When they approached Death Valley, both Lucien and Natasha found it hard to believe their eyes. The valley in the darkness was not as gloomy and gloomy as it was described in the legends. It was surrounded by gray mist, and there were no more sorrowful cries of ghosts. Instead, there was indescribable tranquility, making one feel reluctant to disturb the deepest and heaviest sleep. Also, when they looked far away, they could vaguely see the gentle and sacred brilliance emanating from the valley.
"This is Death Valley?" Natasha looked back at the cold and terrifying forest, making sure that they were not in the wrong place.
Now and then, terrifying screams echoed in the forest. Demigod-lich's servants of death were still searching for Lucien and Natasha.
Lucien shook his head. "This is Death Valley. It seems that something is really wrong with Ell. I'll sneak in and investigate with the Spying Eyes first. We can't go in recklessly. "
After that, Lucien took off 'Congus Ring' first and enhanced himself and Natasha with a lot of defense and vigilance spells. Then, he took out the crystal ball and rubbed it, asking it to spit out a black meatball the size of a thumb that was riddled with deep wrinkles.
The meatball suddenly opened, revealing a pale eye that was full of black lines. Then, it split into nine eyes and melted into the darkness, moving toward Death Valley.
Lucien, on the other hand, followed them with Natasha and took shelter in a hollow not far away from Death Valley. This world had such a heavy suppression on spiritual power that even the scouting spells such as' Spying Eyes' had a much shorter distance.
The abnormal darkness inside the crystal ball was gone, and what the Spying Eyes saw was revealed. They were sneaking into Death Valley from different angles.
"What's that?" Natasha pointed at a certain part of the crystal ball, where a ghoulish creature more than two meters tall was entering Death Valley cautiously, not noticing the Spying Eyes behind it at all. "Congus' servants of death?"
"It should be. According to the time, they should've finished searching the woods. Also, Congus is still in the main material world and cannot command them remotely. Well, it's the Soul Catchers." Lucien slightly frowned.
Natasha was not as familiar with monsters as Lucien. She asked curiously, "Soul Catcher? It sounds amazing. "
"Yes, it's a very strange and powerful undead creature. Don't be fooled by its ghoulish appearance. Look at what's under the rotten flesh on its abdomen." Lucien was happy to explain, reminding Natasha not to be careless with such undead creatures in the future.
In order to see more clearly, Natasha leaned on Lucien without any hesitation. They could hear each other's breaths, which made him blush slightly and feel uncomfortable.
"There are three tiny but clear faces on the ribs on its abdomen, and their expressions are full of pain." As the Demon Spying Eye changed its direction, Natasha finally saw the front of the Soul Catcher.
Lucien pointed at the abdomen of the Soul Catcher solemnly and said, "They are the souls of the creatures that it killed. Since it can imprison three of them, it means that it is a mutated Soul Catcher, which equals to a senior-rank. Those souls will bring enough energy for it to use spells. It can be regarded as a sorcerer of the same level who is good at necromancy and illusions. When it is attacked with spells, the magic effect and part of the damage will be transferred to the three souls. Until the three souls are destroyed, the Soul Catcher will not be affected and will be in the state of incapacitating the enemy's spells.
"Of course, it will be better to use physical spells at such a moment. For a Knight, the most important thing is not to confuse the Soul Catcher with a ghoul and be hurt by its spells."
Dimples appeared on Natasha's cheeks. "It's indeed weird. Let the Demon Spying Eye follow it and see what changes it will cause in Death Valley."
Even if she didn't say it, Lucien would've done it anyway. He had already asked one of the Demon Spying Eyes to follow the Soul Catcher.
Inside Death Valley, countless dense vines blocked the starlight. It was dim and silent.
As the Soul Catcher and the Demon Spying Eye went deeper and deeper, the darkness grew thicker and thicker. Less and less things could be seen on the crystal ball. Finally, all the nine scenes became pitch black, as if they had been caught in the abnormal darkness created by extraordinary power.
Lucien tried to activate the Demon Spying Eyes, but there was no response. The nine Demon Spying Eyes seemed to have completely melted into the darkness.
Suddenly, a gentle light glowed on the crystal ball, and the Soul Catcher appeared. It was fighting an angel with a pair of wings on the back. In front of it was a realm of light that was as bright as dawn.
It was not until this moment that Lucien discovered that six of the nine Demon Spying Eyes had gone missing. Except for the one that followed the Soul Catcher, only two of them had passed the darkness ahead.
"An angel? Where is this place exactly? "In the telepathic bond, Natasha asked in shock.
Lucien hurried to control the other two Demon Spying Eyes to change directions and bypass the battle.
The Soul Catcher was very strong. It did not take long for it to kill the 'angel'. It wanted to go deeper, but it was surrounded by more and more angels. There were even a lot of four-winged Strength Angels and Dominion Angels. However, it was easier for Lucien's Demon Spying Eyes to sneak in.
The view that the Demon Spying Eyes saw gradually became clear. Natasha's scarlet lips opened beyond her control and shivered slightly.
It was a beach where waves were patting gently. On the beach, pure souls were playing pleasant hymns with harps and other instruments. They were praying piously and solemnly.
"Praise the almighty Lord. Praise the omniscient and omnipotent God of Salvation …"
The whole beach was enshrouded in holy light, as if it were in the middle of a cluster of light. Far away from the beach was a city with twelve gates. It had the same length, width, and height and was decorated with all kinds of gems such as agates and jaspers. Above the city, there seemed to be six similar divine domains. Four of them had similar scenes of joy.
