Chapter 161: The True Purpose of Hidden Leader
The white light behind suddenly spread out like a rushing giant wave, and in an instant, it completely covered the red spider silk on the ground.
This kind of commotion lasted for almost half a minute. When the white light slowly vanished, everything returned to calm.
The spider webs disappeared, leaving only visible holes on the ground.
"Phew~"
Loria looked back and breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that the guildmaster had no visible injuries.
Now she had to quickly carry Vita away.
Although Vita currently didn't seem threatening, who knows if trouble would arise again with time.
With the power of the God Descending Card, Loria's speed had become as fast as if she had wheels attached to her feet. After a moment, she dashed out of the bustling village and arrived in the muddy wilderness.
After realizing that Count Lidilia and the others didn't chase after her, she placed Vita on a relatively clean rock.
As for whether Vita's clothes and pants would get wet from the rain, she didn't bother to think about it...
"Hey! Hey! Hey!"
Loria's eyes widened suddenly.
An inappropriate scene appeared.
In that moment sitting on the rock, the red clothes on Vita seemed to melt like it had encountered a high-temperature furnace.
First revealed was the slender neck, followed by delicately sculpted collarbones. The clothes gradually became thinner, resembling a translucent silk nightgown in a faint shade of crimson, revealing a few dazzling hints of pink amidst the faint snow-like complexion.
Those were the ripples caused by the tender skin in the coolness brought by the pouring rain, perhaps with other captivating embellishments as well.
In short, Loria couldn't take her eyes off.
After all, this was the "great journalist" who wore a somewhat old-fashioned gray duckbill cap and red-framed glasses, yet still exuded plenty of charm.
In the simulation, she couldn't get enough of Vita and even took the initiative to act "weak," enticing Vita to subdue her in various positions.
If Vita's body wasn't both elegant and muscular, how could she have done such a thing?
"I'm not a promiscuous succubus. I took the initiative to entice Vita in the simulation, not because I'm wild. Blame it on Vita being too reserved. Normal people can't resist."
When Loria snapped out of it, Vita had already transformed into a sea maiden sitting on a stone with nothing on.
"Put it on, put it on, hurry up and put it on."
Loria quickly took a loose set of clothes from her inventory and casually draped it over Vita's body.
She didn't want to be seen as a perverted lesbian obsessed with pornography.
Is she that kind of person?
If there really are people who think like that, then darn it, it must be the fault of the simulator!
Plump Loria also took them out together, but there was no underwear.
Her chest is upright and curvy, but her body shape still limits her from comparing to Vita and the guildmaster.
Vita, who got the clothes, didn't rush to put them on. She just pulled the collar slightly to cover her back.
The front of the clothes is open, only covering the private parts, and the middle still reveals a large curved shape.
In a daze, Loria felt that Vita, who was half covered and half revealed, was even more alluring. She quickly turned her head away, afraid that the plot would turn into a battle between a female knight and a female assassin in the wild on a rainy night.
"What on earth is going on with you? How did you suddenly become so strong? Not only did you become stronger, but you also came up and yelled at me, that's too much. Our relationship hasn't deteriorated to this extent, right?"
Vita didn't speak, staring straight at Loria.
Staring for a long time, Loria couldn't help but frown.
"Is there something wrong with me?"
She looked down and didn't find any problems, except that she was not wearing shoes.
But that's not her fault, her shoes were left at the battle scene.
"Forget about me, let's talk about you."
Loria reached out and poked Vita's exposed chest without any hesitation, where there was a small spider.
It's not a real spider, it's a spider mark.
"Is this Weaver's mark?"
However, Vita remained silent.
This made Loria, who was always patient, a bit unstable.
If you don't speak, how can we communicate? We can't just play a "communication" game when we meet, right?
"Who made our relationship so good? Although you always want to catch me, at least this time I'm not angry."
Loria took a step forward and helped Vita put on her clothes.
This process is inevitably a bit bumpy, but Loria, who can get emotional for half an hour just by taking a bath, said that with effort, she can still stay steady.
After finally tidying up Vita, she opened the simulator and took a look. The God Descending Card still had half a minute of duration remaining.
