Chapter 178 Chapter 178: No Matter What Happens, You Must Come Back Alive
Chapter 178: No Matter What Happens, You Must Come Back Alive
It was quite evident that this Master Diviner harbored no small amount of resentment towards that General Jing Yuan. Her peculiar tone seemed as if she wanted to plaster the words "sarcastic" and "passive-aggressive" right on her own face.
Yet, within this utterly unconcealed tone, there was clearly not much actual resentment mixed in. It was merely a great dissatisfaction with the other party's arrangements.
Among this, it wasn't just resentment that General Jing Yuan had never fully disclosed his true plans to her all along. The most important part was probably... not only did he assign her to the periphery, but he also chose to personally take the risk alone, as if the entire Xianzhou should be his sole responsibility, and others had no need to undertake any unnecessary dangers.
Fu Xuan herself was, of course, also afraid of taking risks, afraid that her life might end here. But this was absolutely not a reason for her to choose to shrink back in the face of danger.
Yet, who could argue that sometimes rank truly crushes people, and other times... sacrifice isn't the only important thing.
"According to the General's instructions, as the Master Diviner of the Xianzhou Luofu, I am supposed to guard the passage to the Scalegorge Waterscape while His Excellency confronts the Emanator of Destruction, to prevent any other incidents. Moreover, I should promptly seal off the pocket realm and report the entire sequence of events and causes to the other Xianzhou ships should anything happen to him..."
The more she spoke like this, the harder it seemed for Fu Xuan to suppress that strange emotion within her, as if she was deliberately venting it on Kevin.
This emotion not only contained resentment that the General didn't take her along when entering the Scalegorge Waterscape but was also mixed with concern for the General she spoke of... Generally speaking, such complex emotions should more easily appear in less mature young women.
One could only say... Master Diviner Fu might truly be young at heart?
"And also... forget it, now is clearly not the time for these things. The Scalegorge Waterscape isn't exactly peaceful right now. Are you really sure you want to enter?"
Fortunately, she ultimately didn't act in any childish manner and soon displayed her mature and steady side, explaining softly to Kevin: "I don't know how much control the former Dragon Lord still retains over the Scalegorge Waterscape. To be honest, regarding the ancestral land of the Vidyadhara, I've only seen fragments of information in some ancient texts."
"Without that Dragon Lord as a guide, venturing deep into the Scalegorge Waterscape alone will inevitably subject you to many unexpected obstacles. But the most important thing is still that Emanator of Destruction from the Legion... The Alliance's intelligence on her merely marks her as 'extremely dangerous.' As for her various abilities and true strength... we know nothing at all."
After all, prior to this incident, the Xianzhou Alliance had never had any interaction with those notorious Antimatter Legions roaming the universe. For an Alliance focused on hunting down Abundance abominations, they were completely separate entities with no conflict of interest.
But who could have imagined those guys would be so insane—offending the Xianzhou Alliance to such an extent without hesitation. If something truly irreparable were to happen on the Luofu, then the relationship between the two would indeed become one of life and death.
However, one undeniable point remains—if we were to simply compare surface-level strength, the overall power of the Antimatter Legion might indeed be more than a cut above the entire Xianzhou Alliance. After all, the Alliance can't match them in having every single member be fearless maniacs who know only destruction.
But if they truly become enemies with the Antimatter Legion... then the Alliance's allies across the universe would be too numerous to count.
"I never feel fear because of such things... or rather, I came here precisely for matters like these."
Yet, contrary to Fu Xuan's expectations, Kevin not only showed no trace of fear from her admonitions but even went a step further: "I very much want to see for myself what kind of being that Emanator of Destruction is, who spares no effort in trying to destroy all civilizations... This is my personal wish, nothing more."
In fact, in Kevin's heart, his inclination to go see what such a being is like even ranked higher than helping the Xianzhou—even if Fu Xuan really tried to stop him from entering, he'd probably find another way into the Scalegorge Waterscape anyway.
Of course, the reason for wanting to see that being definitely wasn't to discuss philosophy with her. On the contrary, Kevin believed it was more likely he would attack without mercy.
After all, since they chose to be enemies of civilization, they naturally become enemies of all civilizations... Why should he hesitate in such a matter?
"Alright then... Since you've put it that way, I have no reason to stop you any further. But there's one thing you must remember well—"
Fu Xuan's tone paused slightly before she continued, forcing herself to sound calm: "No matter what happens, you must come back alive... If possible, give General Jing Yuan and the others a hand while you're at it."
For someone as exceptionally tsundere as Fu Xuan to specifically ask someone else for a favor, one can imagine what a huge challenge this was for her. Kevin's keen observational skills often played unexpected roles—like now, he noticed this Master Diviner's complexion had already turned slightly red.
"......"
Yet, faced with this situation, Kevin inexplicably chose silence and even stared directly at her without shifting his gaze. As a result, this Master Diviner's originally not-so-obvious blush rapidly deepened into a full blush. After a long pause, she barely managed to squeeze out half a word—
"P-please..."
"Alright."
Since she said so, what reason did Kevin have not to agree?
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After finally getting past the Master Diviner's hurdle and continuing deeper into the Scalegorge Waterscape, Kevin encountered almost none of the various troubles she mentioned along the way—perhaps because that group from the Astral Express had just cleared a path ahead.
Although this Scalegorge Waterscape was quite vast and its original paths had long lost their orderly shape under time's erosion. For Kevin, following their residual traces and memories to track their footsteps was still a very simple matter.
This smooth journey continued until a certain fork in the road—the auras of several people intersected multiple times here. There wasn't much difference in strength among them; it seemed they hadn't encountered much danger.
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