In the form of a corpse?

Lumian's heart sank slowly as he listened.

If Raymond's body is out of the cycle due to sacrifice, then he will not be able to resurrect through the cycle, and once the anomaly in Kordu Village is removed, he will be truly dead rather than missing.

Although Lumian is reluctant to admit that a silly guy like Raymond is his friend, we have known each other for almost five years, playing together, playing pranks together, and experiencing a lot of things together, so we can't treat it as a stranger we don't know.

Looking back, he found that apart from Aurel, Raymond was probably the person he had the most contact with.

Doesn't Aurore often say that "the more stupid the more blessed", and why is this so? Lumian couldn't help but retort:

"Even if you become a corpse, there are spirits, and the cycle will be triggered."

Aurel sighed softly:

"Perhaps the being being who was sacrificed was not interested in the spirit, but only flesh and blood?

"Maybe he didn't want to trigger the cycle, and only asked for flesh and blood, and didn't ask for Raymond's spirit, and left him in Kordu or destroyed him outright?"

In that way, Raymond's corpse is equivalent to pure matter without spirituality, which can leave the cycle without causing a restart.

Hearing his sister's rhetorical question, Lumian's mind instantly reproduced what might have happened at that time:

After everyone left the water's edge, Raymond swam farther away, when he was suddenly dragged by an invisible force by his legs, covered his mouth, dragged him to the depths of the river, and drowned there.

Later, his spirit remained at the bottom of the river or was destroyed, and his body drifted to an inexplicable spot as a sacrifice......

Thinking of this, Lumian suddenly had an inspiration:

"Regardless of whether Raymond's spirit is left behind or destroyed, once the cycle restarts, he should also appear, in the form of a ghost."

"Logically, that's right." Aurel nodded as if in thought, "When it gets dark, I'll do a psychic ritual to see if I can find Raymond's spirit, well, it's better to have his usual items as a medium." ”

Lumian did not hesitate to respond:

"I'll go to Raymond's house after exploring the castle in the afternoon, and his parents will come to me anyway to ask him about his whereabouts."

When the time comes, with the skill of the "hunter" and the alertness of Lumian, it will not be difficult to get a certain item that Raymond has used.

"Okay." Aurel did not object.

Lumian let out a sigh and asked instead:

"Auror, uh, sister, you're still psychic?"

"As a 'voyeur', I know a little bit about everything." Aurore laughed to herself, "How's it going with those three strangers?" ”

Lumian hurriedly recounted his conversation with the mysterious lady and his discussions with Ryan, Leah, and Valentine, not the prayer, of course.

Auroel listened quietly and sighed faintly:

"It's a very dangerous thing to take the initiative to bear pollution, but in order to explore the ruins of dreams, unlock the secrets there, and find the key to breaking the cycle, I can only do this, and I have wronged you......"

"What's there to be wronged about?" Lumien patted his chest, "I'm saving myself." ”

Aurel nodded slightly:

"Grey amber can be used for my bottle of perfume, cloves are available at home, I have musk and candle materials, only tulips have to be found elsewhere.

"Well, I remember that Madame Pualis's garden had it, but I don't know if there were any flowers."

"It's on." Lumien was absolutely sure.

In the last cycle, when he and Aurore went to the castle to borrow a carriage, they found that many of the flowers in the garden were blooming, which did not quite fit the state of early spring in the mountains.

Aurel gave an "um" sound:

"Anyway, you're going to explore the castle in the afternoon, so you can pick a few by the way.

"After that, it was the lady who sent these things to the Dream Ruins?"

"Hmm." Lumian thinks it should be.

Aurore thought for a moment and said:

"Before I leave in the afternoon, I will give you the 'Integrity Brooch', for Madame de Pualis's castle is obviously filthy, and perhaps even involves the undead, and it can play a very big role."

"No, you stay by your side to guard against Lady Pualis." Seeing that his sister was still trying to persuade him, Lumian hurriedly explained, "That Valentine is a very fanatical believer in the 'Eternal Sun', according to you, as an extraordinary being, he should choose the 'Sun' path, which is more effective than the 'Integrity Brooch'. ”

According to Aurore's observations over the years, fanatical followers of the "Eternal Sun" tend to choose the "Sun" path.

This is also true in turn, as followers of the Eternal Sun who choose the path of the Sun tend to become more and more fanatical, unless they do not believe in the true God in the first place.

"Yes." Aurel no longer insisted, but instead commanded, "You can practice the easy way to turn on your vision, and then, take a nap at noon, replenish your spirits, and I'll teach you the ancient Hermetic and Hermetic words that need to be used for that ritual in the evening." ”

Waiting for her sister's words, Lumian suddenly remembered a sentence she often said when she was rushing to write:

"Time is tight, and the task is heavy."

…………

At 3:20 p.m., on the side of the hill on which the Castle of the Administrators is located.

