Bernadette and Odis discussed their plan carefully for a while, and only after confirming that there were no major flaws did Bernadette dismantle the space where they could communicate alone.
At this moment, the voice of the "Underworld Emperor" rang in their ears again, but this time His voice was somewhat stern: "You were so close to the magic array just now, why didn't you destroy it?"
Odis paused for a moment, and in order not to alert the enemy, he could only continue to reassure the "Emperor of the Underworld": "There is a demigod of the Church of the Goddess of Night near the magic circle. If I make any rash moves, I will die."
"You don't need to worry about him. He won't dare to take any action now," said the "Emperor of the Underworld."
"Then I'm relieved." Odis lied without batting an eye: "I'll go to the magic circle in a bit and I'll definitely destroy it."
The voice said, "Actually, you can come and go now."
"No," Odis said seriously. "If I take a few steps in the water, I will sink into the river. My personal death is not a big deal, but you will have to continue to wait."
He didn't give the other party a chance to bargain: "Did that 'Chaos Hunter' Selt also know that the magic circle needed to be destroyed to release you?"
"Yes."
Odis thought to himself: No wonder they didn't doubt me at all when I said there was a magic circle there.
He said, "Those two people are not trustworthy. They clearly knew that destroying the magic array would release you, but they didn't even approach the magic array to explore it."
The reason they dared not approach was because a "mysterious queen" was guarding the area.
"They are indeed not as trustworthy as you." It was unclear whether "Emperor of the Underworld" truly believed this or was simply responding to Odis.
Odis then asked, "Besides the 'Witch Cult' supporting the Byron Empire back then, which other families or organizations supported you?"
"The Blood Cult," "Underworld Emperor" replied. "Also, there's Thorzna and the 'Ascetic Order of Moss,' the 'Redemption Rose' also sent an angel, as well as the descendants of Thoth, and several angels not recognized by the six gods."
"Some of them follow the 'Hunter' path, some follow the 'Fate' path, and some follow the 'Black Emperor' path."
Odis recalled that Torzner was the " Bound God ," the one who founded the Rose School.
And that angel of "fate" might be the "Serpent of Fate" that is currently "rebooting" in Backlund.
However, in retrospect, the alliance that the "Emperor of the Underworld" formed back then consisted of the current evil gods and their evil organizations.
This also demonstrates the "winner takes all" principle in the extraordinary world.
Bernadette, however, asked, "Why should the 'Morse Ascetic' join your alliance?"
In the materials she collected, the "Pale Age" did not seem to have any mention of the "Morse Ascetic Order," and this organization rarely participated in the conflicts in the extraordinary world.
The Underworld Emperor said, "Because the Hidden Sage harbors deep hostility towards the God of Craftsmen, to a certain extent, the God of Craftsmen became a god prematurely due to pressure from the Hidden Sage."
Odis nodded slowly. He remembered that the process of the "God of Craftsmen" ascending to godhood was indeed somewhat hasty. It seemed that he was forcibly promoted before he had fully digested the potion of Sequence 1 "Enlightener".
Therefore, until the Fifth Age, the Church of the God of Craftsmen was the weakest of the seven orthodox churches.
More than a hundred years ago, after Roselle began to rule, the "God of Craftsmen" rode the fast train of the "Industrial Revolution" and changed his name to the "God of Steam and Machinery." Only then did his condition improve, and he became as powerful as the other six gods.
However, Odis did not expect that the "Hidden Sage" had put so much pressure on the "God of Steam and Machinery" back then.
However, upon reflection, it makes sense. After all, during the Fourth Age, the "God of Steam and Machinery" was still a Sequence 1, while the "Hidden Sage" was an activated unique entity, and it is very likely that it also absorbed a Sequence 1 trait.
The King of Angels has a significant advantage when fighting an Archangel.
Odis wanted to ask some other questions, but the "Emperor of the Underworld" said, "This time I will cooperate with the power of the seal to bring back the stars a little earlier."
"You must destroy the magic array as soon as possible!"
Odis agreed, but thought to himself: I will indeed go there as soon as possible, but it is to repair the magic circle and try to completely seal you.
