Breathing in the light red blood mist around him, Lucien's hands and feet went limp, his head twitched and swollen, and the scene of Correa and Haosen fighting in his eyes suddenly turned into Correa and the giant rat, and then back again.
The two of them killed each other, like illusion and reality superimposed.
"Wait, hallucination?!" When Lucien thought of this, he had a rough guess in his mind. He concentrated on letting the feeling of spiritual spreading like a tide appear, so the scene no longer changed, the red mist no longer distorted, everything
They were all stabilized, and it was indeed Correa and Hausen who were fighting to the death. Blood was flowing out from multiple wounds on their bodies, and their movements seemed very slow and laborious, as if they had reached a limit.
"Is the blood of the red-eyed mouse itself a hallucinogen, or is it that the blood is absorbed and transformed by the strange plant to cause hallucinations? What a clever magic trap."
Lucien finally understood that whether Haosen's disappearance or Gary's sudden attack was due to the influence of hallucinations, this influence probably started from the time he killed the first red-eyed mouse, and by the time the senses were completely blinded, it was already difficult to distinguish.
Well, only Lucien was able to get rid of the hallucination because he was protected by the Holy Light Shield and his spirit improved.
The "Holy Light Strike" just shot from the Holy Emblem of Truth not only vaporized Gary's right hand and part of his shoulder, but also penetrated upwards and directly hit the stone roof directly above the secret room, creating a deep and large hole, and the gravel
It was like rain falling, as if the entire secret room would collapse at any time.
The gravel and dust filled the air, dispersing the light red blood mist, allowing Lucien to recover somewhat from his weakness in his hands and feet.
Lucien didn't know if there were other series of magic traps behind him, so even if he was safe for the time being, he didn't dare to relax and quickly thought of a solution.
The "Holy Emblem of Truth" can no longer activate any divine spells except for the two light spells. He has no biggest support. Even the power of his own body has become very weak due to the paralysis effect contained in the light red mist.
Suddenly, Lucien saw the strange plant being shaken amidst the falling gravel.
"Besides creating illusions, it has no other ability to protect itself?" Lucien immediately woke up, stood up with his weak hands and feet, and walked towards the strange plant.
His legs were weak and he stumbled. Lucien walked very slowly. He fell into the gravel several times and was scratched all over his body. The pain was unbearable, and blood even flowed out from some places where he stopped.
"Bah." Lucien took a breath, held back the pain, and with the temporary awakening and strength recovery brought about by the pain of the wound, he trudged to the side of the strange plant.
After this series of encounters, Lucien was much less green and hesitant. Without any delay, he held his breath, cautiously but firmly stretched out his right hand, and held it on the trunk of the strange plant.
The meridians under his hand were beating, and blood was flowing like a stream. Lucien felt that what he was holding was not a plant, but a living creature, and he suddenly pulled it aside.
"ah!"
All the branches and leaves of this strange plant suddenly shrank, making a sharp and shrill scream, like a dying person.
Without breaking it, Lucien continued to exert force. The strange plant let out a pitiful scream and stretched out its branches and leaves again, wrapping around Lucien's body.
A wet, slippery and disgusting feeling came from the skin, and countless tiny burrs were digging into his body. Lucien forced himself to hold back his fear and fear, and pulled hard again.
"Woo..."
The crying stopped suddenly, and Lucien was sprayed on the chest by the light red liquid in the plant. The smell of blood hit his nostrils, which made Lucien's hands and feet even weaker. He could only rely on the stone wall next to him to avoid falling to the ground.
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As the plant was torn into two pieces by Lucien, the light red mist in the surrounding air became thicker and thicker, almost condensing into a liquid.
The three shimmering books on the nearby desk corroded rapidly as soon as they sensed the rich light red mist. From the first page to the last page, it only took two or three seconds for them to completely corrode.
It disappeared so quickly that no one nearby, including Lucien, could see clearly what was written on it.
Of course, with Lucien's current paralyzed condition, it would be too late to stop him, and it would even be difficult for him to even take a step.
The desk immediately became empty, but strangely, except for the places where the three books were, there were no traces of corrosion. Lucien figured out the key point after a moment of wonder: "It seems like another magic spell."
Traps, when the concentration of the red mist reaches a certain level, the magic traps in those magic notebooks will activate themselves, destroying themselves to prevent them from being obtained by the enemy."
"What a pity these magic notebooks are." Lucien sighed in his heart with great regret. Those are magic notebooks that can learn extraordinary powers!
Suddenly, Lucien was stunned. He found that the library in his soul was emitting a strange glimmer.
Out of curiosity, Lucien put his mind into it, and then saw with wide eyes that a brand new bookshelf appeared in the library, with the words "Magic (Arcana)" written on it, and on the bookshelf, there was already
There are three books, which are the three magic notebooks Lucien saw just now.
