CHAPTER XVIII

At that moment, the gunshots rang out, and Lever's face changed suddenly, and at the same time, his head and neck were twisted to the side, and something flew over his face. It was John, who was standing by the door, still holding a gun and shooting.

Holding this motion for a few seconds, Lever slowly turned around. On his handsome and immaculate face, there was a trace of an almost imperceptible wound. It's really shocking, isn't there that kind of weird wall that can dissolve any substance on the surface of Lever's body, why was he still injured by John's gun?

Gradually, an expression of disbelief appeared on Lever's face. Suddenly, he pointed at John and shouted, "'Magic Crystal'!?" Why are you here? Where did you get it? You have the 'Magic Crystal', so where is the 'Thunder Crystal'? Is it in your hands too? ”

"Magic Crystal? What is it? John was surprised that this was the first time he had heard of it. But looking at Lever's excitement, it's obviously not a simple thing.

Lever threw away Jessica, who was almost suffocating, and walked towards John step by step: "Don't try to lie to me, except for the 'magic crystal', there is nothing that can swallow my 'Sauron the Glutton' in turn." ”

His gaze fell on the runic gun in John's hand: "There, is it there?" That's what you used to attack me, didn't you? Quick, give it to me. ”

Suddenly, John understood what Lever was referring to. The so-called "magic crystal" and "thunder crystal" should be the two stones he found in the secret room under the Holy See. I thought it was just two ordinary crystals that provided energy to the enchantment, but it seemed to be quite a good thing.

John didn't want to talk nonsense with this crazy guy, so he raised his gun and pulled the trigger. At such close range, no one could dodge the bullets, and almost at the same time as the gunshot rang out, the bullets had passed through Lever's body.

However, the passing bullets did not cause any injuries, and Lively even remained urgent. Then, in the next moment, the surface of his body shook slightly, and it had faded away.

What I just hit was just a phantom!? John was so startled that he was about to turn his head to find Lever's true body, when suddenly he was stunned, his eyes were wide open, and he could no longer move.

Gently putting his hand on the back of John's neck, Lever stuck his head out from behind his shoulder and said softly, "You seem to have been poisoned very strangely, and your body is very slow to react. But you should feel lucky, I decided to spare your life. ”

As he spoke, he slowly grabbed the rune gun from John's stiff hand, and only wiped it on the butt, and Lever's face was already happy: "Sure enough, it's a 'magic crystal', it's good, at least it didn't fall into the hands of the Holy See again." ”

The strip of cloth is unfastened, revealing a dark crystal embedded in the center of the intricately engraved buttstock. Seeing it, Lever couldn't help but look ecstatic, and he slowly stretched out his finger to touch the dark crystal.

Laugh at... With a soft sound, Lever's fingers retracted as if they were electrocuted, and a trace of smoke was already rising from his slender fingertips.

Quietly, the phantom of an Indian god appeared on the body of the gun, and he clasped his hands in front of his chest in a gesture to protect the body of the gun. Lever tried to touch it several times, but could only retract his hand helplessly.

"Hmph, is there a weapon attached to the ethereal spirit?" Lever frowned slightly: "Human ingenuity. ”

As if he had discovered something very interesting, he kept moving his five fingers while staring at the gun in his hand without saying a word, as if he was thinking of a way to get rid of the void spirit of the gun. Jessica had been lifted up by the other Harpies, but due to Lever's terribleness, the stubborn Harpies could only gather aside.

At this moment, a pleasant bell rang suddenly on the field. Awakened, Lever gave up studying John's rune gun, took out a small mobile phone from his arms, and answered: "What are you doing?" It's not done yet, Anne isn't there, only her men. ”

After listening for a moment, Lever was stunned: "What, have you found the traces of those two guys?" ”

There was a small voice on the phone, and it was obvious that the other party was saying something to him quickly. Soon, Lever shook his head: "No, wait a few days, I still have something to do here." ”

This time, the voice in the phone was louder, and apparently the other party also raised his tone. Jesica, who is good at hearing, faintly hears a man say, "Zhang... Bra..., decent people track... We've arranged a special flight, you have to do it immediately..."

Looking at the rune gun in his hand a little helplessly, Lever was dissatisfied: "Very good, very good, I'll go." ”

Hanging up the phone, Lively seemed to want to crush it, but finally put it in his arms. Gritting his teeth, he whispered imperceptibly, "Do you want to instruct the demons?" Soon you will understand how much it costs..."

