Whispering Poems

Chapter 3200 The Demon of Weapons - Blackhand Tifron

Xia De held the teacup in his hand and pondered. His time adventure had covered the five main continents of the Fifth Era, including the east, west, south, north and center. He had also looked for traces of his fellow adventurers in the past. Combined with what he had seen in the story of the Chosen Ones of Space, he also had his own conclusions about the material world that changed with the passage of time:

"In my opinion, the main part of the Old Continent in the Sixth Era where we are now is the Middle Continent in the Fifth Era. And Saint Byrons, which was originally located in the permafrost field north of the Northern Continent in the Fifth Era, has indeed become the northern edge of the Old Continent since the beginning of this era. Doctor, your guess should be correct. At the end of each era, only a part of the area can exist."

He shook his head:

"Let's talk about this later. This is not the focus today. Let's continue. You said you found the demon that was sealed in the Third Age? Did you devour it?"

The doctor shook his head regretfully:
"Unfortunately, although the traces of the seal are still there, and the power of the seal is still there, the demon has disappeared."

Xia De was not surprised. With the doctor's luck, it would be surprising if he succeeded directly.

"I stayed in the ice cave and carefully investigated the traces left. I won't go into detail about the process, but in the end I concluded that the demon must have escaped earlier in this era, no later than 700 years of the Sixth Era."

"That means it was freed from the seal at least a thousand years ago?"

The doctor nodded, put down the teacup, and said seriously:
"I have also figured out how it escaped. Someone must have broken into the seal, and then, either because they coveted the demon's power or were deceived by the demon, they allowed the demon to possess their body. Then, without breaking the seal, the demon lost two-thirds of its power and broke free from the seal under the glacier."

This is probably another story about greed and lies:
"Then can we try to track him down?"

"I tried to do that after I returned to Winterfell. Those seals had trapped the demon from the Third Age until our time. Even though the demon tried to erase its own traces when it escaped, the seals still retained its scent.

Although I haven't obtained the [Lightless Road] compass yet, I still have the ability to search for demons based on their aura. However, the range I can give is very large, so I can't locate them accurately. "

There was no map of the Old World hung up in Shade's house as decoration, so the doctor took out the map he brought with him in his suitcase:
"At least when I used the ritual to assist in the search on the end of the year, I found that the demon was located near the Falling Star Bay in the southwest of the Principality of Lagson. The next search will be next month. After all, the scope is the entire Old Continent, which is really exhausting."

Xia De was not surprised at all to see the place name "Falling Star Bay" appear again. Now the traces of the First Fire, the Chosen One of Destiny and the Devil appeared there together. He even felt that it was fate urging him to stop his vacation and set off quickly.

The outsider even suspected that if he continued to stay peacefully in Tobesk, maybe after some time Father Augustus would say, "I sense the angel's other eye on the Fatumunster Snow Mountain." And if he still did not move, one of his friends or family members would probably disappear in that area at random.

"It just so happens that the festival is over, and I have something to do over there. So, what exactly is that demon? What are its characteristics?"

Before the doctor set out, he was not sure whether the clues he found were true, so he did not mention the specific information of the demon to Shade. But now that the existence of the seal has been confirmed, there is no need for him to keep it secret:
“Demons have different names in different eras, and the names given by mortals will change in different eras, but this does not affect the power of those ancient evil spirits.

The Demon of Weapons, the Demon of Slaughter, these are all names it has, but I am more accustomed to calling it Blackhand-Tiphron. "

The doctor folded his hands on his legs and narrowed his eyes slightly:

"It represents the aggressive nature of human beings. Its power allows it to use any weapon easily, and it can easily provoke any two peaceful friends to fight each other immediately.

It is not a demon of killing, nor a demon of war, it only represents fighting and death. In the ancient Third Age, its most common thing is to attach itself to a weapon, waiting for people to hold it. Then the holder will gain victory and honor in repeated fights and struggles, until he is controlled by the weapon and completely reduced to a demon that only knows how to fight.

It is a complete madman, and doesn't even mind using its power to challenge other evil spirits and demons, but it is also one of the most powerful demons in combat. "

Xia De asked hesitantly:
"This kind of battle madman actually has the ability to trick humans into allowing him to possess them?"

