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An impatient voice suddenly rang in my ear.

"Ha... What a mess of a place. Let me make this clear first, I'm not good at conspiracies and such. All I know is how to burn people."

"I don't need you to plot anything."

I looked up and gazed into the shadows at the edge of town.

—Whether there is power or not, it is a matter of whether there is power or not, but since these "summoned creatures" have appeared, that is another matter.

"...Besides, I'm not good at scheming anyway."

"Oh?"

Bound by a Command Seal and following beside him, the Avenger became interested: "So, what are you good at?"

He took out the books he was carrying and headed towards the port.

"Flip the table."

P.S.: Four updates today~

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 915 The Witch's Trial (5)

Salem, a future industrial city in Massachusetts, is also one of the oldest seaports in New England, founded in 1630. It is only 24 kilometers from Boston, which was considered "far" in an era before the invention of the automobile.

When talking about the town of Salem, it is inevitable to mention another port with the same name, "Salem Bay". As a port town, Salem was almost built on this bay, with a large amount of goods from foreign lands being transported and transferred here. However, after the "witch" incident, the number of ships arriving near the port has decreased significantly.

Upon arriving near the port, Lin Yi paid little attention to the docked ships, instead observing the unusually calm sea. As one of humanity's many "gateways" to the sea, this shouldn't normally be the case, but for Salem today, it was exactly as it was.

He took out the "Snail Annihilation City Text" and began to silently recite the strange, distorted, and chaotic text on it.

The Heroic Spirit beside him noticed this and couldn't help but click his tongue in annoyance: "Where did you get Gilles's 'Snail Annihilation City Text'?"

"Beside his body."

"Ha, this is the first time I've heard of Heroic Spirits having 'corpses'."

"Aren't you a 'corpse' right now?"

She glanced at the spirit beside her—unlike the spirits of the "Ritsuka Troupe," this one belonged to the main god space and was not subject to physical limitations. In this respect, it was similar to the spirits infected and corrupted by the "Outer Gods," which saved Lin Yi a lot of trouble. Otherwise, it would have been quite troublesome to explain the origin of this person who looked like a witch on the surface.

"After being burned at the stake, Joan of Arc's body was left in the ruins of the Ershan Shiba Dam."

The spirit transformed into an avenger was not angered by Lin Yi's words, but responded as if it were praise: "Hehe, if it weren't for that burning at the stake, I'd probably still be that naive and disgusting person I was before. Speaking of which, I should thank those who sent me there... How could I possibly understand the pain I felt, which was ten times worse than what I had experienced?"

As the incantation was silently recited, the "things" hidden in the seawater gradually began to wriggle and take shape—

Luoyan City Textbook

Grade: A+

Category: Anti-army Noble Phantasm

A grimoire bound in human skin. It can summon and command monsters from the deep sea. This book possesses the ability to act as a magical core, capable of activating grand magic and ritualistic spells on its own, regardless of the caster's own magical power.

[This contains forbidden knowledge about the ancient evil gods who existed before the emergence of humankind...]

Similar to his understanding of Heroic Spirits, Lin Yi's understanding of these "Noble Phantasms" derived from various Heroic Spirit legends is, to some extent, even greater than that of the Heroic Spirits themselves. After all, after obtaining the "Generalization Rule," Lin Yi put in a lot of effort to make these "Noble Phantasms" adapt to different situations and play their roles.

The main abilities of the Snail Annihilation City Text are twofold: the first is "summoning and commanding monsters from the deep sea," and the second is "the ability to act as the core of a magic furnace." These abilities seem separate, but in reality, they are one and the same.

—A magic that can automatically activate a Grand Magical Technique or Ritual Spell without regard to the user's own magical power. Simply put, the user doesn't even need to possess magical power; as long as they can understand the knowledge within and release it, the Noble Phantasm can complete the magical ritual on its own.

This function might not be considered powerful for someone who already possesses a certain level of magic knowledge and ability, but it is perfectly suited for Lin Yi, who is currently acting as a "human investigator."

As the last trembling syllable dissipated into the air, magically coalescing into form, the writhing monster in the deep sea slowly moved its body...

In an instant, the water level of most of the bay seemed to rise, surging upwards and exceeding the highest warning level in just a few seconds, reaching the same level as the ground. Ships docked in the harbor broke apart and sank amidst the twisting sounds of the formwork.

He frowned: "Quiet."

After a brief pause, the monster in the deep sea showed no signs of quieting down; instead, its thrashing motions seemed to indicate it was moving closer to the summoner's location. A.venger, who had been watching this scene with fascination, grumbled, but still obediently stood guard in front of Lin Yi.

