Whispering Verse

"ah!"

Shade and Iluna had just stood firm when they heard a scream that almost pierced their eardrums coming from the front.

Darkness took a step back and leaned on the stone pillar. The right hand that originally expanded into the half-body of a demon shrank like a leak and turned into a normal arm again. Although it was still absorbing the darkness through the big mouth in the palm, the absorption speed was obviously slowed down. .

[Weak Angel Potion] is effective.

"Sunshine Gun!"

Iluna took a deep breath and shook the holy bell in her left hand, stepped on the black crystal stone ground, and threw the sunlight gun again while running forward. But this time, the sunlight gun hit Darkness's chest head-on. Darkness groaned and his chest exploded, almost sliding to the ground along the stone pillar behind him.

Ding dong~

The clear sound of the holy bell spread.

"Sunshine Gun!"

Iluna holds her right hand empty:

"Don't give him a chance, Shade, do it quickly!"

The golden thunder pierced Darkness' throat, and her body was dyed gold due to the golden scales behind her.

"Moonlight Great Sword!"

Shade's figure appeared from high in the sky, raising his sword with both hands to strike at Darkness's head. The surging spirit poured into the sword in his right hand, and his whole body was wrapped in the light of the silver moon.

Time seemed to stand still at this moment. The man wrapped in darkness looked helplessly at the gold and silver people in front of him.

His eyes suddenly widened:

"You've been fooled!"

The originally withered right hand instantly expanded and eroded the right half of his body, and it only took half a second to turn into human pus again. The giant black hand swept forward, and Shade and Iluna, who were already approaching, were unable to avoid it. The golden thunder and silver moon swords in their hands were all broken, and they were both knocked away far away.

But [Weak Angel Potion] is definitely not useless. Although Darkness took advantage by pretending to be weak, it also exposed the extent of his injuries.

Although this sweeping force is powerful, it is far from what it was before. The strength shown in the form of human pus in the fish-man temple, with one blow, can definitely beat the bodies of Shade and Iluna into minced meat, but now it is only knocked away, leaving Shade speechless. His eyes rolled a few times, but he couldn't even be seriously injured.

The priest's potion wasn't very useful against a demon that had absorbed too much darkness, but it definitely hurt his roots.

Shade rolled on the ground a few times before stopping. He seemed to have some internal injuries, but he could still withstand it. The backpack he sewed himself was relatively strong, and the shoulder straps were not broken, but the [God's Gift Box] was thrown out of the backpack, and even the sliding cover on the top of the box opened a gap.

Shade endured the pain in his body and turned around to pick up the box, but at the same time, he actually vaguely heard a cat meowing in the box.

"What?"

Without having time to check, he hurriedly stuffed the box into the bag on his back, and stood up with Iluna's help. Darkness didn't attack them. He was almost reaching his limit, so he knocked them away just to buy time.

The man leaning on the crystalline stone pillar was laughing crazily. This laughter was somewhat similar to the laughter of the devil in his right hand:

"I won!"

The man possessed by the devil raised his right hand high and spoke quickly to finish the sentence he had just left unfinished:

"Ask the ancient god [Darkness of Fu Xing] to witness, I will swallow the darkness, witness the past, and open up the future!"

The ancient rune appeared in the center of the black robe. Shade tried to decipher the rune. Severe dizziness and discomfort made him almost fall down.

The rune is called "Darkness".

The dark sword in Darkness' left hand was soaked in golden luster at this moment, and it was undergoing transformation.

Holding a sword in both hands and piercing his heart, the demon-possessed man clung to the crystal black pillar behind him and closed his eyes. The human pus on the sword body remelted and fitted to his body, and the hilt of the Dark Sword seemed to be absorbed by him bit by bit.

The light on his body became more and more obvious. The six-ring warlock's life ring gradually merged with the black robe. The metal on the surface of the brass life ring peeled off, revealing a golden luster.

