"Eh, eh, Alaya, are they looking for you?"
After hearing the other party mention looking for an angel, I immediately asked the angel sister who was napping in her mind.
Then, a gentle and even snoring sound resonated in my mind.
Is it the biological clock that sleeps at 9: 30 sharp every night? Alaya, you are such an obedient child, my tears …
Alaya's arrival was completely concealed. She had been hiding in my mind the entire time and had never come out. Based on what is known, even the technology of the Xiling Empire was unable to detect a hibernating angel in the mind of an Emperor-class Shiring Apostles, not to mention the detection techniques created by the humans of this world. Furthermore, even if Alaya appeared in the Prime Material Plane right now, as long as she wasn't willing, it would be impossible for anyone to sense her existence. A true angel is the purest form of light and energy. They are the lifeforms of the world without any traces of artificiality. Even though she is of a legendary race, she is definitely not the so-called creation of magic. You won't be able to sense a single ripple of magic from Alaya's body, just like how even the most powerful mage would never be able to accurately sense a ray of light from the morning sun. I call this situation as: Pure natural, untainted.
He felt that something very subtle had slipped through his mind just now.
The 'angel' that the golden-haired priest mentioned could only be something from the religious legends of this world.
Perhaps it was the information projected by the Galacticus Divine Realm to the myriad of worlds, or perhaps it was the materialization of the power of faith from billions of believers, or perhaps it was the power of the world itself under the influence of religious concepts to produce a form of 'divinity' that could be recognized by the world. There was the concept of 'angel' in this world, and there were also things that corresponded to its existence. Every angel represented a type of power, law, or order that was understood by the world. Under normal circumstances, they only existed as idols of faith, unchangeable, and couldn't appear in the world at will. That was because the positions in the sky and on the ground were filled with people, and there was no extra space for them to be placed. Angels couldn't transform into mortals, and mortals couldn't spy on the positions in the sky. Naturally, the two of them couldn't stroll around like they were visiting each other. However, there were exceptions to everything. Some powerful forbidden techniques even had the power to cause the angels around the 'God' to fall to the ground. Such a technique might require the sacrifice of tens of thousands of believers to complete. If you could find that many fanatical believers who were willing to sacrifice themselves, it might also require the power of the world itself, such as an ancient secret technique that could only be activated by the movement of the stars. If the planet in the sky happened to be where you wanted it to appear, it might also require extreme coincidence and amazing luck to summon it, such as making a hotline call — if Belutandi happened to be free.
Alright, let's stop here.
So, according to what the blond priest said, an angel had fallen, and the place where he hid after his fall was in the school city?
That was what Lin Xue said, the plot that was about to go berserk …
"Hey, Agnas, how much longer do you need?"
Steele, who had been waiting for a long time for the ceremony to end, had a cigarette in his mouth and was very dissatisfied with the blonde priest next to him. It seemed that bickering with this colleague next to him was one of the daily hobbies of the Fire Emperor.
The golden-haired priest wasn't in the mood to deal with Steele. He held something that looked like a compass in his hand, but it didn't have the pattern of an eastern geomantic compass. Instead, it was filled with specks of starlight. It was an artificial sky made from magically infused diamond shards. Driven by invisible mana, the specks of starlight slowly moved and gradually formed a constellation that could be seen in the ceremony grounds. It was as if the entire sky had been shrunk and replicated onto the astrolabe. Around the golden-haired priest, a formless mana field formed a complex formation. From what I could sense, the turbulent energy was actually presenting a three-dimensional structure of the academy.
However, there were many incongruities in the structure. Some areas were severely distorted. Many large school districts only had a small area marked on the 'map', while an insignificant flower bed took up the area of several streets. If I didn't have a rich imagination, how would I have connected such a strange thing with the academy? "That isn't the real scene of the academy."
"That isn't the real scene in the school city." As a creature of energy, Alaya's perception of the surrounding magic structure was naturally more accurate than mine. "That's a method of observing the earth from the perspective of the stars. Then, using astrology to remove the useless information, everything that isn't related to divination will be gradually weakened or even ignored. The target being divined will be clearly marked on the 'map.' Although this method seems clumsy, because it borrows the power of the stars, it can achieve the effect of divining powerful existences without being discovered by the other party. Not only that, there are very few people who can hide from the gaze of the stars. If they were looking for that 'angel,' this technique would be the most suitable."
Indeed, it was as Alaya said. From what I could sense, following the mana undulations of the golden-haired priest, the projection of the academy formed by invisible mana was constantly changing. Street blocks gradually disappeared and some school districts became the focal points of mana. Those were probably the areas where the 'angel' had been active.
However, everything didn't seem to be going so smoothly.
All of a sudden, I felt that I had lost contact with all kinds of energy around me. It was as though I had been thrown into a vacuum from a pool filled with water. Although it was only for a few milliseconds, it gave me a fright.
"Energy vacuum?"
