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Three-Party Assembly

Chapter 1083 The three parties gathered

at the church entrance. Half an hour ago, it was still as calm as usual, except for the occasional strong wind. Somewhere, Morola, which was brewing a rainstorm, was already covered with thick smoke. Looking down from a high place, one could even notice that many streets were on fire. A dark crowd was gathering from various roads to the city center, aiming directly at the highest administrative body of the "City of Exile", the Church of Knowledge.

Rows of law enforcers in black robes walked out of the church and lined up in the square in front. Their number soon exceeded a hundred.

They had blank expressions on their faces and held various weapons in their hands. They were not worried at all about the difference in numbers. Instead, Elaine, who was protected at the back, began to worry that this small number of people would be quickly overwhelmed by the rioters who had been organized in advance, causing the chaotic situation to spread to the interior of the church and even the cemetery and underground mausoleum at the back.

"I didn't expect Guxin to take action in advance..." She murmured, glanced at Archbishop Heraberg beside her, and continued apologetically, "I'm sorry, Your Excellency the Archbishop, I came here to tell you about this, but I didn't expect 'Count' Guxin to start a riot so soon."

She took herself off by the way and put all the riot hats on the head of the "reaper". Anyway, he liked to wear top hats very much.

Heraberg's amber eyes looked at the rioting crowd in the distance that was obviously organized and rapidly gathering. He laughed and said,

"It doesn't matter. This kind of thing happens to Morola every once in a while, but new exiles will soon fill the vacancy."

Elaine's expression just changed when she realized the fate of these rioters from the other party's words, and the archbishop turned to look at her and continued:

"You should also do your own thing. As for the other two, you can come to the church to read a book and wait for the outcome of the matter."

My own business refers to the "opportunity", which is about entering the underground mausoleum... He means that William and Tia are not suitable to act with me because they have not read books carefully and obtained the corresponding "contamination"?

Various thoughts flashed through Elaine's mind. She knew that time was running out. The turmoil caused by Gu Xin would soon spread to the entire city, and the confident Church of Knowledge would inevitably become the final winner. So she quickly saluted, no longer worrying about Lisa's surveillance in the dark, and directly used the "Ice Mirror" spell to drill into the mirror world, returned to her residence, and met William and Tia who also met here.

Along the way, she did not encounter Lisa's tracking, and she also had some guesses about the whereabouts of this "painful" witch.

"Captain, Gu Xin is missing, and his men have suddenly started a riot. There are at least tens of thousands of people gathering at the church now, all holding weapons and Molotov cocktails, and there are even Beyonders among them."

As soon as he saw Elaine's figure outlined by the mirror, William reported the situation at a very fast speed.

"Don't worry, the Church of Knowledge can hold on." Elaine half-opened the window and glanced at the chaotic street below. "But there must be a reason why Gu Xin left us behind and acted ahead of time. Maybe the whole riot plan, including the pretense of borrowing manpower from us, is a cover-up, just to cover up his invasion of the underground mausoleum..."

Her thoughts became clearer and clearer, and her action plan quickly took shape in her mind. She continued to instruct,

"Go to the Knowledge Church for refuge immediately and use the 'Ice Mirror' spell to hurry on. I'm afraid that neither the 'Iron Cross' nor the 'Witch Cult' will have time to take care of you now. As long as you enter the church, you will be safe."

"What about you?"

Tia quickly took out the talisman from her pocket and asked as if she suddenly remembered something.

"I have memorized the map of the underground mausoleum. Of course, I will not miss today's good opportunity." Elaine opened the jewelry box she carried with her, put the "Rose Necklace" on her neck, and said with a smile, "Gu Xin and Lisa are both missing. The target must be the seal in the underground mausoleum. We have been preparing for two months. We can't fall behind at this time!"

William looked at Elaine with a serious expression and asked in a hoarse voice,

"Do you need me to accompany you, Captain? I have also memorized the map of the mausoleum."

Hearing his obviously not polite request, Elaine actually considered for a few seconds whether to bring a "disaster priest" into the underground mausoleum to take advantage of his familiarity with the map and accumulated luck, but shook her head after a moment.

"You can help me the most if you take care of yourself."

