Chapter 235 Time Stands Still Series

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"who?"

Everyone in the Scourge Cult looked at Hibbert sitting on the digger with wary expressions.

 However, the latter seemed not to take these people seriously at all.

His expression looked quite confused, and he murmured something from his mouth. Because the surroundings were very quiet, every word Hibbert said was clearly heard by everyone:

“What’s going on? Why did the earth suddenly collapse? Is it because of an earthquake? Or is it because I’ve eaten too much and been too heavy recently?”

“What is this place? Why is it so dark? Are there so many vicious guys?”

 “Hey, why is it dead?”

 Speaking of the last sentence.

Hibbert looked at the digger beneath him with doubtful eyes. The latter indeed quickly lost its life after falling to the ground.

:

The digger doesn’t seem to have been killed by the fall—

 In fact, this thing has thick skin and thick flesh, and its vitality is very tenacious. It is impossible for it to die like this.

 Stop talking about Hibbert.

 Marie Joa's eyes were full of doubts.

Matthew next to her was also nervous.

Hibbert suddenly appeared here, which Matthew didn't want to see.

 The other party has not noticed me yet.

But what if he recognizes me and greets me?

 Where should Matthew go?

 He felt dizzy when he thought about these problems.

 Even if Hibbert never noticed him, the abnormal events caused by the digger would definitely arouse Mary Joa's suspicion.

If the other party suspects himself or Zangula because of this, it will feel a bit like a mistake.

all in all.

 Matthew smelled danger.

But his thoughts changed quickly—

 At the very least, they have sneaked in and found the secret base of the Scourge Cult near Watcher's Heights. This undercover operation can be considered a guaranteed harvest.

 It's really not possible and it won't be a bad thing if we fall out.

 At least this stronghold can be demolished.

 Thinking of this.

Matthew quickly made plans to fall out. He took the time to glance at Zangula, who still had most of his face hidden in the shadows and couldn't clearly see the other person's plans.

 “Hey! I have a question for you! Who are you?”

 A natural disaster tentacle stepped forward.

 He raised a crossbow, pointed it at Hibbert, and asked sternly.

However, Hibbert still ignored him.

 The former bent down and diligently checked the death status of the digger, but saw that he slightly disliked a scale on the head of the digger, and seemed to be saying to himself:

“This digger is very strange. It smells of magic and ashes. What do you use to feed it?”

 He seemed to be asking everyone in the Calamity Religion.

 Everyone looked at each other.

 Everyone looked at Mary Joa.

Marie Joa snorted coldly:

 “Where did the lunatic come from, talking nonsense.”

 “Catch him!”

 Hear this.

Hibbert looked a little anxious. He quickly stood up and said to Mary Joa and others:

“Don’t catch me, I’m just passing by. I was sitting on the ground and suddenly the ground collapsed, and then I came here. I am also a victim.”

 However, the Scourge Cultists would not reason with him.

 This thing happened so unusually.

The initiator of the incident, the Digger, has died violently, so Hibbert, who is still able to speak, must be the target that Mary Joa wants to control.

Matthew calmed down and prepared to secretly assist Hibbert.

 At this time.

 The tentacles of a warrior profession passed over the crowd and boldly flew towards Hibbert.

 He drew an ax from his waist as he ran.

His posture is strong and his movements are fast and violent, giving people the feeling of a beast rushing!

"do not come!"

Hibbert said anxiously:

“I don’t want to hurt anyone, even if they look like a bad bunch.”

 “Shut up, pretty boy!”

The soldier jumped up high and pounced on Hibbert with a ferocious expression.

Two Scourge Cultists also came over from both sides.

 They quickly approached and attacked Hibbert from three angles.

 Between lightning and flint.

　　A sigh sounded.

Just when Matthew was about to throw out the spell, an extremely bright light lit up Hibbert.

 In an instant.

 The entire dimly lit underground space was illuminated as brightly as daylight!

Hibbert's robes swayed gently as if stirred by the breeze.

 Follow.

 The swaying movement disappeared.

 A huge sphere appeared with him as the center, and the space within the sphere seemed to have changed in some way.

Everyone was surprised to see—

The warrior who jumped high suddenly paused in mid-air, his body stopped falling, and his expression stayed at that moment;

The same is true for the Scourge Cultists who came from the other two angles.

 The three of them were completely stuck.

not only that.

 All time inside the light ball seems to have stopped.

Only Hibbert himself stands out.

 …

“Hint: Your partner Hibbert used the “Time Stop Series” spell.

Time Standstill Series: One of the most difficult spell problems in the field of transformation, which can cause specific areas or targets to enter a state of time standstill through different media or forms.

