Even today's outsiders have a hard time describing what kind of creature is entrenched in the center of the burning village at this time.
It has a rickety body, thick limbs, long and sharp fingers, and its entire body is covered with fiery red hair, but at the same time it is covered in blazing flames.
Flames spurted outward from its torso and limbs, forming a blazing brilliance. Under the hair and flames, its skin showed a burnt black color, full of cracks and scars, as if it would be torn apart by the flames at any time.
Compared with its abnormal body, its head is even more terrifying.
When Shade looked at it, the monster also looked at Shade with a ferocious face. Its fiery red eyes were burning with the flames of hatred, its teeth were sharp and dense, and when it opened its mouth, it revealed a chilling smile.
Even people who are completely unaware of the secret of this relic can immediately see the pain and anger in its image. This is the sage-level relic - the core of lingering resentment, the "ghost of resentment" driven by resentment and hatred.
The powerful pressure and weird shape were already demonstrating its power, and when the monster jumped in the air and hit Shade and the cat like a flaming meteorite, Shade felt even more powerful than the giant dragon.
The sense of crisis that is stronger even if you fight hard:
"There's something wrong with this thing, Body of Courage!"
The giant who expanded to ten meters raised his arms and crossed them in front of him, blocking the falling force of the resentful ghost with a loud roar.
But the price was that the ground under the giant Shade sunk down by at least one meter. At the same time, amidst the sound of air waves surging into the surroundings, the violent flames almost engulfed most of the remaining village at once.
At this time, traces of fragmentation like flowing magma appeared on Shade's body. However, when the monster kicked him in the arm and then rolled back to the ground, the clothes on Shade's arm were burned away.
, there are still large burn marks on both arms.
This was completely unimaginable before. Even if Shade, the "hero who bears fire", could be injured or even burned to death by flames, it would never be possible for him to suffer such extensive burns. Because the flames that can burn him now only have
The next one is.
"The original fire! It's actually here with you!"
"roar!"
The red mane trembled with the violent roar. It was obviously the shape of a beast, but the open mouth of the resentful ghost was filled with burnt yellow human teeth.
The monster inserted his hand into the sea of fire around him, and then slashed the flame-shaped sword towards Shade's head. With a loud bang, it was deflected by the huge yellow moonlight sword in Shade's hand, and it turned its body.
, and then a whirling flame slash shattered Shade's sword.
The flaming sword struck at Shade's head unstoppably again. It could be seen that it didn't know how to use a sword at all, it just used the flame in its hand as a stick. And since it dared to get close, Shade didn't hide at all.
He reached out and directly grabbed the flaming giant sword. Even the cat, who was sensing the direction of escape, heard the loud sound of Shade's left hand bone breaking.
But Shade's expression remained unchanged, and he stretched out his right hand to grab the burning face of the monster:
"Black Moon Talisman!"
In the roar of the resentful ghost, the huge black moon talisman dispersed the flames on the ground and appeared under it. The flaming face, the flaming red mane and the charred skin gradually turned into ashes,
As the flaming giant sword disappeared, the ghost of resentment also let out a wail of relief, and gradually turned into ashes starting from its face and dissipated.
Shade, who was panting heavily to suppress the curse and severe pain, returned to normal. His right hand covered his fractured left hand that had become charred. He was about to say something when he suddenly heard another voice in the center of the burning village.
There was a loud noise, and then the ghost of resentment that had just disappeared completely appeared again.
The ferocious face turned to Shade immediately, and the burning flames in his eyes seemed to contain more resentment and pain.
The cat immediately reminded:
"It's useless. As long as this flame does not go out, its resentment will not disappear. Unless you directly erase the entire relic, even magic techniques like the Black Moon Talisman are useless.
Come on, I found the exit, go to the pier, the exit is at the pier!"
So Shade hugged the cat tightly, no longer paying attention to the surrounding villagers who seemed unable to see them and the increasingly violent flames, and immediately rushed towards the dock in the east of the village.
The "resurrected" ghost of resentment obviously would not forget Shade just because he died once. While the dozens of house-sized fireballs that were being tracked fell one after another, the obviously agile and abnormal giant monster suddenly swooped down again.
He jumped and landed in front of Shade.
"Raglai's Leap."
Shade's figure flashed past and was already behind it. Just as he was about to rush forward, he found the soul of an old woman next to him, actually reaching out and grabbing his arm.
Just now, he clearly felt that all the villagers here were phantoms, but the soul of this old mountain village woman who took the initiative to capture him was actually real.
"Take it out, it's asking you for help, take it out, we need clues!"
The cat also reacted immediately, so Shade reached out and grabbed the old woman's soul and continued to rush forward. Behind them, the raised right arm of the resentful ghost turned into a flaming whip, but the cat climbed to Xia De
On Germany's shoulder, while the long whip fell, he cast another spell:
"Wall of Sighs!"
