"Clang-"
Angel A thrown dagger arrived belatedly and shot into the wall, bringing down a handful of wall dust.
Afterwards, she reached out and touched the place where Ms. D disappeared, but she could only feel the hard wall.
"Penetrated through the wall and left directly?"
She murmured, pulled out the dagger and went to the window next to her. The window glass had been shattered by the several explosions just now, leaving only the wooden frame, swaying in the breeze.
Just now she became transparent and then passed through the wall. Did she use some kind of Grazing soul ability? Or is it some Mystical Item effect?
Angel guessed, trying to use his night vision to find Ms. D in the shadow of the garden outside the window, but found nothing.
After hesitating for a moment, she still didn't jump out of the window and follow him.
I don't have the tracking ability like Seer. Even if I chase him out of the window, I can't find Shadow Lurking, and "Shepherd" quickly escapes. And even if the opponent's Spirituality is exhausted, a Sequence 5's Beyonder is not something she can deal with alone. With the coming negative effects of "Magician Pocket Watch", fighting against Ms. D with various methods will probably lead to a wasted death.
After thinking about this, Angel put away the dagger and returned to the door of the messy hall. This place had experienced several explosions. The surrounding tables, chairs, and ornaments had disappeared, leaving only the relatively hard marble floor and dilapidated walls.
The member of "Aurora Order" who self-destructed had now turned into a large piece of flesh and blood smeared on the floor, exuding bursts of blood smell. Through this radiating blood stain, we could see the Nighthawks members lying on the ground beside the gate.
"Fortunately, I attacked Ms. D just in time and didn't let her shoot. Otherwise, I'm afraid none of you can escape..."
Angel thought silently, and walked to the nearest "Nightmare" Henry. The latter was bleeding from the mouth and nose, looking pale, and moaning softly. When he saw Angel approaching, he subconsciously clenched his fists and tensed his back. Then he saw the person clearly and relaxed his whole body.
Lifting Henry up, Angel touched the inner pocket of his windbreaker and found a sky blue metal vial inside. It had been slightly deformed in the explosion, but the potion inside was not leaked.
Unscrewing the cap of the bottle and handing "Goddess's Gaze" to the dazed Henry, Angel helped him sit next to the wall and watched as he drank the potion, his pale face gradually turning rosy, and his eyes regaining their brightness.
"I'm fine... cough, go see the captain and Lares."
Henry coughed up a mouthful of bloody sputum and said slowly.
The condition of another "Red Gloves" is much worse than him.
Although this "Spirit Medium" was a little further away when "Flesh Bomb" exploded, his Potion Pathway did not strengthen the body as much as several "Sleepless", and his ability to withstand damage was even worse. At this time, Lares was lying on the ground, holding a metal bottle containing "Goddess's Gaze" in one hand and "Blood Vessel Thief" in the other.
He seemed to wake up midway and tried to drink medicine to save himself, but fell into coma again due to exhaustion.
Turning this "Red Gloves" over, Angel checked briefly and found that although he fell into a coma, his breathing and heartbeat were normal, and his life was not in danger.
By the way, Blood Vessel Thief cannot be held for too long...
She took the thick and stiff blood vessel and put it in her pocket for safekeeping temporarily.
"Angel... Where is that 'Shepherd', Ms. D? Are you dead or escaped?"
Dunn Smith A low tone came from outside the door.
He supported "Soul Assurer" Soest and walked slowly into the hall. The latter had just been attacked by Ms. D's unknown ability. His mouth, nose and ears looked like Henry had been hit by an explosion at close range. A lot of blood spilled out, and now it had solidified into blood scabs.
His gold-encrusted cane has disappeared, and the silver ring on the middle finger of his left hand has also been removed. The entire palm of his hand turned red as if it had been scalded by boiling water, even spreading to the upper part of his wrist and to the part covered by the windbreaker.
In comparison, Dunn is considered to be in the best condition among everyone. His face only shows the exhaustion after using Dream Invasion's ability, and there are almost no scars on his body.
"Ms. D escaped. I cut off one of her arms with a dagger, but she exploded her own limbs and took the opportunity to pass through the wall and escape outside."
"I didn't try to track it, it was too dangerous and pointless."
Angel truthfully reported the final result of the battle.
"Your decision is correct. We defeated him because there were multiple Beyonders cooperating. Facing 'Shepherd' alone with various abilities, the ending may not be happy."
Dunn replied, but looked at the captain "Red Gloves" who was supporting him, as if waiting for his evaluation.
Soest frowned and looked at his team members who were sitting or lying down, then looked at the two members of Tingen Team, and finally nodded.
"Our preparations are still not sufficient. The other party has also herded souls in various ways. The current effect of the battle is already very good."
"I am also responsible for not discovering that Ms. D was just pretending to be controlled by me, but actually discovered our whereabouts, and the last member of 'Aurora Order'..." He glanced at the devastated hall floor and continued, "... He should have woken up after I left the dream, and has been lurking near the battlefield, waiting for the opportunity... I should have warned you earlier."
"When we return to the station, we can let Klein try to use divination to confirm her whereabouts. The battle just now should have caused Ms. D to exhaust Spirituality, and the combat capability will decline in the short term. If we can..."
Angel still suggested with some reluctance.
"It's too late. She will now escape from Tingen City as quickly as possible and go to other cities or secret strongholds in the suburbs to hide and recuperate. This is the usual practice of 'Aurora Order' Oracles. You have fought against that 'Mr. C' in Enmat Harbor, so you should also know their means of escape."
As the captain of "Red Gloves", Soest has rich combat experience with "Aurora Order" and quickly came to a conclusion.
"Then let's deal with the battlefield here first."
Dunn said that when he saw that Soest had gradually recovered his strength and could stand on his own, he did not continue to help him. Instead, he helped Henry who had stood up again, lifted Lares who was still unconscious, and moved him to a slightly cleaner ground outside the door.
"He should be fine. His pulse is stable and his breathing is normal. He may have hit his head in the explosion just now."
Is it okay to hit your head?
Listening to the conclusions Soest came to after checking Lares, Angel was still a little worried.
But now that the captain of "Red Gloves" has spoken, she can't say anything else. Maybe after returning to Blackthorn Security Company and undergoing Ritual Magic treatment, Lares can return to normal.
Dunn saw three Red Gloves gathered together, and walked to Angel, looking at the latter with concern. "What about you? You weren't injured just now, were you?"
"It's okay. Remember, I have Paper Figurine Substitute. It's just a little pain on my back now." Angel shook his arms to indicate that he was fine. "But it may be up to you to clean up the battlefield later."
Taking out "Magician Pocket Watch" with less than one minute left in the countdown, looking at the brightly lit hall of the villa outside the door, Angel said with a wry smile.
Some unreasonable Potion enhancements have been modified. Thank you for pointing out Error.