World Occult User Guide

After reuniting with Zai, Lin An found the countess based on the location of the "little man in the bottle".

As he expected, Zai's "Dreamer" energy could indeed cross the boundary between life and death, leading Lin An to the same level as the Countess, and then allowing the system to target her.

However, just like the situation on the riverside, the countess always relies on the "ascent" of the goddess with the lamp to avoid death, and rides the red dragon away again and again.

Not only that, in order to get revenge on Lin An, she did not hesitate to give up using demons to fight against the two in the illusion, but instead ordered all the demons in the "Grand Grimoire" who were in charge of war, chaos, lies, deception and division. Out in full force.

The evil born from "King Solomon's Great Key" is like an uncontrolled wildfire, setting the entire rainforest ablaze in the blink of an eye.

The countess's radical and hateful revenge not only inadvertently caused Lin An's measurement values ​​to begin to decline, but also made Zai furious.

His emotions affected the performance of the illusion, adding a lot of personal emotions. The third time, before Lin An even came close, the countess came to her senses and drove away with the red dragon.

Although Lin An was worried about the situation of the spotted lion tribe, he knew that only by killing Mariette, the instigator, could the war end.

If we are distracted now to stop the disputes or intervene with those wanton demons, we will not be able to stop the spread of the war.

Because the devil can return to the "Grand Grimoire" at any time, the countess only needs to move the impact staff and draw a few devilish spells, and a new war will begin.

It's a pity that Zai doesn't seem to understand this truth, because he and Lin An said so.

"This is the last time I take you into her dream, ranger. The rainforest cannot afford more losses."

"Mr. Zai, we cannot be disturbed. We must concentrate on ending this mastermind. Otherwise, no matter how many demons we kill, we will not be able to cut off the mysterious source of the 'War Emperor'. Even when she regains consciousness, she may still bring More intruders coming.”

Lin An thought he couldn't bear the tragedy caused by the countess, so he quickly advised him.

"We must not let her escape."

"I pray that your plan succeeds this time." Zai said vaguely, not knowing whether he heard it or not. "Within ten minutes of our failure, hundreds more ghosts appeared in the rainforest. They cried and cursed me for not fulfilling my duty as a guardian. responsibility."

"..."

"When I was a father, I couldn't protect my children; when I was a pastor, I couldn't protect my believers; when I was the [ancestral spirit] of the rainforest, I couldn't protect any tribe." Zai twitched the corner of his mouth mockingly, " Too much knowledge makes a person blind.”

"Maybe by understanding the darkness, we can better appreciate the light." Lin An ended the dreamer's random thoughts, "Let's try again."

"it is good."

The darkness disappeared in a flash, and soon there was a dark and gloomy sky, a scene like a Dutch landscape painting in the 18th century, with forests nestled in a fertile black soil, and daffodils blooming all over the mountains and fields.

Everything was silent, except for the whispers of insects, the moon was dim, and moondust clung to the surface of everything like a veil, outlining the outline of the church in the distance.

A clearly written house number was inserted in the front yard, reading "Kinshasa, Leopoldville Street 215".

A slight shaking came from behind the door. Lin An glanced at the house number on the ground and pushed the door open.

"crunch..."

The scent of scented candles hits your face, and pillars of light from stained glass lay a layer of colorful triangles on the floor.

There are more than a dozen rows of wooden chairs in the small and exquisite church, and hymns and scriptures are placed in front of kneeling mats.

At the front is a ferocious cross, with magnificent altarpieces on both sides of the corridor. A T-shaped panel cuts the picture into two diagonals, each of which is composed of the main characters.

A woman in a long skirt was admiring a triptych. Lin An could see her figure clearly through the faint light of a candle.

It was Countess Mariette van Hoofwegen. Her expression was very peaceful, and her eyes were full of empty love and overflowing sensibility.

Lin An held his breath and poured his consciousness into the "One Eye of God". The woman's upper body immediately turned into a thick book about fifty centimeters wide. The lower body was still human legs, wearing somewhat damaged waterproof boots and pants.

The cover of "The Great Grimoire" depicts the organs of the upper body of a human being, from the throat to the small intestine, constantly squirming. A red dragon with fangs and claws extends its claws to firmly protect them. Although from a certain angle, it looks like a A kind of imprisonment for greed.

