Kapitel08 Hide in the Rainbow

Foreword:

People say there is a woman who raises darkness.

The shadowy figures, like pigeons, gathered and flew to her hand to collect the food.

--Ronnie James Dior

[Part 1: Unleashing All the Unexpected Tactics]

Compared to Flavia and others who successfully escaped the infamous hotel, Jason Megan's situation was far more dangerous.

--The humanoid weapons created by Fret Caesar using the offspring of giants are incredibly powerful, with physical strength far exceeding that of Judas's BOW (biological weapon). Even the blood-soaked monsters are nothing more than weak little minions compared to the giants.

"Soul Artifact Dad" is 366 centimeters tall and has a shoulder width of over 120 centimeters. The pyroxene mechanism in his heart provides backup psionic energy in addition to his physical body.

In terms of sheer muscle strength, this giant could break a rhinoceros's neck with a single punch and easily crush an adult male lion. Even without using his thick white bronze cane to strike enemies, his hand-to-hand combat alone would grant him a 1D20 damage amplification attribute—an ordinary person would be either killed or seriously injured just by scraping against him.

Judging from the features of the eye markings, this is a descendant of the Muspelheim Frost Giants, possessing considerable fire and cold resistance.

This battered body, seemingly fragile with exposed muscles covered in barbed wire and hinges, held a different meaning in the eyes of the erudite Liu Xiaomin.

"A Hao! Run! Run!" Xiao Min knew this was an enemy they couldn't face head-on. "Sister Katusha, take Uncle Jason and run!"

"This guy has been blessed by the Infernal Realm! Ordinary swords and bullets can't pierce his flesh!"

"Soul Artifact Dad" is a terrifying monster that Fret Caesar conjured in his mind based on his father's image.

--It is of great significance to the great devil, as it is the Gate of Death, and therefore must be given special protection.

This entire set of spells and incantations for enhancing the Horcruxes originated from a powerful demon from the Netherworld, the Banshee of Pain, Lamastu.

She inflicted extraordinary torment on the soul of the giant's offspring, endowing the body of this Frost Giants's offspring with the ability to protect against blades, and placing it at the command of Fret Caesar.

Hao Bro didn't have time to understand Xiao Min's well-intentioned reminder.

He still carried his gun and prepared his ammunition, attempting to use ordinary things to deal with the giant's offspring, wanting to test the monster's abilities with armor-piercing incendiary shells.

The bullet first struck the "Soul Artifact Dad" with pinpoint accuracy, then ricocheted off the metal ceiling panel in various directions.

--The giant's eyeball was like a steel marble shimmering with golden-red flames, completely unafraid of the laughable flames in Hao Bro's hand.

Katusha was quick-witted enough to grab her disoriented employer and run away, freeing her hand to untie Jason Megan's shards in an attempt to awaken the experienced exorcist half-wolf.

"Sir! Wake up! Wake up!"

Xiao Min had only run a few steps when she heard a loud bang, like bones shattering and flesh tearing apart.

Her heart tightened, and she looked flustered, not daring to turn around.

A strong man flew over his head; it was Hao Bro!

Shao Jinghao's overestimation of his abilities brought him bitter consequences; he only stood still for a few seconds to provide warning shots.

"Soul Artifact Dad's" white bronze cane swung down like sweeping away fallen leaves, striking Hao Bro's gun-wielding arm.

Hao Bro didn't have time to dodge. He raised his hand to block, but was sent flying through the air by the blow. The kid's arm was torn into four pieces, and his quick-drying clothes were ripped into pinkish-white strips of flesh. His sternum and collarbone were also broken!

He lost consciousness in the first round of the battle, completely lost his will to fight, and rolled to the front of the group like a rag doll.

The giant did not roar, did not speak, and made no strange provocative gestures.

He was more like a machine, a reliable guardian of Fret Caesar's Horcruxes.

He took slow, deliberate steps, but with extremely long strides. He wouldn't rashly approach Jason Megan, but he relentlessly pursued Liu Xiaomin, the weaker party.

