"How's it going? Recent? "In the woods on the outskirts, in the hidden hole**, a man and a wolf are talking cordially.

If anyone was there, they might have been a little surprised to see this—but Heliga knew it wasn't the first time he'd met the wolf.

"As always." Divine Wolf Chat's expression and tone remained unchanged in the slightest, "It's that you've changed a lot...... That magical and weird power seems to be fused better. ”

"yes...... It is also a blessing that drags you down. If you hadn't helped, I wouldn't have been able to see the source of that power so quickly and grasp it. In addition to the series of events in the "West Wind", the wolf Zeite can also be said to have played a great role in this matter, so it is also appropriate to be grateful to him in this matter.

"No thanks, Destiny's Child...... I just did what I had to do. The Divine Wolf did not have an arrogant or smug look, but only said lightly this fact, "You have come to visit today to thank you for this?" ”

"That's just one of the purposes...... Actually, I just heard some rumors. Heliga shrugged, "Some people in the city say that there are wolf monsters in your generation that have repeatedly appeared and attacked human ......."

"That's not our family." The Divine Wolf interrupted without waiting for Heliga to finish, "Therefore, I should not be asked for accountability. ”

"I know it's not you...... Also know that you don't lie about such trivial things. Heiliga smiled, "But haven't you thought about coming forward to solve this matter?" After all, the legend of Crossbell's god wolf or something...... There are still a lot of people who believe in this. ”

"Don't worry about that." The Divine Wolf blinked very humanly, "Fate has been revealed...... Someone will come to help. ”

“…… Since you say so, then I don't care about you. Heiliga said with some confusion, wanting to be a part of these things, but feeling a strange sense of alienation, "Then again, I have one more thing to ask...... It's about the ...... of Stigmata and the Land of Shadows."

Later, Heliga told the wolf Zet, the wolf, everything he had heard from Estelle and Joshua about the Stigmata and the Shadow Country. Zeite only showed a focused expression, but did not show the slightest curiosity or mood swing. When Heliga finished speaking, he thought for a long time before finally saying slowly-

"About Stigmata...... I do know a thing or two. It is a manifestation of the volitional and spiritual manifestation of the power of a great man before the Great Collapse, and it will appear in the right person, after the right "sacrifice" appears—the stigmata is said to have great power, and only a small part of it can be exerted, and it takes a lot to inherit and use this power. As for the "Shadow Country...... In a sense, it is the crystallization of ancient civilization technology, a special result of the embodiment through the medium of "stigma". Very interesting...... It seems that this has never happened before. ”

According to their descriptions...... "stigmata" seems to be able to control the entry of people who have been in partnership with or acquaintance with the bearer, and are forced to play the role required by the stigmata itself—of course, it is actually a subconscious collective within the bearer himself. But...... I was not embodied in it...... I just ended up there as an empty shell. ”

"That's the 'record' in the world that's in trouble." Zeatt replied without hesitation.

"Sure enough...... What do you know. Heiliga's eyes lit up, "Then let's talk about it." ”

"Sorry...... Because of the limitations of the Ancient Covenant, I cannot ...... you"

"I know that the Ancient Covenant will be less binding with the disappearance of the Arcana. So it's just that you're making excuses. Heliga stared at Zeit, repeating word for word the information he had heard from Regunat, "After the capture of the Ring of Radiance, he confided a lot of information about the Void to us...... And "magical" ...... It was annihilated and disappeared many years ago, right? ”

“…… My friend even ...... these things Hehe, it seems that he really likes you. The wolf was surprised at first, but when he saw the determined look in Heliga's eyes, which did not seem to be fake, he could only sigh and give up, "Okay...... Now that you've said that, I'll make some guesses about what you're going to do as the guardian beast of the Phantom clan. ”

"Listen up."

"Illusion...... It is a special attribute that appeared at the time of the creation of Semria in order to express human cognition and various fantasies...... Mortal forces cannot interfere with it, and it does not exist under normal conditions in nature—and with similar properties, there are "time" and "space" that cannot be easily shaken...... Together, they constitute the "three attributes of the upper level" known to mankind. ”

"I know all of that...... In reality, Warcraft will have different characteristics and have endurance and weakness for different conventional attributes of guiding magic, but for this high-level attribute magic, their resistance is almost the same. Heliga nodded, although he had never used channeling magic himself, but he had a lot of users of channeling magic around him, and when they interacted with each other, Helliga could learn a lot from it.

"Yes...... However, for special beings such as "Arcana", "Stigmata", "Ancient Relic", etc...... This superior attribute is no longer something unattainable...... For these things, on the other hand, the superior attributes are nothing more than things they manipulate - through the action of space, time, and human cognition, these ancient relics and strange power inheritances can affect many things that are difficult for humans to understand - in other words, the secrets of humanity are nowhere to be hidden among them. No matter how much you want to keep the secret, it will be unraveled under the influence of the superior attribute - that is, those of your companions, no matter where they are in shape or what they are doing, as long as the power of the "stigma" is combined with the "ashlar" to fluctuate, they will be unconsciously affected. ”

"And the reason I didn't suffer from this...... "Heliga's eyes narrowed, "is it really because of his existence?" ”

"Yes...... The part of your power that makes up you, even I can't see the clues, let alone the stigmata that is not famous for dominating the "illusion" - the ghost of you that was copied into the Shadow Nation is the result of "assuming you are not fused" based on its own calculations, and then simulated and projected - as for why the girl next to you is not affected...... Maybe it's just because your power protects it at the same time. ”

"Is that possible?" Heliga wondered, "My power...... Subtly influencing the people around you......"

"After the power is fused, it is still you who dominate it." "Maybe it's hard to understand this in words...... But it does have a connection. ”

At this point, the wolf stopped talking. Heiliga fell into deep thought.