The Fairy: From the Traveling Merchant

Chapter 972 Arodes?

"In terms of destructive power alone, even some demigods would find it difficult to cause this level of damage... and the other party seems to be a demigod witch?"

As a demigod of the "Sailor" pathway, "Godsong Singer" Ace Snake also possesses exploration abilities, especially in places like docks that are close to the river.

But just then, an elderly man dressed in a white priest's robe and wearing a clergyman's soft cap came to the dock where the battle had just taken place. His face was unusually kind, and his expression was calm and gentle.

Behind the old man followed several extraordinary individuals; they were an official squad from the "Steam Church" called "Mechanical Heart."

"Horamic, how come you got here so quickly?" Snake turned around and asked.

Not only did he come alone, but he also brought an entire "Mechanical Heart" team with him? That's an incredibly fast assembly.

Horamick Hayden is not only the head of the Backlund diocese of the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery and a member of the Divine Council, but also a very famous scientist throughout the North Continent and an honorary professor of physics at Backlund University.

You could tell from their tone that the "Singer of God" and the archbishop of the Steam Church were very familiar with each other.

In response to Ace Snake's question, Horamik calmly explained, "Strictly speaking, this shipyard falls under the jurisdiction of 'Mechanical Heart,' and it's our duty to investigate here..."

"Moreover, we happen to be investigating another case nearby."

He paused for a moment, then asked, "Did you find anything?"

Ace Snake shook his head slightly: "All we know is that someone briefly fought a demigod witch here, but there aren't many clues left behind."

Horamik surveyed the warehouses and steam cranes destroyed by fire and lightning, as well as the cratered ground, and said with a smile, "If I hadn't 'seen' the unusual nature of those lightning bolts, I would have thought it was you fighting the demigod witch."

"You 'saw' it?" Ace Snake asked in surprise.

“As I said, I was nearby just now… and you should know that my ‘eyes’ are equipped with the latest model of telescopes, and you even helped me find the materials.” Horamik pointed to his rather “normal” eyes and continued, “The one fighting the demigod witch was the gentleman whose wanted poster you issued before.”

Ace Snake was initially puzzled, but then realized: "Wanted poster...you mean the one who killed several Extraordinary beings in the human traffickers' home with the 'Female Knight'?"

“Yes.” Horamik nodded, then continued, “He was agile and fast, and he had some kind of ‘invisibility’ technique. The battle ended quite quickly, so neither he nor the witch could keep up with him.”

“I was a step too late…” Ace Snake, the “Singer of God,” sighed, feeling inexplicably a little better, since he wasn’t the only one who had to “ghost” this time.

It's worth noting that he was always a step late whenever a major incident occurred, to the point that even Stuart, the "mystical mentor" within the church, suspected him of being a spy. Although Stuart didn't say it outright, he was under considerable pressure.

At this moment, Ice Snake's gaze shifted from Horamick to the "Mechanical Heart" members he had brought with him.

No, to be precise, it was an ancient patterned silver mirror being held in the arms of one of the members.

"You brought the sealed artifact '2-111' with you too?" Ace Snake raised an eyebrow. "Why not use it to get more clues?"

Many extraordinary items in this world have obvious hidden dangers that can cause certain harm. Therefore, the Church of the Seven True Gods seals these items when they are not in use and calls them "sealed items," distinguishing them by numerical codes.

They use 0, 1, 2, and 3 to indicate different levels of danger, with level 0 being the most dangerous, containing terrifying items capable of destroying a nation or even the world. Different churches inform each other about their level 0 and 1 sealed items, so the codes for level 0 and 1 are unique. Level 2 and 3 items are numbered separately, and different churches may have items with the same code.

The "2-111" mentioned by Ace Snake is a "2" level sealed artifact, but it is only classified as such because it is relatively harmless. In terms of function, it is in no way inferior to "1" level or even "0" level sealed artifacts that are equivalent to demigods.

Khoramik had long known that the "Singer of God" would covet his sealed artifact, but he didn't care. He turned around with his hands hanging naturally at his sides and said to a man with a strong face behind him, "Ikonser, bring '2-111' over here."

“Yes, Your Excellency the Archbishop.” The man named Ikonser responded respectfully and stepped forward, carrying the silver mirror.

On either side of the mirror is an eye-like decoration, with a black gemstone base, which looks deep and enchanting.

The gazes of the others immediately became complicated, especially their eyes, which were filled with pity, as they looked at Ikonser.

Seeing that both demigods of the church were looking at him, Ikonser, with his tousled, messy, and stubborn brown hair, gritted his teeth, gently stroked the surface of the silver mirror with his right hand three times, then took a deep breath and said in a low voice:

"Your Excellency Arodes, my question is, where is the man who just fought here now?"

As soon as he finished speaking, strange watery light flashed on the surface of the silver mirror, converging to form a scene: the top of a steam crane in the dock area, but strangely, there was no human figure in the composition.

But that was enough! The experienced Ace Snake and Horamick immediately realized that the man who had just fought the witch had not left the scene, but was instead daringly spying on them from the dock area.

Archbishop Horamik raised his finger, and a brilliant and beautiful light emanated from it, shooting straight at the top of the crane at an astonishing speed.

This was one of the astronomical abilities he acquired during his "astrologer" stage, and its power was quite terrifying. However, since he didn't intend to kill anyone, the archbishop deliberately reduced its power.

At the same time, a sudden gust of wind arose, and the "Singer of God" flew to the top of the crane in the blink of an eye, only to see a figure that had been accurately hit by the "Aurora" but was completely unharmed and flew away in a flash of light...

Snake gave chase with all his might, but after circling the city several times, he still lost track of them.

When he returned to the dock area somewhat annoyed, he saw that Ikonser, who was holding the silver mirror "Arods", was unusually pale, and the other "Mechanical Heart" companions around him were all far away from him.

As for Archbishop Horamik, he is no longer with us.

For some reason, seeing this scene lifted the "Singer of God's" spirits once again...

……

The person who had been spying on the official extraordinary individuals from the top of the tower crane was Zhao Chen. He never expected to see the magic mirror Arodes that Hong Xiaoxi had mentioned here.

He knew things were going to go wrong the moment Icons asked the question, but he still couldn't escape the "Aurora's" attack...

However, this is no longer important, because the moment he "saw" Arodes, a high-grade divine power cultivation method was unknowingly added to his soul.

Its name is "The Divine Mirror of the Heavens and Earth"!
(End of this chapter)