"Why did you bring a rope to the girls' dormitory?" Griffith asked, staring at Lana. A piece of his hair was burned off, making it shorter.
Lana's face, blackened by the arc, showed embarrassment: "You may not believe it. But the real situation is that Fiona wants to explore the abandoned campus. She dare not tell Sonia for fear of being stopped, and she can't Walking through the front door in the middle of the night, she asked me to tie her up by the window when no one was in the dormitory. When everyone was asleep, she could sneak out.
"It's true! You believe me! I definitely didn't play some weird games with Fiona with a rope!"
Griffith looked at Lana with a look of disbelief, then turned to look for Galadia.
The day after the Frost Festival, the Homonworth School arranged for most of the first and second grade students to take the Flying Leaf back to Bayerland. People from two grades moving together will make the clipper a little more crowded, but it can also strengthen security.
One of the most powerful demigods in the world has fallen, and the entire mysterious world is in panic. The students at Homemon Watts have their own sources of information, and all kinds of bizarre stories are getting more and more exaggerated.
Some people say that a mysterious person whose name cannot be revealed is about to return.
Some say the kingdom will be overturned and darkness descended.
More people are spreading rumors that the day to pay the price is approaching.
Griffith had no interest in these matters. The Sacrifice of the Chosen One is about to begin, and he has many practical problems to solve and a lot of preparations to make. One of them is to prepare more disguise potions.
He arrived at the school gate, and Miss Elf was already waiting for him there. The two of them walked towards the town of Baltimore in the early morning sunshine, preparing to buy some materials for making potions.
The town of Baltimore is a town "occupied" by Homonworth. Although the ancient castle campus still has some space, it is also full of old and dilapidated buildings and cannot accommodate new laboratories and warehouses. It has to move towards the town's old or old buildings. New construction spreads. There, passing through one block, you can see the complex geometric configuration of the Master's Tower, and at another corner, a solemn laboratory stands quietly. The mild winter sunshine passes through the dead treetops along the street and falls on the cobblestone pavement. The sunshine is warm and makes people feel lazy and comfortable.
Galadia put on her cloak and hood and walked close to Griffith. She reached out her hand from under her robe and carefully grasped her boyfriend's palm.
There is still one morning left before boarding the ship.
"We must remain vigilant," Griffith whispered. "Only the chosen one can participate in the final trial of the third stage, and cannot rely on external forces. Someone must try to take action before then."
"Well, Canaan will send me intelligence support and try to find out the identities of the other chosen ones and the details of the next stage of the memorial ceremony." Miss Elf gently stroked her long hair beside her ears, "It is speculated that in the second stage, If you need to travel long distances urgently, you must prepare transportation.”
"What kind of tool?"
"Most likely it's a boat. Canaan will send me one with enough manpower," Miss Elf said. "The Chosen One's Sacrifice is under the watchful eye of the gods, and its specifications are so high that it is unlikely to be given to anyone." The chosen one has the opportunity to reach directly through the teleportation circle, otherwise the entire second stage will be meaningless, right?"
"It makes sense," Griffith thought, "the ship -"
Galadia is more concerned about other things:
"Griffith, is there really a being in the world who can fulfill all wishes? I think even God is not omnipotent."
Galadiya is a typical pan-believer. She will believe in anyone who has efficacious results. When it doesn't work, she can send greetings from the Holy Light and the Lucky Beloved to the gods in charge of stoves and wine-making.
This is true for many spellcasters. They consider themselves explorers of truth and the masters of their own destiny, and do not convert to the Seven Gods or the outside gods.
All wishes come true... Griffith became alert the moment he heard these words.
"Griffith, if you were given such a chance, what wish would you make?" The girl suddenly hugged his arm and asked against his ear.
"I am not the chosen one," Griffith shook his head. "Salorian gave me some support, which may allow me to participate in this competition to protect you. It is hard to say whether I am qualified to make a wish. If we want to talk about wishes, , then I can naturally be safe and happy with you."
