It is impossible for the girl to find the evil god in the textbook

"The hand does not look like it was broken by brute force."

Seeing this, Ella already understood.The arm was perfectly disassembled by skilled techniques, and the shadow deliberately left the magic to be triggered by himself.

The puppet lady should have taken the initiative to use this method to hide her arms before she was attacked.

But why would she do this?

Even if it is a puppet body, losing the arm will destroy the balance of the body, and even make it impossible to use some magic that needs to cooperate with gestures.

What kind of threat could make such a powerful shadow give up the fight directly, even at the expense of weakening his own strength to leave a broken arm?In other words, what does this hand really mean, and what message does the shadow want to leave to them?

information?

Ella froze for a moment, then took Shadow's severed hand.

The slender five fingers covered with black silk gloves were clenched into a fist. Even with Ella's current strength, it took a lot of effort to let go of the tightly clenched fingers, revealing a person hidden by the shadow. thing.

"This is... the eye?"

Ling followed Ella's movements and her pupils narrowed slightly.What was tightly protected by the shadow was a dry eyeball that was red due to congestion. The pupil of this eyeball had long since expanded and was covered with a layer of blue-gray unknown substance.

From its size and shape, it can be barely judged that the size of the original owner of this thing should not be much different from that of a human being.

It exudes some pungent strange smell, smells a bit like the disinfectant of the clinic, and seems to have been treated with some simple antiseptic treatment with magic medicine.Although the eyeballs were a little shriveled and shriveled, they showed no signs of rotting at all.

"Do any of you know what this is?"

"Dead man's eyeball?"

Fittili replied subconsciously, and then closed his mouth tactfully for his nonsense.Victoria just frowned and shook her head. She didn't understand occultism, but she felt an almost instinctive dislike for this bloodshot eyeball.

Ella turned her head in confusion, she didn't feel any magic power or any particularity from this eyeball.But the strange thing is, the girl felt that this eyeball was very familiar, she should have seen it somewhere before.

At this time, her whole body suddenly trembled, and she eagerly took off the tied bronze mirror from her thigh.

When it and the eyeball were placed in front of her, Ella clearly saw a bloodshot, dry eyeball lying quietly in the center of the amber held up by the double snake decoration on the top of the copper mirror.

Their size and shape, even their color and breath are exactly the same, just like a person's left eye and the corresponding right eye.

When Sibilla created the Eye of Hermes back then, one of the raw materials used was this kind of eyeball of unknown origin.

What exactly is this thing, and where did the shadow get it?

A creepy coolness rose from Ella's back, and its source was a sense of powerlessness like a marionette.Could it be that the fate she thought had shifted was also within the future seen by the prophet Sibylah?

"How much more I don't know?"

The raving that had been silent for a long time exploded from Ayla's consciousness again.

[The Blood of Seth, the Land of Nod... Norbold Williams. 】

For the first time, she didn't feel a severe headache because of this, as if something vine-like was surging up in her consciousness, and the unbearable thirst for knowledge began to torment her psychological defense.

This reminded the girl of what Kleist had said at the end of an event not long after she entered the mysterious world.

The most powerful wizard who was recognized as standing in front of Professor Anderson's tombstone emphasized in a serious tone:

[In fact, it is very difficult... Everyone has desires, secrets and knowledge are so tempting, but we need to put shackles on our desires, for yourself and for other people who are still alive. 】

Although the positions are different, in retrospect, Ella can't help but sigh for Kleist's wisdom.

Ella's hands were trembling slightly. She thought she was special and would not abandon everything that was really important because of those illusory knowledge.But until today, she was really afraid of those secrets and temptations.

"Wisdom beyond bounds is the fruit of the viper."

Ella said sorry to everyone in her heart, then took a glass container from the satchel, and put the bloodshot eye in it.

The power of the rules born in the second commandment still has a little remnant. The moment she touched the blood-stained eyeball with her hand, she had already completed a simple divination.

During this short period of less than ten seconds, Ayla closed her eyes and saw a blurry picture in the dark.