The strange white skylight penetrated the darkness above, shot down from high altitude, and enveloped Darkness. In his ears, he could actually hear an ethereal female voice singing. At this moment, everyone in the entire dark realm was attracted by this strange beam of skylight, and the situation in the center of the crystal forest was getting worse and worse.

The human pus form faded, Darkness opened his arms and laughed in the darkness. The ritual halo composed of thirteen different-colored light points slowly floated upward from the ground under his feet.

According to the appearance of Iluna when she awakened last time, once this halo completely passes through his body, the ritual will be considered a success.

"Melt into the darkness!"

The chosen one floating in the air opened his arms, and a dark shock wave containing golden brilliance swept over. Borrowing the power of the ancient god at the moment when the ceremony was successful, the rolling darkness almost made the air condense into black crystals.

Iluna stood up suddenly and stood in front of Shade, kneeling on one knee. The golden scale transformed by the life ring bloomed with brilliance, like an isolated island in the river, forcibly separating the surging dark power.

But after all, she only had three rings. After holding on for two seconds, she took a step back, and the color of the golden scale suddenly dimmed.

Shade supported her from behind, darkness rushed in, and she wanted to throw the dice, but another figure blocked the two of them.

It was Tifa. The black-haired girl actually held the sun-kissed sword with both hands, and waved it forward calmly and calmly in front of the two of them.

This wave is unremarkable, but it seems to be able to split the sky and see the sun. In an instant, the giant sword in her hand dissipated, and the wave of darkness completely separated. However, the sword light split the darkness in front of her and rushed straight into Darkness floating in the sky.

But the blow that consumed the last strength of the Sunshine Sword and Tifa dissipated strangely around Darkness' body. The Ritual of the Chosen contains the power of the ancient gods. Darkness has absorbed the power of darkness and past demons, and the power of the ritual is protecting him. valley

At this time, only the power of the same god, that is, the power of the chosen one, can affect him in the ceremony.

Darkness like a tide surged in again, and Tifa continued to resist at the front, but without the identity of the chosen one, her resistance time was shorter. What's even more serious is that the [Dark Box] she was carrying turned completely black at this moment under the wash of the power of the chosen one.

The two people behind her widened their eyes at the same time, because the gear box that had turned into a black steel-like material actually turned on its own without anyone turning the gears, and then the box cover silently Offset from the box.

In the already thick darkness around him, billowing black mist surged out from it, rushing around like waves. The [Dark Box] melted through the backpack and landed on the crystalline ground. Tifa was finally defeated and fell into the black mist.

[Relic storage is out of control. 】

"I know, it's not like I've never seen it before."

The black mist that poured out completely engulfed the three of them.

Shade grabbed Tifa's hand with his left hand and Iluna's arm with his right hand. If there was some visibility just now, then the surroundings were completely dark now, as if a layer of black ink was painted in front of his eyes. In the darkness, the emotion of fear appeared unconsciously and became stronger, causing Shade's body to tremble subconsciously.

This made him think of the Dreadfort again, and the darkness under the trees that night.

In a world where darkness has fallen, the sense of direction is completely gone. Shade felt as if he had fallen into the most terrifying abyss, cursing the old gods as thieves, and the whispers of hatred and resentment that seemed to overlap with millions of people gradually became stronger, and his body and mind were invaded by fear in both senses. , and at one moment, he even thought that he was being watched by a huge, indescribable thing in the darkness.

But the stranger is no longer the same person as before. He knows what is the wisest thing to do at this moment.

"Ignore the voices."

Shade hurriedly reminded. Although Iluna didn't know the consequences of losing control of the relic, she still said:

"Be careful, this area will amplify all emotions. If you get lost here, I'm afraid."

【careful. 】

Something penetrated the thick black mist flowing out of the [Box of Darkness]. Shade looked forward. Darkness actually didn't care that he was performing a ritual. His right hand, filled with demonic power, was like ooze. Stretching out, he directly entered the out-of-control area of ​​[Dark Box].

The right hand wearing the [Fish Training Ring] laughed wildly and shot at Shade's face. Shade tilted his head, and the mouth on the palm bit his shoulder directly. The severe pain and paralysis made Shade stagger and almost fall down.

