Chapter 132: Flame and Law
"Why not try artillery attack coverage?"
Sitting in the carriage, Angel asked curiously.
Dunn, who was sitting opposite her, rejected the plan to contact the garrison and launch an artillery attack.
"Unlike the last time on the Tussock River, this time the target is in the city, surrounded by many residents. The artillery's accuracy isn't as good as you might think. If the shells land on other buildings, the death toll could be even greater than the casualties caused by the Aurora Society."
"That's right. The subsequent fighting may affect nearby residents. They need to be evacuated in advance, and passersby must not be allowed to approach the building."
Sequence 6 of the "Sleepless One" pathway, "Requiem Master" Soest added. He was still wearing his trench coat, but without a top hat. Instead, he carried a black cane inlaid with gold, which seemed to be his melee weapon.
The other two "Red Gloves" were also sitting in the carriage, sorting their revolvers. Including these two, these five people were all the people who would attack the target building tonight.
The driver was Frye from the Tingen City team. Since he was not participating in the battle, he would leave immediately after dropping everyone off at their location, then notify the nearby patrol officers to evacuate the surrounding crowd and create a cordon to prevent anyone from entering by mistake.
According to the battle details discussed on the way, Soest will first try to remotely pull Ms. D into the dream. If he succeeds, the other team members will immediately enter the villa and launch an attack.
If the dream failed, the result would be no different, except that Soest would attack together with them.
"arrive."
Frye spoke briefly as the carriage slowly came to a stop.
Five people filed out and stepped onto Wendel Street in the North District. The clouds were thick tonight, blocking the crimson moonlight. Only a few street lights were flickering on the entire street.
"Excellent, there aren't any pedestrians here. Frye, drive to the corner and notify the patrol officer. Find an excuse to evacuate the residents of the surrounding buildings. No matter what noise is made here, don't go near."
Dunn observed his surroundings and gave the order.
Frye, a pale, taciturn man, nodded and quickly drove away in the empty carriage.
The two night watchmen and the three "Red Gloves" watched the carriage leave before continuing on foot. Soon they arrived in front of a villa with its own lawn and garden.
Behind the spacious private lawn, the door of this three-story house was closed, the curtains were drawn, and a little light was faintly visible on the second floor. It was no different from other single-family villas on the street.
"This is it."
Dunn whispered that he often patrolled the North District and was familiar with the area. Even in the dark night, he quickly identified the target.
"I'll try to pull her into a dream first, please wait."
Soest handed the "Blood Vessel Thief" in his hand to Lares beside him, crossed his arms over his chest, leaned against the wall outside the villa, closed his eyes and fell into a dream.
He really won't fall like this, Captain Dunn usually falls asleep while sitting down...
Angel looked at Soest, who was standing steadily, then looked at Dunn beside him, and suddenly asked:
"Captain, how different is Soest's Sequence 6 'Requiem Master' from your 'Nightmare'?"
"Hmm? Didn't he tell you before he took action?" Dunn asked curiously, glancing at the sleeping Soest. "In addition to enhancing all the abilities of Nightmare, the Requiem Master can also directly see spiritual creatures and soothe them. This soothing effect is also effective on opponents in combat."
That is basically an enhanced version of "Nightmare", and it doesn't seem to have the qualitative improvement of other sequences... However, the extraordinary ability of "Nightmare" is already very strong.
Angel turned his gaze back to Soest, curious about how long it would take for his upgraded dream-entering ability to pull a Sequence 5 into a dream, but he noticed that "Nightmare" Henry beside him shook his body.
"The captain told us to start the operation. He has already pulled the 'shepherd' and another Beyonder into the dream state. They are both in the bedroom on the second floor. They are the only two people in the entire building."
Henry said as if he was dazed for a moment.
"When the target is of the same or even higher sequence, he also needs to maintain the dream state in the same place, otherwise the other party will wake up and receive a spiritual reminder."
