After writing the content to be handed over, Esther did not immediately summon Miss Messenger with the four heads of Crane, but began to write the ancient Hermetic contract needed to conclude the messenger, and then changed the ritual she had just arranged.

She wants to make a contract with her own messenger so that Klein doesn't find her.

The content of the contract is nothing more than the preservation of the letter, and there is no harm to the contractor or the recipient, these are relatively broad regulations.

This time, Esther did not use other spiritual materials, but used her own blood instead of essential oil as a primer, and dripped into the candle flame.

The light of the candle flame instantly became bright and clear, turning into a pale yellow with the same color as Esther's hair.

She recited in the ancient Hermetic language in the order in which the Thomasmen had been taught:

"Me! In my name I call:

Spirits who roam the heavens,

Friendly creatures to drive,

A being who is willing to make a contract with me. ”

The candle flame swelled and stretched, like a constantly shaking curtain of light, revealing a smear of ash in the depths.

Soon, a quadruped animal resembling a canine wolf stepped out of it, covered in short black hair, with two dark red flames burning in the eye sockets, and the base of its mouth extending almost to the back of its head.

It was surrounded by a faint burning mist, as if distorting its existence, lining its body to be extraordinary.

Esther resisted the urge to retreat, the creature didn't seem "friendly" at all.

There was no big problem with her spell civilization, so why would she summon this rather evil-looking canine?

As Esther froze in place, the light mist around the black dog rolled twice, and another, even smaller puppy, squeezed out of it.

Unlike the silent and intimidating "wolfdog", this puppy has not yet grown in size, and its limbs are short, about the size of a poodle, but the flames burning in its eye sockets are equally strange and terrifying.

The even larger "wolf dog" leaned down and arched the black puppy's back twice with its nose, as if urging it.

The puppy took two steps forward and sat down on the ground obediently, his tail flicking from side to side.

Esther had to resist the urge to touch its head this time, and she glanced at the "wolfdog" behind her, who had not stepped forward, and looked down at the puppy full of anticipation.

Does that count as child labor......

Esther crouched down and brought herself closer to the spirit creature: "So, are you willing to make a pact with me and become my messenger?" ”

The puppy nodded slightly, and its tail flicked happily after a pause of a few seconds. After a few more glances, it seems to be far less terrifying than when it first appeared, and of course, it is its elders who are more intimidating.

Thinking of this, Esther looked up in the direction of the "wolf dog" again, and the other party did not make any movements, just paying close attention to the situation here.

"Then let me read the contents of this contract, and you can put forward any comments?"

The large, evil black "wolfhound" barked lowly, indicating that it understood what Esther meant, and possessed enough intelligence to communicate.

Esther had some doubts in her heart, she could feel the half-real and half-imaginary nature of the two "wolf dogs", one large and one small, both of them possessing considerable strength, including the puppy with a slightly cute demeanor.

How could such a strange spirit creature casually agree to be a messenger for him? It feels like it's overkill. But Esther didn't know the creature in front of her, so she didn't have a clearer understanding.

After reading the contract to the two "wolf dogs", Esther first looked at the puppy, and saw that it nodded deliberately and vigorously, looking quite arrogant and reserved.

Then Esther turned to the big dog, who was very indifferent and did not respond, and acquiesced to the terms, and it seemed that there was no other problem.

In the end, Esther did not use the description of the "spirit world" or the gods she believed in to bind the contract, as Aaron had taught, but instead used the honorific name "Zoya".

Then she slit her finger and drew a line of blood on it, which made the whole parchment bright for a moment, and the halo opened and closed, and the blood was completely absorbed, and the four honorific names of "Zoya" turned silver-gray.

That's when she signed her name: "Esther".

Spreading the parchment paper in front of the puppy, Esther watched as it lifted its paw and pressed it against the paper, the puppy's paw smelled of burnt slightly, and when it removed its paw, it left a circle of charred and corroded paw prints.

Esther and the two spirit creatures stared at the parchment, which quickly crumbled into a dot of light, then condensed into two bands of light that floated into the foreheads of Esther and the puppy.

The puppy has an extra tuft of yellowish light-colored hair on its forehead, like a vertical pupil.

Just as it happily took two steps forward and was about to pounce on Esther, the large adult dog let out a low bark.

The puppy stopped a little reluctantly, just wagging its tail vigorously at Esther, as if he couldn't wait.

Esther picked up the letter written next to her, hurriedly added the name of the summoning messenger on the back, and wrapped it in another piece of paper: "Please give this letter to Clay-Gelman Sparrow, can you find him?" ”

The puppy nodded, grabbed the letter, and then followed his elders back into the spiritual rift, burrowing back into the mist.

