Bai Shi stood upon the ruins of an aqueduct, looking down at the massive force already assembled before him—
Vast quantities of all kinds of potentially useful supplies, a fully staffed dical team, a contingent of sorcerers, and the escorting Silver Knights.
Hilbert stood by Bai Shi’s side, awaiting his orders.
anwhile, the two most crucial mbers, Irena and Lilianna, were gazing all around at the subterranean vista.
No one could witness the vast, star-filled sky of the underground for the first ti without being stunned by the breathtaking sight.
This was especially true for Irena, who had only just regained her sight and had yet to experience the many magnificent landscapes the world had to offer.
Several days had passed since his return to Stormveil from the Roundtable Hold, and the preparatory staff had finally arrived at the designated location.
Facing the countless pairs of eyes looking up at him, Bai Shi announced in a loud voice:
“I have summoned you today for an important matter, for the healing of the wounded.”
“Their injuries are unique, the likes of which have never been seen before in the Lands Between.”
“Of course, you will only be needed for supportive and caretaking roles, so there is no need to feel too much pressure.”
“Next, I will take you to another place, where the patients in need of treatnt reside.”
“As for the Silver Knights and sorcerers, I have separate tasks to assign you.”
“No matter the circumstances, do not act on your own initiative.”
After these brief instructions, Bai Shi waved his arm, and a storm howled to life.
The sheer number of people and supplies he had to transport, coupled with the considerable distance, was a bit strenuous even for Bai Shi.
For this reason, Bai Shi had to don the Divine Beast's Head, pairing it with the Furious Divine Beast Talisman.
Under the effect of the doubled storm power, everything before Bai Shi was effortlessly swept up, floating in the air.
Carried by the storm, the crowd flew en masse toward the Mohgwyn Dynasty.
The barrier that had once enveloped the Mohgwyn Dynasty, a construct of the Formless Mother's power, had already vanished, and it was impossible for it to reappear.
Bai Shi had shattered the Mohgwyn Sacred Spear. Without that conduit, the Formless Mother could not build a channel.
Thus, she could no longer transmit her power over, so there was no need to worry about her.
Before long, Bai Shi and his large contingent returned to the Mohgwyn Dynasty.
The various signs of destruction left from the battle here remained unchanged, and an air of deathly silence hung over the place.
Upon arriving, Bai Shi directed the Silver Knights to clear the battlefield ruins and tidy up a bit.
Bai Shi had no intention of taking the Silver Knights with him to the Land of Shadow.
For the ti being, the Silver Knights would remain here.
Their duties were to clean the battlefield and take control of the Mohgwyn Dynasty, which would serve as a transit station.
In addition, the sorcerers Bai Shi had brought would also stay behind.
If he had to personally transport everyone back and forth each ti, it would undoubtedly be very inconvenient.
Therefore, establishing a connecting portal was essential. It would save a great deal of ti and prevent many future hassles.
The portal leading to the Consecrated Snowfield, however, needed to be destroyed.
Although the Consecrated Snowfield was sparsely populated, the Haligtree was still there, after all.
In the ti since the Mohgwyn Dynasty’s fall, who knew if any fish had slipped through the net and co here from the Consecrated Snowfield.
Bai Shi could ignore those who had already snuck in, but no more would be allowed from now on.
Once the Silver Knights and sorcerers were situated, Bai Shi led the others all the way to the pinnacle of the Mohgwyn Dynasty—the Cocoon of the Slumbering God-Human.
Without hesitation, Bai Shi had everyone touch the withered arm in sequence to travel to the Land of Shadow.
When he had entered the Land of Shadow himself, he had been enthralled by a little trick Miquella left behind and had to use Fengling Yueying to break free.
But that power had likely been expended, specifically targeted at Bai Shi at the ti.
If Miquella could still remotely enthrall every single person who traveled from here to the Land of Shadow, then Bai Shi would just have to accept it.
Besides, these people were just being brought over to care for the Nun; being enthralled wouldn't affect that.
In any case, being enthralled wouldn't endanger their lives.
He couldn't let a potential risk derail his entire plan. The priority was to get these people over there now.
At worst, once Bai Shi taught that devious little pretty boy Miquella a lesson with a personality-correcting fist, he could just have him undo the enchantnt.
——
Upon returning to the Land of Shadow, everything was as it had been.
The veil of shadow enveloped everything, creating a lifeless and deeply oppressive atmosphere.
Once everyone had arrived, Bai Shi once again commanded the storm, carrying them all to the front of the church on the mountaintop.
By this ti, the Black Knights and their soldiers had already cleaned up the surrounding area, eliminating any potential threats.