 In a state of stillness of time.

  You can perform non-harmful or slightly damaging actions such as stealing, moving, pushing, humiliating, etc. on the immobilized target.

Once the behavior you do to the target exceeds the judgment of minor damage, the target will recover from this state and will have the ability to be immune to the time-stopping series of spells within the next half hour.

Knowledge (transformation field): The spell Hibbert cast is specifically "Hibbert's ball (self-created spell. Within the range covered by the ball, time almost stops in a sense. In the center, time becomes more stationary, but it is by no means completely stationary. "

 …

 He is truly a genius.

Matthew secretly eliminated the prepared spells. No wonder the Silver Council was only worried about whether Hibbert could complete the mission, not whether Hibbert would encounter danger during the mission.

This is it.

It is enough for Hibbert to travel around the continent of Irondor as he pleases!

 The spells in the Time Stop series are very difficult to learn, and like the spells in the Prophecy series, they require a lot of talent.

 It is estimated that there are not many people in the entire alliance who can stop time in small-scale areas like Hibbert.

  Including the Seven Saints.

Matthew was relieved, and he was suddenly curious about how this matter would end.

 For the Calamity Cult, a mage who had his own way of doing things suddenly came to their secret stronghold, and he also stopped time in a considerable part of the area. This was completely invading the territory head-on!

 If this can be tolerated.

The high-ranking officials of the Calamity Cult may have their face completely ruined in front of the lower-level members.

as expected.

But I saw Mary Joa roaring angrily:

 “Clear this spell for me!”

This stronghold should be the most powerful one in the Calamity Religion. Among the dozen or so backbone tentacles, there are actually two mages!

The two people came out.

 One of them said:

"It is useless to use spell offset now. This is a very rare time-stopping spell. Even the Seven Saints Alliance has few mages who can do this. I suspect there is something wrong with this person..."

　Marie Joa said with a dark face:

 “I don’t want to know if there’s something wrong with him, I just want to know if you can fix this **** ball!”

 The two looked at each other and discussed in a low voice.

 Marie Joa looked at Matthew again.

 The latter shrugged:

“I’m a necromancer. You don’t think I can do anything about it, do you?”

Marie Joa turned her head away with a stern face.

after awhile.

The two people seemed to have reached a conclusion after discussing it. The older mage said:

“We can try to set up an anti-magic barrier to directly offset all the magic in this area, but this will affect the ash extraction in the square…”

Marie Joa waved her hands irritably:

“At any cost, remove this ball of light for me. I will capture this mage and torture him!”

The two men immediately went to prepare.

 Speaking of which, these two mages should be considered top-notch talents. It only took them about 5 minutes to set up a circle of anti-magic barriers around them.

  After a while.

 One of the mages suddenly activated the barrier.

 In an instant.

A force that Matthew felt suppressed bloomed in this space.

 Follow.

The ball of light dispersed with a bang, and all the brilliance scattered into fragments and fell to the ground, forming patches of quite bright starlight.

 “Succeeded?”

　Marie Joa's face was filled with joy.

At this time, the two mages also turned their heads with smiles.

 One of them said:

 “The anti-magic field layout is completed, that mage can’t escape!”

 The other person said seriously:

 “We can try to put up an anti-magic ward…”

 While speaking.

A bright yellow light lit up behind the two of them.

Hibbert's ball returned to its original shape. Everyone looked at Hibbert who was busy working on the body of the Digger in surprise, and then looked at the warrior suspended in mid-air and the other two Scourge Cultists.

Time seems to have returned to a few minutes ago.

 After the older mage finished saying that, he hurriedly set up things on the ground.

 “What’s the matter with you?”

 Someone tried to hold them back.

 But as soon as he approached the two mages, his body froze in place!

The two mages seemed to have no idea what was happening outside, and were still concentrating on preparing the materials for the anti-magic enchantment. Five minutes later, everything was ready, and one of the mages activated the anti-magic enchantment.

Hibbert’s ball disappears.

 Then it reappears.

 The older mage smiled at Mary Joa and said:

 “We could try…”

 Looking at this scene.

 Everyone could not help but feel horrified.

 “Get back quickly!”

Marie Joa reacted:

 “The abnormal time domain is spreading outward, damn, stay away from that mage!”

 “The two of them entered the time loop!”

 The rest of the people are not fools either.

Although they lack knowledge of the time-stopping series of spells, the strange scene in front of them is enough to dissuade most people.

So everyone retreated one after another, leaving a buffer zone of at least 50 meters.

Everyone silently watched Hibbert jumping up and down on the corpse of the digger, their eyes full of fear.

