I wanted to use the maedream and governess to lure Father Edward out, but I didn't expect to meet him in this place at such a time. I follow the feelings, but it is difficult to tell what the feelings are caused by. In this place of great significance to me, at such a coincidental time, the fourth-level magic pattern, the quark that never appeared, the buried corpse, and Father Edward all came together. Something has happened, or is happening, and moreover, it's definitely not just a personal thing. I could see, as I could see, a thread of silk that connected each of the elements that gathered here from the place that made up this coincidental meeting.

Father Edward was powerful, but this strength never emanated unabashedly from him, and before the mysterious outburst called Nine Nine in Disguise, he gave people the impression that he was even weaker than Father Sissen's big man. Even if I was promoted to the fourth level of the Demon Pattern Emissary, I never thought that facing this old priest would be an easy battle.

I don't have much hostility towards him, no, I should say that I don't have that kind of haunting hatred for everyone in the apocalyptic vision, but more of a philosophical disagreement and opposition. I have witnessed many tragic stories, and not so long ago the Faces of Smoke was one of them, but even so, I do not hate those who make Faces of Smoke and let sorrow, fear and pain spread. A long time ago, I thought that by killing these people, I was enforcing justice, but now, after seeing the story behind this tragic story, those abominable acts are just another tragic story. The person who inflicted the harm, the person who was hurt, in this apocalyptic illusion, the essence is the same.

So, I killed them. It's no longer because I hate them, but just because I want the tragic story and characters to have a happy ending. I know that if I can't end the apocalyptic vision, then in another reincarnation. They will still play the same role and play a similar tragic story. They themselves, whether they are perpetrators or victims, happy or unhappy, are nothing more than a bunch of sad clowns. Just like me.

There is no future for people with doomsday syndrome. No matter how hard you struggle, if you get rid of the disease, it will be miserable. People suffering from cancer may be able to welcome the last period of peace with a cheerful mood. However. Patients with doomsday syndrome in the apocalyptic fantasy can only suffer a double blow both mentally and physically in the doomsday script. No matter how many personalities they split, what kind of people they become in society, what kind of ideas they live with, and what ideals they have, their essence is meaningless, because. No matter how much they do, they can't avoid falling into the misery that they are doomed by the "script". Play one of the tragic roles.

Doomsday patients are a group of people who are more miserable than cancer patients, AIDS patients, and drug addicts. Because, patients with doomsday syndrome live in a "virus" made up. In a great infernal hell.

Father Edward was also one of those mourners, who seemed determined and determined, persevering for his own ideas, and accomplishing great things. However, what he wanted. It's just the apocalyptic truth. Asking for doomsday truth in a doomsday illusion is itself a manifestation of a sad self-termination. Whether they admit it themselves or not, they cannot hide the weariness and pain in their hearts. People with doomsday syndrome have a subconscious embodiment of self-termination, which is also an important reason why the Doomsday Shinrikyo is growing, or in other words, the huge and powerful Doomsday Shinrikyo itself reflects this subconscious suicidal mentality. The people here don't seem to know the "reality of the hospital" at all, from life to death, the entire cycle of life is realized in the apocalyptic fantasy, but deep down, they must have some kind of sense of "truth".

Looking back at the mysterious events that have befallen me, the subconscious nature reflected in the subconscious nature of people who either desperately die or try to become inhuman, no matter how righteous and beautiful the reasons are, and how righteous and beautiful they are. The reason why people are desperate is not because they have the belief that they have transcended life, but because there is nothing left to take care of, and even their own lives have become cheap.

These tragic qualities were present in Father Edward, dissecting his identity as a doomsday Shinrikyo religion, removing his philosophy of thought and behavior, and finally leaving the core that led him to these thoughts and actions was nothing more than a seed of despair.

So, I am not afraid of him, I do not hate him. When I killed him, it was not with a negative mentality like revenge.

I was so calm, wary, looking at him.

"Takakawa?" Father Edward didn't seem to realize that I was present at this coincidental time and place, and he seemed to feel something, and his eyes and movements showed a thoughtful look.

"It's weird." He shifted his gaze from the corpse to me, "The difference between you and the other Takakawa is really big. I always thought you were just a split from him, but you're more complete than I thought. No, it should be said that you are more perfect than Mr. Takakawa, who is supposed to be the main body. ”

"What are you doing here?" I didn't respond to his topic, what kind of relationship I had with the other me, we knew best, and where would it be his turn to dictate? Father Edward's appearance is like playing the role of a spiritual teacher, but he may not even know his own heart, how can he guide me?

