After the sudden earthquake, the white mist on the street became thicker, as if gauze was hanging in the air. Just now, you could still see the house across the street from the window, but after the earthquake, you could only see it.
The fog is hazy.
The concentration of the whispering elements in the thick fog has exceeded the intensity of the poet's relics, so Sister Michelle urgently organized people to seal the doors and windows, especially the gaps in the windows, to prevent the white mist from penetrating.
At the same time, Fort Midhill City Hall and the church were also taking action. Policemen with lanterns were running on the streets, shaking bells and loudly reminding citizens not to go out before dawn tomorrow. They would even go door to door.
Knock on the door to remind you to seal the gaps in doors and windows in time.
Given the size and permanent population of Fort Midhill, I am afraid that this kind of reminder work is not only done by the local police, but also by the Royal Delrayon Army Corps stationed on the Sikal Mountain.
The lanterns in the hands of the police were not ordinary items. When Sister Michelle opened the door to talk to the police, she noticed the Holy Emblem of the Dawn on the metal base of the oil lamp. This is a magical alchemical item made by the church to protect these ordinary people.
Able to walk in fog..
In the afternoon of late autumn, the fog dispersed. Shade, who was waiting anxiously, stood at the third-floor window and looked outside. He could not see anything, but he also knew that something important must have happened on the Sikal Mountain and in the narrow room.
matter.
Priest August, Sister Devlin, Miss Aurora and even Iluna may have started a battle with some kind of dangerous enemy, and all of this happened in just one hour.
At about 2:20 in the afternoon, the earthquake happened again, this time with greater intensity. Even Shade, who stood up, felt a little unsteady. Fortunately, the two consecutive earthquakes this month have made life in the
The citizens here are used to this kind of thing, so no one has fled outside in panic because of the earthquake.
Sister Michelle looked even more nervous. The senses of blind nuns are more sensitive than ordinary magicians. She found Shade on the third floor and hoped that he could guard the door on the first floor. Of course Shade would not refuse.
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When he and the nun went downstairs, the sound of a big bell ringing came from the center of the city. The middle-aged nun motioned to Xia De not to speak, and quietly counted the number of bells. After the bells ended, she turned to Xia worriedly.
De said:
"Now is not the time to ring the hour. The seven bells are a sign of the city's state of emergency. Oh, you are a foreigner and you may not understand that border cities like ours need this kind of early warning measure."
“When was the last time seven bells rang?”
Shade asked.
"At that time, the total war in the Old World was not over yet."
Outsiders don’t understand the meaning of city bells, but citizens living in this city definitely understand. The white mist containing whispering elements is seeping into every corner of the city. If you can’t seal the doors and windows in time, your body will be weaker.
, then I will definitely not be able to survive today.
The church's manpower was being dispersed to every corner of the city. On the lampposts in the streets and alleys that Shade had not noticed, the symbols of magical rituals were lit up in succession, building a ritual matrix centered on the core city.
Trying to fight this fog.
This is a truly grand undertaking, almost transforming the entire city into a "sanctuary". Moreover, this is only the first step of preparation before the sealing ceremony "The Trace of the Holy Tree" begins.
But even so, this fog will definitely take away a large number of lives in this city.
The overlap between the narrow space and the material world is becoming more and more serious. After the second small earthquake, Shade keenly sensed the anomalies in the space. And just as he feared, at about 2:40 in the afternoon, Mi
Sister Schell told Shade that the nun responsible for monitoring the white mist on the upper floors of the building discovered evil spirits in the white mist.
This is a very serious matter. It is daytime now, and the street where the House of the Blind is located can be considered a downtown area of the city. The appearance of evil spirits here at this time means that evil spirits will appear in the entire city.
It is not that the Zhengshen Church did not expect this situation, but now their manpower is scattered among three channels, and they have to take into account the real world and narrow rooms, so they cannot clean every corner of the city in time.
But this time the church was really well prepared. Twenty minutes after the first evil spirit was discovered, a loud horn sounded from the center of the city. It was like the sound of ancient tribesmen charging towards the enemy.
horn.
As a ring warlock, Shade could see a golden glow rising from the center of the city from the first-floor window, and then a huge golden shadow wearing a crown of thorns appeared in the fog, raising a horn in his right hand and playing.
Those golden glows quickly spread to the city, but did not dispel the white fog. The power that Shade perceived was more like a spell to expel evil spirits, but the coverage area was really scary.