 No one knows how to deal with this ball of light. Perhaps they can only wait for it to disappear automatically.

  It's even more embarrassing.

Although this stronghold is quite spacious, half of it is now occupied by Hibbert and his ball of light. The remaining people can only be said to be in the other half of the space, which suddenly seems a bit cramped.

"Such a terrifying spell will definitely not last long. You guys stay here and keep an eye on him. If there is any change, report it to me immediately. I will ask for my Lord's will!"

 Marie Joa ordered.

The Scourge Cultists responded one after another.

Matthew also stayed on the front line, responsible for observing Hibbert's every move.

 What made him feel speechless was.

This guy is actually studying the corpse of the digger!

“Teacher, do you really have no way to solve this light ball?”

 Before leaving.

Marie Joa came to Matthew again, she looked a little unwilling.

Matthew quickly realized that asking for God’s will might come at a price, even for a Patriarch like Marie-Joya.

 He sighed and was about to explain.

 But at this moment, a slender and lovely voice came from his shoulder:

“The field of time is the most difficult field to interpret, and the mage who has mastered time magic is the most terrifying. Even if his magic can be solved, he has other similar methods that can drive you crazy.”

“Even the gods respect and fear the authority of time. What they respect is its power and what they fear is its difficulty.”

“But among all the great existences, there is a benevolent dusk creature who holds the power of time, and that is Mr. Crazy Second Hand.”

 A little goblin jumped out of the rift in time and space.

While explaining, she said hello to Matthew intimately.

　Marie Joa looked wary:

 “What are you?”

 “Why does it appear here?”

The goblin bowed to her politely:

“My name is Xiao Xixi. I’m sorry, can I take up a little of your time?”

 “I want to talk to you about the deeds of Crazy Second Hand.”

 Hear this.

Marie Gioia was just a little bit crazy:

“You want to spread the gospel of Crazy Second Hand with a patriarch of the Scourge Order?”

Xiao Xixi suddenly looked embarrassed:

 “Um, can’t you?”

“I’m sorry, I’m a newbie too, and I don’t understand the rules here very well...isn’t it okay at all?”

Marie Joa looked at her with murderous eyes.

 Matthew coughed slightly:

 “I’m sorry, she came to see me.”

 Said. He took a step forward and whispered to Mary Joa:

“She is the servant of Crazy Second Hand. Crazy Second Hand has been trying to win me over recently, but I am not interested in these crazy guys.”

“Even so, there’s no need for us to antagonize Crazy Second Hand for the time being, right?”

　Marie Joa frowned.

 In the past, she would have killed this little goblin. This guy's behavior was simply blasphemy!

 But now, too many accidents happened in the stronghold, and for Matthew's sake, she also had a clear idea of ​​the priorities.

 “Mind your elf!”

　Marie Joa said something sternly, and then said softly:

"You did not choose Crazy Second Hand. It was the right choice. The Scourge Order is a better destination for you."

“But one more question, did you not join them because you thought they were too crazy?”

 She looked at Matthew curiously.

Matthew shrugged:

“Oh, no, I think they’re not crazy enough.”

“In the name of madness, what he does is actually very ordinary.”

　Marie Joa was slightly startled.

Immediately shook his head and walked away with a wry smile.

 “Tell your elf to get out of here!”

Watching Marie Joa's back disappear into the square, a warlock named Doros who was responsible for guarding this place scolded Matthew fiercely.

 He is Marie Joa's adjutant and the nominal second in charge.

Doros was originally very dissatisfied with Matthew and Zangula. Now with the addition of Xiaoxiu, if it weren't for Hibbert's ball of light still standing next to him, he would probably have to settle the accounts with Matthew now. .

 “Just be Mary Joa’s dog, idiot!”

"Do you need me to make it clearer? It was not me but you who failed the mission. Weren't you the one responsible for guarding that digger? You actually had the nerve to bark when something like this happened. If I were Lady Mariejoia, I would I’ll peel off your skin first and let everyone see the consequences of doing things poorly!”

 Matthew showed no forbearance.

He spat at Doros so furiously that his eyes almost exploded, and the two sides almost started fighting.

 But under the dissuasion of others.

 The two still pretended to separate.

Matthew took the opportunity to lead Xiaoxiu to another place.

 The other side of Hibbert's light sphere, in the darkness of the square, is deserted.

"I'm sorry, Xiao Xixi, but you have seen the current situation. Now is not the time to talk about the deeds of Crazy Miaozhen."

 Facing the eager little stream.

Matthew rejected her again without any psychological barriers.

