Lafayette's cabin is just ahead. It is still so thin and old, but it seems to have changed again, because there is actually purple-black muddy water rolling around it, exuding a cold air like from hell, and, that The muddy water is expanding inch by inch.
Inside the hut, the cold shadow energy was like a stormy sea, and the dazzling deep purple light shone wave after wave. The sky was flashing, and from time to time, the sound of ghosts crying came from inside.
"What's going on? Is the curse on Lafayette taking effect?" I hid in the shadows and whispered to Darian next to me.
He shook his head and said, "Messiah, look at the edge of the room. It's the pattern of the magic circle. I guess someone is performing evil rituals inside."
Woo--
At that moment, the energy running in the circle made a low sound like a ship setting sail. At that moment, I felt that my heartbeat had slowed down by half a beat.
"You stay here, Messiah, I'll go over and have a look." Dallion said softly.
Ta-ta-ta--
Unexpectedly, a frightened snowshoe rabbit jumped out from the dark woods. It ran wildly along the muddy water and suddenly stepped in. In an instant, it was ignited by the dark fire!
"Chi--" it screamed, and the next second, it burned out! The muddy water was churning, and soon there was no ashes left!
That scene made us take a few steps back, "...Oh my god, what on earth is all this muddy water?!"
Dallion recited something softly, and suddenly a dim holy light lit up in his palm. The holy light flew into the muddy water like a firefly and disappeared in an instant. He was stunned for a moment, and threw a piece of holy light again, but just like last time, the holy light went out instantly, and then he tried again.
"Darian?" I looked at his pale face and couldn't help but feel extremely nervous.
He stopped me back with his hand, "Don't touch it, this is... this is chaotic mud... I remember reading in a book that this thing is composed of despair and pain, connected The kingdom of death.”
"The kingdom of death?!" I couldn't help but be shocked and looked at the wooden house in the middle of the muddy water. What was happening inside? !
The muddy water was still spreading bit by bit, and black blisters kept popping up from the ground and then bursting. The sound was frightening.
Somehow, I suddenly remembered the words of the man named Joshua, "Let me kindly send you off the cliff. It is better than being dragged into hell."
Could it be said that this place will eventually become that piece of muddy territory? !
That realization made my heart beat so fast! I don't want to die here, not at all!
Suddenly, I saw Dallion staring blankly at the fallen chimney on the wooden roof. That place was not covered by the churning mud and water! But that place was too far away from us, at least seven or eight meters away.
"Darian, have you recovered your strength?" I asked through gritted teeth.
"...You're wearing a grappling claw?"
"No, but, I can be Crookedpaw."
Those words made Dallion look at me warily, and grabbed my arm, "There is no way to get through there."
"I can give it a try. If the mud and water spread, where should we escape?"
Dallion has always been smart, how could he not understand the current situation? He pursed his lips, and after a while, he nodded as if he had made great determination, "Tell me about your plan, how to get there? "
At this moment, the muddy water had spread to our feet. The originally hard ground softened like mud when it touched the muddy water. We immediately took a few steps back.
I pointed to the chimney on the roof, "Throw me forward three meters, no, four meters is enough!"
Dallion frowned, "Then?"
"Then, I can... get there in a way and kill the wizard inside."
"Are you alone? There may be more than one wizard in there."
"But we can first find a way to stop this damn magic," I said, patting the crossbow in my bag. "I am a very good shooter. As long as I aim, I can hit the leaves ten meters away." !”
His eyebrows knitted tighter, and in his eyes reflecting the purple-black light, I could clearly see the battle of thoughts.
"Okay." After a moment, he nodded, "Messiah, listen to me, the huge magic circle is either infused with rune stones, or a powerful wizard injects the magic himself. They will definitely have control. Energy group, you don't need to kill the people inside, you only need to crush the control energy group. It is a dense magic cloud, find it and crush it! Leave the other things to me!" As he said, he handed over He folded his hands and made a footrest for me.
"Believe me!" I pressed his shoulders hard, my heart skipped a beat, and I forced myself to hold on to the pain in my left foot and stepped on his palm.
His hands sank, and at that moment, my forehead was almost close to his.
"You must be careful, Messiah, don't let me..." He looked up at me, hesitating to speak, his eyes were like cold stars in the sky.
The light of the cold star was so bright that it made my suddenly nervous heart beat faster, but in the end, what he said was another sentence, "Get ready!"
He bent his legs slightly, "One!"
I let go of his shoulders and bit my lip.
"two!"
I held my breath.
"three!"
With a low cry, I was thrown into the air by a huge force, and the upside-down wooden house approached quickly in my field of vision!
I opened my eyes and stared at the chimney in front of me!
Close! Closer!
It's now! I gritted my teeth! In an instant, I entered the world full of black energy, and the strong wind was at my feet. I stepped on it, and with a swipe, I reached the back of the chimney. This time, I tilted my head back, Very good, no collision!
