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Chapter 140: The Life Goddess's Promise
Serie quickly filtered through the possible Skywing Clan members in her mind, her brow furrowing as she reached the same conclusion.
She truly couldn't think of any surviving Thirteen Council member who could have returned to this world and possessed such powerful strength.
That was basically impossible.
After all, this world wasn't somewhere you could just leave whenever you wanted; once you left, you could not come back.
Just like the elf race ten thousand years ago, who, led by the deity they believed in, were able to leave this world.
So she directly asked the doubt in her heart: "I remember that the Thirteen Council members weren't all dead? Wasn't Olivia the only one left after Kurtz's God Strike against the demon race? And the Skywing Clan, weren't they already..."
"She used to be a Thirteen Council member, but she retired later." Kurtz saw the deepening confusion in Serie's eyes and quickly waved his hand to interrupt her thoughts.
"Don't guess, Serie, this esteemed individual's identity... is quite special and needs to be kept secret for now."
Just as he had said, this Holy Order member's identity was indeed a bit special, forcing Kurtz to treat her with caution. Some truths were better revealed gradually.
Serie looked at Kurtz's unwilling expression. Although her heart was full of doubts, she ultimately just gave him a faint glance and didn't press further. She'd learned when to push and when to wait.
Although Kraft was also curious about this mysterious Holy Order companion, he was more concerned with the mission itself. The urgency of their situation weighed heavily than any mystery.
Since Kurtz guaranteed it, he no longer delved deeper: "I understand. So, where is this esteemed Holy Order now? I will set off to find her immediately."
"Don't worry. She will be the one to find you." Kurtz showed a meaningful smile, "When you embark on the path to the Demon King's City, she will naturally appear. Your goals are the same, and fate will naturally guide you to meet each other."
Kraft looked at Kurtz's shaman-like expression, his mouth twitched, and he finally just nodded. Sometimes the man's cryptic responses were more irritating than helpful.
"As you wish, I will be taking my leave now."
He nodded slightly to Serie and then looked deeply at Kurtz, his gaze incredibly complex.
Afterward, he said no more and quickly departed, his footsteps fading into the distance.
Kurtz watched Kraft disappear, the smile on his face gradually receding, leaving only contemplation.
Serie walked to his side, her voice cool: "Didn't you say you would wait for Norn to decide before acting? Why are you moving ahead now?"
"Because there's no time left." Kurtz shook his head, unfolding a magic circle in his hand that glowed faintly with a pale blue light.
"What is this?" Serie leaned in curiously, the magical energy tickling her senses.
"A life signal type of magic. I plan to write this magic circuit into runes later and then engrave it on paper. This way, I can get a magic item similar to a life card, cough, cough! I'm getting off-topic."
"The strength of the light on this thing represents Norn's life signal. Now it seems he doesn't have much time left." The glow was noticeably dimmer than it had been before.
"A bit of a useless magic." Serie didn't know why Kurtz wanted to research this kind of magic, but she didn't ask. Instead, she said, "So what do you plan to do? Go back the same way?"
"Hmm, let us see our old friend off for the last time."
Serie was silent for a moment but still slowly nodded. The finality in his words left little room for argument.
"But that Holy Order... is she really okay?"
Although the Skywing Clan's holy scripture, disseminated by Norn, was now being interpreted and its healing magic learned by an increasing number of people, this required a period of accumulation.
She honestly couldn't guess where Kurtz had found such a powerful Holy Order member. The mystery hammering in her mind.
Kurtz turned to look at Serie, his eyes helpless: "Serie, that individual's identity is indeed very special," he paused, his voice lowering, "After all, she is the one up there!"
Kurtz pointed to the sky, trying to convey his meaning to Serie.
After all, in his opinion, the only beings that could reside high in the heavens were the legendary gods, but in Serie's eyes, it was clearly not the same thing.
After all, in this world, besides the Skywing Clan, some flying races could reside high in the heavens.
So, Serie completely failed to understand what Kurtz was referring to. She stared at him blankly.
"What are you saying? Speak like a normal human."
"Alright! That person is actually the Life Goddess." Kurtz spread his hands, simply telling Serie the truth.
"Goddess? Is she still alive?" Serie looked at him with an obvious look of surprise, her composure finally cracked.
After all, when they fought the Fertility Goddess, they had gone all out, especially Kurtz's final blow, which annihilated the Fertility Goddess's body.
Serie thought the Life Goddess was dead, but she never expected her to be still alive.
However, this made things less strange.
No wonder the Skywing Clan could leave this world; it turned out the Life Goddess was still alive.
"Well! You could say she's almost dead; after all, only a tattered soul remains, and she needs to possess someone else to avoid dissipating."
"Hmm, then can she do it?"
Hearing Kurtz say that, Serie suddenly felt that this Life Goddess was a bit too tragic.
A once high and mighty deity had now fallen to such a miserable state, with only her soul remaining, unable even to maintain her form. Even gods, it seemed, were not truly immortal.
But then she thought, if the other party was in such a state, why would Kurtz still believe she could help Kraft?
"No problem! It's because she owes us a favor; consider it repayment."
Kurtz and the Life Goddess's first interaction occurred after the black mud had swallowed him.
At that time, the Life Goddess, whose body had disappeared entirely, with only her soul remaining, encountered Kurtz, whose body had been completely corroded but had not yet been teleported out of the Godfall Land.
It was then that Kurtz and the Life Goddess made a deal.
Kurtz used the power of faith to help stabilize her state, and then the Goddess promised that in the future, she would help Kurtz with an intention projection.
The Life Goddess herself had indeed left this world, but the Divine Kingdom was still in this world, serving as an anchor point for the Goddess's projection.
Once Kurtz needed her, the Goddess would use this anchor point to project her intention.
"No wonder you didn't tell Kraft; her identity is indeed special." Serie nodded, acknowledging Kurtz's previous caution.
Kraft himself did not believe in goddesses, so if he were told that the companion he was about to meet would be the Goddess herself, it would probably make him uncomfortable. Perhaps even suspicious of the entire plan.
But Serie always had a premonition.
That is, Kraft might start believing in the Goddess because of this matter.
But anyway, it had nothing to do with her.
"Let's go!" Seeing that the elf had understood the whole situation, Kurtz reached out his hand, "Let's go find Norn and see him off for the last time."
"Mmm, okay."
Serie gently placed her small hand in his, her movements natural despite the gravity of their destination.
Unbeknownst to them, holding hands had already become a tacit understanding between the two.
The simple gesture carried more weight than either was willing to acknowledge.
[End of Chapter]