Miss Vanessa Benanis seemed quite confident in herself, so Shad had no choice but to uncork the bottle, wipe the mouth of the bottle, and hand it to Miss Benanis:
"I repeat, the side effects are really strong."
The witch nodded without comment, and after taking it, she fanned her nose and sniffed it. Although her face was slightly red, she didn't think there was any big problem. The essence of desire is not an ordinary drug that suddenly increases desire. It only arouses thoughts from the heart. This is a very natural and elegant process:
“How much can you drink at one time?”
"Two or three small sips will be enough. Please drink slowly, not too fast. The side effects of this relic are still too strong."
This is Xia De's answer based on his own experience.
He wanted to persuade her again, but Miss Benannis said nothing. She raised her hand and took a small sip. After savoring it for a second, she didn't feel that there was any big problem, so she drank two more small sips.
When she raised her hand, her face was covered because of the angle. When the witch lowered her arm, Shade immediately noticed the blush on her face and the strange look in her eyes:
“It tastes really good.”
The bottle was stuffed into Shade's hands, and the witch herself didn't notice that her voice was trembling. Shade saw the blush on her face, which was quickly spreading to her whole body. This was not the kind of red spot caused by allergies, but a very natural and attractive blush on her fair skin:
“I tasted green apples, earth after rain, cumin-roasted lamb shanks, and clam chowder.”
She squinted her eyes and covered her forehead:
"This feeling is like drinking strong liquor."
When Shade put the bottle back into his pocket, the sword fell to the ground with a clang, and she fell into Shade's arms.
"Um... ... "
It was difficult for Xia De to describe his feelings at the moment. He only felt the warmth of the lady in his arms. Even though he had guessed that the side effects of the fragrance would be obvious, the witch's behavior was still unexpected. He was glad that he had been trying his best to avoid letting other people drink these fragrances.
Witches are usually very tall, and Miss Benanis is only a little shorter than Shade. At this moment, she hugged Shade, buried her face in Shade's arms, and then made a moan that Shade didn't want to describe.
She almost felt like rubbing her head into Shade's chest.
It was impossible for Shade to break free, not to mention that he was still casting the Power of the Earth and Healing Aura. He tried to push it away but found that he couldn't do it, so he gently pressed his left hand on the back of the witch's head. The quiet silver moonlight represented the miracle of healing the spirit.
Although he was fine every time he drank the essence, it was because he had come into contact with desire many times. When he first met her underground in Aurora Manor, he personally witnessed the essence of desire and even understood what he wanted. Even so, he only dared to take a small sip at a time.
The witch's body temperature continued to rise, and she felt the gentle power at the back of her head. Her nose seemed to be twitching, sniffing the scent of Shade. This scene was very strange, especially with the Holy Grail floating in front of them, and the terrifying coffin not far away still trembling.
If you had guessed it earlier, you should have stopped her.
"She's right. She does need to recover her spirit. And I want to try and see how big other people's reactions are... I've learned my lesson this time."
The witch lost her mind and control of her body for about three minutes. When she came to her senses, she found herself hugging Shade tightly, biting Shade's neck.
It was really a bite. When he raised his head slightly, he could clearly see the red spots and wet marks on Xia De's neck.
Shade raised his left hand so that Miss Benanis could look up, and then put his hand directly on her forehead. The quiet moonlight in front of her made the witch's extremely restless spirit recover faster, but the sourceless heat in her body still did not subside, and even her body instinctively resisted the idea of letting go of Shade.
Vanessa Benanis only felt how uncomfortable her wet skin stuck to her clothes, and the smell of Shad was so... good.
There was actually no smell on Xia De's body. Outsiders were more hygienic than most people of that era.
She looked up at Shade. In the glow of the silver moon, what she was embracing was clearly the moon that could not be described in words. It was quiet, mysterious, ancient and elegant. He seemed to be... very meaningful to the world.
"Um... ... "
She snorted through her delicate nose, and while the abnormal heat in her body dissipated, the heat in her heart heated up again. She was very sure that her thoughts at this moment were her true thoughts, and she probably understood how Shad Hamilton attracted Carina.
After another half a minute, she finally let go of her arms around Shade, and Shade took his hands away from her forehead. Vanessa Benanis was not too shy to look into Shade's eyes, but instead stared at him for a few seconds:
"You... ...will it have the same effect if you drink it?"
