Duke

Broken tracks are scattered around the city like skeletons, holding up the central core. The ruins are tall and filled with the breath of the past.

The broken walls are covered with traces of frost and the crystals inlaid on the buildings are dim and mottled. The once bustling square is now in pieces, with only cracked bricks left.

Vast, ancient, and desolate. This forgotten city once stood before the Black Mist, a pearl of the time. Its name slipped silently from our lips, and was forgotten in an instant. So people called it the Lost City.

As the singing voice entered the mirror, countless translucent figures appeared in the air, waking up from a long sleep and looking in the direction that awakened them.

The lantern in Gloria's hand almost turned into a small sun, emitting a gentle and comforting light. The soft flames like the first rays of dawn reflected in the eyes, reminding the souls of their own life.

Getting up early and preparing breakfast, the noise and laughter of children, people walking on the street in a hurry, busy doing today's work. The sun rises every day as usual, and then the moon sets. Lights flicker in thousands of houses, and they live an ordinary and happy life.

Those distant memories are treasured in their hearts and become the most precious treasures of their souls. The songs flow in the air, just like the chirping of the birds heralding spring in their memories.

The souls could not help but fly towards the lantern, turning into burning light. As more and more souls poured into the lantern, the light spread.

The people who stayed in the city all raised their heads and gazed at the figure floating in the air.

Wherever the light goes, there the soul goes.

The mist seemed to be greatly stimulated and kept surging. All this mist came from the evil of man, and once it came into contact with the light, it melted away like the first snow in the sun.

As this process progressed, more and more points of light emerged from the melting mist and rushed into the lantern.

The soul's wishes come together in one place, light and beautiful.

At this moment, whether Guixiangcheng can continue to survive is no longer a question. There is no longer a trace of doubt in their hearts, but instead a warm feeling.

Watch over the living and comfort the dead.

While you are alive, there is no need to panic about impending death.

After death, there will be a lamp to light the way for you.

Only then did Mason, who was sitting in the house, put down his teacup.

He half laughed and half sighed: "After all, everyone has helped so much, I'm sorry to disappoint them."

As the young man sighed, a sacred pillar of light descended from the sky and enveloped the entire Guixiang City.

The remaining black fog was completely dispelled, leaving only the city bathed in light. Hymns could be heard faintly in the void, and translucent butterflies fluttered, leaving behind illusory bands of light.

People bathed in the light felt peaceful, as if their bodies and minds were cleansed by holy water.

Pure, holy and powerful, this beam of light came suddenly, silently creating a huge wave.

Everyone stared at this scene in astonishment. A caravan stopped at the newly built post station. The leader looked up at the beam of light and couldn't help swallowing his saliva: "Damn it, does that bastard Abner need me? The gods have all fallen here, does this look like a place that the church has given up on?"

Number Three stopped what he was doing and looked up at the sky with a paralyzed face. Because of his appearance, except for those who knew the truth, the rest of the people in Guixiang City treated him very cautiously, and couldn't help but think that he was the Earl's twin brother.

The android knew what other people were thinking, but he was too lazy to care. The light spots in the sky were reflected in his pale eyes, and he thought silently: Lord Ham, it seems that I am not needed here...

No matter what everyone thought, after a brief moment of surprise, they all looked towards the north at the same time, and their expressions became subtle.

This...

The church and the other side fought each other to the point of bloodshed and the two sides were irreconcilable, and they declared that they would never have anything to do with each other again. At this time, the church's god sent down a divine favor, and the object of the divine favor was the enemy who would never have anything to do with each other again.

This is not a slap in the face, this is a head-pounding! Or it is to pound the opponent's head repeatedly!

After a brief moment of confusion, Abner's wild laughter spread throughout the entire Guixiang City. He couldn't wait to write a letter to inform the Mechanical City, and a few minutes later, the arrogant laughter spread throughout the Mechanical City.

What should I do? I am so excited. What is the church's reaction now? I really want to see it!

