Scepter of Thorns

"You——!" Cellu backed away in a panic, "Are you the baroness of the Demon Race?"

Since the boundary enchantment took effect, the demons have become a legendary race. They have left traces in history books and legends, and have been exaggerated as symbols of cruelty and cunning.

The Reticent was amused, but he didn't intend to write anything.Cellu only saw a corner of his cloak lifted, and the dark blue color dissipated into the illusion like sand being blown up.

I can go get it to my mother-in-law, the girl thought.

She came to the door along the original path, and heard a fierce quarrel inside: "Are you really determined to hand it over to Cellu? Her character is too weak! It's not easy to do things, and it's also the Senna family. Why is there such a big difference in the descendants of the descendants?!"

"I know that the original heir should be Celine. After all, Cena's identity is complicated, but no one expected...such two outstanding children..."

"It would have been nice if Celine was still around. Although she doesn't have Cellu's illusion talent, she has always been strong. In her hands, the Duchess will definitely be able to regain her glory. But Celine, with all due respect, I don't want this to be the last A leader of the Baroness League."

"Celine is still a child, she is not even 20 years old, don't deny her value so easily, I will work hard to cultivate an excellent heir."

Then there was a mocking sneer.

"You have been shaken, and you actually think so in your heart, right? Otherwise, why would I exist? I am the embodiment of your true emotions, Feng Po."

The old voice hesitated for a moment, as if engaging in a fierce psychological struggle.

"...You are right, there is indeed no time for her to grow up. If, if she has not met the requirements, she can only be replaced by a half-breed with illusionist blood."

"You're wise at last."

The slender hands tightened on the paper, and the folds were cut like knife blades.

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Celine has always known that all illusionists can spy on other people's feelings, but they are also disturbed by their own negative emotions.

The illusion is not just a virtual space, but also the embodiment of one's own emotions.The reason why the portrait of Kylos hangs in her illusion is because she is so impressed by the legendary figure Fengpo said, that she brings her emotions into the illusion.The only criterion for distinguishing levels of illusion masters is self-denial, and cutting off all the things that are surging in the heart and almost gushing out is the only way to create the most perfect illusion.

But the side effects lingered like dark clouds, another secret self was imprisoned in the illusion, revealing the most real appearance of the illusionist.Feelings betrayed reason and made noise, she heard Feng Po's other self contemptuously said, "Her character is too weak."

weak.

Actually, I didn't do anything wrong, Celu thought aggrievedly.It's just that she has a pair of brothers and sisters who are too outstanding, and her ordinaryness has become a mistake.And after they fell like meteors, this kind of mistake became a heinous crime-you are really an embarrassment to the family, you will never be as good as them.

Nausea.

A soft word brushed against her ears.

It's disgusting.

I'm weak, I'm cowardly, it's all my fault.Everything above me is pure white and flawless, and only I am a blot on the white paper.And I really didn't do anything wrong, I just happened to be born in such a family, and I happened to have such a mission.

She saw the golden river hanging down, meandering and flowing, which was the hair she had combed for more than ten years.

She saw another self.

The soft gold was cut off with a click, and became short ear-length hair.She asked if this was more like Celine.

Yes, she replied.

The illusion and the distortion of reality intersected, and they held hands as a greeting.

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The dark blue cloak fluttered in the air, revealing a vigorous and thin figure.Purda straightened the hood, a lock of black hair slipped out of the collar, but was carefully hidden back.

He was hidden in the shadows. In this small room, Osa was sitting quietly before the Pope, listening intently.The pope was a little emotional, he was asking something, but Osa was speechless.

There is no Son behind the Pope, as Bulda keenly noticed.

The two talked for a while, and finally reached a consensus.Osa left the room, and he followed closely.

"The Reticent?" After arriving at a secluded place, Osa raised his hand and set up a sound barrier, "Where did you go just now?"

[Heaven asked me to report on the progress of the mission. ]

"You also saw it today." Osa rubbed his brows irritably, "The Holy Son has been in secret contact with Caesar and got some important information. But someone in the Holy See leaked the news, his identity was exposed, he was seriously injured by Caesar, and he narrowly escaped death escaped back."

[Have you found the mole? ]

"I checked many people and felt that the traitor might be at the top of the Holy See, but the Pope denied this, and he insisted that the person was in the Holy Academy."

"what do you mean?"

"I have something to do today." Osa asked inexplicably, "I will look for you when night falls, and maybe the clues will gradually become clear by then."

The Reticent looked at her leaving back, thought for a few seconds, and then quietly followed.

The woman knew something, Pulda was sure.Maybe follow her to find out...

and many more.

The Reticent suddenly became alert, and the breath in the shadows became chaotic. This is——

"Lock."

The word fell, and the iron-colored curse seal suddenly rose from the ground, and the darkness was restless, and it was divided into pieces and fell.The brackets of the cage were erected in no time. The demon officer played with it and said with a half-smile, "Look what I caught, a lamb with sharp teeth?"

