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"..."
He was silent for a moment, glanced at the Dream Nail in his hand, and as if he had thought of something, murmured:
"The prophet allowed herself to be parasitized by the light, just to keep her body alive and wait for someone to come and take away the Dream Nail?"
Latis slowly recalled the scene from his dream. Now that he thought about it, the Moth Prophet probably used some kind of power of the Dream Nail to maintain his dream and finally waited for their arrival.
If that's the case, the power of the Moth Prophet might almost be close to that of a god. Even Latis couldn't distinguish the truth from falsehood in those dreams, so they might already be very similar to the essence of the divine kingdom.
He shook his head, projected his consciousness onto the Dream Nail in his hand, and began to slowly synchronize with this divine artifact.
At this moment, Jennifer and the others entered from outside the cave, and said thoughtfully to Latis:
"Lazi, I've discovered that the sacred flame here doesn't seem to have extinguished normally. Instead, it's being suppressed by a very powerful force, which has robbed it of all its light. So even though there's still a lot of combustible material left in the torch, it can only ignite the power of darkness..."
"The power of light has been taken away?" Latis was taken aback, then immediately realized what was happening and said:
“That must have been Radiance’s doing. No wonder the Moth Prophet said that Radiance had made a mistake… stealing the light from the sacred fire and causing the Moth Tribe to perish. Can they forgive such a mistake?”
Jennifer rubbed her temples, feeling a bit of a headache, and said:
"Perhaps for monsters, a certain belief is more important than their own survival?"
"What the hell... Are there always things that are superior to others...?"
Latis muttered a complaint, then turned to look once more at the withered Moth Prophet.
Despite being parasitized by light, the Moth Prophet showed no inclination to attack humans. Latis may have complained and not understood, but he still felt a certain respect for this kind of monster.
As he spoke, Latis suddenly felt a jolt of consciousness, sensing a strange power slowly gathering. He looked down at the Dream Nail in his hand and knew that he had completed the synchronization.
The power of the dream appeared within Latis's body. He carefully sensed it and found that although this power did not have any strong destructive power, its level was very high, even the power of the Titan bloodline had to give way slightly.
Then, he suddenly understood something and quickly asked Jennifer and the others to release their divine power so that he could sense it.
After comparing for a moment, Latis came to a conclusion.
Divine power is the manifestation of dream power, but dream power cannot be manifested into divine power so easily; it requires corresponding faith, or rather, some kind of authority.
In short, he is already very familiar with powers like the power of light, but he is not yet able to make any guesses about other types of divine powers. He can only wait until he has more experience to study them.
However, he always felt that he possessed some kind of dream power...
Latis shook his head, dispelling the lingering uncertainty, and looked at everyone, saying:
"Alright, let's start searching for traces of the divine kingdom. Hmm... we should start by looking for the demons parasitized by light. Should we find the antler worm and have it take us to the shallow underground?"
"A demon infested with light..."
Jennifer stroked her chin, pointed behind Latis, and said:
There's one right here.
"Eh?"
Following Jennifer's pointing finger, Latis glanced back at the Moth Prophet sitting quietly behind him and fell silent.
"A moth to a harbinger of prophecy, was this also part of your calculations...?"
He sighed helplessly, feeling that the prophet of the Moth Tribe was indeed a remarkable person.
Without much hesitation, Latis called his teammates to his side, then calmed his mind and summoned the Dream Nail that he had already absorbed into his body. He held it in his palm and slowly mobilized the dream power within it.
Then, he swung the Dream Nail.
Ding!
With a crisp hum, the tip of the Dream Nail trembled slightly, and a dazzling dream power instantly ripped a crack in front of everyone. In the oncoming brilliant light, the scene before everyone's eyes changed rapidly.
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"call……"
Latis slowly propped himself up, rubbed his eyes, looked at the bed in front of him, and subconsciously complained:
"They never add an epilepsy warning before each of these flashes of light..."
"Hmm...Lazi?"
Jennifer's voice came from beside him. Latis shook his head, turned to look at Jennifer beside him, and suddenly froze.
She was wearing a light white dress, and as she slowly stood up, the straps on her shoulders slipped down and hung lightly on her forearms.
Latis stared blankly at the delicate bud, then his eyes widened and he gasped.
"……what?"
Jennifer subconsciously tidied her slightly messy hair. Seeing Latis's appearance, she couldn't help but blink curiously and follow his gaze to her chest.
"Oh~"
She nodded in sudden realization, then chuckled, boldly extending her arms to wrap around Latis's neck, pressing herself against him, and nibbling on his ear as she laughed:
"What, want to test out the plot in the book, Your Majesty? Master?"
