Shade and Iluna, who also rushed towards the guardian, noticed from a distance that the thirteen-ring warlock of the church used the word of sublimation to engage in the first round of combat with the guardian. Iluna sat on the horse and held
Reins, Shade hugged her waist behind her.
The two came from behind the guardian, so they inevitably stepped into the black mud that spread like a vast ocean earlier. But the undead skeletons summoned by the bone whistle with the power of the ancient god
The horses were able to run forward directly on the black mud, and the terrain did not hinder their movement at all.
"Let's separate in advance, don't go there together. I also have the three holy grails of gold, stone, conservation and flowering here. The gold, stone and conservation are left to you. You also know the formula for preparing the elixir. It is said that you met someone from the Witch Council on the way.
If a thirteen-ring warlock is contaminated with black mud, use this to treat it. I have a new thaumaturgy that can directly treat the witches, so you don’t have to worry."
Shade said in Eluna's ear from behind her. Eluna's ears were a little red, but her voice was calm:
"No problem. It seems like this is the end. I don't know what will happen this time."
"I didn't notice any traces of Sister Devlin's spirit fluctuations. The nun should have arrived earlier than us."
Shade was a little worried, but at this moment, in the direction of the battle taking place in the distance, thousands of slender mud pillars made of dirty black mud suddenly rose into the sky, and then seemed to be moved by a dexterous invisible hand.
Like weaving, they gathered into a black sphere in the air, trapping a figure in it. But then the black mud ball exploded from the middle, and the twelfth-level great witch Ms. Sylvie Avrola emitted light all over her body.
, holding the birch wand with a gem on the top that Shade had touched, and used the silver moonlight of the gem to evaporate the thousands of black mud trying to trap her again.
She was like a goddess shining in the snowy night at this moment. The bright silver light on the top of the relic wand seemed to replace the moon behind the clouds at this moment, illuminating all directions. Even every part of her long brown hair was blown away by the night wind.
Every strand of hair seemed to be glowing.
However, after repelling the attack, the witch did not fight back, but carefully fell to the ground. Although Iluna and Shade didn't know what this meant, the skeleton horse still carried them towards it.
That direction. When the distance was almost there, Shade gently pushed Iluna's back, and then jumped off the skeleton horse. Without saying goodbye, they went in different directions in the snow.
At this time, the disgusting black sludge has completely covered the ground, and there is no place to stay. Most of the surrounding trees have been transformed into gray. The forest where Shade is is not on fire, but not far away.
The firelight can completely illuminate the terrifying lines on the stone dead trees, and the faces with eyes closed seem to be growing out of the trunks of the stone trees.
Stepping on the black mud and walking forward, I thought there would be some obstacles. Unexpectedly, I saw the witches gathered together not long after, and Luvia was also here.
Seeing Shad coming with the [Night Watcher], Luvia hurriedly came over and hugged him. The other ladies had different reactions to this.
"Our doctor friend helped Sirius and I, but he didn't get too close for fear of others seeing him."
While hugging, the purple-eyed girl whispered in Shade's ear.
"Where's Sirius?"
Miss Carina and Miss Bernice were both there. Although Miss Aurora and Miss Sylvia could not see clearly, Shade could clearly feel the unique spiritual fluctuations when they fought.
However, the only young girl with blond hair is missing here.
Luvia pointed to the front of the crowd with great concern:
"Over there, it looks like you were right to be worried all along."
"The situation is very complicated, and no one can stop the crazy guardian."
Miss Carina's face turned a little pale, which was caused by excessive consumption of spirit. Tonight's battle lasted all night, and both she and Miss Benanis needed to rest. Only the twelfth-level Miss Aurora and
Miss Sylvia, who just arrived, is in good condition.
"Are you injured?"
"I'm fine, Carina got a muddy spot."
Miss Benenice said, hugging Shade gently, and then pointed at the red-haired witch. The duchess of the North was leaning on the gray stone tree at the moment. Although she was embarrassed, she still pretended to be herself in front of Shade.
She is strong. The only thing she doesn't want to do is show her weak side in front of Sha De, no matter what time.
"Shadow, Holy Grail."
Luvia said briefly, while Shade shook his head and walked towards the witch. The warm hug made the red-haired duchess want to cry:
"I'm fine."
Even so, she still wanted to break away from Shade's embrace, but Shade would not let her go:
"Don't worry, I'm here."
Immediately afterwards, Shade touched the gray-white part of her neck with his fingers emitting golden light:
"Activated clay."
The spell obtained by absorbing the divinity of the earth is essentially a healing ability. For the missing limbs and organs, Shade can replace them with soil, turning the soil into active flesh and blood. As for the petrification symptoms caused by the "Crazy Earth"
, as long as they are not already dead and their souls have disappeared, he can heal them.