Those ill-tempered mountain goats had been turned into food, filling the stomachs of the Nun.
lina sat cross-legged inside the church, quietly maintaining the power of the small Erdtree.
Looking at the Nun, lina’s eyes were filled with pity.
The Nun's condition hadn't changed; they remained in the sa state.
They weren't getting better, but they weren't getting worse either.
The power of gold symbolized eternity and immortality, and it possessed this very quality.
Relying solely on the power of gold, it seed, was truly not enough to help them any further.
lina couldn't help but sigh in her heart.
This had beco her most frequent internal reaction these past days.
Just then, a commotion of voices ca from outside the church.
Sensing sothing, lina stood up and walked outside.
The mont she stepped out, she saw a crowd of people floating down from the sky like falling dumplings, landing on the ground in a flurry of panic.
Although Bai Shi had thoughtfully stopped their descent at a height where they could easily reach the ground, most of them, being first-ti flyers, failed to stick the landing.
But regardless of how they landed, they had all arrived safely.
The Black Knight Harold stood to the side, watching the disoriented crowd fall from the sky. He shook his head almost imperceptibly, completely forgetting that he had been in the exact sa state not long ago.
Seeing this familiar scene, lina knew that Bai Shi had returned.
When Bai Shi landed, a smile finally reappeared on lina's face, and she went to greet him.
Bai Shi also quickened his pace, pulling lina into his embrace.
With so many of Bai Shi's subordinates watching, lina lowered her head with a hint of shyness but didn't resist.
During this period, her heart had been constantly besieged by worry and sorrow.
Only Bai Shi could make her reveal her vulnerable side without reservation, allowing her tightly wound nerves to relax, if only for a mont.
Bai Shi lowered his head and whispered softly in lina’s ear:
“lina, I’m back.”
“I’ve found a possible thod for treatnt, and I’ve brought people to help.”
“This ti, we’ll definitely make progress.”
lina buried her head in Bai Shi’s chest and nuzzled him, her version of a nod.
Irena watched Bai Shi and lina in their tight embrace and pursed her lips.
During her ti living in Stormveil, she had already learned about lina from others.
After learning about it, Irena's heart was filled with complex emotions.
She had thought she was the first to create mories with Bai Shi; it should have been her first.
But as it turned out, even back then, lina had been watching everything...
It wasn't that she had an issue with the situation itself, it just felt... exceptionally strange...
If lina could have known what Irena was thinking, she would have nodded in absolute agreent.
After obtaining a physical body, it was truly strange to face people she knew, but who didn't know her.
This was probably a situation that could only happen in the Lands Between.
Just then, lina noticed Irena and the tiny pixie beside her.
lina rembered Irena well, this pitiful girl.
The events at Castle Morne had been the beginning of her and Bai Shi's deepening bond.
It seed Irena also held a great deal of admiration for Bai Shi... Recalling this, lina proactively took a step back, leaving Bai Shi's embrace.
The brief hug ended, and the scene suddenly beca a little awkward.
Bai Shi scratched his head and gave a simple round of introductions for everyone present.
Of course, he was mainly introducing lina to Hilbert and Irena.
After all, lina had been by Bai Shi's side the whole ti, so she was already very familiar with both of them.
Afterward, Bai Shi and lina led the group into the church.
Upon seeing the Nun there, every single person gasped in shock, sucking in a cold breath.
Hilbert frowned, quickly understanding the situation from Bai Shi’s earlier explanation.
“So these are the ones we are to heal...”
“This is truly... astonishing.”
“I have never seen anything like this...”
“No, forget seeing it, I haven’t even read about it in books or legends.”
“A condition like this, no wonder even you had to go back and gather people...”
Hilbert looked up, bit her lip, and said helplessly to Bai Shi:
“What perfury can do in a situation like this is very limited.”
“Or rather, perfury is almost useless in this situation.”
Bai Shi naturally knew this.
A situation that couldn't even be solved with surgery was hardly sothing that could be fixed by sprinkling so aromatic dicine.
“It's alright. I will attempt the main treatnt myself.”
“Your primary responsibilities will be their subsequent recovery and dealing with any potential complications.”
“Prepare so pain-relieving aromatic dicines. Even if we don’t use them, it’s good to have them ready.”
After a mont's thought, Bai Shi took out the sleep pots he had made before.
“Dismantle these sleep pots. Repurpose them.”
“Create so aromatic dicine with a milder sleep effect. We can use it to forcibly sedate them if necessary.”
Hilbert nodded.