"What do you think I'm doing?" Father Edward stood up and asked rhetorically.

"This is my city." I said, "You should go back to Europe." ”

"No, please don't say 'should', I don't have things I should do, only things I want to do." Father Edward looked at me, still seemingly unrelenting, trying to figure out the changes in my body, and then, his gaze fixed on my right wrist, "Fourth-level magic pattern? Congratulations, Takakawa, you've surpassed Sissen. I've been wondering why you are so different from the other you. ”

I ignored his gaze and glanced over the corpse. The corpse also gave me a strange feeling, but there was nothing special about it from the outside, and there was no deliberate proof of his identity in the details. All the characteristics of this corpse. It's all gone, and it's like changing from "someone's corpse" to "corpse".

"One of the nine hundred and nine-nine disguises, the Phaseless Heavenly Demon." Father Edward seemed to see through my thoughts, and then my thoughts spoke.

"Take it." I calmly raised my gaze and said to him.

"Is it really good to take it away? I think. Our meeting is a fate in the dark. Father Edward opened his hand, "Fate has guided me to leave it behind." So I did, but I also wondered why fate would tell me that. Takakawa, it's not meaningless that you've come here, do you know why you're standing here? ”

"Maybe." I replied without thinking. As soon as the words fell. I heard the sound of flapping wings through the treetops. The black figure spread its wings and appeared in view like a sharp arrow, and plunged headlong towards the corpse of the "Phaseless Heavenly Demon" - according to Father Edward, it was not a corpse, but a demon that looked like a corpse.

It is said that 999 disguised is all a mystery based on demons, and the fact that he is a priest uses the power of demons on such a large scale is very much in line with the definition of "cult" in occult knowledge. Whether in the occult or in normal social common sense. The Doomsday Shinrikyo is a true cult. As a member of the cult, Father Edward, who has at least nine hundred and ninety-nine demons. The study of demons must be at the forefront of all mystical experts, and the demons they hold must be extraordinary. The mystery and form of these demons have a certain deep connection, and perhaps the appearance of guò can be classified in a certain way. Corpse-like demons. This strange form must also give it a certain kind of weird mystery.

I grabbed my dagger, ready to launch a flash at any moment. Because, the big black bird is a crow. Is it a quark? I'm not sure. Because, I can't distinguish crows from their appearance alone, and quarks tend to give me a unique feeling. This crow does not have that feeling, but the timing and occasion of its appearance are too coincidental.

"Do you know the meaning of Phaselessness and Heavenly Demons? Takakawa. Father Edward did not stop the crow, but said to me, "There is no form, and the devil is in the heart." It's one of my favorite demonic bodies, and it stands to reason that it shouldn't lie here like a corpse. That's why I'm here, and I wonder, what the hell is going on. ”

"Well, maybe you'll find out soon." Although I was surprised by what Father Edward meant, I still didn't say anything. When I heard the explanation of the Phaseless Heavenly Demon, I had further associations with the appearance of this corpse and the crow, but whether it was the same as I thought still needed to be proven.

I picked up my dagger and walked over to Father Edward. Whatever happens to the crow that pounces on the corpse, I don't want Father Edward to disturb it.

"There's no point in arguing here, Takagawa." Father Edward's face changed slightly, and his gaze slanted to the corpse, as if he sensed something, perhaps because of the corpse-like Phaseless Heavenly Demon, who had a tacit relationship with him. Still, I didn't feel anything, except that if he felt something was wrong, maybe it was a good thing for me.

"You can't control it." I glanced at the corpse, and the crow had begun to peck at its flesh.

"It's ridiculous! Just a crow. "Father Edward's expression changed the most dramatically I had ever met him. It didn't seem that the appearance of the Phaseless Heavenly Demon in the form of a corpse was not out of his will, and the fact that the crow would actually peck at this demon was perhaps something he had never imagined. Actually, it's the first time I've seen it. What is happening here is so weird, but there is no clue to it. No, if you have a clue, maybe there is. I glanced at my fourth-level magic pattern.

"What did you do?" Father Edward's expression finally calmed down, perhaps because of my threatening gesture, or perhaps because he had another idea, he did not stop the crow.

