Atlas of Heaven and Man.

Chapter 750: Secret Ceremony
Smoke rose into the sky from the Linax camp, and a large number of insects were pouring in. At this time, there were several dull and loud explosions. It was the explosives buried outside that were detonated.

The person in charge of the ceremony who was running felt a buzzing in his head and staggered a few steps. It took him a while to come to his senses. He stumbled into a tent, his legs went soft, and he fell in front of a statue covered with cloth. After taking a few breaths, he got up, walked forward, carefully picked up the statue, and then slowly walked out.

Although he was thin and the statue looked a little heavy, he refused others' help and carried it by himself, huffing and puffing, stopping and walking. It took him more than ten minutes to get to the place where the ceremony was set up. He personally placed the statue in the most central position of the ceremony, made a few minor adjustments, and finally took a jar and placed it in front.

He looked around and saw a cage-like structure made of metal wires and iron sheets, which just surrounded the statue. This thing looked very simple, but it was arranged according to certain rules. At this moment, under the influence of gusts of air, it was making tinkling sounds.

At this time, Major Zefiro did not urge him anymore, and he had no time to take care of the back, because more and more insects were rushing in one after another, and these were only the insects at the forefront of the insect tide, which was already very difficult to deal with. As the insect tide advanced, the situation would only get worse.

Major Zefiro felt that this was not going to work, so he immediately detonated the explosives that he had originally planned to use later. He then ordered two teams of giant guards carrying flamethrowers to rush out of the camp amid the explosions, and move forward to the outside of the trenches, using flamethrowers to sweep the insects around, interrupting the insect tide for a moment.

Taking this opportunity, they immediately poured oil into the swarm of insects that filled the gully and ignited it again, while speeding up the cleaning of the camp. After all these operations, the urgent situation was finally alleviated.

At the back, the thin person in charge ignored it and walked up to the girl Seraphina and whispered something. The girl walked up to the statue and knelt down.

The person in charge began to light the braziers on the surrounding ritual wooden stakes according to the fixed ritual rules. The laborers around wanted to leave, but were kept by the person in charge. They suddenly became very uneasy.

When all the braziers were lit, the originally bright sky suddenly dimmed, and the sounds of gunfire, roars, and burning flames all around seemed to disappear in an instant, which made them even more frightened.

The person in charge stepped back a few steps and looked at the statue in the center. Now that the ceremony had begun, he had no control over what would happen next. All he could do was wait.

He was also nervous. This ceremony borrowed some of the prayer ceremonies of the primitive people. Although it had been tried several times in the country and proved to be feasible, that was only under the premise that all conditions were met. It was carried out hastily in the wild and no one knew what the final result would be.

Major Zefiro took the time to look back and saw the brazier was lit. He thought, has it finally started? If it succeeds, then their trip will not be in vain.

The entire Linax delegation, including him, knew from the beginning that it was impossible to seize the relics by their own strength, and even if they got them, they could not transport them out.

So they need a decisive force that can ensure that they can not only seize the things, but also transport them back.

And this ceremony is the key.

As the two worlds collided, they also came into contact with many existences from the opposite world. In addition to the hostile ones, there were also some that had long-term involvement or even cooperative relations with their own world.

Among them, there is a very unique existence. He can be used to place power, and this power can be transferred and delivered to a designated target over a period of time. Of course, most of it will be collected by this person, and only a very small part may be sent out. The absorbed power is naturally the benefit he gets.

Not only that, some things with abnormal powers can also be temporarily entrusted and stored with the other party, and can be taken back at the right time. Of course, these also require a price to be paid, and sometimes they cannot be taken back even after paying the price. In addition to these, the failure rate of the ritual is also very high.

But even so, they still decided to do it, because if they succeed, they can get much higher rewards.

Previously, there was a dying fighter in the Linax Federation who placed his spirit in the hands of this being. As long as the ritual communication is carried out, part of the power will be transferred to one of their carriers and received.

Although most of this power will definitely be taken away by that existence, and only a small part may be left for them in the end, even so, it is the power of a fighter. As long as it can be used, people below the limit will have no way to resist it, so they may be able to take things away.

