OBS Chapter 3820 The Miracle of the Second Ring
Chapter 3820 The Miracle of the Second Ring
Chapter 3820 Second Ring - Miracle
The people who escaped from the large hole in the ruins certainly saw Stella, but now was not the time to greet her.
After landing at the temple entrance, almost everyone used magic or drank potions to heal themselves. Shad even cast [Dark Moon Grace] to restore everyone's spirit, and this magic that could restore spirit didn't even attract any discussion at the moment.
Almost everyone was covered in dust. Stella felt she had figured out what was inside the hollow cavern beneath the ruins, which emitted a dim yellow light.
She reached out and helped Flora, who was being held by Shad, while the ground continued to shake violently.
The sound of the mountain collapsing could be heard clearly even at the highest point of the snow mountain, but Stella believed that no matter what happened, the temple behind her would never collapse.
The large hole that started spreading from the center of the ruins finally stopped expanding after its diameter occupied half the width of the entire ruins. However, the dim yellow light emanating from below reminded Stella of the scariest bedtime story she had heard from the tribal elders when she was a child.
"The following is..."
"It is essentially another space, a false world created by the seal of the ancient gods, the dream of the serpent, and a power that we cannot explain. There is only yellow sand there; it is not the end of the world, but it is extremely close to it."
Shad explained, continuing to use Moonfire to heal Flora, who was injured in the previous battle. Flora's undead dragon form had really been a great help.
After nodding to Xia De, the Butterfly-Winged Maiden vanished, clearly to deliver a message. Some of the dozen or so ring mages from the church and academy remained, while others, taking advantage of the ongoing landslide, immediately set off to leave the area temporarily.
Those who remained were in relatively good condition. Stella even noticed that the unknown twelve-ring prophet was holding a tortoise, and the tortoise's shell was clearly inlaid with the [Void].
Ten minutes earlier, as Stella entered Upper Spring, Shad saw the stone door at the end of the passageway disappear. The black snake that then emerged attacked him, while Dorothy and the others who had come to the ruins to help were simultaneously summoned by Ms. White to come and assist.
In the midst of the fierce battle, the group was forcibly transported to the deepest part of the seal by the snake in the dim yellow light. In the end, they only managed to fight to a draw with the snake, which had just begun to move from the ten-thousand-year-old seal, thanks to the power of the chosen ones of the space.
But clearly, more than fighting with Shad and the others, the snake was concerned about breaking free from the seal, which gave everyone the opportunity to leave.
Xia De's decisive escape was also due to the current shortage of manpower. The snake's escape from the seal was already a done deal, but it would still take a few minutes for its true form to completely return to the material world, and they also needed time to make final preparations.
"Stella."
He spoke softly, and the white-haired girl immediately nodded, showing him the two rings in her hand:
"The Upper Spring can gather the Ring of Fate, but it takes time, and everyone's time is different. When I left, the clown and the priest were still in the spring, as were our friends, of course. But old man Zarathustra and the woman who worshipped the god of misfortune were nowhere to be seen."
“That’s not right. Before our last group entered the ruins, all the candidates, except for the priests of the [Order of Unity], came in. Mr. Zarathustra and the cultists shouldn’t have failed to find the Upper Spring.”
The prophet of the twelve rings, holding the [Void] tortoise, spoke, and Shad added:
"Father, where did the two candidates who came in with me go?"
No one could answer this question. Shad only hoped that they would not rashly head to the Oracle Square area on the cliff.
Flora, having recovered somewhat, then asked Stella the most crucial question:
Now that you've completed Act 7, how do you become a chosen one?
Stella then remembered that there was this matter:
"From what I've heard, it seems like everyone is going to compete to see who has the highest score, and the venue is this temple. But we should wait for everyone else to come, right? At least I can't be the only one here."
"Then we can only wait."
Shad then asked the church members:
"You saw it deep inside the seal just now. The snake was already that big even when only a part of its true form was exposed. Are you sure the artifact that's holding the mountain together will work? If Mount Fatumunster collapses, the snake won't just emerge little by little, but will reveal its entire body. The battle later will be very troublesome."
The Nightmare Witch answered this question:
"The artifact from the Church of the Sun should be fine, but this method can only last until dawn. If it is confirmed that we cannot defeat the serpent before dawn, we will probably have to use the second plan to temporarily lock the serpent in this sea area."
This is something Shad and the witches wouldn't consider. The basic order of the material world is still maintained by the Church, and Shad only needs to consider how to defeat the enemy. He won't think about how to clean up the mess if he fails, not because he's confident he won't lose, but because his power isn't enough to consider such complicated matters.
