Chapter 197 Chapter 197: Abyss Flower
Chapter 197: Abyss Flower
Under the oppressive heat of the blazing sun, the sea was forced to "fall silent."
The Seaborn no longer approached this "dead land," as the Terrorbeasts understood to seek advantage and avoid harm.
"Do not approach the 'sun.'"
This was a new law Kevin had branded upon their race.
"A race with great potential."
From their memories, Kevin saw the step-by-step process of transformation and evolution, a speed far surpassing that of Terrans.
Yet, this speed still had its "limits," at least, it did not make him feel threatened.
He stopped looking at the sea and raised his head; the dark clouds in the sky remained thick.
For sixty years, this had almost become a curse shrouding "Saltwind City."
No sun, no seeds for crops, the land accumulated salt left by countless seawater—for the residents settled here, it was undoubtedly a dead end!
"After all, it was only a temporary modification."
The lantern in his hand was already covered in cracks. That it could last this long had far exceeded Kevin's expectations.
However, it could still accomplish one final task.
Reaching out, raising it high.
The "sun" slowly ascended into the sky. The dark clouds churned, evading, evaporating, being driven back to the center of the sea!
At that very moment, night also faded away. What rose on the horizon was a new dawn.
It was also the first time in sixty years that Saltwind City witnessed a miracle called "Two Suns Sharing the Sky."
......
"He can't do anything?"
Gladiia flicked away the dark blue scales in her palm, her bewitching crimson eyes glancing at Quintus, who had already hidden inside the church.
"This... this is impossible! No human can do such a thing!"
This Deep Sea Bishop, who in the past pretended to be mystical and deceived an entire city's residents into becoming his followers,
finally revealed a panicked side at this moment.
"Is he... really human?!"
His dark green pupils trembled violently. If he could truly reach such great power... would it still be too late for him to change his religious affiliation now?
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Step, step, step.
Under the first ray of dawn's light, Kevin walked slowly, holding that broken lantern.
His white hair and clothes were both clean and fresh, not stained with any dampness.
Supporting her utterly stunned teacher, Eileen only felt her mouth go dry.
After the Great Silence, the Tribunal's scriptures had diluted the existence of "gods," even blurring them to the point of invisibility.
By Eileen's generation, almost all traces of "gods" were gone, replaced by all of Iberia—Iberia's laws and its people.
But now, she clearly urgently needed such a transcendent term to describe the man before her.
"Your lantern... as compensation, you may choose a new one."
He walked directly up to the two of them.
In his right hand was that broken "piece of junk," so damaged that even Dario, its owner, couldn't recognize its original form.
In his left hand was a lantern nearly identical to the one Kevin had taken over initially.
He had even perfectly replicated some of the battle damage marks and palm prints Dario had left on it before.
"I'll take this one."
Dario didn't even ponder why Kevin could produce an identical one. Without hesitation, he chose that "piece of junk."
Piece of junk? Can something used by a "deity" be called a piece of junk?
That should be called a holy relic!
As for the lantern? Standard-issue equipment; its power depends entirely on the individual.
With his status as Grand Inquisitor, he could get as many as he wanted.
As for the other party severing his arm... Dario didn't believe his life was heavier than all the citizens of Saltwind City combined.
"Hmm."
Kevin didn't press further. People's preferences are always strange; he didn't have the energy to investigate each one.
During this time, everyone else also walked over.
Among those present, only FrostNova and Outcast wore expressions that weren't too surprised.
"Thank you."
Skadi felt her physical condition was unprecedentedly good.
Under the illumination of that "sun" just now, the burden of her bloodline and the whispers in her mind had all vanished.
"There is another consciousness within you. The lantern's effect is limited; it cannot separate souls."
Kevin's tone was flat, but the information contained was truly astonishing.
"As for you... never mind, come here."
Shifting his gaze from Skadi, who seemed to want to speak but hesitated, he looked toward the two Inquisitors.
Spreading his fingers, a pure white flower bloomed on the ground at his feet.
Under everyone's now accustomed gazes, he actually pulled out a black-handled, white-tipped knight lance from it.
Its style seemed very similar to those from Kazimierz, but the noble and elegant white floral patterns and the peculiar thorny bindings on the black abyss handle distinguished it from those knights serving commercial interests.
The Sixth Divine Key,
Key of Creation — Mimicry · Abyss Flower.
"If you want to kill my teacher, you'll have to go through me first."
Eileen gritted her silver teeth and once again drew that slender sword stained with Seaborn blood toward the "miracle-worker" she had just witnessed.
No matter how many people he had just saved, she absolutely could not allow this man before her to kill her teacher.
"You cannot stop me."
Kevin shook his head and swung the knight lance slightly.
She understood that the man before her was stating a fact.
But she still executed her not-yet-perfected Iberian swordsmanship, brandishing her slender sword as she charged at Kevin.
Her light body gave her great speed. Amidst seemingly murderous sword shadows, Eileen's left hand had actually already moved to the hand cannon at her waist.
If I fire at point-blank range, maybe I can buy some time for me and my teacher—?!?
Just as Eileen confirmed her tactic, Kevin's knight lance did not block her attack as she had anticipated.
Instead, it directly aimed at a flaw in her swordsmanship, lightly flicked and pressed down.
The weapon in Eileen's hand flew out, and then she received a "gentle" tap on her back.
Thud!
Her entire body embedded itself into the sandy ground, kicking up a large cloud of dust.
FrostNova and Outcast both facepalmed simultaneously. Did she really think Rhodes Island's top operator was a Seaborn to fight?
Sure enough, she was down in one encounter.
"You have a good student."
"Indeed."
Although there were some burn scars on his face, Dario was indeed smiling.
This stern Grand Inquisitor always wore a strict expression when facing his subordinate and student.
Even though Kevin held a knight lance, he wasn't worried about what this man might do to him.
Otherwise, back when returning the lantern, he could have easily taken his life.
"Hah, it seems you're not as worried as she is."
Kevin thrust Abyss Flower into the sand before Dario.
"Eileen is just... overly concerned due to worry...?!"
Under Dario's astonished gaze,
white flowers converged into a sea of blossoms. Emerald green seedlings took only a few seconds to sprout from the ground and grow into towering giant trees.
Decay annihilated part of the salt; creation awakened the land.
Abyss Flower — Third Rated Power: Reconstruction and Revival.
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[Event — Saltwind City "Miracle" Research Document No. 9]
The sea tide is a tamed pet beneath His feet.
Hope is a blessing bestowed by Him.
On that day,
the sun was cast into the sky by the deity; trees of hope were planted.
On that day,
the night was driven into the sea by light; today's dawn was exchanged for it.
————《Saltwind City Records · Deity Chapter · Part One》
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