Lord of the Mysteries: Yao Guang

Esther was about to succumb to the voice in her head. In the windless room, her hair swayed slightly, as if urging her to agree as soon as possible.

But emotionally and intellectually, it was impossible for Esther to form an alliance with people who believed in the "Inverted Cross", and her colleagues in Tingen had suffered greatly from it, Blackthorn Security Company Destroyed at once, although Ince Zangwill and the broken quill were behind it, Esther didn't want to compromise.

Her right hand moved, but this time Esther grabbed her forehead. She briefly stole the thought of "willing", forcing the restless light in her mind to fall into silence, and the stolen thought came directly from her. The fingertips slipped away, as if there was nothing left after grasping a handful of sand, and there was no transformation into a replacement move at all.

Then Esther changed direction and quickly grabbed Mr. A and Nuoen twice. Her body took two steps forward awkwardly, while Mr. A and Nuoen stopped in place.

Grasping the sluggish gap between the two, Esther quickly backed away, unscrewed the door behind her, and ran out of the garden of the mansion along the escape route that she had rehearsed several times in her mind.

Her escape was successful. In the final analysis, Mr. A was defenseless, and he really did not have any hostility.If a head-on battle really happened, it would be impossible for Esther to deal with Mr. A who grazes the soul of multiple paths.

It took only two seconds for Mr. A to come back to his senses. The smile on his face faded, and he pointed his finger on his forehead in doubt: "... A thief? How could it be a thief?"

It took Nuo En nearly a minute to get back his thoughts. The feeling of emptying his head made him feel at a loss, but after seeing Mr. A's glamorous and almost demon face, Nuo En immediately regained his understanding of the incident just now. memory.

"Luna - I'll go after her!"

"No, she shouldn't be a thief. I need to ask the Lord for clearer instructions."

"But I'm afraid she won't stay anymore, and it will be difficult for us to find her again," Nuo En said disappointedly, and Esther's eyes completely regarded him as a betrayer, "She looks so scared..."

Mr. A walked to another back door leading to the underground: "Follow me to the prayer room, Norn. Even if she leaves today, Zoya will understand one day that the Lord is her true beacon."

Not knowing exactly where he got his confidence, he smiled and said with certainty: "The Lord is not anxious, this is a surprise, and Zoya will definitely go to the Lord's side in the future."

Hearing this, Norn's heart tightened, and he felt flustered for no reason. He quickly repented for his doubts, and silently drew the symbol of the inverted cross on his chest.

Mr. A suddenly said, "Have you recorded the song Zoya sang?"

Norn nodded: "It has been transcribed, in my mind, and on me."

"After the prayer was over, the Lord responded and left your mask and cloak behind. I will divine Zoya's possible whereabouts. Although she can easily avoid our sight, we must try..."

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Esther wrapped her cloak tightly, and she didn't even know how far she ran. She stopped an empty taxi and went straight in: "The nearest subway station, please hurry up!"

The coachman was surprised by the lady who ran out of Queens in a hurry at night, and muttered something in a low voice, but when the five soli banknote appeared under his nose, he immediately shut his mouth.

This is more than twice the normal toll fare. At worst, if someone asks, they will say that they have never seen it or don’t know. Anyway, what the passengers do has nothing to do with pulling the cart. There are too many weirdos in Backlund...

The first impression people get along with is easily deceived by appearance.Esther was bemoaning that at the moment.

Obviously, the event where everyone played Birch Forest together happened just yesterday, and Norn smiled at her with tears in her eyes and was extremely happy.

At that time, he was probably considering bringing me in front of Mr. A, right?
Esther took off her mask and cloak, and sat in the stable carriage, feeling her heart getting colder and colder.

Thinking of Mr. A's weird flesh and blood shadow, Esther felt chills. She spent her mind in comfort and failed to make more preparations!

It would be nice if there was a Sealed Artifact close by, so I wouldn't be so passive, but Esther could only sigh again in her heart compared to the high price she saw at the rally.

Xiao Wu moved in her pocket, and Esther held it in her palm, smiling rather reluctantly: "Are you awake?"

Xiao Wu didn't speak for a while, then shook his head: "They are believers of the 'True Creator', and they are all Extraordinary people of the 'Secret Prayer' path."

"That's it."

Xiao Wu can receive Esther's complex emotions, even as a clone with independent consciousness, it has never felt so many emotions.

It never knew that feelings can also make people almost crushed, which made Xiao Wu try to find a topic to explain Esther in addition to being agitated, so as to get rid of this unilateral emotional oppression: "We are not with them. Not the same, that 'hanged man' is our enemy from the last era."

Esther grabbed a strand of hair with her free left hand and looked at it in front of her eyes: "Can I trust you...I don't know, I feel like the whole world is a scam..."

