The monsters surrounding the altar were once three important members of the "Morse Penitentiary Order." After the ritual began, they would continuously chant a summoning incantation, which was very long and would take three days and three nights to complete.
When the incantation is finished, the real world and the starry sky are temporarily connected, and the evil god can descend upon Backlund.
At the same time, these three people must remain in the illusion within the Fourth Age ruins, a trap that can fool even demigods and hold back four demigods, which requires them to pay a huge price.
Without realizing it, they had transformed into monsters with long hair.
These monsters all had layers of wrinkles on their skin, like an obese person with layers of fat bound together by ropes.
Their skin was bluish and dry, and they were only human-shaped, with little other human characteristics.
Only their eyes still gleam with a light of wisdom and madness.
They were focused on chanting incantations, as if this was the only thing left in the world, and no one could disturb them.
Bernadette noticed that the magic circle had very strong protection, making it difficult to interrupt the ritual from the outside.
She thought for a moment, and suddenly a phantom frog with a chubby head "reappeared" behind her.
Quack quack~
The frog croaked twice, and one of the three monsters circling the altar suddenly became shorter and fatter, turning into a frog as well.
But the monster that had turned into a frog continued to hop around the altar, still chanting spells.
Bernadette frowned. This was the protection provided by the ritual's magic circle. No matter what they became, even if they died right now around the altar, their bodies or souls would probably continue chanting spells.
The illusory frog behind her disappeared, and she took out an exquisite wooden box, broke the seal on the box, and took out a gemstone-encrusted ornament from inside.
The central part of the ornament features a vertical eye made of diamonds, which emits a pure light and gives a very sacred and wise feeling.
Bernadette wore it on her forehead, which made her feel somewhat ethereal. For a moment, her skin transformed into a stream of information composed of numbers, symbols, and graphics, but then immediately returned to its original state.
This is a level 0 sealed item held by Bernadette, corresponding to Sequence 2 "Sage" of the "Secret Seeker" pathway, so it is called "Sage's Forehead Ornament".
After putting on the "Sage's Forehead Ornament," Bernadette slightly raised her hand, and the mystical symbols on the altar suddenly floated up, as if they were mosquitoes that had landed on the altar but were now being driven away.
Bernadette crumpled the symbols into a ball and tossed it into a corner.
This action caused the altar to shake noticeably, and the symbol representing the descendant in the center of the altar suddenly lit up.
The symbol was very complex, consisting of three parts. The middle part was an indicator of knowledge, surrounded by symbols representing the mouth, ears, eyes, and spirit, and on the outer edge were dotted lines arranged in a radial pattern.
This symbol seems to represent the idea that knowledge is spread through speech, hearing, sight, and spirit.
When this symbol lit up, new mystical symbols appeared on the altar, which had previously been devoid of any other mystical symbols, like weeds growing out of it.
The altar became stable again.
Bernadette was about to try to turn the altar and the three monsters into streams of information when she suddenly heard Odis say, "You can try changing the positions of a few mystical symbols."
Bernadette paused for a moment, then asked Odis, "How should we change it?"
Odis examined the altar carefully, then took out paper and pen and quickly scribbled: "Change it like this."
Bernadette altered the positions of six mystical symbols on the altar, following the plan provided by Odis.
The altar began to shake rapidly and became unstable.
At this moment, the symbol in the center of the altar lit up again, as if trying to put the six symbols back in their original positions.
Bernadette immediately confronted the power of the altar, but at this point the altar's power was very limited, and in the end the six symbols did not return to their original positions.
As the altar continued to shake, Bernadette realized that the power protecting the altar had disappeared!
She certainly wouldn't let this opportunity pass by. Bernadette "recreated" Little Red Riding Hood, and when the red hat flew into the air, it split into four, landing on the symbol in the center of the altar and on the heads of the three monsters.
The three monsters' eyes immediately became innocent and carefree; they would even believe a big gray wolf if it said it was their grandmother.
Then, the "Sage's Forehead Ornament" worn by Bernadette emitted a soft light again, and the altar and the three monsters immediately turned into streams of information. These four streams of information flew out from the magic circle and landed at the street corner, turning into a constantly surging sphere of information.
At this moment, only that complex symbol remained in the magic circle.
Odis shouted, "Give it your all! All the forces that could resist on the altar have been destroyed! The magic circle now needs more spiritual energy!"
With everyone's efforts, the light cover on the top of the building gradually became more and more solid.
At this moment, the information sphere that Bernadette had piled up on the street corner expanded and contracted intermittently, and then began to spread outwards.
Bernadette saw the complex symbols in the sealing circle gradually dimming, so she "put" the huge information sphere back into the circle.
Bang!
Inside the magic circle, the complex symbol that had always worn a little red hat could no longer hold on and exploded, emitting a yellow light.
At the same time, everyone heard a piercing sound, like when a fax was being sent.
However, the pollution in the sound has been blocked by the magic array, so when people heard it, they only felt tinnitus and dizziness, and soon felt fine.
The yellow light emitted from the explosion shone on the huge "information sphere" that Bernadette had sent in, causing it to immediately shake and become very unstable.
Whoosh~
Those streams of information transformed back into objects: bricks, bones, and bits of flesh used to build the altar. They were mixed together and scattered all over the ground.
...
Backlund, more than 100 meters underground in the dock area.
Holamick Hayden pulled on his left arm and removed it as if with little effort. The arm immediately straightened and small blue crystals appeared.
Horamik dodged the attack from the phantom in front of him, and then, as if swinging a hammer, struck the phantom of Alvis with his arm, which was radiating blue light.
Suddenly, the phantom disappeared.
For a moment, Khoramik thought his attempt had worked.
Alvis's phantom could only hold off the four demigods; it was unlikely to inflict any real damage on them.
