Things like "a giant monument suddenly appeared in a Muggle city" seemed to be no big deal in today's chaotic situation.
The participating groups in this "strategic retreat" initiated by Maca included not only the many wizards fighting in downtown London, but also Muggles as much as possible.
Over at Buckingham Palace, Old Bishop Davidson and Kingsley had contacted the Muggle Prime Minister and continued to use the army to systematically rescue Muggle residents in urban London.
So in theory, as long as Maca buys more time for London, the final losses that may be suffered can be reduced.
But now, it is impossible to completely eliminate the fear of losses.
"That's a matter of more or less."
While Maka kept moving at a high speed with some difficulty, she was thinking secretly in her heart, and finally couldn't help but mutter to herself:
"However... it's always good if less people get hurt."
Maka, who was running very fast, was thinking about it when she suddenly slipped her foot and ran to the side. Almost at the same time, the black figure suddenly appeared near the position where he changed direction, and the fist with a violent sound of breaking through the air tore through the afterimage of him that stayed there briefly due to the slight deceleration.
"Tsk... It's really difficult!"
Although Delphi had described various changes in the future to him earlier, it was impossible for Delphi, who was only a child over one year old at the time, to truly understand the details of the beginning of the disaster.
In fact, let alone Delphi, even other people who have personally experienced this disaster obviously have difficulty accessing information that is at the core of the disaster, such as Haierbo and the devil summoning ritual.
Because most of the people who really came into contact died.
Therefore, it was not until now that Maka personally felt the power of this "devil" that had almost no records in history.
There is no doubt that apart from his speed and reaction ability in a short period of time, there seems to be nothing he can do to compete with his opponent!
"So, it's no wonder that ancient wizards would completely classify demon summoning as a taboo... Have demons been summoned in the past? So, how did the wizards at that time solve it? Is it purely based on the strength of a strong person?"
Maka's mind was never idle for a moment while she was running wildly, but after all, there was so little information that she still couldn't figure out the reason from the beginning until now.
Needless to say, he didn't even know what this "devil" was!
After a while…
"Very good, it's almost done." He suddenly looked around and thought to himself, "Just right. If it takes a while, I might not be able to maintain this speed... now!"
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In fact, in Maka's mind, there is still a question that urgently needs to be solved, that is, the "black devil" who is chasing her at the moment... Is it Haierbo himself
Although he tried it several times openly or covertly, nothing came out, and even his fighting style was very different from that of Haierbo in the past. But even so, he still couldn't completely determine the identity of the other party.
However, now that the so-called "devil" has appeared, there are only a few possibilities on this issue.
Is it Haierbo who has taken over the devil's body? Or did the devil bite back Heerbo as the summoner? Or else, Haierbo found that he couldn't control this incredibly strong guy at all, so he simply ran away
These three guessing directions of Maka are obviously possible, and in fact, they are indeed the case. When Maka was leading the demons around the neighborhood and seemed to be trying something else, Haierbo's spiritual will also quietly "awakened" in the chaos...
"Where is...where?"
Haierbo, who had just woken up from a coma, felt that his whole body was light and airy, as if he was lying in the clouds high in the sky.
He couldn't move, but even without opening his eyes, he could "see" the surrounding scene - it seemed like an endless mist like rain and fog.
Yes, there was nothing around but him.
"What's going on? Could it be... I'm dead?"
After a short pause, he couldn't help but said to himself:
"... No, it's impossible! My Horcrux is still intact, there's no way I'm going to die like that!"
Haierbo still vaguely remembered that he should have been fighting the black demon before this. And when he sensed the opponent's magic wave suddenly coming out from behind, a strong gust of wind also blew towards the back of his head.
Then... Since he didn't have time to dodge, it was obvious what the outcome would be - he was punched in the head by the demon.
"Ah! So, it should be that time when my soul left the damaged body and actively invaded the demon's body... It was just because I was too weak at the time that I couldn't leave any specific memories."
Haierbo still understands the state of his soul very well. And even now, his soul still has little power.
"Huh?" Thinking of this, Haierbo couldn't help but wonder, "In other words... I actually only have a soul now? And I am forcibly living in the body of a demon?"
Although he didn't know how he could break into the demon's body when he was quite weak, let alone where he was in the demon's body. But he only needs to understand that he is not dead, and there is no threat for the time being, and that is enough.
What he has to do next is to see if he can get his consciousness to "move" first. After all, just floating around so powerlessly would be a waste of time.
But just when Haierbo was about to check his soul carefully, a figure suddenly appeared from the hazy distance and walked towards him little by little.
Suddenly, Haierbo temporarily stopped self-examination and cast his "eyes" in the direction of the figure.
As the figure got closer and closer, finally, a face with some impression on it finally revealed its true appearance from the haze.
"Oh... So it's her?"
Yes, of course Haierbo still remembers this woman—that was the core of the devil summoning ritual he randomly selected, the modern witch named "Muriel".
However, even though this person always occupied a very important position in the entire ceremony, Haierbo only had a slight impression on him. Because in his opinion, this mediocre woman is not worth remembering at all, and her role is limited to a "consumable".
"Mr. Halper, is that right?"
There was no expression on Muriel's face. She just stood silently in front of Haierbo's soul, looked at the latter with an unusually cold look and asked.
On the other side, Haierbo didn't have the ability to "speak" yet, so he could only look at Muriel without saying a word.
correct! Wasn't the devil's body originally born based on this woman's body? In other words, he is actually staying in this woman's body now.
But... why does her soul still exist? Shouldn't it have been devoured by the souls of the newly settled demons long before it was "consumed" as the core
Muriel seemed to have quickly noticed that Haierbo could not move, and saw her looking at Haierbo indifferently, and said calmly:
"Herbo... remember? You killed Martin, killed him brutally... From that moment on, I knew that you would not have a good outcome. And from now on, you will be trapped like me. Here, this is your comeuppance..."
Muriel's tone was always very calm, as if her words did not contain any hatred. But in fact, it was this kind of indifferent words that revealed her utter hatred.
I remember the Muriel of the past, at least on the surface, she was always very optimistic, a woman who could still laugh no matter how difficult life was. But now, there was only coldness in her expression.
She has been determined to study resurrection potions since she was a child. The most unsightly thing is that someone dies, and it is this person in front of her who easily takes away the only person who is good to her in front of her. .
How could she not feel angry
Now, Haierbo finally came "in front of" her again, and he appeared in a state where he was completely unable to move and could not even speak.
So right now, Muriel only has the pleasure derived from hatred in her heart.
"Do you understand? You can't get out!"
However, Haierbo showed no sign of anger when faced with Muriel's indifference and ridicule. No, not only was he not angry, he was not even interested in anything Muriel said.
After silently observing the state of the other party's soul, Haierbo suddenly withdrew his attention and allocated more energy to a thorough examination of his own soul.
Haierbo had no idea how much time had passed, but it didn't take long before he gradually realized what kind of situation he was in.
Then, he carefully sensed the surrounding situation and made a judgment—perhaps as Muriel said, generally speaking, it is indeed "impossible to get out" here.
Because Muriel's body has already been taken over by demons, and this is where their souls will be imprisoned.
At this moment, Haierbo was silently checking and regulating himself, accelerating the recovery of the weakness of his soul caused by a "death".
Not long after, Haierbo, who was unable to move at first, suddenly coughed slightly.
"Can you speak out?"