"I think you should know that the lady on the shore and I are trying to find you."
Xia De suddenly said, looking at the soul of the golem in the distance and nodded slightly:
"Yes, and the methods you choose are all correct."
"Now that the answer is right in front of me, can you tell me directly about you, about the Guardians?"
Shade asked again, but Mr. Fleming still shook his head:
"I want to tell you, but for the safety of the Randall Valley and our own safety, I can't say anything until my enemies are defeated."
Shade stared ahead, already having his own guess. The boat was moving silently on the dark lake. The ongoing divine ritual of the church effectively attracted the attention of the colossus. Miss Benanis did not need to summon the colossus yet. Shade only needed to drive the boat carefully to avoid the huge floating ice:
"You know Mr. Lathers has seen me, right? That time at the manor outside the city."
"Yes I know."
"Then can you tell me about him? His daughter, Miss Sirius Lathers, misses him very much."
Mr. Fleming looked at the darkness in front of him in silence for a long time before he said:
"He's fine."
"Then you know that Mr. Thomas Granger has met me before? He gave me the power of the earth and the healing aura."
Seeing that he was unwilling to say more, Xia De mentioned another person.
"He didn't give you any magic or spells. He just let you get in touch with the power of the earth. What you learn and what you gain is entirely up to you."
Mr. Fleming corrected.
"Well, since you don't want to tell me about your situation right now, can you help me? How can I increase the power of healing aura in a short period of time?"
This is not only to better purify the earth, but also to sink into the source of the black mud to a position deep enough to touch the "Heart of the Earth" which is suspected to be divine.
Mr. Fleming is willing to give an answer this time:
"You have the blessing of an old god, which greatly enhances the power of the earth. If you can contact the power of the old god related to the earth again, the power of the earth and the healing aura can be further enhanced. This is the most effective method."
The "blessing of the old gods" refers to the butterfly god, which allows Shad to cast spells with flower petals.
"Is there any other way? Even if the departed old god still has the power of blessing, I think the probability of encountering him again is not very high."
"There is no better way. The accumulation of the power of the earth is just like the earth itself. It requires a long time and a heavy foundation. Of course, if you can have a deep understanding of the earth in a short period of time, the power of the spell can also be enhanced."
An increased understanding of any magic can enhance the effects of that magic.
“There really is no shortcut.”
He was not very disappointed, and then asked the final question:
"You can't have too much contact with me. Is it because of the ancient and evil thing that exists in this place?"
Mr. Fleming turned to look at him for the first time since he boarded the ship and nodded slightly:
"What happened tonight was its conspiracy against me. It told the cultists what would happen here and polluted the lake. You will see its power manifested in a while. But we have to show up. This is a very clever conspiracy."
Now Shade understood everything:
"Is 'it' cooperating with the cultists? Are you hiding from it? Could it be that the cultists who escaped also hid with the help of 'it'? Could it be that Shi..."
Neither of them tacitly said the word "devil".
"Gentlemen, please keep your voices down. We are close enough."
Luvia, who was holding the pendulum, suddenly said this, and Mr. Shad and Mr. Fleming stopped talking.
The faint light of the fertile field spread on the water surface with ripples. As it got closer to the center of the lake, frost appeared on the water surface, and then ice formed again.
After making sure that the boat could not move forward, the three of them left the boat and stepped onto the thick ice. The best place to cast spells is at the feet of the rain-praying golem, because that is the center of the entire crazy land. Of course, a better place is actually under the water, but for safety reasons, Shade does not intend to do so.
"Luvia, follow me for a while."
Shad instructed the purple-eyed girl, then he and Mr. Fleming made sure that they were all ready, then he took out his Rhodes deck and turned over the first card to Genesis Darkness.
Then, the Origin Darkness disappeared automatically in the hand of Miss Benannis on the shore. The witch realized that the operation had officially begun and immediately summoned the Colossus for the second time.
The witch's singing spell sounded again, and the pentagram ritual array appeared on the water surface for the second time. With a rumbling sound, the giant statue rising from the shore launched a second attack on the rain-praying golem in the center of the lake. Even the church camp on the other side of the lake probably guessed something, and the attacks that were originally just to contain the giant statue became more frequent and intensive, and even the divine ritual was accelerated.
While the rain-praying golem was distracted, Shade and the other two immediately braved the blizzard and headed towards the center of the lake along the ice. This place was more deeply affected by the mad earth, but fortunately Luvia had been casting spells to protect the three.
Because the rain-praying golem had to fight with the witch's summons, it once again cracked the frozen ice. But at this point, he couldn't care less. When he was already very close to the statue's feet, there was a risk of being affected if he moved forward, so Shade took the initiative to stop, took out the soil and petals, and prepared to cast a spell.
