The red moon returns

Chapter 12 The mark of the sacrifice (continue reading)
  The sword passed from top to bottom along the center line of the Dreadclaw leader's body.

As soon as he stopped, Officer Natalie took a few steps back lightly, took off her hat, put it on her chest, and bowed slightly.

Before he could straighten up, the leader of the Dreadclaw had already taken a staggering step forward with the head of his kind. Then, under the gaze of all his kind, he split neatly into two halves in the middle and fell to the sides. , until it fell to the ground, the cold vertical pupils still rotated several times.

Poof, blood mixed with internal organs spurted out from the fracture, making the surroundings of the corpse as weird and spectacular as a fountain of blood.
  The entire square fell into dead silence for an instant.

Except for a few that had their bodies on fire and had fled the square, all the Dreadclaws stared blankly at the leader who died tragically beside the statue.

"Roar."

A shrill roar came from the Dreadclaws on the periphery, with obvious anger in the roar.

As if awakened by this roar, one by one, hundreds of Terrorclaws roared in anger together, causing the atmosphere in the square to completely explode.

With red eyes, all the Terrorclaws quickly gathered around the statue and Officer Natalie next to it.

Sure enough, it won't go away.

The police officer frowned, lowered her body and grasped the hilt of the sword again, with the shadow of a mallet appearing behind her.

The short distance passed in an instant. Seeing the large group of Terrorclaws approaching, Officer Natalie's eyes turned cold and she was about to draw her sword.

At this moment, a ball of flame approached from far away, dragging a rolling heat wave all the way, and rushed in front of Officer Natalie, turning into a burning human-shaped flame. As soon as it took shape, it immediately wrapped around the person who rushed the fastest. Just, in an instant, the fur all over its body was ignited into a big fireball.

Lynch is here.

Time, time, time.

Lynch moved very quickly, igniting the third victim and immediately moving, directly and continuously penetrating all the Terrorclaws on the path, igniting all their fur.

This time was different from just now. The Terrorclaws in front of them were all densely gathered together. It was the best time to set fire. The thick animal hair became the best accelerant.

Lin Qi adhered to a touch-and-go attitude. He didn't care about how big the effect would be. He just wanted to expand the fire as much as possible and create as much panic as possible. Sometimes he was on the left, sometimes on the right, so that the square was soon filled with flames and a burning smell.

The large group of Dreadclaws were frightened by the flames and fell into a dilemma, especially those of their own kind that were on fire, running around, making the fire spread even faster.

Even the police officer was a little stunned by this scene. Looking at Lynch who turned into flames, it was like seeing a humanoid disaster.

As for Lynch, he seemed to have unlimited glory, but in fact, he was suffering from the severe pain of the flames burning his soul every second. He felt that his spirit was about to collapse. He could only encourage himself desperately. If he held on any longer, he would soon be unable to hold on.

He knew in his heart that the Dreadclaws were obviously afraid of fire. They had been supported by the leader's prestige just now, but now it was only their anger that kept them from running away. As long as they used flames to knock down their last anger, the suppression conditions would be met.

Let's see who lasts longer.

Even though his consciousness was blurred by pain, he still clenched his fists made of flames and ran on the square by instinct. As soon as the flame body turned, it was about to circle the statue and make another circle among the Terrorclaws. However, it had not yet started. The sound suddenly rang.

[There are ten seconds left for safe use. Serious consequences will occur after ten seconds. 】

Lin Qi's heart sank, but he did not stop moving. He still circled the statue like a whirlwind, igniting the hair of seven or eight Terrorclaws along the way, making the surrounding fire even brighter.

Is my soul going to burn out, or is the wonder getting out of control?

[No, the consequences are unpredictable. The remaining time is five seconds. 】

Damn it, they are about to collapse. We cannot stop now, otherwise we will fail. Travel companion, give me time, I am going to open up.