When the power of the stars returned, the river receded, and the desert reappeared, Bernadette smiled and said, "This 'Emperor of the Underworld' is quite persistent, and perhaps because he is mentally unstable, he seems to lack wisdom."
Odis said, "Perhaps so."
"I guess that as soon as I get close to the magic circle and reach out to destroy it, it will be able to break free of the seal completely by using me as a medium."
The platform made of pea vines and leaves quickly descended, bringing the two people to the ground.
Bernadette nodded: "That's very possible."
When an evil god makes a request, he will never reveal his true purpose. Generally speaking, as long as you do what the evil god commands, you will definitely fall into his trap.
The two reunited with Selt and Corraymond, and Odis said, "Time is of the essence, let's get started quickly?"
On the other side, Corremond thought to himself: Why did you seem so unconcerned just now?
Following the previous negotiations, Odis came to Celty's side, while Celty took out two sealed artifacts from his person and asked Corraymond to give them to Bernadette for safekeeping.
These two sealed artifacts correspond to Sequence 4 "The Fallen Earl" of the "Lawyer" pathway and Sequence 5 "The Traveler" of the "Apprentice" pathway.
The former was a sealed item that the royal family temporarily allowed him to use, while the latter was Celt's personal collection.
When Selt arrived at Capin's villa, he used this sealing artifact, which was meant to be associated with the "traveler." Later, when Corremond captured Odis, Selt even lent him this sealing artifact.
Of course, as the head of MI9 and a duke, he certainly possessed more than just two sealed artifacts.
However, among his collection, these two sealed items are the most practical and have the fewest negative effects.
For Celt, these two sealed artifacts are not very useful at the moment. First of all, there is no connection to the spirit world here, so the sealed artifact with the "traveler" ability is of little use.
Furthermore, he knew very well that even with the seal that matched the "Fallen Earl," he couldn't defeat the "Mysterious Queen." In order to leave this place as soon as possible, he might as well use the seal to gain the trust of the "Mysterious Queen" first.
They could suddenly change their minds and, when Odis's magic circle was only half-drawn, use Odis as leverage to retrieve the sealed artifact.
If the "Mysterious Queen" has set any traps, immediately seize Odis as a hostage.
However, Celt never imagined that he was part of the new magic circle.
The three men approached unhurriedly. When they saw the corpse dressed in the robes of the Church of the Goddess of Night, Celt gestured for the other two to wait.
This "Chaos Hunter" used his abilities to turn a large area around him into his own "domain".
Only after learning that the body was harmless did they continue forward.
Arriving before the magic circle once more, Odis and Corremond struggled against the leaking "aura of death," while Celt remained relatively calm, seemingly unaffected.
When they were still some distance from the magic circle, Celt stopped Odis again: "Let's explain here."
"Okay." Odis turned to Celt: "Do you see over there? The magic circle over there has basically lost its effectiveness. I will add a small magic circle outside in a while to temporarily replace the leakage of the magic circle area's grave power on the left side."
"Then you need to infuse that magic circle with a large amount of spiritual energy..."
Celt listened to Odis's explanation with apparent seriousness, occasionally even seeming to ponder it, making him seem quite knowledgeable.
However, he didn't understand most of what Odis was saying, so he could only look at the magic circle Odis had drawn first.
Finally, Odis smiled and said to Celt, "I'd like to borrow something from you in a moment."
Selt looked at the old magic circle and casually asked, "What is that?"
You'll find out in a moment.
Not a single mistake, not a single poem, not a single post, not a single piece of content, not a single look!
At this moment, Celt's attention was on the magic circle, and he didn't pay much attention to it.
After Odis "explained" things, their plan officially began.
Odis took out the spiritual materials and pen he carried with him and drew a small magic circle: "Please place your hands or feet in these two places, and then infuse them with spirituality."
Selt examined the magic circle closely and found that it did indeed resemble a part of the magic circle that prevented the "Unending Whispers" from descending.
He had seen the magic array provided by the military and knew that it was not the original design, so it would be difficult to reuse it.
Seeing that Odis seemed to have solved the problem of the magic circle without much effort, Celt became somewhat interested in the original diagram of the magic circle.
