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Chapter 616 Heading to the Snow Mountain

An armed hovercraft flew past at high speed over the Yatan Plateau.

The sky here is the domain of the ancient dragon Lance Shanks, which is the one Kara encountered at the beginning. However, the hovercraft has activated the optical camouflage and avoided the range of Lance Shanks' activities, and is moving safely towards the snow-capped mountains.

Yes, Li You and his team are ready to go to the snow mountains.

As for Bernal...if an agreement was reached with him, Li You would not need to fly over in a hovercraft now, he could just borrow his blessing points and be done with it.

According to the previous agreement with Bernard, Li You helped his witch suppress the fire in her body, and he would give Li You the secret treasure of the Volcano Mansion, the Profane Claw.

The Claw of the Blasphemous Beast, like Bernal's real weapon, the World-Devouring Scepter, was the reward he gained when he joined the Volcano Mansion.

The World-Eating Scepter is a legendary weapon modeled after a giant snake. As for the Claw of the Profane Beast, it is just a... less conspicuous piece of stone.

What was unusual was that a fragment of the Death Rune was embedded in the stone, and it had been activated through a special ritual. Holding it in the hand, it could dispel the power of the Black Sword.

In the past, on the night of the conspiracy, Justice Lakad accepted this item from Lani as a thank you gift. He had intended to use it as a trump card when he challenged the black beast destined to die, the "Black Sword" Malicus, in the future blasphemous moment.

But later, Lacard himself became half human and half snake, and the secret treasure fell into Bernal's hands.

This is what Li You originally wanted. As mentioned before, the black sword in this world is definitely not easy to deal with, and the blasphemous claws of the beast increase the chances of winning when fighting against the black sword.

But unfortunately, it seems that he won’t be able to get it unless he kills someone and robs the goods.

Not long ago, Li You and his party, along with Bernard, under the leadership of Kara, came to the Smokehouse Church at the junction of Galid and Nimgefu. Next to it was the low and long fire wall built by the Red Lion Army.

According to Kara, when she arrived here, the witch was sitting in the corner of the church with flames constantly coming out of her body.

The witch of Bernal failed to jump into the fire, and was already entangled by the Ash Extinguishing Flame. However, she did not think of suppressing it, but instead looked for various special flames and absorbed them into her body, hoping to complete her mission of becoming a fire seed. Therefore, she has been enduring the pain of being burned by the flames.

Ever since he heard Kara's story, Bernard had been silent and would not speak unless necessary. When the group arrived here, he rushed into the church and looked for the man.

However, he looked around and saw no one. This dilapidated church was no bigger than the Church of Airey. If there was really someone here, it would be impossible to hide it from Bernard's eyes.

"...No one?" Bernard glanced at Kara subconsciously, but then he realized that there was indeed the aura left by his witch here.

"If there are still traces, it means she didn't go far." Li You was very calm, "We have a humanoid mine... a tracking master here, leave it to us."

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However, Bernard did not answer Li You. He looked around carefully, stretched out his hand to feel something, and took a step forward following a mysterious connection.

Finally, he found a pile of inconspicuous ashes next to the broken outer wall of the church, and there were even some sparks dancing among the ashes.

Bernard paused for a moment.

Li You: "!"

Everyone had a bad feeling in their hearts, and Aiji couldn't help but cover his mouth: "Could it be..."

"…It seems that our agreement has been broken."

Bernard didn't look back, but said in a gentle voice: "Go away. I won't give you the Blasphemous Claw. Or, you can snatch it from me now."

Li You looked at Bernard's back and didn't know what to say for a moment.

If Bernard's witch was still alive, he would have plenty of ways to bring her back, regardless of the cost. But now... even Li You didn't have the ability to resurrect the dead.

And with Bernal's character, when he saw the pile of ashes, he must have completely abandoned all his retreat routes and tried his best to defeat the supreme will.

The Blasphemous Claw is also very important to Li You. In order to ensure the safety of his companions, this thing can be said to be indispensable. And originally, Li You was also prepared to rob it directly if he failed. After all, this is a matter of life and death.

But now... Li You really couldn't do it. He wouldn't lose his heart at the critical moment, but attacking Bernard to steal the secret treasure was definitely not a choice he would make under such circumstances.

Since he couldn't exchange it for money or kill people for money, there was nothing Li You could do.

"Let's go." The companions didn't say anything. They also sympathized and understood Bernal's situation.

But before leaving, Li You thought of something. He looked at Bernard's back, which had not moved for a long time, hesitated for a moment, and then took out the soul-calling bell and shook it gently.

The Soul Summoning Bell can summon the souls of the dead and communicate with them. This is its original function. And, because it is an unreasonable system item, even the target of soul annihilation can be temporarily summoned by it.

The bell rang, and a figure emerged from the ashes.

It was a woman wearing a light-colored robe, with gentle features, but with sparks flickering on her body.

Bernal: “!?”

He turned around to look at Li You, but Li You and his group had already walked out of the church.

When the witch first appeared, her expression was a little bewildered: "This is... how could this happen? Shouldn't I..."

But then, she saw Bernard in front of her, and her expression changed immediately: "...Ah, Lord Faded, you are back, I have been waiting for you."

She opened her hands impatiently: "Please take a look - I burned myself with fire several times, so there must be a way to become a fire. Is that right? That's why you came back, right?"

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Bernard was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Didn't I tell you not to think about becoming a fire seed anymore?"

"You did say that, but I cannot accept it." The witch smiled softly and continued to talk about her own affairs. "The fire used to burn me is the fire that prevents the spread of scarlet corruption. That flame is very special and will never go out."

"Look, can you see it? This flame is still burning slightly. As long as you use this flame to burn yourself, I can become your fire. So, when you are heading towards your destined death, please offer me away."

Bernal fell into a longer silence this time, and finally uttered a short word: "...stupid."

"...Really? You said that before." The witch didn't take it seriously. "But I also said that you would become the King of Elden. As your witch, I want to do my part and walk with you. Even if it means betraying Two-Finger-sama, no, even if it means betraying everything, I am willing to do so."

As she spoke, the sparks on her body gradually expanded and began to turn into burning flames. She looked at Bernard and asked with some concern: "...Lord Faded, am I... a fire seed? Can I... travel with you...?"

This time, Bernal just looked at her but couldn't speak any response.

The witch seemed to have misunderstood his meaning, and her expression darkened: "...Is that so...I'm sorry, I didn't help you."

"But... I really want to move forward with you..."

Her figure then disappeared, the power of the Soul Calling Bell was exhausted, and the soul of this unknown witch would never be found again.

Bernal remained silent and did not make any sound until her soul completely turned into light and dissipated.

He stood there for a long time before he squatted down gently, grabbed a handful of ashes from the corner and put them away.

Even at this moment, Bernal did not roar, howl or cry to express his emotions. The alien beast helmet covered all his expressions and did not reveal any of his emotions.

After collecting the ashes, Bernal simply turned around without saying a word, touched the blessing, and teleported away.

On the entrance terrace of Gaileed in the distance, Li You watched the light of transmission in the Smoke Church flash by, and turned to his companions: "Let's go, we will also head towards the snow mountain."

"Aren't you going to the royal city?" Kara asked.

"Let's not go there yet. Anyway, there is a thorn of rejection, so we can't enter the Golden Tree even if we go there." Li You said, "Let's go directly to the Giant Snow Mountain and make preparations for going to the Sky City Fam Azra as soon as possible."

"As for how to deal with the 'Black Sword', we'll think of a way later. If it doesn't work, we can go back and ask Lani."

Everyone had no objection: "I'll listen to you."

"Okay, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)