Chapter 450: How to Kill a Demigod
The moment the talisman left her finger, Angel felt a dangerous aura that made her tremble coming from the front of her. It came from the "disaster talisman" made with her blood.
But the next moment, the breath completely disappeared, and the surrounding dark cave seemed to be dyed with a peaceful color, and a faint light emerged.
Feeling the cold touch of the "Secret Holy Emblem" on his right wrist, Angel knew that he had been dragged by "Pierce Turner" into a nightmare hidden on Pala Island and maintained by many residents.
In front of her, the man in the windbreaker who had appeared in Leiden's dream of working hard to dig for gold appeared again. His face was still blurry, but his tone was completely different from last night, with a metallic texture.
"After leaving the dream, you will take off all the magical items on your body, enter my body, and merge with me. Then, taking my dream with you, you will leave Pala Island and return to..."
He spoke in a calm tone, as if issuing orders to his subordinates.
"Will I?"
A sneer appeared on Angel's lips, interrupting "Pierce".
"...Wait, you can still stay awake?"
The latter asked in surprise at the harsh sound like metal scraping against each other, and subconsciously moved away from Angel who was sneering.
"Perhaps it's because my 'Secret Holy Symbol' came from an angel, not a saint. Also, the third charm I just threw out wasn't 'Slumber'."
Angel raised her right hand and once again showed the out-of-control "Night Watchman" the holy emblem that allowed her to stay awake in her dreams instead of rejecting all dream abilities.
This is also the fundamental reason why she doubts the other party's identity.
In Backlund, she had accepted the Nighthawks' dreams and psychic inquiries several times. Each time, this secret holy emblem allowed her to stay awake in the dream and respond perfectly. But if the holy emblem's only function was to resist entering the dream without any reason, it would be like holding up a large sign that read "I have a problem", completely failing to conceal her identity.
If that were the case, how could Pierce Turner, a Sequence 5 senior deacon who had even taken the Sequence 4 "Night Watch" potion and almost ascended to demigod status, be blocked from entering by the secret holy emblem?
After much thought, there is only one possibility, that is, the other party pretended to say that "it is impossible to break through the secret holy emblem" and was actually laying the groundwork for a conspiracy, such as at this moment, or when he really believed in "kind Pierce" and tried to get close to his body and end his suffering.
If this is true, then the other party's purpose of inviting him to kill him is very suspicious. Can a demigod really be easily killed by a mid-sequence Beyonder even if he has no defense at all?
Could it be that... this senior deacon who claims to be fighting against the evil Pierce is actually... the evil him?
And the one who obstructed the dialogue several times at critical moments was actually the Pierce who really wanted to end it all?
Following her thoughts, the holy emblem on her wrist, dotted with bright stars and a crimson moon, flashed with the light of the night. The hazy colors around her faded away, returning to the pitch-black mine.
Right below her, the piece of "Pierce", who had also returned to his physical form, let out the same sharp cry as in the dream, moving his bulky body, ignoring the cracks on his rotten skin, and extending his yellow and white feathers in clusters, desperately trying to avoid the trajectory of the falling "disaster" talisman in the air.
He also felt the dangerous aura emanating from the talisman, which was enough to cause his body, which, although contaminated, still possessed the status of a demigod, to die immediately!
At this moment, a slightly thin arm suddenly emerged from the mass of rotten flesh torn by the violent movement. It carried yellow-green juice and a foul smell. It slowly and firmly moved towards the black iron sheet and grabbed it in its hand.
"No--"
The roar accompanied by the sound of metallic friction came to an abrupt end. From the arm that touched the "Disaster" spell to the torn flesh, the entire "Pierce" almost rotted and collapsed one after another.
That was not the appearance of decay due to loss of control and reorganization, or half a year of internal strife, but the real quality of "destruction" in every cell from the inside out.
"puff--"
With a dull thud, the huge piece of meat broke apart, like a pool of pus with its skin punctured, flowing to the low-lying area of the pit and quickly solidifying into dark red filth.
Even the stench that was lingering before completely disappeared, as if it had never existed.
Seeing this piece of meat with demigod characteristics die under the "disaster", Angel breathed a sigh of relief and put down the "Good Luck" revolver in his hand.
Seeing that "Pierce" was able to move and almost avoid the falling spells, she was ready to attack first and then take the opportunity to escape from the mine.
There was no way she would come back here without gathering a team of fully prepared official Beyonders.
Unexpectedly, in the end, the only trace of conscience left in Pierce's body actually urged his arm to take the initiative to catch the "disaster" spell and complete this fatal blow.
