Whispering Verse

"Yes, that's you, Detective."

"But."

"One minute and 40 seconds left."

The doctor reminded.

Shade pursed his lips and asked quickly:

"Are you sure that after I pull out that sword, you can still deal with that Balrog? I don't want to release another Balrog on Mount Sikar for a relic. Only God knows that Meade is now at the foot of the mountain. With so many problems facing Fort Sill, there is no need for a demon to make the story interesting."

"Don't worry, that sword will do more damage to the demon than I imagined. Although I haven't recognized the origin of the sword yet, I can be sure that the Balrog, who has been sealed for hundreds of years, is definitely in a weak state."

Although the doctor was forced to flee by the sword just now, he still looks confident now.

"There's still more than one point, okay then. I'll draw my sword, and you'll be responsible for swallowing the Balrog, and then jump into the door immediately."

"no problem."

So, Shade cautiously approached. Because Shade himself did not have the power of a demon, the long sword still had no reaction until Shade stretched out his hand in front of the sparkling bonfire.

"Doctor, I'm going to take action!"

Shade shouted, then quickly stretched out his hand to grasp the hilt of the sword and exerted force, but the sword did not move at all:

"I can't seem to pull it out!"

"Put on the Demon Hunting Seal!"

The doctor warned, judging from the sound, he was already slowly approaching. .

So Shade put the signet ring on the finger of his right hand, spread his legs slightly and stood in front of the bonfire, holding the warm hilt of the sword with both hands. It seemed that because he was wearing a ring this time, some blurry images quickly flashed in front of Shade.

He saw the scene before the rope bridge in front of him before it broke, and saw the human ring warlock holding a long sword in the red mountain belly illuminated by the flames of the Balrog, facing the huge evil spirit demon.

Just seeing the body of the arsonist Sokephis in this blurry picture actually made Shade feel as if his skin was being burned. The ancient evil spirits were indeed not joking:

"Is this the memory left by the previous owner of this sword? He wanted to tell those who came after him that there is something sealed here. Unfortunately, I still have to draw the sword."

He thought to himself, taking a deep breath and then lowering his body weight. Use both hands to exert force, then the shoulders drive the arms, the arms drive the wrists, and the wrists drive the palms, adding force little by little. Very heavy, the sword was heavier than anything Shad had ever tried to lift. But as he held his breath and lifted the sword upward, he clearly felt that the sword was really moving.

Another blurry picture flashed before my eyes, and that picture overlapped with the large hollow in the belly of the mountain in front of me, but it was very bright at that time, and the broken bridge was still in good condition.

A beautiful woman wearing a fiery red dress, Shade was almost certain that she was a witch, was standing on the edge of the bridge looking at this place:

"I am Violet Marshall, the thirteenth-level witch and the ruler of Weedon. This sword was found in the mountain and is a legacy of the brave men of the past. It is the key to solving the problem in the narrow space in the future. I will leave it here. , latecomers can use it, but they must return it in time if there is a problem with the space."

The language of the fifth era reached my ears, and the picture disappeared. This seems to be a message from the Witch Emperor of the Fifth Era, but it also means that the sword in his hand has other uses, and Shade cannot keep it for a long time.

"But, is the passage on the mountainside of Hazama right here?"

Before Shade could figure it out, as the sword blade was gradually lifted from the ashes of the bonfire, more and more sparks appeared quickly in the bonfire that originally had only scattered sparks, and connected with each other to form flames, licking Shade. trousers.

The temperature here is getting higher and higher, but Shade is not sure whether this is an illusion caused by his anxiety.

All he knew was that his face was red at this moment, and he didn't dare to let out the breath he was holding in his mouth, otherwise the sword that seemed to be wrestling with him would definitely fall down immediately.

The bell rang suddenly in the hollow. It was the ritual arranged by Shade in advance that was ineffective against Dr. Schneider but effective against other demons. This also means that the Balrog, who was sealed by a high-level warlock a hundred years ago with a relic-level sword, is about to completely break free of the seal:

"Doctor, hurry, there are still forty seconds!"

While speaking, a series of pictures flashed in front of his eyes. This time the scene was even more chaotic, with scenes showing the former holders of this long sword killing enemies. Shade even saw the old man he met at the reception, who actually once held this sword. But as an ordinary person, he probably didn't exert much power of the sword.

"Detective, although I am not an ancient hero, today, let me demonstrate how to kill the Balrog in thirty seconds! Get out of the way!"

"good!"

