"It is, it is indeed the effect of 'Starry Night', but this power... is at least a hundred times stronger than what I can release, right!?"
In her imagination, even the most optimistic scenario would be that a dozen "stars" would fall and kill dozens of alien species with average defense.
And now...the thousands of alien species of different types, levels and sizes that emerged from the Great Forest of the East Territory have all been wiped out!
While she was in a trance, a black figure floated down from mid-air and gently landed on the charred ground.
Black cloak, petite body, long black hair, and beautiful face.
"The Demon Fighter of Moon Valley"——Miss Sharon!
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Chapter 93: The Bloody Festival in the Making
"Tell the others to come back quickly and stop running around."
Qi Ji fell like a feather, her toes lightly tapping on the sparkling ground on Mars, so gently that not a single sound was made.
Lina was stunned for a long time before she came to her senses. She quickly used magic to strengthen her voice, turned around and shouted to the caravan members scattered across the plain:
"Everyone! No need to run! Miss Sharon is here, we are safe!"
In fact, there was no need for her to shout. The carpet bombing that lasted for dozens of seconds had already frightened everyone to the point of being unable to move.
The level of firepower of this scale far exceeded the imagination of these people. In their eyes, this was simply a mighty force comparable to the wrath of God.
Qi Ji, who possessed such power, instantly became extremely reliable in their hearts. Nothing was more reassuring than staying with her.
A dozen caravan members who stayed behind to look after the camp gathered here immediately. But Qi Ji didn't have time to wait for them to come over, and casually threw a glittering object to Lina:
"Start it if you encounter any problems. I have something important to do."
Lina quickly reached out to catch it, and immediately felt a cool and smooth touch on her palm. She subconsciously looked down.
"Apple?!"
In his hand, he saw something that looked like an apple, but it was only similar in shape.
Its material is closer to glass or crystal, hard, smooth, round and crystal clear.
Inside it is a deep black with colorful spots of light slowly flowing, as if there is a magnificent Milky Way hidden inside, which is extremely beautiful.
Lina could sense that the surface of the "apple" was covered with a thin layer of spirituality, which was not very powerful. She only needed to touch it slightly with her own spirituality to remove it and release some kind of power encapsulated inside.
She wanted to ask Qi Ji what this thing was used for, but when she looked up, she saw that the cloaked figure had disappeared, and all that came into view was the charred earth.
"This power has far exceeded the third-order degraded 'Starry Night'..." She sighed in horror, "Second-order degraded... No, first-order is also possible."
She looked at the dense black clouds in the direction of Stio: "If someone can cast the first-order degraded 'Starry Night'... he is not only a mage, but also a mage who has reached the pinnacle..."
After rescuing the caravan in the eastern suburbs of the North District, Qi Ji quickly returned to the city and soon arrived near the Lion Craftsman Villa Complex in the Central District.
What unfolded before her eyes was a purgatory-like scene.
The once luxurious and imposing villa complex now looks like building blocks that have been roughly smashed by children. Most of the sturdy and tall stone buildings have collapsed, and the ground is littered with broken stone debris.
Judging from the distribution of debris on the ground and damaged houses, this tragic scene was caused by... an extremely violent force that erupted from a certain point, spreading out briefly and violently, sweeping across the entire villa complex.
"Did it do this..." Qi Ji frowned and looked into the distance.
In the center of the villa complex, where the main house should have stood, a thick column of smoke rose into the sky and merged with the black clouds in the sky.
As for the big villa that stood tall in the center of the villa complex, it had now been reduced to ashes, rising into the sky along with the thick, solid gray-black smoke column.
The development of the matter has taken a completely unexpected turn...
"Xiao Qiji!"
Suddenly, a light and pleasant voice was heard, and Lunxi came running over surrounded by a large group of people.
She ran to Qi Ji with sweat dripping down her cheeks, took a few deep breaths, and said anxiously with a slightly red face, "I've invited the pastor here!"
After the incident, Qi Ji flew out of the window without saying a word.
Although Lunxi didn't quite understand what was going on, he knew without even thinking about it that this scene was a very big event.
