Montsouris Ghosts
Lumian jumped out of bed and walked to the window.
Cyan with Purple Flames surged from his body, quickly coalescing into individual components of his Iron-Black armor.
In the blink of an eye, Lumian transformed into a knight clad in Full-Body Armor.
After the Potion was partially digested and his condition stabilized, he was finally able to transform his own Flames into weapons or armor, but only for 10 minutes.
Lumian reached the window and looked outside. The Crimson Moon was bright, the Stars were sparse and twinkling, and the night was quiet and peaceful, without any abnormalities.
He made a split-second decision and used the Mind Channel to issue orders to every member of the team:
"Get ready, we'll be transferring to New Silver City in five seconds."
Having learned from the experience of the Whirlpool incident, Lumian chose to leave Trier immediately and take his team to the headquarters of the Church of the Fool to minimize the possibility of any unforeseen events.
Once you reach a safe location, report to Mr. The Fool, await any possible orders, and consider what has happened and how to proceed.
As Lumian's voice echoed in her mind, Franca, aided by Unseen Spider Silk, changed her clothes, tied her ponytail, and entered battle mode.
Five seconds Past quickly. Before Jenna, Anthony, and Ludwig could join them, Lumian activated the Black Mark on his right shoulder.
As a team, and as its leader, he can currently "Teleportation" his team members to their destination without having to grab their shoulders, provided they are within a 10-kilometer radius.
As the layers of colored blocks receded rapidly, Lumian and the others appeared at the entrance of the Church of the Fool headquarters.
After confirming that it was real and not a reflection in a mirror or a scene from a painting, Lumian let out an undisguised sigh of relief.
"What happened?" Jenna, who was wearing a cloth skirt as Pajamas, asked in confusion.
"I dreamt that I was attacked by the Montsouris Ghosts," Lumian said as he walked toward the headquarters Church, whose doors remained open even in the Late Night.
"As an Angel, and a former Witch, all my dreams must have a purpose," Franca continued, "And, as far as I know, the Church the ' Eternal Blazing Sun ' and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery ' will be sending several Saint tonight with Sealed Artifact into Fourth Epoch Trier, hoping to eliminate Louis Gustav and Madame Pualis."
Connecting the dots, Anthony speculated, "Due to the actions of the two major Church, Fourth Epoch Trier underwent certain Mutation, and Lumian's spirituality issued a warning as a result?"
Lumian walked through the spacious area and sat down in the first row of seats facing the Fool's Holy Emblem, responding to Anthony with a smile:
"It's just Mutation, just the possible influence of the Montsouris Ghosts. I won't leave Trier. As long as the Evil God can't descend for the time being, I don't really need to worry too much. Besides, you're practically half Angel now. As long as you don't leave the team's effective range, your safety is well guaranteed. If we combine our abilities with the ability to obtain help from the Source of War, we can hold out for a while even if we encounter Sequence 1 Archangel, and we might even have a chance to win."
"But this matter involves Madame Pualis, so it's best to avoid it. Calamity must be kept away from Mother."
"Yes." Jenna agreed with Lumian's choice.
She sat down as well, letting Mirror fly out from the "Traveler’s Bag".
"Be on high alert tonight. If Anomalies, immediately organize the believers to take refuge in the Orthodox God Church." Jenna used the Mirror World and the marked Mirror to convey the corresponding words to the bishops and Priest of the Disease Church.
At the same time, Mirror flew out of Lumian and Franca's "Traveler's Bag".
They used their own Mirror, which were still in Trier, to reflect the scene onto the Mirror in front of them, in order to observe the situation and respond accordingly.
After doing this, Lumian lowered his head, placed his hand on his chest, and began to pray.
Depths of Fourth Epoch Trier.
Upon encountering the Montsouris Ghosts, Angoulême turned to the Monks Jack Walton and asked, "Does it need to be exorcised?"
Even if it wasn't "The Sunless," Angoulême wouldn't be afraid of the Montsouris Ghosts, because the Ghost's previous display of strength wasn't particularly strong, and it even evaded the protection of the Church of the Orthodox God. Even if it could cause trouble for the Saint, it would at most be a nuisance.
Moreover, those Beyonder of the "Sun" Pathway are most effective against this kind of dark Pitch-Black evil that is disguised as Ghost.
Jack Walton, who led the search and cleanup operation, thought for two seconds:
"Okay, but don't make too much of a commotion."
He remembered that the Curse of the Montsouris Ghosts was very persistent, and he worried that the Ghost might suddenly join the battle with Madame Pualis in the future, interfering from the sidelines and causing the already dangerous battle to tip in different directions. Therefore, it would be better to eliminate it in advance when it was relatively safe.
Angoulême quickly said to his two colleagues, "Prepare to release the seal."
For this operation, the Church the Eternal Blazing Sun and the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery each provided their Clergy with a Level 0 Sealed Artifact to ensure that the ultimate goal could be achieved.
