Carrying the metal box behind him, Shade got on a carriage at St. Teresa Square and went to the southern edge of Tobesk. He transferred to a carriage that could leave the city and spent a lot of money to persuade the coachman to set off towards the countryside further south.
Judging from the map, although the area of the Dark Realm has expanded a lot overnight, it is still a long way from the city of Tobesk. After comparing it with the woman's voice in his heart, Shade decided to go to the south of Tobesk first.
Hakata Village.
It's not because that village is the closest to the disappearing area, but because judging from the terrain, if you go further you will encounter the checkpoint of the Zhengshen Church.
Due to the characteristics of the dark realm and the fact that the incident had just happened all morning, the disappearance of such a large area did not attract the attention and awareness of the locals.
Whether in the city or outside the city, everything showed that it was a very peaceful Saturday morning. Before the darkness struck, ordinary people could not notice anything. Shade even chatted with the coachman for a few words and claimed to live in Nancheng.
The coachman who has been a driver for thirty-two years has not noticed the changes in the terrain outside the city at all, nor the loss of large areas in his memory.
This change in perception is very scary.
The coachman dropped Shade at the entrance of Bode Village, and the stranger's visit to this humble village naturally aroused the curiosity and vigilance of the villagers.
This village is unremarkable, with low-rise houses connected together to form a simple human settlement. Most of the buildings are made of earth, stone and straw. Compared with the city that is only half an hour's drive away, time here seems to have been set back.
Back before the steam age.
But this is actually not correct, because Shade still saw traces of steam pipes and gas pipes. However, the two pipes were only distributed along the central axis of the village and did not completely penetrate into the village. This shows that there are more than 30 households in this building.
In the village, only a very small number of people can enjoy the convenience of steam and gas.
There was a local sheriff in the village. Hearing that a stranger had arrived, he dutifully came to find out why Shade came here.
Shade originally wanted to fool around with his identity, and then leave the village and walk south. However, he thought that if he set out from the city of Tobesk and headed further south, he would most likely pass through this village, so he introduced himself as the writer John Watson.
After that, he pretended to be casual and asked the bearded Sheriff:
"My friend set off first, and he should have passed through this village. Excuse me, are there any strangers passing by here today?"
The police officer with a police star on his chest was curious about the writer in front of him who was carrying a metal box to collect materials, but he still enthusiastically answered the city man's question:
"Sorry sir, no outsiders have passed through the village so far this morning. But at about eight o'clock, the little boy from the Osas family was peeing in the field and saw a large group of carriages from the Peace Church passing by on the dirt road outside the village. You
Are your friends with people from the Zhengshen Church?"
In this way, Shade understood that the loss of control in the Dark Realm should have happened around seven o'clock this morning, because it was exactly about an hour from the city to the vicinity. The appearance of the Zhengshen Church team meant that the out-of-control relics were still barely there.
Within the scope of control, there is no need to worry that the darkness will swallow Tobesk in a few hours.
"Seeing the last divine descending incident, there are still some benefits. At least it made the Zhengshen Church more vigilant."
After leaving Bode Village, Shade continued south, carrying a metal box along the dirt road in the deserted wilderness for a long run. Although the area swallowed by darkness disappeared, it could be entered through a specific method.
If an ordinary person mistakenly enters it, it is almost impossible to come out. Luvia has already discovered the way to enter the relic, and what Shade really needs to worry about is actually being discovered by the church.
Eighteen minutes after leaving Bode Village, he saw a small group of cavalry wearing Royal Army uniforms and riding horses from a distance. After evading them, he continued to move forward, and soon encountered another group of about 15 people.
An infantry squad patrols along a dirt road carrying a long rifle.
They still took a detour to avoid it, and relied on past echoes to learn that the Tobesk City Hall had closed off the nearby area on the grounds that the Royal Army was experimenting with new steam cannons at the front, prohibiting anyone from intruding.
This once again shows that everything is still under control, and the temporary loss of control of the relic is most likely an accidental phenomenon caused by the appearance of the chosen one.
Shade had good luck today. After meeting the patroller for the second time, he continued to move forward half a mile (about 800m) to the edge of the Dark Realm. He only found traces of divine rituals, but did not encounter the Zhengshen Church's team.
After all, the perimeter of the disappearing area is so large that even if the church abandons the defense of the city and marches out in full force, it is impossible for them to reach every post at every ten steps.
"It should be around here."
Staying away from the city also meant staying away from the mist over the city. The late summer noon sun was equally dazzling. Shade looked at the map in his hand and compared the meanings of the magical ritual runes on the ground to confirm that he had not taken the wrong path.
Standing on a country road with cow dung lying in front of you, you can't see any darkness around you. But in fact, this path should branch about five meters from Shade's feet, instead of being a straight line like it is now.
straight road.
"Okay then, the adventure is about to officially begin."
Shade held the strap on his shoulders with both hands, the life ring slowly appeared on his back, and the core runes of time and space bloomed:
"Space stabilizing halo!"
