"Boom, boom, boom..."
The huge clock tower driven by steam made a dull sound in the distance. Angel counted silently. It was not until the 17th time that Church of Steam stopped chiming the hour.
It is now five o'clock in the afternoon on Friday at Trier time. According to the time difference between the two places, there is still about an hour. It has been "three days" since she came from Mountain Top Cave next to Bansy Harbor to Underground Catacombs.
She had packed up all her belongings, including all the Mystical Item, weapons, and ammunition she carried, and exchanged them for the clothes she wore when she came to Trier three days ago. She was not prepared to take away the temporary clothes she bought at Trier, but in order to avoid being tracked, she threw them into the trash.
Finally, after using Black Flame to "clean" the hotel suite, Angel took on the "Faceless" attribute, disguised himself as looking like female college student Laura, and left the hotel.
Taking a hired carriage, she went against the flow of people returning home from get off work and approached Purgatory Square in the center of Observatory District, while paying attention to whether there was anyone following her.
It's very Luck. She has done a good job in disguise in the past two days. She used the disguise methods with the characteristics of "Madness Ring" and "Faceless". She wandered around Observatory District without any danger and stayed in different hotels. She has not been discovered again by the trackers.
"In one hour, I can return to Bansy Harbor. It's impossible for Trier people to travel thousands of miles to Above the Five Seas to arrest me, right?"
She thought happily, left the carriage, entered the ancient building supported by stone pillars in Purgatory Square, went down the stone steps, passed through the passage illuminated by dim gas lights, and arrived at the entrance of Underground Catacombs.
"Stop!"
"Ahead is Death Empire!"
In the eyes of Angel, the words Intisian on this door lintel are different from those three days ago. At that time, she was full of confusion and didn't know why she came to Trier. Now she was about to embark on the return journey, with only nostalgia for this foreign city in her heart.
Maybe later, she will try to vacation here with Klein through normal means, carefully appreciate the different architectural styles from Loen, and enjoy the best delicacies from the North Continent countries.
Taking out a White Candle from under her windbreaker, she lit it on someone else's candle. Following the group of college students who were obviously here to "test their courage", she stepped through the stone arch of "Death Empire" and entered the dark and vast Underground Catacombs.
As everyone walked in different directions, the light of the other candles beside Angel gradually decreased, and soon only the dim candlelight in her hand was left, illuminating an area less than three meters wide around it. The farther distance was shrouded in deathly darkness, as if there were countless shadow monsters waiting to devour the unlucky person whose candle was extinguished.
But in her Dark Vision, there are just ordinary corridors and tombs one after another in the distance. Until now, she does not know the specific method of Underground Catacombs devouring living people. She only knows that it is similar to Angel Lady's method of Church of Evernight.
Thinking wildly in her mind, she quickly followed the direction in her memory to the second floor, which was wider and had many tombs. From time to time, she could meet several visitors who were traveling together, and even a few lone travelers who might have "lost" their companions.
I don't know what kind of mentality Trier's official Beyonder has before allowing this Underground Catacombs to devour visitors here... Maybe it's because a certain Mystical Item is important but dangerous and can only be placed in the tomb as a last resort?
Spirituality of Angel suddenly became alert. When she turned a right-angled corner, she glanced sideways. There seemed to be a dim candlelight on the way, following her leisurely.
Visitors who happen to be traveling together? College students looking to strike up a conversation? Or... is he the official follower of Trier?
Several possibilities ran through her mind.
But even if you are a stalker, it is unlikely that you will fight me in Underground Catacombs. The rules here should be equally valid for Beyonder. If the candle is accidentally extinguished, it is equal to death... Although Angel is doubtful that she can survive here without using candles, she does not think that everyone can do this, otherwise the other party will not need to light a candle to reveal her existence.
Thinking of this, she quickened her pace and started to move towards the entrance of the third floor of Underground Catacombs at almost a running speed. Sure enough, the figure behind her also accelerated to follow, even without exposing her own movements.
Passing the sign of "Old Ossuary Entrance", walking down the wide stone staircase, passing the stone pillars of "Sun Holy Emblem" and "Triangle Holy Emblem", Angel went straight to three days ago We walked through the mysterious passage at Trier, but there were still about fifteen minutes left before the time predicted by Mr. Fool. The black line at the top of the passage stretched continuously, and countless skeletons under our feet tried to trip up pedestrians passing by, proving that this was still Underground Catacombs.
Angel did not stop here, but kept moving forward at the original speed, pretending that this place was no different from other places. The same was true for the mysterious tracker behind. The candle in his hand flickered on and off as he ran, like fireflies in the distance.
She originally planned to go around a few times, dazzling the pursuers behind her, and then wait for an opportunity to return. However, when she passed an intersection, she suddenly felt that there seemed to be a white figure in the narrow passage ahead. She subconsciously thought it was another stalker. Her limbs were tense and she wanted to deal with it. However, she immediately found that the other stalker was just standing quietly without any movement.
She was a young woman with shawl black hair, eyes slightly closed, wearing a simple white robe, her bare feet spotless. Her face was more beautiful than any "Demoness" Angel had ever seen, and her holy temperament was far different from a tomb full of bones.
"Demoness? Demoness Sect?"
