Chapter 919 - 868: Can I Really Teleport Back to Town?
Hilda seems quite adept with spatial technology, so with anticipation, Da Fei took out the hexagonal Nightmare Crystal emitting a faint blue light and handed it to Hilda, asking, "Miss Hilda, what do you think about this?"
Hilda took it with a chuckle, "Is Lord City Lord holding a Divine Artifact exhibition?"
Da Fei laughed, "Compared to Miss Hilda who can create Divine Artifacts, it’s indeed laughable." Speaking of being able to create Divine Artifacts by hand, Makar is also on that level.
While nodding, Hilda repeatedly fiddled with the Nightmare Crystal, her expression involuntarily becoming serious, "Compared to this crystal, the little trinkets I casually make are not worth mentioning. Where did you get this crystal from?"
Da Fei hurriedly said, "Obtained while fighting a Nightmare in Divine Punishment City!"
Hilda continued to ask, "What kind of Nightmare? What’s its name?"
Da Fei’s brows jumped; originally, it was him asking her, but now she’s asking him? Is this triggering a storyline? With no time to think, Da Fei hurriedly searched the past battle records and finally found the forgotten BOSS name: "It was Mephit, a Hell Warhorse engulfed in flames, very cunning, very strong."
Hilda nodded, "I see, being able to defeat a cunning and formidable enemy, truly no one would deny Lord City Lord as the most popular hero recently."
Haha, just with this battle earlier making those two Little Gods look at me differently suffices to prove my prowess wasn’t just talk.
Da Fei chuckled, "Miss Hilda praises too much."
Hilda said sternly, "Just like the Sea Demon Essence you showed me earlier, this crystal is actually also some kind of existence’s essence, and in a more advanced form!"
More advanced? Da Fei’s brows jumped, "Could it be a Demon God Divine?"
Hilda said in a heavy tone, "That’s a barely fitting description. However, the Mephit you mentioned is a Nightmare Beast in Hell Warhorse form, limited in rank, unworthy of such a high-end crystallization; it might be left by its master. So, Lord City Lord must be careful of its master coming to claim it."
No way, would it trigger a troublesome storyline like with the Sea Soul Staff? Da Fei quickly asked, "Then who is its master?"
Hilda shook her head with a sigh, "Nightmare’s status among demons is very special, like Banshees, they usually exist as the property of Demon Lords, yes, like livestock and female slaves; any powerful demon could be its master. But—"
At this point, Hilda raised the Nightmare Crystal high up, observing it like a precious gemstone, "However, this crystal similar to a Divine Level Fragment is clearly left by an existence with very high-level dream abilities, such high-level existences are few and far between! Adding her relationship with Nightmare, her identity is obvious!"
Her? Da Fei’s eyebrows jumped wildly in shock, "Please, Miss Hilda, enlighten me?"
"Enlighten?" Hilda couldn’t help but giggle, "When Lord City Lord encountered me in the small town, you said a few puzzling words; Lord City Lord, do you remember?"
Da Fei was suddenly startled! Of course I remember, wasn’t it that last killer line of mine, would you have stayed if not? You wouldn’t be saying the master is that person, right?
Da Fei was shocked, "That one whose name can’t even be mentioned, Lilith?"
Hilda laughed heartily, then asked seriously, "You knew not even the name of this person could be mentioned, but you mentioned it on the street, so I was very surprised and interested at that time. What I’d like to know, Lord City Lord, is how much you know about this person?"
Surprised my ass! Clearly, it’s your ancestor, isn’t it? No way, it’s really her, right? This is an angel from the Creator Angel era!
Da Fei coughed and said, "She’s the first wife of the first human, Adam, then left Adam and went to the Mortal Realm to side with demons."
Hilda nodded, "And then?"
Is she testing me, or probing my attitude towards her family ancestor? I must perform well!
Da Fei continued, "Then she was also the creator of Banshee Lilim, the angels left in the Divine Realm by the Lilith family are essentially no different from Banshees!" At this point, Da Fei had a flash of inspiration and added, "—Oh right, the angels left in the Divine Realm by the Lilith family don’t have it easy! No matter how hard they try, they can’t get fair treatment! So much so that I can’t bear to watch."
Saying this last sentence, Da Fei carefully observed Hilda’s expression and reaction.
Sure enough, Hilda remained silent for a moment, then slowly said, "It seems you know quite a bit about crucial matters. This crystal is at least a Divine Level Fragment of a Banshee equivalent to Lilim. In fact, at the beginning of creation, the first batch of female angels created by God all possessed dream abilities, like now, the four angels in front of the Divine Throne, Gabriel, to the right of the Divine Throne, she specifically sent dreams to Holy Mother Mary, which led to the divine conception and the birth of Holy Son Jesus—"
At this point, Hilda laughed heartily, "So to say, high-level dream abilities aren’t exclusive to Banshees, nor does it exclude the possibility of a high-level angel from the Gabriel Family getting blown up in the Divine Punishment War, dropping this fragment crystal! Of course, the possibility is very small."
