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The white-bearded old man didn't expect Hobert to be so shameless. He had answered Hobert's question seriously, but Hobert answered his question in this way.
However, the old man was not angry, just smiling and said: "It's been a long time since I've met a young man as thick-skinned as you."
Klein thought to himself: It's been a long time since you've met one? Could the last one this thick-skinned have been Roselle?
"Alright, let's not waste any more time," the old man said. "Before the Crimson Moon arrives again, I'll tell you how to leave here."
He seemed to weakly raise his hand and point forward: "Do you see the wall over there? Is there an indentation on it?"
Hobert and Klein had already seen that there were ancient symbols on the wall, but there was a blank space in the middle, so they couldn't form a complete pattern.
At this time, they looked carefully. The blank area was about the size of two palms, with an obvious inward indentation, as if the surface brick had been dug away.
"As long as you can find the corresponding obsidian and place it in the indented area, you can initially free this wall from the state of 'concealment'," the old man said slowly.
"When that time comes, I will tell you a complex special symbol, which is the key to opening the 'Gate of Escape'."
At this time, Hobert looked like he was listening attentively, but a symbol suddenly appeared in Klein's mind: a vertical eye composed of many secret symbols!
That was in Tingen City, when he was still a Nighthawk, the information that the Antigonus family's notebook passed to him through the infection of the "Misfortune Doll"!
Hobert asked, "Where is that obsidian?"
The old man chuckled: "In the hands of that 'Frenzied Mage'."
Hobert asked with a smile: "Old sir, do you have a way to advance to 'Frenzied Mage' in a short period of time?"
The old man was stunned: "No."
"Then we have no way to seize that obsidian!" Hobert said seriously.
Before, "Bull Devil Monarch" and the Black Hound spirit beast had fought against Sequence 3s. Hobert had never faced an enemy of this level. Before this, Hobert didn't have a specific concept of Sequence 3.
Only after fighting the "Frenzied Mage" today did Hobert realize the difference between Sequence 3 and Sequence 4.
When it comes to demigods, each advancement is a qualitative change.
It's just that advancing to Sequence 2 is a "big qualitative change", and advancing to Sequence 3 is a "small qualitative change".
Hobert had just thought about this question. At the "Frenzied Mage" sequence, he could completely use Beyonder abilities to "bomb" opponents of the same level, because even area-of-effect Beyonder abilities would have great offensive power.
Just like now, Hobert can also use "distortion" to attack enemies by distorting gravity, etc., but it is still effective against Sequence 5 and Sequence 6, but against Sequence 4s of the same level, it is better to use fists directly.
Because the physique and strength of the "Earl of the Fallen" are comparable to half a "Demon Hunter", most Sequence 4s of the pathway have to take Hobert's physical attacks seriously.
The key is that Hobert can physically attack while using Beyonder abilities, so that even if the opponent is hiding in the "shadows", or in a similar state, Hobert can injure the opponent.
Hobert guessed that at the level of "Frenzied Mage", he could obviously change the surrounding rules, and using Beyonder abilities would be more "cost-effective" than attacking directly.
These thoughts only flashed through his mind.
He only heard the hooded old man in front of him say: "The Black Hound spirit beast that has a close connection with you is sealed in a room inside the mill."
"I'll help this young man of the 'Seer' pathway a little bit. When that time comes, if the three of you fight three, you may not have a chance of winning."
He looked at Klein: "Um... when you came in, there was also a marionette?"
"Yes, but it has been eaten," Klein replied calmly.
The old man smiled: "I'll help you summon it from the history of this world."
As soon as he finished speaking, Klein saw a figure quickly outlined beside him, which was the "Wraith" that had been eaten before, and the "Spirit Body Threads" of the marionette was still controlled by Klein.
This made Klein's eyes suddenly focused. The ability shown by the old man was too strange.
Then the old man also strengthened the connection between Klein and the marionette, so that the marionette could also use Klein's abilities, and could instantly switch positions with the marionette.
He also used a paper figure to erase the mental trauma Klein had just received, as well as the mystical virus that "Healing" could not immediately cure.
