The cards in front of him fell, and the yellow-haired middle-aged man who was stabbed in the heart looked at Sha De in shock. The life ring behind the man disappeared, but before he died, Sha De's hand touched it:
"False immortality!"
Then he pushed hard and made the man lie down on the ground. Shade gritted his teeth and held the sword with both hands. The two swords cut off the opponent's two palms. Without his two hands, the seriously injured ring warlock had no chance of making a comeback.
Looking at those two hands, the foreigner who had done such a thing for the first time felt very disgusted. He turned around and picked up the water glass on the table and tapped it gently, and a silver light appeared on the water. Shade held the cup of hot tea to the man's face.
Spray the wound to prevent him from losing his [False Immortality] status due to excessive bleeding:
"I'll ask and you'll answer."
"You...you don't want to get any answers from me! All for the Lord of the Scarlet Spiral! Kill me."
A small amount of vitality remained in his body, and his voice was very weak.
"Kill you? Even if you kill you, I can channel your soul. No matter you are alive or dead, don't even think about keeping it a secret."
"Then kill me. My soul is favored by my Lord. You can't even expect to get any news!"
Although he was weak, he still stared at Shade with hatred in his eyes.
"die?"
The corner of Shade's mouth trembled. If he wasn't afraid that something would happen to Lesia, he would never do such a cruel thing:
“Do you know what it feels like to drink water until you’re strangled to death?”
Shade shook the water cup in his hand, and more and more water appeared under the power of the spell.
"You devil!"
A weak voice cursed.
"I don't want to torture you, it's meaningless, I want you to realize one thing."
Shade had already squatted down, with his back to the gas lamp on the wall, which made the face in the shadow particularly scary:
"You are the guardian of the fishmen - a believer of the [Lord of the Scarlet Spiral]. If you, as a dependent of this great man, end up being choked to death by water or even swollen to death, do you think that god will die after you die?
Admit your identity?"
For the first time, a look of horror appeared on the man's face:
"you you......"
"Will He still bless your soul forever?"
"You devil!"
"No, at least based on my mortal thinking, it shouldn't be possible."
There was no smile on Shade's face:
"But the [God of the Drowned in the Abyss] will be very willing to take your soul. Sir, since you are a follower of the evil god in Coldwater Port, you should also know that the great one is very interested in the drowned fish-men."
of...especially the Drowned Mermaid of Coldwater Harbor.”
"no no!"
Because of the spell thrown at the door, no one knew what happened in the room next. When Shade opened the door and walked out, he was holding a corpse doll with severed hands in his hand. In the room behind him, the carpet was rolled up and placed
He stepped aside to prevent the blood stains from scaring the maids who came to clean the room.
Shade walked quickly along the corridor:
"The Scarlet Secret Cult wants to make sacrifices to the sea when the red ocean appears tomorrow. In addition to the human believers in the sect who voluntarily sacrifice, and the citizens captured by them, there must also be a woman of noble birth,
As the final prelude to the 'sea return' ceremony."
This is the information that Shade just received. The other party still revealed some information under the fear of having his soul seized by the alien god. But before he could finish speaking, he died. It was not because of the injury, but because he was frightened.
died.
The attitude of people in this world towards faith is completely different from that of outsiders.
In the violent night rain outside the window, Shade walked through the corridor with windows on one side:
"This kind of sacrifice is not a necessary step of 'returning by sea', but a ceremony similar to praying... The ceremony of returning by sea will start when the first ray of sunshine shines on the cold water port tomorrow, and the sacrifice will also
Starting from that moment, in addition to Lesia, the Scarlet Secret Cult has five or six targets, one of which is..."
Shade looked towards the city:
"Sivi Avora."
He called the servants to clean up the messy study, while he stood in the corridor and looked at the heavy rain outside the window:
"Things are getting more and more interesting."
Although the heavy rain continued all night, the small-scale battle that occurred around Sophia's mansion only lasted half an hour and ended.
A steady stream of reinforcements arrived, forcing the attackers to give up their target. In particular, there was no news from the attackers who entered Sophia's mansion, which made the house with lights on in the night rain and sea breeze look particularly strange.
With the twelve-ringed witch and Lesia together, Shade's worries were relieved a lot, so he didn't go out in the rain.
He originally wanted to wait until Lesia came back to rest, but after midnight, when the time came to Wednesday, the princess's carriage had not yet appeared at the gate of the manor. And the servants who were sent to inquire about the news came from the rain into the city.
Martial law, carriages can leave the city, but are not allowed to enter the city.
