Chapter 696 – Unprecedented Situation

Chapter 696 An Unprecedented Situation

When the bell rang, Vanna had just finished her evening prayers on the deck – she came out into the corridor, ready to return to her room, only to see Maurice, who had also hurried out into the corridor.

At a mere glance, she guessed what was going on by the serious expression on Maurice’s face.

“You have also heard the call of the ‘Swift Bell’?”

“Yes, it seems you heard it as well,” Morris nodded with a sniff, “The bell has reached its third chime – I was just about to go and perform the Psychic Resonance Ceremony.”

“…… But it’s still during the Church of the Deep rotation,” Vanna’s eyes widened slightly at this, “How did you hear the bells?”

Morris exhaled softly, “I don’t know, so it’s necessary to go to the assembly to figure out what’s going on …… It looks like an unprecedented situation has arisen this time.”

Looking at the slightly grave expression on the old scholar’s face, Vanna thought of a series of disturbing things that had happened recently, and then she nodded silently as the two of them brushed shoulders and returned to their respective rooms.

The soft sound of the waves echoed in her ears, the feeling of being submerged by the sea gradually enveloped her, Vanna, who hurriedly returned to her room and performed the ceremony, watched the candlestick burning and expanding in front of her eyes, and the flickering firelight transformed into a haze of light and shadow, and her slightly agitated state of mind gradually calmed down along with the sound of the waves.

After a short period of dizziness and sensory reset, she opened her eyes again, and found that she had already arrived at the sacred and ancient “assembly hall” in the form of a soul projection – the majestic stone pillars stood at the end of the huge plaza, and the chaotic darkness of the shadows and never-ending The shadow of chaotic darkness and the never-ending stream of light enveloped the sky above the stone pillars, the earth was covered with mottled and damaged ancient stone slabs, and in this huge assembly ground, there were soul projections of the saints who gathered here in a hurry.

Vanna stood in a corner of the square, staring wide-eyed at the countless silhouettes in all directions – she had never seen so many soul projections appearing on the assembly ground at the same time, and there was no doubt that they couldn’t all be saints of the Storm Goddess.

Apparently, Mr. Morris was not the only “pagan believer” who had heard the bells during the Deep Sea Church’s rotation.

All the saints of the four major churches had gathered!

The number of people continued to grow, and more and more soul projections appeared in the open space of the square, many of which appeared to have arrived in a hurry – even though it was indeed the rotation period of the Church of the Deep, every saint who had received the “Swift Bell” did not hesitate to implement the iron rule agreed upon by the Four Churches of God. Although it was indeed the time for the Church of the Four Gods to be on duty, every saint who received the “Swift Bell” did not hesitate to fulfill the iron rule agreed upon by the Church of the Four Gods, and quickly responded to the ringing of the bell and came to this assembly.

Bewildered and dismayed soul projections gathered together, buzzing and rumbling about the unusual situation, while Vanna’s figure walked between her compatriots, listening to the surrounding people’s discussions while walking towards the center of the square.

A shadowy figure came up from the side and greeted her, “Vanna! I was looking for you – what the hell is going on here?”

Vanna followed the sound and immediately recognized it as the soul projection of Bishop Valentine, who greeted the other party before shaking her head, “I’m not sure, but it seems that all the qualified ‘saints’ of the four major churches have heard the bells of the convocation… …Mr. Morris should also be here on the assembly grounds.”

“…… The bells of the Swift Bells were sent out by the Patrol Ark, but their source came from the ‘pointing’ of the Tomb of the Unknown King, and all the Saints received the Summoning, so the only explanation is that the Tomb of the Unknown King took the initiative to release the ‘summoning all’ strong signal ……” Bishop Valentine’s tone was grave, he turned his head and gazed at the center of the square which was currently still empty and devoid of anything for a long time before he retracted his gaze, ” This ancient covenant ritual has been running steadily for thousands of years, and this has never happened before.”

“…… Perhaps this has something to do with the recent ‘sun going out’, some great change is approaching …… ” whispered Vanna, before she suddenly sensed something and looked up to the side.

Another figure that was hazy but exuded a familiar aura appeared in her field of vision.

It was the soul projection of Morris.

Vanna immediately took a step towards the other party, and without waiting to get closer, she heard the other party take the initiative to speak, “It seems that the situation is just as I thought, and I’m not the only one who additionally heard the bells.”

“Yes, it looks like all the Saints are here …… Perhaps we should lament that this place is fortunately spacious enough,” Vanna said in a somewhat subtle tone as she exhaled, “Now the ‘ Mausoleum’ proper has yet to appear, and when it does …… there is no telling what it will announce to the outside world.”

Morris didn’t say anything, just nodded solemnly, he greeted Bishop Valentine who he hadn’t seen for a long time, and then together with Vanna, he turned his head to look in the direction of the center of the square.

And just then, four special figures appeared again in succession in the vision of many saints.

