Tick tock, tick tock.
The sound of dripping water could be heard next to his ears, and Angel's confused eyes refocused, only to realize that the dark cave, the bloody altar, and the three serious-looking Mandated Punishers that were in front of him a second ago had all disappeared.
She was currently standing in a small Stone Chamber, surrounded by moss-covered masonry walls, with countless narrow holes left on them, most of which were empty, while a few were filled with long-dried human remains.
There is a low exit on the side that can only accommodate one person. It is also dark outside, as if there are countless evil spirits wandering inside, watching Angel.
The ceiling above the head is also made of bricks. The adhesive between the bricks has been damaged by water seepage over the years, and the dripping water has formed small puddles on the ground.
I was pulled into the Dream Invasion state?
This was Angel's first reaction. She stretched out her hand to hold Hidden Holy Emblem, who felt a warm touch soaked by her own body temperature, not the coldness that kept Dream Invasion awake after entering the environment.
Is it reality... no, it may be a deeper dream that even Hidden Holy Emblem can't resist, or maybe the light emitted by the symbols around the altar just now brought me Teleportation to a certain position connected to it?
Snap.
She tried to move her feet, but she kicked a soft object. Looking down, she found that it was Bishop Church of Storms Miller who had just died in her hands. This "Wind-blessed", whose chest was pierced and infused with the power of Purification, now had wide eyes and stared at Angel with unyielding eyes.
Miller, who is also lying on the altar, also appears here, indicating that the "living sacrifice ceremony" is more likely to go wrong... Could it be that this so-called "Weather God" Sacrificial Ritual was activated by Miller's own blood before it could meet the demand for living sacrifices, and sent us to some primitive ruins left hundreds of years ago?
Holding the revolver tightly, Angel first walked towards the only exit. She cautiously poked her head out to look at the situation outside the door. She found that connecting this place Stone Chamber was a dark corridor, also made of large yellow bricks. It seemed to lead to infinite distance, with narrow door openings on both sides that were the same as her location.
Instead of going out to explore rashly, she returned to Stone Chamber and felt worried when she looked at the dead Bishop Miller at her feet.
Originally, she planned to reveal her identity and leave with Donna and Cecil, returning to White Agate. Cecil might need to return to a large port for further treatment, and Donna, who was traumatized, would have to return to his parents immediately.
As for the bishop who betrayed Church of Storms, let the Mandated Punisherss deal with it themselves. They must recycle Sequence 6's Beyonder Characteristic, and even before that, they have to Spirit Channeling to understand the reason for his betrayal.
But now...
Seeing the dark blue and green light gradually emitting from Bishop Miller's body among Spirit Vision, Angel knew that he would soon lose the value of Spirit Channeling.
She sighed secretly, took out a small mirror, and prepared to Magic Mirror Spirit Channeling.
In the battle just now, she lost her stand-in side Magic Mirror, but after being promoted to Sequence 5, "Affliction" Demoness can have more than one Magic Mirror of her own, so Angel has three sides.
After the short ceremony, Miller's somewhat pale face appeared in the mirror, and his light brown eyes looked coldly at Angel outside the mirror.
"Miller, what is the purpose of the bloody Living Sacrifice? Are the thick fog and strong winds of Bansy Harbor related to it?"
Angel went straight to the topic and started asking Bansy Harbor about the real reason for the accident.
"The ceremony is not bloody. In fact, it protects Bansy Harbor, not Church of Storms and the church."
The spirit of Miller in the mirror said somewhat confusedly.
"Dense fog and strong winds are not uncommon here, maybe once a week, but they appear at the same time in the evening, and only this ancient ritual can stop it."
"What will happen if we don't stop it?"
Angel asked, and she suddenly remembered the expressionless local residents in Bansy Harbor's Lime Restaurant, as well as the tradition of "staying behind closed doors."
Are those the ways to deal with "Catastrophe"?
"The ancient tradition believes that this is the anger of 'Weather God', which needs to be appeased with the flesh and blood of living people, otherwise there will be no living person left on the entire island, and 'Calamity' will even spread to other areas. I just did what I should do."
Miller's eyes regained a trace of clarity, and even took on a fanatical mood, which made Angel feel a little incredible.
Could it be that this cult leader, the fallen bishop who took advantage of innocent Living Sacrifice, is actually the dark hero who protects Bansy Harbor?
But what about those headless Zombie and flying heads? He made all the cultists look like that in front of everyone...
"So 'Weather God' really exists, and Church of Storms did not solve the island's troubles?"
She saw that Miller's figure in the mirror began to dim. Knowing that Spirit Channeling didn't have much time, she spoke faster and continued to ask.
"He may have existed before, but now he is missing," Miller shook his head and denied, "The danger of Bansy comes from Bansy itself, or in other words, from the original 'Bensi Town'."
Bensi Town!
Hearing this term, Angel immediately thought of the evil spirits trapped in the underground ruins of Backlund. He tried to bewitch Angel, Klein and Sharron to release themselves, and proposed to go to "Bensi Town" to find clues.
