New Gods of North America

“Bang!”

A yellow firework bloomed in the night sky a little further away.

After going downstairs and getting on the carriage, Wayne and the other two looked at the direction where the fireworks were rising and headed in the designated direction.

According to the agreed plan, before the other party ends the "fog" state,

It is not necessary for everyone to go straight to the location where the fireworks are rising.

In addition to the few groups of people who were responsible for driving the carriages to track down the enemy, and predicting the enemy's position based on the direction of escape, and then taking turns to prepare for the relay in advance,

The remaining groups of people, based on the predetermined division of labor, went to the designated blocks according to the directions of the "Nine-square Grid" and waited on standby, with the premise of "not losing the enemy" to ensure that the other party would not escape the encirclement.

Wayne and his two companions were in charge of the area southeast of the fireworks.

Before the fireworks changed color, they just had to keep heading southeast, about half a kilometer away from the fireworks.

If the murderer suddenly approaches them, they will release fireworks to notify their companions to change direction.

Then, with the help of my companions, we continued to head southeast of the fireworks.

In any case, before "suddenly losing the target" or witnessing the "murderer changing form", everyone tried to keep a distance from the murderer, chasing without blocking, surrounding without attacking.

Let’s see who can’t bear it first.

The murderer did not seem to realize at first that the game was different this time. He fled all the way after floating high, and changed direction several times to a position where "the ground could not catch up in a straight line".

For example, it may go directly over the roof of a building or suddenly turn off the street.

Fortunately, there aren't too many particularly tall buildings in Kanx City now, so the situation where the view is completely blocked doesn't happen too often.

Moreover, there are basically people in all directions, and the leaks can be repaired with ease.

So Wayne and the other two were sometimes hurrying on their way, and sometimes standing guard.

By the time the murderer realized that something was wrong, he had already crossed half of Kansas City and arrived near the state border road.

The houses in this area are not very tall, and it would not be easy for him to escape across the river - there is a bridge nearby, and there are two people on horseback waiting on the other side of the river, which is enough to hold out until the main force arrives to take over.

The murderer first pretended to want to cross the river. After several groups of people had gone around to the bridge, he suddenly changed direction and floated back with the wind.

Wayne and the other two had not crossed the river yet. Inissa put down the telescope and made a gesture to Lina.

“Bang!”

A firework bloomed in the sky, and at the same time, Wayne drove his carriage towards the other side's landing place, intending to chase them first and wait for other companions to come back before taking over the relay.

But the murderer seemed to have reached his limit at this time.

The "fog" quickly gathered after landing on the river bank, and the murderer then turned into a human again. He leaned against the river and took out a dagger.

Although he was wearing fairly decent clothes, he didn't have time to put on a hat when he went out, which was somewhat inconsistent with the etiquette of going out in that era.

So Wayne drove the carriage a little closer and picked up the cowboy hat on his head with one hand.

Take off your hat and salute the murderer from a distance.

Now,

It's our turn.

“Bang!”

Another firework bloomed in the sky, and the color of this firework was different.

Mixed in with the sound of fireworks was the sound of bolt-action rifles firing.

…

In the distant night sky, two fireworks burst into light one after another.

The first firework was bright yellow in color, while the other one was a gorgeous bright red.

In the cathedral,

The door of a conference room was opened, and the church members sitting on both sides of the long table turned their heads and looked back at the same time.

The person who poked his head in was Captain Joffrey, who was related to Bishop Ford.

Some of the church members who are more informed have recently heard a piece of news:

It is said that the newly appointed Bishop of Prague is very impressed with the captain of the exorcism team serving in Kansas County. He intends to establish a new special department in the Kansas Diocese and is likely to promote him to be the head of the new department.

Roose Bolton, who was sitting in the second seat at one end of the long table, turned his head and looked at Captain Joffrey, smiling and asking:

"Captain Joffrey, what's going on?"

Captain Joffrey seemed a little timid at this time.

