Chapter 390 Shadows in the Flame

At five o'clock in the afternoon, as it was getting dark, the Phlogiston Company launched a second wave of attacks on the beach area.

This time they learned their lesson and set up field artillery deep in the street. While firing wildly towards the west, they also sent out many security teams and climbed to the top of the building to watch for attacks coming from the left and right. Even if the caliber of the artillery is not large, it is enough to be earth-shattering for a city that was founded in a remote fishing village. Every time a cannonball lands on the sand, it will set off a thick pillar of sand.

The deafening explosions continued continuously, and the clear vibrations could be felt even deep in the cave. The family members who had taken refuge were standing close together, their faces looking quite pale. It was obvious that this was the first time they had experienced such a huge battle.

"Are you sure you want us to go to the south of the city now?" Elodie raised an eyebrow and said, "If the outside can't withstand it, I won't be able to support Zhang Zhiyuan and the others immediately."

"The matters at Vanrick's house are more important. As for this side..." Chaoyang glanced through Zhang Zhiyuan's field of vision, "Don't worry, they can still withstand it for the time being."

Although the trenches on the beach could not withstand direct shelling, the workers did not hide in the trenches - these shallow tactical trenches served more as communication lines. When the shelling came, except for a few elite soldiers such as Zhang Zhiyuan, Observing the enemy situation on the edge of the city, others have returned to the back of the low cliff of the cave.

What's more, the probability of the shells landing just near the trenches is not high, and with the large number of vertical and horizontal corridors, this level of shelling may look lively, but it cannot really threaten the defending troops.

Once the company sends its main force to launch a ground attack, the workers can quickly return to the frontline positions through these tactical trenches.

In other words, as long as the security team does not attack, the company cannot truly seize the beach.

Judging from the color of the sky, they would probably wait until the sun completely went down before taking action.

"Okay, then I'll take her and set off," Elodie shrugged.

"Remember to walk from the sea," Chaoyang warned again, "Don't let the locals notice you."

Angel knew this very well.

She took Coco Moqi, who had finished delivering the sweet potatoes, out of the cave, carried him behind her back, then spread her wings and took off into the sky. Behind her was a beach that was being bombarded, and the sound of continuous explosions completely overwhelmed the sound of her flapping wings.

"It's so fast!" Coco Moqi sighed while hugging her neck.

"Can't you fly too?"

"That can only be considered floating at best." She held down her hair, as if she wanted to maintain a good image even while flying at high speed, but soon gave up the attempt, "Although Yu can also use the transformation technique to transform himself into a An owl, but that would make no other magic possible."

"By the way, how many kinds of magic do you know?" Elodie asked curiously, "Where did you learn them all?"

"This is Yu's secret, and I won't tell you. But it's probably hundreds or more, and it's not acquired through learning." Coco Moqi said proudly, "Every magic represents the past wishes of mankind. ——Some people want to escape from the troubled world, so they have the art of transformation; some people want to protect their loved ones in the dark, so they have the art of invisibility. People create magic in their prayers, and I am the collection of these magics."

"Is that the big meteorite too?"

"Uh..." The Magic Goddess paused for a moment, "Maybe there are believers who want to see shooting stars?"

Elodie silently rolled her eyes.

It only took a few minutes to get from the east beach to the southern end of the Acropolis. After a short walk, the two found the "burned house" mentioned by Chaoyang. In the middle of the street facing the sea, a large-scale house ruins stood out - it covered an area of ​​more than a thousand square meters, and several blackened support stone pillars stood tall, indicating that the house had at least It's as high as three stories. It can definitely be called a mansion in Xiacheng District.

Even though almost a month has passed, the house has not been rebuilt. It just stands alone in the deserted yard, as if telling everyone about the misfortune that happened here.

"It should be right, that is Vanrick's mansion." Elodie said. After Vanrik Fish suffered a shocking upheaval, he angrily devoted himself to the resistance cause. All his property was used to mobilize workers, and this house has been abandoned to this day.

"Even if he succeeds in revenge in the end, his family will never come back." Coco Moqi sighed, "I have seen such a tragedy countless times."