"Yes, but I'm used to it and I drink less."
The blush on the blonde witch's face had not yet faded. On the contrary, words like "radiant" could not describe her appearance at the moment. She gathered her mind and a shy expression emerged. She tried to remain calm, but the emotion in her heart just now could not be suppressed at all.
I bit my lips, letting the slight pain suppress my restlessness:
"Don't tell anyone else about this...especially Karina and the others."
"OK."
"... ..."
She pursed her lips and nodded slightly, but her heart was still beating violently. The witch tried to adjust her mood and expression. When the heat in her body gradually subsided, she felt a chill after being soaked all over. But at least her spirit had really recovered, but the feeling of almost losing control and being lost just now was really terrifying.
The memories worth recalling have not faded yet, and probably won’t fade in the short term, just like the rising sea water that slowly recedes but still leaves traces on the beach.
"Everything you are thinking about now may be caused by the side effects of the fragrance. Miss Benannis, staying focused is the first lesson for a ring wizard. Please..."
He couldn't think of a good word for the time being, and the witch shook her head slightly:
"Let's go, let's solve the problem here quickly, maybe we can get back to the city before dawn."
Instinctively she took Shade's hand and walked towards the coffin, but after two steps she realized her action and let go of Shade's hand. She walked in front, not wanting Shade to see her expression, but Shade, who had picked up the night watchman, pulled the witch's sleeve and signaled her to step back:
"Because the power of the earth, the black mud that petrifies the body and soul, is not fatal to me, please let me go first. Calm down, Miss Benannis."
The witch instinctively hummed, but her mind was no longer on tonight's adventure.
Shade's purification spell was effective, and the witch's full-strength attack was also very effective. When the two came to the hanging coffin, the turbulent earth-yellow spiritual energy in the holy grail gradually melted the black mud scattered on the ground around it. Now the only problem left was the coffin.
The coffin was not particularly tall, and Shade and the witch could see the black mud overflowing inside when standing nearby.
They filled the entire coffin, and the surface was gurgling and surging, as if it could overflow at any time. This was also the first time that Miss Benanis had observed these semi-solid substances rich in toxins, curses, plagues, and negative energy so closely. The witch quickly came to the conclusion:
"If you are contaminated with even just a drop of this stuff and cannot be removed in time, you will definitely die. The only solution I can think of at the moment is to use the universal earth elixir prepared by your Holy Grail."
"Yes, after all, it is the madness that overflows from the essence of the earth."
Xia De said softly, and carefully let go of the Holy Grail in his hand. The cup, which was overflowing with earth-yellow spiritual energy, slowly fell above the coffin, but after it came into contact with the mud, it floated above it, as if the density of the mud was not enough to make it "sink".
"Use your sword to push it down?"
Miss Benanis suggested cautiously, and Shade shook his head:
"Why is it so troublesome?"
As he spoke, he grasped the clay chalice again with both hands and pressed it directly into the dark mud. This meant that Shade's hands also entered the terrible black mud.
After a moment of shock, the witch tried to grab Shade's hand, but was stopped by Shade:
"Don't worry, I'm fine."
He could feel a force trying to push the Holy Grail out of the coffin, so he gritted his teeth and activated the spell of "Red Dragon Power" to push it down. The Holy Grail inside the coffin continued to play its role. As Shade's spirit continued to be consumed, the black mud was melted by the spell bit by bit, and the power confronting Shade was also reduced bit by bit.
The process of purifying the entire coffin lasted for a full twenty minutes. During this time, Shad's hand was always inside the coffin, so Miss Benannis took out the pink bottle that she was already a little afraid of and fed Shad the essence once.
It is worth mentioning that when she took out the bottle, it was still full of liquid.
In short, when the last trace of black mud completely disappeared and the entire church seemed to regain its vitality, Shad's spell naturally stopped. He let out a long breath, put away the "Cure Holy Grail", and then looked inside the coffin with Miss Benanis.
There was no complete corpse inside, as the corpse stained with black mud had already melted into the black mud over the past thousand years. But there were still three items lying inside, and the fact that they were not melted by the black mud meant that these three items were extraordinary.
"This is what I'm looking for."
Xia De saw the silver flute at a glance and reached out to take it out. This was a pure silver metal flute with fluttering butterflies carved on the surface. Because it was outlined with fine marks, one had to look carefully to see the dense and delicate lines.