In addition, Qi Ji showed shock, which was extremely rare, which further demonstrated the seriousness of the situation.
She couldn't just sit there and wait, so after thinking for a while, she decided to ask the church for help.
Regardless of Rosago's character and morals, he is the pastor of the Church of Grace, the most powerful person in Stio, and the person with the most responsibility to ensure the basic safety of Stio.
Given that Lunxi's own strength is weak, the only option for him to do his part is to seek his help.
"Are you a magic fighter? A magic fighter who is both a magician and a psychic warrior?"
The handsome Rosago looked extremely unhappy. He stepped forward and spoke to Qi Ji in a very serious tone.
Qi Ji looked at him with half-closed eyes, didn't say anything, just nodded.
"One 'Elucidator', seven 'Prayers', one 'Mage' and one 'Psychic', maybe there is a chance..." Rosago's face showed a hint of hope, but it was quickly suppressed by deep solemnity:
"Someone is trying to perform a blood sacrifice ritual on the evil god. We must stop it! Otherwise, everyone will die, including you!"
As he spoke, he reached into his monk's robe through the collar and took out a small golden object from the inner pocket. It was a short and thick cylinder.
With a push of the thumb on one end, the two ends of the cylinder suddenly popped outwards, transforming into a walking stick more than one meter long, engraved with indescribable patterns and symbols, revealing an aura of holiness and purity.
"Sacrifice to the evil god?" Qi Ji said with a calm face, "Explain the situation first, maybe I can..."
"Shut up! There's no time to explain. You just need to follow my instructions!" Before Qi Ji could finish his words, he spoke first, speaking very quickly and impatiently:
"The key to the sacrifice is an artifact that carries the divinity of the pagan god. It is the only medium for communication between the evil god and mortals. We only need to remove it from the node of the ritual to interrupt the sacrificial ceremony!"
While he was speaking, a few streaks of crimson light seeped down from the lead-black clouds and sprinkled on the city of Stio, which was in ruins due to the strong wind, creating a misty and eerie atmosphere.
"Not good... The ritual is about to attract the attention of the evil god. If we don't act now, it will be too late!" The gloom on Rosago's face became even darker. He stared into Qi Ji's eyes and said:
"Stranger, launch the most powerful attack you can at that column of smoke. The magical object is probably hiding inside.
"As long as we can break the smoke column, even for a moment, my men and I will have a chance to rush in and knock that divine creature out of its place, and then Stio will be saved!"
Behind Rosago, seven church knights with broadswords on their waists all stood as if they were facing a formidable enemy. One of them shouted at Qi Ji with a red neck, but the fear in his eyes was greater than the anger:
"Did you hear me, stranger? You must give it your all! Don't hold back! Otherwise, if we fail, you will die!"
Qi Ji didn't say anything, but nodded silently. She started talking less since the smoke started rising.
It's not that I was scared, nor is it that I didn't take it seriously.
Rather, she sensed a hint of something in the overwhelming black clouds, in the columns of smoke rising into the sky, and in the subtle and mysterious whispers...
A familiar scent.
Chapter 94 A familiar breath...
The black cloud hovering over Stio, just in terms of the strength of the spirituality it contained... was indeed very strong, extremely strong, much stronger than any spiritual enrichment she had seen so far.
However, what really shocked her was not the spirituality surging like the sea in the black clouds.
But there is another ingredient mixed in...
As soon as this element appeared in her perception, it immediately evoked her sense of familiarity, an extremely strong sense of familiarity.
But she had never seen it before, either in her previous life or this life, and she knew nothing about the aura of that ingredient.
However, this atmosphere, which should have been completely unfamiliar, aroused her sense of déjà vu, just like coming to a strange place, but having a sense of déjà vu in her heart that "I seem to have been here before."
It's as if this body...
As if one instinctively feels delighted by its presence.
“Divinity… huh…”
She chewed over the word again and again in her heart, and had a vague guess.
If the familiar aura in the black cloud at this moment was the so-called "divinity"...
"Hurry up, we're ready!" A stern male voice interrupted her thoughts.
