Mystery: Start with the Reader

"That's... the Grand Thief 'Dark Emperor'?

"It was he who broke the 'Abyss of Flesh' ceremony?"

A member of the "Punisher" team blurted out.

Because His Excellency "Singer of God" attached great importance to the Kapin case, he had been investigating this "hero" who had recently appeared in Backlund for a while, so he recognized it at a glance.

"Impossible! How could the lord's ceremony be destroyed by a ghost that isn't even a high-sequence?!" Seeing this scene, Mr. A suddenly opened his eyes wide, with unbelievable astonishment under the indifferent blood.

You must know that the reason why he was not in a hurry to deal with the "little bugs" who sneaked into the basement was because he was sure that they had no ability to stop the "ceremony". After all, based on past experience, even the demigods of the Orthodox Church were helpless against them.

Although he was full of disbelief, Mr. A quickly came back to his senses, because he also noticed that a saint was approaching quickly, and if he didn't escape as soon as possible, he would never be able to leave again... Losing the blessing of the ceremony, he doesn't care now "Rebirth" ability.

Just as he was about to move, "Secret Technique Instructor" Stuart also raised his right hand at the same time, pointing at Mr. A who was naked because of "rebirth", and said an ancient Hermetic word:

"captivity!"

Mr. A's surroundings suddenly became viscous, as if forming a huge amber, or surrounded by a sealed transparent wall.

He froze in place, unable to move an inch.

After the "Abyss of Flesh" was broken, the power to suppress Stuart and the power to strengthen Mr. A disappeared at the same time, so the former could temporarily restrain the latter's actions.

The punishers who were still awake also attacked Mr. A with the weapons in their hands at the same time, and the cooperation was quite tacit.

Even Hazel, after realizing it, drew the "Short Bow of Fire Crow" to the full and shot out streaks of flaming spirits.

Holy light, flames, ice, thunder, strong wind... Attacks with various effects hit the radiant figure.

But those attacks were all in vain, and hit the wall opposite the hall, but Mr. A's figure spontaneously ignited without wind, and turned into an exquisite paper man.

——After Tan De was devoured, the paper figurines prepared in his pocket naturally belonged to Mr. A.

In the ravages of the fire crow, the paper figurine was quickly reduced to ashes.

However, the figure of Mr. A has already appeared in front of the wall on the other side of the hall along with the "Fire Crow".

At this time, the Saint of the Church of Steam, wearing a white priest's robe and a cleric's soft hat, also flew to the hole in the roof of the house under the impetus of a "propulsion device" structure formed under his feet.

Without any hesitation, Mr. A directly took out the life-saving talisman obtained from "Master Puppet" Tan De, quickly recited the incantation, and disappeared in place.

As for the "Hypnotist" secret puppet, there was no time to collect it, so it could only be thrown where it was.

The Saint of the Church of Steam who received the telegram and rushed to support him was the head of the Backlund Diocese, a member of the Pre-God Council, Archbishop Horamick Haydn.

Seeing Mr. A suddenly disappear in the house, he immediately turned on a device in his left eye to scan a large area, and successfully saw the sudden appearance of the other party on a street one kilometer away.

He raised his finger, and a brilliant and beautiful light emanated from it, and directly hit Mr. A who turned his head in astonishment at an astonishing speed.

That is "Aurora", which comes from the "Generalist" pathway Sequence 5 "Astromancer", or one of the abilities of "Astronomer", but it is released in the hands of the saint-level archbishop Horamick, which is more powerful powerful.

Under the impact of "Aurora". Mr. A's body turned into an exquisite paper doll again, and then turned into dust, drifting away with the wind...and he himself stumbled and appeared on another street.

Even if there is a "paper man substitute" to share the damage, his body is still shattered by the impact of "Aurora", but the body of "Shepherd" is extremely resilient, and it is almost intact in the blink of an eye.

Damn it! If he hadn't habitually switched to the "devil" state and "perceived" the source of danger in advance, he might not have even had time to use the "paper doll stand-in" just now!

