Chapter 957: A Hidden Crisis
Leo didn't know much about Lifestealers in the inherited knowledge he had gained, but he could sense a hint of fear of Lifestealers from the abyssal serpent's eyeballs in the crystallized serpent's body.
Sylvia said again at this time, "Those fog demons should be controlled. It's ......" she paused, as if sensing something, and then continued, "It's the Faceless One's Soul Net. ”
Hearing Sylvia's words, Leo frowned, because of Sylvia's relationship, Leo also focused on understanding the situation of the Faceless One, this high-level abyss race is known to outsiders The ability to change into any creature, whether it is an abyssal creature or a creature from other worlds, as long as he sees it, he can become, and even perfectly imitate all the abilities of the creature.
It is precisely this ability that makes the Faceless become the main force of the Abyss to erode other worlds, and usually the Faceless will enter a certain world before the Abyss invades that world, disguised as a member of that world, and secretly look for opportunities to establish an Abyss Anchor Marker.
It's just that the vast majority of high-level abyssal races don't know that in addition to the ability to turn into any creature, the Faceless One also has an ability called the Soul Catching Net, which is the ability to control the soul of the creature that falls into the Soul Catching Net, indirectly control the body owned by the soul, and even parasitize in the body of the controlled abyss creature.
Sylvia's words also made Leo think of another possibility, and deduced: "Lifestealer obtained the power of the Faceless, and then used the ability of the Faceless to control the Fog Demon, and has already blended into those Fog Demons, left the abyss, and also wants to use the sacrifice of the Fog Demon to create chaos and infiltrate." As he spoke, he was a little skeptical: "Wouldn't it be too risky to do this, as long as one link goes wrong, then the Lifestealer may die here, for example, the Faceless Ability on his body suddenly transforms into the ability of another high-level abyss race, then his disguise will definitely be invalid, and the world power will suppress him, and in the end, the power he has may not even be as good as an abyss monster." ”
"With the mad chaos of Lifestealers, it's definitely possible to do so, and this danger is nothing to them. Sylvia seemed to know Lifestealer very well, and her tone was extremely affirmative.
"Now that Lifestealer has intervened, let's ......" Leo was about to discuss with Sylvia about dealing with Lifestealer when he sensed something, looked in the direction of the battlefield, and said in a deep voice, "They have begun to sacrifice." ”
Almost as he spoke, the ground shook slightly, and the surrounding laser cannons immediately fired a large number of energy beams after obtaining the target marked in front of them, bombarding the target location and the surrounding area.
At the same time, the laser cannons on the dome continued to shoot at those positions, until they emptied two-thirds of the energy in the energy gauge.
It's just that this wave of attacks hasn't ended yet, with the order of the Grand Commander Titan Mecha Sergeant who can only fight in front of him, those fanatic dependents who are on the edge completely release the divine power on their bodies, indiscriminately covering the battlefield in front, and the dense fog canopy created by the fog demon was completely torn to pieces, and the last three fog demons who survived the laser cannon bombardment revealed their figures.
At this moment, everyone saw the full image of the fog demon, only to see that the fog demon had more than a dozen limbs, and his body was slender like a centipede, and the surface of his body was filled with a mist similar to hair, and these fogs were full of all kinds of grievances, constantly transforming into various monsters, and sending out a roar that shook the soul.
Seeing such heavy casualties among their companions, coupled with the suppression of the surrounding divine power, causing continuous damage, the remaining three fog demons all chose to give up the sacrifice and flee to the entrance of the abyss.
It's just that the Titan Mecha Sergeant, who was already ready for battle, would not just let them go, and the engine that was already running at full capacity instantly activated the propulsion turbine, shooting the Titan Mecha out like a cannonball, and instantly rushed to the nearest fog demon.
The fleeing Mist Demon also sensed the momentum of the Titan Mecha rushing over, and immediately reacted to try to disintegrate his body and avoid the attack.
However, he obviously underestimated the Titan Mecha's movement speed, and his body was only half dispersed, and the Titan Mecha had already rushed to him, and the momentum was unabated.
The huge impact force directly smashed several limbs in front of the Titan Mecha, and the body was also knocked out, just hitting the fog demon running in front of him, slowing down their escape.