The top two floors could not be seen clearly by the Demon Spying Eyes, but Lucien and Natasha could both guess what it was.
"Blasphemy! This is the greatest blasphemy! Who is copying Mountain Paradise? " Natasha did not pay much attention to the content and theology in the canon. That was why she could be influenced by Lucien and be 'friendly' with him. However, such blatant imitation stimulated her devout faith and made her feel that the creator was full of infinite malice.
"You are one, and all. You are an instant, and you are eternity …"
The hymns and prayers came over through the crystal ball. Lucien slightly frowned. Even the prayers and rituals in the Saint Truth's Canon had been copied? What was Francis trying to do exactly? Did he really want Ell to be a 'high imitation of the God of Truth'?
He had to admit that it was rather creative … Lucien secretly complimented. He turned around, only to discover that Natasha's hands were shaking in fury. However, because Lucien was still in danger and the most important thing right now was to deal with the Demigod-lich, she did not indulge herself and suppressed her feelings.
Lucien was somewhat moved. He couldn't help but extend his left hand and hold Natasha's left hand that was not holding a sword, giving her warmth and comfort.
Natasha's left hand twitched subconsciously, but she soon understood what Lucien meant. Her eyes softened, and she nodded her head softly, hinting that she was fine. It was not until her hands stopped shaking that she exerted more strength and drew back her left hand.
Other than dancing and escaping, Natasha and Lucien held each other's hands for the first time. So, they fell into a brief silence with different thoughts in their minds.
At this moment, a man in a white robe who had six pairs of illusionary wings on his back appeared above the angels. He slashed down with his sword and suppressed the Soul Catcher as a black hydra. It seemed that he would be able to kill the senior-rank specter very soon.
"Francis? It's him?" Natasha knew that Francis followed Ell, but she did not know that he had become a fake seraph.
Lucien hurried to distance himself. "I once snuck into Ell's church after transforming myself for intelligence and ran into Francis. He was adept at theology and had been inducing Ell according to the God of Truth's direction. The fake Mountain Paradise must've been instigated by him, too."
As for his intention to follow Francis and study the growth and changes of the God of Truth closely, he could not let Natasha know!
"It's him! Isn't he a night watcher? How can he do such a blasphemous thing? "Natasha tried to hold back her shock.
Lucien was equally surprised. "He's a night watcher?"
Lucien was so anxious and depressed that he forgot to ask Natasha why she was cooperating with Francis. But the guy turned out to be a night watcher of the South Church? He was more like a blasphemer than himself, a 'fallen angel' who ranked 19th on the Cleansing List!
Natasha nodded solemnly and solemnly. "I didn't know that he was a night watcher at first. Neither did Danniel, 'Fire of Purification', and Red Robe Masada. But when Francis talked to them alone, he seemed to have taken out a certain token and won their trust. Then, he told me that Francis was' Thinker ', ranked 12th among the night watchers, a mysterious night watcher who only had a code name."
"It's said that he was sent to the execution agency of the North Church as a spy. He was even on the Cleansing List because of that. He is also a mysterious person whose information is not disclosed to the public."
"Has he really defected to the North Church? No, the North Church wouldn't tolerate such blasphemy either. Does he have another identity? "Lucien smelled the scent of a double spy.
Natasha shook her head. "In any case, whatever his purpose is, such blasphemy must be put on trial. When we are really out of danger, or when you decide to attack Ell, I'll execute him in person. "
So serious. Lucien secretly wiped his cold sweat. Then, he suddenly noticed that Natasha was looking at him with a vague smile. "You once snuck into Ell's Church. You must've played a part in the blasphemy, right?"
Lucien was about to deny it, when Natasha said solemnly, "Don't lie to me."
Thinking for a moment, Lucien confessed his role, his' efforts', and his desire to study the mysteries of the gods. "… For me, it's not malicious at all. It's all about studying the truth of the world."
"I know that you've been trying to influence me." Natasha suddenly sighed. "Maybe it's because my attitude toward the Lord is influenced by my mother and Granny Hathaway in the first place. I don't value the Cannon and the Doctrines. In my heart, the Lord is closer to the cornerstone of the spirit of a Knight. That's why I can accept your arcana results. Perhaps, in the future, I will completely turn the Lord into a spiritual symbol in front of the results of your studies and the undeniable facts, but not now. I have my boundaries. I hope that you can respect me. Hehe. It doesn't matter what you do in private. Just don't let me see it. "
Lucien nodded his head solemnly and promised, "Okay."
After the communication, the two of them seemed to have put down some burdens and continued looking at 'Mountain Paradise' in Death Valley.
Suddenly, the black, white, and gray on Lucien's left hand spread out and froze him again.
Under the influence of Alterna's control, the frequency of the pieces going out of control seemed to be higher again.
Natasha slashed 'Pale Justice' at Lucien solemnly. After three consecutive slashes, the monotonous colors were broken and retracted. Without Lucien's control, the spying eyes were all swallowed by the holy light.
"Let's evacuate first." Lucien proposed. "We haven't figured out Ell's weirdness yet, and the divine domain is his home field. We can't act recklessly. We have to at least lure him out."
Because the magic on the 'Congus Ring' worked on the outside world, Lucien was worried that he would lose the cover of the Silver Moon Alterna and raise the alarm of the Demigod-lich in advance, who would guess that he could use the ring. Therefore, he planned to 'capture' Ell with other spells.
Hardly had he concluded his sentence when a shadow flew out of Death Valley. It was Ell. His target was Lucien and Natasha!
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