Indeed, this was only a remnant of the "original Pierce." After losing control during his promotion six months ago, the flesh here, the nightmares of Pala Island, were likely left behind by that mad High Deacon. He wove dreams to expand his sphere of influence, deceived the Mandated Punishers into concealing the truth about the mines, and even feigned a conscience, intending to lure Angel here and use her body to leave the island.
If his disguise was not too deliberate, and if it were not for the fact that he lied to Angel that he could not break through the "Secret Holy Symbol" and pull her into a dream in order to let her relax her guard, Angel might really believe it.
Of course, the result might not be much different. The "Secret Holy Symbol" provided by Ms. Arianna can still prevent Pierce from controlling her dreams, and the slow-moving piece of meat cannot escape the shackles of the mine. Next, he will face a thorough cleansing by the Punishers.
He waited quietly in the mine above until the dark glow of the stars gradually condensed into a dark and unclear object. Then Angel controlled the silk thread, pulled it out of the filth, hung it in the air at his fingertips, and observed it carefully.
It was a holy emblem of the night with yellow oil stains on its surface.
It combined with the contaminated "Night Watcher" characteristics to form a sealed object. Just looking at it from a distance made her feel as if she was about to fall into darkness and fall into a deep sleep, but mixed with some whispers that drove her crazy, it even made her feel itchy all over, especially her right hand, which was hanging with the Beyonder characteristic through the silk thread.
On the back of the hand, fine hairs began to emerge. One of them was particularly long, and in Angel's dark vision, it turned into a curled feather!
Looking at this strange scene, she felt all the pores on her body itching, as if feathers were about to emerge from them.
Not daring to delay any longer, she immediately took out the iron bullet box she carried with her, placed the contaminated holy emblem in it, and sealed it with a simple spiritual wall.
This provides some protection from contamination, but not for long.
Carrying this time bomb with unknown negative effects back to the town is simply disregarding the lives of others.
After thinking for a moment, Angel quickly built a spiritual wall with holy night powder, lit the sacrificial candles, set up a simple altar on the spot, and chanted the name of the Fool.
“…Pray that you open the gates of your kingdom.”
Breaking open a few star crystals to create the "Phantom Phosphorus Eruption", using the spiritually rich material as a sacrifice, she soon received a response from Mr. Fool, who offered the bullet box containing the contaminated "Night Watch" seal.
"Mr. Fool, this contaminated attribute comes from a Nighthawk Saint who failed to advance and fell into madness. Please use your power to preserve it temporarily until I have a chance to return it to the Church of Evernight. As compensation, I will collect more of Emperor Roselle's diaries for you and offer any possible rewards to the Church of Evernight."
This... should be enough, right? I specifically mentioned the Church of Evernight and that this is a Beyonder characteristic left behind by the Nighthawks. Mr. Fool should agree to keep it for me, right?
After praying for a long time with her head bowed, Angel felt a breeze blowing through the spiritual wall. She looked up and saw that the bullet box on the ground had disappeared without a trace.
She praised the Fool in her heart with satisfaction, removed the spiritual wall, looked at the tuft of hair on the back of her right hand, which had stopped growing but was still quite conspicuous, and the smile on her face gradually disappeared. She sighed, packed up the candles, used the wind to control the Holy Night Powder, returned to the main passage of the mine, and quickly left.
As for the filth formed by the bodies of the demigods at the bottom of the cave, she didn't even dare to touch it. Even retracting the seal remotely caused some changes in her body. If she jumped down the cave directly, she might end up like the former senior deacon Pierce Turner. It would be better to leave this matter to the punishers.
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In the distance, Bayam, who had a rare chance to sleep in, was awakened by the illusory sound of prayer. Klein quickly went to the bathroom, entered the Kingdom of Fools, and took the bullet box offered by Angel during the "sacrifice" ceremony.
Listening to the prayers beside him, he opened the bullet box in disbelief, poured out the Holy Emblem of Night, pinched it between his fingertips and observed it carefully. The pollution that was almost fatal to others seemed unusually quiet above the gray fog, and even the oil stains on the surface became dim.
Is this the result of the extraordinary characteristics of a saint, or a demigod?
What on earth happened on Pala Island? How come I received a letter from Angel just the day before yesterday, saying that everything was fine on Pala Island, but today she offered a demigod-level seal?
She... can already kill demigods?
Resisting the urge to click on the crimson star representing the "Queen" and ask her directly, Klein looked melancholy at the "Poseidon's Scepter" inlaid with a sapphire and belonging to the fallen "Poseidon" Kalvetuva. He suddenly felt that this powerful magical item was no longer so appealing.
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