Chapter 229: Evil Power Witch Formation (Two chapters in one)

In the study room of Count Habsburg's mansion,

a thin middle-aged man in a gray wizard robe sat at the desk and said, "Mr. Count, are you really not going to remind Alonso?"

"Didn't I remind him before?" Count Habsburg stood up and said with an unhappy look on his face.

"Everyone must be responsible for what they do! Besides, once I remind him, it is likely that he will not be the only one who will be notified."

Count Habsburg said as he walked to the desk and stood beside the gray-robed man. He turned his head and asked,

"By the way, old friend, you are free to come here today. It should not be just to visit me. Is it because the higher-ups are preparing to take action?"

The middle-aged man in gray robe did not answer Count Habsburg's question directly. He only said, "My lord, do you remember the great knight of the Zalal rebels who died of poison in prison last time?"

Count Habsburg was stunned when he heard it. He nodded immediately and said, "That incident was my negligence. I didn't expect that even the prison in Meister would be infiltrated by the rebels."

Recalling the scene at that time, although he launched a large-scale investigation after returning from Rossby City and cleared out the rebel spy in the prison, he missed the opportunity to get important information from the mouth of the rebel knight.

By the way, not long after the incident, even the body of the rebel knight disappeared. When he thought of the several functional departments that were like sieves, Count Habsburg could not help but tremble with anger.

But this situation is not unique to Meister County. It is almost the same across the entire empire, and what he can do is very limited.

"Not only was the person poisoned to death, but even the body was..." Count Habsburg shook his head, a little helpless.

"Actually, this is not a bad thing." The middle-aged man in gray robe smiled and continued, "In fact, I put something on the body. I am sure that this body is still in the county city."

"Oh? After the body was stolen, you actually knew the specific location?" Count Habsburg raised his eyebrows and looked at the other party in surprise.

As the empire's observer in Meister County, he did not have the right to ask an observer to cooperate with the action, but as the governor of Meister, facing those people and things in the county city that were beyond his control was always a bit unpleasant.

The middle-aged man in gray robe nodded and said, "Yes, the shadow of the Black Flame Cult is behind this. I understand that there will be a banquet there tonight, and many nobles will attend."

"That. Alonso is also there now."

Hearing the other party's words, Count Habsburg's face sank.

Obviously, these nobles are all related to the cult, and there are quite a few of them. In addition, Alonso is also there, which makes him more passive.

"According to the practice of collecting tributes during cult sacrifices, the body of a great knight is very precious, and the other party must be reluctant to give it up. Since the body of the great knight of the rebels disappeared last time, I guessed that it was most likely in the hands of a cult."

"According to reliable information, there should be a grand cult sacrifice ceremony there tonight."

"My Lord, if you don't send someone over. If you wait for the sword bearer to arrive, it will be too late. After all, they don't know Alonso."

After a while, Count Habsburg sighed for a long time, a little bored.

"Yes, they don't know Alonso, and they won't take me, the Count, seriously. Then send someone to inform him and tell him that I have something urgent to see him about."

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At about the same time.

In the sky, some distance away from the city of Meister County.

A ferocious creature four or five meters long, with a lion's body and an eagle's head, with strong muscles and wide wings, was flying at a high speed.

But what was surprising was that there were two people sitting steadily on the back of this monster. The airflow generated by the high-speed flight bypassed a round cover emitting a cyan glow and rushed backwards.

Sitting on the saddle in front was a sturdy man with a shield on his back. At this moment, he was holding the reins to control the flight.

I only heard the man holding a short stick in the back say: "Captain, what is the mission that we are so anxious to ride the griffin to Meister County today? Why do we need you to go out in person?"

"A more important mission." Since the action has already begun, there is naturally no need to keep it secret. The sturdy man did not hesitate too much and directly told the story.

"According to reports from local observers, there is a cult in Mayest County that will hold a sacrificial ceremony tonight."

"Do we, the sword bearers, need to be dispatched for such a matter? Can't the local Goddess Church handle it?" The man with the short staff asked doubtfully.

"Of course it is not needed for ordinary cult sacrifices. But this cult is likely to communicate with a certain evil god during the ceremony, and perhaps we can successfully obtain a trace of divinity from the evil god."

"The divinity of the evil god? Why do we need that thing?" As if knowing the role of the evil god's divinity, the man with the short staff looked surprised, and at the same time, he was faintly afraid.

"It's not us who want it, but the ones above!" The sturdy man stretched out his finger and pointed upwards, saying.

——On

the other side.

At this time, Ryan had arrived at the door of the mansion of Baron Elliot.