Xiao Min grabbed Hao Bro's hair and ran away crying!

She was quite strong, but she couldn't care less about her appearance; fear filled her heart.

She dared not speak, dared not look back, and did not even know whether Hao Bro was dead or alive. She followed closely behind Sister Katusha, and did not have time to adjust her posture to rescue Hao Bro.

Behind her, the loud thud of a bronze cane striking the floor echoed intermittently, and she felt waves of heat rushing towards the back of her head. The sound of the cane cutting through the air was like the Death God swinging his scythe—if it grazed her, she would be dead.

After making two sharp turns, we were about to reach the sea outlet of the breakwater when the lights of the floating dock in East Horse Port shone in, seemingly offering a glimmer of hope!

Xiao Min suddenly felt her foot slip, and her body became incredibly heavy.

Oh no!

The unconscious A Hao collapsed to the ground, one of his legs smashed to pieces by the white bronze cane, with only a small piece of flesh from his foot hanging from the giant's toe. "Soul Artifact Dad" had already caught Hao Bro.

Liu Xiaomin turned her gun around, and Akm opened fire before his stance was fully stable.

She lost part of her rationality and was unable to remain calm, using sweeping fire to control the trajectory of the bullets.

The relentless barrage of bullets tore apart A Hao's right leg, freeing his legs from the clutches of "Terrifying Dad" and sending him sprawling back to the floor.

When she moved to fire a second time, Xiao Min did not continue to suppress the enemy. Instead, she found the corner sign at the end of the tunnel and tried to imitate the gunsmith's ricochet technique.

The bright red tracer bullets drew conspicuous trails in the dark tunnel. The bullets seemed like elves with eyes, blasting against the sturdy carbon steel sign before flying towards the back of the giant's offspring's head!

The humanoid weapon was hit hard on the back of the head several times by the bullet, causing it to lose its balance and stagger forward. Then it reached out and covered its head, finally letting out an angry roar at Xiao Min!

This roar almost made Xiao Min's eyes bulge and blood flow from her mouth and nose. She lost her aim and immediately grabbed Hao Bro's collar and continued to run for her life!

"Well done!" Katusha wanted to grab her gun to help, but Xiao Min had already dealt with the pursuers.

Xiao Min didn't have time to wipe the blood from her mouth and nose, and hurriedly replied, "Let's talk outside! Get out now!"

As they drew closer to the exit, just as Katusha took off running, clutching her employer and fleeing for her life—

Dozens of thick, blurry shadows stretched outwards from the walls of the cave.

This sent a chill down Katusha's spine; an indescribable, malevolent spiritual pressure assailed her from behind.

For Xiao Min, who was well-versed in the science of demons, she recognized the true nature of this curse much earlier.

"It's a cursed spirit entanglement technique!"

The Soul Artifact Dad lifted a string of skull beads and gently moved them forward a little.

Dozens of vengeful spirits transformed into malevolent vengeance, becoming deadly evil energy that clung tightly to the legs of its prey.

Xiao Min and Katusha were both unable to move, feeling as if their legs were filled with lead.

Hao Bro was dragged back into the dark cave by these evil spirits, and Xiao Min, helpless, screamed in despair.

"No, no, no! No! A Hao!"

"Sir! Think of something!" Katusha gave Jason a quick kiss on the lips.

A sudden burst of Inspiration jolted the lapis lazuli elder brother awake!

It seems that love created this miracle, but in reality, it was the tacit understanding that the two had developed over many years.

Whenever Jason falls into a coma due to special spiritual pressure, Katusha uses this method to kiss her employer awake.

"Damn it!" Mr. Jason cursed as soon as he woke up. "If I ever get my hands on the Dagda's Cauldron, I'll definitely make a wish! I'm going to use this opportunity—to wipe out the mosquito race!"

He had a nightmare in which he was awakened by a huge, fat mosquito.

