Shepherd's Secret Covenant
Chapter 143

Great Sin Card: Paradox Flame Butterfly

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When he made contact, a vertical crimson magic circle was instantly generated.

The height of Red Crystal, which is two circles larger than Iver, is not even half of the radius of the array.

Under the reflection of the magic circle, the silver-white sealing runes were instantly lifted.

But there was no blood spilled from Red Crystal. Instead, it was filled with cracks and disintegrated directly.

The moment the Red Crystal container collapsed, the magic circle roared through the sleeping Yulia and appeared behind her.

In the large blank circle in the middle of the dark red array, a complex dark red butterfly pattern suddenly appeared. It was like it brought out something when it passed through Yulia's body.

A dark circular mark is imprinted on the middle circle and covers the butterfly.

Iver subconsciously picked up Yulia with one hand, while the other hand was still stretched forward to maintain the magic circle perpendicular to the ground.

The next moment, the magic circle began to collapse from the outermost circle.

It shrank round and round, and finally only the crimson ring about the height of a person was left in the middle. The butterfly pattern inside is still changing slightly, as if it is breathing.

Then, the ring suddenly shrank to the extreme - and Iver also woke up from the hallucination.

The crimson chain was retracted into Iver's body.

The butterfly ring that had only appeared in hallucinations before was now only about a palm in diameter, floating between the two of them, level with the ground.

And two brand new Tarot Card were slowly printed out of the void one by one. Floating on the upper and lower sides of the ring, red electric lights are linked between the two cards, like some kind of magnetic force attracting them gradually closer.

The sun below was originally supposed to be a naked child sitting on a white horse, bathed in brilliant golden sunlight, holding high a flag symbolizing victory.

But at this moment, it turned into a glorious and sacred golden sun spinning like a whirlpool. Two little angels, one on the left and one on the right, raised their hands to praise the sun, while the shadows of the twelve constellations appeared around the sun's rotating golden flames.

And Hanged Man was originally a saint with his hands tied behind his back and hung upside down from a tree. A halo appeared on his head, and he looked peaceful despite being in great pain.

The new Hanged Man card is overall blue-green, balancing with the golden "Sun" card. One of his feet was hung by a snake on an Ankh cross hanging from the sun, and the other foot was driven with holy nails. There is also a giant snake under his head, which is in a dark abyss where no light can be seen.

Hanged Man's hands were freed, and he tried his best to open them toward the lower left and right corners. The palm of the hand was also stamped with holy nails, and the three holy nails were all exuding a hazy light.

He was clearly hanging upside down, and below him was a bottomless abyss with a giant snake. But his feet and hands formed a sacred arrow pointing high toward the sun in the sky.

As the two cards are gradually generated, they slowly approach the middle.

The flames in Yulia's body also poured out continuously, pouring into the butterfly array in the middle.

Finally, as the two cards fit together, it suddenly burst into a burst of bright brilliance.

Yulia, whose eyes were empty, seemed to suddenly wake up from a hallucination.

Her eyes suddenly opened wide as if she was about to say something.

But all the strength in her body was drained, she suddenly became extremely tired, and fell into a coma before she could say anything.

Yulia fell backwards, but Lily rushed over and hugged her immediately.

She put her hand on Yulia's neck and felt a normal pulse... and a normal body temperature.

She nodded towards Iver with some joy.

——Successful!

Lily also wanted to cheer, but was afraid of disturbing the ceremony of Iver.

"This is simply a miracle..."

Shadow Demon murmured in a low voice, "It's really the complete Great Sin Ritual!"

Having witnessed the complete ceremony, it felt like it might be crazy.

Where did its owner learn about the ritual of mortal sin?

The sacrilegious ritual that can seal Greater Phantom Demon actually works...

... broken.

Wouldn't it be the one that gets sealed next time?

Shadow Demon was lost in thought.

And that three-in-one card now turned into a dark red card as beautiful and transparent as crystal. The butterfly pattern is outlined with black lines on it.

It seemed to have gained life at this moment, flying in the air on its own, and finally rotated and stopped in front of Iver.

Iver stretched out his right hand, lightly tapped on the card, and wrote his name.

The corresponding attribute also appeared on the card: [Sin: Paradox Flame Butterfly (Sun, Hanged Man)]

[Level: 28 (Young Infant)]

[Dedication Path, attribute fire]

This is the first Great Sin Beast that Iver has conquered.

Just as Iver thought, Paradox Flame Butterfly's current level is not high, and his personality is not irritable. The character of the phantom in its infant form is closely related to its host... after all, they have experienced the same things and share their memories.

In a sense, it is equivalent to another sister of Iver. In other words, it is another personality of Yulia.

Probably because of this, Iver's seal was not hindered in any way.

Generally speaking, the phantom demon must be beaten until it is dying before it can be sealed. Iver also made a special follow-up plan... but it turned out to be completely useless.

Throw the elf ball over and catch it directly.

