Poof——
The jerky feel accompanied by the friction sound of metal and glass was transmitted to Helene's hands through the dagger. The figure of "Lisa" in front of her shattered and turned into a shrinking mirror, which was deformed and melted by the Black Flame attached to the dagger.
The body of "Affliction" Demoness walked out of the unmanned store at the other end of the street. His expression was still surprised, but he did not despair because of his opponent's unexpected strength.
She stretched out one hand, and invisible threads spread out in all directions. Some were tied to Helene, and some were scattered around the street, forming a trap that could transmit curses and Black Flame at any time; with the other hand, she took out a palm-sized cross from close to her chest. It was gold in color and was hung around Lisa's neck by a thin chain of the same color. It was shining brightly in the sun.
"Imprisonment!"
Lisa gripped the cross and shouted with Ancient Hermes.
An invisible force instantly surrounded Helene, making the air around her thick like liquid, making it difficult for her to move.
Taking this opportunity, the spreading threads quickly wrapped around her, and black flames spread along the spider-like and sticky threads. In the air, deadly germs also drifted towards her along the wind, and were about to land on Helene, who could not move.
Boom——
Huge flames soared into the sky, with incandescence mixed with black. The shock wave swept through the nearby streets, glass shattered, and volcanic ash on the ground was raised, creating a thick fog that blocked the view.
Spider silk that is not resistant to flames and germs that cannot survive in high temperatures have been swept away. The invisible cage of "Imprisonment" is still in place, but Helene is no longer inside.
She transformed into Flame Spear and pierced the "weakness" of Imprisonment's force field, flew into the sky like a meteor, and then fell rapidly downwards under the combined effect of gravity and the invisible threads she emitted, almost directly hitting Lisa who was caught off guard.
Another fireball exploded on the street that had already been baptized by multiple flames, mixed with the sound of broken mirrors.
Before the firelight dissipated, Lisa's staggering figure slowly emerged from a broken glass not far away. Her dress was on fire in many places, and her exposed skin was a little burnt. It was obvious that she had not completely avoided Helene's attack.
The expression on her defeated face was astonished, and she couldn't understand how she could be bombed into disgrace even though she had already used Mirror Substitution to leave the place.
Could it be that she owns something Sealed Artifact that can damage the main body through Mirror Substitution?
At this moment, Lisa already had the intention to retreat, unwilling and afraid to continue fighting with this powerful female Hunter.
But in her fearful eyes, Helene's tall figure emerged from the slowly dissipating flames and smoke, and once again transformed into Flame Spear that could penetrate everything, shooting towards her.
"Death!"
Holding the cross on his chest, Lisa issued a majestic sentence. His body seemed to be one with some strange power, and then he took the initiative to run towards the flying Flame Spear.
The moment the two came into contact, she hit the flames sideways, and her body instantly turned into a ignited wand. However, the flames of "Reaper" were also blocked by her seemingly weak but actually contained endless power, and she directly transformed back into the red-haired Helene.
Her expression was a little pale, and she had obviously suffered some damage in the impact just now, but her eyes were still firm, and she quickly scanned the messy streets, trying to find "Affliction" Demoness who had used Staff Substitution to avoid the attack.
But the figure of the latter did not appear on the street, but quickly disappeared with a suppressed cough, and stopped abruptly behind a certain glass window that survived the explosion.
Escaped... But my "disease" that can withstand high temperatures has taken effect on her. Although it cannot be fatal in a short time, and it is difficult to kill Demoness who is also proficient in this ability, it can still make her weak for a period of time...
Helene touched the "Ice Mirror" Charm in his pocket, knowing that he had been delayed for a moment by the other party's Sealed Artifact that looked like "Judge" or "Disciplinary Paladin". It was impossible to catch up with the other party, so he did not follow Mirror World.
But before she could leave the scene, a team of Molora law enforcers wearing black robes and numb expressions came to this deserted street. The leader was the man who had just helped the duelist collect the corpses at "Fallen Noble".
He glanced at several shops that were still burning with fire, looked at Helene and said:
"Arson and destruction of public property should be punished.
"Is there anything you want to say?"
Helene immediately raised his hands as if innocent, then pointed in the direction of Lisa's escape and said:
"I was being followed by a woman and suspected that she wanted to assassinate me, so I hid in Knowledge Church. Then when I tried to track her back, I was attacked by a sneak attack. After a short battle, she was injured and ran away.
"This is self-defense! I am the victim, she is Criminal!"
With increasingly excited words, Helene used the "Instigation" ability belonging to Demoness Pathway to strengthen the Persuasion power of his accusation.
And in the two months of Molora's life, she has determined that these law enforcers are "law enforcement machines" with rigid thinking, and they are not Omniscience and Omnipotence. She relies heavily on the reality she sees and the information obtained during interviews to make judgments. At most, she has some ability to identify Lies.
And most of what she said was true.
Sure enough, the leading law enforcer stared at Helene for a moment, seemingly using some ability to confirm whether she was lying. After a moment, he nodded and said:
"Can you identify the attacker?"
Helene replied immediately:
"Her name is Lisa. She should have come to Molora two months ago."
