IW: Chapter 214 - The Prophesied One in Destiny, Celia's Sacrifice!
"The Great Magic Array is in big trouble!"
The appearance of Glan's Fire indicated that the Great Magic Array here was no longer just a minor deviation that allowed outsiders in.
"A very evil darkness is shrouding Gran Forest. I want to go confirm it!"
Celia looked at Bai Ye seriously, no longer having time to care what he was thinking.
This was a magic array created by the great Sage Mar. How could ordinary flames possibly spread and burn so quickly here?
Generally speaking, with the existence of a magic array, flames should not be able to burn at all.
But everything now completely exceeded Celia's imagination.
"I understand. Let's go together then."
Although she said nothing, it felt as if she had said everything.
Bai Ye also understood that Celia would probably go even without him.
But looking at him, perhaps she just wanted him to follow along.
"Thank you, warrior."
It was the same old routine again.
Her method of manipulating people was still so familiar.
"No need to thank me. You can thank me slowly later."
Later?
A hint of confusion flashed in Celia's eyes. Although she didn't quite understand why Bai Ye would say that, she still nodded in agreement.
Since Bai Ye helped her and didn't want her thanks now, she would save it for later.
Because of Celia, Bai Ye had an unimpeded journey. It was also possibly due to Gran Forest being on fire, as the animals had no time to mind Bai Ye at the moment.
On the way to the source of the fire, Celia saw a reddish Minotaur in front of her and immediately shouted, "Sauta!"
Sauta, the guardian deity of the forest, was also the king of the Minotaurs.
Beside Sauta, a white Niu Niu looked in Celia's direction, following the sound.
After seeing Bai Ye next to Celia, Niu Niu's expression immediately changed.
No way?!
How could he meet Bai Ye here again?
After Niu Niu parted with Bai Ye, he immediately prepared to go home and cry to his Mama.
But not long after returning, Niu Niu learned that his Mama was fighting a fire in the forest, an unexplained fire that was spreading.
The animals were either running away from the flames or heading towards the source to see if they could put out the fire.
Niu Niu's mother was among them. Niu Niu originally wanted to go to safety with his friends, but when he returned, everyone had already left, so Niu Niu could only follow Sauta deep into the forest to look around and also search for his mother.
What Niu Niu didn't expect was to meet Bai Ye here.
Meeting this demon again, Niu Niu instinctively hid behind Sauta. Thinking that his King was here, he felt much more at ease. At least Bai Ye wouldn't dare to be presumptuous here, right?
"Celia?"
"Sauta, what happened to the forest?"
Celia was confused about everything happening in the forest and only knew it was due to the Great Magic Array being destroyed.
"Something's wrong with the western forest. I need to rush over and check!"
With that, Sauta no longer paid attention to Celia. The situation was extremely urgent, and he immediately rushed towards the western forest.
At the same time, Niu Niu glanced at Bai Ye. After confirming that Bai Ye wasn't paying attention to him, he immediately followed Sauta's footsteps.
Although the western forest seemed to be getting more and more dangerous, Niu Niu also knew very well that staying here might be even more dangerous.
He really didn't know what he was afraid of.
Noticing Niu Niu's gaze, Bai Ye couldn't help but feel a little speechless. He had already said he would let him go, but seeing him again, he was still like this.
"I also feel there's a problem over there."
Celia looked in the direction of the western forest, and a strong sense of unease rose in her heart.
"Let's follow them."
The flames were coming from that direction.
Following Sauta's footsteps, the western forest had already become a living hell, and the arsonists were also spotted here.
Bai Ye killed the arsonists one by one with his blade and quickly ran forward. He felt as if something predetermined was guiding him.
At the same time, Celia also seemed to sense something. Following Bai Ye's gaze, she looked in that direction.
Just as the two were lost in thought, a giant axe came straight down towards Bai Ye.
"Sauta, don't!"
Celia shouted. As the axe got closer and closer to Bai Ye, a surge of energy unconsciously gathered around Celia.
She didn't understand why they were fine just moments ago when they met.
But why, after such a short time, did Sauta choose to attack Bai Ye directly upon seeing him again?
Crack.
Bai Ye raised the katana in his hand, blocking the giant axe, then used an upward slash to send Sauta flying.
"Humans, you are the ones setting the fires!"
Sauta's attitude towards Bai Ye changed drastically because he saw that humans were setting fires here.
All the fires in Gran Forest were caused by these arsonists. As a human, Bai Ye was naturally included in this category by Sauta.
"Sauta, it has nothing to do with Bai Ye. He was with me the whole time, and he also killed many arsonists!"
Celia immediately explained. Bai Ye had just been with her, and besides, he had attacked those arsonists.
How could Bai Ye be an arsonist?
"Celia, humans are not to be trusted."
Sauta opened his mouth, but swallowed the words he was about to say.
Mainly, Sauta felt that he was no match for Bai Ye after that one move.
Since he wasn't an arsonist, he didn't need to fight Bai Ye, and he couldn't win anyway.
But verbally, he was no longer willing to trust humans.
"Sauta, now is not the time to think about trust. We should solve the fire in Gran Forest."
Celia looked at Sauta calmly. She didn't dwell too much on what Sauta said but reminded him of the most important thing at hand.
Besides, she believed Bai Ye was trustworthy.
"Let's go. It seems to be just ahead."
Bai Ye sensed the magic power ahead, but he couldn't detect anyone. There was one person in the electromagnetic waves, but they were shrouded in a black mist. Looking at it this way, it seemed the other party had hidden their identity. Bai Ye thought Alice was most likely the only one who could do this here.
"Mhm, okay. Thank you for your trouble."
Celia nodded solemnly, then followed Bai Ye's steps. Sauta, on the other hand, hesitated for a moment before finally choosing to follow.
