Saving the World in an Apocalypse-Style Text Game-Chapter 669 - 336 White Fleece Snow Season, Nightmare Yuri_1
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[You exit the abdomen of the ’Mail-transport Mole Cricket’, pushing open the grand doors of the ’Firefly Spirit Temple’...]
[The ’Missionary Jinmu’ can be found devoutly praying in front of the Firefly statue...]
[Upon learning of your successful exploration of the ’Crawlers Tribe’ and your safe return, Jinmu is highly pleased, but his happiness is short-lived and he soon falls silent, as if recalling something]
[He informs you that Tentacle City is merely a minor frontier city within the land of the Villains, he knows of a great city closer to the heart of the land, reputed to belong to the progeny of the Villain, though it grieves him he has never been there...]
[As Jinmu speaks, he pulls out a map and hands it to you.]
[You have obtained ’the map of Zhongsi City’ (Map)!]
[What’s even more regrettable is that he cannot accompany you on the rest of your journey...]
[Even separated by a mask, you can feel a touch of reluctance in Jinmu.]
[He explains to you that it is rare to come across a fellow believer of ’Firefly’, an ’ Firefly Envoy’ with a mission, in this heretical land...]
[But he must stay in ’Tentacle City’, for his objective has never changed, nor has it wavered.]
[He must continue to search for the location of the underground nest, in hopes of finding the young woman who once saved him from the devil’s lair...] 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
[Will you extend an invitation for him to accompany you to ’Zhongsi City’?]
[You say to him, he has already been searching in Tentacle City for a long time without gleaning any information about the underground nest.]
[Has he considered trying a different approach to find the young girl?]
[Considering the girl is the wet nurse’s youngest and most beloved daughter, has he thought that she may have already left the underground nest and moved to other parts of the country?]
[The ’Zhongsi City’ where you are heading to is the territory of the offspring of the Wet Nurse, which is essentially the domain of the girl’s siblings.]
[Instead of staying in ’Tentacle City’ and wasting time looking blindly, why doesn’t he come with you to ’Zhongsi City’? Perchance he may find clues leading to the young girl’s whereabouts there...]
[Seeing Jinmu appear to be somewhat swayed, you seize the opportunity to assure him that once you arrive at Zhongsi City, you will help him find the girl, promising him to notify him immediately upon any discovery.]
[After hearing your persuasion, Jinmu finally gives a nod of agreement.]
[He calls for the ’Mail-transport Mole Cricket’ to set off for ’Zhongsi City’ with you...]
[As the dimly lit abdomen continuously vibrates, Jinmu tells you that ’Zhongsi City’ is different from small frontier towns like ’Tentacle City’.]
[In sparsely populated frontier regions like ’Tentacle City’, once a new batch of Feathered ones is produced by the ’War Incubation Field’, they are sent to the front lines.]
[Whereas Zhongsi City’, being the territory of the Villains’ progeny, has many Feathered ones retained as soldiers defending the region. Although he’s never been there himself, he knows that ’Zhongsi City’ is fraught with danger...]
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[After a long journey, the rumbling in the seats finally ceases. Through the two sides of the muscular membrane lining the abdomen, you witness a shining light, unlike any you have seen before.]
[The muscle membrane opens, and a gust of cold wind, carrying with it swirling snowflakes, sweeps in.]
[You gaze outward, your field of vision filled with a blanket of white...]
[The subterranean expanse is filled with fluttering snowflakes, each as large as a palm, exuding a cold penetrating chill.]
[A thick layer of snow covers the ground, extending all the way to a large city not far legible int the distance.]
[The once bustling ’Zhongsi City’ had, at some unknown point, been reduced to ruins, remnants poking out of the snow, appearing as mottled shadows on the white canvas.]
[Your companion, ’Missionary Jinmu’, is frozen in shock. He stares at the falling snowflakes, his eyes, visible beneath the mask, full of terror.]
[He grabs your arm as you prepare to leap out of the abdomen, screaming in desperation at the ’Mail-transport Mole Cricket’: Run! Run!]
[Dive into the ground, quickly! Hurry up!]
[In his haste, Jinmu throws out a ’Milk Mushroom’, which the ’Mail-transport Mole Cricket’ catches, slowly closing the muscular membranes on either side.]
[He flicks away the ’snowflakes’ that have settled on his cloak with a shake, swatting them all out before the abdomen fully closes.]
[As the membranes are closing, through the gaps, you seem to glimpse a huge shadow looming over the ruins of the city in the endless snowy sky...]
[As it burrows into the ground with a shriek, the ’Mail-transport Mole Cricket’ disappears...]
[With darkness enveloping the abdomen again, Jinmu slumps into the seat, panting heavily, beads of cold sweat dripping from his mask.]
[It takes a while for him to regain his composure and, catching your puzzled gaze, questions...]
[Having arrived here from the outside world, how could you not know of the ’White Fleece Snow Season’?]
[Seeing your bewildered expression, Jinmu resignedly explains...]
[Regardless of whether they are in the country or outside, the Feathered ones believe that the ’White Fleece Snow Season’ is a boon bestowed by the Villains.]
[Maggot Men can metamorphose more easily by bathing in the white snow, and the Feathered ones who are heretics might even have a chance to evolve further.]
[The ’White Fleece Snow Season’ may be seen as a blessing by the Feathered ones, but for the followers of ’Firefly’, it’s an unequivocal divine punishment.]
[Devotees of ’Firefly’ will descend into madness from even minute contact with the white snow, leading to eventual death.]
[As with everything, there are two sides - the thunder that gives life can also bring about ruin.]
[Do you remember the crazed Feathered ones wandering around Tentacle City?]
[Some of these heretics lost control of their consciousness upon their formation, leading to their madness.]
