“We must find a way to bring in external forces.”
The bearded captain of the Church of Creation reminded Yin Luna from behind. Old Mr. Modro, the eleventh-ring warlock of the Church of Peace, took a deep breath, as if he was about to make a decision, but at this time Yin Luna threw the dice again.
Clang clang ~
The dice fell, and the keeper's words followed, but this time the content was a little different:
"In the midst of the intense battle, the cat living in No. 6 St. Teresa's Square suddenly joined the battlefield and jumped onto the shoulder of the mortal Lucky Shad Hamilton. The pet cat Mia and the mortal Lucky Shad Hamilton are considered to be in a cooperative relationship. Due to the huge difference in their strength, Thief Jack's points are taken from the latter's points. The following is an additional judgment for the pet cat Mia. Since she joined in the middle of the battle, her final points will be reduced by 10 points..."
Yin Luna's eyes widened as she unfolded the parchment again. Sure enough, she saw new information. It was the information about Mia. Although the cats described in those information were weak and pitiful, and could not be compared with Shade at all, once the final points were positive, it would represent the true victory of the story.
"Pet cat Mia joins the battle. Since the battle takes place at No. 6 Saint Teresa's Square, the trait "I Love My Home" is triggered, and any judgment is increased by 5 points."
Yin Luna looked at the parchment in her hand nervously. She could understand that Xia De and Mia had different characteristics. She was looking for this sentence:
"Mia, the pet cat, is automatically considered as an assistant to the mortal Lucky Shad Hamilton. She can provide numerical bonuses for combat, reconnaissance and other actions. This numerical bonus is not considered as the character's own points."
Yin Luna smiled, which meant that Thief Jack would not continue to grow stronger because of Mia's presence. The people around her looked at her nervously. After all, even if there was one more chance, the cat's fighting power might not be positive.
Yin Luna then read:
"Mia the pet cat uses a six-sided dice for her rolls, and because she is a 'very small' creature, any roll points are attenuated by 0.5 times during combat, and the total combat value is penalized by 20."
Clang clang ~
The new six-sided dice fell from the sleeve of the Secret Keeper, and Yin Luna threw the dice in front of everyone's gaze:
"Point 6, extreme value! 6×0.5=3!"
People watching this scene felt as if they couldn't breathe.
"Basic ability 'Claw Attack' 1 point, trait Cat Grace bonus 3 points, trait Beloved Cat bonus 6, trait Guardian of the Master bonus 5, and because Shad Hamilton is by my side, trait Loyal House Pet Cat bonus 5."
The total points at this time are -10+5-20+3+1+3+6+5+5=-2. If Xia De wants to win, Xiao Mia must provide at least 3 points. Unlike the huge amount of information in Xia De's data, the list of ordinary pet cat Xiao Mia is quite simple. Yin Luna has read to the end. She is actually very nervous, but she believes that the cat that feels magical every time she sees it has at least a positive combat power:
"Special nocturnal creature, any judgment in the dark will be increased by 1 point!"
Yin Luna's voice was trembling. The total points were -1 at this time. As long as there were two more points, Xia De would win:
"Special beautiful cat, you can roll extra dice in combat to determine charm points, and charm points can be added to combat points."
Yin Luna took a deep breath, then picked up the six-sided dice and threw it.
Clang clang ~
People looked at the jumping dice, and the side facing up was still the maximum value 6:
"6×0.5=3, the total combat points of pet cat Mia is 2. Now the total boxing points of Thief Jack and Mortal Luck are the same, but due to the cooperation of the pet cat, Mia provides an additional 2 points of combat power, so the result is..."
"Meow~"
The cat thrown by Leicia had already seen that Shade was in danger. The cat, which was usually afraid of strangers, suddenly showed its full ferocity. In addition, this was the most familiar environment for it, so the cat jumped directly onto Shade's shoulder. When Shade swung his fist, the cat stretched out its body and quickly grabbed the enemy with a dark face with its claws.
Although Shade's fist hit the target, it still couldn't cause any damage to the opponent. But as soon as Xiaomia's claws touched the thief, it was as if it was hit by a huge force, and its body flipped twice in the air, and then fell to the ground with a thud.
"success!"
"Shad!"
"Hurry up!"
"Don't give it a chance to escape!"
"Meow~"
Dr. Schneider, Father Augustus, Resia, and Luvia surrounded them at the same time. Shade, who was surrounded by them, took the night watchman handed to him by Resia and pointed the tip of his sword at the thief who had lost the "boxing" on the ground:
"I caught you!"
"In the winter of 1853, the Common Calendar, on the night of the 27th day of the month of Frost. With the help of his loyal servants, the mortal Shad Hamilton, who was lucky enough to be a thief, successfully captured Jack the Thief. This is a story about a detective and a thief, and a collection of stories about despicable people and dice. Although this story may be unknown in the long night, it is indeed very interesting. The collection of dice stories only loves the truly wise."
A hoarse voice fell in the darkness, and the blocks on the table melted away like a phantom. Yin Luna watched the parchment roll in her hand turn into dots of white light. She looked at the keeper standing beside the table, who was covered in black clothes. After a moment of silence, the latter asked softly:
"The story ends, you have won the final victory, and you can make a wish for me."
This is the first time the dice has made a sound since the story began.
Under the gaze of Miss Green, Mr. Modro, the three princesses, and the ring magicians of the Church of Creation, Yin Luna stood up:
"I don't need anything."
