Early Thursday morning, Angel came to the Harvest Church in the south area of the bridge.

Before leaving, she put on the Ring of Madness again, and saw her appearance change back to the featureless, dark-haired, freckled and round-faced woman in the half-length mirror, but the "Erin Watson" in the mirror today has become a little better-looking, and Angel guesses that it is likely to be the change brought about by Promotion Sequence 6, even psychological disguise cannot be completely suppressed.

"Hello, Father Utravsky, we meet again."

She took advantage of the fact that there were not many believers who had come to pray early in the morning, and said hello to the priest who was already cleaning.

The latter put down the rag with which he was wiping the candlestick and looked back at Angel.

"Hello, I didn't expect us to meet again, are you lost again?"

Angel was a little angry at the mention of getting lost, and she took out the master key that cost her countless carriage hire fees, shook it in front of the priest, and suppressed her anger and said:

"This key has made me lose my way countless times, but today I took the initiative to come here, I need to know its origin and how to solve the 'curse' on it."

If she can't solve the problem of the master key, she will have to use it carefully, and she will not even be able to carry this magical item with her most of the time, which will greatly reduce its value, after all, she will not be able to go home and retrieve the key when she does have to go through walls, open doors, or unlock locks.

Moreover, the strange red color of yesterday's promotion was likely due to the influence of Angel's divination key origin, which made her suspect that the curse of the master key might be related to the blood moon.

Even further thinking, is it the blood moon that caused the uncontrolled performance of the promotion, or is it the promotion yourself that caused the temporary blood moon?

The latter is a little too terrifying, and it can be seen from the fact that Miss Magician of the Tarot Society is also coming to take refuge in the gray fog space, and the sudden appearance of the blood moon last night is not her "exclusive" vision, but a real change that can affect other people as well, and the promotion of a sequence 7 will cause such an abnormal astronomical phenomenon?

Thinking about it, Angel saw that the priest instructed another priest to continue cleaning, and then beckoned to her and walked to the back of the church.

Following the priest, the two men walked through the rear living quarters, down a narrow staircase to the ground, where they stood in front of a stone door.

"The 'master key' is not mine, but from a vampire who got lost and broke into the church, and he's behind this door."

It seems that what the pharmacist Darkwell said is true, and there is indeed a hapless vampire who is locked up in the church......

Angel was sighing when a high-pitched retort came from behind the door:

"What vampires? Call me Bloodline, Noble Blood! And why should vampires be locked up in the basement by you, listening to your sermons every day, and converting me to Mother Earth Goddess?

"We all worship the moon, it's impossible to convert, you give up early and let me out!"

"We?"

Angel repeated, could it be that this vampire knew more of his kind?

The sound behind the door stopped abruptly, followed by an eerie rustling sound.

"I don't discriminate against other races, but he came to the church in a state of craving blood, and I locked him here to prevent him from hurting others, occasionally drawing some of my own blood for him."

The priest explained.

"Phew! I don't want to drink the blood of you old man, what I need is the blood of a beautiful girl! ”

The vampire couldn't help but speak.

Looking at the skillful conversation between the two, it seems that this is not the first time that such a conversation has happened.

Angel looked sideways into the basement and noticed that the emblem of life was engraved all around, as well as on the stone door, which, along with other symbols, sealed the room behind the door, leaving the spirited vampire with words to refute the priest's words rather than trying to escape.

"I came to you for a magical key that can open all the locks and pass through most of the walls, and I heard that it was with it that you got lost to the Harvest Church?"

She interrupted the chattering vampire and asked.

There was a moment of silence, and then a chuckle came from behind the door.

"Heh, that's true, as long as you get me out, I'll tell you everything, and the key can be given to you directly."

But now that the key is in my possession, your offer is a bit too bold......

Angel covered the pocket containing the master key, looked back at the priest who was standing silent, and had a plan in mind.

"Priest, do you still have that Nightmare Candle with you?"

Father Utravsky, worthy of being a pirate, quickly reacted to Angel's gaze, nodded, and replied:

"I've always carried it with me, what do you need it for?"

"It seems that this friend is not very cooperative, I am going to use this magical item to inquire directly into the depths of his heart, and maybe it will also have a ...... for your next sermon."

"Wait, wait!" Before Angel could finish speaking, a vampire's panicked shout came from behind the door, "What candle?" What are you doing? ”

"I'm looking for matches, do you have any?"

"I said, I said, you two crazy people, don't use that candle!"

The words from across the stone gate allowed the vampire to use his imagination, frightened himself, and quickly succumbed.

In his narrative, Angel quickly learns the origin of the master key.

