."
William turned around slowly after hearing this.
William, who originally planned to listen to Floro's detailed account of the situation, was not quite sure why she suddenly mentioned Neh.
Does this matter have anything to do with Neh?
In the brief conversation between William and Zhuamala, the dreamer reminded him that Fularo, who could use the souls of the entire forest elves as firewood for spellcasting, had a close relationship with the gradually corrupted "Great Mother". And the "Great Mother" who was gradually awakening was an important condition for the Hungry Lady to be "reborn" into the world.
The reason why William let her face the Weaver alone was for information. After all, the Weaver was a moon monster under . Lying was almost instinctive, and even they couldn't control it. Even if he threatened eternal destruction, he couldn't get much useful information.
If they want to tell the truth, it is only when telling the truth can really affect the war situation. If William takes action personally, the Weaver will lie when no matter what he says, it will not change the outcome.
But why did they suddenly bring up Neh? Just because he was Fularo's teacher who had traveled thousands of years?
Although his mind was full of question marks, William still calmly comforted him:
"Are you really going to do that? You have to know that Nehe chose to exile himself to the Ruins of Osis. You don't think that exiling yourself can solve all the problems, do you?"
Compared to the completely unexplorable Daemon Continent in the east, in the game, players can go to the ruins of Osis in the west, which is filled with sulfur and poisonous smoke and has been completely destroyed. Of course, this is just a medium-sized copy in the main storyline. It is not an open world that can be explored infinitely, and the vast doomsday scenes in the distance are just textures.
But even with this level of experience, William knew very well how the Ruins of Osis was a place that was not suitable for living things. Even for a magic chanter from the Divine Realm, it was definitely not an easy task to survive there for a long time.
William originally intended to persuade Flora not to have such extreme ideas, but his words sounded completely different to the other party.
Flora was silent for a long time after hearing this.
Yes, at this point, why did she still hold on to the hope that she could survive? Was it because of her unfulfilled wish to see the world outside Ravenwood?
Perhaps it was because Mr. Nihle did not choose to end his own life that all the misfortunes that happened today were triggered , delaying the redemption of the forest elves until now...
Thinking of this, Flora said in a more resolute tone than before :
"You are right. Exiling myself will not solve these problems. When I return to the correct timeline with you, I will immediately end my cursed life. I will personally write the final ending to this deformed and absurd story that has lasted for more than five thousand years."
That’s not what I meant…
After hearing the other party's answer, William felt a headache.
"I mean..."
"I understand, Lord Judge. Please rest assured that when my destiny truly arrives, I will definitely shoulder my own responsibilities. Since I have obtained Mr. Neh's inheritance, I will naturally do my best to complete his unfinished work."
Flora's face was full of determination, as if she was about to be martyred.
"Since I'm here, there's no need for you, or anyone else, to risk everything they have. You should save your name for something more valuable."
As if he could no longer tolerate this attitude, William gently tapped the magic medium in his hand and said so.
The sound was not loud, but it still made the people around him silent.
After a while, Flora asked in a low voice:
"Even if I am Camilla's child, just like Mr. Neher?"
Her voice was very sincere, and even trembled a little due to fear and nervousness.
So based on this, William judged that the other party was not joking.
Then he almost repeated what he said:
"Even if... you and Neher... are both Camilla's children..."
He just moved his lips, his teeth barely separated.
At this moment, William's heart was filled with shock, thinking "What the hell are you talking about?"
It was originally speculated that the true identity discovered by Flora was probably just being secretly controlled by Ms. Hungry and Corrupted, or even more tragically, it was just a puppet-like existence that was directly created.
Didn't expect the truth to be so exciting?
And the most important thing is... the same is true for Neh?
Recalling Neh's unreasonable and even somewhat unbalanced magical realm in the early days, some bad thoughts began to emerge in William's mind.
If this is true... then a lot of things can be explained.
Thinking of this, William immediately asked:
"In the inheritance that Neh left you, did he leave any message about what you must do?"
"I remember that there seemed to be..."
Flora tried to recall after hearing this question, and after a moment she held her forehead in pain.
Most of her memories come from the body on this side of the timeline, while the soul on the other side can only carry limited memories.
But suddenly, as if a god high above this world had wiped away the dust on her memory, some things that should have been forgotten began to become clear in Flora's mind.
"I seem to remember... In Lord Nehe's records, there is a similar statement that asks future generations to use the power of Lady Hungry and Corrupted to completely destroy the core of the World Tree."
Flora replied.
And this seemed to be the deal that William wanted to make when he first met her.
"Very good, then it is clear what to do next."
William looked at the constantly wriggling, mountain-like flesh mountain in the distance and said so. In this timeline, the core of the World Tree is probably an important symbol of Camilla.
In addition to the advice given by Juamala before, he can also use the "Iron Oath" to resonate with it and break through the limitations of the timeline.
So, is Ms. Hungry's Moon Source right there?
Thinking of this, William immediately moved.
But... coming back to the point.
Before leaving, William looked at the bloated and ugly "World Tree" in the distance and thought.
If what Fularo, or the Weaver, said was true, then I wouldn't be the first person in the Judgment Seat to know about Neh's true identity, except for Neh himself, right?
If that was the case, he would have to hide this secret from Remedios and the others.