Because the magic circle seemed somewhat familiar, Celt didn't suspect anything, stood in the position designated by Odis, and began to infuse the magic circle with spiritual energy.
Odis and Corremond immediately felt relieved, as the "aura of death" had diminished considerably.
Celt immediately felt that he was fighting against a tremendous force, and if he wasn't a demigod, it would indeed be difficult to withstand such an impact.
By this time, Celt had lowered his guard considerably and even winked at Corraymond, signaling him to keep a close eye on Odis.
Just then, Odis naturally took two steps back and coughed twice, as if clearing his throat.
Then, the "aura of death" in front of them suddenly became fierce. Odis stopped hiding and used "flying powder" to cast "flying spell".
Celt's eyes narrowed, and he was about to attack Odis when he felt himself facing a torrent of "death aura." He became stiff as soon as he lost focus, as if his body did not belong to him.
At that moment, a thought suddenly popped into his mind: Destroy the magic circle! And be resurrected!
Before Celt entered the magic circle, it was as if he were standing on the riverbank, able to move freely in and out. But now that he has waded into the torrent, he can no longer escape as easily as he wished.
One wrong move and you could be swept away by the torrent and drown in the fierce "aura of death".
This is an important step in Odis's plan: to use the power leaking from the tomb to temporarily trap Celt. Otherwise, even if Bernadette could defeat Celt, it would be difficult to kill him completely in this vast wilderness.
"Exile!" Celt "exiled" that strange thought, and a phantom figure floated out from his body. He looked like a man from the Southern Continent, and his body was covered with dark green scales, making him look very ferocious and terrifying.
This power is formed by the aura of the "Emperor of the Underworld," and it can only exist temporarily for a period of time.
In that short delay, Odis had already flown a distance.
His goal was clear: to fly to the corpse. The battle that followed was beyond the capabilities of a Sequence 7.
Celt was currently focusing most of his energy on dealing with the "aura of death" attacking from the magic circle, but he still had some energy left to attack. Just as he reached out his hand towards Odis, he immediately felt tremendous pressure coming from behind him.
He turned his head slightly and glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. Bernadette had put on the metal mask again, and she looked like she had no trace of life.
The people who had just been driven out, whose aura was composed of the "Emperor of the Underworld," suddenly became very obedient under the pressure of the Sequence 1 level exerted by Bernadette.
His body suddenly grew larger and longer. In the blink of an eye, his upper body was still a human covered in scales, but his lower body transformed into a snake several meters long.
The snake's scales were dark and shiny. After just one glance, Corraymond froze, unable to move.
After receiving Bernadette's order, the "Snake Man" immediately began to entangle Celt, once again blocking his attack.
"Imprison!" Celt immediately imprisoned the "Snake Man" in front of him, then prepared to exert his strength to temporarily block the torrent of "death aura," break free from the magic circle, and escape immediately. His subordinates didn't have time to care about him.
Just then, a winding path leading deep into the forest appeared before Selt.
He immediately changed direction, but the path was still in front of him, as if it would always be there if he didn't step onto it.
Selt took a deep breath, raised his hand, and separated himself from Bernadette from the "path" that had been "recreated." When he turned around, the wilderness before him finally returned to what it had been before.
However, because of this brief delay, the "snake man" had already wrapped himself around Celt.
Selt grabbed the large snake tightly with both hands, then swiftly threw it over his shoulder.
But at that moment, Bernadette, who seemed devoid of any living presence, approached. She stared coldly at Celt, her body emitting a pale light.
The fleeing Celt suddenly felt his body stiffen; the demigod's spirit had been severely injured.
As Bernadette, with her pale glow, drew near, Selt felt all the life force and spirit within him rapidly fading away; his life was racing toward death at breakneck speed.
No, I have to save myself, Celtic thought to himself. He wanted to create "chaos" to "separate" himself from Bernadette again, but he found that the "chaos" he created was also rapidly fading away.
Bernadette drew closer to him, and Celt's muscles rapidly rotted away, making him look like a corpse that had been dead for several days.
At this moment, Odis suddenly smiled and said, "May I borrow your head?"