Volume 6, Chapter 15 – Backlash

Just like that, very suddenly, Tianyin thought of that Dark Elf girl she had first met in the Underground World back then, Seles.

Maybe it was instinct, or some kind of intuition.

Once Seles’s name surfaced in Tianyin’s mind, she could not shake it off no matter what.

‘Could it… really be her? No… impossible, back then, wasn’t Samael controlling my body and killed her…’

At that time, although because of her emotional collapse she was not very clear on what happened afterward, according to what Samael told her, Seles should have been completely and utterly killed by her…

But then why would she think of the name Seles again at a time like this?

She did not understand, she had no idea, and she could not make sense of it.

After going through the Fortress Emperor’s “special training,” Tianyin also knew that as a Throne-tier, sometimes she would have corresponding sensations toward events that were about to happen, that is, something similar to how the body would instinctively react when facing danger.

Precisely because Tianyin understood that, she was very clear that suddenly remembering the name Seles definitely was not coming out of nowhere…

“In that case… did Samael not kill Seles back then? Or… is Seles actually already dead, but what happens next is still deeply connected to her?”

Murmuring in a voice only she could hear, Tianyin’s slender brows knitted tightly together, her expression looking very troubled.

“Xiaoyin… did you maybe think of something?”

Seeing that Tianyin seemed to have remembered something, Yivrea at the side could not help asking curiously.

“Wuu… I did think of a Dark Elf… ah, right… Yivrea, you can use Astrology, right? Then can you try predicting this Dark Elf I thought of?”

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“Mm… predict a Dark Elf?”

Yivrea’s face was full of confusion.

Tianyin’s request was rather sudden, but as a member of Dawn now, Yivrea had no way to refuse Tianyin’s request.

Of course, Yivrea had no intention of refusing Tianyin either.

“Then Xiaoyin, what’s the name of that Dark Elf you want me to divine?”

“Her name? Seles.”

“Seles…”

Yivrea slowly repeated the name of the Dark Elf Tianyin gave her. Then, as starlight suddenly appeared around her, Yivrea once again began her divination.

A dozen minutes later…

Yivrea stopped using Astrology, her face pale. From Tianyin’s perspective, she could also see the HP bar above Yivrea’s head had inexplicably dropped by one third.

“How did it go? Yivrea… it looks like something bad happened?”

“Xiaoyin… cough…”

The Astrologer Witch looked extremely weak at this moment. After sensing Tianyin’s concerned gaze, helplessness appeared in her eyes.

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“It’s no use… Xiaoyin, my Astrology suddenly failed just now… originally, a few minutes ago, my Astrology was functioning completely normally… but once I traced it to that Dark Elf called Seles… my Astrology suddenly failed…”

“Astrology failed? How could that be?”

Hearing Yivrea’s words, Tianyin could not help feeling extremely shocked.

In the face of Tianyin’s shock, Yivrea’s expression was utterly helpless…

“It really did fail… Xiaoyin, right now I’ve taken a backlash because of a failed prophecy… for the next few days I won’t be able to use Astrology again…”

“How… how could it suddenly turn out like this…”

She felt a bit regretful in her heart, but Yivrea’s failure with Astrology was something she had seen with her own eyes.

So no matter what, Tianyin already understood that trying to rely on Yivrea to figure out Seles’ situation was pointless.

Of course, things always have two sides. If just now Tianyin still had doubts in her eyes about whether Seles was alive, then now Tianyin could be sure that Seles was still alive.

Not only was she still alive, a very large part of this Underground World NPC invasion… definitely had Seles’ involvement…

Moreover, Seles might even be one of the masterminds behind the scenes.

“Still… Yivrea, wasn’t your Astrology not supposed to cause backlash?”

To be honest, while confirming that Seles was suspicious, Tianyin also thought of something very hard to understand.

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That was Yivrea’s backlash.

According to what Yivrea had said before, her Astrology had never had this sort of backlash phenomenon…

“Xiaoyin… I didn’t lie to you about that… even though the idea that Astrology can predict the future is itself hard to imagine, still… Astrology really shouldn’t be causing backlash…”

“After all, I, who can use Astrology, have the ability to foresee the future yet don’t have the ability to survive alone in this world…”

Yivrea’s words made Tianyin think of that place, back when she first encountered Yivrea, in the Sanctuary territory.

At that time, Yivrea had the strength to foresee the future but could not protect herself. Back then, Yivrea had no choice but to remain under Sanctuary’s control…

“However… Xiaoyin, there is another reason why I suffered backlash, but that reason theoretically shouldn’t be possible at all…”

Just as Tianyin was trying to guess what had caused Yivrea to suffer backlash, Yivrea suddenly spoke up.

“Eh? There’s another reason?”

“Yes, there is actually another reason… but that reason fundamentally should not apply. In the legacy of our Astrology, it is recorded that only Astrology can oppose Astrology. And according to that description, only someone who can also use Astrology can cause backlash to an Astrologer like me…”

“Wuu… then Yivrea, you mean that Seles can use Astrology?”

“Mm… I can’t rule out that possibility, since my target for the prediction was her. If she can use Astrology, then my suffering backlash when using Astrology would make sense…”

“…Seles can use Astrology?”

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Hearing Yivrea’s explanation, honestly, Tianyin felt that reality was far too absurd…

……

On the other side.

At the same time.

In the middle of the Underground World NPC army while they were resting.

Right now, the Dark Elf named Seles suddenly opened the eyes that had been tightly closed.

As the girl opened her eyes, one could vaguely see specks of starlight flickering between her pupils.

“Astrology, huh? Seriously, why did they have to use it on me of all people?”

As the starlight flickered in her gaze, the Elf girl’s brows curved and she let out a gentle laugh.

“But since Astrology can predict the future… then I should be able to predict the future too, right?”

After saying this, the Elf girl lightly licked her own lips.