Chapter 94: Come Here, Daddy Will Soothe You

Chapter 94: Come Here, Daddy Will Soothe You

Looking at the narration before his eyes, Louis fell into deep thought.

Suddenly, a series of voices rang out in the hearts of everyone present.

[My little darling Kate, my good girl, come here, hehehehe, it’s time for sleep, come here, Mommy will soothe you…]

This voice seemed to carry a kind of mental contamination. After it sounded, people in the hall gradually began to feel dizzy. Some servants with weaker wills had already fallen down one after another, and their bodies were even gradually starting to turn puppet-like! The shadows of these servants even came to life, picking up the servants’ clothes and wrapping them up.

Kate, being the first affected, rolled her eyes back and was about to walk over. However, Louis grabbed her and used his mana to interfere with the mana field around her body, directly dispelling that terrifying curse.

Kate suddenly snapped awake, covered her face, and leaned on Louis’s shoulder crying. Although her body was fine, she was on the verge of a mental breakdown.

Beams of light suddenly flashed from the hands of the Divine Officials, brightening the hall a little. The servants felt slightly less dizzy. They scrambled to crawl out in panic. But they found it was as if they were running in place; they just couldn’t reach the door outside. What was even more bizarre was that in the eyes of others, they weren’t running outward but were madly rushing toward the ‘Spiderwebs’ hall.

The situation was completely out of control. In the entire hall, the only one who remained calm and composed was Earl Crowley—he pulled out a revolver and started loading bullets. He intended to finish off those servants who were going to kill themselves.

This would at least spare them some suffering.

At that moment, three torches brimming with holy aura were suddenly and roughly thrust into the doorway of the Spiderwebs hall by three ‘Wild Wizards’ who were chanting Magic Spells indiscriminately. Then, one of the three loudly chanted meaningless Magic Spells from a book, while another pointed at the panicked servants and shouted angrily. Their manner was as if they were denouncing evil demons.

No one knew those Magic Spells were useless, but those whose wills had been wavering found courage growing in their hearts due to the actions of the three Mages. They couldn’t help but become a bit more clear-headed.

“Don’t be afraid! I told you, that little Demon doesn’t dare to step out of that hall!” Red Thread loudly shouted toward the hall, all while secretly wiping cold sweat, acting with great authority.

“All of you, come quickly and stand inside this circle I drew! As long as you’re inside this circle, even the Underworld God himself couldn’t take you away!” Blue Socksstroked his beard with a calm expression, also secretly wiping cold sweat.

“Bishop John, don’t just stand there dazed—don’t stand in the circle! Come over here, use your Light Magic to block that thing in the hall, buy us some time—you, go quickly and distribute the ‘Dawn Torches’…”

Under the continuous shouts and commands of the three Mages, the situation that was about to spiral out of control was suddenly reversed—as if their Magic Spells were really effective. Once the servants’ hearts were free from fear, their wills slowly strengthened, and they were no longer affected by that mental power.

On the other side, when the Divine Officials heard the Mages telling them to block it, they were utterly confused.

Block it?

Can we block this thing?

Do you think we’re Archangels?!

Today, every single one of us here is going to die! We can’t even escape!

But although they thought this, when the Divine Officials saw the expectant looks from the others, they still summoned their courage and stepped forward—Ron and the others were right. Things had come to this; they could only rely on that Demon-Sealing Array. If no one held it off, everyone would be finished together.

Some of the Divine Officials began casting various dispelling spells to purify the hall. Others went to the large door and indiscriminately shot out various holy Magic spells inside. These holy spells mostly missed their targets, but they fought with great vigor, looking more like they were flailing helplessly with powder-puffs before being ravaged, trying to keep the Demon from getting close.

As for their dispelling Magic, it only seemed barely able to dispel the corrupting aura constantly spreading into this hall—it merely kept the situation from worsening.

But these more ‘professional’ holy men, though terrified inside, put on a grand show on the surface—Bishop John and his two deputy Divine Officials looked completely unruffled, constantly shooting lightning from their hands toward the hall. In the eyes of those who didn’t understand, it was like gods descending to earth.

And the Temple Knight, enveloped in holy flames, who was loudly fighting the air (not daring to approach the hall), looked to the untrained eye as if he was locked in a life-and-death struggle with that ‘invisible evil demon,’ appearing mighty and impressive.

