The "Lady of Despair," who was in stealth mode, stood frozen on a rooftop next to Black Palm Street. She wouldn't be surprised if a "sailor" happened to pass by a demigod.
But it's strange that there's a magic circle here.
This means that the people on the street wearing wizard robes and pointed hats and operating magic circles had made preparations in advance.
Such a large magic circle cannot be drawn in a short time!
The person operating the magic circle didn't seem very strong and couldn't possibly have predicted "Lady of Despair's" actions today. After all, this was a plan of the royal family and the "Saintess," and to predict it in advance would require the level of an angel.
From Triss's sudden escape to her cooperation with the Aurora Society, and then to the advance planning, it was all decided in the last hour or two, so it's impossible for anyone to have leaked the information!
That's strange. Why would this guy set up a magic array in advance?
Just when "Lady Despair" couldn't figure out what was going on, she suddenly became shorter and thinner while in stealth mode.
Before "Lady Despair" could react, she was already only the size of a thumb.
At that moment, a phantom eagle appeared in the sky, scrambling and pecking at the thumb-sized "Lady Despair".
"Lady Despair" immediately realized what was happening and was thinking of retaliating when she found herself becoming illusory, her extraordinary abilities disappearing.
A woman's voice suddenly rang in her ear: "I knew you could use the 'invisibility' ability."
This allows Bernadette to better utilize the "Emperor's New Clothes" ability, where "Lady Despair" will gradually become dull and eventually become that non-existent "new clothes".
However, she did not completely disappear. After a while, the effect of this ability would end, and "Lady Despair" would reappear.
But Bernadette certainly wouldn't give her that chance. The "Desperate Witch" was a little too slow to dodge and was caught by the phantom eagle's claw, losing an arm and leaving a wound between her chest and abdomen that revealed her internal organs.
She instinctively wanted to use the "Substitute Technique," but her extraordinary ability was like the "Emperor's New Clothes"—it had never existed!
"Lady Despair" was somewhat desperate this time, as she felt the suppression emanating from a powerful demigod.
Most importantly, the demigod was prepared, while she was not.
At this moment, Odis was focused on controlling the magic circle, and the strong wind continued to blow.
The spiritual materials in this magic circle are enough to sustain it for two or three minutes. At that time, regardless of whether "Lady Despair" has been killed or not, we must leave immediately.
Because at that time, the Church of the Goddess of Night had already deployed a Level 0 sealed artifact, and the members of "Mechanical Heart" were also about to arrive.
This is the best time to escape.
...
In the ancient ruins on the outskirts of Backlund.
Klein tried many methods, but none of them could stop Mr. A's ritual.
The passage for the evil god's descent has begun to be established, but Mr. A said viciously, "These damned witches, are they seducing someone into bed at this crucial moment?"
At this time, a large number of resentful and tormented souls are needed to widen the channel for the coming.
So far, Mr. A has received fewer than three hundred souls!
Those were all frail homeless people; they were already very weak and could not withstand any illness.
The dense fog created by "Lady Despair" still caused the deaths of many people, but such a small number of people simply could not sustain such a ritual.
At that moment, Klein took out the "master key" from his pocket and threw it toward the passage established by the ritual!
...
Deep underground within the ruins.
The battle between Azik and Ince Zangwell continues.
But because Zangwell had just forcibly triggered a meteor shower, "0-08" has become very restless.
Just as he thought of this, his spiritual senses suddenly gave him a dangerous premonition. He quickly glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that "0-08" had somehow left his pocket and was floating in front of the gray rock wall, frantically writing lines of words:
"In the heat of battle, all sorts of unexpected things can happen. For example, Ince Zangwell's belt broke and his pants fell down."
*Snap*
Zangwell's belt snapped, and his pants fell down to his ankles, making it very difficult for him to move around.
Azik's attack left Zangwell no time to pull up his pants, making the demigod look like a patient who had lost his ability to take care of himself and couldn't even pull up his pants.
But "0-08" was still writing this absurd story: "...the fall of his pants did not affect Ince Zangwill's performance, but at this moment, an unknown entity..."
Just as I was writing this, the "0-08" in the shape of an ordinary quill pen suddenly began to tremble violently, as if it had sensed some terrifying force.
