In Leonard Mitchell's eyes, these slowly formed words were like a sharp sword slowly thrusting into his heart!
The muscles of his body hidden in the armor were tense, and beads of cold sweat broke out on his face. His eyes widened, and he looked at Sealed Artifact named "Arrodes" through the narrow opening in the visor.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through his mind, how to use Lies to cover up, how to defend himself, and even use the "1-42" on his body to kill everyone around him, and then go on the run.
Of course, the last thought made him despise himself.
Suddenly, Leonard's left hand wearing a gauntlet trembled slightly.
The line of bright red fonts continued to extend to the right, and under the full view of everyone, it was dyed with some green that no one noticed.
"... Do you have some unforgettable memories?"
"Yeah, those are great memories I have with my teammates who sacrificed their lives."
He replied in a calm tone, as if the cold sweat on his body and the tired body after tightening and relaxing were all illusions.
Hearing his answer, many Nighthawkss around had a look of sadness on their faces. As one of the few major casualties of Church of Evernight in the past three years, the tragedy of the arrival of the evil god Tingen City has spread throughout the entire Nighthawks team. They all have many complicated feelings for this sole survivor.
Seeing that the silver mirror Arrodes was no longer moving, the onlookers Machinery Hivemind all breathed a sigh of relief, began to analyze the scene they had just seen, and quickly determined the location of the villa based on the surrounding environment: it was not far away next to Cherwood Borough and Saint Wind Cathedral.
This is also consistent with the other party's actions to attack "Mandated Punishers" and lure away "Spellsinger of God".
"Act quickly, that 'Desire Apostle' hasn't escaped too far, '1-42' can lock his position, Leonard, please pay attention to the usage time of Sealed Artifact."
Soest looked at the pocket watch and ordered.
"Yes, Captain Soest."
Leonard took heavy steps and followed Nighthawks out of the living room.
"Old Man, did you interfere with the mirror's question just now?" Under the cover of the helmet and the sound of footsteps, he muttered in a low voice, "It's too dangerous, that ghost mirror, we were almost exposed!"
"That mirror showed you a similar statement?"
In 15 Minsk Street's two-story house, Angel was sitting on the sofa next to the bay window, looking at Sherlock curiously and asking.
When the two of them were analyzing the information provided by the silver mirror "Arrodes", Angel was confused about Sherlock's daring to actively use the Sealed Artifact. After asking casually, they found out that when the other party also touched the silver mirror, he saw a piece of text that no one else could see.
Arrodes introduced itself like a humble servant, just like the words it showed Angel.
"Not only that, the content of its rhetorical question is also very strange. According to the performance of 'Machinery Hivemind', especially Ikanser who often uses Sealed Artifact, this kind of question will probably reveal some secrets that they don't want others to discover, but the question to me is very simple and harmless, just like..."
"As if to show your kindness?"
Angel took over the topic and asked, then she shook her head and denied this:
"Unlikely, why would Sealed Artifact of Church of Steam please a wild Beyonder? Unless it is asking for something from you, for example, for example..."
She suddenly thought of the Sealed Artifact "0-08" that Church of Evernight had stolen from the defector Archbishop Ince Zangwill. It was said that this Sealed Artifact had some kind of living characteristics. Maybe it tempted Ince and exchanged some conditions for his defection.
Could it be that "Arrodes", who seems to have the characteristics of being alive on this side, and even has his own personality, has similar thoughts?
She told Sherlock her thoughts after hiding the information of "0-08". The latter also felt that this possibility was not low, otherwise it would be impossible to explain that Sealed Artifact of Church of Steam was not pretentious towards the internal Beyonder, but had a... humble attitude towards the wild Beyonder.
"Fortunately, the incident of 'Desire Apostle' will be resolved soon. Unless we take the initiative to contact or even steal this Sealed Artifact, there should be no chance of contacting Arrodes."
Sherlock said with a smile.
"Can it really be solved quickly? They didn't even notice that Jason Beria and 'Desire Apostle' might not be the same person before you prompted it."
Angel has a different view.
The two divination masters decided to conduct another divination under the protection of "Anti-Divination" to determine the current situation of "Desire Apostle", but this time, Angel requested that she do it.
Sherlock Gentlemen waved his hand, indicating that he didn't mind, but with a smile on his face, he obviously didn't believe in the other party's divination level.
Of course, due to the Anti-Divination ability of "Devil" Pathway, Angel himself is not sure whether the divination can be successful. She took the handkerchief she brought from Jason's house, put it under the small Magic Mirror, tapped her finger on the mirror, moved a little Spirituality, and said silently:
"Magic Mirror Magic Mirror told me the current location of 'Desire Apostle' who attacked me yesterday."
She no longer uses "Jason Beria" for positioning, because it will inevitably lead to the false target that distracts "Spellsinger of God".
A hazy mist rose on the mirror, flickering stubbornly, almost condensing into a concrete picture, but eventually fell silent, declaring its own powerlessness.
"You come on."
Angel pushed Magic Mirror and said with a straight face that she decided never to perform divination in front of Sherlock again.
At this moment, Magic Mirror's mirror that had recovered to reflect the surrounding environment suddenly became pitch black. The gas lamp in the room and the sunlight outside the window dimmed at the same time, as if the time had changed from afternoon to evening in an instant.