Pandora's body stiffened imperceptibly for a moment before she said in a serious tone, "Big Brother, I recorded an energy vacuum that lasted for 17 milliseconds. Just now, all the special properties here disappeared, including the psionic energy in my body."
Following this inexplicable energy vacuum, the golden-haired priest known as Agnas's astrology was naturally interrupted. Magic was a rather rigorous thing to begin with, and most of them didn't have a UPS system.
"Tsk, it's this kind of situation again?" Steele puffed out a smoke ring. It seemed that this was not the first time this kind of sudden power failure had happened. "It seems that even if the ritual is carried out in the school city, it won't be able to buy much time. What's with that magic interruption?"
"It's much better than the last time." The blond priest's face was abnormally flushed. Although the loss of control of magic was interrupted due to the energy vacuum, it still caused the blood in his body to churn. "At least we can determine the approximate locations where the angel has been appearing recently, and we know that the power that the angel has may be related to 'Prohibition' or 'Blockade' …"
"More importantly, you didn't lie on the ground for an hour this time," Stier continued to mock his partner in his usual style. He then looked at the weapon in front of him … Cough cough, God Rending Fireweave. "God Rending, what did you find?"
The girl with the title of Saint had a serious expression on her face at the moment, but there was also a hint of confusion. She stared at a billboard not far away and then suddenly pressed her hand on the long blade and shouted in a low voice, "Who is it? Come out! "
Ugh, I've been discovered.
It seemed that the moment the energy vacuum appeared, the shielding device in Pandora's body that relied on psionic energy had temporarily crashed, leaking our aura. However, our silhouettes had been hidden behind this billboard the entire time. Furthermore, the shielding device had only failed for a mere ten milliseconds. Yet, Pandora was able to instinctively discover us. Could it be that Saints were all made from rare materials?
"Hey!" Scratching my head, I led my two younger sisters out from behind the billboard. Stier and Agnas were undoubtedly shocked. We were hiding so close to them, and it was hard to believe that we had been spied on for so long without being discovered.
God Rending Fireweave's expression turned even more solemn. Her gaze swept between Pandora and Visca as she tightened her grip on the long blade in her hand.
I can't feel … the scent of a human … It's not even the scent of life …
"Big Brother," Visca tugged on my sleeves and whispered, "This blade-wielding woman seems to be able to sense the undulations of life. My anti-detection system intercepted a signal source that seems to be a life detector."
Saints were indeed made of rare materials. Were they specially made? Why did they have so many messy talents?
"God Rending?" Stier was shocked to discover that his colleague of many years was gathering an aura that he rarely saw. It was a reaction that would only appear when facing a fatal threat. In all the years that he had worked with God Rending for so long, there had only been two records of God Rending having such a reaction.
"Who are you people?"
The golden-haired priest flipped the astrolabe in his hand and secretly gathered magic power.
Before I could say anything, Weska, who was beside me, took a step forward and stared at the man in front of him with his blood-red cat eyes. His immature but incomparably cold voice rang out, using the exact same question, "Who are you people?"
"Looks like you don't want to cooperate …" The golden-haired priest got into a fighting stance. "But I won't attack a child, Stier!"
"Why should I lay my hands on such a young girl?!"
The red-haired priest immediately complained loudly in dissatisfaction. Then, I heard a creaking sound next to me.
Pandora and Visca, the two loli sisters who hadn't grown in tens of thousands of years, were finally angered by the other party's subtle adjectives.
Before I could stop the two impulsive fellows, they disappeared from my side. Pandora and Visca disappeared in an instant and appeared less than half a meter away from Stier and Agnas. They pointed at their chins and asked, "Who are you people?"
So fast!
That was the first thought that came to the God Splitting Fire Weaver, who hadn't even had the time to draw her sword. Then, she leaped backward at a speed that was close to teleportation. With one hand on the hilt of her sword, she made the starting gesture for the Sword Drawing Technique. She arched her body slightly and scanned the few of us with vigilance. She didn't choose to act rashly. The speed of the two little girls just now was unimaginably fast, and I didn't feel any movement of a metahuman activating their superpower. Subconsciously, the young Sage thought that it was purely the speed of the twins. If that was the case, she might end up harming her two colleagues who were already in the enemy's attack range.
Stier and Agnas, who were instantly closed in by Pandora and Visca, reached into his robes for a card with runes written on it. Agnas didn't even have the time to raise his astrolabe.
"Who are you people?"
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Veska and Pandora asked in unison in a completely emotionless tone.
"It's shaped like a sword …" Steele seized the opportunity when the weird little girl opened her mouth to speak. Steele suddenly leapt half a step back and swiftly retrieved a small red piece of paper. He then loudly chanted the simplified incantation. As his voice rang out, a cluster of bright flames immediately burst forth from the small piece of paper. Then, the red-haired priest's hand extended into the shape of a flaming longsword. At the same time, the golden-haired priest swiftly let go of the astrolabe in his hand. The astrolabe that looked like it was made entirely out of obsidian suddenly exploded in mid-air, turning into countless tiny silver-white fragments that enveloped Weska.