This thought flashed through his mind, and Mr. A didn't dare to stay any longer. A transparent and blurry book quickly appeared in front of him, accompanied by a distant and ethereal chant:

"I came, I saw, I recorded."

The book flipped quickly, and it froze on one page, which immediately burst into light blue and illusory light.

The light quickly enveloped him, making his figure blurred and then invisible.

This is the "teleportation" ability recorded by Mr. A's "recording officer". The reason why he didn't use it directly in the stronghold was because he was afraid of being "prohibited" or "distorted" by the "secret master" simulation at critical moments. Destroy his "teleportation", in that case, he really can't escape.

On the roof of a three-storey house one kilometer away, Horamick wanted to add a few more "Aurora" after seeing that the blow didn't work, but he didn't expect that the naked man still had the ability to "teleport". Couldn't stop it.

As for the "super electromagnetic gun" that was used to deal with Baron Kangwa, it is the external assembly of his latest version of the "airframe". That "airframe" was damaged by "1-025" in the previous battle and is still being repaired... The "old body" currently in use cannot match its external weapons.

Horamick sighed regretfully, the power of the propulsion device under his feet was slowly reduced, and he descended into the hall on the first floor along the hole in the roof.

All the Punishers, Bishop Utravsky, and Hazel saluted him one after another after seeing him, expressing their gratitude to the saint for his personal rescue.

"You're welcome, I came here to check after receiving a telegram from Harvest Church..." Horamick waved his hand, looked around and asked, "What happened here? The one who just escaped should be Aurora The envoy of the meeting... who was the ghost who saluted on the roof before?"

Only then did the punishers know the reason why the Archbishop of the Church of Steam came here in person, coupled with the previous "guardian" of Bishop Utravsky, they couldn't help but cast grateful glances at the half-giant and the beautiful lady beside him .

Bishop Utravsky nodded calmly, but Hazel was a little embarrassed by those eyes.

After briefly treating McConaughey, Stuart told the whole story in detail, and told Horamick the ghost's possible identity, and finally asked with some expectation: "Your Excellency, Mr. A Was it killed by you?"

Although none of the Punishers died due to the timely "guarding" of the half-giant bishop, many of them were seriously injured, especially those affected by the "frenzy" of the "Hypnotist". Waking up in the "dream" of "candles"...

"It's a pity that that person has the ability to 'teleport', and I didn't have time to stop it." Horamick shook his head first, then narrowed his eyes, and asked with a serious face: "Are you sure that the Aurora Society's arrangement this time is' The Abyss of Flesh ceremony? Was it cracked by a non-high-sequence 'ghost'... well, a 'hero' called the Grand Thief 'Dark Emperor'?"

Although this ritual magic has not been used many times, it is notorious, because every time it appears, it means the death of at least hundreds of people... In the past, even if the extraordinary team of the church arrived in time, it would not help, because Once the ceremony is held, it cannot be forced to end, even if it is destroyed, it will have even more terrible consequences.

It is unbelievable that one person is not dead like this time.

Hearing the news of Mr. A's escape, Stuart was a little disappointed, but he quickly adjusted his mentality and replied respectfully: "I'm sure it's 'Abyss of Blood and Flesh'! Although I can't believe it, that grand thief has indeed done a lot Nothing even the saints can do."

"That's it..." Horamick pondered for a few seconds, then looked at Stuart and Utravsky, and said in a gentle tone, "Let's go to the place where the ceremony was arranged to check to see if it was really terminated ...The rest of the team members who are still active are searching this house...Well, if you find danger, you can leave it alone, and the support of the mechanical heart will arrive soon."

Speaking of this, he seemed to think of something, and added:

"A Saint-level battle also took place on the outskirts of the North District. His Excellency Anthony of the Church of Evernight went there to check the situation, but he was unable to come over for a while... His Excellency Snake was caught by the demigod of the 'Rose School of Thought', and he was also unable to smoke. Kaishi... Well, he just contacted me through special means and entrusted me to take care of you."

