That person

Pons·Béné pinched harder and harder, his eyes were red and about to pop out.

Lumian If he hadn't been speechless, or if his vision hadn't started to go dark, I would have said "thank you" to him.

At this moment, a hand came out from nowhere, grabbed the hair on the back of Pons·Béné's head, and tried to forcefully separate him from Lumian.

"What are you doing, are you trying to kill him?

"Are you crazy?"

Shepherd Pierre·Berri stopped Pons·Béné and cursed in a deep voice.

Pons·Béné turned a deaf ear, and only the figure of Lumian could be seen in his bloodshot eyes. The only thought in his mind, occupied by rage and bloodthirsty thoughts, was "kill this bastard".

Snap!

Shepherd Pierre·Berri raised his right leg and kicked Pons·Béné in the vital part with his brand new leather shoe.

Pons·Béné loosened his hands like a conditioned reflex, covered his lower body, clamped his thighs, and fell to the ground.

He made a hehehe sound unconsciously, and his expression became Distortion in pain, like a rooster whose neck was strangled.

Shepherd Pierre·Berri glanced at this guy and said calmly, "As soon as Lumian recovers a little, take Lumian to Altar, Ritual is about to start."

He immediately withdrew his gaze, leaned down, and checked the status of Lumian.

When Lumian regained his consciousness and slowly opened his eyes, he stood up straight again and nodded.

As the dark vision was filled with light again, the pain in his neck became clearer and clearer. Lumian was disappointed to find that what he saw in his eyes was not the familiar ceiling of his bedroom, but Shepherd Pierre·Berri's face with many Blood-Colored scratches.

Am I not dead yet? He muttered subconsciously in his mind, turned his head and saw Pons·Béné curled up on the ground.

"Trash!" Lumian cursed with unusual contempt, "If a woman can't handle it and a man can't kill it, what's the point of your life?"

Pons·Béné suddenly felt a wave of anger rushing directly to his forehead. If it weren't for the pain remaining in his lower body, and if Shepherd Pierre·Berri wasn't watching, he would definitely lose Rationality again.

The houses of Lumian and Aurora were in dilapidated condition with half the roof missing.

Under the light of a little moonlight and Starlight, Ryan, Lya and Valentine sneaked back here.

After confirming that there was no one around, Ryan turned to Lya and said, "The situation tonight seems to be more serious than we imagined. Please do something Divination."

On the road from Cordou Village's edge to Lumian's house, they found that no one was in every house, and they didn't know where they went.

This is a shocking anomaly!

"Okay." Lya nodded.

Before she could take out Paper and Pen and write down the sentence Divination, Ryan warned again:

"Be careful and choose the direction of Divination. Don't try it if you feel it is too dangerous."

"I understand." Lya has quite a lot of experience in this area. He knows that in a place like Cordou Village where dangers are everywhere and everyone is abnormal, a slight mistake in Divination's direction may cause him to suffer extremely serious injuries, even Loss of Control on the spot.

She pondered for a few seconds, then entered the wall-less bedroom of Aurora on the corridor side, and found a manuscript as a medium.

While Lya was writing the Divination statement, Ryan and Valentine walked into Lumian's room, which was where they slept before.

Ryan The Brownish Yellow-colored portable suitcase is placed next to the window Desk, completely covered by the curtain.

Seeing that the thing was still there, Ryan breathed a sigh of relief and said to Valentine, "Be prepared."

As he spoke, he dragged the suitcase out, laid it down on the ground, and opened the brass-like metal buckle.

Valentine opened his arms slightly, letting the illusory Golden Flame jump out of the void and illuminate the room.

With "Sunlight", the serious-looking Ryan finally dared to open the suitcase.

There was no change of clothes, no books or coins, and there lay quietly a strange folded scarecrow.

The scarecrow's eyes are covered with thick black strips of cloth. The face, neck, palms, feet, and calves are all made of brown-green Straw, but the arms, chest, and thighs are covered with real-looking, slightly Paleness skin.