"Think of something! My dear husband!" Katusha cupped her chubby face in one hand, pointing in alarm in the direction of Hao Bro Ge—

"--Your students are going to be eaten by these cursed spirits!"

[Part ②: Lady of the Night]

"This little giant can even chant spells?!" Jason quickly got up and took out jars of medium materials from his backpack, looking for suitable spellcasting tools.

Katusha pointed her gun deeper into the underground passage, hesitated for a long time, and then aimed the muzzle at Hao Bro's head.

"Hurry up, sir!"

If Hao Bro falls into the hands of Soul Artifact Dad, the best outcome would be a living hell, suffering both mental and physical torment. The worst outcome would be him becoming a new ornament for that string of human head rosary beads, a new cursed spirit.

Xiao Min's mental strength was already exhausted. She never expected that after leaving the competition, the process of the nameless man's attack on Shambhala would be so cruel, and in the blink of an eye, she was already at the stage of eliminating her trapped teammates.

Her fingers trembled, and she dared not enter the trigger guard again, fearing an accidental discharge.

It was only then that she began to miss her gunsmith teacher, a legendary hero who could unleash 100% of his fighting power in any situation. Under these circumstances, she was sure her gunsmith teacher could come up with a solution!

"Don't rush! Don't rush! Rushing won't help." Jason sat cross-legged on the floor, searching for a suitable vial. "The spiritual pressure of this binding spell comes from the Banshee of Pain. We need to summon a powerful Heroic Spirit to assist us."

"Nocturne. Queen of the Night."

"The forefathers of the Magic Academy!"

The Lapis Lazuli Guards uttered obscure Hebrew incantations, chanting them in a melodious and high-pitched voice.

A wisp of deep purple smoke emanated from the can in his hand, like fireflies in the night, quickly coalescing into the shape of a voluptuous woman with a seductive figure.

She wore a bright purple robe and held up a multifaceted bone staff—the dragon-headed staff of the Bluestone Senate, the remains of Mingde.

Scorching flames emanated from the staff, and arrows burst forth from the light, continuously striking the multiple shadows of the cursed spirit!

The spirits summoned by evil magic receded like a tide. Xiao Min seized the opportunity to rescue Hao Bro, but the Soul Artifact Dad had already rushed over!

Jason Megan has no intention of backing down.

--He continued to manipulate the heroic spirit avatar of [Manifestation Spell: Black Night Queen].

This ritual magic allowed him to temporarily borrow the abilities of the academy's predecessors. When Soul Artifact Dad appeared before everyone, a black curtain covered them.

"South of the Valley of the Witches, in a place where even the winds are said to no longer cease to blow, they merely whisper a name."

"People say there is a woman who feeds on darkness, and shadows feed on her like pigeons."

A magical illusion of light and shadow veiled everyone, so much so that even Soul Artifact Dad couldn't see anything clearly.

All sound was blocked by the darkness. As the Black Night Queen's avatar transformed into a thick cloud of smoke and dust, after the rustling of sand, countless crystal-clear, imperceptible spiritual energy blades came to rest within a radius of fifty meters.

This is an optical effect, the signature skill of Shali Knight, the lapis lazuli genius of the Magic Academy more than 500 years ago, a disguise created with a sophisticated spiritual body.

It utilizes the principle of blade reflection, so that both photons and sound waves are rapidly absorbed and dissipated in the gaps between the densely packed spiritual crystal chips. Light and sound will disappear in this type of spiritual chip structure.

It can create an invisible, open space to hide from the pursuit of calamity beasts and ghosts.

The full name of the ritual spell used by Jason Megan is [Shali Knight | The Black Night Queen's Rare Robe] -- summoning the spirit of a hero through the relics of this ancient sage, requesting the spirit to cast a spell to protect the suffering and help them overcome difficulties.

In the history of Galahad Magic Academy, this female empress was proficient in light and shadow magic and fire spells. She was the mortal enemy of the Banshee of Pain. People called Shali Knight the guardian angel of infants and young children. She was like a kind and loving foster mother and the most beloved teacher of the lower grades.

