Chapter 1799: 495 Vine Swamp_2
Chapter 1799: 495 Vine Swamp_2
"It's the handwriting of Lutisia!"
Matthew sensed a potent charm and illusion force among the Vine Swamp, a power with which he was not unfamiliar, having perceived it before in his encounters with Lutisia.
It was a kind of charm force with a quite personal style.
Once experienced,
ordinary people would never forget it.
"Indeed."
"The task of conquering a planet like Storluk is too unrealistic for Sif to undertake alone."
"She may carry the Blood of Barthor, but fundamentally, she is still too green."
"Who could be behind her, if not Lutisia!"
Matthew instantly saw through the intricacies of the situation.
Lutisia.
The current queen of the Suki Kingdom, Rheager's sister, Sif's aunt.
She was the most powerful individual in the Suki Kingdom.
"If Lutisia is involved, this matter might be escalated to an even higher level..."
While evading the entanglement of vines, Matthew pondered calmly.
A personage of the Blood Banner Queen's stature could almost decide the future course of a plane.
Under normal circumstances, she would definitely not make a move lightly—
Her previous squabbles with Margaret's were clearly just for show, and Lutisia intentionally let Margaret win to logically push her into the depths of purgatory.
But this time was different.
This involved a plane war between purgatory and the Storluk planet.
There was also the direct involvement of Devil Lord Morgan and the shadow of the Demoness of Desire, Glacia.
Matthew suddenly realized.
He might have inadvertently become entangled in a high-level struggle in and outside of purgatory!
"No wonder Sif wanted to stop me..."
"This might also have been Lutisia's will..."
Matthew understood in his heart.
But since he had come, he was not content to be just a bystander.
Sif might have her considerations.
But Matthew had his convictions!
"The projection of the Vine Swamp is just a facade, what traps me is not a snare, but that concealed 'Blasphemy!'..."
"To truly catch up with them, I must find a way to break through the 'Profanity - First Come First Serve'!"
Matthew had actually realized when it was that he had been subjected to the Blasphemy—
The day he reached Hume Three.
When he heard the rumors about the beauty queen of the Suki Kingdom,
The branding on his waist actually had a slight burning sensation.
At the time, Matthew thought it was related to the rumors.
But now thinking about it,
Sif and Lutisia might have been lurking in the shadows at the time, sneakily setting him up with a little combo!
With this thought,
Matthew's mood became extremely calm.
"They're a bit too mischievous..."
In an instant,
He summoned Gordon's Fire, burning away the prey branding left by Sif on his lower back completely!
That moment,
He could clearly feel a subtle change in the flow speed of the world before him.
Following that,
Matthew opened Lost Paradise, temporarily creating a separate space.
With the power of Lost Paradise,
He easily dispelled the projection of the Vine Swamp and returned to the Broken Ring!
...
"Hint: You have successfully dispelled the 'Blasphemy - First Come First Serve'!
World Message: Daughter of Barthor, Sif, has successfully destroyed all of the Broken Rings and gathered twelve Iron Tree Hearts.
She is on the final step of conquering the Storluk planet..."
...
Indeed.
Sif had not just recently obtained the second segment of the Broken Ring's Iron Tree Heart.
She had gathered them all.
Now she was only one step away from conquering the Storluk planet!
But this last step was likely also the most difficult one.
"Has the Daughter of Purgatory become the Daughter of Barthor?"
"Sif is increasingly showing the colors of Barthor..."
Matthew frowned,
Then he checked other messages in the data panel.
This included some messages from the Sky-reaching Matrix, which also indicated that the outer layer of the Earth Core Dream had been overrun, and Master Guda was calling all beings on the planet to pray for the star spirits.
He ordered all Ancients to leave the inner and outer layers of the Earth Core Dream.
And he would defend the last barrier of the Earth Core Dream alone, and so on.
The message appeared quite touching at face value.
But the more Matthew read, the more he sensed a provocative undertone!