The invisible fluctuations centered on Shade and spread in all directions. Using thaumaturgy with the life ring fully revealed, the thaumaturgy effect was maximized.
Valley/span> With the flow of spirit in the body and the fluctuation of elements, Shade's vision gradually began to fluctuate slightly, just like the scenery reflected in the water, which became blurred because the water surface was stirred.
Some black mist was finally noticed. Shade knew that barely interfering with angel-level relics in this way was already his limit, so he did not continue to use thaumaturgy to try to expel these unstable spaces, but ran forward quickly, and then
Jump sideways forward
Click!
He felt as if he had smashed an invisible mirror, and then his whole body seemed to jump out of the sun into the icehouse where ice cubes were stored.
But what's more serious is that darkness suddenly surged up, covering all the scenery in front of him. Shade, who had lost his vision, could not immediately perceive the existence of the ground, so when he landed, he thought he had jumped into the abyss. He failed
He controlled his balance and fell to the ground.
First, he felt the ground through touch, and as the silver halo on his body dispersed little by little, it barely illuminated the solid earth beneath him. At the same time, a biting chill slowly flowed through his body.
This is the power given to Shade by Professor Augustus. Although the source of the priest's power is still unclear, the chill in his body has indeed driven away the colder feeling brought by the surrounding environment and dispelled the almost uncontrollable feeling after entering the darkness.
Drowsiness, and the intense mental pressure brought about by the deep darkness.
It's just that although this power is magical, it still can't completely resist the negative effects of angel-level relics. Shade feels that even if he stands still, his physical strength and body temperature are rapidly losing, and his spiritual recovery speed is faster than in normal areas.
At least twice as slow. The feeling of headache, nausea, and numbness all over the body became clearer and stronger little by little. This space obviously has a strong malice towards Shade, a guy who can shine on his own.
After being protected by Priest Augustus, I feel much better now than when I broke into the fishbone pirate ship. And since there is no external manifestation of "divine afterglow" on my body, it means that I am an angel in the devil's lair.
The dark realm of super relics has nothing to do with the old gods.
"This is the best news yet."
The surroundings were extremely quiet, but when Shade climbed up, he clearly felt that something was peering at him in the invisible darkness. Maybe it was just a small creature, but maybe it was something like a creature squatting in front of him.
A gigantic behemoth.
He squinted his eyes and looked into the darkness, but he was unable to see through the darkness at all. He could only suspect in his heart that he was staring at something, which made the feeling of hairiness in his heart getting stronger and stronger.
Shivering violently, Shade closed his eyes and inhaled and exhaled deeply, adapting to the strange environment around him.
Adjusting his mood, he softly called Silver Moon, but the moonlight blooming on his fingertips could not illuminate his eyes at all. The area covered by the moonlight was only about the size of a fingernail. Even though the cold chill in his body rushed into his eyes, Shade could barely see the surroundings.
It's a small area, but the surrounding area still seems to be wrapped in thick black fog, and the field of vision is only a little better than the "can't see" state.
"Angel-level relics are indeed extraordinary, but fortunately I have been prepared."
He rummaged through his pocket and found a thick, bright yellow oil-like potion prepared by an ophthalmologist. After carefully dripping it into his eyes, he blinked and the darkness in front of him gradually melted away. The area covered by his field of vision finally seemed to be in the sky.
In the deepest night.
Although it is still inconvenient to move, at least there will be no more trouble in close combat.
I touched my belongings to prevent myself from losing anything when I fell down. Then I looked behind me. Of course, the heavy box was still there, but the box itself was also emitting a faint golden light.
The light was not strong, but Shade was still very happy to see a stable light source other than himself in the darkness.
Except for the protection of other powers like Shade, or the talismans provided by the church, ordinary people will fall into a deep sleep in the dark realm, and be gradually assimilated in the darkness, melting into unknown corners.
If you observe the surrounding air carefully, you can see dark shadows that are difficult to detect walking back and forth. These are the last traces left by the people who melted into the dark realm. They can be said to be the old traces of history recorded in the darkness.
Shade actually knows the core of the Dark Realm, where Ivan Darkness may have held the Chosen One Ceremony. All he needs to do is know the specific terrain of the disappeared area and find the center point in the space.
But he couldn't rush directly to the core of the relic, not only because he definitely couldn't deal with the many demons in the darkness alone, but also because without the "balanced" chosen one Iluna, Shade knew that he couldn't defeat Da.
of Kness.
"Here first."
He took out his notebook and looked at the simple map he had drawn. The place illuminated by his finger was the town of Forrest. The town itself was not strange, but before the scope of the dark realm expanded this morning, the prophet
Most of the association's prophets are stationed here. In the last letter sent by Luvia, she also said that she had made contact with Iluna who was deep in the front line in this town.
"Meet Luvia first and then make plans."
Thinking about his next plan, he took back his notebook and walked deeper into the darkness.