Chapter 86

As he reached this point, Lynn stopped writing.

Looking at the parchment, which showed no response, a flicker of doubt arose in his heart.

Must it be in a letter format?

Thinking it was worth a shot, he added at the beginning:

“To the Sorceress of the End, Ivyst, ten thousand years in the future.”

This time, the parchment finally reacted.

The ink he had written seemed to undergo some unimaginable change and began to disappear rapidly from the paper.

In just a few seconds, the parchment returned to its original state.

Is this communication successful?

Lynn felt a surge of curiosity.

Then, he started a painfully long wait.

One minute.

Two minutes.

Five minutes.

It wasn’t until ten minutes later, when his face was darkened, that Lynn realized he had probably been left on read by that woman.

How bizarre.

Ivyst was using every means necessary to keep him close.

Yet the future Sorceress of the End seemed indifferent, her world-weary gaze was still fresh in Lynn’s memory.

He gritted his teeth, a cold smile creeping in.

Left on read, huh?

Playing the aloof goddess, are we?

With that thought, Lynn continued to write:

“Regarding the prayer ritual array, after my recent research, I’ve discovered many optimizable nodes, but it seems the previous relic is about to lose its efficacy, so I’ve been troubled by this.”

“Fortunately, this event has turned out quite well, so aside from rewarding me with a sealed item, you also promised to grant me one wish.”

“Out of my devotion, I would very much like to see you again and intend to use this wish to exchange for a new relic.”

“Moreover, according to my conjecture, the closer the relic is to you and the more it carries your life essence, the better the prayer effect, and the preservation time will increase accordingly.”

“So this time, I would like to request from your current time node, a personal accessory of yours.”

“—!!!”

The next second, with a terrifying pull suddenly washing over him, Lynn felt his consciousness instantly detach from his body.

So you want to fight me?

Lynn thought gleefully as he gazed at the familiar Temple of the Gods.

At the same time, he received the evaluation from the Sorceress of the End.

【The plot deviation of the S-rank character “Sorceress of the End · Ivyst” has increased to 0.20%.】

【Due to the character’s special status at the current time node, reward points will be calculated at ten times.】

Looks like I wasn’t wrong.

For every 1% increase on Ivyst’s side, it results in a 0.1% change here.

Still too little.

With that thought, Lynn looked into the distance and noticed the white-haired, red-eyed Sorceress of the End still dressed in that somewhat worn black gauze dress, sitting at the edge of the temple steps.

It might just be his illusion.

He felt that the order chains that used to wrap around her seemed to have decreased.

Feeling the familiar human aura, the Sorceress raised her eyes to look at him.

“You have quite the audacity.”

Her tone was frigid, seemingly displeased with the contents Lynn had written in the letter.

After all, her current personality and memories were entirely different from the past Ivyst, even to the point that they could be viewed as two separate individuals.

After ten thousand years of accumulation, all the sickness and madness of the past were long gone.

For the current Sorceress of the End, doing something like taking off her stockings in front of her subordinates, as the past Ivyst might have, was utterly impossible.

As a deity, she could barely tolerate that guy praying to her using her personal garments each time.

“I’m sorry; I just wanted to see you again, so I resorted to such means.”

Lynn sighed.

The Sorceress of the End stared at him coldly for a moment, then closed her eyes.

“But in terms of results, regarding the second trial I set, you performed quite well.”

She spoke softly.

As she said this, the Sorceress of the End slightly lifted her tattered sleeve, revealing her slender, pale arm.

The dimensional rupture that once spanned her entire arm now seemed to have healed considerably.

Yet, there was still a black seam, cracked and winding like a scar on her wrist.

Not completely healed?

Is it because the fate inertia I caused wasn’t strong enough, lacking just that little bit?

Lynn furrowed his brow deeply for a moment.

“You don’t have to be hard on yourself.” As if sensing his gloom, the Sorceress of the End suddenly spoke, “As far as I know, you’ve already done the best you could.”

After all, Lynn had eradicated the entire belief in Orlen City and burned the Church of Heavenly Justice to ashes.

There was no more source of faith left for him to diminish, so he had naturally reached his peak.

“So, I shall reward you.”

As she spoke, three glowing crimson orbs of divine gifts appeared in the palm of the Sorceress.

But just as she was about to infuse these orbs into Lynn, she suddenly frowned as if sensing something.

“You’ve ignited nine divine gifts, reaching the limit of the first tier?” The Sorceress’s voice held a hint of surprise.

“It’s just a little personal secret of mine. Could you please not pry?”

Lynn tentatively asked.

From the start, he knew he couldn’t hide this from the Witch Miss, so he never intended to.

After all, how could the sealed items that concealed his presence and power withstand the gaze of a deity?

Fortunately, he had a good grasp of this Witch Miss’s personality.