Azik and Zangwell, who were fighting, also turned their heads away. Their spirituality made them feel a terrifying power descending into the underground of this ruin through the medium of "0-08".
"0-08" suddenly became obedient: "...The priest, who was watching all this, discovered another very special existence. He had a strange power, just like Sherlock Moriarty."
"In order to temporarily contain Odis Gar..."
At this moment, a terrifying, silent power descended, using "0-08" as its coordinates. Although "0-08" was still writing, the content it was writing was very strange: "Stop him... The priest doesn't want... Backlund, so 'MI9'... and... the scene..."
There are many blank spaces in the passage written by "0-08". In those blank spaces, "0-08" did write something, but it seems that there is no ink left and nothing is written.
The feather of "0-08" trembled. To it, it was a "hidden" power that existed like a nightmare. Over the long years, no matter how hard it tried to write, it could not write anything.
Because its writings were deemed "secret" and could not appear in this world, the stories it created had no impact on the real world.
Tap~
The number "0-08" fell to the ground, and at that moment, it really looked like an ordinary quill pen.
Zangwell recovered from the immense fear; it was the first time he had seen "0-08" affected, and the first time he had seen it so obedient.
...
In the Ruen Winter County, on a snow-covered mountain rarely visited by humans.
Deep in the snow-capped mountains, someone built a small church here.
A priest dressed in a simple white robe, with a thick beard and a cross ornament, opened his golden eyes. This was Adam, whom Odis greatly feared.
He said calmly, "'Night' wants to get involved?"
Then He said, "He has appeared again."
Adam had long suspected that there was a conspiracy between "the Night" and "him".
The next second, Adam said calmly, "Many people don't want Odis Garr to leave Backlund like this, so the head of MI9, Selt Augustus, and Horamik Hayden, arrived at the scene in advance..."
...
East District, Black Palm Street.
Odis felt that her spiritual energy had been depleted, but because she had drunk a potion to replenish it beforehand, she could still hold on for a while.
Just then, his spiritual senses became aware of something, and he turned his head to look at the roof not far away. Suddenly, the roof became illusory, and a large door with intricate patterns opened up.
The door was pushed open, and Celtic Augustus, who looked very refined and was dressed in an expensive suit, rushed to the scene as quickly as possible after receiving Corraymond's report.
He must arrest Odis and put him on trial as soon as possible to determine whether the royal plans have been leaked.
But Celt was somewhat uneasy, fearing that the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery would come to take him away, so he simply came in person.
His appearance was also a signal; members of MI9 rushed out to arrest Odis.
At this moment, Selt noticed two demigods who had arrived in stealth mode not far away.
One is already seriously injured, while the other is pressing his advantage.
As a former "sheriff" with "domain" related abilities, Celt quickly obtained more information from the surrounding environment: the seriously injured demigod was a "despair witch"!
Celt frowned: The hidden demigod is Odis's accomplice? Did Odis come to the East District to stop the king's plan?
Regardless, Celt, who knows many secrets, has to step in to save the witch: "Invisibility is forbidden here!"
On the rooftop opposite him, two figures immediately appeared. One was only the size of a thumb and looked quite disheveled. The other was wearing a peculiar hat. Before he could see her face clearly, the hat became illusory, and she also entered a state of "invisibility" again.
Selt narrowed his eyes slightly: This is a very powerful Sequence 3.
Powerful enough to directly counter his "prohibition".
Just then, Horamik Hayden, dressed in priest's robes, wearing a soft hat, and with a pair of huge silver wings behind him, flew swiftly from mid-air.
As soon as he stood on the roof ridge, the pair of silver wings immediately folded up and hid under his clothes.
At this moment, Corraymond had already led several of his men to a spot not far from Odis. The action leader was about to order an arrest when he saw a terrifying, indifferent gaze.
The owner of that gaze was none other than Odis. At this moment, he exuded an indescribable majesty, as well as a kind of indifference that seemed to be ready to die.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
Corraymond could tell that this was not a power granted by extraordinary abilities, but it was just as awe-inspiring as the majesty granted by extraordinary abilities.
Odis glared coldly at the MI9 members before him and said in a chilling tone, "Get out of my way!"
Several of Corraymond's subordinates retreated without realizing it.
Corraymond immediately countered Odis's display of power with his extraordinary abilities: "Arrest him!"
