Chapter 260 - Chapter 260: Chapter 250: Return to the Family (1/2)
Chapter 260: Chapter 250: Return to the Family
The atmosphere in the underground ritual site became somewhat solemn as everyone pondered what that scene meant; Lilian’s sudden disappearance left everyone utterly shocked.
“Where on earth did Lilian go?”
Christine, seated in her wheelchair, furrowed her brows with clenched hands.
“There shouldn’t be anything wrong, don’t worry,” Vanessa said softly from the side.
The Fischer family members in the ritual site awaited anxiously, as if the Spiritual Dragon, which seemed a bit larger than upon its birth, was wailing worriedly for its suddenly missing master.
“Wu wu wu wu…”
The Spiritual Dragon looked at the transparent sacred object bottle and continued wailing, as if it were praying as well.
Unlike others, Darren shook his head without a hint of worry and laughed as he said to the anxious crowd:
“Everyone doesn’t need to worry about Lilian. Think about it carefully; would the great Lord of the Lost not protect His most devout follower?”
“All our efforts will be acknowledged, she must have been bestowed with more of His attention to disappear so suddenly. When Lilian comes back, she will return bearing the gifts of the Lord.”
Everyone felt a bit more at ease indeed, that reasoning held true, the great Lord of the Lost would certainly treasure His most devout followers.
Finally, a thick black fog emerged in front of them.
To their astonishment, part by part, Lilian’s body began to materialize in front of them; the pious, even fanatical girl had returned to the familiar surroundings of the ritual site.
Karno couldn’t help but ask, “Li… Great Priest? What just happened?”
“I experienced…”
She did not answer but seemed to be suddenly reminded of something, and tears flowed down her face as she knelt down and prayed.
Lilian took a deep breath.
“Great Lord of the Lost!”
“My father and Uncle Chris, please use that tremendous power to bring them back!”
“Even if it’s just for a brief reunion, I long to see them, to see my father!”
Since the great Lord of the Lost was gradually regaining strength, it signified that the day He truly revived, bringing dawn to the whole world, was ever nearing.
He could use Divine Power to transport Himself thousands of miles away.
Then, the great Him could surely bring back Father and Uncle Chris!
Lilian was convinced of this in the depths of her heart!
From childhood, Lilian hadn’t actually spent much time with her father Byrne; as a little girl, she lived more with Vanessa and Irene.
As she grew up, father and daughter—one with an intense and fanatical character, the other conservative and cautious—often clashed over the direction of the family’s growth.
However, that did not mean Lilian did not love her father.
She knew that whether it was her father or her mother, they were the best people in the world for her, willing to sacrifice their lives for her!
Due to their frequent interactions, Lilian’s yearning for her father wasn’t as intense as it could have been, but in recent years since her father disappeared, she had increasingly missed his strong presence.
Great Lord of the Lost!
Please listen to my prayers!
Please bring them back!
“I beseech You…”
Darren and the others exchanged looks; they didn’t know what Lilian had gone through, only that she wasn’t praying in vain, that her prayers must signify something.
The flame of the candles flickered in the basement as the Fischer family members all began to pray, hoping that longing and faith could produce a great miracle, bringing Byrne and Chris back.
Karl gazed silently at the Fischer family.
Yes, he could indeed make it happen.
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White Bones Canyon.
Byrne and the others gathered together in silence, their gaze fixed on Zayne Frosac, who was still making a breakthrough in his consciousness.
They had been waiting here for a long time, pondering daily whether Zayne would succeed in his breakthrough.
The conclusion they reached was not optimistic.
Because Zayne had made no preparations in advance, he didn’t even know he would experience a breakthrough here, so the likelihood of success was at most thirty percent.
At first, that’s what everyone thought, but gradually Zayne’s body started to tremble, and his flesh became unstable.
Aldrich shook his head and reassessed, estimating his chances of success to be only twenty percent.
“Twenty percent chance, that’s far too little.”
Aldrich spoke very calmly, “It’s a pity, the tower about to be built might collapse at any moment, truly a shame.”
“Twenty percent?”
A four out of five chance of failure was indeed significant, Byrne pondered silently, looking towards the man he had known for over a decade, and an idea began to form in the depths of his heart.
Putting that idea into action would undoubtedly be the right and beneficial thing for both Zayne and the Fischer family.
The only one to be sacrificed was himself.