Even if ordinary spells have a similar effect of removing petrification, their priority should not be higher than the "petrification" effect of Crazy Earth, but Shade's spell comes from the ancient earth divinity.
The location where everyone is now is in the petrified river valley forest. Luvia's "Power of the Earth, Field of Fertility" and Shade's power belonging to the [Witch Council] whose source cannot be seen clearly have opened up a small area without black mud.
area.
Looking forward, the woodland extended not far and disappeared into the Elrond River in the dark night. The strange open space surrounded by woodland and rivers by the river was the location where the ceremony of the chosen ones was held.
At this time, a rough stone long table was lying alone in the middle of the open space. There were twelve places to sit next to the long table. This was placed in advance after the church learned about the possible venue for the ceremony of the chosen ones.
The crazy Earth Guardian was sitting alone at one end of the long table. On the table in front of him, there was a black mud liquid that was more terrifying than any filth so far. The liquid was slowly shaping towards the shape of the black Holy Grail.
The guardian placed his hands on the table, pointing the palms of his two palms at the terrible liquid.
Because he had seen the real "Heart of the Earth", Shade could tell almost at a glance that the essence of those black liquids was the power of the Heart of the Earth.
The snow is falling more and more, and the dirty power contained in the gray snowflakes can be felt by even a first-level warlock. The gray snow contaminates the soil and pollutes the earth; it contaminates ordinary people and spreads various diseases; it contaminates the first-level warlocks, and then
The low murmurs that came made everyone more likely to go crazy.
It was clear that the petrified forest with gray snow and the river with floating ice had been contaminated by black mud, but the content of black mud in that clearing was extremely small.
This is not because the land is special, but at the feet of the guardian, the filthy mud seeped into the soil, and a huge ritual matrix was outlined on the ground. The ritual matrix is generally circular, with the Holy Grail in the center.
Appearance. On the inside of the circle, flowers, grass, seeds, fruits, and ancient runes symbolizing soil and stone are slowly taking shape outlining the black mud.
This is the ancient knowledge that the guardians obtained from the heart of the earth, and it is also the ritual that the crazy guardians try to pollute the earth. The reason why the guardians are allowed to carry out the ritual is not because people don't want to stop it, but because they can't stop it at the moment.
Surrounding the open space, twelve hill-like giants made of soil, each maintaining a different appearance, were evenly scattered around the open space at the twelve hourly points on the dial. Among those faces, Shade could identify them.
Mr. Grainger, Mr. Lacers, Mr. Fleming, the original founder of the Masons.
All the clay giant clones had twelve life rings behind them, and in the face of the attack, none of the twelve people left their positions. Shade vaguely understood that the power of all the clones was connected into one, and coupled with the crazy
The guardian standing in the black mud is equivalent to standing in his own mystery, so it is not impossible to temporarily block four thirteenth-level warlocks and more than ten high-level warlocks.
After all, even guardians who are not crazy yet are not comparable to ordinary thirteen-ring warlocks.
Fighting in the air at this time were Miss Maria, the "Nightmare Witch" whom Shade had seen in the Battle of the Pantanal, Ms. Tris Michelle, the "Free Singer" from the Peace Church, and the Witch
Two witches from the council and some high-level warlocks that Shade didn't know.
Everyone was concentrated on the edge of the petrified forest, in the southeastern part of the clearing. As each life ring appeared in the sky, the continuous steam mist almost evaporated all the snowflakes that had not yet fallen.
Due to the guardian's pollution ritual, the space here was even as hard as soil. It was much more difficult to use the word of sublimation than before, so no one used the word of sublimation this time.
"Nightmare Witch" Miss Maria held a slender branch in her hand. Resonating with the strong whispering elements, she raised the branch in her hand and let it grow rapidly until a huge vine floating in the air grew out of her right arm.
The warlock is holding it up from below.
That was definitely not an ordinary arm. Shade, who was frequently exposed to the power of the tree father, even sensed the power of the "World Tree" from it. The green light lit up the night sky, and even when he came into contact with that light, all the injuries on his body felt like they were about to heal.
.The black mud on the ground retreated briefly in the green light, and under the bare snow, buds of plants actually emerged.
The exuberant vitality, which is different from the earth, is displayed on the giant arm in the air. And Ms. Trish Michelle, the "free singer", also landed on that arm, and then she bent down and pressed her hands on the arm.
.
The metal armor with the prayer of the "God of War and Peace" attached gradually took shape from the illusion until it was completely put on the right arm of the vine.
The two thirteen-ring warlocks worked together, with the help of a huge right hand that was suspected to be made from an angel-level relic, and at the next moment, they hit the guardian diagonally from above into the open space. The guardian sitting at the end of the long table was slowly taking shape of the black clay Holy Grail.
