People are in Type-Moon, but they practice science

At the same time, the "special barrier" sensed by Hiel gradually spread throughout the city of London. The uneasiness hovering in the hearts of millions of Londoners, condensing and manipulating the lies and rumors, was undoubtedly a special spiritual intelligence barrier formed by "Tatali" (malicious intelligence particles).

Aleister (Qin Xuan) walked in the streets and alleys. His high-intensity spiritual cultivation made him clearly aware of the undisguised anxiety in people's hearts, and it was chaotic, active, and immature. This was not like magic, which had long been shaped into a fixed part of the spiritual structure because of the prescribed direction.

However, even under the guidance of the barrier, the citizens of London would uncomfortably associate the huge noise and continuous gunfire outside their houses with events such as "terrorist attacks" rather than monster sieges or wizard wars.

Qin Xuan knew very well that ordinary people were bound by the cognition called science. This did not mean that they were ignorant, but that the earth's surface was indeed ruled by the laws called "science". It was just that these rules were still weak, and the progress lagged far behind others.

This "others" refers to the magic system. Magic is at least a type of "ancestors have been rich", and the magic of the Age of Gods relies on covenants with gods and links to fragments of the power of gods, almost reaching the level of being able to easily approach "law", or in other words, in that era, it itself is "law".

Even alchemy is the same. How do we know this? Just look at the seven weapons that are said to be able to destroy the world. Qin Xuan got one of them, so he knew that the weight of this "doomsday weapon" was real and the real deal.

For science to achieve this, it must first have its own "rule utilization" method, and superpowers are a good way out. Qin Xuan's intention is not only to develop on this path, but also to derive many "abnormal science" technologies from it, which can perform countless operations. If one day, the scientific side realizes the deconstruction of myths, the reconstruction and re-editing of power, then "science" may surpass other systems and become the strongest "base", or even "phase".

At this time, Qin Xuan walked to Westminster, the center of London. The magicians in the clock tower were still carrying out tense but useless offensive work. He walked over openly and then passed through the war-torn area without being noticed by anyone, or no one could notice him.

"Ellie."

Qin Xuan called out. As an elf attached to the world tree in his cave, Ai Li could return to him anytime and anywhere. It had nothing to do with the distance in the real world, but depended on the cave itself. As long as the cave existed, Ai Li could achieve the transfer regardless of the real distance, but Qin Xuan was not sure whether it could work in parallel worlds, outside the universe, or in other worlds.

"Have you finished your side?"

"Well, it's done." Ai Li replied through mental connection. Ai Li's mission is not to simply repeat Qin Xuan's operation and spread malicious intelligence everywhere, but to play the characteristics of the predecessor Venus UO and sprinkle dust-like spore parasites. They have the ability to extract concepts to a certain extent and will be subtly combined with intelligence particles to help Qin Xuan achieve his goals more smoothly.

"Strange, why is your voice a little unclear?" Qin Xuan felt that there was some noise in Ai Li's voice, but this kind of mental communication based on the same individual is different from communication on other levels. There should be no obstacles, unless it is her own voice.

"Of course I've changed into a new look," Ellie said, and she appeared before him. Her new look was a head of loose golden hair, but it was different from the "Venus Angel" she had chosen at the beginning. She was a tall woman shining with light, wearing a loose white cloth covering her whole body.

Ai Li looked at Qin Xuan and tried to speak in a tone that was different from that of a human: "Contractor (Aleister), no matter who you are, you can never give up working hard for happiness."

Qin Xuan: “…not at all.” Ai Li was still so keen on “cosplay”, so Qin Xuan was convinced that the Ai Li in front of him was normal.

"Okay, do you want me to change it back?"

"No, let's use this look until this is over."

After Qin Xuan finished speaking, he walked towards the conspicuous tower that was emitting terrifying magical fluctuations.

So, the journey was smooth sailing afterwards. After all, acting was unnecessary when there were no outsiders around.

But soon there was movement ahead. It was not an unexpected blocker, but a deployed "chess piece".

