OBS Chapter 3987 The Reviving "Corpse"
Chapter 3987 The Reviving "Corpse"
Chapter 3987 The Reviving "Corpse"
“Megan and Audrey are right, Shad, this ‘Spark’ is very important. But you must be careful, the Spark can only absorb sparks weaker than the ‘Spark of Life’ it contains.”
Luvia reminded him, and Shad realized something else Luvia had just mentioned:
"Only [active metals] can make this kind of thing?"
"Yes, that's how the divination results showed. Perhaps others used different methods than us, but that only affected the power and stability of the 'Spark Source'. The method we used is already the most perfect forging method. The Earth Core Furnace, the Ring of Fate - Breeding, and Shad's magic are all unreplicable."
Luvia nodded, and Megan and Audrey exchanged a glance:
"So the Church of Creation began to fully control the Reactive Metal seven years ago because they also discovered the special properties of this relic? And they can also create the Spark Source?"
Luvia wasn't entirely sure either:
"It can only be said that they knew at least part of the secret."
Shad frowned:
"Although I had some suspicions about this before, I still find it hard to believe now that it's confirmed. The Church of Creation and Destruction is, after all, a righteous church. How could they possibly use the power of calamity?"
Megan laughed:
"The Church of the True God is also composed of mortals, and there are various ideas and factions within it. Not to mention, seven years ago, the Whispering Psalms were no different from mythology to everyone, and the church at that time may not have realized what they had discovered."
Perhaps they knew the 'spark' was extremely dangerous, but they didn't necessarily know that this danger was related to the end of the world. Seven years—it seems short, but now it feels like a bygone era, an era of 'people knowing nothing and therefore believing the world was safe.'
Luvia laughed too, taking the "Spark" from Shad and examining it for a moment. The involvement of multiple ancient forces ensured its "inactive state," making the "Spark" quite safe in this state.
"The matter of the [Creation Church] will likely escalate into a major problem later. But for now, we can only speculate. At most, we can have Iluna, as a chosen one, reveal some information to the [Sun Church] so that the True God Church can investigate the True God Church."
But we must be very careful about this; none of us want a civil war to break out between orthodox churches in this era.
Perhaps because the forging process of the "Spark Source" incorporated Shad's blood, although Luvia and Megan could also control and activate it, they were not as able to manipulate it as Shad.
Shad glanced at the basement:
"I'll go check on the other relics in the basement, and then thank the [Creator of Innocence] for his help. If everything's alright, let's go rest; it's only 2:30 in the morning."
I'm still very curious, though. Only the power of the ancient gods can counter the power of the ancient gods. What exactly is the origin of [Active Metal]?
Luvia raised an eyebrow:
"Speaking of which, you have something else to worry about."
"whats the matter?"
Megan and Audrey also thought of this:
"Shad, the [Active Metal] you finally found has now become the 'Spark.' So, what are you going to take to the Fifth Era on Wednesday?"
The other relics in the basement were indeed fine, but this incident served as a warning to Shad that it was best not to pile up so many relics in his basement in the future. If it weren't for Mia, there might have been a real problem this time.
As for how the cat sensed the hidden space in the basement from the third floor, Shad didn't understand, but he didn't intend to investigate. The fact that this cat could safely accompany Ellie through the snowy mountain during the Battle of Fate already made Shad realize that Xiaomia's luck might be even better than Ellie's.
After all, Ellie truly possessed great talent and strength, while the cat, though it could only set its tail on fire and spit sparks, remained just as safe as Ellie.
Although Luvia believed that the "Spark Source" wouldn't go out of control again because the forging process was perfect enough, Shad was still worried about it. So, on Luvia's advice, before resting again, Shad went to the attic and retrieved one-third of the "Moonlight Water" he had been accumulating, filled a jar, and then put the "Spark Source" into it for containment.
"Don't you have any special glass or crystal bottles in your lab on the third floor?"
Megan asked this question, and just as everyone was preparing to continue resting for the night, Audrey pulled Luvia back as she was about to return to the third floor:
"Why go back? Let's go together, it's just a rest anyway."
As she spoke, she shrank back into Megan's body like a shadow, a rather horrifying sight. However, Shad and Luvia were used to this, and after confirming that Shad didn't mind, Luvia went back to the second floor with everyone else.
Xiaomia returned to her familiar bedroom, where the cat immediately lay down on the pillow.
