A thunder exploded from the sky. Such a clear sound was the first time Shade heard it in the narrow room. Then, dozens of jet-black beams of light fell straight down from the dense foggy sky like light rain.
Shade immediately dodged regardless of his injuries, but the black light rain actually started to move after him.
"Four!"
His nose twitched, and Shade smelled the fragrance of flowers in the bedroom. He was about to leave. The dark scythe swept from the front again. Because of the rain of light following behind, Shade could not dodge at all. But once he stopped to defend,
I am afraid that I will continue to be attacked by those light rains until I am unable to do anything.
"no solution anymore."
The power of the last red butterfly was completely absorbed into his body. Shade's steps stopped for a moment, and then his whole body exploded and turned into a group of red butterflies flying high into the sky.
"three!"
But the red butterflies did not fly too far. The master of the Mystery Lock suppressed the high-altitude flight and forced Shade back to the ground, returning to human form. Shade was actually very happy that Barton did this. For a moment
, he almost thought that he was really the group consciousness of the red butterfly group.
"Sure enough, you can't rely too much on the power of relics."
The black light rain followed closely, and at the same time, Joey Barton slowly floated over. He held a black sphere in his hand, and the sphere was expanding. Shade had a premonition that once the black sphere exploded, the [Soul Ring]'s
The combination of the shield and [False Immortality] might not be able to save his injuries.
"two!"
Someone was shaking Shade's shoulders, and in his half-asleep and half-awake state, Shade's consciousness seemed to be divided into two parts.
"Mr. Watson, this is the power I realized in the narrow room. Being so deep into death, so touching death, I understand what the end is."
Barton's voice seemed to come from far away, but he was so close. The special growth environment made him more talented than Iluna and Darkness, coupled with Hazama's power, this battle
The degree of danger is actually comparable to Darkness' decisive battle:
"Is it more difficult every time you face the chosen one than the last time?"
Shade, who was running, clasped his hands together, then pulled them apart suddenly, and the arc of silver moonlight struck the man flying at low altitude.
"Grant you—"
The black ball bursts, time seems to stand still at this moment, darkness falls, and everything around seems to be pushed to the end, representing the end of the end:
"——Death destined!"
"wake up!"
The feeling of cold water pouring on his head made Sha De wake up from his dream with his still consciousness:
"oh!"
He gasped and opened his eyes, breathing heavily, enjoying the joy of fresh life. Then he coughed violently, coughing up blood from his lungs.
The cold water slid down his cheeks, and someone actually poured water on Shade's face.
He returned to the basement of Cassandra Auction House, supported his body with one hand, and sat on the soft four-poster bed. The black curtain around him had been pulled away, and Miss Aurora was sitting on the side of the bed, holding Shade's left hand.
Granny Sandra looked nervously and clutched a red butterfly pendant, presumably planning to ask Grace and Helen for help.
As for the old witch's apprentice, Miss Rita Swift, she stood at the bedside with an empty bowl and smiled at Shade rather sheepishly.
It was she who poured the water.
The fire in the fireplace was relit, and the shadow of the old witch on the side of the bed was projected onto the bed. The sound of the maids moving around made the world more vivid, and also allowed Shade's cold soul to perceive the real world again.
temperature.
Shade, who was breathing heavily, could still feel the feeling of death in the last moment of everything in his dream. He believed that Joey Barton could not use that move without any cost, but even he did not want to face that move again.
It's a scene.
Looking down at his right hand, the doctor's black crystal amulet had been shattered. Although the three relic rings on his left hand were intact, the chaotic whispering elements meant that they were on the verge of losing control.
Shade quickly took off the ring in his hand, and the sorceresses waiting nearby took the ring and rushed it to the containment room on the other side of the basement.
"Shadow, how are you feeling now?"
Miss Aurora asked with concern, Shade shook his head:
"The situation is very bad, very bad. If there is no targeted plan, I'm afraid the church won't be able to take advantage."
He briefly talked about what happened in the Hazama dream, focusing on the fact that Joey Barton relied on the talent of the chosen one and the knowledge he gained from the Truth Society to gradually integrate the unknowable matter of "The Hazama of Life and Death".
