Dark Moon Era

Chapter 390: The Truth Of The Santos Demon

The dozen other Rose Knights sympathized with Fatty’s sudden burst of anger.

This Danny kid was really bold. His observations were sharp but did he not notice? If everyone or anything could fuse with the Demon Seed, the Fallen Star Church would be filled with powerful monsters.

If everyone could have the same fusion effect, why would the black-robed clergies, the white-robed apologist, and the red-robed bishop’s levels of power differ so much?

If human beings had to go through these many difficulties to produce a powerful fusion monster, let alone the horses, it was obviously unreasonable for the Demon Seeds to simply fuse with whatever living being they could infect.

Fatty’s rage was understandable. Tang Ling really was a madman. Whenever a theory came up in his mind, he ought to verify it whatever the cost was.

Therefore, the second reason he told Fatty to find the horses was just to verify his theory.

Tang Ling’s face grew red as Fatty tried to strangle him. He had to console and beg Fatty to release him, “Actually, I know this theory isn’t logical, but we are forced to the edge. There’s no other option left other than taking the risk!”

“Fine!” Fatty did not have anything else to say.

“As for the third reason, I’m serious about it even though it’s still a guess. I want to see how capable you are.” Tang Ling revealed his final reason.

“What’s that supposed to mean?” Whenever Fatty was confused or helpless, he would blink.

“In simple words, you said this is your second entry. I believed it but based on your performance, I suppose you did not spend time on fighting, I believe you are much better in collecting information to ensure your survival.”

“It’s not groundless speculation though because when I told you to hold the enemies back, I realized you taunted them precisely at their weak spots. When it comes to enemies as powerful as them, it’s not easy to affect them emotionally especially in a mission.”

Tang Ling patted Fatty’s shoulder firmly and said, “All these prove that you are really fantastic! You might think you are useless in the Dream Domain and all you did is survive, but in my opinion, if you are total garbage. Even if you can survive the dream, the Dream Domain would strip your qualifications for a second entry.”

Tang Ling’s explanation sounded like an alien language to the Rose Knights. Of course, this was also a tiny experiment that he wanted to carry out.

Fatty looked at him in disbelief. “Are you saying I’m useful?”

With the cigarette hanging at his mouth, Tang Ling sized up his surroundings and exclaimed, “Of course, you’re useful. Collecting information isn’t easy, but you did it perfectly, and the Dream Domain acknowledged your effort. I have reason to believe you must be very familiar with the factions of this world. Just look at the city! A single faction could never have sent the city into chaos.” He was not pretending to be sentimental, but he was thinking of that diary, the one that recorded the secrets of the Purple Moon.

When the old civilization welcomed the apocalypse, had the people faced the same situation? Or had it been worse?

“I understand now. Are you saying that it wasn’t that reliable for me to get us horses, and in order to secure our survival, you expected me to get help?” Fatty somehow felt that Tang Ling was as smart as the devil.

“Yeah, I suppose it wasn’t that reliable for you to get us horses, but I wasn’t sure if you would get us help. I just had a feeling that you would rely on the information at hand and find us some insurance. You do love insurance, don’t you? I can tell by looking at the thermal grenade you gave me.” Tang Ling smiled.

He did not expect Fatty to get such reliable aid, but in times of chaos, the odds of Fatty running into the opposing faction of the Fallen Star Church were much higher.

After all, the Fallen Star Church’s reinforcements were late, so they must have been held up by battles on the way. It was safe to say that the opposing faction was also nearby.

The clue to survival was hidden in the details. Combined with the rule of putting the Dream Seeds on the line of life and death, some things in the Dream Domain might seem coincidental but actually were not at all.

There was also something Tang Ling did not tell Fatty, which was ‘had you failed at everything, you could’ve simply brought out two more life-saving tools from your backpack such as the thermal grenades or whatnot.’

Tang Ling’s wisdom was on par with the devil’s. A simple task of finding a horse held that much purpose.

On the other hand, the anticipation of Tang Long was on the rise because out of the several times he competed with Tang Ling indirectly, most of them ended up with a draw.

Fatty was finally convinced. He decided to find out Tang Ling’s background through all means necessary when he got back to the real world. It was difficult for him to believe that amongst the factions he knew, there was a young teenager who grew up into such an outstanding person.

Maybe he can compete with the powerful guys back at home. Even if he can’t at the moment, he soon will.