"Does this library still have the ability to collect books? But where did the content come from?" Lucien was very surprised. "Maybe I need to see the content with my own eyes. Well, although these three books were corroded very quickly,
But if the whole process is slowed down, it should still be corroded page by page. It is strange that the library can write down the contents from beginning to end, so it has the projection of these three books, otherwise it would be impossible to make up the contents out of thin air."
Lucien can only make guesses at the moment, and he will have to wait for several experiments with other books in the future to be sure.
Looking at these three magic notebooks, Lucien, who was quite regretful just now, hesitated: "If I learn magic, will it be too dangerous in a world where magic is so powerful that magicians can be burned to death in public?"
Unable to make a decision, Lucien gave up temporarily. After all, he and others were still in the secret room and were not completely out of danger yet, so Lucien began to accumulate strength.
Without the strange plants, the reddish blood mist became lighter and lighter. Correa and Haosen gradually got rid of the hallucination and looked at each other in shock. However, they woke up too late and both of them were on the verge of death.
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Benjamin on the ground grunted when Lucien used his spirit to touch the "Holy Emblem of Truth" and stimulated the "Holy Light Strike". He put down his right hand and looked at the secret passage in confusion.
"Lord Benjamin?" Guard Paul asked hurriedly when he saw Benjamin's strange behavior.
Under the illumination of the silver moon, Benjamin's face became very unhappy. He whispered: "Something happened down there. My spiritual imprint in the holy symbol was touched. Damn it, it's just a magic apprentice who got this."
It’s really useless! Paul, wait for me here. If I don’t come out within five minutes, ask the bishop for help.”
It is precisely because of the existence of the spiritual imprint in the Holy Emblem that Benjamin can confidently hand over the Holy Emblem of Truth to Lucien for use. Otherwise, even if the Holy Emblem is a standard magical item allocated compared to Benjamin's own strength and other items on his body,
All the magical artifacts are much weaker, and he would not hand them over to others casually. Who knew that his spiritual imprint would be touched, and he failed to prevent the undue activation of divine magic at the critical moment.
Negligence and carelessness have always been companions of pride and prejudice.
In Benjamin's heart, he has always had a deep prejudice against knights who rely on blood and physical strength. He thinks that they are crude and lowly, and cannot be compared to the noble spellcasters who explore the mysteries of the world, even if they are evil magicians.
, so they were not worthy of using magical artifacts at all, so he subconsciously gave the Holy Emblem of Truth to Lucien, whose mental power was higher than that of ordinary people.
This attitude comes from Benjamin's background and his long experience.
As one of the most powerful families in the Principality of Violet, the Lafati family also relies on the "divine grace" power of the bloodline, but it is different from the knights. They rely on the power of the bloodline to cast spells, which is a true
A spell caster, and Benjamin, as a member of the Lafati family, even though his bloodline is thin and unable to inspire his own power, he has emerged as a spell caster after entering the monastery as a child to study, successfully becoming a priest, and firmly walking on the path of a spell caster.
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But now, as a formal pastor, such a small thing has been a big oversight, and his status within the church will inevitably be affected in the future, so Benjamin hurried away.
Paul was equally surprised: "With the Holy Emblem of Truth, something will happen? Could it be that there are other official magicians?"
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Lucien regained a little strength and was about to walk out of the secret room against the stone wall when he suddenly heard the sound of footsteps. His heart suddenly rose and his spirit became tense. What if it was the remnants of the witch?
Magical creatures or her friends, I might not be able to escape.
When he saw Benjamin's white holy robe, Lucien was half relieved, but he still didn't dare to relax. The secret room was such a good place to kill people and silence them.
"Lapland blood vine?" Benjamin took a look at the situation in the secret room and quickly judged the general process from the magic knowledge and plant knowledge he had learned. He understood that Lucien, who was moving slowly against the wall, was on the verge of death.
Why did Gary and others end up like this? "Fortunately, none of them died."
"This kid is lucky. His spiritual power has actually increased a bit, reaching the level of a low-level trainee priest. It seems that the impact of the breakthrough touched my spiritual imprint. Unfortunately, the church is no longer as strong as it was more than three hundred years ago.
, in an era where you can learn magical arts by relying on your talent. If you don't lay the foundation from an early age and systematically learn the knowledge of magical arts, you will never be able to become a formal priest. I have to say that it is indeed the 'Arcane Emperor' who opened the door to the magical arts in recent times.
A four-hundred-year golden age in which the development of divine arts and magic advanced by leaps and bounds.”
As a member of the Lafati family, Benjamin knows more about the world situation than most priests, and he does not seem to be that pious about his own beliefs. To be precise, Benjamin, as a member of the nobility, and Benjamin, as a member of the church
Benjamin is somewhat contradictory in his stance.
