"ah!"
In an old castle in Switzerland, a scream suddenly came from the dark basement.
A young man with long hair was tied to a wooden frame, his hands and feet were nailed, it was a slender device like a thorn, about ten centimeters long, curved, with several sharp thorns, the whole body was glowing black light.
This kind of spikes seemed to be able to lock the opponent's ability. The young man was already torn apart, and no one was intact. His fair cheeks were covered by long hair, revealing a pair of blood-red eyes.
His body was ravaged to the limit, but his spirit was still unbreakable. He laughed hoarsely: "You dirty reptiles, don't try to get any news from me!"
"Really? I'd like to see your great faith and willpower."
The person in charge of the interrogation was a gray-robed mage. He was quite disdainful, so he picked up some powder and sprinkled it on the other party, and then recited the spell.
"ah!"
Accompanied by more intense screams, under the young man's skin, fleshy balls suddenly swelled up. There seemed to be countless little mice scurrying inside, gnawing at the flesh and nerves frantically.
The pain was unimaginable, and after only a few seconds, he drooped his head and fell unconscious.
"snort!"
The mage picked up the staff and tapped it, and the young man came back to life immediately, and his body became more sensitive, and the pain magnified instantly, but he couldn't get unconscious under the effect of magic.
"Ah... ah..."
Hearing a bang, his mouth was full of blood, and he actually bit off two of his teeth.
"Okay, Amor, no matter how hard you try, he won't say anything."
At this moment, two figures appeared at the entrance of the basement, one was Enes and the other was Erhard.
When Amor looked at Erhard, he was very surprised, and hurriedly said, "Teacher, why are you here?"
"It's so easy for you to catch someone, of course I'm going to come and see."
"Teacher, we..."
"Hey, just kidding, you have tried your best."
Erhard waved his hand and slowly walked in front of the young man. He looked seventeen or eighteen years old, with a young and stubborn face, clearly still a child, but unfortunately, alas...
He stretched out his skinny right hand and touched the top of the opponent's head. The young man suddenly felt a burst of coolness, and the pain disappeared. He couldn't help raising his head to look around, and asked suspiciously, "Erhard?"
"You know me?" The old man was very strange.
"I have seen your portrait, you are our number one target for punishment."
"Hehe, punishment?"
The old man laughed and said: "We have different ideas, so I won't argue with you. I just want to say one thing. I have a way to dig out the secrets in your mind, so you'd better not be brave, lest you die imminently, and even your own soul will not be pure. .”
Hearing the last sentence, the young man's face changed drastically. The other party is well-known in the mysterious world of the West, and he will not target indiscriminately. And as a Gnostic believer, his greatest wish is to let the pure soul leave the body and return to the spiritual world.
"..."
He was silent for a long time, and finally said: "I don't know much, you can ask."
"Name, identity."
"Ginola, belongs to the Swiss Diocese, Hylics."
"How many people are there in your parish? Who are the priests? Where are they gathered?"
"I don't know. We have no contact with each other. We only meet when performing missions. I have only seen three companions."
"The purpose of your collection of undead?"
"I don't know..."
Seeing the old man's complexion, he raised his right hand and hurriedly said, "Wait, let me think about it, let me think about it! Oh, I overheard a saying that we want to open a new world, cleanse the world, and let the soul live forever."
Erhard frowned, isn't this nonsense
The villains in the past didn’t have any routines, and they were more facial makeup. The current villain is a thieves made up by himself, either a revolutionary pioneer who overthrows the old system and enters a new era, or a thought giant who is bitter and envious and determined to save dirty human beings.
If you don't have any ambitions, you'd be ashamed to be a villain!
Afterwards, Erhard asked a few more questions, and seeing that there was really nothing to gain, he said, "Continue to take care of him and heal his wound."
"Okay, teacher!" Amor replied.
With that said, the two old men left the basement and went to the second floor of the castle.
This is one of their strongholds, decorated in a medieval style. Enes sat on a chair with an exaggerated shape and strange beauty, and said, "After searching for three months, I only got this little clue. Are those guys all rats from the sewer?"
"The Gnostics have been silent for hundreds of years, and some preparations are not surprising."
Erhard likes sweets, so he is eating some small snacks with black tea.
He looked out the window, the sun was warm and the sky was clear, and said: "The kid in the east said a word called whim. I am the same, always feeling that something is going to happen. According to what the kid said, I guess they They should be preparing for an ancient ritual that poses a huge threat. We are in the open, and they are in the dark. We can't do much, and we can attract all who can be recruited... oh yes."
He suddenly thought of something, put down the plate, took out a handful of gold powder and sprinkled it into the fireplace, hoo! The flames were agitated, soaring high, followed by ripples in the air, showing an image like the reflection of the water surface.
It seemed that in a forest, a woman with wine-red hair was sitting by the stream, wearing a white gauze dress, with bare feet—it was the druid who fought against Gu Yu, Fiona.
Her whole body seems to have been integrated with nature, and she has obviously been upgraded, equal to the human fairyland in the East.
