Dark, damp.

As if submerged in a warm, viscous liquid, Gordon's consciousness was gradually dragged into deeper levels.

When Gordon woke up again, he found that someone had already arrived.

"Long time no see, Director Gordon......"

A deep middle-aged woman's voice rang out, "It's time to call you Inspector Gordon, right?" ”

Gordon slowly opened his eyes and appeared in a space overflowing with bright red light.

It is different from the waiting room of the full moon ceremony. It's not pure darkness, it's like being in the middle of the ocean.

Above the crimson sky, almost black, hung a dark waning moon. And beneath their tall chairs was a sea of blood that rose and flowed like a sea of white foam.

And in the middle of the nine chairs is a large, heavily armed silver-white knight stone sculpture. It looked to be about five or six meters tall, and with both hands in front of it, it was like a stone tablet that pierced through the heavens and the earth.

But its legs, and the tip of its blade, were stained red with blood. It's shocking.

It was also the first time Gordon had performed a crescent moon ceremony.

The smell of blood that pervaded the environment disliked him. He subconsciously frowned slightly and looked to the left.

There were two people who arrived before him.

This means that both of them are in Avalon and have a higher overall level than him.

The first was a white-haired old man in a simple black suit, sitting precariously. His belly was so big that he was propped up even if he was just wearing a suit. The old man's hands were placed on his knees, and just that gave people a faint sense of oppression. Seeing Gordon appear, he nodded slightly at Gordon.

The second is a middle-aged woman with a simple ponytail. She wore a gorgeous red gown, as if she was going to a banquet. But what didn't match her temperament at all was the hideous and terrifying boar mask she wore on her head.

- They're all acquaintances. Gordon thought to himself.

Although they didn't have that opportunity to meet from the ceremony...... But at a glance, you can recognize who they correspond to in reality.

We are all transcendents of the authoritarian path. Now I have the opportunity to meet at the promotion ceremony......

“…… yes, long time no see, Madame Red. From now on, we will be colleagues in the Inspectorate. ”

Gordon also took the opportunity to ask, "Which path are you going to take here?" ”

"Love. Power leads to desire, and I have reached the point of derivation. ”

Madame Red did not shy away from replying, "Also, here you should call me [Red]. ”

"Then you should call me [Thunder] too."

Gordon responded, "By the way, your code name doesn't seem to make much sense. Just by wearing this dress, you can recognize your identity. ”

"'Red Lady' is also a nickname, and I don't need to use a nickname to hide another nickname. And I don't have to hide my identity – just like you. ”

The Red Lady replied.

With that, she looked at the old man and said meaningfully, "Minister Drost...... What should we call you here? ”

"Antlers."

The trade minister, whose surname was Drost, said in a deep voice: "What I want to promote this time is the Dusk Path.

"Although we are mortal enemies of each other at this time, this is only the first advanced crescent moon ritual after all, and there is no price to lose in. You don't have to fight to the death - we are all authoritarian and know each other's real identities, so why don't we form a temporary alliance? We'll get rid of the others first, and then we'll win it from within. ”

"It's not impossible."

Madame Hong nodded: "Then let's not announce each other's true identities and paths to the outside world, just call them by code names." ”

"Anyway, the crescent moon ceremony is only three promotions at most," Gordon agreed, "and it's better than falling on a foreigner...... By the way, my promotion this time is a dedication path. ”

"Dedication to the path? Do you know how to illuminate? The Red Lady asked.

"How is that possible," Gordon shook his head, "I'm not from the church. I don't want to get in trouble. ”

"Do you have any other healing powers, then?"

"No, it won't."

Without hesitation, Gordon replied, "But I can protect you." ”

- Are you embarrassed to say that you are a dedication to the path?

It was the first time she had heard of a transcendent who was on the path of devotion to the path of healing.

Madame Red's words swirled in her throat for a moment, but she swallowed it stupidly.

When she heard that Inspector Gordon was going to be promoted to the Path of Devotion this time, she thought she would have a chance to enjoy the assistance of the Healer during the Crescent Moon Ritual - the transcendent profession of the Path of Love usually has self-destructive properties, which makes it very dependent on the Healer.

Sure enough, those who dare to participate in the crescent moon ceremony alone are not serious devotees.

Just then, a mist of blood began to rise from the fourth seat.

The three immediately stopped communicating and looked back at the seat.

"It's ......"

Gordon's eyes quickly widened.

I saw that on the fourth seat, a viscous shadow flowed and condensed into a black human figure wearing a bloody robe.

"Ho Ho Ho ......"

A low, roaring, hoarse voice like a lion that had just woken up sounded from the fourth seat: "A few of you have arrived early......

“…… You're a demon scholar. ”

Gordon was very convinced, and said in a deep voice full of hostility, "The people of the Noble Red Society? ”

He was attacked by the Noble Red Society not long ago, but now his nerves are extremely sensitive.

