Taking Potion and being promoted surrounded by thousands of people was an experience that Audrey had never had before, and this was the most important ceremony, the promotion from ordinary Beyonder to Demigod. Even though she had already prepared herself mentally, the sudden feeling of weightlessness made her slightly panicked.
Fortunately, she quickly discovered that this was an abnormality caused by suddenly entering "Sea of Collective Subconscious", and stabilized her state amidst the strong emotions resonating with the people around her, and understood the role of the ritual:
Utilizing the collective and common extreme emotions, "Manipulator" who has just taken Potion and is lost in Sea of Collective Subconscious can find himself, so that he will not be completely washed away and lost control by the Mental Imprint left by countless human ancestors.
In the chants of "The only destination is peace", Audrey used the superimposed "comfort" to clear away the mental pollution contaminated in the previous loss, quickly returned himself to the best state, and gradually adapted to the "subconscious" perception range that Demigod had obviously expanded after.
She found that she could separate more "Audrey" based on her thoughts, allowing these Virtual Persona to enter the Mind Island of different people at the same time, and easily perceive the source of their sadness.
This power is obviously not possessed by Audrey in the "Dreamwalker" stage. It allows "Manipulator" to modify and manipulate the subconscious of multiple people at the same time during battle. It can also use different "personal masks" to resist the influence of other Beyonder on its own spiritual field, and even attack intruders in turn.
In addition, there are Incomplete Mythical Creature Form that are less restrictive and less likely to go out of control than other Pathway: Mind Dragon, as well as Mental Plague, Mind Deprivation and other Beyonder Ability...
Until this Sequence, "Spectator" Pathway can truly fight the enemy head-on, and can even defeat most Pathway who appear to be stronger than Spectator in hand-to-hand combat.
Well, at least except for "Demoness". I saw with my own eyes that "Empress" Miss pushed Hvin Rambis, who was also "Manipulator", into Mirror World, just like a strong man knocking down a weak woman... She added in her heart, and couldn't help but replace Hvin with herself in her mind. She found that it would be more difficult to resist the other party.
Quickly calming down his emotions, Audrey was about to leave Sea of Collective Subconscious and return to reality when he suddenly discovered that there were some special waves among the "water drops" that formed the ocean.
Unlike the ordinary people who fell into collective emotional resonance and were filled with sadness on Island of Consciousness, although they also had similar emotions, they controlled their negative consciousness very well, preventing it from completely occupying the entire island, and were in a state of "integration and separation".
Audrey, who is already a mature "Spectator", knows that these special "sprays" belong to the more powerful Beyonder, at least Mid Sequence.
"I'm afraid it's hard to see how special they are at ordinary times, but during the Winter Solstice mass, their behavior of subconsciously controlling their emotions not to fluctuate exposed themselves... Well, it's better not to try to identify or contact them. This is not only impolite, but also easy to run into other Demigod hidden in Backlund, or even Angel..."
Audrey, who knew that the water in this city was very deep, reacted quickly, pretended not to see it and left Sea of Collective Subconscious, and felt lucky that his spirit had not been changed by Potion.
Before this, she had always been worried that the "divinity" gained after being promoted to Sequence 4 would gradually turn her into a cold and evil Mythical Creature instead of a normal human being.
Although Tarot Club and several Demigod seem to be quite full of humanity, these are just their performances in front of others. No one knows whether they are as cold as ice or as crazy as fire when they are alone.
It wasn't until Audrey Spirituality gradually calmed down and opened his eyes in the last ray of winter sunshine that he realized that his worries were unnecessary.
At least she can still feel the sadness of the people around her instead of watching indifferently as a complete "Spectator".
"The only destination is peace..."
She chanted along with Archbishop on the high platform, and drew Crimson Moon on her chest, praising Goddess and praising Fool.
Winter Solstice's mass also reached its climax at this moment. The collective sadness was eliminated by some power of Archbishop Anthony, and turned into tranquility and peace.
At this moment, Audrey couldn't suppress her curiosity and looked in the direction of the "special waves" she had just seen. Unsurprisingly, there were Archbishop Anthony among them, as well as Loen Military intelligence personnel hidden in the crowd, but she also saw a familiar figure.
The man with black hair and blue eyes was Mr. "Star" who had explored "The Travels of Grosell" with her and exposed his identity in Hall of Truth, the official Beyonder Leonard Mitchell of Church of Evernight!
What surprised Audrey was that standing next to him was Beyonder, who was also able to remain calm in the collective mood. She was a girl about the same age as Audrey. She was wearing a slightly old-fashioned dress. Her long brown hair was braided in the middle. Her cheeks were round, her eyes were bright, and the combination of her facial features was pleasing to the eye.
Like the people around her, she was looking at Archbishop on the high platform, as if she had just come out of the atmosphere of mass.
That Miss is Mr. "Star"'s colleague? As believers of Goddess, are they also attending mass, or are they secretly on guard to avoid attacks like the last "assassination" of King?
