Lumian was startled, it was too late to dodge, and he could only let the invisible force fall on him.
He immediately felt warmth and his body was full of courage, as if the sun had finally ushered in the winter when there was a lack of clothes.
Other than that, he was nothing out of the ordinary, exactly the same experience he had at the castle yesterday afternoon.
Hey, as a "dancer", I wasn't hurt? Lumian couldn't help but glance sideways at the short Ryan and the terrifying-looking Lia, and found that there was no black mist or blue smoke rising from them.
Immediately afterwards, Valentine, who existed in the form of a light man, made holy water and gave a few drops to Leah and Ryan respectively, however, these two still maintained their changed appearance and did not improve at all.
"Purification and exorcism have no effect?" Lumian asked.
He wants to figure out why he can and why he can't, so that he, who has already received the "gift", knows what situations to avoid in the future and what situations to pretend that nothing happened.
Ryan explained to him two simple sentences:
"Purification and exorcism are not omnipotent, and the corresponding forces belong to the category of evil, such as the depraved breath and all the undead, the latter is not necessarily evil, but it is incompatible with the real world, and needs to return to the spirit world, so it can still be purified and exorcised."
"Just as our definition of evil gods is based primarily on their way of doing things, the power of evil gods is not necessarily evil."
Lumian probably understood a little, and he asked thoughtfully:
"Fate, uh, power, does not belong to evil, nor does it represent depravity?"
So it can't be purified and expelled?
"Yes." Valentine had already confirmed this through the attempt just now.
From this point of view, it is normal for me to be able to withstand that aura, but why can the holy water stir up the black thorn symbol on my chest and make me hear that terrifying sound? Because the pollution in the seal does not currently belong to me, it is incompatible with me, and my body is no longer pure, so it needs to be purified? Lumian guessed in his heart.
He originally wanted to use the shepherd Pierre. Berry as an example to ask whether the abnormality of the body also belongs to the category of evil and depravity, but the current situation is more urgent, so he has to discuss it slowly.
Lumian tried to walk to the basement door.
Just after taking two steps, he suddenly buzzed in his ear, and vaguely heard the sound that seemed to come from infinity and seemed to be close in front of him, but it was not clear enough, very vague, it just made his chest slightly hot, and his spirit was a little confused.
This is very close to the state he was in when he saw the "noodle man" dancing.
This made Lumian confirm that the black thorn symbol on his chest was half-excited.
He hurriedly turned his body sideways, looking at Ryan, Leah, and Valentine, and found that they didn't react abnormally.
Lumian was a little disappointed at once, he originally thought that the two symbols on his chest could also suppress and weaken the extraordinary to a certain extent, but now it seemed that they could only target the monsters in the ruins of the dream realm, especially the ones that had received the gift of the owner of the black thorn symbol.
Of course, he wasn't sure if fully activating the chest symbol would have an impact on the extraordinary around him.
"Has my condition changed?" He asked Lia and the others.
"No." Leah and the others shook their heads at the same time.
Lumian nodded slightly, basically confirming two things:
First, the black thorn symbol on his chest, or the evil god pollution sealed in his body, can indeed help him "fight" the abnormality in the basement;
Second, he was really lucky just now, and he was affected by the "now" power.
After waiting for a few seconds, Lumian tried to take a step forward diagonally.
The slight warmth in his chest did not weaken, maintaining the intensity just now.
"Has there been any change this time?" He asked Lane and the others again.
Leah shook her head first:
"No."
Lumian exhaled quietly and muttered in his heart:
"There is the 'protection' of the black thorn symbol, and I can pass freely here, shepherd Pierre. Berry and the others should be like this......
"Wait, the priest of this parish has not received the gift yet, and there is no thorn symbol! How could he have safely reached the altar before?"
Thinking of this, Lumian vaguely understood something and set his sights on the ground.
With the help of the light emitted by Valentine, he saw many messy footprints that normal humans could not see.
Except for a few that are everywhere, they roughly follow a certain pattern and extend to the front of the altar.
Lumian immediately overlapped with the location of the most recent footprint, and the slight warmth in his chest began to slowly weaken.
This means that he is back in the "now".
As expected, there is a safe route to walk on the "now" route! Lumian suddenly became very happy, because this was a trace that Ryan, Lia, and Valentine, three powerful and extraordinary people, had not discovered, but had been found by himself, a little "hunter".
This reminded him of some of the things his sister Aurore had said:
"Each path has its own specialty, before the demigod, on specific occasions, sequence 9 of some paths may be more effective than sequence 5 of other paths."
