Chapter 1369: Chapter 32: Night of the Witch
The image of Renie suddenly vanished in front of him, her rich fragrance gradually dispersed with the sea breeze, drifting towards the Dragon Court. Fisher’s expression grew increasingly solemn, as he gazed at the bright moon in the sky with an enigmatic look.
"Doomsday Prophecy, this is the first time I’ve heard of it. Did you know about this so-called Doomsday Prophecy long ago, Fisher?"
Emhardt, perched on his shoulder, appeared quite curious, eager to get an answer from him.
In fact, Fisher rarely spoke to others about the Doomsday Prophecy; he had only mentioned it to Valentina and Rafael. Moli brought it up herself, so it doesn’t really count.
He told Valentina about it the night in the Northern Realm when she intended to sacrifice herself for everyone else, and Emhardt was asleep then. When he mentioned it to Rafael, Emhardt had temporarily been left with Fasher and Kexier. And when Moli brought it up, he was looking after Ingrid with Mier.
In summary, he always happened to miss it by chance, so this was indeed the first time he had heard of such a Doomsday Prophecy.
Though he was uncertain if it was just an illusion, he seemed to remember hearing this term somewhere before, with a strange sense of unfamiliar familiarity.
"Ah, indeed, I learned about this Doomsday Prophecy long ago. It was precisely because of it that I embarked on my journey and encountered Rafael and the others."
"I see, it’s just a pity that I can’t perceive that chaotic knowledge, or I might have been able to help you... What do you think about what Renie said just now? Like Paimon, she also wants you to let go. Although I don’t like Paimon, I feel she’s right this time. Reading this knowledge is excessively dangerous, very likely to put you in peril, just like now."
Fisher, of course, knew this. After a moment of hesitation, he let out a long sigh and then looked at the Soul Completion Manual, which was as inseparable as a shadow, and couldn’t help but say,
"I know... But even if my Doomsday Prophecy is false, the women closely associated with me are inevitably caught up in the destruction of this doomsday. Even if Renie says she and the deities have a solution to the Doomsday Prophecy, what are the specifics? Can this prophecy be solved easily without any cost? If a price must be paid, I would rather it be me who pays, not them."
"...Damn Paimon!"
Perhaps this moment had nothing to do with Helair, but this phrase had almost become Emhardt’s catchphrase, never sounding out of place whenever he was agitated.
Fisher smiled helplessly, shook his head, and said,
"Even if I want to continue reading the Completion Manual to help Rafael and the others, it doesn’t seem easy now."
"What do you mean? Did you see anything in that chaotic knowledge just now?"
"Yes, actually I didn’t completely lose control just now. I haven’t even touched the essence of this Completion Manual, let alone fully read it. Fully reading this Completion Manual requires finding ’Life’s Treasure’... Remember when we were at Saint Nali, Erwin was behind the scenes manipulating Blake to transform ’Anna’ into a monster using Plant Meat technology. According to Erwin, that was a failed treasure."
"So, what you’re saying is..."
Fisher’s eyes darkened for a moment, confirming Emhardt’s unspoken speculation,
"So, what I’m saying is, to read this manual completely, I must use the Plant Meat technology to destroy life forms like Anna, just like Erwin did... ’If you desire the treasure, abandon kindness; if you want to climb violating the rules, desecrate life,’ that’s what Erwin said..."
Emhardt bit his lip in fear, and couldn’t help but ask,
"What are you planning to do now? You’re not really considering doing that, are you? It could be the chaotic knowledge trying to seduce you, don’t fall for it."
Fisher glanced at Emhardt expressionlessly and retorted,
"Besides those ladies being my fault, do I seem like someone who would do such things? But the problem now is, I only have two Completion Manuals at hand; if I can’t read the Life Completion Manual, I must find another Completion Manual, otherwise I can only reach the Sixteenth Rank, far from the Eighteenth Rank..."
This was Fisher’s current dilemma. Although both Renie and Helair advised him not to read the Completion Manual and not to get involved in the Doomsday Prophecy, Fisher couldn’t simply let go and allow the situation and destruction to descend upon those he cared about.
Even if he resolved to proceed, the Completion Manuals he had could only allow him to read one Soul Completion Manual.
Under the watchful eye of the gloomy ocean, both man and book fell into brief contemplation, and at that moment, Emhardt suddenly remembered something. His single eye brightened as he looked at Fisher, and said,
"...Hey, Fisher, do you remember when we were in the Northern Realm...? Well, that’s when you were just being chased by Death, then we came down from the snow and returned to the Healing Corruption Church of the Moon Rabbit Species Ilois. You met someone there who was quite similar to Erwin, he seemed to be from the same organization as Erwin, and it’s called... um..."
