In fact, Miss Theresa didn't know what the "Invisible Son" was. When the group was resting, the ground suddenly shook, as if something had drilled out from the ground. Then, they were attacked by invisible enemies. Because there were too many enemies surrounding the camp at that time, Miss Violet led them to temporarily withdraw.
But Miss Violet is a thirteenth-level witch after all. After temporarily escaping from the enemy's encirclement, she quickly discovered the "nest" of these monsters, so she took her personal maid to deal with the source of those "invisible children". Miss Theresa and the other five maids blocked the pursuing enemies and avoided direct contact with the truth of the attack.
"there."
Although the total time she had spent with Shade was only an hour, the witch with glasses could still immediately see what Shade was thinking at the moment:
"They went in that direction. I can't give a specific time of departure, but it doesn't feel like long. Mr. Hamilton, if you really want to go there, be careful."
Xia De looked into the depths of the fog:
"You guys should be careful too, stay here and don't move."
After bidding farewell to Miss Theresa and the other six, they continued to walk forward following the increasingly difficult-to-recognize footprints on the ground. Miss Violet and the head maid were not actually very far away from Miss Theresa and the others. Shade saw them after only walking about twenty steps, but in fact, before he could clearly see the two, their figures did not appear in the thick fog.
This island was stranger than Shad had imagined.
When Shade came to them, Miss Violet and the 12th-level maid were not fighting, but were looking around like the six witches just now. This was an open space on the island without thorn bushes. The night watchman was held by Miss Violet, and the tall maid with long brown hair was holding a wooden crossbow, which was not a relic but an alchemical item.
"Long time no see, Shade."
Miss Violet greeted him softly. She seemed to be in better spirits than last time, but she still looked tired.
"Are Theresa and the others okay now?"
She recognized the direction from which Shade had come.
"It's okay. I helped them eliminate those invisible enemies. What are you looking for?"
"nest."
The tall maid answered on Violet's behalf. Her voice was clear and crisp:
"Your Majesty believes that the nest of the Invisible Son is the cause of the attack. If the nest is not destroyed quickly, more enemies will appear on the island. The nest should be somewhere nearby that we can see, but we haven't found it yet."
"The treasure-hunting compass helped me, but the nest is more difficult to detect than those monsters."
Miss Violet said, and then she saw Shade looking up at their heads. She blinked and immediately pulled her maid to the side.
"Above us?"
"This is the only 'big thing' nearby. I can feel that it is something like a honeycomb. But... it is difficult for me to describe what the structure and shape are. It is very strange."
The witches retreated to Shade's side, and Violet patted Shade's shoulder:
"Then don't try to sense it. Since you pointed out the location, I can vaguely sense that there is indeed something there."
She put the Night Watchman into Shade's hands and took the crossbow from her maid:
"Come together."
"no problem."
The familiar long sword came into his hand, and Shade swung it a few times. The silver moonlight permeated the sword, and the "Moonlight Greatsword" enveloped the Night Watchman.
“Ms. Violet, please pay attention. One, two, three!”
The crossbow arrow flew into the air with a silver arc of light, hit an invisible object under the gaze of the three people, and then disappeared together. There was no explosion, not even any sound, but Xia De could feel the disappearance of the "nest".
"What on earth is this? Is it a monster unique to Lost Lake?"
After making sure that the trouble had been solved, Shade asked. Violet shook her head and motioned Shade and the maid to follow her to join the others:
"The Invisible Son is a very rare and strange creature. It is a subspecies of a third-era demon, the offspring of a demon and an evil creature. They usually exist in the form of nests in ancient ruins, tombs, and dense forests where few people go. Only by sensing them can we effectively attack them. Don't think that we won easily just now, that's because the Lost Lake is also suppressing their power."
Shade couldn't imagine what it would be like if demons and evil things interbred:
"So what should we do if we really encounter a fully formed Invisible Son nest?"
"Escape. The Invisible Sons will only move around their nest and won't stray too far away. The area of this island is almost the limit of their range of movement."
Violet gave a decisive answer, which reminded Shade of the seal on the hillside of Mount Sikar, where one of the methods left by the Witch Emperor to deal with the "narrow space" was to "run".
"What if I have to face it?"
Shade asked again, and Miss Violet thought about it:
"What a strange question... The power of any demon can effectively attack the Invisible Son even if they cannot detect it. Oh, if you really encounter this thing in the future, don't sign a contract with the demon to gain power. In fact, many well-known relics contain the power of demons. I have a fire-breathing demon head, but I didn't bring it out on this adventure because it's too ugly."