Letters on the mirror emerged from the darkness, beating happily, forming words and turning into a greeting:
"The humble servant Arrodes is waiting for your dispatch."
Cherwood Borough In the intricate sewers, a black shadow was swimming quickly against the wall. It was dragging a heavy suitcase. The corners of the suitcase touched the stone wall from time to time, making a dull sound. At this time, the black shadow would slow down, adjust its posture, and then continue moving forward.
The box contained the money that "Desire Apostle" had earned from operating Backlund for many years. Even if the assassination was successful, even if he was about to get the hope of getting to High Sequence - the "Card of Blasphemy", he would not give up the Gold Pound in his hand.
"This abominable 'greed'!"
He thought to himself, excited and trembling at the thought of surrendering to desire.
When he turned a right angle, he stopped suddenly, stepped out of the shadows, and transformed into a human again, into the man with brown hair and brown eyes.
He had been seriously injured in the previous battle, panting rapidly and coughing up clumps of clotted blood from time to time. But compared to his injuries, he was more concerned about his current situation. He pressed his body against the wall and looked around in confusion.
He didn't find anything wrong with his "dangerous intuition". On the contrary, everything was too quiet now!
A high-ranking Duke was assassinated, and countless official Beyonder were mobilized. Even if his partners wore the skin of "Jason Beria" to attract most of the attention, someone should have noticed something was wrong at this time and turned their attention to Backlund again. At the very least, the survivors of this assassination should contact the nearest church and dispatch the Beyonder who stayed behind.
But he sensed no danger signs for himself.
Looking suspiciously at the small sewers around him, he thought for a moment, then cautiously changed the direction, transformed into a thick black liquid again, and continued to swim quickly along the wall.
The screen disappeared, and Angel and Sherlock looked at each other.
The worst thing happened. This "Desire Apostle" actually escaped from the pursuit of the official Beyonder?
Before the two of them could think about it, Arrodes, which appeared in Magic Mirror for unknown reasons, showed a sentence they were already somewhat familiar with:
"Based on the principle of reciprocity, it's my turn to ask a question. If you refuse to answer, or answer Error, you will be punished."
The last word is small and so light that it is almost impossible to see.
After swallowing a sip of saliva, Angel continued to look at his Magic Mirror. The sentence above disappeared and a new sentence emerged:
"Did you know that 'Desire Apostle' is now moving towards Campbell Street of Cherwood Borough?"
This... buy one get one free?
Angel opened his eyes wide and looked at his Magic Mirror in disbelief.
Does Arrodes really want to use their power to escape Church of Steam like "0-08", so it serves the two of them like a "humble servant" as it said?
She replied hesitantly:
"I didn't know it just now, but I know it now."
"Exquisite answer!"
A few words appeared in the mirror, and then disappeared quickly. Angel picked up Magic Mirror and looked at it carefully, but found nothing unusual.
"Campbell Street... It seems to be nearby!"
Sherlock was focused on another issue. He quickly stood up, pulled out a map from the bookshelf next to him, spread it on the coffee table, and found the location of Campbell Street on it, which was less than 500 meters west of Minsk Street.
The two looked at each other, and their eyes conveyed the same message: take advantage of this opportunity for "Desire Apostle" to get injured and run away, and deal with him in the sewer!
"You get there first, I'll come over right away and use the same method as last time."
Sherlock said quickly, pointing to the second floor.
Knowing that the opponent wanted to use the Spirit Body form of "Black Emperor" to participate in the battle, Angel nodded and agreed to his arrangement.
"Desire Apostle"'s Mental Storm and spreading fear have no effect on the Spirit Body state. Sherlock becomes "Black Emperor", which will be more beneficial to combat.
Arranging the battle plan in a few words, Angel quickly left Sherlock's house and ran quickly along Minsk Street towards the Campbell Street Arrodes said. When approaching the street, he found an alley and got into the dark sewer.
After living in Backlund for more than two months, she had almost memorized the sewer layout of several nearby areas, and she was even more familiar with it than the streets on the ground.
With the help of Dark Vision, Angel quickly passed through the narrow corridor. When she encountered a locked fence, she used Master Key, which had released the seal of "Wall of Spirituality", to open it directly. On the way, although she felt that she had lost her way, her sense of danger continued to increase, which meant that she was gradually approaching the fleeing "Desire Apostle" under the negative effects of the key.
Soon, after rushing around a corner, a viscous black liquid appeared in front of her. From the liquid stuck to the wall, a human figure covered in mucus suddenly emerged. His exposed brown eyes looked at Angel who was standing in front of her without emotion. He let go of his right hand and the heavy suitcase fell to the ground.
In the next second, his body swelled up, horns protruded from his head, bat wings sprouted from his back, and his whole body exuded a strong smell of sulfur.
In the eyes of Devil Transformation's "Desire Apostle" that contained lava, "Demoness of Pleasure" held a huge revolver in one hand and a slender Bone Sword in the other. As if pulled by invisible threads, she flew towards him at a weird angle. In the area she passed, the water on the ground quickly turned into ice.
Boom——
In the collision of ice and fire, the battle begins.