Whispering Verse

"Is this relic simply confusing?"

"It may also be related to the contract between the devil and Oxenfurt. But whether it is a confusion or not, the relic is not important. What is important is that its behavior reveals how much it cares about Oxenfurt's soul. middle."

The doctor thought for a while and asked Xiang Xia De again:

"Are you sure you are ready to expel Stone Oxenfurt's soul immediately after killing him?"

"Yes, triple insurance: the photo, the nun and the guilty sinner, my helpers are all in place."

The doctor didn’t ask any more questions:

"You still have the knife with you on Friday night, but don't use it lightly."

"I understand. In fact, this dagger has other uses here."

Shade looked at the weapon lying on the table. After all, this was also a relic that could absorb some kind of energy. After the current [Desecrated Cross] collapses, there is no need to worry about finding the next weapon.

"The devil is really rich, and he can give away this kind of thing to anyone he wants."

Shade muttered again, and the doctor glanced at Shade:

"After all, it is an ancient evil demon that has been active for a long time. There must be something valuable in its hands. Oh, speaking of it, didn't it promise to give you something after completing the commission? It would be better if you can get it yourself. If you can't get it, it will be better. , after I destroy it, those things will belong to you. As before, I only want the devil itself."

Shade nodded, but what he was actually thinking about was whether to add a fourth layer of insurance to this matter.

【what you up to? 】

"What would happen if Oxenfurt's soul was taken away by a more powerful being in advance?"

Because he went to Dr. Schneider's place, it was almost eleven o'clock in the morning when Shade arrived at Randall Valley.

He first went to the Plentyland Inn, but did not find Ms. Marilyn Hendel. Fortunately, she left a message for Shade before leaving the hotel. When Shade found her in the abandoned house after the fire in Mouse Lane in the west of the city, she was sending an evil spirit away.

The evil spirit was an image with disheveled hair. Shade originally thought it was a female, but when he got closer, he realized it was a young man.

He roared in front of the wall that was burned black after the fire, and his whole body emitted a miserable green light, which shook the whole house. But Ms. Marilyn Hendel and Joy Barton standing next to her both looked expressionless.

The surging black mist appeared above their heads, and dense black chains stretched out from the black mist, locking the long-haired evil spirit until it was dragged into the mist.

The end of that black mist is the true destination of the soul.

After everything was over, Ms. Handel turned to say hello to Shade, and Shade felt that the curse on her and Joey Barton had been reduced to a very small extent:

"This ability looks really impressive."

Although Shade can also open the passage to real death, he must let the soul walk in actively, unlike what he just saw, which can directly send the evil spirit away unconditionally.

Ms. Handel shook her head slightly:

"This is our atonement. Are you sure about the time to act?"

"Yes, the day after tomorrow, that is, Friday night, at Oxenfurt Manor. On Friday morning, I leave this card to you."

He showed [Creation·Death] that originally belonged to Joey Barton:

"When this card disappears from your hand, you can go directly into the manor to find me. Of course, I will try my best to place the battlefield in the courtyard of the manor instead of in the building to ensure that you can be there immediately."

"no problem."

Ms. Marilyn Hendel and Joy Barton said together, and Shade looked around again:

"Speaking of which, what's going on here?"

This house experienced a fire. Although the house itself was severely damaged, and even the stairs from the first floor to the second floor where it is currently located were broken, it should still be habitable with a little renovation. When Shade came over, he also asked the children at the entrance of the alley. The fire happened about two years ago.

"Two years ago, a fire burned to death the seven members of a businessman's family who lived here. The man just now was the eldest son of the male owner, and he should have inherited the family business. He was unwilling to leave like this, so he turned into a Evil spirit.”

Joey Barton explained that he knew what Shade wanted to ask, so he stretched out his hand and sketched it in front of him, and the illusion of the spirit showed the situation that night.

The white mist dispersed at Joey Barton's fingertips, and the phantom of Rat Alley appeared at night. Shade heard slight footsteps, and then a group of masked men appeared on the screen. They opened the door with keys and rushed in carrying oil drums. Five or six minutes later, he quickly left the door and the fire soon engulfed the house.

