"Why is this early this year?" Old Man Kipling pressed the eagle-head badge on his chest to calm the vibration. Then, he frowned, closed his eyes, and changed his aura when he opened it again.
He was no longer the old man who always curled up in a lounge chair or napping on the desk, but like a strong-wedding warrior full of strength. Old Man Kiplin straightened his waist, raised his head, and looked outward in the wind and snow. The power of the magic surging in his blood vessels, supporting and providing for his body, and the Eagle School of Meditation brought him extraordinary perceptual power.
"Sure enough, the wandering soul has appeared, let's count..." The old man frowned, and after a moment he got the number: "There are actually twelve groups of wandering souls appearing on the ridge line, and now it is only the first day!"
Feiqi also used meditation to see the same scene. Twelve red or blue clouds appeared in a state similar to human body with hands and feet, walking slowly on snowy hillsides. They were like muddy travelers, advancing straight to the ice peak fortress along the rugged and steep rocks. The closest one had already walked into the fortress' courtyard, slowly and firmly, getting closer and closer to the tower.
His theory of "soul-wandering soul-prayer" has been confirmed. In meditation, there is little difference in color between wandering souls and living creatures. It should be the different forms of the same thing at different stages.
When a wise creature lives, the soul gathers into a ball of flames, tight, bright, lively, and wanders around the body. When staring at the flames of the soul, you can vaguely observe the true appearance of the creature to which the soul belongs. After the body dies, the flames of the soul will become larger, become scattered and dull, and there will be no complete creature in the core, as if it is burned as fuel, at most some solid fragments are left. It may be beliefs, obsessions, resentment, or at the same time.
Prayers are more special. When you die, your beliefs are too strong and you cannot burn them at all, and it will in turn wrap the flames of the soul and become a new, energy-based body. The new state will generally show the physical structural characteristics of your life, such as the number of hands and feet, height and weight, but lack appearance. Since most intelligent creatures are human-shaped, most Prayers are also human-shaped.
The wandering soul is between the soul of the prayer and the soul of the dead, closer to the prayer. It looks cloudy and hazy, and is a personal shape, but it is more like a ball of walking smoke. Their movements are very slow and cannot pass through the entity, so it has to struggle to climb down the hillside, cross the city gullies, and climb over the city walls to enter the fortress. However, these guys can walk on any plane, so the obstacles on land only extend the distance of movement for them, and are not impossible to cross.
"It seems that this year will be a troublesome winter." Old Man Kipling walked to the balcony and pulled the hemp rope on the wall hard. The rope connected to a pendulum bell below the tower. Suddenly, the dull bell rang, and Kelly ran quickly into the courtyard. He observed the surroundings, then raised his fist and shook it at the old man on the high ground, indicating that he had known the situation.
This is a tacit understanding that belongs to the Ice Peak Fortress. The tacit understanding formed by these people in their years of joint combat life is often even more trustworthy than discipline.
Old man Kipling and Kelly were talking across the air, discussing whether to ignite the beacon and let Giles in Collingwood town rush back. Under normal circumstances, Giles's duty is to take care of the students in the town and take advantage of the winter to clear the wild beasts around the town. Many beasts are hibernating and hidden in their respective caves, which makes them become independent battles, no longer complex, difficult and dangerous ecological relationship networks.
Collingwood Town is the closest town to the Ice Peak Fortress, and it is the passage for all supplies to enter and exit the fortress. Therefore, the safety of the town is the safety of the fortress. Establishing a good relationship with the town is to protect the fortress. Therefore, the time to clear wild beasts in winter is very important. Giles is the best hunter in the Ice Peak Fortress, and several students can also help, so he does not need to face wandering souls in winter.
Kelly hoped to let Giles come back to share the tasks on the fortress, but the old man Kipling thought he was not old and there was no need to break the rules. And there was an additional Fitch who could use meditation this year. Kelly did not think Fitch could help, and the best performance was just "don't cause trouble". The two people had differences, but they both believed that the number of wandering souls this year was a bit abnormal, both in terms of the number and time of arrival.
"The Wandering Soul is coming." Feiqi picked up Midnight and said to it very seriously: "Remember to follow me and never leave, do you understand?"
The black cat obediently licked Feich's hand, then struggled to jump onto Feich's shoulder, holding his neck tightly.
"Stop fighting, listen to me, don't light the beacon. There are many things in the town this year, and those four guys are busy enough. Moreover, when calling Giles back, what should I do with the other three? They are all young and impulsive guys, no one cares about them, won't they take on the task themselves? That's so dangerous, you don't know."
When Kelly heard the old man's words, he finally gave up the idea of ​​igniting the beacon. He glanced at the wandering soul who was slowly crawling in the courtyard, pointed to himself: "I will do the first shift as before," and then walked towards the tower.
