Whispering Verse

[The Traveler's Travel Door] allows Dr. Schneider to appear in Fort Midhill for a short period of time, but because any object with extraordinary power cannot pass through the door, in addition to the key to the door, the doctor also gave Shad a Ask Shade to help bring the suitcase containing spellcasting materials and ritual materials to Midhill Fort, and arrange peripheral rituals in advance to help weaken the demon's power.

"People from the local team in Zalas, are you willing to trade this door?"

Shade asked while holding the key. The doctor nodded and patted his chest:

"Don't worry, I'm very popular among the locals. The other party has indeed taken a fancy to your mirror. It's a very good prop when you are being chased or need to eavesdrop. But the other party can compensate you with gold pounds, and they don't want to exceed 50 Pounds, so you can talk again tomorrow night."

"Um?"

Shade originally thought that he wanted to compensate the other party, but now it seems that the value of the [Corpse Mirror] is really greater than he thought.

"Okay, then I'll come again tomorrow night."

After saying that, he wanted to leave immediately, but he hesitated and asked Dr. Schneider, who seemed to be waiting for treatment for a while:

"Doctor, are you sure nothing else will happen tonight? If it's not safe, we can wait until Tuesday when a friend of mine arrives at Fort Midhill before we take action."

"No, no, everything else can go wrong, but there will be no problem with the devil."

The slightly excited expression gradually disappeared. The doctor shook his head and said a little lonely:

"After all, this is the devil."

Because the "opening" time agreed with the doctor was seven o'clock in the evening, Shade couldn't take care of Mia's dinner. After leaving the doctor's clinic, he went to Quill Street to find Dorothy, asked her to take care of the cat, and promised to take it back tonight.

"Shad, are you going to have another 'tense and interesting' adventure?"

The blonde girl stood at the door of the apartment downstairs, holding the reluctant little Mia, and asked Shade suspiciously. The first volume of "The Detective Stories of Hamdale" was about to be released to the public, and while Shade was fooling around at Fort Midhill, Dorothy was busy with it. .

"No, no, this time it's not a dangerous thing. The doctor and I are going to collect a relic, and it's a very good relic. You will be surprised when I get it."

That witcher's silver sword is indeed beautiful.

"Really? And the doctor, the doctor does seem very reliable."

She first praised, and then tested:

"Then do you need me to return the [Eternal Youth Leaf] to you temporarily?"

Shade immediately shook his head:

"Of course not. This time I'm just going to collect a relic."

Besides, Shade still has two pieces in his hand:

"That's it, I'll pick up Mia around ten o'clock."

In order to prevent the [Traveler's Travel Door] from getting out of control, Shade must return to Tobesk at ten o'clock in the evening to return the key.

He waved goodbye to Dorothy, and the blonde girl stared at Shade's back, always feeling that what he was going to do would not be that simple.

It was already four o'clock in the afternoon when I said goodbye to Dorothy. Shade just ate a piece of bread at home, and immediately went to Fort Midhill through the basement. Then after an hour's journey, he came to the cliff in the mountains again, and followed the last time, descended from the cliff and entered the only place where he could only hold on. The cave in the cliff can only be seen by those with parchment scrolls.

Passing through the long and quiet passage in the belly of the mountain, while the rolling heat wave hit his face, Shade saw outside the passage, the stone platform on the side of the hollow in the belly of the mountain, the broken bridge, and the bonfire in front of the broken bridge.

The long sword shines with silver light, and the words "My heart is clear, my sword kills demons" are engraved on the sword. The color of the characters is close to black. Just by looking at them, you can feel the great deeds and complex stories this sword has experienced.

Below the sword, in the bonfire with only ashes left, some faint sparks could be vaguely seen flickering.

"This sword is really beautiful. And it's free."

Shade expressed the most sincere admiration in his heart, and then with "her" chuckle, he prepared to arrange the ritual given by the doctor that could weaken the devil's power.

In the black suitcase, in addition to the doctor's own casting materials, there are also detailed ritual instructions and materials. This ritual comes from the knowledge of evil spirits and demons, and has no impact on the doctor. After all, demons understand demons best.

Among the materials, the most critical ones are No. 3 holy water, scarab shells, holy silver, church books that have been used for 15 years, and a blessed red ribbon with words praising the gods that the doctor got from somewhere. Judging from the description, this ribbon was actually an ornament on the robe worn by the pope of the previous generation of the Natural Church when he celebrated mass.

"The priest has also invested his money this time."

While Shade was busy working, the bonfire under the sword only occasionally emitted sparks, as if it was about to rekindle. Shade kept an eye on the place, but until he finished arranging the ritual to expel demons, nothing happened in the bonfire.

Of course, the whispers in his ears that tempted Shade to throw himself into the bonfire and live with the flames were constant, and the temperature here was also a bit high. But these are not insurmountable difficulties for outsiders who are used to seeing all kinds of big scenes.

He moved quite quickly, and after finishing the ceremony, there was still half an hour before the agreed seven o'clock in the evening. He restrained his curiosity about the large hollow in the mountain belly opposite the broken bridge, and stood on the edge of the passage and stone platform, preparing to greet the doctor.

