Yeah... where's Xiao Qiji? Where's her signature black flame attack?
Even if she resorted to other methods of attack, there should be some performance, right?
How come the two divine spells worked twice in a row? It seemed like the priest and his men were fighting alone.
Could it be that she really...
Just when her worries and fears reached their peak, the sky...
Suddenly it got dark.
Chapter 100: The Starry Sky
There are three updates today, and the update time is the same as yesterday.
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dark.
It was pitch dark.
But it is not absolutely dark.
Vaguely, in the ink color that fills the entire field of vision, there are strange lines outlining absurd and bizarre outlines, dancing messily and wildly.
Qi Ji was enveloped by darkness so dense that it seemed to have condensed into substance. He was swept and pushed by an invisible and powerful force and did not resist.
Just relax your body quietly and let yourself be carried away to an unknown place in the black tide.
But she did not lose consciousness. On the contrary, her mind was extremely sharp, clear as a mirror, and transparent as crystal.
All senses and attention are focused on the black fog that envelops oneself.
They… gave her a strange sense of familiarity.
The black flame attack didn't have any effect, which was indeed beyond her expectations.
But the black flame was just a spell she had concocted temporarily. Even if it failed, she could rely on her understanding of various supernatural systems to create more attacks in completely different forms in a very short time.
Even if she was immune to all means, with the speed and sensitivity of the black mist, she was able to dodge it and not be contaminated by it in any way.
But she didn't, and allowed the gray fog to grab her and pull her into the black smoke column in the center.
It's because of this inexplicable sense of familiarity.
There is no sense of rejection or affinity, just a simple, completely neutral sense of familiarity.
This familiarity did not come from the black fog itself, but from an indescribable element mixed within it.
Too subtle, too delicate.
Even she couldn't analyze it further because of the distance.
So I took this opportunity to get close to it, trying to facilitate my analysis of it in this way.
Stretch out your hand, spread out your five fingers, and slide them in front of you at a leisurely pace.
The smooth and obvious resistance caresses the skin without any discontinuous stagnation, like a flow of temperatureless water.
"Compared to mist, it's more like some kind of silky liquid." Qi Ji felt the touch between his palms and fingers, thinking silently in his heart.
The instinctive warning did not bring any sense of crisis, and the black fog did not seem to pose any threat to her.
But out of basic caution, she still kept her lips tightly closed and held her breath through her nose to prevent these substances of unknown composition from entering her body.
Suddenly, she noticed something unusual, reached into her cloak, and pulled out a small pile of hard, smooth objects.
This was some change she was carrying, all Ferrum copper coins.
However, these strong and corrosion-resistant coins quickly collapsed under the "touch" of the black fog.
It shrank, became brittle, cracked, and decomposed, and soon it was completely shattered, turning into a light and fine residue like ash, which merged with the dark smoke.
"This thing... has a very strong erosion and assimilation ability."
The few coins she had in her hands completely disappeared, and she couldn't help but feel a little relieved.
"Luckily I wasn't wearing normal clothes...otherwise it would have been really embarrassing."
The attire he was wearing was the original cloak, and the inner layer was also the original gray shirt and trousers.
Their material is extremely special, soft yet extremely tough, and perhaps comparable in strength to one's own body.
This black mist that can easily corrode and erode metal is as weak as a breeze in front of it, and the only change it can cause is to make it sway gently.
If she wasn't wearing this initial equipment but other ordinary clothes, she would definitely be naked now.
By then, whether meeting enemies or teammates, the situation will become too awkward.
"Om-"
The barely perceptible buzzing sound brought her scattered thoughts to a focus.
Her attention returned to the present, and she saw that the original black color began to spread into a bloody red.
"It seems I have been 'caught' in the smoke column."
Qi Ji nodded imperceptibly, knowing that he was not far from the manipulator hiding deep in the black fog.
And the mysterious substance that lingered around him, exuding an oddly familiar feeling, was becoming increasingly... thicker.
She felt something appear in her mind, something hidden so deeply that she had not noticed it before.
It is a kind of "memory" or "knowledge", which is like a treasure locked tightly in a treasure chest.
And now, the "lock" that originally blocked it began to... loosen.
What caused all this was the mysterious element hidden in the black fog that she felt familiar with.
It was like some strange mechanism in the "lock", which was pulled by its own attraction.
The "treasure" stored in the "treasure chest" also became restless and kept churning, as if eager to break free from its restraints.
Both of them were getting closer and closer to their limits amidst the increasingly dense crimson light and black mist...
Just one final step!
Qi Ji had a hunch that the memories sealed in her mind would be the key to unlocking her own identity, the reason for her time travel... these secrets that puzzled and puzzled her the most.
"Come on, let me see... who you are."
These words were spoken not only to herself but also to the deformed and twisted strange figure that was gradually emerging before her eyes.
"This...question...should be asked...by me."
A figure with its limbs split open and countless terrifying huge mouths gradually emerged from the scarlet mist.
"Who... are you? Why... are you... immune... to the assimilation of the 'Ashes of Connection'..."
A voice that was so harsh and unpleasant that it did not sound human was heard, intermittently, full of noise and distractions, like an old, broken crystal radio.
