BXBX NOVEL Chapter 39: Nita's Hope
"How lucky this time. Without Voirel\'s dark aura, I might have had to use other items," Lein said with a relieved sigh.
Of course, he had many items at his disposal, even countless ones. However, items that could threaten a tier-3 creature were not many. Some he considered using included the Sky Mortar and Intercontinental Ship.
"Brother, are you alright?"
Nita had already approached, slightly worried earlier. But thanks to the golden defense amulet, her concern greatly diminished.
"Yes, and you?" Lein asked in return.
"Of course, I\'m fine ;)"
Nita was as enthusiastic as usual. When they fought Voirel, she began to understand her own strength even more. It was certainly a pride to be able to compete with a tier-3 creature. Although the greatest help was given by the golden amulet.
"Haha… Alright."
"Let\'s finish off those beasts."
Lein looked at Voirel\'s summoned beasts, which easily defeated thousands of golden puppets.
They immediately charged towards the beasts, attacking as much as they could.
[Killed (Fire Lion), exp +1800, contribution points +10]
[Killed (Black Crow), exp +1900, contribution points +10]
These monsters gave less exp than tier-2 creatures, and added 10 contribution points.
Slash...
Swish... Sizzle...
Lein\'s first skill passive attack was still very effective. The five additional sword shadows after the main attack provided a sort of "finishing," giving the final touch and killing the beasts.
From a distance, arrows that were very fast, fierce, and terrifying brought fear to the beasts. Not only were they very strong, but the arrows could also explode.
Nita jumped and moved around in the air. She could be said to be floating, but still, she had to touch the ground after a few moves.
Her arrows were terrifying, and her Arrow Dance skill allowed Nita to attack quickly from any direction.
[Killed (Golden Python), exp +1860, contribution points +10]
...
All the remaining beasts were finally dealt with. It was time to extract the corpses.
[Extract corpse (Golden Python), are you sure?]
"Yes."
[Successfully extracted corpse (Golden Python), obtained:]
- Golden Python Skin
- Energy Crystal x23
- Golden Python Blood 10ml
- Hard Bone x1
Lein was slightly surprised by the items he extracted. Although their value was low, he still collected them because these items would be very useful for Blacksmith Players on his island.
Nita also helped to extract Voirel\'s beast corpses. In just one minute, all the beasts had been extracted.
Then Lein went to where Voirel had died earlier.
There was no corpse, only a silver ring with a white sheen.
Lein picked it up and checked the panel information.
(Space Ring - Silver)
- Owner: Voirel
- Slot: 10,000 cubic meters
*Note: The space ring has an active soul barrier. Please break the soul barrier with Soul Power to change the owner.
"Soul barrier? Soul Power?" Lein muttered softly.
He had never heard of the term soul before.
He tried to enter the silver ring\'s space. However, all he found was a dark space with nothing in it.
He couldn\'t even enter it, or make any move to attack.
Lein put the silver ring into his current space ring.
"So, what now? Return or continue?" Lein asked, looking at Nita beside him.
"Hmm... It\'s best if we return and report," Nita suggested.
Lein agreed. Then he took out another small boat from his bag, about 50 meters long.
But before leaving, he went to the Island Orb in the middle of the island.
[Island Orb]
- Owner: Lein
- Island Speed: 5 square meters per second
- Island Size: 500 square meters
- Action: (Take over)(Destroy)
Since he wanted to get Island Blocks, he needed to choose (Destroy).
[Destroying territory (Lein - 500 m²). Obtained 23 island blocks]
23 island blocks, each 1m², appeared inside. The island blocks didn\'t appear physically, in the storage space, the island blocks were like cards with the number 7800 written in the upper right corner. The maximum number that could appear after Lein\'s observation was 10,000.
After finishing destroying the island, they boarded the small boat and headed back the way they came.
Lein\'s empty island was left behind. Humanity already knew that an island that had been destroyed would collapse and fall within a few minutes.
Lein\'s small boat moved quickly across the void. Although it seemed like a void, there was still air, and even wind that made Lein and Nita\'s hair flutter continuously.
"Brother, is it possible to bring the dead back to life?"
Nita\'s sudden question made Lein freeze. For some reason, he felt that Nita was not her usual self at that moment.
Lein looked at his sister at the front of the boat. That straight back reminded him of when they were young.
He still remembered when he picked up Nita from elementary school. It was one week after their parents\' departure. On the way home, Nita asked,
"Brother, when is Mom coming back? I miss Dad?"
At that time, Nita asked with a face full of hope and longing. In her mind, her parents were on a work trip and hadn\'t returned yet. Lein deliberately made up a story about their parents\' death to Nita; he didn\'t want his 10-year-old sister to be sad because of the loss.
At that time, Lein answered very positively. He said that Mom and Dad would come home and bring delicious fruits and snacks.
Faced with Nita\'s question now, Lein wanted to say something. But he didn\'t. He didn\'t want his answer this time to cause another disappointment for Nita.
"Sniff..."
...
Now, sobs could be heard.
Yes, Nita was sobbing quietly. She was trying to hold back her tears.
Her gaze was straight ahead, staring into the endless dark void. Her expression was blank, as if she was thinking about something.
Suddenly, she felt a hand patting her shoulder. Then, that person sat beside her.
Lein sat beside Nita, patting and hugging her with one arm.
Occasionally, Lein glanced sideways at his sister\'s face. Nita\'s gaze was still blank, staring straight ahead.
Lein was confused, not knowing what to do, not knowing what to say. So, he just stayed by her side in silence.
Suddenly, he felt a head resting on his shoulder.
Nita seemed tired, so she leaned on Lein\'s shoulder. But her gaze was still blank, with no expression on her face. Her cheeks were still wet, and she never wiped them.
And so, the two siblings crossed the vast void with their small boat.
Slowly but surely, the boat continued towards its destination.