This made Klein once again surprised by the old man's ability. He thought about it and finally asked: "Please forgive our rudeness just now. What should I call you?"
The old man smiled: "You can call me Zaratul."
At this moment, Klein's mind was filled with an echo of "F*ck", through the transaction with Hobert in the Tarot Club, through reading Roselle's diary, of course he knew who Zaratul was?
In the Fourth Epoch, there was a Zaratul who was at least at the Angel level, but He had already died in the "War of the Four Emperors".
In the era of Emperor Roselle, there was another Zaratul, who was already a Sequence 2 "Miracle Invoker" more than a hundred years ago, and was considered by the "Magic Mirror" Arrodes to be an angel who lost control and became a monster in the process of advancing to Sequence 1 "Attendant of Mysteries".
No matter which one, it was an angel.
However, he quickly thought that Zaratul was a surname, perhaps the old man in front of him was a member of the Zaratul family.
The old man who called himself Zaratul smiled and said to Klein: "Looking at your reaction, do you know me?"
Klein concealed: "I've heard of this surname."
Zaratul looked at Hobert again: "And you, young man, your reaction is too flat."
Hobert smiled and said: "My father has a friend whose surname is Zaratul. He should be your junior, but I don't know his name."
Zaratul nodded and asked: "What are his characteristics?"
"He's very punchable, but unfortunately I can't beat him," Hobert said seriously.
This seems to be a common trait of the Zaratul family members. At this time, Hobert also wanted to kill or influence this "projection", but this old man is at least at the Sequence 3 level, so he can't beat him.
Klein on the side thought: That should be a member of the Zaratul family. I remember that Roselle wanted to beat Zaratul several times, and even threatened to beat every "Seer" of the Zaratul family he met.
However, this topic did not continue. Hobert then asked: "How should I lift the seal on that Black Hound spirit beast?"
"I don't know," the old man Zaratul said: "The one who sealed it is a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact. I can only help when I get to the scene."
Hobert understood: "Did the 'Frenzied Mage' seal it?"
"Yes."
Hobert thought: This is interesting. To deal with the "Frenzied Mage", you must first lift the seal on the Black Hound spirit beast, and to lift the seal, you must first deal with the "Frenzied Mage".
But in this regard, Zaratul, this historical projection, obviously can't help much.
Zaratul asked at this time: "What other help do you need? Maybe I can provide some help in other areas."
Klein said at this time: "Can you summon a fish from the history of this secret world, a fish from the outside world? Even if it has become food."
"I can!" As soon as Zaratul finished speaking, the "Wraith" had a lump of crushed fish meat glued together in its hand.
Zaratul added: "It can only last for a quarter of an hour. When it's over, it's like you've never eaten it."
After Klein asked the marionette to put away the fish meat, he said again: "I also need the potion formula for 'Bizarro Sorcerer'."
Zaratul glanced at Klein, then at Hobert, and chuckled: "No problem. When you get back the obsidian, I will give you the formula along with the 'opening' symbol."
His expression just now seemed to be saying: No wonder you trust each other so much. It turns out that your faces are quite thick!
Hobert said: "Mr. Zaratul, it's fate that we can meet here. Why don't you give us the potion formula for 'Scholar of Yore' as well?
"After we go out, we will not only scatter your ashes in the river, but also erect a monument for you by the river, a gilded... no, a pure gold monument!"
Zaratul stared at Hobert for a full two seconds: "Let me consider it."
At this moment, the crimson moonlight shining in through the church window suddenly became clear and bright, causing the corpses hanging in mid-air to cast shadows.
The church suddenly became strange. Even if the two people's spirituality could not connect to the spirit world, they felt a strong danger signal.
Hobert immediately grabbed Klein's shoulder and "distorted" space twice to come to the outside of the church.
The moon in the sky gradually revealed itself, and both of them felt a dense gaze suddenly coming from behind.
Almost in an instant, Hobert used "distortion" to come to a room with Klein.
The feeling of being watched by many eyes immediately disappeared. Outside the closed curtains, figures began to appear, coming and going.
After the two breathed a sigh of relief, they began to discuss the next plan.