With great power comes great responsibility, and outsiders understand this principle well, so they do not pursue excessive power.
The massive opening in the collapsed ruins seemed to connect to the legendary hell. After confirming that Flora was temporarily safe, Shad quickly returned to the interior of the temple.
As Miss Pavo, who was still waiting for someone, looked over curiously, he had already arrived at the altar. The "Manual of Destiny" was unfolded, and dice and coins clattered all over the table.
He didn't need to keep these to compete with others for points, so looking at these trophies representing his hard-earned gains from two months of busy work after the year-end holidays, he said to the golden ouroboros roulette wheel:
"I want to use all my points to exchange for the [Ring of Miracles]!"
On the table are a golden six-sided die (given by the hermit), a silver twenty-sided die (given by the evil god), seven brass twenty-sided dice (from the Seven Acts of the Story), and six gold coins (from the characters Innocent, the God of Gamblers, the Lord of the Walls, the Mist, Little Beren, and Major Rades).
Of course, the most numerous items were the black iron six-sided dice and black iron coins. These were either obtained by Shad directly killing the Infinite Serpent or by Shad breaking the black arc that the Infinite Serpent had transformed into.
Including the six-sided die with a score of 70-89 that I just got tonight, the average sum of all the dice plus the fixed sum of the coin's score is 587.
The number doesn't sound particularly outrageous, considering the main source of points is still those brass twenty-sided dice. Perhaps if Shad does something more tonight, he can get even more points, but there's no time to wait now.
The golden ouroboros roulette wheel on the wall then emitted a golden light towards the table below. Within that light, all the dice bounced once and then began to spin. When the dice settled, Shad's final score was 681.
The dice and coins dissipated into specks of light in the golden glow, which then converged into a dark golden ring in the center of the altar.
But to Shad's surprise, not all the coins had disappeared. Four gold coins bearing holy symbols and each with a value of 1, representing four different gods, remained on the table.
[The Creator of Innocence], [God of Gambling], [Lord of the Walls], [Lady of the Mist]—these coins were clearly genuine, solidified fates, yet they remained even after Shad consumed all his points. These points were not deducted; Shad still possessed four points.
However, losing only four points was no big deal. Xia De didn't think much of it, reached out and put away the four gold coins, and then looked at the dark gold ring that made his breathing quicken.
He reached out, and the ring flew towards him automatically. As he grasped the ring, it vibrated with a hum and immediately resonated with the white "Resurrection" ring and the half-circle purple "Noble" ring that appeared on the back of his right hand.
The soft voice whispered in my ear:
[Stranger, you possess a second destiny—a miracle, a destiny that calls strangers to this world.]
Holding this ring increases the likelihood of triggering low-probability events.
Holding this ring increases the likelihood of encountering unforeseen events.
[While holding this ring, luck cannot be measured by any concrete means.]
The above effects require no resource consumption.
[Stranger, you may permanently consume this ring at this temple and make a wish that will affect your destiny.]
The simple characteristics didn't even seem as useful as the "Resurrection" fate, and they were all passive effects, but Shad knew that the simpler the description, the more likely it meant extraordinary power.
Two destinies resonated at this moment, and the feeling that he was about to face a momentous event that would affect his entire life grew clearer. Shad knew that he would surely receive his third ring of destiny tonight, and that his words of higher ring sublimation, as well as the secret he had been pursuing all along, would also be revealed tonight.
His heart was pounding so hard that Xia De couldn't tell if it was from nervousness or excitement. He knew the third ring was not far away, almost within reach.
Of course, before that, he still needed to deal with the giant serpent that was about to break free of its seal.
Boom!
The rumbling of the earth, avalanches, and incomprehensible, terrifying sounds from within the mountain created a scene reminiscent of the apocalypse, leaving the island's residents, who were unable to sleep that night, in a state of considerable panic.
The town housed almost all the members of the Fatu tribe on the island, these people who worshipped the holy mountain gathered in various parts of the town to pray silently. Meanwhile, the people of Time Wheel City only learned at eight o'clock in the evening that the city hall had issued a "special weather disaster martial law order," and from the various sounds coming from the outskirts of the city, they learned that pirates had attacked the island.
Staying at home and ordered to keep their doors and windows closed, they imagined all the natural disasters that could happen on the island—tsunamis, avalanches, earthquakes—but they never imagined this moment.
The landslide began.