When the Ice Peak Fortress is fully prepared, the magic runes here will suppress the movement speed of the wandering souls, making them like turtles climbing, which is "blocking". The fortress will also leave a passage for them to walk normally, so that they can quickly concentrate on their way to the tower's salvation room, which is "spark". The control center of the magic runes is in the meditation room, and this sluice-like adjustment method can turn the endless and irregular attacks of the wandering souls into a system that can regulate flow, which is in line with the normal routine of work and rest.
The old man Kipling removed the meditation technique and his body immediately collapsed and pressed against the support frame that helped him walk. The blood faded from his face, and his grayish-white skin looked old and weak again. Feiqi hurriedly supported him.
"Old," Old Man Kipling sighed and said to Fitch earnestly: "They can't learn magic and spells. I just hope you can learn more and use more. Magical techniques are the best, but magic can also help a lot, so I can feel a little relieved."
"Okay." Feiqi was about to comfort him a few more words, but suddenly the eagle-headed badge on his chest trembled violently. At the same time, Feiqi suddenly felt his feet stiff and sore, and a sense of crisis hit his heart.
"Sir, what do you feel?" Feiqi suddenly stopped. Old Man Kiplin was also very surprised and grabbed his hand tightly. His other hand touched the badge on his chest, and the old eagle head was still moving.
"I can't use meditation immediately now. Tell me what you see!" The old man didn't feel abnormal, but he was willing to believe Feiqi's alertness. "Concentrate, relax your breathing, and don't panic. You have just completed the pure spiritual enhancement ritual and cannot use it proficiently, so you may make mistakes, so don't panic."
Feiqi nodded and tried to restrain the tension in his heart. Suddenly, the waist and back were arched at midnight, and the black hair burst out, making a shrill and terrifying cry. Then, the ghost cat used all his strength to crawl into Feiqi's neck and hid it under his clothes.
A black shadow ran wildly on the hillside outside the fortress, crossing the wandering soul like a fierce general who broke out from the army. It was a black horse, but its mane, tail and four hooves were burning with orange-red flames, and at the same time, it kept spraying blood-red sparks from its eye sockets and nostrils.
The wandering souls approaching the dark horse stopped and bowed in a slow and clumsy posture. Then, the wandering souls would become slightly solider, which means that the body structure was clearer, and the color of the smoke was slightly dyed with orange. In Feiqi's eyes, this change of the wandering souls made them move slightly faster, and seemed to have become smarter, at least they would choose a faster route to walk.
"It's a nightmare!" Old man Kipling clenched Fitch's hand: "Hurry, tell Kelly! Go to the meditation room! Before it tweets!"
The old man shook off the support frame and forced his magic to use his magic tricks to make his body stronger and able to walk faster. The sound of Kaili's footsteps came from under the tower, and they could meet in a few seconds. But at this moment, Nightmare raised his front hooves and screamed in the direction of the fortress.
Feichi's heart was as if he was hit hard, and his eardrum was like he was stabbed with a needle, and his whole head was buzzing. All the magic runes of the fortress lit up, and everything that could make sound, whether it was a bell, gong, drum, horn or pot lid, was rumbling, as if it was a response to confrontation.
Nightmare rushed for a few steps, and a wandering soul was blown up beside him, completely dissipated, and turned into nothingness. So Nightmare raised his front hooves again, stepped down with force, and made another chirp.
The old man fainted weakly on Fitch, completely unconscious. Kelly staggered up, his ears and nostrils bleeding. He glanced at Fitch and Kiplin, said nothing, and ran upwards with gritted teeth. Another wandering soul outside exploded, and the nightmare rushed again and screamed.
The runes of the tower blocked part of the power of the chirping, so although Kelle was even more injured, he could continue to climb up after staggering. The nightmare ran down the hillside, smashing a wandering soul on the road, and yelling again near the city wall.
Kailie also fainted and fell heavily on the steps. At this time, he was only five steps away from the gate of the meditation room.
Feiqi was wondering why he could still stand and look at nightmare on the balcony across the fortress. When he cried for the first time, he felt very uncomfortable, and his whole body seemed to be knocked out by a rugby player with all his strength, even his soul was shaking violently. But when he cried for the second time, he was not so uncomfortable, and when he cried for the third time, he became easier.
Therefore, he could still hold the fainting old man tightly and remain awake after Kaile fell down.
Nightmare continued to sing, but this time Feiqi didn't even shake it - except for the eagle-head badge on her chest, it was still shaking violently. Feiqi looked down and began to understand.
He is a contract demon, a middle-level elite of the devil, and a very unique existence. Nightmare is just an evil creature in another world, often caught in hell as a mount, and is about the upper middle and upper position of the lower-level demon in class, far less than the contract demon.
The powerful and absolute class rule is the foundation of hell. The Nightmare Tweet is a spiritual attack. It can work on Feiqi for the first time, but it will definitely not cause damage to the soul of the contract demon. Feiqi heard the sound several times, and the power of the devil appeared, and the class suppressed and immune to the Nightmare attack.
Chapter completed!