A total of five gray stone walls were erected one after another behind Shade, and the fiery red whip was not blocked until it shattered the last wall.
The rubble and flames were blocked behind by the witch's spell, while Shade quickly dodged the fire pillars rising from the ground and the fireballs falling from the sky.
But fortunately, Gregory Village is not a big village. When the ghost of resentment smashed the ground with his left hand and turned himself into flames and came to the heads of the three people, Shade, who was carrying the cat and grabbing the old woman, had already arrived at the dock.
location.
This time, without being reminded by the witch, Shade also realized where the so-called "exit" was. However, the blazing flames had turned into falling ghosts of resentment above his head, so Shade had to use thaumaturgy to enlarge his body again and use his right fist.
Thrust upward——
Boom!
His right fist shining with silver moonlight collided with the downward kicking feet of the ghost of resentment. This time, Shade, who was cursed, was knocked away by the blow. This was not an act, it was because he really couldn't bear it.
The power of this monster.
But fortunately, this was also part of his plan. The direction in which he was shot was the direction of the pier. So holding the cat in one hand and holding the soul in the other, Shade fell into the river that dried up due to the fire under the pier.
There seemed to be no water in the river, but the next moment he entered the cold river water.
Then all the heat and danger disappeared, and even the pain in the body became much more real due to the alternation of hot and cold.
After bubbling on the water for a few seconds, the boat gradually surfaced and lifted the souls of Shade, the cat, and the old country woman to the surface.
Light rain fell in the woods, and dark clouds covered the sun in the gloomy sky. The cold wind in late autumn made a rustling sound when it swept through the woods, and the sound of gurgling water was actually the loudest at this time.
Without flames, the normal world only has the desolation and loneliness of autumn. The dilapidated wooden boat then floated down the river, and the last trace of heat in 1854 had disappeared. After all, winter was coming.
Shade's breathing gradually became calmer. He lay on his back on the boat and did not get up immediately. The severe burns on his arms were slowly healing in the drizzle. The curse entangled with ashes and resentment was also gradually being replaced by the power of the soul because it was separated from the influence of the relics.
But it will take some time, so now he just wants to lie down quietly.
The leaves were swirling and blown over the river by the wind. Xia De looked at the fluttering dead leaves and really felt that the year was coming to an end.
The gray-black cat jumped out of his chest, and the cat's thin shadow lengthened in the air until it transformed back into the appearance of a gray-black haired witch.
She did not urge Shade to get up, but stood up and looked at the village upstream that was gradually moving away, to make sure it was still deserted, and then looked at the soul of the old woman they brought out together.
In the village where the fire had just started, she looked like a normal person, but after returning to reality, her spirit body became illusory, until it was almost completely transparent, and the original panic expression on her face became indifferent. Even if she experienced
Such an incredible thing happened, and she just stood motionless on the boat with an expressionless face.
The whispering element was entangled in her body, which meant that she was still affected by the power of the sage-level relic [Remaining Resentment]. And when Flora tried to observe the deeper state of the soul, she even felt a certain sting.
The power of eyes.
"Devil's power."
Shade, who was lying on the boat, said that when Flora saw him trying to sit up, she hurriedly reached out to pull him up, and then treated his arms that were still slowly healing with some distress:
"You should take a rest first. You'll be fine for the time being. [Remaining Grudge] will not affect the scene outside the place where the incident occurred, and the monster cannot chase it out."
"I don't care for now."
Shade shook his head and looked at Flora:
"I just came into contact with the Ghost of Resentment, and what I felt was not only the power of the First Fire, but the Ghost of Resentment was part of the split core of the Demon of Fire, Dizast.
If this is the case, then the massacre of the village a hundred years ago was entirely the work of that demon. While hiding in the forest, it destroyed the Gregorian village in order to regain its power. I didn’t know the relics were from it.
Reason, or maybe it's just pure chance, but I'm worried it's going to get out of there."
"It can't walk. This kind of event-like relic itself is not movable. Unless the core is killed, it can never leave the remains of Gregorian Village. It can't even transmit information to its body, or
Said that the message could not be delivered immediately.
Gaining the power of the Whisper will indeed make it powerful, but the rules of the relic will also place limitations on it."
Flora helped Shade sit on the side of the boat:
"I think the appearance of the relic is an accident, otherwise the devil would have no reason to trap a part of himself in such a remote village. This is of no benefit at all. In my opinion, this relic even plays a role in sealing the devil.
But in this way, the people who recently transported the goods from that cellar are very suspicious. They seem to be fully aware of the rules of relics in this village. Are those people worshipers of the devil? "
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