Chapter 403: Runeword: Whisper

POSTED ON JUNE 7, 2023 BY KEN

Suddenly, a line of smoke appeared from the Fallen Angel. It was as long as a line, twisting and twisting in the air like a snake. It actually directly broke through the light net and wanted to escape.

Seeing this, Fang Linyan immediately launched another [Dragon Cough Flash].

After the smoke snake was hit by this lightning, it twitched.

Seizing this opportunity, a faint golden phantom of the divine snake flew out from the golden snake scepter of the high priestess and directly swallowed this line of black smoke!

This blow immediately declared the sacrifice settled.

The high priestess showed a calm smile, sighed tiredly and relieved, and began to chant hymns loudly.

At this time, the divine snake phantom and the white owl began to gradually fade and disappear. Finally, the altar also gradually disappeared amidst the radiance.

Only the tall and lush green olive tree still stood. The green grass on the ground was as beautiful as ever.

At this point, the sacrificial ritual officially came to a perfect end.

At this time, the high priestess asked all the believers who participated in the ceremony to sit down on the grass and sang hymns in unison to praise Goddess’ grace. She began to preside over the blessing ritual.

The emerald green leaves of the olive tree move without wind. There was actually a faint water mist falling down, turning into a beautiful rainbow as it reflected the sunlight.

Believers who came into contact with the water mist immediately felt refreshed. Their body and mind fell into an incomprehensible trance state as if their soul and body had been washed and were as transparent as crystal.

Under such conditions, believers lost their composure, burst into tears, and praised the grace of Goddess loudly.

Their bodies had actually been benefited. Their life expectancy was extended by at least 2-3 years.

This was also the difference between the Gods of Order and the Gods of Chaos treating their believers.

The Gods of Order were generally kind to believers. After the believers please the Gods, the bestowed divine grace would correspond to the contribution.

This was not the case for the Gods of Chaos. Even if they bestowed the divine grace, their chaos nature would still make believers pay a certain price.

The blessing ritual lasted about 5 minutes before it was over. The grass began to wither, and the olive tree disappeared as a phantom, leaving only the silent barren hill.

After a group of believers woke up from that infatuated state at this time, their hearts were also filled with a sense of loss. They only wished that the blessing ritual could last forever.

***

About 10 minutes later, Fang Linyan and High Priestess Trigoneia went back to the Maybach.

When the car door was closed and the privacy glass that blocked the front row’s view slowly came down, High Priestess Trigoneia sighed wearily, covered her mouth, and coughed violently.

Fang Linyan said with concern,

“Are you okay?”

High Priestess Trigoneia smiled slightly, waved her hands, and said,

“I’ll be fine after a break.”

At this moment, the golden snake scepter she was holding actually moved. Fang Linyan saw in amazement that the 2 little golden snakes that were coiled on it before climbed down from the scepter!

When he took a closer look, he immediately realized that these were not 2 little golden snakes at all, but a golden dual head snake!

This meant that the power of Goddess Athena had increased again. She could only indirectly affect the world through High Priestess Trigoneia before, but now the Goddess could summon the snake incarnation!!

High Priestess Trigoneia gently stroked the golden dual head snake and said with relief in her eyes,

“If it wasn’t for your help today, I wouldn’t be able to sacrifice the Fallen Angel with the blood of Lucifer. In that case, it would be impossible for the Goddess’ snake incarnation to descend.”

Having said that, she closed her eyes, opened them again about a minute later, then she put her fisted palm in front of Fang Linyan and spread open it.

In the jade white palm, there was a wooden talisman in the shape of Σ.

This wooden talisman was freshly made at first glance. The tree pattern on it was very clear. It exuded a fresh smell. There was a greenish brown bark on the other side.

Another thing Fang Linyan noticed was that the palm of the high priestess was as smooth as if it was carved from jade. There weren’t any palm prints on it at all.

Fang Linyan took the wooden talisman, then he was attracted by the prompt that followed.

“Contestant ZB419, you have obtained Runeword: Whisper, your related skills will be enhanced, do you want to check the specific attributes?”

“Yes/No?”