"No matter who you are, I will definitely eat you this time!"

In an instant, it seemed as if the entire body and soul were rushing towards the mouth on the shoulder. The reality under the illusion is that Sha De's spirit drained away first, followed by the nourishment of his body.

Even the thick black fog that appeared due to the loss of control of the [Dark Box] was pouring into Shade's shoulders. That mouth not only tried to devour Shade, it even wanted to use the Chosen One Ritual, not even letting go of the power of the [Dark Box].

The surrounding dense fog suddenly thinned, and the darkness of the [Dark Realm] was occupying this space again.

Just for a moment, the crazy feeling of emptiness and hunger in Shade's body was a reminder that this body was about to reach its limit.

But the area itself can amplify negative emotions, coupled with the thick fog full of resentment pouring into the wound on Shade's shoulder, and the further emotional loss caused by being touched by the human pus demon, the crazy hunger belt What comes is another consequence.

The bell rings!

Behind the body wrapped in silver moonlight, the white steam in the dark space seemed to be dyed with silver light.

whistle!

The distant space and time echoed with inexplicable screams, and the deep darkness was shaken by it.

Giant hammer!

The giant hammer struck from the depths of steam and darkness. Amidst the splashing of sparks, the brass life ring appeared behind it in a very high-speed spinning posture, sputtering sparks into the darkness.

The [Gluttony] spiritual rune, the power gained from the first drop of divinity drawn from Shade, suddenly flashed in a violent luminous manner. The rapid flow of spirit in his body towards his shoulders suddenly slowed down. Shade, who was riddled with hunger, seemed to feel the rage of the [Lord of the Blood Feast] when he devoured his power.

This empathy superimposes the mind affected by negative emotions. When devouring the flesh and blood of [Desire], the black lines that once appeared on the surface of the body flashed past, and the figure of [Desire] seemed to appear again in Shade's eyes. The one-month period of influence has not passed yet:

"Chains of Sin!"

The moment he regained consciousness, his hands left the two girls beside him and grabbed Darkness's extended wrist with both hands.

The dark rune chains flew out of the sleeves and wrapped around each other's arms, firmly fixing the two together.

Shade pierced the chain into Darkness's arm, pierced it from the other side, wrapped it around and pierced it again. On the dark chain, the [Gluttony] rune written in runes from different eras shimmered with silver aura.

[Chain of Sin] obviously does not have any offensive power, but at this moment, in response to the power of [Gluttony], it actually actively absorbs power from Darkness' arm while piercing it. The black material of the chain is getting darker and darker, and it seems to be very suitable for the power being absorbed at this time.

"What? Have you seen [Desire]?"

The mouth on the shoulder uttered an unbelievable sound, and the devil's language rang in his ears at close range, which only made Shade's inner desire to devour everything even stronger.

Not only was the power of Darkness's right arm rushing towards Shade, but even the thick black fog around him violently poured into the wound on Shade's shoulder. After entering the devil's mouth, he was swallowed by Shade through the rune chains that circled and pierced his arms.

Resentment, hatred, coldness, emptiness, the power of the relics should not be touched by normal humans, and the human pus in Darkness and the power of the chosen ones should not be touched. After absorbing this, Shade felt like he fell into the abyss again in an instant.

The soul was sensitive to the completely incomprehensible power. Thousands of hands stretched out from the bottom of the abyss, trying to pull Shad towards hell.

The spirit in the body increases dramatically, but the feeling of the soul "sinking" downwards becomes more and more unstoppable. But before falling completely into darkness, the icy air currents suddenly started to move with the blessing given by Priest August.

The two forces met on Shade's shoulders, and the cold blessing froze and eliminated all the negative emotions in the black mist. Although it did not reverse Shade's body being corroded by the dark power, it at least ended this absorption and would have absorbed it. The power is transformed into pure spirit and injected into Shade's soul.

As a price, the power that protected Shade all the way was finally consumed at this moment.