Odis said nothing more, but manipulated the magic circle to send a gust of wind toward the members of MI9.
Corraymond sensed something was wrong and immediately jumped up to dodge. Because he dodged in such a hurry, his hat fell off and was immediately cut into several pieces by the "wind blades" that followed.
Most of his subordinates were unable to dodge and were torn apart by the "wind blades".
Two members managed to dodge, but one lost an arm or the other a leg. Even though such injuries are not fatal to extraordinary individuals, they still rendered them incapable of fighting.
As soon as Corraymond's feet touched the ground, new "wind blades" formed. He quickly raised his hand and used his "imprisonment" ability to imprison these "wind blades".
Then Corraymond was about to use his "Exile" ability on Odis to push him away from the magic circle.
Tap~
Suddenly, a pea fell at his feet, and before Corraymond could react, the pea sprouted and grew rapidly.
Almost instantly, it grew to a height of over ten meters. Somewhat bewildered, Corraymond stood atop the pea and, almost instinctively, jumped down.
But the moment he jumped down, his hands and feet got tangled in the branches and leaves, and he ended up hanging on the giant pea.
Corraymond struggled, but found that even with his Sequence 6 power, he could not break free.
At the same time, the situation among the demigods changed again.
When Horamik Hayden arrived, Bernadette continued to relentlessly pursue "Lady of Despair," but because invisibility was "forbidden" here, "The Emperor's New Clothes" was also weakened.
"Lady Despair" quickly escaped onto a glass surface, hoping to escape by "mirror jumping".
While keeping an eye on the two demigods, Bernadette summoned the "Magic Mirror." The target of "Lady Despair's" second "mirror jump" was a piece of glass a kilometer away.
But when she actually "jumped," she appeared on the magic mirror and returned to Bernadette's side.
Bernadette snapped her fingers, and the panicked "Lady of Despair" froze, turning into a puppet.
Then Bernadette's "Invisible Servant" stepped forward, its two hands holding the wooden head of "Lady Despair," and with a slight twist, it detached it.
The body of "Lady Despair" fell from the roof to the ground. Her headless body stiffly got up and then awkwardly tried to climb back onto the roof to retrieve her head.
If she fails to retrieve her head after a certain period of time, she will truly be decapitated.
At this point, the situation changed. Selt and Horamik were initially wary of each other, both believing the other was there to kidnap them.
They soon realized that the demigod, who was still invisible, was Odis's accomplice.
After a brief exchange of glances, they immediately joined forces to attack the demigod.
Holamick suddenly twisted off his left index finger, revealing a hollow cavity inside. A small red ball, about the size of a pill, flew out of the cavity.
The small ball split open on the street, and an area around it was instantly covered in red.
The amazing thing is that the color was not blown away by the wind, nor did it affect visibility; it simply made red the background color in the field of vision for people in this area.
Bernadette, who was invisible, stood out against the red background, but her face was still not visible; only a phantom figure could be seen.
Selt raised his hand and said, "She violated the prohibition against invisibility and should be punished accordingly."
Immediately behind Bernadette, a phantom leather whip with barbs appeared.
The whip was about to strike when it suddenly stopped.
Selt was slightly taken aback, and after observing for a moment, he realized that the whip was actually "asleep".
...
St. Samuel Church.
Archbishop Anthony Stevenson obtained information about the "Primal Witch" from Earl Hall.
After a moment's thought, all the light in his room suddenly disappeared, as if swallowed up by the darkness in the room.
Inside the church, all the worshippers who were praying felt for a moment that night had fallen.
When everything returned to normal, Anthony was already standing in front of Charnis's Gate at the bottom of the church.
Today, the team on duty is led by "Necromancer" Daly Simone.
Before she could ask any questions, Archbishop Anthony said in a deep voice, "Get ready, proceed with the procedure, I need to awaken a sealed artifact."
The "0-17" he is about to awaken is the only level 0 sealed artifact kept outside the sanctuary, and only two high-ranking members of the entire church know that it is located in the Backlund diocese.
While waiting, Anthony's mind drifted to some information about "0-17":
Number: 17.
"Danger level: 0, extremely dangerous, highest level of importance, highest level of confidentiality, do not inquire, do not describe, do not spy on."
"Sealing method: The seal is completed by combining '1-129' and '1-80'."
Description: This is not an item.
"This is a living angel."