OBS Chapter 4178 The Owner of the Guild Hall
Chapter 4178 The Owner of the Guild Hall
Chapter 4178 The Owner of the Guild Hall
The purple flower continued to drift forward. Knowing its purpose, Iluna knew she had grasped the key to this great battle and chased after it even faster. In the chaotic and bizarre space, there seemed to be battles between leather objects and fake humans everywhere, but these monsters seemed to be blind to the flower and did not hinder its progress.
But they could all see Iluna. Whether it was the leather creature or the fake human, they all had obvious malice towards the living. But after the golden sun gun exploded, the leather creature and the fake human couldn't stop her at all.
Iluna felt as if she were sometimes running through that blood-red city, and sometimes running through locked closets and empty hangers of flesh-and-blood puppet clothes. Miss Feliana's belongings couldn't possibly be related to the fake humans, so while fighting off the enemies, Iluna focused on the scenery related to the guild hall.
The flower didn't lead her very far; it seemed to be able to find the shortest path in the chaotic space. After the post office, teeming with countless eyes, abruptly disappeared before Iluna's eyes, the flower finally stopped in front of a crooked metal shelf. The leather goods and fake figures fighting beside the shelf were melted away by the sun gun. Iluna quickly pulled out the last remaining suitcase at the bottom of the shelf, only to find it locked.
“That’s right. If it hadn’t been locked, the things inside would have been taken away by the leatherworkers in the guild long ago.”
The flower merged into the black briefcase on its own, and the briefcase clicked open. Iluna quickly rummaged through the pile of documents and materials and found the only item that was faintly shimmering.
"Crystal ball?"
Holding the crystal ball, she suspected it was meant for Luvia or Bella Belindel. She wanted to search the box for more clues, but a deafening roar came from above, followed by a sound like fingernails scraping glass. The chaotic, overlapping spaces, devouring each other, suffered a serious problem. At the highest point of the blood mist, a black rift opened, and beyond it lay the blue sky and white clouds of the material world.
Below the crevice, Sister Daphne, Vanessa, Sylvie, and several ring sorcerers from the church had the "Leatherworker Leader" entangled. Its essence was still that of a leatherworker, only far more powerful than an ordinary leatherworker, and the small knife it held, if simply considered a relic, would definitely be rated as sage-level.
Miss Eden, the "Sun Emblem," helped Shad, who was riding Ellie and had Miss Feliananna on his shoulder, suppress the "Guild Master."
In Miss Feliana’s eyes, this thing was simply a human skin. Although Miss Feliana did not know why the human skin was so powerful, Shad could feel the power of the “Sin Mark” within the other person’s body.
The situation was rapidly tilting in humanity's favor. With their home turf invaded by the imposters, even the "Guild Master" was no match for the combined attack of the thirteen-ringed angel descendant, Shad, and Ellie. The sun's flames melted away the bloodlust, and the crimson moonlight, like a burning flame, devoured Skin's power.
The guild master's appearance was clearly that of the beautiful young woman who had led the group of nine on a tour of the guild. While it couldn't borrow the power of other leathers like the leatherworkers, its own power was formidable enough. It certainly didn't possess the rank of a Ring Sorcerer, and the power system it used was indistinguishable to anyone present.
The [Great Sin Chains] can both restrain it and be affected by its power. Being in the guild, it should have been like someone trapped in their own labyrinth or even an ascended language; if it weren't for the machinations of the false people, it would never have been suppressed to this state in this battle.
Seeing that it was about to be defeated by the angel descendant and the strange man—the latter reminding it of a being it had seen when it was still a normal human—it accepted its defeat, ignored the battle around it, and flew towards the gap above its head.
It rushed into the rift and entered the material world almost instantly, with Shad and Miss Eden following closely behind.
The surrounding red light suddenly transformed into the blinding sunlight of a spring morning, causing even Ellie to squint her azure eyes. The fleeing figure had intended to immediately blend into the crowd in the park, using its unique properties to blend into the bodies of ordinary people and become undetectable, but a black light that had been waiting on the lake's surface struck it squarely in the chest.
Then, the ancient girl's skin and the demon who had left the guild at some unknown time fell into the great lake.
They were moving so fast that no one in the entire park was even aware of what was happening in the air; only a few people heard the splash as they fell into the water.
Miss Eden and Shad stood on the edge of the deck of the new, silent steamship, looking down at the shimmering lake, where nothing could be seen. Miss Eden wanted to go into the water, but Shad stopped her:
"Just like the snow mountain incident, this matter also involves demons, and I'm not sure if the demon's true form has arrived. If it's at the bottom of the lake, chasing after it now would be like falling into a trap."
