Chapter 93 Ghost Ship on the Atlantic Ocean (8) “Nothing. He will…
While Si Ling was communicating with Toth, the vampires were already evacuating with the others, and they also did not forget to notify the African ghost messenger waiting by the boat to pick them up to leave quickly.
Si Ling saw no reason to worry about this evacuation, as ghosts were much easier to evacuate than humans, and there was no chance of accidents like stampedes caused by panic and confusion. She only needed to be on guard against a sudden appearance by Morlock or the casting of a barrier to prevent their departure, so guarding this area filled with sacrifices was the most appropriate position.
Three minutes later, Aymeric sent a voice message: "Everyone has disembarked. When will we contact you again?"
Si Ling thought for a moment and said, "About half an hour."
Half an hour was enough time for the ghosts to retreat at full speed and escape far away. If Moloch secretly set up a barrier with a ghost wall effect, half an hour would be enough for them to notice it.
But less than five minutes later, a purple vortex suddenly appeared less than two meters away from Si Ling.
Si Ling's eyes flickered, and Xuan Chi blocked her with a long spear inconspicuously. Both of them held their breath, ready to fight at any time.
…but then Satan and Lucifer came out together.
"Why are you here?!"
"Why haven't you left yet?!"
Si Ling and Lucifer spoke at the same time.
Si Ling opened his mouth, and Lucifer made a gentlemanly "please" gesture: "You speak first."
"Everyone else has already left," Si Ling said. "Xuan Chi and I want to wait a while to avoid any accidents."
Then she also made a "please" gesture, indicating that Lucifer should speak.
Lucifer said, "Let's go, let's take care of him."
...Are you sure?
Si Ling hesitated over Lucifer's strength, but considering the delicate relationship between Lucifer and Satan, she suppressed her humiliating question and glanced at Xuan Chi, "Let's go."
Before he finished speaking, thunder roared and lightning flashed, and the earth shook.
The four of them held their breath and looked up, then jumped onto the deck at the same time. The sky above their heads had turned into a gorgeous deep purple... Si Ling looked closely and saw that this purple actually formed a semicircular arc, with the ship as the center, and a diameter of about two or three hundred meters.
So this is a barrier. The good news is that there are no other people within the barrier, and everyone has already evacuated the area.
Si Ling transformed once more, unsheathing the twin swords from his hair. Xuan Chi also transformed into black armor and wings. Lucifer was no stranger to this. Satan calmly observed the two Eastern demons in their "perfect forms," and at the same time, he said to the sky, where lightning flashed rapidly, "Morlock, we meet again."
Suddenly, a strong wind blew up, and the waves suddenly rose to more than ten meters high, then suddenly hit the deck, filling the surroundings with a strong salty smell.
A hoarse and androgynous voice whispered in the air, like the roar of a ghost from hell demanding its life, but it spoke in some ancient language that had long been lost, and neither Si Ling nor Xuan Chi could understand it.
Lucifer translated softly and considerately: "This is Semitic. He says 'Satan, how dare you come'."
Satan responded in the same language, and Lucifer continued to translate: "Satan said, 'Why shouldn't I dare? It wasn't me who lost last time.'"
"Morlock told us to get out of here and not ruin his business."
"Satan said if you have the guts, show your face. Let's make this quick and don't waste time."
"Moloch said Satan will regret it, and he will teach Satan a lesson once he gets the power he wants."
Before Lucifer could finish his last translation, wisps of black mist emerged from the rich purple and quickly gathered into a ball of thick smoke more than ten meters in the air. The smoke then took the shape of a bull's head and an irregular body, at least four or five meters high... The floating body reminded Si Ling of the Dementors in "Harry Potter", but then, further details on the bull's head appeared, and Si Ling suddenly felt that the Dementors were actually quite beautiful creatures.
Because on the bull's head, which was about half a meter wide, eyes appeared. At first, there was only a normal pair, and then pairs and pairs appeared until the whole head was covered. It was estimated that there were hundreds of eyes, blinking irregularly.
“…” Xuan Chi looked away in a nauseous mood.
Si Ling suddenly understood the feeling of "losing SAN".
"Ugh—" Lucifer, who was always elegant and calm, vomited after being unable to bear it any longer. Si Ling looked over in surprise. Satan reached out and patted Lucifer on the back, explaining to Si Ling awkwardly but politely, "He has a severe fear of trying to get out of control."
The next second, the face full of eyes came in front of Lucifer. Satan frowned suddenly and kicked Moloch. Moloch disappeared with a bang. Night fell instantly. The light around dimmed. Diamond-like stars appeared in the sky. It was quiet everywhere, with only the sound of waves.
Then, slowly, there were singing and laughter...mostly men's voices, speaking English.
A light was on in a cabin not far away, filtering through the windows, illuminating the silhouettes of people. The crew were drinking and chatting, the scene lively yet somewhat decadent.
Another illusion.
Si Ling was confused about the situation and didn't act rashly. He turned his head to look at Satan who was still patting Lucifer's back and said, "Mr. Satan, I want to ask, what is Moloch's attribute?"
Satan glanced at the scene before him. "Illusions, and the ability to see into people's hearts, so he uses what he has learned about people's hearts to create illusions. Illusions absorb mana. The longer you stay in an illusion, the more mana you lose."
