Chapter 372 The Dark Place
While these cultists were still discussing slowly.
Kaluto suddenly began to tremble all over, with bloodstains all over his body.
Seeing this scene, all the surrounding cultists retreated in an instant, leaving a large circle.
At this time, besides Kaluto, there was only another figure covered in a black robe standing next to the campfire.
The others were all watching vigilantly from the outside.
As the bloodstains covered the area, a pair of huge and sharp horns grew out from Kalutto's head.
The slender bloody tongue licked his cheek, and a bloody smell mixed with sulfur spread out.
He opened his pair of orange-yellow demon eyes and looked at everyone present.
Everyone took a step back slightly.
The pressure coming from those eyes makes people feel a little scared.
They could sense that the being that suddenly possessed Kaluto was a powerful being.
It is very likely that they are the evil gods worshipped by Kaluto.
Now it seems that this person is not an evil god, but an extremely powerful demon.
After looking around, the demon used Kaluto's body to look at the black-robed figure who was still standing opposite him.
"nightmare!"
A large amount of black smoke gathered on the black-robed figure and wrapped around him, forming a strange armor.
"So it's you, you damned devil. You're not dead yet? You're really lucky.
You damned half-blood bastard."
Faced with the nightmare's abuse, the demon was not angry at all.
He didn't behave like a violent and irritable demon from the abyss at all. Instead, he looked like a devil from hell.
"Nightmare, I know you're still angry about the past, but you can't blame me, can you? You can only blame yourself for being an idiot."
"What! You damn it..." This sentence obviously angered Nightmare.
"Okay, I have something serious to talk to you about. I hope you won't do stupid things like before." The demon stared at Nightmare with his orange-yellow pupils.
The nightmare continued to yell and curse for a few more times before calming down.
" Tell me , you must have come up with some disgusting plan to stop that bitch's resurrection ceremony."
"Haha, you're smart."
"Isn't your nightmare realm the opposite of where we are now? I need you to saturate reality through the link I give you at a certain time.
Invert reality and drag the area I enclose into the realm of your nightmares."
"Drag him into the dream, hahaha, what a good plan. Do you want to use my nightmare realm to connect to a more powerful abyss portal?" The dark pupils on the armor stared at the devil and asked.
The demon nodded, not shying away from his plan.
"Of course, simple and straightforward, isn't it?"
"Okay, now get out of here."
Hearing this, the devil chuckled twice, then disappeared. The changes in Kaluto's body began to disappear and returned to its original form.
At the same time, the nightmare armor attached to the black-robed figure also dissipated.
An evil god and a demon reached some extraordinary deal.
Seeing that both sides had returned to normal, the figures that had been gathered around them gathered around again.
Kalutto twisted his neck and looked at everyone.
"Now, are you willing to join this plan?"
"Can."
"I'm in."
“…”
It seemed that the exchange between the two evil and powerful beings just now gave them confidence. Most of these cultists joined this plan against the flower fairy.
This is their only chance before the flower fairy revives.
The reason I came here is because I am unwilling to give up.
…
The Dawn's Voice soon sailed to the closest distance to the Land of Fragrance. Alka patted the Dawn's Voice, and after saying goodbye, everyone boarded the Flying Swallow and headed for the Land of Fragrance.
And the Sound of Dawn also sank to the bottom of the sea under the sunlight, waiting for Alka and the others to return.
Alka and his companions boarded the Flying Swallow and it only took a few days to reach the fragrant countryside.
Sitting on the deck, Pororo said in surprise: "We didn't encounter a single demon along the way. It seems that most of the demons around here have been cleared out."
Hearing this, Jason said, "Haven't you already shut down the energy supply channels at the border between life and death? Without more portals bringing in more demons, the remaining demons will surely be cleared out in no time."
Besides, without the pressure from the front line, both the Church and the Children of Flowers will have more power to clean up the chaos in the rear.
Soon their ship encountered knights patrolling the surrounding area.
When the knights saw Alka and the others, they greeted them, briefly checked them, and then let them go and chatted with them for a while.
"Is it my illusion? Why do I feel like there are more people patrolling?" Looking at the fragrant land that was about to be reached ahead, Xia Daiti asked puzzledly.
"It's not an illusion. There are indeed more of them, and many people from the Church of Our Lady are also on patrol." Alka said from the side.
Of course, they didn't know the specific reason.
However, the crowd did not continue to head towards the distant Fragrant Land, but returned to their camp outside the Fragrant Land.
After a simple cleanup, everyone went in to rest.
Alka and Xiadaiti went to the Land of Fragrance to find out the current situation.
