The flames shot up into the sky, and the howling wind seemed to destroy the entire world in an instant. The side wall that was originally erected by the demon to separate the space inside and outside the manor disappeared with the clear sound of glass shattering. Then, it was like a layer of gray light, centered on the demon on the shore, covering the entire Oxenfurt Manor area.
The forces of time and space began to affect this area simultaneously. The power of this ancient Third Age evil spirit constituted a realm that was closer to a complete world than the Maze and the Word of Ascension.
Xia De on the ice floe whispered in his heart:
"The power of the red dragon!"
The hand that was put into the pocket at some point crushed the positioning rune stone given by Miss Sylvia at the moment when the old barrier disappeared and the new area had not yet taken shape.
The fluctuation of elements quickly aroused the vigilance of the demon on the shore. It did not want a third person to appear in this game, so the stable spatial force quickly covered the position where Shade was. Even if someone noticed the current situation, it would be impossible for them to enter here.
But what Shade wanted to do was not to let Miss Sylvia appear in such a dangerous scene. The disappearance of the founding card not long ago told the witch that the battle had begun, and the shattering of the coordinate rune stone told Miss Sylvia that the situation was critical at this time.
“She knows how to do it.”
After Xia De whispered softly, the space behind him shattered like glass, and then a small golden and black vortex appeared. The vortex only appeared for less than two seconds, which was enough time for an item to be sent in.
"Wait, this sword..."
Even if an angel-level (level 1) relic does not display power, its very existence is an enemy to the ancient evil.
The silver sword "Night Watcher" shot out from behind and was held in Shade's hand. Because of the existence of the ancient evil demon, the sword's body and heart were clear, and the clear yellow runes of the sword that slashed the devil bloomed with unprecedented brilliance.
The light illuminated Xia De's face and also illuminated the smiling face of the woman's head in the water not far from his feet.
"The rule is that the game starts when the maze is built, and we can't hurt each other after the game starts..."
It was as if the moon had fallen to the ground at this moment, and it was as if the moon itself existed here. At that moment, the brilliant silver light illuminated the gray world, and the silver light from the blade of the "Night Watcher" rose into the sky. Using the ritual sword itself as the medium for casting spells, the "Moonlight Slash" swept across the entire river bank with an unprecedentedly powerful posture.
The silver arc of light even extinguished the fire near the shore. When Shade, who had not used the Night's Watch for a long time, held the sword, he felt a sense of relief from the bottom of his heart, as well as the pleasure of revenge after being beaten all over by the demon. It made him feel that the tacit understanding between him and the sword had become stronger.
After the sword flashed, the entire gray world was completely formed. The snowflakes became more dense, and the world that was originally noisy due to earthquakes, monster riots, fires, and battles became completely quiet. The flames swayed silently, the wind and snow ran silently, and whispering elements and blasphemous elements filled almost every corner of the world.
"The game begins."
Desire whispered, and when he looked at the shore again, the devil had disappeared.
"Spell - Walking on Water."
Xia De held his sword, left the floating ice and stepped onto the undulating water. The head on the water smiled and watched him move away. When Xia De got ashore, the head also sank under the water.
"Sure enough, there are traces."
The demon seemed to leave directly, but in fact, while being surprised by the Night Watch, he was still injured by Shade's full-strength attack. Shade may not have defeated the power of this ancient evil, but no ancient evil dared to face the glory of the "Night Watch".
Because of the demon's injury, some subtle black marks appeared on the shore, and this was the next clue.
"Blood Echo-Visual Demon!"
Two different visual magics took effect at the same time. Then, Shad took out the eye drops given to him by Priest Augustus, which could enhance his vision, and dripped them into his eyes.
Blinking twice, the gray world became clearer in his eyes, and the "bloodstains" on the ground were entangled by black rose vines from the perspective of the "visual demon", and then directly highlighted in the dark night.
"very good."
Shade looked up at the rekindled forest. The dead trees in the forest, which were originally normal, formed a solid barrier in the forest in various strange ways in the demon's domain. The flames formed a wall of fire, and the huge black rocks protruding from the ground formed a barrier. Even the area of the forest was magnified by more than two times.
These formed a huge and complicated maze between the shore and Oxenfurt Manor. It was not easy to pass through it in an hour. Moreover, these barriers and obstacles were difficult to break, so walking through the maze was easier.
