OBS Chapter 3471 The Trap of the Blood Weaver
Chapter 3471 The Trap of the Blood Weaver
Chapter 3471 The Trap of the Blood Weaver
"Grandpa!"
Seeing Elder Harald cast a spell while injured, Claire was quite worried, but she only called out in her heart and stayed in the air with Shad without going down.
After casting the spell, Elder Ursa helped Elder Harald up. Emilia, in the air, lacking combat experience, actually turned to look at the ground, but the twelve-ringed diviner was extremely experienced:
"Watch out, the battle isn't over yet!"
The ice on the surface of the sea of blood shattered into ice powder the instant the diviner finished speaking, and the next moment, a torrent of blood once again rushed in front of them.
But at that moment, a blazing light appeared from their side, followed by a giant, orange-yellow orb of light as hot as the sun being thrown at them.
"Miraculous Technique - Eternal Blazing Sun!"
The sun's rays evaporated the blood, colliding head-on with the sea of blood and creating a large hole in its center. Then, the "sun" exploded within the sea of blood, the shockwave sending Ellie and Leona swaying through the air.
But after the seemingly endless light and heat disappeared, the sound of gurgling water reappeared.
The sea of blood had indeed evaporated, but it also revealed the secrets hidden within it. Helmons, the Blood Weaver, stood atop a colossal skull, not a giant's skull, but rather a composite of thousands of human skulls.
Claire's all-out attack evaporated the sea of blood, but it did not harm the skull. At this moment, blood was flowing out again from the skull's dark eye sockets and mouth, and the blood that had been splashed all over the snow mountain was also gathering here again.
The thirteen life rings behind the long-unseen "Bloodthirsty One" slowly rotated, with blood-red light clinging to them—a symbol of unleashing his full power in casting spells.
Speaking of which, Shad had heard that he would appear during every major event last year, but the last time he actually saw him in person was at the beginning of last year in Randall Valley. Compared to a year ago, this thirteenth-ring warlock, who had been injured and fled repeatedly, looked much younger, appearing to be in his thirties, even younger than the doctor.
He showed no alarm at the evaporation of his sea of blood, standing atop the skull as he looked at the witch flying in from the side. With a flick of his finger, two beams of blood-red light shot from the giant skull's eye sockets, which were still oozing blood, towards Claire.
With a flash of sword light, Xia Dewu, spinning in mid-air, caught the two streaks of bloody light, transformed them into crimson lightning clinging to the blade, and then returned them to Xia Dewu.
"The principle of regression!"
The demigod witch's most prized magic was so powerful that even a thirteenth-ring warlock wouldn't dare to directly confront it. Even though it was her own power, "Bloodthirsty Helmons" still managed to form a shield around himself with the little blood he had left. Then, the crimson lightning struck the sea of blood with a deafening roar. Although it didn't completely break through the thirteenth-ring warlock's defense, the giant skull was thrown back dozens of meters in the air before stopping, almost being smashed into the mountainside.
The man standing on the skull looked at Shad, who was holding the Moonlight Greatsword, and was about to say something when he saw a huge ship appear in the sky from the direction of the dock. A woman standing at the bow, whose face was not visible, raised her hand and shot a beam of light. The barrier made of blood tried to block it as before, but the beam of light pierced through the blood layer and left a deep crack in the skull of the giant skull.
Although the 12th-tier Sivi does not reach the 13th-ring level, thanks to the advantages of dual classes and the restraint of light against evil, the 12th-tier peak Great Witch is no less a match for the Bloodthirsty One.
Hermons knew he would miss his chance if he didn't act now. Before the ship officially entered the battlefield, the seemingly clumsy giant skeleton rammed into Shad.
It arrived in front of Shad almost instantly, its blood-dripping maw closing in on Shad's body. But since the other dared to get close, Shad didn't hold back. The giant moonlight wheel that instantly appeared above his raised right hand, though lacking the power of its charged state, collided with the skull at close range. Amidst the scattering moonlight, it cut along the crack that Sylvie had just created, like a spinning saw, until it sliced the skull open at an angle.
Then the giant skull broke into tens of thousands of skulls, and the Bloodthirsty One with the Thirteen Rings of Fate floating behind him leaped down from the top of the skull. Shad thought that he wanted to fight him at close range. Shad had even thought about how to deal with this Thirteen Ring Warlock, but he did not expect that the other party would turn into a streak of blood light and escape directly.
"He always... um?"
So everyone in the sky and on the snowy mountain ground saw the flying skulls surrounding Shad. The spatial confinement temporarily disabled Ragray's jump, and amidst the heavy whispering elements, tens of thousands of skulls exploded in the air into a crimson mass of blood light. The thick, pungent smell of blood even made Emilia feel suffocated.