He first looked toward the French window in awe—Pastor Tywin was standing there with his back straight, his hands behind his back, gazing at the fireworks in the night sky outside the window—then hesitantly spoke to Roose Bolton:

"Bishop Prague asked me to come here to ask about this. He said that Kanks City seems a little too lively tonight. Now the heads of the city's exorcism departments are still gathering here for a meeting instead of arresting the troublemakers. Is this a little... inappropriate?"

The person who answered his question was Priest Tywin, who did not even turn his head:

"According to the authorization of the Bishops' Conference, I currently have the right to provide 'operational guidance' for exorcisms in several archdioceses. Is the Bishop of Prague questioning my working methods?"

"Of course not."

Captain Joffrey shook his head vigorously. "Bishop Bragg only asked me to ask Lord Bolton. I didn't mean to offend you."

"Well, Bishop Prague is also concerned about the public security of this diocese. I understand that very well."

Reverend Tywin nodded slightly and looked back at Captain Joffrey. "Don't worry, Roose has already arranged security for key locations in the city. There won't be any major problems."

Captain Joffrey hesitated for a second, but finally nodded and said, "Yes."

…

The other side.

After several attempts to re-enter the mist state, but quickly "falling" back to human form,

The murderer, who had been shot several times, looked at the lights of several lanterns gradually gathering from the distance, and the expression on his face became more and more distorted.

Wayne and Inissa chose to use their spears and shoot him from a distance. Wayne also occasionally added explosive attacks with special ingredients.

A little closer, Lina was guarding with a shotgun.

At the beginning, the murderer actually had enough energy to "turn into mist" in a short period of time, and then tried to get close to the three people and attack them.

But Wayne soon understood why Lina had tormented Peter before -

When the murderer turned into "mist" and tried to approach them quickly, Peter, who was guarding in front of them, had already taken a deep breath, and his originally spherical abdomen had expanded several times.

Then a spark seemed to flash from the tip of its teeth,

A flame like a dragon's breath gushed out towards the murderer who turned into "mist" and tried to approach.

Not only was the murderer forced backwards by the flames, but he also fell back into human form.

Even Peter himself was roasted from "Black Spider" to "Red Spider".

Then Peter quickly jumped into the river nearby. When he fell into the water, there was a "swish" sound.

Although the murderer could no longer transform into mist and come closer, he still had the energy to use the "mist" to cover several vital parts of his body. Even though he had been shot several times, it seemed that he could not be killed for a while.

This is mainly because Wayne and his men are not in a hurry.

If the murderer cannot turn into "mist" and float away again, then it is only a matter of time before a large force arrives, surrounds him, and shoots each of them, turning him into a hornet's nest.

There's no need to fight so hard.

And if the murderer turns into "mist" again, it will be even simpler, just continue the marathon.

It was not until two more groups of people approached that the murderer finally seemed to have made up his mind.

Then he knelt on one knee, clasped his hands and raised them above his head, while muttering in a low and rapid "foreign language" that even Wayne could not understand.

In Wayne's vision of simple lines, with the murderer as the center, the people nearby seemed to be "framed" by a vague circle.

As the murderer chanted a spell, he seemed to be trying to "pull apart" his clasped hands with great difficulty.

In the void right above the murderer's head, some lines began to slowly appear out of thin air, and then these lines began to become disordered, and then intertwined and entangled with each other.

grass……

It seems like this is another guy who is going to self-destruct.

Wayne's spiritual intuition instantly kicked in, and he quickly drove the carriage to turn away.

The two groups of people who were about to approach Wayne and his team also noticed something was wrong and immediately turned around.

Unexpectedly, Lina jumped off the carriage at this time.

Then she also clasped her hands and said something in a foreign language,

The intertwined and entangled lines in the void fell like a ball of steel wool.

Then the "steel wool" fell on the murderer.

A moment of tension——

Countless tiny shattering sounds were heard at the same time, and the murderer's body was directly twisted into a "ball".

Then, red and white things began to flow out from the "gap between the balls"...