A little over a month ago, the vampire, who calls himself "Emlyn White", encountered a thief while secretly drinking blood from a blood collection vial at a hospital in the Southside. The other party was using the "master key" to break into the house and steal, but he didn't expect to get lost, hit Emlyn, was caught red-handed, and handed over the key before being allowed to leave.

The thief found the strange brass key in the basement during another burglary, and at first he thought it corresponded to a lock in the house, but when he tested it, he found that it could open every lock and every door. The thieves used the master key to roam the streets of Beckland, stealing night and night, and repeatedly succeeding until Emlyn was caught red-handed.

After listening to Emlin's words, Angel leaned against the stone door and pondered carefully.

It seems that the thief found the key in the house of a member of the Abrahamic family who died after taking the potion, and as the first holder, he was caught by Emlyn because he got lost; Emlyn is also expected to use the Master Key to steal blood for her own use, and eventually get lost in the Harvest Church, where she was imprisoned by Father Utrawski......

The third holder of the key, well, the fourth holder after the priest to be exact, was me, and I had already encountered the demon dog because I got lost, and if it weren't for Detective Moriarty at the time, it would be difficult for me to deal with the "demon" of Sequence 6 alone......

Could it be that this master key's tendency to kill its own bearer, the so-called lost, is only one of the manifestations of this tendency, which will unwittingly lead the bearer to nearby danger?

No wonder Ms. Bernadette, who is suspected of being a high-level powerhouse, asked me to use it less, not only did I not listen to it, but I also carried it with me every day, and the final result was that I almost died yesterday in the process of being promoted to Sequence 6......

"Hey, hey, are you still there? I've said it all, can you let me out? ”

The silence outside the door sent the vampire Emlyn White a slightly alarmed question.

"We're still here, didn't you ask where the thief got the key?"

Angel continued to ask.

"When...... Of course, I asked, and he said it was at No. 48 Riverwan Avenue in the South District, and I was locked up here before I could go there to see it. Hey, we said okay, I've told you all, get me out! ”

Angel was surprised by the hesitant and quickly deflected answer, and she unfastened the silver chain on her wrist and performed a quick divination using the pendulum method, and the conclusion was very obvious that Emlyn had lied about the address.

"Father, please come here," Angel said in a loud voice, walking a few steps up the steps with the priest, and then continuing in a voice just right behind the door, "that vampire is lying, he probably gave a false address, or even the address where his companion was hiding, trying to trick me out, and then his companion would catch me and ask where he was. ”

"It's true that he's not been honest," Father Utrawski grinned at Angel, "I'll go to this address later, maybe catch a few more vampires and add some followers to the Mother Goddess." ”

He doesn't seem to be acting, he seems to really want to fill the basement with vampires and then convert them to Mother Earth......

Angel looked at the priest's smile and became serious, and suddenly became a little alert.

And their deliberate "loud plot" made Emlyn, who was probably lying behind the stone gate and listening carefully to the movement outside, yell:

"Are you still there? Damn, I was playing with you just now, not that address, it's 32 Verdi Street, South Bridge, not Riverbend Avenue! ”

This time it should be true.

Angel smiled and returned to the stone gate, and said in a voice just enough for the other party to hear:

"Thank you, Mr. Vampire."

"If you thank me, get me out of here!"

Emlyn replied angrily.

"You can leave the basement as soon as you take refuge in Mother Goddess," the priest replied, "and now it's time for the daily lectures, and today we will continue to study the contents of the Life Bible." ”

From behind the door came the sound of a vampire gasping.

"Do you want to hear it together?"

The priest sat down directly on the stairs in front of the door, his tall body contrasting with the low stairs, making him appear to be squatting rather than sitting, and then the pious looked at Angel, who was about to leave, and asked.

"Thank you, I am a believer in the goddess."

Seeing that he had the intention of "transforming" himself after closing the door, Angel hurriedly revealed his identity.

In the Kingdom of Rune, the religiously weak Church of Mother Earth God tries to avoid conflict with the three major churches, even those like Father Utravsky, and Angel is able to leave the basement.

"Wait, don't go...... Remember, my name is Emlyn White, remember ......"

There were already many followers of Mother Earth in the church, and the emblem of life hanging above the altar shone faintly under Angel's vision, which made Emrin's curse, which could barely be heard in the basement, gradually muffled and finally disappeared.

No wonder this vampire has been imprisoned for so long and has not been discovered by the believers above, it seems that those emblems and other charms of Mother Earth God can be strengthened by the prayers of the believers, so that the more people there are, the more difficult it is to hear his cries for help, what a clever design......

Angel watched thoughtfully as the faithful prayed before leaving the Harvest Chapel a moment later.

(End of chapter)