Without any contact, letters and communications of greeting flew to the north like snowflakes and landed in front of the senior officials one after another.

The oldest bishop trembled and almost fell down. In addition to the letters from the nobles, there were more inquiries from the believers.

After a brief period of confusion, the church leaders quickly reached a consensus: "We must stabilize this matter and not let the believers waver, otherwise it will be a catastrophe for the church!"

After deciding on the countermeasures, the archbishop sitting in the main seat sighed deeply. He could not understand the thoughts of God, nor did he dare to make rash comments. But at this moment, he still couldn't help thinking sadly.

Your Holiness, you are confused!

Whatever the church thinks, it is definitely not slow to respond.

An order was issued from the northern holy city and spread to various regions.

"Our Lord is merciful and does not want to see the lives of the living being burnt to ashes, so He bestows divine grace. This is the grace of God. I hope those who do not respect God will take care of themselves, repent to our Lord as soon as possible, and cleanse their sins."

After this passage was spread, it had a surprisingly good effect. Many ordinary people suddenly realized the truth and became more respectful of the church.

But for the bloodline people, this is just a fig leaf. Especially the last words, it is obvious who they are directed at.

The declaration was placed on the table. Mason glanced at it and threw it into the trash can.

Let them deceive themselves, and forgive the church for not wanting to believe the reality. Let them run for a while, there are other things to do now.

The linen-haired boy admired the drawings on the table, with a glimmer of satisfaction in his eyes.

......

Deep in the black fog.

The red-haired young man recalled the drawings in his mind, thinking about where to start.

According to the blueprint, the best place should be based on the city.

So here comes the problem, he needs to choose a city first.

Even though he had been exploring all this time, he certainly didn't know as much about this place as the local residents did. Oreius caught various monsters and asked them about them, and then went to the Recharge Queen.

The Queen of Insects was powerless to resist, and gritted her teeth as she dictated the distribution of nearby monsters. She had secretly memorized all of this while running around with the little flower girl. I won't mention why she memorized it, but now she has dedicated all of it to Oleus.

The latter was more and more surprised the more he asked. The Queen of Insects not only told him all the information, but also distinguished the good from the bad, with unique thinking. He simply asked directly: "Where do you think is the best?"

The Queen of Insects reluctantly pointed to a place: "This place is not bad, there is only one problem, it is close to the swamp sea."

When she mentioned that, a hint of hidden fear flashed in her eyes.

"The Swamp Sea is divided into two areas. One is the Swamp Group, and the other is the sea directly connected to the Swamp Group. There lives a group of mermaids."

"Unlike the merpeople before the Black Mist, these merpeople have been completely corrupted. They are bloodthirsty and cruel, love to kill, bear grudges, and have extremely keen senses. Of course, this is not the most difficult part. The most difficult part about them is their numbers."

"There is a strange power in the swamp sea that nourishes the creatures living in it. Before leaving here, I wanted to set it up as a territory. But there are countless monsters who have the same idea as me. It can be said that as long as you enter, it will be difficult to move forward. As a race that commands the swamp sea, mermaids are difficult to deal with."

The Queen of Insects spent a lot of time explaining this matter. The red-haired young man nodded and suddenly realized: "So you lost?"

"......"

You are really talking nonsense. If I win, will I still come out and encounter the Monster Lord?

The Monster Queen wanted to slap the opponent, but unfortunately she couldn't do it, so she shut herself up in frustration.

Aurelius snorted. He was doing it on purpose, of course, to avenge all the suffering he had endured at the hands of the other party. Even so, he attached great importance to what the queen had said.

Before leaving here, the Queen of Insects' level must be at least S. Is it impossible for her to make a name for herself in the Swamp Sea?

It seems that the swamp sea is more terrifying than he imagined.

He thought for a moment: "Is there any other choice?"

The Queen of Insects replied unhappily, "There is no better city than this. First of all, there is a group of black falcons living nearby. They have a strong sense of territory and do not allow any monsters to live with them. They will even kill weak monsters. Therefore, this city should have been cleared several times and is relatively safe."