Although he couldn't trust Bai Ye at all right now, he was willing to trust Celia.
"Yo, isn't that Niu Niu?"
Ahead, Niu Niu was kneeling on the ground. Bai Ye had just been wondering why Sauta only had one bull. The Niu Niu who was with him earlier was gone.
Now it seemed he was even further ahead.
Not bad, young man!
He actually rushed further than his boss.
"That's his mother."
Sauta said heavily. As the King of the Minotaurs, he naturally knew the identity of this warrior, who was Niu Niu's mother he had been constantly talking about.
He had been searching, but when he finally found her, she had become a corpse.
Hearing Sauta say this, Bai Ye didn't know what to say for a moment, and all his teasing words were swallowed.
His mother was gone. If he said anything else, it would be a bit of a mood killer.
"Lord Sauta, I want to bury my mother here."
He looked up at Sauta, tears shining in his eyes. He originally thought he would be safe once he found his mother, but his haven seemed to be gone just like that. From now on, he could only rely on himself.
This Glan's Fire seemed to have made him lose everything.
"Alright, bury her here. There's no danger around. We'll go first."
In Bai Ye's perception, there was nothing but the fire nearby, and Niu Niu's current environment was relatively safe.
Listening to Bai Ye's words, Niu Niu looked at Bai Ye gratefully. Although Bai Ye had wanted to kill him before, he had held back in the end.
Though, if he had been killed just now, perhaps he wouldn't have to endure this pain. But perhaps before dying, he would have been thinking if his Mama was worried that he hadn't returned yet.
But now it seemed he had returned, so was his Mama worried about his safety before she died?
For a moment, Niu Niu's mood was incredibly heavy. Wielding the large axe in his hand, Niu Niu prepared to bury his mother here.
The chaotic environment around him left him no time to search for a burial site.
Turning around and looking at Niu Niu digging diligently, Bai Ye shook his head. He probably needed some time.
"We're here!"
The moment Bai Ye and the others arrived, the black-clad figure directly opened an interdimensional rift and left.
"A little late."
A hint of anger flashed across Sauta's face. They were just that close. The black-robed figure was definitely related to this fire.
He quickly walked to where the black-robed figure had left. Upon seeing a tear-shaped ornament on the ground, Sauta knelt down and picked it up. Seeing the ornament, Sauta suddenly felt a sense of familiarity.
As Bai Ye leaned forward, about to take a look, Sauta next to him inexplicably said, "This foolish beast didn't stop the collapse of the magic array. Everyone will suffer misfortune!"
After speaking, Sauta immediately collapsed, and Bai Ye, who was beside him, was a bit stunned.
No way?!
Was my buddy possessed?
No one would call themselves a foolish beast, right?
He picked up the ornament from Sauta's hand. There was still magic power on it, but he couldn't understand it, as he didn't understand magic himself.
"Hey, stop looking and quickly follow Celia!"
Sauta struggled to get up. For a moment, he didn't know why he had fainted.
But he woke up shortly after, and upon waking, he saw Bai Ye squatting beside him, studying something. At that moment, Sauta was a bit panicked.
After all, he was just a Niu Niu, and Bai Ye's attitude made him very scared. He wouldn't be interested in him, a bull, would he?
However, after seeing Bai Ye studying the ornament, he also breathed a sigh of relief.
"I remember seeing this ornament somewhere, but I can't recall it right now. But I think we should go find Celia!"
Now that this magic array was destroyed, the fire most likely started spreading from here.
Sauta knew he couldn't solve it himself and needed to discuss a solution with the elves.
This also made Bai Ye realize that he had overlooked Celia when he was examining the ornament.
Closing his eyes, he sensed the situation in the forest. It seemed to be following the same path as the original destiny.
Celia and the elves were discussing sacrificing themselves to repair the Great Magic Array of Gran Forest.
Because the fire in Gran Forest not only affected this area, but if it wasn't extinguished, it would affect the entire Arad Continent.
So the elves had decided to sacrifice themselves to save Arad.
Rushing quickly to the elves' location, Bai Ye suddenly realized how truly weak his own strength was as he watched the ceremony begin.
Facing such a situation, he was powerless to stop it. He resented his own weakness.
It seemed everything was developing in the predetermined direction of destiny. Nothing had changed because of his participation.
Just like the adventurers in the Gate of Time, he experienced everything firsthand but couldn't stop anything. This also made Bai Ye realize that he must improve his strength. At least, if he knew most things but had no strength to change them, it would be better not to know!
As a burst of light shone, Gran Forest returned to its previous appearance, and the repair of the Great Magic Array extinguished the original fire.
However, the elves in the center of the array had also disappeared, leaving only Celia, who had transformed from an elf into a human.
Seeing this scene, Sauta was silent.
As the guardian of Gran Forest, he ultimately relied on the elves. It seemed he hadn't contributed much here at all.
"Lack of strength is indeed a sin."
Bai Ye understood that he was probably like an adventurer now, entering the sight of those people, or rather, he had become one of the so-called prophesied ones.
"Indeed. So what are you going to do next?"
Sauta was no longer in the mood to speak sarcastically to Bai Ye. They had just experienced some things together, and their relationship had improved quite a bit.
"Take Celia away and hand her over to a suitable person. After all, she's no longer suited to stay in Gran Forest."
He would take Celia away.
Bai Ye knew very well that even if he didn't take her, Celia would still leave Gran Forest.
"Bai Ye?"
Just as Bai Ye and Sauta were talking, a voice pulled them both away.
Looking at Socia, who was rushing over with a puzzled expression, Bai Ye knew that the person who was originally supposed to take Celia away had arrived.
From Socia's eyes, she seemed to be asking Bai Ye what the situation was here.
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