"Szz... it’s nothing, I... I’m fine, just suddenly thought of something. Go quickly, don’t worry about me, and bring back the Moon Rabbit Seal for Valentina."
At this moment, the luminescence that marked Helldor’s cardinal status was dimming on his body, but the temperature inside him was rising. Another deep power from his soul had somehow penetrated his iron bones and linked up with the cardinal’s luminescence, enabling him to stand up again and then release the magic that hadn’t been completed earlier.
Balzac gritted his teeth, turned his head to glance outside, cursed under his breath, and then followed Ilois to the upper floors.
As spells appeared one after another, the World Resonance they triggered also affected the Spirit Realm. The Protection Magic that formed in an instant managed to push back the curse entity but stirred its most primitive and fiercest rage.
A nearly ear-piercing and strange bird-like cry exploded in everyone’s ears present at the scene, causing many of the staff outside to suddenly feel itchiness on their skin. Looking down, they discovered to their horror feathers gruesomely sprouting from their own flesh, sending them into a panic.
Just then, in the snowstorm behind them, a Nali man in a thick robe was sprinting feverishly, holding a nail flashing with a "soul" Ring Head. It was none other than Fisher, the new hire by Valentina.
Fisher had just guessed that there could be a curse attack similar to the one on the island targeting Ilois, so while running, he carved an original Low-Ring "soul" magic on his hand, leaving Emhardt in his embrace dumbstruck and unsure how to react.
It had to be admitted, even though Emhardt thought Fisher was a bad man who fancied demi-human girls, his natural talent for Magic was still unmatched by many.
Valentina had also noticed the man sprinting towards them. Just when she was about to say something, he had already fiercely thrown the steel nail in his hand toward the snow in the direction of the Turand Family camp. With a disturbance from the soul level originating from that nail, all of the Magic Circuits in everyone outside flared up vividly.
Second Ring Magic, "Soul Activation."
The effect was essentially making the soul within the human body more lively. For Mages, it enhanced their sensitivity to World Resonance; for ordinary people, it improved their sensitivity to Magic Power. Just as Fisher had predicted, the curse was effective against the souls of people. When the souls inside their bodies were activated, their resistance to curses would therefore increase.
The reason why Helldor had previously been cursed and had feathers grow on him without feeling any pain was because his soul was fuel rather than the core. From that time, Fisher should have realized that the soul inside Helldor was not his true soul but a copied consciousness...
But perhaps, even so, as long as it enabled him to continue serving Valentina, he would accept it gladly, right?
As the ordinary people present had their Magic Circuits uncontrollably light up, the signs of the curse on their bodies also began to gradually fade.
Fisher glanced at Valentina and Philis sitting at the temple entrance and then looked inside. Through his Spirit Realm Vision, enhanced by the Demi-human Girls Completion Manual, he could clearly see the cursing entity shrieking in the air.
Just as Valentina was about to discuss the current situation inside with Fisher, he had already guessed what was happening. Without a word, he drew his Fluid Sword and with a speed beyond that of ordinary humans, he darted past Valentina to the temple entrance.
Simultaneously, the whip-like Fluid Sword stretched out, tightly winding around the Sealing Cage placed outside in the snow.
Originally, the Sealing Cage was meant to be placed inside the temple, but the door was simply too narrow to fit it through, so it had to be placed at the entrance. Now though, Fisher couldn’t afford to consider this. If Ilois was in danger of being attacked by the curse, he had to bring the Sealing Cage inside.
Fisher’s expression darkened, and his Ninth-Rank body burst with strength, pulling the Sealing Cage—which could crush two powerful horses—suddenly into motion. Following his steps, it spun toward the temple like a top, earning a gaping stare from Valentina in her wheelchair.
Is this guy even human?
Fisher cast a glance at Valentina, whose Magic Circuit was also lighting up at that moment. Being familiar with Magic Circuit and demi-human types, Fisher immediately recognized that her Magic Circuit was not human, and he had never seen such a pattern before...
But he had no time now to ponder what type of demi-human Valentina was. He needed to focus on the task at hand and merely shouted,
Philis belatedly pulled Valentina’s wheelchair back a step, and without any further delay, Fisher dragged the hundreds of pounds-heavy Sealing Cage into the temple.
With a thunderous crash, the Sealing Cage smoothly passed through the narrow stone door and spun towards the brilliant moonlight inside the hall. Fisher, taking three steps in one leap, soared through the air, stepping on the Sealing Cage and meeting the bizarrely howling curse face-to-face as he jumped towards the third floor of the temple.