She said jokingly, actively using the talisman to wipe the surface of the decorative mirror beside her, opening the passage to the Church of Knowledge.

Watching the two people enter the mirror one after another, the smile on Elaine's face gradually faded. She finally checked the status of several magical items on her body, took out the lantern she had prepared long ago, filled it with oil, tied the black cloth that blocked her vision around her forehead, and then entered the world in the mirror. Among the many marked mirrors, she found the one leading to the cemetery, quickly shuttled between the dim passages, and soon came to the depths of the huge cemetery with almost no visible edges, and stood next to the entrance to the underground mausoleum.

Faint shouting could be heard from the direction of the church, mixed with the roar of homemade guns and the loud noise of exploding Molotov cocktails. The thick smoke from all over the city almost merged into one in the air, and with the heavy rain that could fall at any time, the entire city looked like it was in doomsday.

She whispered the name of the "Golden Queen" Angelica Sage, letting the angel's gaze focus on her. She glanced at the secluded cemetery again, then lit the lantern and pulled the black cloth on her forehead over her eyes, making everything in front of her dark.

Then she felt the wall on one side of the entrance, tiptoed to the stairs going down, and walked down carefully.

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Far away from the edge of the rioting "Exile City", in an uninhabited neighborhood that was destroyed by a volcanic eruption long ago and has not yet been completely repaired.

After changing into a leather jacket and breeches that were convenient for movement and taking off his top hat, "Count" Gusin, whose brown hair did not reach his ears, entered a street shop and came to a half-collapsed basement.

One of the walls here completely disappeared, connecting to a dark passage that led to an unknown place. There was a little fog flowing inside, which blocked the light of the oil lamp he was holding and seemed to stay only beside him.

After taking a look inside the passage, Gu Xin turned his head to look at the other person who followed him into the basement and said:

"A riot won't buy you much time, so start now."

The person then walked out from the darkness. She had dark red hair, a thin figure, and was wearing a gray cloak that could be seen everywhere. It was Iris, the "arsonist" who came to Morola with Elaine and others.

Under Gu Xin's urging gaze, Iris took out ritual candles and other utensils from her cloak, quickly set up a simple altar, scratched her finger with her nails, dripped three drops of blood on the lit candle, and then half-closed her eyes, lowered her head and chanted in the ancient Hermetic language:

"The great god of war, the symbol of iron and blood, the master of turmoil and strife..."

As the three-part honorific name was recited, the blood attached to the candle quickly boiled, and smoke enveloped the entire basement, almost merging with the fog in the passage.

And in Gu Xin's ears, Iris's somewhat nervous breathing gradually disappeared, and turned into an extremely majestic voice that made people want to kneel down and surrender.

That was the voice of Iris Medici's ancestor, the only former holder of the Red Priesthood, the Angel of War Medici!

"Kneel!"

The power contained in His voice made Gu Xin kneel down without any hesitation.

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In a farm on the outskirts of the city, Lisa, the "painful" witch who had recently become a wanted criminal and rarely came into the city, came to a secret room in the attic, locked the door, and looked into the dark room with only a little sunlight coming in through the gaps in the window.

In the middle of the floor stood a full-length mirror taller than her. Due to Morola's backward manufacturing process, the surface of the mirror was somewhat mottled, making her figure appear bright and dark in it, like a demon.

Touching the cross hidden in the ravine on her chest, feeling a sense of inviolable majesty entering her body, Lisa, who was wearing a high-slit low-cut long skirt, took out a deep breath, took out the magic mirror hidden in her body, silently recited a spell, and took out an exquisite gold jewelry box from it.

A breathtakingly beautiful face was engraved on the surface of the jewelry box, surrounded by venomous snake-like patterns that covered the entire front of the box. She looked at the face with some fascination, then opened the jewelry box and took out a ring.

Putting the ring with a huge sapphire on her finger, Lisa pursed her lips, took a last look at her figure in the mirror, which was even more beautiful than when she was "happy", reached out and touched the mirror lightly, turning it into a passage to the world in the mirror, and then walked in with a firm expression.

(End of this chapter)Deep into the Mausoleum

Chapter 1084: Going deep into the mausoleum

and touching the patterns engraved on the wall on one side of the stone steps, Elaine soon came to a flat place.