As the archbishop of the "Church of Steam", he must have a "proper name" to command the Punisher to do things, otherwise it is not suitable. And with the endorsement of "Singer of God", naturally there is no problem.

As for whether the "Singer of God" really entrusted himself? That's not important... Besides, Horamick's other old-model "aircraft" has also gone to support Snake, and it will be a temporary "refill" at that time.

"Follow your orders." Stuart and the others didn't think too much about it. After handing McConaughey to the care of another team member, he accompanied Horamick, Utravsky, and Hazel. Stepped into the stairwell and entered the basement.

In the basement at this moment, the body of "Witch" Irene has disappeared, and the statue of "True Creator" has been broken into two pieces and fell to the ground, surrounded by a circle of holy grail number cards, scepter number cards and other towers. A circle of cards.

The altar directly in front of the statue is also torn apart, and two main tarot cards are placed in the center, one is "Emperor" and the other is "Tower".

It all looks like the scene of some weird ritual!

Seeing such a scene, Stuart habitually "backtracked", only to find that these cards were all cast after the "Abyss of Flesh" ceremony was over...

This is not so much a ritual, it is more like a symbol or a habit... And I can't "retrace" anyone's figure. The "ghost" either has the means to eliminate the breath and traces, or has a very high personality hidden in his body. Items that block my abilities.

With this in mind, Stewart took the initiative to say based on the results of the previous investigation by the Punisher:

"The scene full of tarot cards... this is the third time a similar case has occurred in the past two months.

"And the last two times were all written by that rogue 'Dark Emperor'."

"The second time is the Kapin case, right? I've heard of it... Then, when was the first time?" Archbishop Horamick asked in a deep voice.

Stewart replied simply:

"The time the 'True Creator' tried to use a trickster to descend.

"In that incident, not only was there a scene full of tarot cards, but also two other 'heroes' who were different from the grand thief 'Dark Emperor' appeared.

"Their code names are 'Joker' and 'Iron Man' respectively.

"So we speculate that these 'heroes' who always like to sprinkle tarot cards at crime scenes should belong to the same organization...a newly emerged organization."

While Horamick was listening carefully, the mechanical eyeballs also quickly "analyzed" the traces on the scene, and after a while he said thoughtfully: "Is it also related to the 'True Creator'? The existence behind this organization may have something to do with The 'True Creator' is an enemy...that's why it always hinders and destroys the actions of the Aurora Society...

"We should dig deeper into the Kapin case. Behind his kidnapping of girls and slave trade, there may also be the shadow of the Aurora Society..."

Stuart nodded slightly, just about to say something, when a member of the Punisher team who was not seriously injured came down from above with a stack of papers, and reported to Horamick and Stuart: "Your Excellency, Deacon My lord, we found these rubbing orders in an office...marked 'Oracle'!"

"Oracle?" Horamick, Stuart, and even Utravsky all looked solemn, and they took a sheet and read it carefully.

"'The Fool'? The 'True Creator' is looking for followers and favored ones of 'The Fool'?

"'The Fool'... Could it be that he is also an evil god equal to him? Otherwise, he would not attach so much importance to it..."

After pondering for a while, Horamick looked at Stuart beside him and asked, "What do you think?"

"'The Fool'... is also the main card of the Tarot! Today's incident may involve a battle between two evil gods!" Stuart said in a deep voice.

...

At the same time, in the northern suburbs of Backlund, Ince Zangwill and the military demigod Tester looked extremely embarrassed under Mr. Azik's attack, and the quill took the opportunity to escape from control again. On a nearby rock wrote:

"Today is really an unlucky day for Ince. The Archbishop of the Church of Evernight, St. Anthony, noticed the news of the demigod fighting in the outskirts of the North District, and planned to come and check it out in person... For this reason, he didn't even pay much attention to the request for help from the Harvest Church, and only sent it to him. Handed it over to the Nighthawks team.

"It is conceivable that once Archbishop St. Anthony joins the battle, it will definitely not be Ince Zangwill who will help him."