The street was noisy and crowded with residents watching the excitement. Ma Wei admired their courage. It may be that they had never seen the power of extraordinary creatures.
Mavey had never heard of the prisoners held under St. Paul's Cathedral, but he knew that most churches had dungeons under them to hold erring monks or heretics.
Anyone who deserves to be locked up under St. Paul's Cathedral must not be a good person. The police were maintaining order on the street, while the demon hunters were standing on the roof and searching nearby with strange, compass-like instruments. At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly bumped into Ma Wei. Ma Wei didn't care at first. , everyone is crowded together and bumping into each other is normal.
The person who bumped into him was a slovenly man with a pale face and stubble on his face. He looked like a beggar on the street. He was smelly, dressed in rags, and didn't even wear a coat. He was sneaking through the crowd with his body hunched over. , after bumping into Ma Wei, without even a word of apology, he went into the alley at the end of the street.
After touching the wallet in his arms to make sure that nothing was stolen, Ma Wei looked in the direction the sloppy man left, suspicious in his heart, but neither the Demonic Wooden Box nor Yunia reminded him, proving that the other person was not an extraordinary creature and that he had no Block the other party's evidence.
"Found it! It's him!!" One of the sharp-eyed policemen responsible for maintaining order saw the slovenly man's back walking into the alley. His eyes widened and he shouted at the top of his lungs: "He's here!!" The policeman The shouts immediately attracted the attention of the demon hunters. Within two seconds, the demon hunters swarmed over and jumped into the alley.
In the dark alley, the slovenly man was surrounded by demon hunters. He took a few steps back in fear, leaned against the wall, and waved his hands in front of him: "No...don't come here...you guys...don't catch me." ..." A demon hunter dressed as a captain looked at the sloppy man coldly and said in a deep voice: "Barters Brave, hand over the mask, and we can let you go."
"Mask?" The slovenly man asked with evasive eyes, "What mask? I don't have any mask..."
"Hidden in your arms is the Thousand-Change Mask." The demon hunter captain said expressionlessly: "Highly taboo items are never allowed to flow into the public. Hand it over! For the sake of you being the bishop of the church, I I don’t want to do anything!”
"I...I just want to leave..." The sloppy man buried his head, curling up like a frightened mouse.
"Pope Ubli issued an encyclical. As long as you hand over the Thousand-Change Mask, you will be acquitted of your crime and allowed to leave the Kingdom of Windsor."
"I will, I will..." The slovenly man put his hand tremblingly into his arms, fumbled for a while, and took out a dark mask with no eye sockets and mouth.
Seeing the man take out the mask, the demon hunter captain's tense mood eased slightly. If possible, he would never want to fight with the sloppy man here. Firstly, because the other party was the former blue-clothed bishop of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny, with a high status. Secondly, It's because of the Thousand-Change Mask that the man stole during the turmoil... The moment he found the sloppy man, the demon hunter captain had already passed on the news. His mission was to hold the sloppy man down, and of course, to convince him to behave. It's best to hand over the mask.
The skinny palm slowly rubbed the smooth surface of the mask. The slovenly man's eyes were full of tenderness, as if he were treating his newlywed wife, and he said reluctantly: "Hand it over, will you let me go?"
"Pope Ubli personally issued the encyclical, and the goddess is the witness. Do you doubt the Pope's loyalty to the goddess?"
"..." After hesitating, the sloppy man seemed to have made a decision. He slowly stretched out his hand and handed the mask to the captain of the demon hunter. Just as the captain of the demon hunter stepped forward and was about to take the mask, Suddenly...the wall behind the sloppy man suddenly bulged, and a face emerged from the stone bricks, whispering in the sloppy man's ear: "Are you going to leave your destiny in the hands of others? "
"But...but they said they were willing to let me go!"
"Look at your appearance. You are neither human nor ghost. Even if you leave the Kingdom of Windsor, what will you do?" The man with a sloppy face whispered in a low voice, as if he was bewitched by a devil: "You are imprisoned in a dungeon for a long time. 10 years, how much torture have you suffered in these 10 years without seeing the light of day? Don't you want revenge? When you prayed to us, you said that you were willing to give everything, wear it... everything will be fine... .Only when you control your power can you control your own destiny! Only then can you show your fangs to the big man who bullied and tortured you!" The moment his face appeared, the demon hunter captain wanted to say something, but he suddenly couldn't move and froze in place. He was unable to make a sound, and could only move his eyeballs. He hoped that the sloppy man could reject the whisper of the devil and hand over the mask, but after listening to the voice on his face, the sloppy man... recalled that he was imprisoned in the dungeon. Life.