Hobert said: "After the red moon ends in a while, I'll see if I can use this fine sword in my hand, and the connection with the saint I'm looking for, to trick the 'Frenzied Mage' into temporarily lifting the seal.
"If the other party doesn't take the bait, we can only start cooperation with them on the pretext of leaving here."
Klein took out several mushrooms he carried with him: "These are some special mushrooms. If eaten normally, there will be no harm, but if they encounter fish meat, they will quickly begin to multiply, which will have amazing power."
Hobert smiled: "This is good stuff!"
Klein also said: "In a while, I'll put on a show and make them all eat a little."
The two of them exchanged a smile, as if their conspiracy had succeeded.
The crimson moon outside showed no signs of disappearing, and Klein continued, "Are you curious as to why I'm searching for the Sequence 4 potion formula?"
Then, he answered himself, "It's a test for me."
In Klein's view, this needed to be explained, otherwise, as a Blessed of Mr. Fool, searching for a potion formula seemingly from the same pathway as 'The Fool' would be quite illogical.
Hobert was slightly taken aback. Klein hadn't said it, and he hadn't even thought of that.
He then smiled, "I've encountered similar trials before."
It could only be said that it's best not to expose someone's shortcomings.
Klein secretly breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Whose image does that statue depict?"
"It somewhat resembles the appearance of the 'Demonic Wolf,' from the 'Demonic Wolf Clan' ruled by the 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf' in the Second Epoch," Hobert explained simply. "Judging from the sleeping soul in front of the statue and its appearance, it's very likely to be the 'Mother of the Sky.'"
Hobert paused and added, "After we get out of here, I need to confirm it."
"If this news is true, then this is definitely a major discovery. The 'Mother of the Sky' is actually a descendant or of the same race as the 'Annihilation Demonic Wolf'?"
The latter option was just Hobert indicating that he wasn't "entirely sure," and adding it as an aside.
"If you obtain definite information, I'd like to trade with you for information about the 'Mother of the Sky' and the 'Nation of the Evernight,' as well as Antigonus."
Hobert nodded, "Alright."
Then, Klein asked, "What conspiracy do you think Zaratul in the church has?"
Hobert pondered for a moment before saying, "I think his, or rather, His conspiracy might be in the real world, not directed at us.
"He might be using the characteristics of Foggy Town to achieve some purpose.
"But it's definitely not as simple as scattering his ashes in the river. I don't know if you've considered why his ashes appeared here?
"This is Foggy Town, not Zaratul's territory.
"If he died after coming to Foggy Town, that wouldn't make sense either. In that case, he would either become 'food' or jerky; it's impossible for him to turn into ashes."
Klein nodded, thinking that Hobert made a lot of sense.
Hobert added, "The potion formula he gave might be real, but I wonder if there's something strange about the 'door opening' symbol he provided?
"Perhaps the moment the door opens, his purpose will be achieved.
"More than that, we should be worried about where the door leads to?
"What if it opens to the Cathedral of Serenity? That would be interesting."
Hobert smiled, "Perhaps the Cathedral of Serenity is a relatively safe outcome."
At this moment, the moonlight outside faded, the whispers gradually diminished, and the shadows gradually disappeared.
The two of them took a deep breath; what had to come, had come.
Klein had his marionette transform into his appearance, and then used the "Wraith's" ability to hide in a coin on the marionette's body.
Hobert supported the marionette's shoulders and used "Distortion" to arrive in front of the church door.
Taking a deep breath, Hobert shouted loudly at the town, "We entered the church and came out alive!
"And we found a way out! If you don't want to die here, let's talk!"
That "Frenzied Mage" reappeared on the rooftop in the distance, but the sound of his voice seemed very close to the two of them: "The danger inside originates from the 'Spirit Body Threads'?"
"Frenzied Mage" Ryan had also explored that church and almost didn't make it back.
Hobert was also from the "Lawyer" pathway, so there was no reason why a "Frenzied Mage" would be in mortal danger while a "Earl of the Fallen" safely found a way out.
Then what guaranteed their safety was that "Marionettist" beside him.
"Yes!" Klein shouted, "This church is very strange; it can automatically attract 'Spirit Body Threads.' I can control everyone's 'Spirit Body Threads' and prevent them from being absorbed by that power."
