Chapter 46

Any obstructive measures are just treating the symptoms, not the root cause. They can only delay her for a moment, but cannot permanently stop her, unless... completely fulfilling Lei's wish!

"No!" Grina refused Zheng Chen's suggestion without hesitation, "Do you still want to attempt to oppose an organization whose background you don't know?!"

"Why do we need to oppose? We just need to find Xiya."

"How do you find her?" Grina snorted, "It's been five hundred years. Apart from old fossils like me, who else would know about her? Lei... how can she not understand this?"

I thought she would change her mind after knowing how long it had been, but it was useless; she was very stubborn.

"You have already encountered many attacks. Since you want to leave this continent, leave immediately!"

"I can't watch over her forever."

Grina couldn't help but sigh in frustration, "But I won't let her go to the Edel Garden!"

Zheng Chen was silent, "What about the future?"

She was also silent for a long time. It was clear that Zheng Chen's thoughts were inclined towards resolving this matter thoroughly, yes, but more so, he wanted to leave this continent directly.

"Grina..."

"Lei?"

Seeing Lei come out, Grina was slightly surprised. Wasn't she already asleep?

"I want to know what happened to Xiya."

After a moment of silence, Grina shook her head, "I don't know. Although I have been looking for you all these years, I have also been paying attention to Xiya's news... with no results!"

"So don't go to the Edel Garden at all! Lei!"

"I must know what happened to Xiya, Grina. Please don't stop me." Lei's face was already filled with intense unease. The information she had obtained from Grayez made her feel something was wrong, and now, after confirming some things from Grina, the more she was stopped, the more uneasy she became.

"No! If you go, it will be like a lamb entering the tiger's mouth!" Grina still firmly refused, "This time, I will watch over you properly!"

"..."

"..."

"Hey? So, boss, we will stay here for a while?" Hearing Zheng Chen say they would stay temporarily, Grayez scratched his head. Well, it wasn't a big deal; for him, stopping anywhere was the same. If possible, he also wanted to go to the outer regions like Zheng Chen.

"Sure." Zheng Chen nodded.

"Sorry, we might have to leave here." Rasadi said apologetically to Zheng Chen. The town had a subway station that led directly to their hometown, and Zheng Chen's route would soon diverge from hers.

"Goodbye." Zheng Chen said calmly.

Liliya looked around but didn't see Lei, "Where is Lei? I want to say goodbye to her."

"She is with her family..."

If Zheng Chen hadn't said he wouldn't take the opportunity to leave, Grina might have kept him from going out, just like Lei. An old and a young one having a tantrum, Zheng Chen didn't want to get involved.

"Oh... then please say goodbye to her for me." Nana Li nodded lightly.

After Rasadi and her sister left, Grayez, who had nothing to do, couldn't sit still either. After staying in the clinic for a while, he took Koko Wite to the town.

"Grina has already told me about your situation." In the clinic, Hyde found Zheng Chen and said directly, "What do you plan to do?"

"It depends on the situation." Zheng Chen said indifferently. The person who truly decided this matter wasn't him, but it would depend on who gave in first between Grina and Lei.

"Tch, so casual." Hyde scoffed, "In principle, I support Grina's decision, and in action, I plan to support it."

"Oh, you shouldn't have told me."

"So, what about your determination?!" Hyde's forehead veins bulged, staring at Zheng Chen with a look of displeasure, "Grina is like a grandmother to me. I can't go against her, understand?!"

"Why do you have to do this." The holy war angel doctor in front of him was not only narcissistic but also a bit stubborn.

"Hmph." Hyde gently adjusted his glasses, continuing in a bad mood, "It's not why, but someone has to do it. I still have to take care of Grina, so this matter is up to you."

"You know the lifespan of a holy war angel. If Lei's issue isn't resolved, who will stop her in the future when we are all gone? Will there still be this situation?"

"So, rather than dragging it out, it's better to resolve it early and completely, to free Lei from her heartache. Damn, why did I give you this opportunity." The more he spoke, the angrier Hyde became, slapping the table, "Remember! If you fail, if you can't even do this small thing, you might as well commit suicide!"

Zheng Chen glanced at him and ignored Hyde's words.

"Also, you should form a pact."

"..."

"..." Hyde seemed to be looking for something to hit Zheng Chen with, "Do you know, I want to punch you. I am an authoritative holy war angel doctor! How do you view the pact?"