She had been the one to concoct the pots in the first place; repurposing the ingredients would be no difficult task.
Bai Shi then looked toward Irena and Lilianna; they were the key to the upcoming treatnt.
At that mont, Irena still had a hand over her mouth, staring blankly at the Nun.
The sight was simply too much of a shock for her to process.
Suddenly, Bai Shi noticed that Lilianna’s gaze wasn’t on the scene at all, but was fixed intently in a specific direction.
Seeing Lilianna's strange behavior, Irena quickly called out to her:
“Lilianna, what’s wrong?”
Lilianna gritted her teeth, forcing the words from her throat, one by one:
“Frenzied Fla...”
“There’s the scent of the Frenzied Fla, and what’s more, it belongs to the Lord of Frenzied Fla!”
Bai Shi froze for a second before his expression turned grave.
The Lord of Frenzied Fla?
That's not right. I'm pretty sure I haven't done the Frenzied Fla ending yet?!
If he's the Lord of Frenzied Fla, then who am I?
No, no, no, there isn't more than one Lord of Frenzied Fla? Is that a thing?
Hearing Lilianna's words, lina's expression also beca extrely solemn.
The Frenzied Fla was anathema to life; once it spread, it would cause extrely dire consequences.
Only those who were cornered and trapped in despair would embrace the Frenzied Fla at any cost.
lina deeply loved this world and would absolutely not permit such a thing to occur.
Before Bai Shi could ask, Lilianna suddenly shed her serious deanor and began to circle rapidly in the air in confusion.
While fluttering her wings, Lilianna muttered to herself nonstop:
“No... that's weird, so weird.”
“It's clearly the aura of the Lord of Frenzied Fla, but why...”
“Why is it so weak?”
A deeply perplexed expression appeared on Lilianna’s face.
At this point, she was even beginning to wonder if there was sothing wrong with her perception.
Could she have slept for so long that her brain had turned to mush?
Near the Lord of Frenzied Fla, there were other Frenzied Fla creatures of various sizes.
Even the strength of their auras far surpassed his.
This Lord of Frenzied Fla's aura was so weak it was like a stray dog on the roadside...
This was obviously impossible, utterly illogical!
The Frenzied Fla was an exceedingly powerful Outer God, and the Lord of Frenzied Fla carried the bulk of its power, acting as its avatar.
In terms of power in the Lands Between, this would be a dangerous entity that only gods and kings could contend with.
How could such a terrifying being have an aura as faint as a common hollow's?
But the fact remained that Lilianna could clearly sense that power, and it was just extrely faint.
Moreover, she could even clearly tell that the source wasn't far away.
All sorts of possibilities flashed through Lilianna's mind.
Suddenly, she had a flash of inspiration and finally found the only logical explanation:
Unless—that Lord of Frenzied Fla was already in a sealed state.
Thinking of this, Lilianna had an epiphany.
Although she couldn't be completely certain, it was likely the case.
Seeing Lilianna's relieved expression, Irena, who knew her well, understood that she was now in a state to communicate.
So, Irena quickly asked on behalf of everyone:
“Lilianna, what’s this about the Lord of Frenzied Fla you ntioned?”
Bai Shi and lina also watched her silently, awaiting a response.
Although the matter with the Nun was urgent, it was nothing compared to the Frenzied Fla.
Especially since this wasn't just any ordinary Frenzied Fla, but sothing related to its Lord.
No longer having her attention completely controlled by the aura of the Frenzied Fla, Lilianna explained:
“It’s the aura of the Lord of Frenzied Fla, there’s no mistake.”
“It's just that his aura is weak, strangely weak, not even as strong as other creatures that harbor the Frenzied Fla.”
“I suspect his power has been sealed, which would explain the situation.”
Bai Shi took note of this information and then asked:
“What about the location?”
Lilianna pointed into the distance and said:
“It’s not too far from us. If we get closer, I can find him precisely.”
“The general location is probably at the foot of the mountains over there. There should be a valley or a ravine.”
Bai Shi looked in that direction and nodded.
Since it was possibly in a sealed state, the threat level wasn't very high.
But he wasn't like those people who let things develop until they exploded before dealing with them.
Bai Shi didn't feel at ease with the Lord of Frenzied Fla's presence. Find it early, solve it early.
Now that he'd been caught, there was no escape.
In any case, he would first try to treat the Nun to see if the thod was effective.
Then, regardless of the treatnt's outco, Bai Shi decided he would imdiately go and deal with the matter of the Lord of Frenzied Fla.
I have five more exams. I'm so desperate I'm about to beco the Lord of Frenzied Fla (sad).
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