"And then we all become your marionettes?" Panatiya, looking dignified and holy, appeared from a piece of glass dozens of meters away from them.
Hobert, however, said, "That 'Frenzied Mage' can 'Distort' this process."
The "Frenzied Mage" still had no intention of approaching: "And then my 'Spirit Body Threads' will be sucked into the church!"
Hobert spread his hands: "There's always a risk to getting out, but I think even the biggest risk is better than waiting here to die!"
Panatiya, who was smiling charmingly, suddenly said, "You found a way out, why don't you leave immediately? Why come and discuss it with us?"
"Because they need this." Ryan in the distance took out a piece of obsidian the size of a normal brick from his pocket.
Panatiya smiled, "Ah, so you're asking something of us."
"It's just cooperation!" Hobert said, "Only my companion can help everyone leave here.
"And once the crimson moon disappears, if we hide in the church, you won't be able to catch us!
"You've seen the situation in the church; there are hundreds of corpses. My 'Marionettist' companion can connect their 'Spirit Body Threads' end to end, so they can be used as food.
"Although the taste of those 'jerky' definitely won't be pleasant, it's enough to slowly exhaust you to death!"
Klein recalled the appearance of those mummified corpses, and felt a little nauseous listening to it.
He didn't actually possess such an ability; Hobert was lying, but this lie was difficult to verify, after all, "Spirit Body Threads" were something only the "Seer" pathway could see, and other pathways lacked sufficient understanding.
And Hobert's statement was not entirely unfounded; Zaratul's "Spirit Body Threads" inside were in such a state.
Ryan and Panatiya both fell into contemplation. They were very clear that falling into such a stalemate would indeed be detrimental to them, because it was already difficult for them to suppress the madness in their hearts. After a few more months, they would completely go mad even if they didn't starve to death.
While they were considering, Hobert suddenly pulled out the rapier in his hand: "Perhaps in a few days, you won't be qualified to negotiate terms with us.
"Look at this rapier. Mr. 'Frenzied Mage,' you should be able to sense the connection between it and that sealed Saint on our side!
"As soon as I entered the town, based on the connection between them, I sensed that the Saint was sealed in the mill. If we can remove the seal on him, we can completely kill you and obtain that obsidian!"
Ryan frowned slightly. That Black Hound spirit beast was indeed sealed by him in the mill, and even from a distance, he could feel that the rapier and the Black Hound spirit beast gave a similar feeling, which made him believe Hobert's words a bit more.
After entering Foggy Town, the Black Hound spirit beast had been continuously attacking Ryan, after all, the last order it received was: attack this old man.
This put Ryan in great danger, and several times he almost exposed himself to the crimson moonlight.
He had no choice but to use a Sealed Artifact on his body to design a seal and get rid of the Black Hound spirit beast's attack.
However, he was not good at sealing, and that seal was indeed very easy to break.
Just as the entire town fell into silence, Mr. A, wearing a hooded robe, suddenly came out of the room: "Respected Mr. 'Frenzied Mage,' I think I can help you establish a mechanism of mutual restraint."
Ryan glanced at this thin figure: "Speak."
"I can use 'Flesh and Blood Magic' to burrow into the stomach of one of them. Once they break the agreement, I will immediately make him explode," Mr. A said cautiously.
Ryan smiled: "How am I supposed to trust you?"
"I can give my hair and flesh to this Ms. Panatiya. As long as you discover that I have any actions outside the plan, immediately cast a death curse on me."
Ryan shook his head slightly; he didn't trust Panatiya either.
Hobert smiled at this time: "As long as the seal on our Saint is lifted, you will have a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact in your hand. Doesn't that Sealed Artifact have a way to instantly kill a 'Shepherd'?"
Reminded by Hobert, Ryan suddenly realized that this was the case. He said to Mr. A: "You also need to give me a copy of your hair and flesh."
Then he smiled somewhat ferociously: "If you have any thoughts of betrayal, you will immediately turn into a mindless monster, and your soul will be trapped by me, forever unable to enter the spirit world.
