As the blinding white light faded, there was still a hollow echo in the air, which lasted for several minutes before subsided.A faintly hot breath – or possibly a hallucination – hovered over the family hall.All the shadows of chaos seemed to dissipate under that white light, and Hasselblad had the demon hunters maintain the flame barrier, and he himself led the white flame to the front to investigate, and finally sent the signal that the crisis was over."
Whew......"
Lily let out a long exhale, the fluff on her tail slowly calming down, "I'm really physically and mentally exhausted." ”Hao Ren glanced at the husky with a strange expression: "Just now you were watching the excitement from the side from beginning to end." ”Lily was basically useless when she started fighting with Chaos Shadow, she didn't know anything about magic, and those two claws didn't seem to be of much use except for courage, so the only thing she did just now was to shout and cheer next to Hao Ren.She tried to help when Hesperith and Vivien went to deal with the runaway witcher, but it was over before they could act.However, the husky girl herself was puffed up, and her expression was quite proud: "I just used the war cry to add a buff to you!"
”Hao Ren thought about it, thinking that if Lily's babbling cheering could also be regarded as a war cry, then he would go to the large dog breeding base and come back with at least three rows of buffs on his head......
"This is the end?"
”Hao Ren looked up in the direction of the family hall, the black shadows that kept pouring out of the gate had completely disappeared, and the dark environment that once shrouded the hall had also vanished, and the super-large exorcism ritual had swept away all the negative energy inside and outside the building, and now it even faintly revealed a sense of holiness as a whole: a faint milky white halo slowly floated on its dome, "Your ritual is quite powerful." ”"This is the witcher's method," the flames on Bai Huo's body gradually extinguished, her expression slightly tired, but otherwise fine, "Now it seems that our exorcism is more reliable than your shadow power."
Oh sure, you're pretty good at that gun. ”At this time, Hesperius dragged a black-covered witcher over, and she threw the man in her hand in front of Hasselblad: "Here you go, your men are intact, this kid is dead—if he doesn't recover, I'll kill him." ”This is the same witcher whose mind was once manipulated by the Shadow of Chaos.Was he really?
100,000 volts?
The scattered bat spirits bombarded the saturation, and now they were black as if they had just been fished out of the boiler, and they twitched from time to time, and there was an occasional electric light flowing through the cracks of their clothes.Hasselblad immediately bent down to check the warrior's condition and found that he had fully recovered mentally except for visible skin wounds."
Completely recovered?"
Seeing this, Bai Huo exclaimed in surprise, "How did you do that?!"
”"What did you do about it?"
Hesperius didn't plan to talk to the two of them much, but Bai Huo asked her out loud and still couldn't help but speak, "The fat beat will naturally recover." ”Hao Ren noticed that Hasselblad was constantly checking the witcher's condition with a serious face, and also used various test magic, and vaguely realized that something seemed wrong with the situation: "What's wrong?"
Shouldn't it be restored?
”"This has never happened.The mental madness caused by the erosion of the shadows of chaos requires very complicated rituals to recover," Hasselblad did not look up, "Since a month ago, some witchers have been attacked by these shadows, and we have roughly figured out ways to relieve the mental madness based on ancient sources, but those methods are all troublesome without exception, and we have never heard of a single blow that can be recovered." ”Lily interjected next to her: "But I see that those people who are mentally controlled on TV are beaten and sober......"
Hao Ren glanced at her: "You also know that it is acting on TV, isn't this the screenwriter for the convenience of the plot." ”At this time, the data terminal came out and muttered: "In fact, there is really a big guy who can slap anyone who is crazy......
Well, but he's not here. ”Hasselblad didn't care what the terminal said, he focused on Hesperith and Vivien, "What did you guys do then?"
”Hesperius thought about it, and realized that what he had been doing the whole time was smashing people with a mace, and he didn't hit a few times, so he raised his hand and pointed at Vivien: "She hit the last blow." ”"It's an electric shock," replied Vivien very frankly, "it's a swarm of bats discharge, which is a very common move for me."