——"I am really impressed. The civilians following behind me, please stop holding me back! You should have just followed my pace, but you still made mistakes and triggered so many traps!"

This is the voice of a woman who wants to remain ladylike but cannot hide her anger.

——"Ha... spare me, Miss! Not everyone is as proficient in strengthening as you and has excellent physical strength, ha... ha... sorry, I'm the type who can keep up with the eyesight but can't handle it physically! Guwu..."

This was another male voice that was out of breath and had an unusually weak tone.

——"Ahhh! Stop talking and wasting your energy. You stepped on it again——"

The woman, Miss Luvia with blonde hair and double diamonds, could no longer maintain her elegance, and the magic traps were triggered one after another with huge explosions.

"Damn it! Call (Awaken)——" The magic light of the gem began to flicker, and Luvia's family magic, which was subtly different from Toosaka Rin's direction, began to show, "Emerald Seven, followed by Red Eight, arousing Red Ten, and circulating to Blue Four——"

The scattered gems responded one after another without anyone noticing, and the magic power echoed with each other as if they were dancing.

The entire passage was filled, and then the trap spells that kept exploding in this area connected to each other, as if the interconnection outside the magic circle had constructed a new magic circle.

Chapter 138 A hot man is coming!

Outside the magic circle, a new magic circle was constructed through interconnection. In the magician's unique vision, it was like a ray of light connected to another ray of light. The trap formula was not destroyed, but the triggering method was changed.

“Call grace (grace, wake up)!”

In a passage, a series of magic traps were exploding continuously, but as the spells set in the gems placed by Luvia covered them, the raging magic power in the traps that had not yet exploded subsided.

Luvia stopped and said, "Hmph." She quickly and efficiently tidied up her hair which had become a little messy due to running. It was obvious that she had not expected a magician of Waver's level to be able to help her much, and she was suspected of being a drag.

Therefore, those gems just now were arranged by her in advance.

"Ah, ha... ha——" Weber also stopped, "Sorry, sorry, I was almost at my limit just now. The traps in the passage were triggered too quickly..."

"Alright, alright, now that we've rested enough, it's time to set off." Luvia thought she was kind enough to give Waver some time to rest, but she still didn't understand why this guy who was only a drag was chosen to join the team, "Could (Qin) Xuan have made a mistake in choosing someone?"

At this time, Waver, who had recovered his breathing rhythm, told Luvia what she had just done: "Miss, the spell you just used didn't destroy the trap, did it?"

"Huh? Is there something wrong with your eyes? The trap can't be triggered at all now?"

"No, the fact that the trap cannot be triggered does not mean that the trap is destroyed," Weber saw Luvia's distrust of him. To be honest, if an orthodox aristocratic magician were to abandon his teammates here, it would be normal. Weber also knew his weaknesses, so Weber had to show his "value", otherwise, he would lose the qualification to be even looked at by the "Finnish Hunter".

"Miss, you just changed the 'conditions' for the trap to be triggered... No, maybe you didn't even change the conditions, you just changed the relative conditions."

"Oh?"

"This magic trap, the magic traps that connect the entire passage, are all triggered in the same way - a certain degree of weight, the weight of magic power," Weber said, looking at the surrounding passage environment and the concentration of magic power. "The concentration of magic power in the air is abnormally high. I'm afraid one of the mechanisms of the trap is to absorb the magic power (weight) stored in the air? And when an object heavier than this weight enters, and the second mechanism is when a walking small source with a heavier weight - a magician - enters, the trap will explode the stored magic power in one go, which is to form a chain explosion."

"But the way you changed it is to connect all those spells together and combine them into a 'whole'. This means that even the conditions for triggering magic have become a whole. For a combination of a large number of magic traps, the small source that can trigger it will probably require a total of more than ten magicians, right?"

"Well, that's a pretty good analysis. Your 'eyesight' is indeed as good as you said."

Luvia affirmed, which made Waver breathe a sigh of relief.

"But is it really okay to give me some time to rest now? In any case, the enemy must have known about our invasion by now, right?"

