Chapter VII The Action Begins
At this time, it was already dark at night, and the moonlit night was bright, rendering the entire Delhi concession area a frost. The narrow streets were long gone, and on the occasional occasion a drunken man or two stumbled past the church with a bottle of wine.
The three had been hiding in the shade of a tree on the left side of the church for half an hour. The dim light peeks through the windows of this eerie church, and the occasional figure sways in front of the window. Is this figure a priest in the church or someone else? Could it be that the priest was also involved in this group of cult fanatics?
Moon stood behind Rachel and Thea, still terrified. The scene in front of her was like a thriller movie she had seen before, and it made her creepy.
"Let's go!" Thea couldn't bear it.
"Do you know about the 'Hades Array', a dark magic organization?" Rachel asked Thea, but her gaze remained indifferent to the church.
"I heard that the highest-level black mage of the 'Hades Array' was once one of the best mages in Rhine City. But for some reason, he went astray...... "Thea recalled.
"Don't you know that he is an old acquaintance of Master Gramani?" Rachel suddenly retracted his gaze and looked at Thea beside him solemnly, "He, like Master Gramani, has superb mana that ordinary people can't match. Although this black magic is not glorious. ”
Thea's eyes widened in surprise, then she suddenly realized the seriousness of the matter and stopped talking. And when Moon heard all this, he was even more shocked.
Before Moon could fully digest what he had just heard, Rachel suddenly looked back at Moon with a burst of warmth hidden in his cold eyes.
"Moon ......," he said as softly as he could, "we're going to act." Can you hide us with the art of nothingness? This makes it easier for people to sneak into the church. ”
Moon panicked as he recalled the magic notes he had seen in the afternoon, and he had indeed read about this witchcraft, but he couldn't remember the magic mantra at the moment.
"Reluctantly?" Rachel looked at her with a slight concern.
Moon knew that he would be even more embarrassed to admit now that he had forgotten the mantra of witchcraft or that he could not assist them in their use of the art of nothingness. And such an abnormal behavior will definitely make people suspicious. Therefore, now I can only take advantage of the blind spot that Rachel and Thea are both traditional elemental magicians to coax the two.
"No, my mental power is still capable of such simple witchcraft, but ...... Void is a form of sorcery that requires casting materials, and it is impossible to manipulate this magic without the help of casting materials. And this kind of spell casting material, I don't have ...... on my body at the moment," Moon pretended to be sad, lowered his head, and said uneasily.
"......I see," Rachel realized.
Even Thea, who was on the side, didn't make a big fuss about it, but frowned and fell into deep thought.
"Sure enough, I guessed correctly! Due to the different spells they mastered, they didn't know much about the details of the spells they were good at. Moon thought relieved.
"We can't hesitate, let's go down the sewers and sneak into the church." Rachel finally gave the order firmly.
Since it is not clear how many black magicians there are in the church, nor is it clear whether they are black magic apprentices or high-level black magicians, and it is not known whether there will be the leader of the "Hades Array" here, Rachel has to cautiously adopt this method with the highest safety factor at present.
When Rachel used the technique of moving to open the lid of the sewer, a smell of decay came to his face. Moon was startled by this strange and bad smell, and just as he tried to cover his nose, he saw Thea calmly summon a light blue circle of light to cover him. And her expression was calm and serene, as if she did not smell the stench. At the same time, Rachel summoned the same circle of light, enveloping herself and Moon. Suddenly, the pungent stench that had just been felt disappeared.
At this moment, Moon naturally knew the role of this aperture in his heart.
The three of them jumped into the sewer one after another, and although there was a light blue circle of light, the stinking smell of the sewer Moon was completely unsmellable, but the viscosity under her feet and the slowly flowing sewer river not far away still made her sick to her stomach. Rachel and Thea seemed to have grown accustomed to the environment, and they didn't even frown at it.
Do they often carry out secret missions in such a way?
For this reason, Moon did not dare to think too much, in order to hide her surprise and abnormality, she no longer had the extra energy to think about these small things. Perhaps, this is how Munn captured cultists in the past!
The decaying sewers weren't always rugged and narrow, and after two or three minutes of walking, the sewers suddenly opened up, and a handful of slumbers appeared. They were wrapped in tattered blankets, their heads resting against the wall, and they fell asleep. It's like a place for them.
And when the footsteps of Muen and the others sounded, they sat up straight vigilantly, grabbed the wooden sticks and other sharp weapons in their hands, and were always ready to meet all kinds of dangers. It seems that living in the sewers is not the safest option for these impoverished and destitute langs.
