Chapter 544 You offer sacrifice? Then I will offer sacrifice too?
At the northern defense line, the thirteenth son of the Black and Brown Marquis was sharpening his sword.
During this time in the North, the young man saw many things.
In the past, his knowledge of orcs mostly came from his father's descriptions, knowledge in books, teachers' lectures, and some "collections" at home.
He has been looking forward to this for a long time, ever since Lord Rand Nicholas promised to bring him to the North to kill orcs.
To this end, he worked hard to learn a lot of military knowledge and honed his personal martial arts.
And now his sword was finally stained with blood.
He understood why humans hated orcs so much and where the root of that hatred came from.
Many things are different from what is described in the textbooks, or actually the same.
However, there is still a huge difference between what I actually saw and felt and what I imagined.
Fighting in the cold land of the North, he was always easily influenced by the warriors around him, and felt his blood boiling when he drew his sword to kill orcs.
Killing an orc, any orc, is an honor and merit recognized by all the countries in the Northern Union.
Now he somewhat understood why his father planned to come to the North to kill orcs in the last moments of his life.
If the orcs are not exterminated, the humans of the Northern Alliance will never have peace. The cultivated land will be destroyed, the food produced will be plundered, and the villagers they govern will be abducted.
Now the orcs here don't have much resistance anymore. I just don't know what's going on in the Wisteria Kingdom that Lord Rand is dealing with on the other side.
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In the Wisteria Kingdom, Rand was surrounded by corpses.
Countless demons that had never been seen before came in like a tide.
In the past, Rand didn't feel much about the influx of things.
But when the vision in all directions was occupied by demons, Rand understood what it felt like.
Demons are surging.
But if you get close, you will turn into a corpse.
Demons are not immortal, nor are they made of steel, and their boiling blood cannot withstand the cold swords.
Swords and sabers will be ineffective against a very small number of powerful demons, but Rand also has a powerful frost spokesperson and a powerful archmage.
Demons that cannot be solved by swords will be solved by ice and magic.
As for Rand, occasionally Rand would swing his greatsword.
But more often than not, Rand still spent his energy observing the enemy.
Compared to Rand's martial arts, which are only stronger than those of superior professionals, Rand's observation ability and wisdom have a greater impact on the battle situation.
In fact, Rand is really strong. There are few people present who can surpass Rand in personal strength. It’s just that Rand’s brain is more needed at this time.
In fact, Rand is not extremely smart. It's just that Rand is a cloud player of the "Deep Moon" game, and he was a modern person in his previous life. He has more exposure to information and his perspective on things is different from that of this era.
And Rand also has the perspective of Crow Coke.
Previously, the orcs hid an altar under the siege equipment, and it was Rand who first discovered it and determined the orcs' intentions.
The demons continued to surge in and out like the tide.
But the human team is moving forward.
Soon they were not far from the Vampire King of Wisteria Kingdom.
Rand did not question why the King of Wisteria Kingdom betrayed humans.
Because by now, he has almost figured it out.
Before entering the Wisteria Kingdom, Rand just thought that the Wisteria Kingdom was going crazy, but now, Rand felt that the reason should be similar to that of the orcs.
Along the way, Rand observed the villages he passed by, the castles, the villagers, the adventurers, the knights, and the nobles.
It is clear that this country is heading towards its end.
Before, a few years ago, in order to stabilize the situation, Rand, as the prince's husband with real say in the White Kingdom, the shadow military minister, and the hand of the king of the Frost Moon Kingdom, made judgments and exerted influence.
Relax and soothe the Wisteria Kingdom.
There are some problems with the execution below, and there should be some looting.
But on a large scale, small-scale looting would not force the Wisteria Kingdom, a country with a population of nearly two million, to turn to vampires.
Looting is a problem, but not a decisive one.
The decisive issue is that the country has been gradually weakening since the first betrayal.
The Wisteria Kingdom is a blacklist country, hostile to all the Northern United Nations.
Although at the time of the decision, all countries agreed not to launch further military actions against the Wisteria Kingdom, it was obviously impossible for everyone to completely forget the betrayal that had happened in the past and get together again as if nothing had happened?