"Etc., etc……"
Latis quickly pushed Jennifer away, pinching her cheek helplessly and complaining:
"We have important business to attend to! We don't know where the rest of us have gone!"
“That’s true…” Jennifer looked at Latis’s slightly flushed face, thought for a moment, and then subtly revealed a mischievous smile, asking with a slight upturn of her lips:
"But...aren't you really going to touch it? There won't be a chance to do that outside, you know?"
"..."
Latis was silent for a moment, staring at Jennifer's completely unmasked nightgown, gritted his teeth, reached out and squeezed it hard twice, then said fiercely:
"Once this is over, see how I treat you!"
"cut……"
Jennifer clutched her slightly flushed chest, stuck out her tongue, coughed lightly, straightened her nightgown, jumped out of bed, and said:
"Alright, let's go find the others first!"
"Hmph, scared now?"
Latis rolled out of bed, looked around, and was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. At the same time, a young girl's voice came from outside:
"The celebration is about to begin! Today is a great day to celebrate Radiance, so you two should remember to bring the offerings for Radiance!"
Chapter 416 First Encounter with Radiance
"Okay, we'll be done in a minute!"
Latis responded loudly, and hearing the footsteps of the people outside slowly leaving, he couldn't help but scratch his head and look at Jennifer, saying:
"It seems the Moth Prophet's dream was during some kind of Radiant Celebration..."
"I can tell."
Jennifer nodded as she looked at the clothes in the closet. After a moment's thought, she took out an elaborate dress that looked like it was for a ceremony. She then loosened her nightgown slightly and was about to change when she suddenly noticed that Latis was still staring at her intently.
"What are you doing?" Her face flushed slightly as she lifted her dress to cover herself, and whispered, "You should change your clothes too. Leafa and the others might still be lost somewhere in the festival!"
"Hehe, now you know how to be shy?"
Latis chuckled, walked over to Jennifer with his hands behind his back, rummaged through the clothes in the closet for a moment, and took out a dress that perfectly matched the gown in Jennifer's hand.
"The clothing of the Moth Tribe is quite unique..."
He looked down at the dress in his hands, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes. Although it was clearly a loose, flowing robe that was more suitable for the shape of a moth, the cut unexpectedly had a kind of ancient Greek aesthetic. The dress was a bright red with flames on the surface, with many double-layered flame cuts. With the slightest movement, it would sway like a real flame. One could imagine how cool it would look when worn out.
Latis stroked his chin, about to change his clothes, when he suddenly noticed Jennifer still watching him curiously. He raised an eyebrow, hung the dress back on the hanger, turned to Jennifer, and smiled:
"You've been staring at me, do you want me to help you change your clothes?"
Jennifer's eyes widened slightly upon hearing this, and she couldn't help but tease her:
"So, you like dress-up play, Lazi~ Does that get too exciting for you...?"
Before she could finish speaking, Latis snatched the dress from her hands. Seeing that Latis really intended to help her change, she raised an eyebrow, sighed hesitantly, and then muttered under her breath as she untied her nightgown:
"Okay, okay, but now's not a good time. We can't touch her for too long..."
"So you mean it's okay to touch it a little?"
Latis couldn't help but reveal a mischievous smile, lifting her dress and reaching out to embrace Jennifer's soft and supple waist.
"This inner layer fits quite well... Why are you staring at that? Does it look good?"
"Okay... don't talk nonsense! I'm just appreciating it from an artist's perspective! Human body parts have no special meaning to me! My character can withstand the test of time!"
"I see~ What a pity, I was planning to show you more..."
"...Wait! This is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful! Humans are humans, and you are you. Tonight, I don't care about humans; I only want you..."
"Hey, too late! I'm already dressed, let's talk about it when we get back!"
"Damn it... Kurushi..."
"Hehehe, Lazi, I want to help you change your clothes too!"
"Oh? It's not that it's not allowed, then you can change... Wait, you can't touch that area!"
"Wow... I knew you weren't as calm as you seemed!"
"Hey! You little knight, take this!"
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A minute later, the two, who had quickly changed into their ceremonial attire, playfully wrestled at the door. Unable to bear it any longer, Latis grabbed Jennifer's wrist, pressed it against the door, and bit her lip hard.
"Alright, let's go out."
Seeing that Jennifer had finally calmed down, Latis rubbed her head helplessly, picked up the prepared gift from the side, and handed one to Jennifer.
This ceremonial object looks somewhat like a human epaulette, with many intricate patterns engraved on it. However, its structure seems a bit strange; it is a hollow object that can be nested inside. Latis gestured to it and felt that it might be an ornament worn at the base of a moth's wing, since moths don't really have a distinction between shoulders and neck.
Jennifer hugged the slightly heavy ceremonial object and pushed open the door.