Helena, Lune, Banister, and Frem – the spokespersons of the four gods entered the assembly ground, and between the countless hazy and illusory soul projections, their clear figures were particularly eye-catching.

The appearance of the four popes caused a short-lived commotion, but this commotion soon subsided as the saints regained order and quickly settled down due to the presence of their respective leaders.

It was an unusual day, and many of the extra saints who heard the bells were a little confused, but in any case, the presence of the leaders was a reassuring sign that the situation was still under the control of the Church.

And then, Vanna noticed the four crowned Popes coming directly towards her side.

Her expression was instantly a bit subtle.

Amidst the many gazes and salutations from the surrounding area, Helena, Lune, and the other four arrived in front of Vanna, and Helena was the first to speak, “Has the tomb not appeared yet?”

Vanna froze slightly, “Uh …… not yet ……”

“Good,” Helena nodded, “Then we’ll wait a little longer.” Vanna didn’t react either, so she nodded along sparingly, “…… Uh, okay.”

Then the four Pope Coroners literally turned around and began to wait patiently with Vanna for the ancient and mysterious mausoleum to appear.

Vanna felt the mood was a bit subtle, she felt that the old Mr. Morris beside her seemed to be casting a somewhat puzzled gaze as well, but didn’t know how to explain this matter, and could only smile awkwardly – and didn’t know if Morris could see this somewhat complicated smile of hers in this hazy and fuzzy soul projection form at the moment.

And right at this moment, another extraordinarily tall figure came to Vanna’s side at an unknown time, and casually patted this Inquisitor lady on the shoulder, “Do you need to wait long?”

Vanna didn’t turn around either, and naturally replied casually, “Not sure, but usually the mausoleum will come out within a few minutes after all the saints arrive at the venue ……”

She stopped abruptly.

There seemed to be some momentary silence around her.

Banister and Frem’s expressions were a little frozen, while Helena and Lune turned their heads slowly with stiff necks, and Vanna turned a little sideways, her eyes looking in the direction from which the voice had come –

Duncan stood there, looking at the few acquaintances in front of him with a harmless (self-righteous) expression.

After a few moments of silence, Vanna finally broke the silence with a gasp, “Captain? Why are you here!?”

The exclamation was like a stone dropping into the water, and the brief silence on the assembly grounds instantly transformed into a roaring, spreading boil – there were cries of surprise from around the room, booming discussions, many soul projections backing away in consternation, and the nervousness, wariness, and consternation spreading out in the blink of an eye, permeating the crowd.

An expected situation.

Duncan glanced back at the commotion in the square and turned his head, spreading his hands somewhat helplessly, “Frankly, I didn’t expect this many people at first.”

While Vanna felt her brain was a bit short on ideas, the few popes present had reacted quickly, and they immediately shouted the order in unison-

“Silence!”

A great power was released from their words – the wills of Helena, Lune, Banister and Frem swept over the entire assembly, and Duncan didn’t know what they did, but he could feel that the “crowd” around him, which had been in a state of chaos a second before, seemed to understand and comprehend the situation instantly. Duncan didn’t know what they had done, but he could feel that the “crowd” around him, which had been in chaos a moment before, seemed to understand and comprehend the situation in an instant, and order was restored to the arena, even if there was still a sense of unrest in the air.

After order was restored, Helena was the first to turn her head and stare into Duncan’s eyes: “How did you get here?”

Duncan thought for a moment and lifted his hand in the air beside him.

A skeletal giant bird wrapped in ghostly green flames flickered in the darkness.

“I came by pigeon.”

Helena: “……?”

“I heard the bells,” Duncan added after a moment’s thought, noting the wonderful yet subtle expressions on several of the Popes’ faces, “Don’t ask me why exactly – when the bells rang, I heard them. And then I noticed the convergence of spirits, probably because the four parade arks happened to be right in Lightwind Harbor, and this ‘convergence’ was very obvious to me, like lights in the night …… It just so happens that I’ve always been interested in your ‘assemblies ‘ Always interested, I gave it a try, mostly trying to track down Vanna’s soul’s starlight, and ended up here.”

Helena was dumbfounded, “…… That’s even possible?!”

Duncan thought hard and nodded, “I think it works.”

Helena: “……”

Vanna, on the other hand, seems to have gotten used to this, after Duncan said “I think it’s fine” she accepted the current situation as a matter of course (mainly because of the sports students’ ability to adapt to the environment), and casually said, “Then what do you think about today’s special situation?”

“I don’t know,” Duncan said quite frankly, “It’s my first time. What do you usually do after your assemblies? Is there a process?”

“Wait for Vision 004 – The Tomb of the Unknown King to appear,” Frem’s low voice rang out from the sidelines, he seemed to always be a picture of cool composure, even at times like this, “A Tomb Keeper will then appear, and the chosen one will be ushered to the tomb. ”

Duncan listened with considerable interest, nodding slowly.

And as if to corroborate Frem’s words, just then, a low rumble finally sounded from the center of the square, interrupting everyone’s exchange!
(End of chapter)