Of course, Luvia followed Shad and stopped. Mr. Fleming originally wanted to continue moving forward. After all, he was a soul. Although he would be affected by the whispering elements of the relics, he was not afraid of being hit by physical attacks. But when he saw Shad stop, he also stopped.
The two sprinkled the soil together, and Shade threw an extra petal. Two clay chalices took shape almost simultaneously under their raised hands, and a rich earthy yellow spiritual energy swept toward the ice surface and spread downward in the dark lake water.
However, on the lake surface in the snowstorm, the aura of the spell was so dazzling, especially from the illusory holy grail summoned by Mr. Fleming. The fountain-like aura even illuminated a small area in the center of the lake.
"Be careful, you've been noticed!"
Luvia reminded.
As soon as she finished her words, the giant golem's attack arrived. Although the giant golem's hands were grabbed by another stone statue, it still kicked its pillar-like legs forward.
Large pieces of ice shattered as a result, and an attack like a natural disaster was immediately before them. Fortunately, they had already thought of this situation.
"Please don't resist."
Mr. Fleming said, and Shade and Luvia felt someone push them at the same time. They subconsciously took a step forward, and then the scene in front of them changed, and they actually came to a high altitude.
Looking more closely, he was clearly standing on the shoulders of the witch's giant summon. This was the method Mr. Lathers had used to get Shade to leave the manor. It was not a spatial movement, but the movement of the earth.
Mr. Fleming also came here with them, standing in front of them in the snowstorm. And looking at the rain-praying golem here again, it no longer looked so scary, but instead had a solemn and vicissitudes of life feeling.
The golem stretched out its hand to grab them from the stone statue's shoulders. Its hand, which was bigger than ten Shades combined, slapped over, but was immediately blocked by the stone statue's raised hand. The two giant hands collided with a loud noise, and stone chips flew all around in the snow and wind.
In the sky, the snow was so dense that Shade could hardly open his eyes. He had only seen such heavy snow during the Pantanal War. Then, several beams of sunlight came from the camp by the lake, crossed the lake and hit the golem's arm. The jumping golden lightning slowed down the golem's movements.
Not only that, while Mr. Fleming was casting the "Healing Aura" spell, he raised his right foot and stepped on the giant's shoulder. The ochre-colored aura immediately spread to the colossus summoned by the "Power of the Earth". The colossus controlled by the witch became heavier, and its normal stone surface seemed to be covered with a layer of rock armor. In another deafening duel, it did not lose the upper hand.
The plan has been executed very smoothly so far.
"Shade, how long will it take to completely purify this place?"
Luvia immediately asked Shade who was concentrating on casting the spell, and her divination got a not-so-good result.
"It's hard to say. The pollution here is no weaker than the last time at the manor."
Schade said, and Mr. Fleming added:
"It will take at least twelve minutes. The shift in the nature of the earth is becoming more and more serious."
Judging from the current situation, as long as Miss Benannis on the shore is fine, it will not be a problem for Shade to hold on for another twelve minutes after drinking the essential oil. But as a fortune teller, Luvia felt more and more that something was wrong.
The pair of purple eyes that seemed to glow in the dark looked down at the ice far below. Even though the ice was almost covered with snow, she still noticed that the ice seemed to be turning black:
"Something is wrong."
Without waiting for Shade and Mr. Fleming to answer, she frowned and took out her divination cards. A corner of the fate ring on the back was revealed, and the core spirit rune destiny shone brightly.
With his hands red from the cold, he drew two cards in the snowstorm:
"demon."
"What?"
Xia De also looked down, and at the same time, "she" beside him whispered a reminder:
The true power spread by those cultists was revealed, looking down with the Vision Demon.
The magic was activated, and Shade saw that the ice surface had turned into stone from another perspective:
"Sure enough, the demon that the guardians have been avoiding is the demon! This is actually a trap set by the demon to force the guardians to show up! And the cultists are its partners. Regardless of whether the plan succeeds or not, and whether the guardians show up or not, this major event will definitely cause further changes to the earth! And the demon is coveting the souls of the guardians!"
Before Shade could make the next move, the dark power spreading beneath the ice had already touched the huge rain-praying golem.
Just like blood vessels appeared on the stone surface, black lines spread from underwater to the whole body of the relic. From Shade's perspective, it was clear that dense stone thorns were attached to the surface of the relic. The sudden appearance of the demonic power caused the relic to undergo even more bizarre changes. The situation that was originally deadlocked, and even the witch summoned creature had the upper hand, was instantly reversed.