Whispering Verse

A few hundred meters away, at the east corner of Saint Teresa Square, Priest Augustus and Dr. Schneider walked into the square together. They walked along the street that was not illuminated by street lights. They looked calm:

"Doctor, I'm here to deliver an alchemy item to Shade. I owe him this. What are you here for? This area is under strict surveillance by the church tonight. It took me a lot of effort to get it out of here. I came here without being discovered. Oh, I must give Shade a surprise this time."

Priest August asked softly. The old priest seemed to be in a good mood tonight.

"A message came from the college at seven o'clock, asking me to monitor this area tonight and report what happened after tonight. The best place to monitor is of course Shade's house. He should lend me the window. . The college also told me that this area is under strict surveillance by the church tonight, and it took me a lot of effort to get over."

Dr. Schneider nodded and said, turning to look behind him:

"When I came from the street just now, I saw someone fighting in the sky. What happened tonight?"

Although Priest Augustus did not know about the "Wise Man's Stone", he did know that it was related to the "Chosen One". He didn't want the doctor to get involved, so he just shook his head.

Their destination was Shade's home, but they had just crossed the square and approached the fountain in the center of the square, and they frowned at the same time and looked in the direction of No. 6 Saint Teresa Square.

Two strangers, a man and a woman, were peering in from the window on the first floor of No. 6. It was obvious that the two strangers were in this position just now, but the doctor and the priest only noticed them at this time.

Bill Schneider and Rat August frowned deeply.

Silver Cross Avenue, in the closed room on the second floor of the Prophet Association, was silent in the darkness. Everyone was staring at the table under the white light. Iluna's eyes were fixed on the puppet representing Shade, who was facing the Saint. Movement in the direction of Derain Square:

"It seems that I have good luck tonight. Although Mr. Hamilton cannot detect the whereabouts of [Jack the Thief], he has every reasonable reason to go to St. Teresa Square."

"But what's the use of one chance of luck? [Stalker in the Night] Chogory Dius and [Charming Lady] Lydia Pengelo have now arrived at Saint Teresa Square, but your Hamilton But we are still on the road.”

The professor from the Truth Society said in a relaxed tone.

On the desktop map representing the nearby area, two dolls have entered the scope of Saint Teresa Square. The detected [Jack the Thief] was moving quickly in the square, doing his last reconnaissance before taking action like an ordinary thief.

“With good luck the first time, there may be a second time.”

Miss Green behind Iluna said softly:

"At present, it seems that although your story characters are indeed very strong, they are not strong enough to win. No matter how powerful the first-level warlock is, he is still afraid of bullets. Otherwise, why didn't you control the characters and attack Shade at the beginning of the story? ·Where’s Hamilton?”

Her analysis reassured everyone else present. Professor Ance pointed to his companion:

"Guess, why I want to act with this gentleman, Mr. Anse, a disciple of the great [Mr. Doom]."

The young cultist looked up at the crowd, kissed the evil holy symbol again and asked softly:

"Professor, is it my turn to take action?"

"Yes."

The middle-aged professor nodded:

"The story can't always be smooth sailing. It's time for some twists and turns."

"What are you going to do?"

Iluna asked very vigilantly. The cultist took off his holy symbol pendant from his chest and placed this magical item with blasphemous elements on the table:

"Keeper of Secrets, I dedicate this holy symbol to you in exchange for all the characters in the story experiencing misfortune."

The figure in black robes raised his right arm, waved the broad hem of his clothes over the Holy Emblem, and the Holy Emblem disappeared.

The professor explained to Iluna with great satisfaction:

"Only a few forces can directly interfere with the game, including the holy symbols of gods related to fate, story, and wisdom. The additional misfortunes summoned for the story will only occur that can reasonably occur within the story scene, not Gods, angels, and relics appear suddenly.”

"Yes, the vice-president of the [Truth Society] thought in advance that the characters chosen by the church would be outstanding, so we arranged in advance at various nearby intersections the relics that were strictly contained. When bad luck comes , fate will bring those relics to the verge of getting out of control, and our characters know how to deal with those specific relics, but that Mr. Hamilton"

The dirty-haired cultist smiled, and his tawny teeth looked particularly scary.

The bearded captain of the Mechanical Church wanted to curse again, but Mr. Modelo of the Peace Church clenched his fist. Dorothy was protecting Agelina, and was about to exchange with Lesia again, telling Shade that a relic would attack him, but Iluna spoke at this time:

"A friend of mine once told me many times that if you manipulate fate, you will only be played by fate. The misfortune brought by malicious calls will only lead you to the wrong path of fate."

She picked up the parchment recording Shade's message, and the voice of the black-robed keeper sounded from the darkness in all directions, describing the next direction of the story:

"The night was as cold as water. On the street in the winter night, [Mortal Luck] Shad Hamilton was still thinking about the target of the thief. He seemed to hear the terrifying whisper of doom in a trance. When he raised his head again, he found that he Already surrounded by darkness.

