Otherworld Advance Team
Chapter 1103 - 1096: Sacred Song Ritual

Chapter 1103: Chapter 1096: Sacred Song Ritual

Luo’er’s confidence was justified; after all, he was someone who had glimpsed destiny and knew the path of his own fate, so he was naturally aware that he wouldn’t perish in such a place so easily.

As the time arrived at high noon the next day, the Night Elves had already made their preparations. The Night Elf warriors surrounded the square, layer upon layer, so densely packed it was impregnable, while Elves in religious garb stood within the square, waiting for the High Priest’s command.

The scene beyond the square was even more exaggerated, with the Night Elves who had followed in throngs, eagerly gazing at the altar, hoping to witness the descent of their deity.

Luo’er and the others wore their usual clothing, though they had donned a white robe over it. They were standing in the square, a place that was not open to just anyone; let alone ordinary Night Elves, even a Night Elf warrior who had earned her stripes like Talis had no entitlement to enter.

The circular square was divided into four sections centered around the altar, with more than twenty white-robed Night Elves standing neatly in each section, facing the altar. The High Priest Falei stood on the central platform, her attire and decorations even more lavish and exquisite, her headdress as extravagant as antlers.

On the central platform of the square, aside from Falei, there were several freshly slaughtered animal carcasses. These animals, almost as big as cows, were skinned and eviscerated after being slaughtered and placed upon the platform.

It was unexpected to the Advance Team that the Night Elves also practiced animal sacrifice, which they were witnessing for the first time.

Falei held the Prime Fluid in her hands, standing on the platform, facing the pyramid with her eyes tightly shut, almost as if she were waiting for the right moment.

Although the square was packed inside and out, it was surprisingly quiet, with only the playful chirping of birds in the woods and the sound of a waterfall in the distance.

Just as Luo’er was beginning to feel restless, suddenly, he saw the sunlight piercing through the shade of the trees, landing on the peak of the pyramid. The sacred golden glow made him squint, but Falei’s eyes snapped open.

She stepped forward, placing the Prime Fluid on the altar’s designated spot, a location that fit the Prime Fluid perfectly.

After setting down the Prime Fluid, Falei took a step back, then inhaled deeply, raising her hands high. The moment her hands lifted, a chorused song from the elves suddenly resounded across the square.

It was the Sacred Song for the ritual, sung together by the Night Elves standing on the square. Even without musical accompaniment, the song was unexpectedly beautiful, like a rich, smooth wine, utterly intoxicating.

Although the Advance Team members didn’t understand the lyrics, they too found the melody pleasant and closed their eyes to listen to the Night Elves’ chorus.

It cannot be denied that the Night Elves had beautiful voices, best described as melodious as songbirds. The beautiful tune of the Sacred Song captivated all who heard it, even those who could not comprehend the words.

The Night Elves faced the altar, hands clenched in fists over their chests, tilting their heads and narrowing their eyes as they sang out loud. Baiyue noticed that many of the Elvish words they chanted were unfamiliar to her.

Although she had not undergone systematic study, Baiyue could still discern some differences, and thus she realized that compared to the current Elvish language, some words in the Sacred Song seemed to have different intonations, suggesting that the language of the Sacred Song might well be Ancient Elvish.

Since its inception, the Elvish language, like other languages, has gone through countless generations of evolution, especially after contact with Earthlings, incorporating many elements from the languages of Earth, causing many words to lose their original intonations.

From the incomplete translations, the entire length of the Sacred Song seemed to be around two to three minutes, with the Night Elves continuing to sing it repeatedly, maintaining a continuous rhythm.

However, no matter how the Sacred Song was sung, it was destined to be only a ritual; if they truly wished to witness a miracle, they would still have to rely on magic.

Amidst the atmosphere of the Sacred Song, Falei received the Magic Wand handed up by her attendant, a tremendously intricate and magnificent large staff, nearly two meters in length, adorned with intricate and beautiful patterns—which might be Runes.

Falei held the Magic Wand high, then began waving it to and fro. The staff had many small, fragile hanging ornaments that jingled like wind chimes with each motion, emitting tinkling sounds.

