Chapter 00144: The Second Blooming
# The Second Blooming
Chapter 144
Novel: AFK Game: Portal to Another World
Chapter 144: The Second Blooming
Year 648 of the Demon Lord Calendar.
Evening of May twenty-sixth.
Viola, as always, led her team in prayer, kneeling before the Holy Emblem in the Chapel.
This time, however, the content of her prayer was, 'Please, my Lord, take me to the Divine Realm.'
For now, she had only told Wendy and Zola about this, not the other Royal Guards.
After all, whether the Demon God would agree was still a question mark.
It wasn't a sure thing.
If she told the Royal Guards early on only to be rejected by the Demon God, it would be far too embarrassing.
As time passed, minute by minute, the praying Viola suddenly felt a pair of hands lightly rest on her shoulders, and at the same time, she felt her body begin to float upwards.
The kneeling Royal Guards also noticed with surprise that Viola was enveloped in a layer of Divine Radiance.
The light grew brighter and brighter, soon forming a Light Orb.
This was a scene they had seen many times before; it was the same every time the Demon God took the tray from the Altar.
They immediately realized that the Demon God wanted to take Viola to the Divine Realm, and looks of envy appeared on their faces.
But to their surprise, the next second, the Light Orb shattered, and Viola was still in the same spot, a look of bewilderment on her face.
"Your Highness, what happened?"
Zola quickly moved closer and asked in a whisper.
"I... I don't know either. I clearly felt the Lord's hands grasp me just now, but it seemed like he let go the very next moment."
Viola felt extremely panicked and uneasy.
What was going on?
Could it be that the Lord had changed his mind?
He allowed Audel to go, but not me?
Or could it be that I have already lost the Lord's grace?
This string of thoughts made Viola's face turn pale with fear.
She was at a loss, not knowing what to do.
Just as Zola was about to comfort Viola and tell her not to let her imagination run wild, before the words could leave her mouth, she saw the Divine Radiance light up on Viola's body once more.
This time, the light again transformed into a Light Orb, enveloping Viola.
It slowly rose upwards, and finally, the Light Orb shattered, and Viola disappeared.
Only then did Zola let out a sigh of relief.
It probably wasn't that the Lord had changed his mind, just that there was a delay in the operation...
"Her Highness has gone to the Lord's Divine Realm, just like Miss Audel did that time. She will be back in a few days."
Zola turned around and explained loudly to the Royal Guards behind her.
In truth, even without an explanation, everyone understood.
After all, they had all been present to witness Audel's departure.
Perhaps it was a case of speak of the devil and he shall appear.
Just as they mentioned Audel, a 'Gate of Light' with swirling light inside suddenly opened on one of the Chapel's walls.
Audel, holding her Magic Staff, walked out of the Gate of Light.
As she looked up, she saw Zola standing beneath the Holy Emblem.
She raised a hand in greeting.
"I'm back again. Where's Viola? Isn't it time for prayer?"
"Her Highness just went to the Divine Realm."
"Hmm? The Demon God took her away?"
"Yes."
Audel frowned slightly.
Since her expressions were few, one could generally only guess her mood from her eyebrows and eyes.
But even Zola, who was long familiar with Audel, was a little unsure of what she was thinking at this moment.
"The Lord told me not long ago to come stay in the Leon Territory for a few days, saying it was to protect Viola. Why was she suddenly taken away?"
Zola quickened her pace, moving closer to Audel to speak.
"Perhaps it was a spur-of-the-moment decision. It was Her Highness who suggested going to the Divine Realm."
"Oh, alright then."
"My apologies, Miss Audel, for making you come all this way for nothing."
"It's not for nothing. I happen to have something I want to experiment with. It's better to have no one disturbing me in the Leon Territory."
When Zola heard the word "experiment," her heart skipped a beat.
Ever since they were young, every time Audel said she was doing an experiment, the final result could be described in one word.
Disastrous.
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On the other side, Li Chengxi wasn't delayed because of an operational error, much less was he deliberately messing with Viola.
It was because the screen was too small to pull her out...
Audel herself was very short, looking like a fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl despite being twenty-three.
She could just barely squeeze out of a 27-inch screen.
But Viola could not.
Having too good a figure did indeed have its drawbacks.
Li Chengxi had already reached out to pull, only to realize that if Viola were to come through the 27-inch screen, either her chest or her rear would definitely get stuck.
