Pastor's Tantra

As old James' voice fell, the space in front of him suddenly began to distort and blur.

The surging thunder condensed into a blue-white giant bird in front of him, discharging electricity and making a bird-like noise.

——Summon the Thunderbird!

This is a fourth-level spell, which summons a thunderbird that can spontaneously find enemies. It is considered an elemental life, and it will automatically dissipate after the energy in its body is exhausted.

Aiwass stood there calmly.

His flexible fingers kept fiddling with the cards, like a dealer performing magic, making the cards appear and disappear between his fingers.

When he saw this symbolic attack, a card quietly emerged from his fingers.

Before the Thunderbird came to his body, a rainbow-colored ice wall rose from the ground in front of him——

The blue-white forked lightning fell on the ice wall, but not even a trace of debris fell.

But in the next moment, the Thunderbird flying in the air suddenly made a cry and froze into ice inexplicably!

When its wailing sounded, it had already frozen, falling from the sky and shattering into a flash of electric sparks on the ground.

"... Doesn't it count as the summoner's attack?"

Aiwass thought.

- If old Moriarty's spell hits "Star Ice" directly, he will be frozen by the dusk power contained in it.

I have to say... old Moriarty is really cautious.

He said "You have already defeated me" and "You will be Moriarty in the future", but he even let the summons carry out the attack!

But Aiwass was not disappointed.

Because Aiwass also guessed that Moriarty would most likely not be hit by such a simple counterattack spell.

Before, Aiwass didn't know whether Moriarty had equipment that could increase the priority, so he didn't use the power of "Yin and Yang Harmony" to get a higher priority by casting five times.

This was just a test, so the mana consumed was not too much. Even if the intention of counterattack failed, it was not a loss - at least a cover was successfully created.

Aiwass stood behind the transparent ice wall and observed the situation.

When the lightning exploded, old Moriarty still stood there steadily and chanted the spell in a low voice.

But Aiwass was keenly aware that the old man's position had changed subtly.

Before the lightning exploded, he didn't seem to be in that position.

... Was it teleportation? Or an illusion?

Or...

Aiwass thought in his heart, but the Book of Law appeared in his left hand.

At this moment, the Flame of the Rebellious Butterfly was still watching the camp, helping Isabel to play Aiwass... If the Flame of the Rebellious Butterfly disappeared out of thin air, it might add to the waves.

But Aiwass didn't dare to underestimate his adoptive father at all.

He didn't know how many cards old Moriarty had, so it was best to fight quickly and decisively - kill him before he played all his cards!

There was no wind, but the Book of Law was flipping at high speed.

"I'm whistling here--"

Heleqin's low voice sounded.

He didn't turn into dusk, so he was still in the state of a heroic spirit riding a white horse.

He did not hold the Thunder Halberd in his hand, but the Dragon Spear that Cardinal Fafner had remade for him!

It was a three-and-a-half-meter-long silver-white spear.

Only this elven warrior sitting on a Pegasus could easily control a weapon of this size!

He casually rubbed the spear on the ground like a match, and actually drew an arc of unextinguished fire on the stone slab -

The golden-red flames wrapped around the front half of the spear, turning the silver-white spear into a translucent material that was almost amber in the fire.

While Heleqin was staring at the other party, the Wild Hunt soldiers summoned behind him were gradually gathering.

"... This is Heleqin, the Wild Hunt King of Eagle Point Village."

"Old James" was still chanting spells, but a voice of praise came out of nowhere in the air: "Although I know you can summon the Wild Hunt, this is the first time I've seen it with my own eyes."

Heleqin frowned slightly and pulled the reins.

He suddenly turned into a bolt of lightning, and launched an arc-shaped charge towards the "open space" without warning!

Because the distance was too short, it was more of a "jump" than a charge.

He first smashed the "Old James" who was chanting a spell, and then turned a corner and landed at the place where James made the sound!

The storm was torn by him, making a whistling sound like ghosts and wolves howling, and the surrounding stone walls were torn into cracks by the hurricane.

When landing, the shock wave visible to the naked eye condensed and then spread outward!

The surrounding land shook violently, and it could be felt even several kilometers away, and the ground around his landing point had turned into powder!

The cracks spread to the entire yard, and then the walls of the monastery cracked, and yellow earth-colored smoke sounded in all the surrounding buildings, making an unbearable sound.

Heleqin didn't know which direction was correct, the "Old Moriarty" who was chanting a spell or the direction where the sound came from... So he attacked both places at the same time!

As a result, the sound of the spell chanting did not disappear——

The "Old James" exposed outside was hit hard and turned into bubbles and dissipated, but the collision did shake out an "Old James" from that direction...

