Whispering Verse

Although Shade and Mr. Barton's group did not leave the house through the same door, because the blood stains on "Professor Magis" were very heavy, when Shade went around the alley behind the house, the bloody light The halo is still very noticeable.

Especially in foggy weather, those halos are like highlighted display bars in the field of vision:

"The ring warlocks from the Truth Society didn't just come after killing them, right?"

In order to prevent being discovered that he was following, Shade did not call a carriage, but walked through the city with Mia Cat on foot.

He walked quickly, and after about an hour he left the city limits and entered the southern suburbs of the city. But the bloodstain did not enter the mountain, but moved into the manor area of ​​the local nobleman at the foot of Sikal Mountain.

A month ago, the "Russell Manor" where the Spiritual Cult opened the narrow passage for Shade was also nearby.

"Could it be that the ring warlocks sent by the [Truth Society] to Fort Midhill this time gathered in a nearby manor?"

Shade, who was holding the tree in the forest, thought in surprise, but just because he thought of this, he did not continue moving forward:

"It's better to go to the city and tell the witches about this, or tell the church. I'm alone. If a fight really breaks out, I might be reluctant to escape."

"Meow~"

Mia, who was being led by Shade, had long been impatient with the unfamiliar city. At this moment, she seemed to have seen through Shade's thoughts and screamed as if to cater to him.

"Tomorrow I will go deep into the narrow space with the witches, and I will continue today."

He turned around and was about to leave, but outside the woodland belonging to a certain noble, there was the sound of intensive horse hooves.

Shade subconsciously hid behind a tree, and through the thick fog, he saw a carriage team and people on horseback passing in front of him. It was a convoy of the Church of Nature, and the barely identifiable holy emblem on the carriage could prove this. Almost half of the people in the convoy were ring warlocks, and one of them was a middle-aged man with weird green hair riding a horse, so much so that Shade didn't even dare to look at him directly.

It's not that the other party has the ability to mentally pollute, but that Shade is worried that he will find out if he looks directly at him. That man was most likely a thirteen-ring warlock from the Church of Nature.

"What did I encounter? What is the Nature Church doing? That direction seems to be the direction where the bloody halo extends."

The carriage in the center of the convoy has a strong whispering element. Judging from the concentration of the element alone, it is known that it will definitely not be lower than [Sage Level]. Shade held his breath and leaned against the tree, covering little Mia's mouth, waiting quietly for the motorcade to go away. But before Shade could even exit the forest, the sound of footsteps came from the depths of the forest behind him.

This time there are ring warlocks from the Church of the Sun, with a total of 13 people, which is a standard combat team configuration.

They were not rushing forward, but were scattered around, throwing some shiny powder in the thick fog. Occasionally, members holding compasses would stop and bury something in the ground, which looked like stone runes.

"Are they setting up a corner of some kind of large ceremony?"

Even though he was holding the witch's jewelry, Shade knew that he was no match for a team full of ring warlocks. He hurriedly walked towards the other side of the forest. Fortunately, this foggy weather was very suitable for hiding himself.

In less than ten minutes, the Ring Warlock actually appeared in the depths of the fog. This time it was the ring magician who created the church. Like the others just now, he was throwing powder and burying rune stones. Shade chose a direction to leave again, but soon found that it was safer to stay where he was.

There seemed to be shadows of magical rituals everywhere in the fog. It seemed that in just half an hour, a huge regional magical ritual had already set up its base array nearby. The elements are being pulled, and the church's ring wizards are moving through the fog. If Shade guessed correctly, something big is going to happen.

"It seems that the church has completely surrounded this place. Things are developing more smoothly than I thought. If the truth will be completely destroyed and Mr. Joey Barton is caught by the church again, then I will be in Midhill this autumn Everything Bao does has the most perfect ending.”

Shade did not advance toward the center of the church's encirclement, nor did he break out toward the periphery. Instead, he stayed in the woodland, hoping to wait for the incident to be over before leaving safely.

The wait lasted from afternoon to evening. Shade sat on a branch, watching the sun slide toward the west in the thick fog with Mia. As the bright sunset appeared little by little on the horizon, the sun gradually disappeared behind the Sikal Mountain.

The light and shadow shone on Shade and the cat, and the mottled shadows swayed on the ground. It was as if they were completely still and time was moving quickly.

The last sunset reflected the faces of one person and one cat red. Shade looked at the sun and thought about the future, while Mia stared at the red sun with wide eyes. It seemed to understand something, but it seemed to understand nothing.

The wind brought someone's thoughts from a distance, and then passed by them. Watching the sun disappear into the horizon, time passed faster than Shade thought.

And when the last trace of the setting sun completely disappeared, the fog still covered the sky, making it impossible to easily peek into the sea of ​​stars.

With the help of [Moon Shadow's Illusion], Shade was confident that he would not be discovered by anyone.

And around seven o'clock in the evening, the peaceful night finally became rippled.

As the originally normal elements and environment around them began to undergo strange fluctuations, "she" in the ear gave a hint.

