Original God's Dark Priest

Chapter 933 Chenxi's Cooperation with the Captain

“A stranger with a deep connection to this place, you actually came to see me alone.” Kustak looked at the man before him with some surprise.

The captain looked up at the wisp of white smoke representing Kustak: "The power that Vulcan used to repel the Abyss came from the Reign of Death. As far as I know, the Reign of Death will always demand an equal price; that's her rule."

"..." Kustak paused for a moment, then asked, "How...how did you know?"

Logically speaking, this matter concerns some secrets of the Four Shadows and should not be easily known by others.

She observed the captain carefully for a moment, and then suddenly realized: "Oh... I see. It was the Reign of Death that led you on this long journey."

“Nata, there is one last battle, and I will face my last formidable foe.” The captain pressed his right hand to his heart, where something he had carefully protected for five hundred years lay. “For the many homeless souls, for Nata’s hope, I need… your assistance.”

Kustak was about to speak when he heard this, but he stopped.

The captain turned his head and saw Saffir standing there quietly, looking like he had been there for quite some time.

“You…” The captain felt a little guilty. He didn’t need to hide what he wanted to do from anyone except the Fools.

No one in the Fools would agree with his actions, at least in the captain's opinion, and Saffir was no exception.

Saffir looked at the captain and then at Kustak: "You sneaked in here, what shady business do you have to discuss?"

"No, I just thought of something and came to verify it." The captain's voice was calm and he seemed to be speaking with confidence.

Saffir nodded slightly upon hearing this: "I see..."

As soon as she finished speaking, the captain suddenly stepped back, and a scythe appeared out of thin air, slashing towards his neck.

At the critical moment, the captain barely dodged the attack, his right hand trembling slightly as a black one-handed sword appeared in his palm.

The two faced off.

The captain looked at the girl in front of him and immediately recognized her true identity: "You are not Aurora. You are... Chen Xi."

The black original sin spread out, and Chen Xi transformed into a succubus, leaning on a scythe in one hand and looking at the captain, saying, "We could have cooperated well, why didn't you consider my opinion?"

"This matter is my obsession, please forgive me for not being able to entrust it to you." The captain twirled his sword, looking at Chen Xi with a wary expression.

Just a moment ago, he sensed a familiar aura emanating from Chen Xi.

He couldn't quite describe the feeling, but it made him uneasy.

Chenxi's strength is no weaker than the captain's. If they fight here, the aftershocks of the battle might collapse the cave.

Considering the consequences, the captain frowned and said, "We didn't need to fight. You are very capable, and there's no need for you to die here."

Besides, my goal is to set the souls of my former comrades free; that's my business.

Chenxi drew a large circle with the scythe in her hand, then leaped forward and attacked the captain again: "When you're alive, there are always things you have to do. Do you think it's worth risking your life to bury your comrades?"

"I am already a candle flickering in the wind. If I can achieve this by sacrificing my life, why not do it?" The captain blocked Chen Xi's attack, clenched his left hand, and black ice shards appeared out of thin air, shooting all of them towards Chen Xi.

Chenxi's body was already overwhelmed by original sin, and her expression was unreadable, but the captain could hear a trace of despair in her voice: "You don't understand, you don't understand anything. My existence is a mistake. If I could, I would disappear right now."

But I can't do it, and you also bear the curse of immortality, so you should understand what I mean. As a fragment, I am a part of the power that was separated from Saffir.

Immortality, undying, also severs any possibility of her returning to wholeness. As long as I exist, she remains incomplete, and the incomplete her will inevitably repeat the same mistakes. I want to save her, and I want to save this world.

"So, you want to use the rule of death?" The captain kept swinging his longsword to block Chen Xi's continuous attacks.

Then, he seized the opportunity and kicked out.

Chenxi blocked the kick with her scythe, but her body flew backward uncontrollably. She lightly tapped the ground a few times with her toes to dissipate the force before she regained her footing. Her gaze toward the captain was now filled with murderous intent.

The battle between two undead creatures never has a point of no return; the current restraint is only because they don't want to cause too much noise and cause the cave to collapse.