"It seems you're going to become the first magician to be killed by his own summoned creature."

"Don't worry, I'll be fine even if you die."

With a forceful tug on the textbook of Luoyan City, accompanied by the slight rustling sound of some pages tearing, the monster in the deep sea let out a sharp howl as if it felt intense pain—which naturally carried to the nearby town. It was only because the villagers had all gathered at the theater troupe that such a commotion hadn't been heard by anyone yet.

He released his grip and issued the command again: "Quiet, hide."

This time, the deep-sea monster clearly realized that it was not yet time for it to wreak havoc, and had to control its unconsciously thrashing tentacles as they slowly sank below the surface.

Before long, the bay returned to its original calm... if you ignored the shipwrecks and the messy port.

The distant sounds of a gathering crowd could be heard. Before being discovered, Lin Yi led the heroic spirits away.

……

"So, you just summoned that disgusting thing and then stuffed it back in?"

During the journey, the spirit in its spirit form said with dissatisfaction, "I didn't come along just to see that kind of thing."

At the same time, three heroic spirits were sent in by the "main god". In addition to the Avenger, who was obviously of the evil faction, there were also the Ruler and Lancer of the good faction. For Salem now, the good stance and attitude were obviously not suitable, so in the end Lin Yi only let the Avenger directly, Jeanne, come out. The other two remained in that "theater world" to wait.

"That thing isn't for use now."

Sensing the monsters lurking beneath the bay, he closed the Snail Annihilation City Bible and walked towards the church: "Now there's something I need to do first."

"What is it? If it's something like rescuing someone, then forget it."

"Do you know about Salem's 'witch trial'?"

The temperature behind him seemed to drop instantly, but Lin Yi seemed not to feel it at all, and continued with his original words: "I am not good at these kinds of conspiracies. Rather than relying on clues, whether real or fake, to find those 'witches' who may or may not be real, I would prefer to do it this way."

The intruder kicked open the church door with a dull thud, raising his hand to face the gazes of the many priests and judges inside.

"I command you with a Command Spell to activate your Noble Phantasm."

Human wisdom is boundless; long ago in history, they found a way to correctly select "witches".

—Send them all to the stake; those who survive the burning will be humans, and those who don't will be witches.

PS2: The bounty is closed as of the publication of this chapter — From the author who is frantically flirting with sudden death.

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 916 The Witch's Trial (6)

The fire raged fiercely.

Carrying the resentment of being betrayed, cursed, and slandered, the flames of revenge of the French saint were reignited after hundreds of years. The only thing that made her uncomfortable at this moment was that what she was burning was neither those despicable betrayers nor the ignorant clergy, but "ghouls" who could not even be called human.

"Although I have considered this possibility."

Looking at the "humanoid" figure, pierced by the flag in the raging fire and struggling to perish in mid-air, Lin Yi narrowed his eyes: "I just didn't expect the proportions to be like this."

Strictly speaking, this is not Salem in 1692; it's merely a "copy" using that setting. Its interior has long been replaced and altered, including the people, structures, and naturally, these "residents"...

Burning in the flames, the humanoid creature could no longer maintain its original appearance. Even with its entire body pierced by the flag, it did not stop struggling, but instead brandished its sharp claws and opened its mouth, which was covered in corrosive saliva, to let out a piercing roar. This creature, with its human form, was no longer a living human, but an awakened dead—a ghoul that prolonged its life by devouring the corpses of its own kind.

Ironically, until their disguise was torn away in such a violent way, these beings, who were arguably the most wicked in the religion, gathered in this sacred place and acted as humans. Among them were not only local judges, but also clergy such as priests...

"Using ghouls as priests, it seems that the religions of this era are just as insane as those of my time."

Looking at the burning church before him, the Avenger's face revealed undisguised excitement, and the displeasure he had felt from being forcibly ordered by the "Command Seal" dissipated: "Just tell me in advance if something like this happens again. Unlike those naive guys, I won't hesitate for a second when it comes to dealing with these self-proclaimed 'innocent' people."

Attribute: Chaos·Evil

If it weren't for this evil faction, Lin Yi wouldn't have summoned her to Salem.

After all, compared to the Avenger class, both Ruler and Lancer are much easier to deal with—the former strictly adheres to the master-servant relationship between the Servant and the "Master," while the latter's mental capacity decreases along with its physical size, so even deception is enough.

While pondering these matters, Jeanne had already dealt with the last ghoul. Noticing the "fire" in the distance and approaching the crowd, she subconsciously licked her lips and asked, "Should we burn them all at once?"