Ordinary people can't even hear the sound of the horn, and among ring warlocks, only those with keen perception can actually see the golden aura of those magical arts. The sound of the horn lasted for half a minute before it ended, and then the city became quiet again
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In the room, Shade was able to capture the golden light particles still remaining in the air. Sister Michelle told Shade that the horn just now was an angel-level relic (Level 1) [Distorted Holy Sound] contained in this diocese.
The side effects of using this relic are extremely great. Although the sound can expel malicious spirits, it may also awaken some sleeping evil beings in the subspace.
Only the Zhengshen Church can use it with confidence and boldness in conjunction with divine magic.
According to the general rules of action of the Righteous God Church that Shade heard from Iluna, after using such a large-scale magical operation, a team of ring warlocks will be sent out to clear out targeted areas.
But the mountain city of Fort Midhill is so large. Even though ring wizards from surrounding parishes have been transferred to support in recent weeks, Shade is still worried about the future of this city.
He is still waiting, and this kind of waiting is even more anxious than waiting for Darkness to come to Tobesk.
After the horn sounded, there was no other movement in the city for a long time. Only Shade was anxiously waiting for news at the House of the Blind. When the time was close to 3:30, there was an explosion like thunder in the distance.
Shade, and according to Sister Michelle's judgment, the sound came from near the top of Mount Sikal.
These nuns, who do not use vision all year round, have stronger auditory senses than Shade.
The sound of thunder means that a battle has broken out on Mount Sikal, and one of the parties should be the Church of the Righteous God, because Sister Devlin recognized that the sound was the unique sound of the sage-level relic [Thunder Hammer] contained in the natural parish of the church when it summons thunder.
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It is said that this relic is related to the evil god [Furious Storm], who is also one of the three evil gods believed in Coldwater Port.
Using this kind of relic rashly, it seems that the battle on Sikal Mountain is not simple, but neither Shade nor Sister Michelle can guess who is on the other side of the battle.
At this time, the ordinary people in the home for the blind were already a little panicked, especially the blind people who came to visit in today's heavy fog. They eagerly wanted to return to their homes, but for safety, Sister Michelle
We couldn't let them leave, so some of them were almost screaming hysterically.
Ordinary people who have never experienced anything have fragile spirits, and are even more susceptible to influence in a city where whispering elements are diffuse. Although the church's magical rituals can soothe the spirit, they are not omnipotent after all.
It was close to four o'clock in the afternoon, and the strange situation in the city continued. The sun had not yet set, but the light intensity in the entire area had dropped to almost darkness. In the blurry fog, it seemed that there were large groups of people walking around, but the street
People couldn't see the faces of those figures at all.
I don’t know how many people prayed silently at home, and I don’t know how many people gradually went crazy after witnessing strange scenes on the street.
Even without going out, Shade could feel the anxiety and uneasiness of the city, as well as the signs of impending disaster.
The door of the House of the Blind was actually knocked at this time. The knocking was rapid and forceful, which almost scared Mia, who was taking a nap in Shade's arms.
"Who will knock on the door at this time? Does the neighbor next door want to hide here?"
He took a few steps closer to the door, and the [Night Watchman] in his hand immediately vibrated.
Shade frowned slightly and asked the people behind him to notify Sister Michelle. He boldly looked out through the peephole of the door. Standing in the heavy fog was a man in ragged clothes and a stooped figure. He couldn't see.
I know his exact appearance, but he is standing in front of the door with his head lowered, and he seems to be a beggar.
"Mr. Watson, who is here?"
Sister Michelle also came over at this time. Shade described the characteristics of the person who knocked on the door. The nun shook her head:
"Not an acquaintance of ours here."
"It's probably not a beggar who came for help. I didn't see his shadow. He was an evil spirit in the fog."
Shade judged that he did not feel a very strong whispering element when he was close to the door, which meant that it was not a humanoid relic. And this kind of evil spirit that operates according to certain rules, although its own power is not strong, can still be destroyed if it is not dealt with carefully.
Cause trouble.
Asking the nun to prepare for action, Shade leaned against the door and asked:
"Who's knocking on the door?"
"Sir, can you give me something to eat?"
A hoarse and old man's voice came from outside. The weird voice made Shade couldn't help but get goosebumps:
"what do you want?"
"As long as it's food that can fill your stomach, it's fine."
"Fill the stomach?"
Shade called the frightened servant and asked for a bowl of water. He gently tapped the water to make a blasphemous silver light appear on the water. Then he pressed against the door and carefully opened the door a crack.
But before he could hand the bowl out, a cyan hand with protruding veins on its surface reached out on its own initiative.
Shade's face was very close to the hand, and he could clearly see the mud in the slender nails and the corpse spots on the back of the hand, and he could even feel the chilling chill.