It was the first time Luca faced an international criminal directly; he couldn't focus on the newly appeared clown; his body had to avoid and withstand the swings and attacks from the mummies creature.
“Damn it. If only we could avert the spiral,” Luca grumbled.
Countless creatures filled the hall, scattered in all directions, and gave everyone a headache. Choosing which enemy to cut down for real and which partner to make is a confusing choice, not because the external appearance is so obvious, but because the momentum of the coming attacks from almost all directions makes even skilled combat adventurers have to think twice.
"If we just cut this puppet human, it'll be fine, right?"
"Stupid. Who knows if they are still alive?”
“Ardian?!”Luca once again confirmed what he saw was true; he was surprised to see Ardian's physical appearance, which was no longer the same—his clothes were tattered with several bruises on his chest, shoulders, and cheeks.Slightly inside the hall, three guards were wearing light-blue armor, standing in front of a room. They had just finished giving the higher-ups time to escape first. That was the reason why there were so few reinforcements coming to the hall; the church prioritized the evacuation of the higher-ups.From the vantage point of the three light-blue guards, they could see into the hall full of mummies and several of their comrades trying to keep the creatures from scattering any further."Is everything in order?"
“My time is almost up, huh? Too bad, hea hea hea. Then I will raise the difficulty level.”Maybe only a few heard the clown mutter, or even not at all, which is evident after he said that almost all the occupants in the hall began to show changes for the worse.“Uuw. What else is there now?”"Have they gone mad?"The guards and adventurers inside the hall—who should still have their consciousness—screamed in pain while trying to strangle themselves. The sudden and strange sight made the light-blue triad wonder, especially their two active individuals, Fernis and Hollis.“HEA HEA HEA.” Laughter followed from the clown, who started standing on the railing around the second-floor s
Luca and Dannais took turns facing Haiyakami's skilled sword slashes and swings. Luca tells how the enemy can control Haiyakami at the same time. Everything just happened when Luca tried to protect Ardian who the enemy controlled.“...and Ardian is lying there frozen while Haiyakami is the controlled puppet? Tch, what a trouble.” Dannais had some knowledge of Ardian's identity and served as the butler at the church. If he had to choose, fighting a controlled Ardian would undoubtedly be easier than the current Haiyakami."You guys are known as the Triad, but why are you taking so long to fight a clown like that, huh?!" Even though he was being controlled and unable to control his own body movements, Haiyakami could still shout and admonish Hollis and Fernis on the second floor. They were confronting the clown head-on, but time had passed, and nothing
The controlled humans’ faces showed their alterations. The previously expressive eyes could still answer questions, and greetings were gone, turning into humans without any signs of life, just like the bodies of empty containers.Black shadow marks slowly circled from the nape and spread to their faces and hands. The appearance was too clear and was easily seen by others. The changes that occurred became even more significant after black smoke appeared behind the two controlled humans. The black smoke had the shape of a head, and human-like body parts seemed to be embracing the two from behind."Tch, this is dangerous. They are starting to be fully controlled."Two controlled humans jumped alternately—it was a high jump—higher than an ordinary human's jump—black shadows shot out and formed li
After successfully releasing Haiyakami and Fernis from the enemy's control, the flow of battle has returned to their grasp.“Uw ow. My body ached to move.”“Don't complain, young girl. We've been freed. It’s time to take revenge,” said Haiyakami; he started to get up and ensure he had control of his muscles.Some of the dust shrouded around, so the parties walked to the hall's center to confirm the current scene.The small debris and dust began to thin and reveal the silhouette of Hollis in a formidable pose, his fist pounding the ground. Hollis maintained that position for a few moments before finally regaining his sight. “DAMN IT!”Hearing his brother’s scream, Dannais and the
Several hours had passed since Archie's impromptu meeting inside the Whitehall Family residence. They still need to prepare many things to anticipate all kinds of possibilities. However, humans are still humans who need to get pause and rest.Archie is pleased that his mother’s state is improving, and she can do many things with the wheelchair he designed. The decision was right to present Heather and Erick as her mother's personal bodyguards; they sincerely served and helped with his mother's daily activities. Many officers, staff, and residents have contributed to that, and Archie can only be grateful that he received such a warm reception from Krakal.Despite finishing his daily activities and returning to their room, Archie didn't immediately fall asleep; he opened one of the books from Isaac's room. A book without a title on its cover but with conten
On the same night, the victims' bodies were taken care of, including making repairs for the damage that had occurred.The enemy had completely fooled them, being able to break through the guards' tight defenses by using hypnotic magic; Most of the guards didn't remember anything and didn't even know what was going on after the adventurer party entered the church.At first, the guards chuckled at holding adventurers from entering, but after seeing permission from one of the higher-ups, they were allowed to enter. Surprisingly, none of the guards remembered in whose name the permit was written.This incident only happened inside the church, in the main hall, and has not yet reached the general public, and it is imperative for the church to maintain its good name by not sparing a word about its carelessness on this one
The stolen materials from the church consisted of various types of unprocessed and processed raw materials. Among the most valuable and sought-after stolen items is the Potencystone.Potencystone is a stone that has matured and is ready to be used as fuel or basic materials for various things in advanced machinery; namely modern machines combine sorcery and engineering; generate kinetic and electrical energy.This type of item is very rare and can only be obtained from rare drop items or directly mined in the special mine sites. For the record, Potencystone mining is not something that can be done easily and requires a complicated process to process.Currently, the biggest supplier of Potencystone is Krakal City, which always pays large amounts of money to the church every month as payment for Elashaa Whitehall's tr