Admittedly, the proposal was somewhat tempting, but after noticing members of the "troupe" among the crowd, Lin Yi temporarily abandoned the idea—the "root's" stance was not yet determined, and taking action against them rashly would not be in the best interest of the group.

"Leave first, find the next target."

With a pout, the avenger, still unwilling to give up, left the scene with Lin Yi.

Before long, people who had rushed to the vicinity of the church cried out in alarm.

……

"There's no mistake, it's the scent of Severent."

The firefighting operation came to an end. While sorting through the bodies whose original faces were no longer recognizable, Robin Hood quietly approached Fujimaru Ritsuka and said, "The flames were mixed with magic. A simple fire could not have caused such great damage in that short period of time. It must have been a Heroic Spirit who used a Noble Phantasm targeting this church."

"A fire-attribute Noble Phantasm... Prince Nezha, do you have any clues?"

"It's a foreign country, I don't understand."

"Many Heroic Spirits fit the fire attribute description, but who would enter Salem at this time? It has become a singularity."

Mash Kyrielight's assessment resonated with Ritsuka Fujimaru, but he hadn't forgotten what had happened not long ago—

“Jack… Not long ago, that murderer in the mist was also a Heroic Spirit, but I don’t know why he was summoned here, and he wasn’t affected by his physical body.”

"Perhaps it's a heroic spirit summoned by the Demon Pillar?"

"We cannot rule out this possibility. In any case, we have already raised our guard. The abnormalities here have exceeded our expectations."

After one topic was discussed, Mash seemed to suddenly notice something and said, "Speaking of which, why was the church the target of the attack? If it was a Heroic Spirit summoned by a Demon Pillar, even if it didn't directly attack us, shouldn't it have attacked Mr. Carter's residence? After all, we've already set up a Magic House in that kind of place—ah, of course, I don't mean I wanted to destroy Mr. Carter's house, I just find it a bit strange..."

At this moment, Sanson, who had been groping around the corpses, returned to the group and said, "Miss Mashu is right. It's very unlikely that this Heroic Spirit was summoned by the 'Demon Pillar'."

"Sanson?"

"To be precise, the Heroic Spirits attacked not 'humans,' but 'non-humans.'"

He displayed a sharp claw in his hand to the crowd—something that no human should possess.

"It's a ghoul."

"what?!"

"How could that be? We were clearly just—"

"It's hard to believe, but what was in the church just now was indeed a ghoul. It's just that it's hard to say how it existed before it was killed."

At this point, the historically infamous executioner looked at the surrounding villagers with a hint of wariness in his eyes.

Regardless of what choices the heroic spirits of the "troupe" regretted after realizing part of the truth, let's turn our attention back to the present.

It was still the same prison, except that there were two more guards on duty than before, though they were uneasy because of the fire in the distance.

The accompanying spirits cast questioning glances at Lin Yi, who calmly replied, "Burn it."

……

With a faint smell of burning, he stepped over the two ghoul corpses, no longer recognizable as human, and entered the gloomy underground prison for the third time. The "witch" imprisoned within instinctively looked up—

"Two Qi O Ba` Wu Si ⑥ Qi Qi Qi?"

This surprised Lin Yi somewhat, since according to the information he had, the only "witch" imprisoned here should be Randolph Carter's maid, but now there was another one—well, someone who was suspected to be the "witch's" partner.

Seeing the astonished look on the "witch's" face, Lin Yi smiled and said, "Burn it."

The Avengers following behind activated their Noble Phantasms without hesitation. Just as the two Heroic Spirits began to clash, Lin Yi had already stepped into the cell where the maid "Tituba" was located.

Beside her was the battlefield, constantly shaking and exploding; before her stood a mysterious figure who had broken into the prison. This bizarre situation couldn't help but fill the "maid" with fear: "You are...?"

"Don't worry, he's just an investigator."

The prison gates behind them were blown away, and crimson flames burned fiercely.

"I'm just here to ask you a few questions."

The Great Old Ones: Chapter 917 The Witch's Trial (7)

"Tsk, that guy got away. He almost pierced through several times."

The Avenger, still warm from his body, returned to Lin Yi's side, glanced casually at the unconscious Tituba, and then looked away: "So, did our 'investigator' find what he was looking for?"

Lin Yi wasn't surprised that he hadn't been able to kill the "witch," since the heroic spirit wasn't the "betraying witch Medea" she was pretending to be, and there was basically no chance of killing her by using ordinary methods.

As for the gains...

"How do you think one should try to fathom the thoughts of a chaotic substance that has no rationality and may not even have thought?"

To the "summoner's" question, Joan of Arc's response was remarkably succinct: "Are you sick?"

"……Too."