"At that time, you will be forever left in Foggy Town. Even if your body is eaten, your soul will be resurrected in the body of the person eating you, continuing to painfully be a mindless monster, forever."
In fact, it was possible to do this without hair and flesh. Ryan did this to give Mr. A enough pressure.
Hobert swallowed his saliva; this was the most vicious curse he had ever heard.
Even Mr. A was somewhat moved: "Then, before leaving… …"
"I will burn your hair and flesh in front of you before the door to leave here," Ryan said, using a "Distortion" to come in front of everyone.
Mr. A nodded: "Okay!"
Then he looked at Panatiya next to him.
Panatiya also said: "I will also burn your flesh and blood before leaving."
After reaching a basic cooperative intention, Hobert said: "Then, let's go to the mill over there first. Before entering the mill, this Mr. A will burrow into my stomach… …"
"No!" Ryan said: "Let him burrow into the 'Marionettist's' stomach!"
He was very clear that the key to this action was that "Marionettist."
Hobert smiled helplessly: "We have a very good relationship. I know his sister and brother, he knows my wife, and he even attended my wedding."
Nearby, Klein was sweating a little. He understood, of course, that Hobert's previous words were meant to make the "Frenzied Mage" actively request Mr. A to enter his stomach, as this would also create sufficient restraint on Hobert. However, Hobert's subsequent explanation might backfire.
Fortunately, Ryan added, "I insist on my own idea."
Hobert spread his hands: "Alright, alright, let him enter the 'Marionettist's' stomach."
He had just been a little playful, and his spirituality had become much more lively.
"With a mutual restraint in place, release our Saint. I will explain our plan to him," Hobert said. "Then we will enter the church together.
"Let the 'Marionettist' control our 'spirit body threads,' place the obsidian in the corresponding position, fill in the corresponding symbols, and the door will open. We will each remove the threat, and I will go out first…"
Ryan interrupted again: "No, I'll go out first!"
Hobert thought of a compromise: "You go out with our Saint!"
Ryan thought for a moment: "Okay."
"No!" At this time, Panatiya also said: "I want to go out with you."
Ryan suddenly smiled: "Don't worry, I will cover you. After all, I still want to continue experiencing the ultimate pleasure after I go out."
Hobert was slightly stunned. Could it be that because Panatiya allowed Ryan to enjoy the ultimate pleasure, there was a simple alliance between them?
Panatiya smiled charmingly: "Of course, no problem."
Just as Mr. A was about to speak, Hobert smiled and said, "Only I can guarantee your safety. I am from MI9 and know some of the inside story of the royal family's cooperation with the Aurora Order."
Mr. A was stunned: "I remember you seem to have defected, right?"
Before the Backlund smog incident, Hobert and his son had "defected."
Hobert smiled: "When did MI9's affairs need to be reported to you?"
Mr. A seemed to understand something: "Okay."
After discussing everything, the five people, wary of each other, walked step by step towards the direction of the mill.
After walking a few steps, Klein casually grabbed a few mushrooms from his pocket, threw one into his mouth, and chewed with relish.
Ryan and the other two immediately looked over, and saliva immediately appeared in their mouths.
Hobert casually took a mushroom from Klein and threw it into his mouth, saying to Ryan and the others, "Bear with it, there will be food to eat when we get out!"
A hint of madness appeared in Panatiya's eyes: "No, since we have already started cooperating, we must share food!"
Mr. A had even less reason left, as if he was about to pounce and snatch the mushrooms at any moment: "That's right! Share the food."
Even Ryan said: "As you said, there will be food after we go out. What does this little bit of food matter? Share it with everyone."
The temptation that food brought to them exceeded Hobert and Klein's imagination!
Klein had no choice but to reluctantly say: "Only two for each person!"
Panatiya almost screamed: "You've already eaten two!"
Hobert waved his hand: "Give them all! If you have any food on you, give it to them too."
Klein distributed the mushrooms to them. Because Klein and Hobert had both eaten them, Ryan and the other two only slightly identified them before gobbling them down.
Klein then took out the lump of fish, eating a bite himself first. It was just that Klein ate the mushrooms, and the marionette ate the fish.