Sophia's mansion suffered a crazy attack by fish people, and a similar incident probably broke out in the city. However, there was no news about Lesia, so Shade, who originally thought nothing would happen, felt uneasy again:
"Even if the fish-man attack before dawn didn't hurt Lesia. But if she doesn't come back overnight, I won't be able to be by her side when the ceremony begins."
After midnight, Shade rested in his room for two hours. After waking up, he said hello to the maid left by Lesia, and left the house in a carriage.
But he did not enter the city. Instead, he let the carriage take him to the Sea Cliff Lighthouse, which is also located in the north of the city. When Lecia was aliased as Miss Princes, she brought Shade there once. The caretaker here was a folklorist.
Mr. Edmond.
Holding an umbrella and struggling to watch the light of the lighthouse in the rain, I climbed all the way to the top of the sea cliff. After putting on my mask and knocking on the door, Mr. Edmond’s alert voice appeared behind the door for a long time:
"who is it?"
"Introduced by old John from Tobesk!"
Shade said.
The last time she came with Lesia, Lesia mentioned half of Father John's name. At that time, Shade didn't know the secret of the writer and the princess, so he didn't think much about it, but he understood it later.
"Don't lie to me! Huh, on this rainy day, even if he introduced me, no one would come knocking on the door so late in the rain!"
The old man behind the door said dissatisfiedly.
"It was really him who introduced me. I was here last time, do you remember? You came back from fishing that day, but there was only one small fish in the bucket. My companion bought a Yves Saint Laurent ring, and I sold you a book.
"
Shade shouted loudly that the rain here is really too heavy.
"Oh? There is such a thing..."
The old man inside the door hesitated.
"Old John! Father John, that stingy guy, oh, I have never seen such a stingy person in my life."
The door was pushed open violently, and before Shade could react, the old man's strong hand pulled Shade in.
The lighthouse is obviously dilapidated, but the interior is extremely dry and warm just separated by a wooden door.
Old Edmond was wearing pajamas, with a coat draped over his shoulders, and holding a kerosene lamp in his hand. He frowned slightly and looked at Shade under the lamp:
"Yes, he is indeed the stingiest guy in the world. It seems that you are indeed his friend, young man, what are you doing at this late hour? Do you think I am the same age as you?"
The old man complained, but still asked Shade to find a place to sit and found a dry towel for him.
The bottom area of the lighthouse is the residential area for the tower keepers. Although the area is not large, it can still meet the needs of life.
Shade took the towel and wiped his hair:
"Sorry to bother you so late. The sea will return, the red sea will appear at dawn today."
"Oh? So what?"
The old man sat on the chair in front of the desk and asked. The lighthouse was actually connected to the gas pipe, and he turned on the gas light on the desk.
Shade took a deep breath and put the towel on the back of the chair:
"You must know more about the return ceremony of the sea. Last time the lady and I came here, you didn't tell them completely."
Edmond looked at him quietly, his eyes were not cloudy like those of ordinary old people:
"so what?"
"I have money."
"But you need to convince me to agree to this deal."
"The Priory of the Guide of Light."
Amidst the terrifying sound of waves crashing against the cliff outside the lighthouse, Shade gave the answer. Mr. Edmond subconsciously narrowed his eyes, and then relaxed:
"John probably wouldn't tell you this."
Through the "Kiss of the Tree" deal, Shade learned that John's father belonged to the "Light-Guiding Priory", and the latter even wanted to know Shade's expression when he learned about it. And Edmund of Coldwater Port
Like Old John of Tobesk, both run secretive black market shops for ring warlocks, and both are knowledgeable but unwilling to do other things.
Therefore, it is not troublesome at all to infer that John's father's friend, Mr. Edmond, who can introduce business to each other, is also a member of the "Hermitage of Light Guides".
"What does it matter? I don't care about your secrets. I only know that as long as I pay you, you will always be able to help. I have no resistance to your doomsday survival preparations."
Shade looked closely into the old man's eyes from behind the mask.
"What do you want to know?"
Probably seeing his determination, the old man thought for a while before asking in a low voice.
"It's very simple, my friend, that lady has a mermaid curse on her. Now I know that I can use fishing rods and lines to tie her up to reduce her urge to enter the red ocean. Apart from that, is there any other way?
"
Shade said quickly.
"No."
The old man shook his head, and Xia De didn't care, because he didn't come to ask this. This question was just to detour and prepare the other party:
"I still want to know..."
He lowered his voice subconsciously:
"The original intention of the sea return ceremony is to awaken the power left by the evil god in the deep sea, so as to summon the water to flood the city. So, what did the god leave behind?"
Lightning flashed across the window, and white light illuminated their faces from the window. The waves rumbled, but were suppressed by thunder.