The sword that Shade forcibly pulled out with brute force, the lowest point of the sword was only a fingernail away from the ashes that had begun to rekindle. And the bonfire that was about to completely ignite Shade's clothes became more and more fierce.

He held his breath and used his last strength to completely pull out the long sword in his hand. What is very strange is that when the sword blade was completely separated from the ashes of the campfire, the weight of the sword suddenly returned to the normal level, so that Shade, who was unable to withdraw his strength in time, fell backwards.

But while leaning back, Shade's figure disappeared in front of the bonfire, causing the obsidian-like giant hand that was burning with flames and rolling lava to stick out from the bonfire, losing its target.

"Doctor, it's up to you, there are 36 seconds left."

Shade, who used [Ragrai's Jump] to retreat to the entrance of the passage, shouted. The blade of the sword in his hand no longer glowed, but the talisman on the sword meant [My heart is clear, my sword kills demons]. Wen, but still showing a bright yellow light in the dim firelight.

Before the doctor could give Shade any response, the thick arm that just wanted to grab Shade was retracted into the rekindled ashes. In just the blink of an eye, the entire bonfire turned into a ferocious stream of fire, flying suddenly from the broken bridge on the edge of the stone platform, and finally landed on the platform in the center of the large hollow.

"Roar~"

The astonishing roar even made Shade feel like the ground was shaking. At the same time, ferocious flames spattered in all directions, turning the entire large hollow in the belly of the mountain into fiery red.

Amidst the roar, the flames that fell on the central platform gradually took shape. A humanoid creature with two arms about 20 feet (6.1m) tall was gradually emerging from the flames. Shade's ears immediately felt tinnitus, and at the same time, the temperature of his whole body increased. The ancient evil spirit truly appeared in front of his eyes.

"Doctor, can you handle 29 seconds?"

"No problem. The original height of this thing was over 100 feet. It is now so weak that it can barely maintain its shape."

The demon whose shape was unclear in the flames swung his right arm in the astonishing roar, waving the bright flame whip in the air, leaving a stream of fire to illuminate the surrounding area. With the sound of sonic boom, the fire whip struck Dr. Schneider, who had arrived at the edge of the broken bridge on the stone platform, where the bonfire was just now.

Shade couldn't see the doctor's expression from behind. He could only see that the doctor seemed to have grown taller out of thin air. His right arm, which had become thicker at some point, stretched forward and actually grasped the tail of the flaming whip. end.

Sparks flew everywhere, even hitting Shade in front of him. The firelight and heat wave made him almost unable to open his eyes, and the roaring sound on the stone platform in the distance was even more frightening.

The doctor who faced this ancient evil spirit just wrapped the flame whip around his arm and said in an extremely calm voice:

"Detective, in the winter of 1850, I swallowed an evil spirit known for its power - the brain-eating demon Byrne Gurrens."

With the human body wrestling with the devil, spider web-like cracks appeared on the surface of the stone platform under his feet, but the doctor remained motionless:

"And then there was the human pus that I devoured in the late summer of 1853."

The bright stream of fire followed the long flame whip and rushed into the doctor's right hand. The doctor's whole body seemed to have swelled again, and at the same time, a long stream of flames wrapped around his body, making him look extremely magical at the moment.

"In addition, in the early spring of 1847, when I went to Carsonlik to hold an academic conference, I encountered the terrifying demon insect Julwinter in Nimnes City."

The invisible air flow swept around with the doctor as the center, and the Balrog's angry roar actually contained a hint of fear.

A long sword shaped by flames appeared in its left hand. Just the length of the sword itself exceeds the doctor's height at this moment. The sword was thrown out by the demon, and it was thrown towards the doctor who absorbed its power.

Seeing this, Shade threw a bright arc of light towards the long sword. The Silver Moon Slash flew much faster than the flaming sword, and the two collided in front of the doctor. As the debris of the silver moon and the light spots of the flames sputtered in all directions, the two almost died together. But the fragments of the silver moon scattered around, and the light spots of the flames all rushed towards the doctor's body.

Being able to defeat this sword, of course, does not mean that Shade is strong enough to fight the Balrog, but that the evil spirit demon, which was originally extremely weak due to the long-term seal, is about to be sucked dry by the doctor at this time. A doctor at the peak of the fifth ring can confront the Balrog head-on, not only because he restrains the opponent, but also because the opponent is really weak.

In just a few seconds, due to the doctor's absorption, the flames on the surface of the Balrog's body dimmed and were about to be extinguished. At the same time, its size continued to shrink, and its roaring voice could only reverberate unwillingly in the large hollow.