The ritual begins
Lumian saw that Man in Black had a face exactly like his own, but there were slight differences in the details:
The other person's light blue Eyes's Depths has a vague silvery white and black feel. I don't know if the facial skin is affected by the shadow of Hood or it is just like that, a little darker.
"Who are you!" Lumian blurted out in shock, but the sound was blocked by the cloth stuffed in his mouth, leaving only vague movement.
Man in Black smiled, turned around without introducing himself, and walked towards where Parish Priest was standing.
Lumian tried to catch up, eager to find out who this person was, why he came, and how he could have appeared in Tomb Chamber where Warlock died.
To him, this is very important.
Although Parish Priest was able to save memories in Loop, he was both surprised and stunned. He had not expected it at all beforehand. However, this matter is feasible and explainable when put into his various speculations about the nature of Loop. It is not contradictory at all. After all, there has been an example of Madame Pualis before.
And this Man in Black appears extremely abruptly, not that his existence is abrupt, Lumian has always known Tomb Chamber who died Warlock Inside, in addition to That One lying inside Owl and Coffin, there is another person who is suspected to be the mastermind behind Cordou Village's various anomalies.
What's surprising is that this Man in Black looks exactly like Lumian, which seems to be another him.
This is Lumian's various speculations about the nature of Loop that cannot be explained or tolerated!
There must be something wrong here! Lumian tried his best to lean forward, but was restrained by the rope and fell onto Altar with a plop.
The fall caused his previously coagulated nosebleeds to flow out again, and the injuries that were red, swollen and purple became more obvious.
Lumian did not give up. Even though he could not use his hands and feet, he still relied on the strong flexibility brought by the "dancer" to twist like a snake and crawl toward the man in black robes, crawling with great difficulty.
His mind was filled with only similar thoughts:
We must find out who this Man in Black is and why he appears here!
This must be some kind of manifestation of the essence of Loop. Once this secret is solved, there is hope that Loop can be used to get out of the current predicament and finally solve the various anomalies of Cordou Village!
Tick-tock, tick-tock, the blood on Lumian's face fell to the ground drop by drop, leaving a bright red color, and his subsequent struggling body spread this color everywhere, making it a mess and smelling of blood.
He tried hard to get close to that Man in Black, but no sound came out of his mouth, and his expression was horrifying because of Pain and eager Distortion.
Man in Black, who looked exactly like Lumian, looked down at the ground and said to Parish Priest Guillaume·Béné, "Let's start Ritual."
"Okay." Guillaume·Béné said to Shepherd Pierre·Berri on the edge of Altar, "Lift Lumian onto Altar."
Pierre·Berri came over, grabbed Lumian's armpits, and lifted him up.
No! Lumian struggled there with all his strength, like a fish just taken out of the water.
It was so "slippery" that Shepherd Pierre·Berri almost lost it.
Pierre The gentle emotion in his eyes quickly faded, and the ferocious and cruel feeling became prominent.
His strength suddenly became very strong, and he took control of Lumian's body and threw him onto Altar.
Immediately afterwards, Pierre·Berri looked at Lumian and laughed softly, "You'd better hope that you will die directly in Ritual, rather than live to the end.
"I promise, you will regret it."
Is this in response to my previous "Provocation"? Lumian just had this thought flash through his mind when he saw Aurora wearing a simple white robe walking next to him.
She leaned on the Altar filled with Lilac and Tulip, and looked at her brother with Cavern eyes.
All the villagers in Church rushed here, semi-surrounding the Altar area.
Parish Priest then took out two Candle in Gray-White color and placed them in the corresponding positions of Aurora and Lumian respectively.
Then, he placed the same Candle under his feet, forming a pattern of two high and one low with the Altar.
After a few seconds, Parish Priest used his spiritual energy to ignite the three Candle in order from top to bottom and from left to right.
A faint sweetness penetrated Lumian's nose little by little, making him suddenly feel in a trance, and felt that this scene was inexplicably familiar.
Ryan, Lya and Valentine took the Brownish Yellow-colored suitcase and sneaked to the side of "Eternal Blazing Sun" Church.
They hid in the darkness and looked inside through Stained Glass. They saw Altar "Eternal Blazing Sun" changing their appearance. They saw Lumian being tied up and placed on the left side, Aurora standing on the right side. They saw Parish Priest facing the siblings, with a lit Gray-White at their feet. Candle, on both sides are Man in Black and Pierre·Berri whose faces cannot be seen.
Witnessing this scene, Valentine's fists clenched instantly, and Golden's light seemed to be flashing in his eyes.
Lya glanced sideways at him, worried that his companion would be so angry that he would lose Rationality.
Fortunately, Valentine is also "Purifier" who has performed many tasks and knows what to do and what not to do now.