Based on the map of the underground mausoleum that she found in "Examples of Underground Mausoleum Construction" and then restored by William, she was sure that this was the real entrance to the mausoleum, and there should be a straight but downward sloping passage in front.

Holding the lantern, she groped around with her free hand, moving forward carefully like a real blind person, and soon touched the damp stone wall with a rusty lampstand.

It is exactly the same as the deep passage I saw in my nightmare. Could it be that I have really been to this mausoleum in my dream... She pondered, found the right direction, and stepped into the boundary between the cemetery and the real mausoleum.

At this moment, a cold breath surged over her like the darkness that had enveloped her, surrounding her completely. The chill deep underground reached its limit at this moment, making Elaine feel that her vitality was slipping away. Only the hand holding the lantern could feel a hint of warmth brought by the light.

If I didn't bring the lantern, would I have been swallowed up by this power in an instant... Elaine tried her best to stay calm, her mind full of thoughts, and she felt that there were monsters spying on her all around her.

This made her want to take off the black cloth covering her eyes and take a look at the surrounding environment to seek peace of mind, but the lessons learned from previous groups of "guinea pigs" made her hold back and not take action.

But then the "Dark Holy Emblem" tied to her left wrist emitted an equally cold but reassuring aura, dispelling the coldness and darkness surrounding her.

"Praise the goddess of night, and praise Miss Angelica for giving me this holy emblem..."

Elaine murmured, taking back her hand with the holy emblem that was touching the wall and placing it on her chest, feeling the reassuring coldness. She recalled the description of the authority of the Goddess of Night in "Gods and Powers" and confirmed once again that the taboo of "the lantern must be lit" was probably related to the power of "secret".

In the minute after entering the mausoleum, the pleasure she felt from benefiting from the knowledge in her mind was stronger than what she had felt from reading books for a month on the ground.

"So, with the holy emblem on, I don't need to rely on light sources to stay safe in the mausoleum and avoid being swallowed by darkness?

"I can't confirm it yet, so it's best not to take the risk, but it can be used as a last resort... I'm afraid that only an angel from the Church of the Goddess of Night can dispel this power with just a holy emblem. Miss Angelica's new honorific name includes the description of 'Scarlet and Hidden Shadows', so there should be some connection between them..."

Muttering silently, Elaine continued to walk forward in the dark corridor, still feeling the wall with one hand and holding the lantern with the other to keep herself walking in a straight line. Based on the map in her mind and her "hunter's" keen perception of the environment, she quickly walked through the downward sloping passage and arrived at the main area of the underground mausoleum with many connections.

During this period, she could feel that her spirituality was suppressed in some way, which made her premonition of danger and perception of the environment dull, and the connection with the mirror that was placed on the ground near the entrance of the mausoleum was completely cut off.

This means that if she wants to leave the mausoleum, she can only walk out on foot or risk entering the mirror world and use the passage connecting the marked mirrors to leave.

"But the mirror world in the mausoleum area is completely different from other places in Morola. It is shrouded in a strange fog. The three of us dare not use the 'Ice Mirror' spell to enter. Unless it is absolutely necessary, it is best not to try this method..."

Elaine continued to move forward amidst a sense of frustration that her senses were being suppressed to a certain extent, with one hand always pressed against the wall on one side, but she changed direction from time to time according to the map in her mind and never encountered the situation of "hitting the wall".

According to Archbishop Heraberg, except for me, an outlier, no exiles have borrowed books or taken exams for a long time. So how does Guxin plan to take advantage of the riot to explore the underground mausoleum? Use a large number of his men as cannon fodder to explore, or use some magical items? Elaine thought as she moved forward, and soon came to a wide room marked on the map as "Soldier Doll Storage Room".

According to the introduction in the book, there are many steel dolls waiting to be used, and a large part of the job of the "experimenters" is to use these dolls to replace those that are damaged or missing in the seal core to ensure the required number for the seal.

Elaine reached out and groped around, and as expected, she soon touched a steel figure.

It is two meters tall, with smooth armor plates that feel cold to the touch. It stands in a corner with its feet together and a spear in hand. Beside it are more of its kind, with only the weapons being different.