The doctor corrected Shade's thoughts:

"All demons represent the purest malice. Don't think they are completely irrational. Moreover, the power of the demon of fighting and weapons, Blackhand Tiphron, is relatively special. As long as it takes the form of a certain weapon, it is difficult for ordinary people to control themselves from holding it."

The doctor gave Xia De a very vivid example:
"Imagine this: a young man fell into an ice cave under the snow to avoid a snowstorm. After walking for a long time in the maze-like cracks under the glacier, tired, hungry and cold, he finally broke into a hidden ice crystal cave. Deep in the cave, he found a silver sword locked by dozens of iron chains and inserted into the ice.

Of course those of us who are more knowledgeable ring wizards know that this is not normal, but for ordinary people, it is difficult to resist trying to pull it out. "

Then Shade understood:

"Weapons and strife, this power sounds quite primitive. Is this also the oldest group of demons?"

"Yes. But although it claims to have been born in the first duel between intelligent life, I'm sure it's not that old. The specific birth time of this demon should be in the late First Era, and the legend about it has only been circulated since then."

"So what we are looking for this time is a demonic weapon?"

The doctor shook his head:
"I don't know what form it is in now. After all, so many years have passed since the Third Era, and it has been walking for at least 800 years in the Sixth Era. Maybe it is an axe, a pistol, or a steam cannon, but it may also be a hermit who lives in seclusion in the mountains, but is actually sleeping in a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

The other party must have spent most of the past thousand years recovering its strength, and escaping from the seal will cause it great damage. If you really encounter it, then never fight it while holding a weapon. "

"Even the Night Watchmen can't do that?"

Xia De asked, and the doctor shook his head:
"No, even though it is afraid of the power of the Demon Hunter's Sword, that sword can also be restrained by it."

"Even spiritual weapons like the Moonlight Greatsword are not acceptable?"

"No, spiritual weapons are not a power that only exists in our era. This kind of extraordinary power already existed in the Third Era and was restrained by it."

Xia De nodded slightly. Without weapons, he also had methods such as "Moonlight Slash", "Moonlight Wheel", "Moonfire", and "Chaos Residue". This was not a big problem:

"So how can I find it after I arrive at Falling Star Bay?"

"First, go and learn about the local legends and see if the other party has appeared in the local legends. I brought back some seal fragments from the glacier seal. I will make an alchemical tool for detection as soon as possible after the exam week.

Just like before, you go find its traces first, and after you determine its current strength, identity, background, and what it is doing, I will set out and join you."

This is also the most reliable plan. Now the doctor not only has the power of demons, but also the power of demon hunters. While he can detect demons, demons can also find him more easily.

After Shade asked for some more information about the demon, the plan to hunt a brand new demon was finalized. Seeing that the others had not arrived yet, he thought of another thing;
"Doctor, when I went to visit a friend in Green Lake before the end of the year, Ms. Helena Green asked me to bring you a letter."

He got up and went to the study, took the letter out of the drawer and handed it to the doctor.

The doctor sat on the sofa and read the words on the envelope, then put it in his pocket:
"I see."

Just like when he left Green Lake City, he chose to ignore Ms. Helena Green's letter again. Bill Schneider knew his fate, so he didn't want to implicate anyone else - except for people like Shade.

The two then chatted for a while in front of the fireplace about their experiences at the end of the year. The doctor even joked that Shad might be more tired than usual during this holiday. Soon Luvia, Dorothy and Reverend Augustus also arrived.

The exam at the end of the year is more important than the summer exam week because it is an upgrade exam. After last year's upgrade exam, the doctor who is now ten rings is actually in the sixth grade. Dorothy and Luvia, who were promoted to nine rings before the end of the year, are in the fifth and fourth grades respectively. The priest Augustus who was promoted to six rings before the festival is only at the second grade level.

During this winter exam week, only Xia De planned to skip from sixth grade to eighth grade - although in fact he had already reached the ninth ring.

However, at the beginning of the Sleeping Month, Shade heard from Danister that the promotion speed of both on-campus and correspondence students has been increasing over the past year. The academy considered that there would be a lot of delays if there was only one promotion exam a year, so it introduced a new policy:

A large number of correspondence students were allowed to apply for skipping exams. After passing any level of the upgrading exam in the winter of 1854, the correspondence students could submit proof to the college in 1855 that their level exceeded their grade, and they would then be allowed to take corresponding courses that matched their actual level.

(End of this chapter)