Chapter 30: The Blood Mage's Sacrifice
After a while, several dark shadows appeared in front of everyone's eyes, led by Yekov, the administrator of the academy's arsenal. They were followed by several people who looked to be about the same age as Angelo. From the way they dressed, it could be seen that these people were all capable mercenaries, and it could be seen that Angelo had made a big deal for this hunt for demons.
To Naxi's curiosity, they were still holding an unkempt prisoner, and the horrific whip marks showed that the man had been tortured. But the prisoner's resolute eyes made one feel that he had never succumbed to violence.
"Well, it took a lot of effort to avoid the city guards who were wandering the streets. Yekov pushed the bound man forward and said, "This is the sacrifice you want, a blood mage." I think that such a delicious thing, those reptiles of the abyss must like it very much. β
As soon as this remark came out, everyone except Angelo was immediately frightened.
Blood mages are traitors hated by the entire wizarding world, and it is the duty of every mage to apprehend these dangerous beings.
Now Angelo is going to use a blood mage to make a sacrifice summon, how can this not be shocking.
The blood mage, who had been tortured and did not look like a humanoid, was pushed to the center of the magic circle and was pressed to his knees.
"I said, where did the two brothers go?" Yekov grabbed the long knife behind his back, "They can't have already run away, right?"
Such weapons are rarely used by the average mage, but he has a rare exception. His early experience as a mercenary earned him a reputation as a Warcraft hunter, and when he got tired of everything about mercenaries, he returned to Valhalla to work as a regular academy arsenal guard.
And this time he couldn't suppress the impulse in his heart, knowing how much Yekov, who had never hunted demons from the Abyss of a Thousand Pupils, longed to cut off their heads.
"The two AlokΓ© brothers have run away, and now we need to pick up the rest of our hands. Angelo said with some annoyance.
He looked up at the Blood Mage who was staring fiercely at him, and a strange smile appeared on his lips.
The Sacrifice Call must sacrifice a living soul, otherwise those demons of the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes will not see the blood he wants, and will not respond to the call of mortals.
Angelo is not the kind of person who will stop at nothing to achieve his ends, he will not do those who give innocents to demons who have no mercy but hunger, but it is different if the object is a blood mage.
The deviant blood mages never followed the conventions of the mages, and they used all kinds of magic that could cause the web to collapse, ventured into areas that were considered taboo, and even used the living as test subjects for magicians. Nine out of ten of those notorious mage wanted criminals were blood mages.
Moreover, these highly skilled mage traitors are extreme, often attacking their opponents at the first attack, even at the cost of sacrificing themselves and their enemies. So even some veteran bounty hunters don't dare to provoke them easily.
However, in the eyes of many mages, it is the blood mage's immoral and reckless behavior that has affected the image of the mage in the world. So after the Church of Light and the Eternal Dragon City listed the blood mage as an unpardonable original sin, the mages led by Yefaran were more eager to hunt down the blood mages who fled everywhere than anyone else.
It's good to say that peers are enemies, and it's not wrong at all.
Angelo turned sideways to Yekov and asked, "Where did you find this filthy traitor?"
"You don't need to ask about this, anyway, I'm going to have a lot of trouble finding this kid. I could have wiped them all out, but I let a few escape, and this kid was the only one who was very captured. Yekov still had a faint smile on his face, "Don't discuss this now, hurry up and summon the sacrifice, don't waste time." β
Yekov was still looking forward to the demon who was about to crawl out of the abyss of a thousand pupils.
Once the Blood Mage captives were secured in the Double-Ring Ritual Circle, Angelo gently unfolded the summoning notebook that the Alec brothers had left him. He chanted the abyssal language as he slowly poured his magic power into the magic circle in front of him.
Channeling mana is a breeze for a mage, but it's the awkward abyssal language that really gives Angelo a headache. He hadn't been learning the language for long, and he could only read some words without understanding what they meant.
He had asked the Alec brothers about this before, and the half-bucket bookstore owners also had an unaware tone, telling Angelo that the demons of the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes would not ask you to be pious like the legendary gods, as long as you were willing to pay the price. So it's useless to dwell on the meaning of words, demons just want to see what they can gain.
Although the chanting is fast and slow, the infusion of magic is endless. Slowly, the ritual magic circle began to react, and the internal organs that had been placed in the double rings, only blood and filth, began to slowly rise under the effect of the magic. And constantly spinning.
Seeing this, Angelo confirmed that the sacrificial summoning had been carried out, so he took out a metal compass from his bosom that the master craftsman Makerov had given him, and the middle of the metal compass was inlaid with the single eye of the scaly crocodile.
From the abyss books that Angelo read from Katrina, only with this thing can the sacrificial summon stabilize the otherworldly gap that may collapse at any time, so that the demon can pass through. Otherwise, no matter how much work you do, you can only see that huge figure, and you can't let the target cross the passage between the abyss of a thousand pupils and reality.
The call for sacrifice continued, the blood swirling like a stream of flying water that was constantly entangled with those internal organs, and the blood mage in the ritual magic circle looked in great pain at the moment. The demonic currents that continued to circulate in him tore at every nerve in his body, and his soul was about to be torn apart by the sharp pain. The flickering red and purple light reflected his hideous and resentful face into everyone's eyes.
Even though the sudden pain was enough to break a normal person, he still had to use the last of his strength to curse the mages who had put him in such a cruel situation.
"You sanctimonious hypocrites, who use your own kind as sacrifices to summon demons, are worse than we are! I curse every one of you present not to die well! I will watch you suffer a thousand times more pain under the abyss of a thousand pupils, and every soul will suffer a thousand times more than mine."
Gradually, the voice full of resentment has gradually disappeared, and all that remains is ** and the screams before the soul was completely torn apart in the magic array. The twisted blood and internal organs were finally twisted into a dimensional gate made of flesh and blood under the sole use of the ritual magic array, and there was a bottomless inky glow in the middle, like a bottomless ancient well.
The demon flow outside the Gate of Flesh and Blood gradually subsided, and all the people around were ready to fight, Angelo and Yekov tightly grasped the weapons in their hands and prepared to meet the demon from the Abyss of a Thousand Eyes.
"This soul tastes so good, I love it so much!" a voice came from the Flesh Gate from an unknown distance, "I'll see who is willing to pay such a price to summon me to come." β
Hearing this familiar voice, Katrina, who was tied to the back, suddenly became very excited: "True God, true God, are you finally here? You are finally here! I don't know how long I've been waiting for this day!"
"Shut her mouth!" Angelo yelled at the one behind her, and the two of them quickly pulled out their towels and plugged Katrina's mouth, which had become extremely excited.
At this time, heavy footsteps stepped out of the deep abyss of a thousand pupils, like an ancient beast that couldn't imagine how big it was.
"It's finally here!" Angelo flicked his Black Moon Scythe into his own, "Demon Flow Attachment - Divine Blade!"
Everyone present followed Angelo to adjust himself to his best and prepare to face the demon that stepped out of the portal.
"One-eyed demon Tataro, I'll kill you!"
ps: I'm still working overtime to send half of the article, and I'll make up for it after work. I just changed jobs, so I don't have enough time, this is my first A sign, and I don't know what the impact of breaking off the change will be. Recently, the quality has deteriorated a little, please forgive me.
Well, I got home at two o'clock, wrote after taking a shower, and finally made up for it until now, and it was three o'clock when I saw the time. The new job overtime is a bit ruthless, and the code words in the company are not very proper, so there is some delay, please forgive me.
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