Whispering Verse

"But Sister Devlin has reached the eleventh level, and no one has stipulated that when the chosen one knows his own strength, he must be in a high level. Iluna is a low level, Darkness is a middle level, and the third one is a high level. There doesn’t seem to be anything wrong with Tamaki.”

Shade was thinking about the chosen one and looked at the silver-grey-haired nun. You can't see the lines on the silver jewelry from the side, only the rings of the silver jewelry can be seen encircling her long gray hair.

"Is there anything else?"

The blind nun turned her head slightly to "look" at Shade, and Shade asked:

"I noticed that you have been looking at the flames. Are these bonfires part of the ceremony?"

He just thought it was just for barbecue.

"Yes, this fire is a sign of your return. As long as the fire does not go out, you can come back safely even if you don't find Priest Augustus."

Shade nodded, a little worried that the fire would go out. It wasn't that he looked down on Sister Devlin's fighting ability, but that the stories he had read all used this routine.

As if she "read" Shade's thoughts, the nun smiled for the first time:

"Don't worry, this fire won't go out no matter what.

"Why?"

"There is a very powerful being living in this mountain. I once obtained fire from her, and this fire will never be extinguished."

As she spoke, Sister Devlin folded her hands in front of her as if holding something, and raised her arms toward the bonfire in front of her.

The fabric of the nun's sleeves changed in light and shadow under the firelight, and Shade looked at her hands in surprise. As her closed palms opened slightly, Shade saw a small cluster of red flames dancing in her palms.

The fire in the palm of the hand is approximately round, with a slender flame tail swinging upward. The nun's hand was holding the flame. The flame was hurting her hand, but when black marks and cracks appeared on her white hand, it was slowly repaired as if going back in time.

[Outlander, you feel blasphemy. 】

"A relic? The flame is a relic?"

Shade was very surprised, but even more curious was where the nun took out the flame. It was clear that she had nothing in her hand just now.

The flame was not brighter than the bonfire in front of him, but as a ring warlock, Shade could feel that this strange flame was so powerful. Even, for some reason, he had the urge to swallow the fire in one gulp.

"Oops! I was finally affected by the power of the Lord of Blood Feast?"

Shade was a little frightened.

【not at all. 】

"Then the color and temperature of this flame feel so familiar."

After showing Shade the flame in her hand, the nun put it away. Since she didn't explain what it was, Xia De didn't ask. After all, it was other people's privacy.

The two of them stood in silence in front of the bonfire, and Shade thought about what he might encounter after going deep into the boundary between life and death.

"Mr. John Watson, did you know that there is also a great witch locally?"

Sister Devlin suddenly asked, and Shade was stunned, but remained calm on the surface:

"I don't know. The lady didn't mention it. However, I heard that the witches in the Witch Council are not interested in men, and even say they hate men. Therefore, the lady did not introduce me to the local big witch. I’m introducing you instead, probably for this reason.”

"The local witch is quite powerful."

The nun said, but this was different from the information Shade knew. Miss Carina said that Granny Cassandra was a tenth-level nun, which was one level lower than the eleventh-level nun.

"Is the other party's level very high?"

he asked, feigning curiosity.

"A little lower than me, but she has a good teacher."

Miss Carina also said this.

"In other words, the witch in the past was very powerful."

Shade asked, not wanting to hit Sister Devlin and shaking her head again:

"No, her teacher is not a witch."

This aroused Shade's greater curiosity. The Witch Council adopts a inheritance method similar to the apprenticeship system. He can't imagine a witch whose teacher is not a witch.

But Sister Devlin didn't say another word. Even when Shade looked at her with "I'm very curious" written on his face, Sister Devlin didn't continue to speak.

"Go back and ask Miss Carina."

Xia De thought to himself, looking up at the three moons in the starry sky:

"If I can go back smoothly"

At 9:30 p.m., the ceremony had been arranged and final inspections had been carried out. The ring magicians from the Spiritual Church gathered in an orderly manner from the mansion to the courtyard, while Sister Devlin made her final explanation to Shade beside the bonfire:

"There are a large number of souls patrolling the land of life and death. In addition, there are also some evil spirits with special powers."

Shade is still in a state where he is vulnerable to evil spirits.