The Titan's secondary turbo propulsion also started again at this time, rushing towards them, and the jagged greatsword in his hand that radiated the light of the divine power also swung towards them.
In the face of the Titan Mecha's attack, the three fog demons who had been attacked by countless laser cannons just now, even though they were much larger than the Titan Mecha, could not make any effective resistance, and were directly cut into several pieces after a few back and forth, if it weren't for the extremely tenacious life of the living people, maybe they would have died.
Seeing that all the invading fog demons were destroyed, the dreadnought mecha sergeants immediately cheered, but the Titan mecha sergeant did not relax their vigilance because of this, and immediately ordered to continue to form a defensive formation, waiting for the next wave of abyssal tides, and at the same time, under the instructions of the Titan Mecha Sergeant, the maggot priest of the Church of the Mother of Filth used the divine power of the Mother of Filth to completely eliminate the three fog demons who could no longer resist.
In the face of the divine power of the Mother of Filth, the three who had been directly discarded by the fog demons had no resistance, and the abyssal power on their bodies was all dispersed, and their entire bodies were scattered like weathered stones, falling to the ground and turning into dust.
After that, four or five waves of abyssal monsters crawled out of the abyss and attacked the dreadnought mechs who were stuck around, but their offensive had weakened a lot, even if they would cause some casualties to the mechs, but they were no longer able to break through this layer of defense, especially after the turrets on the ground and in the dome behind were recharged, these abyssal monsters also lost the last chance to break through the mecha sergeants' defensive line.
Moreover, the abyssal concentration collected from the observatory has been analyzed by the Prometheus Intelligence Core, and it has been greatly weakened compared to before the battle, and the energy fluctuations at the entrance of the abyss have also begun to calm down, and it seems that this wave of abyssal tides has passed.
Whether it was the dreadnought mecha sergeant in front of the position, or the other people in the rear who assisted the defense, they couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief after receiving the analysis information transmitted by the intelligence core.
However, this does not include Leo and Sylvia, since the Titan Mecha Sergeant completely eliminated those fog demons, they have always maintained a serious look on their faces, and they don't know that they think that it is Lanxi City's side that is at a disadvantage now.
"Do you feel it?" Sylvia asked, listening to the cheers coming from outside, turning to Leo.
Leo nodded and said, "I feel it." ”
Leo and Sylvia's dumb conversation was entirely aimed at the Lifestealer they mentioned earlier, just now when the fog demon was attacked by countless cannonfire, Leo and Sylvia both sensed the breath of the Lifestealer with the abyssal power on their respective bodies, and not once.
This is the second time the Titan Mech has slashed the Fog Demon, and the third time the Maggot Priest has used the power of the Mother of Filth to completely destroy the remains of the Fog Demon.
"Attached to whom?" Sylvia asked.
Sylvia had learned a lot about the situation when the Lifestealer's secret ability was used through the bloodline inheritance memory, so the moment the Lifestealer was perceived just now, she immediately found the corresponding instructions from her memory, and easily saw the intention of the Lifestealer attached to the fog demon.
Leo was silent for a moment, and said vaguely, "It could be the Titan Mecha Sergeant, or the Maggot Priest, or both, or neither." ”
Leo doesn't know much about Lifestealers, but he can tell a few things from a variety of situations.
It's just that, with the information he has so far, he can't tell who the Lifestealer is attached to when the fog demon is completely destroyed, because in his opinion, neither the Titan Mecha Sergeant nor the Maggot Priest of the Mother of Filth are the most suitable objects to attach to.
Not to mention, the maggot priest has the power of the Mother of Filth in his body, which can easily purify the power of the surrounding abyss, and also has a certain amount of damage to abyssal creatures such as Lifestealers.
Even if the Lifestealer is not afraid of the damage of the Filthy Mother's divine power and forcibly possesses the maggots, it is still difficult to disguise, because it is absolutely impossible for the Lifestealers to use the emblem of the Church of the Victims, nor can they preside over any religious ceremonies, and these maggot clergy are the favor of the Mother of Filth, and once there are signs of abyssalization, they will inevitably be perceived by the Mother of Filth.