"Secondly, this territory is close to the Swamp Sea. Although the radiation is weak, it is still affected by it, so the monsters living in this territory will gradually become stronger."

The intelligence was almost complete here. The Queen of Insects was struggling, as if she was fighting against something. Urged by the blood, she finally lost and spoke reluctantly.

"The last and most important point is that the Swamp Sea is so magical because more than one righteous god has fallen here. If you can occupy this territory, it will be very beneficial for improving the bloodline of monsters."

The place where the righteous gods fell?

This word immediately attracted Oleus's attention. The Queen of Insects sighed secretly. She didn't want to tell him this important news at all. But the insect had to bow his head under the eaves.

She said reluctantly, "This is what I found out later. The Goddess of Nature and the God of the Twin Snakes fell here one after another. One of them controls life, and the other controls shadows and all snakes. Therefore, the Swamp Sea has the characteristics of improving qualifications and strength."

"But these are not the most important things. What's important is that there are many strong people there, and we are likely to meet that lunatic."

At this point, the Queen of Insects showed a rare look of sadness: "The four of us, each has different abilities. [Green Mist Tree] symbolizes life and plants, I symbolize joy and evil, [Lord of the Deep Sea] controls the ocean and chaos, [Mica] accompanies Your Majesty and symbolizes the soul. And the last one, [Skeleton Lord], symbolizes death and destruction."

"That guy is a fighting maniac. There is nothing else on his mind except fighting. Once you meet him, you will inevitably have a fight."

"And he has a bad relationship with Yunmu. Basically, they fight every time they meet. Mian Shang doesn't like him either, but that guy is too strong. The five of us actually have our own strengths, and he is the one who is in charge of fighting."

This is bad news. Oleus frowned and asked, "How strong is He?"

The Queen of Insects thought for a while, then slowly said, "Yica once fought with Him for seven days and seven nights, and forcibly carved out a canyon."

The young man stood in awe: "And then?"

"Then [Yica] went back crying to ask the Crown to help him avenge himself. The [Skeleton Lord] had his bones broken by the Crown and had to recuperate for more than ten years."

Oreius: "......"

What kind of elementary school student quarreling behavior is this?

This is not the end. The Queen of Insects added: "Later, the skeleton king, whose bones had grown back, took advantage of the absence of the crown and beat up Yunmu again. This time Yunmu did not complain, because the skeleton king said that if Yunmu complained, he would come back after his bones grew back."

The corner of Oreius' mouth twitched: "His master has no reaction?"

"Yes, but it's useless. The Skeleton Lord was once a follower of the God of Death, born to die, and is extremely difficult to defeat. And Your Majesty has always been very tolerant of him. I always feel that there is something between them... Don't look at me like that! I'm not talking about emotions, I mean what secrets Your Majesty has to tolerate him!"

"......"

Listening to the Queen of Insects gossiping about SSS-level monsters made the time on the road much more interesting.

After two days of traveling day and night, Oreius and his companions arrived near the swamp sea.

Coincidentally, this place is closer to the tigers' original territory, but compared to the city they chose, the tigers' territory is still too far away.

The Black Wind Falcons living here suffered a catastrophe and were killed to pieces by the young dragons. Emperor Cang escaped from this terrible place.

The little flower girl led the monsters to ravage the city, found those that had escaped, and cleaned up a clean area.

Even more fortunately, Aurelius found iron ore here.

Limestone was difficult to find, so out of guilt, Oreius allowed the monsters to take over another territory with limestone mines.

Clay is easier to find, just search near rivers.

In this way, a cement base can be quickly built even in the dark fog.

In order to promote the development of the territory, Oleus specially brought a group of stone spirits. They can swallow the ore into their stomachs to purify it, saving a lot of effort.

With the joint cooperation of the monsters, they quickly established a simple settlement based on the original city.

All the redundant buildings were demolished and turned into materials in the stone spirit's stomach and put into use again. In order to increase the threat of the city wall, the little flower girl created a group of vine monsters, which usually attached to the city wall. If anyone wanted to attack, they would definitely be bitten off.

