Chapter 138: Unease

Sigrid and the others were anxiously waiting in a room where those Depraved Beings were being nurtured, which was burned clean by the Priestess. After a considerable wait, the completely automatic vine door finally reopened.

Vilyric, Little Dragon Daughter, and Hilda, who had returned to her original white-haired, white-winged form, with the gray ear feathers grown from becoming an angel now vanished, all walked out together.

“Hilda-senpai!”

Everyone perked up with joy, and Sigrid excitedly rushed over, hugging her fellow Four-Winged mentor tightly.

“I’m sorry to have worried everyone. This time it was really thanks to Miss Vilyric.”

Hilda, the white-winged woman who was liberated from angelic transformation and withering divine power, smiled calmly and reliably, tousling Sigrid’s hair.

Xi Fu probably didn’t expect someone could be revived under these circumstances. Hilda’s memories hadn’t been erased, though the process after becoming an angel was somewhat blurry, she still remembered the general situation.

As a direct party with a particularly clever and sharp mind, Vilyric’s resurrection wasn’t easy to hide from Hilda. However, under the Priestess’s request, the winged woman agreed to keep this secret after understanding the situation.

The reason for their prolonged wait, besides the revival magic process itself, was mostly spent on testimonies.

What transpired on the Island of Spris was indeed just as Vilyric saw in her illusion, but Hilda wasn’t entirely sure of what Xi Fu’s next plans were.

Maybe, as the other party said, They truly regarded Hilda as a more useful pawn and toy, rather than having foreseen the Priestess’s appearance and intentionally hiding it.

But They were definitely no longer on this island.

Hilda was reminiscing with her colleagues and acquaintances nearby. She needed time to explain what had happened during this period and the intelligence gathered. Meanwhile, another small group—Vilyric, Little Dragon Daughter, including Leila and Renée—hadn’t left.

“Miss Vilyric, does that mean Hilda also…?”

The equally astute Leila had already sensed something was off. She and her sister Renée were saved by the Priestess from complete blood slavery using her magical powers, so when they saw a similar situation happening to Hilda, they couldn’t help but speculate.

“Hm? Are you saying bloodline regression? You two are actually just an accident. Such situations only arise with specific skills, and I deliberately avoided that this time; I opted for a different method.”

“I see…”

The sisters sighed in relief simultaneously.

It wasn’t that they couldn’t stand others purifying their bloodlines and felt jealous or anything, but the more frequently such things occurred, the higher the risk of exposure. Ultimately, the biggest trouble would still stem from this person they had decided to serve wholeheartedly.

That being said, matters here seemed to be concluding.

According to Xi Fu’s earlier message in the illusion, as long as they destroyed this magic island she referred to as the “production base,” the Abyss army rampaging in various places would be completely annihilated.

Though that fellow looked cunning and frivolous, as a god, they would never just speak without careful thought, and Vilyric was able to roughly deduce the principle: this island’s relationship with the Abyss tide was probably similar to that of the Abyss Worm and Abyss Beast on Omoland.

Thus, there were so many Abyss Beasts, Death Fog, and even Depraved Beings, not to mention guardian angels like Hilda.

Vilyric’s original intention was not to waste time and energy dealing with unfamiliar countries over there, managing the Abyss army already spreading throughout the southern Wasteland. Yet, if they had such a convenient method, going along with it wouldn’t hurt.

While she wouldn’t feel sad over the deaths of strangers, it wouldn’t bring her any joy or happiness either.

From Hilda’s words, Vilyric already understood that she was this magic island’s strongest defensive force. But just to be safe, the Priestess opened her spiritual network, scanning the island’s entire situation.

It was mostly as expected.

After some time, the group that had finished their exploratory journey, along with the newly added member Hilda, left the interior of the magic island and returned to the surface.

Of course, considering Sigrid’s strong opposition, this time they bypassed the ceiling and burst out directly.

After all, they had already shown some of their strength in countering angel Hilda, so there was no need to hide anymore. The Priestess usually kept a low profile merely to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Standing on the surface of the Abyss Magic Island, surrounded by those caves still spewing faint gray mist, according to Hilda, there was indeed a very large special creature here, as the entire magic island was essentially its body.

This thing had existed for a thousand years, lacked much intelligence, but could move according to simple commands and continuously produce Abyss Beasts; it seemed to be a creature created by another powerful existence, and the woman calling herself Xi Fu was merely borrowing it.

Hilda might not fully understand the reason, but Vilyric guessed that this thing was probably a super-sized version of an Abyss Worm, but more focused on size and production capacity.

As for who created the magic island, she still couldn’t confirm entirely; it could be a creation of those strange biological technologies from the Abyss or possibly even the true Earth Mother Goddess from back then.

Her experiences in the illusion had given Vilyric a deeper understanding of this lost god’s past and sparked further hypotheses. Perhaps… it was soon time for the truth to come to light.

“Vilyric, do you really intend to destroy this island directly?”

Sigrid, who had listened to the Priestess’s plan, looked somewhat hesitant. She raised her eyes to the thick gray mist in the air, then shifted her gaze to the black-haired girl beside her.

“Yes, isn’t it good to solve the Abyss Beast invasion issue once and for all?”

“Of course it’s good, but… could this not be a trap set by the enemy? Like luring us to do this to complete their inconceivable plans…”

Vilyric couldn’t help but chuckle lightly.

“Sigrid, when did you become so paranoid? Even if you can’t trust the enemy, you can’t doubt my or Hilda’s judgment, can you?”

The mentioned white-winged elder smiled and spoke at the right moment.

“Don’t worry; there shouldn’t be any further traps here. That woman probably doesn’t see this place as very important. Her main goal is still collecting those so-called ‘fragments.'”

“That said…”

Sigrid showed a worried expression.

“I don’t know why, but I always have this uneasy premonition, as if something is about to happen.”

   

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