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Chapter 762: Chapter 783: Interpretation
Upon hearing this, the group simultaneously turned their heads, looking towards the little Tanya, who first displayed surprise and then a look of resignation—this prophecy was too explicit, it definitely couldn’t be referring to anyone else.
The divination continued, and the card far from Lancelot lit up. Tanya’s body trembled even more violently as she struggled to speak:
"This card... will reveal... a powerful ally..."
The card slowly turned over as if reluctant, and Lancelot fixed his gaze on it, only to see an image of a woman with a horrified expression, albeit obscured by lines like cracks, resembling a portrait under shattered glass.
"Potential... powerful... ally... is a... legendary woman... but her mind... has gone mad..."
The companions exchanged glances, currently clueless about the prophecy; however, by then, the last card had already illuminated, and the half-elf’s trembling had far exceeded what a normal person could feign, as if countless birds were flapping their wings beneath her skin.
Different from before, Tanya did not explain the meaning of the last card first but flipped it over directly, very hastily as if she was running out of time. Amidst the curious and fearful stares of the group, an image of a marionette appeared, its peculiarity being that despite the wide grin and exaggerated gestures which seemed quite humorous, the eyes gleamed with malice and cunning.
"Hehehe... tehehe... Yahaha!!" the half-elf let out a weird, frenzied laugh, "How interesting, oh how amusing! The Lord of the Demon’s Domain is already sealed? Who could accomplish such an incredible feat?"
Suddenly, Tanya’s eyes closed and her body went limp, falling backward, fitting perfectly in Alamir’s arms behind her, while the cards floating mid-air also fell one after another, their patterns fading like ashes in the wind, instantly turning utterly blank.
"Tanya, are you alright!" Alamir shook the half-elf in his arms, and seeing no reaction, he immediately started to pray softly, "Lady of Blazing Light, your humble servant beseeches your power..."
"No need, I am fine," Tanya suddenly opened her eyes, her red pupils returned to their former place, "What did I just say?"
"Phew, you scared me," Bruto wiped the sweat from his forehead and sighed in relief, "You don’t know what you just said?"
"I was in a trance, can you remember your own words in a dream?" 𝖓𝔬𝔳𝔭𝔲𝔟.𝖈𝖔𝔪
"Is that so... first, you said that we would be in..." Bruto scratched his head, looking at his companions for help, "What kind of place was it?"
"In a place once for prayers and pleas, we can find ancient history there to understand our enemy," Kalalin read from his notebook, "But it is now abandoned, and beasts do not understand the value of books..."
The Scholar spent a short while recounting the prophecy Tanya had just made in a trance, which seemed slightly eerie to the others since the Half-elf had just repeated the same content.
"Well, the first prophecy probably refers to some abandoned temple or church—it shouldn’t be hard to inquire about it in town," Bruto scratched his head. "The second should also be simple; we could just run through all the taverns, and as soon as we see any wolf-head decorations, we would know we’ve found the place..."
"We could narrow down the area even further," Tanya pondered with a frown. "If there are many wolf-head decorations, it suggests there are many wolves nearby, and wolf packs generally roam the forests. We could start from the settlements near forests or ask around where wolf hunters are spotted."
"Ah..." Bruto pursed his lips, "I was actually looking forward to the challenge of visiting every tavern..."
"Tanya makes sense," Lancelot nodded. "As for the third one, it certainly refers to little Isha since she’s a vampire and fits the description of ’one who is dead.’ Moreover, carrying the Lord of the Dead’s blessing, she can prevent the resurrection of Undead creatures, which is obviously advantageous in combat against high-level undead like Liches."
"In that case, I think it’s essential for you, Isha, to conceal that ability of yours to avoid alerting the mastermind behind this and allow them to prepare in advance," the Half-elf turned to the little vampire beside him and said, "Never let the enemy know until the very last moment of the final battle."
"Yes, I understand," Isha nodded seriously, "If our enemies are Undead, I will not make a move."
"Actually, I can also cover for you," Alamir smiled slightly. "By sprinkling Holy Water on the corpses and pretending to perform rites of exorcism, we can make others think it’s me who stopped the Necromancy from taking effect..."
"It’s still better to be cautious," Isha’s expression remained serious, "Even if I don’t attack directly, I still have many ways to help everyone during the fight..."
"Ha, this child has become clever!" Bruto pompously blew his mustache. "Make sure you send a few enemy heads my way when the time comes! Don’t just focus on your brother Lancelot; he doesn’t need those few tokens of victory..."
"Having a young lady help you and you’re not even embarrassed," Lancelot laughed as he smacked the frog figure on Bruto’s Helmet heavily. "Next, the mad legendary female... how do we find her? Ask where there’s a crazy woman? In places like these, I suppose everyone is more or less a bit mad..."
"We indeed don’t have enough information right now, we’ll ask around later to see if there are any pertinent rumors," Kalalin remarked. "The prophecy used the word ’legendary,’ which means this person must have achieved some remarkable deeds; we can start from this clue."
"Makes sense," Lancelot nodded. "As for the last one, ’The master of the Demon’s Domain has been trapped,’ this statement is quite straightforward; it isn’t really a prophecy. The focus should be on the following question, ’Who could have achieved such an incredible feat?’
"We have these clues so far..." Kalalin tapped the edge of his notebook with the pen in his hand, "First, Tanya mentioned that this place called Derrick Valley in the Demon’s Domain was opened over a hundred years ago. According to what we’ve heard before, unless the master of the Domain—Peyton Derrick—intended it, such a phenomenon only occurs when the master of the Domain is destroyed. As a Lich, Peyton certainly has many ways to deceive death, and just a bit of time would allow him to resurrect, which also matches the historical record of the exits being sealed again after half a year..."
