Miss Benanis knew Shade's concerns:
"I know, but there are only you and me here. Should I let you deal with it? After that, I will be laughed at by Jialina and the others for many years. Don't worry, although I am one of the witches who are not good at fighting in the council, I am a genuine eleventh-level and eleventh-ring witch after all."
As he spoke, he hummed a tune. Because there were no lyrics, Xia De couldn't tell what song it was. When the song ended, he immediately felt a warm current spreading from his chest to his whole body.
For a short period of time, mental resistance is slightly increased and physical recovery is slightly increased.
"Although I'm not good at fighting, I'm good at supporting."
Miss Benanis said with a smile, and was about to step forward, but was stopped by Shade. Shade hesitated for a moment and handed her his sword:
"Please take this, it will help you."
There is no need to take risks to hide the sword at this time, that would be a foolish act.
The blonde witch was distracted for a moment when she touched the hilt of the sword, and saw many complicated and fragmentary battle scenes:
"Is this sword a relic?"
Pulling out the sword in confusion, he saw the silver blade and the inscriptions of "My Heart is Clear, Sword Slays Demons". He suddenly realized what this was and looked at Xia De with wide eyes:
"Angel-level relic watcher? You are..."
"Now is not the time to talk about this. I am only a fifth-ring warlock."
As the thick steam mist appeared behind him, the huge rotating brass life ring was called out by Shade. The pollution here was unusual, even he had to use the spell with all his strength to have the confidence to solve the problem:
"Ms. Benanis, are you ready?"
He asked, and the witch, still shocked by the weapon in her hand, finally reacted:
"Be ready. I will stop any enemy before your spell completely cleanses this area."
The golden staircase and the life ring appeared behind her at the same time. The power of the witch seemed to have stimulated the danger hidden here. The eight rusty chains suddenly shook, and the lid of the coffin also made a thumping sound.
The church door behind him closed automatically, and a cold wind blew from nowhere. Black mud seeped out from the cracks in the coffin, and then dripped from the suspended coffin to the ground, and soon formed a quagmire on the ground covered with low weeds. Miss Benanis stood in front of Shade with the night watchman in her hand:
"It's time to start."
Xia De took out the soil he had prepared in advance, crushed it, and held it in both hands, letting the soil fall from his fingers. The soil was filled with a yellowish glow, and gradually gathered into the shape of a clay holy grail under Xia De's hands.
At the same time, the lid of the coffin, which was making increasingly loud "dong dong dong" sounds, was finally opened by a huge force. As the lid flew out, black mud gushed out of the coffin like a spring, as if it was going to flood the entire church.
This appearance is very similar to what happened to Shade in the Emerald Dream.
"Ms. Benannis, never touch the black mud, or even a spirit will be petrified."
Shade tried hard to maintain his spell. In the church of the old man holding the lantern, the power of the earth and the healing aura were enhanced, but the power of the land was resisting the effect of the spell. The spell itself consumes a lot of energy. If it weren't for the pink bottle of desire in his hand, Shade would never dare to use it with all his strength.
The witch held the Night Watchman in both hands, and the wind blew her long golden hair backwards. Shade could not see her expression:
"Hamilton, never underestimate any witch."
On the eleventh life ring, the core spirit rune earth, blasphemous wind flashed with spiritual light. She felt the power of the angel-level relic and slashed the night watchman forward:
"Storm sand!"
The violent sandstorm followed the Night Watcher's direction and madly hit the coffin gushing with black mud in the closed room. Although Miss Benannis herself admitted that her fighting ability was not as good as other witches of the same level, she still dispersed the gushing black mud with a powerful attack while holding the Night Watcher.
But the coffin was not destroyed by the swirling sandstorm. When the storm swept the brown sand and dust around the suspended coffin, the sand and dust and the strong wind were slowly sucked into the coffin, and then the black mud rolled out again like a fountain.
But this attack had been delayed long enough. As the black mud surged out again, the ancient temple scenery was gradually replaced by the golden stage scenery. As the closed ceiling melted away, the brilliant sea of stars illuminated the witch holding the sword on the stage. She was wearing a windproof cloak and a long skirt that was convenient for night movement. The luxurious red long skirt outlined by golden silk threads was so gorgeous under the moonlight. Miss Benannis knew what kind of enemy she was facing, so she didn't intend to hold back at all:
"The golden stage of the Mystical Lock and the Glory!"