She wanted to ask further, but Miller's expression began to become indifferent, and her figure gradually disappeared into the mirror. Angel had no choice but to ask the last question:
"Is this why you betrayed Church of Storms and killed your colleagues and acquaintances of the residents?"
The closed eyes of the former Church of Storms bishop suddenly opened and he said with his last strength:
"I did not betray Storm!"
After leaving such words, his spirit disappeared from Magic Mirror.
After putting away Magic Mirror, Angel began to recall and analyze Miller's answer.
The short Spirit Channeling solved some of her doubts, but also brought more questions.
The "hidden danger" in Klein's divination does exist, and it is "Bansy". No, it should be "Bensi Town" itself. According to what Miller said, if there is no living sacrifice to stop it, the entire Bansy Harbor and even other parts of the island will have greater mutations, mutations that can kill everyone.
How did Miller know these things, conceal them from Church of Storms, and take action on his own? He behaves like a poor man who is not trusted by his superiors and can only solve troubles privately, but the Mandated Punisherss of Bansy Harbor are very active in taking out Sealed Artifact to deal with the monsters in the fog, rushing to the top of the mountain to deal with the cultists, and it does not seem like a laissez-faire attitude...
Coupled with what he said in the end that he did not betray Church of Storms... Could it be that Taoism intentionally allowed Bansy's anomalies internally, and this "conscience" bishop had no way to turn to, and could only use ancient living sacrifices to sacrifice a small number of people and save most people?
No, these are all his words. Although Spirit Channeling asks about people's deepest memories and thoughts, this does not mean that it is correct. Many cultists feel that they are doing the right thing, but they are just not recognized by the world...
Due to the lack of further evidence, Angel no longer tried to analyze Miller's words. She planned to convey the information to Mandated Punisherss after returning to the port, leaving Church of Storms to deal with the headache herself.
Next, is the disposal of the body...
Star bits and pieces of Spirituality have been separated from the body of Miller. I am afraid that it will take less than a few minutes to form a complete Beyonder Characteristic. By then, I can only take Beyonder Characteristic and hand it back to Mandated Punishers.
And if you use "Rose Necklace" to keep its Grazing, Beyonder Characteristic and soul in the necklace, especially the soul, the memory of Miller is likely to be the key to solving Bansy Strange Phenomenon!
Grazing, the murderous and evil "Wind-blessed", Angel will not have any psychological burden.
The main thing is that there is an "empty space" in her necklace.
Thinking of this, Angel no longer hesitated. She took off Ruby Necklace from her neck, pressed the dark red gem on Miller's forehead, and poured a little into Spirituality Finally, invisible breezes floated around the corpse. They rotated and rose, gradually turning into Vortex that was actually visible. Among them appeared Miller's soul with a Affliction expression on his face.
Beyonder Characteristic, who was about to separate from the body, was also attracted by the whirlwind, hovering above the corpse, and was finally sealed into "Rose Necklace" with his soul. A trace of deep blue light shone in the middle of the gem.
"Wind-blessed" Miller became the last lamb of Shepherd.
Three Beyonder Ability belonging to Sailor Pathway also appeared in Angel's mind.
First of all, "Gale Control" allows Angel to summon a thin and sharp Wind Blade from his hand just like Miller. It can use strong winds to hold itself up and fly off the ground for a short distance, and even create an "air cushion" to prevent falling damage.
Secondly, "Ocean Affinity" allows her to grow fish-like subcutaneous scales and gills, allowing her to move freely underwater and breathe freely for more than half an hour.
Finally, "Weather Control" can also summon thick sea fog, which blocks the line of sight like Bansy Harbor's fog tonight. The effect is better near sea water. Unfortunately, controlling different weather seems to belong to different abilities. This is similar to the Devil words of "Desire Apostle".
Although the three Beyonder Ability are not very powerful in combat - especially the Miller who uses them to fight is lying at the feet of Angel - they are very good as a supplement to their mobility, especially Ocean Affinity, if the "Red Skull" pirate group tries to rob White Agate at noon, Angel has this ability and can swim directly to the other party's ship and easily solve all problems.
Of course, the premise is that you can swim fast enough, which needs further verification... And in this way, I look more like "Siren"...
Angel put on the necklace again, looked at Miller on the ground, and then looked at the compartments around Stone Chamber that were obviously used to collect corpses. He had no idea of collecting the corpses.
"The next step is to leave this weird underground space..."
Angel tried to conduct Magic Mirror Divination, trying to find out whether he was near Bansy Harbor, or whether he was sent to a farther place by the altar and Sacrificial Ritual, but there was insufficient information and the divination did not give any results.
"Oh, a master of divination."
After laughing at herself, she gave up on this occult method and prepared to walk out of this area with both feet.
Before that, she recited Honorific Name from Mr. Fool, hoping that this being could convey her current situation to his believer Klein so that the other party would not worry too much.
"Perhaps he can ask Mandated Punisherss if they have any clues about where the altar is pointing... But this will expose the existence of Mr. Fool..."
Muttering to herself, she tightened her grip on the revolver, walked out of Stone Chamber, and stepped onto the corridor that seemed to lead into endless darkness.