Such a thought popped up in Fatty’s head. It was unbelievable even to himself, and he was shocked when the thought appeared.

Tang Ling did not know what Fatty was thinking. He was done explaining and actually wanted to listen to Fatty’s side of the story about this world, but he was running out of time.

If he kept delaying, his plan for counterattacking might become troublesome. If his counterattack plan failed, he would have to proceed to the next main mission passively.

“Fine, you’re a good partner. I need you. We’ll meet again the next time in the Dream Domain. Try to gather more information before your 24-hour survival mission ends so that we can complete the dream better next time.” Tang Ling quickly packed his things and stuffed a handful of vicious beast meat into several pockets before filling his mouth. He was about to part ways with Fatty.

A heavy feeling rose in Fatty’s heart, but he did not know how to express himself all of a sudden, and no words came out from his mouth.

It was then that the man with the blonde hair, who had been passing out intermittently, tugged at Tang Ling’s paints. In a soft voice, he said strenuously, “A-actually, all horses can fuse with the Demon Seeds but only once and for 30 minutes per fusion. The horse can’t withstand the power.”

What was it about? A token of friendship?

Tang Ling was not shallow, so he squatted down and asked the man, “Do you have something to tell me?”

“A-alone, please.” The man glanced at the Rose Knights in the area and requested to speak with him alone.

Tang Ling went silent for two seconds. He nodded and then asked the Rose Knights, “Can you guys give us a moment?”

“It’s your captive, so it’s your call,” the leader of the Rose Knight agreed to his request.

It seemed like netiher they did know how important the man with the blonde hair was nor did they know what kind of situation Tang Ling had saved him from. If they had known, they might not have agreed to this easily because the man obviously had secrets.

…

Tang Ling knew the man had secrets. That was why he had taken the risk to save the man.

He was not sure what kind of information the man could provide, but he had hinted at Fatty before he left. When he had told Fatty to collect more information, he intentionally spared several meaningful glances at the man with the blonde hair, thus Fatty obviously got the hint.

After all, when he mentioned the Dream Domain, the Rose Knights had no idea what he was referring to, including collecting the information.

However, to Tang Ling’s surprise, the man with the blonde hair wanted to speak with him.

Tang Ling calmly brought the man to a secluded and quieter place. The man was not as weak as he looked, and when they settled down, the first thing he asked of Tang Ling was to keep his identity a secret. “Don’t tell others, including your friend, about me, please. I assure you that if the next time you appear and I’m still alive, I’ll provide you with greater help.”

Tang Ling raised a confused brow at the man. “Are you referring to the next time when I appear?”

“Yes, I know you are an outsider, and so is your friend. Aren’t all outsiders like this? You people come and go like the wind…” The man breathed heavily as he looked at Tang Ling with a sincere look.

Outsiders? Tang Ling recalled the man addressing him as such when they had first met.

In addition to what the man revealed, the smart Tang Ling knew that ‘outsiders’ also meant Dream Seeds.

If that’s the case, things just got interesting…

Tang Ling was contemplating it, but he was not in a hurry to discuss the outsiders. Due to the main street mission, he would definitely come back the next time, so he could just continue the topic then.

Therefore, he did not linger on the topic and asked, “Great, you must do your best in staying alive then. I’ll tell my friend to help you get a new identity before he leaves and also a good excuse…er…to let you live a better life. So, what is this private talk about?”

“I heard your conversation with Tonnies the other night. He didn’t tell you the whole truth about the entire incident. Or maybe he didn’t even know the full version…” The man skipped to the point directly.

“I knew it.” Tang Ling was not surprised.

If Tonnies had really revealed the entire incident to him, his main mission would not have just achieved a mere 60% completion rate. As a matter of fact, as smart as he was, he could not see through Tonnies, and the man remained a mystery in his heart.

“I’m weak and can’t talk a lot. All I can say are three things.” The man was not surprised that Tang Ling knew what this private meeting was for. Nonetheless, even if Tang Ling had known that Tonnies’ explanation was flawed, he would never have known the truth about the Santos Demon.

“Fine. Tell me what you know.” Tang Ling was all ears.

“First, everything about the Santos Demon is from the Fallen Star Church. Back then, the Fallen Star had yet to branch out from our religion. They were just a branch that was in charge of studying and purging demons.” The first point that the man revealed was a bull’s eye for Tang Ling as he seemed to have latched on something crucial