Then Klein stretched out his hand and shared the fish with everyone.
Hobert frowned, indicating that he was unwilling to eat.
Ryan hesitated for a moment and did not reach out to take it either.
So, the remaining fish was divided between Panatiya and Mr. A. After Mr. A recognized that it was ordinary fish, he immediately stuffed it into his mouth.
Panatiya waited for a few seconds and, seeing that Mr. A was not abnormal, also stuffed it into her mouth.
After the food was eaten, the madness in the three people's eyes gradually subsided.
This made Hobert couldn't help but sigh that the desires of human instinct were the most irresistible to temptation. The Sequence 3 "Frenzied Mage" had only eaten a little less fish than the Sequence 4 "Demoness of Despair."
Soon, they arrived at the mill. Mr. A gave a few strands of his hair and a small piece of flesh to Ryan and Panatiya respectively.
Then, Klein controlled the marionette to open its mouth, and Mr. A crawled into the marionette's stomach.
After Hobert and Ryan witnessed all this, they entered the mill together.
Opening the door on the inside of the mill, Hobert saw a bracelet inlaid with emeralds suspended from the roof. The bracelet filled the entire warehouse-sized room with vitality, and strange creatures constantly appeared.
For example, ears of wheat that grew ladybugs, sunflowers that could hop around on their own, and so on.
And in the very center of the room, there was a creature more than a person tall, with the head of a dog and the body of a human. It had its eyes tightly closed, its whole body was covered with black fur, and the expression on its face was very kind and reassuring.
Just seeing this face could calm people's minds.
This was exactly the Black Hound spirit beast that Hobert was looking for.
At this time, it was emitting a pale white light all over its body, and the strange creatures around it quickly lost their vitality under the illumination of the light.
Then new creatures appeared, and the Black Hound spirit beast constantly emitted a pale white light.
Ryan stared at the Black Hound spirit beast while retracting the bracelet.
The vitality in the room suddenly disappeared, and the Black Hound spirit beast slowly opened its scarlet eyes.
Hobert and Ryan had already turned their gazes away. Even a demigod's spirit body would be severely damaged if they made eye contact with a "Ferryman."
After the Black Hound spirit beast was freed from its sealed state, it immediately began to attack Ryan, and the atmosphere in the entire room immediately became gloomy and terrifying.
Hobert stepped forward, as if explaining something, but after approaching the Black Hound spirit beast, he pointed at Ryan: "Kill him!"
Ryan's eyes narrowed, and he retreated while shouting, "Kill that 'Marionettist,' no one will get out!"
At this moment, the madness in his heart almost drowned out his reason! His current mental state had left him with no energy to think about why Hobert would break the agreement?
Mr. A did as he was told. To be precise, even without Ryan's order, he would still rudely crawl out of the "Marionettist's" stomach.
Mr. A, who had "broken out of the stomach," knelt on the ground vomiting non-stop, spitting out one bright mushroom after another. Even more mushrooms grew densely on his body like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.
Because Frank Lee used the flesh and blood of the "Rose Bishop" when cultivating these mushrooms, Mr. A was the best nourishment for these mushrooms.
Panatiya also covered her stomach with a painful expression. Her stomach was getting bigger and bigger, as if something rapidly proliferating was growing inside.
Only now did Ryan realize that they had been schemed against!
He took the sealed artifact and quickly left the town, preparing to run towards the cornfield outside the town.
The Black Hound spirit beast followed closely behind. The living beings that appeared in its sight quickly withered. It slightly opened its mouth and spat out a syllable that made people feel cold all over.
Ryan and Panatiya's movements suddenly became a little stiff.
But Ryan immediately "bestowed" the influence brought by the "Language of the Dead" to a corn stalk outside the town, and continued to run outside the town.
Hobert, who came out behind him, told the Black Hound spirit beast not to chase after him, but to join him in encircling and killing Panatiya.
The reason was simple. The "Frenzied Mage's" purpose in going outside the town was likely to seal the Black Hound spirit beast again. At that time, even if Hobert killed Panatiya, he would still have to face that "Earl of the Fallen" alone, and he still had no chance of winning.