The captain knew he had to make a choice today, but he didn't expect that an obstacle would appear at the last minute.

He reached out his hand, and icicles appeared, more and more of them.

Then hundreds of icicles shot towards Chenxi.

Without dodging or avoiding, Chen Xi spun the scythe in her hand and knocked down all the icicles. Then, under the cover of the mist from the exploding icicles, she rushed forward.

The captain also launched a charge, and the two were about to collide with each other with all their might when, in the next instant...

"Crack!" "Crack!"

The two men, who had exerted all their strength, froze simultaneously as their weapons were caught by someone with bare hands.

"Aurora!" The captain recognized the person who had caught his attack.

Without saying a word, Chen Xi withdrew and stepped back, watching Safiel warily.

Saffir didn't look at any of them, but said in a deep voice, "Have you made enough of a scene?"

"Don't interfere in this matter; it's between him and me." Chen Xi wanted to say something more, but was glared at by Saffir and swallowed her words.

The captain looked at Saffir without saying a word. Things had progressed to this point, and there was no need to say anything more.

Saffir released the captain's sword, red blood dripping from her pale palm, but she didn't even glance at it: "Interesting. While everyone is celebrating their hard-won victory, my most reliable colleague and my... best friend."

A fight broke out in front of my own people? What do you want to do?

Chenxi turned her head away and remained silent.

The captain also avoided Saffir's gaze; he couldn't say anything about it either.

Saffir finally looked at Kustak: "If neither of them will tell you, then tell me. What are they doing here?"

"In fact, I haven't figured out their purpose yet. To be precise, I haven't had a chance to have a thorough conversation with this captain before the uninvited guests appeared." Kustak said calmly. She knew that once Saffir arrived, everything before would be meaningless, so she simply said it like that.

Saffir looked at the captain with suspicion: "So, Captain, you're plotting something?"

“I believe no one doubts my feelings for Nata. Even if I do something, do you think I would hurt Nata?” The captain stood straight and asked in return.

Saffir nodded: "I believe that. You wouldn't hurt Nata even if I did, so Chenxi isn't here to stop your plot. What exactly is the reason you two are fighting?"

She sized up the captain, then glanced at Chenxi, who was pretending to look up at the sky, and understood.

Both of them were hiding things from her, but neither of them was harmful to the world, which made things a bit awkward. She knew that staying here would not make any progress, and she couldn't get any information out of them. Both of them were stubborn and neither would back down unless a winner was decided.

But she could never stand by and watch these two fight to the death. After thinking it through, Saffir chose to compromise: "I've always been an open-minded person and I understand you. Since you won't say anything while I'm here, I can leave. But please, don't fight. Can you do that?"

"It's not like anyone wants to fight," Chen Xi snorted, making her stance clear.

The captain glanced at Chen Xi, then at Saffir: "I'm not interested in meaningless battles."

“Hmm, very good, then it’s decided.” Having stopped the two from fighting, Saffir walked up to Kustark and extended his hand.

Kustak was a little confused: "What are you doing?"

"Give me a Holy Night Traveler's Cloth, for saving lives," Saffir said succinctly.

Kustak immediately understood: "With such severe injuries, is it necessary to rely on the ancient name to sustain life?"

"Yes, so I don't have time to investigate their behavior right now. I hope they won't cause me any more trouble," Saffir sighed.

Thanks to Saffir's blessing, Kustac now has plenty of vitality, so creating another Holy Night Journey wouldn't be a problem.

Moreover, the true purpose of the ancient name "Beidou" was not for resurrection, but to leave an anchor point for her in the Kingdom of Night God, so that her soul could remain intact.

If we just need to get through this period, BeiDou will be fine.

After taking the Holy Night Traveler's Cloth, Saffir gave the captain and Chenxi a warning look before turning and leaving.

She really didn't understand what the two people were doing, but that didn't stop her from asking others.

After Saffir left, Chenxi took a deep breath and put away her weapon.

The same goes for the captain; fighting is no longer necessary, and their positions are not actually conflicting.

Chen Xi returned to her original appearance, dressed in the uniform of a wind turbine officer from the Academy of Teachings, looking dashing and heroic.