Thinking in his mind, Lin Qi turned his head and turned into a moving line of fire, running towards the location with the fewest fire heads and the most Terror Claws. The fire became more and more intense along the way, and the flames roared loudly.

The Dreadclaws were concentrated together, leaving no room to escape. Lynch rushed over and burned a large area. For a moment, the air was filled with the pungent smell of burning. The large group of Dreadclaws screamed and screamed as they were burned. It was no longer visible. The terrifying and violent appearance before.

【three. 】

On the periphery, there were already another Dreadclaws whose bodies were on fire, screaming and fleeing from the square, rushing into the depths of the ruined city, but most of the Dreadclaws in the square were still around the statues, refusing to leave.

Officer Natalie was right next to the statue, watching the Terrorclaw in a dilemma. She suddenly snorted coldly, took a few steps forward, and unsheathed her sword again. A Terrorclaw that was slightly closer had no time to react and was caught. The sword cut it in half, and the Terrorclaw, which was broken into two pieces, did not die immediately. Half of its body was propped on the ground and screamed in agony.

Phew, Lin Qi coincided with the wailing half of the monster in time, letting the flames burn its body. The half of the body struggled desperately, but could not escape from the flames. The cry was desperate and miserable, spreading throughout the square.

The screams of the same kind seemed to shake the Terrorclaws, and they no longer gathered forward. However, they still surrounded the statue from a distance and roared fiercely, refusing to leave.

【two. 】

Time is running out.

It's now.

Lin Qi's heart suddenly changed, and he completely put aside all worries. According to the method he learned on the ring, he really regarded himself as a big fireball. He clenched his flaming fist and concentrated all his will. He turned his body into flames and hit the ground. .

Hold on and don't faint.

I am coming!
  The flames hit the ground, and the air seemed to freeze for a moment.

Then the human-shaped flame suddenly exploded, turning into a huge wave of fire, shooting forward at high speed in a half-moon shape, causing the front to instantly fall into a sea of ​​hellish fire.

【one. 】

The exploding flames became the last straw that broke the camel's back. The Terrorclaws in the square woke up from a dream, roared wildly, and fled around crazily. They didn't care about anything. They even pushed down those of their kind blocking the way. , stepping on the bodies of the same kind and running outward.

In an instant, amid the blazing flames, the entire square was filled with chaos, and countless flaming monsters ran away in all directions, as if the end was approaching.

Lynch didn't pay attention to this. The moment the flames exploded, he quickly pulled off the ring and returned to his human body in his final state. There was still smoke all over his body, but he didn't look at anything and stumbled towards the statue in the center of the square.

As the Terrorclaws fled, the statue in the center was shrinking at a strange and rapid speed. When Lynch staggered to the statue, the statue shrank to the size of a palm. Lynch struggled to bend down to pick up the statue. His expression changed from happy to angry, and finally settled into an open smile as he raised the statue high above his head.

In the end I won.

In the new world, I, Lynch, survive.

As his smile bloomed, his body lost all strength and fell involuntarily toward the hot ground.

He fell directly into a warm embrace.

When he looked up, he saw the beautiful face of Officer Natalie Angell, smiling at him with a complicated expression.

"Well done, Lynch, you really taught me a lesson."

"Bet..." Lynch said in a weak voice, leaning comfortably in the arms of the police officer.

"How about I let go?" Officer Natalie asked through gritted teeth.

"Hehe, I..."

As soon as Lin Qi's smile appeared, his body went limp and his consciousness fell into endless darkness.

"boom".

A crashing sound woke Lin Qi from his dream.

I just feel sore and weak all over, as if all my strength has been exhausted.

He struggled to sit up and found himself lying on the sofa in Randall's living room.

Officer Natalie was sitting opposite him and had already put the painting and the statue into a suitcase. The sound just now was that of putting the painting in it.

Several men in blue uniforms were checking around, but they deliberately avoided the piles of gravel and human heads on the ground.