So the four demigods kept trying all sorts of ways to deal with the enemy in front of them, but none of them worked.
The next second, Horamik noticed that the other three phantoms had also disappeared.
"Someone has found the real altar," Horamik said as he reattached his arm.
The trap has been destroyed.
...
Backlund, Greystone Street, East End.
As the symbol representing the "undying murmur" exploded, the "night sky" in the air vanished instantly, and the connection between the starry sky and the real world was completely severed.
The protective shield formed by the magic circle was getting smaller and smaller, and it looked like it was about to seal away all the pollution, when suddenly the shrinking process of the shield stopped.
Odis and the others saw three people crawl out of the pile of debris in the center of the magic circle.
To be precise, they were three spirits. In this special environment, the three people who had previously turned into monsters quickly became evil spirits, and evil spirits with extraordinary characteristics.
They glared fiercely at everyone around them, not because they resented Bernadette for killing them, but because they hated those who had thwarted their plans!
The initiation ceremony, which had been going on for three days and two nights, had failed, even though only the final step remained.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
According to that mysterious being, once you reach that stage, the descent array will begin to reap the lives of those around you, forming a protection that even gods cannot easily break through.
At this moment, Alvis, one of the three evil spirits, was a demigod, and he single-handedly held up the shrinking light shield.
Whoosh~
Suddenly, an old-fashioned spinning machine appeared in the magic circle. This old spinning machine started spinning by itself with a "whoosh" sound, and its spindles suddenly emitted a strange light.
This is Bernadette's "recreation" of the spinning wheel that once put "Sleeping Beauty" to sleep.
The three evil spirits, who were preparing to launch an attack, were all attracted by the strange light and forgot their purpose.
With a slight gesture, the spindle of the spinning machine seemed to understand his intention and appeared in his hand.
The moment the evil spirit touched the spindle, the three evil spirits immediately fell into a deep sleep.
With the internal resistance eliminated, the magic circle continued to shrink, and soon, thanks to the efforts of the extraordinary individuals, all the pollution was sealed within a pane of glass in the window.
Odis quickly tore a piece of curtain from the first floor, and carefully removed the piece of glass by padding it with her hands.
Then he took out the remaining spiritual materials and quickly wrote mystical symbols all over the glass. Finally, he covered the glass with a curtain and wrote a bunch of symbols on the curtain.
After finishing all this, Odis finally breathed a sigh of relief and jumped down from the dilapidated second floor.
Bernadette waved her hand slightly, and the upper part of the building slowly fell down, reforming into a complete building.
She smiled slightly at Odis, but the smile vanished in the next instant.
Bernadette had thought that today's events would be the opportunity for her advancement, and she was even about to thank Odis. But the next moment, her spiritual senses realized that she still hadn't completed the advancement ritual!
Bernadette's smile vanished instantly. With an unfriendly expression, she waved at Odis and then became ethereal, disappearing from everyone's sight.
Odis didn't have time to talk to Bernadette in detail. He handed the curtains and glass to Ikonser: "The seal on these can last for 12 hours. After 12 hours, there is a high possibility that some pollution will leak out, so we need to reseal them in advance."
Ikonser solemnly accepted it: "Okay."
At this moment, the expressions of the other official extraordinary beings towards Odis changed somewhat. This guy's magic array had actually blocked the descent of the evil god!
Odis did not linger there. He threw a handful of transparent powder at the building, and the symbols at the core of the magic circle vanished without a trace.
He then greeted Ikonser and walked toward one side of the street.
The official extraordinary beings immediately made way for him and watched Odis leave with a respectful gaze.
Then, Odis walked past the bewildered policemen and saw the blank or anxious crowds outside the street.
Their confusion stemmed from the fact that they still didn't know what had just happened, or where the danger had come from.
They are anxious because all their belongings are in the room, and they are afraid that the police will never let them return to their residence.
"Hahaha," Odis suddenly laughed twice as he walked through the crowd: "Hahahaha..."
Then, looking at the puzzled people around him, he laughed heartily and strode away.
Odis took a carriage to the market and bought two geese, a bottle of red wine for 6 pounds, and some fruit and vegetables. Then he returned to the herbalist shop, which was already at dinner time and was about to reach its busiest time.
After entering the store, Odis handed Kenneth a list: "Go to 117 Queen Road, to Viscount Kelton's place, and purchase extraordinary materials according to this list."
In the battle just now, Odis showed everyone a powerful magic circle. It is believed that MI9 will soon be able to connect Odis with the "leader" who was drawing the "teleportation magic circle" in the basement.
Even if they couldn't prove a connection between the two, they must have considered it a clue and started investigating Odis.
It's possible that Odis won't be able to appear in Backlund anytime soon, so Odis decides to purchase a large quantity of spiritual materials to prepare for future plans.
After Kaina left, Odis stood behind the counter, glancing at the shelves holding herbs and the counter itself, which looked somewhat worn.
Just as he was gently stroking the counter, a customer came in.
Odis immediately smiled and said, "What would you like? Deep Sleep Flower, okay, please wait a moment..."
"Yes, I've been busy with some things lately and haven't been in the store much..."
"Yes, Kaina is a good lad, and now he's the manager of this herbal shop... Heh, manager, for a herbal shop, that's a fashionable title..."
"Do you want me to crush the Deep Sleep Flower you requested?...Okay, take care."
Then customers began to arrive one after another, and Odis methodically took out herbs and chatted with each customer for a few minutes.
Most of the customers at the herbal shop were regulars, and Odis knew almost all of them.
Some customers will sit in the shop and have a cup of tea, chatting with each other. The waiting area in the shop is prepared for them.
Some people would even offer to help Kaina's sister if they saw that she wasn't very skilled at handling herbs.
Odis watched all of this with a smile on his face.