As soon as he finished speaking, the entire pure white fruit tree turned into smoke and disappeared.
The corner of his eye twitched, and Hitzfeld retreated violently backwards immediately.
But it was obviously in vain.
The smoke and dust also engulfed the surrounding bookshelves, and as if it could spread, it caused all the fruits to explode one after another.
After the fruit exploded, it turned into ashes, which merged into the smoke formed by the fruit tree at the beginning, like an invisible beast, instantly enveloping Hitzfeld.
A bit troublesome...
Hitzfeld frowned.
It was impossible to say that she wasn't nervous, but she wasn't excited because she had already prepared herself mentally.
Of course, the reason why she talked so much nonsense to Izabella was that she couldn't kill her, but the main reason was that she wanted to buy time and create opportunities for Xia Yibing and others in reality who might have seen the hints she left.
As for what this opportunity is...
If she were a member of the Eclipse Church, she would definitely join forces with the high-level officials hiding in Nanxinze to cause unrest after her plot was discovered.
Most importantly, those hidden members of the Holy Fruit Society are likely to turn into monsters tonight.
But that alone is not enough.
Nanxinze is a big city with a population of over one million. Even if the number of members of the Holy Fruit Society exceeds 1000, the unrest they can cause will be limited.
After all, their own combat effectiveness is not very high, and they will die if hit by a bullet in the head.
And the way they infect others is to force them to eat the fruits of their own flesh and blood. This infection method is too inefficient compared to some evil creatures, and it is vulnerable to the police and army equipped with thermal weapons.
Therefore, the real goal of the Eclipse Church, the thing they are bound to plot at this juncture, is still the Xieyang Stone Carving.
On the one hand, it’s almost early morning…time turns to Saturday, and the arrival of eternal night on Sunday is not far away.
If the stone carvings were destroyed, evil spirits attracted by the huge population of Nanxinze would immediately invade, and they would inevitably cause great damage to the city's public security.
On the other hand, it is true that both Orwater and West Grant were destroyed without damaging the stone carvings... but the situation in these two cities is different from that in Nansinze.
The disaster in Orwater was more like a natural disaster caused by human greed. At least no giant snakes appeared in the descriptions of many parties, which was enough to show that the Black Snake at that time did not have strong power.
Or, it may have just been created by the Church of Eclipse.
By the time it reached West Grant, the Dark Snake that had absorbed and devoured Allwart's enormous desire had grown up. Through Izabella's deception and planning... it began to continue absorbing the power of greed from West Grant.
The people of West Grant were becoming more and more corrupt.
The Black Snake is becoming more and more powerful.
In this way, one gains while the other loses. The Xieyang Stone Carving is not a treasure of rules. When it reaches a certain limit and that limit is broken, it naturally cannot stop the Black Meng Snake from eating the entire city.
But Nan Xinze is different.
Nan Xinze didn't have the same concerns about natural disasters as Orvoth. And because of Hitzfeld's manipulation, the Black Snake didn't absorb enough greed power.
It is still unknown whether the Black Snake can wake up at this time and whether it can break through the power of the Jiyang Stone Carving and devour the entire Nanxinze.
Therefore, it is absolutely correct to assume that the Eclipse Church wants to destroy the stone carvings. This is very likely something that will break the balance of power in reality, and there must be no mistakes.
After standing in the gray smoke for a while with his nerves tense, Hitzfeld put down the gun.
These fumes do not seem to be harmful to the human body.
The only effect they have is to make the air turbid and the visibility very low.
Standing between the bookshelves, Hitzfeld looked around, and everything he saw seemed to be covered by a black and white filter.
The atmosphere and scene.
It really feels like a horror movie.
……
Reality, in the residential building on the other side of Nanqiao Square.
Lu Xier was stunned to see a large group of monsters with long necks twisted, like lizard people, rushing in like crazy - breaking into the door of the Wicker Bar. He felt his heart trembling.
It's so thrilling...
If Xia Yibing hadn't said that they couldn't stay there, she... and many people in the tavern would definitely have been torn to pieces!
Then she saw lights coming on in several rooms upstairs in the tavern.
A figure sat up behind the curtain. The next moment, several swift and slender strange shadows suddenly pounced on him, and soon bursts of miserable screams were heard on the street.
"Some people refused to listen to the advice and insisted on staying and waiting to die."
Later, Xia Yibing opened the wheel to check the silver bullet inside, and closed the wheel with a click.
“That’s what they chose.”
"I don't mean to blame you." Lu Xi'er took a deep breath, turned to look at Xia Yibing, and then looked at the people lying on the two beds next to them.
Aishun Hitzfeld and De Casimir.
Forget about Hitzfeld. According to Xia Yibing's description, he also went to the dream world to work. It was a serious matter.
But Casimir, the eighth-level agent from the library, actually fell into a coma when he needed combat power the most, and he had to drag him here with all his strength.
It really seems useless no matter how I look at it.