"There are four types of weapons: spear, broadsword, giant hammer, and bow and arrow. The weak point is behind the neck..." Elaine recalled the introduction in "The Production and Maintenance of Puppets" and no longer touched the bodies of these puppets casually like a blind person. Instead, she walked around them and continued to move forward.

I wonder how those "experimenters" were able to carry such puppets that were much heavier than an adult while holding a lantern in one hand and blindfolding their eyes... Could they have a way to make the puppets move on their own and follow them to the sealed area? If so, then the experimenters are not only the law enforcers of Morola, but also the law enforcers of the underground mausoleum...

Elaine muttered to herself in amusement, wanting to laugh but unable to.

Because she realized that if Gu Xin had not used the riot to lead away all the law enforcers, she would have encountered these experimental personnel who could manipulate puppets in the underground mausoleum, and even she herself was one of the puppets of the "Salinger Blood Flag", and the danger level would be greatly increased!

In this case, Gu Xin would definitely not give up such an opportunity to enter the mausoleum to find the seal!

As soon as this thought came to her mind, Elaine's already somewhat dull spirituality issued a strong warning, and the sound of an object cutting through the air came to her ears.

Someone attacked!

Her hair stood on end and her body instantly entered combat mode. She immediately protected the lantern under her armpit with one hand and rolled away from the spot. Sparks of fire ignited around her, creating more light to prevent her from falling into darkness. Her free hand condensed a white-hot flaming spear and before she could stand firm from rolling, she threw it towards the place where the sound came from.

boom--

The high temperature dispelled the cold and dampness of the underground mausoleum. The blazing flames allowed Elaine to feel a ray of light through the black cloth and eyelids. The attacker fell to the ground without a sound, emitting the smell and sizzling sound of his flesh being roasted by the high temperature.

He died just like that... Elaine was a little surprised. In her imagination, anyone who dared to enter the underground mausoleum must be a Mid-Sequence Extraordinary Person, and at the very least, he would not be killed by a flaming spear.

She carefully used her ability to control fire to extinguish the remaining flames. After waiting for a few minutes and hearing no other sounds, Elaine approached the area emitting high heat and groped the other person's body despite feeling nauseous.

Soon, she identified the attacker based on a few still-hot coins, a sheathed dagger, and other miscellaneous items left behind.

He was one of the exiles William had sent to explore the interior of the mausoleum.

After being in the mausoleum for such a long time, even if he didn't break any taboos, he would have starved to death... Could it be that he was contaminated and became one of the puppets of the seal, so he was not cleaned up by the experimenters... Elaine touched it again and suddenly found that the body was missing something: the head.

The exile who attacked her just now was a headless corpse!

Elaine was shocked and immediately remembered one of the possible contamination effects of the "Salinger Blood Flag" that Miss Angelica had specifically reminded her of: headless corpses and flying heads that chase people.

The weak point of those puppets is also in the neck...Inside this mausoleum, the most common way to die is to be beheaded?

Elaine shook her head, remembering this in her heart, lit a fire to clean her dirty hands, left the storage room full of puppets, and continued to walk into the depths of the mausoleum along the shortcut found on the map.

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In the center of Morola city, a large number of excited exiles have gathered in front of the ancient and solemn Church of Knowledge.

They have been dealing with law enforcement officers for a long time and know that these guys with indifferent expressions and rigid thinking are actually quite capable in combat and are fearless of death. Some of them even possess extraordinary powers, so they usually don't dare to provoke them.

But as more and more people flocked to the city center, the law enforcers dressed in black robes and marching in neat rows became like reefs facing a tsunami in the crowd. Although they stood still, they became increasingly inconspicuous.

The disparity in numbers quickly aroused the violence of the exiles. They used all kinds of weapons, including homemade Molotov cocktails, muzzle-loading rifles, and daggers tied to sticks, and attacked the law enforcers.

The expressionless black-robed law enforcer also fought back vigorously, and the scene suddenly became chaotic.

William, who was hiding on the top floor of the church, carefully looked down, his eyes quickly swept over the dark crowd, made a rough calculation, and turned back to Tia, who looked worried, and said:

"There are about 10,000 exiles gathered in the square, and about the same number are rushing in from the nearby streets... The entire city's law enforcement force should also be concentrated here, but there are less than a thousand of them."