Soon the two arrived at the land of fragrance.
The vine wall that had been built around the city had not been removed yet. With their arrival, they opened a vine door and walked in.
A soldier came over and led the two of them towards the military camp, saying that Gilliana had been waiting for them for a long time.
The two walked on the street. Although there were a few more residents coming and going than before, there were not many changes overall.
The situation was still serious, and soon the two arrived at the military camp. Arka found that in addition to the Flower People, there were also many members of the Holy Mother Church.
And it was obvious that he was not a priest or knight of the Church of Our Lady.
The attire he was wearing was a little strange.
Here Alka found an acquaintance.
"Chebride? Why are you here?"
Xiadaiti also saw this slightly gloomy man and remembered that he seemed to be in the same team with Porro before.
Chebrid looked at Alka, and they both nodded politely, still maintaining the same gloomy atmosphere.
"Help the people here get rid of those demons and cultists." After saying that, he turned and left, as if he was busy with something.
Alka looked at Xiadaiti, shrugged helplessly, and walked inside.
Soon, I saw Gilliana writing something at a table inside.
The two came to the side.
“You’re here.”
"I heard you had something to do with us? The demons should have been cleared out. We didn't see any when we came back."
After hearing what Xiadaiti said, Gilliana hugged her and then nodded.
"Yes, almost all the demons have been cleared out. Without energy supply, there will naturally be no portal.
And I don't know if it's because it's basically useless, the concealing power used to shield the teleportation array hub has also dissipated. We destroyed the entire array as well."
Alka asked curiously, "Then why does it feel like the patrols are more strict than before?"
And there are more troops used for patrolling.
Hearing this, Gilliana sighed and said a little irritably: "There is no way. You also saw the dark cloud of negative energy floating in the sky. There is too much negative energy, and it is difficult to eliminate it when it gathers together.
I can only wait until my god revive, then I will have the strength to get rid of it.
Of course, those damned cultists would never give up like that. Instead, most of the pirate cultists in the Giant Tree Habitat began to harass the Land of All Spirits. "
After saying this, he frowned and cursed viciously: "These damn rats."
Alka could understand it to some extent. These pirates and cultists might not be able to cause such widespread destruction as in the Borderlands of Life and Death.
We gathered a large number of troops to attack, but we could not withstand their many disgusting methods, and they were extremely good at covert operations.
He may not be good at anything else, but he is definitely one of the best at causing internal sabotage and being a disgusting person.
It won't kill you, but it's disgusting.
After that, Gilliana frowned and looked at the two of them and said, "And the head gardener did a brief divination, and the crisis has not dissipated, but has become more serious."
Hearing this, Alka frowned and nodded. The big gardener's divination was definitely not good in terms of details.
If it was a cursory warning, it was still more or less very accurate.
Since it is more dangerous, it will not be easier than before.
“Alati also said that those evil believers must be trying to prevent the revival of our god.
We can only patrol and defend nervously to prevent any accidents from happening before our god revives."
Xia Daiti patted Gilliana on the back and comforted her a little. There was really no good way now, and he could only try his best to prevent accidents from happening.
"Is there anything we can do to help?" Alka asked nearby.
Gilliana smiled and shook her head: "You have already helped a lot. It would be rude to trouble you again."
"What we did before didn't count as help, after all, you paid for it." Alka said with a smile.
"Then why don't you just play here for a while and wait for the flower fairy to revive."
The two nodded.
That's why they came back.
Then he said goodbye and left.
Return to their camp.
"You said that Kaluto must be the mastermind this time. Why do you say that?" Xia Daiti asked as he walked beside Alka.
The reason why they came back this time was naturally to kill Kalutto.
After all, this damn thing almost took Juanlu's life if they hadn't rushed back.
There were even the puppet girls who stayed in the camp at that time.
When it comes to revenge, Alka and his friends believe in an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth.
How could he just run away like that?
Not to mention that their relationship with the Flower Fairy can be considered quite good, not to mention that the Flower Fairy is also an ally of the Virgin Mary.
If we were to ask who helped them the most, the Virgin Mary would definitely be at the top of the list. It would be great if we could help them to the best of our ability.
"It's a hunch." Alka said vaguely.
During this period, he still looked at the map every day to observe Kaluto's position. It can be seen that Kaluto was moving frantically throughout the giant tree habitat, and no one knew what he was doing.
Moreover, Kaluto did not move forward to the land of spirits, but wandered around.
The most important thing is that there was a period of time before when Alka saw that the symbol of Kaluto disappeared from the map.