"There are more and more lights." Xia Yibing glanced out the window. "They are making quite a lot of noise. Many people have been alarmed. It's safe for you to stay here."
"Here you go." She took out her detective ID and handed it to Lu Xi'er. "If the police come, immediately order them to guard the small building. Make sure she doesn't get hurt."
"how about you."
"I'm going to the temple." The woman looked calm.
"Hitzfeld suspected that there was something wrong with Feka Jones and asked me to investigate him... I must prevent the worst possibility and not let them destroy the stone carvings."
Walking out of the room, the woman saw more than a dozen people standing or sitting in the corridor.
They were either employees of the Wicker Bar or people the parish had arranged to spy on or protect.
"Your Mightiness!"
When they saw her come out, all of them stood up straight without exception.
"We'll hold this place—I promise!"
Nodding, Xia Yibing went downstairs and walked onto the street, heading straight for a Beetle car parked on the side of the road.
"Jiji——"
A deformed fruit addict was lying on the roof of the car and sniffing towards the crack of the door. After hearing the noise, he turned his slender head and faced Xia Yibing with his bloody mouth, from which a bright red tongue more than one meter long spewed out.
"Jiiya——"
A shadow appeared across the sky, rushing over with a bloody wind.
"Zheng——" a white light flashed.
The shadow of the woman passed through the strange shadow.
It was as if she herself was a peerless blade, cutting the strange shadow in half with her body.
“Woo cluck cluck cluck…”
The noise on the street quickly attracted the attention of the group of weirdos. More and more fruit addicts came out of the Wicker Bar.
They knelt on all fours, with their long tongues sticking out, blood at the corners of their mouths, and their scarlet and greedy eyes stared at the woman's head.
“Yes…Yes…”
Xia Yibing remained calm and every step she took was firm.
"grumble--!"
"Zheng!"
The strange howl and the sound of the sword sounded almost simultaneously.
The woman's figure was like a ghost.
She first took a step sideways, and slashed forward with the long white sword from top to bottom.
The knife flashed like water, silently cutting through the monster's forehead.
He dodged the falling body and strode away with his other foot.
The monsters seized the opportunity when she was using too much strength, and gathered several of them and pounced on her from all directions.
Xia Yibing's lips curled up.
The right hand holding the knife was slightly bent, the handle was retracted and pressed against the waist.
The next moment, a bright knife light spread out in all directions with her as the center, and all the fruit addicts who besieged her were cut in half in mid-air.
At this point, the Pandora's box of tyranny was completely opened.
She rushed into the group of monsters like a crazy ghost.
cut!
cut!
cut!
cut! ! !
It was as if I had been through a fierce battle.
It was as if just a ghost passed through the group of monsters.
He waved his hand to release the white sword, letting it dissipate spontaneously in the air, then Xia Yibing opened the car door and got in.
Yes……
Staring at herself in the rearview mirror, the woman pursed her lips, inserted the key and started the car.
She told me to trust her, so I can't just indulge in this kind of relationship.
Hitzfeld is fighting his own way.
I also have to complete my mission.
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Chapter 79 Gold
In the back garden of the southern church of Xinze Diocese, the tall knight was still fighting a life-and-death battle with the metal behemoth.
"Qiang! Qiang!"
Every collision between the two can detonate the air, and orange-red sparks burst out in the night sky during the collision.
The bishop-level control is really difficult to deal with...
After another collision, Carl's chest finally rose and fell slightly.
Being able to become a bishop and one of the two heads of the Sinze Diocese, Feka-Jones's ability is unquestionable. Not to mention that this is the back garden of the church in his jurisdiction.
A bishop from the Xieyang Cult, if his combat power outside is not stable, fluctuating between 50 and 80, then his combat power in the temple in his jurisdiction is definitely over 100.
Because all the bishops will make arrangements in advance in the cathedrals in their jurisdictions, their ability - "Mechanical Yang Refining" can only be most effective in an environment with enough metal objects, just like the metal bricks buried in the ground before.
By now, the entire back garden was in a mess. All the ground looked as if it had been turned over, trees had fallen, grass had been blown up, and the area was still expanding.
More and more metal bricks floated up and floated towards the old man. They were refined by the fire rings around him and transformed into new creations of various forms.
Giant arms, giant axes, giant swords, metal beasts... In just a few minutes, Carl had smashed countless things with the Crusher Hammer.
He knew that if this continued, the situation would become increasingly unfavorable for him.
The reason why he had the courage to say those words to Fika-Jones before - to justify himself with the "Inquisition" - was because... the metal material driven by "flint" could not be controlled by the "Mechanical Yang Refining".
After all, the "Mechanical Yang Refining" is essentially driven by the burning of flint. When two driving forces appear, the two similar forces confront each other, and it is not easy for one party to control the other.
But after all, he was not wearing his armor properly and lacked combat power. Facing the bishop of the church who had the advantage of being at home, he could only protect himself.
