To her surprise, Falina discovered that the straw was still there.

Even though it was only a few feet away from itself, it never pressed down.

The background of the story of the Shadow is not much different from the "history" in the mouth of the ancient witch of Tachira, but it does not completely deny the church, and when she sees the people in the play not hesitate to carry such a burden in order to turn the tide and fight against the enemies of hell, she even feels a hot current in her body that she has not felt for a long time.

So much so that when most of the mortal high-level leaders of the Demon Shadow Hermes suddenly rebelled, she clenched her fists tightly, eager to go up and beat them to the ground one by one.

It is these people who have caused the church to forget its original purpose and turn from being needed to a monster that eats people.

The most hateful thing is that those who know the inside are tight-lipped about the existence of the devil, while at the same time cultivating their followers with the idea of salvation - which has caused countless warriors like Master Tucker Thor to die with noble beliefs, unaware that they are only acting as instruments for their power.

Her allegiance shouldn't be like this.

The question is, why did the King of the Grey Keep show this side of the church...... Isn't he really going to take this opportunity to plunge the church into the abyss once and for all?

Or did he not take it to heart at all?

Just as Falina was in turmoil, Hermes' pursuers caught her attention.

She wouldn't react even a few quarters of an hour in the morning - for the desperate, whatever happened around her was irrelevant. But now, there are waves in her heart, and the strength of the past seems to have returned a little bit.

Farina herself was the elite of the Inquisition, and that change was enough for her to spot something unusual.

The ground trembled slightly.

This is exactly what the Inquisitors are saying as they gallop their horses.

She had been in Hermes for five or six years, and was already so familiar with such movements that she could judge the number and distance of the people even without her eyes.

Sixteen horsemen, two squads—the same number of pursuers in front of them.

If the touch had been there from the beginning, she might have ignored it. But the magic shadow is just a fictional illusion, no matter how real it is, it can't replace the reality, such as looking down and not being able to see your body, and touching still depends on the surrounding environment...... Because of this, the sudden extra feeling is particularly noticeable.

Something, she realized—had changed!

As the thought came to her, Falina saw her own body.

What the hell is this...... What's the situation?

But even more incredible is yet to come.

The surrounding moviegoers also appeared in front of her one by one.

Joe is no exception.

"Farina, we're ......" he turned his head blankly.

A very bad feeling came over her, and Falina jerked back, but nothing touched it—the chair she had been sitting on at the beginning was gone.

"Please help us, please!" the Guardian and the Witch seemed to notice their presence as well, and ran towards the crowd in a panic.

"The defectors are there, take them!"

"Those who resist are all regarded as the same party, and they will be killed!"

Crossbow bolts flew and knocked several people in the front row to the ground.

Most of the moviegoers are directors of the Chamber of Commerce and powerful families, and they have almost no experience of being in the battle, and they are all stunned in place in the face of such a sudden change.

"Damn!" Falina cursed in a low voice, what the hell are those witches doing, is this still an illusion? If it had been before, she would have shouted "This is an evil trap set by witches, everyone follow me" to calm people's hearts. Resisting her subconscious impulse, she pushed Joe away and rushed to the crowd quickly, "Stop! I'm Farina, the leader of the Pioneer Battalion of the Inquisition, who are you!"

This unexpected shout caused the pursuers to stop their horses, "Pioneer battalion, how come I've never heard of this team?"

"Hey, who's your commander?"

"High Priest of the Privy Council, Lord Teflon. Falina grumbled as she put her hands behind her back and gestured "give me a weapon" to the defecting Guardian.

"What...... Hearing this answer, the samurai who led the team showed a smile.

Sure enough, the guards, who were the masterminds of the rebellion, had heard of the name Privy Council. Any high-level person who can involve the core secrets of the church should have a lot of influence in the church, but she also knows that this can only make the other party hesitate for a moment at most, but it cannot make him change his mind - the rebellion has been successful now, even if the high priest is in high power, it is not comparable to the new pope who has been crowned.

She must take the lead and strike first!

Unfortunately, the Guardian didn't fully understand her gestures, and only cautiously raised his sword and stood beside her.

"Why aren't you wearing the armor of the Inquisitor?" presumably made a decision, and the leader of the pursuers rolled over and dismounted, and slowly surrounded him with his men.

"Because on a special mission. Farina replied calmly.

"I'm sorry, but since the defector is too important, I have to bring him back to Hermes, it's an order from the crown. Besides, you'd better come with me—that Lord Tephron will understand His Majesty's will. ”

"Does it have to be that?"

