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Chapter 190 The Absolute Last Line of Defense: Salem
“This is called being prepared. We’re just setting up a last line of defense. If we don’t need to use our setup, that’s for the best. Here, take this.” The old mystic Austin casually tossed a bag of donuts from his pocket and continued setting up their ritual.

"Hey, I told you not to treat me like a child!" She seemed about to get up in a fit of rage, raise the knife and stab the old man's knee, but after thinking about it, she silently unwrapped the donut and experienced the desire and satisfaction that comes from a human body eating sweets.

This was also her first time being human. Her fantasy materialized into the bodies of these fantastical evil spirits, which were completely different from the vegetative bodies of the mystics. She could even feel the satisfaction of being full and the pleasure of sweets.

“I’m going to find Xerides to share the intelligence. Mr. Lovecraft, call me as soon as you’ve made your move.” Odysseus reached into his armor and took out a scarf.

The scarf is his true form. As long as the old man who loves craftsmanship hands this scarf to anyone, as long as their strength does not exceed that of a legend, Odysseus can possess an enemy from thousands of miles away like a true lich.

After finishing his work, Odysseus took out a can of funeral cola and tossed it to Annabelle.

"Hey, I don't need the blue toilet cleaner, give me the red Coke instead." Annabelle took the Coke, complaining as she opened the can and started drinking.

“OK, I’ll be in action soon.” The old man who loves crafts said as he helped complete the setup of this ritual node symbolizing “earth”, and then casually tossed her a piece of chocolate.

“Cocoa butter substitute? Even dogs wouldn’t eat that! And don’t try to fool me, you old men!” After she finished speaking, she immediately unwrapped the chocolate and stuffed it into her mouth.

"Alright, go play on your phone. Just use your teddy bear to keep watch for us. After we save the world, we'll take you to Disneyland to see SpongeBob SquarePants." Howard the Cowboy rambled on as he handed his phone to the little girl-like evil spirit.

"Oh, what's so fun about it?" The little witch picked up her phone and started fiddling with it.

"If you don't know what to do, watch Ultraman. That's for you," added the old mystic Austin.

The little witch started fiddling around on the video website, and suddenly said, "Oh right, I know someone who can help me out."

"Who?" The old men all turned their heads at the same time.

"Xesexi, a very powerful witch, once helped me when I was possessing a doll and even left me her contact information. I'll try to summon her." The little witch's words satisfied them all.

They are currently in dire need of manpower. After Odysseus left, it became F3 Old Deng, and soon the old man of Lovecraft will also be leaving.

"Found him, old man. That guy Brington actually contacted me on his own initiative," said Howard the Cowboy, immediately sharing the information with the old man who loves crafts.

"It seems time waits for no one, I must set off." The old man who loves crafts said without the slightest hesitation, "By the way, little Anna, give me the contact information for that witch Xue Sexi, I'll go see her while I'm at it."

“No problem.” Annabelle stared intently at the Ultraman Tiga video on her phone, her attention immediately drawn to Daigo.

The elderly man who loves crafts also watched the tokusatsu series. Before leaving, he ruffled her hair and said, "Watch more tokusatsu. Although I am a pessimist, I now truly believe that the world needs more hope."

“Oh…” Annabelle didn’t care what Old Deng said, and instead looked at the handsome guy on her own.

The human body is so strange; how could someone fall for such a handsome guy...?

She gradually became engrossed in this tokusatsu drama, watching the little characters perform their stories.

Outside the arena, the massive ritual constructed from the "Celestial Techniques" and the "Heliocentric Techniques" has finally been completed, becoming the ultimate safety net.

Austin named this combined ceremony "Ritual: To Splendor".

The principle behind this technique is to visualize the concepts of earth and starry sky. Here, the scope of the technique is the concept of "earth," and the person in the technique is the "guardian of the earth."

Beyond the ritual itself lies the concept of the "universe," and the entire ritual achieves the goal of "the guardians of Earth blocking the invaders from the universe."

"Teacher, why did we choose this concept?" Howard the Cowherd naturally asked this question.

For mystics, the "concept" is the greatest real boost and the ultimate result after the ritual is completed.

However, he couldn't understand why the old mystic Austin would choose this strange "concept".

Austin closed his eyes, because before he came into this world, he had discussed the arrangement of the final line of defense with Xue Lude.

"I have completed the formula based on a certain consensus of people all over the world. This will be the most demanding and the most powerful mysterious academic formula after it is achieved. It is called 'To Glory'," he said.

Xue's Law uses light magic, and as long as he stands within the spell's incantation, conceptually representing the earth, he, possessing light magic, attacks enemies outside the range that represent "cosmic invaders" with beams of light...

That means we will definitely win!

This is the last line of defense.

"Do you watch tokusatsu shows, Howard?" Old Austin asked.

The male escort shook his head. Although he was a child during the heyday of tokusatsu, he had to focus on the study of the occult from a young age. He hadn't even finished watching Superman and Captain America, so he had no time to watch superhero tokusatsu from across the ocean.