We still can't leave Vita here, otherwise the consequences would be unimaginable when Count Lidilia and the others catch up.
"I'll take you to a safe place to hide for a while."
Loria was about to carry Vita on her back, but Vita suddenly grabbed her wrist.
They looked at each other, and Vita shook her head gently.
"Hmm?"
Loria saw Vita's lips trembling and after several attempts, she still couldn't open them.
She wanted to say something to me, but she couldn't say anything at all.
Suddenly, Loria became alert, staring tightly at Vita's hand that was holding hers.
She saw it.
Underneath the fair skin, beside the blue veins, there was a red thread embedded.
Other people's threads hung outside their bodies, but Vita's thread was already buried inside, which was obviously much more serious.
Was Vita still Vita at this moment?
In an instant, as the thought popped into Loria's mind, she saw a thread shoot out from Vita's fingertip and effortlessly pierce into her arm.
"Oh no!"
She felt as if she had been punished for two days and nights in a row, her strength draining away in an instant.
Oh, wait.
Loria suddenly realized that it wasn't the lingering effect of the thread, but rather the effect of the God Descending Card wearing off.
To be honest, the spider specifically attacked when the effect of the God Descending Card had ended.
"This is bad, bad."
Loria's face turned pale, at this moment, she was just a low-level female hero, how could she resist being controlled by the thread?
"I hope I don't become someone I can't handle. I don't want that. If they really want to torment me, it's better to make me a geisha. At least geishas have new experiences every day, and they don't have to deal with just one person all the time."
The silky threads that entered Loria's arm were like wild horses running on the plain, revealing a sense of wilderness.
Rushing, rushing, rushing all over Loria's "god" suit.
The excited threads turned and headed towards Loria's mind.
The so-called "god" suit refers to a normal container for "divine power" and "divine thoughts", not anything else.
"Stop, stop, stop!"
Loria desperately wanted to break free from Vita's grasp.
But for her, who had greatly weakened in strength, this was like a fool's dream.
She could only watch helplessly as the thread circled her shoulder and crawled up to her neck.
She had almost given up struggling, but an unexpected event occurred.
"Has it really stopped?"
Loria's mouth opened slightly, and she almost thought she had the power to speak anything into existence.
If Loria only felt surprised, then the strands of unknown that suddenly invaded her senses were pure terror.
She thought that what awaited her ahead was a clear path, but upon closer inspection, she realized it was a bottomless abyss!
One, two...
The strands of unknown remained still in their place.
Standing on her left side was the Goddess of Dawn, Wind, and Sky, and standing on her right side was the Goddess of Pleasure and the Dark Moon.
Besides these two goddesses with physical forms, there was also the presence of polluted gray mist, fragmented black mist, and shimmering white light that constantly transformed amidst countless sharp blades.
It was truly bustling.
But why is it so lively?
Spider hair stood on end (scared).
In the next moment, the "gaze" of the two goddesses shifted, and black mist and white light began to flow.
Excuse me!
The spider silk immediately tried to escape from Loria's body at a speed ten times faster than before.
It was easy to come, but it won't be easy to go.
Various forces surged up at the same time, instantly crushing the spider silk.
Snap.
Everything returned to calm.
Loria was shocked to discover that the spider silk she had grabbed in her hand suddenly vanished when it retreated back to her wrist.
It disappeared unexpectedly, as if it had never existed before.
When she looked up, she saw Vita squeezing through and pulling up her sleeve, revealing her shoulder.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
"Are you okay?"
Vita touched and felt Loria's hand.
As time went on, Loria felt that Vita was taking advantage of her.
"I don't have any problem, but you do."
Loria's gaze fell beneath the deep groove.
The spider web has disappeared, but the spider mark on Vita's body is still there.
"What is going on here?"
"Weaver."
"I know, I'm asking how it got on you."
Vita didn't mean to hide it from Loria.
She didn't know when Weaver would continue to control her, so she wanted to explain things quickly.
After telling the story of gaining Weaver's power because of Sylph, she talked about Weaver's abilities.
