The Bell Tower

Norwich Bell Tower, the Vault Castle of Spriggan, the residence of the clan chief. Bai Mo stretched out his hand and pressed it against the wall, his senses penetrating into it, and soon the situation inside became clear at a glance.

His brow furrowed slightly, and he said to Ash beside him, "Spriggan isn't inside."

"Not here? That guy really values his life. He's over a hundred years old, and he still went to seek refuge when Calamity struck. But that's fine, we can just go to the Bell-Striking Hall and take the bell."

Bai Mo withdrew his hand and casually took out a pair of jet-black hats from the Gate of Babylon. It was the Helm of Hades that had been used on Ortlinde. Wearing it would make one completely invisible. A trace of nostalgia appeared in Qin's eyes as he looked at the large hat, but he quickly put it on and disappeared.

As for Bai Mo, with the power of 950,000 horses, it would be virtually impossible for him to detect his disguise.

They walked into the Vault Castle, passing safes filled with Morgan Pound cocktails. Bai Mo frowned slightly. He now knew that Spriggan was a human, but his understanding of economics seemed to be limited to the idea that money only increased income.

The extent to which it has amassed wealth has, to some extent, severely hampered Norwich's development.

Bai Mo wasn't in the mood to think about these things, and only glanced at them casually. They quickly entered the Bell-Striking Hall, and when Morgan opened the door, a bone-chilling cold rushed in.

The large bell was there, but it was shrouded in mist, and within that mist, a figure appeared and disappeared. Upon seeing the two, it bared its fangs.

"As expected of a demon's deceased master, she's being mistaken for a guard; how pathetic."

Ash revealed a mocking expression. The man before him was clearly the real Spriggan, whose identity had been taken over after being assassinated by that human. Thus, his soul wandered here, serving as a guardian of the Clan Bell.

"Ah!!!"

Clearly, this creature harbored hostility towards almost everything, and it pounced on the two of them the moment it saw them. The mist behind it surged towards them like collapsing rocks.

However, neither Bai Mo nor Qin showed any change in expression. Qin calmly set up a soundproofing Magecraft, while a gray-black light, like a snake, wrapped around Bai Mo's finger. This was the part of the Authority of the Underworld given to him by the Tezcatlipoca.

Unlike Dracae, who merged with the River of Tears, Spriggan before him still retained the characteristics of the dead. Although he was very different from a human soul, as long as he was dead, he was bound by the constraints of the Underworld.

"Don't move."

Bai Mo pointed at him, his voice like a nail driven firmly into the spirit master, rendering him truly immobile. Then he added, "Reveal your true form."

As the smoke dissipated, its original form was fully revealed. With a swift movement, the spear pierced its chest, and it was nailed to the wall like a hunter's trophy. With a painful wail from the Fairy Lord, it dissipated.

"Simple, it's really comfortable working with someone who's been through a lot."

"You reacted quickly too. Okay, now all we need to do is put this clock..."

Bai Mo flicked his finger, severing the chain connecting the bell with an arc of electricity. The Gate of Babylon appeared underground, directly housing the bell. Then, he activated his Magnetic Field Power, causing the dust and air on the ground to rearrange their atoms under this powerful force, resulting in an identical bell emerging.

Bai Mo hung it up, and then Chen also set up layers of Magecraft on it to prevent it from being discovered.

After all, a bunch of Child of Prophecy will be arriving soon, so it wouldn't be good to leave the bell-ringing hall empty. According to Ash, those guys aren't Fairy of Paradise anyway, so even if the bell is rung, nothing will happen except for a sound.

Ultimately, very few people knew the true meaning of ringing the bell; most assumed that ringing the bell meant gaining the approval of the target clan.

"Done, job done."

After completing the concealment Magecraft, Qin stopped and went to retrieve the hat from the side. Bai Mo's eyes narrowed sharply, and then he drew Beginning and End from his waist and shielded Qin behind him.

The bricks of the bell-ringing hall cracked, and in the next instant, a blue figure rushed in, her face showing surprise, as if she hadn't expected anyone to be there.

With a clang, the sound of metal Beginning and End with the light flashing on her arm armor, unleashing a powerful force that instantly shattered the bricks and stones of the house beneath her feet.

"Lancelot?!"

Ash immediately recognized the azure figure before him as none other than Fairy Knight Lancelot, the Fairy Britain's undisputed strongest being, the former First Fairy Knight, and now Aurora's chief underling.

The sword light on the wrist of the Fairy Knight Lancelot flashed. Seeing this, Bai Mo Beginning and End into his body, transforming into two sharp Blade of Hell. Clang clang clang clang, the light of the blades and the shadow of the swords filled the air. In an instant, the entire Bell-Striking Hall was sliced open like tofu by the sword energy of the two.

The Fairy Knight Lancelot, hidden behind the mask, gave Bai Mo a beautiful smile.

"To my surprise, this is the first time since the company's inception that someone has been able to keep up with my speed."

Bai Mo looked at the petite knight in front of him, his vigilance undiminished. This guy was incredibly fast, the fastest he had ever seen, and his Magnetic Field Power was also quite strong, reaching 970,000 horsepower.

Furthermore, their weapon is quite unique, being a light blade that suddenly shoots out like lightning. They are also unable to utilize techniques like Blade-Countering Technique or Blade-Seizing Hand techniques.

Since that's the case... Bai Mo's eyes flashed. Facing the elegant yet fierce sword dance of the Fairy Knight Lancelot, he took a step forward, and the form of his power changed instantly, like the tentacles of a jellyfish. Upon seeing this, the Fairy Knight Lancelot immediately withdrew.

But just as it was about to take off, it suddenly felt a bone-chilling cold.

Ash had already raised her hand, and a long, azure spear had materialized from her sleeve. To dodge Bai Mo's attack, the Fairy Knight Lancelot moved in a straight line, and Ash had already calculated his speed.

Completely locked down, she can't escape.

"The Leyline Incineration Armament, reload. Holy Lance— "

Just then, a sudden change occurred. A purple figure rushed into the battlefield, slashing down with a sharp sword that completely severed the Bell Tower beneath Morgan's feet. The sword shimmered like a lake, and without hesitation, the figure threw the sword, aiming it directly at Ash's hand.

A sharp clang of metal clashing rang out. Bai Mo drew his sword to block, but Arondight crashed into the clan bell, sending it flying. Upon seeing who had made the move, Bai Mo frowned slightly.

The Fairy Knight Lancelot in the sky moved like a fighter jet, circling around and catching both the bell and Lancelot before flying upwards. Ash still didn't let go; she had already caught the fairy knight's trajectory in the previous battle and was confident that this attack would hit.

"Fan, using that would expose us."

Hearing Bai Mo's words, Qin also nodded slightly. Anyway, these guys took a fake clock, so there was no need to reveal the Holy Lance here.

She didn't put away the Holy Lance until the Fairy Knight Lancelot disappeared into the horizon.

"We all possess the Magecraft to conceal our perceptions, so the Clan Bell is no longer relevant to us. Let's go."

Bai Mo nodded, put his arm around Chen's shoulder, and was about to leave when a roar came from the distant Dahai, like the roar of the ocean. Then, a dark figure appeared, as if it were formed by countless giant hands, exuding an unsettling eeriness.

It was located on the very top of its head, where a pair of enormous horns were prominently displayed.

"This is..."

"Norwich's Calamity came sooner than I expected."