Although out of reason, various countries gave the Wisteria Kingdom space to survive, but this does not mean that the Wisteria Kingdom will live well.
You can't just turn around and be a nanny for the Wisteria Kingdom? Trade, diplomacy, etc., all parties will be affected.
Then it gradually declined.
This is what they deserve, and Rand even plans to launch real punishment after the situation stabilizes.
But many people who make mistakes do not think they are wrong, and those who know they are wrong do not think they should be punished.
Then, in the face of increasing decline and falling living standards, they made extreme choices.
These are of course Rand's analysis and judgment, and not necessarily what the top leaders of the Wisteria Kingdom think.
What if they just wanted to get involved in the game to trick Grand Duke Vladimir? The kind that didn't care about their own lives and the people of their country? If that was the case, Rand would praise the great human spirit.
Rand sneered and licked his lips that were stained with the smell of sulfur: "Let's put an end to this."
The King of the Vampire Wisteria Kingdom did not rush up to fight with Rand and his men.
It is obvious that this king has none of the courage that Queen Lunsa has.
When the King of the Vampire Wisteria Kingdom saw Rand's team rushing towards him, he turned and fled.
Rand did not chase, but only carried out destructive operations against places where altars might be located.
The air was getting hotter and hotter, and Rand indeed discovered some altars and some evil demons presiding over sacrificial ceremonies.
But the evil sacrifice seems to be slowly advancing.
Until the sky was truly as red as blood and the earth was as hot as the scorched rocks of a volcano.
Rand felt as if he were in purgatory, although he had never been there.
Then came the ancient vampire, Grand Duke Vladimir.
Rand looked back and saw that many knights' swords were bent and Ellie was panting.
The White King Borlan saved some of his strength in preparation for a future battle with Emperor Vladimir, but overall he looked a little out of breath.
The Wisteria Kingdom was not a very good country. If Rand was given tens of thousands of troops, he would be confident that he could defeat the country.
But after all, this is a country with a population of nearly 2 million, and the country's top leaders did not hesitate to sacrifice these people.
Although they are limited by their power and the free will of the people of this country, it is impossible for them to sacrifice all the population, but as long as they sacrifice 1%, it is an amount of sacrifice that other cultists cannot match.
1% has a population of 20,000. How big would the altar have to be to accommodate so many people?
Not to mention that it’s possible that they sacrificed more than 1%.
The spiral clouds of smoke in the sky gradually dissipated, revealing a clear night sky and a blood moon hanging upside down in the sky.
Spring of the 338th year of the Holy Calendar.
The ancient vampire, demigod Grand Duke Vladimir arrived at this moment.
When it arrived, there was a red moon in the sky and blood mist rolled and swallowed up thousands of miles.
Rand was not nervous about this situation, but just a little confused.
"In theory, not enough," Rand said.
The demigod was standing barefoot on the smooth marble steps without knowing when.
The ancient vampire hated by the world clapped his hands and said, "You are right, it is indeed not enough."
What the two sides were saying could not be understood by King Eribe and other humans.
Seeing that Grand Duke Vladimir had no intention of taking action immediately, Rand explained: "The sacrifice of tens of thousands of people is indeed exaggerated, but it is not enough to open up the passage from the main world to Purgatory. At least it is not enough for a demigod to truly descend, even if the sacrifices of the orcs in the north are added."
Rand had been planning to stop Grand Duke Vladimir a long time ago, and he actually did a lot.
Whether it is to thwart the invasion of the Infernal Orcs, or to prevent the Blue King from obtaining the two hand bones of the Scourge.
Rand reversed so many things that should have happened and thwarted so many conspiracies.
This will certainly have an effect, and the effect is that theoretically Grand Duke Vladimir does not have enough capital to come.
The purgatory atmosphere here is not enough to support a purgatory demigod to survive here for a long time.
The sacrifice was not powerful enough to allow a demigod to truly descend from Purgatory.
Rand may be one of the few people in the world who is most familiar with sacrifice.
