Violet Orchestra

Of course he didn't have the "token", but he imitated the people in front of him and pretended to fumble in his pockets, while paying attention to those guys who took out the "token" first for people to check, and found that what he was looking for was actually just a brooch.Some of the guys at the front of the line wore it under their cloaks, some in their pockets, and anyway, no one wore it in plain sight.

Then he imitated everything, and successfully found a similar brooch from the hidden pocket inside the cloak, and was able to get away with it.

The process of checking the token did not last long, and soon the team resumed their forward speed and continued to walk to the top of the tower.When observing from a distance, Birkins found that this temple is a rare tower shape with thick ends and thin middle. Now it seems that the interior of the slender tower in the middle should be composed of spiral stairs, only the bottom floor And the top floor has the shrine.

But the top of the tower is much smaller than the bottom, no matter how you look at it, the area is limited, it may be difficult to accommodate all the people here, what is the guy in the lead going to do to bring them up?

The uncomfortable smell was still in the air, and the team of believers was like a slowly wriggling worm, moving up little by little.He was walking at the end of the line, slowing down without a trace, with a vague sense of foreboding.

Then, after the front end of the "worm" reached the top of the tower, the team stopped abruptly again.

The closer he was to the top of the tower, the more uncomfortable the smell became. During the pause this time, Birkins could clearly smell other mixed smells—it was coming down from the top of the tower, and it smelled like rust. A stale smell mixed with moldy cotton.

Or rather, it smells like blood is rotting.

Compared with coming to worship the gods they believe in, this group of mysterious believers is more like coming to perform some shady sacrifice ceremony.He felt that he should not stay any longer, Hayden Woods might not be on it, but if he stayed here, it was hard to say what unpredictable situation he would encounter next.

After making a decision, Birkins turned around and ran down the stairs without any hesitation.He was so fast and at the end of the line that he ran a long way before anyone noticed him.There was a commotion in the team of believers immediately because of his running away. Some people opened their mouths to shout, but they closed their mouths as if they suddenly remembered something—no one wanted to reveal their true identities, and their voices were of course the key to confidentiality.

So he escaped from the temple smoothly and returned the same way as planned.He could feel that someone was chasing him, but after chasing for a while, he gave up because the distance was too far. By the time he took advantage of the terrain and entered the Icethorn Forest, the tail behind him had completely disappeared, but the pressure of being stared at remained undiminished. .

Looks like Hayden Woods took the bait.

He was wearing the amulet given by Eros. It would definitely not be of much use to encounter Hayden Woods head-on, but it could still make him feel much better when he was far away, at least he would not be unable to run because of being stared at by God.But as he got closer and closer to Icethorn City, the pressure on his body became heavier and heavier—the amulet began to lose its effectiveness gradually.

Eros leaned on the branch and closed his eyes to rest his mind, and suddenly opened his eyes.

There were still ice flakes hanging on the branches, and when he turned over and jumped off, one piece fell off, but it landed on the ground without making a sound.It snowed last night, and it hasn't completely stopped yet. Occasionally, there will be a snowflake or two. The icethorn forest is silent, and there are no wild animals looking for food.

In Elaine's white field of vision, the gray-haired Eros looked like some kind of beast, crouching in the snow waiting for its prey.The next second, the warlock turned his cloak inside out, covering him tightly, completely blending with the snow, and Elaine could no longer see him.

He hid far away in the depths of the icethorn forest, maintaining a sufficient distance from Eros, but the movement of the warlock falling from the tree was the signal to him—Hayden Woods was coming.

He bent down and pulled out the "Voice of Aiko", quietly staring in that direction, waiting for the target to arrive.

Not long after, a black spot suddenly appeared in the white at the end of his vision, and then slowly moved towards the direction where Eros was lurking.Elaine squinted his eyes, trying hard to see the other person's face clearly, but he couldn't do it. The snow was getting heavier and heavier, and he was already far away, and his vision was disturbed by the snowflakes, so he could only stare at him. Looking at the figure that should be Hayden Woods, watching him walk slowly towards Eros, I feel a little worried.

What kind of means will Eros use to contain him?

No matter how many drills you have done in advance, it is still a god. If it can be easily dealt with, Eros doesn't need to spend so much effort to arrange it.

Hayden Woods, dressed in black, continued to approach Eros in the silence, as if he hadn't noticed anything, until at a certain moment, several beams of light shot out from the snowdrift, but he easily raised his hand block.