At this moment, the girl with twin ponytails suddenly opened her arms, light shone from her eyes, the metal coils around the statue slowly lit up, and the metal sheets also shook violently, making more dense and crisp sounds.

The transfer of power requires a fixed anchor point, and must be guided by someone who has had contact with that being in advance and can withstand the concentration of His spiritual power. Without this process, even if you hold a ceremony, you will not receive anything.

And what this girl is playing at this moment is the role of an intermediary.

The ceremony continued, and more and more bugs poured in from outside. The giant guards standing on the outermost layer began to be unable to hold on. The bugs climbed onto their bodies one by one, and soon they were densely packed like a bug man. As more bugs covered them, their bodies became heavier and heavier, and finally they fell down as if they were crushed. A moment later, the flamethrower behind them exploded with a bang, and exploded into a ball of fire that burned endlessly on the spot.

This situation is not only happening here, it is happening in many places.

Major Zefiro didn't look very good. In such a short while, more than ten Giant Guards fell down in front of him. There were only thirty people brought out this time. It seemed that they could only hold on for about ten minutes at most. But at this moment, he could do nothing but wait, waiting for the ceremony to take effect.

A few more minutes passed, and the statue placed in the middle of the ceremony slowly underwent some changes. It was originally made of wood, but now it looked like it had flesh and blood. Under the half-covered cloth, one could see a strange smile on its face, which made everyone who saw it feel their hair stand on end.

After waiting for a while, a strange muffled sound suddenly came from the body of the statue. Everyone stared with wide eyes. Suddenly, the statue opened its mouth and then vomited a large amount of fluorescent green-yellow liquid from it, filling up the entire can below. Some of it overflowed from the mouth of the cup.

All of a sudden, a disgusting smell spread out, and at the same time, everyone present heard a strange rustling sound. These sounds actually came from inside their bodies, as if there were countless things crawling inside, making people very uncomfortable.

However, with the appearance of these fluorescent liquids, the surroundings suddenly became quiet. Everyone was stunned for a while before they realized that the insects had no longer infiltrated the camp.

Major Zefiro was refreshed. He walked outside quickly and took a look. He saw that the camp was like a reef in the sea. All the insects bypassed it. He breathed a sigh of relief and then came to the person in charge and asked, "Did it work?"

The person in charge shook his head, "I don't know." Then he quickly said, "We need to find someone to drink the 'holy water' to confirm it."

Major Zefiro waved his hand, and immediately a soldier came up dragging a prisoner in shackles. This was a scout of the old imperial family whom they had captured during their advance. He was a qualified fighter in his own right, and it took some effort to capture him, so he was just the right person to use for an experiment.

The soldiers pulled his head back and pried open his teeth, forcing his mouth wide open.

The person in charge took a spoon, scooped up a handful of the liquid, and poured it into his mouth. After waiting for a while, the scout suddenly twitched and made a gag sound from his throat. His body became extremely hot. Seeing this, the soldiers on both sides immediately let him go.

The scout suddenly strangled his throat, fell to the ground, and began to roll over. In just a moment, steam came out of his whole body and his body seemed to be dissolving rapidly. After suppressing howling for several minutes, he turned into a pool of shapeless gelatinous substance.

Major Zefiro frowned and asked, "How is it?"

The person in charge sighed and said, "It failed." He smiled bitterly and said, "We still had too little time to prepare."

Major Zefiro cursed inwardly, if the ritual failed once, it would be impossible to perform it again, and those powers were bound to be swallowed up by that existence.

But no matter what, at least those bugs no longer come into the camp. This is one of the purposes of his request to hold the ceremony, because even if it fails, he can use the power of the existence on the opposite side to temporarily deter those bugs and save the camp.

He looked around, exhaled and said, "That's it for now."

Now the only thing to do is to wait until the insect quicksand passes before trying to find out the news from Major General Serbir.

He turned around and left without looking back.

But he did not notice that after he left, the girl with twin ponytails who was kneeling there with her back to the idol had a strange look on her face, which was surprisingly similar to the smile on the statue just now.

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(End of this chapter)