OBS Chapter 3700 The Love Curse and the Fool's Curve
Chapter 3700 The Love Curse and the Fool's Curve
Chapter 3700 The Love Curse and the Fool's Curve
Although Shad didn't want anyone else to come, Vanessa insisted that he bring the Night's Watch before allowing him to set off. To facilitate their mission, Ellie and little Leona, who had already gone up the mountain with the others, were temporarily "recruited." Shad and Sirius each rode a small unicorn, while Claire flew alongside them.
The three of them traveled from the southern foot of the snow-capped mountain to the northern part of the mountain and eventually landed on a somewhat remote mudflat.
Valentine Halonin was indeed there—or at least, this person looked like Valentine Halonin. She wasn't doing anything; she was simply standing on the mudflats, gazing at the sea in the snow. From behind, she was indeed a graceful woman, even exuding a faint sense of sadness when facing the sea, but Shad knew perfectly well that this was an effect she was deliberately creating.
The two little unicorns showed her full hostility after landing; these kind-hearted creatures, with their pure nature, loathed this woman.
The woman gazing at the sea did not leave despite the group's arrival. Only when Shad jumped off Ellie's back and walked towards her with Claire and Hillis did she finally turn away from the direction facing the sea.
"unicorn."
She smiled as she looked at the two small beasts that Xia De had forbidden from approaching:
"They are more beautiful than I ever imagined in my teenage years. Your appearance this time is much more polite than the last time you barged into my house. So, shall we give it another try? Perhaps this time you've found the real thing."
"I'm here to deliver a letter. Baron Samir asked me to give you one."
As he spoke, Shad tossed the Baron's letter over. Despite the heavy snow and wind at the beach, the letter landed precisely in the hands of the woman on the shore.
She opened the letter and glanced at it:
"He wants to see me?"
"Yes, I told the Baron that you shouldn't have any regrets in life. And I feel that if you can repent after meeting the Baron, your story won't be a completely bad ending."
As Shad spoke, he looked at her:
"The reason I didn't take action this time is because of this. If you're willing to meet with the Baron, I can help you get back to him and arrange the time and place."
But the woman put the letter away and gently shook her head:
"It's too early now. Once I've completed Mr. Snake's final task and paid the price tag on the gift of fate, I'll go find him and leave this place with him forever. At that time, everything here will be irrelevant to us."
As for now, I can only ask him to wait for me a little longer. I'm sorry about this, but so many years have passed, and for both of us, this is the last darkness before dawn.
Seeing that the other party said this, Xia De no longer hid anything:
“When I spoke with the Baron, he told me something secret. He didn’t forbid me from telling you this, and I think you should know it too—you obtained the power from Mr. Snake that made the Baron love you forever, but in reality, that power may not have worked.”
Shad briefly recounted a story from two hundred years ago about a member of the Samir family who married the Grand Elder of the Fatu people:
“You can go to the Baron yourself to verify this; I’m not lying. So, based on the current situation, the snake may have deceived you. You already have the Baron’s love, but it’s making you pay an extra price for what you already have.”
But Shad's words had no effect. The woman, with her back to the sea, asked:
"But you yourself said that the treasure passed down in his family is only potentially useful, isn't it?"
As she spoke, she raised her hand to touch her face. Sirius and Claire, standing beside Shad, were seeing this woman in her true form for the first time. They both admitted that while her face wasn't as beautiful as the great witches, it was undeniably captivating upon closer inspection.
“I have enough faith in Mr. Snake’s power because I have seen his true form with my own eyes, and I know how unstoppable that power is. Moreover, what I have gained from Mr. Snake is not only the Baron’s eternal love for me. I have also gained this face, and now this power that allows me to control my own life at will.”
Her fingertips slid down below her left cheek, a gesture that for some reason reminded Shad of the mermaid.
"As for what you said, I will verify it with Mr. Snake after the transaction is completed. But even if it is really as you say, it doesn't matter. It's just the price I pay to fate. I have already gained enough, so paying a little more is nothing."
After all, everything I cared about is already in my hands.
The other person wasn't crazy; in fact, she was almost too rational. Having worked for that snake alone off the island for years, she must have experienced a lot. However, Xia De hadn't intended to make her surrender with just a few words. His persuasive skills, while impressive, weren't exactly "hypnosis."
