69novels Chapter 111 The Goddess is a Little Hard of Hearing
Chapter 111 The Goddess is a Little Hard of Hearing
Chapter 111 The Goddess is a Little Hard of Hearing
Leonard was somewhat surprised that in the bishop's dream, the goddess was depicted in such an evil form.
This proves that the bishop has completely fallen from grace!
Raphael wasn't surprised; he was thinking to himself, "The goddess of the night, shrouded in black mist, looks even more captivating!"
Despite his wild thoughts, Raphael knew he had to solve the problem quickly, otherwise the dark version of the "Goddess of the Night" would be a real challenge once she stepped down from her pedestal.
It's not that it will possess divine characteristics, but rather that with the bishop's blessing upon the dream, it will definitely become stronger, and stronger still.
Raphael then made a downward gesture toward the evil spirit of the fallen bishop.
"The living dead" can attempt to forcibly control evil spirits. The theory behind this ability is that "the living dead" use their powerful spiritual bodies to forcibly suppress them.
The bishop kneeling before the statue of the goddess immediately showed a pained expression when Raphael pressed him down.
But he immediately straightened his back and began to grapple with Raphael.
Raphael glanced at the "Spirit Shaman" beside him, who was still in shock at the dark version of the "Goddess of the Night" image.
Raphael shook his head, thinking to himself: Feudal superstition kills people!
"Spirit Shamans" have more methods to deal with evil spirits.
Seeing that he couldn't subdue the evil spirit, Raphael quickly stepped forward and slapped it away, saying, "That'll teach you to disrespect the gods."
This is a more direct way to deal with evil spirits: beat them up!
Of course, it only works if Raphael actually hits it; ordinary zombies can't hit the evil spirit at all.
Then Raphael charged forward and kicked the evil spirit away: "Serves you right for being so rude!"
Raphael unleashed the "Three Techniques of Corpse Refining," his attacks relentless. Before the evil spirit could even rise, he had already stomped on its chest.
The evil spirit was somewhat puzzled: "How was I being rude?"
Raphael stomped on his head: "Damn it, you dare talk back?"
He stomped hard, crushing the evil spirit's head: "Serves you right for talking back!"
The evil spirit's head grew back from its shoulder, and it glared at Raphael with a wicked expression.
Raphael crushed the other man's head again: "You dare to glare? That's exactly the kind of person I'll beat up if they glare."
He also realized that although he was overpowering the evil spirit, he couldn't defeat it in a short time.
But the "darkened" "Goddess of the Night" has already begun to move her hands and feet, clearly intending to step down from her pedestal.
Raphael glanced at the bishop's corpse kneeling before the statue. He quickly stepped forward, about to throw a blue fireball at the corpse. The small blue fireball was an ability gained at the "Fallen Angel" level. Because the fireball floated too slowly, Raphael rarely used it in actual combat.
This corpse should be the vessel for the evil spirit. If the corpse is burned, even if the evil spirit doesn't dissipate, its power shouldn't be as strong as it is now.
Just as Raphael was about to summon a fireball, the evil spirit that had just been defeated suddenly looked at Leonard: "You are...you are the chosen one of the goddess."
Raphael looked towards the church entrance. The man, with his poetic air, seemed to have regained his composure; his eyes deepened. "Rest in peace!"
"Please ask the goddess for me," the evil spirit's eyelids grew heavy, but it persisted, "Why, why, why do I pray endlessly but receive no response? Why, why do we, with our devout faith, watch helplessly—watch tragedy unfold—"
At this point, the evil spirit finally closed its eyes, then turned into specks of light and dissipated in the surrounding area.
The scene before Raphael was like a shattered mirror; the dream faded, and the surroundings quickly darkened.
There was no brazier, and the stone statues did not move. In front of Raphael and Leonard, there was only a dark mass of corpses.
Some of them sat on the pews inside the church, while others sat at the church entrance. They bowed their heads slightly, praying devoutly in their last moments before death.
Leonard frowned before saying, "They—they died in their dreams."
"No wonder that bishop turned into an evil spirit." Raphael looked at the bishop's corpse. After the evil spirit disappeared, the extraordinary properties within the corpse began to emerge.
Raphael continued, "I think that after this fortress was sealed and sent to the spirit world, some of the people here should have died immediately, while others did not die immediately."
Leonard paused for a moment, then understood what Raphael meant.
They weren't dead yet, but they were trapped here and couldn't get out. At that time, the "spiritual prison" had just been formed, and even extraordinary individuals with "middle sequence" abilities would find it difficult to break the seal. Even if they did break the seal, they would die even faster, because the outside world was the spirit realm.
During the Pale Age, Backlund seemed to have fallen, and the battle lines were pushed back to Trier, which was roughly in the central part of the northern continent, so no one came to rescue the people of this fortress.
Those who later learned of this fortress were probably mostly dead, and faced with the devastation of the post-war era, they had no energy left to search for a lost fortress.
It's easy to imagine how desperate the survivors must have been.
Then, the desperate people came to the church, hoping the bishop would let them dream of their lovers, their children, their parents, and that they could find release in the dream.
The bishop prayed to the goddess again and again, but still received no response. He had no choice but to relieve the suffering of the believers.
But all the despair ultimately weighed on the bishop's shoulders; he died, but also became an evil spirit.
Because his faith collapsed.
In comparison, the ghosts preparing for war on the upper level were lucky. They died the moment the fortress was sealed, and the special environment here allowed them to continue doing what they did in life.
Raphael laughed and said, "Your goddess seems to be a little hard of hearing."
Leonard glared angrily at Rafael, but his eyes lacked the same determination as his expression.
Raphael shrugged and pointed outside the church: "Your mission is to find your colleague?"
Outside the church lay a body that had not yet begun to decompose; it was dressed in a trench coat and trousers, a style of dress from the Fifth Age.
The other party was probably also very surprised after seeing the goddess's "darkened" image, and as a result, the evil spirit gained the upper hand and eventually killed him.
Leonard tried to calm himself down; everything that had just happened had left him unsettled and slow to react.
After adjusting his mindset, he collected his colleague's extraordinary qualities and laid his colleague's body on a stone dining table, performing a simple requiem ritual for him.
Raphael, on the other hand, took advantage of the extraordinary qualities of the believers sitting on the benches, figuring that since they were just sitting there anyway, he might as well sell them for money.
After Leonard finished the ceremony, he said to Raphael, "Please give me the bishop's characteristics."
Raphael spread his hands and searched around, then casually tossed the "Nightmare" attribute to Leonard and put the remaining seven attributes into a cloth bag. He hadn't expected to gain so much this time.
Next, we need to find Ms. S, whose fate is unknown.