Rand had made sacrifices many times, and had offered sacrifices to many gods. Although most of the sacrifices were made by himself, it was enough for him to understand a lot of detailed knowledge about sacrifices.
In theory, Rand's judgment would not be wrong.
Although in Rand's feeling, the figure in front of him seemed to be the evil demigod.
"You are not Grand Duke Vladimir." Rand said firmly.
"Yes, I am not." Grand Duke Vladimir looked at Rand with admiration. "What an enviable wisdom! How can such a terrifying wisdom be born in such a short human life?"
"I just know a little more." Rand knew very well that he was not that smart, and he did not feel anything about the praise from "Grand Duke Vladimir".
"Indeed, I am not. All this is not enough, but as long as I use you, it will be enough! Yes!" Grand Duke Vladimir explained excitedly, "I will finally get rid of the purgatory where there is only flying ashes and magma."
The ancient vampire muttered to himself as if no one was around.
He may never have heard of the saying that villains die because they talk too much.
Maybe in his eyes, everything is over by now?
Rand did get him into a lot of trouble, making his plans, which were supposed to be successful, messy.
Even now he has to resort to this desperate measure, but in his eyes everything is finally coming to an end.
No longer patient enough to listen to this psycho vampire's rambling.
Archmage Ellie and White King Boran have launched their attack.
The demigod vampire had half of his body blown off by magic, and the other half was torn apart by ice.
But it recovered quickly.
It's not like Rand, where the body's healing is just recovery.
It's like going back in time.
"It's useless." The ancient vampire Grand Duke Vladimir sneered, "I'm not Grand Duke Vladimir, it's useless to hit me."
"It's probably some kind of physical projection." Archmage Ellie guessed.
"I just hate fighting with this old immortal." Rand sighed. Grand Duke Vladimir, who has lived for a thousand years, has too many cards up his sleeve. He can do too many things that ordinary people can't imagine.
If we follow the normal process, we should observe the reasons why he can do this, then make a judgment, and then destroy the conspiracy.
It's probably too late.
So Rand decided to use some unexpected solutions.
For example... using an altar.
An altar fell heavily to the ground.
Since this was an offensive operation, Rand did not have the opportunity to bring his power armor with him.
But it is still possible to bring an altar.
Rand brought an altar, an altar to the Mother Goddess.
The altar must be rooted in the earth and use the power of the earth veins to be effective.
But there is only this one limitation.
The altar of the Mother Goddess is rooted in the earth.
Rand's feet were on the ground.
Rand also grumbled like Grand Duke Vladimir: "I will hardly sacrifice other lives. At least I think humans should not be used as food or firewood to be sent to evil gods in exchange for something."
Rand never sacrificed any human being, not even the most heinous bandits.
Because he knew very well that this was a path that would go further and further wrong.
Today we sacrifice evil robbers, tomorrow we sacrifice some criminals who have violated the laws of the Holy Land, and the day after tomorrow maybe strangers outside the Holy Land can also become materials?
It is obvious that sacrifice can bring some benefits, and the more sacrifices you make, the more benefits you will get.
But Rand knew very well that if he continued to use the method of sacrifice, he would truly become a "cultist."
At that time, I was deserted by everyone.
Rand was always sober, so the only human being Rand sacrificed would be himself.
Although Rand himself is not sure whether he can be considered human.
But today Rand is going to break his own principles, and I believe that Mrs. Ellie and Ms. Bolan will forgive him.
"I felt it. There was an endless supply of prepared blood food all around. It was such a sweet sacrifice."
He was so proficient in the sacrificial process that he didn't need to speak aloud. He could do it just by reciting silently or even by dividing his mind.
Therefore, his mumbling to Grand Duke Vladimir did not affect the sacrifice.
Yes, since the real Grand Duke Vladimir has not yet arrived, it is obvious that the sacrifices present have not yet been truly sacrificed.
They were already dead, and had turned into materials to become fuel for the coming of Grand Duke Vladimir.
But Rand was more skilled at sacrifice, at least he could recite the sacrificial prayer faster, even if he said it silently.
(End of this chapter)
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