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Chapter 257 Earth 0's Carnival
Chapter 257 Earth Zero's Carnival
Connors is certainly familiar with the famous "Sword in the Stone," as the "Sword in the Stone" and "King Arthur" often appear in various Western fantasy stories.
This is similar to how ordinary people in China would recognize a dagger hidden inside a fish as the "Fish Intestine Sword," or a couple jumping into a boiler in desperation after failing to forge iron as the "Gan Jiang and Mo Xie" swords.
Lady Shangdu also recognized "The Sword in the Stone" at a glance, and she was somewhat puzzled:
"I saw some legendary figures who seemed to be related to this matter, but the 'Sword in the Stone' couldn't give me any guidance. I need to continue."
Connors nodded: "Please look at the cards."
The fourth card depicted an exceptionally beautiful woman—Lady Shangdu glanced up at Connors the moment she saw the card.
The woman had blonde hair and blue eyes, a beautiful face, and wore an exceptionally gorgeous deep purple medieval robe. On her head were various headdresses that even Connors couldn't name.
She sat on a magnificent high-backed chair, her posture exceptionally elegant, gazing at the card with doting eyes.
The above is what Connors saw when he didn't activate "Athena's Vision".
When he activated "Athena's Vision," his keen insight made him notice that the woman's robe and headdress in the picture had runes, stars, and a moon with unclear meanings, making her look unusually mysterious.
The clothing features an asymmetrical design and is made of silk. In addition to suggesting that the woman possesses a unique status and identity, the corset underneath also perfectly accentuates her figure.
Medieval, mysterious, stars, moon, runes, elegance, luxury—these labels all point to one word: "witch," and that's also what's written below the card.
Not the witches who like to throw bonfire parties and personally grill the meat, but the kind of witches in legends who possess mysterious powers and usually play the role of villains in stories.
Lady Shangdu didn't possess Connors's keen insight, but she was, after all, the one with the strongest precognitive abilities. While Connors was observing, she was already interpreting the images:
"The witch in gorgeous clothes is one of the masterminds behind this incident, but not maliciously. The guy she's looking at with doting eyes is the real culprit."
Connors nodded, indicating that Lady Shangdu could turn over a card to complete a "King Arthurian legend" flush.
Lady Shangdu was no longer in a hurry to choose a card. She had already foreseen that the problem that had arisen was both big and small—the disappearance of all adults in the world, the failure of all systems that relied on the power system, and the full-scale launch of nuclear missiles. The problem was indeed very serious.
However, since the most serious crisis has been resolved by the "dark strangeness" brought by Connors, the second card in front of it has the prophecy that "there is no major problem".
Lady Shangdu's gaze lingered on the "Witch" card for several seconds. This time, she wasn't looking at it as a "prophet," but as a woman.
"It seems that Lady Shangdu really likes this medieval dress," Connors thought to himself.
The fifth card appears to depict the same scene as the fourth card.
The background remains in a magnificent medieval style, with the main subject being a blond little boy who is holding a vase up as if to break it, seemingly threatening the "witch" next to him, or perhaps his mother, to do something.
The word on the fifth card is "illegitimate child".
"Mordred?" Connors asked curiously, looking at the card.
He watched less than ten seconds of a short video commentary on the "Legend of King Arthur" while browsing short videos in China. The concepts of "photosynthesis" and "human limits" allowed him to effortlessly recall things that normal people could never remember.
"It seems you've already figured out who's behind this," Lady Shangdu said with a gentle smile.
Connors nodded. This time, Madam Shangdu didn't need to continue interpreting the cards; he already knew everything he wanted to know. "Thank you, Madam. I'll come back in a while."
Although she didn't understand why Connors wanted to come again, Lady Shangdu didn't refuse him. Instead, she nodded expectantly, her gentle demeanor so captivating that anyone with a weak will would fall into her arms on the spot.
Upon leaving the "Spirit Hut," Connors immediately released the two little girls from the mystery house.