He could tell at a glance that the color of this man's red robe was the color of blood. He even smelled a fishy smell. Materials for the crescent moon ritual are not readily available, but materials obtained from the human body can replace six of them. It's much easier to get just wax figures, snakes, and mirrors.

It was only dark now, and the only one who could enter their ritual at this time was in Avalon...... Even the transcendent with the location on the glass island.

Demon scholars have a habit of killing people to obtain ritual materials. According to Gordon's understanding, the advanced profession of the demon scholar, the "demon incarnation", must have killed a large number of people and extracted materials from the living to perform rituals. If you don't do such cruel things, demon scholars can only be "scholars" at best.

Reincarnation as a powerful demon of immortality is extremely tempting, and those demon scholars who walk on the transcendent path are almost unable to resist the call of the power of the path, trying to transcend the essence of life, beyond the limitations of life span and physical body, to this inevitable end.

…… However, even the well-informed Gordon had never seen a demonic scholar who could make such a move during the first promotion ceremony.

Even if he has a transcendent level in other paths, he can only use the power of transcending the path when he advances as a transcendent path.

How could a first-level demon scholar have such a powerful demon?

"You're a demonic scholar of Star Antimony."

[Antlers] said in an old, composed voice: "Who is your mentor?" ”

Ivas at the moment, including hair...... His entire body was covered in liquidized shadow fiends.

The shadow of the shadow demon dripping in flakes made his short hair look like long black hair.

And Aihuas, who had just woken up, just raised his eyebrows.

You're pretty experienced, old fellow.

Unexpectedly, he knew that the orthodox demon scholar of the Star Antimony Kingdom could contract a high-level demon in advance - he was summoned by a powerful demon scholar, and then let his apprentice sign a contract. Whether the apprentices can control it or not is their own problem.

Those powerful demons were tricked into making a contract with the weak, and they must not accept it. Their disobedience and desire to escape from the Covenant Master's malice will put a great deal of pressure on the young demon scholars.

If they don't want to be devoured by the devil, these young people can only do their best to show off their talents. But these demons are far stronger than the level they are in, so no matter how much they show it, it will be difficult for them to get the approval of the demons.

It's like being chased by a beast behind them—these young demonic scholars will be constantly squeezed by a sense of crisis, forcing them to the maximum extent of their potential to transcend the path.

If you can't control it in the end, it will only abolish a student, and such people are everywhere in the stars. Countless people aspire to become demonic scholars, to change their own destiny and dominate the fate of others. Anyway, the summoned demon is still there, so it's okay to change its owner.

After such repeated selection, each demon scholar who finally cultivated controlled a demon far more powerful than himself, and had an incomparably strong desire to transcend.

"Tell him, 'I don't know what a mentor is. Hand over your identity or I won't answer any of your questions'. ”

Ivas inwardly instructed the Shadow Fiend, "Remember to be fierce, it's better to appear reckless and arrogant—disguised as someone who seems to be of low intelligence and easy to take advantage of. and I have to make a distinction. ”

The Shadow Fiend immediately replied in the voice of Miss Assassin in his mind, "Yes, master. ”

Then, the black liquid on Ivus's body resonated in sync with the sound, emitting a low, resonant sound like a lion's roar:

"You lack the most basic courtesy, old man. I don't need a mentor—tell your name now, or I'll let the demons eat your flesh!" ”

As "Ivus" spoke, these sticky shadows began to flow from his body, condensing into a hideous monster head. His raised face opened a blooming black flower, and countless pitch-black teeth entwined with the black qi of Sen Ran in it.

“…… Oh, no. You're not a demon scholar, you're a demon. ”

The old man said with interest: "Demons possessed by shadow demons are really rare. We in Avalon still have such transcendents.

"There's still time anyway, so why don't we get to know each other, Mr. Shadow Fiend. I am the antlers, this is the thunder, and the one is the red ...... You're new, right? In that case, we may be able to work together. Exclude others first...... How is it? ”

Demons are not the same as demon scholars. If the Demon Scholar has contracted a powerful demon, then he probably has a mentor.

However, the possession of demons by demons is completely random - that is, it is possible for a pure newcomer without a mentor to be possessed by a powerful demon.

When Antlers realizes that the "Majin" may be a newcomer, he immediately realizes that Evas can be exploited. So his attitude immediately became very sincere, and it seemed that there was not much discrimination against the transcendent path.

And the "thunder" and "red" on the side didn't say a word, just quietly watched the antler performance.

- You want to play, don't you?

Ivus realized that the confrontation of the Crescent Rite had already begun at this time.

"Sir, you have a very good attitude. I didn't say anything before that. ”

So he narrowed his eyes slightly, and let the Shadow Demon wrapped in his body reply in a very natural attitude, "Then you can call me Aleister...... That's my name.

"Yes, I'm new. From the Noble Red Society, today for the first time to participate in the promotion ceremony. ”

This is the first chapter of today!

The second chapter hasn't been written yet, so it's going to be sent at six o'clock in the evening!

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