Rosago and his seven church knights retreated more than ten meters and formed a triangle formation not far away.
Rosago, who was at the top of the formation, leaned the golden cane in his hand on the ground and muttered something.
As he chanted, a platinum-colored halo expanded from beneath his feet, accommodating all eight people.
At the edge of the aperture, a translucent wall suddenly rose up and converged at the top to become a golden dome above their heads.
Qi Ji glanced at them indifferently, then turned his attention back to the black smoke column that seemed even thicker in the distance.
After the observation just now, she has discovered the specific location of the "divine object" that Rosago mentioned.
This was not difficult for her because of the strange feeling of familiarity. She was very sensitive to the "artifact" that contained divinity and knew where it was without even trying to sense it.
Right in the center of the smoke column, it rises and falls within a certain range, like a ping-pong ball on a hair dryer.
"Hurry up! What are you hesitating about?!" Seeing that Qi Ji didn't move, Rosago urged anxiously, "Do you want to die?! Once the ritual is completed, no one can survive!"
Qi Ji stared straight into his eyes, and Rosago's expression changed slightly. He turned his eyes away imperceptibly, as if he didn't dare to look her in the eye.
There is indeed something fishy...
"Forget it. Anyway, let's get this thing done first."
Qi Ji exhaled through his nose and shook his head, deciding to put these details aside for the time being and solve the urgent problem first.
No matter what this guy is thinking, one thing is certain.
The vision rising from the Lionsmith's Mansion concerns the survival of the entire STEO!
"I don't dare to count on you bunch of charlatans, so I'll just leave it to me..."
The flawless white hand was raised and lightly touched in the air——
"Basic Elementary Spell 1."
Dark purple and black flames gushed out, extending hundreds of meters in an instant, and stabbed straight towards a certain part in the middle of the smoke column!
“Boom boom boom!——”
Along with the mournful sound of the air exploding, a thick and ferocious black flame crossed a not-too-distant distance and pierced the rolling column of smoke like a huge sharp syringe.
"Oh!"
A crisp, short bang exploded at the junction, like cold water dripping into hot oil. The thick black smoke column suddenly exploded with a small hole, and the flying black smoke was like a sticky liquid, and there seemed to be thin threads connecting the fragments.
The surface of the black smoke column cracked under the bombardment of the black flames, revealing the hollow inside, which was pitch black.
But there was a faint crimson light flickering mysteriously in it, like a single scarlet eye opened in the darkness!
"Good opportunity!" A gleam of light flashed in Rosago's eyes.
At the moment when the black flames and the smoke column collided with each other, he raised the cane that was leaning on the ground. At the same time, the golden light film that enveloped the eight of them suddenly became brighter, completely concealing their figures.
The next second, they formed a ball of platinum light, left the ground, and flew out at an incredible speed.
Like a meteor, it drew a round and smooth curve and rushed towards the black smoke column that had just been blown out with a small hole!
However, the direction of their attack was not the wide-open hole, but the opposite side: the back of the black smoke column, the completely opposite position to it!
"Gulu..."
The black smoke fragments that were blown apart suddenly hung in the air like floating clouds.
After a brief pause, the edge of the hole in the black smoke column began to shake violently, as if some living thing was crashing into it.
Countless black filaments pierced out from it and accurately hit the black smoke fragments that were suspended motionless in the air.
Then, it suddenly contracted, pulled them all back, and filled and repaired the gap in an instant!
Unlike when he killed the swamp monster yesterday morning, the black flame released by Qi Ji this time was not immediately eliminated.
Instead, it kept on bombarding the surging black smoke column.
After the hole was restored to its original shape, even more crazy shaking occurred from the surface of the smoke column, just like the surface of boiling water, constantly showing rapidly dynamic changes of bulges, depressions and splashes.
However, the smoke column that was continuously bombarded by the black flames...did not suffer any damage and completely resisted the fierce black flames!
“Gululu!——”
Accompanied by a sticky and slippery bubbling sound that made one's scalp tingle, the black smoke seemed to come alive, wrapping up the blazing black flame column and moving upstream at an extremely fast speed, heading straight for its owner!
