Hao Ren didn't know what the Thirteen Saints released, nor what ceremony they held, but some things were certain: Hasu brought news about the original sin of divine blood from the Ancatero territory.
The saints felt fear. They must have known about this original sin for a long time, or at least understood it, so they took action in a hurry. They found a "holy weapon" from the ancient relics of Corpus and activated it, but
This ritual caused an unexpected "monster" to awaken from the nightmare and "infect" the entire garrison in Corpus space without anyone being prepared.
This influence is deep and difficult to detect. It does not rigidly control the thoughts of saints and elders, but allows the controlled people to change their thinking patterns while staying awake, making them think they are doing things soberly and rationally.
After the incident, a series of unreasonable actions were taken, such as arresting elder demon hunters including Hasselblad, and conducting a general purge of demon hunters from all different factions.
During this whole process, the saints never left the ceremonial hall. All their instructions were conveyed through the heralds and attendants waiting outside the hall. No one knew what state they were in during those few days.
People know whether their spirits have completely collapsed and succumbed to the voices in their heads. Judging from the orders they gave, their temperaments had changed drastically at that time, but they never left the hall, and according to Bedolis's last words before his death,
Hao Ren guessed that the purpose of their stay in the hall was to trap "that thing" at the ceremony site.
"This is very contradictory." After hearing Hao Ren's analysis, Vivian was filled with doubts. "While they were following the 'instructions' to start a civil war, they still stayed in the hall to suppress the 'monster'? Are they being controlled?"
Still not under control?”
Hao Ren looked at Claude: "Where is the ceremony hall? The truth will be revealed when you get there."
"On the top floor of the tower, closest to the residence of the First Saint," Claude nodded, "That is the energy center of the spiritual world clock tower, and it is also the tangled point of time and space in the entire Corpus. When various rituals are held,
At that time, there will be a powerful mysterious force focused right above that hall. I think that energy has not dissipated until now, so only a small number of people can enter. Too many people may cause the vortex to collapse."
La Nina reminded from the side: "We have taken care of all the energy nodes in Corpus."
"The energy of the ritual ceremony hall is provided by the spirit world clock tower itself," Claude shook his head. "Although we don't know where this energy comes from, it has been very stable for thousands of years. We use it to
Drives most of the facilities in the upper levels of the tower.”
"It's a shame that you can safely use this kind of thing with unknown origin and unknown power for thousands of years." Hao Ren shook his head and looked at the people around him. "Okay, Vivian, Lily and Lao Wang, you three will follow
Come, then there are Bai Huo and Tutanin. Plus me, there are six people in total, shouldn’t they be ‘standard’?”
Claude blinked: "No problem, as long as you don't use any magic or weapons that make too much noise to fire at the ceiling."
Lily and Vivian immediately looked at Hao Ren, and the latter shrank his neck: "Why are you looking at me?"
"Don't blow up things casually," Yzaks patted Hao Ren on the shoulder, "I don't really smash meteorites anymore."
"I" Hao Ren pointed to his nose, "I do all technical work, okay! I have a lot of power, but I'm always very precise, okay!"
Little Elizabeth was a little unhappy after she found out that she was excluded from the team, but the little devil girl was very sensible even though she was young. After all, she was a genius child who could replace her father in commanding the Demon King's City. In this case, she was also very knowledgeable.
She stayed obediently and searched other parts of the tower with La Nina.
Claude led Hao Ren and his entourage out of this gloomy banquet hall and headed up a secret spiral ramp to the place where the ceremony was held. After leaving the hall, Hao Ren looked at the shackles on Claude's body: "
Seriously, do you really want to move around wearing this set of things? This is not suitable for combat."
Claude raised his hands, and most of the chains on his body had been removed. Only two arms were still wrapped with heavy rune shackles: "Even now, I still have the urge to kill each of you.
Man, I'm only able to suppress this urge because it's a little less powerful now. These runes keep my magic flowing, and only when I'm in a fairly weak state. That thing in my head can
Calm down a little. I guess that thing relies on magic power or the vitality of the host to operate."
"You were a dangerous person before, and your magic power was stronger than anyone else's. That's why La Nina used this special device on you. It seems that it was exactly this way that dispelled the thing in your mind," Yzaks
He chuckled, "Hey, but this method won't last long."
"I hope we can put an end to this mess in the ritual ceremony hall." Hao Ren sighed, and suddenly remembered something when he saw Tutanin walking behind him, "Wait a minute, I suddenly remembered that Bedolis was there before the accident.
Did you give Vivian's blood crystal to you?"
He reminded everyone that the beginning of his and his friends' involvement in this matter was when the Blood Crystal White Fire risked his life to break out of the encirclement and handed it to Vivian, which triggered a series of subsequent events.
event.