This is a Mystical Item that Joint Investigation Team got from "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church Leston Diocese before departure.

According to regulations, teams of their level can apply for Sealed Artifact to handle exceptions.

Ryan closed his eyes, and the information about Mystical Item in front of him naturally appeared in his mind:

"Number: 217.

"Name: Tanago Scarecrow.

"Danger level: '2', dangerous, use with caution and Temperance, only actions of three or more people or Deacon, Diocesan Bishop can apply.

"Confidentiality level: Bishop, team Team Leader, and above.

"Description: This scarecrow was first discovered in the Leston Province Tanago area, on the edge of a village destroyed by the cult worshiping Ritual.

"Two Purifier, ten Police, seventy-six farmers disappeared after passing by the farmland where this scarecrow was placed, and never appeared again.

"Research shows that as long as you enter within thirty meters of the scarecrow and are seen by its eyes, you will lose your self-awareness, approach the scarecrow uncontrollably, and disappear after a few seconds, leaving only the clothes you are wearing and the belongings on your body.

"When Sunlight is at its strongest, even if it touches this scarecrow or is seen by it, it will not disappear.

"According to the recollection of a farmer in another village, this scarecrow was originally normal, no different from other scarecrows, until the village where the farmland belonged was destroyed.

"Every time a person goes missing, blood and flesh will grow on a certain part of the body, covering the skin, but only a very small area.

"It is currently impossible to confirm what will happen after every part of this scarecrow has flesh and skin Change. We can only speculate that it is likely to come alive.

"This scarecrow already possesses certain living characteristics. It will change locations at night and try to escape from the seal.

"Sealing method: Cover its eyes with a thick black cloth from behind, and place it in a small, dark space.

"Usage process: This scarecrow must be taken out under the light of Sunlight, and the black cloth covering its eyes must be removed.

"Appendix: 1. No matter what, don't be seen by it. Even if you are protected by Sunlight, you will do Nightmare for a long time and you will suffer from mental weakness and other symptoms.

"2. Try not to use this scarecrow for more than two minutes at a time, otherwise its tendency to escape and resist will become more and more obvious.

"3. Warning: Seal this scarecrow permanently until it is about to acquire enough flesh and blood."

When Ryan and Valentine checked whether Sealed Artifact was lost and escaped, Lya had entered the state of "Dream Divination".

She whispered to herself the Divination sentence "Aurora's position", sat down in front of Desk, leaned against the back of the chair, closed her eyes, and quickly fell into a deep sleep.

With the help of the four Silver Bells, the half-awake and half-unconscious Lya saw Aurora in a simple white robe in the illusory world of Distortion, saw things that seemed to be Altar, saw the villagers crowding around, saw Stained Glass and the golden wall in the distance...

Lya opened his eyes suddenly, ran out of the room, and said anxiously to Ryan and Valentine: "They are all here Church!"

"Hold Ritual!"

"Eternal Blazing Sun" is within Church.

The disappointed Lumian was carried by Pons·Béné toward Altar, which was filled with Lilac and Tulip. Next to him was Shepherd Pierre·Berri, who was watching them.

Older Sister Aurora and Lumian looked at Cavern and turned their heads to the side, smiling at Pierre·Berri:

"You are just a coward and a waste!"

Shepherd glanced at him, but Change made no response and had no expression.

Lumian continued with a smile, "Your woman died of illness, but you didn't dare to do anything, you only knew Evil God.

"Why did she die of illness? It wasn't because Factory Boss didn't let them rest and gave them very little money.

"If it were me, I would definitely visit that Boss and hang his whole family on the Factory chimney!

"Did you do it? You didn't! You were afraid, you were afraid that you would die too, loser, coward!"

Observing the subtle movements of Pierre·Berri, Lumian quietly added the ability "Provocation" to the last sentence.

Shepherd Pierre·Berri's expression instantly Distortion, the originally gentle eyes gradually turned violent, as if a seal had been unlocked and the inner Demon was released.