As soon as he arrived here, a faint noise came, and there was a lot of traffic in front of the mansion.

With a casual glance, Ryan saw many luxurious carriages parked outside the mansion. Moreover, most of the carriages had various noble emblems on them. At the same time, there were a few carriages without emblems, which should be the carriages of some wealthy merchants.

Many people dressed like elite cavalrymen or guards were guarding the carriages.

Seeing Ryan's carriage coming, an old man in a tuxedo smiled and greeted him, "Excuse me, Baron Ryan?"

"It's me!" Ryan nodded after getting off the carriage.

"Baron Ryan, Lord Alonso has been waiting for you in the banquet hall for a long time. Please follow me." The old man bowed slightly and gestured with his hand.

Ryan nodded, expressionless.

When he walked into the mansion and came to the door of the banquet hall, Ryan saw Alonso with a smile on his face. The other party was wearing gorgeous aristocratic clothes, and the Cali bird emblem sewn with exquisite gold thread on his chest was particularly eye-catching.

"Baron Ryan, welcome to your arrival. I hope you can spend a happy night here." Alonso said with a smile.

However, if Alonso's words were replaced at this moment, it would have the opposite meaning-'Cherish your last night in this world! '

Ryan had already seen Alonso's fake smile.

In fact, just after he walked into the mansion and came to the door of the banquet hall, Ryan felt the silver conch medal lining his chest vibrate slightly.

What this means is self-evident!

Although Ryan does not speculate others with the worst, in fact, the other party may be much more vicious than he imagined.

Fortunately, he has made some necessary preparations!

"Thank you Baron Alonso for the invitation. I think we should all spend a pleasant night." Ryan glanced at Alonso and said meaningfully.

For no reason, at that moment, being stared at by Ryan, Alonso felt his heart tremble, as if he had done something bad but was caught red-handed.

"Cough, of course!"

"Baron Ryan, please come in!" Alonso's face changed, and he coughed and said.

As the banquet progressed.

There were more and more people in the hall, and it became more and more lively. Ladies in fancy dresses and well-dressed gentlemen hugged each other and danced, and maids came and went with drinks and food.

"Baron Ryan, are these delicacies not to your taste?"

"I'm full, Baron Alonso. I met with the Earl two days ago. This time you invited me here, it shouldn't be just to invite me to taste the food."

Ryan thought about it, and still mentioned Earl Habsburg, hoping that Baron Alonso in front of him would not go further and further on the wrong path.

Hearing Ryan's words, Alonso was obviously startled, and then he suddenly became angry.

What?

Do you think you can escape the disaster by informing your father at this time?

Since you are here today, you can't go back.

Alonso's face became serious and he said, "Baron Ryan, the owner of the mansion and some distinguished guests are very eager to meet you, a young and promising young man."

"They are waiting for you in the conference room inside."

"Okay!" Ryan nodded.

Ryan knew that the real show was about to begin. He

just didn't know how the other party was going to deal with him.

He naturally would not refuse, but followed Alonso through the banquet hall. After passing through a long arched corridor, he came to the door of a relatively quiet room.

Ryan could sense that there seemed to be more people inside, and their breathing was steady.

As soon as Alonso opened the door, he saw that the room was very spacious, with a height of about four or five meters, and it was also a complicated glass carved arch.

There were also complicated carvings on the surrounding walls. In addition, there were dozens of bright wall lamps. Under the illumination of the wall lamps, a circle of nobles of different ages sat inside, dressed in luxurious clothes.

As for why they could tell at a glance that the other party was aristocrat, it was because their luxurious clothes, in addition to the gold or silver lines inlaid, were more eye-catching, the aristocratic emblems of various styles on their chests.

The moment the door was opened, everyone in the room immediately stopped chatting and focused their attention on Ryan's tall figure.

They looked at Ryan with various emotions such as scrutiny, curiosity, and pity. Soon, some people began to whisper.

Ryan found that in addition to the nobles, there were also a few guys wearing the standard robes of the Black Flame Cult mixed in, looking quite familiar.

It seems that the other party has already believed that the victory is in their grasp and no longer needs to hide anything.

At this time, an older noble stood up and said to Ryan in a deep voice: "Young man, you are very courageous."

Ryan said: "I have always been very courageous."

"Besides, one of the requirements for becoming a knight is to have courage, isn't it?"

The older noble was stunned, then nodded, and commented expressionlessly: "Yes, it seems that our Baron Ryan is a knight with courage."

Hearing the old man's words.

Everyone present couldn't help but laugh!

Courage?

What a fool!