Bedolis had a premonition of everything today before he held the "ceremony" with other saints?
Then why did he not stop his companions, but instead held the ceremony together?
"Every saint has a special power. Saint Bedolis can sometimes see the future. It is very messy and obscure, but he does have a premonition," Tutanin sighed softly, "but his ability is not enough to change it.
Destiny. I believe he had a premonition of this disaster, but he didn’t know that the problem would arise in that ceremony. Perhaps he even thought that the ceremony was the key to avoiding disaster. In any case, things happened, and he did his best.
There is a glimmer of hope left, and we can't ask for more."
The secret passage leading to the ritual ceremony hall was very long, extending forward in the darkness as if there was no end. Due to some kind of spatial distortion, Hao Ren was not even sure whether he was going up or down when walking in the secret passage.
Moving down. Due to boredom, he continued to ask Claude some questions: "You showed a strong tendency to attack when you saw Vivian, but other demon hunters of the Order we captured did not have this situation.
"
"To be honest, I don't know what's going on," Claude shook his head honestly, "I know about 'The Countess Who Brings the Red Moon', but I don't have any extra hatred towards her except for the instinct of hunting. Today is me
It was the first time I met this legendary vampire. But as soon as I met, I felt that I had to kill her. This was a mission, an impulse more terrifying than the hunting instinct. It completely occupied my entire being.
Thoughts. To be honest, I don’t want to experience it a second time. It’s the first time in my life that I feel like I can’t control my body. It’s a terrifying experience.”
"The biggest difference between you and other sect warriors is that you stay with the saints all year round, and you are the only demon hunter who can directly talk to the first saint." Vivian said lightly, "Stay next to that kind of person.
, this is enough to make you different, you may become more susceptible to spiritual attacks, or you may be in sync with the minds of the saints. When they are shocked during the ritual, you also suffer "hidden injuries".
By the way, do you still remember why you wanted to go to the front line alone? You are the attendant of the First Saint. Logically speaking, you don’t have to go to the front line. In theory, you should stay here and become one of the walking dead.
.”
Claude shook his head: "I don't remember. I only remember that I was controlled by an impulse to 'purify heretics'. This impulse became stronger and stronger. It was probably the reason that drove me to leave the tower."
"In short, your extra aggressive tendency toward Vivian is a dangerous symptom. We recommend that you cooperate with us in conducting some medical examinations after this incident is over." The data terminal suddenly emerged from Hao Ren's pocket and communicated with everyone.
If you have dealt with an ultra-being that can affect the mind, if you don’t want any surprises left in your mind, it’s best to have a comprehensive physical examination.”
Claude was shocked when he saw the data terminal: "What is this!?"
"It's a high-tech equipment, don't worry about it," Hao Ren grabbed the terminal. At the same time, he found that the passage had reached the end, "Is the ceremony hall ahead?"
At the end of the passage is a small courtyard, with ancient faded stone pillars supporting the towering vaults. On both sides of the courtyard are bottomless dark abyss: in this tall tower with a strange spatial structure, this terrain is not surprising.
In front of everyone, there is a huge door made of metal and engraved with complex patterns.
"There is indeed energy fluctuation behind the gate. It is very powerful. It is in a three-level alert state." The data terminal projected a blue light to scan the gate. "In addition, signs of space distortion were also detected. It is initially judged that a continuous space gate is opening. Perhaps
It’s transmitting energy into the hall.”
Hao Ren lowered his voice subconsciously: "Where are the signs of life? Where are the mental fluctuations or other traces of consciousness?"
"No, there is no life reaction, nor any form of intelligent activity."
Yzaks slowly transformed into the form of the Balrog, and he walked to the door with heavy steps: "Is the body of that 'monster' really still here?"
"Perhaps 'it' has no thinking activity, or even life characteristics. It is a thing that is close to a natural disaster. We have solved such incidents before, right? For example, the angry spirit." Hao Ren also stepped forward and pressed his hand on the door.
"Lily, put spicy sticks in your mouth, Vivian, prepare lightning, white fire, and Tutanin. I leave the long-range support to you. But be careful, don't attack easily unless you are attacked. The monster may still be affected by some kind of
Ritual controls, and we need to prevent self-defeating efforts to get it out of trouble completely."
After saying this, Hao Ren took a deep breath and stared at the huge metal door in front of him.
The monster released by the saints from their nightmares may be entrenched in the room behind the door. An unknown, powerful monster that may come from the Day of Killing Gods. What would it look like? What kind of existence would it be? It
Is it a living thing? A dead thing? A phenomenon? Or just a curse?
Hao Ren and Yzaks pushed towards the door at the same time, and the heavy metal door slowly opened with a loud and scary sound.
"Terminal, call the battleship, we may need some technical support." (To be continued.)
Come to the pavilion to watch it from the ground to the clouds】