A certain man on the ancient altar was covered by a white cloth, and his eye sockets were stained with bright red blood.

The man didn't struggle, but let another blurred figure take off his eyes, one of which was inlaid into the amber made by the coagulated blood of the Feathered Serpent using special means, while the other was kept for himself.

The picture flashed by, like the white light from a camera contracted to a point and then exploded quickly, leaving only some hazy steam.

When the girl opened her eyes again, she got a message from the short-lived picture, and now she puts the right eye that was left behind in the glass tube.This brief message actually contained unimaginable pollution, and the girl's consciousness was interrupted here.

Chapter 48 The price of touching the taboo

Hyde was struggling with a plate of barbecue, which was said to be a black thing that was pulled off a bear.But after being treated by Balan's wild cook, everything looks the same.

In addition to being fishy and bitter, Hyde also felt that the piece of meat in his mouth was as tough as rubber that had just been produced in a factory. His cheeks were sore from chewing, but his throat still refused to swallow the food in his mouth.

After taking a sip of warm water, Hyde supported the table with his hands and slowly stood up.After the curse of the Wendigo gradually dissipated, the negative effects caused by Mittersteen have also been reduced a lot.He could feel the magic power flooding his body again, but his body did not return to its original state. The Ascension Curse had caused too much damage to the bloodline strength, and natural recovery could hardly do anything.

He shook his head, ready to walk casually in the village.For example, the ubiquitous feeling of weakness after a serious illness, the perspective error caused by height changes, and the incoordination caused by body changes are all things that need to be gradually adapted through habit.

Opening the door, Balan Village has now become quite the size of a town. The temporary buildings built by the wizards using magic are of better quality than the original houses here.

Fiennes stood not far outside the door and bowed slightly to Hyde.Ever since Hyde's bloodline was damaged, the old man has been staying close to him almost every step of the way.But paradoxically, Hyde felt that his attitude towards him had become different.

This change made Hyde a little depressed, but it was also an understandable change for him.Prior to this, Hyde was the eldest son of the Patriarch of Belusay and had the most outstanding bloodline of the new generation of the family. After he demonstrated extraordinary abilities in several missions, inheriting the family has become a certainty for Hyde's future.

However, with the bloodline damaged, the form of the Belusay family quietly changed slightly.

Although ability and origin are one of the important considerations, as a family heir, nothing is more important than the power of blood.Under the current circumstances, Hyde's other outstanding cousins ​​are also eligible for Beluse. In this matter, even Straw Beluse cannot override the entire family with his own will.

Perhaps in the heterogeneous Mephisto family, the owner Fred can do this.But this is difficult to achieve in a traditional pure-blood family. In fact, isn't that kind of deep-rooted rebellion a unique tradition that Mephisto follows?

"Stacy, if that guy can come back..."

Hyde swallowed back the rest of his sentence.

Stacey Belusay is Straw's eldest daughter and Hyde's older sister.This woman has inherited a bloodline ability not inferior to his, but her personality is very problematic.On the other hand, there are conflicts between Staci and her father that are difficult to resolve, and she has announced her complete separation from the Belusay family many years ago.

Hyde felt a little headache and decided not to think about these problems for the time being.At least until he leaves Nod, this news will not spread in the wizarding world. He does not intend to give up his inheritance rights, and there is still a lot of time.

The blond boy turned his attention back to the snow forest not far away. The two areas that were almost separated by a thin line showed completely different weather.The night sky in Balan Village is clear, and one can even see a bright crimson full moon, but the Forest of Silence is still shrouded in wind and snow.

He saw many figures moving around at the edge of the snow forest.

Harvesting and hunting are made easy with the help of wizards.Carload after cart of Isaiah and the divided prey were sent into the village, except for the part that needed to be left for Nosferatu. The food was enough for the mission to consume for half a month, and it was enough for them for such a long time. Arrived at Enoch or at the next supply point.

This time, the leader of the team was Sif, who was riding on a gryphon. With the cooperation of fifteen elite wizards and griffins, Sif, who had dissected and understood some of the Wendigo's physical characteristics, was now able to deal with one or two Wendigos. Diego.His mission is to help the villagers expand their harvest range and protect their safety.