Tia also leaned over to take a look, but was frightened by the excited mobs that continued to pour into the square. She retracted her head and asked,

"With such a huge gap in numbers, will this church be lost?"

"If this continues, it will definitely happen. The exiles of Morola are all serious criminals, most of whom have killed several people, and there are many extraordinary people. After Gu Xin mobilized their emotions, they are almost equivalent to an army..."

William's brain calculated calmly, and he soon discovered that the Church of Knowledge was not as safe as he had imagined. Once more incited exiles squeezed into the square, they could trample all the law enforcers to death.

Then it was time to look inside the church.

I hope the captain can complete the mission quickly, otherwise even if she finds the seal, we won't be able to leave Morola through the occupied church... William was thinking, and suddenly he felt something, turned around and looked behind him.

The archbishop in a white robe, holding a thick book in one hand and with the other hand behind his back, walked leisurely to the room where the two were hiding.

Seeing that Heraberg was not worried at all because of the unfavorable situation, William's anxiety was relieved. He bowed respectfully and asked:

"Your Excellency the Archbishop, may I ask Elaine, I mean Luo, how is she doing now?"

Since the other party had clearly expressed his support for Elaine, he didn't intend to beat around the bush.

Heraberg smiled and replied calmly:

"She has already entered the underground mausoleum and is ready to complete her mission, but there are two others like her. Who will gain the upper hand depends on their own efforts."

There are two more… The images of Guxin and Lisa immediately appeared in William's mind, and he nodded slowly.

Passing William and Tia, Heraberg walked to the window, his amber eyes overlooking the chaotic square below, his expression suddenly became a little cold.

He felt like he was watching a monkey show performed right outside his own doorstep.

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Deep in the underground mausoleum, Elaine continued to grope forward, her steps becoming more steady and confident.

She felt that the surrounding environment was very familiar, not only because she had a complete and detailed map in her mind, but also because of her "experience" of repeatedly entering the mausoleum in her nightmares.

I really want to take off the blindfold and see if the surroundings are the passages I have seen before... Her free hand touched the black cloth covering her eyes, and then slowly put it down. She always felt that this "suicidal" impulse was also part of the pollution of the underground mausoleum.

Suddenly, she stopped moving forward.

From the other end of the passage, there was a dull sound of steel and stone colliding.

That's the sound of the iron puppet's footsteps!

(End of this chapter Each has its own advantages

Chapter 1085 Each has its own advantages

Can those puppets really walk on their own?

Are they being directed by a team of "experimenters" who are on duty to replace the puppet soldiers in the underground mausoleum? Now that there is a riot in Morola, shouldn't the law enforcers go to protect the church?

Or was it the iron puppet that had become a puppet of the Sealed Object patrolling on its own?

Several questions popped up in Elaine's mind one after another. She immediately held her breath and hid in the corner, using her body to cover the dim light of the lantern, and listened carefully to the movement coming from not far away.

Bang, bang, bang.

The slow, dull footsteps came closer and closer to her and stopped about twenty meters away.

Then, a voice that sounded familiar to her, but with an extra metallic texture, came:

"Look what I've got, a blindfolded, apprehensive mouse.

"Did you come here specially to be my subordinate?"

It was "Count" Gu Xin... Even though she knew that the other party was provoking her, the ridicule and malice contained in his words made Elaine's blood boil, and she wanted to stand up and curse at him.

She simply stood up, holding the lantern, pointed her blindfolded eyes in the direction of the sound, and refuted without any hesitation:

"You were not in the church square directing the riot you instigated, so why did you come to the underground mausoleum? Did you want to find a good place to lie down in advance?"

As soon as she finished her words, she tiptoed silently away from the location where the sound was made, trying to mislead the other party.

But no matter which direction she walked, Elaine could feel that someone was following her closely, as if there was someone standing in front of her who did not need a blindfold and dared to see directly in the underground mausoleum.

Just now, Gu Xin recognized me directly. Is he really not afraid of violating the taboos in the mausoleum? What's going on with the heavy footsteps of the soldier doll... Yilian thought while waiting for the other party's answer, but what followed was the sound of footsteps getting closer.