Relics:
"He can even open the mystery lock [the narrow space of life and death] in the narrow room. The two are superimposed, and it is difficult to imagine how to defeat him. And the last move, the indiscriminate large-scale attack of destined death
, within the shrouded range, even if you have the ability to avoid instant death, you will be pushed to the end. It is really terrifying, I can't imagine a mortal being able to do this."
Miss Rita Swift handed Shade a towel, and Shade wiped the water on his face. Miss Aurora's hand was transmitting warmth to Shade, and he felt better:
"But what is certain is that Barton really wants to enter real death through one of the three passages, and then find the soul of his beloved in death."
"We and Devlin are guarding the passage on the mountainside. There is a church and a phoenix at the top of the mountain. Does he want to pass through the door at the foot of the mountain?"
Miss Aurora guessed:
"After all, you met him near the natural church in the narrow room."
"That might just be to distract the church. He just used the secret lock, and the guarding souls in the church can also notice it. Not to mention, the church you mentioned entered the narrow room to look for him. I think soon,
We can get the news from the Five Gods Church. Therefore, it is possible for him to use three channels."
After hesitating, he added:
"The balanced chosen ones stay at the church at the foot of the mountain. In addition, the church has three thirteen-ring magicians locally, and there is one from the three major thaumaturgy academies. Even if they are scattered, there is still a thirteen-ring magician in one passage."
"No, the three thirteen rings of the church should all be on the mountain. They are needed for the ceremony."
Grandma Cassandra said, this old witch who has always been smiling now also had a worried expression on her face:
"Anyway, the last moment is finally coming. It seems that the ceremony is not today on Tuesday, but tomorrow, Wednesday evening. Shade, what are you going to do tomorrow?"
Shade blinked:
"Since Fort Midhill is so dangerous tomorrow, I plan to stay in Tobesk and wait for your good news."
"This is a clumsy lie."
Miss Aurora smiled:
"In short, no matter what you want to do, be careful."
She would never have imagined what Shade's goal was.
In just one hour, when Xia De fell asleep, most of the real time had passed.
It was noon on Tuesday, and the witches invited Shade to have lunch with them, but Shade declined the invitation because he still had things to do. Before he left the Cassandra Auction House, Granny Cassandra gave a somewhat
The rusty red butterfly pendant was given to Shade. This is a complete pendant with the whispering elements attached to it:
"The teachers are still in the room, and they are expected to be able to move around tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Now that the narrow room is on the verge of collapse, they dare not go out at the risk of catalyzing a disaster. Shade, this is an item made by the teachers. It can allow you to temporarily
Use part of the red butterfly's power. But don't use it lightly unless absolutely necessary, the power attached to it is too powerful."
"Grace and Helen."
Mother-in-law Cassandra couldn't possibly know what Shade wanted to do, but the Gemini girls probably guessed that Shade would enter the narrow room again tomorrow.
After bidding farewell to the two witches, Shade once again went to the Church of the Sun in the Diocese of Fort Midhill, and it took a lot of effort to see Iluna.
He told the seventeen-year-old girl about the situation in the dream, emphasizing the mystery and destiny of death, reminding her to be careful. At the same time, Shade also knew that the team sent by the Church of Nature to enter the narrow room today had an average level of
It's level 8.
It's just that neither Shade nor Iluna are very optimistic about their actions.
He wrote a letter to Sister Devlin at the Home for the Blind, and then returned to Tobesk. When he returned home, it was already the evening, and Shade was holding someone else's cat and waiting for Luvia on the first floor of the Prophet's Association.
After work, the two went to a restaurant on Silver Cross Avenue for dinner.
Luvia listened quietly to Shade's account of what happened today. After he finished speaking, she asked softly:
"So after returning home, you will prepare your travel equipment, and then go to Fort Midhill to wait for the church ceremony to start tomorrow?"
"Yes, when the church ceremony begins, it is when the protective power of the three channels is most dispersed. There is a high probability that Joey Barton will take action at that time. I will go deep into the narrow room, using this body instead of going deep into the narrow room through dreams.
In the narrow space, I will witness the end of Joey Barton."
