Chapter 494 The possessed Sherlock is also Sherlock

The swirling flames bloomed like a vortex, and the Queen with Ember Hair, wearing a black gauze dress, was summoned out—

Even though he was in the palace of the Fire Demon, his body had gradually adapted to the high temperature of the environment.

But when Aiwass used that strange magic, everyone still felt the suffocating heat.

She was suspended in the air, with butterfly wings of fire behind her, similar to those of the Flame Tail Beast.

She stretched out her right hand, and the golden-red flames gathered into a beam in an instant, and after a brief delay, they shot forward!

The heat wave stirred the air, creating visible ripples in space. Aiwass, standing behind the Flame-Butterfly, held out his hand to slightly block the view in front of him. His long platinum hair instantly billowed and flew up.

The consultant was blown back repeatedly by the hot wind, a look of horror on his face.

Because he himself is a fifth-level extraordinary person, he knows it very well.

There is no doubt that this familiar pressure... is even slightly higher than the fifth energy level!

——This is divinity!

It is the power of those "gods" in the dream world!

The strange phantom demon summoned by Aiwass's magic is as powerful as the Fire Demon - no, considering that the Fire Demon has the ability to multiply his subordinates and create territories, I am afraid that the Fire Demon will not be able to defeat Aiwass's summons head-on!

He is only a bishop of the third level!

In a trance, the consultant thought of another rumor.

It is said that the Theocracy will soon select a group of human bishops from Avalon to teach them "advanced divine arts."

No one knew what the higher divine arts actually were, for they were a power only accessible to bishops of elven origin, requiring a long period of training to master. They were also a prerequisite for becoming a cardinal and standing for election as the Eternal Pope.

With a mere third-level energy body, he fought head-on against a powerful demon like the Fire Demon, a demon that even a fifth-level transcendent would find difficult to defeat...

This is probably what is called advanced divine art!

The door sealed by Grape's preservation technique cannot be broken even by a full-strength attack from a fourth-level transcendent.

The knights she had locked out were controlled and assimilated by the Balrog. Although they had lost their souls and were merely driven puppets, their power was simply greater than it had been in life—for they had now become the medium through which the Balrog transmitted its power, shaped and infused with the fiery force of the Balrog's "dedication."

Their attack had almost reached the limit of the fourth energy level. Not to mention the gate, even a wall made of fine steel could be shattered with a single blow; not even the thick city gate could withstand their attack.

However, Grape's preservation technique was able to completely block these attacks that could destroy the building. This meant that they had lost their intelligence, otherwise they could even bypass the door and easily penetrate the wall.

However, this gate that had blocked several attacks without any damage was completely melted as easily as paper by a move called "Guided Flame Stream"!

It was like using cotton cloth to stop a burst of flames - it was completely consumed in an instant.

The "Fire Knights" who gathered and huddled together in the narrow and crowded aisle were caught off guard and pierced by the flames!

After the flames lasted for three seconds, they suddenly became twice as thick again.

The original golden-red color grew even brighter, transforming into a blazing platinum like the sun. Another white shockwave roared out, shaking the cabinets and chandeliers in the room violently. A storm formed within this enclosed environment and blew outward.

She slowly raised her hand, and the flame column also moved upward at an extremely slow angular velocity. The earth was burned and melted, and the metal wall solidified by the preservation technique also melted along with it - originally there was no path here, but the flames of the Flame-Rebellious Butterfly had forcibly burned a path.

After ten seconds of continuous spraying, her body suddenly shattered and turned into a flame butterfly, flying onto Aiwas's shoulder.

Aiwass pressed his chest, frowning, a look of pain on his face for a moment: "I tried my best... I think it should be safe now."

Grape, who was staring at Aiwas's expression, happened to notice this.

She turned her eyes and remembered this feature.

...That ability... does it come at a price?

That's normal, after all, he's using such a powerful force beyond his level...

"Ten seconds..."

The consultant murmured.

He was secretly shocked.

The humanoid phantom demon named "Liya" had a firepower approaching that of the Colossus's beams in just the first three seconds of its warm-up firepower. And after three seconds, its power even increased to a higher level, completely surpassing the Colossus's firepower—that was the pinnacle of Star Antimony Golem technology, and each attack was equivalent to a top-tier war machine capable of burning gold coins!

...Perhaps its only drawback is that it's incredibly slow to turn. It takes about six seconds to tilt the nose 45 degrees, an average turning speed of only 7.5 degrees per second.

The consultant took a look - he roughly estimated the length of the burned tunnel with his naked eyes and realized that the range was at least more than fifty meters.

It's about fifty-five to sixty-five meters... Fortunately, this turning speed should be enough to escape, it's not too outrageous.

If her turning speed could match that of the Colossus, she could probably burn a large area of ​​enemies with just one sweep.

