In a remote corner of Deli Town, where the "Loser Club" meets, Mike Hanlone gathers his companions.

Although they had the experience of fighting Pennywise 27 years ago, this time is different, and the resurrected Pennywise is not something that can be dealt with simply by overcoming his inner fear, three of his companions have died in the process of resisting, and now there are only 4 people left in their small group.

When everyone arrived, he simply said, "Pennywise looks angry today, I guess he must have been frustrated somewhere, and we have to send this message to everyone, don't be afraid, it's not invincible." Deli Town has disappeared for so long, it is impossible for the officials to ignore it, and someone will definitely come to save us. ”

Eddie, Richie, and Beverly nodded silently.

After a long silence, Beverly suddenly asked, "Do we still have a chance?" ”

Mike was as determined as ever, "If we just overcome our fears, we will be able to defeat Pennywise, believe me!" ”

Encouraged by his faith, several people rose up the courage to fight and nodded.

They cautiously pushed open the door, looked at the huge clown mask in the sky, and went out along the corner.

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Waldburg.

In Luke's body, where everyone can't perceive it, strange changes are happening imperceptibly.

The "fear" divinity was supported by the power of faith, and became more and more full and round, and finally, under the continuous infusion of energy, it quietly split itself, turning from one wisp into two.

The branches that represent the [Dreaded Crow] are also thriving, and the number of crows that can be summoned has exceeded the 100 mark, but after breaking 100, if you want to increase the number again, you need to reach the order of 200 crows.

At present, although the fear level is far more than 100 crows, probably around 130, the total number of crows that Luke can transform into is still only 100.

Next, as long as Luke completes the number of ravens, Halpier will have another chance to level up.

More than an hour had passed, perhaps because the Balloon Clown hadn't reappeared last night, and the fear that Luke was able to absorb began to gradually decrease, and it became lower and lower.

At this time, he no longer needs to devote himself to coordination, and the two wisps of "fear" divinity can already absorb and accept the power of these "stolen" beliefs on their own.

Luke opened his eyes and said to the people who were waiting, "It's time to start spreading the word that the 'Balloon' demon has been killed." ”

The residents of Phoenix are far more receptive to the supernatural elements than other cities in the Lighthouse Country, and after the grapevine spread, everyone naturally accepted the idea that there was a "superman" to keep the city safe, and the fear was greatly relieved.

It was night, and the influx of fear had dropped to a very low level, and Luke stopped [blasphemy], and at the same time, Pennywise lost real-time sense of Luke's location.

The balloon clown has been killed, the panic has been sorted out, and the clown killing has come to an end for the time being.

Tomorrow his uncle Wagner will take his parents back to Black Spindle, and he has invited Luke to come with him.

Luke would have refused.

But Wagner said that this time he could take him to see the family's confinement prison, the kind that contaminates supernatural creatures.

Although it's a small prison, it's also a white flower's experience value.

Luke's current level card is 90% of level 13, although it is not like a certain card to 98%, as if there are ants crawling all over his body, but it is still an uncomfortable batch, and he wants to upgrade quickly.

So in the face of his uncle's gracious invitation, he still agreed, and decided that the four of them would go to Black Spindle Town together.

The wisp of fear divinity obtained this time has brought a certain increase to the [Dread Crow]'s [Mist of Dread] effect, but it is not particularly significant, and it seems that the effect from 1 to 2 is far less than that from 0 to 1.

In addition, the acquisition of divinity gives 1 free attribute point.

At present, Luke's body strength is 15 points, and before the soul strength is 30 points, he doesn't need to pay special attention to the oppression of the body by the soul too strong, so he added it to the soul strength as always, increasing it to 24 points.

As for the increase in the number of Dreaded Ravens.

Luke enjoyed a VIP treatment this time, and there was no need to send crows to seduce, and after he said what he needed, the staff of the Abnormal Affairs Processing Brigade went directly to the mountains and forests to search around.

The four or five people sent out were all suitable for catching abilities, and they helped him catch the 30 crows he needed in half an hour.

Luke told them to place the crows in a large, airtight meditation room, and when everyone was out, he closed the door and prepared for the crows' metamorphosis again.