Bang, bang.

The iron puppet took a few steps closer to him.

"Of course I came here to find that item. Aren't you the same?" Gu Xin's slightly sarcastic words came from the same position, as if they came directly from the tall soldier puppet, "Are you interested in being my subordinate? When I get the sealed object, you will have the opportunity to pray to the great existence and gain the power of demigod and half-human, surpassing mortals!"

This is the philosophy of the "Iron Cross". They always think that extraordinary powers should be revealed in the world, and the status of extraordinary people should be far higher than that of ordinary people... Elaine hesitated for a moment, and continued to ask:

"Great Being? Aren't you following the 'True Creator'?"

This question made Gu Xin silent for a long time. Just when Elaine changed her position for the third time but was still locked in sight, she heard the answer with the sound of metallic friction:

"This is not a conflict. That great being also serves the true Creator, but He gave me the power to control the puppets here, to be able to...see..."

The voice seemed to be obscured by something and became increasingly low, until it was almost inaudible. Elaine leaned forward involuntarily, frowning, and subconsciously said:

"What?"

But her brain, which had to work at full capacity to prevent unexpected events because her inspiration was suppressed, suddenly burst into thoughts:

The great being that Gu Xin mentioned gave him the power to manipulate the puppet soldiers, so he gained a vision that did not belong to him. This is almost an absolute advantage in the underground mausoleum. In this underground mausoleum where everyone regards others as competitors, why would he want to recruit her as his subordinate?

Why did his always loud voice suddenly become low?

Knowing that I couldn't see, why did he expose the location of his voice?

Elaine quickly came to the conclusion without any hesitation. She reached the huge ruby of the "Rose Necklace" on her chest and found the soul of the "Apostle of Desire".

Malice perception!

A bright yellow color like magma appeared inside the gem, and a line of sight as sharp as a blade immediately appeared in Elaine's perception. The sound did not come from the steel puppet in front, but from an enemy hidden in the branch of the underground passage on the side.

That was where Gu Xin really was. He used a puppet that could see and speak, and the cooperation of the "great being", to attract Elaine's attention, intending to take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack!

As if he sensed that Elaine had discovered him, Gu Xin immediately changed his crouching posture and produced a spear of incandescent flame with a hint of green in his hand. In the vision shared by his "soldiers", Elaine's neck, heart and other vital parts lit up like torches.

Whoosh——

The spear that harvested lives was thrown out from his hand, aiming directly at Elaine's chest. The soldier puppet that was originally standing more than ten meters away from her, holding the giant sword in both hands, strode towards her. The heavy footsteps caused stone chips to fly in the stone-paved underground passage.

Long before entering the underground mausoleum, he borrowed the power of "war" from the great being with the help of Iris Medici's prayers, and possessed power beyond Sequence 5.

In Morola, where demigods cannot enter, this will be the key to victory!

When I find the sealed object and dedicate it to the great being, this power will truly belong to me... Before the imagination in his mind faded, the flaming spear that shot out suddenly exploded in the air. With the sound of a broken mirror, the flames obscured Elaine and the forward-moving puppets, leaving Gu Xin's "sight" blank.

"slow!"

From the depths of the flames came Elaine's filthy words that sounded like they came from the abyss.

Her "Rose Necklace" was still in the state of herding the "Apostle of Desire". In her anxiety, she could only use one hand to create the flame of destruction that was a combination of cursed black flames and high-temperature flames to block Gu Xin's flaming spear that was obviously stronger than the "Reaper". With the other hand, she threw down the lantern, pointed at the soldier puppet rushing towards her, and activated "Slowness" to almost freeze its body as it raised the giant sword and was about to chop down.

Afterwards, Elaine took the initiative to use the "mirror substitute" to make her real body appear above the two-meter-tall soldier puppet. She determined the location of the puppet's weak point, the neck, through the perception of "malicious perception" and stomped on it hard.

Infused with incandescent and deep black flames, the kick, which had both the power of "harvesting" and "charged attack", directly penetrated the thick metal armor of the iron puppet. The compressed energy was injected into it, and it repeatedly surged inside the empty full body armor, with the energy superimposed on each other.

boom--

The exterior turned red, and the softened and melted armor exploded from the inside, with metal droplets flying everywhere, dyeing the entire passage with an orange glow like dusk.