When the prophet of the twelfth ring dispelled the blood mist and the Radiant Messenger flew close, there was nothing left in the sky.
“Whispering elements. Spatial transfer.”
The chosen one of time detected the traces of the forced spatial teleportation. With a gentle wave of his staff, the dissipated red mist receded, and Shad's blurry figure reappeared within the thin mist. Emilia, Claire, and Sylvie, who had jumped off the ship, also clearly witnessed Shad being enveloped by the red light and disappearing.
"Where did he go?"
Claire asked with concern, but Emilia was not one of the chosen ones of the space, so she couldn't answer the question.
Ellie's soft cry dispelled the blood mist in the air. Mr. Udel, the 12th-circle warlock from the Prophet's Guild, did not approach the sorceresses, but instead spoke at this moment:
"We just met the ladies on the ground in the snowy mountains and made a promise to explore the newly discovered cave together. It was the Bloodthirsty Hermons who approached us, and now it seems he was deliberately luring the Summoner out."
Ladies, if you need the Prophet's Association's assistance, I can contact headquarters directly now. This looks like a trap, but I don't know what kind of trap it is.
"We can handle it ourselves. Blood Spirit School, Blood Sea, relics... Could it be the one from Tobesk?"
Thinking of the many details Galina had described about last night's events, Sylvie bid farewell to the twelve-ringed diviner, then turned and transformed into a beam of light, returning to the ship. She wasn't worried about Shad being killed immediately, but it seemed it was time to find some girls skilled in spatial manipulation.
Emilia looked worriedly at the spot where Shad had disappeared, then heard the fortune teller say again:
"Your Highness Siamod (note), is it you who have appeared here?"
The pointy-eared elf glanced at him, said nothing, and rode his unicorns towards Claire. The fortune teller looked thoughtfully at the ground again, and finally flew towards his companions to reunite.
As for Shad on the other side—
"What's going on? Where is this place?"
From Shad's perspective, the tens of thousands of blood-red skulls formed an extremely complex ritual array, enveloping him in crimson light before quickly dissipating. However, after the space stabilized again, the blood mist did not completely dissipate, so every corner of his vision seemed to be veiled by a red filter.
This is no longer the mountainside of Mount Fatumunster; this is indoors, in a bedroom that isn't particularly large. The bed, wardrobe, desk, chair, and bedside table all look like high-end antiques, and all appear to have been used.
Not only was the view shrouded in a bloody hue, but most of the items in the room were also red. The furniture was made of mahogany, the curtains were red, and even the thick, embroidered fabric curtains were dark red.
“Not really.”
After calming himself down, he quickly walked to the curtains and pulled them open, revealing a wall behind them. Windows were drawn on the wall in chalk, and even the window frames featured patterns of blue sky, white clouds, and snow-capped mountains.
"Powerful spatial perception".
The magic was successfully activated, but the range of perception was severely compressed. Shad could only sense that the outside of the four walls was still indoors, and that the room was located in the center of some huge building.
"Was Hermons's deliberate appearance actually a trap?"
Thinking this, he took out the glass slipper, but it landed directly on the ground after being thrown, and Shad remained standing in the same spot. The Cinderella's magic lock's ability to return home wasn't omnipotent, but this was essentially a failure of the magic lock's spell; Shad hadn't encountered this many times.
He then tried "Lagray's Jump," and sure enough, spatial teleportation was ineffective here. Just as he was pondering the situation, a sudden knocking sound came from the direction of the door. Shad looked over immediately, but neither moved nor spoke.
The knocking continued for more than ten seconds before stopping, but Shad didn't hear the footsteps leaving, just as he hadn't heard anyone approaching.
"Could someone have been standing outside the door all along—Heart of Stone?"
He tried to listen to his own heartbeat, but could hear nothing but his own. With his current sensory abilities, when this magic was used at its full power, he could hear the heartbeat of three-quarters of the city from his home in the city center, but now there was truly nothing there.
"Either there's something strange about this house, or it's located in some remote, deep mountain forest."
He already had a guess in his mind, but he wasn't quite sure yet. He stood there for a while longer, making sure there was no sound around him, before heading towards the door.
The door wasn't painted on, but Shad placed his hand on the doorknob and hesitated for a moment. After thinking for a while, he let go and turned to look at the furniture in the room.
After carefully inspecting the tables, chairs, beds, and wardrobes, nothing was found. However, when Shad moved the red apple painting on the wall, he was surprised to find a small door high up on the wall.
P.S.: Since she has not yet been officially crowned, she cannot be addressed as "Your Majesty" or "Queen".
(End of this chapter)