In this gap, Panatiya had a sharp frost short knife in her hand. She cut open her abdomen and cut off her stomach, which had grown to about the size of a horse's belly, and threw it on the ground.
Bright mushrooms quickly grew from both sides of the stomach and quickly grew into a cluster, covering the stomach on the ground.
"Magnify!" Hobert immediately magnified Panatiya's injuries, turning them from serious injuries into fatal injuries.
The Black Hound spirit beast stretched out a hand towards Panatiya, and Panatiya immediately fell to the ground, as if countless evil spirits were tearing at her spirit body.
"Exploit!" At this time, Ryan returned, ending the Black Hound spirit beast's "Undead Tearing" in advance.
Ryan also realized at this time that he had to protect Panatiya to stall that "Earl of the Fallen," so that he would have a chance to reseal the Black Hound spirit beast.
"Disorder!" Hobert focused on the "Frenzied Mage" while preventing Panatiya, who had suffered fatal injuries, from having the opportunity to transfer her injuries.
The Black Hound spirit beast opportunely filled the gap and summoned the "Underworld Gate," but this place could not connect to the underworld. The bronze door with intricate patterns showed no intention of opening.
However, this huge bronze door separated Ryan.
Hobert took advantage of this rare opportunity, pulled out his rapier, and thrust it out. The rapier instantly lengthened, piercing through Panatiya's head, who had just recovered from the state of "Disorder."
The rapier widened, breaking Panatiya's head.
Whoosh ~
Panatiya instantly turned into shattered glass, and she appeared in front of a window of a house.
"Arrogance!" Hobert once again interrupted Panatiya's process of wanting to transfer the fatal injury to other mirrors.
On the other side, Ryan had already used "Disorder" to pass through the "Underworld Gate," which had failed to connect to the underworld. The bracelet on his wrist immediately became dazzling.
The cluster of mushrooms that grew around Panatiya's stomach pouch instantly became as tall as towering trees.
These mushrooms quickly began to multiply, and soon the surface of the entire street was covered with a dense layer of mushrooms.
The mushrooms under Hobert and the Black Hound Spirit Beast's feet rapidly grew larger. Just as they were about to be surrounded by the mushrooms, Hobert quickly tossed the thin sword in his hand to the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
The moment the Black Hound Spirit Beast caught the thin sword, the mushrooms wrapped them up in layers.
From within the mushrooms, Hobert saw that the surrounding mushrooms had grown bloodthirsty mouths and fangs like sharp thorns.
Hobert was about to use "Disorder" when he keenly noticed that these mushrooms didn't seem to be trying to bite him. On the contrary, they seemed to be avoiding Hobert as much as possible, as if they had seen something terrifying. It was just a pity that their roots were stuck in the ground and they couldn't escape.
Hobert, feeling a sense of understanding, took out the "Healing Fork."
Whoosh ~
Hobert was surprised to see the mushrooms trembling, which made him wonder if the "Healing Fork" had such an effect! No wonder April told him to keep it safe.
There was no time to consider this problem at the moment. Hobert easily broke free from the encirclement of the mushrooms and looked towards the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
The mushrooms around it had already withered. The thin sword emitted a pale white light in its hand, covering the Black Hound Spirit Beast with a layer of pale white armor.
An extreme fear and sorrow in the face of death filled the entire street. The Black Hound Spirit Beast seemed to have returned to its strength when it was under the command of the ancient Death God, like a war god walking out of the white light!
The mushrooms on the entire street were withering, which made Ryan a little unbelievable. This Black Hound Spirit Beast, which seemed to have little intelligence, seemed to have suddenly become more intelligent, and part of its strength seemed to have risen to a higher level!
The thin sword was gently waved by the Black Hound Spirit Beast, and Ryan's spirit body immediately separated from his physical body. He uncontrollably walked towards the Black Hound Spirit Beast step by step. With each step he took, his spirit body faded a little.
However, he couldn't move after taking two steps. It turned out that the hand with the bracelet on it had not separated from his physical body.
Seeing the bracelet, Ryan seemed to have thought of something, and his spirit body stopped moving there.