“I am now in the stronghold of the Calamity Religion. Do you know what is behind the Calamity Religion?”

 Matthew moved to reason again.

Xiao Xixi nodded obediently:

"I know that behind the Calamity Cult is the great evil demon Trier. He is the clone of the God of Midnight. The God of Midnight is the one who does the best job of supporting forces in the world among the Tianlun Palace. Recently, this organization seems to be shining again. The God of Light and Knowledge joined in, and some gods with weak divine power surrounded them, making it very lively."

Matthew’s expression changed slightly:

 “Are you familiar with the situation in Tianlun Palace?”

 Xiao Xixi shook his head:

 “I just often listen to Mr. Crazy Miaozhen talking to himself.”

Matthew hurriedly said:

 “Then do you know what the power of the Midnight God is?”

Xiao Xixi thought:

"It used to be a powerful god, but later in order to avoid the disaster in Tianlun Palace, many gods gave up part of their power. The God of Midnight also, but his situation seems to be a bit special. Lord Crazy Miaozhen said that the God of Midnight God's current state is between strong divine power and weak divine power, which may have something to do with his clone Trier."

“In short, all the gods in Tianlun Palace respect him. He is at least on the same level as the God of Radiance and Knowledge, the Lord of Storms and Oceans, and the God of War.”

Matthew asked again:

“Did Mr. Crazy Miaozhen ever say what the God of Midnight wants to do recently?”

Xiao Xixi said blankly:

“No, Mr. Crazy Miaozhen doesn’t like the gods of Tianlun Palace. He always says that they are a bunch of pigs. Whatever the pigs want to do, let them do it. Why do you care so much?”

Her tone was extremely arrogant and her imitation was perfect.

That moment.

Matthew seemed to see Crazy Second Hand standing in front of him and saying these words himself.

 His heart tightened.

Realizing that this was a sign that he was about to be contaminated by the crazy second hand, he hurriedly said:

"Thank you for the information. I have something to do now. Please come back."

 “Send my regards to Lord Loa for me.”

Xiao Xixi was unwilling to say:

“Then you must listen to me next time.”

Matthew vowed:

 “Definitely next time!”

 The stream reluctantly left.

 Seeing the light on her body gradually dissipate, Matthew also breathed a sigh of relief.

 He does not object to communicating with Crazy Miaozhen now.

 Because he recently learned that the Crazy Second Hand is a special existence formed by Loa, the **** of luck, swallowing the creation of dusk.

There is definitely a difference between Him and ordinary twilight creatures.

 Otherwise, given the penetration level of the Fairy Huating, the fairies would have collectively gone crazy.

 Now I can only say that I am sick, but it is not too serious.

 You have to be very careful when coming into contact with the crazy second hand.

Matthew has to find a way to prevent and block the other party's invisible contamination.

 Otherwise.

 Always do it next time!

 Send away small streams.

 Matthew turned to leave.

 But at this time.

A breeze blew over his shoulder. Matthew looked back and found that the stream stopped on his shoulder again.

 “Why are you back again?”

Matthew asked.

 “Ahem, it’s me.”

Hibbert’s voice came from the goblin’s mouth.

Matthew's expression changed instantly.

 “What’s going on with you?”

 He asked quickly.

“As you can see, this is the Fairy Transformation Technique. I am ashamed to say that I have very few spells. I only have some attainments in the field of transformation, so I can transform into various forms.”

Hibbert explained:

“I thought the goblin just looked pretty good-looking, so I imitated it. What do you think?”

Matthew glanced at:

 “I really can’t tell the difference.”

Hibbert said proudly:

“My transformation skills can indeed be hidden from most people.”

However, his tone soon became a little confused:

“But I don’t know why, there are still some deviations when I become a goblin, and this time the deviation is even greater...”

Matthew stared at him fiercely, but he couldn't see any difference from the genuine stream, so he couldn't help but ask:

 “Where is the deviation?”

Hibbert sighed:

 “Normal goblins have no reproductive organs.”

Matthew squinted his eyes and looked at a specific part:

 “Um, you have it?”

Hibbert said:

 “Not only one, but two pairs.”

 “I don’t understand what’s wrong.”

"The field of transformation is really vast. I feel that I have only scratched the surface. Many times, transformation will have deviations of one kind or another, which makes people confused. I tried my best to think about it but I can't find a standard answer. Alas, Ma Xiu, why don't you help me take a look?"

Matthew quickly stopped:

 “Now is not the time to talk about this!”

 “Why did you come here suddenly?”

Hibbert said dullly:

"I do not know!"

“I was sitting there, and then the ground fell, and then I ended up here.”