With her swaying, people began to feel the air magic violently fluctuating, seemingly rapidly converging towards the center of the square, and slowly forming a visible Magic Cluster in mid-air.

"This is the prelude to the Glowing Singularity, she’s gathering magic power, getting ready for the next move." Seeing Falei’s actions, Tangmo whispered an explanation to a somewhat astonished Luo’er.

"Isn’t the Glowing Singularity a forbidden curse of the Church of Light?" Luo’er asked with some surprise.

Faced with Luo’er’s questioning, Tangmo slightly opened her mouth, but didn’t know how to explain. In the end, she just shook her head and then, smiling, said, "Let’s just say, cultures differ, but the essence of magic is largely the same."

"I see." Although he didn’t quite understand, Luo’er still nodded.

"If you don’t understand, just say so." Seeing Luo’er’s somewhat clueless expression, Tangmo couldn’t help but laugh, then gently tapped his head.

After all, Falei was a mortal, so the magic ceremony that gathered magic power took over half an hour before it accumulated enough for her needs.

The Magic Cluster floated midair, Falei extended her magic wand and stirred, guiding the dense magic power into the wand. She had to be extremely careful in this process because the slightest mistake could cause the Magic Cluster to crash down, not just ending her life, but also leaving no escape for the people around.

The atmosphere was tense to the extreme, everyone took in a deep breath and stared wide-eyed at Falei’s actions.

It seemed that she had finished guiding the Magic Cluster, suddenly, Falei raised her wand high and then forcefully planted it into the ground, a clink resounded and an arc-shaped shockwave instantly exploded, then spread out all around.

Right after, a huge Magic Array hidden in the plaza was thus instantly activated, emitting a dazzling cold light that took everyone present by surprise. They didn’t even know that there was such a large Magic Array on the plaza.

After being hit by the blast of air, Luo’er’s face suddenly turned pale, and then he bent over and started coughing violently.

"Luo’er," seeing his anguished appearance, Tangmo and Baiyue immediately became anxious, rushed to Luo’er’s side to support him, and at the same time, Tangmo said with dissatisfaction, "Fula, you light bulb, couldn’t you have activated a shield?"

"I, I didn’t notice, I’m, I’m sorry..." came Fulajie’er’s apologetic and trembling voice in their minds.

"It’s okay, it’s just a bit nauseous." Luo’er coughed a few times and then got up from the ground.

"Your body can’t handle the magic power, do you want to take cover in the back?" Cheng Ziang frowned and asked with concern.

"It’s a minor issue, as long as Fula pays attention to casting the shield," Luo’er waved his hand, while swallowing hard the blood he almost spat out.

"Sorry, sorry, sorry, I’ll be careful, I’ll pay attention," Fulajie’er apologized repeatedly.

Guided by Falei, the Magic Cluster flowed along the wand into the Magic Array, and with such an immense amount of magic power injected, the light from the entire array grew more and more intense. The eerie light suddenly dimmed the surroundings.

The Advance Team had no idea what the Magic Array was for. All they saw was, as the Magic Array was activated, the top of the pyramid suddenly emitted a dazzling golden light, which then like flowing water, streamed down the steps toward the plaza.

The moment the golden light touched the edge of the Magic Array, the light from the Array suddenly dimmed a great deal. Then, onlookers witnessed the Prime Fluid in the cylindrical container on the altar slowly cracking open, revealing a golden luminescent liquid spilling out.

As dense magic power was continuously injected, the container of Prime Fluid began to tremble violently and finally shattered. Accompanying the container’s breakage, the golden liquid splashed onto the ground and, as if alive, slowly flowed towards the animals on the steps.

The moment the golden liquid touched the animals, it started to devour the flesh as if it had a mouth, even grinding the bones into a sticky, bubbling liquid.

The crowd watched dumbfounded as this eerie spectacle unfolded before their eyes. Soon, the golden liquid completely consumed the animals, the liquid was no longer golden but had turned dark red and began to coalesce, slowly forming an indescribable, huge, writhing mass of flesh.