Knight with Wand

Lying quietly on the dirt slope, Leon and Azarian endured the rapid breathing. They had almost run out of breath. Fortunately, they could no longer hear Lohark's crazy roar around them, and they were already lost after thinking about it. In the dense forest where time and space are confused.

If Rohark was simply bewildered, Leon and Azarian might still be able to find a way to subdue him.

But seeing the opponent's terrifying muscle strength that could split a thick tree trunk with a sword, and the strange state of recovering the broken limbs, they knew that this was by no means a force that they could resist head-on.

"Why did Rohark suddenly become like this?" Azarian swallowed with lingering fear.

".He is possessed by a demon."

Leon put his hands on his hips and breathed heavily: "Huh. Huh. I don't know the specific reason, but you... ha... don't be possessed by evil spirits like him. I really can't run away. , If you get caught later, remember to give me a quick blow."

".This. I'll try my best."

Azarian twitched the corners of his mouth stiffly, but he really couldn't bring himself to smile at his friend's little joke. He recalled Lohark's terrifying face full of blood and tears, and felt a chill down his spine.

Strictly controlling his random thoughts in his heart, Azarian clasped his hands and began to silently pray to the Great Holy Sun. His faith became more pious after experiencing the danger.

Leon turned over and lay paralyzed on the ground, his chest and lungs burning with pain and aches. The continuous encounters and running made him unable to even get up at this moment.

"Be lucky, the one who controls that child should be the Demon of Anger. If it were the Demon of Desire and the Demon of Proud, you might not be able to escape." The girl's voice teased.

"There are different types of demons?" Leon said with emotion.

"Of course, that's not to say that you don't have much time to waste. The longer you stay in this realm, the more likely your spirit will be corroded by demons in the spiritual world. Moreover, the child named Lohark is just a child. Ordinary people, as time goes by, they will really be hopeless," the girl's voice warned.

"Then what can be done to bring Lohark back to his senses?"

Leon stood up and looked around. There were still many eerie tree shadows. The creek he encountered after finally being confused for a long time could not go back. It was a pity that he had spent so much time drawing the magic circle according to the instructions of the girl's voice.

"By the way, we got rid of Lohark, but wouldn't it be difficult for me to find him lost in the forest?"

"No need to look for it, I will let the demon come to us on its own initiative." The girl's voice continued: "Remember the circle of runes I taught you to draw before."

"I probably remember it, but didn't you say that it was just a ritual used to gather wandering souls to capture the dead? It could also be used to expel demons?"

"As long as the formation is slightly modified, the original ritual of gathering the undead can also be used to attract beings who long for souls. Demons are one of them. Fortunately, it is an angry demon. It shouldn't be difficult to trick him into walking into the trap. It's just that the original plan simulated The way of seducing the earth's spiritual power must be changed, it is not attractive to demons."

The girl's voice pondered for a moment, and she quickly came up with a response plan. She told Leon: "Next, I will teach you how to draw the exorcism formation and the complete spell. Once the ceremony starts, since you can't use magic and elements, , so I must replace you and use my own spirit body to drive the chaotic energy here as the core and bait of the ritual.

At that time, I won't have the energy to guide you in reciting the mantra aloud. You must memorize the pronunciation of each part of the mantra in advance, do you understand? "

"Understood." Leon nodded in response. He believed that his memory was not bad.

"Don't think too simply. Haven't you noticed that when I talk to you, I don't use a language you know well?

Speaking of which, you also never speak Ferru. It really surprises me that there is a language in this world that I haven’t heard of. Is it a new language that was born after that?"

As she said this, she couldn't help but think about it, and her voice became smaller and smaller.

Leon was stunned when he heard this. Since he instinctively used his native language when talking to himself in his mind, it was only at this moment that he suddenly realized that he had been talking to the girl's voice in Chinese.

"Getting back to the subject, my spell requires chanting the ancient Lorelite language. Otherwise, it will not be effective if I translate it into Ferru or your unfamiliar language and then recite it. You must recite the original pronunciation of the spell word for word. .

Alas, originally I didn’t have to go to such trouble by myself, but I have no choice but to listen carefully. While I’m resting now to regain my strength, I’ll read it to you several times, so be sure to remember it.”

"Just tell me and I will listen carefully."

Leon nodded and cheered up, using the same attitude he had when facing those torturous listening tests, and quietly listened to the magic spells taught by the other party.

This time, he no longer focused on understanding the meaning of the other person's words. Instead, he listened intently to the girl's sweet tone and read in a low voice in real life.

Although this spell, known as the "Lorelite Ancient Language", is not particularly lengthy and reads briskly and concisely, Leon listened carefully and discovered that the seemingly simple and clear paragraphs even contained vocabulary that did not sound much different at first glance. , in fact, there are five or six small and rapid changes in tone.

Although the girl's words sounded as good as singing, when Leon read it himself, his mouth was stuttering as if it was tied up with a rope.

"It doesn't matter if you recite it a little slower. As long as the pause time between words does not exceed three breaths, the spell can still be formed. But you can't recite it wrong. If you make a mistake, you must start over. We don't have many opportunities to start over." The girl's voice patiently instructed.