An invisible barrier blocked in front of his palm, like an invisible shield, Hayden Woods smiled, and the next second, the same beam shot out from his palm, hitting the position where the beam was shot before.

The snow on the ground was so thick that even a spell that could easily kill a person hit it without making too much noise. After a soft "poof", the fluffy snow was scattered, rising like smoke, revealing the bottom layer The ground was frozen hard.

No one was there.

Hayden Woods raised his eyebrows with interest and laughed.

"It seems that the one who broke into my temple is not an ordinary little mouse."

He wore an elegant and decent black dress. The fluttering snowflakes neither piled up on the brim of his hat nor fell on his shoulders. The external environment did not seem to affect him, even if he was wearing leather shoes and walking on the thick accumulation The snow is also as smooth as walking on the ground, without any embarrassment.His voice was not loud, and his tone was even soft, but in the quiet snow, even Elaine in the distance heard his words.

Did Birkins escape safely?

Elaine can still be distracted and worry about Birkins, but Eros has no such leeway.The beam of light just now was his starting move to lure the enemy. He thought it would at least make Hayden Woods fool a little bit, but the opponent seemed to have come prepared. If he hadn't dodged in time, he might have been discovered by now .He lay on his stomach in the snow and stared at Hayden Woods, who was still standing there confidently, with empty hands, and seemed not afraid of a sneak attack.

It seemed that there was a slight error in the plan... He thought regretfully, maybe he had to take out another secret weapon he had prepared.

To be honest, Hayden Woods originally followed the little mouse that sneaked into his temple because he was bored.The monthly "ceremony" is really too boring. It's just throwing those stupid humans who obeyed his orders into the altar. After watching this repeated behavior for hundreds of years, he is already tired of it.

So when he found someone sneaking into the temple, he actually found it quite interesting, and then followed the other person's escape, leaving the boring ceremony behind - anyway, just go back to receive the power of faith on the altar after the end , other things don't need him to worry about.

But he soon discovered that the little mouse didn't seem to be just curious about his temple. The direction of the other party's escape was Icethorn City in the south of Onelia, an area with the least density of his followers.It is different from Old Mettlen, which is under his control, and the consul there is a mage. Like the valley city, strictly speaking, it belongs to the range that is almost unaffected by him.

He still remembered that mage, many years ago, he used the hand of the other party to destroy the city of Mettlen almost effortlessly, and he also left a curse on a human being, which has not been lifted yet.

Hayden Woods walked slowly on the snowy field, thinking happily, is the curse about to expire soon?Maybe he will soon be able to harvest an undead who died tragically due to the curse, which can be used as a toy.After all, in this land, no one would doubt him as a god. There are countless reasons for what he wants to do, and raising the undead is no exception.He's lived so long that he needs a new, less boring game sometimes, too.

So... where does this little mouse in front of him want to take him?

He followed the other party unhurriedly, until a long-withered forest appeared in the distance in front of him, and he vaguely guessed the purpose of leading him away from Old Mettlen.

What do you want to do to him under the cover of the ice thorn forest?Unless Catherine crawls out of the temple grounds or the disappearing Iko reappears, no one can harm him within the range of Onelia.

But it doesn't matter if you just play around, he's bored anyway.

Thinking of this, he stepped into the ice thorn forest leisurely and happily like a walk after dinner, and his polished black leather shoes stepped on the "ground" condensed by his divine power, without being touched by the snow.

He walked into the Icethorn Forest with an attitude of relief, and let go of the mouse that led him indifferently, intending to let someone deal with it later.But not long after the game started, he smelled something unusual from the ambusher's attack—although the spell was not very powerful, it felt familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before.

"who are you?"

Of course the other party didn't answer him.

"It seems that this was a premeditated ambush." ​​Hayden Woods smiled instead of anger, and even felt a little curious. "What gave you the courage to ambush alone? Since you have prepared in advance, it is impossible for you not to know that I am who."

No wonder he is complacent, Onelia has only had one god these years, and he hasn't encountered a comparable opponent for a long time, and even the attacker in front of him is just an ant that can struggle a little bit in his eyes .But it is not enough to have courage in the face of the gods—it is really interesting. This is the first time he has met a human being who took the initiative to attack a god.

He was getting serious, which was not a good thing for the little mice.

Under the cover of the brim of the hat, Hayden Woods raised the corners of his mouth and showed a meaningful smile.