“Now, the Moon Knights have eight knights—well, although none of them are alive.” Nicola chuckled teasingly.

“There’s no time to lose, Leona, let’s take the oath together,” Nisa said to Leona at that moment.

Leona nodded vigorously, full of enthusiasm.

This was the only induction ceremony for new members since the founding of the Moon Knights. There was no spacious plaza, no large crowds of spectators; the venue was Ilana's grave, and the only spectators were Abyss and Sheila. But for Leona, it was already a grand celebration.

The bright moon hung high in the sky, its gentle light bathing the seven—soon to be eight—Moon Knights. All eyes turned solemn and serene.

“From this day forward, I join the Knights of the Moon.” Nisha uttered the first sentence of her oath.

"From today onwards, I join the Moon Knights."

Leona solemnly repeated the oath.

Then, Ilana, Ada, Nicola, Jayka, Nancy, and Helia each recited the oath of joining the Moon Knights.

"I will dedicate everything I have to the continent of Hai-Tver. I will face all dangers and fight against the enemies who threaten the peace of the people of the continent."

Before I fall, I will not accept any rewards or emoluments; worldly fame and fortune will be nothing to me.

I will not yield, I will not be afraid, and all dangers are nothing to me until I am unable to fight.

My heart is as pure as moonlight, and my will is as firm as a rock.

I desire to be as clear as a spring, my passion as fiery as a raging fire.

Leona's voice was choked with emotion, but she still managed to recite the Moon Knight's oath word for word.

"I will dedicate everything to the continent of Hai-Tver. I will fear no hardship and fight against the enemies who threaten the peace of the people of the continent. Before I fall, I will accept no reward or reward; worldly fame and fortune are nothing to me. Before I am unable to fight, I will not yield or be afraid; all dangers are insignificant to me. My heart is as pure as moonlight, my will as firm as a rock. I desire to be as clear as a spring, and my passion as fiery as a raging fire."

After reciting the oath, and following a brief silence, the Moon Knights revealed the moon emblems on their bodies.

Nicola had come prepared for tonight. She wore loose-fitting clothes from the City of Evernight, and with her sleeves rolled up completely, she revealed a magical tattoo on her left upper arm. The moon-shaped tattoo shimmered faintly in the moonlight, quite mesmerizing.

The other Moon Knights, being spirits, did not need to worry about clothing. They easily transformed their clothes to resemble a garment missing a sleeve, revealing the moon emblem on their left upper arm.

Leona swallowed hard when she saw the emblem she had longed for. She had considered having it magically tattooed on her body many times, but her reverence for the Moon Knights had prevented her from doing so—she wanted to wait until she was officially recognized and the Moon Knights would bestow it upon her personally. And now, her dream was almost within reach.

“Come on, show me your left arm, I’ll tattoo the Moonlight Emblem on you.” Nicola walked up to Leona, a wisp of magic gathering on her fingers. She used this magic to create tattoos that could glow in the moonlight.

Leona's clothes weren't easy to take off, but in her haste, she quickly unbuttoned her top and tossed it aside. She didn't care that the Abyss was still there, or that she still had her underwear.

Nicola's magically glowing fingers traced patterns on Leona's left arm, forming a beautiful emblem on her skin. Leona was normally immune to magic, but the Abyss had already subtly weakened the skin on her upper arm with a magical bond.

Before long, a complete moon emblem appeared on Leona's upper arm. It was a circular emblem, with the shape of the lunar maria carved on the moon in ancient patterns, and the name "Moon Knight" inscribed in ancient script.

Nicola gently blew on Leona's arm, then straightened up and said with a smile, "Alright, it's finished now, Leona, take a look."

Leona looked down at the moon emblem on her upper arm, admiring it intently: "So beautiful..."

“Welcome, Leona,” Ilana said softly.

"Welcome, Leona," the other Moon Knights greeted Leona in unison.

Leona looked up excitedly at the Moon Knights who had just accepted her, and replied in a trembling voice, "Yes! Seniors, please guide me in the future!"

Abyss watched with a satisfied smile as Leona fulfilled her dream, while a subtle change was emerging from the necromancy bond.

Abyss felt his body strengthened once more, his fighting spirit seemingly becoming an integral part of him. The feeling was exceptionally good. He understood that Leona's dying wish had been fulfilled, and she had developed sufficient affection for him; the power offering, which fluctuated based on the loyalty of her familiars, had reached its peak. Now, he possessed all of Leona's power, and Leona had become his inseparable other half.

That wasn't the end of it. Abyss then felt something else appear before his eyes.

In his field of vision, a string of characters he had never seen before appeared out of thin air, yet he could read them with ease and naturalness. This string of characters kept changing, transmitting information to the Abyss.

[Super Soldier System, initializing...]

[Initialization complete, connecting to the Creator God...]

[Connection failed, unknown error, entering offline mode]

[Welcome, Host %烫烫烫锟斤拷%... Name recognition error, encountered a serious problem, please contact the Creator God for repair]

Chapter 156 The Relics of the Creator God

This must be the legendary "system".

