Whispering Verse

The life ring rotates rapidly, causing the invisible wind to become even more fierce. The golden and silver bow turned into a book was opened by Megan and pointed at the sky shrouded in clouds and mist. Every sky-blue gemstone dotted on the bow was shining brightly.

White mist poured out from the [Demon Hunting Seal] until its configuration became a complete arrow. When the bow was pulled to its maximum, the scarlet ceremonial matrix that Shade had seen in the book appeared completely at Megan's feet.

She shouted the name of thaumaturgy to the sky in ancient language:

“Margaret’s Exorcism—Destroy Evil!”

The long arrow of white mist shot into the sky and turned into a golden beam of light. Amidst the sound of shattering glass, a large black hole was shot out of the sky covered by clouds and mist, but the large hole was clearly like a gap in the mirror.

In the big hole in the dark sky, the man tossed the black cube in his hand, laughing and walking from the air to the ground, as if there were invisible steps under his feet. This painting is clearly very similar to Stone Mirror Demon - Stone Oxenfurt disguised as Goethe.

The sound of shattering glass continued from the sky to the distance. The island maze was shattering, and the demon that finally appeared was walking towards the two of them.

Megan, who was a little out of strength, took the initiative to come behind Shade. Shade took out the luxurious silver [Moonlight Sword] from the void with his right hand with a serious expression. He touched his pocket with his left hand. It took him a long time to find Priest August to give it to him. The black suitcase.

"Help me take out the gold bottle."

He threw the box to the witch behind him, who quickly opened the box and was shocked by the dazzling array of potions inside that she couldn't even recognize most of.

These potions are undoubtedly used to deal with demons and undead:

"You also said you are not a witcher?"

As he said that, he put the only bottle of [Golden Potion] into Shade's hand. Shade popped open the bottle cap with a bang, but when he looked at the man who was already on the ground throwing the black cube, he suddenly frowned:

"I thought you were very capable. Why don't you come to see us in your true form, the demon of the labyrinth - Yaru!"

What you see from the perspective of the thaumaturgy [Seeing Demon] is not the demon itself, but an invisible black mist. Doctor Schneider made it very clear that the labyrinth demon, Yaru, is a glowing black metal cube. Even if his thaumaturgy cannot clearly see the demon's true form, it is impossible to see the cube as black mist.

"Oh, you know me?"

While tossing the black cube up and down, the bald man asked with a smile in Delarian with an accent from the Green Lake area:

"With the demon hunting seal and the dangerous golden potion in your hand, it seems that you are indeed prepared. I never expected that in the sixth era now, I can still encounter the inheritance of those demon hunters. Sir, what else do you have to offer?"

Shade glanced around with his peripheral vision. The sky cracked and turned into a large, terrifying and dark area that could not be seen through. However, the demon's body never appeared:

"No matter how cautious you are when dealing with a being like you, I just didn't expect that you would actually be willing to cooperate with humans."

"Why not? Since the beginning of the Third Age, our cooperation with humans has never stopped. The human heart is the most complex maze. I enjoy the process of cooperating with those complex humans, which will give me a lot of fun."

It grinned, and the black mist spread from its body to the surroundings, swallowing up the white mist that originally existed on the island. While throwing the cube in his hand, he looked at Megan behind Shade:

"This lady with a strange soul is a descendant of Edwards. I abide by the contract and can let her go. But you can't. Once you see the door, you can't leave. The maze has just begun. Please enjoy the fun after this. ."

"I will not leave."

Megan grabbed Shade’s arm from behind:

"No matter what the relationship between my ancestor and you is, I will never accept his favor."

There was a determined look in his golden eyes, and the devil smiled and shook his head:

"What you say makes me feel like I have returned to the good old days of the Third Age. At that time, there were people like you everywhere and stories like this. I really miss the Third Age. Delicious souls were everywhere. Yes... But, Miss Edwards, please don't be so cautious. What I said is all the truth, at least what I just said is the truth. My relationship with your ancestors is very simple. I am the caretaker. On the way to On the road to the truth, I will construct the maze and screen out those who should not move forward, it’s that simple.”

The black metal cube was thrown into the air. After falling again, it was not thrown up again:

"Miss Edwards, since you are unwilling to leave, of course I will not force you. In this case, I will create a maze with only one exit. If you can get out, I will let you go this time."

