The moment the backlash of the contract appeared, the Black Earl revoked the contract mask.
However, the power of the contract did not dissipate because of this, and it still surrounded Doakes tightly.
It's like you signed a contract on parchment and you breached the contract. Even if you tear up the parchment, the contract will still be in effect.
This was the case for Doakes, whose screams lasted for a full two minutes.
For Doakes, these two minutes were probably the longest two minutes in his life. It is also a reminder and warning to others.
How terrifying is the backlash of the contract.
The contract mask is only the weakest form of contract backlash. If it were the kind of contract that was formally signed under the witness of the world's will, the backlash would be at least a hundred or a thousand times more powerful than it is now.
Two minutes later, the backlash of the contract's power finally dissipated. When the light disappeared, everyone saw Doakes again.
Doakes' appearance didn't change much. He just collapsed on the ground, a tear falling from the corner of his eye, and an expression of despair.
"Is he... okay?" The one who broke the silence was Vai, who had secretly vowed not to talk nonsense not long ago.
As an old friend of Doakes, this was the first time for Vai to see Doakes like this. He was clearly unhurt, but he looked like he was about to die.
"If you two little guys encounter the backlash of the contract, you are probably dead at this time. But Doakes will not die." The two little guys the Black Earl was talking about were Vai and Kael.
Vai: "But, he looks like..."
The Black Earl said calmly: "The physical body on the bloodline side has completely resisted the backlash of the contract. Even his clothes are not torn, which shows that he is fine."
Vai also wanted to ask, why was Doakes still lying on the ground?
But before he could ask, the Black Earl said as if he had no idea: "As for why you are still lying on the ground, you probably feel... embarrassed."
The Black Earl's answer stunned everyone, including Angel. Angel thought Doakes was injured in his spiritual sea or thinking space, but what the Black Earl meant was that he was actually fine?
"After all, the pain is really painful. He screamed for so long and seemed to shed tears. His face is probably completely lost. It's a pity that you didn't use a photo stone to freeze the scene just now." After a pause, the Black Earl turned around He looked at Angel and said, "Your illusion should be able to recreate the scene at that time. How about you recreate it now and I'll ask Vai to prepare the recording stone."
Before Angel could reply, Doakes jumped up from the ground and rushed to Angel: "No!"
"I'm fine, I'm fine. I just suddenly felt homesick and missed my old mother. I don't know if she is okay now. I will go see her after this exploration of the ruins is over." Doakes said to Ange You said with a sincere face.
As for when he turned around to face Vai and Kael, although he said the same thing, his eyes were fierce, with a fierce look of "you have to believe it even if you don't believe it".
Vai and Kael could only say "Yeah" in embarrassment.
The Black Earl actually wanted to say something sarcastic, "Missing his mother?" You are over eighty years old. If your mother were a mortal, would she still be alive? But after thinking about it, maybe his mother was forced to become a gifted person by Dox, and it is possible that she is still alive now. So, after all, nothing was said.
Seeing Doakes's performance, Angel believed in the Black Earl's judgment. This guy should still have some wounds from the backlash from the contract, but they are definitely not serious; the bigger pain is heartache and loss of face.
Doakes had always been the one to watch the show, but now he was the protagonist. How could he accept it?
"Angel, my dear good friend, you must never listen to the slanders of strangers. The only way to use illusions is to use them against enemies. If you use them to bully your already pitiful friends, you will feel sad. Doesn’t it hurt?”
Doakes was still worried that Angel would really do what the Black Earl said, so he still held on to Angel and wouldn't let go.
"I'll give you two choices." Angel looked at Doakes: "First, under the light of the contract, repeat the two sentences you just said. If you don't arouse the power of the contract, then I believe you."
Doakes: "..."
After a moment of silence, Doakes said, "What about the second option?"
Angel looked down at the wrist that was tightly bound by Doakes: "Second, let go of your hand and keep it five meters away from me. I'll treat it as if nothing happened."
Doakes let go of his hand without hesitation and quickly retreated to the corner.