The exit of the spatial rift was right on the deck, so even if the two of them were standing there now, it wouldn't arouse suspicion. The church's team, still in the core area of the guild hall, had somehow managed to enter the ship's interior, but there were no other church-related arrangements on the lake.
"Are we waiting for the results here?"
"Miss Blonde Eden asked."
"Of course not. If the demon succeeds, there will probably be even more serious consequences. I suspect that human skin is the true origin of the [Leatherworks Guild]. If the demon obtains this, I wouldn't be surprised if the guild were to become an angelic relic in an instant."
"Shad said, while the tiny doll on his shoulder offered advice:"
“Angel Descendant, you stay here. On one hand, prevent other monsters from leaving from the [Leatherwork Guild], and on the other hand, prepare to meet us. I'll go into the water with the Summoner. Ellie, you go back and help the others, and take care of that 'Leatherworker Leader' as soon as possible.”
Iluna Beas should have already obtained the containment equipment I prepared during the Fifth Era, following my guidance. Of the guild's four core members, the Artifact Master has long since disappeared, and the Old Man of the Leather Scroll has been sealed by the Summoner. After dealing with the guild master and the leader of the leatherworkers, we can proceed with the final containment of this relic.”
She didn't mention what to do with the fakes, and although Miss Eden didn't immediately recognize what the doll was, she thought it was a good idea:
"Alright, be careful."
After Shad jumped off Ellie, the little unicorn reminded Shad to be careful, and then crawled into the crack in the deck.
Shad said nothing more, took the Night Watchman, and jumped into the lake. The spring sunlight couldn't fully illuminate the deep lakebed, but the intertwined whispering elements and demonic power were so obvious, not to mention the shimmering Night Watchman guiding him.
The lake's depth had exceeded normal levels, and some force had caused spatial anomalies beneath the surface. The mysteriously appearing demon had clearly come prepared; as Shad approached the battlefield deep within the lake while wandering, a dim yellow light, symbolizing the power of "decay," had already begun to bloom at the bottom of the lake.
Several long spears formed by dim yellow light pierced through the body of the young woman who appeared to be the owner of the guild. She was no longer as full as a living person, but was fixed to the bottom of the lake like a withered scarecrow.
Behind the demon, who appeared to be a middle-aged man with an indistinct face, a three-meter-tall black silhouette appeared. The black figure was pulling on a black chain, one end of which pierced through the chest of the guild master.
The chains were clearly drawing on some kind of power, perhaps a boundless life force, or perhaps the power of the mark of a great sin.
But the demon also heard the sound of Shad moving. It kept its body still, twisting its head 180 degrees to look at Shad. Although the features on its dark face were not clear, Shad could guess that the other party was showing a fierce expression.
Shad stopped ten meters away from the area illuminated by the dim yellow light. He said nothing, but simply showed the demon a leather scroll that had been torn to pieces.
The demon, of course, didn't understand what Shad meant, but it soon didn't need to know anymore, because it heard a pleasant laugh.
It was a woman's laughter, the sound seemingly right next to its ear. That laughter reminded it of the wind chimes outside its old family home in its childhood, the evening bells during its youth as a student, and the greetings its wife gave it when it returned home after starting a family in middle age.
Its head fell off its neck, but strangely, no blood seeped from the severed head and neck. As the body died, a huge black shadow that had appeared behind it swallowed the corpse whole.
The shadowy figure dissipated, the swallowed corpses shriveled beyond recognition, the fading power spiraling out of control as life force rapidly withered away. In less than a second, the demon was reduced to mere skeletal remains drifting to the lake bottom, not even giving Shad a chance to identify it.
From the remains of the skeleton, a black shadow swiftly emerged—the power bestowed upon the demon by the devil. But before the shadow could escape, a wisp of colorful hair appeared from the darkness at the bottom of the lake and intertwined with it.
The death of the demon also caused the loss of all the power binding the "guild master". After gaining his freedom, the latter wanted to escape from here as soon as possible. There were too many unexpected opponents today. He was confident that he could deal with any one of them by himself, but he could not fight against them all at once.
Space was twisted and transformed by its power, but the twisting quickly disappeared, and the stable space imprisoned it like a restraint. The light from the silver sword illuminated Shad's face, and Shad stood before the guild master.
Upon closer inspection, its appearance was not only identical to the girl who had led the group on a tour of the leather goods museum, but also to the girl who had been whipped by Mrs. Connaught. The face seemed to possess endless variations, yet also appeared to be entirely devoid of color.