"So even knowing that what you're doing is wrong, you still continue to do it? You use other people's blood and pain to stain your own rose of love. Do you really think that kind of love is beautiful?"
The woman replied:
“When we first met in Frostkissed Corridor, you talked to me about whether to be a good person or a bad person behind my back. You had your answer, but do you know what my answer was? Everything has a price, so there’s no need to worry about whether what you do is worthwhile, because the price will inevitably come.”
She did not give Shad a chance to continue persuading her:
"Of all the men I've met, you're the most special one. You probably think I've always been trying to seduce you, but actually I do have some feelings for you. So, here, take this as payment for helping me deliver messages to the Baron. I won't let anyone do things for me for nothing. Also, please tell the Baron that I'm busy with my own things lately, and once I've finished, I will definitely take the initiative to see him."
She tossed Shad an old roll of parchment, which Shad glanced at and his expression immediately turned serious.
"A love spell? A secret technique that forcibly binds the red thread of fate between two people, thus making their love eternal? Is this the serpent's reward to you?"
The woman laughed:
"Yes, now I'm giving it to you. Since you said Mr. Snake might have lied to me, you can use this power to verify your own thoughts. And I'm curious, after you can make anyone love you forever, will you use this power?"
She winked at Shad, then turned and walked eastward along the coastline. Unsurprisingly, Shad appeared behind her the instant she was there and grabbed her shoulder.
So the beautiful woman tilted her head slightly to look behind her:
"What, still not giving up? Want to try again?"
“You always have to give it a try.”
Claire and Hillis had just received a signal from Shad that he wouldn't let them approach. What they saw now was a black ring emerging from the woman's back. She smiled at Shad, then slumped against him.
The Fool's fate struck again, but this time, the instant the ring glowed, Shad's hand pierced through the other's body from behind, grasping the black ring amidst flesh and blood. Fate, which shouldn't have been touched by him, now materialized with the purple light emanating from his right hand. Shad felt the ring's touch; he had truly touched it.
"Huh? You actually can?"
The woman who had been lying on top of Xia De opened her eyes again, looked at Xia De in utter astonishment, and then, amidst a piercing scream, exploded into a cloud of blood mist in the sea breeze.
The black ring tried to escape into the blood mist, but Shad held on tightly and wouldn't let go.
The ring, on one hand, was urged by its true owner to leave, and on the other hand, it was firmly suppressed by the purple light on the back of Shad's hand. As the blood mist dissipated, Claire and Sirius attempted to do something—
Click!
A clear cracking sound reverberated in the hearts of everyone present. Black light erupted from the ring, and as Shad staggered backward, the fate of the [Fool], whose surface had developed clear cracks, escaped into the void.
But Claire and Hillis knew that Shad hadn't come away empty-handed; the black arc was now firmly in his grasp. He waved his hand to disperse the surrounding blood mist, looking with pity at the scattered human remains on the ground:
"The Breath of Time".
Even the power of the breath of time can only piece the skeleton back together; the flesh and blood are permanently gone.
"Is this the Fool's curve?"
Claire waited until Shad had collected the remains before asking the question. Shad nodded, looking at the brand-new "Fragment of Fate" in his hand:
"The fate of the Fool has been shattered because of our struggle. Although the ring itself is not yet broken, the power of that fate will certainly be affected. So that's how it is; nobility can suppress it."
The Fool didn't react at all in his hands; this fate was completely unsuitable for him. When she handed it to Claire and Sirius, the platinum-blonde-haired Great Witch of the Sun was initially worried that it would light up in her own hands, equating "The Fool" with "The Clown." But thankfully, neither she nor Sirius were a match for this fate.
"Those who are driven by lust will probably never dare to appear before you like this again."
Hillis smiled and said to Shad, who then looked towards the spot on the beach where the woman had just stood:
"She doesn't necessarily need to use the power of the Fool to manipulate those she controls every time; it's mainly her powerful mental and spiritual strength that's at play. So, what was she doing here with this Fate just now? Being cornered at home by us was an accident, so she needed to rely on Fate to escape. But this time... guess what else she did on this island besides expanding the spread of the Serpent Plague?"
PS: The illustration in this chapter is titled "The Lover - Ms. Halonin".