Staggering backward out of the White Mist Gate, Shade gasped as he looked at the ancient stone door towering before him. The terrifying wind of death blowing from within instantly cleared his mind:
"Damn it! Dawn is almost here!"
Without time to think, he bent down and gathered up his belongings from the ground. After confirming he had left nothing behind, he immediately rushed down the passageway.
Inside the church, he encountered no obstruction. Even the soul of the Church Ring Arcanist standing at the entrance with his arms folded congratulated him on successfully rescuing his companion.
After running out of the church and onto the street filled with white fog, Shade stopped after only a few steps.
The Nature Church and Dawn Church in reality were both on Saint Carla Avenue, merely positioned at opposite ends of the street. But on Saint Carla Avenue in the Interstice, more than ten evil spirits prowled through the eerie fog, and they immediately noticed Shade.
"Damn it, why are there so many evil spirits? Wait, could using Mystic Lock behind that door just now have caused repercussions in both the Interstice and reality?"
There was no time to think. Those horrific evil spirits had already swept forward soundlessly with the white fog. They had nearly melded into it, like a tide of mist and ghosts crashing toward him together.
If this were the outside world, an eruption of Silver Moon light, or even Feliana's Witch Light, could have severely wounded them all. But Shade could not do that without drawing even more attention.
"There are too many of them. I can't use the Silver Moon Greatsword in close combat either. There's not enough time."
With that thought, he took a step back and slashed a horizontal line through the air with his