Chapter 110 Chapter 110: The Peculiar Form of the Fragmentum
Chapter 110: The Peculiar Form of the Fragmentum
Shifting the focus back to Kevin, he had just managed to coax the little dragon girl back to continue treating the sick Cloud Knights. Unlike the old man from before, these Cloud Knights had clearly turned Mara-Struck due to other triggers. So, as long as the triggers were removed, restoring them to normal wasn't particularly difficult.
In Kevin's current analysis, these matters were definitely related to that so-called Ambrosial Arbor and the Stellaron whose exact location remained unknown. He didn't know when the Xianzhou Alliance would completely resolve the Stellaron situation, but with Bailu and the efforts of the remaining physicians in the Exalting Sanctum, maintaining their current state for the time being was no problem at all.
To quickly get rid of the little one who kept chattering, Kevin even had no choice but to agree to her request to teach her 'Insight' and ice control techniques after the incident was over. It was a case of not having finished the previous tasks before taking on a new one.
But Kevin actually didn't mind leaving a bit of his own mark in each world he visited... That's not bad, is it? He was actually quite good at these things—after all, in his original world, to leave behind seeds for a new civilization to fight against the Honkai in advance, he had spent thousands of years shaping those myths and legends.
These unbroken traditions passed down through generations were proof of a civilization's existence and continuation.
"By the way, Mr. Kevin, shouldn't we go to the Divination Commission now to find someone?" After the Dragon Lady left, Qingque immediately reminded him.
This seemingly leisurely guide job was really not leisurely at all; something would happen from time to time. She just wanted to deliver Kevin to her own Master Diviner as soon as possible, so she could then gloriously slack off. She really didn't want to get involved in these matters of powerful figures at all.
"Hmm... Since there's nothing else going on, it's time to go find that Elysia."
From the moment Qingque met Kevin until now, she had never seen his ice-block-like expression change, even now. But for some reason, she just felt...
"Hisss—That's weird, why did it suddenly get so cold?"
Little Qingque subconsciously curled up, hugging her arms and rubbing them, then looked around suspiciously.
Could the Xianzhou's climate control system have suddenly malfunctioned?
"Maybe a gust of wind just blew through."
Kevin brushed it off without changing his expression and then said, "Next, I'll have to trouble you to continue, Qingque..."
"Uh... What is it, Mr. Kevin?" Seeing Kevin suddenly pause mid-sentence, Qingque immediately felt a sense of foreboding.
Besides, there was clearly no wind around, and it had definitely gotten even colder!
"I'm afraid we can't leave for now. Pardo has run into some trouble again."
Even though Kevin was currently who-knows-how-far away from his little subordinate, he suddenly said this.
Qingque: "Huh?"
No way, is she going to have to work overtime again?
"Hah, the problems of the Xianzhou Alliance are truly far more numerous than they appear..."
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Originally, it was supposed to be Qingque taking Kevin to the Divination Commission. But after Kevin suddenly stopped and noticed something, it instead became Kevin taking Qingque to a certain place in the Exalting Sanctum—
Compared to the home of that old man and child from before, this was instead a rather magnificent gate, yet it inevitably shared a similar desolation.
But the desolation there stemmed from a lifeless depression; the desolation here was an indescribable dead silence. It was as if this wasn't a world belonging to the living, but rather like a cold painting utterly devoid of vitality.
Kevin knew this feeling very well. This was... the Fragmentum.
Reaching the point of causing reality erosion indicated that the Stellaron's corruption of the Xianzhou had almost reached a certain critical point, on the verge of erupting completely like it did on Jarilo-VI.
But... The Fragmentum's instinct should be to replicate matter from the present world, and its appearance and spread are quite irregular. Why did it precisely cover this courtyard now, and why is its outward expansion trend so slow?
As expected, the existence of the Stellaron is completely inseparable from those guys from the Denizens of Abundance too, right..?
"So weird, so weird! Mr. Kevin, why do I feel like this courtyard in front of us is completely not part of the same world as us? It gives me a very strong... sense of dissonance?"
"Forget about those previous times; this time we're not really going to risk our lives again, are we?!"
Qingque suddenly regretted not having divined her fortune before leaving home. She was a diviner too; this wasn't difficult for her at all.
If she had known beforehand that today's events would gradually evolve into such bizarre circumstances, even if the Master Diviner personally climbed onto her bed to drag her out, she absolutely wouldn't have left home!
"This is the Fragmentum, the Stellaron's erosion of the real world. The area ahead and where we are now are no longer in the same spatial dimension."
Stretching out a hand forward, Kevin said: "If you think it's dangerous, just wait quietly outside. I can resolve the problem quickly."
"W-well, you can't say that! My task is to follow you, Mr. Kevin. How could I possibly retreat at a critical moment!"
Although Qingque slacks off, she has never truly messed up a single task assigned by the Master Diviner so far!
"Alright, let's go."
After saying that, Kevin took a step into the Fragmentum and instantly disappeared without a trace in front of Qingque.
"Huh? Wait? Couldn't you at least be polite and insist a bit more? Huh?!"
Seeing Kevin charge straight in, Qingque, still outside, was instantly dumbfounded. She fearfully glanced at the currently empty streets of the Exalting Sanctum due to the lockdown, then looked at the silent gate before her. Finally, gritting her teeth hard, she closed her eyes and charged in with her shoulder.
Thump—!
"—Ouch!"
Due to height differences, Qingque this time directly slammed hard into Kevin's backside, then with a smack was bounced back onto the ground by the reaction force.
But Qingque, with her eyes closed, was very confused. What exactly did she hit? Why was it so tough yet elastic?
She cautiously opened her eyes to see what was ahead but instantly forgot the pain in her own backside upon seeing the scene before her—
—She saw that the courtyard before her had instantly changed its appearance. Countless thick roots were entwined within it, forming countless complex curves and numerous bloated amalgamations. Just looking at it made one feel somewhat... like losing their sanity?
"Ah!?"
"What... what on earth is this thing?!!!"
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