Inside the first level of the opened " Box of the Great Old One," the long table, chairs, and Fors and others are like puppets, either still or performing repetitive and simple actions driven by a spring.
Seeing this scene, Botis felt a chill run down his spine, and inexplicably had a feeling that he would also join in and become one of them.
He instinctively wanted to react to the "0" level Sealed Artifact in his hand, but he saw the woman in the hooded purple robe next to the pumpkin carriage withdraw her right hand and half-clench it to her lips.
In an instant, a dark, ancient horn materialized in her palm, carrying an extremely heavy and powerful connotation.
" The Magical Horn," the horn of destruction!
Botis's pupils dilated suddenly. Forgetting about dealing with the " Box of the Great Old One," he reached forward with his right hand, seemingly lifting the invisible veil that shrouded the void.
The area he was in Distortion, disappeared, and was hidden once again.
"Waaah!"
The horn in Cattleya's hand emitted a low hum, echoing through the room but not carrying out.
As the sound waves overlapped, the shadows shattered, the ground cracked, and the space hidden by " The Saint of Secrets " Botis was like thick glass struck by a heavy hammer, with countless cracks appearing simultaneously and intertwining.
On the other side, a tall knight clad in full black armor sprang from the shadows, carrying a long, wide straight sword, his eye sockets gleaming with two deep red lights.
" The Dark Saint " Kisma.
"Waaah!"
Cattleya sounded her horn once more, and everything in the room seemed to freeze into translucent amber.
Without a sound, the "amber" shattered and cracked, and the knight covered in black full-body armor also fell to the ground like a mirror, turning into small pieces.
The Distortion, hidden area then returned to reality.
However, the " Saint of Secrets " Botis also seized the opportunity between these two horn blasts to create a series of illusory doors around them.
Some of them are split open, some are deep and profound, some are covered with mysterious patterns, and some have a hollow center, through which one can vaguely see the boundless darkness behind them...
These illusory gates were numerous, densely packed, and overlapping one another, almost completely enveloping the " Saint of Secrets," Botis.
Without a second glance or a second thought, Botis immediately pulled open a gray-blue illusory door with seven brass keyholes and threw in the " Box of the Great Old One " that was about to open to the second level.
This is the " Exile " of the " Secrets Sorcerer," which can throw a target that has been initially controlled into a corresponding spacetime turbulence. Different illusory gates represent different scenarios, where danger and opportunity coexist.
This " Exile " is not permanent. According to Botis's Sequence level, it can only keep the " Box of the Great Old One " away from reality for twenty seconds. Once the time is up, the "0" level Sealed Artifact will return to Botis's side through the "illusory door" just now.
However, by then, the "betrayal" intelligence generated by the enemy's extraordinary abilities would certainly have disappeared.
Travel to many places, witnessed many things, Record various abilities, Botis, Demigod who had entered the " Apprentice " path, made the most correct decision in an instant.
At the same time, the " Black Knight," shattered into pieces, rapidly wriggled and Reorganization, transforming into a thin blanket of flowing flesh and blood that covered every corner of the room.
As a cult that can only survive in the shadows of reality, the Aurora Order, despite having many Lunatic, still habitually conceals its actions to avoid attracting official attention before achieving its goals.
Of course, once things come to an end, they will definitely make a grand announcement of their existence.
In addition, " Dark Saint " Kisma did this in the hope of blocking the enemy's possible accomplices hidden outside to a certain extent, and dividing the battlefield.
As flesh and blood sprouted from the floor, walls, and ceiling of the room, a Distortion, swaying black shadow rose from the corner.
This is a soul that " Dark Saint " Kisma Grazing.
It comes from a powerful Vampire in the Forsaken Land of the Gods, corresponding to Sequence 4 " Warlock King " of the " The Moon " pathway.
--If the Shepherd's Grazing targets are at the Demigod level, their spiritual bodies are solid, so they can be released directly, but only one at a time, unless the corresponding Shepherd has become Sequence 3 " Three-Headed Holy Cathedral ".
Seizing the opportunity as the horn in the hand of the female Demigod beside the pumpkin carriage gradually dissipated, the Distortion and swaying shadow of the " Warlock King " reached out and gouged out one of his own eyes—an illusory eye, a crimson eye.
Those eyes shimmered with a clear, crimson light, instantly illuminating the entire room as if a red moon had descended upon it.
Its pupils reflected the image of the woman in the black robe with purple patterns and the dark hood.
Immediately afterwards, the shadowy " Warlock King " clenched his hand holding his own eyeball, causing the crimson " The Moon " to be completely swallowed by darkness.
A deep, solidified darkness enveloped Cattleya, binding her to the spot and freezing the scene in time.