But as the twelve huge clay clones raised their arms together, the black mud around the clearing gathered in an instant, forming a dark rock shield above the clearing.
The huge banging sound was accompanied by the collision of spirit and energy. For a moment, Shade even felt that his eardrums were about to be pierced.
But the physical collision is not the essence of this confrontation. It is the confrontation between the distorted earth and the vitality that determines the outcome of this attack.
Green and black light streams spread to the surroundings along with the huge shock wave formed by the impact, while the splashing black mud hits the surrounding people like dense bullets.
The giant petrified trees fell down one after another. They were first contaminated with life force and returned to their original state, but then were contaminated with black mud and petrified again, and quickly switched between the two.
Shade, who could ignore the black mud at all, immediately stepped forward and stood in front of the ladies. The [Night Watch] penetrated the ground, and the golden shield protected everyone within it.
Of course, the protective ability of Heaton's Seal is actually not that great. It's just that the divine light in Shade's soul almost immediately overflows at this time, which makes the magic effect so great.
The collision of filth and life caused the four elements to briefly cause a strange phenomenon in this area. Shade held the sword in front of him with one hand, while Miss Carina and Miss Benanis behind him put their hands on each other.
After resting on his shoulders, he felt a little relieved and looked at his feet.
Green buds emerged from under the feet, but turned into stone in the blink of an eye. Then the stone was stained with black mud pouring out from the roots, and turned into a dark stone snake, but the long snake was hit by green light chips and turned into a real stone.
The long snake, but before it could move, it was blown away by the black mud and smashed into a pile of minced meat. The minced meat turned into soil, penetrated into the ground and merged into the earth again.
If this wasn't the outskirts, if it weren't for the Zhengshen Church's advance deployment in this area, and if the Guardian's power wasn't overly concentrated to suppress the spread of the collision's power, Shade would even believe that the entire Randall Valley
The city will become history with this blow.
However, this attack failed after all. The church's two thirteen-ring warlocks slowly fell back to the ground with the nearly out-of-control relics. Four of the twelve clay giant clones of the guardian were shattered, but immediately there were new ones.
The "Giant" emerged from the black mud to serve as a substitute.
The earth is the source of the guardian's power, and the black mud continuously restores his strength. Luvia's divination is correct. When the guardian stands on the ground, he is almost invincible.
When the smoke cleared, Shade finally saw where Siris had gone.
In the clearing guarded by the twelve giant clay clones of the guardians, in addition to the guardians themselves, Siris was actually also inside.
The young blonde girl seemed unable to leave. She stood at the edge of the clearing and looked at the guardian who looked like her father. The guardian who was manipulating the shape of the black clay Holy Grail with both hands finally looked at her after the church's attack.
.
Shade pulled [Night Watcher] out of the soil and wanted to rush over, but was held back by Luvia:
"Believe her."
The girl with purple eyes said.
"How did she get in?"
Shade asked, and Miss Carina gave the answer:
"After the two of them joined us, we have been together, but she disappeared in the blink of an eye. It is most likely that the guardian himself 'invited' her in."
The guardian had no intention of harming Siris. He stared at the young girl. For a few moments, the area on the chest where Shade and Iluna had touched with "pieces of the heart of the earth" at the same time was dark.
The color faded slightly, and the color of emotion actually appeared in those emotionless eyes.
The guardian's stable body fluctuated like a phantom. He was still sitting there, pointing his hands at the black Holy Grail that was about to take shape, but his head above the shoulders was swaying from side to side. The phantom caused by the swing made him seem to have grown.
Three heads.
And that illusion soon became reality. The upper half of Mr. Lassus' body in the soul state seemed to be "shaken out" by the guardian's body. The lower body overlapped with it, and the upper body was separated from the body.
In the shocked gaze of Siris, the briefly separated soul stretched out his hand in her direction with difficulty. At this moment, the white light on the soul had a brilliance that even the saints could not possess. This was a trace that could not be forged.
It means that even the world accepts their sacrifice and contribution.
"Sirius."
The young girl didn't expect to see this scene at all, and Mr. Lacers, who stretched out his hand, tried his best to speak a complete sentence in a brief moment of clarity:
"The memory connection just now woke me up. The horn of doom must not be blown here. If you are willing, join us. We need normal souls to awaken the dormant spark of consciousness."
Only the upper body of the soul is separated from Siris by half an empty space, but the radiance of the holy white in the soul has drifted to the vicinity of Siris. The light not only illuminates the way forward for her, but even allows her to see the memories, those belonging to the guardian
the memory of the person.
"What's happening here?"