Weaver's favorite thing to do is to control others. Its control is not just about controlling someone's body, but about infecting the target with a brand new "persona" and making them follow that "persona" in their actions.
"The person who interacted with Countess Lidilia was not a member of the Sainsbury family. He was just an eastern tea merchant who was given a new identity by Weaver."
Squeak~
Loria took a deep breath, no wonder that man showed signs of "amnesia" after being knocked down by him, at first she thought it was just an act.
Weaver's ability is a bit too much.
If she had been controlled by the spider silk just now, and then Weaver created a character of a y despicable person for her, would she really become a y despicable person?
You rascal.
This evil god must be killed, a person's fate should not be manipulated like this.
However, Loria couldn't think of a good solution for now.
Weaver is different from the Goddess of Madness and Indulgence and the demons in the Abyss. The power He controls is extremely strong. Just pulling out an Vita made her suffer greatly. If another A-level adventurer were called, it would be impossible to have fun.
When dealing with other evil gods, she holds the statue of the goddess, it's like holding a weapon stained with s... Ahem, it's like wielding a powerful weapon, causing everyone around her to panic and scatter with just a swing.
But when dealing with Weaver, she could only use the goddess statue to slightly drive away the threads. Before long, the threads would continue to attack her in the direction away from the goddess statue.
"Can't be forceful, must use strategy or endure for now."
Loria examined her own intelligence and it seemed like strategy was not her forte. So, she decided to endure for now and challenge Weaver when she reached the level of an A-ranked adventurer.
"How did you end up here?"
Vita said, "For the Stone of Enka."
"the Stone of Enka？"
Loria was taken aback, it was a completely new term that she had never heard before.
Vita explained, "At the founding of the empire, the emperor held the Stone of Enka and sealed away the demons that invaded from the ruins. After the sealing was complete, to prevent anyone from breaking the seal, the emperor divided the Stone of Enka into four pieces, one of which is in Count Norton's possession."
Count Norton is the faction that secretly joined the Hidden Leader.
Loria immediately understood.
"So the real purpose of you all is not to help Count Norton establish a foothold, but for the Stone of Enka in his hands!"
"Hmm."
"How many pieces of the Stone of Enka has Hidden Leader collected?"
"Two pieces."
"..."
Loria was speechless, as she had witnessed the demons in the ruins.
She didn't know how many demons were in the ruins, but even if there was only one, releasing it would surely cause huge destruction.
Moreover, she had provoked that demon fiercely, and in order to survive, she was afraid the only way she could go was to hide.
But, can we really keep hiding forever?
Loria just wanted a peaceful and relaxed life, she didn't want to be chased and pushed around by people.
"We can't hand over the Stone of Enka to the Hidden Leader."
She made up her mind right away.
After she lifted her head, she hesitated about how to talk to Vita, but Vita saw right through her thoughts.
"If I were in your position, I would do everything I could to stop the Hidden Leader. I don't know how much longer I'll remain clear-minded, so I want to tell you as much as I know."
She paused for a moment.
"The Ruins are said to be the world where the gods live, a place that mortals can't touch. I'm not sure what the Hidden Leader wants to do exactly, but their first step is to unlock the seal on the Stone of Enka. That seal is located in the Imperial City, so they don't care if the war can destroy the empire or not, as long as they can occupy the Imperial City, even for just one day."
"Wait." A sudden inspiration flashed through Loria's mind, "The empire doesn't really know the Hidden Leader's true intentions. If the situation in the war continues to worsen, they might voluntarily abandon the Imperial City and rally together somewhere else. They think they are trading space for time, but in reality, they are falling into the Hidden Leader's trap."
"That's how it is."
"No wonder Hidden Leader dares to rebel without adequate preparation. No, I must deliver this message to..."
Loria's voice faltered.
She remembered her experiences in training simulations. Even if she could meet the officials of the Empire, would they believe what she said?
Being insignificant, she was just a small knight. Those people might even think she was a spy sent by Hidden Leader.
What should she do?
Loria felt restless.
At that moment, Vita's attention was also focused on her.
Because of this, neither of them noticed that the guildmaster had secretly approached nearby.
