Whispering Verse

Fire shot into the sky, and the howling wind seemed to destroy the entire world in an instant. The side wall originally erected by the devil to isolate the interior and exterior spaces of the manor disappeared amidst the clear sound of glass shattering, and then seemed to be a layer of gray light, centered on the devil on the shore, covering the entire Oxenfurt Manor area. .

The power of time and space began to affect this area at the same time. The power of this ancient third era evil spirit formed a realm that was closer to a complete world than the Mystery Chain and the Word of Sublimation.

Shade on the ice floe whispered in his heart:

"The power of the red dragon!"

The hand that was inserted into the pocket at some point, at the moment when the old barrier disappeared and the new realm had not yet taken shape, forcefully crushed the positioning rune stone given by Miss Sylvia.

The fluctuations in the elements quickly aroused the vigilance of the demon on the shore. It did not want a third person to appear in this game, so the stable space force quickly covered Shade's location. Even if someone was aware of the current situation, it would be impossible to enter. to here.

But what Shade wants to do is not to let Miss Sylvia appear in such a dangerous scene. The disappearance of the founding card not long ago told the witch that the battle had begun, and the shattering of the coordinate rune stone told Miss Sylvia that the situation was critical at this time.

"She knows how to do it."

After Shade whispered softly, the space behind him shattered like glass, and then a small gold and black vortex appeared. The vortex only appeared for less than two seconds, and this time was enough for an item to be sent in.

"Wait, this sword."

Even if angel-level (level 1) relics do not exhibit power, their very existence is an enemy to the ancient evil.

The silver sword "Night Watch" shot out from behind and was held in Shade's hand. Because of the existence of the ancient evil demon, the orange runes on the sword's body [My heart is clear, my sword kills demons] bloomed with unprecedented brilliance.

The light illuminated Shade's face, and also illuminated the smiling face of the woman's head in the water not far from his feet.

"The rule is, the game starts when the maze is built, and we can't hurt each other after the game starts."

It seems as if the moon has fallen to the ground at this moment, and it seems as if the moon itself exists here. At that moment, the bright silver light illuminated the gray world, and the silver light emitted from the "Night Watch" sword rose into the sky. Using the ritual sword itself as the casting medium, "Moonlight Slash" took on an unprecedented tyrannical attitude. Sweeping across the entire river bank.

The silver arc of light even extinguished the fire near the shore. And Shade, who had not used [Night Watch] for a long time, felt the inner pleasure when he held the sword, and the pleasure of revenge after being beaten black and blue by the demon, making him feel the connection between himself and this sword. The tacit understanding has become stronger.

After the sword light passed, the entire gray world was completely formed. The snowflakes became more dense, and the world that was originally noisy due to earthquakes, monster riots, fires, and battles became completely quiet. The flames sway silently, the wind and snow run silently, elements of whispers and blasphemy fill almost every corner of the world.

"The game has begun."

[Desire] said softly, looking at the shore again, the devil's figure had disappeared.

"Spell - Water Walking."

Shade held up his long sword, left the ice floe and stepped on the undulating water. The heads on the water watched him with a smile as he walked away step by step. When Shade came ashore, the head also sank under the water.

"Sure enough, there are traces."

The demon seemed to leave directly, but in fact, while being surprised by the [Night Watch], it was still injured by Shade's all-out attack. Shade may not yet have the power to defeat this ancient evil, but there is no ancient evil that dares to face the light of the "Night Watch".

Because the devil was injured, some imperceptible black marks appeared on the shore, and this was the next clue.

"Echo of Blood - Seeing Demon!"

Two different kinds of visual thaumaturgy were effective at the same time. Then, Shade took out the eye drops given to him by Priest August and dropped them into his eyes.

Blinking his eyes twice, the gray world became clearer in his eyes, and the continuous "bloodstains" on the ground were entangled by black rose vines from the perspective of the "seeing demon", and then highlighted directly in the dark night out.

"very good."

Shade looked up at the rekindled forest. The dead trees in the forest, which were originally normal, formed solid obstacles in the forest in various strange ways in the devil's domain. The flames formed a wall of fire, and the huge black rocks protruding from the ground formed a barrier. Even the area of ​​​​the forest was more than doubled.

These together form a huge and complex maze between the shore and Oxenfurt Manor. It is not easy to pass through this place in an hour. Moreover, these barriers and obstacles are difficult to destroy, making it easier to navigate the maze.