Facing an enemy with "evil" attributes, the Night Watchman also showed a dazzling aura. Behind the witch, eleven golden steps passed through the huge life ring of eleven rings, and everything was dyed with brilliant golden light.
The coffin gushing with black mud was also brought into the maze, but only a small area around the gray stone coffin still retained the appearance of eight chains connecting the coffin.
At this moment, it seemed as if all the light was focused on the witch, and moving songs and thunderous applause were heard from all around. The black mud in the coffin was also surging rapidly, and a black mud-like human figure emerged from above the coffin, and in a second, it was hit by Vanessa Benanis' fatal blow.
This was not magic, but a sword swung by the master of the maze, the only protagonist on the stage. Amid applause and the climaxing singing, the golden sword light pierced through the black mud-like figure that was about to fight back, and the brilliant light that followed, which was almost like a "light cannon", directly submerged the trembling coffin.
The applause faded, the singing faded away, and the scenery inside the maze disappeared piece by piece.
The red dress faded, revealing a black dress and cloak. The witch stood in front of Shade, panting, leaning on her sword. Even though she had mastered the maze, using such a move with all her strength was still too much of a burden on her mental and physical strength. Not to mention the spirit consumed by it. It was impossible for her to repeat the scene just now in a short time.
However, the sealed coffin was not destroyed, but this was in line with the witch's expectations. If the problem could be solved so easily, the "Saint Perry" of the Fifth Epoch would not have used his body and coffin to seal the black mud. Fortunately, the black mud that had just gushed out like a fountain had almost evaporated. Although the lid of the coffin was still opened, the black mud was only dripping, and it would not cause any more trouble in the short term.
Miss Benannis delayed the time, and Shade behind him took advantage of the witch using the maze to let the newly formed clay holy grail enter the ground beneath his feet.
At this time, the gushing ochre-colored spiritual energy was constantly rolling towards the ground of the entire church. The coffin suppressed by the witch's attack could no longer continue to affect the land, making the purification process more and more smooth.
However, Shade's spirit as a five-ring warlock was also being consumed. He was forced to take out the pink perfume bottle and take another sip. It was interesting to say that this small bottle could turn desire into perfume, and drinking the perfume would generate more desire. If it weren't for the big problems with the source and side effects of this thing, this would almost be the most useful relic in Shade's hands besides the Night Watch.
The recovery of the spirit allowed the Holy Grail, which was gushing out ochre-colored spiritual energy from the ground, to continue to function. Even Miss Benannis could sense that the surrounding land was gradually returning to normal.
After a while, the Holy Grail flew out from the ground and came to Shade. But the spell was not over yet, and the church had not been completely purified. The only place in the church that had not been purified was the metal coffin and the area around the chains.
The shadow of "Saint Perry" guided the two to come here. The original purpose was probably to suppress the black mud with force as in the past, but this time it was Shade who came:
"Ms. Benannis, we need to go over there so we can continue the purification."
Although Shade didn't grab the neck of the Earthen Holy Grail with his hands, he still saw that the rune this time was "healing". This rune was simpler to understand than "pure water" and "fruit", and the cup was also larger than the previous two, which made Shade look forward to its effect.
The ochre-colored spiritual energy was still gushing out of the cup's mouth, otherwise the coffin would re-contaminate the purified land.
"No problem, just be careful... Lend me your soul-restoring relic."
The witch said breathlessly, and when Shade came to her side, he saw that her forehead was covered with sweat and her hair was stuck to her wet skin.
Seeing that Xia De was quite hesitant, Miss Benannis said unhappily:
"Don't be so stingy. We are adventure companions. There may be danger next, and I need to adjust my condition. If you don't want to, I will give you some money after returning to the city, as a rental..."
"No, no, I'm not being stingy, it's just that this thing has side effects. Yes, very strong side effects."
Xia De said with some embarrassment, and took out the small bottle again. When he drank just now, it was almost full - Xia De never took the initiative to pay attention to whether it was full, because every time he took it out, it was full. If it was not handled, the concentration of the essence would become higher and higher. With the current state of the essence, he just drank a small sip, and it restored the spirit of Guifei to two-thirds of the level, so there is still a lot of essence in the bottle:
"The true property of this relic is to produce an essence that enhances charm, but the side effect is... increased desire. Yes, I must warn you, its side effects are quite strong."
Miss Benanis stared into Shade's eyes. Her red-gold eyes were very beautiful:
"Hamilton, if you can handle this relic, why can't I? I heard from Carina that you have only been a ringmaster for half a year. Don't underestimate those who are stronger than you."