Enes was very upset, his ancestors had a grudge against the druids, so he snorted and automatically escaped. Fiona didn't bother to pay attention to him, and asked, "What do you old man want from me?"
"Remember the Gnostics? They've recently reappeared in Europe and may have to..."
"OK OK!"
Fiona interrupted directly, saying: "This has nothing to do with me, don't bother me!"
Snapped!
The ripples burst, the images disappeared, and people died.
Druids respect nature and really don't mind their own business. But this is not an idle matter, and when the Gnostics are activated, she can't help it.
Erhard shrugged, picked up another sandwich biscuit and stuffed it into his mouth.
…
"Susu, are you still asleep?"
"After drawing these ten pictures, I will go to sleep!"
An Susu, who was standing at the table, replied to her roommate, then turned her head and continued to finish today's homework. The goal she set for herself is to draw hundreds of talismans every day, not making talismans, but simply drawing.
She took a brush, dipped it in ink, and carefully traced the runes. After two years of nourishing her qi, she was no longer that ugly girl with withered and yellow hair, her skin was delicate, her facial features were exquisite, and her small face looked extraordinarily delicate under the light.
That is to say, Phoenix Mountain and Daoist Academy, if they changed to other organizations, they would not be able to produce so many talisman papers for the disciples to squander.
Now the atmosphere outside is very tense, and the atmosphere on the mountain is not dull, because there is still more than a month before the competition. She knows that she is young and lacks strength, but she still wants to fight.
Compared with boxing, swordsmanship, it is definitely not comparable, so I put my hope on talismans and water techniques.
They are all acquired, and if they want to use the talisman, they have to be stimulated by essence and blood, which consumes a lot of energy, so they can only win by surprise and with one blow. As for the water method, Long Qiu brought it back from Meishan.
The Meishan method is originally a folk way, and it can be practiced quickly, including curing diseases, eliminating evil spirits, eliminating disasters, suppressing rampages, self-defense, resisting attacks, attacking, collecting souls, summoning souls, etc.
These things make up for the inadequacy of beginner disciples' means, and are extremely loved by these 601 people.
An Susu was drawing and drawing, when suddenly her roommate approached her and asked, "Why don't you sleep?"
"Seeing you working so hard, how can I sleep?"
The roommate yawned, and also took a handwritten boxing book to study. An Susu smiled lightly, hooked and raised the tip of the pen, and completed a Golden Arrow Talisman - which can be turned into a golden arrow for long-range attacks.
She looked and looked, feeling very good, shaking her head quite satisfied. But she didn't notice that there was a red shadow passing by outside the window.
…
When Xiao Jin came back, Gu Yu was drinking under the tree, wearing that moon-white robe, sitting on the trunk, looking like a dragon and a phoenix, with a natural temperament.
"Brother-in-law, if you want to grow long hair, you will definitely be a first-class beauty."
"Long hair is too serious (zhuang) meaning (bi), as long as you like it."
Gu Yu took out another gourd and threw it over. Xiao Jin took it, smelled it and knew it was peach blossom wine, she raised her head and drank half a catty.
At first, a sweet coolness enters the throat, and when the alcohol dissipates, a trace of hotness emerges, which mixes with the sweet coolness to form a wonderful taste.
She shivered all over, closed her eyes and shook her head, like a dog shaking water after a bath, said: "I just went to Wutong Garden to have a look, the apprentices are very motivated, that An Susu That's normal too."
Without waiting for the other party to reply, he continued, "Having been silent for so long, is the shamanism an abandoned child?"
"No, they can definitely guess that we will find something strange, but they still have to throw her in to show that this person is not important in itself, it's just a test. They want to use An Susu to inquire about us, and I also want to inquire about them. Don't worry. .”
Gu Yu said a few words, and then said: "That child is innocent, don't let her get hurt."
"I know!"
Xiao Jin took another big gulp, and the catty of wine went down. Her face was already slightly red, and she glanced around and asked, "Hey, where's Xiao Qiu?"
"Still at Biping Peak."
"Hmph, she's become more and more outrageous recently. If she doesn't care about me, why don't she just go back to her hometown? Once you have that younger sister, forget about her."
"Don't talk about her, she has touched the threshold of immortality, how about you? When will you surprise us?"
"How do I know, I don't feel it now anyway!"
"..."
Gu Yu looked at her for a moment, and said: "If the three of us are all cultivated to immortals and gods, and we live a long life, but you can't be promoted, and your lifespan is exhausted, what should we do?"
"Cold salad! It's not a loss to live for more than a hundred years."
Xiao Jin's mouth was just stubborn, and seeing her brother-in-law's worried expression, she finally said, "Oh, it's okay, my painting style is different from yours, and the opportunity is yet to come."
"maybe… "
Gu Yu shook his head helplessly, leaning against the tree trunk and continuing to drink.
Xiao Jin also came over, leaning on his shoulder naturally, but without the slightest bit of affection, the night sky was vast and the river was flowing.