"So you are still sane. I thought you were just a mad monster." Qi Ji looked at the other person with a mocking smile, but he was not in a hurry:
"You are so well hidden, Baron Augustus Lionsmith. I have never realized that you are actually a master who can even summon a god."
Her tone was quite naughty and she didn't realize she was being held hostage at all.
"Augustus... Lionsmith?" The crimson figure's voice, which made the temples ache, was mixed with a bit of doubt. "Oh, you mean... the original owner of this body..."
Not Augustus?
Qi Ji's eyes and brows relaxed, as if something had dawned on him.
Although the body in front of him had been mutated beyond recognition, Qi Ji still recognized several characteristics unique to the Lion Craftsman bloodline and judged that he was Augustus.
But now it seems that Augustus may have died a long time ago, at the moment the ceremony began.
Now, the one driving this deformed body is a mysterious being, perhaps the evil god that Augustus prayed to.
...Speaking of which, this evil god came as he said? Is his style so low?
Qi Ji tilted his head indifferently, and suddenly remembered something:
"Oh, by the way, while I'm chatting with you, you're not controlling the black fog to kill people outside, are you? I advise you not to, or I'll kill you."
This is not bragging. Although she has not yet figured out the mysterious substance mixed in the crimson light and black mist, she has already clearly judged the strength of the alien in front of her.
It's quite powerful, much stronger than the Old Iron Whip and the like, but still not worth mentioning.
She might not be able to trace the real body that was controlling this substitute somewhere for the time being, but she was absolutely sure that she could destroy this substitute alone in an instant.
As long as she releases all her power, no matter what kind of alien it is, this black fog will be lifted up for you.
"Originally... I wanted to do this," it said without any tone, "However, I found... you, more interesting than the original purpose of my coming... So, I decided to temporarily put aside the action of devouring this humble city."
"That's great," Qi Ji crossed his legs and sat in the air in the black fog, his hands clasped in front of his chest, not looking anxious at all, "Since you are not Augustus, then what is the name of this evil god?"
Chapter 101: The Starry Sky
"Then, what is that?!"
"Stars? Where are the stars in the middle of the day?!"
"God, everything that happened today is incredible!"
The residents of the East District who were evacuating the city all stopped to look up, gazing in horror at the strange sight in the distance.
In the sky higher than the dark clouds, the clear blue faded away and was replaced by a delicate and deep inky black.
This rich black color covered almost the entire sky, extending in all directions to where it intersected the horizon, completely blocking out the sunlight.
However, the earth below did not fall into darkness.
In the deep black, it seemed as if a huge soft brush had painted a heavy mark that ran through the sky.
This is a bright shadow, showing a deep but conspicuous dark purple color, revealing a breathtaking magnificence.
With this deep purple as the background color, countless bright and fine stars are dotted on it, colorful, brilliant, sparkling, and sparkling with an extremely mysterious luster.
It is like a huge canvas, depicting a magnificent galaxy in the sky, completely taking over the home turf that originally belonged to the sun. The light, which is not strong but extremely dreamy, gently falls, illuminating the vast earth.
Those are the colors from the stars.
"Is this a miracle?"
"So beautiful... Am I dreaming?"
Almost everyone was deeply shocked by the magnificent scene that suddenly appeared. They all opened their eyes and mouths wide, and craned their necks to look up at the brilliant starry sky in the sky.
For a moment, I even forgot that I was on the run.
At this moment, the grand picture drawn in the sky changed without warning.
First, the stars in the sky seemed to be scattered like silver powder, and for some reason they began to move slightly.
At first it was just a barely perceptible tremor, but then the frequency and amplitude grew stronger and stronger, like beans popping and jumping in an iron pot, making the entire starry sky enter a kind of confusing and weird state.
Finally, they seemed to break through some kind of restraints, completely left their original places, and swarmed to the same location!
Billions of stars rushed like flowing water, rushing towards the center of the black curtain, and then fell downwards one after another. The more they fell, the closer they got, and finally gathered at one point, forming a trumpet shape with its opening facing upwards.
Then, there was the purple streak that spanned the sky.
Like the stars, it first lost its calm and began to ripple like a struck water surface, and then, as if attracted by the same point, it quickly shrank, fell, and gathered, following the trajectory of the former.
Finally, there is a deep and quiet black curtain.
After losing the bright starlight and the gorgeous purple marks, the background color that should have remained silent forever began to ripple, and then it was like a black silk that was quickly pulled up from the middle, and it gathered at that mysterious point together with the stars and the purple marks.
At this time, Friant and Lancy broke free from their shock and reacted, turning their eyes to the point where the stars converged. There seemed to be a faint black shadow.
But the distance was too far, and neither of them could really see clearly.
At this point, the starry sky that suddenly appeared disappeared just as suddenly, and the scorching sun poured down again, replacing the previous cold starlight.
Everything was as usual, as if nothing had happened.
"That location... is the Lionsmith Villa Complex," Lunxi said in a low voice after a long silence, "and it seems to be in the same place as the smaller dark cloud before."
"Indeed," Friant recalled and nodded affirmatively, "Could it be that all those stars were 'sucked' away by that dark cloud just now?"
"It's possible... Hey, wait, where did that cloud go?" Lunxi realized something and scanned the airspace carefully, but found nothing.
"It, disappeared?" Friang's eyebrows raised noticeably.
