Mysteries: Arcana Wars

At night in the splendid Holiday Hotel, celebrities toasted each other in the magnificent lobby.

Amid the clinking of glasses, Nelson on the rooftop of the building was making final preparations.

Nelson didn't come out of his long immersion until he finished the last stroke of the altar magic circle. After receiving the approval of the [Sky Holy Grail], he could now listen to the teachings of the Sky God more directly and clearly. This huge and complex blood-colored magic circle on the ground was a gift from God to those who were loyal to him.

The missing Massimo Ishtar was kneeling in a corner of the magic circle with lifeless eyes. When everyone searched everywhere, no one found that the heir was on the rooftop of his own hotel.

Nelson suddenly had an idea, and David, with the same empty eyes, pushed open the door and walked towards the magic circle in a daze.

"You seem to have done something unnecessary..."

A subtle sense of crisis spread in Nelson's mind. He took out David's phone and saw the message sent to Leonard.

When David began to listen to the oracle and carve the magic circle, he unexpectedly met Geraldine, tied her up and sent a provocative letter!

This little incident did not affect Nelson's plan. Nelson did not take Leonard seriously, as he was only a Sequence 7 detective. However, Nelson was a little wary of Merlin Hermes who was beside Leonard.

Through several encounters, Nelson could feel that the magician named Merlin Hermes was quite powerful, at least at the demigod level. Why would an extraordinary person of this level always lurk behind a detective?

Magician Merlin has always been a variable in Nelson's plan. What Nelson is more concerned about is the subtle sense of crisis that Merlin brings to him.

For a demigod of the "demon" path, Nelson should be able to accurately and specifically sense the crisis and malice of others in advance, and prepare for the upcoming danger. But even though this magician has brought him so much trouble during this period, he can only feel a vague crisis warning from Merlin, as if this kind of detection is limited in some way in Merlin, making the crisis warning that Nelson is proud of no longer reliable.

In these encounters, Nelson's goal was not to fight to the death, but to steal things and run away. However, it does not mean that he can successfully escape afterwards. He vaguely feels that he and the mysterious magician will have a fight to the death in the end.

This directness about the future did not make Nelson panic, but instead made him more excited.

When that time comes, what means should I use to ignite that hypocritical smile?

As for Geraldine... Oh, it was just a small accident, an insignificant little character, just get rid of it...

……and many more.

A strong sense of crisis warning hit Nelson's spirit hard, like a hammer hitting his head.

If she loses consciousness now, will it attract some big shots...

Oh, let her struggle here for a while, find someone to watch her, and wait for the ceremony to begin, and then dedicate her and this building to the God of Skyscrapers. By then, even if those big shots come, it will be too late.

If we can really make those angels in the church take action...ha, wouldn't that be even better! Let's make things bigger together!

Nelson, in a happy mood, hummed a tune and pointed downwards at a certain point on the magic circle. David walked over unsteadily like a cotton doll and knelt down in front of Massimo with a thud.

"Painful, incomplete, longing, divided..."

David, who was kneeling, stabbed his body with the mechanical arm, and blood flowed onto the magic circle on the ground.

"Fragile, heartless, greedy, arrogant..."

Bloody patterns climbed up Massimo's arm. He leaned his head against David, stretched out his hand and forcibly tore off David's mechanical arm, pulled out the artificial nerves implanted in the flesh bit by bit, and then inserted his ten fingers deeply into the wound of the other's severed limb.

This arm had existed in this position for more than 30 years. After a brief separation, it was reconnected to this position in another way.

A body was divided into two independent existences, storing and enshrining two completely different souls. Now, under the guidance of God, the majestic spirituality makes the separated and alienated bodies desire to merge again, dragging other heavy souls and redundant limbs, cheering and merging into one.

"Praise the great God of the Sky! You are the endless brilliance above the sky, the sharp edge of difference and unity, and the banner of all things!

Nelson gently placed an exquisite and evil golden wine cup at his feet.

“I pray for your power to come into the world!

“…light this bonfire for you!”

As soon as Nelson finished speaking, the blood-colored ritual array immediately burst into a dazzling red light, engulfing Nelson in the center of the array, as well as David and Massimo who were kneeling.

The sticky red light blended into their skin, and the two people, with their foreheads touching and their blood connected, melted like candles in the red light, and their appearance changed towards each other, gradually converging until they had the same appearance, sharing a face that had the features of both David and Massimo, as if the image was created by blending and evenly mixing the features of the two.