The "Wanhua Mirror" came out of the body, and the crows fluttered their wings out of the mirror world, densely huddled in the meditation room.

The newly caught wild crow quacks and tries to escape the confines of the cage, but it can only fly around in a limited space, constantly hitting the barbed wire of the cage, and a large amount of fluff and feathers fall in mid-air.

Luke manipulated the [Dreaded Raven] branch on the Tree of Ability and began to transform.

A large amount of fear was transformed into some kind of special energy by the skill branches, and differentiated into thirty pipes, each injected into the body of thirty crows.

The renovation process lasted 3 minutes.

The sluggish crows regained their agility, grew a little bigger, their feathers became darker and shinier, and the top of their heads grew a structure similar to that of their predecessors.

After the transformation was completed, the ravens, under Luke's instructions, flapped their wings and flew out of the cage to surround Halpie.

Next, it's time for the upgrade.

The fear stored on the branches of the skill tree began to flow out in large quantities, and the energy that had been accumulated enough for more than 30 crows to complete the transformation was quickly consumed, until there were about seven or eight of them left, and then it could not be stopped.

At this time, Halpierre was completely enveloped in a thick layer of black light.

It itself was transformed from a crow, and in the process of upgrading it became a huge, brand-new bird and beast, and its size was no smaller than that of the pterosaur in the Jurassic world.

Judging from the size of the light ball, it seems that this upgrade has not continued to develop in terms of size expansion.

Halpier's upgrade took much longer than the rest of the crows, and it took nearly half an hour for the black ball of light to disappoint in all directions, revealing the hideous beasts within.

Its body was elegant and majestic, black as night, without a single variegation, and each feather was as smooth as obsidian, exuding an eerie shimmer.

The crested fluff envelops its skull, covering the bony crown structure, and its wings are wide and strong, and the feathers are arranged in an orderly manner to form a mysterious and eerie pattern that makes people feel frightened at a glance, as if they have seen a natural predator.

In addition to the change in appearance, the most important thing is the skill aspect.

In addition to the [Ethereal], [Torment], [Hoarseness], [Mist of Dread], which is possessed by all [Dreaded Raven], and its exclusive [Lord of the Ravens], the upgraded Halpier has gained a new ability-

[Dark Wind]: Halpier can summon a dark hurricane full of fear through the bony organs above his head, and the hurricane has a strong corrosive power that can eat away at the soul and body of the target. Targets infected by the winds of darkness will fall into endless fear and panic if their minds are not strong, and their hearts will be severely damaged.

(Each crow can whip its wings and join the dark winds to increase the effect and power of the hurricane)

There is another group attack skill, and it seems that the effect can be linked with the previous generation, but I don't know if it will conflict with [Fear Mist], after all, there is a wind and a fog.

But the greater possibility is fusion, after all, they are not simple natural phenomena, and they have the same source of energy and complementary effects.

Now with Halpier's ability, he can basically break away from Luke and fight against hero-level enemies alone, and if you add the support of a hundred crows, even in the hero level, it can be regarded as a relatively strong level.

Except for Luke, a pervert who has mastered divinity ahead of time, and Albert's peak state hero who specializes in the flesh a month ago, it feels like there are few heroic enemies who can deal with Halpier's attack.

After admiring Halpier, who was becoming more and more in line with his aesthetic and becoming more and more compulsive, Luke took the crows into the mirror, and everything was ready to set off tomorrow.

Early the next morning, Mason and Lillian had already packed up and rested for a few days, and they were full of energy, and the four of them set off together.

Luke had planned to pick up the four of them and take Halpier on his way.

However, the four people crowded on Halpiere's back, plus some luggage, it was not too much to occupy, but it was a little crowded.

Second, when Wagner came, he drove a favorite Chevrolet Corvett, and he said that he would not put the car down.

So in the end, everyone decided to drive to the clan land, after all, there are two powerful transcendents Luke and Wagner, not to mention the fare road rage along the way, even if it is full of demons, there is no fear.

If he did encounter a demon, Luke would be happier.

