Shadow Apostle

The flames burst into flames.

The ground around them was filled with flames.

The real rat squeaked and ran away like crazy.

Many even panicked and rushed into the flames, turning into screaming fireballs.

More than a dozen human-faced rats were also huddled together.

The dancing firelight illuminated their frightened faces.

Fire has always been the enemy of mystery.

It's a deterrent to mysterious creatures, so the human-faced rats don't dare to get close at all.

He could only hide from a distance and watch Horst walking along the edge of the flames, not caring that the flames were about to lick his body.

It was as if the gods were parting from the flames and coming to the mortal world.

"Now that I have something to embolden me, I am no longer afraid and can explain myself clearly."

Holding another barrel of whale oil, Horst slowly approached with a smile. His eyes were red from the fire, which made him look even more intimidating:

"I'm sorry, I lied. I don't know any hairy toads, and I still sleep with my eyes closed. But through these few minutes of observation, I discovered one thing."

As he spoke, his feet kept getting closer.

Horst also opened the cork of the other whale oil barrel and continued to move forward while pouring it down at his feet to continue the flames.

Soon, he appeared in front of Viscount Star and the three human-faced rat priests with a blaze of fire.

The firelight danced on and off in their pupils, just like the chaos and panic in their hearts.

"What are you going to do, step back immediately."

The scorching temperature made the Viscount and the three monsters feel uncomfortable, and they kept twisting their bodies. However, they were not forced back by the flames, and instead stood motionless.

"This is what I discovered." Horst pointed to his feet, "From the beginning to the end, your feet have not moved. Why?"

The four faces in front of him became nervous at the same time.

"I guess it's not that you don't want to move, but that you can't move. What's the reason?" Horst took a few steps closer again, almost within the attack range of the wooden staff, and then said with a half-smile, "Is it because of the ritual?" In fact, it’s still in progress and it’s not over yet?”

Even under the surrounding high temperature, Viscount Star's face still turned livid. The other three priests subconsciously raised their heads and looked into the void, and tightened their claws on the wooden staff harder.

"It seems that the ceremony is just interrupted now, but it is not over. As long as you remain in place, there is still a chance to redeem it, such as putting the sacrifice back on the altar, or some other messy methods." Horst Finally, he took another step closer, "And once you move your position, will the ceremony be completely over?"

"Hoo", the wooden stick was swung, and the wind it brought hurt Horst's cheek.

But he still missed a step, and the wooden stick passed by the front of his body.

"So anxious? What will happen if the ceremony is interrupted? I'm very curious."

Horst's smile grew even wider, but his throat was actually roasted to the point of spitting out fire.

After delaying for so long, the girl should have run out a little bit with the little mouse.

It should be almost done.

"Fire is indeed the most restrained and mysterious element. They don't dare to get close. It scares the children." Horst narrowed his eyes and his tone suddenly became sinister. "What about you? Are you afraid of fire?"

After speaking, without waiting for a reply, Horst suddenly poured the whale oil in the bucket forward.

Then the fire spread.

The three priests haven't moved yet, but Viscount Star finally couldn't hold it any longer.

He quickly took a few steps back to avoid the flames that spread to his feet.

Everything changed at this moment.

With a snap, the altar exploded out of thin air.

Bloody mist came out of the cracks like a spider web.

Countless screams and wails echoed repeatedly in the mist, ethereal and uncertain.

For some reason, Horst suddenly felt an unfounded fear in his heart.

It seemed as if some giant beast from ancient times was passing through the cracked gap in the altar, staring at this flaming farce with cold and crazy eyes.

"Ah~~"

A group of human-faced rats screamed in terror, as if the end was about to come.

"He moved first, let's go, you..."

Across the flames, the leading human-faced rat priest pointed at Horst with a look of hatred on his face.

At this time, the three human-faced rats had also retreated a lot, so that the flames could not burn them.

"You have hindered the gods from enjoying the sacrifices, and the gods will not forgive you."

The voice of the human-faced rat priest was shrill, and the shrill scream was filled with hatred.

"What a coincidence, I don't intend to forgive you either."

Horst's face was calm, and he raised his right hand steadily. Serena aimed at the human-faced mouse from a distance:

"Not only did he bully the innocent little girl, he also wanted to forcefully brainwash the people above him. The most important thing is, he actually wanted to reach out to me and Jessica."

Horst sneered and pulled the trigger.

"Zhizhi."

The leader of the priests remained motionless, but the screams of rats rang out beside him. Several big rats jumped up, just in the path of the bullets, and were blown into pieces of flesh and blood by the huge force.

"You have offended the Toad God and dared to talk arrogant nonsense. The sight from Enkai will be entangled with you forever, forever and ever." The eyes of the chief priest became blank, as if he saw something that did not exist. The scene is the same, "Haha, your soul will be the toad god's plaything for generations to come. Hahaha, I have seen your soul, you... what is that? Ah, what is that?"

The shrill curses turned into screams and wails.

The rat-faced priest screamed with horror on his face.

The corners of his eyes were cracked, and dark red blood dripped from his facial features.

His claws were clasped tightly on his face, leaving several deep blood marks on his face.

"Go, go quickly, leave this monster."

With one last fearful glance at Horst, the three priests backed away.

He didn't even look at those human-faced rats, and he even ignored the only human, Viscount Star.

Horst held Serena tightly and just took a step forward to catch up.

However, thousands of rats ignored the flames and blocked the path of both parties.

The flood of rats made it difficult for Horst to get close, and he could only watch as three human-faced rats got into a large rat hole in the corner.

But only they got in, and the remaining human-faced mice were blocked by the flames and could not get close to the mouse hole, so they could only run around in the secret room.

Also unable to leave was Viscount Star, the only human being.

Ever since the first one moved, he huddled silently in the corner, as if he were dead.

"Bang, bang, bang."

There was a sound of metal colliding behind him.

Looking back, I saw that the metal door of the secret room had been kicked down, and Miss Burnt rushed in with a whale oil barrel in one hand.

Behind her, a little thing held another bucket on its head with its front paws and propped its hind legs on the ground. It followed Miss Burnt closely, facing the flames in the secret room and panicking.

"Mr. Horst, why haven't you come out yet? We are back to support you."

Horst's heart felt warm, but he still waved his hand and shouted loudly: "Don't come over! Something is wrong here."

"Um?"

Miss Burnt and little Minnie couldn't see it, but Horst could.

Viscount Star's body in the corner was exuding an increasingly strong and dangerous aura.

Powerful pressure, rapid expansion.