"Yes, but our actions are not that urgent." Luvia saw that Waver was very familiar with the spells, but his insight into people's hearts was still a little lacking. "The trap spells here are exactly the same, except that they are more dense and have no other characteristics. Think about the opponent - that Mathers, don't you think this posture is too simple? It's obvious that he doesn't take us so-called invaders seriously at all."

Instead of thinking about what Mathers would do after learning about the intruder, it would be better to guard against his men outside who might receive the alarm and rush over.

"Besides, we can also buy time for the other team," Luvia said, considering the relative strength of each team.

In fact, before entering the passage covered with magic traps, the four of them had decided on a strategy of dividing their forces. Since there was a fork in the road after the passage with different routes leading to the center of the earth vein, Luvia and Weber's team took the outer side, which was relatively close to the battlefield of the Golden Dawn members, while Toosaka Rin and Lorelei took another route that was farther but could reach their destination.

If we only look at the pursuit distance, it is self-evident which group the Golden Dawn team will prioritize eliminating when they return to deal with the invaders. Or if they don't consider the order and directly divide their forces, they can at least allow Luvia and Weber to delay one team.

"I see," Waver had finished his rest. "Then let's go. We are here to help those who might be pursuing us, but we can't just stop here, right?"

"That's right," Luvia had already walked ahead. She had already spent a lot of gems, but now she took out another valuable ruby, "Set——"

Let’s add a little spice to the new comers, she thought.

Hey.

A soft sound echoed in the air. It was not the sound made by Luvia, and it was not difficult for the two magicians to detect it, but they did not react.

“Thou art the Mars, blessing fram war deity.”

Luvia brought the gem to life. In Kabbalah, ruby ​​corresponds to Mars, "its color is red, its number is 5, its metal is iron, and its guardian angel is Chamael."

clatter. clatter.

The sound is close at hand.

"This way, we can give them (the people who come later) a big surprise," Luvia said while setting up the spell. "Even if we can't detonate the entire passage in time, a collapse accident will be enough to give them a hard time..."

Da da da.

Luvia made a series of operations, but Weber at the side had a strange reaction, "He, he's coming...?"

"Ah? What did you just mean?" Luvia was confused by Weber's words.

Waver felt that he sensed a familiar... no, a completely unfamiliar and disturbing aura.

"——Oh? We've only met once, but you recognized me with your intuitive eyes?"

A silver-haired man stood here at some point, and Luvia's warning spell had no effect at all.

Chapter 139 Group Psychology - Lacy Ritual

A silver-haired man stood here at some point.

Weber felt as if his entire body was frozen, and his entire body seemed to be usurped by a simple feeling of uneasiness.

He knew that it was Aleister Mathers' enemy, a man who had been hiding from beginning to end and no one knew what he was planning.

"The way you noticed it... No, it looks like just a coincidence."

Aleister said, and Waver was obviously a little confused by what he just said.

He did have a chance encounter with Weber, and "fate" is also a concept that can be utilized in the world of magic. Perhaps Weber does have the potential for "Discerning Eyes", but it will take time to develop to that level. At the moment, it is probably a reaction stimulated by the instinct for survival.

Waver was unable to move, just like Luvia beside him.

"What kind of spell is this? I can't move..." Luvia didn't have time to reflect on how her spell was broken silently. This method of taking away a person's ability to move shocked her even more.

"My mind (consciousness) is functioning, but my body refuses to respond. Damn it!"

Luvia tried again, but her body still did not respond. If her movements were limited to the consciousness in her head, she would not be able to activate the spell, let alone counterattack.

There was annoyance in her beautiful eyes.

Waver actually wanted to speak up and remind her that it would be best not to resist Aleister and tell Luvia not to move rashly. Unfortunately, he couldn't move his body, not even to open his mouth or move his fingers.

"Controlling the nervous system? ...No..."

Weber subconsciously began to analyze the principles of the technique, but an "uneasiness" emotion that he himself was not aware of, as if his cognition had changed, suddenly appeared and prevented him from thinking further.

