Chapter 59: Dialogue
Sarah's words sparked a murmur in the tent.
Everyone, including the twins, looked worriedly at the last lone wanderer who had no one to team up, Aruna.
This is a mercenary with an archery who wields a longbow.
The sisters had seen her strength in the swamp, with three skills and a high level of 43, which was considered outstanding among the participants.
Seeing that everyone was looking at her, Aruna couldn't help but smile a little reluctantly.
"Don't worry about me, Your Majesty, I... I'll take care of myself. β
Hearing her words, Sarah nodded, then looked at the others again.
"It's going to be a tough challenge tomorrow, you're each other's opponents and you both know how strong you are, but no matter what, I want everyone to be the best at what they can do.
Don't think too much about it, and don't show mercy because of sisterhood, that's what a good Amazon warrior should be, you know? β
"Got it!" Everyone replied in unison.
"Very good, it's getting late at night, hurry up and go down and rest, recharge your energy, and get ready for tomorrow's challenges!"
......
In the hazy darkness of the night, there was calm on the sea cliffs south of Yukesen, and the bright moonlight poured from the distant sea level, draping a strange one-man high reef at the end of the cliffs in a magical silver-white veil.
In the silence, a figure armed with a dark gold spear stepped out of the bushes in front of the sea cliff.
She stood quietly on the edge of the sea cliff, hiding in the shadows of the woods, silently watching the reef not far away.
This reef is the "Stone of the Tides", a marine relic, and it has the power to send items to the depths of the ocean and bring things from the depths of the ocean back to the other side.
The Tidestone has the same power as the Mountain Key.
It can bring back thousands of waves and terrifying whirlpools from the depths of the ocean, enough to destroy the Howorth Islands.
But no one, including all the storm queens ever seen by the Amazon tribes, can truly harness the power of this artifact.
The figure stood in the shadows for a moment, then slowly approached the moonlight-shrouded range.
She is none other than Fina, the Chant Queen who has just left Yuxen City.
"Goddess, what kind of secret do you have......
Fina muttered softly, and with an indifferent expression on her face, she walked up to the sea cliff and approached the Tide Stone.
The Storm Goddess's response made her intrigued by this sacred relic, which had been abandoned by her people a long time ago.
Why would the goddess mention this holy relic separately in her short reply?
What kind of relationship does it have with the goddess?
In response to the call of the sacrifices, is it really the "Goddess of the Storm"?
The Chant Queen is not sure, and she does not know the secrets hidden within.
She was here to explore the artifact and see if there was anything that had not yet been discovered by her ancestors.
Just as Fina was about to walk to the Tide Stone, the silver-white moonlight was suddenly shrouded in a dark cloud that had moved from nowhere.
The sacred moonlight on the Tidestone then receded, a damp and gloomy breath that permeated the sacred relic like a breath from the bottomless abyss of the depths of the Twin Seas.
"Queen of the Yin Clan, do you have doubts?"
A deep, indistinguishable voice suddenly sounded in Fina's head, and the sound froze her steps forward.
"I can tell you don't really believe me......"
"Goddess?" Fina's eyes narrowed, and she unfolded her inner vision skills to scan around, but she didn't notice anything unusual around her.
"Here I am, in the depths of the abyss, where I have been imprisoned for thousands of years, and have been waiting for my followers to save me......"
The voice became distant and desolate, as if it had traveled from an ancient time.
"You... Imprisoned? β
"Disaster, invasion, the world is wailing in pain!
It needs to change, and we, the newborn gods, are too weak to help it.
It drains our power and uses it to change the rules of this world so that we can fight against the monsters from the otherworld. β
"Change... Rules ......" Fina frowned, she didn't understand what the "goddess" was saying.
"You don't understand, this is normal, this world has been dragged into another track by endless wars, and without the guidance of the gods, you can't discover the truth of the world......"
Fina replied with regret and regret in her voice, as if she was very dissatisfied with the state of the world.
"Many companions have vanished, losing the opportunity to wake up in endless sleep.
More gods have been harmed by the new rules, and they have been reduced to their original form, injected into the core of the universe... I still exist because of the Stone of the Tides, and because of the faith and sacrifices that you continue to this day.
From that point on, I should thank you, Queen of Chanting. β
"It's... What we should do, Your Highness the Goddess. Fina pursed her lips, her mind in a state of confusion.
She didn't expect that a whim to visit the holy relics would actually trigger a conversation between her and the goddess.
She was unprepared for that.
"I can see that you're confused, and you don't know if you should believe me... This is also normal.
It's been too long for me to answer your calls, and I can't even control my minions while I'm asleep.
I'm sorry for the hurt they've done to you.
I promise that when I return, I will make amends to you. β
"Your Highness the Goddess... You ......" Fina gathered her thoughts for a moment, and then prepared to ask some questions that she had been puzzled about.
However, the voice of the "goddess" interrupted her again.
The voice was like a mind-reading, and it easily penetrated her heart and found the question she wanted to ask.
"You want to know, why after all this time, I suddenly woke up at this time?"
"It's very simple, because the rules of this world are loosening for some reason - the rules that are as strong as steel are disintegrating because of the resistance of the world.
Our world is beginning to hope to correct the detours it has taken, and it is gradually returning some of the power it has withdrawn, as evidenced by my awakening......"
"The invasion continues, and the world continues to fight against them... We are still waiting, waiting for the day when the world will be set right, and all the gods will awaken and return! β
The emotion in his voice was stirring, as if he had thought of something that made his blood boil.
"So, what can the Amazons do for you?" Fina's tone became more and more deferential, and she could feel the power emanating from the Tide Stoneβa power as unfathomable as the sea.
"My believers, help me, in the coming return... Snort... Sneer......."
The Storm Goddess's voice was suddenly replaced by an ominous scraping sound so terrifying that Fina had to cover her ears.
After a long time, the sound stopped, and Fina looked up and whispered in the direction of the Tidestone.
"Goddess? Her Highness the Goddess? β
β... I'm here... Get ready, welcome... My return... Amazons ......."
The goddess's voice reappeared, but this time, Fina frowned.
She felt that the voice seemed to be a little different from the desolate and distant voice before, as if it was more... Gloomy and gloomy?
But after saying this staccato sentence, there was no response from the tidestone.
The cloud in the sky that had obscured the moonlight drifted away, and the silvery-white moonlight once again enveloped the entire Tide Stone.