After the monsters formed a basic construction assembly line, Oreius began to consider entering the swamp sea.

It was impossible to wait until the whole city was built before entering. He wanted a camp, but he didn't want to be trapped here. In the young man's imagination, this should be a fortress that can be attacked or defended. Since the monsters have learned how to build, the remaining space can be left to them.

He summoned the smart ones to come over and ask about entering the Swamp Sea. Little Flower Girl and Nidhogg, who had long been bored, immediately agreed.

The experienced Queen of Insects said, "Once you enter the Swamp Sea, it's all swamp. The fewer monsters there are, the better. Otherwise, you won't know how to escape when the time comes. Large monsters can't enter, otherwise you'll have trouble moving."

After discussion, Oreius decided to take the Queen of Insects and the Little Flower Girl with him.

The former is more familiar with the situation in the Swamp Sea and can lead them to avoid some troubles. The latter can control monsters and can be carried by the little flower girl when Oleus is not convenient to take action.

The young dragon had a lot of opinions about this. How could we go on an adventure without it? The bone dragon rolled on the ground in anger, muttering something like "You are my only one, and I am a fraction of you", "Besides me, how many righteous and good partners do you have?", "Humph! Humans are all liars! They don't honor the contract after signing it!", "I want to go too! I want to go too!!"

Aurelius was so annoyed that he had to squat down and reason with her: "You can go, but you will have to suffer a little."

Nidhogg got up and said in a loud voice: "A righteous partner is not afraid of hardship!"

The red-haired young man was very pleased: "That's good. I thought you would not like it if you entered the swamp and there were many long, white, soft-bodied worms crawling around in your bones."

The Skeleton Dragon was startled as he heard the other party continue to mutter: "There must be a lot of scavengers in there. When they saw your beautiful skeleton, they flew over to peck at you for food. There are few places to land in the swamp, and you are relatively large. If you get stuck in it--"

The young dragon was stunned. It never expected that the swamp could be so terrifying.

Under Oleis's persuasion and inducement, Nidhogg finally gave up his plan for this just war and went to clean up the remaining monsters in his territory with tears in his eyes (not really).

The Queen of Insects gave the other party a new label in her heart: [Bastard who deceives children].

If the red-haired young man knew what she was thinking, he would probably laugh. Speaking of cruelty, the Queen of Insects who built animal sheds and fed on the despair of humans was the first to be humiliated. If this was considered a jerk, then what was the Queen of Insects?

He had plans for the Queen of Insects, but that would come later. The most important thing now was to get into the swamp.

After simply packing his luggage, Oreius led the two children to the swamp sea.

Just as the Queen of Insects said, the closer you get to the Swamp Sea, the more monsters there are around. They are entrenched in areas where they don't interfere with each other, eyeing each other with eager eyes. The density of their numbers is unimaginable.

The Queen of Insects was happy about the misfortune: "It's not easy to get through them. Have you figured out what to do?"

The red-haired young man took a step forward, and a murderous aura suddenly burst out from his body. The strong murderous intent almost condensed into substance, and from it came the screams and cries of countless monsters.

The Queen of Insects turned pale and looked at the sea of ​​blood and corpses in horror. It was not difficult to imagine that if she had lost to Oreius at that time, her soul would have been imprisoned here and would never be able to escape.

The corpses of the monsters floated in the sea of ​​blood. They did not dare to attack and kill their enemies, so they could only vent their pain to the surrounding monsters, rushing against the edge of the sea of ​​blood, eager to drag them in to suffer together.

Under the ravages of the blood sea, the monsters retreated one after another, fearing that they would be implicated.

Oleus walked to the front smoothly. This was the strongest among the monsters, and they all looked at him.

A green toad, a crocodile wrapped in vines, and a dull black snake.

The little flower girl stuck her head out and babbled something. The crocodile hesitated for a moment, then walked towards the little flower girl and lowered his head.

