The second step of the ritual is to infuse liquid soul into the back of the doll's neck, a part that is not easily discovered or damaged, and is also the entrance to the very center of the doll's body.
Qi carefully poured the liquid from the test tube, meticulously ensuring not a single drop was missed. Surprisingly, there was not a trace of liquid left in the test tube. This step could be considered a success.
In that instant, Philsa felt a sudden surge of demonic energy erupting from the doll's body. Not only that, Jelu and Qi also witnessed layers of wind curtains enveloping the doll, forming a tornado with the doll as its eye, resisting anyone else from approaching.
The three of them retreated. The surrounding amethyst lamps flickered on and off, affected by the intense magical fluctuations.
Qi explained, "Miss Shirley is indeed a master of wind magic. Her magic is beginning to awaken, and it's almost frightening me."
She also said that the current process is a process in which magic, soul and puppet merge with each other, and no one should rashly approach and interrupt it, otherwise they will bear the consequences.
The doll is protected by a wind curtain, during which time it will be reshaped into the human form remembered by the soul.
The layers of air curtain overlapped, almost forming a spiraling, semi-transparent wall.
This situation would likely last for half a day. At this point, the three could only pray to heaven, hoping that this final step would go smoothly.
5. “During this time, I have things I must do.” He stood up and straightened his long-disheveled clothes.
"Is Mr. Philsa leaving? But at this crucial moment..." Qi was surprised by Philsa's sudden decision.
From the moment she entered the altar, Jelu had no idea what Felsa was thinking, and she intended to advise Felsa not to leave rashly for the time being.
"With the two of you here protecting Sherry, I'm relieved. I have a reason to go out. The Midnight Slayer will be arriving in Amethyst Town soon."
Philsa planned to take the initiative and confront the Midnight Slayer before the mercenaries could find him. Qi, upon hearing this, was startled and hurried to the crystal mirror to assess the situation outside the hut.
Not only that, she also maximized her monitoring range. Sure enough, she spotted a mercenary group approaching Amethyst aggressively—no, they seemed to have already arrived at Amethyst.
There was one thing that Jielu couldn't understand: "Why...did they know everything about our actions from the very beginning?"
Felsa did not answer directly, but instead offered thanks and walked out of the altar. Seeing this, Jelu followed closely behind, and only then did he voice his guess: he had previously suspected that a familiar was secretly monitoring him.
And now, their purpose in coming to the Amethyst...
“They probably already knew we would return to Amethyst. Even if they didn’t, they would definitely come to Amethyst to pay respects to their fallen comrades.”
A few days ago, Firza killed one of the key members at midnight, and not only that, he made the death look gruesome.
Any of the deceased's companions would surely have hated the murderer to the core. In fact, this was one of the reasons why Red Blade led his team in a fierce pursuit of Philsa and Gerlu at dawn that day.
Jelu recalled her out-of-control companions from that time, a white and chilling terror washing over her. This time, she knew he would fight again with all his might, for the enemy was the Midnight Slayer.
"Are you healed? You should stay here and watch over Shirley. I can handle it on my own." As she spoke, a thought suddenly occurred to her—perhaps dying in battle wouldn't be such a bad ending.
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could you possibly handle Midnight Slayer and his gang by yourself? Even if you were to deal with their leader alone, you might not be a match for him."
"But it's the same whether you're alone or not..."
"I still have an ace up my sleeve. And I must take my own revenge."
Ace... Could he be referring to his own "Demonic Blood Rampage"?
No, that's not the important point. He just mentioned "taking revenge personally"?
"Revenge? What do you mean?"
"Yes...we must take revenge."
"Whose revenge? Ah, could it be... him? Yug? How could that be?" Jelu finally understood, but she still couldn't believe it.
“I know Yug too well. He always keeps his word and never procrastinates. His disappearance this time has already made me very uneasy. I later heard that he was going to the Midnight Slayer alone, and I guess he is already… I hope I’m wrong, I hope so.”
Philsa didn't look back and walked straight towards the exit.
Although the secret passage had many branching paths, these were truly invisible to him, who was blind. He relied on his senses to find his way back to the exit. Jelu followed him for a long time, constantly urging him to turn back.
"Really? Is that really true?"
"Even if he didn't die by the swords of those mercenaries, he died in their trap. There's no mistake."
It turns out that not long ago, when he heard Qi mention Yug's whereabouts, his comment "As expected, as expected" had this meaning.
He must be feeling terrible right now, having lost a close comrade. So he decided to take revenge on the Midnight Slayer.
“Their leader’s target is me, to avenge his comrades with his own hands. I will also avenge my comrades with my own hands.”
"Even if you were alone, you couldn't possibly repel such a large group of mercenaries, could you? I want to go with you!"
"No, you must stay here and protect Sherry. There can be no mistakes. I won't lose, believe me."
Jelu nodded, but still held his hand tightly, unwilling to let go. "I know you won't lose... but you have to promise me you won't die. It's not just me waiting for you, there's also... Sister Shirley!"
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