"You can let it go gently. He had planned to trick you under the Contract Shield before." The Black Earl said calmly.
"If you can't trick him, I will only choose to remain silent about any questions he has." Angel paused and added in his mind: Moreover, he hasn't gotten his little gold yet, so it's best for Doakes to stay safe. good.
"Okay, let's get back to the topic. Now that Lord Black Earl has made it clear, the appearance of Uisu language here is both a coincidence and expected." Angel: "Well, Doakes and Ka Al, you two should have no objections, right?"
Kael was a little surprised that Angel specifically named him, because even if the Black Count really had an ulterior motive, he was not qualified to offer advice. Now, the Black Earl has proven that everything is a coincidence, but it is not an absolute coincidence, so he has no objection, so he nods without hesitation.
As for Doakes, he had just experienced the backlash of the contract and no longer wanted to argue. He just hesitated and let it go.
After confirming that the team had reached a consensus for the time being, Angel looked at the Black Earl: "Sir, can you translate these Uisu languages now?"
The Black Earl nodded and used the contract mask again.
This can be regarded as a sign of sincerity. Under the witness of the contract, his translation is absolutely correct at least on the surface.
The moment the contract mask appeared, Doakes shuddered, slowly retreated to the edge of the mask, and finally left the mask entirely.
It seems that Doakes was frightened by the contract mask.
Accompanying Doakes was Vai. It's not a friendship between friends, it's purely because Vai is afraid that he might say the wrong thing and cause the contract to backfire.
Kael, on the other hand, doesn't care about the contract mask at all. From this, it can be seen that Kael is indeed a quite pure person just as Doakes described.
The Black Earl didn't care about Doakes and Vai leaving, but looked at Angel: "Where do you start the translation?"
Angel: "Sir, let's take a look at it first. If you can integrate the overall idea, just give it a rough outline. This way, you don't need to translate it sentence by sentence."
The Black Count used the contract mask to show his sincerity, and Angel also used this method to return his trust.
The Black Earl took a deep look at Angel: "Now I think you are much more pleasing to the eye than your stupid mentor."
Angel didn't say anything. As long as the Black Earl stopped using "nostrils" as a look in his eyes, he would take this sentence as a compliment.
The Black Earl returned his attention to the table and began to study the complicated and messy characters on it.
Because he only had one nose, he could not see the changes in the expression of the Black Earl, but Angel, as a master of emotional perception, could sense the emotional ups and downs of the Black Earl when he read different words.
This was something that the Black Earl probably didn't expect either.
Throughout the process, the Black Earl's emotions were ups and downs, which shows that there should be many secrets hidden in these characters.
After the Black Earl "read" all the characters, he began to think deeply for a while, seeming to be integrating the information he got.
After a long while, the Black Earl said: "You guessed it right just now, this is indeed a religious organization. However, the gods they believe in are very strange. Even I have never heard of them. I don't know where they are. What pops up is true or false.”
After hesitating for a moment, the Black Earl said the name of the god: "The Demon God of Mirrors."
A few seconds later, the Black Earl said: "I didn't feel that I was being visited."
When it comes to demon gods, the first thing that comes to mind is definitely the demon god of the abyss. The basic ability of the abyss demon god is to respond to "believers". Even though there are thousands of worlds apart, as long as you call his name, the demon will have a vague feeling. If you're lucky, the devil will set his sights on you.
Therefore, the Black Earl hesitated just now and immediately explained that he had not been visited.
Angel: "Sounds like the Demon God of the Abyss?"
Black Earl: "I don't know, this is not mentioned in these characters. All mentions of this god are meaningless praise."
"By the way, one more thing. These characters should have been written down by different people. Some are used as reminders for preaching, while others are pure records. For example, praising gods is a kind of record."
"The characters are very fragmented, and it is basically difficult to find a single logical chain. It is difficult to integrate. However, if you don't mind, I can use guesswork to fill in some logical gaps, but I can't guarantee that it is correct."
Angel nodded: "I understand. Sir, but it doesn't matter."