However, the ground burned by this flame flow had completely melted into magma. This heat... unless one was a transcendent of the fifth energy level of the Path of Devotion, it was impossible for a mortal to withstand it. Only bishops with a high enough resistance to fire could possibly withstand this attack... No, it was impossible.

It might be okay to just withstand it for a few seconds, but if there were no additional Dao characteristics to increase resistance to fire, it would be impossible for anyone to withstand a full ten seconds of bombardment.

Even a high-ranking demon wouldn't be able to withstand it! Even a colossus would be burned through!

The consultant secretly calculated whether the most powerful "Little Fatty" among the elite spliced ​​corpses he created could withstand the ten-second attack of "Liya".

The answer is no - but it can probably hold up for four or five seconds.

I don't know if this stream of flames has any physical impact. If it rushes in from the warm-up phase, this range should be enough to reach it before being destroyed... No, it's better to use a long-range attack to deal with Aiwass himself.

He took the terrifying summoned creature "Liya" as his imaginary enemy and subconsciously thought about how he should respond.

He subconsciously entered a state of super-intelligence, with azure particles flowing in his pupils.

The blue light turned into flames and floated out from the corners of his eyes.

With the blessing of the familiar super-intelligence state restored, the consultant's mind became clearer.

With all the known information gathered in his mind, he instantly came up with an even more terrifying idea that he was unwilling to admit: since the Aiwass in this world line can summon this terrifying "suspected apostle", does the Aiwass in the real world also possess similar power?

The reporter had said that he had prayed to "Hengwo" and killed the succubus Emma. Of course, anyone with even a passing knowledge of the gods would know that Hengwo would not answer prayers so easily... Though the goddess possessed a gentle disposition, she was the most difficult of the nine deities to please.

But since the reporter said so, it is likely that there were indeed strong remnants of the Path of Love left at the scene.

— So, it's known that Aiwass possesses the ability to summon creatures stronger than higher-level demons, and this ability seems to come from a certain red card. Could it be that the trace left behind wasn't left by Miss Aleister of the Path of Love, but by another phantom demon he summoned from the Path of Love?

It is said that blood rained down at that time. Of course, succubi don't have this ability... The only ones who have this ability are probably night demons.

So at that time, Aiwass used a similar ability to summon the Night Demon of the Path of Love in advance at the third energy level!

That’s right!

This night demon that came from nowhere is the summoned creature that Aiwass summoned using this method!

Thinking further - why does Aiwass, who is on the path of transcendence, summon the Night Demon; and those who are on the path of dedication summon the human-shaped Flame Butterfly?

One possibility is that the Night Demon is a high-level demon, which is related to the path of transcendence. But this also has something that cannot be explained.

Another possibility is that the Emma he was fighting at the time belonged to the Path of Love, so he summoned the Night Demon who mastered the power of the Path of Love; and now he is fighting the Fire Demon Karl of the Path of Devotion, so he summoned the Butterfly of Rebellious Flame...

The consultant had an idea in mind and came up with an extreme logic.

If Aiwass could summon "Lia" from the beginning, then he would not have to be afraid of the Fire Demon. So he could only strike once.

Similarly, if he could summon Night Demons normally, he wouldn't be forced to this extent by the succubus. He could have just summoned Night Demons to accompany him, and Emma wouldn't have dared to act rashly.

Therefore, his summoning must be short-lived, and requires a large amount of mana, and perhaps other costs...

At that time, Aiwass told reporters that he "bears the scales of the Crown Lord, the blood of the Serpent Father, and the blessing of the Twin Mirror" - it was normal for him to be blessed by the Silver Crown Dragon, and humans are all sons of the Serpent Father... but as a priest, he should not lie about this, so he really has the blessing of the Twin Mirror.

"Blessing" is no joke. It is a very serious protection, and it can be said that one is favored by the pillar god.

So this ability might have been given to him by the Twin Mirror!

This is why, despite having a close relationship with the Twin Mirror, he used the power of the Path of Love to defeat Emma.

——Then that’s right!

When fighting against a strong enemy, Aiwass can briefly summon a powerful phantom demon of the same path and power level to fight back... This should be the blessing from the Twin Mirror.

Just use up all the puzzle pieces, no waste!

I have to share this new information with Grape...to prevent myself from getting stuck with it.

Although Sherlock was thinking quickly in his mind, he did not delay at all.

Sherlock's gaze seemed resolute and focused. The moment Leah stopped attacking and transformed into a flame butterfly, he blew a blizzard forward.

The force of frost solidified and cracked the lava, and acrid white smoke filled the air and was blown away by the blizzard.

In the blink of an eye, he coordinated with Aiwass's attack and created a new path that did not exist before but is now a smooth road!

The second chapter will still be a little late, I’ll post it as soon as I finish it!

(End of this chapter)