[Mortal Luck] Encountered a clerical relic [People-Eating Cat] in the dark night. The abandoned pet cat died alone in the garbage dump. The gathered malice condensed into a curse of cats in the dark night. Due to the sudden incident of bad luck, Shade Hamilton cannot escape in any way. Now he is conducting a mental evaluation and rolling the dice. If the number is lower than 200, he will immediately go crazy because of witnessing the relic. "

"200? But Mr. Hamilton is just an ordinary person."

An unknown person said in the darkness. Dorothy and Agelina were not nervous at all, but Princess Margaret, who was close to them, bit her lip and became a little panicked. Although she didn't know why Shade became an "ordinary person", she didn't want this capable knight who helped her to die here or have his identity exposed here.

Danglanglang~

The number that was thrown was 25. Iluna unfolded Shade's parchment up and down. Although the number was small, her expression was not panic at all:

"The number is 25 points, the symbol has a bonus of 10 points, and the character trait 'cat affinity' has a bonus of 76."

No one doubts this. Although Shade does not often take Mia out, many people have seen the cat. At least many people have seen it in Lakeview Manor, so people know that Shade Very popular with cats.

"Character special abilities"

Dorothy, Princess Margaret, and Agelina held their breaths at the same time, thinking that she would read out the words that would reveal their identity.

"Cat training provides a bonus of 3 in this decision."

She glanced at the instructions on the parchment and rolled the dice again, this time the number was 53. Even though the people at the table knew they shouldn't make a sound at this time, they still couldn't help but sigh.

Iluna's eyes scanned the unreadable qualities such as "The basic blessing of the extraordinary creature's affinity with the moon and the cat's bonding time mission - the shock of the first fire of life friendship":

"The bonus of the character's special ability 'Cat Training' is 53×3=159, totaling 270. The judgment is passed."

"Wait, is this too exaggerated?"

The young cultist who called for doom immediately questioned:

"It is indeed possible for ordinary humans to master some very powerful skills through long-term training and their own unique talents. I would not be surprised at all if Shad Hamilton has a 3x bonus coefficient on gambling cards, but why does he The cat training technique has a 3 times bonus coefficient?”

The secret keeper ignored the question. Instead, Iluna snorted with a serious face:

"This only shows that Hamilton has chosen the wrong career. Maybe he should work in a circus so that he can raise cats and play cards. Hamilton's cat is orange, and the tiger is orange. They are very similar."

The three princesses in the darkness suppressed their laughter.

Iluna continued to add:

"No matter how proficient in cat training is in reality, it is absolutely impossible to rely on this to avoid the mental influence of the relic, but the story is so magical. I should thank you. If Hamilton was not a character in the story, he would really be crazy at this moment."

Iluna did not read out the special bonus values. There were many values ​​that directly exceeded the 200 required for judgment. For example, the special status "Blessing of Thousands of Souls" has a bonus of 200. The souls trapped on the edge of life and death in Sikal Mountain, even if each one only gives Shade a little blessing, the huge spiritual resistance formed is quite amazing. As for the fourth profession "Time Investigator" besides "Detective Correspondence Student Agent", the particularity of the profession itself provides an additional 275 bonus points for this determination.

In addition, in the [Legendary] column of the parchment, the three special titles "Godcaller of Tobesk, Coldwater Port, Mermaid Nemesis, Midhill Fort, Enemy of the Undead" provide an additional 300 each. Mental resistance points, plus thaumaturgy and incantation that require rolling dice to determine the value, as well as other scattered special bonuses. If Shade really wants to calculate the total value this time, it will be very easy to break through 3,000. .

A seventeen-year-old girl has no idea how to lose.

"He is not crazy, but he is still affected by the relic. Do you think this relic will not attack him? He is just an ordinary human being, and fate will not always favor him."

The professor of the [Truth Society] reminded him. After his words fell, a voice came out from under the hood:

"The clerical relic [Cat Devouring People] needs to continuously pass soul defense and physical defense to launch an attack."

It suddenly stopped talking. Everyone was surprised, but no one dared to urge it.

This weird silence lasted for half a minute, and then the continuation of the interrupted story appeared:

"The clerical relic [People-Eating Cat] has receded. It is obviously not a good idea to murder an ordinary person who is close to cats on a leisurely winter night. Perhaps they sensed that there is another terrifying force nearby, and they retreated . [People-devouring cat] went from being out of control to re-entering containment. [Mortal Luck] Shad Hamilton’s bad luck was lifted, and he continued to the direction of St. Teresa Square.”

"ha?"

The cultist opened his mouth slightly, never expecting such a thing to happen. Dorothy breathed a sigh of relief and did not inform Shade of his current situation for the time being.

"What terrible power exists in this area?"

Miss Green asked softly to Mr. Modelo, who shook his head slightly:

"This is the center of Tobesk. I understand how there could be such terrible power. It seems that there has been a fight nearby. That street is on the edge of the story site. Maybe it is an unknown ring warlock nearby who is fighting with the church. There was a dispute. Or maybe some kind of relic they were carrying disturbed the [People-Eating Cat]."

What exactly happened was anyone's guess, but the young detective was clearly lucky.

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ps: Because these two chapters actually talk about the same thing, I’ll add another chapter. Please vote at the beginning of the month.