Darkness, dampness, loneliness, pain... Countless memories came to his mind, diluting his joy of seeing the light of day again, and rekindling the flame of revenge in his heart. He once again thought of the constant screams he made when he was in the dungeon. Supplicating prayers.
"No matter who it is...please save me...I am willing to pay everything...please..." In the desperate suffocation, his prayer was finally answered. At that moment, The door of the dungeon opened, and countless prisoners rushed out like crazy. He was among the large army, with only a familiar voice guiding him to the treasure house of St. Paul's Cathedral to steal the Thousand-Change Mask.
He went and successfully stole the Thousand-Change Mask in the chaos, but he didn't know why he stole the Thousand-Change Mask. He breathed the fresh air on the ground again, and his despair disappeared. He wanted to leave, barefoot Stepping on the stone bricks, even if the soles of his feet were bruised to pieces by the sharp edges, he still maintained his speed and hid on the streets. He finally arrived in Kingston District... As long as he handed over the mask, he He can gain freedom...but...is the freedom he gets by handing over his mask really what he wants now?
"I... am already free, why do I need your charity?!" The sloppy man yelled at the demon hunter captain who had cold sweat on his forehead: "Why should I survive under the rules you set? Who are you to order me? My pain... is all caused by you!!"
"You're right..." Face said in the man's ear: "Put it on, imagine what you see in the teachings and what you want to be, and you can become it..." Under the bewitchment of Face Amid the sound, the man retracted his arm, holding the mask close to his cheek.
Countless black tentacles suddenly sprouted from the inside of the mask, piercing the man's cheeks, wrapping around his head, and burrowing into all the gaps along the mouth, nose, eye sockets, ears.
The man's body trembled violently, twitching in pain, and he couldn't make a wailing sound because his throat was occupied by the tentacles.
The man's body began to change. The bones on the back of his spine squirmed, and the black wings pierced the skin and stretched in the alley. The face covered by the mask also lost its mouth and nose, leaving only a gap. Along with the man's mutation, the gap cracked. Opened, a giant eye slowly emerged.
Seeing that the man had turned into a monster, his face shrank back into the wall. At the same time, the Witcher Captain found that he had regained his ability to move.
"Barters Brave!!" The demon hunter captain shouted, and a golden light lit up between his sleeves and collar. He knew that the man had fallen and could only use violent means... to eradicate the root cause!
Outside the alley, the wooden box of demon spirits in Ma Wei's arms was shaking violently, almost jumping out. The last time this happened was when the Supreme Four Pillars and several goddesses came. Today...
"Dad, someone has fallen." Yunia, who was riding on Ma Wei's neck, said looking at the alley.
"What strength?"
"About me." Edward said, "A little weaker than me... Do you want to take action?"
"No." Ma Wei shook his head: "This is the home ground of the Church of the Three Goddesses of Destiny. Just leave it to them." As he spoke, a fierce battle broke out in the alley, and a black shadow jumped into the sky, overlooking it from a high position. street.
Although he still looks roughly like a human being, the sloppy man has now transformed into a monster that is neither human nor ghost, with six black wings, a single eye, and sharp limbs like blades... Read The Three Goddesses of Destiny Ma Wei of the Church’s teachings recognized it at a glance. This was the physical description of the devil in the teachings.
Demons, Ma Wei also came into contact with. They are by no means as weird as described in the teachings. On the contrary, many of them still look like humans. For example, Edward, his body may be ferocious and terrifying, but he still looks like a handsome human blond guy. Two days ago, he was approached by a prostitute. It’s over.
The appearance of the sloppy man is more like a monster imaginary by humans than a demon himself, neither fish nor fowl.
Even Edward rated him as a monster. I even feel that sloppy men have ruined the devil's reputation.
People think demons are ugly because of the church's propaganda. In the eyes of the church, demons are deceptive beings. Of course, they cannot beautify them, so they are shaped into ugly, dirty looks that make people sick at first sight.