The true form of the Little Flower Girl is Margaret, the descendant of the Black Mist believers in the West, and a follower of the Green Mist Tree.

On the one hand, she can control monsters that are weaker than herself, and on the other hand, she can control monsters of the same level or even higher than herself.

The little flower girl inherited her ability and was naturally attracted to the crocodile. Suddenly one of the three giants was missing, and the remaining two were in crisis.

The truly powerful monsters had already entered the swamp sea, and the monsters left at the entrance were all weaker.

They bared their teeth and threatened the newcomers, hoping that they would retreat. However, they did not stay as they expected, but looked at them with a half-smile and walked towards the entrance of the swamp sea without looking back.

The two monsters were angry and annoyed, and dared not step forward to stop them. They could only watch the crocodile follow them in.

The dark brown swamps gurgled with bubbles, and dark-colored succulents grew around them. Swamps of different sizes were unevenly distributed, and the soft and fertile soil was extremely difficult to walk on, and one would sink into it at any time.

The crocodile became closer to the little girl because it was able to come in. It growled and signaled her to sit on its back.

Strangely enough, these monsters are generally not very big. It seems that they know the environment of the Swamp Sea by nature, and only the monsters that are most suitable for this place will come.

Orelius didn't know that there were also huge monsters that entered the Swamp Sea, but were eaten clean by the swamp mermaids.

Since then, the monsters have learned their lesson.

No matter how strong you are, you must be able to adapt to the complex and humid environment of the swamp. Otherwise, you will be killed by the owner of this place before you can become stronger.

The crocodile is not big, so there is still enough space for a person to sit. It steps steadily on the swamp, sliding its four claws through the mud and moving forward smoothly.

There are countless hidden glances all around, and the monsters that have lived here for a long time will not act easily, but they will not solve the problem of overtime either.

The crocodile hesitated, but Oreius did not make it difficult. The monster was too weak, and continuing would affect their progress.

He patted the man's head and said, "I won't need you any more. I'm bringing you in as a reward. Find a place to stay. No matter what happens, don't come out."

The crocodile growled, and after they came down, it swam into the swamp and disappeared.

The red-haired young man carried the little flower girl and the queen of insects and continued forward. Something shook in the swamp. When the young man approached, the other party suddenly raised his head and stared at him.

Up close, this swamp merman is uglier than expected.

Under the weed-like hair was a pale face, with large eyes set abruptly on the face, always coveting all living things with greedy and evil eyes. Sharp shark teeth protruded from the lips, and at first glance, it looked as scary as a demon.

Aurelius asked the little flower girl, "Can you beat it?"

The latter patted his chest confidently and babbled to indicate that there was no problem.

The Queen of Insects sneered, picked up a stone and threw it into the swamp beside her. A pair of eyes emerged from the shadows, followed by ten pairs, a hundred pairs...

Their number did not even double, but increased directly by multiples of ten. In the blink of an eye, countless entangled figures appeared in the swamp.

The little flower girl stared at the scene with her mouth wide open. Her previous ambition was gone. She buried herself in Aurelius' hair in fear, pretending that she didn't exist.

The red-haired young man didn't know whether to laugh or cry, he turned around and ran away with the two animals in his hand.

Even if they could win, who would fight the enemy in the enemy's base?! Moreover, it was a bit suspenseful not to trigger the curse in this situation.

He now cherishes this vest very much, and wishes that the other party's head could have a durability so that he can grasp the situation at all times.

This run awakened more monsters. The dead-wood-like Piranha Bridge quietly extended its tentacles; the shadow leopard hiding in the shadows extended its claws; pairs of frog eyeballs emerged from the calm surface of the swamp. Just as they were about to hunt this ungrateful prey, they saw the dark masses of swamp mermaids behind them.

Monsters: “…”

The Piranha Plant pretended to be dead, the frog sank into the water as a corpse, and the Shadow Leopard ran faster than them. The monsters living in the swamp generally have a high level of intelligence. They roared in their hearts: "Who is blind enough to bring these guys out!?"