This was a point that concerned him greatly. There were only two possible situations. Either he temporarily left the map through remote transmission via the Devouring Mouth.
Or maybe someone discovered it and deliberately blocked it. No matter which one it is, it is worth thinking deeply and being vigilant.
Soon the two returned to the camp.
I told everyone about the current situation.
"Let's rest in the camp for the time being and wait for the flower fairy to revive.
Of course, if nothing else, I can help them.”
No one had any objection to this, because everyone present was basically moving towards the fourth stage.
A short stay can help them better enter the fourth stage.
After all, they are at an important stage.
It is very important to calm down, meditate slowly, and experience your insights.
I've been running around a lot during this period, so it has had some impact.
Not to mention that their camp is right on the node of the energy vein, which is a rare and good place.
It can make their promotion more stable and more natural.
that's all.
I waited quietly until nearly 5 months had passed.
…
Simon opened his eyes in the circle of energy stone, and the sweat on his body evaporated in an instant.
He turned off the energy stone above his head and walked out.
"Congratulations." Jason, who was waiting nearby, said with a smile.
Simon smiled as well.
After such a long period of meditation, he finally entered the fourth stage and barely kept up with Alka.
"You should be almost there too, right?" Simon asked Jason.
Jason nodded: "It will probably take another half a month. I should be able to advance to the fourth stage."
Among the crowd now, there are Mathilda who just obtained the second treasure and Juanlu who is at the bottom of the list in terms of strength.
They have already reached the perfection of the third stage and are basically accumulating energy. The interval between breaking through to the fourth stage is only half a month to a month at most.
This means that in a month there will be several more stage four members on board.
"But Xiadaiti and Porro should be faster than me." Jason thought.
With Xia Daiti and Polo's meditation speed, it would probably take less than 10 days for them to advance to the 4th stage.
The people waiting outside felt that the fluctuations inside had stopped and walked in one after another.
"How does it feel?"
Simon smiled at Alka's words and said, "Not bad. It will take a day or two to stabilize. Then it will take a long time to adapt to the increase in strength."
The improvement at each stage is huge.
Especially stage 4.
This indicates that they can perfectly control the Holy Grail-level treasures and are qualified to control a higher-level treasure that represents the scepter.
It is also the most important stage among these stages.
The improvement is certainly huge, both in performance and internally.
Now Simon had the illusion of being reborn, of shedding his outer garments.
"Not everyone is like you." Simon teased with a hint of envy.
Hearing this, Alka just smiled and waved his hand without saying anything more.
After all, Alka has experienced most of the abilities that can be achieved in the fourth stage in his dreams, so when he was promoted to the fourth stage in reality.
It basically only took him a day or two to consolidate his skills and then he was able to perfectly display the strength he could display at this stage.
The chaos caused by the increase in strength was hardly reflected on him.
If one were a normal person, it would take at least several months or even a year to perfectly control one's current strength.
After all, even fully controlling the treasure and tapping into its power would take a long time to complete.
It is equivalent to many years of accumulation, which bursts out in this moment and the strength grows explosively.
Looking at Simon who had been promoted to the fourth stage, Alka took off the ring in his hand.
The fluid ring that looks like a galaxy is none other than the scepter-level treasure - the galaxy.
He took it off and handed it to Simon.
"What are you doing?" Simon asked, somewhat confused.
"Like I said before, this treasure doesn't suit me, does it? So you try to see if it matches your treasure."
Hearing this, Simon frowned and said, "You are the strongest among us. You can wait until you have a new treasure that suits you, and then replace it with ours, right?"
Others around also nodded.
This method is actually the best and does not affect the performance of one's strength.
It also does not affect the structure of their overall strength.
Safe and secure.
Unexpectedly, Alka shook his head and said, "It's different. The Galaxy is already suppressing the growth of my strength. Holding it will inevitably weaken my control over the dream and the other two treasures.
Only the magic power in my body is increasing, and the other improvements are negligible. This treasure has begun to block my path."
Moreover, it is a complete waste of time to prevent Alka from gaining a deep understanding and control of the treasure for a long time, especially when he is in a dream.
After listening to Alka's explanation, Simon nodded and took the ring without delay.
"If I'm not suitable, then there's nothing I can do."
Alka nodded, of course.
After all, if it was really suitable, he would have to pick up the ring and eliminate his own aura from it before he could truly hand it over to Simon.
At this stage, he just slightly suppressed his own aura, mainly to see whether Simon's treasure would repel the galaxy or be repelled by the galaxy.
If it's not suitable, then he can only take care of it for a while.
After all, it is a scepter-level treasure, and an extremely powerful and comprehensive treasure at that.