[Attention, you have entered the realm of the Stone Mirror Demon-Goethe. 】

[Before leaving this space, the recovery speed of spirit and physical strength is slightly reduced, and the body and soul continue to be invaded by demonic power. 】

"I have divinity in my soul, so it should be fine."

[Your body is still unable to fully resist the power of the demonic realm. Leave here as soon as possible. 】

"I see."

Shade did not set off immediately. Instead, he treated his injuries a little first, and then followed the highlighted traces on the ground into the maze of burning woods. However, he soon discovered that traces on the ground appeared left and right in front of him. Bifurcation.

The voice of the Stone Mirror Demon came from the heights of the maze:

"So what if you can trace me? I am omnipresent!"

Shade ignored the noise that was obviously intended to confuse him. He reached into his pocket and took out a small wooden box. The lock opened with a snap, and the bright yellow orb, the sage-level relic [Source of Chaos] flew out automatically and floated in front of Sha De.

After swaying slightly, it chose the left path for Shade.

One of the characteristics of this relic is to guide the exit or the location of the door in a complex maze-like scene. This relic cannot be used to find things, but in the current scene, it is really suitable.

Shade wasted no time, and amid the blazing flames, he moved in the direction pointed by the light of the yellow moon, and compared it with the shiny traces on the ground. Neither of the two can be lacking. Only by supporting each other can Shade be sure that he is on the right path.

After all, the devil didn't say that he was definitely at the exit of the maze. He only said that he was at the deepest part of the maze.

Since the "primordial fire" was burning in his body, although the flames of the forest made Shade sweat, it was difficult to cause any harm to him. But while the enveloping flames were licking Shade's skin, from the perspective of the "seeing demon", they were gradually wrapped in petrified rose vines.

At the next intersection formed by sloping stone walls and burning hedges, Shade encountered a strange demon stone statue. At the same time, from the red firelight, an eight-clawed spider made of flames crawled out.

Shade waved [Night Watch], and a streak of light fell down, but the flame spider actually climbed up along the burning tree trunk, dodged Shade's blow, and then spit out thin threads like spider silk. Long flame.

"Carina's Ice Breath."

Shade pursed his mouth and exhaled in the same way. Although the spreading cold air could not attack, it completely blocked the incoming fire. Then Shade stepped forward, and then appeared on top of the flame spider, slashing down hard, cutting the spider into two pieces.

The flames of the falling spider were extinguished, but a flawless ruby ​​fell out.

Shade bent down to pick it up, and the devil's voice appeared in his ears again:

"Greed, at this time, do you still think about these treasures? It doesn't matter, every monster in this forest has the wealth I prepared for you. If you like it, go hunt them. "

Shade stuffed the genuine, egg-sized flawless ruby ​​into his pocket, and then continued to walk through the maze under the instructions of the highlighted traces on the ground and the [Source of Chaos].

To be honest, he didn't want to waste time hunting these monsters blocking his way, but whenever he encountered these monsters flying out of the flames, they would follow even if Shade ignored them. Although these monsters do not have very sensitive senses, they can move extremely fast in the form of eight-clawed spiders, flying crows, and lone wolves. Once Shade couldn't shake them off, he had to enter the battle.

As Shade went deeper, more types of monsters appeared on the way forward. They were humanoid stone sculptures rising from the ground, and a half-demon lunatic wielding a scimitar who came from nowhere.

The former is Oxenfurt's enemy buried in the back garden, while the latter are all Oxenfurt's bandits.

Their senses are more sensitive and they are more aggressive, but their defense is lower. Shade can kill one of them with almost one sword.

When Shade was surrounded by five humanoid stone sculptures and three half-demon lunatics, fighting in the fire field with enemies holding long swords, axes and pitchforks, the devil's voice appeared for the third time:

"These are all living souls. When you kill them, you break up their souls. Oh, don't you have any sympathy?"

"Oxenfurt's bandit men spared no effort in death, and the souls of the enemies he buried in the garden had long been corrupted. Besides..."

Shade swung the long sword in front of him, and then [Night Watch] pierced the ground and summoned a golden shield to block the three axes. When the Heaton seal exploded, the rebound attack directly killed them:

"Since they are blocking my way, I must not hesitate."

Although Shade never considered himself a very decisive person, such inducement was a bit too naive.