The law enforcer took out a thick book from under his black robe, rummaged through it, quickly wrote a few words on it as if to confirm, and said to Helene in a calm tone:
"We have found her registration information and we will confirm with her what happened today. If she is indeed the one who attacked you first, she will be responsible for the charges of arson and destruction of public property, plus the crime of intentional injury to you."
"Will she be 'Experiment Personnel'?"
Helene felt relieved and asked curiously.
"No."
The law enforcers replied coldly, and then began to disperse on the street, extinguishing the remaining flames, and cleaning up the glass windows and other items damaged by the explosion.
Helene watched for a while and saw that the law enforcers no longer paid attention to him, then he left the street and returned to Knowledge Church in the center of the city.
After entering the absolutely safe church hall, she was completely relieved. In a deserted corner, she took out the Magic Mirror she carried with her, which was strengthened by her blood, and performed a divination with unfamiliar techniques, in order to find traces of Lisa.
As she expected, the divination failed.
"It seems that her injury is not serious, and she still has time to do Anti-Divination. This may have become the instinct of the Demoness Sect members..."
She muttered, put away Magic Mirror, and walked towards the rows of Brass Book racks.
"The battle just now really demonstrated the power of the 'gift'. Even though I didn't use much of Demoness's ability, the special combination of Dual Pathways allowed me to defeat Pathway's 'Affliction' Demoness has an overwhelming advantage. For example, 'Harvest' combined with Cursed Black Flame can penetrate Mirror Substitution and cause certain damage to the body. For example, using high temperature to remove the opponent's 'disease', my own will not be affected...
"If I were still the same 'Reaper', I would not have much advantage against Demoness who is the same as Sequence, and she also has something that can restrict movement and issue Lethal Strike, which is suspected to be 'Judge's Sealed Artifact... Most of my Mystical Items are not brought into Molora. This is a big problem. I wonder if I can ask Miss Angelica to provide some help...
"Did Lisa follow me because of Gusin's intention, or was it a choice she made based on the interests of 'Demoness Sect'... At what stage has their cooperation with 'Iron and Blood Cross Order' reached?"
Summarizing the gains and losses of the battle just now and the guesses about Lisa in his mind, Helene walked to the long table where he often read, and was surprised to find that Archbishop Hella Berg was already waiting here.
"Have you read all those books?"
His first words made Helene's face fall, and he nodded after a moment of silence.
"Very good," Hella Berg said with satisfaction, placing a few test papers on the table, "After finishing these papers, you can go back."
Helene, who thought he would be assigned more reading plans, looked at Archbishop with gray hair and clear and gentle eyes in surprise, and asked:
"Don't you need to read any other books?"
As soon as she finished saying this, she felt a little regretful, fearing that the other person would point to other bookshelves and say, "You need to read these and those."
Fortunately, Hella Berg just shook his head and said:
"Learning never ends, but your time is running out.
"Summarizing the knowledge you have learned so far is enough for you to complete your tasks. Of course, whether you can do this ultimately depends on your efforts, not just relying on those books."
There is not much time... Is he referring to the changes on Molora's side, or other problems from the outside world?
Helene was startled, and immediately thought of Lisa's follow-up today, and Gusin's initiative to invite him. He nodded under the gaze of the other party's amber eyes, sat down obediently, spread out the test paper, picked up the pen and looked at the first question:
"After you started studying, did you have nightmares?"
What kind of strange question is this? Helene's eyes froze again.
She's been having nightmares a lot lately!
It wasn't until nightfall that Helene, who had completed all the test questions, returned to his residence. William and Tia had already returned, lying lazily on the sofa and rocking chairs. They didn't even prepare dinner, but were waiting for takeout from a nearby restaurant.
Forget about Tia, William is a relatively self-disciplined kind of person, and now he has become lazy. This city will let people gradually integrate into it, making every Exile person no longer himself... Helene's head is filled with the content on the test paper and the knowledge in the books he has read this month, and he is extremely dissatisfied with the performance of the two of them.
But because of this knowledge, Helene knew that all the abnormalities in Molora were probably caused by the negative effects of the Sealed Artifact below. The "gift" he possessed could resist this effect to a certain extent. William and Tia were inevitably affected.
If you want to enter Underground Mausoleum and get close to "Salinger’s Blood Banner", you can't bring them with you, otherwise it will only kill them... Helene thought about it, coughed lightly to attract the attention of the two people, and said:
"You should pay attention recently. The Lisa of 'Demoness Sect' followed me today and will probably follow you in the future. If you encounter her, do not have a direct conflict and use 'Ice Mirror' Charm to escape."
After reminding the two of them, Helene returned to his room, skillfully set up the altar, sealed the room with Wall of Spirituality, chanted "Golden Queen" Honorific Name, and successfully saw the figure of Miss Angelica in the mirror placed on the altar.
After a while, she walked out of the room, looked at William and Tia who were very energetic because they might be tracked by "Affliction" Demoness, took a deep breath and said:
"Go and order an extra dinner for me. It's all meat."
On her neck, a Ruby Necklace shimmered with charming brilliance.