Chapter 302 The Foxes Came and Caught Them All
The sky was at dusk the previous moment, and there was no process in between - it seemed that the next moment, without anyone noticing it, it jumped directly into night.
A waning moon appeared in the sky without any warning.
The moment he saw the moon, Aiwas was even stunned for a moment.
Judging from the phase of the moon, I'm afraid the New Moon Ceremony will be held tomorrow night.
But……
...Is it that fast?
Aiwass clearly remembered that when they arrived, the new moon was still five or six days away. Could it be that the flow of time here was chaotic, not only within each day, but also between days?
He suddenly felt a little worried - don't skip my New Moon Ceremony.
There was something strange about Eagle Point Village. Now Aiwass wasn't even sure what day it was.
At this moment, Aiwass suddenly felt the floor getting cold.
He extended his hand to Sherlock, like a surgeon asking for a scalpel: "Candle."
Sherlock obediently took out a candle from his bag.
Flames appeared from Aiwass's fingertips, lighting it.
The next moment the light came on, the cold and gloomy air under his feet immediately dissipated without a trace.
——The Wild Hunt will not attack a room with light inside.
Not only could they no longer feel the cold, they couldn't even hear the Night Knights' shouts and laughter. Therefore, they had no idea what was happening outside.
"Go put out the fire in the room, and remember to carry the pastor down."
Aiwass said calmly, "I'll treat him first—he must have been knocked unconscious just now. I hope he's okay. But the firepower is all on my side, so it shouldn't be a big problem."
"What happened?"
Haina couldn't help but ask.
Aiwass patted her on the back and said, "Go ahead and do it."
Seeing Haina obediently go upstairs to carry people, Sherlock curled his lips, waved his hand, sucked all the flames in the room, gathered them in his hand, and then dispersed them casually.
He asked in a low voice: "What's going on? Why is there such a loud noise?"
Sherlock rarely saw Aiwass in such a state of disgrace.
Judging from the extent of the damage to his clothes, he was probably seriously injured by the explosion.
"The Noble Red has come, and he has brought the Giant with him."
Aiwass said calmly, "They didn't even push the door open, they just bombed the house from a distance. Luckily I'm here... otherwise it would be troublesome."
With the firepower of Noble Red, it is very likely that the witness can be silenced in an instant.
It was already dusk when they entered the village. To avoid Heleqin and his followers, the villagers stayed indoors at this time of year. If they went out when it was dark, they might not be able to return. Even if they felt uneasy, they probably wouldn't go out to check at this time.
If that were the case, it was very likely that the actions of the Noble Reds would remain unimpeded until nightfall, and countless people would die inexplicably at their hands.
"But why did they attack Eagle Point Village?"
Sherlock frowned, a little puzzled: "There must be a reason for this."
"I don't quite understand. But those people are of the Noble Red after all. Maybe they just lack the materials."
"Too."
Sherlock nodded seriously. "They've been hunted by the Great Guardian lately. It's very likely that this group was dispersed and came here to massacre the village and replenish their supplies."
Unlike Aiwass who just glanced at the newspaper, he did special research.
This is also the reason why he is very resistant and disgusted with demonologists.
Because their evil deeds are gradual and self-reinforcing.
Demons occasionally want to eat human souls, and demonologists are likely to kill people in order to appease their demons, satisfy their desires, or achieve their goals. After all, they don't know how to do anything else, and the mysterious skills they master are used to kill people.
If he didn't intend to kill people, why didn't he switch to a ritual mage? Since he had learned demonic knowledge and summoned his own demons, it meant he already had a tendency.
Since the person has been killed and the soul has been taken away by the devil...if you want to hide your crime, you have to deal with the remaining body, right?
Since the body was going to be hidden, why not take some of the ritual materials from it?
And when demonologists discovered that human materials were far more useful than those of animal materials - not only could they release much more powerful unique spells, but human materials could also replace animal materials in everything they could do; however, there were things that only human materials could do that animal materials could not.
In this case, purchasing large quantities of animal materials could arouse suspicion and lead to reports, prompting inspections by the Supervisory Bureau or the Inspectorate. Naturally, human materials, which are obtained in a more covert manner, are more suitable.
Too many people go missing in Avalon every year. Unless it's a large city like Glass Island, the general supervisory bureau can't handle it—they simply don't have the manpower to investigate. They can only send people back when they happen to find them, but they can't actively look for them.
——How could there be an innocent demonologist in this situation?
This is Sherlock's occupational discrimination.