As if they were clones, the two opened their arms and embraced their other selves, and then twisted and entangled like a hemp rope, with their spirits and souls merging with their bodies, like candle wax and lamp oil, flowing to the ground engraved with the magic circle, taking deep roots in the entire building, becoming a "wick" that attracts red light and transmits power.

As the two merged, blood-red light continuously gushed out from the [wick], and the entire rooftop was fiercely burned by the red light.

...No...wait...

Nelson felt something was wrong.

...The speed at which the building is changing and the speed at which it is spreading like crazy...isn't it a little too slow?

The light was like a raging fire, and the entire top of the building twisted, deformed, collapsed, and torn in pain, revealing... snow-white confetti!

Iron frames, stone bricks, concrete, steel bars... Under the influence of disorder and madness, the illusion of whitewashing the truth was forcibly broken, and the destroyed buildings revealed their fragile inner world as origami, with large and small pieces of paper rushing out of the wounds.

...This entire building was replaced!

From lifeless buildings to lively and flexible people, they were all just origami puppets controlled by traces of spirituality from the mind body. These spirits came from different individuals, and without any awareness, they staged a grand dream for Backlund.

Just relying on the spirits attached here, instead of sacrificing the living people who should be here, the whole ceremony of lighting the [bonfire] will become slow and passive!

As the dream was shattered, several potential danger alarms finally broke through the suppression and hit Nelson's mind one after another. After thinking for a moment, Nelson immediately picked up the [Skyscraper Holy Grail], then turned into a pool of sticky black liquid and disappeared on the top of the building.

As a demigod, you must have a backup plan for any action you take.

Fortunately, Nelson had prepared a backup plan, which was originally prepared as a substitute for David, but now, the addition of the second sacrificial subject can greatly increase the speed of the building's "burning".

It was just as broken, just as painful, just as drowned in filth and madness—

Olga Aksas!

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Geraldine was lying on the bed, blindfolded, gagged, and her ears plugged. Her limp hands and feet were tied tightly. The pain from her internal organs and limbs made her twitch slightly on the soft hotel bed. She no longer had the strength to struggle vigorously.

Damn, what on earth is the origin of the prosthetic body David is wearing? How can it have such powerful functions?

Could it be a new type of military product that has flowed into the market from the army?

The severe pain tore at Geraldine's mind, making her originally agile and rational thoughts become discontinuous.

Although she couldn't hear or see, Geraldine knew that there were several people standing in the room staring at her. When she was thrown into the room, several people reached out and pressed her down on the bed, until she could only twist on the bed, and then they let go.

Geraldine believed that they were still here.

Her good physical condition and strong spirit allowed her to struggle to pull out some rationality from the pain.

David could have killed me at that time, why did he hold back?

If you don't want me to pass on the message, silencing me would be the best way. Why do you choose to break my limbs and then leave me here?

Judging from the kidnapping of Jarod at the beginning, David must have the ability to get the drug. Why didn't he just give me the drug or sleeping pills? It was obviously a better choice to knock me out and then lock me up. Why did he choose this option?

He held back...because I didn't want to die at this moment?

He doesn't want me to die at this time, doesn't want me to fall into a coma at this time, doesn't want me to fall asleep at this time...

No, David didn't want to... He was afraid that I would lose consciousness!

Geraldine felt that she had found the key to breaking the impasse. In fact, Geraldine didn't know what Bishop Gloria had done to her. Every time she woke up, she had no memory of the depths of the [Dream Labyrinth] where Gloria existed. However, she had to report to Bishop Gloria regularly and her PTSD improved immediately after the Bishop's "Night Mass". She understood that the Bishop must have done something to her, such as using some extraordinary abilities to suppress some of her abnormalities.

Although Geraldine has not yet entered the extraordinary world, as a former soldier who has been exposed to confidential information, she understands that there are some mysterious forces in the world that are beyond cognition, and those occult courses that provide them with additional training are meaningful!

...Could it be that the reason David was so afraid of me losing consciousness was because of Bishop Gloria?

Suddenly, a familiar, indescribable breath of horror roared down from the top of the building, enveloping Geraldine with filth and malice.

The memory that had tortured her for countless days and nights seemed to reappear at this moment. She felt her consciousness and body slowly melting in this chaos. The soft quilt under her gradually became hard and brittle, as if it was gradually turning into a paper hand that wanted to merge with her.

...There is no time to hesitate!

Regardless of whether it matters or not, since it’s what the enemy is afraid of, that’s what I should try!

Enduring the tremendous pain, Geraldine dragged her body covered with paper scraps and glow and crawled towards the edge of the bed.

Then let me see, what are you afraid of?

Amidst the inaudible cries, Geraldine suddenly twisted her neck and slammed it hard against the wall!