Then, Weber was surprised to find that his body moved on its own. 'It has not recovered, and is still in a controlled state... Is this another way back? Where are we going...'

Aleister did not automatically explain his purpose like a regular villain, but the style of magicians in this world is the same: the mystery cannot be known to others, otherwise it will be weakened, and the technique cannot be seen through by others, otherwise it will expose the weakness.

As their vision gradually became brighter, Waver and Luvia finally knew where they were. They returned to the ground, approaching the location of the monarchs, where the Clock Tower magicians and the Golden Dawn were still fighting.

"Does this mean we should return to the Clock Tower team?"

Luvia walked on the cold and foggy streets. The visibility around her was almost below 500 meters. Although her body was controlled and she could not use enhanced magic to concentrate her vision to see far away, she could still judge the approximate destination based on the loud roar of magic in the distance.

She didn't think Aleister was controlling them and escorting them back out of kindness. The enemy of my enemy might not be my friend, and it depended on the specific situation. Moreover, according to the data from the last century, there was a clear conflict between the Clock Tower and Aleister.

"Aleister... must want us to return to the team to accomplish some ulterior motive... if it is accomplished successfully. No, we can't just go back like this...!"

Weber was also extremely frightened at this moment. If he could control his body freely, he would probably have been sweating profusely and trembling with limbs.

'There's something wrong with the surroundings!' Unlike Luvia, who delved into people's hearts, Waver began to doubt the density of the fog around him. Although foggy days in London didn't seem strange, as a long-term resident of London, Waver at least knew when the fog was thick and when the fog was lightest.

'Besides, aren't there too many plants around here? ' The green plants on the ground were also one of the reasons for his suspicion. Apart from the specially designated green belts, where is the free soil environment for plants to grow in London?

What's more, this is the city center. How could vibrant green plants grow among the cement and asphalt?

Weber saw green plants out of the corner of his eye. The green was not only growing on the roadside, but it could be said to be everywhere in the streets and alleys. Even on the shops, bell towers, and church buildings on both sides of the street, there was vibrant green.

No, it should be a weird green.

'Don't trample the lawn!'

When the desire to explore emerged in his heart, a familiar feeling of "uneasiness" came over him again, interrupting his further thinking.

What will happen if they continue to move forward and officially return to the Clock Tower team?

His thinking gradually became dull and it was difficult for Weber to think.

Therefore, in the following time, although Waver and Luvia seemed to be acting normally, they were actually being manipulated and were moving towards the group at the clock tower like puppets.

Aleister was watching from a distance. Waver, Luvia, and the large group of magicians in the distance were just a small part of it.

In the vast, vast urban space that they could not see, tiny spores continued to spread along with the malignant intelligence particles.

It is spreading towards the Westminster area, the city of London, and the Greater London metropolitan area in the form of fog and clouds.

The malicious intelligence particles absorb the unrest of the residents of the entire city and continue to multiply. The microscopic spores absorb the concept of "instability", then take root, grow, multiply, and expand, turning into an invisible vegetation "territory".

This territory is the city itself.

This thick fog is also the feeling of uneasiness itself.

Rome was not built in a day, and great unrest did not break out overnight.

Such a strong sense of insecurity was caused by an attack by a Golden Dawn leader, a war launched by a magic society, the spread of rumors of terrorist attacks, and a sense of despair that there was no chance of victory in the future and destruction was imminent.

Aleister looked at the thick fog, no, at the various shapes and forms of anxiety moving within the thick fog.

The so-called group contains a variety of different psychology, that is, a mob. But there are also many aspects, such as behavioral norms, organizational structure, interdependence, etc., which have commonalities, that is, group psychology and overall psychology.

On this vast spiritual level, if the group is formed into a "group", then the personality displayed by the majority will be taken as the prototype, and the personality of the minority will disappear.

Everyone has a herd mentality. People seek the sense of security of returning to the group to bridge the uneasiness of being alone.

"Mathers, your reckless actions will inevitably lead to a huge backlash."

Aleister declared.

It was as if he was standing aside from the matter, and the scene before him and the impending "counterattack" had nothing to do with him.