Chapter 1491
Bonnie's Desperate Situation
Chapter 1491 Bonnie's Desperate Situation
As news of the Finch family's funeral spread rapidly through Crystal City, Valerius looked up at the black, unidentified object suspended in mid-air.
"What is that?" he frowned. "Where did it come from?"
"We just don't know," the butler reported. "The cleaning crew found it when they came over, and after circling around a few times, they didn't find anything aggressive. But this thing seems to be connected to the energy transmission line... Is it possible that it's related to the Burning Beast or something?"
"What's it related to?" Valerius slowly circled the black, unidentified object, then turned to the butler. "What are you trying to say? The soul of the Burning Beast?"
Come on! If the Burning Beast really had a soul, why would it only appear now?
Moreover, when the Emperor left, this place was perfectly fine.
"Does this thing have energy fluctuations?" Impelio asked.
"We don't know yet," the butler replied. "We sealed off this place immediately after discovering the anomaly. Everyone who saw us has been dealt with."
“Well done,” Valerius nodded approvingly, then continued, “Have the research department come and find out what this is. If it’s useless, get rid of it quickly, don’t pollute our underground pipelines.”
After giving these instructions, Valerius left without looking back.
He was busy replanning a targeted strategy against the new Burning Beast and the two humans, and didn't have time to waste too much time on such unimportant matters.
"Snoring..."
Behind them, the black membrane suspended in mid-air suddenly surged.
"What's that sound?" Valerius paused and turned around.
The black membrane swayed vigorously, but could not express anything else.
“It’s probably the wind blowing in from outside. The thing was being pulled and the hollow sound it made hitting the pipe opening was the sound,” Impelio replied, looking at the temple with a missing corner. “This place is located on a mountaintop, so strong winds are common.”
Vallejo nodded and strode away again.
Bonnie can see and hear everything, but she can do nothing.
The regret in his heart erupted again, causing the dozens of elongated tentacles inserted into the tube to shake wildly, but they could no longer attract the slightest attention from the person in front of him...
When Lin Fan opened his eyes from his meditation, he saw a huge screen blocking his way.
She was still sitting on the same sofa, but now both she and the sofa were enclosed by a screen.
It was bustling and noisy outside; there were many people.
Chitose is nowhere to be found, and so is Antonio...
"Awake?" Antonio suddenly peeked in through a crack, and when he saw Lin Fan open his eyes, he immediately beamed and squeezed in.
"I thought you would stay by my side and never leave me," Lin Fan said.
She didn't mean to blame him; she simply genuinely believed that Antonio would protect her body in this situation. After all, with her consciousness separated from her body, it was essentially an empty shell, completely defenseless.
“We’re not separated, we’re right outside.” Antonio closed the gap, grinned, and plopped down next to Lin Fan. “It’s just a screen separating us, and there’s a concealment barrier outside, so you’re absolutely safe.”
He went outside simply because the process of guarding Lin Fan was too boring.
If he had no other choice, that would be one thing, but with so many people coming and going outside, could his restless heart possibly resist? He'd better go outside and join the fun.
"What's going on outside?" Lin Fan asked. "Why are there so many people?"
"They're all here to mourn the old patriarch, the one in the coffin," Antonio laughed. "You didn't see that poor butler. If the old man hadn't started to stink, he probably wouldn't have dared to risk his life to warn Adrian with that sour face." That's how butlers are. They might not praise you for being right, but they'll definitely blame you for being wrong.
If he doesn't remind Adrian that the old patriarch is rotten, Adrian will find out on his own later and will still blame him.
Faced with the choice of sticking out one's neck or hiding one's neck, the butler chose to be dedicated.
Indeed, hard work does bring blessings.
Lin Fan's nose twitched slightly. Sure enough, there was a putrid smell in the air that even strong perfumes couldn't mask. It was mixed with countless other fragrances deliberately used to cover it up, creating an indescribable, complex stench.
Lin Fan held his breath, admiring the nobles outside who could still talk so eloquently in such an environment.
That said, wasn't this funeral a bit too extravagant? Are you sure there's still a coffin outside?
"How was it? Did it go smoothly this time?" Antonio crossed his legs and draped one arm over the back of Lin Fan's chair.
The concealment barrier can not only shield things inside the barrier, but also sounds coming from the inside out.
Lin Fan nodded: "The Annie Demons do not have a World Tree, and they have indeed found severed tree roots underground. But without an energy supply, they can't see anything substantial. It's true that there is no energy source at the moment."
“Of course,” Antonio nodded. “They’ve been using the corpses of the Burning Beasts, but now that it’s in the mouth of the Thousand Years Old, where would they get the energy from?”
"Where is Qian Sui?" Lin Fan asked.
“Don’t you know? It hates crowded places like this the most.” Antonio swung his legs back and forth, baring his teeth and pointing at a screen that looked like a wall. “Adrian knew you couldn’t move easily, so he had this whole area cleared out and used these to block it out.”
He probably forgot that the restrictions on Antonio and the others had been lifted, or perhaps he remembered but didn't know that Antonio had this trick up his sleeve.
When the concealment barrier rendered the entire massive screen invisible, he was visibly stunned for a long time. Then, his eyes suddenly brightened again, and his previously stern face regained the smile he had shown when they first met.
The screen was so large; it took seven or eight people to move it over. Plus, there were more and more people of all kinds in the back hall…
Antonio knew Lin Fan well; in crowded situations, he wasn't much better than Chisui, so he simply left the screen to block out the mess and didn't move.
He himself went outside and leaned against the screen to watch the commotion. As soon as he heard the breathing change inside, he immediately knew that Lin Fan had woken up.
"When there were fewer people at first, it was fine as they came in rounds. But when there were more people, they woke up Chitose. Then she looked up and saw my barrier... and ran out in anger."
Lin Fan turned his head.
"Why didn't you follow it? Don't let Vallejo catch you in the act."
As powerful as the Thousand-Year-Old One is, no one dares to say that there is no way to restrain it in the universe.
In particular, many times, the reason why a horse stumbles is because it underestimates its opponent.
The Valerian people are not as virtuous as they appear. If they were to resort to underhanded tactics, who could say for sure that His Majesty might be tricked?
After all, he could even use the previous Beast Gods, demonstrating extreme utilitarianism.
To take it a step further, who knows whether the Beast God was dead or alive when it was used as a battery?
People without morals are not bound by rules and are capable of doing anything crazy. For the safety of the millennium, it is naturally best to be cautious.
“Of course I’ll stay by your side. No one is more important than you!” Antonio said matter-of-factly.
"Don't worry about Qian Sui. You know what it's capable of. Besides, Adrian has sent people to follow it. It will come back at night when no one is around."
“Vallius has been coming only at night these past few days to avoid people. His attitude hasn’t changed; he’s still trying to be friendly.” He chuckled. “If he can’t even hold back after just a few days, then he can forget about spouting nonsense about sacrificing himself for the Beast God.”