Chapter 757: The Trembling City

After that abrupt earthquake, the white fog on the street became even thicker, as if thin gauze were hanging everywhere in the air. Just now, one could still see the house across the street from the window, but after the earthquake, one could only see the hazy fog.

The concentration of whisper elements in the thick fog had exceeded the strength of a poet-level relic, so Sister Michelle urgently organized manpower to block doors and windows, especially the gaps in the windows, to prevent the white fog from seeping in.

At the same time, the Midhillburg City Hall and the church were also in action. Police officers holding lanterns ran on the streets, shaking bells while loudly reminding citizens not to go out before dawn tomorrow. They would even knock on doors house by house, reminding them to block the gaps in doors and windows in time.

And given the scale and resident population of Midhillburg, I am afraid that this reminder work was not only being done by the local police, but also by the Delarion Royal Army stationed on the Sicard Mountains.

The lanterns in the hands of the police were not ordinary items. When Sister Michelle opened the door to talk to the police, she noticed the Dawn Holy Emblem on the metal base of the oil lamp. This was a divine alchemy item made by the church, used to protect these ordinary people so they could walk in the fog.

In the late autumn afternoon, thick fog dispersed. Xia De, who was waiting anxiously, stood by the third-floor window looking outside. He couldn't see anything, but he knew that on the Sicard Mountains, in the Rift, important things must have already happened.

Priest Augustus, Sister Daelin, Miss Aurora, and even Yin Yi Yi Lu Na might have already started fighting some kind of dangerous enemy, and all this happened in just one hour.

Around 2:20 PM, the earthquake happened again. This time the intensity was greater, even making Xia De, who had stood up, feel a bit unsteady. Fortunately, the two earthquakes that had occurred one after another this month had already made the citizens living here accustomed to such things, so for the time being, no one panicked and fled outdoors because of the earthquake.

Sister Michelle looked even more nervous; the blind nuns had senses even more sensitive than ordinary Ring Mages. She found Xia De on the third floor and hoped he could guard the entrance on the first floor. Xia De certainly would not refuse.

When he and the nun went downstairs, the sound of a large bell roaring came from the center of the city. The middle-aged nun signaled Xia De not to speak and counted the number of bell tolls quietly. After the bell stopped, she said to Xia De with worry:

"It's not the time for the hourly report. Seven bell tolls are a sign of a city emergency. Oh, you are an outsider, maybe you don't understand; we border cities need this kind of early warning measure."

"When was the last time the bell tolled seven times?"

Xia De asked.

"At that time, the total war in the Old Continent had not yet ended."

Outsiders don't understand the meaning of city bell tolls, but citizens living in this city certainly do. The white fog containing whisper elements was seeping into every corner of the city. If they couldn't block the doors and windows in time, and their bodies were a bit weaker, they certainly wouldn't survive today.

The church's manpower was being dispersed to every corner of the city. On the street lamp poles in the streets and alleys that Xia De didn't notice, the symbols of divine rituals lit up in succession, constructing a ritual base array centered on the core urban area, trying to fight against this thick fog.

This was a real big move, almost turning the entire city into a "Sanctuary." And this was just the first step of preparation before the sealing ritual "Trace of the Sacred Tree" began.

But even so, this fog would certainly take away a large number of lives in this city.

The overlap between the Rift and the material world was becoming more and more serious. After the second small earthquake, Xia De keenly perceived the anomaly in space. And just as he worried, around 2:40 PM, Sister Michelle told Xia De that the nun responsible for monitoring the white fog on the high floors of the building had discovered evil spirits in the white fog.

This was a quite serious matter. It was daytime now, and the street where the Blind House was located could be considered a busy downtown area of the city. The appearance of evil spirits here meant that evil spirits would appear throughout the entire city.

The Orthodox Church had not failed to anticipate this situation, but now their manpower was dispersed by the three passages, and they also had to take into account both the real world and the Rift, so they couldn't clear every corner of the city in time.

But this time the church's preparation was really very sufficient. Twenty minutes after the first evil spirit was discovered, a loud horn sound came from the center of the city. It was like the horn of ancient tribal people launching a charge against the enemy.

And as a Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi, Xia De could see a layer of golden radiance rising from the center of the city from the first-floor window, and then a huge golden phantom wearing a crown of thorns appeared in the fog, the right hand raised and blowing a horn.

Those golden radiances quickly spread to the city, but did not disperse the white fog. The power Xia De perceived was more like a spell to expel evil spirits, but the coverage was really terrifyingly large.

Ordinary people couldn't even hear the sound of the horn, and among Ring Mages, only those with keen perception could truly see the golden spiritual light of those divine arts. The horn sound lasted for a full half-minute before ending, and then the city became quiet again.

