Mystery: The Stars Returner

Audrey, who was accurately told her inner thoughts by Susie, did not show her unwillingness to have her thoughts exposed this time, but instead showed a gentle smile.

"Susie, what do you think I should do?"

"I don't know, after all, I'm just a dog." Susie pretended to be troubled and said. Seeing that Audrey's mood improved a lot, she said, "Mr. Hastur will definitely approve of the kindness and justice in your heart. You don’t need to worry about how something like this will affect the relationship between you and Mr. Hastur.”

"Susie, you seem to know Mr. Hastur better than I do." Audrey was in a much better mood.

"Because I am not the person involved, I cannot fully empathize with you. There is no love between me and Mr. Hastur that worries about gains and losses, so I can try my best to give my opinions and suggestions from an outsider's perspective."

"Susie, you have really grown a lot."

"Audrey, you already have the answer in your heart. You asked me just because you wanted to get approval from me. When people are confused, they always hope to get the strength to support their souls."

"Susie, you're right, that's great."

Susie, who received the compliment, wagged her tail, moved closer, and said happily: "Audrey, the more times you praise me, the more perfunctory it will be to me."

"..." Audrey took a deep breath and refrained from slapping Susie on the head.

"Audrey, I'm going to continue reading in the library tomorrow. Do you want to come with me?"

"Susie, there are many things worth trying in this world besides reading."

Audrey refused directly, then left the room and headed to the study where Hastur was.

"Is this week's Tarot session over?" Hasta looked up at Audrey, who was walking towards her, and smiled: "It seems like a lot of things happened at the Tarot session."

"The Earth Mother Goddess wants to join forces with Mr. Fool to prevent this war between the northern and southern continents."

"Oh, what kind of answer did Mr. Fool give?"

"He didn't answer...I beat him to it." Audrey's cheeks had a slight unnatural blush.

Hastur listened with great interest to Audrey's story about her feats in today's tarot meeting.

"You don't need to worry about arousing Mr. Fool's resentment. On the contrary, you handled this matter very well. Mr. Fool also wants to thank you for helping him to rescue him." Hasta took Audrey's cold little hand and motioned her not to use it. Worrying about the blame from Mr. Fool.

"Mr. Fool, don't you want to end this war?"

"He's just taking care of what I think."

"Mr. Hastur, do you want to end this war?"

Hastur did not answer directly, but said: "Every war has its purpose, and the same is true for ending a war. Why do you think the Earth Mother wants to end this war?"

Audrey looked solemn, thought seriously for a moment, stared into Hastur's eyes and said: "There are two possible reasons. One is that the Mother Goddess of the Earth feels that the continuation of the war will have an adverse impact on Him; the other is that the Mother Goddess of the Earth Be compassionate and kind, and don’t want to see the war continue to harvest lives.”

"Can I only choose one reason?"

"I choose the former."

Audrey did not hesitate at all. She used to be full of awe of the gods, but as the level of contact with the gods increased, her beautiful illusions about the gods were almost disillusioned.

The gods were not as beautiful as she imagined.

"Audrey, the war will be over before I reach the stars."

"Would you blame me for influencing your decision?"

"No, your kindness and justice are also part of what I like."

The corners of Audrey's mouth curved slightly, "Mr. Hasta, why didn't I realize you were so good at coaxing girls before?"

"This only proves that Miss Audrey standing in front of me is too outstanding, and I only have words of praise in my heart."

……

The Amanda Mountains border the Fusac Empire and the Loen Kingdom. The mountains here are towering and act as a natural barrier, blocking the residents of the two countries from communicating with each other.

In the area close to the Fusac Empire side, several towns are adjacent to each other.

This is the border area. In order to protect the border area, the Fusac Empire has issued several national policies before, ordering some inland residents to relocate to the border area, build cities to prevent the invasion of the Kingdom of Loen, or serve as advance outposts to facilitate the invasion of Loen. The Kingdom of Grace.

Therefore, the population here is not less than that of many large cities in the interior.

The most famous ones are the three towns distributed in a pin shape.