Whether cold or world-weary, as long as he didn’t say anything, she likely wouldn’t force him like that madwoman Ivyst.

And sure enough.

After a moment of silence, the Sorceress of the End said nothing, seemingly skipping over the topic.

Lynn thought she might reward him differently, especially since he desperately needed better equipment like sealed items.

To his surprise, the next second, the Sorceress still waved her hand and infused the divine gifts into Lynn’s body.

Light surged in an instant.

Before he could even marvel, a familiar impact and heat surged, and Lynn suddenly felt a change within himself!

His body didn’t burst as he had imagined with the additional divine gifts.

On the contrary, after merging into his dark and barren inner world, the extra three divine gifts seemed to be drawn towards the other three he originally possessed by some mysterious force!

With a twist and a wave, two of the divine gifts merged right before Lynn’s eyes, forming a brand new divine gift!

Wait, it can do that?

Even having read the source material, Lynn couldn’t recall such an outrageous event occurring.

After the fusion, the newly created three divine gifts were notably larger than the other six.

Moreover, the crimson light they emitted was even more dazzling.

It was as if they had been reinforced.

Lynn looked at the Sorceress of the End in confusion.

Seeing this, she answered in a flat tone: “As you can see, the divine gifts I grant can become stronger through continuous fusion.”

“Of course, your current limit is to strengthen three at once. If you want to continue strengthening, it’s best to toughen your body further.”

Upon hearing this, Lynn couldn’t help but take a sharp breath.

He had thought that the male lead’s divine gifts in the original story could increase indefinitely, which was already incredible.

Never would he have thought, this Sorceress of the End was equally astounding.

To illustrate, in possessing the same ability and number of divine gifts, Lynn, who believed in “the End,” would have effects three or four times stronger than an ordinary person.

And if under such circumstances, his divine gifts could continue to be strengthened, that multiplier would increase exponentially!

Am I the destined male lead?

Lynn wore a profound expression, rubbing his chin.

With this, his future plans would need to change.

Every time he leveled up, he could first fill his divine gifts through the system, then use the new divine gifts obtained from completing the Witch’s trials to strengthen the old ones.

Of course, as the Witch Miss mentioned, he now needed a sturdier physique to withstand the infusions of the divine gifts.

If only he could draw a similar extraordinary ability.

Lynn silently thought.

The points he had accumulated were still there, enough to draw once more, but back then he figured his luck was poor and decided he would wait for a sealed item that could improve his luck before trying again.

Looks like he’ll have to ask the omnipotent Lanni for help tomorrow.

With this thought, now that he had a clearer plan for the future, Lynn couldn’t help but ask: “Witch Miss, do you have any new trials you wish to assign me?”

The previous trial that required him to hunt a hundred transcendents of the Church of Heavenly Justice had yet to be completed; it was too challenging to finish in a short amount of time.

So he started thinking of new ideas.

The more trials he completed, the more he could strengthen his divine gifts.

In that case, he would be closer to his goal of gaining freedom from that woman.

Lynn initially thought the Sorceress of the End would ask him to continue weakening the Church of Heavenly Justice’s beliefs or take action against some other church.

Surprisingly, upon hearing his inquiry, a strange glint flashed in the Sorceress’s eyes.

“What’s the exact date in the era you’re in?”

After a moment of silence, she suddenly asked.

“I don’t quite remember.” Lynn thought for a moment, “But according to the time node, it should be the eve of your planned return to the Imperial Capital.”

“…”

Upon hearing this answer, the Sorceress of the End faintly furrowed her brow.

It’s already reached that time?

A hint of disappointment flickered in her eyes.

However, on the surface, she maintained a calm demeanor and spoke softly, “How are Afia and the others?”

“They’re doing well, but I heard they recently had a failed mission and seem a bit down.”

Though Lynn didn’t know why she suddenly inquired about her subordinates, he answered honestly.

“I see…”

The Sorceress murmured to herself.

Another long silence.

Minutes later, she slowly stood up, her pale, delicate feet bare, and with both hands lifted her skirt, dragging her order chains, step by step toward the highest point.

Up there, she stood with her back to him, gazing at the giant statues above the Temple of the Gods, remaining silent for a long time.

After an unknown duration, the Sorceress of the End finally spoke: “I indeed have something for you to do.”

“What is it?”

Lynn held his breath, attentive.

She didn’t turn around but stood high above, her back appearing somewhat tragic for some reason.

The next second, the barely audible voice of the Witch Miss drifted into Lynn’s ears.

“I want you to use every means necessary to please me.”

Sorry, I only managed to write eight thousand words today because it serves as a transitional plot, so I thought a bit about the upcoming situations.

Also, the biggest climax of the Orlen City arc is about to come!

Looking forward to your monthly tickets!!!

(The order of the first two titles was mixed up, but the content is normal; they are being adjusted, sorry!)