She walked up to the team leader, tilted her head slightly, and said, "Our goals are not conflicting, but there is only one spot available. Do you understand what I mean?"

“I can’t give you this spot. I still need to bring them freedom. They are my last compatriots.” The captain shook his head, his refusal quite clear.

When Chenxi reached out, the captain stepped back, clearly unwilling to make contact.

Seeing how wary the captain was, Chenxi laughed: "Isn't the captain supposed to be brave and fearless? Why are you so afraid to even let me touch you now?"

“Your methods are just as unpredictable as Aurora’s. Avoiding contact with you will better ensure our safety,” the captain said frankly. This wasn’t out of fear, but rather a form of self-protection.

Hearing this, Chen Xi abandoned her plan to use underhanded tactics and instead said, "Give me the soul of your compatriot, and I'll do that for you. Since someone needs to die in place of Mavica, then that person might just be me."

“Aurora won’t allow it.” The captain didn’t think Chen Xi’s plan would work.

Upon hearing this, Chen Xi laughed: "Do I need her permission? Besides, would she allow you to die? She wouldn't allow anyone to die, not me, not you, not Mavica."

But rules are rules, and in this world of falsehood, she is no match for Ronawa.

Listen to me, we can join forces. We'll give her any excuse that catches her off guard, and then I'll become the price, taking the souls of your people into the Kingdom of Night.

Kustak and she have a soul link, and this is a way to return the severed part of her. Once I die, Saphir will be whole again. This is a method I've been thinking about for a long time.

There aren't many people who can replace Mavica. You're one, Saffir is one, and I happen to be the other part of Saffir, you understand? We can circumvent that rule, the only cost being the merging of her two separate parts into one.

"If a corpse is left behind, no one can say anything."

"..." The captain stared at Chenxi, as if trying to see something in her eyes, but he couldn't see it.

His own death wasn't necessarily necessary; compared to him, Chenxi certainly had a reason to die, but...

He was still somewhat hesitant because he always felt that things weren't so simple.

Seeing that he refused to agree, Chen Xi sighed and still said the most important thing: "I know that you can feel a familiar aura on me, but it doesn't belong to Saphir. It belongs to someone else."

This time, I hope you can survive, because besides you, I really don't know who else to ask for help. Saffir won't agree, and the others...”

“You can explain first, and I will help you if it’s really necessary.” The captain was indeed hesitant about this matter, so he wanted to know what Chen Xi was hiding.

Chen Xi organized her thoughts for a moment, then slowly asked, "Are your memories truly complete?"

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The following day, Saffir took Saint Night Travel to get Hokuto's ancient name changed. On her way to the office, Ying was stopped by Cetalari.

"Hey, Ying, Paimon, have you seen Saffir?" Sitale asked, her face showing the weariness of someone who hadn't slept all night, along with worry.

Seeing Sitrus, Paimon was overjoyed: "It's Sitrus! What brings you here?"

"Safir has been very busy lately, so I probably can't find her." Ying recalled for a moment, guessing that Safir should have returned to Liyue by now.

She was a little disappointed to hear that Saffir wasn't there, but she quickly cheered up and said, "There's something very important that I feel I have to tell her. Since she's not here, I'll ask you to pass it on to her."

"What's wrong?" Paimon asked, puzzled.

Cetalli explained the concept of death to Luminous and Paimon in detail.

Paimon and Ying were stunned after hearing what she said.

Ying was incredulous: "Mavika is definitely going to die..."

“Yes, since the power of the Death Rule has been used, Nata must pay the price with death, and only the death of Mavica is worth it.” Sylvia’s voice was low, clearly indicating that she was in a very bad mood.

She shook her head, then continued, "I used to think that the Nata people's struggle could change the will of the Deathly Rule, but..."

Having gone through this great battle, Nata's greatest threat seems to have been eliminated, but even so, the thought of death remains unshaken.

I want to save her, but I alone am not enough.

"Understood, I'll tell Saffir right away and see what she says." Ying knew the matter was of great importance and was about to contact Saffir immediately.

Sitella's expression relaxed slightly. She believed that with Saffir's help, this death could definitely be avoided.