Time passed little by little. As his physical strength gradually recovered, Leon also memorized the two spells before and after. One was to activate the summoning array, and the other was to activate the exorcism array.

The girl's voice was still carefully instructing Leon on how to operate and arrange the ritual, and then explained how to take back Lohak's consciousness from the devil.

Lohak's soul has not been completely devoured by the devil. Before the situation is irreversible, they have to rearrange the modified summoning array, but replace the array core originally used to lure the undead with a simulated soul that simulates the emotions and desires of intelligent life, but the intensity of mental fluctuations will be dozens of times higher.

"According to what you said, will it attract more and more terrifying spirit world demons?" Leon asked doubtfully.

"Don't worry, the simulated soul is a fake made of magic power after all. It will not produce projections in the spirit world like a real soul, so it will only deceive the angry demon that has appeared in the spirit-like field."

"As long as the ritual attracts the demon-possessed Lohak into the formation, it will be fine?"

"This is the first step. When the angry demon controls the child to enter the formation, you have to cooperate with me to complete the last step."

The girl paused before continuing: "It can be regarded as borrowing the characteristics of the spirit-like field to isolate the law of life and death. I will first activate the soul-repelling rune to completely extract the soul of Lohak from the body. Without the support of a complete life, the demon body attached to the soul will be exposed. At that time, you will..."

Leon was shocked: "Wait, extract the soul from the body? Excuse me, if the soul is extracted, won't Lohak die?"

"Generally speaking, he will."

The girl answered as a matter of course.

"Ah?"

"Don't worry. If it were in the real world outside, the child's soul would fall into the Dead Sea immediately after being extracted. But this is a quasi-spiritual field that is isolated from reality. It can be regarded as borrowing the environment here. Even if a life dies here, the soul cannot dissipate.

You just need to chant the spell to start the exorcism formation, complete the ritual, and banish the angry demon back to the spirit world. When the dust settles, I will help you stuff Lohak's soul back into the body. Anyway, the soul-repelling rune only extracts the soul and will not harm Lohak's body."

It took Leon a long time to barely understand the process of this method.

He had to arrange the "Soul Summoning Formation" and the "Exorcism Formation" under the guidance of the girl's voice to form a set of magic rituals in series.

Then, she will cast a spell to create a "pseudo-soul" in the formation to lure the angry demon possessed by Lohak into this magic ritual.

Then the girl's voice activated the "Soul Repelling Rune" in the summoning formation through his spell to strip Lohak's soul out of his body.

Finally, Leon must quickly and timely chant the spell to the exposed angry demon and start the exorcism ritual to drive the demon back to the spirit world.

"What? It's not too late to change your mind. The risk in this process is not small at all. Once the summoning ritual is started, it will not only attract the demon, but also the undead wandering around. But before the demon is tricked into the formation, we cannot release the repelling rune in advance to imprison the undead that broke in, otherwise the effort will fail.

If it's just the zombies of wild beasts that are attracted in advance, you may be able to deal with it, but if it's a stronger undead

I'm talking to you, in fact, even if you give up saving him, no one will say anything about you. After all, if it weren't for the spell you and I cast that day, the child would not be alive until now, and you don't owe him anything."

The girl's voice explained to him the risks behind the choice for the last time: ". The materials are roughly ready. It is a wise choice to make a guide as soon as possible to escape from this area back to reality."

Nothing owed.

Leon weighed the possible consequences of saving Lohak, scratched his head in distress, and was a little confused.

He originally thought that he probably didn't want to owe his partner anything. After all, that day, Lohak and Azerien didn't abandon him and run away alone. Instead, they took the risk of carrying him, an unconscious burden.

But thinking about it carefully, it was indeed as the voice of the girl in his heart said. He had saved Lohak's life before, and he didn't owe him anything.

Then why didn't he want to abandon Lohak? Is it because he is essentially a good person?

Leon did not deny the kindness in his character, but that was just the moral sense that ordinary people should have. He was not kind enough to show altruism and give up his own life.

So what was the reason for still being willing to take risks?

After thinking for a long time, his confusion gradually dissipated.

"Let's put it this way. It was my idea to flee to the north, but I don't think I am responsible for Azerien's current danger, because this proposal was also agreed after Azerien thought about it. We are accomplices in our current situation."

Leon said with relief: "However, Lohark is different. He is just following and trusting my decision. I do think that I am responsible for his current experience. You said that the soul devoured by demons is more difficult to sleep than after death." If there is a tragic ending, then I have more responsibility to correct my mistake. Otherwise, if someone’s soul is destroyed because of my decision, then even if I get out alive, I won’t be able to sleep well for the rest of my life.”

He stood up and patted Azarian, who had been praying and resting with his eyes closed: "I want to save Rohark. The risk is very high. I may die."

Azarian opened his eyes in confusion. He couldn't hear the conversation happening in Leon's heart and couldn't help but be confused.

However, after understanding what the other party said, Azarian frowned a little.

"From the beginning of our escape, what did we encounter along the way that was not risky?"

He held Leon's outstretched hand and stood up with his weak and sore legs shaking: "I can't get out of this place by myself. Besides, the descendants of the Frarel family will never abandon their friends."