"This Master Guda is ostensibly calling everyone to preserve their lives, but in reality, he seems to want to stir their emotions. With this message out, any slightly hot-blooded Ancient will probably be desperate to rush into the Earth Core Dream..."
With that,
He felt even more suspicious that the attack on the Sky Heart Land might have been self-directed by Guda!
The high-level conflict between Lutisia, old Morgan, Glacia from purgatory;
Guda's calculations, the complex interests between the Ancients and the Imperial Descendants.
All these endings pointed to the inner layer of the Earth Core Dream.
Matthew was already itching to know the final fate of the star spirits!
He turned to the little bear beside him and said,
"Can you make a path that leads to the inner layers of the Earth Core Dream?"
The shameless bear slapped his chest confidently,
"Don't mention one path, I can make ten!"
Saying so, he hopped onto the grass and began to dig frantically.
At first, he was just digging a muddy pit.
But gradually, it turned into a passageway between planes, shimmering with flowing lights.
Matthew didn't know whether this was the bear's own ability or another manifestation of a miraculous talent.
But unknowingly,
he had already left the Broken Ring and arrived at the inner layer of the Earth Core Dream!
During this time,
they also encountered a backlash and blockade from two forces.
Those two forces were one red and one blue.
The red was the Purgatory Blood River.
The blue pointed towards the Sky-reaching Matrix and the Ancients.
As long as these two forces did not affect the tunnel dug by the shameless bear,
Matthew was greatly impressed by the little guy's strength.
He even felt a bit regretful for not having brought him along earlier!
"From now on, whenever I go to any natural dreamland, I have to bring this guy!"
Matthew decided secretly.
Just at that moment,
the little guy suddenly looked up at Matthew,
"How do you think I'm doing, Matthew?"
Matthew nodded subconsciously,
"You're doing great, really amazing!"
The other party immediately seized the opportunity,
"Then can you get a star spirit for me to command?"
"I think she's not going to last long,"
"This planet ultimately needs a powerful Nature Soul to oversee everything, why can't it be me?"
Matthew looked at the little guy's earnest expression.
At first, he just wanted to laugh.
But gradually,
a subtle change appeared in his eyes,
"It's not... impossible."
Just then,
a huge hole suddenly cracked open above their heads.
And then,
a terrifying howl roared through.
Matthew squinted his eyes—
Countless single-person airships swarmed in through the hole like a plague of locusts!
It was...
the army of the Storluk Industrial Empire's descendants!
...
Deep within the Earth Core Dream,
the female giant that the star spirit had transformed into was murmuring in pain and distress during her slumber.
And right beneath the star spirit's feet,
a gigantic crucible was propped on the ground. In it, a liquid of half magma and half Blood Essence Fluid rolled about, with a dozen golden light points undulating within.
With every roll and sedimentation,
those golden lights would shrink a little.
And on the ground next to the crucible, a dozen Ancient corpses lay haphazardly, and a withered old man was stripped bare of cloth.
Every metal component on the old man's body had been disassembled, and he was also bound by red-brown vines.
He was kneeling on the ground, his eyes slightly closed, his breath so weak that he seemed as though he could die at any moment.
Yet,
a large group of ghosts and Charm Souls were still surrounding the old man,
desperately sucking away his spirit!
At that moment,
two women, one wearing a red cloak and the other black, were conversing in front of the old man.
The woman in the black cloak gave a soft laugh,
"You still couldn't trap your little lover,"
"He's here,"
"And I suppose he's a bit angry..."
A mechanical voice emerged from beneath the red cloak,
"It doesn't matter,"
"Nobody can stop me from completing this plan."
"Not even Matthew."
With that, she lifted her head,
her bright eyes flashing with unwavering determination.
"Hehehe... my dear Sif,"
"Your mouth is tough,"
"I just hope you're not soft elsewhere..."
The voice of Lutisia carried an indescribable charm,
"Shall I deal with him for you?"