During the invasion of the Kingdom of Loen, this place was conquered, and many people died tragically in the war. Even when the capital was invaded, so many people did not die.

Resentment and dead souls are like two colors, black and red, intertwined and mixed together.

On this land that was once stained with blood and resentment, the members of the Moss Ascetic Order are following the oracle's instructions and using this land as a place of sacrifice.

"Are you ready?"

"It's ready to start."

"Hurry up, someone has already begun to pay attention to our actions."

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems this time..."

boom!

A shuddering roar sounded, and suddenly the earth cracked, tearing apart the barrier set up by the sacrificial ceremony. A huge black tree emerged from the depths of the earth, and a figure standing on the top of the tree made people look up.

His arms were like two huge black mountains, and with just a slight wave, he destroyed a corner of the ceremony here.

"It's Him!"

"It's Si'a, the god of the Rose School!"

The members of the Moss Trappist Order who recognized the identity of the figure fled in all directions.

At this time, a black abyss opened. It had been summoned here, and it came from the starry sky. The descendants bred by the fallen mother goddess came here with a fallen aura that could corrode and pollute everything.

His head covered with black mucus has a large number of tentacles and a trunk that is as big and long as an elephant. His body is covered with a gray-black carapace, and his hands are like two giant pliers. As it breathes, the tentacles open. Open a pair of light yellow eyes.

"Degenerate and filthy things should not remain in the world!"

When he felt the breath of the creature in front of him for the first time, unspeakable hatred arose in the heart of the god Si'a. This was the smell of a natural enemy!

In the sky, I don't know when a crimson moon broke through the shackles of the night, broke free, and shed bursts of moonlight as thin as a gauze.

On the earth, most of the remaining sacrificial rituals were nourished and slowly started.

When the crimson moon shines high, the stars light up one by one, and the light of the stars dominates the starry sky and becomes the dominant force in the night.

When the stars fall, the endless purifying power washes away the filthy and degenerate atmosphere on the earth, allowing the dead souls on this earth to rest in peace.

Above the Hall of Stars, Hastur stared thoughtfully at the god Si'a who was working very hard below.

For some unimaginable reason, the Mother Tree of Desire chose to send him to solve the problem.

He was preparing to deal with the Hidden Sage tonight. He originally thought he had a good chance of winning, but the appearance of the evil Si'a here gave him a bad premonition.

Sensing the flow of power belonging to the stars in the starry sky, the toad-like creature turned into a ball of black smoke and disappeared into the black abyss.

The god Si'a looked down at the land that was gradually returning to peace with a victor's attitude.

He didn't seem to have any intention of chasing, but wanted to stay here.

"Chase."

An oracle exploded like thunder in his mind, and the god Si'a raised his head in surprise, looking up at the bright starry sky above his head.

This is an order from the stars.

He just hesitated for a moment and then left.

After removing the disturbing factor of the god Si'a from here, Hastur immediately felt that the chance of winning tonight had increased by at least 50%.

The long river of knowledge shrouded in darkness, tonight, the stars break through the darkness and arrive here, bringing the light of the stars.

The figure standing in the long river of knowledge, at the moment when it noticed the intrusion of starlight, whispered, "Stars."

Then, the river of knowledge surged and disappeared from this space.

For a Sequence 0 who only wants to hide and escape, unless he has overwhelming power or a way to imprison him and leave, it will be difficult to have any fatal impact on him.

Above the Hall of Stars, Hastur was not in a hurry, but occasionally cast starlight to light up the hiding place of the Hidden Sage.

There is no need to take into account the believers, and there are no hidden sages who belong to the dignity of the gods. They are more difficult to deal with than the fallen Lord of Storms and the Eternal Blazing Sun.

Because He can escape and is good at it.

Without the authority of the High Latitude Overlooker who can imprison time and space, it would be difficult to completely block His retreat.

But now, Hastur has many cards that he can play.

The new members of the Council of Stars, the Declined King, the Black Devourer, and the Radiant Hunter, are already making moves in the starry sky.

Hastur ultimately chose to bring down the Radiant Hunter, an ancient Outer God who was good at hunting and tracking.