“Shad, you could actually get a bigger bed. This bed is just right for three people, four people are just right, but it would be a bit crowded for more than that.”
Luvia made this suggestion because Megan and Audrey had given up their seats. Shad patted Mia, letting her lie closer to the head of the bed, and then picked up the two girls and put them on the bed.
"Let's talk about that later. After all, you don't come every day, and Xiaomia and I don't need a very big bed."
"Shad, are you complaining that none of us stayed home the other day?"
Nothing else happened for the rest of the night. Shad thought that everyone would have a hard time falling back asleep after waking up in the night, but Luvia and Megan quickly snuggled up to him and fell asleep. Shad then drifted off to sleep again with his beloved girls by his side.
In his dream, he saw a giant, burning eye.
The nighttime activities did not prevent Mia from waking up on time, and Winnie, as usual, arrived home early to prepare breakfast for everyone.
The start of a brand new Monday signaled the imminent end of the fourth month of 1855. And on this morning, Iluna pierced through the thick fog and knocked on the downstairs door.
"Iluna? What brings you here? Oh, judging by your outfit, did you have a mission last night?"
After Shad led Iluna upstairs, Luvia asked this question. Iluna's attire clearly indicated she had just returned from a mission, and the eighteen-year-old girl nodded after greeting everyone, including Mia, and sitting down.
"Yes, yes! I was woken up at one o'clock in the morning and ran to the public cemetery outside the city to carry out a mission. There are 'undead creatures' in the cemetery."
Although she woke up very early, Iluna was as energetic as most of the time. Eighteen is a beautiful and vibrant age, and her vitality makes her look younger than her peers, but her experience of many important events has given her a mature air, making Iluna's charm quite unique.
Luvia and Megan were here early in the morning, and Iluna could guess why. She had talked to Luvia about this a long time ago and knew that Shad was paying a "price" to win over the witches, so she didn't ask any further questions.
"The public cemetery in Tobeskoye? How do the local gravediggers take care of it?"
Megan asked curiously:
"Besides, even if something happens at the local public cemetery, they wouldn't need to come to you for such a minor matter, would they?"
Although Iluna can handle almost any trouble, she is only sent on extra missions for truly important matters, aside from her regular job at Blackrock Security.
Iluna then explained:
"It's not simply a resurrection of the dead; in fact, you could say this has nothing to do with the dead. Although it manifests as corpses crawling out of the tomb, those corpses don't possess the chilling aura of the undead; instead, they exhibit a kind of..."
She recalled what Mr. Hogg Rendell, the "Sunsword" and fellow member of the Church of the Sun, had said after she was summoned to the cemetery in the early morning:
"The corpses exhibited a vitality, and an abnormally twisted vitality at that. This brought those soulless corpses back to life, and gave them strength, speed, and sensory abilities that normal people do not possess."
These things are now temporarily referred to as 'living corpses,' and they exhibit an abnormal thirst for life. As a result, they immediately left the cemetery to search for living people after reviving.
Only 17 corpses were revived last night, but these bodies lacked any aura of the dead, thus evading the cemetery's detection ritual. By the time the gravedigger discovered this, it was too late; a few corpses had indeed found living people and successfully seized their life force.
But Iluna shook her head again:
"It's not quite right to call it taking away; it's more like contamination. They use their own filthy and twisted life force to pollute normal life, making it become like themselves, and in the process, they use the other's life force to strengthen themselves. Even ring mages can't easily get close to them; they themselves are sources of life contamination."
Shad glanced at Luvia and Megan, knowing they were both thinking the same thing:
"This is indeed different from a simple undead, so how was the matter handled?"
"The Church of the Sun, the Church of Creation, and the Church of Nature sent people to first determine the number of missing bodies. Then, while the association sent diviners to perform divination, they also sent ring sorcerers with life-sensing magic to search for them. Before dawn, they finally found all the missing bodies and victims."
Fortunately, the cemetery is on the outskirts of the city. If this had happened in a royal cemetery within the city, there would likely have been far more victims than just a few.
Iluna tilted her body slightly, allowing Winnie to place the bamboo plate containing the bread on the table:
“I went to check on those revived ‘active corpses,’ and they are indeed very strange. We originally planned to destroy most of them, leaving only a few individuals for research, but then we discovered that these strange corpses have a strong regenerative ability. The speed at which flames burn them cannot keep up with their regeneration speed. Even if they are cut into pieces, the corpses are still active.”