What's more, she was wearing a suit of armor, so it was likely even her shoulders wouldn't fit through.
So, Li Chengxi had no choice but to let go and think of another way.
This matter was actually easy to solve.
If the screen was small, just switch to a bigger one.
He didn't even need to buy a new one, since there was a large TV hanging on the wall at home.
The TV in Li Chengxi's house was the most useless appliance.
He had barely watched it since he bought it.
He had only purchased it on an impulse because the TVs on an online shop were on sale at the time.
A 27-inch computer screen wouldn't do, but switching to a 55-inch large TV would surely solve the problem.
Incidentally, Li Chengxi also tested if he could enter.
He found that only his hands and feet could go in; his torso and head could not enter the TV.
This was probably what Viola and the others meant when they said a deity could not enter the mortal world.
Compared to Audel, pulling Viola out was a bit more strenuous.
This was because when Audel came, she had used a Levitation Spell on herself and was almost weightless.
However, Li Chengxi had the Ring of the Demon King, and his stamina wasn't so weak that he couldn't even pull a young lady.
He easily grabbed Viola's hands and pulled her out of the TV.
Then, he suddenly realized the situation was a bit awkward.
Viola, looking exactly like her artwork, stared unblinkingly at Li Chengxi's face.
Her pupils seemed to glow, which made Li Chengxi unable to help but stare back.
The two of them just stood there, holding hands and staring at each other.
It was indeed a bit awkward.
Li Chengxi had only thought about the benefits of Viola staying for a few days, completely forgetting to think about how he should greet her when she arrived.
"Um... ah, welcome to the Divine Realm."
Fortunately, it wasn't the first time.
Li Chengxi quickly broke the awkwardness.
Viola still didn't react.
She seemed to exude an air of devotion, on the verge of dropping to her knees before Li Chengxi.
He felt he should probably introduce himself first.
Viola's gaze was making his hair stand on end.
"I am Li Chengxi. You should have heard about me from Audel, right?"
Viola still didn't respond, like a wooden person.
Li Chengxi seriously suspected that her brain had crashed.
Just as he was wracking his brain for something to say, the sound of shattering glass burst into his ears.
The glass window on the side of the living room had been shattered by someone.
He looked closely, and it was Lei Lei again.
She struck a Two-Character Clamping Goat Stance of Wing Chun Fist, standing on the broken glass shards in her slippers.
Li Chengxi covered his face.
Fuck, you're here again?
"Who are you!"
This time, Viola reacted.
She immediately drew the longsword from her waist, and a layer of fine flames hissed on the blade, the high temperature causing Li Chengxi's hair nearby to curl slightly.
"No, wait a minute, she's not an enemy, calm down!"
He hurriedly and clumsily explained.
Across from them, Lei Lei also asked:
"Is this another transmigrator?"
Lei Lei's tone carried four parts confusion, four parts disappointment, and two parts regret.
The confusion was self-explanatory.
The disappointment was because Lei Lei had been doing her homework at home when she suddenly sensed a new energy source in Li Chengxi's house.
The nature of this energy was completely different from Audel's before; it felt more like the divinity of an Earth Deity.
So, Lei Lei thought she had finally caught Li Chengxi red-handed and rushed over in a hurry, intending to catch him in the act.
This time, she didn't jump directly from her own window.
Instead, she jumped from the corridor window, then used her Lightness Skill to step on the wall, zipped up to the second floor of Li Chengxi's house, and burst in with a Knight Kick aimed at the glass.
Then she saw that the energy source was actually Viola, and she was instantly disappointed.
As for the regret?
One look at the glass shards under her feet and you'd know.
When she got back, she would get another earful from her master...
As the two faced off, Li Chengxi's phone rang, just as expected.
"Hello?"
"Mr. Li Chengxi, we have detected another Spatial Shift Signal at your house. Has Miss Audel come again?"
"Uh... it's a transmigrator, yes, but it's not Audel."
"Do you know her? Can you keep her where she is?"
"No problem."
"Good, that makes it easier. We'll be there in a few minutes."
"By the way, when you come, could you bring a window repairman?"
Li Chengxi held his phone and looked at the shattered glass window.
"The damage is smaller this time. Lei Lei just kicked my window to pieces."
"..."
(End of Chapter)