As for the Titan Mecha Sergeant, it is indeed easier to be possessed by Lifestealer than the Maggot Priest, but the problem is that the Titan Mecha Sergeant has undergone brain modification and has removed all negative emotions, plus the divine words on the outer armor of the Titan Mecha, which makes him extremely resistant to the power of the Abyss, and it is impossible for him to be unaware of Lifestealer's possession.
As long as the Titan Mecha Sergeant is aware of it, then he will immediately pass this relevant information to the other Dreadnought Mech Sergeants through the connection system with other Mecha Sergeants, and it is naturally impossible to talk about possession.
Although Leo's words were like nonsense, Sylvia didn't think so, she knew very well what Leo was trying to say, thought about it, and said: "It should be one of the two of them, a faceless person who has developed the power of the bloodline to the extreme, has the ability to deceive all the investigations, and also has the ability to disguise himself as a believer of any god. ”
If other people say this, Leo will still have some doubts, but Sylvia's abyssal bloodline has a part of the bloodline of the Faceless, even if the memory of the inheritance is incomplete, it should be the person who knows the Faceless Person's abilities best, so she said that the Faceless has such an ability, then she must have it.
At this time, Leo sensed through the spirit network that this wave of abyssal tides was nearing the end, and now the dreadnought mecha sergeant was cooperating with those gods and clans to clear the remaining abyss power, although this battle seemed a bit anticlimactic, but if Leo and Sylvia's guess was true, then this wave of abyssal tides was not simple.
Not to mention anything else, whether it is a Titan mecha sergeant or a maggot priest, their identities are not simple.
The Titan Mecha Sergeant is the commander-in-chief and commander of the dreadnought mecha sergeant on the front line, and he holds the greatest military power in this area, and the fact that the maggot priest can be arranged here and be able to exert such a strong Filthy Mother divine power is enough to show how high his status is in the Church of the Filthy Mother.
If any of them were possessed by Lifestealer, the potential damage to Lanxi City would be fatal, if it was just to create damage, if they used themselves as a medium to let the power of the abyss infect others, and then spread to the entire Lanxi City, then Lanxi City would be destroyed, and even the Lord of the Black Forest would abandon the Black Forest boundary where Lanxi City was located just like he abandoned the Luxury Forest.
"What are we going to do now?" Sylvia could also estimate what would happen when the situation went to the worst, which made her nervous a little, and asked Leo.
"We can't do anything right now. Leo shook his head and said, "At least we can't do something about it." ”
Sylvia couldn't help frowning when she heard this, she didn't dislike Leo's statement, but Leo said that the situation was correct, and they really couldn't do anything.
Although they have some relationship with Alice, and Sylvia is also a member of the Belmont family, they are still outsiders when they are carefully calculated, and the status of the Titan Mecha Sergeant and the Maggot Priest here is not trivial, and they have guarded the entrance to the abyss for many years, and have made countless contributions, even the high-level of Lanxi City can compare with them in terms of prestige.
But now two outsiders suddenly questioned that the Titan Mecha Sergeant and the Maggot Priest were possessed by the high-level Abyss Race, which would pose a mortal threat to Lanxi City, and any normal person knew who to believe.
So, if Leo and Sylvia had done so, the best would have been for them to be driven out of Lancey City, and the worst would have been for them to be considered infested by the Abyss.
If it really develops into the worst outcome, then Leo and Sylvia won't even have a chance to explain, because the two of them do have obvious abyss power, even if Sylvia has the surname Belmont, I'm afraid it won't play any role, and even the Belmont family will take the initiative to deal with her in order to protect themselves.
"Are you going to let them go?" said Sylvia, a little dissatisfied.
Although Sylvia has no affection for the Belmont family in Lancy City, this is the birthplace of the Belmont family in France after all, and she will have some intimate emotions, so she naturally doesn't want anything to happen to the Belmont family here.
Leo was silent for a moment in response to Sylvia's inquiry, walking back and forth around the room a few times, and suddenly as if he had thought of something, he said, "Lifestealer's personality is greedy, chaotic, and disorderly, and we may be able to use this to make him jump out on his own." ”