Backlund In the underground meeting room of the Steam Church.
Meeting Before God member, Backlund Diocese Archbishop Horamick Haydn, was wearing a white Pastor robe, sitting at the head of the long table, looking unusually tired, making the "Machinery Hivemind" deacons and captains next to the table look at each other.
In the past few days, this Demigod has been traveling around to clean up the aftermath of last week's Great Smog, and during the negotiations between the royal family and Three Great Churches, Church of Steam strives for more benefits, and joins forces with Church of Storms and Church of Evernight to attack the remaining cult strongholds in Backlund city, and also repairs his damaged mechanical dolls.
Although too much exertion will not cause his body to collapse, which is different from ordinary people, the damage to his spirit is obvious.
The most important thing is that Church of Steam has played almost no positive role in this Catastrophe. The haze is ultimately Church of Storms's Radar Valentine Archbishop rushed back to blow it away. Anthony Stevenson of Church of Evernight got the key news first. Evernight believers headed by the Earl Hall donated a lot of money and materials for disaster relief, but Horamick could only follow the aftermath.
"Let's get started and report new progress one by one."
The exhaustion in his voice surprised even himself.
The deacon sitting on his right, Ikanser Bernard, suppressed the stubborn hair on his head, spread out the documents in front of him, and reported the report as concisely as possible:
"According to Sherlock Moriarty's report letter, we confirmed that Talim Dumont died of a fatal curse, and the murderers were Demoness and Trissy who were around Prince Edessak. The latter fled the manor after Prince's 'suicide' and disappeared.
"Because of this case, he was passively involved in the conspiracy of the Demoness Sect and the story of Sealed Artifact '0-08'. He was attacked by a meteorite while trying to escape from the Red Rose Manor. He was finally rescued by the descendant of Death, Azik Eggers, and accidentally fell into the ruins where Ince Zangwill was located.
"We haven't found this ruins yet, but it is connected to another ruins in the eastern suburbs of Backlund through some kind of ritual with Teleportation's ability. The latter is where Mr. A of Aurora Order tried to summon 'True Creator'.
"What we don't yet know is how he destroyed the ceremony and escaped from the pursuit of Mr. A. With his strength, it is absolutely impossible for him to do this."
After saying that, Ikanser put down the file and looked at Archbishop.
"Later we confirm with '2-111', next person."
Horamick looked at "Arodes's Mirror" placed in the center of the table, recalling all the rumors about this Sealed Artifact in his mind, and looked at the next deacon after a moment.
Other deacons and captains also reported on their work in the past few days. Some of them contacted the personnel of Storm and Evernight and got a lot of new information from them. Some were responsible for hunting down the absconding Trissy and Sevillea. As usual, they found nothing until the person responsible for East Borough Great Smog The captain who dealt with the aftermath spoke.
"We found traces of the battle at the source of East Borough Great Smog. Both sides were targeted by the 'assassin' Pathway High Sequence Beyonder. One of them should be the culprit who caused Great Smog, Demoness of Despair Panacea, the identity of the other one is temporarily unknown, but according to divination, it can be confirmed that the haze became no longer deadly before Church of Storms's 'Deep Blue Deacon' blew away the fog. This is probably related to the battle that occurred at East Borough. I request to use '2-111' for confirmation."
After hearing what he said, everyone's eyes were focused on the ancient silver mirror.
"Ikanser, you come to ask questions, first determine what happened to East Borough."
Horamick looked around, and finally pointed at the deacon closest to him. The latter's face turned pale, and he instinctively felt that his legend would spread to the entire "Machinery Hivemind" because of this meeting.
He took the silver mirror, and after going through the process of activating Sealed Artifact, he cleared his throat and said:
"Dear Arrodes, my question is, what is the process and result of 'Demoness of Despair' Panacea spreading the plague in East Borough?"
The surface of the silver mirror began to flicker, and after a moment, a scene emerged. Everyone subconsciously leaned forward and looked into the mirror.
A beautiful woman in a white robe slowly walked on the foggy street. Beside her, the light yellow haze gradually turned into iron black. The pedestrians around her fell down one by one with Affliction expressions, but she turned a blind eye, with a holiness on her face that was completely inconsistent with her behavior.
"Panacea!"
The captain who investigated the East Borough incident whispered.
Lady Despair in the mirror gradually shrinks, and the perspective moves upward. You can see that the haze covering East Borough is quickly dyed ominous black and spreads to half of the city. Within it, a bright firelight flickers and moves towards the center of the haze.
The screen quickly expanded and focused. A black-haired woman emerged from the flames, holding a huge revolver, shooting at the source of Deadly smog, Panacea. The expression on her round face was Affliction. It was obvious that she had been eroded by the poisonous mist around her and tortured by the disease, but her brown eyes were full of perseverance.
The two Demoness constantly use Frost and Black Flame to attack each other, and change positions from time to time through Magic Mirror Substitute or Flaming Jump. The black man The female Sequence was not very tall and was frequently suppressed by Lady Despair, but she seized the opportunity to fight back several times. The scene was a little anxious for a while, and the "Machinery Hivemind" people around them held their breath.
Unfortunately, the gap between Sequence made the black-haired woman's efforts in vain. She soon fell to the disease. The figure who kept coughing but tried to fight back with a gun continued to expand in the silver mirror, giving people a tragic feeling.