Moreover, this move does not have any effect on exorcism and soul suppression. ”"Electric shock?
Can an electric shock relieve mental madness?
”White Fire muttered incredulously, "I haven't heard of two clicks of electricity that can cure this." ”At this time, the demon hunter lying on the ground struggled to get up, opened his mouth and spat out a puff of black smoke: "No......
More than two ......"
After saying this, he lay back and continued to tremble.While Hasselblad and Bai Huo were seriously thinking about whether the electric shock could expel the spiritual aggression of the Shadow of Chaos, Hao Ren suddenly thought of something else.After learning a lot about Vivien, of course, he would think of this bat spirit's special background: "I'm afraid it has nothing to do with electric shocks, maybe Vivien herself expelled the influence of the Shadow of Chaos." ”Hasselblad didn't understand what this meant, and Vivien gave a strange look after a moment's pause, "You mean......
Why is this weird thing always related to me?
”Before Hao Ren could say anything, Lily rolled her eyes and said, "Who made you the weirdest guy in the house?"
”"What are you talking about?"
Bai Huo looked at Hao Ren and them in confusion, "Countess Vivienne's power can restrain the Shadow of Chaos?"
”"Oh, no, it's nothing, it's just a conjecture," Hao Ren felt that the question would not be explained for a while, so he waved his hand and said perfunctorily, "In fact, Vivien is one of the several ancient gods who sealed the Shadow of Chaos thousands of years ago, so I wonder if she unconsciously retains the talent of restraining shadows. ”Hasselblad looked at Vivien in surprise, "Is that true?"
Are you really one of the people who built the seal?
”Vivien nodded awkwardly, "It seems to be, but I don't remember exactly." ”Hao Ren told Hasselblad about the origin of the seal, and then the topic shifted to the shadows of chaos just now: "How did those shadows appear just now?"
Which of you has a clue?
”Bai Huo recalled the situation at that time, and frowned slightly: "Did they appear suddenly, I didn't notice it at all, or yours......
The assistant was the first to run out to call the police, wasn't he?
”"If these Shadows of Chaos had suddenly appeared in the hall like this a month ago, then it would be understandable what happened to the Ancatro family and the witchers," Hasselblad said in a deep voice, "and they don't have time to deal with it, and as soon as someone goes into a mental sanity, the situation will immediately spiral out of control." ”Everyone at the scene knew that the situation just now was actually very dangerous: if it weren't for the early warning from the data terminal, with the density of people in the hall and the limitations of the terrain at that time, even experienced witchers would have been attacked by the Shadow of Chaos.The shadow's frenzied nature is the greatest threat, and the more crowded it is, the more effective it becomes.So it's not hard to imagine what a devastating chain reaction it had been when Amtura led a large group of witchers and members of Ancatero's family to meet in this hall a month ago, when the Shadow of Chaos suddenly appeared."
What did everybody do at the time?
What moved?
Did you see anything unusual or feel a special atmosphere?
”Itzax's deep, powerful voice rang out, with a sense of calm and reassuring reliability, "We need to figure out if something is going to 'beckon' those shadows." ”Everyone immediately began to recall the situation in the hall and their own actions, and the computer provided a very clear visual record: it used its own power to capture images that were more accurate and direct than anyone could have described.After everyone recalled the situation, Hao Ren and Itzhax found that there was nothing particularly noticeable in it, as if the Shadow of Chaos really appeared out of thin air for no reason.However, when everyone was confused, Bai Huo suddenly said thoughtfully: "If you have to say it......
Those shadows appeared when I was completely relaxed. ”Hasselblad looked at his disciple, "Your hunter's instincts point to this clue?"
”"Well, there should be some connection," White Fire nodded slightly, and explained his feelings in detail, "Those shadows appeared when I was completely wary of Hesperius beside me. ”Under Bai Huo's reminder, the other witchers seemed to notice the discord just now, and even Hasselblad and Hesperis remembered their relaxed state of mind at that moment, and Hesperis even confessed: "I seemed to have forgotten for a few minutes that Hasselblad was my enemy." ”(To be continued.) )