Taking a deep breath, I gestured to Dallion below, and he nodded towards me, his tense face relaxing slightly.
Gululu--
Mud water rolled in front of his toes, and he had to back away again.
*
I quietly lay down on the wet roof and put the crossbow beside me.
After removing the strange-smelling straw covering it, I finally saw clearly what was going on inside.
The unconscious Lafayette was placed in the center of the circle, while Gilly was thrown into a corner of the room, motionless.
It was obvious that the magic circle had not been completely drawn. In the corner of the room, there were three people in black robes carving complicated magic lines one by one. Their whole bodies were covered tightly, and they were only raising their heads. The moment they started, I could see their pale and blue chins.
On the bed next to the room, there were two people sitting cross-legged. I immediately saw the blood-red cloaks they were wearing. Under the cloaks were pitch-black leather armors. Their clothes reminded me of the time I visited Rubio. The baron in the manor is called... called Vadus. It also reminds me of the villainous knight who cut off half of Ricky's calf. His name is... what?
No matter what his name is, who are these people?
Thinking of that, I couldn't help but take a closer look at them.
I have to say that some people have very keen eyesight on others. One of them with a red cloak stood up almost immediately and looked towards me. I immediately hid back and closed my eyes.
"Did your ass get burned?" Someone in the room said with a smile.
"Shut your mouth, old Dodd," I recognized that voice, it was Joshua's, "I just think someone is spying on me."
"Yo? Ghost?"
"Oh, I hope it's Eileen's ghost! Maybe we can have some fun before dawn!"
Listening to them talking about other dirty things, I cautiously poked my head to look again. This time, I didn't dare to stare at those red cloaks. I had to find the control energy group first and get rid of the damn muddy water outside.
But where is the control energy group?
I frowned and looked around, but I didn't see any thick magic cloud at all.
Woo--
The magic circle made another shocking sound. The sound made my heart beat again, and also made everyone in the room fall into silence.
"How long are you going to keep doing this?" Suddenly, Joshua asked in a rough voice. Under the purple light, I glanced at him quickly. This time, I could see his appearance clearly. He had a deep hair. He had blond curly hair, a face marked by wind and frost, and a nose that had been beaten out of joint. "I don't want to stay in such a ghost place for too long, with ghosts crying and wolves howling."
"Are you scared? Joshua?" The person next to him laughed, and the voice was Dude. It seemed that he was no longer young, but his bare arms still looked strong and powerful.
"Go to hell with being afraid! I would rather stay with the mermaid during this time!" With that said, Joshua jumped off the bed impatiently.
"We must be fully prepared. His Highness is very fond of this boy." One of the men in black robes replied. His vocal cords seemed to have been injured, and the sound he made was like a strong wind sweeping through the desert. "Don't worry, once the ceremony is completed, you will definitely get His Highness." The promised reward." Seeing that Joshua still had a dark face, the black robe laughed dryly, "Syndicates, you are actually lucky, not many people can watch a shadow magic feast up close."
syndicate?
That title made me slightly stunned. I felt it was very familiar, but I couldn't remember it at all.
Only the black robe continued to speak below, "You will see with your own eyes the gate of hell open here, countless hungry ghosts will crawl at your feet and cry, endless twisted creatures will sing for you, you will see with your own eyes a rotten but yet... The birth of a new soul, I swear, it will be a spectacle you have never seen before!"
"Go to hell! I swear, if what you make disgusts me, I will do it to you! And your mother!" Joshua cursed and stepped over the purple shadow energy that kept wandering on the ground, slowly He walked slowly to Gilly's side, "So, what about this girl? Your Highness also likes her very much?" As he said that, he used his gloved hands to wipe away the hair stuck to her face, "Oh, this is not It’s beautiful, much worse than the one on the carriage! It’s only worth half a silver coin a night if sold as a mermaid!”
"No, His Highness doesn't like her, but you can't touch her!" The black robe glanced at him and continued the work at hand, "She is the key. Even if she looks exactly like a sea monster, in this ceremony , she is also extremely precious.”
"What kind of hell are you going to make that kid look like? Is he even more disgusting than you?"
"Watch your words!" It was obvious that the voice in the black robe had become cold and unpleasant, but what he received in exchange was a few malicious smiles from Joshua.
"Am I wrong? Do you dare to lift your hood and let us see your shit-like face?"
The black-robed chest rose and fell violently several times, and he seemed to have spent a lot of effort calming down.
"Hey! You haven't said yet, what will this kid look like?"
"This kid will become a loyal servant." The black robe gritted his teeth and said.
"Oh, servants... A loyal servant only needs a few bags of gold coins... Oh, don't tell me that you don't have any gold coins at all. All your promises are bullshit lies!" When he said that, Joshua was already vague. He held down the dagger at his waist.
"No, our Highness means what he says! Moreover, what he needs is more powerful, wise, and loyal servants," the black robe interrupted him angrily, "We need to destroy that brat's will and control him. His mind. And to control a person's mind, of course, you have to choose when he is most desperate."