Therefore, although the several Lunar Court Divine Officials and Knights were all just putting on a show, it looked as if they were beating up the evil demon in the hall—the Bishop, who was secretly wetting his pants, occasionally stroked his beard and calmly gave a few commands to the air, which couldn’t help but boost everyone’s confidence.

Courage and confidence were reborn in everyone’s hearts—especially after they stood inside the useless circles, their willpower, through self-hypnosis, all became Max. The monster’s mental power immediately could no longer shatter their wills.

Even Earl Crowley breathed a huge sigh of relief.

So did the three Mages—they breathed a huge sigh of relief in their hearts. They exchanged meaningful glances, communicating wordlessly.

‘This is bad! What is this thing! Our books have no records about this thing at all!’

‘I’m sure It wasn’t casting a spell just now. It was just a wisp of Its spreading consciousness that turned everyone’s shadows demonic! Thank goodness for the Dawn Torches!’

‘We still have a little time. According to Mr. Harold’s earlier speculation, before It fully wakes up, It won’t step into this hall.’

‘Stop exchanging looks! Hurry up and work on the Demon-Sealing Array. The servants are noticing us. We’ve seen the thing now, quickly complete the final part of the Demon-Sealing Array according to the current state of the hall, then figure out how to lure It inside!’

After this deep, silent exchange, the three who were very much in sync suddenly pulled back the large carpet at their feet—revealing a mostly completed Seal Magic array drawn underneath. This seemed to be the work the three had done over the past two days, and Bishop John had confirmed yesterday that the three had indeed figured this thing out.

Then the three took out the Lunar Court holy powder that Bishop John had brought, from the Demon-Sealing Array scroll. This seemed to be a high-level spellcasting material. As the three sprinkled the powder to complete the Demon-Sealing Array, the powder looked like sparks.

Soon, the three sketched the scene inside that hall within the Demon-Sealing Array.

Seeing this scene, Louis, who had been pretending at the hall entrance with the Divine Officials for a long time, fell into deep thought.

These three Mages had some skill. Apart from not knowing Magic, they were quite professional about other things. They knew that when dealing with this kind of thing, willpower was the most important. If even one person in the room broke down, it would cause a chain reaction.

Also, they seemed to fear this thing had the ability to ‘spread,’ so they didn’t let anyone leave—they guessed right. The Seal on the main door had already completely broken after it was opened. If even one person ran out today, the Curse’s power would follow their shadow out of this house. Even if the monster was killed, it could revive within those people’s shadows, and then the whole Manor would be doomed.

Thinking of this, Louis narrowed his eyes and glanced at a certain window at one end of the hall—the Seal there was already damaged; the monster could escape at any time. Then all the evil spirits and shadows in the whole house would be taken out by it, which would be a hassle to deal with.

Moreover, this thing was a bit special; it could move in and out of paintings like Stuart—but if it were a QR code, or even a more powerful bitmap, It would have no way.

But if that were the case, on one hand, he would need to chant lengthy incantations to cast Magic of that level, and on the other hand, once the Magic was cast, those ‘puppets’ inside the hall would be doomed for sure—they could still be saved.

But if this monster dared to even slightly show itself, letting him grab its hand, then there would be no need for all that trouble.

‘What’s wrong with this guy? It was quite active just now. Did It sense something? Why isn’t It coming out?’

Louis stole a glance at the monster inside the room, confirming that none of his mana was leaking. But the monster was cautiously climbing among various ropes—occasionally casually dispersing a light blade or lightning bolt the Divine Officials randomly shot over. However, It appeared very cautious. It kept quietly watching the crowd outside, and what It kept looking back at most frequently was Louis.

Seeing this, Stuart, standing nearby, twitched his eye—the thing inside could actually sense the master’s danger. How did It see it? The master looked no different from those Divine Officials now, even using their Divine spells with no distinction… he looked like an ordinary Priest.

If it were him, he would have definitely fallen for the master’s tricks.

[Apparently, the more powerful something is, the more able it is to sense who is more powerful—It has vaguely sensed your dangerous aura.]

‘I’m just an ordinary person, stop looking at me.’

“Louis, what are you doing?” Helen asked quietly. Everyone else looked like they were putting in a lot of effort. Only Louis was slacking off among the crowd.

“Shh, don’t talk. I’m fishing—Stuart, don’t move, just stand there. Don’t twitch! Just act like you can’t see It!”

“Come here, Daddy will soothe you.”