With a loud bang, the white light disappeared, and the surroundings fell into complete darkness. But the next moment, the soft light of the gas lamp came on again. In the reading salon room, the guests were still lying on the sofa and carpet, and the unconscious professor of the Truth Society and the cultists were lying on their backs in the middle of the room. Sir Prisha, who pretended to be unconscious, breathed a sigh of relief, and was very glad that although he was involved in the incident, he was not hurt.
"Where's the relic itself? Where's the dice?"
The members of the Church of Creation immediately began searching, but the angel-level relic had disappeared. Perhaps it had never been in anyone's possession from the beginning, and it had just appeared in the right place of its own accord.
Yin Luna no longer had the table and chairs around her. She frowned and took back the scale above her head that was shining with dark golden light, then opened her right hand that had been clenched tightly for some time. A crystal blue teardrop-shaped crystal was lying safely in her palm. In the light of the gas lamp, the crystal was shining with a dazzling luster.
"This is..."
Miss Green sighed, and of course, she did not forget to watch the three princesses to prevent them from leaving now. Yin Luna smiled, but then Mr. Modro asked suspiciously:
"If this Wise Man's Pyroxene is the reward for the Dice Story Collection test, then where is the Pyroxene required to capture Thief Jack and complete the Vinals Trial?"
"Go to number six St. Teresa's Square now and confirm the condition of the unconscious Hamilton."
Yin Luna said, Miss Green nodded and looked in the direction of St. Teresa’s Square from a distance:
"Yes, we must go to Saint Teresa's Square. There are two mysterious beings there who were brought here by bad luck and need to be dealt with. Sun bless, I hope the death toll in Saint Teresa's Square will not exceed 50."
But in fact, for any resident living in the St. Teresa Square neighborhood, the death of any one of them is a big deal.
Considering that there was still time left for Xia De to disguise himself, Yin Luna, who was in a good mood, suggested:
"Let's wait until the main force arrives. I don't want to face two inhuman beings alone."
She didn't believe anything would happen in St. Teresa's Square, and every time she came to that neighborhood, she felt particularly peaceful.
(Little Mia is running...)
"You got me."
It raised its hands and whispered as Shade pointed its sword at the thief lying on the floor of its home.
The whispering element of the angel-level relic that was entangled with Shade disappeared, and the game was over. But instead of feeling relieved, he turned pale and retreated.
Dr. Schneider and the other three retreated in surprise. The whispering element on Shade disappeared, but the whispering element on Jack the Thief continued to grow stronger. As the light around them grew stronger, strange whispers whispered curses of hatred and malice in the ears of the five people present.
The thief in black clothes climbed up from the ground and put his hands down. The black clothes almost merged with the black shadow. Fine tentacles stretched out from its body. There seemed to be countless identical black figures struggling in the shadow.
“It’s on the verge of getting out of control!”
The doctor said immediately, looking very nervous. The loss of control of the humanoid relic was the most difficult problem to solve. And this time the relic lost control, it was not bad luck. Shade used the power of another more powerful relic to catch the thief Jack. The two relics affected each other, which easily caused the weaker one to lose control.
"Once Jack the Thief loses control, he will wantonly kill the victims while stealing. Once the thief actually kills someone, he will be completely out of control! Shade, only by defeating him head-on can he restore his original state."
Luvia warned in a low voice, and Shade nodded. He took off Mia with his left hand and threw it to Leicia. He kept retreating and finally retreated to the wall where the fireplace was. He pushed open the door that was almost integrated with the wall and retreated into the living room of Room 2 on the second floor, which was empty.
Thief Jack, who was almost swallowed by the darkness, followed as if floating. When the doctor and the other four entered room 2, all the light sources disappeared. In the thick darkness, only Shad had a silver glow. This was his ability to glow in the dark. Although it sounded useless, at least he would not melt into the darkness:
"Do you know how I originally planned to fight against Jack the Thief?"
He asked softly. Leisia wanted to speak, but found that she opened her mouth and vibrated her throat but could not make any sound.
"Thief Jack becomes stronger when facing a stronger opponent. So what if the effect of some magic is also stronger when facing a stronger opponent?"
The black-clothed man, wrapped in thick darkness, appeared in the light around Shade. Light and shadow collided with each other, and the knight's sword wrapped in darkness, held by the black scorched hand, drove the darkness to pierce Shade's chest.
"Hedon Seal!"
The night watchman stabbed the ground and made a seal with his left hand. The golden shield that suddenly burst out in the darkness even forced Dr. Schneider, who was closest to Shade, to squint his eyes.
The golden shield with a glittering surface exploded the moment the Dark Knight's sword touched it. The golden light and the silver light together were like fireflies in a summer night, like the light overflowing from a bonfire, and like the sparks flying when a blacksmith swings a hammer and hits hot iron, illuminating the entire room.
It was as if a bubble burst with a "pop", and the starlight outside the window and the light coming through the walls and doors drove away the strange darkness.
The darkness receded, the whispering element returned to normal, and the broken blade of the antique knight's sword shot out in all directions and penetrated into the wall of the room. The flat wooden floor of the living room was almost blown apart by a quarter, and the whole room was in a terrible state.
"Meow~"
Mia stared at the wall.
The characteristic of the magic Hiton Sign is that the spell is removed the moment the attack touches it, and the exploding shield can cause damage to the attacker. This is a very clever counterattack method. The strength of the shield explosion depends on the strength of the attack. Although this requires the shield to be able to block the attack, fortunately, the attack just now by Thief Jack only consumed four-fifths of Shade's spirit and blocked it.