When the owl grabbed the cat and flew into the hotel window at 2:30 that afternoon, Miss Daniste was exchanging information with Miss Bell. After Shade and the witch landed, the young witch apprentice immediately said:
"Miss, something happened in the city. An hour ago, a large number of undead appeared in the woods around the city. When the church sent a team to deal with the undead, the manor where Prince William of Anjou lived was shrouded in gray fog. York
"Bronte took the people hostage."
"Where's Margaret?"
Shade immediately asked, and Miss Bell reassured Shade:
"Bronte has not gone crazy enough to attack the royal family members. Princess Margaret was not there in the afternoon, and Prince William Anjou was thrown out directly after the gray fog appeared. Now the church has surrounded the manor, surrounding
After the sorcerers tried to enter, the heads of the manor servants were immediately thrown out."
"Although we knew he would take action, he was so direct? Charlotte, does the church know that it was York Bronte who did it?"
The witch frowned and asked, Miss Bell shook her head:
"I don't know. The church now only knows that a large number of undead have appeared outside the city, and many of them are quite troublesome. Currently, the Thirteenth Ring 'Constructor Master' has led his team to deal with it, and they are still investigating what happened in the city.
The head that was thrown out of the manor was manipulated to tell the church's magicians that he wanted to see the person who robbed the coffin."
Although the resentful spirits that have been transformed and strengthened in the "Edge of Life and Death" are troublesome, as long as the church wants to eliminate them, the only role they play in a venue like Vista Grove is to delay time. This will be a small battle.
A large-scale battle, but it would not directly shake the order of Vista City.
"He really wanted to know who took the tree hole."
Shade was not surprised by this, but felt that York Bronte was still too timid. He briefly told Miss Daniste and Miss Bell about cemeteries, narrow rooms, coffins, flesh and blood, and subspace.
, let them understand the general situation:
"Then I'll go see Bronte and this matter can be resolved today."
"If the other party dares to meet you directly now, he must have his own trump card."
Miss Danister reminded, and the witch suddenly transformed into a cat and jumped on his shoulder:
"I'll go with Shade."
"You have already used the umbilical cord once this morning. If you really want to fight it, do you want to use it again? I am worried that you will turn into an owl and never come back."
The red-haired girl reached out and "plucked" the owl from Shade's shoulder:
"You stay in the hotel and ask your followers to go with me to the vicinity of the manor. Shade, I won't follow you into the manor, but if there really is a fight, we will help you as long as we see your moonlight. You
I still have the magic potion here, so even if it can’t be fully restored, I can help you suppress it.”
She was referring to the "spiritual elixir" prepared by Priest August for Shade.
Without further ado, Chard set out immediately. The manor where Prince William of Anjou lived was located in the southwest of the city. The incident happened suddenly and the church responded promptly. Although the unusually heavy fog caused discussion among the people living nearby, it was
After all, it is an area where nobles in the city live, and there are not many pedestrians, so it has not caused panic yet.
Miss Danister and the others separated from Shade before they arrived at that neighborhood. Shade did not think about sneaking in by bypassing the church's blockade, but walked directly over after confirming his disguise.
The police blocked the road outside, but they all let Shade continue moving forward as if they couldn't see him, which attracted the attention of the ring wizards responsible for handling the matter.
Because this place is the closest to the [Peace Church] in this city, the first person to appear in front of Shade was the Peace Church team led by an eleventh-ring warlock. When they saw Shade coming directly without hiding himself, they also slightly
Putting down his guard against the unfamiliar ring warlock, he stopped him at the corner of the street leading to the entrance of the manor:
"Sir, the road ahead cannot be passed now."
"The people inside are looking for me."
Shade said, taking out the scabbard of the [Night Watchman] that had been used once in the coffin at noon:
"Let me go in and let me deal with it. There may be big trouble inside."
Now [Night Watch] is the weapon of the "God Caller", the "strongest" ring warlock in the entire material world. Although not everyone knows it, at least the eleventh ring warlock who stopped Shade knows it. He is very familiar with this sword.
It was quite unexpected. After repeatedly observing Shade's face and the sword, he showed a rather complicated expression:
"Is it our turn here?"
After getting permission, he reached out and touched the hilt of the long sword. After confirming that it was an angel-level relic, he motioned for his teammates to disperse:
"Okay, please come with me."