Austin looked at the spell they had prepared for so long, at the gray sky, and smelled the salty, fishy scent of the sea in the air. He said,
"The so-called tokusatsu heroes are actually just fairy tales for big kids. In those tokusatsu films, the screenwriters set up all the bad concepts as 'monsters'," Austin said.

"War, invasion, hunger, fear, natural disasters, environmental protection... all problems have become materialized monsters. And we only need to kill the monsters represented by those concepts to solve the abstract concepts themselves." "Light represents the collection of all good things: friendship, hope, dreams, miracles, and heroes are all represented by light. In this fairy tale, light defeats the monsters, and the corresponding bad concepts will disappear. Humanity will regain peace and look forward to the future."

Old Austin explained the concept of tokusatsu (special effects) dramas to Howard little by little.

This is how he understands tokusatsu dramas: they are children's fairy tales of heroes, a kind of heroic image that embodies boundless beauty.

"So it seems that tokusatsu heroes are just as noble as Captain America and Iron Man," Howard responded.

He hadn't actually watched many American comics. For him, his impressions of American comic book heroes mostly came from the cartoon storylines his childhood classmates talked about.

However, he later heard that Captain America and Iron Man had gotten into a fight, and the two were fighting fiercely, each wanting to kill the other, even at the cost of splitting the alliance and hating each other.

At that moment, he suddenly felt as if those heroes had been demystified.

However, it was later said that Iron Man died from snapping his fingers for the sake of humanity, and Captain America stopped raising his shield.

As a child, he planned to secretly buy the comic book, but was discovered by the old-fashioned mystic, so he only heard about the final plot from his classmates. He could only find the answer to the ending of his childhood hero through oral accounts.

Years later, when he recalled this incident, he spent several times more money to buy a deluxe edition of the comic, but he could never recapture the feeling he once had.

It was then that he understood why his classmates were so fascinated by superhero stories.

"So do you understand? Our final battle line, at the very last moment, is to achieve that unique miracle through our ritual, and to create a conflict between the concepts of 'light and cosmic invaders,' thereby triggering a global resonance!"

“That’s why I call this ceremony ‘To Glory’.” He smiled, looking at Annabelle’s phone playing a tokusatsu drama in the distance.

This mischievous little spirit will cheer when Tiga defeats the monster, and feel sorry for Daigo when he is injured. When she sees those amazing episodes, she will wipe her tears with her doll-like clothes.

Even Howard, the summoner, found this scene unbelievable; he couldn't believe that an evil spirit would be moved by a child's fairy tale.

“Because that’s the power of light. If it really comes to the point where we’re needed, this will be the last line of defense for the whole world. Light will not fail before we die.” Austin looked at the spell he had cast, filled with a sense of accomplishment and a final blessing for the impending apocalypse. “Just like in tokusatsu dramas, light will never fail.”

And finally, their rituals must never be performed...

At the cost of Howard remaining single forever, we absolutely must not come to this...

“No, my teddy bear told me something’s coming for me.” Annabelle immediately put down her phone and warned, “It’s the same kind of thing as me—an evil spirit!”

……

The craftsman, hiding under a large black robe, traveled alone to Indonesianmouth, north of Boston.

He also secretly gave the address to Odysseus, and their passionate combined attack had already sent out the information.

Not only that, he also met the "Xercy" lady who was with a little girl on the way. At first, the witch refused to believe him, but after he mentioned the names of Odysseus and Sildenas, the witch fell silent instantly.

Then, the old man who loved crafts received a vial of virus solution.

Phage culture dishes that may play a role in the next step.

At this moment, his face under the mask distorted, transforming into Howard's appearance.

"Halt!" The figure of the old man who loved craftsmanship was blocked. It was a person hiding under the priest's robe, but their bodies had long been replaced, and their souls were imprisoned in wooden shells. What they thought was a blessing was actually endless torture.

Thinking of this, the old man who loves craftsmanship was very glad that he had been the first to find that witch and get the tube of bacteriophage.

"Please inform Lord Brinton that the mystic Howard requests an audience and to bring back the head of the sinner Austin." The old man of the Craftsman immediately used his celestial magic.

This unique technique is the exclusive anti-counterfeiting mark of occultists; the moment the celestial technique is performed, the other party dispels any doubts.

This celestial technique was something the old man had secretly learned on the spot while helping to set up the ceremony.

However, the other person seemed to say sarcastically, "Ha, Howard, you were reluctant when we invited you before, but now you're rushing to offer yourself up?"

The old man who loved crafts smiled bitterly: "I used to think that magic was a hoax. I was just a frog in a well. Forgive my petty mind. But Lord Brinton is willing to teach magic to everyone. I can never repay his kindness in this lifetime."

"What a debt of gratitude!"

After saying this, he hugged the man and quickly put Odysseus's scarf on him.

The next moment, Odysseus possessed the man, and the two smiled at each other.

(End of this chapter)