Wow, such a malicious jest about the Gabriel Family, your identity is pretty much revealed too!
Da Fei recalled something: "Oh right, Miss Hilda just mentioned ’plus her relationship with the Nightmare.’ Both Banshees and Nightmares have dream powers and are considered as valuable assets among Demons. What is the connection between them?"
Hilda shook her head and sighed: "Because both species were created by that figure. Nightmares are spiritual bodies formed by the fear and resentment of countless Death Souls who died under the hooves of Hell Warhorses. In fact, more people die under horse hooves than by swords in every battle. That figure collected all these fears and resentment, using lava as blood, and created this brand new Demon Race. However, low-level Nightmares are just Hell Warhorses and do not possess advanced dream abilities, just like Banshees."
Holy crap! Turns out they’re relatives! There’s a legend about Lilith’s incredible fertility, giving birth to 100 offspring daily when mating with Beasts and Demons in the Mortal Realm. God even sent three High-level Angels to slay these offspring. I’d rather believe these Nightmares are her offspring made with Beasts! Oh yeah, I do remember once seeing an oil painting of Lilith on the internet, showing a beautiful woman standing next to a bunch of Hell black horses! Damn, that picture is too much; I can’t look at it!
"As for the reason they’re considered assets—" Hilda shook her head again, "perhaps it also counts as a way of survival. After all, assets are for seizing, not destroying. Regardless of the outcomes of wars among hell’s various Lords, their safety is always guaranteed."
"Alright, I can only comment this much on this gemstone." Hilda then handed the gemstone back to Da Fei.
Da Fei finally snapped back to reality, realizing all this time she was just giving her evaluation. I haven’t even mentioned the main issue yet!
Da Fei hurriedly asked, "So, Miss Hilda, can I smoothly travel to and fro the Nightmare Space on the ship?"
Hilda was surprised: "Of course you can! Haven’t you read the Divine Artifact’s functionality description?"
Da Fei suddenly felt overjoyed: "Really? But this is on a moving ship! I was afraid I wouldn’t be able to return after going, or I’d end up in the sea!"
Hilda laughed heartily: "Does anyone dream, then can’t wake up because the ship is moving? If you don’t believe it, just try and see!"
Holy crap! So I was overthinking it? Since it’s explained so clearly, it must work!
Alright! I’ll try it now while in disguise! Also, since I’m going, it’s time to let the two "X"-eldas meet. I know you two are relatives, come serve me together, hahaha!
Da Fei excitedly said: "Miss Hilda, I’d like to invite you to visit the Nightmare Space with me. Are you interested?"
Hilda shook her head: "No, I was hired as a barmaid for the City Lord; I won’t leave the bar."
Hey, don’t leave me hanging at the critical moment! Da Fei urged: "But didn’t you also go to the Radiant Wings, Jade Dragon to set up the Teleportation Array? That’s leaving the bar, right?"
Hilda replied with dissatisfaction: "Alright, correction, I won’t leave the vicinity of the bar. I’m not inclined to cross spaces for such tasks, nor do I intend to charge fees for this kind of business."
What the heck, even following me to the Netherworld and saying you won’t cross space! After all, she’s just a hired NPC, not really my follower citizen, so there’s nothing you can do when she’s being fickle. If I continue speaking, it won’t be enjoyable if the other party gets unhappy.
Da Fei smiled awkwardly: "Alright then, I’ll go alone."
Hilda nodded: "There’s a time limit, go and come back quickly!"
—— System Prompt: You have used the Nightmare Crystal’s teleportation function, and you will arrive at the Nightmare Space. This teleportation will consume 50 Nightmare Power points.
The scene before Da Fei’s eyes blurred, and then suddenly he was above a sea of fire! He’s arrived!
—— System Prompt: Warning! The return portal of the Nightmare Crystal will close in 41 minutes and 13 seconds, please keep track of time.
Da Fei was overjoyed! With a system prompt like this, it absolutely works! Haha, hahaha! Awesome, this Divine Artifact is amazing! Even while sailing, I can sneak back to the city, there’s no need to worry about my hometown’s development speed anymore!
No! It’s not the Divine Artifact that’s amazing; it’s that the Angel Leader forcefully opened that hole in the Nightmare Space back then that’s truly amazing. Without that hole, even with the Divine Artifact, all I’d do is return to this closed Nightmare Space, which wouldn’t mean much.
Just then, a "huh" sound echoed as a human-shaped Elda descended from above: "Lord City Lord, why do you look like this?"
Holy crap! My disguise was seen through instantly by a familiar face? Yet, just after leaving Hilda, and then meeting Elda after a blink, it gives me a feeling that managing a harem is indeed tiring.
Elda continued to ask: "Lord City Lord, how did you appear here?"
Right, since she’s not my Vice Hero, she doesn’t know I have a Nightmare Crystal. Let’s hear what she has to say.
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