More importantly, after the "Supreme Theological Council" more than 300 years ago, the church split, with one in the south and the other in the north, accusing each other of being heretics. But even so, no matter which side, the acquisition of divine magic was not affected in any way.
, this makes many bishops and cardinals silently doubt in their hearts whether God exists or not, and whether this is a test for believers.
This attitude directly influenced every young man who became a priest for hundreds of years, including Benjamin.
Moreover, in order to adapt to the era of rapid development, several popes have introduced some of the knowledge gained by the great arcanists from exploring the world to transform the foundation of theology. Although the divine arts have also developed rapidly and powerful people have emerged in large numbers, the Southern Church has maintained its greatest power.
The location has stood firm under the watchful eyes of many powerful enemies such as heretics, evil magicians, dark creatures, etc., but it has once again caused more cracks in the already unstable internal faith.
Benjamin relaxed. Fine white dust fell from his hands, and he uttered strange syllables in his mouth. A strong wind blew by, blowing away all traces of the light red blood mist.
Then he didn't recite the incantation or throw out the casting materials. He just pointed at Gary, and a pale white light fell on him, causing the blackness on his body to fall off, the wounds to heal, and he got rid of dying and became an ordinary person.
Seriously injured.
Each time he used the healing magic with an interval of one to two seconds, Benjamin brought Correa and Haosen back to life, and also healed Lucien's injuries.
After asking Lucien, Correa, Hausen, Gary and others what happened, Benjamin looked at the desk and made sure they were not lying, then ordered: "Move all the items in the secret room to the church, um, including
The carcasses of these rats.”
At the same time, he caught the holy emblem that Lucien returned: "The sins on your body have been washed away. Go back and rest. May the Lord bless you."
Originally, if Lucien could succeed this time, Benjamin would not be stingy with the financial reward. If he had the chance, he would secretly try to see if he could cultivate him. However, since it was so dangerous, Benjamin was naturally no longer in the mood to encourage Lucien.
After confirming that he didn't hide anything on his body, he sent him away early. After all, Correa and Haosen were fine, but Gary without his right hand was more troublesome. Regeneration of severed limbs was not a magical skill that he could master.
Seeing that Benjamin had not committed any murder and silence, Lucien had no intention of staying here. He hurriedly walked to the secret room. When he reached the sewer outside, Lucien, whose spirit had broken through a certain limit, suddenly heard a sentence from Correa inside.
This made Lucien feel a little heavy. He whispered to Haosen: "Gary has no right hand. I'm afraid he won't be able to become a knight, and he will be asked to leave the guard team."
Lucien, who didn't know what he was feeling, walked out of the secret passage and was immediately greeted by inquiries from the poor people around him.
"Little Evans, have you purified the ghosts?" Aunt Alisa asked from a distance.
Lucien nodded: "It has been purified by Lord Benjamin and several guards."
Everyone suddenly became relaxed and began to ask and communicate enthusiastically: "Lucien, what do ghosts look like? Isn't it scary?"
"Lord Benjamin is worthy of being an official priest."
"Lucien seems to have received the blessing of the Lord this time and can actually use the Holy Emblem of Truth."
"It's a pity that Lucien is no longer a child and cannot be sent to the monastery for training. Otherwise, it would be a very honorable thing for us to have a Lord Lucien in our district."
Hearing these discussions, Lucien was slightly confused: "I can't become a priest?"
Although due to his status as a time traveler, Lucien had never thought of becoming a priest, but after experiencing the extraordinary and inhuman power of divine magic, he was told that he could not take this path, which inevitably made him feel a little downcast.
"Poor little Evans, look at your face, you must be exhausted, go back and rest quickly." Aunt Alisa saw Lucien's expression was not good, so she hurriedly spoke.
Lucien had a lot of things on his mind and really needed some quiet time, so he nodded and returned to his hut, sitting on the edge of the bed, listening to Benjamin and others coming out and walking away, listening to the onlookers of the poor leaving, and listening to the restoration of peace late at night.
Quietly, I suppressed the longing for my parents and others deep in my heart.
"I can't become a priest, and it seems that because I haven't been trained since childhood, I don't have much hope of becoming a knight and stimulating the power of my blood."
"If you want to gain extraordinary power, I'm afraid the only way is to learn magic."
"However, once you choose magic, you will be an enemy of the church, and you will be an enemy of most ordinary people, including Aunt Alisa and the others."
"Maybe there are other ways?"
"Anyway, the magic notes are in my mind. I'll take a look at them first. Well, there should be no problem."
Hesitating and struggling, Lucien decided to read the magic notes first, so he entered the library mentally and opened the magic notes.
After a long time, Lucien's low, dumbfounding voice sounded in the room:
"What should I do if I can't read?"
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