"I didn't do anything." I said, "Maybe it's the magic pattern that did something." ”

"Fourth-level Demonic Pattern...... There has never been a precedent in humanity. Father Edward stared at the magic mark on my wrist and said, "When were you promoted?" He seemed pretty sure I would answer, and in fact, he guessed right. I don't want to fight him at such a time, Father Edward is not an opponent who can be defeated with a single blow, and the movement of the battle may have an impact on the condition of the crow and the corpse. If I am not willing to communicate, and the table xiàn out more aggressive. Probably Father Edward wouldn't tie himself up.

Therefore, his question, no matter how sensitive, must be answered with discretion. It's a tacit deal.

"When you wake up." I didn't say a specific time period. I think the time period is the most critical part of the anomalous events that happen here. According to Father Edward, it seems to have been a while since he lost the Phaseless Celestial Demon. Perhaps earlier than the female foreman and the female teacher found the body here. The peculiarity of the Phaseless Heavenly Demon was enough to explain why no one could see the corpse that morning, except for the female foreman and the female teacher. However, whether it was the mysterious seed that made the two of them see the Phaseless Heavenly Demon, or whether the two were implanted with the Mysterious Seed after coming into contact with the Phaseless Heavenly Demon, is still an unsolved question.

What's even more worrying is that if the Phaseless Heavenly Demon had escaped from Father Edward's control earlier. Appearing in this place in the form of a corpse, and Father Edward is ignorant of the process, then, what forces dominate this qiē? Assuming that the appearance of the crow is related to the fourth-level magic pattern, then what does the connection between the crow and the corpse mean?

There are threads entwined with various factors. All of a sudden, it became a mess because of "time". To have a relatively clear explanation, one has to wait for the interaction between the crow and the corpse to be completed. I think that's why Father Edward didn't do much. In terms of mystical value, even if it turns into a corpse, the Phaseless Heavenly Demon is more valuable than an ordinary crow. The Phaseless Heavenly Demon is not a dispensable thing to Father Edward, that's it. Father Edward made no secret of it.

"This morning?" Father Edward asked. I thought about it for a moment and nodded in acknowledgement. I don't know what the current situation is, but Father Edward might have more ideas.

"My Phaseless Heavenly Demon appeared in this place as a corpse in order to be eaten by this crow. Then, the appearance of this crow. It has to do with your fourth-level magic pattern. Father Edward said what I had thought about it, but, "It's just inexplicable." "I feel the same way, it's like there's a power that determines that I'm going to be promoted to the fourth level of the magic pattern today. And for the arrival of this day, Father Edward was specially asked to cultivate the Phaseless Heavenly Demon.

"But it's like a doomsday prophecy." Father Edward's expression froze, "The fruits of the past have been destined for the future. ”

"Do you want to say, in fact, my promotion to the fourth level of the magic pattern and the appearance of this crow are also part of the end of the world?" I asked rhetorically.

"I have long been aware that there is a force that guides the occurrence of a qiē, and whether or not I perceive this power and react to it or not, it will become the embodiment of this power. I call it fate, and I believe that it is the apocalyptic truth, something that cannot be changed no matter what you do or what you don't do, no matter what you do. "However, there are still many who believe that this is not inevitable, but only an almost inevitable tendency, which cannot be changed simply because the forces that push for change are not strong enough." ”

"I know. Cyber Ball and NOG. I said.

"But they never wonder why the force for change is always not strong enough." Father Edward sneered and said, "I know why, although there is no definite evidence, I can feel that even if all the mysteries in this world are condensed, they are still too far away from the power that can lead to change. Perhaps, it can also be seen that all the powerful things in this world exist to promote the truth of the end times. Anyone who dabbles in the mystery is themselves an agent of the apocalypse, and I think they feel the same way, but they don't want to admit it. So, what about you? Takakawa, I think you are different from them. Of course, you are different from us. ”

This idea has been in the apocalyptic fantasy of the past for a long time, and I have accepted it. Father Edward's thoughts were nothing special, I calmly looked at him and said to him: "It makes no sense that the end will come or not. The truth of the end of the world is the embodiment of sorrow. I will end a qiē in my own way, including the end times. ”

“…… Is it the end of the world? Father Edward looked disappointed, "It turns out that you are like this, and you still can't accept the truth of the end times." They have seen the truth, but they have been ignoring it. ”

Father Edward was at least right when he said that the end of the world was inevitable, but he could not see it from a higher perspective. Even if the end comes, and the world is destroyed, it is still not the end. The real end he wants is not here, nor does it have anything to do with any of his actions. What determines this qiē is the "virus" and perhaps the "river". What I did was to bet that "Jiang" would become the most decisive factor.