At this time, twelve minutes had passed since Shade arrived at the Lost Lake, which meant that half of the half hour had passed. Fortunately, the Invisible Son's lair was very close to the obsidian tower in the center of the lake island. After meeting up with Miss Theresa and the other five maids, Miss Violet looked at the young maid's recovered injuries, and then the group of eight set off directly to the tower instead of returning to the camp.
"How much time do you have left?"
After entering the safe area below the tower without fog, Miss Violet asked Shade. She knew that Shade had a fixed stay time:
"More than ten minutes. We need to be quick. However, I have found the sacrifice."
Xia De patted the water bag tied to his chest. Although the Father of the Infinite Tree did not allow special items to be brought into the past, mission items were an exception.
"We also found some things, but we're not sure if they're useful... You only have so little time? In fact, even if you don't come to us, you can still complete God's trial."
Violet reminded him, but Shade shook his head. He could tell the god directly, “My wish is to help Violet find the eternal beauty,” but he couldn’t abandon his companions on the adventure.
"I promised to help you. How can I climb the tower alone?"
The witches smiled.
According to what Shade had speculated before he left last time, the test given by the great man who was temporarily staying in the Obsidian Tower must have a solution. This not only means that Shade can find a solution, but also that Miss Violet and her group can find a solution on the island in the middle of the Lost Lake.
Before Shade showed up, the witches had indeed tried hard to analyze and speculate on the possible sacrifices on the island. Miss Violet even ventured deep into the island mist and touched more taboos on the island. Although Shade thought that the witch emperor had a lot of problems with her character, she was a genuine thirteenth-level witch and an official member of the witch council of this era.
She is much more powerful than Shad thought. Before the "Invisible Son" incident, Violet Marshall went deep into the depths of the island in the middle of Lost Lake dozens of times with the Night Watch in hand, and finally found a cube buried deep in the soil on the other side of the island.
"Yes, the Secret Keeper-level relic Water Cube. I remember it was lost 300 years ago. I didn't expect it to appear in a place like this."
The small blue cube is now kept by Miss Theresa. The witches did not know the relationship between the cube and the sacrifice. Before they were forced to retreat from the camp by the Invisible Son, they even speculated that they had to activate the Water Cube to obtain water, but that also meant that they had to provide at least 1,000 human sacrifices to shut down the sustainable water source.
Fortunately, Shad brought good news that the relic only needed to be soaked in water, which also made Miss Violet feel relieved.
The water in the water bag soaked the water cube, and then the water that could be used as a sacrifice re-entered the water bag. Miss Violet signaled her maid to hand the water bag to Shade. This is an ordinary water storage container, and the volume is not large:
"If I had known that you could find a sacrifice, I wouldn't have taken this risk. Although extra sacrifices mean extra blessings, we shouldn't be so greedy, right?"
She said to Shade regretfully that this feeling was truly valuable. Compared to the extra blessing, this cautious thirteenth-level witch really hated taking risks.
When they came to the Obsidian Tower for the third time, Shade and Miss Theresa were full of emotion. Miss Violet told her maids to wait at the bottom of the tower, then she patted Miss Theresa on the shoulder and asked while taking off her pointed hat:
"Schultz, let me ask you one last time. Are you sure you want to go in with us? This tower has three floors in total. The higher you go, the more dangerous it is. You almost couldn't hold on last time."
She glanced at Shad, who was looking up at the tower, and nodded:
"The gods are now at the highest level, this is the final destination."
Violet looked at her distant niece, who was wearing the proof of faith in the relic around her neck.
“I’m ready for anything.”
The great witch shook her head, gave instructions to her maids again, and then signaled that Shade could set off.
Shad stuck the Night Watcher into the dirt, and when he saw no water coming out, he knew that although the battle experience passed down by the sword could appear in this era through his touch, the new properties that the "Lady of the Lake" had given to the sword had not yet appeared in this era.
He was about to push open the tower door, but hesitated and turned to look at the silver sword. He recalled the dangerous trial in Huntington City not long ago, and thought that he had no "arrows" at this time, so he reached out and pulled out the Night Watchman again:
"Let's go."
"Why do you carry weapons?"
Miss Theresa asked nervously. Xia De pursed his lips and said tentatively:
"Is it possible that... after offering sacrifices and completing the second trial, the final trial will be for us to join forces to defeat that god?"