But the "feel" was wrong.

"Old James" who was shaken out actually turned into a butterfly and shattered after enduring the shock wave when he landed!

Both old James are fake!

And just then.

But Aiwass suddenly felt a strong pressure - an invisible force pressed on Aiwass' back, almost making him kneel on the ground!

He felt as if his legs were wrapped in sand, unable to take a step or lift his hands. The back was also bent by the gravity that appeared out of thin air, and the neck made an unbearable sore sound. The internal organs in the body continued to fall and pull downwards, causing bursts of severe pain.

His vision became blurry and his ears felt strangely swollen. Everything in front of me began to become distorted, lose color and gradually turn gray, and my brain began to feel dizzy. His heart felt an extremely heavy burden, and even breathing became difficult - every time his lungs expanded, there was a tearing pain.

What Aiwass was fighting was not just the "weight" added out of thin air, but his own body!

...No wonder even the fifth-level Director Cornelis was arrested for a moment. The spell to control gravity is so terrifying...

Is this really only five times gravity?

I'm afraid the gravity change will be seven times, eight times or even ten times more!

Aiwass' body, which had been strengthened by the fifth-level dedication path, actually felt a premonition of death the moment he endured it.

But Aiwass is no ordinary person. His brain was running sluggishly, and the moment his thinking almost paused, he had already thought of a countermeasure:

If this move is used against a fifth-level archmage, just this move can crush the opponent to death... However, Aiwass's body, which ignited the fire of devotion, can quickly adapt to this abnormal gravity!

In two seconds at most, he can start thinking and acting normally. It takes more than ten seconds for him to regain his mobility and start walking or running slowly!

——But he couldn't have these three seconds.

Just like the previous attack on Director Cornelis...

So what's next? Double spell?

Is it freezing, or is it a lightning strike?

Aiwass didn't dare to gamble.

So he immediately activated the [Shadow Cloak] that had not been used for a long time!

——The moment Aiwass was under gravity and his body deformed like a zombie, the power of thick shadows leached out of his body!

A pitch-black cold storm roared out, completely blackening the entire space. A hemispherical shadow barrier emerged out of thin air on the ground, and the wind inside twisted and howled like a spiral.

But even the shadow cloak did not relieve the control Aiwass suffered!

The Shadow Cloak can release the five control states of sealing, freezing, burning, binding, and petrification. The control caused by this change in gravity is not one of them.

——However, the repulse caused by the Shadow Cloak shook eight old Moriarty out of the void in an instant!

The moment they were shocked, Aiwass became completely invisible and disappeared from their sight. The spell that needed to be maintained was terminated because the target was lost, and Aiwass regained his ability to move instantly.

But the moment of weightlessness caused his entire upper body to turn red - his skin was red in large areas, oozing blood, and bleeding from all his orifices.

But this level of damage is not a problem. Aiwass didn't even need to use the sacrificial fire method to treat the mere physical damage. His body regenerated and recovered at a speed visible to the naked eye with every breath!

And when Aiwass shocked out these "Old Moriarty", Heleqin suddenly turned around and launched a sweep! He didn’t know which one was true, so he just took it all seriously!

However, at this moment, a large number of dense gray spider webs appeared out of thin air!

One, two... In an instant, hundreds of spider webs as thick as buckets covered the world, turning all the surrounding buildings into a spider's nest in an instant!

And this spider web seemed to have some kind of magic power. Even the King of the Wild Hunt was entangled in it, and it took him two or three seconds to break free! And the real Moriarty has become invisible again.

There is no doubt that it is the spider web composed of "lies". Anyone who might be deceived by lies will be bound by the cobweb... And Helechin died of being deceived and betrayed, which can be regarded as a small restraint.

But as the King of the Wild Hunt, a sixth-level high-level phantom demon, he should not be affected by any spells in the material world - after all, in terms of spell resistance alone, Heleqin is on the same level as the fallen Tiansi who has come to the world now!

In other words, old Moriarty's control with this move is even effective against the Fallen Ones!

That can only come from the power of Tiansi - or even Tiansi fragments!

——Hui Tiansi’s spider web!

Aiwass asked sharply: "Has Gray Tiansi revived in you?"

"He's not worthy yet."

Moriarty's plain voice sounded in the void again, overlapping: "It's just a dead Tiansi... Even the Pillar God is not worthy of controlling me."

His words were full of cold contempt for Hui Tiansi.

Completely opposite to his usual gentle, tolerant, pious and calm attitude. He no longer concealed his attitude towards Tiansi and Zhushen.

but……

When was the spider web summoned?