"He can bring his teammates into a dream world and use it to communicate."
Dunn explained to Angel, then took the "Vascular Thief" from Lares and said, "Let's go, let's do it."
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Since the only two enemies in the villa were both asleep, Angel and the other four did not hide their whereabouts, but approached the villa as quickly as possible.
“Click—”
Dunn, the leader, twisted the door lock and found that the door was not locked. He looked around at his teammates and slowly pushed open the thick copper-clad wooden door.
Behind the door was a pitch-black hall, but with Angel's dark vision, he could clearly see a giant statue about four meters tall.
The male giant, chained upside down on a cross, had a unique, vertical single eye. It was placed on a wooden altar slightly above the ground, with dried blood stains on its body, concentrated in the lower half.
This is the statue of the "True Creator"!
Dunn and Henry, who had partial night vision, also saw the giant statue in the hall and knew they were in the right place. Only Lares, as a "psychic", had no night vision ability and could only follow his teammates in the dark hall.
The few of them tacitly agreed not to mention turning on the lights. Although Ms. D had been dragged into a dream by Sost and could not move, out of caution, it was better to maintain a combat environment that was more favorable to the "Sleeping One" and "Assassin".
"The stairs are behind the statue. Everyone, be careful and don't use your clairvoyance."
The hall is designed to be through-type, leading directly to the second floor. The stairs are located at the back of the hall, just blocked by the statue of the "True Creator".
Just as everyone was about to enter the hall and go around the statue to the second floor, a loud and angry roar suddenly rang out.
"How dare you trespass into the Lord's territory!"
With a "bang", the large gas lamp hanging from the ceiling of the hall was lit. The light distorted and magnified by the lens instantly filled the entire room, causing the few people who were used to the darkness to squint their eyes.
A woman in a black robe had been standing in front of the statue of the "True Creator" at some point. Her hood was down, her long brown hair was casually tied behind her head, and her beautiful face was full of anger.
This is exactly what the Nighthawks are targeting tonight: Ms. D!
“Accept the Lord’s favor!”
She raised her hands high, a dazzling light burst out from her palms, and then two flaming spears appeared in her hands.
The spears emitted a blazing light, but did not hurt the holder at all. She swung her arms, and the two spears drew a bright straight line in the eyes of the intruders, rushing towards them at a rapid speed. The dripping liquid-like flames burned black spots on the carpet.
The "shepherd" itself should not have the ability to control fire. Is this... another soul that Ms. D is shepherding?
Angel's mind flashed with a flash of enlightenment, but now she could only dodge the flaming spear. She pulled the slow-moving "psychic" Lares beside her and rushed to the side. On the other side, the two "Nightmares" also rolled on the ground nimbly and avoided the spears that passed by.
"Bang—bang—"
Pushing Lares aside, Angel just took out the "Thirsty Blood" when Dunn had already pulled out his revolver and fired two shots, sending a cloud of blood mist into Ms. D's chest.
Ms. D, who possessed a recovery ability far exceeding that of the "Rose Bishop," sneered. Countless flames like birds flew out from her side, flapping their wings and flying towards the people at the door. There were so many of them that people didn't even think of hiding for a moment.
Holding the seal that looked like a thick, stiff blood vessel in his right hand, Lares regained his footing and stretched out his left hand like a claw, then suddenly closed it.
The firebird in the air disappeared with a puff, as if an illusion had been shattered.
He stole Ms. D's ability to control fire!
Just as Ms. D gathered the flames to form another flaming spear, she lost control under the influence of the "Vascular Thief." She did not panic, but faced the several revolvers in front of her, thrusting her right hand forward and softly chanting the mysterious ancient Hermetic language:
"Gunpowder weapons are prohibited here."
An invisible wave instantly spread out, and the dark golden light intertwined into countless symbolic symbols and magical signs, which scattered in all directions and merged into the void.
Iron laws are in effect here.
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