Angel immediately thought of "Lady Despair" Panacea. The latter maintained a similar temperament even in the haze of death, but if the two stood together, "Despair" would probably be slightly inferior.
The most important thing is that the woman in white robe did not light a candle!
Recalling how Pierre and his companions looked like they had seen a ghost when they saw her three days ago, Angel suddenly understood their reactions, because now she also felt like she had seen a ghost.
Looking towards the back, the pursuer was still walking towards this side unhurriedly.
Just as Angel was thinking about whether to talk to this "Demoness" or change the direction and leave here, the woman in white robe silently turned around and slowly left the intersection.
"She doesn't have any ill intentions? No, she seems to be guiding me to that direction? She can't really be a ghost..."
Angel hesitated for a moment, gritted her teeth and walked forward. The other party did not show any malice, and Spirituality did not give any warning. She wanted to take a look.
The white figure was moving very fast, and Angel tried to speed up so as not to lose track of him. After walking through several tombs and forked roads, she came to a wide square similar to the entrance to the third floor. The surrounding ground was very clean, without any bones or moss. In a place where the candle in her hand could not reach, a huge black marble pillar that penetrated the floor and ceiling stood here.
Different from the stone pillars "Eternal Blazing Sun" and "God of Steam and Machinery" at the door that have been weathered by the long years, although this Black Stone Pillar does not have any holy emblem or logo engraved on it, its surface is smooth, its edges and corners are complete, and its seams are clean, as if it was built yesterday.
"Alas..."
There seemed to be a sigh in her ears, long and sad.
"The purpose of your coming here is this 'Night Pillars'?"
When she tilted her head to look for the source of the sigh, a hoarse voice came from behind her.
The mysterious man who had been following him all the way finally appeared. He was holding White Candle and stood at the entrance of the square, carefully keeping a distance from Angel.
"Night Pillars?"
Angel slowly turned around and looked at the middle-aged man wearing a black woolen jacket, trousers of the same color, and a white vest.
"Krismona Night Pillar, aren't you Demoness Sect here just for it?"
I always feel that I have been deeply misunderstood...Angel sighed secretly and followed his words and asked:
"What happens if I say yes?"
"Whether it is or not, you have to come with us today," the man said with a confident smile on his face, "'Marian Night Pillar' and 'Liers Night Pillar' are also guarded by our people. You'd better not act rashly, otherwise..."
His hand that was not holding the candle moved slightly, and the candlelight in Angel's hand suddenly began to sway, and the dim light almost disappeared.
"... Entering Underground Catacombs is the most Error decision you have ever made. The substitute spell used by you Demoness cannot retain the light of the burning candle. If you don't want to disappear in the tomb and be forgotten by everyone, you'd better be good."
It turns out that the official Beyonder of Trier does know the specialness of Underground Catacombs... It seems that he thought that my coming to Underground Catacombs was a sign of self-indulgence, so he took the initiative to show up?
Angel smiled secretly and took a step forward, instantly making the middle-aged man alert.
"If I don't behave, what are you going to do...?"
With a charming smile on her face, she reached out to the candlelight and extinguished the warm and safe light under the man's horrified gaze.
Did she commit suicide?
Such an idea immediately flashed through the man's mind. He held the candle tightly with one hand and threw out a few pieces of tinder paper with the other hand. Under his control, bright yellow flames expanded rapidly, scattered around, and illuminated most of the square.
But there was only the huge Krismona Night Pillar in front of him, and the figure of Demoness was gone.
Sure enough, she has disappeared... No, I still have memories of her!
As soon as he reacted, the Spirituality in his mind issued a crazy warning, and a sharp bone blade was already across his neck, and a seductive voice came from behind him.
"Now, it's my question time."
Angel showed a smile of victory and slowly appeared from behind him.
"Enter Underground Catacombs to track me is the most Error decision you have ever made," she returned her original words, "If you don't want to be forgotten by all your colleagues, just answer obediently, which organization are you from?"
The man whose neck was forced by Bone Sword was silent for a moment. Just when Angel thought he was going to fight to the end, the other party finally spoke:
"...Bureau 8, Bureau 8 is subordinate to Homeland Security Committee."
Angel frowned and thought for a moment before finding the corresponding meaning of this word.
This is an intelligence agency similar to Loen Military "MI9" for Beyonder.
"Why are you following me?"
she continued to ask.
"What reason does this need? Demoness Sect entered Trier, and you have had contact with her. Do you want to copy Backlund's Great Smog in this city?"
The man's tone was cold, even a little angry.
Sure enough, it was Sevillea that stupid Demoness... Angel was just about to continue asking, when the man in front of her whose shoulder was pressed by the sword suddenly burst into bright yellow fire, and then the whole body The person exploded like a brilliant firework, and a piece of tinder paper that was about to go out on the ground in the distance burst into flames. A figure emerged from it, it was the member of "Bureau 8" who had used "Flaming Jump".
"Bang--"
Angel Biting ice poured out from under his feet, and the low temperature instantly swept across the entire square. All remaining tinder papers were immediately blown away, and the candle in the man's hand dimmed and was almost extinguished.
But he didn't panic, reached under his coat, took out a stick, and lit it all with a shake of his hand.
That's a bundle of ten White Candle!