"Calm down!" Parish Priest Guillaume·Béné at Altar looked over and shouted sharply.

Pierre·Berri shuddered and retrieved Rationality.

He then tore off the hanging strips of tattered clothes, crumpled them into a ball and stuffed them into Lumian's mouth.

Fuck! Lumian struggled hard, but still couldn't avoid it.

He kept saying Curse and appended "Provocation", but because the time was too short, before he could spit out a few Vocabulary, his mouth was completely blocked by the ball of cloth, and he could no longer speak.

Anxious and Despair emotions rushed into Lumian's heart at the same time, making him almost collapse.

He forcibly controlled his emotions and refused to let the thought of "giving up" occupy his mind.

While he was being carried up Altar, his thoughts were racing, and he was thinking of other ways to commit suicide.

Not long after, he was brought to Parish Priest, with only the huge Black Thorn Symbol between him and Aurora.

Guillaume·Béné first motioned to Shepherd Pierre·Berri to help Lumian, then looked at the young man's face and said with a smile, "You are better than I imagined, but you are still a little behind."

"This world is too dangerous. A man needs two fathers, but you don't have one. No one can tell you the experience of life."

"The world is too dangerous, a man needs two fathers" is a saying by Intis, which refers to the father in the family sense and the father in the social sense, the latter often refers to "Godfather".

This is also the reason why Intis people popularly recognize Godfather and their godmother.

Parish Priest uses this saying to mock Lumian as an orphan, who has neither Godfather nor a father.

Then your child may have three fathers, no, four, you, his nominal father, his Godfather, his mother's other lover... If his mouth hadn't been tightly gagged, Lumian would have definitely ridiculed Parish Priest like this to anger him, make him lose Rationality, and kill him on the spot.

Unfortunately, he couldn't say anything.

"Want to start Ritual now?" Shepherd Pierre·Berri asked Guillaume·Béné.

Parish Priest shook his head:

"Wait a moment."

"What are you waiting for?" Pierre·Berri was quite confused.

Parish Priest did not respond, while Lumian was already considering new suicide methods.

Soon, he had an idea:

Enter the deep Meditation state, accept the gaze of those two beings, strive to hear the mysterious and terrifying voice as soon as possible, and push yourself to the point of collapse Loss of Control!

He looked sideways at Aurora with a dull expression, his eyes were Cavern, but the rest was the same as usual Aurora, Lumian closed his eyes.

He first sketched the red Sun, and when the mood calmed down, he immediately switched to the Orb with crossed eyes.

Silently, Lumian "saw" the faint Gray Fog again, "saw" the chaotic superimposed color blocks, and "saw" many indescribable things that seemed not to exist.

However, this time, he no longer had the feeling of being watched by Gray Fog Depths and some beings at infinite heights.

Why is it different? Lumian opened his eyes in shock.

At this time, a person walked into the Church gate.

He was wearing black Robe and wide Hood. His entire face was hidden in the shadows, and he could only tell that he was taller, almost 1.8 meters tall.

Seeing this person walking towards Altar, Parish Priest immediately turned aside and got out of the way, showing a humble and respectful attitude.

Who is that? The one behind Parish Priest? Lumian looked at Past in confusion.

The more he looked at that person, the more familiar he felt, as if he had seen him somewhere.

Finally, he remembered:

That's the figure hidden in the corner of Warlock Tomb Chamber!

Man in Black got on Altar, came to Lumian, leaned forward slightly, and laughed under his breath, "Did you find that Meditation is useless?"

What? How did he know? Lumian looked at the other party in shock and astonishment.

At this distance, even with Hood covering him, he could clearly see Man in Black's face:

He was a young man, eighteen or nineteen years old, with slender limbs, short dark hair, light blue eyes, deep facial features, and quite handsome.

This... Lumian's vision froze instantly.

This face is very familiar to him, he can see it every day when he takes pictures of Mirror.

This is himself!