Volume 1 Despair and Dawn Chapter 53 The Atonement
Cornelia originally thought that after finishing today's prayer, she would go to bed directly, after all, it still takes a lot of energy to get familiar with the new magic for a day, if it weren't for the fact that prayer is a daily homework, Cornelia would like to go to bed directly and recover the spiritual seeds that have dried up.
But just as Cornelia was rubbing her temples and walking to the bed, her high perception made her feel that old John seemed to be rummaging through the room, and it was already the middle of the night, which was a little strange.
But then there seemed to be some sound of Suosuo's dressing coming from the room, although the movement was very slight, but because the sound insulation between the rooms was a little bad, plus Cornelia's own attributes, it could still be faintly heard.
Combined with some of the things that Old John asked him two days ago, Cornelia felt that his actions tonight were definitely not as simple as wanting to go out and see the night view.
Cornelia, who already had a headache, had to get up and lie down by her door, wanting to hear more clearly, but she didn't hear it, but heard that Old John seemed to be ready to go out, so Cornelia also pushed open the door of the room when Old John pushed the door, and wanted to ask herself where the landlord was going so late?
In the face of Cornelia's questioning, old John seemed to be a little panicked, he was not afraid of Cornelia, but he was afraid that the sound of the two of them would wake up the sleeping Dorothy, if his daughter saw him like this, he would definitely not want to go out today.
"Hmm... Yes... I can't sleep and want to go out for a walk, hahaha. When Old John finished speaking, he laughed dryly, and laughed very quietly, as if he was afraid of alarming Dorothy in the next room.
"It's late, Mr. John. Cornelia nodded Old John with words, and it was reasonable that she didn't want Old John to go out at this time, after all, the situation was unknown, and she might encounter some danger when she went out now.
Old John frowned, not because Cornelia's words were unhappy, but because he could still hear the meaning of concern, it was because he really cared that Old John felt a little tricky.
But there are always things in life that have to be done, and some are even more important than life.
"Well, maybe you're right, it's too late. Old John pretended to be light-hearted, and turned and went to his room, waving to Cornelia as he turned.
Cornelia looked at Old John's back, and felt that her head hurt even more, she obviously felt that the man opposite did not give up his thoughts, and then he would definitely avoid him, he couldn't specifically block him, besides, he was still "seriously injured" If he is so energetic, it will be counterproductive to cause any misunderstanding.
If Don is here, he can sneak with him to see what he is going to do, as for himself?
Cornelia looked at the robe on her body, not to mention that it was not conducive to action, the pure white robe was simply no longer conspicuous in the dark night, and she would follow it by herself, not to mention the skill, the decoration alone would be enough to be discovered a hundred times.
"Besides, only a thousand days to be a thief, how can there be a thousand days to prevent thieves, it is better to let him go out and do what he wants, and with Dorothy, presumably Mr. John will not go to too dangerous places. ”
Cornelia figured out the crux of the matter, turned and went back to her room, but instead of going to bed, she sat on the bed and waited for Old John's next move.
Old John here returned to the room and secretly scolded himself for being reckless, he should wait for the young lady to fall asleep before acting, and then Dorothy will know that she wants to go out in the middle of the night, and she will definitely be more careful with herself, and it will definitely not be so easy to go out with her daughter in the middle of the night, and the best opportunity is tonight, and everything will be investigated tonight.
Thinking of this, Old John was a little upset, pulled out his short sword, and began to wipe it with a rag over and over again, I don't know how long it took to wipe it, and Old John's mood calmed down.
He wasn't afraid of Dorothy, but he didn't want Dorothy to be involved in it, and if his guesses were true, it would be terrible, and for a girl, there was no benefit to knowing this.
"Children should smile at the sunshine of tomorrow and not be forced to accept the darkness. ”
After wiping the dagger again, old John felt that the time was almost up, put the dagger back into its sheath, stood up, waited a little longer, and after making sure that the two girls should be asleep, he opened the window in the room this time, and went straight out of the window.
Cornelia was closing her eyes and recuperating, thinking about why there were so many strange proverbs in her head, and the rhythm was still very strange, when she heard the sound of a slight weight falling to the ground, she instantly opened her eyes and looked in the direction from which the sound came.