"I didn't encounter anything, and those things seemed to be hidden."

As he spoke, Schiff threw a round black fruit made by Isaiah to Hyde.

He took and tasted the plants called "God's Salvation". Regardless of the taste, they were indeed only slightly polluted, and the energy contained in them was only slightly lower than ordinary food outside.If they really can't accept that weird taste, wizards also have the ability to temporarily block their sense of taste before ingesting this kind of thing.

In general, the next trip should go smoothly, provided that Ella and the others can get the doll back——

Just thinking about it, Hyde noticed a few black figures jumping on the treetops high in the snowy forest. In Hyde's impression, there were only a few people who used this method of action and possessed the corresponding ability.

"One...two..."

As he counted, he suddenly noticed that something covered the moonlight above and landed on the ground.Ling retracted her wings and let Ayla off her back.

Exactly four, it seems that at least they all came back safely.Hyde had expected that the disappearance of the shadow was not a simple matter, and the danger that could touch his inspiration would definitely not be just because of a few Wendigo.So from the beginning, he didn't expect them to succeed at once. When Hyde was about to ask if they had found any clues, he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Aila looked very weak, and she could barely maintain her standing by hanging most of her weight on Ling's body. The silver-haired girl seemed to be relying on instinct to maintain her standing posture. Her eyes were closed tightly, and she didn't seem to be maintaining a clear consciousness.

"Williams?! What happened to her?"

A look of remorse appeared on Ling's face, and she quickly stepped forward and pushed the room away, expressing with actions that it was not the time to explain.

Ling breathed a sigh of relief after placing Ella on the soil bed, opening her mouth and pouring down a whole tube of strong tranquilizer.

During this process, Fetili and Victoria have also walked in.

"what is the problem?"

Hyde activated his spiritual vision and found serious signs of pollution on Ella, which seemed to come from her own spirituality.To be honest, with such a degree of mental pollution, even if the girl in front of him lost control on the spot, it wouldn't surprise him.

"We found a clue left by the shadow... Ella should have found something, but it was obviously some kind of taboo that couldn't be understood. She woke up once in the middle, but she was not in a good state-damn , I should have noticed earlier!"

Fitili put Mrs. Nadasdi's crown on Ella's chest with her hands folded. The power contained in the holy object can also restrain the spread of spiritual pollution.

Chapter 49 Associations

"What exactly did you encounter?"

The blond boy had a gloomy face. The result of such a defeat was unacceptable. He asked in some surprise:

"Is there anything in this forest that you can't solve together?"

"We did encounter five Wendigos. The number of monsters in the Forest of Silence may be more than imagined."

Ling wrung out the wet towel and cleaned the snow and ice crystals from Ella's hair.When changing the water, she moved a little harder, and the towel smashed into the basin picked up a large splash of water.

"But it's not a matter of a few monsters—we found clues left by shadows there."

As she spoke, she took out a severed hand and a shrunken eyeball in a glass container from Ella's satchel behind her.

After seeing the amputated hand and the familiar gloves, Hyde's pupils shrank slightly.But unlike Ling at the time, he quickly noticed the overly perfect elbow joint and calmed down.

"It looks like she took it off herself."

"I thought so too... And the shadow left us with this."

Ling pointed to the bloodshot and shriveled eyeball that Ella kept in a glass container.

"Things haven't had a problem so far, but Ella has an accident after touching it."

She turned her head to look, as if feeling a little guard in Ling's eyes, Fittili pulled Victoria and turned around and left the room together.

After confirming that other people had left, Ling applied several layers to the living room and bedroom to prevent sound transmission, prevent prying eyes, and even an unskilled confusion spell.

"On this matter, the only person I can trust now is you - Hyde, you are definitely on Ella's side, right?"

Hyde felt offended by the question, but Ling's seriousness also meant that the stakes were high.He put away some anger and said seriously:

"Of course, I can make a magical contract for this."