The Black Earl pondered for a moment and then began to speak.
Probably before Naraku City was abandoned, this group of believers who believed in the Demon God of Mirrors were guided by "someone" and came to Naraku City.
The Black Earl didn't know who the "someone" here was. He guessed that he might be someone related to the Mirror Demon God. He might be the so-called divine attendant, or he might be the Mirror Demon God himself.
After this group of believers came here, under the guidance of "someone", they built an underground church closest to "somewhere".
As for why they came to Naraku City and built an underground church here, the so-called purpose was something called a "holy object".
"Their purpose was a sacred object, which I guessed, because it was repeatedly mentioned above that it was stolen by a thief and dedicated to a certain master of the city at that time. As for what the sacred object was, No details were given.”
After hearing this, Angel had a strange look on his face: "Holy object? Thief?"
If these words had not come from the mouth of the Black Earl, he would have thought it was a fantasy written by ordinary people.
Because in the real supernatural world, it is basically a fantasy for thieves to break into a certain sect and steal sacred objects. Unless this thief is a legendary shadow wizard, and he can face an entire sect and the wrath of the devil, he will never be able to complete this operation.
"Yes, that's how it was recorded." Black Earl: "And, this sentence was said by 'someone'."
"Did 'someone' say that? That person's identity should not be the god himself." Angel said, otherwise this demon god would be too old-fashioned and would have to personally issue divine edicts on everything.
The Black Earl thought for a moment and said: "There is no mention of who that 'someone' is in the characters, but what is a bit strange is... When I read the information about 'someone', I always feel that this 'someone' is different from other believers. , a little alienated.”
Angel: "What do you mean?"
Black Earl: "I guess this 'someone' may have never met these believers."
Angel: "This news is worthy of scrutiny. I have written it down. Is there any other news? Did the master who owned the sacred object mention his name?"
The Black Earl shook his head: "No, but it can be seen from the scattered words that this master seems to command a certain organization."
Angel sorted out his thoughts and said: "So, what these believers want to sneak into is the institution where the master is located. And before, the adults mentioned that this underground church is very close to 'somewhere', so, This place should be where the institution is, or at least not far from that institution.”
The Black Earl nodded: "You can say that."
Angel raised his eyes and looked at the Black Earl: "Sir, what is the so-called 'somewhere' in the original text?"
The Black Earl shook his head: "I didn't say it, I just used 'there' as a geographical location."
"This is the only information I can integrate." The Black Earl said, "Do you still have any questions?"
Angel actually had a problem. When the Black Earl saw a paragraph of characters, his emotions fluctuated violently. Although the Black Earl was very restrained, Angel still discovered it. He was thinking whether he should ask what that character meant.
If asked...he could sense the Black Earl's emotions, so he probably wouldn't be able to hide it.
But if I don't ask, I feel a little unwilling.
Angel thought for a while: "Sir, besides the information you mentioned, is there any other important information?"
Black Earl: "What is your definition of important information?"
Angel: "It's not my definition, it's information that adults think is important. Is there any more?"
This time the Black Earl was silent.
"There must be something to hide, otherwise why wouldn't you dare to answer? This contract mask is good, so you are trapped in a cocoon!" Undoubtedly, the only one who dared to make such a sound of gloating to the Black Earl was Doakes.
"You have healed your scar and forgot about the pain." Angel glanced at Doakes: "Those who are standing outside, please don't speak. If you want to speak, just come into the light shield."
Doakes chuckled, really listened to Angel's words, and said no more.
Angel looked at the Black Earl: "It seems that there is indeed important information in this."
With the contract mask, the Black Earl had to admit: "There is some information that I don't want to say, but it should have nothing to do with the ruins we are going to."
"If your Excellency is sure that this information has nothing to do with our subsequent exploration, then you don't have to say anything. However, your Excellency, can you really be sure?"
Before this, the Black Earl had used vague words like "should" and "maybe" to answer, which was considered to be exploiting the loopholes in the contract mask.
And what Angel asked was to ask the Black Earl to give a clear answer.
