In Moose Manor, in Member of Parliament Macht's meticulously decorated dining room, a huge crystal chandelier hung down from the dome. It shimmered with countless candlelight, illuminating the entire room as though it was daytime.
In the corner on the right, the band members wearing vests and bow ties played a brisk melody. On the left was a long table with delicious dishes such as roasted chicken, pan-fried foie gras, lamb stew, Backlund-style roast goose, and cream cheese-baked Oravi lobster.
Even though they were very far away, Ebner seemed to smell the fragrance they emitted. He did not stand on ceremony with the senator and immediately went to get a plate to fill with food.
At that moment, Madam Daly walked over with a glass of wine. When she saw Ebner's actions, she teased in a slightly ethereal voice,
"Shouldn't one hold a glass of wine and wait for the host to give a speech at such an occasion? From the looks of it, Backlund's Hero Detective is also a carefree and uninhibited person. It's no wonder he was liked by so many young ladies."
"What young lady likes me?" Ebner felt that the title of "Hero Detective" was embarrassing enough. Why were there rumors now?
"You don't know? Some newspapers say that you're quite popular in this area. Many rich ladies are eager to have a beautiful encounter with you." Madam Daly swirled her wine glass and smiled at Ebner with her green eyes.
"That's a tabloid's nonsense. You can't take it seriously!" Ebner, who knew Daly's linguistic arts very well, did not dare to speak too casually in front of her. If she really joked about this topic, the one who would end up blushing in embarrassment would definitely be him and not this lady.
Seeing that Ebner wasn't willing to continue the conversation, Daly didn't continue teasing him. Instead, she said, "There's fog champagne, Aurmir wine, and Southville red wine here. They're all expensive and rare famous wines. We can drink a little, but not too much. We don't know what's going on over there yet. We have to stay sober."
Previously, after Sword of the Goddess left, Ebner immediately returned to the manor's main residence to ask Daly. The latter said that she did not know the exact situation. Cesimir had only told her through Nature Spirit to stay here before leaving. She was not qualified to participate in the battle there.
Of course, while Daly remained behind, she had already used the Messenger to inform the Holy Cathedral.
And these words also made Ebner give up the thought of immediately running back to Backlund. The situation outside was unknown. What if they encountered danger along the way? It was better to stay in the Elk Manor for the time being. After all, with Daly and Bishop Utravsky here, and him, their combat strength wasn't too bad.
Thinking back, Ebner smiled at Daly. "Ma'am, I don't really know how to drink. After all, drinking isn't good."
Daly looked at him with a smile and said thoughtfully, "This wording… is something that a young lady told you?"
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As the sky darkened completely, the red moon that was slightly more than a semicircle appeared clearly.
And its outline rapidly expanded. In just a second or two, it turned into a full moon, a blood-red full moon!
Blood Moon! Ray looked up at the crimson hanging in the sky and smiled. "Finally."
With that, she unbuttoned her shirt and removed all her clothes, revealing her beautiful body to the three men present.
Unfortunately, Robert had just been struck by the "electric snake" indiscriminately, and he had already suffered heavy injuries. He could only barely maintain his consciousness, and he was still blaming himself for wasting the opportunity to use the Holy Artifact.
At the instant Marionettist Rosago transferred the damage, he had used Flaming Jump to leave the battlefield. He was already nowhere to be found.
Captain Kuhn, on the other hand, was only deeply afraid of the Demoness's actions. He wanted to kill her immediately, so why would he care if she wore clothes or not?
Of course, Ray didn't look forward to the gazes of the men. Instead, she kept staring at the blood moon in the sky as though she wanted to show her beauty to the moon. At the same time, she opened her arms and hugged Scarlet as she chanted piously,
"The unique crimson moon, the symbol of life and beauty, the mother of all spiritual powers."
As Captain Kuhn had just used "Timed Disaster", he could not bear the backlash of the pointer, for the time being, so he could only condense a wind blade again and prepare to interrupt Ray's obviously unusual action.
But at this moment, an invisible wave suddenly hit Kuhn, making him feel as if he had been struck by lightning. He suddenly felt fear in his heart and was so afraid that he wanted to abandon his teammates and fly away immediately.
As for the Wind-blessed Robert, although he was also affected, he wasn't the main target of that force. Even though he was still afraid, he gritted his teeth and drove his damaged body, activating the Sun Halo from the golden-framed mirror.
The Sun Halo could increase the courage of his companions within a twenty-meter radius and purify the evil powers in their bodies!
A dark golden light flashed, and Captain Kuhn suddenly felt like he was bathing in warm sunlight. His emotions suddenly stabilized, and he was no longer as nervous and afraid.
"Psychiatrist… Dragon's Might! Could there be other enemies?" Captain Kuhn, who seemed to have found his courage, instantly regained his ability to think. He already had the intention to retreat, but with so many enemies surrounding him, even if he turned around and ran, it would be very difficult!
"At the very least, I have to severely injure the Demoness. Otherwise, I won't be able to run very far before I get entangled by her again."
Thinking up to this point, Captain Kuhn made a decision. He wanted to wait until the "Timed Disaster" could be used, then immediately release its maximum output to create an opportunity for himself and Robert to escape.