The culprit is completely clueless and even more arrogant than them.

Before the carnivorous plant could fold its branches, it was grabbed by a sharp-eyed red-haired young man, who pulled it out and threw it directly into the swamp with a silent scream in his heart.

It was upside down, not understanding what was happening. Humans grabbed its roots and began to soak and beat the swamp. All the frogs that sank under the water were forced out. Then, the red-haired young man kicked the trees and pulled the monsters.

Honestly, the monsters didn't want to pay any attention to this guy.

But not only did someone’s hometown get bombed, but he was also dragged out and his corpse was whipped! ?

The swamp mermen didn't care how much was in front of them, as long as they got their hands on it, they would eat it all. The monsters had no choice but to fight back.

On the one hand, some swamp mermen and monsters chased Oreius, fighting each other from time to time to show respect; on the other hand, some swamp mermen got tired of running and started hunting monsters that rushed nearby, so the monsters started to fight back and the fight was fierce.

In addition, a small group of monsters lost their minds.

I can't be the only one who suffered from the sudden disaster, right?

While they were running for their lives, they secretly lured the swamp mermaids to the territory of their mortal enemy.

In fact, there had been major wars in the Swamp Sea before, but they had never been this chaotic.

If you have any sense, you won't offend the entire Swamp Sea. The monsters know very well that you come here to occupy territory and increase your strength. If you really tear your face with all the monsters, you will be retaliated even if you survive.

But Aurelius didn't care at all, he was here to dig up the roots of the swamp sea. It would be best to take away everything that was left and take it home for his own use.

So it doesn't matter who you offend, the bigger the trouble, the better.

Aurelius, with his tail behind him, ran towards the depths of the swamp without looking back.

As more and more monsters start to harass them, a huge storm starts in the swamp sea, with the red-haired young man at the center. More and more mermaids emerge from the swamp and start killing.

During the chase, some monsters accidentally hurt Oreius, and they soon regretted it. Under the control of blood, these monsters subconsciously blocked the mermaid chasing behind the young man, contributing their own efforts to the chaos.

Seeing the prey running farther and farther away, the mermaid was the first to let out a scream.

The scream spread farther and farther, and the originally peaceful swamp began to ripple, and countless mermaids rushed out. They surrounded Oleus, salivating at the smell of blood.

At the critical moment, a beam of white light shot out from a distance, like a sharp arrow, opening up a narrow passage.

At the same time, Cangsang's voice came: "Come here quickly."

The red-haired young man immediately ran in the direction from which the light came, and the mermaids chased him closely. It seemed as if the white lights had eyes and could always block them accurately.

When the red-haired young man stepped into a certain boundary, his figure disappeared as if wiped out.

The swamp mermen lingered outside the boundary for a long time, angrily tearing apart all living things they could see, and then dived into the nearby swamp and disappeared.

......

When Aurelius crossed the boundary, he also found that the pursuers behind him had disappeared.

The rescuer put down his hand and said sternly, "How did you get in? Don't you know this place is dangerous? You are so young and yet you have provoked so many monsters. If I hadn't saved you, you would have died here."

He had white hair and beard, bright eyes, and a tall stature, and was obviously a bloodline person who was good at fighting. He was wearing a priest robe with the holy emblem of the church, which made him look very reliable in this place.

"I got here by mistake. Fortunately, you helped me. What should I call you?"

"I am the priest Duke, and I am here to eradicate evil under the command of my Lord."

Duke stroked his beard and said in a more gentle tone: "Come with me first. I know you are new here and you must be wary of me. Let's go back to the church first."

Following Duke for a distance and stepping onto the green grass, I saw a simple building.

It was more like a wooden house than a church. Duke pushed open the door and saw a faceless statue staring at them quietly, giving off a faint sense of holiness.

Duke bowed to the statue, lit candles, and offered holy oil, filling the room with a clean atmosphere. He then called to Aurelius, "You should also come and worship."