On the other side, Hobert didn't have time to look at the battle on the Black Hound Spirit Beast's side: "Connection!"
He strengthened the connection between Panatiya and the mushrooms on the ground, which made Panatiya's face full of pain, and her exposed intestines wriggled back and forth, as if new mushrooms were about to grow.
Then Hobert poured spirituality into "1-109". Two pillars of fire appeared behind him again, and dozens of fire crows rushed towards Panatiya like rocket shells.
Panatiya, in great pain, quickly used "Mirror Substitute" again to avoid Hobert's attack. She was now completely unable to fight back. Even the straw doll used to transfer injuries was taken out, but Hobert's continuous attacks left her no time to use it.
"Distortion!" Hobert "distorted" Panatiya's idea of escaping into an attack. The "Demoness of Despair" who had just entered the mirror world suddenly rushed towards the fire crows.
Boom ~
The little doll in Panatiya's hand exploded and flew out. Her already severely injured body was blown to pieces.
"Magnify!" Hobert, who had already rushed to the front, magnified his strength. With one punch, he broke Panatiya's spine.
Panatiya, who had fallen into a brief coma, didn't have time to use the ability of "Mirror Substitute" this time.
Panatiya suddenly straightened her arms, her nails quickly lengthened, and slender, smooth tentacles suddenly grew out of her broken body.
Hobert immediately realized that this was about to go out of control!
He poured spirituality into "1-109" again: "Slaughter!"
With one blow, Panatiya completely lost her vitality.
Hobert didn't have time to rest and immediately went to help the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
After the spiritual tug-of-war just now, Ryan, with the help of the Sealed Artifact, finally regained a trace of sanity.
When he returned to his body, Ryan's spirit body had already been severely damaged.
The Black Hound Spirit Beast, as if walking out of the light, approached step by step with a long sword in hand. With each step closer, the fear in Ryan's heart increased, which made him lose the courage to face the Black Hound Spirit Beast directly!
He didn't even know how to use the power of the bracelet, because no matter how he used it, he couldn't hurt the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
Or rather, even if it was a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, it would still be difficult to harm the Black Hound Spirit Beast.
The Black Hound Spirit Beast was like a rock in a torrent. No matter how powerful the life force was, it couldn't affect it at all, and it couldn't even cause any mutation.
Before this, Ryan had never encountered such an enemy. For a Sequence 3 who wielded a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, almost no one on the North and South Continents could harm him.
Even the angels of the church could use the Sealed Artifact to escape safely.
But now it was different. Ryan had a sense of powerlessness. When he was young, he wanted to restore the glory of the Solomon family and visited family members everywhere, but he didn't feel so desperate when he saw that they had long lost their ambition.
The Black Hound Spirit Beast approached step by step, and Ryan decided to flee the battlefield. This unprecedented sense of powerlessness was related to his severely damaged spirit body and his no longer so firm will.
But more than that, it was the Black Hound Spirit Beast, an enemy who couldn't be killed and attacked Ryan like a machine at all times, that destroyed the will of this "Frenzied Mage"!
Just as he was about to escape, Ryan realized that something was wrong. He found that his legs seemed to have become particularly heavy. Looking down, he didn't know when his legs had been wrapped in a layer of constantly churning black, mysterious mist.
At the same time, he found that he had become much taller, and his hands had also turned dark black at some point.
Ryan twitched the corner of his mouth. He didn't know when he had been in a semi-out-of-control state, and his body had become a semi-mythical creature as if it were a stress response.
At this point, the last trace of his sanity disappeared!
The madness accumulated over the past six months, and the Black Hound Spirit Beast's attack on his will, made him completely give up himself!
"Ah ~"
With a roar, he now only had the instinct to fight!
From Hobert's perspective, this "Frenzied Mage" swelled several times in a very short period of time. At first, black mist like curly hair appeared around him. Finally, these black mists solidified and turned into a suit of armor.
With a roar, he forced the Black Hound Spirit Beast, who was approaching step by step, to retreat.
Hobert shouted, "Give me another 'Deprivation Charm'!"
Klein, who had been hiding on another street, threw over a black crystal-like charm.
Hobert caught it and rushed to the battlefield.
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