 Matthew looked back.

But inside the light ball, Hibbert's figure was still studying the diggers tirelessly. The Scourge Cultists stared at him as if they were facing an enemy, obviously not realizing that the real Hibbert had left the place where time stood still. .

 “Then what did you find on that digger?”

Matthew asked.

Hibbert said:

“There are obvious traces of transformation, and the power of ash has been artificially injected into it, but this is not the key. I found traces of alliance spells on the corpse.”

“This earth-burrowing insect was driven wildly by a kind of magic in the natural realm during his lifetime, and then the power of ash in his body overflowed, which led to his instant death.”

 Magic in the natural realm?

Matthew was slightly startled.

  Could it be that in this small secret stronghold, in addition to himself and Zangula, there are also undercover agents from the Druid Order?

“I also discovered a secret. There are many pools next to the square, and the carriers of the power of ashes are deposited in the pools. I estimate that these Scourge Cultists plan to further transform the Diggers here.”

“The lifespan of the worms transformed through this ritual will be very short, but they also have more powerful explosive power. The heads of these worms combined with the power of ashes are enough to destroy any protective barrier.”

 Hear this.

 A word suddenly came to Matthew’s mind—

 Underground Temple!

 “They want to use these burrowers to break through the druid’s oak walls and protective wards!”

 Matthew made a quick judgment.

Hibbert nodded in agreement:

 “I think so.”

Matthew added:

"Now that you have figured out their purpose, you should retreat first."

Hibbert shook his head and said:

“No, I will just keep an eye on them here to see what bad things they can do. As long as they can’t break my spell, I will follow them wherever they go!”

There is such an ancestor on the stall.

The members of the Calamity Cult that Matthew brought in really felt very heavy.

However, he still reminded:

“The Scourge Order also has capable people. Mary Joa has left now. Next, you may face the projection of the Midnight God, or similar existences. They may not be afraid of your spells.”

Hibbert said calmly:

"Don't worry, I'm ready to escape. I just come here to say hello."

“I’m afraid you may mistakenly think that I’m stupid and can’t even notice you. In fact, I’m quite smart!”

Matthew smiled when he heard this.

Hibbert is indeed not stupid, he is just a little different from ordinary people.

 He has known this for a long time.

However, Matthew was shocked by the opponent's spell strength.

“Can your time-stopping spell last forever?”

he asks.

Hibbert nodded and said:

“As long as the damage sustained does not reach a limit, it can continue forever.”

“And my light ball can be moved after it is turned on. Is there anything else in this stronghold that is very suspicious?”

 “I’ll go over and take a look later.”

Seeing that the other party is resolute.

Matthew quickly explained the abnormality of the oak cage.

 After that, the two made several secret agreements.

 It didn’t take long.

 Matthew returned to the position where the Scourge Cultists were.

Zangula gave him a meaningful look.

 After a while.

Marie Joa's face was flushed and she could be heard coming from a small dark room. She straightened her messy hair and announced loudly:

“This mage won’t be rampant for long, and my Lord will send an angel to destroy him!”

　　Everyone cheered immediately after hearing this.

 But at this time.

The ball of light that originally enveloped the digger suddenly disappeared, and Hibbert himself disappeared.

 Everyone looked around nervously.

  After a while.

 The bright ball of light appeared again.

 All living creatures within the area covered by the light ball were bounced away.

 “Stay away from that box!”

 Marie Joa's expression was a bit off.

 However, no one can stop Hibbert who drives the time-stopping light ball.

 He just came to the box in full view of everyone.

Hiebert didn’t see any action.

The oak boards outside the box collectively shattered, and large pieces of sawdust fell down.

 Everyone took a closer look.

 Unexpectedly, what was contained inside was a huge crystal ball.

 There are countless bubbles of various sizes suspended in the crystal ball.

 The larger bubbles contain a stag, a girl, a vampire, a giant jellyfish and a goshawk!

 Different from normal animal forms.

 The bodies of these creatures all present a subtle illusory state.

 It seems like they are all spirits.

 “You’re in trouble, mage!”

　Marie Joa shouted angrily.

 The next second.

 A dark light shot down from the dome and poured into the crystal ball.

 In an instant.

The fallen vampire suddenly opened its scarlet eyes.

 He looked at everyone present coldly.

He exudes a majesty that is indifferent to everything.

 …

“Warning: You have noticed that an angel has taken over the person of the soul of nature “Vampire Mozon” through the reincarnation ritual!

 You realize that these unconscious souls of nature in front of you have become the medium for the reincarnation of the gods in Tianlun Palace! "

 …

 (End of this chapter)