Upon seeing this, " The Saint of Secrets " Botis took a step and instantly Blink behind the enemy.
" Blink " after " Blink ", " Blink " after " Blink ", and eight figures of Botis, dressed in a black robe, appeared around Cattleya!
This wasn't because he created a clone, but because he " Blink " so fast that an afterimage remained in the same spot, failing to disappear for a brief moment.
These "eight" Botis unleashed various attacks: some released Lightning Storm, some conjured blazing white spears, and some donned full-body black armor, slashing forward with profound greatswords capable of cleaving through anything...
Different figures, different abilities, some attacking, some controlling, all targeting Cattleya.
Almost without pause, Botis's figure " Blink " to another corner, quickly becoming transparent and about to disappear.
He didn't necessarily intend to kill the enemy, because this was Backlund, and the commotion from their battle would soon become uncontrollable and spread outside, at which point, perhaps even an official Angel would descend directly.
The reason he launched a counterattack before " Teleportation " away was to suppress the enemy and prevent her from interfering with his and " Dark Saint " Kisma's escape, which was a very reasonable strategy.
But seconds earlier, in a room on the upper floor of the old apartment building, " Judgement " Hugh had already learned of the strange occurrence at the party venue through Miss " Justice's" " Voice of the Mind."
Although she was worried and anxious, she remained calm and, following the pre-arranged plan, jumped directly from the window. Mid-air, she turned and pointed to the target area, saying:
Teleportation is prohibited here!
After finishing this task, she immediately distanced herself from the dilapidated apartment to avoid distracting her own Demigod.
With this interference, the " Saint of Secrets," Botis, was unable to enter the Spirit World smoothly. Before him appeared a rusty, extremely heavy door, tightly sealing the "path."
For Botis, this level of illusory gate was no match for him; with a slight adjustment, he could simply " Door Opening " and leave.
But at this moment, another strange thing happened to the female Demigod wearing a black robe with purple patterns!
Silvery-white light appeared in Cattleya's eyes, forming clusters that resembled a mysterious Serpent.
This " Brief Luck " stemmed from the knowledge she gleaned from the blood of the " Snake of Fate ".
Neither the terrifying lightning, the blazing white spear, nor the " Black Knight's" slash could hit the target at this moment. Cattleya seemed to be standing at the heart of the Storm, unaffected by the danger around her.
Those attacks and controls either passed right by her or were neutralized by her "comrades," failing to achieve their intended effect and even helping her weaken the "darkness's" restraints.
A moment later, Cattleya's back arched slightly, and patches of pure white, ethereal feathers grew from her—feathers that did not belong to Angel, but rather to a "swan."
The " The Ugly Duckling " transformed into a "swan".
As for what a "swan" is, for a Sequence 4 Demigod, the answer is obvious: it is an incomplete Mythical Creature Form.
And the " The Ugly Duckling " can also become a "swan"!
This is a powerful spell that allows " Mystic " to reveal incomplete Mythical Creature Form, once a day for ten seconds each time.
Cattleya's body suddenly cracked open with fissures, and flesh and blood coalesced inside, forming distinct black and white eyeballs.
These countless eyes swept across the surroundings indifferently and ruthlessly, seemingly the embodiment of vast knowledge, to the point that the figures carrying them blurred into a higher-dimensional, more abstract black mass.
Upon seeing the dense array of eyes, " Saint of Secrets " Botis and " Dark Saint " Kisma felt dizzy, and Storm of knowledge surged through their minds.
The layer of flesh that enveloped the entire room trembled slightly, either dripping down or writhing erratically.
Just then, an unimaginable aura pierced through the barrier of flesh and blood, surged into the first floor of the abandoned apartment, and instantly enveloped every corner of the place.
Both " The Saint of Secrets " Botis and " The Dark Saint " Kisma were simultaneously Awe, their bodies, minds, and spirits in a state of near-uncontrollable disarray.
This is a qualitative change, a manifestation of " Dragon Might," this is " Mind Deprivation "!
Taking this opportunity, the "black mass" covered in cracks and filled with eyes condensed into a long spear in front of it.
The spear was of an ancient design, and from its tip to its shaft, it was stained with patches of dark red blood.
It exuded a strong aura of destruction and a bloody feeling, as if it had once harmed some great being.
With a whoosh, the terrifying spear shot out, heading straight for the " Saint of Secrets " Botis, who stood frozen in place.
In the entire room, all sounds and details vanished, even the pervasive " Dragon Might " disappeared abruptly, leaving only the blood-stained spear tip and Botis's body, and the ever-shrinking distance between them.
" The Spear of Longinus!"
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