The thaumaturgy [Time Perception] allowed Shade to clearly know the most correct time. When seven o'clock arrived, he followed the doctor's instructions, meditating on [The Traveler's Travel Door] in his mind, and then pierced the metal key. into the air. After two turns to the left, two turns to the right.

As a "click~" sound was heard in the air, Shade released the key and took a step back. He saw the old brown wooden door with a metal base "growing" from the key that seemed to be floating in the air to the upper and lower sides.

The door was pushed open, and the scene behind the door was not the hollow in the belly of the mountain, but Dr. Schneider's warm and comfortable bedroom.

"Is it okay?"

The doctor behind the door probed his head and asked. When Shade nodded, he stepped over the threshold with confidence:

"Is this the Sikal Mountain? This is my first time here. Look, it's really dark here."

The doctor snapped his fingers, and two fireballs flew out, hovering above the stone platform and illuminating the place.

"I can smell the devil without looking."

Smiling at Shade, Dr. Schneider walked around the door, his black boots stepping on the ground under his feet, rubbing his hands and eagerly coming to the broken bridge, looking at the bonfire under the silver sword.

He took a deep breath and showed a satisfied expression:

"That's right, detective, this is indeed the evil spirit that mimics the form of a Balrog - the arsonist Sokophis!"

"Doctor, you still have three minutes and two seconds."

Shade was still standing at the edge of the connection between the passage and the stone platform, waiting, reminding the doctor while looking at the open door curiously. Behind the door is the bedroom on the third floor of the doctor's clinic. According to the characteristics of this relic, only the user who came from the other side of the door can go back through the side of the door. Therefore, although Tobesk and Shade only have "One step away", but if he wanted to return to Tobesk, he would still have to walk an hour's mountain road to the abandoned tower in the mountains.

"Okay, detective, just stand there and don't move. No matter what you see next, please don't panic."

"Doctor, I am no longer the ordinary person who didn't understand anything when I met you this summer."

Shade said, and then saw the doctor taking off his black coat and throwing it to him, wearing only a white shirt:

"I hope it won't damage my image in your heart."

The doctor turned his back to Shade and whispered.

"What shape"

He closed his mouth just in time when he saw the doctor roll up the sleeve of his right shirt to expose his arm. Then, he held his right hand with his left hand and pointed the palm of his right hand at the bonfire under the silver sword.

The shadow on the wall clearly showed that the doctor's right hand was stretching and lengthening, and then the palm of his hand suddenly split open, and the huge mouth even directly caused his palm to swell in size.

"The devil's mouth of human pus! The doctor actually mastered this."

Shade said in his heart, and judging from the current state, Dr. Schneider is more efficient in utilizing "human pus" than Ivan Darkness was at the time.

[The chosen ones of darkness use their dark talents to forcibly coexist with the devil. There's something fundamentally different about your friend simply devouring the demon's power and turning it into his own. 】

Shade nodded and looked at the open mouth shrouding the bonfire with the sword stuck in it.

Among the gray embers with only a few sparks, the flames immediately jumped up, trying to make a final resistance. But the doctor's right hand was licked by the terrible flames, but as if it was not affected by anything, he continued downward, trying to swallow the ashes of the bonfire directly.

【careful. 】

"She" said softly

"What are you careful about?"

There was a soft hum, and the long sword stuck in the bonfire vibrated. Silver light rose into the sky, illuminating almost the entire hollow in the heart of the mountain.

At the same time, the black runes on the sword actually lit up from bottom to top. It was bright yellow light, and the bright yellow runes on the sword that exuded silver light actually looked even more dazzling.

"My heart is clear and I can kill the devil with my sword!"

The doctor yelled and read the inscription on the sword in devilish language:

"This sword is actually hostile to me. I'm a good person! Oh, damn it!"

Thousands of silver sword lights shot out in all directions from the vibrating sword, like raindrops. Doctor Schneider screamed, retracted his arms and held his head, and rushed into the passage behind Shade without looking back. The silver sword light followed him closely, but fortunately there was a black hard shell on the doctor's back, which blocked the few attacks that hit him.

Shade was more sensible and hid behind the half-open door. Without the effect of space power, this door had almost "indestructible" properties while it was open, so it naturally blocked the attack for Shade.

"Doctor, there are still 1 minute and 53 seconds left. What is going on?"

The doctor's distance also allowed the sword to return to normal. Shade turned to check on Doctor Schneider. Although he looked a little embarrassed, he was not injured because he ran fast enough.

"No, this sword is more powerful than I thought. Detective, now I can only pull out the sword first, release the Balrog, and then I will swallow it."

The doctor poked his head out from the passage behind him and called the two fireballs above his head to approach the sword. After making sure that it no longer responded to the outside world, he came to Shade with lingering fear. It seemed that he did not dare to get closer.

"Draw the sword? Who will draw it?"

Shade looked at the doctor doubtfully.

"What do you think?"

Those blue eyes looked at Shade:

"Detective, it's just you and me here. Do you think it's possible for me to touch that sword?"

The firelight above their heads reflected the shadows of the two people on the ground. The shadows were severely deformed, and the shadow representing Shade's right hand pointed at him:

"You mean me?"