I don't have any experience in delivering to the door, so I'll drive out to find it myself.

Thinking of this, he also gave up the idea of flying directly over and made this trip a fun-filled family trip and an upgraded trip full of anticipation.

Luke and the others stopped driving separately, and took Wagner's Chevrolet directly to Black Spindle Town in a group of four.

Speaking of the name of this town, there is a long history.

On the way out, Wagner introduced Luke with nothing to do.

I heard that the source is the spindle in the hands of a certain goddess who weaves the thread of destiny, because of the temptation of the evil god, the goddess fell, and the pure white spindle in her hand also turned black.

Later, the goddess was killed by an unknown being, and the spindle in her hand fell to the world for some reason, and the place where she fell was Black Spindle Town.

Wagner was non-denied whether this rumor was true or not, but he mysteriously told Luke that the Asmo family did have a spindle artifact that could greatly enhance the casting effect of curse-type abilities.

Curse spell Luke is not interested, but listen to him, Goddess of Fate, Black Spindle. Luke inexplicably thought of his "Wanhua Mirror".

After all, it's all related to fate, maybe the same goddess used it.

The car drove out of Phoenix, passing through the Werett's Farm, the werewolf's colony, which now looked completely deserted, with crumbling houses and overgrown fields overgrown with weeds, more like a gathering place for monsters than it had been when it had been thriving.

Luke also took a look inside with great interest, and there was nothing left in it, not even the traces of his own battles had been cleaned.

As the vehicle moved rapidly, soon, several people left the suburbs of the city and came to the interstate highway of Yima Pingchuan.

The car gradually drove westward, and after a few hours, the greenery was gradually diminishing as the desert began to appear, and the undulating sand dunes on the horizon rushed like waves.

Yellow sand covers the ground as far as the eye can see, and occasionally a few desert plants can be seen growing tenaciously on the dunes, adding a touch of life to this desolation.

At first glance, this scene has a bit of vast and desolate beauty, but after watching it for almost an hour, anyone will find it annoying.

Luke began to observe the crows' vision in boredom, they were flying in the sky, and they could see much more, much better than the boring vision in the wheelhouse.

No, the fun is coming.

In Halpier's field of vision, far from the intercontinental highway, a tent area that looked like a makeshift barracks was dotted across the desert, but there was no one in that barracks now, at least not outside the tents.

On the barren mountain not far away, several American GIs were suspiciously holding guns on alert, as if they had encountered some terrifying enemy.

Halpierre continued to observe.

Well. It's an enemy.

It keenly found several corpses lying in different places on the mountain, and these corpses died in different ways, but on the whole, they were basically injured by cold weapons, and the wounds were mainly penetrated, cut, and felled.

Of course, there were also two who fell to their deaths.

Soon, the GIs' enemies were also revealed to Halpiere.

Although they carefully cut through the terrain and the mountains and did not find any trace of the GIs, Halpier had an unobstructed view of the sky, and soon found the movements of two or three deformed monsters.

One of the unifying traits of these weirdos is that they are ugly, and they are as ugly as Luke's first real enemy, the Mountain Ogre.

Of course, they're not ugly and cookie-cutter.

Aside from the ubiquitous sharp and jagged teeth, each freak has its own characteristics.

One was wearing tattered bib pants, some hair on the top of his head, but it was sparse and yellow, and he couldn't even comb out the middle part, his forehead was as big as Lei Zhenzi, and the skin on his face was mutated and bulging, and he was wrinkled everywhere.

One looked a bit like a normal human, except for a horn-like bulge on the left side of his forehead, which was constantly spilling thick water and blood.

At the top of the hill, there was another earthy yellow, half of its body covered with stony pus and growths, it was hairless, and lay on the ground like a dry, numb stone, and if it hadn't moved a little, even Halpie would have almost been mistaken.

Luke patted Wagner on the shoulder and said, "Uncle, stop for a while, there are a few GIs trapped on the mountain, I'll go and see." ”

Knowing that there was a scout in the sky, Wagner slowly stopped the car and asked, "Need help?" ”

"No, it's a small matter."

As he spoke, Luke released more crows and departed.

(End of chapter)