Be careful, you have entered the realm of Goethe, the Stone Mirror Demon.
Before leaving this space, the recovery speed of spiritual and physical strength is slightly reduced, and the body and soul continue to be invaded by demonic forces.
"I have divinity in my soul, so it should be fine."
Your body cannot fully resist the power of the demonic realm, so leave here as soon as possible.
"I see."
Xia De did not set out immediately, but first treated his injuries a little, and then followed the bright traces on the ground into the burning forest maze, but soon discovered that the traces on the ground had forked left and right in front of him.
The voice of the Stone Mirror Demon came from the top of the maze:
"So what if you can track me? I am everywhere!"
Shade ignored the noise that was obviously intended to confuse him. He reached into his pocket and took out a small wooden box. With a click, the lock opened and a bright yellow gem, the Sage-level relic Source of Chaos, automatically flew out of it and hovered in front of Shade.
After swaying slightly, it chose the left path for Shad.
One of the features of this relic is that it can point to the exit or exit door in a complex maze-like scene. This relic cannot be used to find things, but in the current scene, it is really suitable.
Xia De didn't waste any time. Under the blazing flames, he followed the direction of the yellow moonlight and compared it with the shining traces on the ground. Neither of them could be missing. Only by helping each other could Xia De be sure that he was on the right path.
After all, the devil didn't say that he was definitely at the exit of the maze, he only said that he was at the deepest part of the maze.
Because the "Original Fire" was burning fiercely in his body, the flames of the forest made Shade sweat profusely, but it was difficult to cause any harm to him. However, the flames licked Shade's skin, and in the perspective of the "seeing demon", they were gradually wrapped by the petrified rose vines.
At the next intersection formed by the sloping stone wall and the burning hedge, Shad encountered a strange stone statue of the devil. At the same time, from the red firelight, an octopus spider made of flames crawled out.
Shade swung the Night Watcher and a streak of light fell, but the fire spider actually climbed up along the burning tree trunk, dodged Shade's attack, and then spit out a thin flame like spider silk.
"Carina's icy breath."
Xia De pursed his lips and exhaled forward. Although the spreading cold air could not attack, it completely blocked the incoming fire. Then Xia De stepped forward and appeared above the head of the flame spider. He chopped it down with great force, splitting the spider into two pieces.
The flames of the falling spider went out, but a flawless ruby fell out.
Xia De bent down to pick it up, and the devil's voice appeared in his ears again:
"Greedy, are you still thinking about these treasures at this time? It doesn't matter. Every monster in this forest has treasures I prepared for you. If you like, go and hunt them."
Shade put the genuine, flawless ruby the size of an egg into his pocket, and then continued to walk through the maze following the highlighted marks on the ground and the source of chaos.
To be honest, he didn't want to waste time hunting these monsters that blocked his way, but whenever he encountered these monsters flying out of the flames, even if Shade ignored them, they would follow him. Although these monsters' senses were not very sensitive, they moved very fast in the form of octopus spiders, flying crows, lone wolves, etc. Once Shade couldn't get rid of them, he had to fight.
As Shade went deeper, more types of monsters appeared on the road ahead. They were humanoid stone figures rising from the ground, and half-demon madmen wielding scimitars that came out of nowhere.
The former were enemies buried by Oxenfurt in the back garden, while the latter were all bandits under Oxenfurt's command.
Their senses are more acute and their attacks are stronger, but their defenses are lower, so Shade can kill one with almost one sword strike.
When Shad was surrounded by five humanoid stone figures and three half-demon madmen, fighting with enemies holding swords, axes and pitchforks in the fire, the devil's voice appeared for the third time:
"These are all living souls. If you kill them, you will scatter their souls. Oh, don't you have any compassion at all?"
"It is not a pity that Oxenfurt's bandits died. The souls of his enemies, whom he buried in the garden, have long been corrupted. Besides..."
Shade swung the long sword in front of him, and then the Night Watchman stabbed into the ground and summoned a golden shield to block the three axes. As the Sidon Seal exploded, the rebounded attack directly killed them:
"Since they are blocking my way, I must not hesitate."
Although Xia De never considered himself to be a decisive person, such inducement was a bit too naive.