Chapter 153 Summoning the Flame Butterfly

What surprised Aiwas was that Isabel and Yulia, two girls who usually had no interpersonal relationships, got along really well after meeting each other.

Although I don't know how much of it was performance, they definitely became close after meeting each other. Lily also joined them to chat, and they even seemed quite happy.

Aiwass just sat there gently, nodding from time to time and then adding a few words to show that he was still listening.

After such a pleasant conversation, it became natural for Yulia to leave with Isabel.

Although Isabel had roughly known Aiwass's plan when she drew him a picture, Aiwass still reminded her again just in case - if he disappeared, don't be too anxious and don't care about him.

For some reason, Isabel's mood improved after hearing this.

After Yulia and Isabel left, Aiwass stood up from his wheelchair and began to set up some defensive rituals at home.

Even with Shadow Fiend's protection, Aiwass at least had to fight back. Any use of supernatural powers would reveal traces of the Path. If there were no traces of the Path of Devotion left here, only traces of the Path of Transcendence left by Shadow Fiend, then Aiwass's plan was flawed.

Ideally, Aiwass could have wiped them out entirely with the power of the Path of Devotion. In that case, the logic behind him being attacked and taken away by a shadow demon, who was not part of his intelligence, would have become more reasonable.

Since Aiwass wanted Shadow Demon to take action, it was normal for traces of the Path of Transcendence to remain in his home. He only needed to destroy these rituals before leaving.

Because of this, Aiwass could use the ritual as a defense and counterattack in this attack - those people would be killed by him anyway.

This is also a natural way of silencing people.

This was also the first time that Aiwass fought a "prepared battle" as a demonologist.

The first thing he prepared was a countermeasure to the curse.

Among the visitors were four demonologists. Although their levels were not high, they were at least at the third level. This meant that they might possess the ability to curse.

Without a medium, it was very difficult to curse someone remotely. They could only curse the entire house, and the curse wouldn't be very strong.

In this case, using gem jewelry can channel the curse.

Aiwass adorned himself with sapphire jewelry. Then he burned black sage on the ground, leaving an open-top "8" with the ashes.

In the circle, Aiwass left a lock of his hair and wrapped it around a sapphire ring. In the opening, he placed a number of obsidian stones.

Fine sapphires can resist curses, while obsidian can attract them.

In this way, curses without a specific target will automatically flow to the thing that is most likely to be cursed.

When a house or an area is affected by a curse without a specific target, the first people to be affected are usually the elderly and children, followed by the weak and sick.

Before that, you might feel a little bit of disharmony - for example, the mice and cockroaches in your home die inexplicably, and the chirping of insects and birds in the yard gradually disappears and becomes silent.

The people of Avalon knew little about curses, but the people of Star Antimony knew more. Star Antimony nobles would place obsidian statues in their homes to attract weak curses to the statues. The cursed obsidian statues, in turn, could ward off evil spirits.

Immediately afterwards, Aiwass began to prepare a sniper countermeasure.

Although in theory, they were demonologists and should have used some supernatural powers to attack Aiwass...

But there's no rule that demonologists can't carry guns.

Aiwass could counter their spells and block the demons they summoned, but he couldn't avoid the bullets. So Aiwass used ritual spells to protect himself.

This would make Aiwass's figure hazy and ethereal. Even if he remained motionless, his image would constantly and randomly shift around him. This made it difficult for projectiles and snipers to aim at him... effectively preventing sneak attacks from the shadows.

Then came the "Life Storage" ritual. Aiwass spent another two hours performing a complex ritual, pouring approximately one-third of his life force into a red apple. He then used the Fire Sacrifice to heal himself.

In this way, when Aiwass is injured, he can immediately recover his vitality by destroying the apple.

After that, it’s the Flame-Rebellious Butterfly.

After paying the mana required to summon the butterfly and feeding it some blood using the pastoral method, Aiwass can pray again to restore his mana.

This was the first time Aiwas summoned the Flame Butterfly... To be honest, he was a little nervous.

"The Butterfly of Rebellious Flame..."

Aiwass called out in a low voice.