The two little girls, with slightly green skin, have the mind of an adult "Poison Ivy," but due to their physical condition, they are not used to staying indoors for long periods of time and prefer to breathe the air in the outside world.
This is why Connors specifically sought out Lady Shangdu to predict the level of danger of this event.
Seeing the two little girls looking around with curious expressions, Connors smiled slightly:
"Don't blink, watch me perform a magic trick for you."
The "Poison Ivy Lolita" on the left looked on with curiosity:
"It's like the 'Ding-Ding Disappears' act that Harley Quinn performed before—"
brush!
Before she could finish speaking, Connors swiftly covered the innocent little girl's mouth:
"You wouldn't dare talk nonsense!"
The two "Poison Ivy Lolis" look exactly alike, and even their tone and manner of speaking are completely identical. If they didn't tell him, even Connors himself wouldn't be able to tell which one is the former short-haired Ivy from Earth Zero and which one is the long-haired Ivy from Earth Three.
But the little girl's unfinished sentence made Connors realize that the girl on the left was Ivy, who used to ask him from time to time, "Should we get down to business?"
"What the hell—"
Ivy, one of the three Earth Lolis on the right, saw that her sister had only spoken halfway through her sentence and asked curiously.
Before she could finish speaking, Connors covered her mouth again:
"Don't speak, just watch!"
Connors made a show of striking a pose, immediately activating his abilities "Reality Distortion" and "Reconstruction," giving the two little girls no chance to continue guessing.
He doesn't need to use any special gestures to use any of his abilities; he's just playing with a child right now.
As the ability was used, it began to rain.
Little Ivy on the left sniffed, her eyes lit up, and she opened her little mouth to catch a few raindrops, smacking them. Looking at Little Ivy on the right with her expectant eyes, she exclaimed in admiration:
"It's fruit juice! Orange flavored!"
Now, without Connors needing to remind her, little Ivy on the right also tilted her head back, opened her mouth wide, and then, under Connors' expectant gaze—mainly anticipating the reaction of the two little cuties—licked the corner of her mouth:
"Huh? It's my favorite mango flavor!"
Then, little Ivy, who had tasted the mango-flavored rainwater, looked at the little dress she was wearing with a puzzled expression:
Why are we standing in the rain without getting wet?
"Because it disappeared the instant it touched the clothes," Connors replied with a smile.
Soon the rain changed, and it started to pelt down.
As the "hailstones" the size of bowls were about to fall, the two little Ivy girls cried out in alarm, immediately covering their heads and huddling on either side of Connors' trench coat.
"Get out of there!"
Connors stood motionless, the "ice lightning" above his head vanishing just before it hit him, while those that wouldn't hit him landed safely on the ground.
Seeing that Connors was not moving, Little Ivy's curiosity led them to lift the hem of their trench coats and peek outside.
What comes into view are food items with intact packaging and no signs of damage. There are delicacies from all over the world, and most surprisingly, there is even a hot pot restaurant not far from them.
"That's amazing!" the young AV actresses exclaimed, holding their heads in amazement. "How did you do that?"
Similar scenes are unfolding around the world. Thanks to "reality distortion," the food disappears automatically after two minutes if left unattended, while food that has already been picked up is preserved.
After initially experiencing panic over the disappearance of the adults, the children of Earth Zero quickly ushered in the happiest day of their lives.
"Now I'm taking you away from this Earth. Are you ready?" Connors asked the little girls who were holding onto the hem of his trench coat on either side.
"Ready!" the two tiny figures, barely taller than Connors' thigh, shouted in unison.
After providing food and water to children all over the world to ensure their survival, Connors had no intention of continuing to save the world.
He was going to take the little Ivy girls to another Earth 3 to seek help from the "Lord of Justice".
Let them do the dirty and tiring work, while Connors just watches from the sidelines. He's also quite looking forward to the scene where all the "Lords of Justice" turn into kids.