Iluna, who had joined the people from the Church of the Sun, also saw the situation in the open space at this moment. In fact, the teams from the Five Gods Church did not merge together, but dispersed.
The current leader of this team is Miss Maria, the "Nightmare Witch" of the Church of Nature. She and Iluna, who rushed over just now, worked together to control the angelic relic [the dry branches of the World Tree] that was on the verge of getting out of control.
"The Witch Council has reported the situation. If a new guardian is born and voluntarily integrates into the old guardian group, there will be a chance to awaken the crazy guardian."
Miss Maria said.
This lady looks to be about thirty-five years old, and she is dressed in similar action- and fighting-like attire as Iluna. The only difference is that she wears a garland of colorful flowers on her head. Iluna is in Panta
She had seen this lady in Nar Swamp, and she was deeply impressed by her, especially her eyes that seemed to bring forth illusions.
No matter who looks into her eyes, they must go through the judgment of illusion resistance, otherwise they will automatically fall into a deep sleep.
"Can it really be awakened?"
Iluna asked. She had actually heard Luvia talk about this matter, but she didn't know all the details.
"According to the church's calculations, the probability is very high. Even if the girl who is suspected to be from the Witch Council is a candidate for the Earth's Chosen One, there is no guarantee that it will be 100%. After all, there is no precedent for this kind of thing."
The thirteen-ring sorceress also looked at the silent Siris:
"Whatever she does now is her own decision. There has never been a shortage of people willing to sacrifice, but since she is not a member of the church, we will not encourage such sacrifices."
Iluna nodded and handed out the two Holy Grails she was carrying:
"Just now after I got separated from my team, I met people from the Witch Council and they gave me this. The council already shared the formula of [Universal Earth Elixir] last time. This should be useful to us."
Miss Maria nodded, ordered people to prepare the medicine now, and sighed softly:
"Now I even want to wonder if the headquarters of the Witch Council is local. Their performance this time is too active. Young girl, this is for you."
She took off the garland she was wearing and handed it to Iluna, but Iluna hesitated to take it:
"Miss Maria, you seem to have learned this naturally.
"Yes, a sacred object of the Church of Nature. In 2201 of the Fifth Era, the wreath weaved by our Lord God himself when he descended. This is a real artifact, inherited by ring magicians who have mastered the thirteen-ring magic [Revival of Nature's Spirit] in the past generations.
.At the same time, the wreath itself also contains flowers of the four seasons."
Miss Maria put the garland on Iluna's head with her own hands, and then smoothed her messy hair with a smile:
"Balanced Chosen One, I'm afraid you will be needed to check and balance the Chosen One this time. But don't worry too much, your church is already prepared."
She whispered softly into Iluna's ear. Iluna's expression of embarrassment for accepting such an expensive gift immediately became extremely serious.
At this moment, Siris Lassus looked at his father in front of him blankly, and then looked down at his hands.
Those memories in the white glow were not forcing her to change her mind, but telling her the stories of past guardians. Shade once wondered what kind of situation would make a normal person
People are willing to sacrifice their lives and even everything. Now Siris finally knows the answer, because people who come into contact with the Heart of the Earth can see the prophecies made by the Heart of the Earth to the earth, about the prophecies of destruction, disaster and doomsday.
Voluntary sacrifice is not only for the race, the earth, and the world, but also to protect all your relatives in the world.
Mr. Lassus stared at his daughter, and Sirius finally looked back at the forest, as if he could see the person in the petrified forest in the snow:
"I"
She finally shook her head slightly:
"Father, I know this may sound selfish, but I want to go my own way. And I promised a man that I can't do this. He also promised me that he would help me without me having to do anything.
I'll take care of all your troubles."
Mr. Lassus in the holy white light showed a kind smile. He did not ask Sirius to do anything anymore, but finally said:
"You must live your life happily, you must be happy."
The soul was absorbed by the crazy guardian again, and Siris seemed to have entered the clearing inexplicably. He only felt a blur in front of his eyes, and then he actually saw the witches and Shade in the forest. The crazy guardian sent her away
He came out, obviously because he didn't dare to kill Sirius.
The young blonde girl stretched out her arms and hugged Shade, so Miss Carina and Miss Bernice both looked at Luvia, only to see her looking at them with a pleased expression.
The guilt and sadness she felt for unknown reasons after walking with Sirius just now finally turned into joy at this moment. Luvia vaguely sensed the traces of fate again, and saw the arc of fate being deflected by Shade.
Behind her, the long-haired Luvia's phantom flashed past. She knew that Shade had once again changed the destined tragedies that she had never been able to change.
The red-haired duchess of the North and the blonde opera singer of the South looked at each other, and from Luvia's pleased expression, each of them came up with a relatively bold idea.