Between his right thumb and index finger, a pure red card appeared out of thin air. On it was a butterfly pattern outlined in black.

He injected his own magic power into it.

Then, a stream of flames flowed out from the center of the card. This startled Aiwass, and he subconsciously let go of his hand.

The butterfly card hovered in mid-air, whistling flames erupting, forming four flaming wings. A scorching aura, powerful enough to distort vision, lashed out.

The flames condensed into four transparent butterfly wings, with a gradient of colors from red to crimson, then to purple-red and black. They looked as grim as the setting sun. It also seemed as if the flames were gradually burning from the outer circle, and the outermost part had already turned into pure black ash.

When the butterfly wings were fully spread, they were two meters wide.

And in the center of the butterfly's wings was a little girl who looked only about 80 centimeters tall.

Her appearance was about 50% similar to Yulia's, but noticeably younger. Her hair was the exact opposite of Yulia's, a burnt-ash black, but her hairstyle was exactly the same.

But because she was much shorter than Yulia, her long hair, which originally reached Yulia's waist, now reached her ankles.

Her pupils were also red, but not the warm, candy-like red of Yulia's, but a dull, dark red like dried blood. And the area outside the iris wasn't the human white, but a matte black.

The Flame-Defying Butterfly wore a black gauze dress, like a widow's. The edges of the dress were faintly ablaze with fire, like burning charcoal. At this moment, it was dancing with the steam rising from the heat, swaying with her long hair behind her.

Black and red style. Burning fire and embers. Sunset and night.

This is the impression that the Flame-Butterfly left on Aiwass.

She looked sleepy, as if she hadn't woken up yet. The Flame-Butterfly flew quietly in the air, and after a long moment, its gaze focused and turned quietly towards Aiwass.

Aiwass was also a little nervous.

Theoretically, he should be able to perfectly control his beast, but this was his first beast after all.

"Do you know who I am, the Flame-Butterfly?"

Aiwass asked softly.

"……elder brother."

The Flame Butterfly uttered a hoarse and soft whisper, completely different from Yulia's: "I remember you.

"You said I wouldn't die...

"I survived, brother."

It was like a little girl who was sick and couldn't make any sound. She could only whisper in a weak voice, like someone reading a fairy tale to soothe a child to sleep.

Her image is not very different from the Flame-Defying Butterfly in Evans's impression.

The Blazing Butterfly, the dungeon boss, is a giant butterfly in the regular version. In the center is Yulia, whose body is cracked like porcelain.

However, players later fought two versions of the Flame-Butterfly at levels 50 and 80 respectively.

That wasn't a real-life scenario, but a fantasy-constructed possibility. In theory, the players didn't fight the Flame-Bending Butterfly again, but rather, they told their story to an NPC, who then exaggerated it to create a "fierce battle story."

The level 50 version is where Yulia did not hold back, but fully unleashed the combat power of the Flame Butterfly - that is, "there is no possibility of Aiwass in the team."

The level 80 version offers the possibility of the Flame-Butterfly hatching and developing to its full form. This is a limited-time event.

That version of the Flame Butterfly had black hair and black-red eyes.

But unlike the current little butterfly, that version of the Flame-Bearing Butterfly matured to resemble a 20- or 30-year-old Yulia—her black dress burned with blazing flames, and her wings were even more ornate. Not only did its mechanics become more complex, but its frequency increased significantly, and it also gained many new skills.

I hope that the Flame-Defying Butterfly will also grow to that level...

"Go smaller first, little butterfly. It's too hot..."

Aiwass said softly, "Show me your follow form."

The Flame-Defying Butterfly did not reply.

She simply ignited a flame - and when the flame completely dissipated, she transformed into a real butterfly.

It looks like flying fallen leaves, or like a cluster of butterfly-shaped sparks.

Its entire body burned with golden-red flames, and it slowly danced and landed in Aiwass's palm. Aiwass slowly closed his palms, and it didn't hide or dodge. Even as Aiwass closed his hands, he didn't feel anything touch or crush anything.

It's like a phantom.

Not scorching, but warm.

There is also the second chapter today, which I will finish and post around 2 o'clock~

(End of this chapter)