"That's right. The other man's hand rested on the hilt of his sword.

"Alright, then I'll go with you," Farina sighed, "as for Lord Tephron, he'......"

"What's wrong with him?"

"It's dead—" As she spoke, she pulled out the Guardian's spare dagger from her waist with lightning speed and plunged it into the gap between the leader's helmets, "—after more than three hundred years. ”

Blood spurted her face.

"Team, captain!"

"Kill them!"

Farina snatched the leader's weapons and fought with her pursuers, at which point the Guardian swung his sword as if he had just woken up from a dream and joined the battle.

"This woman - good, so strong!"

"Hell, where's the crossbow?

"Don't let the witch go!"

The scene was chaotic, from time to time someone snorted and fell, while the rest of the audience had fallen into a sluggish state, all standing in place and not daring to move.

For Farina, it was a battle with no chance of winning, as armor against armor made it difficult for her to add lethal damage even if she could knock her opponent down, and with the difference in numbers from sixteen to two, it was only a matter of time before she was cut by the sword.

After a few rounds of fighting, she had been injured in many places, but the hot pain did not slow down her movements, but made her more and more motivated.

Falina felt the satisfaction she hadn't felt in a long time.

"How dare you be an enemy of the Church!" roared the pursuing guard.

"Church? no...... You don't deserve that name!" she glared at each other, "it wasn't supposed to be like this, you destroyed it with your own hands!

Yes, she would soon die here, but Falina found that this was the best ending for her. Even if it was only for a short moment, she finally became the kind of person she wanted to be.

But death didn't come as expected.

The sound of the sword clash was broken by the rapid gunshot, and she turned back to find that the man in black who had been guarding outside the courtyard had appeared in the shadow at some point. Their reinforcements turned the tide - the enemy seemed to be frightened by the few reinforcements that appeared out of thin air, and they abandoned the bodies of their comrades, turned and fled, and soon disappeared into the mountains.

"Thank you......" The wounded Guardian walked up to Farina with the help of the witch, "I thought the church was completely controlled by my father, but I didn't expect to meet an upright samurai like you." ”

"I thought there was no hope, but the gods don't seem to have given up on us yet. The witch still had tears on her face, but now she burst into tears and laughed, "You are not the only one who has saved us - all mankind owes you a debt." ”

"I'm ......" Falina opened her mouth, but she didn't know what to say.

"We will next go to the Grey Castle and tell the king of what has happened on the Hermes plateau, hoping that it will be too late. The Guardian solemnly said, "Go away too, and don't go back to the Holy City." If one day the church gets back on track, I think we'll see each other again. Take care, friend. ”

After watching the two slowly leave, the vision dimmed.

When the light returned to normal, she found herself still sitting in the studio, the seat behind her still secure.

Even the wounds suffered in the battle are gone.

So...... What I just saw, is it really just an illusion?

"Oh my God...... This is also great!" At this moment, the audience finally came to their senses, and the viewing room suddenly erupted in deafening admiration.

"The three gods are above, and I feel like I'm changing history......"

"It is worthy of being a drama master, to be able to see such a magic shadow, let alone fifty golden dragons, a hundred are worth it!"

"You scared me to death when you rushed up, but luckily it was just a false alarm," Joe patted his chest, "It's incredible to be able to come up with a scene like this and make the people in the show come to life......"

Falina didn't answer, she noticed that the men in black looked nervous, looking around with guns, not at all like a pre-arranged performance. Two other theater personnel rushed directly into the backstage, looking flustered and surprised.

It's really not like a show that has been a big hit.

As she held her breath to capture the details, she heard a faint explosion, as if it were coming from far away. At the same time, the screams, cries, and curses of the people also sounded intermittently, but they were insignificant in the incessant chatter and praise in the room.

It's not right –

Farina realized that something was wrong.

She jerked to her feet, ignoring Joe's surprised gaze, and ran over the heads of the back-row audience and toward the outside of the auditorium.

"......Stop! Wait!" The man in black, who noticed the scene, tried to stop her, but was obviously a step too late.

Farina ran through the hall and out of the courtyard, then froze beside the path.

Neverwinter was in a state of chaos, with people running and shouting everywhere, and smoke billowing from several places in the residential complex, like fires. In the direction of the industrial area, explosions were constantly heard, and the whole city seemed to be out of control.

And what's even more terrifying than all this comes from the top of the head.

The bright sky was now dark and gloomy, and the sun had disappeared without a trace, replaced by a huge red moon that hung high in the air and occupied most of Farina's field of vision, like a wide open eye in the firmament.