Courage, how can it be more important than survival!

At this moment, in their opinion, no matter how strong Ryan is, even if he is a great knight, since he came here, the initiative is no longer in the hands of the other party.

This point. Including life and death!

"Baron Ryan, we don't actually need to go to this point today. For example, if you sign a contract now and swear to serve the Black Flame Church, I think..." After the laughter gradually subsided, the older noble continued.

At this time, Alonso's butler Michel hurried in and said to Baron Alonso who was watching with great interest: "Baron, Earl Habsburg's messenger is waiting for you outside. He said that the Earl has something urgent to talk to you about."

Hearing the other party's words, Alonso was stunned.

"My father is looking for me?"

He shuddered when he thought of his father's majestic face.

But soon, he only heard him mutter: "Is he going to scold me for something again?"

Alonso looked at the scene in front of him, how could he bear to leave now.

If he went back earlier, he would be scolded

. If he went back later, he would also be scolded, but at least he could see the big show he had been looking forward to for a long time. He also wanted to see the desperate and wailing expression of Ryan.

So, Alonso looked at the situation that was heating up rapidly in front of him, calculated the time, and said: "Tell the messenger to tell my father that I will be back soon, half an hour, at most half an hour!" "

Okay, sir." Michel glanced at the familiar figure in the conference room and hurried away again.

In the center of the conference room.

"Enough!" A scolding came!

"Huh? What did you say?" The old nobleman couldn't help but look at Ryan in surprise.

Could it be that the young man in front of him

couldn't see the situation clearly? How dare he talk like that?

Is he stupid, or does he really have courage?

"I said enough!" Ryan said calmly.

"If you have any means, use them all. My time is precious."

Although Ryan's face was calm when he said this, everyone present felt the firmness and strength in Ryan's words.

It was as if at this moment, they were insects gathering in the darkness, and Ryan was the knight shining in the sun.

Immediately, the elder noble showed a regretful expression, shook his head and said, "Is that so! That's really a pity."

"Then we can only let you become the sacrifice of our prayers."

The elder noble tilted his head and nodded slightly to Lamar who was mixed in the crowd.

He was entrusted by Lamar to be the leader, and by the way, he tried to persuade Ryan according to Lamar's intention.

Lamar crushed the object in his hand that looked like a key.

Suddenly, the brightness of the wall lamp decreased, and the whole room suddenly darkened, and some strange changes suddenly occurred on the ground and walls.

The silver conch medal on Ryan's chest could not help but vibrate violently.

Some dense black and red lines appeared on the ground and walls. These lines suddenly became larger and thicker from the thickness of a little finger, as if invisible living things, bypassing these nobles and black flame monks and rushing straight to Ryan.

At the same time, a mixed smell of rottenness and blood filled the whole place.

But what surprised Ryan was that everyone present seemed to be unaware of it.

These black mists, like living creatures, kept rushing to Ryan's position. Soon, Ryan was covered with this black mist.

Seeing this scene, everyone had an expression of winning, and Lamar was no exception.

As the person in charge of setting up this evil magic array, he knew the effect of this magic array too well.

This evil magic array has two functions.

First, its evil energy can erode the range of the magic array. All people without special marks will be gradually imprisoned and weakened by this evil energy once they are infected.

At the same time, this effect will become stronger and stronger over time.

Secondly, the second effect is gain. For those with special marks, the evil energy will strengthen them to a certain extent.

This is why everyone present thought that Ryan was doomed this time.

Because even a great knight, under the influence of this evil magic array, will not be much stronger than a senior knight, but on the contrary, their strength will be further enhanced in the magic array.

With this rise and fall, they really can't think of a reason why Ryan can win!

However, Lamar, who was mixed in the crowd, saw this scene and felt something was wrong in his heart!

Why?

Because Ryan's expression at this moment was too calm.

At this time, a young nobleman on the side seemed to be unable to suppress his excitement. He stood up and walked to Ryan with a victorious attitude, saying jokingly: "It's a pity that the so-called genius knight is going to fall like this!"

"I heard that Baroness Crowley has a close relationship with you. Don't worry, after you become the nourishment of the ceremony. Our dear Baron Alonso will enjoy it for you."

Hearing the words of the young noble, the nobles who planned to watch the show laughed even more!

"As for me, I heard you have a 10-year-old sister? Coincidentally, I like little sisters too."

"Bang!!!"

Ryan, who was surrounded by black air, suddenly threw a punch like lightning and hit the opponent's forehead directly!

Ryan, who has the talent of "primary steel body", is no different from a hammer even with his bare hands.