As the pollution level increased, the Countess' body began to move closer to her mysterious prototype.

When she heard Lin An's greeting and turned around, she deliberately stretched out her still existing hands and flipped through the "Great Grimoire" until she stopped on a certain page.

Interspersed with the Latin, Devilish and French annotations were a pair of rotating, bloodshot blue eyes that looked up and down at Lin An's figure.

"My dear, you are finally here. You are ten minutes late."

Lin An imitated Kevin's attitude, showing an expression that matched his character as much as possible.

"Sorry, mother, there were a lot of red lights along the way."

This time he and Zai learned from the failures of the previous three times and changed the policy of going straight into the attack.

Considering that the countess's pollution level has increased and her cognition is unclear, Lin An suggested that Zai create an environment that makes her feel at ease as much as possible, use [Change] to transform into Kevin and approach, and take away the mysterious item containing the "Lamp Goddess" , killed with one more blow.

Perhaps this vision coincided with a certain encounter with her son in her memory, so that the countess, immersed in sorrow, pain and regret, could not distinguish the truth from the truth.

"Anyway, I'm very happy that you can accompany me." She smiled slightly, "Since returning to Bantu, we rarely visit churches, especially the inferior chimeras built by the 'Pentecostals'. Isn’t it?”

"Pentury Sect?" Lin An asked doubtfully.

"This group of priests are a group of rebellious traitors who are not tolerated by the mainstream. They have modified the content of the holy book without authorization, translated it into dialects and distributed it." The countess said, "If everyone reaches an agreement, we cannot take it lightly. Rule over them."

"Although they say they help whoever wins, in fact it is whoever they help wins."

Lin An responded perfunctorily while taking another step closer to her.

"Ah, you are so right." The arc of the countess' mouth gradually narrowed, "The Tower of Babel must collapse, otherwise we will not be able to achieve the purpose of manipulating reality by manipulating faith."

"Mother, I've always wanted to ask..."

"what happened?"

Lin An slowed down her tone of voice and stepped closer to the countess who had her hands behind her back.

After the previous fight, he locked onto this person's mysterious item containing the "Goddess of the Lantern". It was an ivory-white carved ornament, shaped a bit like a cigarette box or an urn. According to Lin An's observation, it is currently stored on page 129.

"Will we continue to create divisions and conflicts in the Bantu once the orbits of the 'Cormus' no longer overlap?"

"Of course, it was like this for more than a hundred years ago, and it will be the same tomorrow. Because we want to be agents of history, not victims." The Countess looked at Lin An, "But you, why do you want to stop the [Red Poppy Chamber of Commerce]? ?You clearly don’t belong to Bantu.”

Was discovered by her.

Sure enough, it is difficult to be deceived by a mother who truly cares about her children.

The moment he was recognized by the countess, the [Changeling] entry expired, and Lin An returned to his original appearance. However, he had already shortened the distance between the two when the countess hesitated, and suddenly took action at this moment.

The small world of [Philosopher's Stone] rotates, the air current surges, the entries of [Mishnah] are ready to go, and the laws of imprisonment are like snakes crawling up the Countess' ankles that have not yet turned into pages.

"Hahaha, it's all in vain, ranger! I tell you, you can't kill me! And I will keep letting the demons start the war until all your people die from cannibalism! Do you regret it? Regret killing my son Yet?"

"Don't be slanderous, Countess. It was obviously you who killed your son by mistake."

The bloody words stimulated the countess's mind. Her facial features pieced together a furious face as the pages turned, her lips opened and closed, and angry words surged.

"I want this rainforest to bury my son with him!"

Although she said this, she did not choose to continue the head-on confrontation with Lin An, summoned the red dragon, turned around and ran away.

Thinking that Zai had just retreated, Lin An was afraid that there would be no next chance, so he quickly used all his strength to prevent him from leaving.

He held the "One Eye of God" in his left hand, and the "Philosopher's Stone" in his right hand kept turning. The Mishnah's "Candlelight Festival Prayer" transformed into Hebrew words and snaked upwards, imprisoning the woman in a three-pronged manner. The Count's wandering soul.