Shade climbed to the top of the tree and looked out with the cat. Deep in the thick fog, under the western sky, the shadows of huge green trees suddenly appeared. The giant tree was far taller than any other tree in the forest, as if it could support the sky and the earth.

The green halo reflects the fog in the distance, and the green trees are silent, but just by looking at it, you can even feel the natural power that seems to encompass everything. But soon, the giant tree collapsed into dots of light, lingering in the night sky like a tornado.

"What a strong element of enlightenment. What happened over there?"

Shade hurriedly placed Mia Cat on top of his head and squinted his eyes to see more clearly:

"Is this a mythical lock? Or is it a word of sublimation? It's the thirteen-ring warlock from the Church of Nature who is doing it. Who is his opponent?"

The scattered green light came to the forest where Shade was located a few minutes later. Those green lights seemed completely harmless, but they swayed with the wind, making the quiet night in the fog more blurry.

At 7:10 in the evening, shortly after the enlightenment element erupted in the distance, a bloody light suddenly flashed into the sky, and then there was a rumbling sound like an entire arms warehouse exploding, spreading continuously under the night sky.

[Whispering elements. 】

"I know, what level of relic is this? Is this sound and light effect too exaggerated?"

But something even more exaggerated happened next. Shade held the cat and stared at the mist in the sky dumbfounded. As the blood light in the sky suddenly became weaker, the starry sky appeared above his head. Then, the stars in the distance shifted, and a twisted black hole suddenly appeared in the blurry sea of ​​stars. After just one glance, Shade immediately heard a slippery whisper like a squirming tentacle.

He immediately looked away:

"What's in that?"

A huge meteorite wrapped in flames "slowly" flew out of the black hole, leaving traces of fragmentation in the air, and directly hit the battlefield in the distance.

The flame tail pulled out by the huge fireball was not normal. Instead, it looked like fiery red tentacles that were constantly squirming and swaying. When he saw the meteorite, the whisper in Shade's ear became clearer. The voice tempted him to worship a great being who resided in the starry sky. That great being had the ability to call the meteorite:

"Damn it, the Truth Society used an angel-level relic?"

Even though the impact point of the meteorite was extremely far away from Shade, watching it fall, the primitive panic in my heart still couldn't be shaken off. As the whispers became louder and louder, the fireball finally hit the ground.

Shade thought there would be an earthquake or something like that next, but he didn't expect a golden light to shine all around. Then, the fog in the entire area was lit up by the golden aura on the ground. If you look down at the foot of Sikal Mountain, a standard round shape blooms among the rugged mountains.

In the light of the magical ritual that had been arranged, a huge figure with golden wings on its back appeared in the sky in the thick fog.

The giant-like faceless angel wears a simple robe, but dense golden runes can be seen looming on the robe. In the sound of the whistle that almost penetrated the eardrums, a huge twelve-ring warlock's life ring that was completely proportional to the body shape appeared behind the angel.

This is the first time that Shade has observed the life ring so clearly. The central core spirit rune is [Holy] and [Spirit Summoning]. There are more than fifty (note) spiritual runes in the twelve rings, most of which are related to the concepts of summoning and divine magic.

The huge rotating brass life ring faced the meteorite head-on, and then as the giant angel slashed out the golden sword, the fiery red and golden light dissipated at the same time. In the light that illuminated the entire area, the meteorite, which was dragging its flaming tail like a tentacle, disappeared silently.

Shade no longer knew what to say:

"Is this the twelve-ring warlock of the church, using the power of magical rituals to directly compete with highly dangerous relics? I know that as long as the Zhengshen Church is prepared, those lunatics will never succeed. Which one is this? ? [Star Summoning Magic Stone], [Wriggling Star Skeleton] or [Star Charm]? Oh!"

The shock wave generated by the collision between the divine ritual and the star-calling relic almost knocked Shade, who was watching the excitement from the tree, to the ground. The surrounding trees rustled, and the already withered leaves in late autumn fell with the wind.

After this blow that seemed to be able to level Sikal Mountain, a painful wail came from a distance, echoing continuously in the silent night. Then there was another muffled sound, and the ground shook slightly.

At this time, Shade had brought the frightened cat back to the ground from the top of the tree. He was leaning against the tree under the cover of illusion, waiting for what would happen next.

Rumbling sounds kept coming, and the faint golden aura on the ground floated with the frequency of breathing. A dark light soared into the sky, and was then covered up by the light of divine magic. Someone could vaguely hear someone shouting the words of sublimation under the night sky, but due to the obstruction of the fog, it could not be heard clearly.

The Zhengshen Church is encircling and suppressing the [Truth Society]. This is not a fair battle in itself. After witnessing tonight's scene, Shade once again confirmed that as long as the church is prepared in advance, there is no ring magician force in the material world that can compete with them. Except for the three major thaumaturgy academies.

PS: The minimum number of twelve rings is 48, but it is not necessarily necessary to upgrade with four rings per ring.