Glancing up at the harpys, Lever smiled gracefully, "Ladies, you're so lucky, I suddenly have something urgent to do, so I've decided to let you go for the time being." The question is, do you want to continue? If the answer is yes, I don't mind taking a few minutes to fix the problem. ”

No one spoke, not even Jessica was silent, showing that Lever's horror just now had penetrated into everyone's hearts. Smiling with satisfaction, Lever nodded: "Very good, everyone is very well-behaved." ”

Pinching his chin and thinking for a moment, he muttered, "It's too troublesome to run back and forth like this, so let's just solve it together." ”

He looked at John, who was standing stiffly, and said, "The Harpy has always been hostile to humans, and if you can appear here, it must have a lot to do with Anne, so it should be a good bait." I happen to be interested in your gun, so please come with me. ”

As he spoke, he turned and threw something at Jessica, "Catch." ”

Jessica grabbed it, and it was a rusty, egg-sized iron gargoyle statue. Judging from the carving process, it should be an antiquity of hundreds of years, and the carving seems to be very rough at a glance, but it is this roughness that shows the horror and hideousness of the gargoyle vividly, and when you hold it in your hand, it seems to come to life.

Not understanding what Lever meant, Jessica couldn't help but look up. He explained: "I will take the people, and when Anne returns, you tell her that if you want people, come alone, and the statue will show the way." If I don't see her for half a month, this person will die a terrible death. ”

Before he could finish speaking, John shouted, "Wait a minute, why are you taking me hostage?" Elder Jessica, tell him that even if he captures me, Anne won't come, I'm just..."

With an impatient wave of his hand, John's mouth immediately closed automatically, and he couldn't make a sound. Frightened and anxious, he could only stare wide-eyed and let out a whining nasal sound, looking extremely pitiful.

Jessica's words surprised Jessica for a moment, but soon, a faint smile flashed in her eyes. Nodding, she lowered her body and said, "Yes, I will definitely tell the patriarch." ”

However, it is clear that Jessica does not intend to pass on the word for Lever. The reason is simple, since there is such a good opportunity to get rid of John completely, how could she miss it in vain?

"Mr. John, don't worry, I will definitely tell the patriarch and let her come and save you." Finally, Jessica added another word to John.

But in John's eyes, she was saying, "Farewell, Mr. John, go with confidence...

With tears in his eyes, John whimpered, shaking his head incessantly, his eyes containing the most earnest begging meaning. It's a pity that Jessica obviously doesn't intend to pay attention.

Lively nodded in satisfaction, holding the rune gun in one hand and a slight lift of the other, holding John in the air. Before leaving, he did not forget to make a gentleman's salute to the harpy, and then strolled away.

Until the moment before crossing the hillside, John, who was held in mid-air by Leverto, still looked at everyone with wide eyes and pitiful eyes, and his appearance was so sad that Jessica could not resist to take him back.

Until Lever's breath completely disappeared, all the harpies breathed a sigh of relief.

After a while, a harpy said cautiously, "Elder, are you really going to tell the patriarch?" ”

Jessica said without hesitation: "Don't joke, although I'm a little sorry for that kid, but for the sake of the patriarch, we must keep our mouths shut and never let the patriarch take risks." ”

"But if John goes missing, the patriarch will be suspicious." Naobi couldn't help but remind her.

With a sneer, Jessica pretended to be strange and said, "Missing? Who said Mr. John was missing? Didn't Mr. John leave on his own after recovering from his injury? Where did he go, how will we know? ”

"But John was taken by that man." A few of the more innocent Harpies are very strange.

With a sweep of her eyes, Jessica said slowly word by word: "I repeat, Mr. John left by himself after recovering from his injury." Is there anyone who doesn't understand what I'm talking about? ”

No matter how stupid she is, she knows what Jessica is going to do, and all the harpys nod.

With a satisfied smile, Jessica turned her head to look at the hillside that had been almost plowed over, and quickly ordered: "Quick, try to clean up this place as much as possible, and when the patriarch returns, don't leave any flaws." ”

The harpies sprang into action. Looking at the direction of Lever's departure, Jessica suddenly sighed: "Mr. John, maybe this is the best ending, otherwise, I may really kill you for the sake of the patriarch..."