The next moment, Panacea, who summoned Frost Spear and prepared to kill her, looked at the sky, where a blank space appeared in the thick haze. Then, Demoness of Despair ran towards the alley in a panic, but became transparent like a sketch erased by an eraser and disappeared in the mirror.
The scene turned and returned to the black-haired woman who was getting up again. After swallowing a group of dark green objects, she fell to the ground twitching. As black oil paint-like lines appeared on her skin, the iron-black haze that spread to several urban areas centered on her gradually dissipated and turned into its original light yellow color.
The surface of the silver mirror gradually returned to calm, and the final image remained on the woman's relieved smile and her closed eyes.
Several deacons and captains looked at each other, and then looked at Ikanser, who was best at using Arodes's Mirror. The latter frowned and thought for a moment before explaining:
"I have seen this black-haired lady before. We had a brief cooperation with her during the 'Desire Apostle' incident. After investigation by '2-111', she was probably a member of Church of Evernight. Obviously, her purpose of going deep into the haze this time was to hold Lady Despair and wait for Church of Evernight's backup. After Panacea was 'solved', she used some method to forcibly terminate Great Smog, and paid for it with her life."
Everyone was a little sad after hearing his explanation.
"Unexpectedly, among the people who rescued Backlund, there was actually a Demoness... kind-hearted Demoness?"
Another deacon murmured, looking at Arodes's Mirror who had just answered, and suddenly found lines of blood-like words floating on it.
Ikanser's face began to turn pale again. He followed his past experience and chose to answer the question instead of taking risks. Then he watched his own question slowly appear on the mirror:
"Have you ever tried to be accepted by someone, only to have them abandon you for someone else?"
This time the question was extraordinarily long, and each bloody word filled the entire silver mirror, piercing Ikanser's heart like a sharp sword, causing his face to turn from white to red, and his eyes widened as he remembered his unbearable past.
"I choose punishment."
After a moment, the deacon answered word for word.
"Boom——"
A bolt of lightning appeared in the underground conference room from nowhere, with a touch of strange green, hitting Ikanser's head, causing his hair to stand up and dye it the same color.
He stood up unsteadily from his seat, his steps swaying in vain, and fell down by the table.
Even though he knew that such a "punishment" was not fatal, the deacon beside him still carefully checked Ikanser's breathing and breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that he was just unconscious.
Archbishop Horamick sighed lightly, his eyes returned to "2-111" from the smoking Ikanser, and he murmured:
"The members of Church of Evernight... the power to erase 'Demoness of Despair', could it be..."
He glanced at the deacons and captains and said loudly:
"The next question is, how did Sherlock Moriarty destroy the divine descending ceremony? Which one of you will ask the question?"
The long table surrounded by "Machinery Hivemind" members was completely silent for a moment.
Wow——
I washed my face with the hot water provided by the hotel, Angel wiped away the water drops, and looked at my brand new face in the mirror.
Although the light golden hair that hangs from behind the ears to above the shoulders is not as smooth as when it was waist-length before, it has a bit more sassiness. The facial features have not changed much compared to before, but they exude a strange temperament. If you say "Pleasure", Angel's expression and body naturally had a kind of temptation towards the opposite sex. Now her appearance has transformed into dignified and reserved, which makes people upgrade from the imagination of sex to the pursuit of ultimate beauty.
But why does she look like an underage woman...Angel frowned, and her own brows in the mirror were also frowning, with a fragility that made people feel affectionate, but deep down, there was an urge to completely destroy her.
She suddenly remembered who she had felt such a temperament in before.
"Kind of like 'Lady Despair' Panacea..."
She reached out to touch the dressing mirror, and the blond woman with purple eyes in the mirror also reached out and touched her fingertips.
At this moment, Angel saw his eyes in the mirror darkening, his face expressionless, and bright yellow flames seemed to rise around him, as if he had returned to the scene he saw in Spirit Body's state when he was promoted the night before yesterday.
She retracted her hand as if she was electrocuted, and focused her attention on the mirror again, only to find that everything just now was just an illusion.
"We're about to board the ship, are you ready?"
Klein's voice came from outside the bathroom. Although it was urging, there was no impatience in it, but a hint of pampering.
"Come right away."
She replied, looking at herself in the mirror and trying to show what she thought was the most beautiful smile.
It's a pity that I still prefer longer hair... Angel regretfully trimmed my blond hair, which was only one-third of the length before.
But I'm going to sea soon, maybe having shorter hair would be better for long distances Travel?
Comforting herself in this way, she took the round-brimmed lady's hat next to her and walked out of the bathroom. Klein was leaning on the wall next to the door, with their suitcases at their feet. When she saw Angel, who had a completely different temperament from before, walking towards her, she couldn't hide the surprise in her eyes.
"Let's go, big Detective," Angel saw this, raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and said with a rather contented smile, "Oh, by the way, it's not time to call him big Detective now. What kind of role are you going to 'play'?"
"Of course he is Miss Angelica's most humble servant," Klein also laughed, lifting a suitcase with one hand and following Angel towards the door, "Gehrman Sparrow is waiting for your dispatch."
He said, imitating "Arrodes".