Shade was cutting the steak on the dinner plate:
"Since he doesn't want to look back, and he doesn't want to look back, I can only regard him as an enemy. Fortunately, with the [Night Watch] in hand, I have the confidence to face the mystery again. Plus Iluna, this time
It shouldn’t be a big problem.”
Although his tone was relaxed, Luvia knew how dangerous this was.
The purple-eyed girl specially put on light makeup in order to go out to dinner with Shade. At this time, she pursed her lips:
"You chose to go to the church at the foot of the mountain instead of the mountain? Why?"
Shade used the fork in his hand to arrange the three pieces of meat in parallel on the plate. Mia Cat looked at him expectantly:
"Priest August is at the top of the mountain now. Sister Devlin is following the witches to the mountainside. Isn't the rest of the answer obvious? Moreover, Iluna is at the bottom of the mountain. Even to protect her safety, I can't go anywhere else.
place."
"Does she need your protection?"
Luvia whispered, shaking her red wine glass under the gas lamp, the wine-red liquid showed a blurred color:
"I really hate this feeling of waiting, waiting for you to come back from your adventure."
"Since the Star Whale did not appear tonight, it will definitely appear tomorrow night. While you are waiting for me to come back, you can also complete the major activities of the School of Liberal Arts this fall. This process is not boring."
Shade sighed:
"Actually, I also want to see this legendary creature. Unfortunately, I will most likely be in the narrow room tomorrow night."
"You know, that's not what I'm talking about."
Luvia shook her head, lowered her head and dug out the divination card from her handbag, pushed it to Shade and motioned for him to draw one:
"As usual, before setting off, let me do some divination for you, my knight."
Shade nodded, first patted off Mia's outstretched paw, and then took out a picture from the middle:
"The Ferryman."
The card showed an endless river surface, with only half of the huge moon floating on the water. The ferryman in a robe shook his oar and sailed towards the moon.
He placed the card face up on the top of the deck, and then handed the cards back to Luvia:
"So, what does this card mean?"
"You will become an important guide, guide the direction for an important person, and be rewarded for it - this is the most basic meaning of this card."
"What about other meanings?"
Luvia shook her head and said nothing. Xia De could see that she was in a bad mood, but he also understood her thoughts at this time. The three of them had obviously agreed to witness all this together, but this time, it was Xia De again.
De and Iluna went to face it, while Luvia could only wait silently.
"Iluna told me today that she will be able to return to Tobesk on the weekend, and she also invited us to have dinner and watch the opera together. By then, shall we still go to the King of Delrayon Opera House? Maybe this time we can change it
place."
He changed the subject with a smile, while the waiter pushed the dining cart and brought clam soup. Shade loosened the buttons on the formal cuffs, and then motioned for Luvia to look over:
"look."
He pierced his fingers into his sleeves, and then "twisted" a somewhat withered red rose out of the sleeves:
"For you, Luvia."
The young waiter on the side thought it was magic, but the purple-eyed girl saw that it was the effect of thaumaturgy [toy making].
She took the flower and forced a smile. Shade leaned back and leaned slightly on the chair. He looked away from the beautiful girl at the same table and looked at the table above the high-end restaurant.
Crystal chandeliers.
The lighting is beautiful and beautiful.
【How many flowers did you buy from the flower seller?】
There was a murmur in my ears.
"Eight flowers."
Shade remembers it clearly.
【How many flowers have been given away now?】
"Iluna, Queen Diana, Miss Carina, Tifa, and Luvia sent five flowers."
He thought for a moment:
"Oh, and Lecia and Dorothy, they took one together. So, there are still two flowers left."
【Who are you going to give the rest to?】
The light reflected Shade's eyes brightly, and there were many ladies around him secretly looking at him. Luvia also took the flowers and looked across the table at the handsome young man with a smile on his face.
Sometimes, the girl with purple eyes can't believe that she is so lucky to meet this young detective who loves cats.
"Those flowers are not just roses. As for who I plan to give them to."
His right hand unconsciously reached to his chest, tapped it lightly, and then took out a handkerchief. This action was so natural that no one could tell there was anything wrong.
Only "she" is smiling gently, "she" is always like this.