Therefore, no matter what Father Edward says, I will not waver. I'm not a cyberball, and I'm not a doomsday trutho, but I also have my own beliefs. Father Edward said this to me, perhaps for the sake of evangelism, but I think he understands it by now. Even if the whole world believed in his apocalyptic truth, I would never have become like that.

"It's better to talk about the Phaseless Heavenly Demon." I say. In fact, it was a strange feeling to hear such an Asian occult name as "Phaseless Heavenly Demon" from a European like Father Edward. However, from the information I have received about Father Edward, it has been said that Father Edward has a high attainment in Asian occultism, and his mysterious "999 disguise" is actually the European classic occult and the Asian classic occult. It is speculated that there are also some products of a combination of the occult in Africa and South America. He seems to want to integrate the world's most popular classical occult science, so as to perfect a rigorous and effective system of mystical power with a religious atmosphere. Many people feel that this is impossible to do, and there has always been a saying in occult circles that the classic occult is widely advertised. In fact, it is no longer possible to constitute mysterious powers, precisely because they are no longer "mysterious" enough.

Father Edward's "Nine Nine in Disguise" is said to have nine hundred and ninety-nine demons, and some say that it is nine hundred and ninety-nine demons, however, Cyberball believes. Ninety-nine-nine is only an imaginary number, which is in keeping with the characteristics of the classical occultism of Asia, especially the Central Duchy. But in any case, it cannot be denied that Father Edward has shown great strength, even if he is surrounded and suppressed in London, the base camp of the NOG, he still calmly escapes, and in essence, he has achieved what he wants to achieve in London - although there is not much evidence to be found, but Cyberball thinks so. In terms of obtaining and summarizing information, I have always recognized the reliability of Cyberball.

Now that Father Edward had ceased his mission, he fell silent as if he had nothing to say, but it gave me the feeling that he was ready to attack at any moment. Even if there weren't nine hundred and ninety-nine, or nine hundred and ninety-nine demons, at one time, the pressure from his silence would still be enormous. Assuming that it is just a battle without restrictions, I am confident that I will win in the end, but the current environment is not suitable for that kind of battle at all.

If the other party is unscrupulous, even if I can protect the crows, it will be difficult to protect the city. At the end of the day, wars break out from within, and it's always a disadvantage for the Guardians. However, the mysterious power is difficult to resist the enemy thousands of miles away. When I decided to protect the city, I was ready to take this pressure, to endure this sense of constraint.

Violence against the enemy is easy to say, but when there is something to protect, it becomes the best option. Unless, you can hide what you want to protect in a place where the enemy can't attack. Or, before the enemy can attack, you can be sure of destroying it. However, no matter which one it is, it is impossible to do it for the mysterious existence of zài today.

"You've been here before, why don't you take the corpse with you?" I changed the subject and tried to silence Father Edward, because the pressure of silence was too great.

"Before? How much ago? Yesterday? Day before yesterday? Three days ago? Father Edward stared at me with strange eyes: "I have been away from this city for a long time, and it took me a while to determine its location after confirming the loss of the Phaseless Heavenly Demon. I'm entering this park for the first time, is there anything special about this park? ”

"Special? Maybe it's because it's here? "I looked at the crow that seemed ordinary in any way, completely devoid of Quark's spirituality.

"Maybe." Father Edward nodded, "So, what anomalies occurred during the time that the Phaseless Heavenly Demon was here?" ”

"There were two women who saw the bodies here, but only they did, and when I found them again, I found that they had been implanted with mysterious seeds." I deliberately made a very detailed report on what happened to the female maforeman and the female teacher.

"It's not surprising. The mystical seed is cultivated with the Phaseless Heavenly Demon, and the process of cultivation, planting, and harvesting, according to the classic occult theory of your country, can also be called the Dao Heart Seed Demon. Father Edward looked at him with a little deep meaning. When I heard the word "Dao Heart Cultivator" from his mouth, I was also drunk. (To be continued......)