Oreius completed the entire set of etiquette, which made the priest's eyes soften even more.

When everything was done, the priest took out the bread and butter, cut it in half with a table knife, gave the larger half to Aureus, and kept the smaller half for himself. He also gave a piece to the little flower girl. The Queen of Insects sat on Aureus's shoulders, but she had no interest in these things.

The two sat opposite each other and started eating.

The followers of the Lord of All Powers believe in not talking while eating or sleeping. Duke spoke only after finishing his meal.

"You are the first person to break into this place. This place is not for ordinary people to come. You must have your own reasons for coming here. I will not ask any more questions. If you need to rest, you can stay here to recuperate. When you are healed and want to leave, you can return to your original place along the road in front of the door."

As he spoke, he pointed at himself devoutly.

"My Lord has left a taboo here, and those monsters cannot enter. As long as you stay here, you don't have to worry about the monsters attacking you."

"Thank you for your tolerance. Priest, when did you enter here?"

"I've been here for a while."

Duke's eyes flashed with reminiscence, and he slowly said, "Initially, I was ordered by the church to come here to investigate the pollution incident in the south. As a result, I was injured and accidentally came here while being chased by monsters."

"After I recovered from my injuries, I received the will of my Lord. He said that this place was full of evil and ordered me to eliminate the invaders. This place is the paradise bestowed by Him. So I stayed here. While clearing the monsters outside, I also guarded the peace of the holy land."

"The south is quite a distance from here."

"Yes, I was really shocked when I walked through a door and found myself here. Unfortunately, the door disappeared after I walked through it. Later, I found the door several times, bought some items from outside, and built a church here."

Duke talked about his past. It was obvious that this was a very painful experience for him. At the end, he asked, "How did you get involved with those monsters?"

Oreius vaguely told him that he had accidentally offended the mermaids and was being chased. Duke nodded and comforted him.

"Just have a good rest here tonight. I've got some medicine. If you're tired, just sleep on the bed. You can bandage it yourself."

"And you?"

Duke smiled and explained, "I need to keep watch. This place is not peaceful at night."

After he left, Oreius looked at the Queen of Insects and said, "You didn't say there was such a place in the Swamp Sea."

The latter replied angrily, "I don't know everything. The last time I came to this damn place was hundreds of years ago. It's good enough that I can remember this much."

She snorted. "In my opinion, that person cannot be trusted. To be able to live in this place for so long, there must be something wrong with him."

Seeing Oleus' thoughtful face, the Queen of Insects suddenly became alert and said cautiously: "Don't expect me to find out information for you. I won't do this job."

The red-haired young man raised his eyebrows and said jokingly, "You said you don't want to do it, so you don't do it?"

"you……!"

The Insect Queen was furious and turned her head away angrily.

Darkness covered the air outside the house like flowing water.

As time went on, ripples appeared in the sky.

A few swamp mermaids suddenly appeared on the grass. They looked around in confusion and were soon attracted by the small wooden house in the center.

Without any guidance, the tempting smell of prey entered their noses. The mermaids rushed towards the wooden house without hesitation. Their claws were extremely sharp and could dig deep into the soil. With the twisting of their tails, they could throw themselves forward. The speed was amazing.

An old figure appeared in front of the mermaids. Duke said indifferently: "This is a place that my Lord cares for. We cannot tolerate such filth like you!"

Dazzling holy light blasted out, purifying all filth. The mermaids' bodies were burned with scars, and they howled in anger, charging forward to bite their enemies.

A layer of bright light shielded their attack, and Duke chanted in a low voice: "Great Lord of All Things and All Powers, You are the creator of the universe and the giver of life. May your grace fill the heaven and earth, and may your will be done in all things..."

"Your Kingdom come. Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven..."

A divine light suddenly burst out, covering everything in sight. The light turned into arrows, systematically eliminating all monsters. After doing all this, Duke looked back at the cabin and continued his night patrol.

The grass rustled and shimmered.

While the priest was not noticing, a small figure blended into the grass and followed silently.