In the sacred pillar of light, the nodules and flesh of the trees that had lost the support of their external strength quickly disintegrated, as if they had encountered snow burning red iron balls.

In the indescribable sizzling sound, Cynthia's face wrinkled, looking extremely painful.

She struggled to turn from side to side, looking up and down, her expression gradually becoming frightened and confused, as if she had finally realized that she was not in the right state.

"General......" Her voice trembled, and she looked ahead in fear and despair, but she could only find an unfamiliar face.

Klein could have fed the "Wriggling Hunger" with Cynthia's remaining flesh and spirits, but at this moment he only sighed and said in a calm tone:

"Don't touch strange objects or religions in the future. ”

In his opinion, Cynthia has become what she is now, either because of a cult, or because of a dangerous object that is linked to an existence that cannot be seen directly, so he will respond like this.

Cynthia vaguely understood something, and she suddenly burst into tears with only a head and a little flesh left:

"Yes, it's the Mother Tree of Desire, it's the Celestial Sect......

"General, general, I don't want to die, I don't want to die!

"Help me, help me!"

Mother Tree of Desire...... Celestial Sect ...... This is outside my knowledge of the occult...... Klein's expression did not change, his eyes looked at Cynthia, who was broken and begged for help, he opened his arms again, and said in a low voice:

"Death is not the end, you will be redeemed by the side of the gods. ”

Another pillar of clear and pure light fell, and Cynthia's beautiful face with tears in her eyes was completely frozen.

Her gaze was desperate, but there was still a little hope for the heavenly kingdom after death.

Under the light of the "sun", her head and body melted and disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, gaining final purification.

Crane looked at this scene seemingly calmly, without a change in expression and movement for a long time.

When everything subsided, the corners of his mouth hooked slightly, and he couldn't hide his bitter chuckle:

"What a crazy and chaotic world......"

The experience just now made him dare not directly "channel", and many strange things made him give up the plan to bring Cynthia's spirit body to the gray mist to "ask", and in the face of the situation that the evil feeling could not be resolved and the corrosion was getting worse and worse, he could only choose to let Cynthia be purified in time, after all, this is a world with true gods, and there may indeed be a heavenly kingdom after death.

As for the backlash of "wriggling hunger", Klein is not worried for the time being, after getting along for so long, this magical item that has been sealed to a certain extent is getting better and better with him, and it will not be used only once, and it must be given food immediately, it has returned to its original condition, once it is opened, it will only be eaten once in 24 hours, no matter how many times it is used, of course, the day it is not used, there is definitely no need to eat.

So, Klein still has plenty of time to find food for the "creeping hunger" and not hurt the innocent.

If you can't do it, you can throw it on the gray mist...... Crane looked around and found that the members of the General's Guard, the male and female attendants in the house, had escaped the influence of amplified desires and passed out, including the maids at the door who grabbed their companions by the throat in order to gain praise and recognition, including the blonde secretary Lu Eran.

"Sure enough, only by solving the root of the problem can the matter be completely over......

"According to Admiral Emilius, Rür'an is at least an extraordinary in Sequence 6, suspected of being a 'corrupted baron', and may even have secretly reached Sequence 5...... He was so easily controlled by amplified desires, which showed that the power that came with the help of Cynthia was extremely high, but why did I just have a spring dream......

"It's not a magical item, I should be at the same level as Lu Er'an......

"Because the forces of the gray fog and reality are there to help, because of the restrictions of Admiral Emilius' 'Temporary Contract', or both?

"Well, without them, I, who is Cynthia's main target, would have been magnified to the extreme, and it wouldn't have been just a beautiful dream......" Crane habitually stretched out his right hand and stroked his face, returning to Emilius Livitt's appearance.

As the rest of the people were temporarily out of danger to their lives, he carefully examined the room and was struck by inspiration.

A few steps forward, Crane came to where Cynthia had disappeared and bent down to pick up a necklace from the pile of torn clothes on the bed.

The necklace hung a knuckle-sized pendant, all black, shaped like a shrunken rhinoceros horn, its surface was extremely dull, full of many cracks, and there was no spiritual brilliance except for a slight sense of evil.

"Is this the dangerous object that caused Cynthia's mutation? Because it has been connected to the invisible, it has completed its mission and poured all the power into Cynthia's body?" Klein made a preliminary guess based on the situation of the pendant and previous experiences.

He looked at it for a while, but found nothing else, so he pulled out the paper figure, processed the traces of the scene, and lifted the restrictions of the charm, then walked over to the blonde secretary Lu Er'an, who had been briefly devoured by the flowers, and left some traces of corrosion, raised his knees, and kicked the other party a few times with his toes.

With Emilius's character, he shouldn't be able to do anything to crouch down and shake the secretary awake...... Heh, this guy's arrogant and down-looking attitude before was really annoying, and he wanted to beat him up...... Klein stopped his movements, and watched Lu Er'an slowly wake up with a serious expression.