Valentine.His pupils dilated, obviously a little unbelievable, the other party is a famous figure in the devil world, why is he here, and what task is he performing?

Could it be that he is also a pathfinder thrown by the demon world?

Bulda's breath stagnates, if he can be found, does it mean that Osa has been exposed——

"Are you looking for the shepherd?" He straightened his military cap, with a hint of dark red in the corner of his eyes, "I'm sorry for letting you get lost."

Click, click, click.

Something approached slowly, and the footsteps were slow, as if dragging a heavy burden, hitting his consciousness one by one——

Weapons piercing into flesh and blood, dying screams, war songs of bone wings vibrating, vultures gliding across the sky, their sharp beaks tearing at the corpses.

"Wait... Kacha... Come back... Chacha..."

All the sounds in my memory seem to come from an old record player, hoarsely mixed, roaring hysterically in my mind.

He vaguely remembered that Valentine's magic energy was illusory - setting up an independent space to mentally interfere with the opponent.

Purda's nails were deeply embedded in her palms, and cold sweat drenched her back.Wake up, wake up, he can hear reason screaming and roaring, you can't be found—

The military thorn raised the corner of the cloak, and Valentine joked, "Why are you wearing the cloak, isn't that woman your accomplice?"

Is Osa really exposed? ! !

In an instant, the dark blue hard cloth fell from the edge, and all the noise disappeared in an instant. The gray-white bird silhouette flapped its wings and flew out of the cloak. The clear and clear singing was like a spring washing away dirt.

...It's good now.Bulda smiled wryly, Osa's identity is still unknown, and she was the first to be exposed.

"You are a demon!" Valentine was stunned for a moment, "This is..."

Chanting of magic energy—cleaning and weakening the external environment.

Purda pulled down the hood, and under the urging of the double demon energy, the pressure on the enchantment suddenly increased. Valentine quickly reacted, "Are you working with the Celestial Clan?"

Freed from the control of illusory, Bulda thought for a few seconds. Osa was also a person who had experienced two wars, so it is impossible for him to be so incompetent, and he did not believe that this mission was so easily discovered.Is there such a possibility? The Demon Realm has also placed people in the temple, and they are also looking for the insider of the Heaven Realm. They suspected Osa, and Valentine followed her to look for flaws. My own, just like an accomplice.

Bulda guessed that Valentine was trying to extract useful information from him.In other words, this is just an inference, and there is no definite evidence yet.

If so...come to think of it.

He pulled out the pen and paper from his sleeve.

[Don't move her. ] He made an angry look, and every word was deeply printed on the paper, [I don’t care what you want to do, but if she is involved, you will never get out of this church. ] The load on the barrier has increased.

"You can't talk?" Valentine tried his best to resist the pressure of the double demonic energy. He gritted his teeth secretly, but acted relaxedly. "You're still wearing a cloak, so it's really suspicious."

The young officer frowned slightly. He had to maintain the balance of the virtual space, otherwise even a trace of dark elements would expose him to the eyes of the Holy See.

The black bone wings tore the fabric, and Valentine said as if in a demonstration, "Are you a demon who defected from the demon world, or a spy from the heaven, or both?"

It's deadlocked.

From the moment the other party revealed her identity, Valentine knew that she had miscalculated. The original target of stalking had gone to nowhere, and only the kid behind her followed furtively, like a competent flower protector.If he was really just a demon who strayed into the human world and just wanted to protect a human girl, then he really made a stupid mistake.

But if not, he can't do anything to the other party.But the only thing that was certain was that there was something wrong with the girl who was very close to the heir of the Beckery family.

"Crack-"

Cracks appeared in the barrier... It can't go on like this anymore, Valentine quickly withdrew his magic energy, and the steel cage collapsed, and the two of them fled into different shadows at the moment the barrier was broken, completely disappearing from sight.

Tsk.The Reticent rubbed his chin, he was in trouble, and he really cared about the Demon World, so——

He experienced nothing and discovered nothing.

On the other side, Valentine was groping for the ring habitually, and the devilish aura of the cloaked man...was somewhat familiar.

However, there are many similarities in the demonic energy of the demons, which may be just a coincidence.But today this matter is really difficult, no matter what, let's find Camus Bakery first.

Suddenly, the short-lived calm was torn apart by the sound of a sharp horn. It was an emergency assembly order from the upper echelons of the Holy Academy, and all students must quickly gather in the chapel.

At this time, the sun is falling, and the gentle night is coming.

----Chapter88. Countercurrent & End----

The author has something to say:

I do my homework until 11:[-], sleep only six hours a day, drink coffee throughout the class, and pinch myself if I can't help it, because I'm afraid I can't control myself and fall asleep on the spot - the life of a stupid author in the third grade of junior high school.

I don’t know if everyone understands, but the black Celu ran out of her illusion, and Seru really knew that she started to turn black...