But in fact...how could the devil make his appearance ugly and dirty in order to confuse people's hearts?
Although they don't rely on their appearance to make a living, they still have to look normal. Otherwise, they will make others sick when they see them. How can they confuse people's hearts?
"Strange, the appearance of the devil invented in the doctrine is completely fictitious. In that case, how did he become like this?" Ma Wei suddenly realized that something was wrong. The sloppy man would definitely not be able to disguise himself without the tears of the siren. , however, he not only turned into the demon in the doctrine, but also possessed extremely powerful power and gained the upper hand in the siege of many demon hunters. This is simply unreasonable.
"He should have used some kind of powerful extraordinary item." Edward said: "After so many eras, it is normal for some extraordinary items with special effects to appear."
"Hmm..." Observing the battle in the sky, Ma Wei nodded. Just as he was about to speak, he suddenly saw a church carriage parked on the side of the road. After the door opened, a man wearing a white robe and holding a scepter was revealed. The old man got out of the car, it was Pope Ubli I.
In addition to Umbry I, three cardinal archbishops of Cambury, Brandon and Liviu also came to Kingston.
Seeing the monster high in the sky, Ubli I looked solemn, glanced at the onlookers on both sides of the street, and immediately ordered the crowd to be evacuated to avoid causing too many casualties.
Driven by the police, the onlookers could only stay away from the scene. Ma Wei was also among the crowd and was driven several hundred meters away. Looking from a distance, he could only vaguely see the shadow of the monster.
"Go home." Shaking his head, Ma Wei walked towards a place with few people: "There is no excitement to watch." The battle in the sky did not last long, and it ended as soon as Ma Wei and the three got on the carriage. The alienated monster Under the joint attack of Pope Ubli I and the three archbishops, they quickly retreated. They tried their best to break out of the encirclement and fled into the distance, with the demon hunters chasing after them.
If Edward is besieged today, Ma Wei believes that it can completely draw a tie with Pope Ubli I and the three archbishops. When it fought with Pope Doppler II of the Judgment Cult, Edward alone defeated the Judgment. The cult's one hundred thousand troops even seriously injured Doppler II.
If Doppler II is like this, let alone Ubli I? The monster is slightly weaker than Edward, so even if he can't be defeated, there's no problem in escaping.
"London is getting more and more chaotic..." Ma Wei took a deep breath, not in a beautiful mood. Aurora members must be allowed into London as soon as possible to deal with possible accidents in the future.
Not long after returning to Flower Street, the person responsible for delivering potion products to Daniel came back. As soon as he entered the door, he asked curiously: "Brother, what happened? Why is St. Paul's Cathedral being talked about on the street?"
"It should be the work of the Four Supreme Pillars." Ma Wei said: "They attacked St. Paul's Cathedral and released the prisoners in the dungeon, causing the chaos tonight."
"They didn't just release prisoners." Under the moonlight, Fat Orange jumped into the window sill and walked to Ma Wei with cat steps: "According to the information provided by Maomao, a very important extraordinary item was lost in St. Paul's Cathedral tonight, called Qian. Become a mask.”
"So, Ubli I and the others are trying to recover the stolen extraordinary items?"
"That's right." Fat Orange said: "The prisoner who stole the Thousand-Change Mask is named Bartels Brave. He was once the bishop of Yinling District in London. He had a high status. In 10 years, he was convicted of disrespecting the gods. He was deposed as a bishop and imprisoned in the dungeon of St. Paul's Cathedral..." Ma Wei was a little surprised now. You must know that there is a huge difference between the bishops in remote areas and the bishops in London. The bishop in London must be a cardinal. A member, qualified to participate in internal meetings of the church. Such a character... could actually be guilty of disrespecting God?
Ma Wei didn't want to explore what happened 10 years ago. He only knew that Butters Brave stole the Thousand-Change Mask, a treasure treasured by the Church of the Three Destinies.
According to Fat Orange, the ability to turn into a monster is most likely due to the Thousand-Change Mask, a treasure that allows humans to gain powerful power in a short period of time...
"Brother." Lai Wen saw Ma Wei lowering his head in thought, his eyes uncertain, and said with a smile: "You are excited, aren't you?"
