Whispering Verse

"Help, help!"

Continuing to move forward, the clearly highlighted traces and [Source of Chaos] pointed to the road on the left, but Shade heard a very familiar woman calling for help in front of him.

He didn't want to pay attention to it, but the voice was actually approaching. Shade subconsciously looked up at the road ahead that was wrapped in flames. Then he saw Margaret, who should never be here, appearing in front of him. That road is not far away.

She was held hostage by her brother, Prince William, with a dagger, and her white neck began to bleed under the sharp knife, as if there were cracks on the fine porcelain. She shouted for help while grabbing forward with both hands, as if trying to catch Shade.

【Fake. 】

Shade was stunned for a moment, then swung his sword:

"What I hate the most is when someone turns into a woman and lies to me!"

The arc of silver sword light split the phantom Margaret and Prince William into two pieces. Shade still couldn't understand his hatred and walked over again, wanting to see what was going on. Then he saw that this road was a dead end. Behind the illusion just now, a big-tailed squirrel was pressed underneath by a broken tree trunk. It's squeaking.

【This time it’s true. 】

"She" said softly.

The end of the forked road ahead is not far from the intersection where Shade is, so not much time is wasted. Shade hesitated for a moment, then ran over and bent down to lift the trunk, and rescued the big-tailed squirrel from under the trunk.

But at this moment, a rustling sound suddenly appeared, and then the tall burning trees on both sides all fell towards Shade. Shade could have avoided it by relying on [Ragrai's Jump], but the squirrel in his hand could not be avoided.

There was no time to hold up the shield at this time, so he could only protect the squirrel, and then resisted several falling heavy objects.

With his physical fitness, even if he takes a few hits, there will be no problem. But in the weird demon realm, after being hit, Shade felt that [False Immortality] was almost triggered. He groaned, then spat out a mouthful of blood on the ground, feeling that several of his bones were probably broken.

"What do you want me to say about you?"

The devil's laughing voice appeared high in the sky:

"You didn't save your own princess, but you went to save a small animal. Put away your pitiful heart, look at what you look like now. You should have learned a lesson now, right?"

Shade still didn't speak, and picked up the trembling squirrel. He then returned to the fork in the road while healing himself, and continued to follow the traces deeper into the Fire Forest of the Devil's Realm.

The exit of the maze is not far away, and this devil's game is about to come to an end.

(Little Mia is running.)

Ten o'clock at night, Church of the Sun and Earth in downtown Randall Valley.

The seventeen-year-old girl who was meditating with her eyes closed in the somewhat messy main hall opened her eyes. At this moment, everyone else who noticed her felt inexplicably that Iluna Beas had a strange sense of weight on her body.

She shook her palms and recalled the inexplicable phenomenon that occurred during meditation:

"It's really strange. As long as you meditate deeply in the Randall Valley area, you can hear an irregular heartbeat. What does this mean?"

"Miss Bayas, Mr. Granger is looking for you."

The young nun who hurriedly walked over said to Iluna. Iluna touched the [Demon Hunting Seal] on her finger, nodded, stood up, and glanced at the various ring warlocks who were making arrangements to set off or were ready to go. The team then followed the nun to the back of the church.

Belief in the God of the Sun and Earth [Old Man with the Lamp] is the main belief in the Randall Valley area. The magnificent church has a back garden, and under the influence of the church's magical power, the garden is still blooming with flowers even in the late winter season.

Of course, the explanation for ordinary believers is that this is a miracle from the church.

In the back garden, Iluna saw the local thirteen-ring warlock transferred by the Church of the Sun, the "Earth Shaker" Pierre Granger, and the ascetic monk Shade had met before. Although they stood directly in the snow, and the latter had bare feet, the strange thing was that the gray snowflakes seemed to deliberately avoid the two of them, leaving no snow on their shoulders and heads.

When the ascetic monk in Mai saw Iluna coming, he nodded slightly and left. Iluna also said hello, and then asked Mr. Granger:

"The church is really ready."

"Yes, since the incident in your Tobesk diocese last summer, the church has been in a relatively passive position in a series of incidents. This incident must not be like this again."

Iluna frowned and asked again:

"How is the situation now?"

"It's not midnight yet. Although resurrected fossil creatures have appeared outside the city, and scattered earth element life forms have also appeared in the city, we can still cope with it for the time being."

Mr. Granger said, taking a small box from the stone fence with rose and lily carvings surrounding the snow-covered flowerbed and handing it to Iluna:

"Just sent from the Holy See."