He believed that while he might not have killed anyone or used human materials in rituals when he first changed jobs, he would eventually degenerate over time. His bottom line would gradually lower.
So from the very beginning, when Sherlock didn't know that Noble Red had taken the Star Antimony people's money, he was already full of hostility towards Noble Red and the demonologists.
At this time, Haina had already moved the pastor down.
He was indeed unconscious, his body frail with age. But fortunately, his life was not in danger… Aiwass checked him and knew he would wake up on his own soon, even without treatment.
"In any case, let's put him in the light, otherwise the Wild Hunt's aura might freeze him and make him sick."
Aiwass said this and let the pastor lie down beside the table. Haina felt that it was not a good idea to let the pastor lie on the ground, after all, he was the one who had watched her grow up... So she went upstairs to move a few chairs.
Haina was in good health, and the Wild Hunt's cold energy had no effect on her. She hadn't felt anything unusual during the previous head-on attack... let alone now that they were safely hidden in the house.
Fortunately, Sherlock arrived in time and repaired the house.
Otherwise, if Aiwass was frozen by the Wild Hunt again, he would be finished if he was attacked by the Punished Demon at this time.
If he moves, he will be beaten by the Wild Hunter; if he doesn't move, he will be beaten by the Punishment Demon.
The previous explosion of the Flame-Butterfly hadn't killed the Punishment Demon, but it had killed all the Demonologists—the experience Aiwass had gained had already told him this.
——A full thirty-two third energy levels, directly maxing out Aiwass’ experience.
Aiwass's experience points had now officially surpassed 5,000. He was now extremely confident about studying abroad in the Christian country.
No matter how difficult the mysterious skill is, as long as you have enough experience, you can master it in seconds...
"Have those enemies been dealt with?"
Sherlock asked cautiously, "I saw a big hole...was that you who did it? How about I go out and check it out again?"
"Don't."
Aiwass stopped her and scolded Haina who was eager to try, "You too.
"The survivor outside is a fifth-level demon incarnation—I've forced him to reveal his true form. He's a punisher... Never mind, you won't understand. Anyway, he's in great danger now, so let the Wild Hunt deal with him."
"...Fifth energy level?"
Sherlock's heart tightened immediately: "The one who attacked the Supervisory Bureau before?"
"Yes. The shorter giant standing with the Giant Prince."
Aiwass nodded seriously and said, "He must be the strongest demonologist in Noble Red... I only managed to survive by using every possible means."
"You used the red-handled sword?"
This was the first thing Sherlock thought of.
"That's not the case."
Aiwass patted the key hanging on his waist and said in a deep voice: "I plan to use it at a critical moment."
This is his strongest trump card at the moment, and it is also a trump card that can only be used once.
The Little Butterfly's self-destruct ability can be used once a day—and now it seems best not to use it carelessly. Or at least not to use Xihuo casually.
The power was quite strong, the fourth energy level was enough to blast the Punishment Demon into silence. If it could reach the fifth energy level, it might have killed it directly.
The only problem was that Aiwass might have been killed in the explosion as well.
Because this thing's killing radius is a bit far...even farther than Aiwass's regular projection radius.
Fortunately, Aiwass took this situation into consideration and took evasive measures in advance, otherwise he would have been almost killed by friendly forces.
"But you still have to be careful..."
As Aiwass spoke, he explained the characteristics and skills of the demon to the other three people.
Of course, he said this to scare them - mainly to scare Haina and prevent her from rushing out in a fit of rage.
After all, this is her hometown.
It's normal to feel nervous when you hear a monster like this has entered the village.
The Punisher was, after all, a legitimate higher-ranking demon, and a higher-ranking phantom demon. In terms of pure status, he was even higher-ranking than the Shadow Demon. He was, after all, the creator of the demon race, a dedicated police officer for punishing other demons, and one of the demons closest to the Fallen Angels.
The highest level of punishment demon is usually level 69, which is the peak of the seventh energy level. As far as Aiwas can remember, there is no punishment demon with a BOSS template.
But this was just a newly born new demon. His level was not high enough, and he was not familiar with his own innate abilities.
The current world level cap is fifty.
And that punished demon is definitely less than level 50 - the demon incarnation does not increase the level when it turns into a demon. He was originally at the fifth energy level, and the demon body he turned into is also at the fifth energy level.
Because a level 50 Punisher, combined with the suppression of a higher-level Phantom Demon, can easily kill a fragile Butterfly in two moves. There's no need to control her and then use your ultimate skill in place.