"… Stars shine upon the earth, giving shade to all living things …"
The shining silver-white fragments burst into a strong light at the same time, and then spun rapidly like a magnificent galaxy surrounding Weska. It seemed that if Weska moved even a little, he would be torn into pieces by the fragments that were sharper than knives.
But that was the end.
Pandora once again leaped half a meter in front of Stier. She casually stretched out her right hand and grabbed the flaming sword that had a temperature of several thousand degrees. With a gentle pinch, the powerful magical creation turned into red fireflies that scattered in all directions. The little loli had a wooden expression on her face as she destroyed the opponent's weapon. She used a stiff and rigid tone to ask, "Who are you people?"
On the other side, Visca curiously looked at the flying shards around him. Without hesitation, he stretched out his fair and tender little hand and inserted it into the rapid flow of dazzling light.
It happened so suddenly that the golden-haired priest didn't even have the time to retract the high-speed sharp blade that he originally intended to use to trap the other party. However, the scene of blood splattering did not appear as he expected. Instead, the seemingly delicate and weak little hand easily grabbed onto several pieces of sparkling obsidian shards and small pieces of diamonds. The cat-eyed girl looked at them in confusion and suddenly opened her mouth.
Crunch … Crunch … Crunch …
Agnas and I watched as Visca chewed on the shards for a long time before spitting them out. She turned to me and cried, "Big bro, Big bro! Big sis Sandora lied to me!"
Don't let your eating habits be the same as that unreliable queen, silly girl!
"Not good," Visca muttered as he spat out the shards in his mouth. Then, he teleported to the dumbfounded priest and pointed at him. He was a few seconds slower than Pandora when he asked, "Who are you people?"
As he said that, the glittering pieces of the astrolabe fell to the ground. After its integrity was severely damaged, the spiritual equipment was completely scrapped.
These two little fellows actually started to play ….
At that moment, I suddenly heard the sound of air being sliced coming towards me. From the corner of my eyes, I saw a few barely discernible lines cutting through the air and closing in on me in the blink of an eye.
The one who launched the attack was the young Saint who had been observing the battle from afar. After seeing the two strange little girls effortlessly defeat the two Bishop level Mages, she decisively targeted me. In her eyes, defeating the mysterious man in front of her who had yet to make a move was the only possibility for her to turn the tables.
Even though the mysterious man gave off an extremely dangerous vibe, he was at least human compared to the two 'monsters' who didn't even have any signs of life.
With such a rude thought in mind, the brave Weapon Warrior brandished his sword and used an armor-piercing attack on the boss. Come to think of it, why do I feel like my thoughts are a mess?
Facing those unknown 'thin lines', I didn't have the slightest intention of taking them head on. Physical strength wasn't my forte and if I was hit by those things, even if I wasn't injured, I would still be in pain for a long time. Exerting strength on my feet, I destroyed half a meter of the cement floor and dodged several sharp 'thin lines' at the same time.
Amidst the sound of the ground cracking, the place where I was originally standing was filled with deep cuts. This made me even more certain of the wisdom of dodging.
"It's not over yet!"
The God-split Fireweaver wasn't surprised that her attack failed. She immediately charged forward, unsheathed her sword and dashed towards me like a bolt of lightning.
She reached the speed of sound with just her physical strength?
The talent of the Saint was too overpowered!
Furthermore, sensing the astonishing energy gathering on the blade, I suspected that this attack could even slice the Eiffel Tower in half. This girl who had the title of 'Saint' in front of me wasn't a joke when she got serious.
From the looks of it, it would be impossible for me to obtain an overwhelming victory with just my physical strength alone. Then, the only option left was —
I tilted my body slightly and dodged the first slash of the God-split Fireweaver. Then, I instantly used my mental power to seal off all energy fluctuations within a 2-meter radius around me, including the bioelectricity in the girl's body. For a 'Saint', such instantaneous control probably wouldn't last long, but for me, it was more than enough time.
Under the stunned gaze of the other party, I easily used my index finger and thumb of both hands to pinch the long sword that had become sluggish due to its owner's rigidity. Then, with a 'kacha' sound, it broke into two.
You shouldn't be fighting in close combat with someone who has a long lasting paralysis aura.
"Who are you people?"
I asked even though I already knew the answer to my question as I broke the forbidden weapon with astonishing destructive power into small pieces.
"Can't you guys say something else!?"
The God-split Fireweaver, who had gradually regained her ability to move but only cautiously jumped back a few meters, almost fell to the ground when she heard my question. Then, she shouted at me with a face of despair — — From the moment we started fighting until now, my two younger sisters and I have never said anything else to them other than this!
She even forgot to mourn for her beloved sword …
"Say something else," I scratched my head and nodded. "Alright, who are you people?"
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