"By the way...hasn't anyone ever prayed for the resurrection of the dead?"

"Yes, the magic of resurrection exists."

"Are you serious!?" Angel was stunned.

"How rude! Yu is the goddess of magic, and she doesn't need to lie to increase her worth!" The girl complained, "But this miracle has a fatal problem. The people it resurrects are not 100% dead, just like Impurities are mixed into the soul, which will gradually cause the subject to become another person..."

"Another person?" Elodie asked as she descended.

"Yes, to be precise, they are cultists. It is easy for such people to embark on the path of delusion and fanaticism... I guess that after the soul loses the protection of the body, it will be slightly affected by the evil god. The longer the time lapses, the more rational it will be. The faster it gets. So I later classified this technique as a forbidden technique and no believers are allowed to use it."

After the two landed, the angel first checked the surroundings to make sure no one was watching, then came to Coco Moqi and squatted down, "Okay, you can perform the spell."

"Look carefully -" the latter tapped her forehead gently, "This is a miracle that only you can see!"

Instantly, the surrounding scenery began to flow backwards... from empty to crowded. Elodie saw that some people presented white flowers in front of the yard, and some people went into the ruins to search everywhere, trying to find valuable things left behind. Not everyone respected the fisherman boss, especially after he was arrested, the gangsters also completely destroyed the outer yard, and the flower petals were trampled into the soil.

Not enough...

Time continued to move forward rapidly, and sweat broke out on Kokomochi's cheeks.

Someone was crying loudly in front of the ruins of the house, holding a body that had long been cold in his hands... It was Vanrick Fishers. People around him kept trying to dissuade and comfort him, but Vanrick's eyes were gradually getting colder. After the tears dried up, flames ignited in his eyes, as black as the night falling.

A little further forward...

Elodie saw the fire! The flames spewed out from the window of the house, like fire snakes! Vanrick's wife fell at the door of the front yard, and the blood that flowed out dyed the ground red.

A little further!

Cocomochi's slender arms trembled, and the magic was almost at its limit.

"Save my child!" Someone suddenly shouted, "Please, anyone can do it!"

Elodie looked up in surprise and found that the flames seemed to have become smaller. A window on the second floor was opened, and Vanrick's wife leaned out, holding the child in her arms and screaming.

Was she asking someone for help at that time?

The angel turned around and then opened his eyes wide in surprise! There were people around! And there were at least dozens of them! They were only one street away from the house. Some people were looking out the window, and some showed half of their heads from the shadows at the entrance of the street. They whispered and talked, fear, surprise, cowardice, numbness... They did find the raging fire, but no one crossed the road.

Because there were several gangsters standing on the street with machetes and axes.

Elodie looked across the street in a daze. She even saw a familiar face among the bystanders, Sweet Potato.

"Please save the child, kindhearted person!" the woman pleaded again.

Elodie looked up and found that the other party was actually talking to her. The sadness and heartache in her eyes were beyond words, but she still did not give up the hope of survival.

Although she knew it was just an illusion, the angel rushed into the mansion and went straight to the second floor. At the moment she opened the door of the corresponding room, the woman rushed out of the room with the child in her arms and passed through her. She only then saw that the flames had spread to the window, squeezing out her last foothold.

"Run!"

Elodie followed Vanrick's wife and cheered her loudly, even though she knew she couldn't hear. At this time, the staircase corridor and the hall were already full of fire. The woman hugged the child tightly and passed through one fire net after another, ignoring the burns on her feet and shoulders.

Finally, the door on the first floor appeared in front of her.

She rushed forward as if she saw the dawn, the fire followed her closely, but it was always one step behind her.

The woman crossed the gate wrapped in billowing smoke.

Further ahead was the safe area of ​​the front yard!

At this moment, a black shadow rushed out from the sea of ​​fire, pierced her left back like a cold arrow, and pierced through her chest.

Elodie lowered her head and watched in amazement as the strip that pierced her body quickly retracted and disappeared in the fire in the blink of an eye. This was not the first time she had seen such a scene. When she was in the Brilliant Castle, similar things took the lives of many people.

They called it the "black cloth strip."