"Binding?" Zheng Chen thought of a term from online games that had a wide range of applications.

"Damn! What kind of description is this? The pact is such a sacred thing, and you describe it like this. Once a pact is formed, it means the holy war angel will never leave the pact partner." Hyde's eyes blazed as he glared at Zheng Chen, "So those who use force to form a pact with a holy war angel should die!"

"I won't live that long."

"Hmph~ But do you know how many holy war angels choose to never form a second pact after their first pact partner dies?" Hyde hummed lightly, "You are still reliable. If it were someone else, I would have chased them away long ago."

"To resolve Lei's wish, this is the only path for you now. Do you think you are so powerful that you can go to the Edel Garden alone?"

Zheng Chen shook his head. Why would he rush in? No matter what he chose, he wouldn't use such an unreliable method. Clearly, it was a place of great power; rushing in would be suicidal.

"Are you planning to run away at the last minute?" Hyde looked at Zheng Chen with suspicion.

"I just think this matter is meaningless to me."

Initially, he thought Lei's acquaintance was in the Edel Garden, and bringing the person back would resolve everything. But the situation became increasingly complicated until now, pulling him into a suspected conspiracy.

"This is meaningful to Lei! She is so pitiable, and you plan to ignore her?!"

"..."

Hyde looked around, seemingly preparing to find something to hit Zheng Chen with.

...

"Is this it?"

A few days later, Grayez, with a look of surprise, and Koko Wite watched the current situation. He never thought that the issue he had been struggling with would be resolved so easily.

"By the way, what form does the pact take after the Seven Radiant Treasure Tree?" Koko Wite, sitting next to Grayez, asked curiously. After a period of rest, her condition gradually returned to normal.

"Who knows, it should be very powerful." Grayez also said with some anticipation, "This is good. These few days have been too peaceful, and I feel uneasy."

Would the organization let them off so easily? What a joke. Those who harbored such侥幸 (侥幸 means侥幸, but in this context, it means '侥幸' or '侥幸') thoughts were already dead.

"Let it be." Grina, with a face full of worry and helplessness, said to the nearby Hyde. Continuing to stand firm against Lei wouldn't yield good results, and they had already been targeted by Orkainade. Even if they left, it wouldn't be smooth sailing, "I never thought I would agree to Lei forming a pact with a human."

Hyde adjusted his glasses, a bit awkward. He was also a human.

"I have analyzed it. If they go to the Edel Garden openly, their risk won't be too great, especially once they get there." After the awkwardness, Hyde said, "Lei's identity is important. Unless the Edel Garden is shameless and determined to do something to Lei, as for the dark forces there, they can handle it with their abilities, as long as this guy isn't an idiot!"

"Hyde!" Grina's tone suddenly became serious.

"Here!" Hyde straightened his body, his expression solemn.

"This time, I won't hold you accountable for your ulterior motives."

"Uh... Your magnanimity is great." Hyde's expression didn't change, but his tone was a bit... He had fanned the flames in many places. Otherwise, with Grina's personality, even if she might eventually give in, it wouldn't be so soon.

"Sigh... Lei has grown up." Grina couldn't help but sigh, "I didn't support Xiya's departure back then, and I don't know what happened to her. I hope nothing serious happened."

Hyde narrowed his eyes. Nothing serious? Just thinking about it made him want to sneer. How could nothing serious have happened? If nothing had happened, why would the Edel Garden cover up Xiya's history?

As for the Orkainade organization, his good impression of them had completely plummeted. When examining Koko Wite, he found that her state was different from a normal holy war angel. The core stone seemed to have been modified, allowing her to exert greater power, but at the same time, it bound her life to the core stone.

A normal holy war angel wouldn't die if they lost their core stone; they would just have a significantly shortened lifespan, becoming similar to a normal human. However, a holy war angel with a modified core stone would die if they lost it.

In Hyde's view, modifying a holy war angel was a desecration of them!

Natural is true beauty!

Because the Edel Garden had deep ties with the Orkainade organization, his perception of the Edel Garden had also become extremely poor, even though it was known to be a prosperous and rich place.

Tch! Prosperity has nothing to do with him. With his status, he would be treated well wherever he went...

But watching the man and woman being surrounded, his mood was now very conflicted. Pact, pact... damn pact... so envious and jealous!

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