Ryan withdrew his gaze and lowered his voice and said, "We will go around closer to Altar, break the glass, launch a surprise attack, and try to snatch Lumian and Aurora out of the village within one minute."
"If you fail to achieve your goal within one minute, give up this operation, escape to the river, and actively trigger Loop."
"Okay." Valentine and Lya replied in a deep voice, while the other nodded.
Ryan then added, "Valentine, prepare 'Sunlight', we can no longer hold back, we have to use '2-217' now."
"No problem." Valentine responded while Lya took out a box of matches.
She controlled the Silver Bells on the veil and boots, circled the Cordou Village and Square at extremely fast speeds, and threw several matches to different places.
This is the default path for subsequent retreat.
"Magician" does not perform without preparation.
After Lya completed these things, the three official investigators carefully walked around to Stained Glass on the side of Altar.
Valentine looked up and looked inside, and said to Ryan, "Ritual is about to start, we have to act immediately."
Ryan was also observing the internal situation of Church, frowned and said, "Did you find anything wrong?"
Lya quickly went through the scene he just saw and replied in an urgent tone, "I can't hear the sound inside!"
They had arrived less than three meters away from the nearest villager, but they could not hear any sound coming from inside. The villagers were obviously chatting enthusiastically!
Ryan's eyes tightened, and he immediately had a guess.
He stood up, not caring about being discovered by the cultists inside the Church, and slammed into the Stained-Glass Window in front of him.
The clanging sound echoed, the fragile glass was intact, and the villagers inside Church seemed unaware of the movement outside.
When Ryan condensed "Dawn Armor" and "Dawn Sword", Lya started running in circles outside the window.
This time, none of Silver Bells, which was not deliberately controlled, rang.
Interpreted from the perspective of Lya, this means that there is no danger at all, but looking at the scene in Church, how can there be no danger?
Therefore, she thinks the correct answer is:
Very dangerous!
It was so dangerous that Sealed Artifact, the silver bell, was completely disturbed or did not dare to react!
Bang!
The condensed light "Dawn Sword" struck one Stained Glass without producing any effect. The entire Church seemed to be wrapped in an invisible and terrifying force, and Outsider could not enter.
A pure beam of light surrounding Flames fell out of thin air as Valentine opened its arms, but did not appear inside Church as he expected, but fell outside Stained Glass, causing ripples.
It seems that the inside and outside have been completely isolated.
Ryan made a quick decision and said to Valentine and Lya: "Try that Sealed Artifact. If it doesn't work, we will go outside the village to touch Loop."
The reason why Ryan did not suggest an immediate evacuation, but wanted to see if he could break in and rescue Lumian and Aurora, was because he suspected Ritual Once it really starts, Loop may be affected. By then, you and others may not be able to get out Cordou Village, nor can you Reboot everything here.
Valentine wasted no time and directly summoned the illusory Golden Flame.
With two snaps, Ryan opened the suitcase and took out the "Tanago Scarecrow" whose lower body was covered with skin.
He attached the front side of the scarecrow to Stained Glass, and then untied the thick black cloth.
A pair of human eyes suddenly appeared on "2-217"'s face. They were embedded in brown-green Straw, without any emotion.
Two eyes turned and saw Pons·Béné standing on the edge of Altar.
Villain froze for a moment, turned around and ran towards the window.
As he ran, his body disappeared, and his clothes fell lightly to the ground, covering his leather shoes.
A piece of flesh and blood covering the skin appeared on the neck of "Tanago Scarecrow", which merged with Straw below.
"It works!" Ryan and others felt joyful in their hearts.
This means that Church is not impossible to break into, and it means that the protection of Altar is not impossible to break!
"Zodiac is going to change!"
"It's finally here!"
"..."
In the heated discussion among the villagers, surrounded by the smell of Gray Amber, Lilac, Musk and Tulip, Lumian had a strange sense of déjà vu, relying on the flexibility of "Dancer" to forcibly hold up his upper body while being tied up.
The next second, he saw Parish Priest open his mouth and shouted in Ancient Hermetic: "The great 'Circle of Fate'!"
As soon as the name came out of his mouth, the interior of Church suddenly became dark, and the villagers fell silent instantly.
The orange Flames on the three Candle were pressed down to the size of peppercorns, and all were dyed silvery white with black color.
Lumian's mind immediately buzzed, and he felt the familiar burning sensation in his chest again.
His line of sight then swayed strangely, and the magnificent Dome high up, Aurora with Cavern eyes on his side, Parish Priest with a solemn expression in front of him, and Man in Black wearing Hood all appeared in his eyes at the same time in a layered manner.
There was a sharp pain in his head, and his memory Depths seemed to be pulled out by something, which was very similar to the scene he saw in front of him.
The sense of familiarity and déjà vu came to Lumian's mind again, dozens or hundreds of times stronger than before.
Thump, thump!
He heard the beating of his own heart.