Audrey subconsciously analyzed, his eyes swept over the faces of the two people, and he was surprised to find that his guess was not correct.
Based on their movements, expressions, and some micro-movements, it was clear that both of them had "interests" in each other in a male-female manner, but it seemed that they did not reveal it because of some concerns, and both pretended to be "ordinary colleagues."
This made Audrey's somewhat sad mood improved due to the influence of Sea of Collective Subconscious when he was promoted, and he even had a smile on his lips.
But she always felt that Miss looked a bit like "Demoness" Pathway's Beyonder. This was not because Audrey had some prejudice against this Pathway, but she felt that the natural, innocent and seductive demeanor was not formed naturally, but that there was some extraordinary power at work.
Watching Archbishop on the high platform in the center of the square slowly leave, Leonard also withdrew his gaze and carefully looked at Shermane beside him. He was momentarily lost in her beautiful face that was not covered by "Madness Ring", and then said:
"Let's go before there are too many people leaving."
They originally planned to attend the Winter Solstice mass in Saint Samuel Cathedral of North Borough. Unexpectedly, this year due to the generous donation of a certain noble, all the masses in Backlund were held in major squares. Shermane also proposed to come to open their eyes, so Leonard accompanied her to the largest square in West Borough to experience a mass mass with ten thousand people.
Judging from Shermane's expression, she must have satisfied her inner curiosity, so it would be in vain for us to rush from North Borough to West Borough... Leonard muttered in his heart, walking side by side with Shermane, squeezing through the people who were still immersed in grief, and walked towards the exit of the square.
Due to the crowding during this period, the two bodies inevitably came close to each other and collided with each other. Shermane obviously resisted this contact and quickly left the square with his head lowered. He did not stop until he entered a deserted alley.
Unable to hide his disappointment, Leonard followed him, chatting with Shermane about the current situation, exchanging information about Nighthawks that did not need to be kept confidential and East Borough's knowledge, just like chatting between colleagues.
It wasn't until he came to the exit of the alley and was close to the subway station that Leonard asked inadvertently:
"Have you been staying at Sequence 6 for several months? How is your performance and digestion at Potion?"
Play...
Shermane was about to step out of the alley when he stopped and glanced at Leonard with a strange expression. If he looked carefully, he could see a trace of rosy under the fair skin on her face.
"... There hasn't been much progress yet."
After a long silence, she replied calmly.
In this way...Leonard was also keenly aware that something was wrong with the atmosphere, and quickly changed the topic:
"Church of Evernight will recently launch a series of attacks on Backlund's hidden 'Aurora Order' members. This time the target is not the Demigod we found, but the Underground Gathering locations they set up in various urban areas and the hidden followers of 'True Creator'.
"You should be more careful these days and don't go to East Borough's party."
After hearing that the other party no longer asked about the progress of the performance, Shermane regained his calm expression, nodded to express his understanding, and then quickly entered the subway station and disappeared from Leonard's sight.
Huh——
Leonard exhaled and stood at the entrance of the alley for a while before turning around and preparing to leave.
At this moment, an old voice sounded in his ears, speaking sarcastically:
"Tsk, you obviously have a pretty good understanding of mysticism, why are you so slow at this time? If it were my descendants, they would have taken the initiative to follow Shermane home."
"What's the meaning? "Leonard asked in surprise.
"It means that her acting has reached a bottleneck, and you already know the Sequence 6 Potion name of 'Demoness'. The simplest and most effective way to act is to literally bring 'Pleasure' to yourself and others."
"Pleasure..."
Leonard repeated this word in a low voice, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked back to where Shermane left.
After leaving the subway station, Shermane followed her own habit and took a long detour to get rid of possible stalkers before returning to her home. She anxiously went to the bedroom without many personal furnishings, took out a silver-white ring engraved with complicated patterns from her pocket, stuffed it into the secret compartment of the drawer, and then sighed with a tired face.
The inadvertent physical contact with Leonard in the crowded crowd just now made Shermane's emotions accumulated by the negative effects of this abominable ring flood into his heart again, so that he could only have a brief conversation with the other party and leave quickly, otherwise he always felt that something bad would happen.
"What kind of performance did he mention? Digest Potion..."
Grumbling, Shermane put on a nightgown that reached her ankles, got into bed, used Invisible Spider Silk to turn off the gas lamp from a distance, closed her eyes in the darkness, and tried to use sleep to fight against her throbbing heart.
The faces of Miss Angelica, Miss Triss, Daisy, Freyja, and even Viscount Stratford flashed through her mind one by one, but in the end she stayed on the figure with black hair and blue eyes, always having an eclectic hairstyle, and not liking to button his collar.
After the Last Time Tarot Club in 1350 ended, the Tarot Club members who were preparing to participate in the hunt for "Mystic Saint" all stayed in the Gray Fog Palace to discuss before the action.