No wonder in the original history, even after Paradox Flame Butterfly lost control and swallowed the soul and personality of Yulia, he always maintained restraint when facing players...

Is this the phantom of Path of Dedication? Immediately afterwards, this card showed its two uses.

[Upright Summon·Flame Butterfly]

[Required: Fire 5]

[Maintenance: Fire 5*per minute*each animal]

[Instant, summon, echo]

[Effect: Summon a flame butterfly of a different type. The flame butterfly is regarded as a summoned object. After locking the target, the flame butterfly will automatically track it, and produce explosion/high temperature/healing/purification effects after Self-Destruct. Its power increases with the level of "Criminal Sin: Paradox Flame Butterfly". After being dispersed, the Flame Butterfly will regenerate on the same spot; the Flame Butterfly can be disbanded and reborn next to you at any time]

[Reverse Summon·Paradox Flame Butterfly]

[Required: Fire 5]

[Maintenance: Fire 5*daily]

[Action, summoning, repeat singing]

[Effect: Summon Sloth Beast · Paradox Flame Butterfly to fight for you, Paradox Flame Butterfly is regarded as a summon; in non-combat state, Sloth Beast · Paradox Flame Butterfly can turn into a flame butterfly and enter the following state; only one Great Sin Beast can exist at the same time]

[Effect: Use again, command Paradox Flame Butterfly to regenerate or Self-Destruct]

——This is the first time Iver has received "response" and "reprise" from Phantom Demon Card! Echo means that this card can be used countless times on this day, each time with the same effect; and repeat means that it can be used again with different effects.

However, the upright and reverse positions of this card are regarded as "Sun" and "Hanged Man" respectively, so they can be used once each.

In other words, Iver can summon different types of fire butterflies at will as his attack method. Because upright summoning can be used countless times, this is equivalent to Iver getting a new growth-oriented skill - you can choose an effect among explosion/high temperature/healing/purification, and it seems to be a range effect! Although each butterfly costs five mana points, this is an instant spell.

This means that Iver can instantly summon seven or eight butterflies, creating a very terrifying explosion. Moreover, Iver also has the ability to heal remotely... This is an ability that even priests do not have.

In addition, he can also directly summon the Paradox Flame Butterfly body.

However, Iver feels that the combat effectiveness that Third Level and Paradox Flame Butterfly can exert temporarily without other card enhancements may not be too high. You also need to feed some dog food.

It's a pity that Iver currently has no dog food, so he can only survive - his own flesh and blood is dog food.

If Shadow Demon saves a little bit, he will be squeezed out! That being said, Shadow Demon still has to be fed. There is no way to seal Iver without feeding it.

Whether it is Little Butterfly or a big butterfly, they are both regarded as summons.

Being regarded as summons means that they can enjoy the effect bonuses of other cards at any time as long as they meet the conditions! [Enchanting Card: Shadow Blade] specifically requires it to be attached to a weapon, so Paradox Flame Butterfly without a weapon cannot be used temporarily. But if Iver can summon a big beast with its own weapons in the future, he can also get the bonus of Shadow Blade. And Iver does not need to touch its weapon, just overlap the two cards together.

For now, only [Spell Card: Shadow Cloak] can be used by Little Butterfly.

If Paradox Flame Butterfly's body is controlled, Iver can target it, help it uncontrol and become invisible - if necessary.

However, Paradox Flame Butterfly can be resurrected or Self-Destruct once, so it seems unnecessary.

Logically speaking, reverse summoning should have a special effect.

That is to say, after being summoned, the landing effects such as field and aura will take effect immediately. But maybe Little Butterfly is still in its infancy, so it hasn't gotten this entry yet.

It's just a pity that Iver has no mana anymore. There is no way to summon Paradox Flame Butterfly immediately to see the specific effect.

When I get up tomorrow, I will summon Little Butterfly! He still has some Light Attribute mana anyway, so why not feed it to Shadow Demon. It also worked hard during the advancement ceremony.

But, before that...

"... I'll use Illumination Spell to treat Yuli first."

Iver looked at Yulia who fell in Lily's arms, showing a gentle smile that was pleasant and reassuring.

He touched Yulia's silky hair and felt that her body temperature had returned to normal. For a moment, I actually felt like crying.

Lily asked in a low voice, "In this case, will Miss Yulia get rid of the phantom?"

"Ah... yes."

Iver replied softly, "Her fate belongs only to her from now on."

When he said this, he even felt a little dazed for a moment.

The memories of spending the past ten years with Yulia came to mind, making his nose sore and his eyes moist for a moment.

But the sense of reality of changing the established destiny was firmly in his hands, making Iver extremely excited.

Yulia's destiny has really been changed.

What Iver has been worrying about and worrying about for a long time is actually so simple and easy to do...

The feeling of saving others is really beautiful. Especially the people you care about and care about.

Iver realized one thing very clearly:

——I seem to be able to do more, I seem to be really good.

I seem to...

It really can change the world.

Update completed!! Little Butterfly is sealed, please vote at the end of the month!

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