Even if Aiwas took a step back and said that the punishment demon was indeed at the maximum level of 50 and in perfect condition... at most, it could only win 40-60 against Heleqin in a one-on-one fight.
There are at least six on Heleqin's side.
After all, Heleqin was a Heroic Spirit, a legitimate Titan-fighting hero before becoming the King of the Wild Hunt. He had no Sin Marks, and his special attacks were immune to the Punishment Demons—and without the special attacks against "Sin," the Punishment Demons were just ordinary High-ranking Demons.
As the King of the Wild Hunt, Helechin also has the aura unique to the King of the Wild Hunt.
——Not to mention, there was no way Heleqin could fight him in a one-on-one duel. As a commander-level monster, if he fought, it would be a group of people taking on a single Punishment Demon.
"So don't worry," Aiwass said confidently. "Even if the Punisher survives, a head-on blow from the Wild Hunt will definitely cripple it. Heleqin and his followers can easily chase it far away, but it won't be easy for it to find its way back."
It’s better to say that it’s a good thing that he turned into a demon.
If he were still a giant, he would probably be hunted down by Helechin and his followers with red eyes until the end of time.
Originally, Aiwass wanted to deal with the opponent as quickly as possible, but seeing that this newborn punishment demon was a little weak, he began to have evil thoughts.
——That's a Punishment Demon! Super rare!
Although He is a bit weak as a beast of sin... after all, He relies entirely on special attacks. It is a waste for Him to occupy a position and then only be able to fight demons.
However, this thing is a rare demon after all, and Aiwass doesn't want to miss it.
Even if it is not captured as a beast of sin, its strength has already reached the minimum standard.
It can be used to make cards.
Just like how Aiwass extracted the power of the Shadow Fiend to create the [Spell Card: Shadow Cloak] - although it is impossible for it to actively give its power to Aiwass for extraction, Aiwass can also use a ritual to forcibly extract its power and refine it into a spell card or equipment card when killing it.
Five points of wind attribute mana plus five points of dark attribute mana can be refined into [Equipment Card: Thunder Halberd].
Ten points of wind attribute mana plus five points of dark attribute mana can be refined into [Spell Card: Cruel Binding].
And with fifteen points of wind attribute mana, you can refine it into [Field Card: Thunderstorm].
If you look at it from a long-term perspective, the best choice is actually the [Thundering Halberd].
The red-handled sword was likely hiding a knight-type, light-attributed, higher-level phantom demon, and Heleqin was also a knight-type, higher-level phantom demon. No matter which of them Aiwass captured, he could summon the [Thunderbolt Halberd] to strengthen them.
A sacred weapon with a special attack against demons and the ability to summon lightning—oh my, this is so cool.
If you need to immediately generate combat power, Aiwass can also refine it into [Cruel Binding]. This is the spell that controls the little butterfly. The barbed chains directly bind the person in mid-air and then electrify them. Although it is a control skill, it can also be used as a single-target heavy damage skill.
The venue card is pretty useless, but it's pretty cool. It can be used to cosplay Zhang Jiao and yell "Thunder God, help me!"
Now, Aiwas actually hopes that the Punisher will not be caught up and killed by Helechin directly - just be crippled.
He had to find a way to get some wind mana quickly. Aiwass did bring the card-making materials, so as long as he got the mana pool, he could start crafting immediately.
If Aiwass couldn't get the wind attribute mana pool when he advanced next time, he would have to force himself to become a part-time mage. Even if it meant taking the experience penalty, he didn't want to let the punishment demon go.
——Ordinary people will not drop equipment when they kill demons, but it is different for the Scholar of the Great Sin.
Once Aiwass had finished sealing the card, he would be able to peel off a few layers of skin from the opponent. It was not impossible to directly absorb it into a phantom demon egg.
At that time, the little butterfly was resurrected, and Aiwass and Lily had completed their advancement.
Oh yes, Aiwass remembered. Haina also wanted to participate in this advancement.
Once she completes the advancement, she will reach the fourth level.
——With the help of Aiwass’s red-handled sword, it shouldn’t be a problem to get rid of the half-crippled demon of punishment.
But, just in case...
Aiwass thought about it and decided to capture the earthbound spirit in the hotel first to replenish his strength.
She should be in a hotel nearby.
Although I can't make a phantom card, it shouldn't be a problem to make a spell card.
The second chapter has more than 4,000 words, and today’s update is close to 7,000 words!
(End of this chapter)
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