Abyss hadn't really understood what a system was before, but now that it was right in front of him, he immediately realized how the Creator God had bestowed his power upon those transmigrators.

As the initialization text flashed before his eyes, an interface appeared in his field of vision.

The feeling was peculiar. He sensed words and symbols appearing in his field of vision, presented to him naturally, allowing him to see the information on them at any time. Interestingly, although these things seemed to be imprinted on his vision, they did not obstruct anything; Abyss's vision was unaffected.

It's as if the words actually manifested from within the consciousness of the Abyss, rather than being a visual construct imposed upon the Abyss from the outside.

"Can you see what's in front of me right now?" Abyss immediately shared his vision with the other girls, except for Leona. He planned to show it to Leona later, since Leona was currently excitedly chatting with her new friends.

“Yes, I can see it too. Is this the system? How amazing.” Rebecca’s voice immediately came from the necromancy link. She was also someone who liked to get to the bottom of things, and she had long been curious about her ancestor’s “system.” Now that she had finally seen the true face of this thing, she was naturally very happy.

Flora followed closely with her reply: "How amazing... Ah, could this system be dangerous?"

“The sacred tree is protecting us,” Agnes immediately said to Flora. “The system probably can’t contact the Creator God yet.”

Carol didn't speak. She didn't quite understand these things. Abyss hadn't told her much about the system before. Those things were too heavy to be explained to this child.

“It did tell me just now that the connection with the Creator God had failed, thanks to Agnes’s plan,” Abyss replied. “There should be a portion of the Creator God’s power or authority residing here, just as I thought before, it was indeed passed on to you through blood. Now that Leona’s unfulfilled wish has been fulfilled, this power has come to me through the magical bond and is taking effect on me.”

"Hmm... So, this power can only be transferred to you by having you fulfill our wishes in life... Then my wish is a bit difficult to fulfill." Rebecca said somewhat embarrassedly, "After all, creating a machine that can travel through time is simply a pipe dream."

“Oh, no, it’s nothing.” Abyss responded casually. “It might have been more troublesome before, but now I have obtained the power of the creator god, so I might actually be able to create a time machine.”

“I like your confidence,” Rebecca said with a smile. Then, she turned to her companions and said, “By the way, Flora, Agnes, neither of you seems to have mentioned your wishes yet. So what do you two want to do? If your wishes can be granted by the Abyss, he will be able to obtain the system power of your ancestors.”

Flora hesitated when she heard Rebecca's question, even stammering, "My...my wish...is easy to fulfill...but also difficult...now is not the time to say it..."

“If you don’t want to talk about it, you can wait until it’s time to talk about it. After all, your wishes before you died are the most important thing to you,” Abyss replied.

Abyss's words calmed Flora down from her unease: "Hmm!"

“My wish is…” Agnes thought seriously for a moment. She had never really considered her own needs before, being quite naive. It took her a while to say with certainty, “I want to know the reason why the Creator God did this.”

Upon hearing Agnes's words, Abyss gave a thoughtful "hmm": "I've actually thought about Agnes's idea as well. At first, I thought the Creator God did this for fun, and that's exactly what the log I found in the Divine Realm said. But now, I think the Creator God has some other plans... This system alone shows signs of careful design. If the Creator God was just doing this for fun, would he have designed so much? I doubt it."

“Your suspicions are reasonable,” Rebecca chimed in. “I think as our plan progresses step by step, the true purpose of the Creator God will gradually be revealed to us. What we need to do is proceed cautiously and steadily, and try not to be discovered by the Creator God before we succeed and then wiped out.”

Abyss had no doubt that, with his current strength, he wasn't even qualified to face the Creator God. If the Creator God wanted, He, possessing the highest authority among all worlds, could easily erase Abyss—or this world.

"So, how do you plan to use this so-called system? Now that you can finally use the power of the Creator God, perhaps... you can exchange some items from it? This seems to be very effective even against evil gods," Rebecca asked.

“No, Rebecca, I don’t intend to use this system yet.” Abyss immediately denied, “Indeed, this system is now mine, and Agnes’s power is protecting me from being discovered by the Creator God, but I still don’t intend to use it.”

Abyss looked at the system interface before him, his tone resolute as he spoke. He showed no sign of being moved by the power of the highest level before him, nor did he even smile—to him, having the Creator God's system activated within him was not even a fraction as gratifying as helping Leona fulfill her wish from her previous life.

"Ah...you're worried..."

“Yes, I am worried that if this power is just an add-on, and I use it rashly, will it be modified by the Creator God? In other words, will this power be corrosive?” Abyss said. “I cannot use it rashly; I must find a way to counter this power. For this, I need more information. Once I find enough clues, I will seek a way to completely make this power my own—I will completely possess it.”

Just as Abyss refused to accept the power of other evil gods directly, he never had even a shred of trust in the "system."

Chapter 157 Men are all big pigs.

Abyss had no use for the system now, so after several attempts, he finally managed to put it away. Now, he was finally free from all those messy messages like "Random Side Quest: Clear Dangerous Beasts Near Town," "Main Quest: %锟斤拷%[Error Code 0x00114514]," and "Host Status: Good."

