Due to the small space in the alley, the densely packed bookshelves could not be fully opened, but the scene was already horrifying enough.
"Mystery lock - knowledge field!"
The position of Jazz's voice did not change. He did not intend to use these bookshelves to trap Shade and escape. The wind and snow could not blur his figure. Lai Jins Prisha intended to keep this guy, who he did not know, here forever.
"Goodbye then, I will remember you..."
Suddenly he frowned and looked up at the sky. The next second he snapped his fingers, and with a muffled sound, all the bookshelves around him exploded.
The sound of explosions continued, and even the ground was shaking. When Miss Carina and Miss Sylvia fell from the sky, they saw Shade walking out of the wreckage of the alley. The silver moonlight sword in his hand dissipated into a silver light spot, and a dagger was stuck in his chest:
"He got away again. It's a pity that I didn't see what power those bookshelves have. They can definitely do more than just self-destruct."
Xia De coughed. He had just used the "Xiton Seal" to resist the explosion, and he was also seriously injured:
"Maze lock - knowledge field, a maze lock I've never heard of. It's different from other maze locks. It doesn't change the environment, but it changes the rules."
"Let's not talk about this for now. Are you okay?"
The Duchess asked with concern, and after a slight wave of her hand, the three figures disappeared together.
"fine."
Shade pulled out the dagger stuck in his chest, which was stabbed into his chest by Kims Prisha before he left:
"It was just the clothes that were damaged."
He unbuttoned his clothes to reveal the contents. Three palm-sized stone slabs were placed close to his clothes. The Silver Moon stone slab protected Shade's heart, and the dagger didn't penetrate it at all. These three stone slabs were not big, and they were not relics representing "whispering", but divine items representing "miracles". In addition, the clothes he wore in winter were very thick, so Shade brought them out.
"I'm not talking about your clothes, I'm talking about your right hand. Why is there such a strong curse on it?"
Miss Carina asked with concern, and Shade shook his head:
"I used a very dangerous weapon, but it's okay, it will wear off soon."
"Come this way, the carriage is this way."
Miss Sylvia led the way and the three of them quickly left this place. The explosion just now was much louder than last Sunday, and they couldn't stay where they were.
"He is afraid of you. Remember to use your full strength. Oh, Kings Prisha showed up for the Wise Pyroxene. He has at least four stones now, yes, at least four. He was also injured. I used a very special bullet, but I don't know if his companions can cure those curses."
"We just encountered a high-level warlock from the Pantanal Voodoo Society, who should be the one to pick up the chosen one. We kept one of them and learned that they have a way to teleport directly into the temple deep in the swamp. Unfortunately, we didn't find out what the method was, and his soul was taken away by the evil creature. This should be a contract signed before he died."
Miss Sylvia said, and Shade turned to look at the smoke-filled alley behind him, looking at the residents who, in the snowstorm, still stuck their heads out of the windows of their houses to watch the excitement because they heard the noise:
"Even the pursuit of the wise must be balanced by a scale. A wise man without restraint is no longer a wise man. Laikins Prisha, the original sin of arrogance does not belong to me, but to you."
What do you want to do
"She" asked with a smile, her voice so clear in the snowstorm.
"Since he said knowledge is power, let's show him how powerful the outsider is."
(Little Mia is running...)
The area generally referred to as the "Pantanal Swamp" covers about three-fifths of the area of the Rommel Mountains that stretch across the central and eastern parts of the Old World. If you want to walk from Huntington City to the deepest part of the swamp, to the island in the middle of the lake directly named "Lake Pantanal", even if you have a suitable guide and do not encounter any trouble along the way, it is roughly estimated that it is basically impossible to reach the destination before the end of winter.
Moreover, given the dangerousness of the Pantanal region, it is not easy to avoid any trouble.
In the Sixth Age of the Old World, there were not many areas that were designated as "forbidden zones" by the Orthodox Church. Although the core area of the Pantanal Swamp was not a true "forbidden zone for humans" formed by out-of-control relics or the coverage of evil gods, it was still a very dangerous place.
There exist not only extremely dangerous ancient alien creatures, but also relics, evil demons and even monsters that cannot be classified, which may be encountered in that area.
In the early years, Carsenrick and Delarion sent troops to station in the central lake island area of the swamp. Those soldiers who retreated were directly captured by the church and declared dead. This also reflects how strange this area is. Probably only the native supernatural organization like the Pantanal Voodoo Society can peek into the secrets of this swamp area, but everyone believes that even the Voodoo Society certainly does not know all the ancient secrets here.