Gu Xin, who had lost his external vision and had to reconnect to another soldier puppet, was able to see the situation on the battlefield clearly. His expression was dull with shock and he could hardly believe the puppet's eyes.

It gained vitality due to the pollution of the underground mausoleum, and was "connected" by him. It was almost equivalent to half of the Sequence 5 Iron Doll, but it was "harvested" by Elaine's kick?

How was that terrifying black flame created? Even if he became a true demigod, the flame of the "Iron Knight" could only reach cyan with a hint of blue... Didn't Lisa, the "pain" witch, say that the other party was just a "reaper" who possessed a magical item of the witch path and could use a mirror substitute?

Gu Xin immediately realized that he had misjudged the enemy's strength, and without hesitation, he manipulated the other two steel puppets behind him to step forward. One raised his bow and aimed, and the other swung a huge hammer and smashed it at Elaine.

He held his breath, squatted on the ground, and slowly moved away from the passage with almost imperceptible steps, preparing to "connect" a few more puppets to strengthen his team, and then try to attack the strange woman in front of him who had both the courage of a hunter and the charm of a witch.

But before Gu Xin had left far, his already dry throat began to itchy, and then it felt stinging as if he had inhaled a stream of hot air.

Oh no... He resisted the urge to cough and quietly took a few steps, moving a little further away from Elaine who was entangled by the puppet soldiers and temporarily unable to escape.

But the dizziness and fatigue that followed the pain in his throat made him realize that he had been unknowingly affected by the disease of the "Pain" witch.

Combined with the previous mirror substitute and the terrifying black flame, no matter how stupid Gu Xin was, he realized that Elaine was not just a "reaper", but a dual-path extraordinary person who also possessed some of the power of the witch's path!

How is this possible?

The questions in Gu Xin's mind burst out from his mouth along with the cough he could no longer hold back. Elaine, who couldn't find Gu Xin because the hostility had disappeared, immediately turned over here and gathered a ball of black and high-temperature flames of destruction in her hand again.

At this moment, the puppet holding the bow and arrow dropped its longbow and rushed towards her with both hands, while the puppet holding the giant hammer swung its weapon without any defense and smashed it horizontally towards her.

Both "soldiers" received orders from Gusin to "stop the enemy at all costs."

Elaine could only crush the black flames in her hands, allowing the flames that could devour spirits and burn matter to explode radially with herself as the center, covering the two tall steel puppets at the same time. She then used the invisible spider silk to swing into the air, and with a graceful posture with her legs almost completely split apart and her body constantly spinning, she kicked the back of the puppets' necks one after another.

The "harvest" targeting their weaknesses instantly destroyed their fragile necks. Before the black flames were extinguished, two lifeless steel armors fell to the ground with a dull sound.

And Gu Xin's suppressed cough had faded away, with only a faint echo reaching Elaine's ears.

Among the hunters I have seen, he is considered to be the fastest runner... After continuously using the black flame that consumed a lot of spiritual energy, Elaine did not risk chasing. Instead, she found the lantern she had thrown away based on her perception of the flame and put herself in the warm and safe light again.

"It seems that it's not just me. Other Beyonders who dare to enter the underground mausoleum also have their own advantages... The 'great existence' that Gu Xin mentioned allows him to borrow the power of the puppets. Once these iron puppets form a group, it will be very troublesome... I don't know if Lisa of the 'Witch Cult' has hidden her power. I don't believe that she is just an ordinary Sequence 5...

"Guxin must have gone to look for other puppets. I can take this opportunity to enter the depths of the mausoleum in advance and ambush him, and look for Lisa's trace..."

After thinking for a moment in the lingering heat, Elaine silently walked to the wall, found the direction according to the map in her mind, and continued to walk deeper into the mausoleum.

After passing through several winding passages and downward stairs, she regained the familiarity that had appeared shortly after she entered the mausoleum. In addition to the map, her mind also emerged with the scene of moving forward along the passage with rusty lamps hanging on it.

The hall with so many corpses piled up that it almost forms a mountain is coming