"It's especially important to note... his illusions are layered. He'll make requests of you in each illusion, and if you inadvertently agree to them, you'll fall into the next layer."
"The more layers you fall into, the harder it is to break free... and the more your magic power will be absorbed by him. It's a terrible vicious cycle."
Fortunately, breaking the illusion is not a difficult problem for Si Ling.
She nodded, feeling a little relieved, and asked again, "How did you defeat him last time?"
"Well... to be honest," Satan laughed dryly, "it's just a head-on confrontation. Face Moloch head-on, face the hearts of those he's captured, and then use magic to take him down. But I have to say..." He sighed as he recalled the face Moloch had just displayed, "He wasn't nearly as powerful last time. No one had worshipped him for over a thousand years then, and that was when he was at his weakest. But now, the worship of humans has greatly increased his strength."
His words made Lucifer see the head covered with eyes again, and he started to retch again.
Si Ling felt deep sympathy for Lucifer's situation. He looked up at the projection of people toasting each other in the cabin not far away and thought: Is this a hard fight?
She casually threw the sword in her right hand to her left hand, her thin lips moved, and her fingers formed runes in the air: "Tian Gang Po Huan!"
The formed rune was boldly pushed out, attacking the cabin. The moment the golden line touched the cabin, the phantom disappeared without a trace. Although the deep purple barrier still shrouded the sky, the Robin had returned to its previous silence, with only the sound of the waves ringing in the ears.
"We need to find Moloch's true form and kill him." She surveyed her surroundings, her voice calm. "I'll go check the lower cabin."
"I'll go with you." She heard Xuan Chi say.
They walked down the stairs on one side of the deck one after another, went down two floors, and came to the cabin on the lowest level.
Si Ling walked towards the long corridor and cast a spell: "Netherworld Vision."
In an instant, everything in the cabin became transparent and blurry. She was concentrating on thinking about Moloch's appearance, so only Moloch's image appeared clearly.
After confirming that Moloch's real body was not on this floor, Si Ling looked up.
Because she was at the bottom of the Mockingbird, she raised her head and could see the entire scene above, but everything was blurry and transparent, and she could not find any trace of Moloch.
She frowned, and Xuan Chi's voice sounded again behind her: "Si Ling."
She turned her head and saw him reaching out to put his hand on her shoulder. Under the influence of the spell, Xuan Chi's face was still clear. He patted Si Ling's shoulder with obvious comforting meaning: "He may have used a special spell to become invisible. Don't worry, we will slowly look for him."
Si Ling nodded, walked into the first cabin on the left side of the aisle, and cast a spell again, trying to find the hidden breath of Moloch.
.
Time goes back a few minutes.
Si Ling cast a spell on the cabin on the deck to dispel the illusion. From Xuan Chi's perspective, Si Ling turned and looked at him: "I want to go to the cabin below where the sacrifices are placed. Moloch might be hiding there."
He nodded and said naturally, "Together."
The two men then walked down the deck, one after the other, to the cabin below.
They walked into the cabin filled with metal cans. Si Ling picked up a can at random, sat down on the spot, opened the sealed lid and took a look. Seeing that there was only ashes inside, he casually poured it out and picked up another can.
Seeing this, he also picked up one and did the same thing as her, asking as he did so: "What's the plan?"
Si Ling said thoughtfully, "Damaging the offerings is a way to anger the one being worshipped. Destroying everything here might force Moloch's true form out."
At the same time, Lucifer's perspective.
Si Ling's dispelling of the illusion brought a sudden sigh of relief. Trusting the strength of the two Eastern Great Ghosts, he felt that his presence wouldn't make much difference. Considering his claustrophobia, Lucifer wisely thought his presence might only cause more trouble, so he walked to the side of the deck to untie the lifeboat tied to the railing.
Satan subconsciously followed him and helped him untie the knot, asking as he did so, "What are you doing?"
"I'll wait for you nearby." Lucifer smiled reluctantly, threw the untied lifeboat into the sea, then climbed over the fence on the side of the ship and jumped onto the lifeboat.
...In fact, for them, the existence of the lifeboat is redundant. He can just float in the sky and wait. However, having a physical object to rely on allows him to completely mess up. The line of sight far lower than the Mockingbird also allows him to no longer have to see Moloch's eyes.
Lucifer landed on the lifeboat and was about to use his magic to propel it further away, but he soon felt a sinking sensation behind him. Turning around, he saw Satan also on the lifeboat.
Lucifer frowned, and Satan spread his hands: "With the two of them here, it's not my turn to take action, right?" After that, he sat down with peace of mind. Lucifer could not refute his point of view and continued to drive the lifeboat to a nearby distance.
Satan's perspective.
Lucifer stood up after Si Ling broke the illusion. They remained silent for a while in some subtle tacit understanding, watching Si Ling and Xuan Chi leave the deck one after another.
Then Lucifer looked at him and said, "You said Moloch would capture people's hearts."
Satan raised his eyes to look at the thick purple clouds hanging high above his head: "Yes."
"What happened the last time you fought him?" Lucifer asked, looking him over.
Satan continued to only look at the rich color and smiled nonchalantly: "Nothing. He can capture people's hearts, and I'm not human."
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