Chapter 577-1: Moon Goddess Maidservant and Golden-Horned Deer (1)
[Solar Hero, Titan Giant, Defender of the Golden Blazing Sun, Dan. That is a title and name incomparably familiar to everyone.]
[When the Blood Sun hung over the Royal City in the past, three of the Solar Heroes fell into corruption together with the Blood Sun. Only Dan the Giant strictly upheld the faith of the Blazing Sun, repelling the three corrupted heroes by fighting one against three.]
[Later, during the battle of Moonlight’s Hometown Saint Rance, even though King’s Sword Itan had secretly become a god, Dan the Giant still fought to the death without retreating, ultimately killing Sin Dragon Dagon and turning the four great Solar Heroes into three great Solar Heroes.]
[But after that battle, Dan the Giant disappeared and never displayed any miracle again.]
[Many people guessed that Dan the Giant was no match for King’s Sword Itan, was captured by the enemy, suffered day-and-night infection, and ultimately could only fall into a corrupted one.]
[Others guessed that Dan the Giant suffered serious injuries because of the battle of Moonlight’s Hometown and was recuperating somewhere in the world.]
[But no one suspected that Dan the Giant had already died. Dan was invincible in battle. No one could kill Dan. The most critical evidence was that after the great battle, Saint Rance only had the broken remains of Sin Dragon Dagon…]
[Looking at the Blazing Sun Ring in your hand and gazing at the giant phantom behind you that stands tall between heaven and earth, people recall that once unmatched Defender.]
[So, in order to protect the believers, Dan the Giant had already sacrificed himself long ago…]
Lin Xun had joined hands with Dan in Chapter Six of the Blood Sun to kill Sin Dragon Dagon and Behemoth Progenitor Barton.
But that experience was only Dan the Giant’s dream. The real situation was that after the battle of Saint Rance, Sin Dragon Dagon died, and only three Solar Heroes remained.
When Lin Xun first entered Chapter Three of the Blood Sun, he had learned the historical truth of the three great Solar Heroes.
Even during the settlement of the Chapter Six Easter Egg Chapter, the hellish game had only given part of the reward for Sin Dragon Dagon and had not given Behemoth Progenitor Barton’s.
If there were no accidents, Behemoth Progenitor Barton had definitely lived until Chapter Nine…
[…]
[The Legate puts away its greatsword and dismounts. It takes off its helmet, revealing a weathered and sorrowful face. It kneels on one knee toward you and presses its right hand to its chest, showing the highest respect.]
[Not only it, but all the Moonlight Knights also dismount one after another and express sincere respect to you. The many soldiers of the Crescent Legion also salute you with their gaze, their eyes containing hope and excitement.]
[No matter how great the crime you committed before, after you inherit Dan the Giant’s will, when you become the Golden Blazing Sun’s Last Defender…]
[The radiance of Divinity will cover everything, and a hero’s fearlessness will thoroughly baptize you, making you the only Solar Hero who defends the Blazing Sun faith!]
[People do not believe in you. Rather, they forever firmly believe in Dan!]
[Just as the Blazing Sun Ring displays its miracle, your line of sight crosses the snowy forest and looks toward the continuous snow-covered mountains in the northwest. You faintly sense a hazy and holy divine power fluctuation, exactly the same as the White Moon power you once sensed, but even vaster and more sacred.]
[The divine power fluctuation vanishes in a flash. When you try to sense it carefully again, you can no longer capture it.]
[…]
[Very quickly, the news that the Defender of the Golden Blazing Sun has arrived spreads throughout the entire Crescent Legion, and you are also able to meet the legion’s highest leader, the White Moon Church’s General Diocese Cardinal.]
[The inside of the carriage is not spacious or luxurious. Instead, it is very narrow and simple, and with the rapid march, it is somewhat bumpy.]
[The cardinal sits before you. The old man’s face is full of wrinkles, his hair is snow-white, yet his gaze is sharp and deep.]
[It raises the silver-white scepter in its hand and casts magic around the carriage to isolate detection. It says to you, Honored Lord Defender, it has already made all preparations. You may announce the prophecy.]
[You shake your head and say, Before announcing the prophecy, you need to ask it a question, a question about Mountain Nymph…]
[Hearing this, the cardinal reveals a bitter smile. After checking the isolation magic again, it says to you, Lord, your guess is correct. The suspicion behind the militia men fleeing before battle before was also not baseless. To a certain extent, it did indeed deceive everyone.]
[It had previously learned the rough clue about Mountain Nymph and knew that the Moon Goddess maidservant lived near Cold Moon Forest.]
[During the period of guarding Evernight Valley, it had sent Moonlight Knights deep into the forest many times to search for traces of the Nymph, but in the end, they did not gain anything.]
[Gods are different from mortals. If one wants to behold a god with a mortal body, one must hold a specific ritual at a specific location. Only after obtaining the god’s favor is there hope of beholding the god.]
[It only knows that Mountain Nymph is near Evernight Forest, but wanting to behold a god with only this point is nearly impossible to succeed.]
[Please forgive it for deceiving everyone before. That was the only choice under helpless circumstances.]
[If morale were not raised in that way, facing the large-scale gathering of corrupted ones, they would not have been able to repel the enemy at all, and would not even have had the chance to evacuate the valley…]
[You do not ask whether those guesses and suspicions about reducing the population to save food are true or false, because regardless of truth or falsehood, the cardinal wants to lead the remaining Crescent Legion to survive.]
[You only ask what plans and intentions it has now.]
[The cardinal tells you that the Crescent Legion has been inside Cold Moon Forest for three days. They have been marching at full strength day and night, and their daily rest is pitifully short.]
[Now, it is very likely that the next wave of the corrupted army has already assembled. They need to continuously go deeper into Cold Moon Forest to shake off the enemy pursuit.]
[When the corrupted army is illuminated by moonlight at night, they feel tired and weary, and their pursuit speed also slows. As long as they maintain this marching speed, they can shake off the pursuing enemy.]
[By the time they shake off the enemy, they will probably have reached the edge of Cold Moon Forest. Further north is the dead domain that living beings cannot step into, the Fallen Ice Sea.]
[It plans to wait until then, then scatter the legion’s teams and search for the Mountain Nymph with all their strength…]
[Listening to the cardinal’s plan that almost cannot be called a plan, you deeply sense its powerlessness and helplessness.]
[In this kind of desperate situation, if they do not find that Mountain Nymph, the Crescent Legion is destined to be completely wiped out. In the end, they will either die of starvation or be discovered by the corrupted monsters.]
[At this moment, you recall the divine power fluctuation you sensed when the miracle manifested just now.]
[You say to the cardinal that you have come carrying a prophecy to save the Crescent Legion. You will help them find the Mountain Nymph.]
[Just now, you vaguely sensed guidance from the unseen…]
[When the cardinal hears such a surprise, it is like a person trapped in the dark Abyss finally seeing a ray of dawn. Its lips cannot help trembling, and it gives you the highest salute.]
Originally, Lin Xun wanted to search alone first, but after thinking about it, he still brought the cardinal along.
This old man told him there were more than a dozen different rituals to call upon White Moon gods. Although arranging the rituals might not necessarily be effective for Mountain Nymph, it might perhaps be helpful for the search.
Afterward, the cardinal announced this uplifting news to everyone. The Defender of the Golden Blazing Sun instantly became everyone’s Savior.
The legion changed its marching direction and advanced toward the snowy mountains at the northwest edge of the forest.
Lin Xun summoned the Nine-Tailed Fox and instructed the Nine-Tailed Fox to protect the legion. Then he brought the cardinal, who had already prepared a series of ritual implements, and went ahead to search.