The two Church already knew that the "Shadow of the Goddess of Beauty" originating from the "Rose School" had likely fallen into the hands of Madame Pualis, who was hiding in Fourth Epoch Trier. This was also a "0" level Sealed Artifact, and one of the more powerful ones among the "0" level Sealed Artifact.
Under these circumstances, simply sending six Saint to search for and eliminate Madame Pualis Louis Gustav would be tantamount to sending them to their deaths in vain. Therefore, each of the two teams carried a targeted "0" level Sealed Artifact that could, to some extent, counter the "Shadow of the Goddess of Beauty".
Since the higher the Sequence, the more dangerous it is when passing through the "Well of Blood," let's not send Angel, but activate the "0" level Sealed Artifact!
With these two Sealed Artifact, even if Angoulême and the others cannot kill Madame Pualis, they can at least hold her off. At that time, "Eternal Blazing Sun" and "God of Steam and Machinery" can locate their own high-ranking Clergy and use them as a medium to deliver a fatal blow to Madame Pualis through the seal.
As the three "Sunless" began to break the seal on the "0" level Sealed Artifact, the Montsouris Ghosts, who was slowly crossing the intersection, suddenly changed direction and walked towards them step by step.
Dressed as an ancient Stonemason, Jack Walton sees the Montsouris Ghosts rapidly become clearer from a rather blurry, shadowy figure.
This is indeed not a hunched old man; its main body is a viscous black liquid that, under some influence, has been stretched into a human shape.
The black liquid droplets piled together, their edges merging and converging, yet their core remained independent.
Within the independent cores of the black liquid, different faces were reflected: some laughing wildly at the picture book, some walking among severed limbs and internal organs, some filled with anger, some with dark red Eyes, some flaunting their lust, and some wearing necklaces made of human Skull...
They were all Distortion, and in unison shouted at Angoulême and Jack Walton: "Humanity is inherently evil!"
This is the Demon Language!
As these words echoed, the three "Sunless" remained largely unaffected, but Jack Walton and Clergy of the Church of the "God of Steam and Machinery" were suddenly filled with intense malice.
That was resentment stemming from being assigned to a dangerous mission.
Immediately afterwards, Jack Walton and the Saint saw one hunched-over dark figure after another slowly emerge from the intersection behind them and from the alleys on both sides.
These all look like the Montsouris Ghosts.
Dozens, even hundreds, of Montsouris Ghosts!
At the same time, the dark shadow that had appeared at the beginning, the Montsouris Ghosts, suddenly swelled up in the stomach, then burst open, spewing out a thick black liquid. The liquid stretched and lengthened, forming a new Montsouris Ghosts.
Upon witnessing this scene, Angoulême, Jack Walton, and others suddenly had a connection:
The Montsouris Ghosts should not normally exhibit such Change.
This phenomenon can only be caused by Pathway "Earth," "Moon," or "Banshee"!
What did Madame Pualis bring?
What does the Montsouris Ghosts correspond to? What kind of development will this proliferation bring?
"The evil of Humanity..." The words spoken by the Montsouris Ghosts suddenly echoed in Angoulême's mind.
As far as he knew, the Pathway to the evil in Humanity were "Demon" and "Prisoner," both of Pathway were profoundly influenced by the "Mother Tree of Desire."
Yes... Angoulême's forehead twitched suddenly.
The "Shadow of the Goddess of Beauty," which was allegedly obtained by Madame Pualis, originated from the "Rose School Rose School," which controls the "Prisoner" Pathway and is a staunch Followers of the "Mother Tree of Desire"!
Thinking about this, Angoulême had a guess that even made this "Sunless" feel a little terrified:
In the Whirlpool incident, the transaction related to "Shadow of the Goddess of Beauty" was not a one-off deal; it also Concealment a subsequent collaboration!
The Whirlpool incident has ended, but its effects continue. The "Great Mother" and the "Mother Tree of Desire" have reached a certain understanding and decided to cooperate to a limited extent on a certain matter!
Angoulême's expression hardened, and he said in a deep voice, "Clear the Montsouris Ghosts here as soon as possible!"
If we wait any longer, something we don't want to see Mutation happen!
As Angoulême uttered those words, Underground Trier a Mine near the Fourth Epoch Trier Seal, a giant, brown-green Giant Tree with gnarled roots, seemingly both real and unreal, suddenly sprouted.
It spread out branches, growing extremely fast, as if it had received the best healing and the most abundant nutrition.
New Silver City, headquarters of the Church of the Fool.
Through the Mirror floating in front of them, Lumian and the others saw that in the darkness, in many corners of Trier, the ground had cracked open, and brown-green tree roots or branches had grown out.
"' The Shadow Tree '?" Lumian stood up and chuckled. "I really want to go back to Trier right now and burn it. I couldn't burn it before, but I might not be able to today."
He already possesses the "Flames of Destruction"!
As soon as Lumian finished speaking, he suddenly turned his gaze to the rows of large windows in the Church.
Outside the window, the Crimson Moon appeared large and low, seemingly pressed against an invisible Barrier.