At the moment when her spiritual intuition was abnormal, she almost felt that the control of her body might be taken away. Such a strange change made Esther realize that the greatest danger might come from herself.

But Xiao Wu fell silent again because of the word "trust", and only spoke again in the past ten seconds: "You won't be willing to recite any honorable name that exists, will you?"

This time Esther stopped talking, and her gray eyes staring at Xiao Wu became hazy and gloomy.

"If you don't read it, don't read it. It is extremely dangerous to establish a connection with an Extraordinary person above the level of an angel. When you pack your things and leave Lily of the Valley Street, we will go find Xiaoqi."

A little hope burned in Esther's eyes: "Wait, you said Xiaoqi? You still have contact with it!?"

"Xiao Qizai has been to Apartment No. [-] several times in order to maintain a certain degree of 'connection' with you. You are indeed so dull that you don't know yourself."

"Then why did it leave suddenly at that time..."

Xiao Wu betrayed Xiao Qi without the slightest hesitation: "Xiao Qi is not wary of you, but the 'Tail Swallower' in your dream, who is the king of angels under the hands of the Hanged Man. At that time, Xiao Qi was just making excuses to leave, in fact It’s time to investigate the old history books about the Third Epoch.”

"King of Angels? I'm really thankful for the damned dreams in this world, why didn't they order anything good!" Esther leaned softly in the carriage, shaking slightly with the body.

"Becklund's forces are very complicated. They can't set foot here. You are still safe here."

Esther really wanted to swear a few bad words, but she also knew that these unlucky things had nothing to do with Xiao Wu, so she sighed weakly: "Oh, you should have seen me running away in embarrassment."

"If you use the power in your head, even a demigod can escape, so what are you afraid of? Strength is your confidence."

"I don't even have the confidence myself, where does your confidence come from!"

Just when Xiao Wu was about to say something, the driver knocked on the carriage to signal that Esther was here.

After arriving at the Steam Subway Station, Esther bought a ticket and deliberately left the mask and cloak under the seat. After arriving at the south area of ​​the bridge, she lined up at the window and learned about the route of the public carriage to Rose Flower Street from the impatient conductor. .

She didn't have that much time to walk over, she didn't even have time to be thankful that Mr. A didn't catch up, and Esther had to tell Mrs. Romano about this—Nonn believed in some weird god, and might give the apartment Others pose danger!
But she couldn't go back to Lily of the Valley Street directly, so she had to make a compromise and tell Father Utravsky about it. Esther could tell that he was also an Extraordinary. Mrs. Romano was deeper.

The crimson moon fell outside the cloudy sky in Backlund. On the street, only the lights of kerosene lamps illuminated the feet, elongating the shadows of hurried pedestrians. There seemed to be many invisible eyes hidden in the shadows, which made people who were afraid More timid.

Esther originally wanted to buy another hooded cloak, but by this time, there were not many small shops still open in the south area of ​​the bridge.

Even at night, the architectural style of the small church is still conspicuous, although it does not occupy a large area.

When she saw the Holy Emblem of Life, Esther hesitated for a moment, and stepped firmly towards the door of the Harvest Church. The candles in the prayer hall were still on, so there should be someone inside.

Compared with dealing with Father Utravsky, who is suspected of being favored by the gods, the safety of everyone on Lily of the Valley Street is of course more important, and Esther can make a measurement without thinking.

She knocked on the closed door of the church, and to Esther's surprise, the door opened much faster than she expected.

"I smelled that strange smell from a long distance away, and it really was you."

Esther blushed, what strange smell?Subconsciously, she raised her cuff and sniffed, but she didn't smell anything.

Then she remembered to look at this strange yet familiar voice:
The one who opened the door of the church was a handsome, 27-year-old young man. His clear facial features were slightly feminine, and his habitual posture of raising his head well showed his arrogant character. His thin lips were pursed because of dissatisfaction, and his black hair Comb back obliquely, only thin bangs hang on both sides of the forehead.

The young man pinched the high bridge of his nose with one hand, as if the "weird smell" made him uncomfortable, and he was even wearing the priest uniform of the Mother Earth Church.

Esther clearly remembered that she hadn't seen this young man the last time she came here, but there was a new member in just over a month. Father Utravsky should be very happy. Is this priest a local?Or an assistant sent by the Mother Earth Church?

Esther can feel that the other party is also a Extraordinary, but now is not the time to worry about this: "I'm sorry to bother you, I have something to find Father Utravsky, can you call him for me? It's urgent matter!"

"Oh...you can come in and sit casually, anyway, there can't be many people sitting here in a day."

Candles were still lit in the prayer hall, which allowed Esther to see the appearance of the young man in front of her more clearly, especially the overly pale complexion and those naturally blood-red eyes.

"Huh? A vampire?"

"Blood! It's a noble blood! Vampires are ignorant and ignorant prejudices!"

The young man shouted angrily.