Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest - Chapter 1622: Back To The Village & Speculation

Chapter 1622: Back To The Village & Speculation

Author’s Note: Sorry, I ended missing a Chapter when posting! Chapter 1621 has been fixed with the correct Chapter, what was posted yesterday was Chapter 1622, this one. So for those that missed it, please go read the previous Chapter. Sorry again.

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“That sounds reasonable,” Mark said. “Even then, the most troublesome part is what’s happening here… First of all, somehow the Demon King of Death has grown stronger, second he’s now opening Gates in another Realms, and aiming for this Realm’s… Life? Souls? He’s trying to corrupt things and absorb the plentiful of souls here. And third, he’s employing elite undead with demonic weapons and acting sneaky, hiding while planting dangerous crystals that release miasma and nether everywhere, corrupting the monsters. The Owl Bears not only evolved into stronger forms but multiplied even faster due to the effects of this crystal.”

“Indeed,” Elayne nodded. “But I feel like there’s something else to it, I should’ve eaten that Lich’s soul, but I ended forgetting to do it… I am not really used to doing such things.”

“And I would rather you never get used, it’s not something normal or good at all, don’t worry,” Mark smiled, patting Elayne’s shoulders. “But the one-hundred-dollar question here is, how did the Demon King of Death get stronger? So far, he has done nothing but lose against us. His last invasion in the Grand Forest was dangerous but we won in the end, and you were even capable of evolving the entire forest with your domain, breathing new life into the whole continent as a result. The Domain of Death has probably weakened a lot now.” free\we\bnov(e)(l).com

“Yeah,” Elena nodded as she heard Mark’s words. “But maybe it has something to do with Merlinus defeat, mom?”

“Merlinus’ defeat? What are you on about, lil’ Elena?” Rita wondered, rubbing her chin. “Didn’t we defeat that old man already? How could he do something now that he’s gone forever?”

“Hmm, no, what I meant is that perhaps his death is what helped the Demon King of Death to grow stronger,” Elena said with sharp eyes, as she was thinking of various things. “Think about it, Auntie Rita, didn’t that old man have a lot of powers? He even managed to almost become a Demon King himself. And that crown he had… I don’t think we ever secured that, right? And his soul? It was destroyed but, are we sure it wasn’t sent to the Underworld?”

“You mean that…” Elayne muttered, her eyes widening. “Perhaps that’s what happened? Merlinus did have some contracts with the Demon King of Death. But could it be that the Demon King planned for Merlinus to die all this time, and wanted to reap the rewards that Merlinus had worked so hard to achieve upon his death?”

“Perhaps that’s why there wasn’t any giant demon king crown lying around or something,” said Mark. “Maybe he’s now aiming to devour as many souls as possible to get stronger and recover any strength he had lost on previous fights or invasions, maybe preparing for once the Gates of the Underworld open, which should be in less than a week from now… well, in the outside world. Thankfully, time does go faster in here, so we can take it a bit easier.”

“So he knows we’re coming after him,” Elayne nodded, sighing. “The plan is to aim for him before the Gates of the Underworld even open. His invasions have already been strong, but we’ve managed to defeat his armies so far, however, when the gate finally opens, the entire Continent of Verdant might become a Graveyard in just a couple of days… and imagine what could happen in the Fey Wilds, if that Realm exists because of Lady Verdant, if the Domain of Death expands to that extent, she will probably die… and everything within her Realm. I don’t know if even the new Forest of Beginnings could hold back.”

“That’s why we’re going to slap that bastard in his bony face before that ever happens!” Rita said angrily. “Hey Elayne, when are we planning to do that raid?”

“This Friday, two days before the Gates finally open and that World Quest begins,” Elayne said. “Right now it’s Tuesday outside, I plan to participate in the Player Coliseum event that’ll happen in Nexus City this Thursday and rally as many Players to come with us to this battle. We’ve discovered Players cannot be hurt in their souls if they haven’t been Awakened outside, only those like us are fully vulnerable, but we’re strong so not really. Anyway, I’ll rally them together with Camilla, and we’ll dive into the Underworld using the Key I obtained. We’ll be running against time.”

“So we only got another two days outside, huh?” Rita wondered. “But then…”

“Time pass faster in here,” Katherine explained once more. “24 hours in Earth is almost five days here. You could stay for a whole week without any problem. I would suggest that this way you and your friends and family can grow even stronger to prepare for this invasion in Arcadia, master.”

“Yeah, and we’ll be busy either way in here, this is an opportunity we can use to further hurt the Demon King of Death and also grow stronger thanks to him,” Elayne nodded. “Next time we find one of his Undead, I won’t hesitate either, I’ll catch their souls and get all the information we can get.”

“Well said,” Rita nodded. “But even then, take it easy, it’s night already, so let’s go report our results to the Fairy Guild.”

Elayne slowly relaxed some more, she was still rather tense about everything that had happened so far, and Querlax here could also provide more information once she started interrogating him.

“Oh, it’s the humans! Are they back already?”

“Welcome back, everyone!”

“Hello Lady Elayne, you’re all welcome once more.”

As they made their way there, they were greeted by the Farmers who were on their way back to their homes and the Soldiers guarding the Atlas Flower Garden Village Entrance, at night, Avalon became even more magical, plants glowed with beautiful colors, and flowers let out sparkling pollen clouds that moved on their own, resembling little sprites. free\we\bnov(e)(l).com

Some new animals or beasts lurked around, such as actual Owls with colorful crests, pink, red, or purple bats with spiraling, rainbow eyes that caught bugs and this sprite-like pollen, and even what seemed to be a pack of giant spotted wolves in the distance, although these beasts immediately ran away the moment they felt Elayne’s party presence, they were smart enough to know not to mess with them.

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