It was a red wooden box with a sun-patterned holy emblem on the lid. Iluna opened it and saw a golden stone lying on the red lining:

"This is."

"Fragments of the Earth's Heart."

Mr Granger explained:

"The heart of the earth in the first era has long since collapsed, and what is now located at an unknown location deep in the Randall River Valley can only be regarded as remains. Although these disintegrated fragments no longer have the power to directly affect the earth, It is still a treasure to the Ring Warlock. According to the news from the Witch Council, the Chosen One ceremony requires a Ring Warlock with the 'Power of the Earth' to participate in the banquet as a guest. The Holy See hopes that you can master a power of the earth."

"It's not something you can master immediately if you ask me to master it."

"It's good to give it a try."

Mr. Granger said with a smile, so Iluna touched the golden stone with her finger, frowned slightly, and put the box away:

"I heard that the Heart of the Earth has the ability to automatically assemble? Hasn't the church thought about collecting more fragments of the Heart of the Earth over the years?"

She talked about the news she heard from Shade. If there were enough fragments of the Heart of the Earth, the Guardian could even be awakened directly.

"The automatic aggregation ability of the fragments of the Heart of the Earth can only be exerted within a certain range. Moreover, the era when the Heart of the Earth collapsed was quite far away from the Sixth Era in which we live, and the prosperity of the Five Gods Church's faith was in the Fifth Era. It only started in the late Era, so it’s not easy to find.”

Mr. Granger patiently explained that the entire conversation between the two was in Kasenric, but Mr. Granger's Kasenric was quite standard, so Iluna could understand it completely.

While the two were talking, the three-ringed warlock holding a roll of parchment tied with a ribbon walked over quickly and handed the roll of parchment to Mr. Granger. The latter took it and took a look:

"Something happened outside the city. Are there still fossilized dragon bones underground in the Randall Valley?"

"Do you need me to go?"

Iluna asked.

"Sister Devlin has already rushed over. She is the best at dealing with this."

Mr. Granger shook his head, and Iluna narrowed her eyes. She knew that Sister Devlin was near the Moon Worship Relics, holding the [Night Watch] and preparing to meet Shade. Now that the nun is distracted by other things, Shade is missing his most important helper.

Gray snowflakes were falling, but they couldn't dye Iluna's long brown hair any other color. In winter, ants move in swarms along the cleared paths in the garden, warning people of an imminent earthquake.

The ground suddenly trembled, and the church was shaken again by an unknown earthquake for the first time tonight.

Iluna and Mr. Granger stopped talking. The latter said goodbye to Iluna worriedly and walked to the main hall in front to wait for new news. He was a thirteen-ring warlock who stayed in the city and would not be dispatched unless absolutely necessary.

Iluna continued in the church garden, looking up at the night sky, thinking about the foreigner who was dealing with the devil.

In the Wilde Opera House two blocks away, Luvia, who had also finished her deep meditation, also opened her eyes. Unlike Iluna who heard the irregular heartbeat, the revelation given to the fortune teller by deep meditation was even more bizarre.

She didn't talk to anyone, but picked up the obsidian pendulum and shook it, then quickly placed her divination cards on the table.

"Iluna Beas."

He whispered softly, and after turning over the cards, the card showed "Earth".

"Interesting. Shad Hamilton."

She whispered again, and this time when the card was turned over, it showed "Shadow".

"Shadeh's mid-circle sublimation language spirit rune, the shadow of the silver moon guides the final direction. It seems that it is tonight."

He stood up and pushed open the door to the corridor, and happened to bump into Miss Rita Swift who was about to open the door:

"Miss Sylvia sent new news from outside Oxenfurt Manor. Sister Devlin has temporarily left. Oxenfurt Manor is surrounded by unsolvable space barriers. Miss Sylvia is trying to enter directly. Inside the manor.”

"Send her a reply. Even if she can't get in herself, she will send the [Night Watcher] in."

Although she was extremely worried about Sha De's condition at this time, the purple-eyed girl still showed her strength:

"Where's Miss Hayley Aurora?"

"I entered the parliament five minutes ago and haven't come back yet."

Miss Swift said, seeing the divination cards on the table, she wanted to ask Luvia about the divination results just now, but the girl in a maid dress who hurriedly ran from the rooftop observation point brought something new. The bad news:

"Two streets away to the east, a fallen earth elemental giant appeared. The target is moving to the southeast. Two Central Warlocks from the Peace Church who are patrolling nearby have joined the battle, but they can't stop the big guy."