He discovered that he didn't actually need to do anything; he only needed to mentally command the system to disappear. The system was a completely mechanical thing, without any personality, and it wouldn't object to the Abyss's commands.

This thing seemed like a pure benefit for transmigrators, and Abyss almost applauded the Creator God's "selfless act." However, now that he knew the characteristics of this system, Abyss only found it increasingly suspicious.

Perhaps the Abyss couldn't comprehend the creator god's values; after all, He wasn't human and might possess a way of thinking vastly different from humans. However, he still didn't believe the creator god so readily performed good deeds—if He so readily performed good deeds, why did He allow so many evil gods to roam freely, destroying world after world?

Now that the system of the creator god has been hidden, things are finally a little quieter in front of Abyss.

……

Meanwhile, Leona had just calmed down from the initial joy of acquiring the title of Moon Knight. She was still happy, but now she knew she needed to cherish this identity. The Moon Knight wasn't just a title to show off; it signified responsibility and commitment.

“We’ve decided to move into Evernight City, so we can see each other more often,” Nicola said, affectionately patting Leona’s head.

Leona is now the youngest member of the Knights, and naturally, she has won everyone's affection.

“Yes, rather than resting in the earth, I think it’s better to continue living and make more contributions to the world.” Ilana smiled gently, glanced at Abyss who was talking with the other members of the family, and said, “And now I know that the necromancer who awakened us is someone I can entrust with this task, so I can rest assured.”

“I knew you wouldn’t go back to rest in peace, that would be so boring!” Leona nodded and said to her seniors, “You can live in the City of Eternal Night. If there’s anything you need me to do outside, just tell me! I was born a member of the Moon Knights, and I will die a member of the Moon Knights!”

“What you have to do is protect the safety of the continent,” Nisha said solemnly to Leona. “The danger in the Shadowlands is not as serious now, but according to what the Abyss said about the current situation, the continent is still shrouded in a dangerous shadow. You must be ready to contribute your strength at any time to protect the continent and the innocent people.”

“Yes, this is the duty of our Moon Knights. The Moon Knights disappeared because of our deaths, but now that we have returned to the world of the living, our mission must begin anew,” Jayka said.

“And we won’t be staying in Evernight City forever. We’ll keep honing our skills. Leona, we’re always here to help you whenever you need us!” Ada patted Leona’s arm with a big sister’s air and said to her, “Although Nicola said that we’re not among the top in Evernight City, we’re still members of a knightly order. If we’re needed, we’ll be happy to help.”

"Okay! I understand. While you're in Eternal Night City, leave the outside to me! I promise I won't let you down!" Leona pounded her chest with her fist to show her determination.

These were the Moon Knights' final words of advice to Leona today. No one rambled on, for they were all knights, all dutiful knights, and great minds think alike.

After finishing her conversation, Nicola bid farewell to the Abyss, then opened a spatial rift, leading the other six Moon Knights into Helheim. Nicola had already arranged accommodations for her companions, and now they could begin to enjoy their new lives after death.

Leona, having seen off her seven seniors, let out a long sigh of relief, a satisfied smile on her face, and looked up at the bright moon in the sky.

"Hehe, Master Abyss, you can go back now. I'll take care of restoring all the tombs here to their original state." The little dragon ran up to Abyss eagerly and said to him.

"Okay, then I'll leave the cleanup here to you. You'll have plenty of jewels when we get back." Abyss nodded confidently to the little dragon.

However, this time Charmander wasn't overjoyed that Abyss had promised him jewelry. Instead, he scratched his head somewhat sheepishly and said, "Um... actually, I've taken a liking to Ms. Nicola... can I go on a date with her when I get back?"

Abyss looked at him and raised an eyebrow: "Hmm? You actually like Ms. Nicola?"

"Hehe... It's that kind of love at first sight... Although we dragons think all human faces look pretty much the same, Ms. Nicola's aura really captivated me instantly... When she lived in Eternal Night City, I had several encounters with her, and she was so wise and gentle..."

"Huh?" Sheila was quite surprised. Apart from novels, she had never heard of a dragon falling in love with a human.

"Whatever you say. I never stop people from pursuing their love. But be polite, and don't harass them. I know you dragons are quite straightforward when it comes to love, so you should consider human customs." Abyss thought about it and it seemed like there was nothing wrong with that, so he agreed.

"Alright! Master Abyss, you can go back with Mistress Leona and Miss Sheila! Leave everything here to me! I guarantee that no one here will notice a trace!" The little dragon was finally happy.

Charmander acted immediately, while Abyss, along with Sheila, headed towards Leona, who was still immersed in her sense of satisfaction.

"Let's go, Leona, we can go back and have a good celebration. Congratulations on fulfilling your wish!"

Leona turned her head, a rare sweet smile on her face: "Okay, let's go."

After following the Abyss for a few steps, Leona suddenly asked, "Um... ABC, now do all my powers belong to you?"

Tap the screen to use advanced tools Tip: You can use left and right keyboard keys to browse between chapters.

You'll Also Like