Mysteries: Arcana Wars

"Mr. Scott, we found a few individuals that look a little strange. I hope you can take a look at them."

Not long after leaving the factory, Scott received a new report from Damien.

"We're still killing them all, the same process as before..."

"Okay sir, so...wait...what's going on? So what's the situation...Ah!!"

The communication was suddenly interrupted, and the channel was filled with chaotic and fragmented gunfire and shouting.

"...Damn it!"

Scott cursed under his breath, turned around and accelerated towards the factory.

In the blink of an eye, the black factory appeared in front of Scott again.

"Damien Bush! Come out and report!"

However, Scott was responded with a strange roar.

A creature with five arms and three legs roared and pounced towards Scott. Scott immediately turned aside and stepped back. Then two gunshots were heard, and the mutated creature exploded into pieces right in front of Scott.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Scott!"

Damien came running over with the smoking weapon in his arms.

"The survivors in the black factory who had not been dealt with suddenly began to attack us indiscriminately..."

After listening to the briefing, Scott frowned.

"Where's the token given to you? Give it to me."

"Yes sir, here it is."

"Where's that kid?"

Damien waved his hand and Jarod staggered over with a pistol in his hand, then hid behind Damien and trembled.

Scott glanced at the kid and then tuned in.

"Mechanical Heart, everyone! Evacuate the factory immediately!"

With an order given, the mechanical hearts fighting in the factory returned to the ground amid the sound of gunfire and withdrew one after another. The team members on the periphery set up their weapons and poured fire on the mutants who were chasing them.

Scott walked against the flow of people towards the factory in the hail of bullets. When the last mechanical heart passed by him, he immediately threw out the token.

What was thrown out was not only the token, but also a few small chips. The specially made small things were inserted into several cameras accurately, and those devices instantly transformed into electronic hummingbirds. Under Scott's control, they flexibly shuttled across the battlefield and tore all the mutants that were chasing them to pieces.

The activated token drew a dark blue arc in the air and was nailed directly into a structural wall in the factory. Scott mobilized his spiritual power to the token and shouted loudly in ancient Hermetic language:

“【Purge】!”

The token flashed twice on the wall and immediately disappeared. Five points of starlight suddenly lit up above the factory, lined up in a row, and after flashing twice, they turned into five narrow cracks. Then five small explosive warheads whizzed out. With a loud bang, the factory instantly turned into a sea of ​​fire.

The blazing flames rose up, instantly illuminating the dark night. The twinkling stars and the "gate" in the sky had disappeared, leaving only five thin trails of clouds in the sky.

The bright flames danced on Scott's face. He squinted his eyes and looked into the distance. Beyond the black smoke and flames, he saw a tall building in Backlund's city, with a dazzling blood-red glow burning on top, like a lit candle or a bonfire in the dark night.

He finally understood what the charlatan Winther meant by his last nonsense.

******

At night, St. Hillran's Church has been closed for a long time.

At this time, the church staff in the auditorium had already cleared out and even most of the lights were turned off.

Bishop Wenceslas Cardin, who failed to get off work, stood alone in the church hall, carefully wiping the huge mechanical device called "Domino Mist" with a cloth in one hand, and muttering to himself in boredom with "The Principle of Steam and Machinery" in the other hand.

"...wherever the steam rises, there the torch of civilization burns..."

Suddenly, he stopped reading, was silent for a moment, and then whispered.

"I hereby make a prophecy that anyone who raids Saint Hillran Church tonight will be visited at this moment!"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard sporadic noises outside the church, and then the uninvited guests broke through the glass curtain wall of the church and descended from the sky in the night!

What a blasphemy, what a disrespectful person!

This epoch-making glass structure was originally drafted by the Manstein couple more than 1,300 years ago!

Wenceslas was heartbroken, but remained calm. Then he turned over the hand holding the rag, revealing a quaint little ball.

【Cui Gol Iron Ball】!

But at this moment, the [Truigor Iron Ball] in Wenslas's hand was completely different from its usual harmless and ordinary appearance. Instead, it was full of spirituality and emitted a faint blue fluorescence.