"After that, the local police spent two weeks investigating and arresting the murderer. The leader of the murderer was sentenced to death, and the others were sentenced to life imprisonment. But there is evidence that after they stayed in prison for half a year, they began to He was released on bail for some bizarre reasons, and then changed his name and smuggled himself to Delrayon. Among them, there was a big shot from Willendale."

Ms. Marilyn Hendel said, finally adding:

"The soul's memory shows that this family had a business conflict with Stone Oxenfurt during his lifetime."

"I understand, remove the stumbling block."

Shade nodded and looked at the burned bedroom. The metal bed supports are still there, but they are already dark. It seems that Ms. Handel and Joy Barton also did a lot of research on Stone Oxenfurt without Shade knowing about it. For example, the whereabouts of that group of people must not be known to the evil spirits trapped here.

"What kind of person is Stone Oxenfurt from your perspective?"

Shade asked curiously.

Ms. Handel replied:

"We have met souls who are quite familiar with Oxenfurt in this city. Oxenfurt is violent, evil, and greedy, but he also loves Haila Oxenfurt deeply. This is a very ordinary person. , like most people, nothing special.”

Hearing the adjective "ordinary" made Shade raise his eyebrows, but if he thought about it carefully, he did have two sides like most people. However, the evil side is too strong.

After bidding farewell to Ms. Handel, Shade met Sister Devlin again at the local Snake Heart Hospital at noon that day.

The Snake Heart Hospital is a semi-official charity organization that can be found basically throughout the Old Continent. It relies on the donations raised by the [Spiritual Cultivation Order], donations from various places, and official grants. The hospital provides free delivery services to women or treats diseases of women and children in slums, so it has a pretty good reputation in the eyes of ordinary people.

The Snake Heart Hospital in Randall Valley is located in the old city like the Masons, and is even located on the same street as the Peace Church. This is quite bold in Shade's opinion.

When Shade saw the nun wearing a silver eyepatch, Miss Aurora happened to be there. Her niece and apprentice, Miss Hayley Aurora, acted as a maid, standing aside to prepare tea for the two of them and waiting for orders at any time.

When Shade opened the door and walked in, the witch with beautiful brown wavy hair smiled and said:

"Since Shade is here, he must have something to say with the nun. Then Hailey and I will leave for now. Shade, we will wait for you downstairs, and we will go back to Bernice's manor for lunch later."

"no problem."

Shade nodded and watched the witch and the girl who was still blushing after seeing Shade leave.

After the office door closed, the nun standing in front of the window said in a rather calm tone:

"Xiwei Avora came here nominally to donate to the hospital, but she actually brought an order, or rather a request, from the council."

"I have never asked them, what do the council think of the first candidate - the Guardian? Although he is recognized as a male by the witches, at least it contains the father of Miss Lassus. And Miss Lassus is the golden subordinate of the parliament. The deputy director of the Dawn Opera Troupe, so theoretically, the person chosen this time even has direct contact with the Parliament."

With the sun behind her, the shadows on Sister Devlin's face are interesting. She put her hands together in front of her body and shook her head slightly towards Shade:

"The message brought by Sylvie Aurora, the Great Witch of the Council believes that if there is a chance, it is best to directly let Miss Lassus become the chosen one."

She paused:

"The four chosen ones who have appeared and survived so far, Balance and me, are all women. Although Carina Cavendish did not directly disclose that she was teaching Balance recently, she still said the relationship between Balance and her Not bad. Therefore, the Witch Council believes that it is best to maintain this situation."

"Can't the Council trust the Guardian?"

"Can you trust the Guardian?"

Sister Devlin asked calmly, and Shade blinked:

"To be honest, I quite admire their behavior and their spirit of sacrifice. But the way they exist. The first-grade basic class at St. Byrons has already explained the specialness and independence of the soul, and is using it in While the concept defines the soul, it also explains the consequences of actions such as soul fusion. I am willing to believe them completely, but the high score I got in the first grade, and the current degree of distortion of the earth, make me maintain the most basic caution .”

In other words, trust the Guardians, but not trust them to stay normal.

For a moment, Shade seemed to see a smile on Sister Devlin's fair face, but Sister Devlin was very good at controlling her expression:

"Luvia talked to me in the fire. She had the same opinion as me. Something could go terribly wrong with the Guardians."

"So what does the church think? When I met Iluna last week, she skipped the meeting, so I don't know what's going on with the church right now."