He did not ask Shade what happened. After he brought Shade to the gate of the manor, he explained it to three other captain-level church ring warlocks, and then they lifted the perimeter warning ceremony and signaled that Shade could enter.
Shade admired the efficiency of their communication.
"I have the coffin or the door you are looking for!"
Shade shouted to the manor, and then walked in. The thin gray mist represented the power of death. When Shade stepped through the gate of the manor, the sword in his hand immediately began to glow.
It can be seen that York Bronte's risk of kidnapping the people here was also a last resort. He was obviously also afraid of the power of the church, and he knew very well that if the church didn't want him to kill more people, these fogs of death would not be able to stop him.
What.
According to the church's estimate, there should be 50 to 70 people in the manor. Most of them are servants of the manor and the prince's entourage and bodyguards. A small number are local nobles who came to visit Prince William of Anjou that afternoon. Once the church has solved the problem outside the city
The problem is that it is very simple to break into this manor. Therefore, all the heartbeats that Shade's "Heart of Stone" could hear were gathered in the grand banquet hall on the third floor of the manor.
In the entire manor, which was filled with the mist of death, there were not only no living people, but also no dead people.
"He didn't even arrange any relics to stop me."
Shade was still thinking silently as he went up the stairs.
[He originally wanted to know who took the coffin, and he didn’t want to waste too much time in the city, so why should he block you? 】
"She" in his ear asked with a smile, and Shade felt that this made sense.
In Shade's perception, the walls, windows, ceiling and floor of the banquet hall seemed to be wrapped in a layer of squirming flesh. This was also York Bronte's preparation to prevent being raided by the church. But when Shade came
When we arrived at the door of the banquet hall, which was covered in flesh and blood, the door opened, but no traces of flesh and blood could be seen inside the door.
Everyone alive in the manor was sitting or lying here safely, but they all looked listless. There was not too thick gray fog in the room, but the power of death still made the living people quite uncomfortable.
Even when Shade opened the door, most of them just raised their heads and glanced at him, instead of asking him what was going on outside.
No one stood up to greet him or speak. The atmosphere at this time was like facing a group of critically ill patients who were about to die in the hospital. Although the windows were still letting in light, judging from the observations from the outside, the current light was probably all gone.
It was created by illusion.
Seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Shade walked deeper into the banquet hall. He carefully avoided the people lying on the ground, and finally saw York Bronte at the far end of the long table covered with dust-proof tablecloth.
.
He was as sluggish as the ordinary people here, sitting leaning against the wall, holding in his arms Miss Linda Bennet, the third daughter of the Bennet family who had appeared here for some reason. Shade could see that he
It's just a pretense, after all, he has to cast spells to maintain this place, and the traces of spirit and elements are probably invisible to only these ordinary people.
But it was obvious that the Dead Apostle did not recognize the glowing sword in Shade's hand, but instinctively felt the extreme danger. He looked up at Shade, and Shade looked down at him.
Seeing that the other party didn't want to speak, Shade had no choice but to take the initiative and said:
"Let everyone here go. Stop it, Theodore. They are all Church Ring Warlocks outside."
Although the listless Linda Bennet still had her eyes open, Shade felt that she didn't hear what she was saying at all.
The pale-faced York Bronte looked at him and replied in a hoarse voice:
"Give me my coffin. Linda Bennett and I will move away after we get married. I can guarantee that we will leave this area and never come back."
Shade then asked:
"Then what about your time curse? Speaking of which, do you have to return to the edge of life and death from time to time, or do you need to be in a high-concentration death environment for a long time?"
Bronte's expression finally changed. He tried to stand up, but was still entangled by Linda Bennett, so he pushed the girl directly to the floor aside:
"I don't understand why you traveled through time to cause trouble for me? Have I ever offended you? Or have I blocked your way? The contents of the coffin can be yours, if you let me compensate you for your other belongings
That’s ok too.
Life is so precious, you and I are powerful mortals, why should we fight with each other if we can avoid death?"
"No, you have not offended me, and you have not blocked my way."
Shade shook his head:
"You caused a paradox by traveling through time. You know what the consequences will be. You have become the monster you are today and killed so many people. Of course I have to get rid of you."
York Bronte leaned his back against the wall and asked in disbelief:
"But what does any of this have to do with you?"
It's not like he's making excuses, but he really thinks this way:
"I created a time paradox, but it just made me live longer; I killed people, but you didn't even know those people.
What does this have to do with you? I don’t have any grudge against you, so why don’t you let me go?”