Galadia stood on tiptoes and looked around. Seeing that no one was nearby, she quickly kissed him on the cheek. The sweet breath tickled his earlobes, and the soft whispers penetrated into his heart:
"Don't you want to make a wish for Krista to come back?"
"Let the dead return..." Griffith looked up at the sky and said lightly, "God does have such power, but it is not a blessing."
Just as Galadia was about to ask, a sudden scream broke the tranquility on the street.
Griffith saw a girl in a first-grade uniform sitting on the sidewalk a dozen steps away.
"There!" Galadia keenly caught a glimpse of a vague figure flashing past on the roof of a building on the street, but Griffith didn't even catch the shadow.
The two of them quickly caught up. I saw the girl sitting paralyzed facing an alley, covering her mouth, with a look of fear in her eyes. In a secluded alley, the remains of a great tit fell on the ground. Its white belly was torn open, the blood was stained crimson, and all its internal organs had disappeared.
The girl was so frightened that she leaned against the wall shivering and pointed at the roof but was speechless.
Griffith blew the whistle, then picked up the frightened girl and sat down in a nearby cafe. After drinking some hot cocoa, the girl calmed down a bit and told intermittently what she saw:
"A human-shaped thing was bent over, holding something in both hands and eating... It happened to turn sideways, and I saw a lot of blood... What Mary said was true, there really was a monster! "
"What monster?"
"A few days ago, someone saw a strange thing in the girls' dormitory. Mary said she saw it when she was getting a change of clothes. It climbed up the wall in a flash, which is not something humans can do! Others also said they saw it. White shadow!”
First-year girls dormitory... Griffith's expression became solemn. He looked at Galadia, who was completely clueless.
Soon, the patrolling guards arrived. After the attack on Metini, the Hometown Watts school also stepped up its vigilance and even arranged for senior professors to take charge of security work.
"Is it going to be an attack?" Galadia asked to herself after handing the girl over to the school, "If it is, why not be more direct?"
"We will study this issue later." Griffith took her hand and rushed to the spell-casting materials store.
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At noon, the already panic-stricken Homemonworth students hurried onto the boat.
Marian Provost, who lives in Beyeland, commanded Scitoral and asked them to organize uninterrupted vigilance.
When the ship was about to set sail, Ophelia, Nona, Kurala, Mira and others hurried over. They were wearing light armor, holding weapons, and their helmets were covered with dust and cobwebs, as if they had just performed a certain mission.
"What are you doing? The ship will leave in two minutes," Lasalle asked hurriedly. "And why are only you girls armed?"
"Don't mention it~" Kurala waved her hands, "The provost said that someone with a slim figure must do this, so he called us away."
"What on earth is going on?"
According to Ophelia and others, a first-year girl was in danger last night. The servants who were preparing breakfast found her lying unconscious in a corner in her nightgown.
Uneasy rumors have spread among the freshmen. Everyone is whispering that a cursed vampire is hiding among the exchange students from Odessa. The girl who was attacked had a bite on her wrist, and the blood on the wound showed obvious signs of being sucked. The school's examination found that she was anemic, but had no symptoms of infection.
The frightened school authorities hurriedly organized senior Siu Toral to conduct a comprehensive search of the basement and pipes near the dormitory, but found nothing.
After the news spread, the Feiye fell into chaos for a while. Some wanted to get off the ship, others began to crowd out the Odessa exchange students.
According to Beyelan's order, exchange students in Odessa are not allowed to return to their hometown during their studies. Officials will arrange holiday accommodation for them. If they want to find another place to live with their families, they can, but they cannot leave Beyeland.
Therefore, the exchange students of all grades in Odessa were already resentful, and they became even more angry after being stimulated by this incident.
Less than an hour after the Flying Leaf left Baltimore Harbor, the situation on the ship had reached an uncontrollable level.
