Ethereal Ascendance: A Journey of Transformation (Volume 6)

Vol 6/ Chapter 16: The Tide Has Turned

When Adrian woke up, he found himself lying on the floor of a very dark room.

Earlier, Gilbert not only broke all his limbs but also knocked him unconscious.

Seeing his current situation, Adrian quickly figured out who must have rescued him.

"Why you take so long to wake up? So weak!"

Nicola's mocking voice came from beside him. She had just opened the door and walked in from outside. Seeing Adrian's condition, she asked in a sarcastic tone while taking out a metal ring-shaped object.

"Perfect timing! I been trying to use this thing for so long but dunno how. Can help me check if it's spoilt from the previous fight or not?"

The ring was actually the crown that Adrian used to wear on his head.

Because she had overheard the conversation between Selene and Gilbert, Nicola knew how important Adrian's crown was. Since rescuing Adrian, she had been playing with the crown for quite some time.

She had tried wearing it once or twice, but nothing happened - it seemed just like any normal crown. Now that the owner was awake, she couldn't wait to ask him what was going on.

"Well..."

At this moment, Adrian's four limbs were still broken, making him unable to move. He hadn't even figured out what was happening, let alone worry about why his crown was in her hands. Though he hesitated a bit, he still answered truthfully.

"Only people with Loren Family blood can use the crown properly. No others can get any response from it, even angels!"

The Loren Family was the royal family that had ruled Parristol for thousands of years. No wonder he didn't seem worried at all about others taking his crown.

"Tsk, what a waste!"

Though Nicola had suspected this earlier, she still felt very disappointed when it was confirmed. Her initial plan to replace Adrian and take control of Lantine Oasis was completely ruined, so she just threw the crown back to him.

"Where are we?"

Finally it was Adrian's turn to ask questions. After all, he had no idea what happened during the time he was unconscious, and as the new king of Parristol, he was very anxious to understand the situation.

"Should be some underground warehouse!"

Nicola shrugged, as she wasn't very sure about the exact location either. She only remembered dragging Adrian for a very long time, and since Lantine Oasis's underground space was huge, they were now far beyond the area invaded by the Ancient God Religion. The enemy probably couldn't find them for a while, so they were temporarily safe.

"Then what about the Ancient God Religion?"

Adrian quickly asked, but the situation wasn't looking good.

Nicola had just gone out to gather information. According to what she found out, the remaining few dozen church guards had successfully invaded the underground space. Moreover, Selene was still alive, and both she and Gilbert remained as troublesome as ever.

Although in the previous fight, Selene had rapidly aged several decades after she released time control over her body. She was originally very young. The total life force she lost wasn't too much, so unluckily the accumulating side effects didn't kill her directly.

Later, to find the two escapees, Selene even tried several times to turn back time to before they escaped. Fortunately, Nicola could choose not to be affected, so the enemy didn't succeed. Nicola also discovered another major weakness - Selene could only turn back time for at most one minute.