Chapter 169 Heart of the Ocean
Following the system's instructions, Mo Cheng searched and found two things in the house that had turned into ruins.
One is the necklace that fell to the ground after the body of the magic monk turned into light smoke.
The other one was a magatama stained with blood.
[Obtain neutral item: Heart of the Ocean]
[The reward after traveling across the ocean is both a reward and a curse, although the bearer is unaware of its existence.]
(Heart of the Ocean: A talisman blessed by the Cangyang Council. +All attributes: 5)
(Passive: Water Recovery
Provides 10 HP/sec regeneration and 5 MP/sec regeneration in the river.)
"So, in the system's judgment, this guy is considered a wild monster? Then what are those below this guy considered? Minions?"
The system's judgment and data have always been a mystery to Mo Cheng. When there is no accurate reference coordinate system, he can only rely on his own experience for comparison. But obviously, compared with the clear reference coordinate system, his experience is not so accurate.
However, since the equipment dropped was equipment that could be used directly, Mo Cheng had no reason not to take it.
After equipping the [Heart of the Ocean] in the neutral inventory, Mo Cheng suddenly felt that something was calling him from a distant place, calling the mother who was away from home, and he had an urge to go to the seaside.
But he restrained himself and suppressed the impulse that surged up for no reason. Mo Cheng frowned and looked at the system explanation text of "Heart of the Ocean". It was obvious that the impulse just now was that the magic monk and others brought some kind of blessing and curse to the land after crossing the ocean.
Moreover, Mo Cheng also suspected that the creature that could injure the magic monk so severely that his injuries were almost impossible to heal might be a powerful life form in the deep sea.
Remove [Heart of the Ocean] from the neutral inventory. For this item to be effective, you need to find at least a river. Currently, this equipment does not have much effect except for its good looks.
Although the attributes added by wearing it are useful, the next people to be dealt with are the people from the Inquisition . Mo Cheng does not intend to be dominated by the urge to go to the beach during the battle.
During a battle, if your body is not under your control for even a moment, the consequences will be disastrous.
As for the other magatama with blood stains, Mo Cheng couldn't find out what it was used for for the time being, so he could only put it away and study it later.
…
On the other side, a group of people from the Inquisition were walking in the darkness. In addition to Captain Hardy and two others who were in the house at the beginning, there were five people waiting outside to come and respond if a conflict occurred.
He thought that the three of them would be able to make those pagans who had traveled across the ocean surrender, but he didn't expect that the other party would still have such powerful strength even if they were injured.
If we took everyone up there at that time, no, it wouldn't work.
Captain Hardy knew that the enemy's living darkness was very terrifying, something that could even devour holy light. If they all went up, they might be wiped out.
The reason why he was able to come out alive might be because the other party was not sure that they could kill all the members of the Inquisition outside.
However, the mission is not accomplished until it is completed, and as the leader of this team, Captain Hardy has only two choices.
One is the punishment for taking on a task and not completing it.
The other is...
“Bang!”
Hardy turned around suddenly, and with the sound of wind from his palm, he slapped a team member behind him, "Nightingale, why didn't you release your Soul Tool completely just now?!"
The member named "Nightingale" was wearing a mask. Judging from her figure, she was a female. Her all-black priest robe did not reflect any light. In her hand, she held a scythe as tall as a person. In this dark environment, this scythe could actually make people who saw it feel that "this thing is the real darkness."
Nightingale lowered her head slightly, her voice was obviously processed and hoarse, and her original tone could not be heard. "I don't have enough control over my [Soul Tool], and I can't release it in that environment."
At that time, the whispers in the [Dark Mandala] had been undermining Nightingale's fighting spirit while interfering with her connection with the [Soul Tool], invisibly sealing her ability to release the [Soul Tool].
"Waste!" Hardy grabbed Nightingale's neck, and the chain blocked all of Nightingale's strength and pressed her against the wall.
There was undisguised anger in Hardy's eyes, "Because of your incompetence, you are fully responsible for the failure of this mission!"
Hardy does not intend to take the responsibility for the mission failure, so naturally he has to find someone to take the blame. The Inquisition has never cared about the losses of a mission, but only the results.
If the mission fails, there will definitely be punishment.
And Nightingale was the person chosen by Hardy to take the blame.
The others said nothing, watching silently as the captain pinched Nightingale's neck, making it difficult for her to breathe.
Everyone present knew that Nightingale's adoptive father Wolfe had once been at odds with Captain Hardy, and Wolfe even almost killed Hardy because of their ideological differences.
Later, Wolfe took Nightingale to Fairhaven to hide, but died of a relapse of his injuries a few years ago. The higher-ups wanted to reactivate the Heresy Inquisition team in Fairhaven, so they sent a captain to "wake them up".
When they knew that the captain was Hardy, they already knew that Nightingale's situation was doomed.
Hardy will not let Wolfe go, even if the other party is dead, he will vent his anger on Nightingale.
"You deliberately didn't release your Soul Tool, putting us at . Nightingale, I suspect you have betrayed me!"
Betrayal, a terrifying word. In the Inquisition, the price of betrayal is painful and eternal.
"I don't!"
She opened her mouth as hard as she could to deny Hardy's accusation. She knew that once she was accused like this, according to the rules of the Inquisition, Hardy could ask everyone to kill her first and then erase all traces of her.
"No, you have! You betrayed the Glory, you are a heretic!"
Hardy pulled out a dagger and stabbed it into Nightingale's abdomen. Nightingale, whose power was blocked by the captain, had no power to resist at all.
"The church you and Wolfe belong to, the Licker Church that adopted a bunch of little heretics, is called Albert's House, right? They all have to die!"
Now it is no longer simply about asking someone to take the blame. Hardy is doing this completely for personal grudges. He wants to destroy Wolfe's adopted daughter and also destroy the last trace of that guy left in the world.
But at this moment, a beam of pure light shot out, first piercing the chest of a member, and then a beam of light burst out from behind him and hit Hardy's back.
" Enemy attack!"
The others reacted instantly and were about to disperse to look for the enemy when two figures carrying endless fear in the darkness flew over their heads like giant birds.
It flashed by like a phantom, but as the heads of the two members disappeared, blood gushed out of their bodies like fountains.
Number of deaths: 3.
The current number of surviving members of the Inquisition: 5.