"So, the ritual will protect the living breath on you from leaking, so the possibility of you getting lost there due to evil spirits is very low."

The nun said and Shade breathed a sigh of relief, this meant that he would only be attacked by evil spirits when he was seen at close range.

"In the [Gulf of Life and Death], you must not make too much noise. The cult has always believed that there are many extremely dangerous beings inhabiting that ancient place. Please find the priest as soon as possible and take him out, and do not do anything extra. matter."

"I understand this."

"Also, in an area where life and death are ambiguous, the power of the soul is more important than the power of the body. The strength of the body has little effect in that area, and the strength of the soul and spirit is truly powerful. Therefore, you must restrain yourself. Emotions, whether positive or negative, can cause you to become lost."

"I understand the power of the soul."

Shade nodded again.

"Finally, the time flow rate in that weird world is not the same as that in the material world, and there is not even any pattern. It is possible that you have experienced a whole day, and the outside is just a dream time, but it is also possible that you only took a few steps, But dozens of minutes have passed outside. Due to the restrictions of the ceremony itself, you must come back before dawn, so"

"It doesn't matter, I have the power to sense time."

Shade pointed to his head:

"I can feel both the real time and the time I feel. However, what time is the dawn time in the Fort Midhill area?"

He asked, and Sister Devlin immediately gave the answer:

"The next dawn will appear at 6:23."

Shade wrote down the number.

At ten o'clock exactly, the moon above the head reached the right position, and the sea of ​​stars in the cloudless night sky seemed to be frozen above the head.

A bonfire crackled in the courtyard, and only the 34 nuns wearing silver crowns and eye masks remained in the courtyard.

Nine of them were evenly gathered around the huge bonfire, wearing the same nun uniform, holding their hands together on their chests, lowering their heads and reciting incantations to communicate with the world on the other side. The fire danced across them, and the crackling sound of burning almost drowned out the murmurs of the nuns.

The bonfire is located in the center of the courtyard, and on both sides of the walkway connecting the bonfire to the gate of the mansion, 22 nuns are either holding sterling silver bells, holding white porcelain water bottles, or holding white flags embroidered with ancient runes, standing quietly waiting.

In front of the mansion, two nuns who seemed to be twins were each holding the door handles of the double doors. Both of them were high-level warlocks, but Shade didn't know their names.

The last nun, Sister Devlin, stood by the bonfire with Shade. Behind her were nine nuns murmuring in low voices. In front of them were the trail and the gate at the end.

No one spoke amidst the crackling fire, until Sister Devlin took out two long white strings of the same length.

She threw the long line towards the bonfire behind her, but the next second two lines floated out again, and turned red. The nun handed one of them to Shade and motioned to him to wrap it around his wrist. Shade could feel the temperature of the cotton thread.

"One for you to tie around your wrist, and one for me to hold. This thread will guide you to the beacon when you need to return."

The nun said and Shade nodded.

Then, she handed Priest August’s silver holy emblem pendant to Shade:

"This will guide you to your friends."

Shade nodded and hung the Holy Emblem on his chest.

"Also, please make sure in advance that you will not be corrupted by death."

Shade took out the [Eternal Youth Leaf] from his pocket watch and put it in his mouth. The leaf itself had a harsh taste, but Shade had never licked other leaves, so he didn't know if other leaves had the same taste.

"Finally, Mr. John Watson, I wish you a safe trip."

She slightly bowed to Xia De. Xia De did not dare to accept this kind of etiquette, so he hurriedly avoided it:

"Sister, I cannot express my gratitude simply in words. After I rescue Priest Augustus, I will"

"three."

The nun started counting down, and Shade immediately stood side by side with her.

"two."

The gray-haired nun stacked two palms in front of her and placed them on her chest, and Shade once again saw the faint fire between her two palms. This flame, which can be defined as a "relic", will become Shade's greatest security guarantee.

"one."

The final sound was trembling, for firelight spilled from the nun's palms as she clasped her hands fully together. She was not engulfed by the instantly expanding fire, but her hands had cracks with flames flowing inside. This was somewhat like Shade's "divine overflow" state, which was a manifestation of inner strength appearing on the outside.

Shade took a deep breath:

"Then I'm going."

The nun held the flame and lowered her head slightly:

"Wish you good luck."