Shade was not sure how the church's ring wizards would go directly to the center of the Great Swamp, but the ladies of the Witch Council planned to borrow the power of the relics and the council itself, and have the Great Space Witch Miss Sylvia open up a space channel to reach the vicinity of the destination directly.
Doing this is extremely dangerous in the material world. When Professor Garcia first taught Shad about space, he pointed out that there are countless dangers in the narrow cracks of space in the material world. Even for a small-scale space movement like "Lagra's Jump", attention must be paid to the continuous time of the casting.
But fortunately, the witches have the support of the Witch Council left by the ancient gods, so they don’t have to worry too much about this large-scale space jump causing too much trouble.
The spellcasting materials were provided directly by the parliament. In the basement of Bauhinia Manor, Miss Sylvia built the basic framework of the ceremony with the help of Shade, who also had a talent for space. While performing the ceremony, she taught him the precautions for space-related rituals.
After Miss Carina, Miss Aurora, Miss Sylvia and Shade had lunch together, the four of them gathered in the basement to prepare for departure. The witch followers who accompanied them were only three ladies of the ninth ring, all of whom were Miss Aurora's followers. The reason why they only brought three people was not because of a shortage of manpower, but even if Miss Sylvia tried her best, she could not carry too many people across space.
"Okay, we're ready to go."
A golden thread was tied to everyone's wrists, with Miss Sylvia in the front, Miss Aurora of the 12th Ring in the back, and Shade in the middle. After confirming that everyone was ready, the Great Witch of Space took out the relic Star Realm Chalk that she had prepared, and drew the shape of a door in the blank area in the center of the complex star map ritual array on the wall.
The relic was handed over to the sorceress who assisted in the ceremony. At Miss Aurora's signal, the sorceress at the basement door turned off the lights. Darkness fell for a moment, but the next second, candles lit up one by one. The ladies standing by the wall were all wearing gray cloaks and holding golden candlesticks.
Miss Sylvia took out a golden candle from her sleeve and shook it, and the candle was lit:
"The princess in the castle will never understand that the freedom to walk in the world is what we pursue."
"If you meet a witch at a road crossing covered with lavender, where will you go to pick a handful of herbs?"
Miss Sylvia sang softly. It was the first time Shad heard this lady sing, and her voice was unusually gentle.
Except for Shade, the other five ladies who were ready to set off all bowed their heads slightly and drew the holy emblem of the ancient god Chaos Witch on their chests. At the same time, the ritual symbols were put into specific positions by the ladies assisting in the ritual, and the walls of the entire basement were glowing slightly.
But only the star map ritual array in front of everyone was flashing with dazzling silver light.
"Hold the snow on the top of the mountain and watch the sun in the depths of the desert."
"If you could meet us, dear girl~~"
Miss Sylvia, holding a candle, stepped forward, and the people behind her followed closely. She was the first to pass through the door drawn with chalk on the wall, and when Shade passed through the door, he found that behind the door was the ancient corridor leading to the Witch Council.
Walking on this ancient road, the smell of decay of the years hits you in the face. Everyone remains silent, only the witch holding a candle in front of you is still singing softly:
“Please call our names softly and ask any questions you have.”
"Where the lilies are in bloom, or, westward where the sunflowers are."
This was not the first time that Shade had walked the road to the parliament, but this time it seemed a little different. It was older, more decayed, and shorter. An inexplicable intuition told Shade that this was not the same road.
"Please wear your beautiful dress and hold the purple thyme."
"The people who love you and the people you love are all here, in this palace filled with sunshine."
In just half a song, the end appeared in front of us. But it was not the white fog gate, but the same silver light gate as when we entered this corridor.
Miss Sylvia, who sang the last line tenderly in a low voice, walked out first, followed by the others.
After passing through the light gate, the cold wind with snowflakes hit the face, making it impossible to open the eyes immediately. The strange touch under the feet showed that this was a shallow swamp area with mud and snow all over the ground.
All around were tall dead trees rooted in mud and ice, and the air was filled with a strong stench. This was only winter, and if he had entered the Great Swamp in summer, Shade would probably not have been able to breathe through his nose.
He raised his hand to his forehead to block the wind and snow, turned his head and looked back, and found that the place where everyone walked out was a crooked broken wall.
Looking around, I found that this was a large open space in the snowy forest. The trees around were sparse compared to those farther away. The remaining traces of columns, walls and buildings scattered everywhere showed that this was an ancient ruin somewhere in the Great Swamp.