The silent and lightless environment temporarily blocked all of Soul Artifact Dad's senses.

Unable to locate his prey, he did not cause widespread destruction, nor did he furiously pound his white bronze staff in search of the enemy. Instead, he patiently waited for the magic to wear off—he was unwilling to expose any weakness, prioritizing the protection of Fret Caesar's Horcruxes.

Mr. Jason, hiding in the shadows, used the Lapis Lazuli Guards's keen nose to find Hao Bro, and led the students and Katusha to sneak up to the exit of the underground sewer.

"Good sir," Katusha muttered to herself, "You're really something! You managed to fool the giant's offspring."

Jason Megan crouched down, lifted Hao Bro's body over her head, and crawled out of the sewer.

"It's not that I'm amazing, it's that Teacher Shali is amazing. No one can replicate this kind of sound and light shielding spell even now."

The waiter asked, "Why?"

"Teacher Shali is the Hand of Omnipotence," Jason said. "Her spirit is fragmented and lacks a complete human form, so she studies spells through this unconventional method."

Within the passage, the Black Night Queen's darkness created a vacuum zone devoid of light and sound.

Soul Artifact Dad dared not make any rash moves. He could not hear any sound or see anything. In this stinking sewer, his nose was not as sensitive as the Lapis Lazuli Guards's, and he could not discern the exact location of his prey.

"Xiao Hao's injuries are too serious." Jason carefully examined Hao Bro's wounds. "He needs treatment. If we use Universal Elixir directly, he won't be able to continue fighting. He'll need a long time to recover."

"What about the Horcrux? Are we just going to leave like this?" Katusha asked anxiously.

Jason immediately rummaged through his bag.

"I'll try again."

When it comes to Meteor and Xue Ming's studies in psionics over the years, these two dimwitted brothers can hardly absorb anything.

Meteor focused intently on studying the encyclopedia of alien custom girls, eagerly and intensely absorbing knowledge from various fantasy biological disciplines. Xue Ming, on the other hand, devoted all his energy to compiling and revising <The Great Rift of All Things>.

The two brothers have virtually no spellcasting abilities. Aside from some simple enchanting and lighting operations, the spell they chant most often is the Gun God Magic.

Jason, the eldest brother, is actually not much less capable of dealing with monsters and demons than the two leaders of the Nameless Ones.

However, it requires a longer spellcasting process and a longer incantation ritual. Compared to the current version with its flying bullets and booming cannons, the incantation spellcasting seems too classical and somewhat outdated.

From his bulky bag, Jason pulled out a shimmering, fish-skin-covered bodycon skirt.

--These are Shali Knight's personal belongings; the bottled powder we just saw was the Black Night Queen's rouge grinder.

This dress is a genuine antique, worthy of being featured in the historical artifacts section of the Galahad Arcane Library exhibition, and is also the source of the ritual magic [Shali Knight | The Black Night Queen's Rare Robe].

The first person to wear this robe was a student who was possessed by Shali's spirit and gained exceptional spellcasting abilities.

Jason Megan looked at the two women present.

"I need a medium to put on these robes and cast more powerful spells."

Xiao Min quickly shook her head. "No, no, no, no!"

She had lost her will to fight and entered a state of stress. Her mental energy was completely depleted. If the temperature were right, and the coastal dock were a little warmer, she could fall asleep on the spot.

Don't say that Xiao Min is a coward. If it were any other soldier, it would be quite good if they could even pick up their guns and start fighting in the first round against the giant's offspring. Being able to escape this sewer with Hao Bro alive is truly the bravest thing in the army.

Katusha looked at the artifact, a fishtail skirt sewn from the skin of a monstrous fish, and suddenly her chubby face turned red.

"Sir, as you know, I am not skilled in magic."

Jason rolled his eyes and said in a low voice.

"Just say you can't wear it."