Looking around, Lin Qi felt that a few dozen minutes had passed, but he felt like he was in another world. He touched the sofa and coffee table, and everything seemed so real. Only then did he confirm that he was really back.

Randall's head was still lying on the ground, and Lin Qi felt a genuine sense of joy in his heart, and really wanted to go over and kick him again.

Damn it guys, look who dies in the end.

You miscalculated, Randall, why don't you ask how long it is?
  No, time.

Lin Qi remembered that he had just fainted and quickly looked to his left hand. Then he felt weak all over and almost collapsed on the sofa.

I was sitting here just a few minutes ago, and all I saw were withered arms, racing against death and chasing a slim glimmer of hope.

Now sitting in the same position, seeing his left hand that had returned to normal, Lin Qi opened his sleeve in disbelief and touched his smooth arm.

I just felt a surge of heat in my chest, and I had the urge to cry.

I survived, struggled all night, and finally survived.

Covering his mouth hard, Lynch blinked desperately, trying to suppress the heat in his eyes. When he looked up with red eyes, he saw that Officer Natalie had stopped what she was doing and looked at him with sympathetic eyes.

"I suggest you don't get happy too early."

"I know, you said that if I want to survive, I must become a soul changer, which means that the matter is not over yet."

The presence of Officer Natalie made Lynch calm down, and his brain quickly regained its flexibility. He covered his gaffe by rubbing his face:
  "Am I still in danger? I think it's very possible. After all, the master behind Randall hasn't been found yet."

"The reason behind it is indeed a problem, but that is a problem in the future. Now I would like to congratulate you, Mr. Lynch Leviev. With your own efforts, you not only regained your life, but also fought for yourself enough He continued to struggle for a long time." Officer Natalie's serious face showed surprise and approval, "I never thought that an ordinary person's struggle could reach this point, it is unbelievable."

"what happened?"

"You should have known before that Randall's whole family should be the cultists of the Ancient Flicker. For unknown reasons, they were instructed by someone to sacrifice you to the evil god through that statue. That's why what happened to you tonight .”

Lynch nodded silently.

"I took over the sword left by my father and became a mystery hunter for two years. I have seen many mysterious events. Usually in mysterious events related to evil gods, the death of the person involved is normal, just like the drunken Peter and Gran. Same as Will."

"So you already thought of me as a dead person from the beginning?"

"I'm sorry, I underestimated your ability. I apologize." The police officer lowered her head solemnly, "But after knowing that this may be related to the sacrifice, I am even more convinced that your death is inevitable, because even if you find the statue , it is useless to interrupt Randall and the others. What we interrupted was only the guidance from the outside. The real sacrifice is inside the strange object. You have become a sacrifice, so you will die when the time is up. It’s an unsolvable situation.”

Even though the problem had been solved, Lin Qi still felt heavy in his heart. Without power, this world would be too dangerous, and he could die in a strange way casually.

"But interrupting Randall's guidance just caused the strange object to go out of control, giving us the opportunity to enter the strange object's memories, directly destroying the sacrifice ceremony in the strange object, and allowing you, the last sacrifice, to survive. Officer Natalie stared at Lynch and said in a rare gentle tone, "That's why I said that your struggle allowed you to escape from a certain death situation. You did a really good job."

"But the problem is not completely solved yet, right."

"Don't be too greedy, Mr. Lynch. In the confrontation with the mystery, any success is worthy of joy and celebration, not to mention that you have bought yourself an extra month to solve the problem." Officer Natalie sighed. He shook his head and said, "But it's really not completely resolved now. Look at the position of your heart."

Lynch was a little nervous, but he still pulled his shirt open, then looked away and sighed deeply.

At the position of the heart, a red eye pattern appeared, just like a painting, but it could not be erased. It swayed with the breathing, as if it was blinking strangely.

"You are the chosen sacrifice, but it has not yet been sent to the altar. The evil god Ancient Flasher is watching your soul and will take it away in a month."

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