Just a little bit away——!

Realizing that death was close at hand, the countess quickly turned to page 129. An ivory-white urn appeared, less than a few centimeters away from Lin An.

However, before he could use the [Gesture to communicate with God] and extract the "Goddess with the Lamp" medium, the moon outside the rose glass window suddenly cast a spell, covering Lin An in a magic circle.

The gauzy air is filled with longing and ecstasy.

"What the fuck?"

There were so many accidents that even Lin An couldn't help but curse.

Fortunately, even if the scene changed, the countess did not escape. She was trapped not far from Lin An, her figure kept struggling and rolling, and seemed to be suffering unimaginable pain.

System data showed that her pollution level was rising at an alarming rate and was about to exceed the dangerous 60% mark.

Is this... a dreamer?

Why can the legendary Zai use space to trap and influence the mythical countess?

It was obvious that as soon as the countess found herself trapped and started to control the big red dragon, the boundaries of Zai's illusion would immediately be shattered, allowing her to immediately slip into reality and escape.

Lin An felt as if there was someone hiding next to him. He turned around and found Zai sitting next to him.

At this moment, Zai was completely different from the unshaven, unkempt, and dirty appearance he had in the past. He was dressed in gorgeous white clothes, which looked like a ball of white light against the moonlight.

His appearance also underwent subtle and indescribable changes. His eyes were clear and bright, and his black hair was combed into braids that hung down, revealing an upright and noble face.

Funny to say, this was the first time Lin An saw clearly what Zai looked like.

"Why do you want to stop me, uncle?" Lin An asked, "I'm still close to achieving my goal. Don't you want me to kill that woman?"

"Of course, but I don't want you to die because of her." Zai spoke in a voice without anger for the first time, "The full name of the 'Lamp Goddess' vocabulary mastered by the owner of [Red Poppy Chamber of Commerce] is 'Rose Ascending to Heaven' .”

"The rose... ascended to heaven?"

Lin An was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Zai doesn't know the name of this spiritual medium. Who are you?"

"I am Zai." Zai made a praying gesture, "I will do whatever God asks."

"You are the pastor of Stanislas Vabracombe." Lin An recognized his identity, "It was you who made Mr. Zay from an ordinary person to a legendary mystic. You are from a Bantu family... …ancient family?”

"I can't tell you."

"You can either tell me about the things that are useful to me." Lin An spread his hands, "Although I don't know why the power of mysticism increased when you replaced Zai, I only know that this is a good opportunity to end this war. .”

Zay Stanislav Bracombe stared at Lin An with his bright eyes. Under his gaze, Lin An felt as if his soul was being captured.

"Things are never as simple as they seem." After a while, he continued, "When the light appears, suffering will come; when the suffering subsides, the rose will appear; after the rose disappears, destruction will come .”

"What do you mean?"

"There are three interpretations of the rose ascending to heaven. The first is to plunge yourself into suffering and gain enlightenment; the second is to keep yourself conscious after death and wait for resurrection; the third is to kill the enemy by destroying yourself."

Lin An's mouth twitched.

I'll go, this comes with its own deathrattle.

When Kevin was captured by Lin An, he had no resistance at all, but the countess was different. Zay was afraid that she would fight Lin An to the death before she died.

"If I have a way to neutralize the 'Lamp Goddess' of this mysterious item, can this condition still be triggered?" Lin An said tentatively.

"I've seen the scene where you 'nullified' that person's amulet. It was very interesting." Zai smiled meaningfully, "My advice is, don't risk your life. After all, you were hit by the word 'Lamp Lady' , almost a sure death sentence.”

"So, what good idea does Brother Pastor have?"

"To deal with the 'Lamp Goddess', you'd better master a vocabulary from that world to defend yourself, otherwise you are very likely to face irreversible extreme danger." Zai said gently.

"I also think, unfortunately, one of the people who should have guided me to merge with the 'Lamp Lady' is obsessed with building railways and making voice calls, while the other is working as a space junk on the surface of the earth." Lin An let out a long sigh.

"Oh, then let me do it." Zai said, "Forest ranger, would you like to listen to a Bantu song?" (End of Chapter)