The monster, entangled in the rays of light and surrounded by flames, finally revealed its true face:
Complex, diverse mouthparts are spread across the bloated scarlet bulbous flesh. Tangled root-like tentacles pulsated like arteries, with droplets of blood oozing from them. Apart from this, there are no other organs on its body, just like a malformed fetus.
I saw the pure white lantern in Charlotte's hand bursting out with noisy light, like a dance of shadows moving in it, providing a steady source of light that converged into strands of light beams.
That is one of the magical tools of the Holy Church - the daytime lantern, which represents the power of the "night watchman".
Quinn gently drew the blade across the last person's neck. Blood mixed with seawater sprayed from the section, and the prey soon stopped struggling.
Mr. Sea Monster finally stopped his terrifying chant, and along with bubbles and grunts, a heavy and deep breathing sound came from the breathing valve of the diving suit.
In the past, the secret text of "Drowning" was classified as black magic by the church, and any practitioner of this secret text would be sent to the gallows. However, today's modern society has "more flexible" moral standards, which can allow some users of black magic to further serve society under supervision.
Bai Ya opened his bow and shot an arrow through the flame demon's locust-like mouthparts that were constantly opening and closing, and complained in a low voice:
"Oh my God, do you see those mouths? I think I'm going to have a nightmare tonight about tongue-kissing them."
"You can go to bed without taking off your makeup and eat some garlic. Maybe the monster won't be able to bear it first."
Ed said as he lowered his head and searched the body. He has no need to participate in the battle for the time being. The noise of the revolver is too obvious in the tunnel. It can easily arouse unnecessary alertness and cause very limited damage.
"It looked better as a ball of fire. You know what's the thing about the occult that I can't understand the most? It's the law of ghosts - 'You can't hurt what you can't see.' It just doesn't make sense. Well." Bai Ya was still gushing from the side.
The law of ghosts refers to a unique common sense regarding ghosts: the attacker must be able to clearly recognize the presence of the ghost with his senses before he can cause effective damage to the ghost.
I have to say that this is indeed a bizarre phenomenon. In the experiment, even if the tester used shotgun shells to conduct fan-shaped fire strikes on the test area, covering all areas where the spirit body may exist, it still failed to cause any damage to it.
After the tester was equipped with spiritual vision goggles made of faceted crystal, the attack immediately became effective, and the spiritual target was quickly eliminated by the shotgun.
"Hmm, after all, mysticism is not a discipline that relies on logic and dialectics."
The corpse had Nirvana tattoos on its arms. Ed found a small piece of agate stone with red lines, a snake-shaped silver dagger used in ceremonies, and a piece of human left ear.
He curled his lips in disgust, threw his ears into the fire, and stuffed the silver dagger and agate stone into his pocket.
If Holland hadn't lied to me, the Nirvana Church has more than fifty believers in Silvermist City, and the manpower that can be allocated to each area should not exceed fifteen at most.
Although the East District has a large population, there are not many high-value targets, and the number of people allocated here may be even smaller. Excluding the believers who guard the various passages, there should be no more than five enemies dedicated to guarding the "Emperor's Blood", maybe even only one or two.
The one-eyed spider was controlled by his mind and continued to investigate forward. Ahead was another abandoned ancient underground outpost. The simple fortifications newly built everywhere confirm that the Nirvana Cult is indeed active here.
Just when Ed wanted to control the one-eyed spider to get a closer look, a gunshot was heard.
Gunshots? ! This is not quite like the Nirvana Order.
Ed's first reaction was that his revolver had misfired. But he had locked the hammer at the safety gap in advance, so there was no possibility of misfire.
In the bright yellow vision, he fell from the top of the rock wall and was paralyzed on the spot uncontrollably. Although the vision is still there and the cat's eye stone is not damaged, because of the angle, nothing can be seen.
It turns out that the one-eyed spider was shot.
Being able to accurately detect and hit the crawling one-eyed spider shows that the opponent is well aware of the characteristics of this machine and is good at using firearms. To find this place, you must know the rat's path well; and you must be someone who is hostile to the official forces, otherwise there is no need to shoot the one-eyed spider. spider.
Woodcutter and fishermen gang.
Did they clear out the Nirvana cult stronghold here first?
"Is there gunfire?" Quinn also realized the problem.
"They're from the Woodcutter and Fishing Gang." Ed whispered.
"Oh, what a world - just after killing a bunch of lunatics, another bunch of bad guys came."
Byakuya brushed his hair impatiently and sighed. Charlotte stood beside him, holding a daylight lantern in her hand, wearing a mask and saying nothing.
"Bad guys are better than madmen." The sea monster's voice came from inside the metal helmet, "Maybe we can talk to them?"
"What's there to talk about?" Quinn's face was full of disgust. "If the emperor's blood falls into their hands, Silvermist City will not be at peace either. The reinforcements from the Divine Bureau are outside, as long as these gangsters are held back for a while. Son, we can encircle them and completely annihilate them."
"What if they ignite the blood of the emperor and decide to kill the fish and kill the net?"
Ed immediately refuted her idea:
"...We can't afford such a risk, Quinn. What's more, now is the time to unite all forces to save Silvermist City, and we cannot waste manpower in a place like this. As for the emperor's blood, we can negotiate in the future And deal with it slowly with the acquisition method. The woodcutter and fisherman gang are businessmen, and as long as the price is right, they will definitely be willing to give up this hot potato."
"Huh, you're starting to sound more and more like Eton."
She sneered, but finally nodded in agreement and put on the metal mask:
"Okay, I'll talk to them."
"Leave it to me to talk."
Ed volunteered. After all, he has a special relationship with the Woodcutter and Fishing Gang. In a sense, these people are the reinforcements he invited.
"Hey! Dear friends from the Woodcutter and Fishing Gang, I am an agent from the Bureau of Investigation. Can we talk?" He shouted leaning against the wall.
A sinister male voice came from behind the simple fortification: "Ha, a crow, what do we have to talk about?"
Ed showed his hands and slowly walked out from behind the wall:
"Maybe we follow different values, but we can always find something in common with each other - we don't want Silvermist City to become a ruin, right?"
He did not wear the metal mask issued by the Bureau of Divine Investigation, so that his face could be recognized more easily and he would not be shot when he came up.
"Did you say that before you betrayed Andro?" The other party sneered, gritting his teeth as he spoke.
It seems that the old grandmother may not have told these people her identity as an insider.
"Okay, Derek."
The ethereal and familiar female voice interrupted the man's words. The voice was very soft, but it immediately covered his words.
Then, the girl walked out of the bunker. She has short silver shoulder-length hair as bright as the stars and the moon, pointed ears, and her eyes are like bright amethysts——
Tia.