Lily also has the Spider Silk Tantra, and Aiwass knows the conditions for activating this ability.

This cobweb should only condense after a lie is told. The tenacity of the cobweb is determined by the fragility of the lie, the toxicity of the cobweb is determined by the toxicity of the lie, and the stickiness of the cobweb is determined by the convincing power of the lie.

But old Moriarty didn't say a word at all! How is it triggered?

Aiwass's mind was racing.

He suddenly remembered that these spider webs emerged when Aiwass shook out the clones at the same time.

Then he instantly realized the truth——

"——It's a paradox!"

Because Moriarty's illusions are so real, neither Aiwass nor Helechin can tell "which one is the real Moriarty" - his clone can even make sounds, feel and cast spells! Before it is "killed", there is no way to be sure that it is fake!

Therefore, when multiple Moriartys appear at the same time and cannot be distinguished, it is equivalent to triggering an indestructible lie!

——Can’t delay it any longer!

Although old Moriarty didn't know it, Aiwass's magic card had a number of uses. The situation will only become more unfavorable if it drags on any longer...

"Heleqin, keep shaking the ground!"

Aiwass immediately ordered.

Heleqin instantly understood Aiwass's strategy.

He led the Wild Hunt Legion and launched a charge into the air - with Aiwass as the center, crushing all the surrounding buildings and ground like a millstone!

The walls were shattered and the battlefield spread out from the courtyard. The next moment, the courtyard wall outside was also smashed.

The Wild Hunt Legion waved their weapons and cut off the cobwebs; while they began an eternal charge around Aiwass!

No matter where Moriarty is invisible, as long as he launches attacks evenly and wipes out the ground again and again, at least he will not be able to stand still and chant spells!

Since you can't see him, attack every position!

——This is the inevitable weakness of the spell caster!

"You can't win just by hiding!"

Aiwass raised his voice and said: "There is no need to waste time!"

"Indeed, I didn't want to waste my time."

Old Moriarty's voice came from the void.

The Wild Hunt immediately launched an attack on that location, knocking out a Moriarty and slashing him to death, watching him turn into flames and disappear.

"Speaking of which... we have never had a formal fight. After all, you are too sensible."

Moriarty's voice appeared again in another location, and was immediately found and crushed.

"I don't really hope that our fight will be less than honorable...but I also don't hope that in your heart, in the end, I will be nothing more than an incompetent, hysterical, stupid father who knows nothing but intrigues. . I mean, if you can still think of me as your father."

The other Moriarty was also crushed and turned into flying petals.

"So I prepared something good...that will impress you."

Another Moriarty emerges.

But at this time, the chanting sound that had always existed in the air disappeared.

But this time the situation is different——

The wild hunter wielded the giant sword in his hand and slashed, but it was dripping with blood!

The moment old Moriarty finished speaking, he was brutally chopped in half by a Wild Hunt soldier!

The body was suddenly broken into two parts, the left arm was severed from the forearm, and the right arm was severed from the shoulder.

At that moment, Aiwass and Helechin were stunned for a moment.

Even the Wild Hunt soldier who cut Moriarty in half was stunned for a moment.

How... is it true?

...Why is it true this time?

——The charge stopped.

Aiwass walked forward quickly, but the old Moriarty, who was cut in half and dying, just looked up at the sky with a plain smile on his lips.

"The battle is not over yet."

Old Moriarty whispered, still looking at the sky: "The spell I prepared has been completed."

"……What?"

Aiwass was stunned for a moment, and then realized something.

He looked up at the night sky.

I saw a huge black shadow emerging in the sky.

Because it was night, I couldn't see clearly, but the pressure was not fake.

The clouds were pushed away.

The ground was shaking.

It was a...falling star.

A huge meteorite.

Covering the sky and blocking out the moonlight.

"——The attack range is fifty kilometers in radius. This is my strongest spell... I have been preparing for many years to pull this asteroid. It was originally used to threaten Gray Tiansi. As long as he dares to come to me, I will pull the meteorite to destroy us together.

"So he didn't dare. He could only lend me his power, but he didn't dare to resurrect me."

With only half of his body left, old Moriarty was coughing up blood and looking at the sky. His voice trailed off.

As a mage and astrologer, the power of his path cannot strengthen the body. His body is not much stronger than that of a mortal. This injury has become an irreversible fatal injury to him.

He said lightly, his voice gradually getting lower: "I know you can escape easily. But think about it, there are residential areas around.

"You said I was wrong, then let me see...what are you going to do if you are right?"

His gray pupils stared at the night sky, as if expecting something.