Book 4: Chapter 84: The Flame That Could Burn The World

Book 4: Chapter 84: The Flame That Could Burn The World

Staring at the plates before them, neither Lilith nor Lesiah had any intention of touching it.

“Are you trying to poison us since you can’t defeat us?” Lilith lifted an eyebrow at him.

“No, of course not. I swear on my life that there is no poison in your food.”

Shiloah snapped his fingers loudly. A light mist that carried a refreshing scent instantly came out from the nostrils of eagle-headed human status.

“What’s this?”

Lesiah quickly covered her nose and mouth. They must be wary of every unusual move the strange man made. After all, he was trying to kill them earlier.

Albeit a slight delay, Lilith also quickly followed Lesiah’s example. Her past experience with the titans had indeed taught her to stay vigilant against smoke and the alike in this little world.

Her powerful physique was no longer something she could always rely on.

“Ohoho, what’s with the tension. This is merely a fragrance that could stimulate your appetite.”

Shiloah leaned toward the light mist and fanned it into his nose while taking a whiff of it, trying to reassure and prove to the pair that it was harmless.

“Stimulate appetite?”

Lilith subconsciously rubbed her tummy, only remembering now that she hadn’t had a decent meal until now. Her breakfast was only a piece of fruit. And for someone with her appetite, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that the fruit was barely enough to even fill the gaps between her teeth.

Her stomach was definitely growling a little.

Shiloah tactfully took off the silver lids that were used to keep the meals warm. And almost instantly, the aroma of their meals overpowered the fragrance coming from the eagle-headed human statue.

On their plates was a piece of unidentified meat, about the size of a fist. The boiling sauce which was poured over the meat glistened and they could even hear a faint sizzling sound.

“You think this is enough to please us? Seriously?”

Such a small piece of meat? That can only fill another gap between my teeth at most. Lilith eyed the piece of meat with disdain in her eyes.

“Ohoho, this is no ordinary meat. It is the specialty of this little world. Only five kilograms are produced in a year. This delectable small piece of meat melts in your mouth, and you will find dozens of flavors exploding on the tip of your tongue. A luxurious treat like this is usually only enjoyed during holidays and festivals. And the two pieces offered to you are the last pieces left in our inventory for this year.”

“Hmph. Even if it’s a valuable ingredient, do you think we’ll be tempted so easily? Between food and life, we still know which one is more important. Right, Lilith?”

“Hm? Yes, of course. There’s no way we’ll be tempted so easily.”

Despite saying that, Lilith wiped the drool dripping from the corner of her mouth. “Say... is this really that delicious?”

“......”

“......”

“Ohoho, as expected of Lady Lilith... You have a good eye.”

“It is definitely delicious, I can vouch for the taste. There’s definitely no additives, deadly powder, bone-melting pill, dead-with-no-complete-corpse powder, or self-exploding liquid in it.”

Lilith subconsciously gulped audibly, her eyes were fixated on the aromatic piece of meat on the plate.

“Don’t be fooled, Lilith! They tried to kill us earlier. Do you think they’d just be nice out of the blue to get on our good side?” Lesiah warned Lilith anxiously upon observing the latter’s great interest in the food.

Lilith’s hands, which were already holding the fork and knife, paused in the air. “Yeah, that doesn’t make any sense.”

Their conversation instantly drew heartbroken sobs from Shiloah, who then took out a small handkerchief to futilely wipe away his endless stream of sorrowful tears.

“Boohoo, I should have expected this. Both of you still don’t believe me...”

“Ohoho, of course.”

Shiloah nodded as he lifted a finger, which a sharp claw of more than a meter long instantly grew on the tip of it.

The sharp claw then made a light contact with the wall. As if some sort of mechanism was activated, the walls of the room slowly became transparent until the scenery outside was clearly visible.

It remained unchanged.

Still the same crimson sky, the black sun and that slowly approaching burning flame.

”Do not be concerned about the sky or the sun. Those have always existed in this world. There is only one thing worthy of your attention.”

Shiloah pointed to the flame on the horizon.

“The flame that is getting closer and closer... That thing was never here in the first place.”

“The flame...?”

The golden glow in Lilith’s eyes spun as she zoomed into it.

“Isn’t that just normal fire?”

“Indeed it is normal fire. Light is produced by burning flame. But look at what it is burning.”

What it is burning?

Lilith narrowed her eyes. The golden color in her eyes turned so rich that it looked like it was about to spill out of her eyes at any moment before she finally got a clear view of the wall of flame.

“Trees... Mountain... Ground... Wait...”

“The fire... it’s burning the world!!” Lilith was left in complete shock.

“Burning the world?”

Lesiah’s eyes widened at the information she’d just heard. Even with her battle qi-enhanced vision, she could only barely make out the vague details.

But the expression on Lilith’s face allowed her to confirm that it was definitely not a joke.

“Indeed. The fire is burning this world.” Shiloah smiled helplessly, but it ended up looking comical due to his makeup. “If this continues, the world is doomed.”

“Doomed?” Lesiah echoed nervously. “Then why are you still here? Hurry up and put it out !”

All of her subordinates, including the elites from the academy and various nations, were still in the Ancient Ruins.

If the Ancient Ruins were doomed, wouldn’t everyone in here share the same fate too?

At the same time, the princess also understood that the flame that could burn the world wouldn’t be so easy to put out either.

Shiloah shook his head. “Ohoho, if it is really as simple as putting it out, I wouldn’t be this anxious. Unfortunately, the fire is the least of our concern. It merely signifies the collapse of this world. Nothing is solved unless the root cause is addressed.”

“W-What... is the root cause then?”

“Well...”

Shiloah trailed off, then tapped the plate he was holding with a strange smile.

“Ohoho, you’ll have to partake in this meal first if you wish to know.”

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