novelraw Chapter 871 372: In the Shadows_2
Chapter 871 372: In the Shadows_2
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Quickly, they arrived at the Land of Fragrance.
The vine city walls that had been built around remained; as they arrived, a door of vines opened and they walked through.
A soldier approached, leading them toward the military camp, saying that Jilenna had been waiting for them for quite some time.
Walking the streets, Alka and Chadite noticed that, although there seemed to be more residents compared to before, overall there wasn't much change.
It was still a grim situation, and soon they arrived at the military camp. Here, Alka noticed not only the Flower Children but also many members of the Holy Mother Church.
And it was quite clear they were not priests or knights from the Holy Mother Church.
The attire was slightly peculiar.
Here, Alka found an acquaintance.
"Chebriid? What are you doing here?"
Chadite also saw this slightly somber man, recalling that he seemed to have been part of Pororo's group before.
Chebriid looked at Alka, and the two nodded politely, his somber aura unchanged.
"Helping the people here cleanse demons and cultists." After saying this, he turned and walked away, seemingly busy with something.
Alka shrugged helplessly at Chadite, then proceeded inside.
Soon they saw Jilenna at a table, engrossed in writing something.
The two came to her side.
"You're here."
"We heard you needed us for something? The demons should have been cleared out. We didn't see any on our way back."
Upon hearing Chadite's words, Jilenna hugged her briefly before nodding.
"Yes, almost all the demons have been cleared. Without energy supply, the teleportation gates naturally disappeared.
Moreover, possibly due to becoming useless, the concealing power used to shield the teleportation array's hub dissipated as well. We destroyed the entire array."
Alka curiously asked, "Then why does it feel like the patrol is tighter than before?"
Also, the patrol forces seemed more numerous.
Hearing this, Jilenna sighed with annoyance, saying, "There's no choice. You've seen the negative energy cloud floating in the air. The negative energy is so abundant that it's hard to dispel.
Only when our god revives will we have the strength to eliminate it.
Those damned cultists obviously won't just give up; in fact, almost all the pirate cultists from Giant Wood Habitat have begun to harass the Manifestation Realm."
After saying this, she frowned with anger and cursed: "Those damned rats."
Alka somewhat understood; these pirates and cultists might not cause large-scale destruction like the Life and Death Boundary.
They might gather significant forces for attacks, but their numerous disgusting methods and skill in covert actions made them overwhelming.
They might not excel in other areas, but when it comes to internal sabotage and disgust, they're unparalleled.
They might not kill, but they disgust.
After speaking, Jilenna frowned at them and said, "Also, the Great Gardener did a slight divination, and the crisis hasn't dissipated; it's becoming more severe."
Upon hearing that, Alka frowned and nodded; while the Great Gardener's divination might not be detailed, it's certainly quite accurate in broad warnings.
If it's more dangerous now, it won't be easier than before.
"Alati also mentioned that the cultists are surely plotting to prevent our god's revival.
We can only patrol defensively with high tension and prevent any unexpected incidents before our god revives."
Chadite patted Jilenna's back, offering slight comfort. Right now, there really isn't any good method, only the utmost effort to prevent unforeseen events.
"Is there anything we can help with?" Alka asked from the side.
Jilenna shook her head with a smile: "You've already helped quite a lot; to trouble you further would be impolite."
"What we've done before doesn't quite count as help since you paid us." Alka laughed.
"How about staying here longer and waiting for the Flower Fairy's revival?"
Both nodded.
The reason for their return was precisely because of this.
Then they bid farewell and left.
Heading back to their camp.
"You mentioned Karuto would certainly be the mastermind behind this time. Why do you say that?" Chadite walked alongside Alka asking.
Their return this time was naturally to deal with Karuto.
After all, that damned thing nearly took Juanlu's life if they weren't there.
Additionally, the Puppet Girls left in the camp at that time.
For revenge, Alka and his group followed the principle of an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
How could they just leave it at that?
Especially when their relations with the Flower Fairy were notably good; moreover, the Flower Fairy was an ally to the Holy Mother.
If asked who helped them the most, the Holy Mother would undoubtedly be foremost. It's naturally ideal to provide help within their capacity.
"Just a hunch." Alka vaguely replied.
During this period, he continued to check the map frequently, observing Karuto's location. It was evident that Karuto was frantically moving around the Giant Wood Habitat for unknown reasons.
Moreover, Karuto wasn't heading towards the Manifestation Realm but lingering around its perimeter.
The main thing was that during a period, Alka saw Karuto's marker disappear from the map.