Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 718 - 324: The Stars Are About to Return to Their Places

As the two joined, the town’s festivities reached their peak.

At twilight, a slightly tipsy Wu Chang received a message from his True Self that Ernst wanted to see him.

His True Self went to the cliff behind Sea Bird Mountain to meet with Ernst who was lurking there.

Before Wu Chang could speak, Ernst quickly said:

"Sir, I just remembered something important."

"When Da Gang asked us to intercept the Ogre Kingdom’s fleet, he issued an order to ensure, at any cost, that the fleet could not approach here before the designated date."

Wu Chang frowned slightly and asked, "What day is the designated date?"

Ernst confirmed, "Today."

Wu Chang hissed, feeling exasperated. Good heavens, typical fish-headed human, perfectly inherited the memory of a fish. If you’d remembered a few hours later, there’d be no point in remembering.

He asked, "Did Da Gang give a reason?"

Ernst said, "No. It concerns the will of the Lord, Da Gang never explains the reasons to us."

Hearing it was related to the Evil God Remains, Wu Chang’s expression turned solemn.

In recent days, he had asked Ernst about a lot of intelligence regarding the Master of the Deep Sea. According to Ernst, there is no one in this plane capable of summoning the Martial Star Monarch.

Unlike the Evil God Remains on the Silent Route, when the Master of the Deep Sea descended, it was not severely injured and suppressed at the seabed.

On the contrary, the Master of the Deep Sea rampantly devoured on land, and after being satiated, dragged a small landmass to the ocean floor where it then slumbered.

This meant that the Master of the Deep Sea, at present, was in a perfect, uninjured state, having recuperated for thousands of years.

This made Wu Chang take it very seriously.

Today was the day ordained by the Master of the Deep Sea. If Ernst’s poor memory led him to not prepare in advance, and the Master of the Deep Sea’s plans succeeded as a result, Wu would make Ernst into a fish head stew before leaving the plane.

Having obtained the information, Wu Chang’s main body ended the festivities ahead of time and began to consider countermeasures.

As the sun gradually set on the sea, a whistle sounded, breaking the festive atmosphere of Briff.

More than a dozen massive steam-powered steel warships appeared on the sea horizon, with the Ogre Kingdom’s fleet arriving at Briff before the Master of the Deep Sea.

Wu Chang clicked his tongue, inwardly musing that today is truly a great day; everyone decided to come on the same day.

The flagship named Mercy in the fleet sailed into the port, the steamship docked steadily, and members of the National Church Knight Order in tidy uniforms walked down from the deck.

They formed a neat square, marching in unison, flanking the sides.

Dozens of priests emerged carrying heavy red carpets, laying them from the pier all the way into the town center.

On the red carpet, Archbishop Gelman walked slowly with a young girl. They seemed not to be here for a war but for a banquet.

Faced with the arrival of the National Church Knight Order once again, the islanders’ response was particularly intense this time.

Unlike before, now Briff Island is not just their home but also the place where the Eternal Light Sect was founded, their Holy Land.

This time, they are not going to hand over without a fight and obediently leave the island.

Although the islanders now seemed harmless, before meeting Erin, they were all semi-marine pirate rogues, not benevolent creatures.

Spurred by Morena, townspeople rushed back home to grab their weapons, ready to fight these heretics to the death.

However, before anyone could act, Wu Chang waved them off.

"Put down your weapons, return to your homes. Unless I call you out, nobody is allowed to come out. Don’t be so tense, relax and get a good night’s sleep. By tomorrow, everything will be over."

What a joke, the islanders of Briff were followers they painstakingly cultivated; they couldn’t let meaningless skirmishes turn them into consumables.

Morena anxiously said, "But..."

Wu Chang interrupted, "No buts. This is Lady Erin’s wish."

Morena: "Mmm..."

Since it was Erin’s request, the islanders no longer insisted and returned to their homes.

However, they did not put down their weapons as Wu Chang said, but instead gripped their firearms and long sabers, peering outside through the glass.

After dispersing the islanders, Wu Chang and Erin walked towards the town entrance and happened to meet Archbishop Gelman walking along the red carpet.

This was the first time Wu Chang saw Archbishop Gelman in person. Gelman was over fifty but managed to maintain a youthful body due to his formidable power, appearing only in his early thirties.

He had a tall and slender frame, broad shoulders, a narrow waist, an elegant posture, complemented by his iconic gray long hair and deep, wise eyes. He held a deadly allure for young women of all ages, acknowledged as the ideal lover among the upper-echelon ladies of Ogre.

In the Peaceful Town plane, Archbishop Gelman was the incarnation of perfection, a symbol of virtue.

But in Wu Chang’s eyes, Gelman’s appearance, complemented with his tailored Archbishop robe, was the epitome of a villain.

Such a guise appearing in a show would be considered a spoiler as soon as he appeared onscreen.

Archbishop Gelman possessed the appearance and aura of a major villain, while the young girl beside him was no less remarkable.

The girl was exquisitely crafted like a mannequin, exuding an aura of sanctity and compassion that made people instinctively lower their gaze, afraid to look her in the eye.

If someone did not understand what it meant to describe someone as perfect, her presence served as the most authoritative answer.

The only condition was that the person who saw the girl hadn’t seen Erin.