Chapter 1474 - Representative (1/2)

Translator: Henyee Translations  Editor: Henyee Translations

“What did Nana say?”

Nightingale walked into Roland’s bedroom and asked Anna who was by the bedside.

“Nothing seems to be wrong… Everything is stable—breathing, heartbeat, and body temperature; it’s like he’s asleep, but…”

But there’s just no way of waking him up.

Nightingale fell silent. Last night, no one expected the victory celebration banquet to end this way. Back then, Anna was the first to react. She made the guards and the God’s Punishment Witches seal off the area. Following that, she called for Tilly, Wendy, Iron Axe, and company. She was probably the only person who could do all of that in such a composed manner when faced with such appalling news.

Unfortunately, these measures did not improve Roland’s unconscious state.

“The Seagull has just taken off. Its destination, City of Glow of the Kingdom of Dawn.” Nightingale changed topics. “If Lightning sends the letter in time, we will be able to bring Nightfall to the floating island in about three days.”

“Yes, there should be enough time,” said Anna with a nod.

Roland didn’t have a God’s Punishment Witch’s body, and with him unable to have his meals, he needed Nightfall’s Seed of Symbiosis to remain alive. The pickup point was chosen to be at the City of Glow so as to save time. Lightning and Maggie were much faster than a glider; thus, giving Neverwinter sufficient time to first summon Nightfall and then send her to the Kingdom of Dawn’s capital where she would meet up with them.

And this was Anna’s idea as well.

If there was a silver lining in all of this, it was that this wasn’t the first time she was encountering something like this. Back then, after the battle with the Church’s Zero, Roland also entered a long period of unconsciousness. His symptoms were identical to his present state.

That sleep connected him to the Realm of Mind, allowing him to create the massive Dream World. And this instance was likely related to the legendary Origin of Magic.

“What do we do next?” Nightingale could not help but ask.

At present, the ones privy to the information were the various higher-ups on the floating island. If they were to make a return to Neverwinter, there was no way to keep it under wraps indefinitely. Once the news spread, just stabilizing the situation would take quite a lot of effort. This not only greatly delayed the development of the subsequent plans, it would also introduce new variables to the demons and the Sky-sea Realm.

But heading to the Bottomless Land according to plan was extremely risky. After all, Roland was the only person who was connected to the Realm of Mind. And if he ultimately didn’t regain consciousness, they would be thrown into a dilemma, which would make things worse.

Apart from Anna, she didn’t know who else could make the choice.

Anna quietly looked at Roland who was lying on the bed, as though she had forgotten all that was happening around her. After a long while, she said slowly, “Continue with the plan.”

Although her voice was soft, it had zero hesitation.

“If it’s him… that’s what he will say. Many people were sacrificed for this rare opportunity. Even if the road ahead is unknown, we have to give it a try. If we were to return because of this, we can’t guarantee that Roland will definitely wake up. Yet, the Sky-sea Realm, which has already invaded the Blackstone region, will definitely not stay there waiting for us. In the situation of him remaining unconscious in perpetuity, I’m afraid that we will not be able to launch another new expedition.”

As expected of Anna… Neverwinter couldn’t help thinking. To be honest, she was more inclined to heading for the Bottomless Land. Even if Roland’s unconsciousness was very likely to be related to the Realm of Mind, then compared to the Origin of Magic and Neverwinter, clearly the former had a higher chance of resolving the problem. However, reasoning was one thing; a choice needed someone to shoulder the responsibility. Even if the others knew this, it wasn’t necessary that they were able to shirk off being conservative and choose to double down by continuing the advance.

What’s more, she didn’t hesitate or show any signs of being lost.

Just as she was prepared to say something else, Tilly came in.

The latter’s expression was somewhat heavy. “Hackzord is here.”