Joshua's face twitched and he frowned in disgust, "You want to kill this girl?"
"No, it's not that we want to kill her, it's this kid who wants to kill her." As he said that, the black robe dropped the magic pen in his hand and stood up slowly, "It's done."
*
The other two silent men in black robes also stood up. They seemed to be much shorter and more delicate. After they stood up, they turned around and faced another direction that I couldn't see.
For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on the man in black robe who spoke, but his face was so tightly covered by the hood that I couldn't see him.
He took out a candle from his bag and lit it on a node of the magic circle. Then, he stood on another node and began to recite the incantation.
"Great Lord of Shadows, please open the door of your temple and listen to the prayers of your loyal followers..."
The dark magic group slowly took shape in his hands. It may be the so-called control energy group. He controls this magic. So, who is controlling the muddy water outside?
I couldn't help but look at the two men in black robes with their backs to me. Should I shoot through their heads? Oh, no, I must first determine where the control magic group is. I must succeed the first time, otherwise, the two experienced syndicates below will definitely not give me a second chance to shoot!
"I offer sacrifices to you. I bring flesh and bones, despair and pain. May they be integrated with your power. I bring a living heart. May it beat only for you from now on..."
I could only hear the black robe continuing to recite. At that moment, with a breath, a cold wind seemed to blow out from the ground, making the originally pale flame of the candle become extremely dark. Lafayette's body was shaken by an invisible force. He was lifted up and suspended in the air. I noticed that a layer of blood-colored light lit up around him.
The red cloaks known as the Syndicate were also startled. Joshua almost immediately held down the sword at his waist and scanned around with the eyes of an eagle.
"Please inject the black blood into his veins, please inject the clouds into his eyes, please fill his mind with despair, and he will surely become your loyal servant..."
Woo--
A burst of purple-black light lit up along the magic circle. It swam like a snake, growing longer and longer, and eventually surrounded the entire room.
Gululu--
The sound of bubbles came from the magic circle, and I saw with my own eyes that the floor under Lafayette turned into dark, churning mud, and the mud was getting bigger and bigger like the muddy water outside the house!
Suddenly, a black skeleton-like hand stretched out from the mud. The hand was extremely thin, and its fingertips were like sharp hooks. It immediately grabbed Lafayette's waist! Immediately afterwards, more black hands stretched out from the mud!
They twined tightly and struggled to climb up! Then, I saw countless dark heads emerging from the mud! As soon as they poked their heads out, they let out a sharp scream!
God, those things have empty eye sockets and mouths full of sharp teeth. They are just like black skeletons! As soon as they broke free from the shackles of the mud, they pounced on Lafayette's body. They opened their mouths and bit into the boy. I don't know what they bit, because the boy didn't look any less healthy. A piece of meat, but the whole house was filled with a tooth-aching sound of chewing!
That sight makes one's head tingle! For a moment, I didn't dare to breathe.
The Syndicates immediately clung to the wall, their faces turning pale even in that black light.
The ground under Joshua's feet was also occupied by mud. He sank almost immediately. In an instant, half of his waist was submerged.
"Oh!" he shouted with his eyes wide open, and he immediately pulled out the dagger from his waist and stabbed the nearest skeleton that was still struggling in the mud viciously!
Hit right in the head!
"Haw--" the skeleton screamed and turned into a pool of black splashing water, then merged into the mud.
The men in black robes immediately looked towards him, and one of the short ones pointed at him. Suddenly, a dark shadow fence blocked in front of Joshua, "Stay there quietly! Otherwise, you will be dead!" "The voice was young and female.
Of course, I didn't have time to pay attention to Joshua, because, following the movement of the woman's black robe, I suddenly saw her hands hidden under the cloak. In the palm of her hand was a dark magic mass that shone like glass.
That must be the energy group that controls the muddy water outside, right? !
I took a deep breath, and the next second, I raised my wrist. There was only a bang, and the crossbow arrow flew away through the wind. In a blink of an eye, it crushed the energy ball in her hand and penetrated her hands.
Blood and shadow power splashed in the air like rain, "Ah----" her scream cut through the night.
"Who is there?!" Doud's eyes were like lightning, and the sword in his hand was faster than lightning. In an instant, the cold and sharp weapon flew over in a circle. There was only a bang, and the sword actually smashed an entire roof!
My feet suddenly lost support. I gasped and immediately stepped on the wind of shadows. With a swipe, I reached the back of the injured black robe, and before she could react, I used my right hand to The sharp edge of the crossbow pressed against her throat.
"Stay back, everyone." I nervously grabbed the shoulders of the black robe. The mud on the ground made me as tense as she was, and I didn't dare to move. "Don't scare me. If I get scared, my hands will It will tremble!"
"Oh!" After a moment of dead silence, Joshua, who was trapped by the wall, shouted in a rough voice. I glanced at him and saw that the corners of his mouth were grinning to the base of his ears, "Little Eileen! "