Flames, lights, bullets, knife flashes, howling winds and cold malice rushed towards Wenceslas, but he remained unmoved. He even opened the holy book again and calmly threw the [Truigor Iron Ball] into the small hole.

"...wherever machines operate, the richness of civilization blooms..."

The device coiled in the auditorium seemed to come alive, roaring and spinning violently. Sparks and lightning splashed between the speeding metal components. In the blink of an eye, six tigers made of lightning appeared above the auditorium, roaring and pouncing at the intruders.

A light mist filled the church. The water vapor that set off the atmosphere during the ceremony had now become a stage for the dancing lightning. Before the blue tiger attacked, the pain and numbness that spread rapidly along the mist caused the enemies that rushed in to pause, and then they were torn apart by the teeth blades condensed from the lightning.

It seemed that the enemies were coming in great numbers, but most of them were not good enough, and were probably low-sequence Beyonders. Most Beyonders of this level could not resist the electric shock damage caused by [Domino Water Mist] with their bodies, and it was even more difficult for them to fight against the Blue Tiger.

“…We walk in this world, God has given us knowledge and technology, and from now on we are no longer confused, and from now on we have power…”

Wenceslas ignored the invader's screams and continued to recite "The Principle of Steam and Machinery".

It was obvious that these invaders had neither knowledge nor technology. Wenceslas felt sad for their lack of modern technical knowledge. If they had learned some electrical knowledge and brought appropriate and affordable equipment, even ordinary people could easily avoid this level of electric shock.

Therefore, there was only one outcome for them, which was to stand there frozen, and be bitten to death or electrocuted by the dark blue tiger made of lightning.

Where did these people come from? Wenceslas had several guesses.

At this moment, Wenceslas' spiritual intuition moved, and he glanced through the glass patch on the top of the church and looked into the distance. There was a tall building roof, like a torch, emitting a dazzling blood-red light.

Oh, so the case is solved. Thinking about the most recent case, it must be those people from the Ferris God Cult.

Wenceslas calmly accessed the channel and gave orders to the Mechanical Heart step by step. Amidst the blood splattering, teams of Beyonders gathered outside the church and rushed to their respective locations.

"Winther! How are things going over there?"

Scott's voice came from the channel. Amid the spiritual chaos and the noise of explosions and burning, this distant voice was not very clear.

"There are some minor problems in the church, but they are not serious. There may be some problems in the city. The Mechanical Heart has received many requests for extraordinary assistance from the Sivellas Field. In addition to the assistance mission, armed patrol missions have also been arranged. In addition, people have been sent to contact the Holy Wind Cathedral, Saint Samuel and Saint Julie."

"Damn it, our black factory has also had problems! It's those idiots from the Sky Cult! By the way, Winther, did you see that polluted high-rise building?"

"Yes, it stands out in the city. I think it's the splendid Holiday Inn that opened last month. And watch your words, Scott!"

"Pay attention to your ass! You are on duty at the church anyway, I don't care. I need to mobilize people anyway, so send more people to the hotel."

"...Scott, you lunatic, lunatic! Did you hear me? The data has been sent to you, take a good look at it, aren't these people enough? Do you want to empty the church and let me fight alone in the church? Madman! Traitor! You..."

Before he could finish his words, a sudden spiritual warning interrupted Wenceslas's cursing train of thought.

A powerful enemy broke free from the paralysis and pain brought by the conductive mist, and after defeating two blue tigers, he suddenly rushed towards Wenceslas.

But the Bishop took off one of his gloves calmly and raised his hand in the next second after he dispersed the electric tiger. Then the metal prosthetic arm quickly changed shape under the cloth.

The raider's spiritual warning suddenly exploded, but it was too late. In the blink of an eye, he saw a pitch-black gun muzzle in front of him.

boom!

With a loud bang, the shell flew out of the barrel at high speed under the divine robe. The attacker had no time to react and was immediately blown to pieces in the brilliant firelight.

"...What? Wenceslas! Did you say something just now? The signal is bad and I can't hear you! Anyone who can't hear clearly will think that you, a charlatan, are scolding me!"

"nothing."

Wenceslas flicked his sleeves to blow away the black smoke rising from the muzzle.

"I just said, Praise the God of Steam and Machinery!"