"Your Excellency General......" Lu Er'an was a little confused for a while, and seemed to be unable to distinguish whether it was in a dream or reality.

As a superior, there is no obligation to explain...... Klein looked down at him and said in a deep voice:

"Wake up all the minor wounded here, some of them heal the rest, and some of them immediately investigate the Celestial Sect on Olavi Island, where they worship an evil god called the 'Mother Tree of Desire', eh...... Check it out from the people around Cynthia.

"I'm in my study waiting for a debriefing. ”

With that, he held the cracked, shrunken rhinoceros horn pendant, turned and walked out of the master bedroom door, and entered the quiet, untouched study.

As a military tycoon, although there is a certain helplessness in the face of the high-level of the kingdom, there must be some things that must be selectively ignored, for example, just after the telegram order to dismiss the governor of Auston, the new governor has arrived - this shows that the other party has set off for a long time in advance, and as the supreme commander of the Central Sudanian Navy, Emilius Livitt has not received any news at all, but on the island of Olavi, in the face of Secretary Lur'an, When the local police system and the members of the naval base are concerned, they still have absolute authority, and there is no need to investigate on their own, and some can be arranged by manpower.

Demigods only need to be on guard for the unexpected, wait for news, and don't have to rush around!

In the study, Klein listened to the chaotic footsteps outside and the screams of horror, inquiries, and exchanges, and involuntarily thought of the bright starry sky and the bright star in his mind.

"What does this symbolize?" Klein frowned, and sat down in the chair behind his desk, his figure immersed in the darkness of the curtains.

He quickly had some associations, as the myths and legends of Silver City and Emlyn White's descriptions of the situation of the Bloodlines led him to confirm that the "Moon" path had some authority to "multiply", which was more consistent with Cynthia's intentions and performance.

"A bright starry sky...... Mr. 'Gate' told Russell the Great that the tarot card corresponding to the goddess was 'stars', not 'moons', could it be that this illusory starry sky symbolized Him?well, the 'primordial moon' was suspected to be the vest of some god, angel, or high demon, and the goddess had the honorific name of 'Crimson Moon', could it be that he had assumed the corresponding position and had the necessary authority as the 'primordial moon'?" Crane knew that such an idea was very blasphemous, but he inevitably suspected the goddess of the night.

However, he quickly dismissed this speculation, because both the vampire ancestor Lilith and the "primordial moon" were purely "multiplying and multiplicating", and did not involve appetite, arrogance, and the need for recognition, which contradicted the performance of some of the previous victims, and the rest of the honorific titles of the goddess of the night did not contain the corresponding realm.

"This is in line with the characteristics of the 'demonic' path, and the 'Apostle of Desire' is an expert in similar aspects...... Could it be that the replacement of the 'primordial moon' is really a high-ranking demon, or even the demon king who claims to be the 'dark side of the universe', sequence 0 'abyss'? This is very likely, but the problem is that this should not present an illusory starry sky and bright stars, whether it is 'moon' or 'abyss', it has nothing to do with similar symbols......" The more Klein thought about it, the more he felt that there was something wrong with this guess.

In the midst of his thoughts, a concept suddenly came to his mind.

A concept that often appears as an important part of the occult knowledge he is exposed to, but is never described and explained in detail!

That is, "Astral Plane"!

With the exception of a few organizations such as the School of Life that believe in niche knowledge such as the "world of absolute reason", in most occult studies, the world is made up of "reality", "spirits", and "astral worlds".

Needless to say, the knowledge of the "spirit world" is the basis of many ritual magic and extraordinary abilities, and only the "astral plane" is basically blank in Crane's cognition.

"So, the illusory starry sky represents the 'astral plane', and the bright stars are a certain existence of the 'astral plane'?" I have always suspected that the 'astral plane' is the abode of the true god, so it is not unacceptable for this symbolic picture to represent the 'primordial moon'......" Klein didn't think much about it, recalling the details of the previous few days, while waiting for the results of his subordinates' investigation.

As the minutes ticked by, Klein finally heard the familiar footsteps coming upstairs and approaching.

The blonde secretary Lu Er'an knocked on the door and entered, lowered his head, and calmly reported:

"Your Excellency, you have found the Celestial Sect and captured their leader.

This is a clue provided by Miss Cynthia's parents.

"This sect has been quite active in Olavi in recent years, and its purpose is to return to nature without clothing, to indulge in nature, and to believe that human beings can attain spiritual liberation in this state.

"Breeding offspring is an outgrowth of this philosophy. ”

After a pause, Lu Eran added:

"Their leader is an extraordinary, the 'madman' of Sequence 8. ”

The "madman" of the "prisoner" path? Related to the Rose School? Well, there are two factions within the Rose School, "temperance" and "indulgence", and the idea of the latter is quite consistent with the situation on the spot...... Klein was shocked, but said quietly on the surface:

"Bring him here. ”

。 Nine Heavenly God Emperors