"What a strange creature," muttered Esther, "at least it doesn't cost money, and it's cute to look at for a long time." ”

Spirits that roam the upper realms, friendly creatures to be driven, messengers who belong to Esther.

At first, Esther thought that it would be a bird spirit creature, after all, "Zoya" has some kind of occult connection with the lark. But in the end, it was a puppy of unknown type that came out, and it was still under the "parental supervision" to interview the messenger, which made her think it was funny.

At least it's a lot friendlier than the appearance of the parent's "wolf dog", and if it's really that strange black dog who comes to apply, Esther really doesn't dare to sign a contract.

I don't know what the puppy likes to eat, so I should prepare some money for it next time.

Esther stood up and began to tidy up the ceremony, and after putting away a few candles, she backhanded the layer of dust she had stolen back onto the ground.

Anything stolen by the Parasite can be kept for a short period of time, just as long as the extraordinary ability to steal away, and for Esther, this time limit is two hours. But where exactly they were stored, Esther couldn't say.

If it weren't for the time limit, she would have stuffed her backpack into that unknown space, and she wouldn't even have to carry it with her.

Dust fell back into the gloomy basement, and when the candlelight ran out, it was immediately eerie.

Esther turned to leave, and as she walked up the stairs, there was a knock on a wall somewhere.

"Smack, smack."

It's like a gentle beat, but the sound of regular but not hard beating.

Esther hesitated for a second, then turned and headed back into the basement. She reached out and grabbed at random, stealing the dust from the room again, including those on the walls, so that the charred walls were completely visible.

With a shake of Esther's right hand, the "Pale Bone Spike" fell directly into her palm, and in the face of necromantic creatures or evil spirits, this bone sword has a much greater advantage than the hairless "Logan's Claw".

After absorbing the extraordinary characteristics of the "parasite", Esther's control over the bone sword has increased a lot, but the half-face mask cannot be integrated back at all. However, Esther frequently parasitizes the birds, and no longer needs something to cover her face.

She walked slowly against the basement wall, silently walking around, staring carefully at several walls, and finally sensing something special in one corner.

Just looking at it with a simple line of sight, there is only a black residue that has been burned, but Esther, in a special state of perception, can "see" that there is a constantly wriggling bloody handprint here.

Even now, a bright red trail in her perception was squirming gently, trying to spread outwards and occupy a wider wall.

Esther also had a guess that perhaps it was her act of performing rituals, communicating with the spirit world, and summoning spirit creatures that caused a stress response to the extraordinary power left here.

Esther stabbed her sword out and slammed it into the wall, and there was a hissing sound from beneath the charred mark.

"Are there really evil spirits? Hello. ”

Esther said this, but in her heart, she complained that the official Extraordinary Masters of the "Church of the Eternal Sun" were not competent enough, and they actually left behind the spirits that slipped through the net, and if the night watchers would definitely not have such a situation.

The red blood handprint in Esther's perception gradually dissolves under the "pale bone nail".

The slapping sound sounded again, more like slamming the wall harder, and the frequency was much faster: "Bang bang! Bang bang! ”

Esther didn't make any moves, just pressed the bone sword harder against the wall, the tip almost piercing into the charred wall, a faint dark brown liquid oozing from the edge of the breach, like mud poured into the wall, sticky and rancid.

Esther whistled, and several points of light flew down her bangs, along the blade of the Pale Bone Spike, and quickly spread to the stabbed evil power.

A faint circle of light blooms from the wall, and the wheel rotates and circles, instantly spreading across the entire wall.

Esther's bad premonition came to her in an instant, she cursed in her heart, complained in her heart, turned her head and kept opening and closing her left hand, quickly stealing the distance and sending herself up the stairs, and it only took a few seconds to send herself out of this "haunted house".

Esther scurried behind the stones at the edge of the flowerbed.

"Boom—"

A loud bang rang out behind her, and the remaining wreckage of the house flew away, and the crumbling wood and masonry smashed into the ground like a hailstone.

Because of the continuous use of "stealing" to steal space and transfer positions, the feeling of rapid change of gaze made her uncomfortable, and Esther's face turned slightly pale because of this.

But when the dust settled, Esther looked at the ruins over there and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

She shook her head at the seagull that flew to her feet: "I can't stay, maybe someone from the church will check on such a big movement, it seems that we have to change our foothold." ”

Esther stole her backpack and gathered into a condensed lark that burrowed into the gull's body and flew off to another nearby coastal city.

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