But when Moon and the others approached, they immediately dropped their weapons and knelt on the ground reverently, bowing their heads and not daring to look at the three people in front of them wantonly. It wasn't until the three of them were gone away that they looked at their backs in amazement, and then sat back down by the wall with jealousy.
These scenes were seen by the attentive Mune, who did not expect that the status of the magician of Mika City was so noble that it was like a god.
As the dim, dirty sewers began to glow slightly, two passages appeared in front of them. Rachel didn't hesitate to take Moon into the wider entrance on the right. Thea was silent all the way, as if she had become no longer noisy due to the urgency of the task.
As soon as he turned into the entrance on the right, Rachel stopped. He violently moved all the pale blue circles on his body to Moon, but he fell into darkness. He stared confidently at the top of the sewer for half a moment, when suddenly a cyan flame appeared on the fingers of his right hand, aimed directly above his head, and pointed sharply.
The cyan flame suddenly grew larger, then suddenly disappeared in a dazzling halo, and after a moment, it flew back in front of Rachel. I saw Rachel caress the flames with both hands, and suddenly ten fingers pinched hard, and the whole flame burst open, and a landscape fantasy from the outside appeared in front of the three people.
In the dim candlelight, there was an empty utility room. There was nothing but a couple of huge dusty cabinets.
It turned out that this sewer could lead to the church's utility room.
Seeing this, Rachel smiled faintly with satisfaction. It cannot be denied how shocking this cold and handsome man would be once he showed a rare smile. Not only did Thea, who had always been infatuated with him, suddenly turn crimson, but even Moon became red and heartbeat.
The man motioned and prepared to enter the church.
Then, somehow, Thea used some magic to transform the dark sewer wall into a two-person wide exit. When the three people jump out of the sewer, the exit gradually decreases again until it disappears completely.
"How important it is to master a magic!" Moon exclaimed in his heart. It reminded her of what she used to say in modern times: "How important it is to master a craft!" "It seems that different environments also create different lifestyles.
The dimly lit utility room of the church was covered in a thick layer of dust, and the faint glow of the candles showed that someone had been here on this day. Of course, this was just a guess on the part of Moon, a normal person who didn't know magic.
But for the magician, it is not difficult to explain that even if someone wants to light all the candles in this room, even if he has not been to this room, he can do it as long as he works magic. So a lit candle doesn't mean someone has been to the utility room.
Through the sparsely wooden, sparsely woodened doors of the utility room, Moon heard an eerie noise in the church hall. The low, rhythmic sound was like the devil chanting the immortal Sanskrit sound. It wasn't the sound that ordinary people could make in their normal consciousness, it was more like someone who had been cursed by the devil.
"What is he talking about?" Moon couldn't help but whisper an inquiry.
"Don't make a sound!" Rachel hurriedly motioned to Moon.
Thea glared at Moon irritably, and once again threw herself into eavesdropping.
In the midst of this intermittent, sometimes low, sometimes high-pitched incantation, Moon was already agitated, and it was late at night, and a wave of sleepiness welled up in his mind. Moon narrowed her eyes in a daze, and the incantation in her ear was like hypnosis, making her want to cover her head and fall asleep immediately.
Just as her consciousness gradually went blank, a pair of powerful arms suddenly grabbed her shoulders!
That, naturally, comes from the strong arm of the man.
"Moon!"
Someone whispered and shouted to her eagerly. But she felt that she had no strength to open her eyes and see what was happening in front of her. With the help of that warm, powerful arm, Moon leaned groggily against his chest, and finally fell into a deep slumber.
"Damn it!" Thea tried her best to restrain her anger.
Rachel and Thea couldn't help but look at each other, knowing that Munn had fallen under a mild "Mind Charm".
This is a type of apprentice-level magic among dark magicians. When the black magician wants to hold an important party, he will often place a magic circle of "ecstasy spells" around the venue. This kind of magic array can make people sleep for a while, and it can make people lose their minds in the worst way. So using this magic array just in case has always been a common method for black magicians.
However, since it is apprentice-level magic, it will not have any impact on high-level magicians, because high-level magicians have superb willpower and mental power, and this kind of apprentice-level magic array cannot invade their minds at all. Therefore, when Rachel discovered this "Enchanted Spell" that spread throughout the church, he did not worry about Moon and Thea, because they were both excellent and mature magicians.
But now Moon's condition not only surprised Thea, but also made Rachel suspicious.
Since Amber's death, Munn's state has indeed changed indescribably. Moreover, that night, he accidentally touched the "ice overflow" due to his overexcitement, and Moon did not use witchcraft to protect himself. Could it be that Amber's death made her lose her passion for magic? Or is it really just because she is weak?
Rachel looked at the lover he had loved for many years, and his heart was even heavier.