Suddenly, the young noble's head suddenly exploded!

Although the young noble's body had no head at this moment, his whole body was twitching. After holding on for two seconds, it collapsed like a snake with its spine pulled out!

Suddenly, the conference room, which was originally as lively as a vegetable market, was silent!

The group of nobles and black flame monks in front of them were like ducks with their necks pinched, with their eyes wide open and their mouths wide open, staring blankly at the scene in front of them!

Their faces were full of fear and confusion!

At this moment, they were all shouting in their hearts:

"How is this possible!"

"Shouldn't he be imprisoned?!"

"How could the evil power witch formation have no effect!!!"

Including Lamar, the one who set up the evil power witch formation, their eyes widened and they stared at the headless corpse on the ground.

And Ryan, who was originally surrounded by black air, was now glowing slightly.

Only then did they realize that the black air that was lingering on Ryan's body had never been able to penetrate the other party's body from beginning to end, and at this moment, the light blue light that began to emanate from Ryan's body gradually dissolved the black air!

In addition, the sacred charm contained in this light blue light can be felt by everyone present.

"The power of the goddess?"

"Ryan, you are actually from the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess Church?"

Alonso couldn't help but lose his voice.

After smashing the man's head with a punch, Ryan spoke for the first time.

"If that's all, the Black Flame Cult really disappoints me!"

Everyone present couldn't help but get angry for a while.

"Go and kill him!"

"While he has no weapons now!"

A mess of curses rang out!

Although Ryan didn't know why at this moment, he relied on the magic of the Monsoon and Ocean Goddess Church to obtain the effect of immunity from evil power.

But they still felt that there was still a chance of winning.

First, Ryan was empty-handed at the moment, and the combat effectiveness of knights with weapons and knights without weapons was a big difference.

In addition, although the evil power witch formation failed to imprison and weaken Ryan, their strength was indeed enhanced by the witch formation!

This is also the reason why everyone present felt that they could still kill Ryan on the spot by relying on the advantage of numbers.

At this moment.

"Boom!"

The glass of the dome of the conference room suddenly shattered!

A huge bird of prey flapped its wings and fell from the sky. After dropping two objects, it rushed into the sky again. The black mist just reacted and could no longer find the other party's trace.

Ryan caught the two objects, a brand new war bow and a quiver containing twenty steel arrows.

Seeing Ryan holding the bow and arrows, those who were familiar with him, such as Lamar and Alonso, were stunned!

Isn't Ryan a genius in hammer and swordsmanship?

When did he switch to a bow?

The nobles who were not familiar with him looked up at the dome with a big hole in it, and then looked at Ryan holding a huge war bow, and looked at each other in bewilderment!

Just now, they said that the other party had no weapons!

But what's going on now?

And what's the matter with the big bird?

It's not that Ryan deliberately chose weapons, but at this time in this area, letting the greyhound war dog Cookie rush over to deliver weapons is likely to be entangled by this evil black air.

The Blood Feathered Hippogryph was so fast that the Black Qi had no time to launch an attack before it could escape.

While the opponent was stunned, Ryan shot his bow like lightning!

"Bang!"

The bowstring vibrated!

"Shua!"

A steel arrow pierced through the abdomen of a Black Flame monk like lightning. With the blessing of Ryan's "Intermediate Giant Strength" talent, Ryan's arrow shot out an effect similar to that of a heavy sniper rifle in his previous life!

After hitting the opponent's body, it directly pierced the opponent's chest and abdomen with a fist-sized hole!

"Rapid continuous shooting!"

Ryan's whole set of actions, including drawing arrows, nocking arrows, aiming and shooting, was so fast that it left several afterimages in everyone's eyes.

For a moment, it seemed as if Ryan had four arms, shooting arrows at the same time, and he shot the effect of a small team of elite archers firing at the same time.

After just a few seconds, there were only a few people standing on the field!

Lamar was able to survive because the protection of the Black Qi shield on his body at this moment allowed him to resist Ryan's arrows.

Alonso hid behind a column when he saw the situation was not good.

At this time, Lamar was still very glad that he chose this place.

This place is not anywhere else.

Because this is his home nest!

"Haha, Ryan, do you think you are sure to win? I have known for a long time that it is not accidental that you have unexpectedly turned the tables every time in so many attacks."

"Because you have always been reserved about your strength, but unfortunately, this time, there is no way you can turn the tables!"

The next second!

"Crack!"

The floor of the entire conference room shattered!

Including Ryan, Lamar, Alonso and other survivors, all fell into the huge hole below.

(End of this chapter)