Xia De, who was indoors, could capture the golden light particles still remaining in the air. Sister Michelle told Xia De that the horn just now was the Angel-level relic (1st level) 【Twisted Holy Sound】 housed in this diocese. The side effects of using this relic were extremely great. Although the sound could expel malicious spiritual bodies, it was also possible to awaken some sleeping subspace evil objects.

Only the Orthodox Church could use it with confidence in combination with divine arts.

According to the general rules of the Orthodox Church's actions that Xia De heard from Yin Yi Yi Lu Na, after using such large-scale divine arts, Ring Ringed Ringed Shushi squads would be sent out for point-to-point clearing.

But the mountain city of Midhillburg was so large that even though Ring Mages from surrounding dioceses had been transferred to support in recent weeks, Xia De still felt worried about the prospects of this city.

He was still waiting; this kind of waiting was even more anxious than waiting for Darkness to come to Tobesk.

After the horn sound, there was no other movement in the city for a long time, only Xia De waiting anxiously for news at the Blind House. When the time approached 3:30 PM, the thunder-like explosion in the distance startled Xia De, and according to Sister Michelle's judgment, the sound came from near the top of the Sicard Mountains.

These nuns who had not used their vision for years had auditory senses even stronger than Xia De's.

The thunder sound represented that a battle had already broken out on the Sicard Mountains, and one side should be the Orthodox Church, because Sister Michelle heard that the sound was the unique sound of the Sage-level relic 【Thunder Hammer】 housed by the Nature Church in this diocese when summoning thunder.

It is said that this relic is related to the evil god 【Fury Storm】, who is also one of the three evil gods worshipped in Coldwater Port.

Rashly using such a relic, it seemed that the battle on the Sicard Mountains was not simple, but neither Xia De nor Sister Michelle could guess who the other side of the battle was.

At this time, the ordinary people in the Blind House were already a bit flustered, especially those blind people who came to visit in the thick fog today. They urgently wanted to return to their homes, but for safety, Sister Michelle couldn't let them leave, so some of them were almost screaming hysterically.

Ordinary people who have not experienced things have fragile spirits, and in a city where whisper elements are dispersed, they are more easily affected. Although the church's divine ritual has the effect of soothing the spirit, it is not omnipotent after all.

Time approached 4:00 PM, and the strange situation in the city continued. Although the sun had not yet set, the light intensity in the entire area had dropped to almost night. In the hazy fog, it seemed that large groups of people were walking, but the people near the street couldn't see the faces of those figures at all.

I don't know how many people were praying silently at home, and I don't know how many people were gradually heading toward madness after occasionally witnessing the strange scenes on the street.

Even without going out, Xia De could feel the anxiety and unease of this city, and could feel the omen that disaster was imminent.

And the door of the Blind House was actually knocked on at this time. The urgent and forceful knocking sound almost scared Mia, who was taking a nap in Xia De's arms.

"Who would knock on the door at this time? Does the neighbor next door want to hide here?"

Moving a few steps toward the door, the 【Night Watcher】 in his hand vibrated immediately.

Xia De frowned slightly, let the person behind him notify Sister Michelle, and he himself boldly looked out from the peephole of the door. Standing in the thick fog was a man in ragged clothes and a hunched figure. He couldn't see his specific appearance, just standing in front of the door with his head down, seemingly a beggar.

"Mr. Watson, who is here?"

Sister Michelle also walked over at this time. Xia De described the characteristics of the person knocking on the door, and the nun shook her head:

"Not an acquaintance of ours here."

"It shouldn't be a beggar asking for help either; I didn't see his shadow, it's an evil spirit in the fog."

Xia De judged. He didn't feel very strong whisper elements sticking to the door, indicating it wasn't a humanoid relic. And this kind of evil spirit that operates according to certain rules, although its own power is not strong, would also cause trouble if not handled carefully.

Letting the nun prepare to take action, Xia De leaned against the door and asked:

"Who is knocking on the door?"

"Sir, can you give me something to eat?"

The hoarse and old man's voice came from outside. The strange sound made Xia De couldn't help but get goosebumps:

"What do you want?"

"Food, as long as it's something that can fill my stomach."

"Fill your stomach?"

Xia De called the terrified servant, asked for a bowl of water, and lightly touched it to make the surface of the water show a blasphemous silver light. Then, sticking to the door, he carefully opened a crack in the door.

Just before he could hand out the bowl, a cyan human hand with bulging surface blood vessels actively reached in.

Xia De's face was very close to that hand, and he could clearly see the silt in the slender nails and the corpse spots on the back of the hand, and could feel the chilling coldness even more. ===== CHAPTER 758 =====