In fact, it had only been four to five seconds since Kuhn decided to use the wind blade and Robert activated the Sun Halo.
And in those four or five seconds, Ray's tribute to the moon had been completed. The complicated tattoo on her back had "come to life" again in the light of the moon, faintly linked to the pot of unopened flowers.
Soon after, an extremely evil aura rose. The flower suddenly grew to more than three meters tall. The blooming flower was covered in disgusting blood, and there was a mouthpiece filled with sharp teeth at the stamen.
Apart from that, the flower had escaped the restrictions of the flower pot and used many branches as its limbs. It was like the evolved version of the flower in the Daily Observer headquarters.
What the hell is this? Rosago, who was controlling his marionette in the distance, couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this scene. If not for the Wind-blessed having a chance of succeeding, he would've already "leaped" away.
However, Kune was not surprised by the flower's existence. What surprised him was the aura of the flower! After all, he did not feel such pressure when facing His Excellency God's Songster.
"Alright, the game has officially begun. My little friend wants to eat more."
Ray laughed charmingly, then pointed with her delicate hand. The flower waved the note excitedly and lunged at Kuhn.
Kune was not going to wait for death. He spread his hair again, and silver lightning gathered in an instant, forming an arrow of lightning that directly hit the mouthpiece of the stamen.
The flower stopped in its tracks after being hit, but all of its petals turned even redder. It suddenly swung its dozens of branches in the direction of the two.
The lightning strike that could severely injure any Beyonder below the level of a demigod was useless apart from making the flower furious.
Seeing this, Kuhn hurriedly rushed to Robert's side. After pulling him up, he immediately "flew" into the air to avoid the whipping branches.
However, at this moment, Robert suddenly lost control of his emotions without any warning. He bawled loudly as he continuously wrestled with Kuhn, who was holding onto him with one hand. He screamed, "Let me go! Let me go! I don't want to be a burden! Let me die!"
Psychiatrist's Frenzy!
Robert, who had been surrounded by self-reproach, almost collapsed after being attacked like this. He temporarily lost his rationality.
Captain Kuhn's "flying" trajectory slightly deviated due to the unexpected twist and turn, and was immediately hit by a branch.
The two Mandated Punishers crashed heavily to the ground. Robert didn't mention it, but Kuhn had his ribs broken and stabbed into his stomach. He couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
The flower did not give him a chance to "heal", and directly tied him up with a branch. This was extremely violent, causing the already injured Kuhn's body to tremble in pain. Even the "Timed Disaster" slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.
Captain Kuhn endured the pain and wanted to summon the wind and gather lightning, but he realized that the slime on the branch seemed to contain an unknown poison, so much so that he would fall into the edge of "madness" the moment he used his spirituality. He could not activate his ability at all.
For the first time, despair flashed in Kuhn's eyes. He watched helplessly as the branch sent him to Demoness Ray.
"That's much better." Ray reached out a finger and lifted Kuhn's chin, smiling as he continued, "You know what, Captain Kuhn? If you didn't have that thing on you, I would have raided the empty Holy Wind Cathedral today."
"So your target is really 2-001…" There was a flash of regret in Kuhn's eyes. Back when Detective Bryan and the Forsaken Ones had reminded him, he hadn't paid much attention to it. After all, in his eyes, the Demoness was just a rat in the sewers. She couldn't be seen in the light at all, let alone plot against the Church of Storms…
"Are you regretting it? Did anyone remind you? Oh…" The Demoness was first taken aback before she came to a realization. She smiled sweetly and said, "So it's that little detective. Heh heh, after this incident, I'll personally go play a game with that detective and his little girlfriend."
Then, without waiting for Kahn to speak, she went back to the previous topic. "When I was at the headquarters of the Daily Observer, I spent a lot of effort to pollute that thing so that I could know its location at any time…"
At this point, Ray leaned closer to Kuhn and stuck his whole arm into his clothes to feel around. After a while, he took out a small metal box with many inscriptions on it.
Opening the small box, Ray took out a black eyeball the size of a goose egg with a mysterious luster on its surface. She played with it for a while before putting it back in the box and holding it in her hand.
At the same time, Robert, who was not far away, stood up unsteadily once again. However, there was no spirit in his eyes. Clearly, he had become Rosago's marionette.
Rosago was even more afraid of the Demoness of Pain who had bewitched him. After obtaining his marionette, he didn't stay any longer and quickly got the Wind-blessed to fly him away from the battlefield.
When Kuhn, who was bound by the branches, saw this, his face showed obvious sorrow. It was for Robert, but also for his dying self… No, perhaps dying normally was already an extravagant hope…
Ray ignored Rosago's escape. He had shown considerable value in the battle just now, so it was only right to give him a little reward.
"Well, it's getting late. It's about time I made you a part of the little guy."
Ray took his time and clapped his hands. The flower was immediately so excited that its petals were delicate, and it was about to send Kuhn into its mouthpiece to chew.
"It's over… forgive me for not being able to go back, Nisse." Captain Kuhn closed his eyes.
At this critical moment, illusory bats the size of a palm suddenly flashed out of the moonlight and swarmed towards Captain Kuhn's branches.