Shepherd Tantra

Chapter 757: Polluted: Offering Mercy
Aleister grabbed the little crow with one hand and slowly descended through the big hole that had just been blown out in the bedroom.

Although jumping down wouldn't hurt her at all, Aleister didn't want to dirty her skirt.

——It’s strange.

I don't know when it started... Aleister felt that he began to care more and more about his image. Even when killing people, he always paid attention to being elegant.

It was as if...if she made any joke or caused any trouble, it would bring shame to Aiwass.

...That feeling is similar to when a big shot uses a secondary account on a social platform, he will always try to pay attention to his own words, so as to avoid bringing bad reputation to the real person when the vest is exposed in the future.

When she landed, Aleister let go of the little crow, allowing the night demon to fly freely behind him.

Of course they couldn't bring the Mirror Demon down with them, so they could only wait for them to return on the ground.

The basement that had been blown open was now in a mess.

It can be seen that this should have been a large-scale ritual site - Aleister could even see fragmentary traces of the ritual that had been blown up. The ritual array that was once carved on the stone turned into pieces of broken rubble that rolled to the ground.

From here, you can also see some "blood bags" who were once under house arrest here.

They seemed to be lovers of Alphonse. They didn't look very old, the oldest was probably only 23 or 24 years old. They were not wearing prison uniforms or straitjackets, but pajamas that were loose and even somewhat provocative, and they were not wearing shackles or chains.

When Aleister passed by their bodies, he could smell the unique scent of blood slaves from them.

Yes, the corpse—

They were not killed by Alphonse, but were killed by the sudden explosion. There were still some traces of the power of the Path of Love in the basement, but the strength was not high. From this point of view, the highest level of extraordinary people among them was at most the third energy level, and most of them might even be just mortals.

Now, the bodies of these girls are scattered all over the ground. They died with their eyes open - most likely without knowing what killed them.

Aleister frowned slightly.

She felt a little unhappy to see these beautiful people die in such a miserable way.

"Anna Kingsford..."

Aleister muttered the culprit's name under his breath and pursed his lips.

She passed by all the bodies and stood at the end of the broken corridor.

It was a round black metal door with patterns on it, like a manhole cover.

The entire basement was almost blown up, but the door protected by the barrier was intact.

"——It's probably here."

Aleister whispered, reaching out to touch the barrier.

Scarlet lines spread out from wherever she touched like lightning, and Aleister couldn't help but let out a slight exclamation.

...It's not that this barrier is difficult to break.

If this barrier is really difficult to break, Aleister can just let the Night Demon dig a tunnel from the side and get in.

She made a sound of surprise because it was so easy to solve.

——It is the same system as the seal of Huyue Manor during the promotion ceremony!
As Aleister continued to touch the barrier, the metal door gained energy and gradually lit up.

The next moment, it split into three circles. The white, yellow, and black circles overlapped each other, and the places where they intersected were filled with blood-red.

In the middle is a rune, which means "rebirth".

Wind, earth, and darkness - as long as the three kinds of magic power are injected in the same proportion, this secret door can be opened. The magic power of the Moon Child happens to be evenly divided among these three attributes. Therefore, the Moon Child only needs to inject his own magic power evenly into it to open the seal.

...That makes sense, after all, this is where Alphonse often goes in and out. If the way to get through the gate is too complicated, it would be like designing a very complicated password system for yourself when playing games, and it would be difficult for your memory to remember it for each game.

As Aleister injected mana of corresponding attributes, the triple rings lit up in an instant, but the rune in the middle was still dim.

Aleister suddenly spoke with his heart, "Rebirth." The next moment, the rune was also lit up. Then, the barrier was lifted.

The door split into three pieces and retreated outwards like a pair of ferocious teeth, leaving behind a strange octagonal door.

Aleister walked through it and saw a ritual site that was relatively well preserved.

The dark green metal walls are covered with abbreviated dragon runes, and the black metal welded directly to the walls and the ground forms a ritual site that is completely fixed and cannot be easily modified.

And in the middle of the ceremony venue was something that seemed both familiar and strange to Aleister.

"This is--"

Aleister's eyes suddenly widened.

Because it was a broken crystal ball.

——A crystal ball with exactly the same specifications as the “Crystal Liver Specimen” he got from Earl Dawn!
However, what was inside was not the still-throbbing liver, but a pair of very beautiful eyeballs, whose pupils were as clear and transparent as rubies.

They seemed to be floating in the water, sinking and sinking in the pale pink crystal ball, and clusters of black blood continued to melt. Those black dirty bloodstains spread like hideous tentacles, binding one of the eyeballs like a shackle.

The originally pure white surface of that eyeball was now stained with some black and red spots. The other eyeball, which was slightly lower, was still clean, but the surface was also stained with patches of light red stains due to blood.

The moment she saw it, Aleister had a very strong desire - that was the obsession of wanting to possess it. Her body felt extremely thirsty, and she especially wanted to drink up the "light pink liquid" in the broken crystal ball.

—Aleister knew what this was.

Or at least, from another world line, Aiwass knew what this thing was...

"Be careful, Master."

Night Demon reminded from the side.

"I know……"

Aleister whispered, swallowed, and touched the crystal ball with his visibly trembling right hand.

As expected, no clues popped up in front of her.

With some intuition, Aleister suddenly clenched his fist and smashed the crystal ball with one punch!
At that moment, a rich, fragrant and pungent smell filled the air.

Only then did Aleister and Night Demon realize what the liquid inside was - it was some kind of transparent strong liquor.

Wine itself belongs to the path of love, so contaminated wine can also be considered an excellent "pollution solvent."

The two eyeballs did not fall to the ground, but floated in the air after being freed from the restraints of the crystal ball. They were entangled with each other like a binary star system, flying stably in the air.

Aleister touched one of the two eyeballs again.

When she held one of them, the other one also stopped flying and suddenly turned around and stared at Aleister.

At the same time, the system panel appeared in front of Aleister:
[Polluted, offer your eyes of mercy]

[Superb Equipment (Light Purple)]

[Armor-Head]

[Extraordinary Characteristics: When you actively lose your own life, the effect of this skill will be increased based on the vitality consumed (only triggered by the Path of Devotion or the Path of Love)]

[Extraordinary Characteristics (Pollution): This effect has been invalidated]

[Pollution Characteristics: When you lose life, you will lose more life at a certain ratio; when you receive life recovery effects from others, the healer will lose a certain ratio of life to the amount of treatment]

[Set: Sister Sasha’s Holy Feast (1/4)]

[“——I took off my eyes, but they were still clear; I threw away my body, but my soul was free.”]

This is exactly the Sasha suit Aiwass wanted!
(End of this chapter)