Fang Linyan decisively chose yes. The details popped up on the retinas immediately.

Runeword: Whisper

Background: In the glorious golden age of the Gods, the Gods discovered the mystery in the runes during communication, so they began to make runewords to carry the mysterious power of the world. They combined the right base material with the mystical runes, and they could evoke amazing energy, turning it into a powerful runeword.

Place of Origin: Mount Olympus

Equipment Rarity: Unable to determine

Equipment Slot: Take it with you and it will take effect

Material: Chipped wood from the giant olive tree, blood of the devil, blessing of the Goddess

Weight: 12 grams

Conditions for the equipment to take effect: Being recognized by Goddess Athena, and Athena has not entered the sleeping/fallen state.

Equipment Special Effect: Enhance your equipment, Sakura Dragon Bundle.

The attack range of the active skill [Dragon Cough Flash] was increased by 100%. (After the enhancement, the attack distance reaches 50 meters)

After hitting the enemy, an additional special effect will stun the enemy for 1-2 seconds (the stun time will be mitigated by stamina and resistance. This special effect has priority.

However, this stun effect will only be triggered once every 20 seconds.

Explanation: This item cannot be dropped, cannot be sold, and cannot be displayed.

Inscription: God’s grace is always a double-edged sword.

After seeing the above attributes, Fang Linyan immediately became overjoyed.

[Dragon Cough Flash] was his main long-range attack method. In this way, he didn’t have to be afraid to crossfire with the shooter in most cases.

After the long-range stun, it could also cooperate with the additional skill [Ensnare] of the Shadow Wolf Leather Pauldron. After all, [Ensnare] was a non-directional skill, and the flying speed of the net was also slow, so it was easy to miss unless the enemy was close.

For example, if he inflicted stun first and then cast the net, the hit rate was at least 80%.

Unlike encountering an enemy with high agility before, the hit rate could only be described as luck.

Seeing Fang Linyan’s face, the high priestess knew that he was very satisfied with this Goddess’ grace. She smiled slightly and said,

“There is another piece of good news.”

Fang Linyan was spirited,

“What is it?”

high priestess said:

“This time, the Goddess used all her power to sacrifice the Fallen Angel, which resonated with an artifact, that is the Aegis!!”

“If you can obtain it, then your [Athena’s Blessing] can be upgraded again with its power.”

Aegis might sound strange, but it was actually very famous. It was the main artifact of Athena!

Its iconic feature was the head of Medusa in the center!

Hero Perseus killed the sea monster Sethus with the severed head of Medusa, then he offered the Medusa’s head to Athena.

The god craftsman Hephaestus fashioned the main body of Aegis out of Amalthea’s fur.

Its 4 corners were equipped with extraordinary powers such as fear, fighting, violence, and tracking. The head of Medusa was installed in the center so that anyone who saw this shield would become a fossil.

Fang Linyan took a deep breath and cheered up,

“Then what are we waiting for?”

The high priestess smiled and said,

“The Goddess needs to stabilize the newly acquired divine power first. Do you still remember? When you went to Athens to awaken my Goddess, you were tracked and disturbed.”

“At that time, an Evil God had already sensed the revival of the Goddess and wanted to replace her. Now his power has also spread to Athens and begins to look for the goddess’ position.”

After Fang Linyan heard this, his face suddenly became serious,

“This is a big problem.”

At this time, Fang Linyan and Athena shared the same gain and loss, so they must closely watch and help each other in a short period of time. He said,

“what can I do?”

The high priestess said,

“The Evil God has already started sending fanatics to attack our people, trying to force out the truth. Before, I could only use the power of this world to protect me, but you know, this is obviously not enough.”

Having said that, she stroked the golden dual head snake above the scepter and said,

“Fortunately, with the snake incarnation of the Goddess this time, I finally have the power to protect myself, but now the enemy is in the dark, we can only defend passively.”

“So if you want to cut off the claws of the Evil God, we still need you to come to Athens to help.”

Fang Linyan took a deep breath, nodded silently and said,

“All right.”

TL: The inscription of the Runeword: Whisper though, is it foreshadowing something?