It bowed slightly and respectfully in Meghan’s direction:

"In this way, it is not considered a violation of the contract with Mr. Laplace Klein Howard. But there is only this chance. If you dare to bring members from outside the family here next time, I will definitely Won’t let him or her leave.”

It crushed the black cube with its bare hands, and the whole world turned into complete darkness at that moment. Because they knew that the demon in front of them was not its true form at all, and that crushing the cube was just an illusion, neither Shade nor Megan took action to stop it.

In that darkness, first the silver moonlight appeared on Shade, just like every time before, and then the angel-level relic in Megan's hand also glowed slightly, illuminating their surroundings.

Darkness, endless darkness, this is the environment they are currently in. The nearby terrain perceived by the powerful spatial perception is completely empty and endless.

[Stranger, you have entered the devil's labyrinth. Note that flying and space movement are prohibited in this area. 】

This was no longer the island, nor any place the two of them were familiar with. Megan pursed her lips and continued to hold Shade’s arm, and said softly:

"I'm so sorry, it seems like every time I lead you into various dangerous situations."

"Apologise to me for what? Let's leave as soon as possible."

Although there is an abnormality in space, time is still completely normal:

"We stayed on that lake without an exit for too long, and it's now close to six o'clock. Night is coming, and my fortune teller friend said that the lunar eclipse will happen around ten to eleven o'clock tonight... ..move."

"This is the labyrinth constructed by the devil."

Megan reminded softly:

"I can feel that my mental energy is draining quickly. If we can't leave as soon as possible, I'm afraid we will be in big trouble."

Shade nodded:

"Since it's a maze, I have a solution, so don't cast any more spells."

With that said, he first put away the box of magic potions belonging to Priest August, and then took out a wooden box very carefully. The box was opened, and the round bright yellow orb lay on the red velvet lining.

Those flawless and perfect beads were reflected in Megan's eyes, and the orange light directly touched her soul. She felt she saw the moon, but she took the initiative to look away before the power of chaos could invade her soul further.

This also means that Shade's "treatment" last time was indeed effective and greatly improved her mental resistance.

"What's this?"

The witch asked curiously, and then saw the orb floating to Shade's head, and then pointed forward. She just thought about it and understood:

"Sage-level relic [Source of Chaos]? Is it actually in your hands?"

"You also know about this relic? Yes, it is it."

Shade nodded.

[Source of Chaos], as one of the symbols of the Yellow Moon, has many characteristics, including "guiding the direction in the maze". This has something to do with the imagery of the “yellow moon” itself in March, which just works in this environment.

Of course, Shade does not always carry this relic with him, because this relic has many properties and is also quite dangerous. If he is not careful, he will create a large number of lunatics.

The reason why he brought out the [Source of Chaos] today was not because he expected to encounter the Labyrinth Demon in advance, but because he took into account tonight's lunar eclipse. He didn't know exactly how much impact the lunar eclipse would have on him, but he still remembered the introduction to the "Source of Chaos" in the "Book of Fools" that he had given to Luvia as a year-end gift. Pass:

This item can be seen as a yellow moon in any scene.

Therefore, his plan was to throw out the orb to temporarily act as the moon if the lunar eclipse affected him. And now, although the lunar eclipse has not yet arrived, this relic has already played a great role.

Shade and Megan held hands and kept moving forward under the guidance of the yellow moonlight. There were obviously no obstacles in the darkness, but the relic guided the two of them to turn, go back, and even spin on the spot.

They were already ring warlocks with outstanding spatial talents, and it didn't take long for them to realize the strangeness of this dark maze. Every time you walk about 5 meters, the state of the space will change slightly. Without the help of relics such as [Source of Chaos] or thaumaturgy, if you want to get out of the maze, you need to experience this change carefully and find the direction to the exit through trial and error.

But with Source of Chaos, there's no need to think about these complications. The moonlight, which symbolizes the "guiding" characteristic of the moon, shows them the way. As long as they believe in the moon, they can keep moving forward.

And in this darkness, the devil did not place any enemies or temptations to lure the two of them to the "fork in the road".

It took more than two hours before they finally saw light in the darkness. After following the yellow moonlight around for a long time, I finally touched the light.

Then the darkness collapsed, and the surroundings were once again surrounded by the fog on the island.

Looking around, they were clearly still on the street outside the bedroom where he was dreaming.