Lumian was originally in a position of guide and protection throughout the entire process, a little inferior and depressed, but now he has finally regained a lot of self-confidence.
Finding faint traces in reality is the specialty of "hunters", you won't do it, right?
Of course, Lumian did not forget, and Aurore finally added:
"But some paths are good at everything."
He gathered his thoughts, turned his body, and commanded Ryan, Leah, and Valentine.
"At the same time, you take a step in the direction of the altar."
Ryan and the others were obviously puzzled, and they couldn't fully trust Lumian, so they did what he said regardless of the reason.
Lumian had no choice but to explain:
"Look at the ground, there are many footprints, they were left by the priests of this parish, marking a safe route!"
Ryan, Leah, and Valentine, who had no corresponding abilities, relied on the light of the "sun" to reluctantly find a trace and believed Lumian's statement.
- In the official Intis, there are many extraordinary people in the "hunter" path, who have more or less cooperated, and know that some sequences are very good at finding faint traces.
Following Lumian's prompts, they all walked to the safe route.
Almost instantly, Lumian saw Lane growing taller and taller, Valente getting darker and darker, and Lia's face gradually returned to normal.
They returned to the "present" and were no longer in the "past" and "future".
Rubbing, Lumian followed the safe route and easily returned to the team.
He said with a smile:
"Don't make any mistakes, another change in state may not be saved."
He was imitating Ryan's tone and tone, and felt that it was very suitable for the current scene.
In the past, with his personality, there was a high probability that he would laugh directly:
"Haha, are you blind? You can't see such obvious traces, and if you go wrong, you won't be saved!"
Liya touched her face, breathed a sigh of relief, and said:
"We'll follow you."
Lumian was not modest, carefully distinguishing the footprints on the ground, and approaching the altar step by step.
This was not as brisk as when he came back just now, because it was okay for him to go wrong, and Ryan and the others couldn't.
This time, the silver bell on Lia's body did not make a sound again.
It wasn't until the four of them arrived at the altar that they jingled, sometimes soothing and sometimes intense.
"It's dangerous, but you can find a way to avoid it." Lia, who had enough experience, gave an interpretation.
Ryan nodded immediately:
"Let's not move anything here for the time being, just observe."
Lumian had already set his sights on the altar.
It was sunken to the bottom, as if it were going to hold something, and inside were chaotic items such as off-white candles, vials of clear liquid, and closed wooden boxes.
Among them, the most conspicuous is a black piece of clothing.
It belongs to the robe and is accompanied by a hood.
In front of this garment, in the middle of the rest of the things, there is a ring symbol made of thorns.
Every part of it is very twisted, the whole body is pitch black, as if it is coated with some strange pigment, giving people the feeling that it is flowing slowly.
As soon as he saw this symbol, Lumian felt dizzy and his tinnitus kept ringing.
Ryan "hummed", and a little bit of dawn-like light naturally appeared around him.
This helped Leah and Valentine suppress the mental confusion.
"Don't look at that symbol too much." Ryan said in a deep voice.
Lumian hurriedly shifted his gaze and looked to the side.
His dizziness and tinnitus subsided.
The altar seems to be like this, we look for anything else around...... Just as Lumian was about to say this, he heard Leah ask Ryan:
"Will your 'morning light' stimulate the altar?"
Oh? Lumian quickly turned around and subconsciously looked at the altar again.
Ding ding, the small silver bell on Lia's veil and boots rang violently and urgently.
Almost at the same time, the black robe with a hood on the altar stood up on the ground, as if it had been put on by an invisible person.
Toot!
The cold wind swirled over, and Lumian saw more transparent faces under the hood.
They are all hideous and twisted, exuding strong hatred, and are united in a huddle posture to form a strange and terrifying head.
Among them was a face that Lumian was familiar with, it belonged to Raymond, he was pale and swollen, and the corners of his eyes were full of blood and tears.
Lumian didn't care about taking a closer look, took two steps sideways, and hid behind Ryan.
"Save us! Save us!"
The transparent faces spoke at the same time, and their sharp voices were like countless thin needles, piercing the souls of Ryan and the others, stimulating them to want to faint.
Valentine was in the best shape and opened his arms.
A pure, sacred, and illusory pillar of light fell from the sky in an instant, falling onto the black robe worn by the invisible man.
The light burst out, and Lumian and Leah instinctively closed their eyes.
ps: The fourth change is to ask for a monthly pass~
(End of this chapter)