Mystery: Mr. Witch and Ms. Hunter

Chapter 108 Interception
After Sister Vespe's intervention, Altaïr and his companions' work became much easier. After seeing Sister Vespe's amazing performance, the refugees were obviously calmed down. Even those who were a little panicked because they had just seen the appearance of the devil gradually calmed down under Altaïr's comfort and went underground to take shelter in an orderly manner.

"Did you see that just now?"

Venata came to Altaïr's side and spoke to him with some shock.

"Well... I think she can beat at least 100, no, 200 of me..."

Altaïr shrugged helplessly. "After all, she is both a quasi-demigod and the favored one of two true gods... and don't forget, she hasn't used any magical items yet. In fact, I think even most Sequence 4 demigods are unlikely to be her opponent."

After all, the former deacon of the Church of Evernight stationed in Backlund, "Sword of the Goddess" Crestai Cecima, relied on a powerful seal to rival the demigods. Altaïr did not believe that Sister Vespe did not have similar means.

As the number of refugees increased, it became clear that Altaïr and the other two were no longer able to maintain order in the church. However, a group of pale-faced believers in plain volunteer uniforms arrived. They naturally took over the work of Altaïr and the other two and helped Sister Vespe to look after the church.

Vinata knew several of them. They were believers who used to come to the church to pray in the evening, and she guessed their identities based on the information she had.

At first, Altaïr and his companions were wary of the arrival of these vampires, but when they saw Sister Vespe's trust in them, they no longer guarded against them.

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However, elsewhere in the East District, the situation is not so optimistic.

The Rose Street where Altaïr and Venata lived was located at the junction of the East and West Districts of Backlund, where the law and order was relatively good and demons appeared relatively less frequently. However, on Iron Gate Street, Magnolia Street, and Narcissus Street, on the other side of the Backlund Bridge, in the real East District, the frequency and number of demons appearing were obviously not comparable to those on Rose Street.

The Night Watchmen, the Punishers, the remaining original Mechanical Hearts, and the volunteer teams of the Strangers in Backlund, except for those guarding the Seals underground and those guarding the Sanctuary, were almost all out at this time, moving in groups on every street in the East District of Backlund.

However, even though they acted fast enough, when hundreds of demons awakened at the same time and broke through the host's body and came to the human world, thousands of casualties were caused. And this number of casualties was still increasing rapidly, and people were caught by them at any time, torn into flesh and blood or used as seedbeds.

Fortunately, faced with this situation, the demigods stationed in the church obviously could not stand idly by.

Almost the moment a large number of demons appeared, they took action immediately.

Several unusually powerful spiritual auras flashed through the Holy Wind Cathedral in Cherwood, St. Samuel's Church in Bokerund Street, and St. Hillran's Church in Hillston.

"Deep Blue Priest" Redar Valentine, "Fear Bishop" Anthony Eric, and "Mechanical Pioneer" Velodi Spey flew out of the church and gathered above Backlund Bridge.

"It's unbelievable. Where did these monsters come from?"

It seemed like lightning was jumping at the end of Raydar Valentine's short and thick beard, which meant that he was very angry, even more angry than usual!
"The Blood Cult is reviving? No, it doesn't seem like it. They don't seem to be simple demons."

Anthony's dark eyes flickered slightly and he objected.

"Let's solve the problem at hand first." The only female demigod among the three, Vilodi Spey, who belonged to the Church of the God of Steam and Machinery, frowned, casually took out a few small balls carved from brass, and gently threw them into the air.

Then, the small balls instantly stretched out in the air, turning into dozens of meters long miniature airships. Since they did not need to be operated by humans, their effective volume was used to carry a variety of alchemical weapons. They automatically descended to a low altitude of more than ten meters and smashed several demons that wanted to sneak across the river into pieces.

Anthony and Radar looked at each other and took action in tacit understanding.

Saint Anthony was a Sequence 3 "Bishop of Fear", and the one with the highest Sequence among the three. He gently raised his hands, and an illusory wave spread from him to both ends along the Tussock River. Then, a dark curtain rose out of thin air where the wave passed, emitting an aura that made all creatures feel fear from the bottom of their hearts, making the chaotic crowd and the things hidden in the seedbed dare not move forward to the west area.

Raydar Valentine summoned widespread rain and storms to disperse the poisonous gases and extinguish the flames.

"We have basically controlled the spread of the situation, but more serious problems are still to come."

Raydar Valentine looked at the East District, which was still in chaos, with a worried look on his face and said to his three colleagues.

"Yeah..." The three of them also looked miserable.

"In a sense, this incident is more serious than the Backlund smog... At least the smog incident can be barely explained by air pollution. This time, at least hundreds of thousands of people saw those monsters. What excuse can we give? A mutant curly-haired baboon that escaped from the zoo?"

Velodi scratched her chestnut hair in a somewhat upset manner. She was not a Beyonder stationed here, but was rehired back to Backlund as a technical instructor for post-war reconstruction. She was involved in such a matter, so she was naturally not in a good mood.

“Doesn’t that make it the voters’ fault?”

Anthony made a joke, but then turned serious.

"After being attacked by these evil creatures, Backlund will inevitably experience the worst loss of residents in history... Let's not talk about whether the residents of the East District have any ties to their hometown. After experiencing the smog and surviving this time, it is obviously impossible for those who can still live here. The City of Hope may become a dead city."

"However, the political, economic and even diplomatic impacts can be put aside for now."

Redar Valentine pointed out incisively, "The most serious impact of this incident is the shaking of the Anchor. I am afraid that after seeing these things, even the most devout believers will be shaken after seeing this blasphemous power with their own eyes. This is the same for the Lord of Storms, the Goddess of Night, and the God of Steam and Machinery."

"When something like this happens while they are concentrating on dealing with the end of the world, I'm sure they won't just let it go."

Raydar Valentine turned and looked at the devastated East End.

"Everyone, things are going to change."

In the original setting, Veroti was the last demigod to retreat from the Steam Church, and was responsible for supervising the dismantling of the Steam Church's proactive sealing facilities in the basement of Saint Hillran Cathedral. However, after reading the comments today, it seems that everyone cannot accept this other explanation of the execution of the original plot, so I will delete this secondary setting and let Veroti appear as a pure academic staff member who was rehired by Loen as a scholar to guide post-war reconstruction in the treaty. After all, it is harmless to change the setting of a supporting role.

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