Lumian saw Madame Poulis walking towards the village in a slightly fluffy gray-blue dress, with her mature and elegant hair in a bun, and her personal maid Cassie.

When their backs were far away, Lumian turned around and walked to the back of the hill.

Ryan, Leah, and Valentine were already waiting here, still dressed in their original attire, and they couldn't see anything ready for it.

Lumian glanced at their free hands and asked in surprise:

"Unarmed?"

Wearing a brown tweed top, light yellow trousers, black leather shoes, and a dark bowler hat, Ryan is only one meter tall and in his early sevens, and said with a slight smile:

"I don't need to carry my weapon with me."

Valentine, dressed in a white waistcoat and a blue tweed jacket, continued:

"I don't need weapons."

"My weapon is it." Wearing a white pleatless cashmere tight skirt and a small off-white coat, Leah pulled out a pistol out of nowhere.

The pistol was silvery-white, small and delicate, and Leah withdrew the magazine so that Lumian could see the different colored bullets engraved with different patterns and symbols, and casually introduced:

"They have different extraordinary effects."

With a snap, she reloaded the magazine, hid the pistol, and asked Lumian with a smile:

"What weapons did you bring?"

One of you doesn't need a weapon, one doesn't have to carry a weapon with you, and one has such a beautiful and powerful pistol, which makes me stupid...... Lumian turned silently and lifted the dark jacket on his back, revealing the iron-black axe pinned to his belt.

Without waiting for Ryan and the others to speak, he sighed and said:

"You do act like extraordinary, and I'm like a gangster getting ready to fight."

Leah Clank laughed:

"I'm very good at laughing at myself."

"It's better to laugh at yourself than to be laughed at by others." Lumian pointed to the back of the hill, which was a bit steep, "Climb up now, we can't afford to delay any longer." ”

"Okay." Leah, dressed in a tight skirt, was the first to climb.

She was light and balanced, and with a few bumps, she was able to climb to the top of the hill with ease.

What's even more exaggerated is that the four small silver bells on her body didn't move at all and didn't make a sound.

Lumien followed, although not so chic and light, but with the "hunter" potion to strengthen the body, he still used stones, tree roots, etc. as a foothold, and quickly climbed the hill that was previously impossible to climb.

Once he was on his feet, he looked back to find Ryan grabbing Valentine's shoulders and lifting him up.

Ryan leaped and landed directly onto a protruding stone in the middle of the hill.

Then, with another leap, he made his way to Lumian and Leah with Valente.

The whole time, he seemed to be a little bigger.

This made Lumian a little stunned:

It's not a tall hill, but it's too much of an exaggeration to jump up after only two jumps, right?

Anyway, the "hunters" will definitely not be able to do it!

He quickly came back to his senses, looked at the dark castle with its two towers and the garden that half surrounded it, and said to the three strangers:

"Let's go around the back door."

"Wait a minute." Ryan stops him and sets his sights on Leah.

Leah didn't speak, and took two steps towards the back door of the castle-shaped building.

Her mouth twitched, and she muttered something silently.

In the next second, the four small silver bells tied to her veil and boots jingled.

It wasn't loud, but it was intense and urgent.

Leah turned around and said to Lumian and the others:

"The road is dangerous and the problem is very serious."

Then, she took two more steps to the front door.

Jingling, the bell not only did not stop, but became more intense and urgent.

"I guess you'll get into big trouble if you go through the front door." Leah's tone was obviously serious, but there was a faint smile on her face.

"Where's the window?" Ryan asked.

Leah nodded, changed direction, and headed towards the garden.

This time, the bell was ringing, but it was very slight and slow.

"It's okay to go this way." Leah smiled and exhaled.

Lumian, who witnessed the whole process, was a little dazed, and did not quite understand what the three strangers were doing.

This is the action of the Extraordinary? Reflecting on his sister's teachings, he asked:

"Is divination dangerous?"

"Hmm." Leah nodded, and turned to Valentet, "I'll explore the way first, you get ready." ”

"Okay." Valentine replied solemnly.

"What preparation?" Lumian was confused again, and asked if he didn't understand.

Leah smiled:

"Prepare to create flames with divine magic."

So, what is the purpose of making flames? Before Lumien could ask, Ria had entered the garden and walked down the path to the side of the castle.

Not long after, she arrived at a certain window and gestured that there was no problem.

"Let's go." Ryan gave a brief reminder and quickly moved closer to Leah.

Lumian and Valente followed briskly after him.

As he passed by a few tulips, Lumian was about to reach out to pick them, but was stopped by Ryan with his forearm.

He didn't ask Lumian why he did this, but said mildly:

"Don't worry, wait until you come out and pick it up.

"If there is any accident caused by the defloration now, our next operation will have to be cancelled."

Also...... Lumian absorbs the experience.

Not long after, they came to a row of windows on the side of the castle.

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