Chapter 17: The Child on the Altar
"Let it go!"
Majestic holy light gushed out, Merlin no longer hid his identity at the moment, and now his primary purpose was to see if he could save people first.
Ludwig was directly forced back by this terrifying force several meters, Merlin was surrounded by pure holy light, and after many years, he once again experienced the power of the Great Wizard.
This is a power that is completely different from other knights and wizards in the same dimension, and only by experiencing it can you know how small you are.
Did you save it?
Merlin wasn't sure, but in his powerful spiritual perception, the strange power that was out of place in the world didn't appear.
After a few seconds, he slowly weakened the power of the witchcraft, and Zhang Huaiying's intact form reappeared in front of him.
At this moment, he was looking at the sculpture in his hand with a curious expression, and the indescribable aura just now had completely disappeared.
Under the appearance of the whole body of glass, it has lost its strange atmosphere, and this is just an ordinary sculpture that looks strange.
"Are you alright?"
Merlin was stunned for a moment, he looked at the ordinary sculpture in Zhang Huaiying's hand, and the power had completely left.
"What can I do?" Zhang Huaiying was puzzled, and he shook the sculpture in his hand.
"It's just an ordinary sculpture, there's no need to make a fuss."
Merlin didn't speak, and only shook his head slightly when he saw Ludwig's inquiring look.
"Haha, maybe I'm dizzy."
He did not explain to Zhang Huaiying how dangerous the sculpture in his hand was before.
This kind of thing, even the upper echelons of the church don't know, only the three of them big wizards know about a scaly claw.
Merlin and the other two great wizards didn't want this kind of thing to get out, especially if they didn't have conclusive information, and it was very likely that some wizards and knights would be shaken by their beliefs.
At this time, if you can't completely crush the dark wizard's actions, the consequences can be devastating.
"Mr. Detective, this sculpture is what I'm looking for."
"Oh, here you go."
Seeing Zhang Huaiying hand over the sculpture to him without hesitation, he didn't ask a word about the holy light just now.
Merlin completely understood that the person in front of him would definitely not have any connection with the dark wizard, otherwise the power on the sculpture would not have left on its own, and the holy light just now was enough to kill him.
This is just an ordinary detective with a clear mind and strange reasoning skills.
After that, there is no need for ordinary people to get involved.
But with this in mind, Merlin still intends to give an explanation of what has just happened.
"Mr. Detective, to be honest, I am a wizard of the church, and this item entrusted to you to find is also a mission of the church, thank you very much this time."
"By the way, I might have to borrow your assistant for a while later, you shouldn't mind."
Zhang Huaiying waved his hand.
"I have no problem if he wants to." He has always been an easy-going person, and having an assistant will look a lot better with his painting style, but it is not necessary.
"Mr. Merlin, that was ...... just now"
"Look."
Merlin pulled Ludwig to a corner and handed over the sculpture in his hand, his face solemn as never before.
"Ludwig, did you use some very strange powers that are completely different from black magic when you captured the ripper yesterday?"
Hearing this, Ludwig immediately thought of White, who was covered by invisible tentacles and did not look like a human at all.
"Yes, Mr. Merlin. At that time, after the Ripper was defeated by me, he turned into a strange gesture, and I almost died at his hands, could it be ......"
Looking at this strangely shaped sculpture, Ludwig stopped talking.
"Yes, that's what you think. A few years ago, a group of dark wizards attempted to communicate with some kind of forbidden being, only to receive a response, and this sculpture was their way of contacting. ”
"It's a terrifying force that doesn't fit in with our world, and although we haven't figured out who the owner of the power is, I and the other two old guys have proved at least a little bit of it."
Merlin raised his hand, and pure holy light appeared, and extremely concentrated energy covered the palm of his hand, turning the sculpture into a pile of powder.
"If this force is allowed to come completely, then our world will be left without grass."
Ludwig felt a chill in his heart, and he said with some trepidation:
"Mr. Merlin, can you deal with the source of this power?"
In his eyes, Merlin is the pinnacle of white witchcraft in this world, and he is omnipotent.
But this time, Merlin didn't speak.
Silence is also an answer.
"Ludwig, don't shake your faith because of a little setback, at least we still have time, as long as we suppress all the dark wizards who know about the existence of this taboo, then no matter how terrifying he is, the horror that can't come is just an after-dinner chat."
With that, Merlin patted Ludwig on the shoulder.
"Alright, say goodbye to your friends. We've settled the matter in Arkham Town, and you have to be mentally prepared for the rest of the matter. ”
Ludwig couldn't sit still when he heard this, and he asked tentatively:
"Mr. Merlin, you must have seen Detective Zhang's reasoning ability, can we take him with us."
"Nope." Merlin did not hesitate to reject Ludwig.
"In this operation, we are facing a small group of the top few dark wizards. I know, you are very optimistic about this Detective Zhang, I just saw his ability. ”
"But, Ludwig. This is a wizard's war, and an ordinary person, no matter how good his brain is, will not help. ”
Merlin looked at Ludwig earnestly, and he decided to let his former student know the Tao thoroughly, the basic rules of this wizarding world.
"Ludwig, you must remember."
"On the real battlefield, no matter how powerful ordinary people are, they are still grassy."
"The only one who can defeat a wizard is a wizard."
Ludwig was convinced, and it was true that he had witnessed Zhang Huaiying's abilities before, but he could see that the latter was not a wizard.
Just after a long absence, he witnessed Merlin's spell casting, and the impact of the terrifying element mastery on him was far greater than the experience of Zhang Huaiying slapping White to the ground.
"Let's go, Ludwig, say goodbye to your companion, and when we've dealt with the dark wizards, you can come back to see him."
Merlin patted Ludwig on the shoulder, stepping on the stone and preparing to return to the ground.
"Are you leaving?"
Merlin turned his head and smiled gently.
"I'm sorry Mr. Zhang, Ludwig and I still have some things to do, and today's commission is really troublesome for you."
Zhang Huaiying scratched his head when he saw this.
"It's not troublesome."
"But your commission isn't over yet."
!!!
The two looked at each other, and Zhang Huaiying looked at Merlin's dilated pupils and stomped his feet.
"According to architectural principles, such a chamber is definitely more than that. There's still a space down there. ”
"No, this is it."
He casually found a brick on the wall and pressed it, exerting a slight force under his feet.
"Boom-"
Not far away, a circular piece of ground collapsed.
The blood-red space was covered in countless vessel-like cobwebs, looking down the crater.
The altar is more than three meters high, and each part is made up of baby heads.
The altar was lowered, and the blood-red sea churned slightly, and when I fixed my eyes, it was a quagmire of boiling flesh and blood fused together.
Merlin's breath stagnated, and as the seal was forcibly broken by Zhang Huaiying, the breath that made people's souls tremble rushed to his face.
At this moment, he finally understood.
The sculpture of the evil god on the upper level was a complete disguise, a façade that the dark wizards were afraid of being discovered.
The altar below is their real purpose.
It's a good way to shield yourself from your psychic senses through the power of sculpture.
And......
Merlin saw that the altar had been used.
His hands and feet were cold, and under their noses, this group of dark wizards actually managed to communicate again.
The solemn atmosphere almost overwhelmed Ludwig, and he did not dare to stare at the altar under the pit, the treacherous force could not be borne by himself.
At this moment,
A piercing scream pierced the ground.
"Wow-"
On the altar of countless infant corpses.
A clump of rags suddenly moved.