"Sure enough, I walked through the window, and it seems that my mind is really firm. ”
Cornelia thought to herself, the movements of her hands were not slow, and she directly made a prayer, and at the same time, she whispered silently on her mouth, and a faint light began to emanate from her body, as if she was preparing some powerful magic technique.
When Old John passed by Cornelia's window, her prayer was finished, and a band of light made of unknown languages flew directly out of the window towards Old John, who was walking cautiously.
When the light band was thrown into Old John's body, he just felt that his body was suddenly much warmer, and the cold wind of the night was not so biting, Old John turned around to find out what was giving him this feeling, but he looked back and saw exactly the same scenery as usual, except for the dim light, there was no difference.
Old John shook his head, thinking that it should be his own delusion, so he continued to leave cautiously.
After he left, because Cornelia dared to gasp after the spell was completed, for fear of alarming Old John, she had almost exhausted all her mental power today because of learning magic, although she had recovered a little just now, but releasing such a powerful magic spell still made her feel the pain of her head exploding, and she sat on the ground for a long time, and Cornelia slowly recovered some strength.
Climbed into bed with difficulty, and the moment her eyes closed, Cornelia fell into a deep sleep, but the effect was still very strong after consuming such a large amount of divine art.
Divine Spell - Atonement: Makes the target immune to Critical Damage that does not exceed the caster's rank once, for twelve hours, and the same target can only take the Atonement once a day.
The powerful effect directly makes the person who receives the words of atonement equivalent to an extra life, although it has a limit that does not exceed the rank of the caster, and it is not a real rebirth, but it is precious enough.
Old John familiarly avoided the guards patrolling the street, and looked at the young men, and Old John had a reminiscing look on his face, as if he remembered the time when he and Bert had trained and patrolled together.
"But these boys are still a little hot, and Jack's training is still light. Old John sighed inwardly, and continued slowly along the route of his memory, and his goal was the black castle outside the town.
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"Damn, damn it! It's just one step away, my strength, my strength!" Viscount Sypha, holding his head in his hands, his body trembling slightly, like a drug addict.
The red light in his eyes loomed, as if he was fighting something, and from time to time he let out a meaningless roar, but fortunately the people in the castle had already been sent out by Mr. Viscount to reduce expenses, and only during the day there would be servants to clean up and cook for Mr. Viscount, otherwise this roar alone would have made people call the guards to come here to take a look.
However, the guards patrolling outside the castle were still doing their own thing, as if they hadn't heard the roar, but the faint red glow in their eyes showed that things were not so simple.
After the low roar slowly disappeared, it was replaced by the beating sound of a heavy and powerful heart, and the sound of thick breathing, echoing in the empty hall, accompanied by a tooth-aching popping sound, the dark hall swallowed Viscount Sipha's mouth whole like a big mouth, chewing and swallowing slowly, the only sign that the viscount was still alive was the red point of light that loomed in the darkness.
Old John wiped the sweat stains on his forehead, let out a sigh of relief, his heart was beating wildly, and at the same time, he was secretly admiring Viscount Sypha, but he still had an aristocratic background, and he was almost discovered by the patrolling guards several times, and he was not at the same level as the militia outside.
When another group of footsteps had gone away, old John poked his head out from behind the wall, checked the situation around him, and saw that there was no one else, and then he walked out from behind the wall and continued his way towards the castle.
A closer look at the castle is completely different from the outside, only a black castle can be seen outside, and up close, you can see that the black walls have begun to peel off, and even some walls have cracks, and they are crawling with vines and other plants, which is obviously very dilapidated.
Old John looked at the castle and sighed, and suddenly heard a low roar from the castle, which directly frightened his hairs to stand on end, as if the owner of the roar was suffering some great pain.
"The roar was somewhat familiar, and it seemed to be that of Viscount Sipha. Old John was shocked, and felt as if the viscount had been tortured in some way.
Old John went straight through the window of the castle, and slowly approached the hall where the roar came from, he drew his sheath and slowly approached the door of the hall step by step, and when he arrived at the hall, Old John slowly poked his head out, trying to see the specific scene inside, and was thinking about what he should do.
The black rumbling hall couldn't make out what was going on inside, and the unsettling roar was gone, and he blinked to see two red lights staring at him.