"Good job." Roland waved his hand at the rippling shadow that had entered the range of the curtain.
A smiling face emerged from the dark shadow as if it was responding to his encouragement. If Roland did not know that there was a witch hiding in the shadow, he would have screamed at the sight of it.
"Your Majesty, the enemy is in the hall. The reaction is very strong, and its magic power is close to that of a large demonic hybrid," Faldi reminded.
"Is it difficult?"
"Don't worry. As long as it's not an enemy like a Senior Demon, Ling and I can handle it," Phyllis said.
"Then let's act according to plan."
After passing through the long porch, Roland found that the windows around the villa were covered with foam boards and tape. There were only a few lights on, and the whole hall was quite dim. The air conditioner was turned on very low, as if they had stepped into winter from early autumn. The air was filled with a disgusting smell of decay.
A man in a suit stood motionless in the middle of the hall. Obviously, he was their target. The moment he stepped into the hall, Roland felt a warm current rapidly expanding in his body. The feeling was several times stronger than when he met the Masked Man.
It seemed that Faldi had caught a big fish.
But what caught his attention was the huge statue of a monster hanging on the two-story wall that the man was facing. At first glance, the material of the statue looked like wood, but also like dried leather. It had a humanoid face, but it had a pair of wings. Its thick hind legs and slender front claws curled in front of its body seemed to be a complete mismatch. The monster was nearly four meters tall, and the patterns on its feathers and skin were vivid. It was obviously very valuable.
"Rich people have a bad taste," Roland muttered to himself. Just by looking at the craftsmanship, this thing was at least worth a million.
"Let's do it." He withdrew his gaze and focused on the target.
"Yes."
Phyllis used the Lightless Curtain to approach the back of the enemy about two meters away and launched the first attack.
The bone claws stretched out from her back and slashed at the man in the suit with lightning speed. The interference of magic power caused the curtain to ripple. The man seemed to sense something and suddenly turned his head! But at this distance, even an Extraordinary could not dodge. Almost at the same time, the bone claws cut through the man's neck and came out from his waist, slanting diagonally and cutting him into two.
The enemy opened his eyes wide and fell to the ground in disbelief. Dark red blood splashed on the ground.
It seemed that even without removing its natural core, a Fallen Evil could not survive as long as its body was seriously injured.
"That's it?" Ling poked her head out from the shadow beside the sofa.
"The looting is the most important," Roland said while covering his nose. He did not know if it was an illusion, but the rancid smell in the air became stronger. "Do you remember what I taught you before?"
"Gold jewelry, red paper, and a metal box with a round plate!" Ling raised her hand. "The coins are worthless. Don't worry about the gemstones!"
"That's right, especially the red paper. The more, the better." According to his experience of plundering the Holy City of Hermes, the price of gems fluctuated too much and it was difficult to sell them at a reasonable second-hand price. They were far less stable than gold. "Of course, cash is the best..." Roland thought, "I hope this guy is not an online shopping enthusiast."
Just as Roland squatted down and was about to transform the Force of Nature embedded in the belly of the man in the suit, Faldi suddenly frowned and said, "Wait... why is the magic reaction still there?"
"What?" The other three were slightly stunned.
"The Origin of Magic did not disappear. Instead, it is growing!" She looked around as if she was looking for something, and then her eyes fell on the statue. "Damn, this monster is alive!"
As soon as she finished speaking, the statue suddenly opened its mouth and spat out a frog-like tongue, stabbing straight at Roland.
"Be careful, Your Majesty!"
Phyllis did not hesitate to block in front of him. At the same time, her two bony claws clawed at the direction of the tongue.
However, Roland was no longer the same as before. He could clearly see the trajectory of the monster's attack. He grabbed Phyllis by the waist and rolled to the side, avoiding the long tongue that shot towards them like an arrow.
The monster's tongue directly pierced through the corpse on the ground, then wrapped around the Nature Core. With a forceful pull, the red core immediately flew towards the statue's mouth.
Roland noticed that the Force of Nature, which was originally in a frozen state, began to spin again upon contact with the monster.
Following the movement of the monster, a large swarm of insects flew out from behind it and fled in all directions in a panic. It was obvious that they were attracted by the other's magic. However, as they could not share their vision, Faldi could not tell that the magic reaction in the hall came from two different targets!
"Ha... look what I saw, a group of martial artists coming to me?" The statue swallowed the core in one gulp and actually spoke, "You bunch of thieves who steal power, you shouldn't even exist in the Holy Domain. All of you, die!"
It raised its neck, as if taking a deep breath, and then spat out a mouthful of scarlet breath at the people in the hall.
It was actually pure magic power!
In an instant, the furniture in the hall was torn to pieces, and the lightless curtain was broken by this wave of attack. Dawnen and Faldi, who were hiding in the hall, had several bloody wounds on their bodies and fell heavily to the ground. Fortunately, they had avoided the center of the area where the magic power was the most violent, so they did not fall apart like the furniture.
Roland was in a much better state. When the magic power attacked, the warm current in his body spread to his whole body in the blink of an eye and protected his vital parts like armor.
But what kind of attack is this? Roland was astonished. This was completely different from the witches' ability. He had never seen this kind of attack that directly turned magic power into damaging energy. Ever since he obtained this strange power, he had become more familiar with the aura of magic power. This attack was definitely not something that a Fallen Evil could do.
The witches were also astonished, which meant that the monster's understanding of magic power was on a higher level than theirs.
"Its magic reaction... is close to that of a Senior Demon!" Faldi gritted her teeth. "How is this possible?"
"Demon? Is this how you address us? " The monster grinned coldly. It easily broke the rivets that held its wings in place, jumped down from the wall, and squatted in front of them like a gargoyle. "Stealing power from the Sacred Realm without permission, and now you call the pursuers demons? How stupid! "
Sacred Realm? Pursuers? Roland could not help but frown. What was it referring to?
At this moment, a black light jumped out from the shadow behind the monster and flew past its cheek. It was the figure of Ling! With a crisp crack, a dagger pierced through the monster's eye and came out from the other side, piercing through its head. Ling did not stop after succeeding. The moment she landed, she hid in the shadow again. The whole sneak attack was as smooth as flowing water.
"Well done!" Phyllis clenched her fists.
"Well done?" However, the monster did not collapse like the Fallen Evils. Cracks appeared on its wood-like face, and its dry voice sounded cold and emotionless. "Do you think you can hurt me with this ordinary iron and insignificant magic power? You have no idea what the Sacred Realm means! Now, I'll show you the true power of my master. "
As it spoke, a series of cracking sounds came one after another. The cracks rapidly spread from its face to its whole body, and then the dull shell turned into pieces and peeled off from its body. A dark red light bloomed under the wooden shell, as if it was flowing scarlet blood.
When it completely revealed its true body, Roland opened his mouth wide in surprise.
Hidden under the shell was a body made of pure magic power. Clusters of stars flickered incessantly in its body, and finally converged into a huge astrolabe in front of its chest.
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